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and sarah has the weather. good morning to you. lots to talk about in terms of the weather. snow and ice warnings as well as strong winds and potential flooding around the east coast. a full forecast in 15 minutes. good morning. first, our main story: the army is on standby to help evacuate communities along the east coast, where a tidal surge is expected to hit. the environment agency has issued seven severe flood warnings, meaning there is a danger to life. andy moore reports. all along the east coast, floodgates have been closed in preparation for the storm surge. gale force winds are combining with high tides to threaten coastal defences. in jaywick, in essex, there is a severe flood warning, meaning a risk to life. the emergency services have arrived in force. the residents are being urged to leave. evacuation centres a re being urged to leave. evacuation centres are on standby. we ve got exceptionally strong winds, between 40 exceptionally strong winds, between a0 ....
but don t get too excited, imagine yourself basking in warmshine, it won t be like that, there will often bea won t be like that, there will often be a lot of cloud and the weather at the moment is going downhill with cloud pushing in from the atlantic. it is going down slowly, for many getting away with a dry afternoon. sunshine turning increasingly hazy with high amounts of cloud but for northern ireland, parts of wales and south west of england cloud thickening up and some splashes of rain by the afternoon. into this evening and tonight the rain gathers more momentum and turns heavy and sweeps eastwards. a soggy night in prospect. briefly some hill snow across scotland. maybe northern england and northern ireland as well. that mild air starts to spread itself into the south by the end of the night. 11 tomorrow in plymouth. tomorrow we have low pressure up to the north. this front which is hanging around fora the north. this front which is hanging around for a good pa ....
Highlighted, it is something that was taken from the health and social care select committee was taken from the health and social care select committee that was taken from the health and social care select committee that they - was taken from the health and social care select committee that they did l care select committee that they did a few months ago, so this is actually a few people across the political spectrum saying that there needs to be more funding and if you look at the funding provided to the nhs by the department of health and social care, 136 billion provided, so actually social care just needs in comparison to that little bit more dear stay afloat. 0ne in comparison to that little bit more dear stay afloat. one of the things that is important to recognise is we are struggling with our workforce at the moment, one of theissuesis our workforce at the moment, one of the issues is because of their parity with health, health care workers in the nhs might have access to si ....
Travel you do do it, have some decent travel insurance but preferably stay at home, travel insurance but preferably stay at home, and having said that, i am not sure at home, and having said that, i am not sure the at home, and having said that, i am not sure the taxpayers should pick up not sure the taxpayers should pick up the not sure the taxpayers should pick up the bill not sure the taxpayers should pick up the bill for those people who decide up the bill for those people who decide that they do want to travel abroad decide that they do want to travel abroad. yes let s try and bring the cost of abroad. yes let s try and bring the cost of tests down and that should be cost of tests down and that should he done cost of tests down and that should be done through competition between companies producing them. but i do not think companies producing them. but i do not think that the rest of us who have not think that the rest of us who have decided to stay at home sho ....