our correspondent duncan kennedy has the latest. scotland, where the gorgeous meets the treacherous. and the place where the snow laid its deepest and widest blanket. powerful winds piled up the drifts, creating scenery beyond postcard—perfect. but it was enough to do this to the m7a near glasgow. drivers spent hours crawling to their destinations. in northern ireland, the traffic moved, but on roads that gritters struggled to keep covered. it was the same in cumbria, where gritters had to make multiple trips to keep routes ice free. because we're trying to get salt on the network, every time we're doing that, the rain is coming and washing that off. so the salt levels are then reduced, so we have to then top it up. so that's why people will see the gritters constantly going round the routes. head south, and historic worcestershire was another county coated by the passing weather front. it's ok when you're walking, but when it comes to driving, we don't do it. really nice. so pretty. it's the first time she's seen snow, so we brou

duncan kennedy, bbc news. 0ur correspondent, danny savage, is in skegness in lincolnshire tonight, where residents have been moved from their homes as a precautionary measure because of the risk of flooding. tonight, he outside skegness police station, there are army lorries. soldiers are going from door to door. and up near lincolnshire as well. they are warning people about the potential for flooding tomorrow. we talked to people here who are reassured and slightly alarmed as well to see soldiers on their doorstep tonight. it is down to conditions tomorrow. there is a storm surge forecast to come down. strong northerly winds coinciding with higher than average tides. that could push the sea over defences in places. there is every chance that those defences will hold in there at will be no serious problems. but some 3000 properties identified between the humber and the wash were defences could be breached could cause flooding. 0fficials defences could be breached could cause flooding. officials are hoping it will not come to that. the high tide roughly along the humber and lincolnshire

our correspondent duncan kennedy reports. ryan lock had told his family he was going to turkey on holiday last august. he instead went tojoin kurdish forces biting so—called islamic state in syria. a kurdish militia group called the white p&g said he had been killed on december the 21st was fighting to take the is held city of rack. there has been no official confirmation of his death, but a statement from the family home in this tester, his father said he was a caring and loving boy who do to help anyone. he had a heart of gold, he said. ryan lock is thought to be one of several british nationals to fight and die for the kurds. very likely had no military training but wanted to go after seeing pictures of the kurds trying to defeat islamic state. those who spoke to ryan lock‘s family, say they are devastated by what has happened. the one thing we have been able to tell them, the ypg will be doing everything they can to facilitate the body to the uk and would urge such as the british government and the kurdistan regional

duncan kennedy, bbc news. catherine nashst in a village, she brought us up—to—date with the latest from there. i am here at the education centre about a mile away from the seafront here in the village. there have been preparations going on all day, ready to receive residents who have been told to leave their homes because of the potential risk of flooding, now police have been knocking on doors since 4.00 this afternoon, warning people about the risks of the tidal surge, and telling them they really need to be ready to leave their homes, first thing tomorrow morning. now this decision hasn't been taken lightly, there has been guidance from the met office, as well as the environment agency and a what they have been saying is 1.00 tomorrow afternoon, they expect a high tide, combined with a storm surge, and winds of up to 40—50mph. now the result of that could be severe flooding. nigel brownjoins me now, he is from the district council. the man in charge of operations here, how prepared are we? we are abou

kennedy reports. councils fix 2 million potholes every year. that is about 12,000 for every local authority in england and wales. but it never seems to be enough. now, the councils claim the repair bill could soon reach £1a billion. hard—pressed councils, who are mending, you know, a pothole every five seconds in this country, just cannot get to the core of the problem, which is actually many of our roads are just being patched now. they need to be fully repaired. the councils say the government must do more to help, and suggest increasing fuel duty by a couple of pence a litre, a figure they say the public would support. but it is notjust the cost of repairing all these potholes that seems to be on the increase. today's report also found that the time it is taking appears to be on the rise as well, going up from ten years in 2006 to 1a years today. last year, the government announced a £250 million pothole repairfund to help 100 councils fixed a million potholes. but today's report by local counc

our correspondent duncan kennedy has the latest. scotland, where the gorgeous meets the treacherous. and the place where the snow laid its deepest and widest blanket. powerful winds piled up the drifts, creating scenery beyond postcard perfect. but it was enough to do this to the m71; near glasgow. drivers spent hours crawling to their destinations. in northern ireland the traffic moved, but on roads that gritters struggled to keep covered. it was the same in cumbria, where gritters had to make multiple trips to keep routes ice free. because we're trying to get salt on the network, every time we're doing that the rain is coming and washing that off, so the salt levels are then reduced, so we have to then top it up. so that's why people will see the gritters constantly going round the routes. head south, and historic worcestershire was another county coated by the passing weather front. it's ok if you're walking, but when it comes to driving, we don't do it. really nice. so pretty. it's the first time she's seen snow so we brought he

our correspondent duncan kennedy reports. scotland, where the gorgeous meets the treacherous. and the place where the treacherous. and the place where the snow laid its deepest and wildest. eight inches of drifts in some places, creating scenery beyond postcard perfect but sending temperatures way below zero. it was enough to do this to the m71; near glasgow. drivers spent hours crawling to their destinations. in northern ireland, the traffic moved but on roads snowed and iced under bitter conditions. gritters struggles to keep routes covered. it was the same in cumbria, where councils had to make multiple trips after the brit was blown or washed away. because we're trying to get salt on the network, every time we are doing that, the rain is coming and washing it off, so the salt level is then reduced and we have to top it up. that is why people will see this constant movement around the roots, building up that salt level. head south, and sleet and snow are courting ablaze across the midlands. but here, not so lucky. when it comes to driving, under these conditions we do not d

duncan kennedy reports. eight o'clock this morning and the rush—hour rash of drivers on their phones is already underway. we are out withjohn phones is already underway. we are out with john and phones is already underway. we are out withjohn and adam from hampshire police and they soon come across this man using his device. they pull him over... and he accepts what he has done and gets a fixed penalty notice. lesson learned? i think so. yes, it's my first time so it isa think so. yes, it's my first time so it is a lesson learned. on another road this man is texting. even in a slow traffic it is an offence to use your phone. he too is pulled over and givena your phone. he too is pulled over and given a ticket. we carry on and even with the added dangers of today's's fog drivers continue to use their phones. that driver has now about to get on his way. he is the fourth driver we have stopped here this morning and we have only been out for one hour. no wonder today's figures show such a huge increase in a nu

our correspondent duncan kennedy is at heathrow. well georges there is a combination of sleet and snow here at heathrow. it is freezing! it has taken until mid—january for the whole of the country to be affected by this weather and what's happening is as the weather front sweeping down through south—east, northern ireland, scotland, the midlands, here around london and heading to the east coast. but it is notjust snow coming in. there is a risk that some places can be flooded. scotland, where where the gorgeous meets the treacherous and the place where the snow laid its deepest blanket. winds piled up the drifts. creating scenery beyond post card perfect, but sending temperatures below zero. it was enough to do this to the m71; near glasgow. drivers spent hours crawling to their destinations. in northern ireland, the traffic moved, but on roads snowed and iced under bitter conditions. the gritters struggled to keep routes covered. it was the same in cumbria, where councils had to make multiple trips after the grit was blown or w

it happened at broadstone middle school at poole in dorset. 0ur correspondent, duncan kennedy, is there. a strange and potentially very disturbing incident. it happened on january the 3rd although it has only just come to light. what seems to have happened judging from what the police and headteacher said is that the pupil turned up the school, we do not know how old they wear, with white powder. three other children then became involved, they all thought it was sweets but for some reason the alarm is raised, police we re reason the alarm is raised, police were called to the school. also southwest ambulance who turn up and check over the children. the children are sent to hospital as a precaution, given a check over and sent home and police said there was no suggestion that the children ingested anything. the police are confirming that this was cocaine. we have no further details than that. what the headteacher saying, is that we would like to reassure parents that the incident was dealt with swiftly a nd that the incident was dealt with swiftly and in line with our policies. she went o

duncan kennedy, bbc news, in chichester. the time is quarter past three, these are today's headlines... britain's top diplomat to the eu, sir ivan rogers, resigns. he had been expected to play a key role in brexit talks. a man is shot dead by police near the m62 in huddersfield — he's been named locally as yasser yaqub. and as we've just been hearing, a british man is said to have been killed in syria fighting with kurdish forces against islamic state militants. ryan lock had told his family he was going to turkey on holiday. and in sport, west ham are appealing against the west —— against the red card shown to sofiane feghouli last night against manchester united. andy murray plays jeremy chardy in the first round of the qatar open this afternoon. if the qatar open this afternoon. if the seedings work out correctly, he will face novak djokovic in the final. and in rugby league, bradford bulls have been liquidated after the club's administrator rejected a bid to save them. more on those stories in ten minutes. here, a

duncan kennedy, bbc news, in chichester. 0ur our top stories... britain's top diplomat to the eu, sir ivan rogers, resigns. he had been expected to play a key role in brexit talks. a man is shot dead by police near the m62 in huddersfield. he's been named as mohammed yasser yaqub. a british man is said to have been killed in syria fighting with kurdish forces against islamic state militants. ryan lock had told his family he was going to turkey on holiday. and in sport, west ham are appealing the red card shown to sofiane feghouli during the premier league defeat to manchester united. he was sent off after colliding with phil jones. former super league champions ra dford jones. former super league champions radford bulls jones. former super league champions ra dford bulls have jones. former super league champions radford bulls have been liquidated after the club's administrator rejected a bid to save them. —— bradford bulls. andy murray is playing in the qatar open, his first event since being knighted. he is currently 3—0 up againstjeremy ch

duncan kennedy is at horsham. a really difficult time for so many people trying to travel. absolutely. the start of another dismal day for maybe 200,000 people. at horsham, 5— 10,000 people who would normally use this concourse. look inside. it is com pletely this concourse. look inside. it is completely empty. nothing running whatsoever. the difference compared to the strike last month is that southern, together with other coach companies, putting on coaches to run from here, about 200, and are saying it is very much a backup service. don't expect much from it. it will get people from central london to other train stations where they can pick up other services. very much picking up the slack. bradley will not take a coach or a train. how will you get to work in london? i am driving today to paddington to get some parking there. i will try that today and maybe buses later in the week. another frustrating today and maybe buses later in the week. anotherfrustrating day. not just a frustrating day, but a frustrating year. the strike today is just another day of no train. we

it happened at broadstone middle school near poole in dorset. 0ur correspondent, duncan kennedy, is there. what has happened here? well, we are not entirely clear of all the details. all we can say is this was a strange and potentially serious incident. it took place three weeks ago on january 3rd. incident. it took place three weeks ago onjanuary 3rd. 0nly it has only just been reported. judging by what the police and the head teacher are saying is a pupil turned up at school with some white powder. three other pupils look at this, aged under 13, they think it is sweets, and for some reason the alarm is raised, because somebody this it is cocaine and now the police have confirmed it was cocaine. the police are called, the ambulance service are called, the ambulance service are called. the pupils are checked and it is decided to send them hospital in case. they all get take on the hospital and are examined and discharged without any treatment. the police have confirmed that it is cocaine and they say that they don't think any of the children ingested the cocaine. the head teacher said the

but the local government association says that is not enough, as duncan kennedy reports. councils six 2 million potholes every year. that is about 12,000 for every year. that is about 12,000 for every local authority in england and wales. but it never seems to be enough. now the council the repair bill could soon reach £14 billion. hard—pressed councils, who are mending, you know, pothole every five seconds in this countryjust cannot get to the core of the problem, which is actually many of oui’ problem, which is actually many of our roads arejust problem, which is actually many of our roads are just being patched now. they need to be fully repaired. the council say the government must do more to help. they suggest increasing fuel duty by a couple of pence a litre, a figure they say the public would support. it is notjust the cost of repairing all these potholes that seems to be on the increase. today's report also found that the time it is taking appears to be on the rise as well, going up from ten years in 2006 to 14 years today. last year, the government announced

our correspondent duncan kennedy reports. ryan lock went to join kurdish forces fighting so—called islamic state in syria last summer. but a kurdish military group, the ypg, now say he was killed four days before christmas during a battle with is. there's been no official confirmation of the death, but in a statement from the family home here in chichester, ryan lock‘s otherjohn said that ryan was a very caring and loving boy, who would do anything to help anyone. he had a heart of gold, he said. ryan's family were given the news by kurdish activists, who say the family want the ypg want to press for the return of ryan's body. the ypg will be doing absolutely everything they can to facilitate the return of the body to the uk. and would urge other parties such as the british government and the kurdistan regional government to please support the family in every sort of way they can. in facilitating the return of ryan locke's body to the uk. —— ryan lock. in a statement, ryan lock‘s former school near portsmouth said..

oui’ our correspondent duncan kennedy is there now. what impact is the latest right having? the only thing moving here in horsham aren't the trains but the cages. pages like this which are ferrying people around. —— the coaches. they are not going to central london, but two other train stations. you can see to the left the platforms, no trains moving, the green and white train you can see in the distance is a southern rail train they should be moving but is not. something like 2200 train should be running on any given work day—to—day, none are running at the moment across kent, sussex, and parts of hampshire. you can imagine what that is doing bulk of metres. we spoke to one man who competes every day. —— what that is doing for commuters. he expressed the frustrating that many commuters are feeling today. we shouldn't be having to understand it to the degree that we are to understand this, the major players need to sit down and properly resolve it. there are clearly safety concerns that need to be looked at and how this is being rolled alt. southern shouldn't be

kennedy reports. we need a major investment in this country on the road is a structure, the infrastructure, and stopping this sort of patch and amend mentality, and giving us enough money to two action be replaced these local roads that desperately need proper money spent on them. —— to actually replace. michelle obama has delivered her final speech as first lady of the united states, with an impassioned call on young people to have hope, and fight for their rights. speaking at a ceremony in the white house, she ended tearfully, saying the role of first lady had the been the greatest honour of her life. empower yourselves with a good education, then get out there and use that education to build a country worthy of your boundless promise. lead by example — with hope, never fear. and know that i will be with you, rooting for you, and working to support you for the rest of my life. so i want to close today by simply saying thank you. thank you for everything you do for our kids and for our country.

our correspondent duncan kennedy is at horsham station in west sussex for us this morning. how are things their? terrible, as right across the region, kent, sussex, surrey and parts of hampshire, 300,000 travel journeys should be made today, it is zero at the moment. normally we would have five or 10,000 commuters coming through here in the rush hour. i will show you what is going on inside. a completely empty concourse. it is like that across all the stations on southern railways. the different from last month's strikes, southern and national express are putting on coaches and buses to get a few people around, but it is very patchy, only 200 buses. just to get people a few miles down the track. to recap, it is all about who opened the doors. is it these drivers? they say it should not be them. it is just not safe for them to do so. they say it should be the guard. but southern say it is proven that it is 0kfor southern say it is proven that it is ok for the drivers to do it, there isa ok for the drivers to do it, there is a lot of evidence to say it is safe, and that the g

kennedy reports. ryan lock went to join kurdish forces last summer but a kurdish military group the ypg say he was killed four days before christmas during a battle with is. there has been no official confirmation of the death but in a statement at the family home, ryan last couple of minutes‘s fatherjohn said that ryan was a very caring and loving boy who would do anything to help anyone. he had a heart of gold, he said. ryan‘s family were given the news by kurdish activists, who say the family want the ypg to press for the return of iran‘s body. family want the ypg to press for the return of iran's body. the ypg will be doing be a slautedly everything they can to facilitate the return of they can to facilitate the return of the body to the uk and would urge other parties, such as the british government, and the kurdistan regional government to please support the family in every sort of way they can, in facilitating the return of ryan lock‘s body to the uk. ina uk. in a statement, ryan last c