Here is the top stories for 27.12.14 otherwise known as 27th of December 2014.
She's number one! Jennifer Lawrence takes top spot in Forbes' highest-grossing actor list with $1.4 billion at global box office
Jennifer Lawrence finished 2014 as the highest-grossing actor in Hollywood with her movies taking in $1.4 billion at the worldwide box office.
The 24-year-old Oscar-winning actress was named the highest earning thespian of the year by Forbes in an article on Friday thanks to her films The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1 and X-Men: Days Of Future Past.
The penultimate film in the Hunger Games franchise has earned about $333 million in the US and remains in theaters, while Days Of Future Past earned $233 million domestically.
Jennifer at Mockingjay part 1 premiere. Jen wears a white high low dress with black flowers for the premiere.
King's Cross trains cancelled on Saturday
Network rail described the move as 'regrettable'.
All trains to and from London King's Cross have been cancelled because of overrunning engineering.
Network Rail said the work near the station
was part of a £200m Christmas investment
programme and described the move as "
regrettable and unfortunate".
Operators intend to run services into other
stations but watchdog Passenger Focus said
it was "frustrating".
The Department for Transport said it would
have talks with Network Rail about the
"disappointing" delay.
'Chaotic scenes'
Network Rail said Finsbury Park station had
been temporarily closed at about 11:00 GMT
due to overcrowding.
BBC journalist Vicky Riddell said there had
been "chaotic scenes" at the station.
"People were unable to leave the station via
one of the exits due to overcrowding in the
underground passageways which led to the
overground platforms," she said.
"Outside, the entrance to the mainline station
was blocked due to the volume of people
trying to get in and out, leading to people
missing their trains due to being simply
unable to get into the station."
Transport for London tweeted that travellers
should "avoid the station if possible".
Chaos started at Finsbury Park station at 11:00 GMT.
Icy Road Warnings For Drivers Across Uk
Weather forecasts show sunshine for most areas including the Midlands.
Around 2,000 homes in the East Midlands
were without power at 11:30 GMT on
Saturday, according to Western Power
Distribution.
Roads were particularly badly hit in
Yorkshire, Staffordshire and Cheshire.
A group of coach passengers spent the night
in a Sheffield church, and some drivers were
forced to abandon their cars due to heavy
snowfall and a crashed lorry on the M1.
Drivers were also marooned in the Peak
District and Chesterfield areas of Derbyshire.
Snow had been falling constantly from 7pm
last night.
Efforts to get moving in the Crookes area of
Sheffield.
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