Slow to start and noisey steering on cold mornings

For the last few weeks when its cold the old girl has struggled a bit to start, no probs really but latley she is really noisey for the first bit on the steering and lacking power , now this worries me a bit as she's also got flashing on off lights at the moment as the Headlights are getting a mind of their own, and when they go to dip the Full beam light comes on! When she's warm she's ok and after a mile or so the steering gets sorted.
Just to add DIESEL!!!!! RIP OFF MERCHANT bROWN