the river don weaves around sheffield. thousands of people live and work alongside it, and for them whenever there is a deluge, there is worry about what could happen and hope that the city will stay dry. judith moritz, bbc news, sheffield. let's get a wider perspective on all of this with our chief environment correspondentjustin rowlatt who is with me. we heard judith morris —— judith moritz talking about 2007 and now we have this in 2019. it seems that these events which are supposed to be once every century are more and more frequent? i spent days with communities affected by the flats, in sheffield and in don cancer. a little village called bentley was really ha rd little village called bentley was really hard hit by the floods —— in sheffield and in doncaster. that 2012 flood affected lots of yorkshire including here and the residents around here were told by the environment agency then it was a one in 200 year event, and look at this. 12 years on and this time the water levels were a little bit higher. is th

various severe flood warnings in force on the river don. dangerous levels there but the rain falling right now is heavy across southern areas of the uk. this was central southern england, berkshire, the london area. that sort of thing. not pleasant there. on top of that it is cold, but a big difference in northern england, northern ireland and scotland. the skies overnight, leading to a widespread frost. especially across scotla nd widespread frost. especially across scotland and northern england. in scotla nd scotland and northern england. in scotland in the highlands, i wouldn't be surprised if it gets down to minus seven degrees this coming night. like last night. on remembrance sunday, first thing we do have cloud, mist and murk across central and southern parts of england. on the whole, fine weather. it will be nippy, temperatures of six or 7 degrees. and this next weather front is bringing some six or 7 degrees. and this next weatherfront is bringing some rain. for because to bring rain to northern ireland, on sunday evening, and in t

it actually came from the river don. 0n the thursday night, me and my dad were going up to the river to keep our eye on it. we came up, we river to keep our eye on it. we came up, we rang river to keep our eye on it. we came up, we rang the council on the thursday night, and we asked them, and they had ordered sandbags, but how do we know that it was going to get flooded like that? then the next morning, the sandbags came about ten o'clock. and the water was one foot deepin o'clock. and the water was one foot deep in our house. it was too late then, really. and presumably, now you know that the rain has started again, i don't know if it is raining in doncaster but it is raining in the area. it is raining in doncaster. heavy? yes, all of the sandbags have gone back up. we could get flooded again, they are actually pumping water from there into the river don. it could be coming back onto our street. and when you look at the prospects, you got three last night, successfully despite the terrible damage that has been done where you live, is there a point where you live, is there a point w

a major incident has been declared in sheffield after the river don burst its banks. residents in doncaster and rotherham have been told to leave their homes only if it's essential. 35 homes have been evacuated in mansfield and nottinghamshire following a mudslide, and there are now more than 100 flood warnings across the region. lots of updates for you this morning on all of this, the first reporters from tom ingle. a violent flood. the river don breaks its banks and surges through the heart of rotherham in the small hours. elsewhere in the town, abandoned cars litter empty roads. the council here advised people to stay at home. upstream, next to the meadowhall shopping centre, the new flood defences were tested and bettered by the same river. a christmas event had to be cancelled at the centre as transport was seriously disrupted, staff and shoppers finding themselves boxed in by gridlocked traffic.

the river don again isjust two minutes look at the river. the river don again is just two minutes away. look at the river. the river don again isjust two minutes away. it is falling. we can tell because we do have some piles with a steel barrier. it is quite easy to measure on there and it has definitely gone down. we were told by the environment agency at four o'clock that the river would peak between five and six, and that would be a great risk of flooding. several the residents have left the village because of that, but i'm convinced now that we will not get flooded. would have you done with your livestock? it is limited to what we can do with it. you can't put them in the back of the van and take them somewhere else. finding somewhere to ta ke somewhere else. finding somewhere to take them would be difficult. if i get flooded, they will get flooded. and what harm can it do if they get caught in deep mud and floodwater? you could lose them. it could be days until they get somewhere dry where they could lie down. they could be fine. it is

the river don weaves around sheffield. thousands of people live and work alongside it and for them, whenever there is a deluge, there is worry about what could happen and hope that the city will stay dry. judith moritz, bbc news, sheffield. the defence is taking a battering around sheffield. let's get more with our chief environment correspondentjustin rowlatt. with our chief environment correspondent justin rowlatt. it with our chief environment correspondentjustin rowlatt. it is dry now, things seem to be improving but what is the forecast for the next couple of days? i have been out and about all day and the flood hit areas and what the fire service were sent to local residents is they are expecting another 100 millimetres of water to come through the river, ten centimetres. they say that the river level is going to rise before it begins to fall away. we know the ground is very saturated. we are expecting it to take days for the floodwaters to clear before they can —— before people can get back in their homes and be

river don, so probably about 80 feet. and how easy will it be for you to evacuate if it gets any closer? very easy. we are quite a way from the canal, so we would leave by the front and just get everything in the carand go. front and just get everything in the car and go. how do you feel about the prospect of having to leave? would you rather stay put? we have lived here for 20 years, and we have had these situations before, and tha nkfully had these situations before, and thankfully we have never had to evacuate. in the river has actually been higher than what it is at the moment. so we are hoping that, with the next tide, that will take the river down, because the river don is tidal, so hopefully it will go down again. i mean, you said, obviously, it isa again. i mean, you said, obviously, it is a fair distance from your house at the moment — what is the worst case scenario house at the moment — what is the worst case scenario that you are potentially braced for? well, the worst case scenario, we would go upstairs,

five severe flood warnings are in place along south yorkshire's river don — meaning there's a threat to life for those in the area. if the river rises again tonight or tomorrow in conjunction with the high tide and more rain the village will not be able to cope. the tories say a jeremy corbyn government could cause an economic crisis within months of coming to power — labour calls the claim a complete work of fiction. remembering the fallen of the world wars — and the conflicts since. a world war ii dakota plane dropped 750,000 poppies over the white cliffs of dover to remember those who lost their lives. the governing socialist party in spain looks set to win most seats in the general election but will again fall short of a majority. and we'll be taking an in—depth look at the papers with our reviewers lucy fisher, defence correspondent for the times, and kevin schofield, the editor of politics home. stay with us for that. labour rejected accusations from the conservatives today that a jeremy corbyn—led government could result in an economic crisis within months. the conserv

a violent flood, the river don brea ks a violent flood, the river don breaks its banks and surges through the heart of rotherham in the small hours. elsewhere in the town, abandoned cars that are empty roads. the council here advised people to stay at home. upstream, next to the meadowhall shopping centre, the new flood defences were tested and abetted by the seine river. a christmas event had to be cancelled at the centre as transport was seriously disrupted, staff and shoppers finding themselves boxed in by gridlocked traffic. my friend said she would give me a lift home so we said she would give me a lift home so we walked to the staff car park and it was so flooded, she could not get her car outs we have walked back again and my husband has gone to fetch us. i went to leave at 20 minutes to five and i went 100 yards out of the staff car park, back in, it'll be 1.5 hours to do so and i we nt it'll be 1.5 hours to do so and i went back into meadowhall. my concern is the children walking around in their pyjamas because i have come to the concert and have not been able to go home. well th

there are seven severe flood warnings in place along the river don. while the flood waters have subsided in some areas, the danger is not passed yet. joining me now is matthew gable from the environment agency. he's coming to us via our nottingham newsroom. you have been looking at some of the work going on in your part of the country. you overlap with the derbyshire. what in terms of the impact, and with yorkshire very close to hand, to go up there and talk to your operators there, what has been the principal problem with the river don? it is the sheer volume of water, we have had a very high level of rainfall, possibly the third or fourth highest on record, so it is sheer volume of water. compounded on thatis sheer volume of water. compounded on that is the amount of saturation in the ground. with the ground being so wet, any rainfall is immediately going into the river, so the rivers are reacting quickly. backin are reacting quickly. back in the early summer, your chairwoman in launching the strategy was talking about some of the consequences of th

absolutely, i am right here by the river don, it is very near the village of fishla ke, river don, it is very near the village of fishlake, this is as close as we can get to it due to the flooding. the river levels here, the river don is flowing at such a high level that it is almost touching the top of the arch of that bridge there, that gives you a sense of just how high the water levels were. asi just how high the water levels were. as i said, we cannot get any closer to fishlake as i said, we cannot get any closer to fishla ke because as i said, we cannot get any closer to fishlake because a lot of the roads are inaccessible because of flooding and that is why a lot of the people that i have had serious flooding in their homes, with hundreds of them evacuated. the water levels that do not show much signs of receding just yet. elsewhere, water levels are rising, as you mentioned, in parts of nottingham, newark, the water levels are still rising and people there had to leave their homes with the red cross helping people out of their homes last night. they had to ta ke their homes la

the river don is a tidal river and it remains dangerously high. fiona trott, bbc news, doncaster. it's been a busy day on the election campaign trail, with the main parties unveiling new policy pledges. the conservatives have announced plans to train more gps, while labour and the liberal democrats are focussing on more support for childcare. here's our political correspondent, iain watson. it's enough to raise your blood pressure. you know what it's like. try to get a non—urgent appointment with your doctor and you can wait days, sometimes well over a week. today, the conservatives promised an injection of more gps into the health service in england by 2025. the package will deliver 6000 more doctors in primary care and that will lead to 50 million more appointments. i know how frustrating it is when you can't get a gp appointment fast enough. but hang on a minute — what happened to the 5000 gps the conservatives promised at the 2015 election? that target hasn't been reached. the reality will be seeing these delivered on. whichever government we have in a few weeks‘ time, w

there are seven severe flood warnings in place along the river don. while the flood waters have subsided in some areas, the danger is not passed yet. 0ur correspondent fiona trottjoins us now from bentley, on the river don. the owner we can see a bit of the scale of the problem behind you at the moment, how bad is it? this is the moment, how bad is it? this is the area, the river don burst its banks about 200m away and the flood water yesterday morning was way up over people ‘s homes, you can see the floodwater has receded and what you can see behind as people count of going from house to house, checking on their neighbours, they have mops, they have buckets, they are using shopping trolleys, even inflata ble are using shopping trolleys, even inflatable dinghies to get cleaning supplies to each other ‘s homes. i spoke to a man earlier who said he is looking at an entire kitchen he is looking at an entire kitchen he is going to have to replace in his home. his house was flooded in the 2007 floods here. insurance premiums are high for 2007 floods he

there are seven severe flood warnings in place along the river don. while the flood waters have subsided in some areas, the danger is not passed yet. as we speak, those severe flood warnings remain in place. earlier i spoke to matthew gable from the environment agency. we've had a very, very high we've had a very, very high level we've had a very, very high level of we've had a very, very high level of rainfall, possibly the third or fourth highest on record. so, it is the sheer volume of water, and compounded on that is the amount of saturation in the ground, so with a ground being so wet, any rainfall that does fall is immediately going into the river so the river are reacting really quickly. this is still a live incident, we are still on the ground responding, we are working fantastically with all of the other emergency services and the local authorities as well to make sure that people who have been displaced from their homes have got somewhere to go and obviously making sure that as the water moves down the river network, we are warning and infor

there are seven severe flood warnings in place along the river don. while the flood waters have subsided in some areas, the danger is not passed yet. joining me now is assistant chief fire officer steve helps from south yorkshire fire and rescue. good afternoon. thank you for being with us. not least after a very busy 48 hours for you and your team. how would you describe the situation now? as you have seen, widespread flooding still in place across south yorkshire. most of our efforts are 110w yorkshire. most of our efforts are now working in the doncaster district and we have four areas where we are pumping large quantities of water are helping evacuate people who are vulnerable and at risk. we are working with partners and continuing to support those who choir our help. with the suddenness of the rain fell, did you get much warning? do you get regular updates on weather conditions or condition checks from the environment agency is? or is it down to emergency calls? we get regular updates from the environment agency, we anticipated we would have sig

seven severe flood warnings remain along south yorkshire's river don — meaning there's a threat to life for those in the area if the river rises again tonight or tomorrow, and it's in conjunction with a high tide and a further fall of rain, the village simply will not be able to cope. the tories say a jeremy corbyn government could cause an economic crisis within months of coming to power — labour calls the claim a complete work of fiction. remembering the fallen of the world wars — and the conflicts since. a world war ii dakota plane dropped 750,000 poppies over the white cliffs of dover to remember those who lost their lives. voters in spain return to the polls for the country's fourth general election in as many years. and another success for england — as they win in new zealand. and we'll have a round up of the latest sports news and results from the premier league including the liverpool — man city game, and a win for manchester utd. seven severe flood warnings remain in place along the river don in south yorkshire this afternoon — with a further a0 such warnings elsewher

the river don is at a level comparable to where it was in 2007, which caused such tremendous flooding into trouble for people back then, is a really people are going to be keeping an eye on that river level, and even though it may well have peaked, we are still not ina clearand well have peaked, we are still not in a clear and there is still concern, particularly for those areas in doncaster where there is severe flood warnings issued by the environment agency, meaning there is a risk to people, homes and lives there. obviously really busy night for everyone there and a busy day ahead, luxmy, thank you very much for that update from rotherham, luxmy gopal. we can talk to martin sapcote, manager at carphone warehouse in the meadowhall centre near sheffield, who spent most of the night at meadowhall. we do appreciate you talking to us this morning, i know you haven't had very many hours of sleep, at what point did you realise you wouldn't be getting home to your own bed? probably about 5:30pm, when it was cancelled. did you attempt to get

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severe warnings meaning a danger to life are in place along the river don around doncaster. it happened in 2007, and it's happened again and... it's just ridiculous. people have been evacuated from their homes, and there is travel disruption on the roads and the rail network. we are live in doncaster where the environment agency have warned that the river don will remain at dangerous levels for many hours yet. we'll have the latest from the worst affected areas. the other main stories on bbc news at 5pm... the scottish national party launches its election campaign saying it's seeking an alliance with other parties to lock the conservatives out of government, and promising to stop the nhs being privatised. we will fight tooth and nail any attempt to expose the national health service to a post—brexit trade deal with donald trump. a teenager who murdered his 17—year—old girlfriend ellie gould in a "frenzied attack" is jailed fora minimum of 12—and—a—half years. authorities in australia say an "unprecedented" number of emergency—level bushfires are threatening the

the river don is a tidal river and it remains dangerously high. fiona trott, bbc news, doncaster. with me is our correspondent andy moore. we saw in fiona‘s report, lots of houses, lots of businesses, lots of people affected by this. give us an idea of the scale of what has been happening. well, the problem remains. the heavy rain that, months rainfall in one day. the rain is now travelling down the rivers from the hills, down to the floodplains where it meets the north sea and the problems are in those low—lying areas where the rivers meet tidal areas. we saw there in fishlake for example. hundreds of people in that community had been told to leave their homes. similar problems on the river trent stop again, the lower reaches of the river now, the low—lying communities there, some of the places there are being warned that there is a high tide coming in about five hours‘ time and as the floodwaters come down and meet that ha rd to floodwaters come down and meet that hard to tie —— high tide, they may be hours that make may be problems. give us an idea over the coming d

the river don weaves around sheffield. thousands of people live and work alongside it and for them, whenever there is a deluge, there is worry about what could happen and hope that the city will stay dry. judith moritz, bbc news, sheffield. meanwhile the extent of the wet weather has had a serious impact on farmers in some parts of the midlands. they say there's a looming food crisis because of weeks of heavy rain. many farms either have crops they can't get out of the wet ground, or crops they can't put in because the fields are satuarated. as we have seen there have been devastating floods in some parts of the country. in the midlands there has been more than average rainfall leading to this flooding last week. at this farm, the soil has become so sodden they cannot plant anything. that green strip over there is the only part of this two point 5000 acre farm that has been planted.- this time of the year it is 90%. acre farm that has been planted.- this time of the year it is 9096. we have had a tricky time. the harvest w

we are live in doncaster, where the river don continues to rise. it is due to peak within the hour. the other main stories this lunchtime: the snp says it would try to form an alliance with other parties to lock the conservatives out of government after the election and promises to stop the nhs being privatised. we will fight tooth and nail any attempts to expose the national health service to a post—brexit trade deal with donald trump. the bbc announces plans for two prime—time election debates — a head—to—head between borisjohnson and jeremy corbyn, and one with all the main british parties. jail for an 18—year—old man who stabbed to death his teenage girlfriend ellie gould. and the emotions of a d—day veteran as he sees a memorial being built for his fallen friends. i had a job to do. all these fellows did a good job. all these men, these wonderful men. and coming up on bbc news...

the river don is a tidal river and it remains dangerously high. fiona trott, bbc news, doncaster. i have been speaking to a doncaster east farmer who has been warned that his farm could flood tomorrow. asked him he felt there was any point trying to protect his farm. not really. there are some ancient flood defences around the village which have repeatedly been asked to have been restored and preserved but no—one knows who's responsibility that would be. and then they are only soil banks and such like but at the moment they are holding the water out of the village. and while they are there i don't think we will flood. what more for next time would you like the government and various agencies to do? i want them to come and talk to us and tell us what we could and couldn't do and what they are prepared to do. right now we have a main artery drain that takes the water from the village but it is blocked. and it has been for some time, probably. someone should look at that. little things like that. they don't matter so much to me but certainly they do to neighbours who are concerned

take a look, i am next to the river don right now, thatis am next to the river don right now, that is the river don that we've been hearing so much about in the past few days because of the source of so many problems with flooding along the river don in parts of south yorkshire. if you look at how high the levels are, it is fast flowing and is it nearly reaching the top of the arch of that bridge. as you say, we are not far from fishlake, the village that was mentioned in andy's report, it has become a bit of an island because it has been cut off, it has been so flooded. a lot of the rights to it are completely inaccessible. the water levels have started receding ever so water levels have started receding ever so slightly by a few centimetres in the past few hours, given how deep the flood waters well, that is very slow progress. they water levels are rising in other places, such as newark in nottinghamshire, so we are not out of the danger zone. there are still seven severe flood warnings in place across parts of the north of the country and that is affecting travel and transport, as

five severe flood warnings are in place along south yorkshire's river don, meaning there's a threat to life for those in the area. if the river rises again tonight or tomorrow, and it's in conjunction with a high tide and a further fall of rain, the village simply will not be able to cope. the tories say a jeremy corbyn government could cause an economic crisis within months of coming to power. labour calls the claim a complete work of fiction. remembering the fallen of the world wars and the conflicts since. a world war ii dakota plane dropped 750,000 poppies over the white cliffs of dover to remember those who lost their lives. early exit polls in spain's general election suggest the socialist party of the acting prime minister, pedro sanchez, is leading the contest. another super over success for england as they win in new zealand. and coming up, the travel show heads to berlin to find out how punk helped to end the cold war. that's in half an hour's time. good evening and welcome to bbc news. five severe flood warnings remain in place along the river don in south yorkshire this aft

many homes and businesses are under water after the river don reached record levels. let‘s talk now to dr peter inness, he‘s a meteorologist at the university of reading. thank you forjoining us this afternoon. just talk us through what is bringing such persistent rain, if you would. it‘s a combination of different factors. before even the persistent rain, we had that very wet weather through the whole of 0ctober wet weather through the whole of october in exactly that part of the world. everything was wet already, the ground was wet, the reservoirs we re the ground was wet, the reservoirs were full, nowhere for the water to go and then we had a weather system sitting over us for about 24 hours or so with a frontal system across derbyshire, south yorkshire and into lincolnshire, which wasn‘t moving at all. it was stationary. the rain was all. it was stationary. the rain was a particularly heavy but so persistent over that 24—hour period, enough rain failed to cause flooding. what role does the jet strea m flooding. what role does the jet stream have? it is s

the environment agency operates the defences in this part of the river don's system. we maintain them and inspect them on a regular basis and we have a continual programme of that work. we don't make decisions in terms of opening or closing defences or pumping stations in this vicinity that could mean that one community was affected over another. the competing interests of town and country of those who work the land and those who live on it, always find balances but at the moment fishlake's feeling the impact and there is more rain forecast. dan johnson, bbc news, fishla ke in doncaster. the pm will chair a meeting of the government's emergency committee, cobra, tomorrow, to discuss the flooding situation. let's speak to peter pridham the church warden at st cutherberts church in fishlake, who decided not to evacuate. hello, peter. good evening, thank you for having me. first off, why did you not evacuate? the promise of evacuation or multiple in this village. there are lots of people with livestock and animals. it is not just delete is with livestock and animals. it

completely surrounded by floodwater after the river don burst its banks. all day, five specialist fire and rescue teams assisted by members of the local community have been using a boat to get to those people and evacuate dozens of families from their homes. they are now being looked after in a local community centre. they do not yet know when they are able to return. the village residents are leaving behind. the roads in fishlake are like rivers tonight, unless you have a boat the only way to travel is by tractor. at times like these, local farmers are happy to help out. it is how emergency supplies have been reaching residents. all of them alarmed by how quickly it happened. i've never seen it like this. in all my life. apparently it flooded in 1933 or so. i've never seen it this bad. some people here have decided to stay, but for one woman that is not an option. the prospect of being trapped could not be more serious. we only moved in five weeks ago. i'm waiting for a transplant. 13 miles away in bentley, residents are counting the cost of the clear up.

three days on and its residents are still coming to terms with what hit them when the river don overflowed. it wasjust coming up out of the floor, so only a little bit, trickles at times... some have lost their homes, others their business, but at the spa cam i’u ns their business, but at the spa cam runs and lives above its both come and today she got even worse news. i‘ve lived here since 200a. it was covered completely, and then now there is a close been put into it that as an exemption for flood. where do you find some solace? if i could go away to a workplace and just throw myself into still being able to run a business but i can‘t. some scenes defy explanation. a man was lucky to escape this car. the water poured through the village late on friday night, chasing people from their homes. we have never experienced this in our lifetime and we have lived here nearly 55 years. i was born here. i think the system has completely let us down. and there is a sense here they may have felt the force of floodwater diverted by improved defences further upstream. in the construction of hard

don. angela merkel leads events in germany to mark 30 years since the fall of the berlin wall. translation: i remember you, the people who found their death their death at this wall because they were looking for freedom. i also remind you of those trying to escape and who were imprisoned. india's supreme court rules that the disputed holy site of ayodhya should be given to hindus, who want a temple built there. catastrophic bushfires in eastern australia kill at least three people and force thousands from their homes. and the click team investigate claims that 56 networks could damage our health, that's in half an hour. health and childcare take centre stage today, as the political parties continue their general election campaigns. labour is promising to open a thousand new sure start children's centres in england as part of a £45 billion investment package. they will also offer 30 hours of free childcare for all children aged between two and four. the liberal democrats are also revealing

seven 5evere flood warnings remain in place along the river don in yorkshire this afternoon — with a further a0 5uch warnings elsewhere in england and in wales. 0ne community, fi5hlake in south yorkshire, has been completely engulfed by floodwaters. 0ur correspondent fiona trott is there now. fiona. michelle, there‘s a real sense of urgency here tonight. doncaster council are telling people here that there is a risk to life, but some are deciding to stay. tho5e there is a risk to life, but some are deciding to stay. those who are 5taying are deciding to stay. those who are staying here have told us they believe more could have been done to maintain the river don and the land here, but the environment agency 5ay5 here, but the environment agency says this serious situation here tonight has been caused by the sheer levels of rainfall. a village that‘5 a village that‘s been abandoned. mo5t a village that‘s been abandoned. most people here have locked up and left. the safest way to get through i5 left. the safest way to get through is by tractor. pari5h councillor pam webb has de

the river don running through the town burst its banks. communities pulled together to salvage belongings. people said the floodwater spread quickly and are now counting the cost. i was helping my neighbour lived everything upstairs and then her grandson came and helped me with the sandbags. we just all pull together, it is what you have to do. transport has been badly disrupted. trains of the left stranded due to submerge tracks while roads have been closed or are barely passable. although water levels are slowly dropping, flooding can be seen for miles around. we have a reporter we will speak to later in matlock, the centre of some of those problems. health and childcare take centre stage today, as the political parties continue their general election campaigns. labour is promising to open a thousand new sure start children's centres in england as part of a four and a half billion pound investment package. the liberal democrats are also revealing plans for free childcare for working parents. meanwhile, the conservatives say they'll fund

the village of fishlake on the lower reaches of the river don where almost the entire community, that's hundreds of people, have been forced to leave their homes. the waters here are showing little signs of receding and the levels could remain high for some time to come. elsewhere, on other rivers, like the lower reaches of the trent in nottinghamshire, water levels are still rising. the only way in or out of fishlake was by boat or on the back of a farm trailer. we're all right to get rescued, but we didn't expect it to be as deep as this. this is... we've never seen anything like this before. i only moved in five weeks ago. for this woman, rescue couldn't come soon enough. i am waiting for a transplant. absolutely devastating. and this was the view from inside one of the flooded homes, wading through the cold, dirty floodwater. this is my kitchen. living room. a brand— new kitchen. derbyshire and the town of matlock have also been hit hard by the floods. the woman who died after being swept away by the water near darley dale has been named as the former high sheriff, annie hall. she

a danger to life along the river don. the environment agency is urging people to take the warnings seriously. keep date if you can either on bbc local radio or various social media mechanisms the environment agency now uses. earlier, robert hall spoke to us from quicksand sandal near doncaster and described the scene where he was. what you have got, and i remember this from 2007, you get a wave of floodwater, a surge moving down the river system. near sheffield the river don meets other water systems, which increases the amount of water travelling down. so you have had face of flooding, this effect, moving down. sorry about the background noise. somebody is doing some work over my shoulder. i shall carry on. that flood had been continuing to move down. the scenes in sheffield are better today. roads reopening, the meadowhall shopping centre, in which 30 people were stranded last night, that reopened at ten o'clock this morning. the situation in rotherham a lot more serious. extending into the morning. businesses and homes

a few miles upstream along the river don, the town of bentley called in the military. the raf chinook was dropping tonnes of aggregate to shore up flood defences until the early hours of this morning. in fishlake at 11 o'clock, people had gathered for remembrance outside the church where some flooded residents had been sleeping overnight. claire holling is lucky. she has a relative to stay with, but she's been away from her own home for days. just emotional. it's how i can describe it. my elder daughter and son, they haven't been able to get to see us, so when i speak to them, they are upset as well. some villagers are angry at the local authorities. they haven't been very helpful and now what they are saying is if we don't evacuate they won't give us any help, but we don't want to evacuate. we've got pets at home and there have also been looters going around so people are concerned. south yorkshire police says it's had no reports of looting and is carrying out round—the—clock patrols to reassure residents. this local farmer remembers when it flooded this badly 12

the river don is a tidal river and it remains dangerously high. fiona trott, bbc news, doncaster. stay with us on bbc news. still to come: a weekend of celebrations in tokyo to mark the enthronement of the new emperor. the bombastic establishment outsider, donald trump, has defied the pollsters to take the keys to the oval office. i feel great about the election result. i voted for him because i genuinely believe that he cares about the country. it's keeping the candidate's name always in the public eye that counts. success or failure depends not only on public display, but on the local campaign headquarters and the heavy routine work of their women volunteers. berliners from both east and west linked hands and danced around their liberated territory. and with nobody to stop them, it wasn't long before the first attempts were made to destroy the structure itself. yasser arafat, who dominated the palestinian cause for so long, has died. palestinian authority has declared a state of mourning. after 17 years of discussion, the result was an outburst ofjoy. —— the result was greet

the river don running through the town burst its banks. communities pulled together to salvage belongings. people said the floodwater spread quickly and they are now counting the cost. i was helping my elderly neighbour move everything upstairs and then her grandson came and helped me with the sandbags. we just all pulled together, it is what you have to do. transport has been badly disrupted. trains are left stranded due to submerged tracks while roads have been closed or are barely passable. although water levels are slowly dropping, flooding can be seen for miles around. let's see what it looks like and some of those areas affected. you are in matlock. i am getting a sense of it looking behind you. tell us what has happened. that is right, i am in the basement of a florist in matlock. look at this. these are decorative pine cones because this was full of stock and ready to go on sale at christmas. if i walk along, there is more of that here. it is all over the floor. the floor is still damp. you will see why there is so much carnage and

the river don is a tidal river and it remains dangerously high. fiona trott, bbc news, doncaster. with me is our correspondent andy moore. we were just watching fiona there in and around fishla ke. we were just watching fiona there in and around fishlake. this is a place that hasn't been flooded like this, evenin that hasn't been flooded like this, even in 20s —— 2007. in some places, the water is falling but not in fishlake. the fact it is tidal and the tides are quite high at the moment, the tides can't go away into the sea. floodwaters are remaining high there at the moment and the environment agency has this severe flood warning in place which means a threat to life. bring us up-to-date with some of the areas affected. certainly the lower reaches of the river trent. it area is still rising. around newark, the environment agency is wanting to potential flooding to properties. there is a caravan park, a home for mobile homes and some of the residents were being urged to move their mobile homes to higher areas if they could. there is a raster centre that has been opened up at

five severe flood warnings are in place along south yorkshire's river don — meaning there's a threat to life for those in the area. if the river rises again tonight or tomorrow, and it's in conjunction with a high tide and a further fall of rain, the village simply will not be able to cope. the tories say a jeremy corbyn government could cause an economic crisis within months of coming to power. labour calls the claim a complete work of fiction. the royal family lead tributes to those who lost their lives in conflict as the uk marks remembrance sunday. hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me are lucy fisher, defence correspondent for the times, and kevin schofield, the editor of politicshome. many of tomorrow's front pages are already in. the front page story on the telegraph is a pledge in the conservative manifesto to protect veterans from being prosecuted over killings during the troubles. the mail also reports on that story. and the mirror leads with a labour manifesto pledge to offer every school pupil access to mental health

seven severe flood warnings are in place on the river don in yorkshire, meaning there's a danger to life. there's also concern that water levels are rising on sections of the river trent near newark. jenny kumar reports. at first glance, this seems like a lake. but these are fields. this bridge, with its arch barely visible because of the height of the water. this is the village of fishlake. 0n the lower reaches of the river don, where almost the entire community, that is around 700 people, have been forced to leave their homes. the waters here are showing little sign of receding, and levels could remain high for some time to come. elsewhere on other rivers, like the lower reaches of the trent in nottinghamshire, water levels are still rising. the only way in or out of fishlake is by boat, or on the back of a farm trailer. for this woman, rescue couldn't come soon enough. i only moved in five weeks ago. i'm waiting for a transplant. but frustration is mounting among some residents in fishlake, the owner of this luxury spa, devastated by the damage to her property and the village. we have

fiona trott is outside fishlake in south yorkshire, which has been completely engulfed by the river don. fiona. what is the latest there? that's right, people here in fishlake are marooned. we got here by tractor this morning and that's all thanks to volunteer farmers from this village and surrounding villages who have come here to help, helping people get around and dropping off supplies. we managed to get through to the village pub which is on a raised level, and the people running it are hoping to cook around a0 hot meals for people today. that is what's really striking, the volunteer effort. the only reason they can cook those meals is they have gas and people have been donating food from all around, and it's been brought in by these volunteer farmers by tractor. it's been brought in by these volunteerfarmers by tractor. we it's been brought in by these volunteer farmers by tractor. we saw a man dressed top to toe in waterproofs with a rucksack going house to house, dropping off milk and bread, anything anybody needed. people say the floodwater has gone down overnight in places, but

seven severe flood warnings, meaning there's a danger to life, are still in place along the river don in south yorkshire. we are near the village of fishlake where dozens of people have been evacuated from their homes. the conservatives lay out plans to train and employ thousands more gps, despite failing to meet a previous recruitment target. labour and the liberal democrats promise more hours of free child care — but providers are sceptical overfunding. angela merkel leads events in germany to mark 30 years since the fall of the berlin wall — and urges people to stand up forfundamental values. translation: the values upon which europe is founded — freedom, democracy, equality, rule of law, the preservation of human rights.

part of the problem is the river don, which drains this area, is not receiving any maintenance whatsoever. the environment agency says natural flood management has a role to play, but flood defences are important. 0ur flood defences have protected 4,000 properties but of course unfortunately, there are still 300 that have flooded. and to protect more properties tonight, the raf has been brought in, dropping supplies in the bentley area, ten miles away. the local pub in fishlake has become a refuge. it's on higher ground and has gas, a place to sleep and get a hot meal. the first night, everyone was devastated, weren't they? absolutely devastated. we had grown men crying, which were horrific but spirits have lifted now, haven't they? they are able to cook meals because people have been donating food at the local church. food that's being distributed by a force of volunteers. neighbours with rucksacks and farmers with tractors. without them, this village would be struggling to cope. well, they may be coping as best as they can but tonight, doncaster council are still urging people in fishla

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the river don is a tidal river and it remains dangerously high. cyclone bulbul has made landfall near the border of india and bangladesh, bringing heavy rain and winds of up to 135km/h. up to two million peple have left their homes for safety, but two deaths have been reported. 0ur south asian editor, anbarasan ethirajan, explains how improved preparedness has helped save lives. in the past, hundreds of thousands of people have been killed in cyclones in bangladesh but we have developed a radio system and are working with the un and other agencies and have enlisted thousands of volunteers. one of the first things they will do is send text messages to mobile phones to various fishermen and villages across southern bangladesh. and then they sent to different villages using loudspeakers to tell people that they now need to go to safety. otherwise they will also use army and security forces, physically putting people into shelters. these are some of the methods they use and they also use television and radio to warn people about the danger. they have