and miss showers and storms could affect the flood sensitive areas of northern england. low pressure is fully with us as we head into sunday night and into the start of next week, bringing bands of showers or even longer spells of rain so it will remain quite unsettled for next week particularly the first half of next week that there will be some sunshine around as well. you can see bands of showers and long spells of rain pushing west to east and there will be some sunshine around as well and the sunshine should not feel too bad and temperatures around the seasonal average of 19, 22, 23 or 2a degrees across the south. unsettled through the weekend mainly across northern and western areas and there is a better chance of staying dryer or warmer across the south and east.

good evening. efforts are continuing in derbyshire to shore up a dam, that's in danger of collapse, right next to the town of whaley bridge. the emergency services are moving swiftly to try to pump water out of the toddbrook reservoir, with more wet weather forecast for tomorrow. today, some whaley bridge residents, who'd spent a second night away from their homes, were being allowed to return to collect essential items. charlotte gallagher is at the scene for us this evening. some breaking news. within the last

few minutes a further 55 homes need to be evacuated. they are in horrid end, close to whaley bridge, and authorities say they will be in danger if this dam burst and the 300 million gallons of water makes its way out of the reservoir. people living in those homes will be given lots of information. there will be rest centres they can go to and spend the night if they cannot make their way to friends and family. 1500 homes have been evacuated already. they've been told it could be days or even a week until they are back in their homes. an raf chinook helicopter picks up bags of aggregate. this is the third day of operations to save a dam and the town of whaley bridge. here, a crew member leans out to make sure the sandbags are dropped in exactly the sandbags are dropped in exactly the right place. the tenant

helicopter still a strange sight in this small town. —— chinnock helicopter. these fire crews and pumps are working 2a hours a day to divert the 300 million gallons of the reservoir. we were here early hours on friday from west yorkshire. if you pan across, you can see the level of the stones. that was under water when we arrived. so, as you can see, it has quite visually come down. this is a major incident, make no mistake. whaley bridge would normally be packed on a summer holiday saturday, but today it's a ghost town. people who were forced to leave their homes are being allowed to return forjust 15 minutes to collect valuables, medication, and even their grandchildren's toys. we were told by police that we are going on at our own risk. all right,

but it's a calculated risk, really, we knew we needed to get things, do things, and as long as you move quickly, and i would say listen all the time. because they said if we hear three blasts of a horn we were to run. i did have to walk up the road last night and just scream. because i did face what i could lose. this family had to leave their home and the guest they run. an adventure for the children. less so for the and parents. i had to get out quick. just not knowing when i can open back up and ta ke knowing when i can open back up and take bookings. i've had to advise people that we are closed for the foreseeable future. police are using patrols and a drone to monitor the evacuation zone, and a government minister visited today to give more reassurances. i want to thank the residents. it is imperative that we keep them safe. that's the only reason why they are

out of their homes. and i'd also reassure them. we are taking very seriously the need to keep their home secure. people have been coming down to the down all day but it could be a while before they are able to say goodbye to the rescue teams for good. —— the dam all day. emergency services, engineers, and the military will work throughout the military will work throughout the night to ensure that this dam does not burst its banks. you can probably see behind me that the pumps are still working and actually the water level does seem to have gone down quite significantly today. however, there is a bit concerned about the weather tomorrow. it's been dry and sunny today but there isa been dry and sunny today but there is a storm forecast for tomorrow. the met office has issued a yellow weather warning. and there are real fears here. the residents worry that any further rain could put further strain on this dam and risk their homes and businesses.

thanks very much, charlotte. talks aimed at averting strike action by thousands of workers at heathrow airport, have been adjourned for the day, with no sign of agreement. more than 150 flights scheduled for monday and tuesday have already cancelled, after the members of one union rejected a pay offer. our business correspondent, katy austin is at heathrow. it seems this is going to go right to the wire in order to stop the strike action, what, on monday? that's right, another day with no pay deal agreement between heathrow and unite. it means that when those we conciliation talks restart tomorrow morning there will be less than 2a hours left before a possible strike here at britain's biggest airport in peak holiday season. those walking out would be the likes of engineers, security guards, and firefighters. heathrow has said all along it has contingency plans, which means it could operate safely, but it took an early call, saying

that 177 flights would have to be cancelled for monday. passengers would have to get different flights oi’ would have to get different flights or get refunds from their allies. 0thers or get refunds from their allies. others would still see the effect. heathrow says there will be long queues to get through security, so people would need to allow a lot of extra time for that. as things stand, no imminent sign of a resolution being found that would meana resolution being found that would mean a strike does not go ahead. and indeed more strikes later this month. thanks very much. more than 600 people have been arrested in moscow during an unauthorised rally, protesting against opposition candidates being barred from standing in local elections. it's the second weekend of mass demonstrations, with the opposition leader lyu—bov sobol, being arrested even before she reached the rally. the russian military hasjoined efforts to contain wildfires, burning over thousands of square miles of forest in the north, and east of the country. some of the fires have been burning for weeks,

in what environmental groups have described as an ecological catastrophe. steve rosenberg has travelled to one of the affected areas, in siberia. siberia is burning and we went to see how. forestry workers agreed to show us how they are fighting the fires. with limited resources, they are doing their best, trying to contain the threat that is almost impossible. in this siberian forest i saw new fires appearing out of nowhere. this is where the fairy tale russian forest has been reduced toa tale russian forest has been reduced to a wasteland. the fire has caused a lot of damage here. and, as you can see, it's still smouldering. and part of the problem is deadwood — dry wood — like this, because even if you drop a0 tonnes of water from the military

plane up there, if it's still burning inside here — if there's still flames — then that's going to continue. this firefighter isn't giving up, though. we've got to keep the situation under control, he says, and keep putting out these fires. but sometimes in siberia forest fires burn until the snow falls. russia may need to let nature take its course. steve rosenberg, bbc news, siberia. the first ashes test between england and australia at edgbaston is finely poised on day three. the hosts were eventually all out for 374, giving them a first innings lead of 90. in reply australia were 124 for 3 in their 2nd innings, when bad light stopped play a short while ago. joe wilson has more.

dress code optional, but try to be eccentric. some of them made you think, why? some, how? even on fancy dress day it is about cricket. no ashes without fire. i no england without burns. # and it burns, burns, burns #. he was back, refocused, # and it burns, burns, burns #. he was back, r‘ inspiration. it took and looking for inspiration. it took and looking for inspiration. it took six. nice try in the stands! crowd fully engaged, suggesting david warner, the former ball tempora, had sandpaper with him. empty pockets, he showed them. —— ball tamperer. as

england bowled, 90 runs ahead. david warner tried not to hit this one, but on england's review there was the evidence, had brushed the bat, he was out. farewell, old friend. england took two more wickets, moeen ali struck, then ben stokes got usman khawaja. the match was moving. like an inflatable president pursued by mexicans, very edgbaston. the man who really matters withstood everything, stephen smith, medical check, 0k, australia 3a ahead, and ready for more. joe wilson, bbc news, birmingham. that's it — i'll be back with the late news at ten. now on bbc one, time for the news where you are. hello there, it was north and east of the uk that fared best of dry and brighter whether or. further west we had more clout with outbreaks of rain thanks to the weather friends on the west of knighton island so it

will be rather damn here with some irish seacoast and some days showers will fizzle away from scotland in northern england tonight. ardsley quy northern england tonight. ardsley guy with clear cells and temperature is between 13 and 15 degrees. similarto is between 13 and 15 degrees. similar to how saturday started off, nest fog which will clear away and cloudier across western areas and into the afternoon we will see scattered showers and thunderstorms across parts of scotland and northern england and it will be a one day for many, 2210 may be 26 or 27 across the southeast. net issued a yellow warning and some of these showers will be following and flood sensitive areas of northern england so sensitive areas of northern england so stay tuned.

this is bbc news, i'm chris rogers. the headlines at 7pm: more homes are evacuated as emergency workers race against time to prevent a catastrophic collapse of the damaged dam in whaley bridge amid fears of more storms. residents were allowed to return to their homes for 15 minutes today to pick up essentials. i did have to walk up the road last night and just scream because i did face what i could lose. police in hong kong have used tear gas and baton charges against pro—democracy demonstrators as they demonstrated for the ninth weekend in a row. police have turned up here. these

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