this is bbc news. i'm martine croxall. the headlines at 7pm... 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. they absolutely cannot be taken for granted.

a decades long dispute comes to an end as india's supreme court rules that the 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. coming up, sportsday will have all the latest sports news as england's lionesses take on germany... flooding and rail cancellations are affecting parts of the north of england and the midlands, after the recent torrential downpours, that caused rivers to burst their banks. seven severe flood warnings, meaning a threat to life, are still in place on the river don

in south yorkshire, while derbyshire police have named the woman who died, after being swept away by floodwaters on the river derwent near the town of matlock. she was annie hall, a former high sheriff of derbyshire. our correspondent fiona trott is at stainforth in south yorkshire the floodwaters have receded in some parts of northern england but the situation we have no fishlake tonight is that there are some residents in that village who are basically living on an island. that is how it is being described by local people here. 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. all of this has got to be replaced. diane cordon‘s family were flooded into thousand and seven and

diane cordon‘s family were flooded in 2007 and could not afford new insurance was they say they want help and the council is not providing it. as soon as possible, we need skips. they say that the wagons cannot go through because of the water. cars are managing to get through as you can see, so can a wagon with a skip on the back of it. what are we supposed to do with this? get on with it? leave you to it? what are we supposed to do with this rancid, smelly, contaminated stuff. doncaster council has described the situation is highly complex and says it has been very difficult to predict and control future events. in derbyshire, matlock has been one of the worst affected areas there. the woman who died after being caught in floodwater near darley dale has today been named as the former high sheriff annie hall. she has been described as a great leader who will be hugely missed. it will be weeks before this village and others like it reach some kind of normality. in the meantime, the government says it has launched an emergency fund so local authorities can help safeguard peoples lives and property.

fiona trott, bbc news, doncaster. the women we were speaking to in that part of doncaster today in bentley say they are used to getting stuck in and helping each other out but they are disappointed in the council not helping them do that. why not open the local community centres, they were saying, go in and get tea and coffee, hot meals, that kind of thing. why are the council being slow to respond? that lady in the report was talking about skips and the clean—up operation. doncaster tonight say they are still in the emergency response stage, dealing with what they call a very complex situation. they are hoping in about two to three days, then they can begin to look at the response and dealing with those complaints first. first and for most, like the situation here in

fishlake, they most, like the situation here in fishla ke, they have most, like the situation here in fishlake, they have to respond to that first. that is their priority and then they will deal with everything else later. if it is an emergency, they say you must contact the emergency services and the council, and you will be given help. let's talk to lewis parkin coates — he's a farmer in doncaster who's been told by the environment agency that his farm is set to flood tomorrow. thank you forjoining us. tell us what the conditions are like and the extent of flooding at the moment?” do not think the flooding will occur now. i've just been out to have a look at the river. 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 difficult but feeding them will not be easy if you cannot get them warm. what sort of flood defences can you put in place, is there any point? not really. there are some flood defences around this village which we have repeatedly asked the environment people to take notice of restoring them and preserving them. but nobody seems to know who is responsible for that. it bothers me a bit. i shan‘t be here much longer, and getting older. at the moment, they are holding the water out of the village. i do not think it will

flood. watmore, for next time, would you like the government and various agencies to do? talk to us and tell us agencies to do? talk to us and tell us what we could and couldn't do. and what they are prepared to do. now, the drain in the village has been blocked and has been for some time. somebody should have been looking at that. it doesn't cause me but it causes some of the neighbours concern. the water is seeping around them. normally it would go down the drain but it can't, because it is blocked solid. you have been a farmer a long time, i'm guessing.” have, yes. what are you seeing in terms of frequency of floods, and how patterns and the weather is changing. we seem to get more storms

and things in short spells. we've had a very dry summer and then a very wet 0ctober. it's not normal. not always normal. these 2a hours of continuous rain are very rare. 0r they have been, in the past.” continuous rain are very rare. 0r they have been, in the past. i hope your prediction is correct and you seen your prediction is correct and you seen the worst of it and your livestock are safe. thank you very much for speaking to us. thank you. let's get some analysis, professor david balmforth is a government adviser who authored the review into the 2007 floods and hejoins me from speen in buckinghamshire. thank you forjoining us. hopefully you were able to hear what lewis, the farmer there, was saying about the farmer there, was saying about the flooding. and his observations are in keeping with what you have been studying? certainly we need to

continue to invest in flood defences. since the floods of 2007, a lot more investment has gone into flood defences and has been more consistent year—on—year but we do have a lot of property and our towns and cities located on flood plains. 0n and cities located on flood plains. on occasions, where the floods are, these planes become flood plains again. and property on farms get flooded. we perhaps need to do more for the people who suffer from that and help them to be more resilient to flooding. and what does that look like? there is a lot we can do with properties and peoples homes, where they live and businesses, we can do a lock to keep floodwaters out of buildings and when they do get into buildings, we can use different materials for floors and walls so they do not get so damaged. and how

well do the agencies work together? backin well do the agencies work together? back in 2007 there was a whole variety of organisations responsible for managing the floods and they did not work very well together. u nfortu nately, not work very well together. unfortunately, we've not made much progress. it works well in some parts but less well in other parts. there's a lack of good coordination between responsible bodies. how feasible is it to protect every part of the country from flooding? not at all. particularly in the context of climate change. these floods will occur and become more frequent. there is a limit as to who we can protect but we can do more to help communities repair and make the damage less than it is at the moment. and generally support them. itan moment. and generally support them. it an inconvenience rather than a tragedy. how wrong have we got it,

by building so much on flood plains? it isn't so much building on flood plains but what we build on them. historically we haven't made much of an allowance for the fact that they will be susceptible to flooding. we can make these buildings. we know that we can do that much more in the way that we build them and take existing buildings and that is what we should be doing. these buildings flooding now, they ought to be reinstated in a much more resilient way. we were hearing an idea from mr parkins coates, the farmer we were speaking to, he said there were ancient flood defences allowed to fall into disuse in his parts of the country. how realistic is it common to think that we can begin to use those again? it is, but it's difficult to tell. where we had

flood defences that worked historically, it was a good starting point to ask, what can we do now and how economic would it be and how effective can it be? professor, it's good to see you tonight. thank you. 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 more than 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 cannot get a gp appointment fast enough.

but hang on — what happened to the 5000 gps the conservatives promised at the 2015 election? that target has not been reached. the reality will be seeing these delivered on. whichever government we have it a few weeks' time, we need to recognise the stressed state of general practice and we need them to recognise that these promises are solid and should be delivered on and they should be delivered on swiftly. labour claim public services have got worse since the conservatives came to power. jeremy corbyn was at a children's arts project in leeds but says many facilities have closed in recent years. he is pledging to set up 1000 preschool sure start centres and extending entitlement to childcare. he says we will be told how this will be paid for later in the campaign. we are determined to open children's centres so that sure start can be a reality, as it was in the past for so many of our children.

all of our funding commitments will be clearly there in the grey book that will be published alongside our manifesto. not to be outdone, at a rally in london the lib dem leader had her own offer on childcare. a liberal democrat government will provide working parents with free, high—quality childcare from when their child is nine months old until their first day at school. there has not been too much talk of the b word for the politicians today although "stop brexit" is part of the official lib dem campaign slogan and jo swinson has tried to convince us — and, indeed, some of her own party members — that she has a much broader agenda. usually at elections politicians never miss the opportunity to kiss a baby. today, though, it is the parents who are being love bombed — but high—quality childcare does not come cheap. certainly whoever is in power will have a struggle between making sure the funding rate is high enough that providers can deliver the high—quality care that they want to but at the same

time keep control of the overall cost. there is clearly an appetite for policies other than brexit on the political menu. today, there was plenty of sweeteners for the voters. but there is still no such as a free lunch. iain watson, bbc news. in the run up to polling day we'll be bringing you an essential guide to the various campaigns in a daily electioncast. starting on monday night, adam fleming and the bbc‘s politics team provide a round up of the days events and will look at the twists and turns of the campaign so far. watch it here on the bbc news channel or listen to it on bbc sounds app. the headlines on bbc news... the environment agency says flooding in parts of south yorkshire still poses a risk to life, even though water levels are expected to drop. thousands more gps, despite failing to meet a previous recruitment target. labour and the liberal democrats promise to fund more hours of free child care — but providers express

scepticism over funding. india's prime minister, narendra modi, has welcomed the supreme court's decision to award a bitterly disputed religious site in the northern town of ayodyha to hindus. in a major victory for mr modi's hindu nationalist party, the ruling rejected a claim to the land made by muslim plaintiffs; it clears the way for a hindu temple to be built on the site where the babri mosque stood for hundreds of years before being destroyed by hindu extremists in 1992. ravi agrawal is the managing editor of foreign policy magazine. hejoins me now from new york his book: "india connected: how the smartphone is transforming the world's biggest democracy" eleased in september 2018. thank you forjoining us. just tell us, how significant this ruling is given the contentious nature of the

case? this is immensely significant, not only because it is arguably the most contentious property disputes but also because it involves religious sentiment in a country like india, which is secular constitutionally and has for years seen a constitutionally and has for years seen a lot of tensions between hindus and muslims. what the decision now means is there is legally some closure at least to the long—standing question of whether hindus can build a temple to the lord ram at the sight of the mosque that was demolished in 1992. it would allow hindus to build the temple they have wanted to build for so temple they have wanted to build for so long because they claim that lord ram was born at that very site thousands of years ago. the government, the ruling government, included a pledge to build this temple to the god ram, in their

ma nifesto temple to the god ram, in their manifesto in their most recent elections in may. they would end up quickly constructing the temple which would have immense ramifications. this has led to riots in india. in1992, ramifications. this has led to riots in india. in 1992, when the mosque was torn down, 2000 people were eventually killed in riots across the country so it is highly contentious. the point i make today is in part because of government clamp—downs and security being ramped up, they have so far been no clashes. that, at the very least, is a good thing. it was a manifesto pledge by the ruling bjp but how is it the supreme court have come to a conclusion now after so many years of dispute? they have been mulling this particular case for at least a0 daysin this particular case for at least a0 days in this case has been going on. of days in this case has been going on. of years in other courts in india as

well. there was another court ruling in 2010, which arrived at a different outcome, wanting to divide that land three ways between different groups. i think the supreme court had taken on this case in part because they realised as well that this kind of a case, which was so well that this kind of a case, which was so contentious, and pitted two religions against one another essentially, also it was a question of not just property essentially, also it was a question of notjust property but fate. —— faith. they were adjudicating on which faith is allowed to be seen as believed by the highest court in the land. they realise this was a case that need to be taken on by the highest court. it is no coincidence as well that the current government has pushed for this for many years. that must have some bearing as well in that it is a case where many have wa nted in that it is a case where many have wanted it to be taken on by the supreme court. and as you say, there

is one party in this that will be potentially deeply troubled. the muslim plaintiffs, they saw their mosque torn down in 1992. how are their sensitivities managed to ensure there is not an increase in religious tensions? that is the biggest question, really. most commentators and observers are calling for no triumphalism on the pa rt calling for no triumphalism on the part of hindus as they mark this. meanwhile, maintaining the peace across the, and maintaining discourse, that is very important over the coming days. there is a separate case as to whether tearing down the mosque in 1992 was a legal or not. it has been ruled as illegal but, he should be punished for that? it isa but, he should be punished for that? it is a separate case that could bring closure. but for muslims, this

comes amid a climate where they feel persecuted, where they feel like their rights are often questioned. as the bbc has been reporting for quite a while now, there have been lynchings of muslims and they often feel like they are second—class citizens, to an extent. they are all things that will need to be kept in mind but this moment is important for both sides to walk away from this, calmly and this is the highest court in the land, that has made a decision. it will have to be abided by. there is no other recourse. the question is, how each side is able to walk away, explaining what has happened and accepting what has happened, and also being ready to maintain calm on both sides of the table. we really appreciate you speaking to us tonight. thank you.

the bushfire crisis spans two states in eastern australia. at least three people have died and five others are missing in bushfires in australia. authorities in new south wales say more than 150 homes have been destroyed as the state battled as an unprecedented fire emergency continues into a second day. officials are warning the number of people killed could rise, as fire—hit areas are inspected. phil mercer is in sydney and has this report. the bushfire crisis spans two states in eastern australia. monstrous walls of the flames have terrorised towns and villages. many blazes in northern new south wales and parts of queensland continue to burn out of control, despite a military—style firefighting effort. water—bombing aircraft have doused the flames from above. while hundreds of firefighters, many of them volunteers, have gone into battle on the ground. yet still the fires rage.

the full impact on life and property could take days to emerge. bridges, schools and power lines, as well as many homes, have been destroyed. it was right here, above. look, it is that high. bearing down on me. it was like an inferno. it was like the apocalypse, mate. it was like hell on earth. the blazes were so intense that even by helicopter, fire crews were unable to reach some residents who had called for help. the government says the army could be brought in to relieve weary emergency crews on the front line. hot and windy weather combined with a long drought has made parts of eastern australia a tinderbox. we are seeing a situation in new south wales with these fires we have not seen before. it is the world's driest inhabited continent and every year australia

confronts serious bushfires. but this time in new south wales it's different. a record number of emergency warnings have been in place. we are very mindful of the scarcity of water and just how precious it is. but the reality is we can't do firefighting without water but we are using it wisely and sparingly to try and get the greatest effect. conditions in the fire zone have eased, but officials say that next week could see the danger return. ceremonies are taking place in germany, to mark thirty years since the fall of the berlin wall, a potent symbol of the cold war divide, between east and west. the chancellor angela merkel, who grew up in east germany, said the anniversary should be a call for europeans, to stand up for freedom, tolerance and human rights. jenny hill reports from berlin. berlin's in party made. celebrations to mark a moment which shaped the world as we know it today. cornelia

was 11 when the wall came down and the doors to the west were flung open. i remember also that when we go to the west part, that the smelling, i will never forget about the smelling in the shops. it was such an amazing smell, i never had before. in 1961, with the world watching, east berlin became a prison. its citizens sealed off from friends and family in the west. 30 yea rs friends and family in the west. 30 years after it fell, it is still a powerful symbol of division. there's not much of it left today. but it's the focus of commemorations, led by angler merkel who, herself, grew the focus of commemorations, led by angler merkelwho, herself, grew up behind the iron curtain. for monica, an emotional day. the wall she told us an emotional day. the wall she told us at all her family apart. she never knew her grandfather, who lived in the west. by the time the wall fell, he was dead. it was,

astonishingly, a bloodless revolution which followed weeks of street protests. many declared the birth of a new world order. 0ne which somewhat is at risk today. translation: the values upon which europe is founded, freedom, democracy, rule of law, the preservation of human rights. they absolutely cannot be taken for granted and must constantly be defended. for germany, this is a bittersweet day. a commemoration of hardship endured, a celebration of freedom one. but, a chance to to reflect on new divisions. but tonight, lit up with celebration, berlin will simply remember the day so berlin will simply remember the day so many berlin will simply remember the day so many never berlin will simply remember the day so many never dared to hope would come. jenny hill, bbc news, berlin. let's show you some of the live

pictures from berlin. we were just having a look at some spectacular fireworks which were flying over that extraordinary set, with the earth slowly spinning. it did look fabulous. you have to take my word for it. time for a look at the weather. always late to the party, martin! it is chilly out there. if that is any consolation, but we are ok inside. -7 consolation, but we are ok inside. —7 as we began the day to day. a frosty start to the day. rain in places but not just frosty start to the day. rain in places but notjust rain, as we can see from this picture, there was snow in parts of wales and the middle and saw hill snow today. but there are serious problems from rain we had on thursday and friday. severe flood warnings. head to the website and find out. this is where the rain is at the moment. it will

clear for northern ireland. the rain is at the moment. it will clearfor northern ireland. in northern england and scotland, they are cold and frost and ice, on untreated surfaces. temperatures are staying up across england and wales, where we have outbreaks of rain and snow on higher ground. especially down towards wales and the peak district. that weather system pulls away southwards. a gap between weather systems before this comes in for remembrance sunday. allowed in southern parts of england and south wales to start the day. still damp in places. fog patches around. that im proves in places. fog patches around. that improves as it gets dry and brighter through the day. showers in north—east scotland and around the murray firth. most places will have a dry and sunny sunday. cloud increasing in northern ireland. it will feel warmer but it is wet again in northern ireland. this weather system is moving in. rain and hill snow in the highlands of