the water was so deep in whatever. the water was so deep in his garden even a tree house was under water at one point. it's not just homeowners affected by these floods, it was farmers as well. this isa floods, it was farmers as well. this is a vast green house full of lettuce, but for days it was underwater, so the whole crop has been ruined, all the glasses been broken. and that means a huge bill for the farmer who owns all of this. residence here so desperate to protect their homes they build their own flood barrier. it worked for a while, then the water got through and ruined more homes. in nearby east kallick he still can't get to some houses. it's draining away, but only slowly. a few days ago we visited nick and his flooded bungalow. the water here has gone and now comes the plan for the future. trying to get a caravan so that we are here on site. you're going to move into a caravan in the front garden probably? we are hoping

to. that's not going to be much fun for the six months. tony also talked to us for a few days. his insurers told him not to move his fair share but there won't be here for another week. it's getting wet upstairs because there's all of this rubbish at the bottom. and they don't want you to move things out? nothing. millions of litres a day still need to be pumped out of this landscape to be pumped out of this landscape to erase the great inland lakes of yorkshire. nasa has revealed that they have managed to grow lettuce in space. here are the astronauts giving it a try on the international space station. inches and 15. this is one of three batches that were grown there over two years. nasa says that astronauts may in the future be able to grow their own

food on longer voyages. bon appetit. type the headlines now and bbc news. another big rise the number of people affected by coronavirus in the uk. there's no 163 confirmed cases. the government has pledged an extra £46 million for research into coronavirus vaccines and faster testing. reassurance for shoppers, ministers say that retailers do have robust plans in place and that's amid concerns that people have been stockpiling. one known bbc news it's time for the film review. hello and welcome to the film review on bbc news.

to take us through this week's cinema releases is mark kermode. so mark, what have you been watching this week? a very mixed bag. we have onwards which is an animated quest. we have first wives, inspired by a true story of strength through song. and escape from pretoria which does pretty much what it says on the tin. so onward, it begins in a fantastical world in which magic has been superseded by more down—to—earth — electricity and gas. there are two brothers, chalk and cheese, one believes in the old myths of sword and sorcery and the younger one is slightly insular. they botch a spell to bring back their lost father for a day. they only manage to bring back half of him, so they must embark upon a quest. on this quest, they must learn to control their newly found magic. here's a clip.

here we go. focus. something wrong? sorry, it'sjust your stance is... here, chin up, elbows out, feet apart, back slightly arched. ok, how does that feel? great. one more thing... barley! 0k, 0k. says magic words don't let the magic spook you. 0k. elbows. what? elbows up. no, no, no — it's too high, that's too high. i'm trying to focus here! oh, yeah, yeah. focus. it worked! the can is huge! and the van is huge! and you're... oh, no! that makes me think a little bit of harry potter. and a little bit of shrek.

at the beginning, i thought this does not have the classic... like toy story, when you leave the room, the toys come alive, or in monsters inc they need the fear to generate power. at the beginning i was thinking, i do not get it, they are in a magic world, but there is no magic. what happens half way through is that the film really finds its feet and becomes centrally about the two brothers and their relationship and then it builds toward a third act which, somehow, from the chaos of the narrative up until that point manages to pull, like a magician pulling a rabbit out of a hat, a really satisfying resolution that makes you go, oh, i forgive you for everything that was a misstep up until that point. i do not think it is a classic, but i think that the last act is so good... that is so curious. the end of a film is the thing that really defines a film. people will come out of this film with a really warm, feel—good feeling, despite the fact

there is a good section of it which is derivative, obscure, a bit like we have all seen it before, but this is not hanging together. it hits the third act and then you go, i forgive you for everything you have got wrong until now. is it a weepy? the story could make me cry. i confess i was moved, but i did not cry as much as i did in the next movie which was out this week which is military wives. it was directed by peter cattaneo who made full monty and is inspired by a true story. it is about the partners of service people finding strength through a singing group. we have chalk and cheese characters again, kristin scott thomas who is kate who is uptight and believes in classical music and we have lisa played by sharon horgan who says, why can't we sing pop songs? or cyndi lauper‘s time after time? if anyone sings cyndi lauper‘s time

after time, i lose it. it hit some very obvious button—pushing moments, some of the characters are done in thumbnails, but it is one of those films that just. .. i have seen it twice now and both times i have laughed solidly because there is a great comic chemistry between kristin scott thomas and sharon horgan particularly and there are four or five sequences in which ijust wept because the thing about it is that for all the things that are wrong with it, for all the things that are cliched, corny, it gets little details right. it is amazing how much a small detail, someone packing away their partner's things by the time that they will be away on their tour of duty, somebody asking, how do you cope? do you just not talk about it? and then being greeted by silence. these little moments that mean when everyone bursts into song and when they start writing the songs inspired by the letters,

it all comes together. i think, as i say, i have seen it twice and there are many things that you could pick holes in, but i do not care to because it worked on an emotional level and i cried like an idiot. if you cried, then i will be counted. we can guarantee that. i love crying in movies. i quite like a good cry to be honest. escape from pretoria based on twitter again? based on tim jenkin basilashvili book he was arrested in apartheid south africa —— timjenkin‘s book. he is given a very long sentence and believes that it is his absolute duty to continue to oppose the apartheid regime by attempting to break out. how do you break out? you're in a prison behind several locked doors. an apparently insurmountable problem, but not so. it is a clip.

for many nights i sat on my bed and stared at the lock. i tried 100 ideas in my mind. and then, i tried 100 more. it sat there, staring back at me, every single night. and then it dawned on me, you don't have to know everything. you only have to know enough. quiet! start with what you know and you work backwards. so how do you get the lock open? the obvious answer is you're going to need keys. as you have from that clip, it has an interesting array of accents, not all of which are completely

on the money all the way through. i have always thought that the flow is any film reveal whether the film is good or bad because if a film is good enough to get you over those flaws, it means that something is working. i worried about the accents were about ten minutes and then ijust got caught up in the study. in this extraordinary story of how on earth do you get out of this prison with all of these locks. the film is put together very, very well in terms of the way in which it gets you invested in the minutiae of this solution that they come up with. the fact that you know it is a true story, but at the same time your start sort of going, that cannot work, you cannot possibly do that, and then you start to see them do it. i think it was really gripping and i confess i was uncertain about... i was uncertain because i'd heard the trailer and heard some of the accents not been really great, but it didn't matter to me. i thought it was a really gripping thriller. people talk betting on the edge

of your seat and at one point, i thought i am actually on the edge my seat. i am really, really worried about whether the bit of the chewing gum on the end of that stake will be able to pick up the thing you have dropped, which is an indication of it working. —— on the end of that stick. best out? we both love... portrait of a lady on fire. i am a huge fan of her anyway i love girlhood. this is an 18th—century story where someone assented to paint somebody she does not want to paint. she envisaged the film as a treaty is on the female gaze, and i think it is that, but the reason it works is because it engages you emotionally. it is like a thriller. you believe in the characters. it is beautiful to look at. it was absolutely beautiful.

there are moments where you think that actually looks like a... very striking and the constant crackle of the fire threat so much of it. and a very sparse use of music and what music there is is generated on screen. the major sequences and the sequence at the end in which the title of the film happens and everyone is clapping and singing, i thought that sequence was absolutely mesmerising. i thought it was easy and strange and beautiful and powerful and i was thrilled by the film. i absolutely loved it. terrific. i am glad you like it as much as i do. dvd? doctor can't sleep. there's nothing better than a film that delivers more than you expect. —— doctor sleep. it influences —— to claim this is from both stephen king and the sleeping quebec film. i fell for it and i thought this is so much better than anyone had

any right to expect thank you very much, see you next time. enjoy your cinema going whatever you choose to see this week. until next time, bye—bye. hello there, and from this week and onwards the weather is turning very u nsettled onwards the weather is turning very unsettled again with spells of wind and rain. and it's going to last as we head on into next week as well. for many of us to the first part of the night it's going to be dry with the night it's going to be dry with the clear skies and temperatures will tumble. for the rest for a science of this next weather system moving in and we will bring more cloud and epics of rain and also strengthening winds. could see snow of the high ground on scotland as that rain arrives. the colonnade to come but will be turning milder at west. for the weekend it's unsettled and low pressure takes control and

it will be windy at times with topics of rain and the northwest the wet and windy weather will sweep across the country during saturday night and into sunday it's a blustery day with sunshine and showers and will feel cooler as well. very mild on saturday as that wind continues to pick up, gales and sea coast wind continues to pick up, gales and seacoast topics of rain spreading eastwards and will be chilly with tension and showers heaviest in the west.

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