it's understood the government's emergency committee cobra has met to discuss the risks of flooding, with major incidents declared in south yorkshire and greater manchester as storm christoph is set to bring extreme rainfall to parts of the uk. parts of wales are expected to see around 200 millimetres of rain with 150 millimetres in the north of england. amber weather warnings have been declared in yorkshire and the humber, the north west, east midlands and the east of england. our correspondent danny savage reports from the yorkshire town of doncaster. in doncaster this afternoon, people were doing what they could to get their homes ready for flooding. council lorries were out clearing drains and gullies, just in case. in these streets close to the town centre, they don't want a repeat of this, when the nearby river don burst its banks, back in 2019.

i were in the garden, up to about to here. in the house, it was roughly a foot high. in that same street today, kev wingfield admitted he's worried. devastating to the whole community. we don't want to go through all that again. but this time the council are better prepared, which is a good thing. but it gets everybody worried. and everybody has now started to move things upstairs, again. the sandbags are already out in anticipation of flooding. a major incident has been declared in south yorkshire. last time, people complained about a lack of preparation. brothers adam and john have seen it all before. i've seen up here when it was really bad. if it's anything like that, if they think it will be anything like that, i'm definitely concerned because there were people up to their necks in it. people had to swim out of the houses and that's not really something i would want to deal with. in west yorkshire, anxiety is high in the calder valley around hebden bridge, an area damaged so many times before by flooding.

it's going to be devastating. if it's anything like it was in february, it will be really devastating. the concerns of the local residents, especially the ones that have flooded before, is, "0h, here we go again." and unfortunately, that's one of the things of living in a valley bottom. but we can try and do whatever we can to minimise the effects of flooding. further afield, heavy rain has been causing problems in leicestershire, where it was a lottery whether or not you got through this road. danny savage, bbc news. in football, leicester city were hoping to go top of the premier league table as they faced chelsea this evening. our sports correspondent andy swiss reports. in this tightest of title races, would it be leicester's turn to rise to the top? beat chelsea and they'd lead the way and they couldn't have asked for a much better start. wilfried ndidi certainly enjoyed it. leicester ahead in a flash of brilliance. and just before

the break, it was 2—0. chelsea dithered, james maddison didn't, and the foxes could sense that premier league summit. and the second half soon brought them more chances. jamesjustin really should have put leicester out of sight, as chelsea struggled for any real spark, with the exception of their keeper's reflexes. edouard mendy sparing them a heavier defeat. 2—0, though, was enough for leicester to go top of the table and five years after they famously won the title, in this strange season, well, you just never know... andy swiss, bbc news. that's it. now on bbc one, time for the news where you are. have a very good night.

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a moment of reflection and memory by joe biden and his wife, jill and vice president harris and her husband out this memorial at the lincoln memorial reflecting pool, remembering the 400,000 victims of coronavirus in the united states. this, of course, the eve of the inauguration day, a very different inauguration, a deserted washington inauguration, a deserted washington in terms of the normal crowds you would expect to be there for an inauguration. instead, 25,000 national guard reservists on the streets, the mall it self blocked off. you can see police lights there in the corner, very few vehicles.

people are being told to stay away, shops boarded up. instead, 200,000 american flags placed in front of congress, where at noon local time tomorrow, joe biden will become the 46th president of the united states. he andjill 46th president of the united states. he and jill walking now away to their cars. joe biden at 78, the oldest elected president ever of the united states. he and his wife tonight, do to stay not too far away, in fact, from the white house at blair house committee official for the white house, an invitation extended to the incoming president, but no suggestion that donald trump and his family in the white house will be extending any invitation to

the bidens. the trumps leaving first thing in the morning hat down to andrews and then tomorrow i go where donald trump is spent so much of his presidency. 0ur correspondence is in washington. i'm not quite sure where you are, larry. a lovely aerial shot here of the reflecting pool, but are you close to a roadblock? can you just tell us, in terms of the security, what it's like on the streets at the moment? ., ., ., ., ., what it's like on the streets at the moment? ., ., ., ., moment? so, we are not too far from that memorial — moment? so, we are not too far from that memorial reflecting _ moment? so, we are not too far from that memorial reflecting pool - that memorial reflecting pool outside the lincoln memorial. we are in downtown washington, maybe two and a half blocks away from the white house, where, as you have been talking about, this washington, dc right now feels like a war zone. you see arm soldiers on the streets of the capital patrolling, checking, people coming to checkpoints and trying to make sure that there is

nothing that will be a security issue coming into the inauguration tomorrow. there is to any 5000 national guardsmen in the streets of washington, dc injustice perimeter around the capital. that is the highest of any inauguration ever, about two and a half times more than for the two 0bama inaugurations, and even for the potion are duration, and this isjust even for the potion are duration, and this is just because of the insurrection attempt onjanuary and this is just because of the insurrection attempt on january six and the fear that there might be armed protesters coming to the city tomorrow to protest the inauguration ofjoe biden. figs tomorrow to protest the inauguration ofjoe biden-— of joe biden. as we are speaking to ou, of joe biden. as we are speaking to you. larry. — of joe biden. as we are speaking to you. larry. we _ of joe biden. as we are speaking to you. larry. we have _ of joe biden. as we are speaking to you, larry, we have got _ of joe biden. as we are speaking to you, larry, we have got pictures . of joe biden. as we are speaking to you, larry, we have got pictures of| you, larry, we have got pictures of the reflecting pool there, and those columns and memory of the 400,000 people who have died in the united states. i think numbers are falling a little, but even so, the most terrible pandemic to sweep through that country, and really, one of the first priorities forjoe biden, who we hear is going to hit the ground

running tomorrow.— we hear is going to hit the ground running tomorrow. absolutely, and covid is on — running tomorrow. absolutely, and covid is on the _ running tomorrow. absolutely, and covid is on the top _ running tomorrow. absolutely, and covid is on the top of _ running tomorrow. absolutely, and covid is on the top of his _ running tomorrow. absolutely, and covid is on the top of his agenda. l covid is on the top of his agenda. just today come in the last two hours, america crossed 400,000 deaths due to the coronavirus crisis, so an unprecedented crisis, the likes of which this country and the likes of which this country and the world has never seen. and one of the world has never seen. and one of theissues the world has never seen. and one of the issues thatjoe biden is going to be tackling as soon as he gets into the oval office from day one is tackling that's covid crisis and the resulting economic crisis. so one of the things he intends to do is to make it mandatory that in federal lines, across state highways and anything that he has for rent —— federal authority, anything that he has for rent —— federalauthority, he anything that he has for rent —— federal authority, he will require that masks be worn come already this is happening on planes, but he is making sure that that practice is in law. secondly, he is promising to inoculate, essentially, took about 100 million vaccines in 100 days, which is something that the trump campaign has called operation work speed, but hasn't happened as fast

as the biden transition would've wanted. . , as the biden transition would've wanted. ., , ., ., ., ~ wanted. 0k, larry, for now, thank ou ve wanted. 0k, larry, for now, thank you very much _ wanted. 0k, larry, for now, thank you very much indeed. _ wanted. 0k, larry, for now, thank you very much indeed. let's - wanted. 0k, larry, for now, thank you very much indeed. let'sjust l you very much indeed. let's just stay, excuse me, with this image of those columns lit up there. the organizers of this memorial have asked for cities and towns across the country to join washington in cities and towns across the country tojoin washington in illuminating buildings and ringing church bells. it will be interesting to see how many cities have actually got involved with this international moment of unity and remembrance. and in fact, that is where we will leave washington now. because we will be looking at some of the first additions of the press coverage of the events of today and indeed looking ahead to tomorrow. stay with us here at bbc news.

hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the papers will be looking at some of the first additions bringing us tomorrow. with me are the broadcaster david davies, and anna mikhailova, deputy political editor at the mail on sunday. tomorrow's front pages starting with sorry we have come to a little late, but i'm not sure if you are able to see some of those images live from washington, dc, and there is one story that is dominating most of tomorrow's send back papers —the inauguration of america's new president. the telegraph looks atjoe biden�*s in tray. it says he plans to reverse trump's tax cuts, covid policy and muslim ban. the international edition of the financial times leads with republican senate leader mitch mcconnell pointing the finger of blame for the storming of the capitol building, firmly at donald trump. the new york times carries a photo of the us capitol as it rehearses for tomorrow's inauguration. the daily star imagines the last

four years to be a weird dream. the independent has the silouette of the back of donald trump — with the simple words, "it's over." and the metro goes with the same idea. a u—turn on mass testing in schools is the guardian's lead. the paper says the government puts the return of pupils injeopardy by halting plans for mass testing for teachers and school children. right. quite a few papers to go through. not a great deal of time. good to see you both. let's kick off with the metro. a picture of the back of donald trump, at last, it is the back of donald trump. just picking up on some of the things. the first president since 1869 to not attend the inauguration of his successor. w , ~

not attend the inauguration of his successor. , . ., not attend the inauguration of his successor. , ~ ., ., successor. exactly. we have got uuite a successor. exactly. we have got quite a historic— successor. exactly. we have got quite a historic day _ successor. exactly. we have got quite a historic day tomorrow. l successor. exactly. we have got i quite a historic day tomorrow. that 150 year gap between a president not attending the incoming president's inauguration from as you say, donald trump will instead be flying tomorrow lago, which is the resort he has spent a lot of his presidency in already. we have also got the oldest ever president being sworn in, joe biden 78 years old. and these remarkable scenes of washington overrun with, you know, thousands of national guard members. of course, the events of last week's of course, the events of last week's mob two weeks ago, strumming capitol hill is present in every single shot here. and you have got these, you know, incredible scenes when they put up flags instead of people. it will be quite a day tomorrow. i sort of like the way that the metro has obviously had some fun with that front page, the back of donald trump. although, they also note that

this has come after the most bitter election in us history, they say, because it was very bitter, but i think al gore might have something to say about it being the most bitter. , ., ., ., , bitter. david, you and i have seen so many inaugurations _ bitter. david, you and i have seen so many inaugurations over - bitter. david, you and i have seen so many inaugurations over the i so many inaugurations over the years. this is a very different when, as anna was explaining. what's interesting to me in the ft commit and end international version here is that farewell speech from the outgoing senate majority leader, mitch mcconnell, because of course, he will be minority from tomorrow, blaming trumpfairly he will be minority from tomorrow, blaming trump fairly and squarely for that assault on the capital, and what that might mean in any impeachment.— what that might mean in any impeachment. what that might mean in any imeachment. ~ ., , ., , impeachment. well, of course that is the key point- — impeachment. well, of course that is the key point. what _ impeachment. well, of course that is the key point. what will— impeachment. well, of course that is the key point. what will happen - impeachment. well, of course that is the key point. what will happen once| the key point. what will happen once mr biden _ the key point. what will happen once mr biden is _ the key point. what will happen once mr biden is in the white house and the impeachment the second, the

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