please do not go out, stay home. follow the alerts from the emergency services and all their requirements. coming up in the next hour. spain reels from its worst flooding in a generation. 158 people are now confirmed dead. we'll speak to a volunteer helping clear up after the disaster in valencia. we'll speak to one of the farmers angry at the new rule that means some of them will have to start paying inheritance tax. and with five days to go to the us election — we'll be live at rallies in the key states of arizona and nevada. the number of people known to have died in flash flooding in spain this week has risen to 158. torrents of muddy water ripped through towns and cities with the eastern valencia region being the worst hit. people, homes, and cars were swept

away — and debris was left clogging the street. the country's prime minister, pedro sanchez, has urged people in affected areas to stay home, while more than a thousand rescuers are searching for those still missing. this satellite image of the area south of valencia was taken earlier this month before the flooding where you can see dry land around a lagoon. in this second image taken on wednesday, you can see the extreme level of flooding that illustrates the scale of the disaster. our correspondent, bethany bell, sent this report from the region. lifted to safety above the flooded fields, a one—year—old baby is rescued from an isolated house south of valencia. emergency teams are working around the clock. hundreds of troops have been sent to help them in the search for the missing. this little town was hit hard. dozens of people were killed here, and bodies are still being found.

there's mud everywhere. flash floods swamped the town in minutes. shops, homes, and businesses have been devastated. in the ruins of his pharmacy, miguel told me everyone here knows someone who has died. everybody has someone who lost someone. i feel worse than yesterday. i couldn't sleep, and it is like a nightmare. it is a really big nightmare. camellia told us her husband narrowly escaped being swept away just outside their front door. translation: my husband was almost drowned. - he was only saved by the neighbours. volunteers are arriving to help with the clean—up. people are struggling.

in some places, there's no water or electricity, and the internet�*s down. the damage here is huge. just look at what the force of the floodwaters has done to this railway line. helicopters are flying overhead as people make their way through the mud. there's a sense of shock and deep sadness. all across this region, you see cars and trucks swept away by the floods. the current and cars swimming, a grand apocalypse. the authorities are warning that the emergency is not over yet. people have been urged to stay at home. the government has promised to help, but many people here say they feel abandoned. bethany bell, bbc news. let's speak to hugo garcia,

who lives in valencia. he is among hundreds of volunteers walking around the affected areas offering help to those in need. thank you so much. tell us where you have been and what you found when you got there. i just arrived in knowing that the situation was going to be bad. i arrived to one of the neighbourhoods in the south but i didn't expect this situation. it's something that we haven't seen since 57, so you just see mountains of cars and mud everywhere and all the people in the streets, firemen, thousands and thousands of people. thousands and thousands of eo - le. ., . thousands and thousands of --eole. ., ., ., people. how are you able to help them? _ people. how are you able to help them? what _ people. how are you able to help them? what do - people. how are you able to help them? what do they i people. how are you able to i help them? what do they need to? i help them? what do they need to? , . . ,

help them? what do they need to? , _., , help them? what do they need to? , , to? ijust carry bottles of water and _ to? ijust carry bottles of water and i _ to? ijust carry bottles of water and i went - to? ijust carry bottles of water and i went to - to? ijust carry bottles of water and i went to see, | to? ijust carry bottles of. water and i went to see, the people don't have electricity so i brought candles and water. they need everything. they need to clean their houses, they need some support to restore the things that they left. they need food, they need water, they don't have electricity or water. they need money. how will have _ water. they need money. how will have the _ water. they need money. how will have the authorities, - water. they need money. how will have the authorities, the government, helped people, do you believe? we government, helped people, do you believe?— government, helped people, do you believe? we need more help and of course _ you believe? we need more help and of course all _ you believe? we need more help and of course all the _ and of course all the authorities are working hard but we don't have enough, because we had an agency for emergencies but the current president, the first thing he did was cut this, so we had

less help, and now they are trying their best but it is not enough. trying their best but it is not enou:h. ., , . . ., enough. how is valencia functioning _ enough. how is valencia functioning at _ enough. how is valencia functioning at the - enough. how is valencia - functioning at the moment? are the shops managing to open, can anyone travel anywhere?- anyone travel anywhere? north ofthe anyone travel anywhere? north of the river. — anyone travel anywhere? north of the river, everything - anyone travel anywhere? north of the river, everything is - of the river, everything is fine, because the south river stopped the water but south of the river everything is dead, everything is completely a mess. the shops are not open, they are completely destroyed. car is in the middle of the roads, thousands and thousands of cars. there is no normal life, it is impossible. hugo, we appreciate _ life, it is impossible. hugo, we appreciate you - life, it is impossible. hugo, we appreciate you talking . life, it is impossible. hugo, | we appreciate you talking to life, it is impossible. hugo, . we appreciate you talking to us about all of the efforts you are making. i am sure the people are delighted to see you when you turn up with an offer

of help. thank you very much. let's just take you back to arizona and phoenix, to be precise where vice president kamala harris is holding one of her rallies in this all—important state, and in particular trying to get out the latino vote.— particular trying to get out the latino vote. let's listen n. in the latino vote. let's listen n- in their _ the latino vote. let's listen n. in their own _ the latino vote. let's listen n. in their own best - the latino vote. let's listen l n. in their own best interests and make decisions accordingly. but we trust women. we trust the women. cheering which is why, yes, we will vote because we also understand that if he is elected, he has been pretty clear in his behaviour and deeds, he will ban abortion nationwide, he will restrict access to birth control, put ivf treatments at risk and

force states to monitor women's pregnancies and you don't have to take my word for it, just google project 2025. i think everyone here knows, that we can agree, one does not have to abandon theirfaith are can agree, one does not have to abandon their faith are deeply held beliefs to agree that the government shouldn't be telling her what to do it. not the government. not the government. so arizona, to protect your right to make your own health care decisions, i would recommend you vote yes on proposition 139.— recommend you vote yes on proposition 139. kamala harris in the critical _ proposition 139. kamala harris in the critical swing _ proposition 139. kamala harris in the critical swing state - proposition 139. kamala harris in the critical swing state of. in the critical swing state of arizona touching on one of those subjects, abortion, that has been so present in this election campaign.

the prime minister has been defending yesterday's budget after criticism about the big hikes in taxes. sir keir starmer and the chancellor rachel reeves visited a hospital in the west midlands to mark the billions of new money they are promising the health service. our political editor chris mason reports. the country is absorbing the chancellor's plan. rachel reeves delivered the budget, the prime minister is involved in selling it. destination cabinetry and university hospital, to talk of the billions extra for the nhs. obviously it was really important yesterday for us to put more _ important yesterday for us to put more money into the nhs to make _ put more money into the nhs to make sure — put more money into the nhs to make sure day today we can relieve — make sure day today we can relieve some of the pressure, allow— relieve some of the pressure, allow you _ relieve some of the pressure, allow you to get on with the 'ob allow you to get on with the job you _ allow you to get on with the job you need to do and you don't — job you need to do and you don't need us to tell us how important that is. on don't need us to tell us how important that is.— don't need us to tell us how important that is. on the day of winners — important that is. on the day of winners and _ important that is. on the day of winners and losers, - important that is. on the day of winners and losers, the i of winners and losers, the health service a winner but will managers spend the money well. what you say to the critics who say the nhs is a

bit of a bottomless pit. you get more money and nothing gets better. we get more money and nothing gets better. ~ ~' ., get more money and nothing gets better. ~ ~ ., ., ., better. we know one of the reasons we _ better. we know one of the reasons we need _ better. we know one of the reasons we need more - better. we know one of the i reasons we need more money better. we know one of the - reasons we need more money is because we are very successful in keeping people i am not going to say every penny is spent absolutely perfectly, of course its not. but we are laser focused on trent to get value out of every pound we spent. fist value out of every pound we sent. �* ., , value out of every pound we sent. �* . , , spent. at a building company down the _ spent. at a building company down the road _ spent. at a building company down the road employing - spent. at a building company - down the road employing around 80 people reflections on the impact here. your national insurance bill as an employer is about to go up big time. where does that leave you as a business? where does that leave you as a lousiness?_ business? for us national insurance _ business? for us national insurance is _ business? for us national insurance is an _ business? for us national insurance is an issue - business? for us national insurance is an issue but | business? for us national. insurance is an issue but we would — insurance is an issue but we would much rather have the growth _ would much rather have the growth economy and growth as a business. — growth economy and growth as a business, and actually we can manage — business, and actually we can manage that within the business. but what i suspect we are going — business. but what i suspect we are going to see is all our subcontractors will increase their — subcontractors will increase their prices to reflect the insurance price.- their prices to reflect the insurance price. there is a subtlety. _ insurance price. there is a subtlety. you _ insurance price. there is a subtlety, you can - insurance price. there is a subtlety, you can absorb l insurance price. there is a i subtlety, you can absorb the cost of the increase in national insurance but it might have a knock on that squeezes

growth. have a knock on that squeezes urowth. ~ , ,., , have a knock on that squeezes growth._ growth i have a knock on that squeezes growth._ growth in| growth. absolutely. growth in the key thing _ growth. absolutely. growth in the key thing i _ growth. absolutely. growth in the key thing i that _ growth. absolutely. growth in the key thing i that the - growth. absolutely. growth in the key thing i that the man l the key thing i that the man who used to be chancellor. businesses paying their taxes in the end pays for our public services and what we did not hear yesterday was a plan to grow the economy and that is what we need.— grow the economy and that is what we need. the day after the bud . et, what we need. the day after the budget. it _ what we need. the day after the budget. it is _ what we need. the day after the budget, it is always _ what we need. the day after the budget, it is always worth - budget, it is always worth keeping an eye on where a row is really motoring along. richard payne forms lots of land in somerset but says a change to inheritance tax would have big consequences and leave his son in a bind. he have big consequences and leave his son in a bind.— his son in a bind. he either has to sell— his son in a bind. he either has to sell land _ his son in a bind. he either has to sell land which - his son in a bind. he either. has to sell land which makes his son in a bind. he either- has to sell land which makes it an unviable size or try to borrow money. if farming ceases here, like it probably will for many family farms, it will have a huge impact on the wider rural economy.— rural economy. hearing arguments _ rural economy. hearing arguments like - rural economy. hearing arguments like that, i rural economy. hearingl arguments like that, the rural economy. hearing - arguments like that, the prime minister seeking to reassure farmers and landowners. obviously for all on

inheritance tax, over £1 million _ inheritance tax, over £1 million if passed down to the descendants, for farmland there is an additional million which takes — is an additional million which takes it— is an additional million which takes it to two million and beyond _ takes it to two million and beyond that the inheritance tax farmers — beyond that the inheritance tax farmers have to pay in those circumstances is not the 40% everyone _ circumstances is not the 40% everyone else pays back 20%. you _ everyone else pays back 20%. you have _ everyone else pays back 20%. you have clobbered businesses, workers are taking a hit. what do you say to those businesses who say this is going to cripple growth, not help it. use cripple growth, not help it. we have chosen to protect working people — have chosen to protect working people and what that means is in the — people and what that means is in the payslip at the end of the month there will be no increase _ the month there will be no increase in taxes.- the month there will be no increase in taxes. that is the choice we — increase in taxes. that is the choice we took. _ increase in taxes. that is the choice we took. and - increase in taxes. that is the choice we took. and yet - increase in taxes. that is the i choice we took. and yet growth figures look pitiful. lode choice we took. and yet growth figures look pitiful.— figures look pitiful. we had to ask more _ figures look pitiful. we had to ask more of — figures look pitiful. we had to ask more of those _ figures look pitiful. we had to ask more of those that - figures look pitiful. we had to ask more of those that are i ask more of those that are wealthier, ask more of businesses, and all of that is to grow— businesses, and all of that is to grow our economy. the firures to grow our economy. the figures suggest _ to grow our economy. the figures suggest it - to grow our economy. the figures suggest it is - to grow our economy. iie: figures suggest it is not to grow our economy. tie: figures suggest it is not going to grow that much. the figures show it is _ to grow that much. the figures show it is going _ to grow that much. the figures show it is going to _ to grow that much. the figures show it is going to growth - show it is going to growth considerably in the first few years— considerably in the first few years and flatten a bit and then— years and flatten a bit and then grow again, but i want to do better—

then grow again, but i want to do better than that. the arguments _ do better than that. the arguments over - do better than that. the arguments over this - do better than that. ti2 arguments over this budget are just beginning. consequences long lasting. as we heard in chris's report, farmers will now have to start paying 20% inheritance tax on assets worth over a million pounds. the government says three quarters of farms will not be affected by the change — but farmers across the uk have reacted to the budget with angen let's speak to a farmer who is also deputy president of cymru national farmers association, abi reader thank you very much forjoining us. what was your reaction when you had it confirmed that this was the direction the government was going to take? the news we had on the government about agricultural property relief has been pretty devastating for many farmers across the uk. the concession for £1 million before the inheritance tax is applied is just not going to be enough. agricultural land is high—value

land and in many parts of the uk you would struggle to buy a house with a large garden for £1 million. we are talking about food producing land, producing at a commercial scale to feed an ever—growing population and to feed them well. the uk government seems to have totally lost sight of the importance of this. when we are talking _ the importance of this. when we are talking about _ the importance of this. when we are talking about inheritance - are talking about inheritance tax, other people who maybe inherit property and have to pay inheritance tax might say, why should you as a farmer be treated any differently? so treated any differently? sr agricultural land as part of a business is very different to other businesses. the entire revenue from that business comes off the land, so if you start putting tax on it, because it is an asset as opposed to cash it will be very difficult to pay any cash bill. there is no cash available. so it will force these farming businesses to have to sell part of that asset are part of that land in order to pay their tax bill. it will destabilise the

business and in some cases the business and in some cases the business will become completely redundant and we are already seeing many situations across the uk where certain processors, milk processors for example, 1536 00:15:13,465 -