our headlines today... anger and despair after the floods brought by storm bert. with claims that the warnings weren't good enough, and better defences are needed. a month's worth of rain fell in 2a hours here in pontypridd. leading like this happened for macro years ago. people here are frustrated lessons have not been learned. —— flooding like this happened for macro years ago. there was panic yesterday afternoon as, within seconds, the streets were full of gushing flood water. spiking drinks, food, and drugs will be made a criminal offence — to tackle violence against women and girls. £2,000 a minute is lost to fraud in the uk. so how do you avoid falling victim to a scammer, and get your money back?

it's bbc scam safe week and we take a look. # feed the world. # let them know it's christmas time.# a0 years after the original, and bob geldof defends the latest version of the band aid charity single, following a chorus of criticism. a new era begins at manchester united but ruben amorim's first game in charge ends in a frustrating draw at ipswich town. good morning. there are currently three _ good morning. there are currently three severe flood warnings in force across _ three severe flood warnings in force across england and wales and 188 flood _ across england and wales and 188 flood warnings across england, wales and also _ flood warnings across england, wales and also scotland. the weather today still showers in the forecast. still windy— still showers in the forecast. still windy at— still showers in the forecast. still windy at the moment across the north of scotland~ _ windy at the moment across the north of scotland. no where near as wild as it was _ of scotland. no where near as wild as it was this weekend. all of their details _ as it was this weekend. all of their

details shortly. —— de details. it's monday, the 25th of november. over 150 flood warnings remain in place across england, wales and scotland as disruption from storm bert continues. hundreds of homes are flooded and roads have been turned into rivers as a result of torrential downpours. in a moment, we'll speak to our correspondents in two of the worst affected areas — pontypridd and tenbury wells. but first, vincent mcaviney has this report. pontypridd was only under a yellow weather warning but, over the weekend, it was one of the parts of the uk where storm burt dumped more than 80% of november's expected rainfall in less than 48 hours. passing the record set by storm dennis in 2020, in some areas, it's been more than enough for the river taff to burst its banks again — flooding up to 300 homes and commercial properties across this county. a major incident was declared in parts of south wales with standing water, fallen trees and landslides closing a number of roads. council leaders are alarmed

they weren't given stronger warnings about burt. —— warnings about bert. i am really surprised we did not have an amber last night. and when you consider the amount of rain that came today and the flooding we've seen, i'm amazed there hasn't been a red warning either. so that is something certainly, as a local authority, we'll be raising directly with the met office. the welsh first minister believes climate change means there are difficult choices to be made. climate change is going to impact on us, and there will come a point when it will be too difficult for us to protect every home in the country. but clearly we want to put the support in place if we're able to do that for the people impacted. in north wales, after a multi—agency search operation, the body of 75—year—old brian perry was located in the area of gower road in trefiw. mr perry had gone missing on saturday whilst walking his dog near the river conway. for this family living near wrexham, firefighters had to evacuate them from their home.

the flood has just come down and there's a tree crashed through the wall of the house at the top side. it's devastating to see. national resources wales, i hold you responsible. where the hell are you? come and do something about this! in the worcestershire town of tenbury wells, the speed at which floodwaters can advance was on full display. coupled with the melting snow, rising river levels have resulted in more than 100 flood warnings across the uk. in west yorkshire, ii—month—old baby luka had a narrow escape with his father after their vehicle started to become submerged. whilst i was on the phone to the emergency services, water started rising into the car, so i thought i need to get me and my son out of here. so i've climbed out of the driver's seat, ran round to his side, unstrapped him and got him out as quick as i could.

and i'd say the water was about chest high, so i was holding him up as high as i could, running out of the water. as storm bert finally clears from the north east, there's quieter weather to follow for many. for residents in affected communities, they are once again faced with the unenviable task of not only cleaning up, but also getting more funding to reinforce defences to stop it from happening again. vincent mcaviney, bbc news. in a moment, we'll speak to steve knibbs in tenbury wells. but first let's speak to our correspondent tomos morgan in pontypridd, where the council declared a major incident last night. how is it this morning? the river level has gone — how is it this morning? the river level has gone down _ how is it this morning? the river level has gone down here. - how is it this morning? the river level has gone down here. the i how is it this morning? the river - level has gone down here. the river

taff, but it is still running really quickly. yesterday we would not have been able to stand on this road, it was all the way up to my knees here in pontypridd. i remember being here four years ago in exactly the same situation and exactly the same area and that is why there is so much frustration from residents living here. they feel lessons have not been land and protections have not been land and protections have not beenin been land and protections have not been in place to protect them from another storm. you can see some of the silt on the floor behind me that has come up with the rainwater, the floodwater that came up yesterday. so much devastation and the first minister has called storm that absolutely devastating for the people living here in south wales. —— the clean—up operation continues and everyone will be asking the welsh government, natural resources wales, was enough done to protect us

from another storm and more flooding? and steve, what's the situation where you are this morning? hello. sadly more misery for the people _ hello. sadly more misery for the people here in tenbury wells. it is one of— people here in tenbury wells. it is one of these areas which is used to flooding _ one of these areas which is used to flooding. we come back to these places— flooding. we come back to these places semi—regularly now, big floods— places semi—regularly now, big floods back in 2007. you can see the river behind — floods back in 2007. you can see the river behind me, still pretty swollen~ _ river behind me, still pretty swollen. it was not there without causing _ swollen. it was not there without causing death flooding yesterday it was a _ causing death flooding yesterday it was a local broke in the town centre — was a local broke in the town centre -- _ was a local broke in the town centre. —— causing the flooding yesterday. _ centre. —— causing the flooding yesterday, it was a local brick. you would _ yesterday, it was a local brick. you would have — yesterday, it was a local brick. you would have seen video on social media _ would have seen video on social media and — would have seen video on social media and in a report to the tractor driving _ media and in a report to the tractor driving through the market street here and — driving through the market street here and businesses have told us the way because by that tractor was

smashing — way because by that tractor was smashing windows and making the situation _ smashing windows and making the situation worse. what people have been _ situation worse. what people have been telling me, i have been having calls and _ been telling me, i have been having calls and text overnight, there is a flood _ calls and text overnight, there is a flood defence scheme here but still nothing _ flood defence scheme here but still nothing has been done. their latest cast were _ nothing has been done. their latest cast were around £7 million. the environment agency looking at ways to try— environment agency looking at ways to try to— environment agency looking at ways to try to make that cheaper. people saying _ to try to make that cheaper. people saying that — to try to make that cheaper. people saying that flood defence scheme has been waited for for too long and it will make — been waited for for too long and it will make a — been waited for for too long and it will make a big difference. they will make a big difference. they will lay— will make a big difference. they will lay the blame firmly at the feet of— will lay the blame firmly at the feet of the environment agency and we will— feet of the environment agency and we will be _ feet of the environment agency and we will be hearing from them later on in _ we will be hearing from them later on in the _ we will be hearing from them later on in the programme. 0ur correspondent vincent mcaviney is in london's paddington station for us. and, vincent, rail disruption is expected to continue this morning? this could be a tricky time. yes, it is likely to — this could be a tricky time. yes, it is likely to be. _ this could be a tricky time. yes, it is likely to be. we _ this could be a tricky time. yes, it is likely to be. we are _ this could be a tricky time. yes, it is likely to be. we are just - this could be a tricky time. yes, it is likely to be. we are just about l is likely to be. we are just about to hit rush hour. pretty quiet now. storm bert brought disruption across

the transport network this weekend. we saw road closures with bus services suspended, flights delayed and cancelled trains as well. looks like that disruption is set to continue because there is debris on nines around the country and flooding with snowmelt increasing the risk of flooding on several lines. for macro train companies to watch out for this morning. south—western railway says it doesn't expect to run full services until this afternoon because they need to do flooding inspections. northern rail flooding need to do flooding inspections. northern railflooding between manchester and barrow—in—furness. up on scotrail, in northern england and in scotland, high whence mean that trains are on speed restrictions. down here in paddington, great western railway, they are advising customers not to make lengthy journeys. they are having to send out individual train driver has to go slowly over the line is to inspect them because as i said that flooding means they could pose a

risk to passenger safety. the advice for anyone travelling today, really, on the row network, check with your operator before leaving home because you might need to take an alternative journey. you might need to take an alternativejourney. —— the rail network. spiking is set to be made a specific criminal offence in england and wales under proposals announced by the government this morning. it comes as part of a wider push by the prime minister to reduce violence against women and girls. 0ur political correspondent, hannah miller, has more. it's a crime that catches victims unaware and has been said to be invisible to authorities as well. but now the government says it's cracking down on spiking and will name it as a specific crime. we've been petitioning for this four years ago for it to be a specific criminal offence because, at the moment, it's really difficult to get any data on these crimes. so because everybody records it in a different way, this is going to make a huge difference.

it's not clear when the new law will pass through parliament, but police chiefs, hospitality bosses and transport leaders are meeting the prime minister in downing street today to co—ordinate their action ahead of the festive season, with keir starmer saying that protecting women and girls is a personal commitment. spiking is already illegal, but by naming it as a specific criminal offence, the government hopes that cases will be easier to prosecute and that could prevent other crimes as well. it's all part of a pledge to halve violence against women and girls over the next ten years, which the government is making one of its highest political priorities. there will also be training for up to 10,000 bar staff across the country over the next few months to encourage them to prevent incidents, support victims and help police collect evidence. the introduction of a new offence is very welcome. support for bar staff and door staff to be able to identify the signs that somebody may have been spiked and, crucially, to know what they're supposed to do

in those circumstances. really welcome that, and we're committed to working with the government to rolling that out at pace and at scale. as this under—reported crime gets attention at the highest level of government, many hope it will build the confidence of victims and make nights out safer. hannah miller, bbc news. 0ur chief political correspondent, henry zeffman, is in downing street ahead 0ther other very busy week in politics. there will be a vote on friday. at the end of the week mps will take what could prove to be one of the most significant decisions for many years to come in parliament. usually when there is a crunch vote we talk about what the prime minister, the government, is trying to do to get it their way. this time round the government doesn't have an official view. the

government actually has many years that they have decided the question of whether to approve the legalising of whether to approve the legalising of assisted dying, brought by a labour backbench mp, is a matter of conscience and it's a matter for parliament. that means you are seeing some of the most senior people in government, cabinet ministers, splitting both directions. wes streeting, the justice secretary, they oppose this legislation and believe it will not work. if it passes they would be the two ministers most responsible for enforcing it. lots of cabinet ministers take the opposite view. there are even ministers in those departments who take the opposite view. whenever i bump into mps i ask them how they will vote and i have no idea what the result will be. people who have a sense of the say it will be really close, which is to say they don't really have a sense

at all. we will find out on friday and it would be a huge moment in british public life. the foreign office says it is investigating reports that a former british soldier fighting for ukraine has been captured by russian forces. in a video circulating online, he identified himself as james scott rhys anderson. it's believed the 22—year—old travelled to ukraine via poland, and was detained in russia's kursk region. one of britain's most prominent business groups has warned that tax rises in the budget are putting companies off hiring staff. in a speech later this morning, the chief executive of the confederation of british industry will also say the rises are undermining investment among british companies, with margins being squeezed and profits hit across many sectors. today, the welsh government will publish details of its planned tourism tax. under the plans, local councils will be given the powers to introduce a small levy on overnight stays in addition to accommodation bills. the proposed amount will be revealed

when a law is published, but critics say it may put visitors off travelling to wales. adele played herfinal show in las vegas on saturday night — tearfully saying she doesn't know when she will perform again. the singer has just finished her 100th show residency at caesars palace and, after two years of performing, she said she plans to take a "big break" from music. she has performed every friday and saturday for 4,000 people — often walking through crowds and interacting with the audience, something she said had been "emotionally—draining". an exhausting amount i shows. if you have seen on eclipse, what an amazing performance! what a voice!

here's carol with a look at the weather. what might be happening for the rest of the day? what might be happening for the rest ofthe da ? what might be happening for the rest of the da ? , ., what might be happening for the rest ofthe da ? ., ~ what might be happening for the rest of the da ? ,., ., ., ~ ., of the day? good morning. after what a weekend! we _ of the day? good morning. after what a weekend! we do _ of the day? good morning. after what a weekend! we do have _ of the day? good morning. after what a weekend! we do have three - of the day? good morning. after what a weekend! we do have three severe | a weekend! we do have three severe flood warnings in force, issued by natural resources wales, sepa and also the environment agency. they appertain to england and wales. 0ne around northampton, two in south—east wales and these mean danger to life and significant disruption is likely, as we have seen. today what we are looking at is still a windy day in the north of the country, sunshine and showers for many of us but try and not as windy in the south when we lose this when continuing to push away towards the south east. a rash of showers

coming in across the north and also parts of the west. that will continue during the day. the rain clears the south—east may not as windy with a lot of dry weather. we are still looking at the potential for gales across the west of scotland. some of the shower pushing east will merge and give longer spells of rain. shal is coming in across northern ireland, south—west scotland, the north west of england, wales and also the southeast. some of those could be heavy. —— showers coming in. they will rattle through quite quickly on a blustery when the temperature is not as high as yesterday. unusually high yesterday. the top temperature was 12 degrees. through the week there will still be showers but nothing like we saw at the weekend. see showers but nothing like we saw at the weekend-— a sikh soup kitchen in luton that gives out around 150 hot meals

to the homeless every sunday night is struggling to meet demand. the kitchen, which has been run by volunteers for three years, has been forced to turn some people away after running out of food. 0ur reporter nicola haseler has more. every sunday evening, the queue outside luton's town hall gets a little longer. a hot meal and, for some, a sleeping bag is worth the wait. i'm sleeping rough at the moment. stairwells, car parks, things like that. now it's got cold, more trying to find indoors, but it's, um... there's not a lot of support in that respect for getting them. go on then, mate. thank you. for getting off the streets, but...this side of it, we're getting help with food and, you know, clothing and stuff like that. it's a lifesaver really. for the past three years, luton sikh soup kitchen has served a nutritious meal to anyone in need with donations from shops and cafes. so they prepare the lentil daal here. and then the other team, they start collecting from the, like, sainsbury's, lidl. so it's like a teamwork. what we've noticed is when we started off, we used to do 100 meals a week.

we're now anywhere up to about 150 meals a week. and as you've seen today, we've had to sadly start turning people away. we've run out of food. um, so we've definitely noticed because the cost—of—living crisis, there's more people coming to us. people who are either rough sleeping, living in hostels and we, as a sikh community and religion, uh, our ethos is selfless service, so we're humbled to help people. nicholas and his wife are living in a car park in luton after their landlord sold up. you've got a suitcase here. where are you living? the wind and the rain is a very big problem. so now i found, uh, this, uh, car park. together, my wife. every food is good. because what can i do? one of the beauties of luton

is about, you know, we're always there — united — supporting those that are less fortunate than ourselves. and that's why initiatives like this is really, really important to ensure that nobody goes hungry. we're truly humbled to provide a service of food. and these amazing volunteers — young and old — um, all volunteer. it's absolutely fantastic. nicola hazler, bbc news. incredible work they are doing. let's take a look at today's papers. the front page of the guardian carries this photo of a woman in devon cleaning up after storm bert brought heavy rai