giving people more time to prepare. and there's still disruption to road and trains — with one rail company warning passengers not to travel. also on the programme. an eight—year—old girl is seriously injured in a shooting in west london. spiking drinks is set to be a stand—alone criminal offence — to try to cut violence against women and girls. and the novelist barbara taylor bradford, who sold millions of books over a seven—decade career, has died at the age of 91. and in sport. world champion kyren wilson takes to the table at the uk snooker champoinship in york for the first time. he's taking on stephen maguire for a place in the last 16. good afternoon and welcome

to the bbc news at one. at least five people are now known to have died as a result of storm bert which has brought severe flooding, wind and snow to parts of the uk. one of the worst affected areas is south wales. there's growing anger there among some comunities who say warnings didn't come soon enough for them to prepare — especially after promises to improve the system were made to people affected by storm dennis four years ago. in some places, including south west england, there was close to a month's worth of rain over the weekend — and public transport networks are still badly affected. and the clean—up is now underway here in chippenham where the river avon burst its banks, leaving this pub under water. more than 100 flood warnings are still in place across the uk including one "danger to life" warning in northamptonshire. our correspondent alison freeman has the latest. the speed at which the water took hold revealed in this cctv. injust

three hours this brooklyn tenbury wells grows up and flooded local businesses. another cameron catching the moment the ball holding it back collapsed causing even more damage. the local hairdresser is among those affected. we shouldn't have this devastation each time — we shouldn't have this devastation each time it rains a bit and yesterday the ball fell down, when it fell_ yesterday the ball fell down, when it fell down, it flooded all the businesses in market street, and a green _ businesses in market street, and a green tractor drove through. it made it a lot _ green tractor drove through. it made it a lot worse. west - it a lot worse. west mercia police say they are investigating what happened but there is left with the aftermath, attention has turned to —— attention has turned to clean up. in wales the severely flood hit towns that are assessing the damage and tackling the mess. in pontypridd up to 300 homes and commercial premises were flooded, among them this garage, the owner worried about the future effect on his business after

customers�*s cars were written off. for myself i wouldn't bring myself down _ for myself i wouldn't bring myself down here. it is not a safe place to leave _ down here. it is not a safe place to leave your — down here. it is not a safe place to leave your vehicle. you have to extend — leave your vehicle. you have to extend out _ leave your vehicle. you have to extend out to customers, i don't know_ extend out to customers, i don't know where to go from here. anger— know where to go from here. anger is _ know where to go from here. anger is growing over the level of warning given to these communities. when you consider the amount of flooding we have seen i am amazed it hasn't been a red warning. we will be raising that directly with the met office. last hit four years ago the emergency are trained to respond, but the past 2a hours have been a challenge. for but the past 24 hours have been a challenue. ., ,, . challenge. for the fire service it has been a _ challenge. for the fire service it has been a testing _ challenge. for the fire service it has been a testing period, - challenge. for the fire service it - has been a testing period, yesterday it was_ has been a testing period, yesterday it was extensive _ has been a testing period, yesterday it was extensive the _ has been a testing period, yesterday it was extensive the number - has been a testing period, yesterday it was extensive the number of - has been a testing period, yesterday it was extensive the number of callsl it was extensive the number of calls which _ it was extensive the number of calls which peaked — it was extensive the number of calls which peaked with _ it was extensive the number of calls which peaked with several— it was extensive the number of calls which peaked with several hundredl which peaked with several hundred calls which peaked with several hundred caits in— which peaked with several hundred calls in a _ which peaked with several hundred calls in a short _ which peaked with several hundred calls in a short duration. _ which peaked with several hundred calls in a short duration. we - which peaked with several hundred calls in a short duration. we were. calls in a short duration. we were responding — calls in a short duration. we were responding to _ calls in a short duration. we were responding to the _ calls in a short duration. we were responding to the most _ calls in a short duration. we werel responding to the most vulnerable members — responding to the most vulnerable members of— responding to the most vulnerable members of the _ responding to the most vulnerable members of the community. - responding to the most vulnerable members of the community. travel across the uk _ members of the community. travel across the uk has _ members of the community. travel across the uk has been _

members of the community. travel across the uk has been badly - members of the community. travel across the uk has been badly hit. l members of the community. travel| across the uk has been badly hit. in northampton the railway station looked like a swimming pool causing severe disruption on services between london and birmingham. further up the west coast main line in cumbria, debris pushed on to the line by flood water was being cleared. northern rail said services between lancaster and barrow are likely to be hit until thursday. falling trees and flooding have caused the cancellation of all services in and out of devon and cornwall police. scott brown says it has speed restrictions in place due to high winds. all eyes remain on the forecast as the threat of more flooding continues. across the country there are flood warnings — across the country there are flood warnings issued _ across the country there are flood warnings issued so _ across the country there are flood warnings issued so i _ across the country there are flood warnings issued so i urge - across the country there are flood warnings issued so i urge people. across the country there are flood i warnings issued so i urge people to si-n warnings issued so i urge people to sign up _ warnings issued so i urge people to sign up to— warnings issued so i urge people to sign up to the — warnings issued so i urge people to sign up to the flood _ warnings issued so i urge people to sign up to the flood warning - sign up to the flood warning service _ service. those l service. i those hit service. - those hit by the extreme weather brought by storm bert are now trying to pick up the pieces as events like this become more common. alison freeman, bbc news. 0ur colleagues are monitoring developments across some of the worst affected areas. let's go first to our wales correspondent hywel griffith

who is in cwmtillery, south wales for us this lunchtime, hywel, what's the latest there? 0n on top of the deluge of rain residents had over the weekend, late last night they had it one of a landslide. you can see over my shoulder a huge amount of earth which came down from the mountain side, there is an old tip above the houses. residents were told to evacuate, most people he did that and spent the night away from their home. one gentleman insisted on staying in his house. he was born in the street, lived here for 70 years. he is safe and well. we have been speaking to others coming to inspect their properties and finding a huge amount of damage in the downstairs area. lots of mud and dirty water seeping through. the concern for many people is as well as the damage from the water, things might be blocked up by the mad and potentially cause problems with

sewage later in the week. a council team has been on the ground digging up team has been on the ground digging up and trying to move this mud. there are people inspecting the old site above us. in another part in pontypridd you might have seen last night people having to bail water out of the streets and put it back into the river. lots of questions about the warnings given to people whether they were given flood warnings in time. the council clearly angry with the met office, feeling a greater win should have been given in advance of storm bert landing. hywel griffiths. 0ur reporter steve knibbs is in the town of tenbury wells in worcestershire. steve, there's particular anger there about an incident involving a tractor. this is market street, this remarkable clean—up happen this morning. at 5:30am this was thick with mud and silt. the highways team

have done an amazing job. this is where the tractor was filmed yesterday driving through the flood water. businesses claiming the way that tractor, the wave that tractor made made things worse. we have obtained cctv. it shows the tractor going down. west mercia police say they are investigating. 0fficers they are investigating. officers have been in tenbury talking to those affected and say no arrests have been made but they will be investigating the circumstances and reviewing video on social media and other cctv. an amazing clean—up going on. you can hear the drills, where the windows are being replaced, a community effort as they try to get back to normal as quickly as possible. steve knibbs in tenbury wells. 0ur correspondentjo black is in northampton, jo, how is the community responding there?

they are doing what they can. we are in wellingborough, in northamptonshire which had a flood warning. we are by the river. it burst its banks further up, and come over a play park and car park and cafe. the swans have got a bit more free reign than normal. more territory. five miles up the road there is a severe flood warning at a holiday park where lots of people are staying in static caravans. that has been evacuated, the council has set up a community centre for residents who need to stay overnight. there is disruption on the rail. even though the tracks have dried up services are disrupted and people are advised not to travel, or to check with the train operator. disruption also on the roads, localised flooding. people try their best to get about, the

effects of the storm still being set! ifelt. jo black, in northampton. let's speak now to our environment correspondent jonah fisher who is in pontypridd. jonah, how unprecedented are these events we are seeing? the uk has always had its winter storms but climate scientists have been saying for a long time the warming planet will be more —— will mean more intense storms and wetter winters. as temperatures rise, more water is absorbed in the atmosphere. take last year, a wet winter, the eighth wettest winter on record. scientists calculated it was made numb four times more likely by greenhouse gas emissions, mainly the burning of fossil fuel. greenhouse gas emissions, mainly the burning of fossilfuel. this is something we are going to have to get more used to because a scientist

andindeed get more used to because a scientist and indeed all the signs in terms of what we are observing are telling us the climate will get warmer still. these intense winters, we will have to learn to live with them and prepare for them because in the future i think we will be seeing a lot more of them. jonah fisher, in pontypridd. tomasz schafernaker will be here with the very latest on the weather shortly. an eight—year—old girl is in hospital after being seriously injured in a shooting in west london yesterday evening. it happened in ladbroke grove, and a man was also hurt. 0ur correspondent luxmy gopal is there. luxmy, what do we know so far? the shooting happened here at southern row in north kensington at 5:30pm yesterday, paramedics arrived within six minutes and treated two patients at the scene. the eight—year—old girl is not believed to have life—threatening injuries, she is in a stable condition. the 34—year—old man's condition is not

yet known. a32—year—old woman who was also affected was taken to hospital as a precaution. a witness described seeing a man shooting directly into a car. she said he fired multiple times and described people screaming, and coming out side to call police. a woman i spoke to elia who is home overlooks this area, said that what she initially thought were fireworks, they turned out to be gunshots, she said she has lived here 30 years and has not felt unsafe until now. a lot of people have said what makes them feel unsafe is they do not know the nature of the attack, whether it was random, orwhetherthe nature of the attack, whether it was random, or whether the victims were known to them. police will hold an update soon. the leader of kensington and chelsea council says it is beyond belief that a child has been caught in the crossfire of violence on the streets of london.

luxmy gopal. a dhl cargo plane has crashed near vilnius airport in lithuania, killing one person and injuring three others. police say it came down as it was coming in to land, narrowly missing a house. the pilot died and three crew members were taken to hospital. the scheduled flight was operated by swiftair on behalf of dhl and had taken off from leipzig in germany. the foreign office says it's investigating reports that a former british soldier fighting for ukraine has been captured by russian forces. in a video circulating online the man identified himself as james scott rhys anderson. it's believed the 22—year—old was detained in russia's kursk region. the welsh government will publish details of its planned tourism tax later. under the plans, local councils will get the power to charge a small amount of extra money on overnight stays in addition to accommodation bills. the amount will be revealed when the law is published, but critics fear it might put visitors off travelling to wales.

spiking drinks with drugs is set to be made a specific criminal offence in england and wales. the government's announced the plan as part of a wider push to try and cut the level of violence against women and girls. at the moment, spiking offences are covered by several, more general laws. 0ur senior uk correspondent sima kotecha reports. in beverley in west yorkshire they are using dogs like this one to detect drugs. drugs that might be put in your drink or even injected in your body come in bars and nightclubs. ghp, rohypnol,