agency, river not expected be environment protection agency, rithigh not expected be environment protection protection agency, rithigh as experienced during! as high as experienced during the storm, but the rain will be, of falling already of course, falling on already wet ground. so yet more problems. we wish you all wet ground. so yet more proilucks. we wish you all wet ground. so yet more proiluck for we wish you all wet ground. so yet more proiluck for thise wish you all wet ground. so yet more proiluck for this coming'ou all the luck for this coming weekend. lynn there, red weekend. lynn cutress there, red wings, sanctuary. wings, mountain horse sanctuary. thanks . thank thanks very much indeed. thank you . you. >> well, coming up shortly, we'll be talking about a review into the closure of nigel farage's coots account, which showed serious failings from the bank. we're hearing from the man himself shortly. first, your headunes himself shortly. first, your headlines with tatiana . pip. headlines with tatiana. pip. >> thank you to 31. this is the latest the government's working to help

the sepa, which is the scottish environment protection agency, has got more on those flood warnings ands another warning in force actually, because although it's been drier today, this weather front still draped across from scotland to northern england will start to pop up again. so another pulse of heavy rain is due in during tonight and tomorrow. for the meantime, the weather front that we do have is pushing back northwards. that will bring some rain across the northern isles, but it trails back in across the west and invigorates overnight. so we are talking another 15 to 25 millimetres to come from that, possibly a0 to 50 over the hills through the course of tuesday. so it's going to be mild because the breeze picks up. it's going to be mild in the south because it will fill in with mist and low cloud and some fog under this ridge of high pressure, which will mean quite light winds. first things that fogs with us through the rush hour. stronger winds, though, picking up with this rain further north. the rain, though, the main story because it's falling on saturated ground into rivers

the sepa, which is the scottish environment protection agency, has got more on those flood warnings andt still draped across from scotland to northern england will start to pep up again. so another pulse of heavy rain is due in during tonight and tomorrow. for the meantime, the weather front that we do have is pushing back northwards. that will bring some rain across the northern isles, but it trails back in across the west and invigorates overnight. so we are talking another 15 to 25 millimetres to come from that, possibly a0 to 50 over the hills through the course of tuesday. so it's going to be mild because the breeze picks up. it's going to be mild in the south because it will fill in with mist and low cloud and some fog under this ridge of high pressure, which will mean quite light winds. first things that fogs with us through the rush hour. stronger winds, though, picking up with this rain further north. the rain, though, the main story because it's falling on saturated ground into rivers that are still full and still coming. the rain still coming down from the mountains as well.

this particular area we made let me do some plan which was adopted and approved by the environment agency protection agency. and you can see at the top of the phone and put the at the grocery upon the ross and found some, some, some nice fees and the little green and the river received its, its previous me. so river course and the river bed. you have to have certainly at least the visually i mean you choose, but they want to have the highway on. so i mean, this is the cost of civilization, but still, again, i wouldn't mind even for the fall down and drink from from the service. i mean, is that of its fishing club protected and took care of the fish population of guitar and their cor lashing until the construction began at the time he was one of the 1st people to draw attention to the impending damage. the project would cause and the 1st group to listen to him was an engineer called man's sound, performed the phone when we began to question why a highway was even allowed to be built, that we were trying to find out if the state was managing construction properly. and whether environmental instinct is

we have felt prepared, we have tonnes and tonnes of notifications from the scottish environment protection agencying sure we are safe. we feel prepared. adverse weather isn't unusualfor prepared. adverse weather isn't unusual for scotland prepared. adverse weather isn't unusualfor scotland but prepared. adverse weather isn't unusual for scotland but red warnings are. we have put our things away in the garage, anything that could fly around, we have charged that devices, make sure we have got torches, warm clothes, flasks filled. , . . filled. feeling prepared. what warnin . s filled. feeling prepared. what warnings did _ filled. feeling prepared. what warnings did you _ filled. feeling prepared. what warnings did you get? - filled. feeling prepared. what warnings did you get? you i filled. feeling prepared. what| warnings did you get? you said filled. feeling prepared. what i warnings did you get? you said you feel like you were in safe hands, you had the right preparations. with a storm of this magnitude, what actual preparations can you make? irate actual preparations can you make? we had actua

certainly scottish environment protection agency, guidelines. guidelines. certainly scottish envirorscotland are ion agency, guidelines. certainly scottish envirorscotland are warning|cy, traffic scotland are warning about problems on the roads and scotrail are warning that some railway lines will be reduced speed as this situation continues . so the rain is going continues. so the rain is going to have an impact. i think the takeaway message is that we are in a very unsettled period of weather at the moment and it's going to continue and we do suffer flooding. and when suffer from flooding. and when it happens, we should take the appropriate . appropriate precautions. >> night, nathan , thank you very >> night, nathan, thank you very much. you've seen more up to speed than the government, which is some worrying. thank you very much for joining is some worrying. thank you very much forjoining us, nathan. thank this afternoon, thank you. this afternoon, whether right , you are whether they're right, you are watching listening to gb watching and li

the scottish environment protection agency saying that river levels across the north and north—east ofthe middle east. —— developing news. and that is humza yousaf there who is meeting people in brechin affected by the floods. before he set off for the time he said, my thoughts are with the families of those who lost their lives to the extreme conditions caused by storm during what will be a very difficult time. the first minister meeting people affected by the storm. he is in brechin in scotland. hello again. as we go through this week the weather really is going to feel more autumnal. we will see some further rain and currently there are still a lot of flood warnings in force, particularly across central parts of england. you can find out more about goes and where they are on our website, but the environment agency website. we are in this ridge of high pressure so things are fairly settled today. but we do have a weather front coming in from the west and that has increasing rain has we have gone through the course of the day. it will push into northern ireland and deeper into south—w

the flood unit manager at the scottish environment protection agency, thanks forjoining us.— environmentdifficult it could be for a lot of --eole. . �*, ., people. that's right, charlie, the red warnings _ people. that's right, charlie, the red warnings are _ people. that's right, charlie, the red warnings are the _ people. that's right, charlie, the red warnings are the highest i people. that's right, charlie, the| red warnings are the highest level of warnings that the met office issue. — of warnings that the met office issue, the most severe and they mean danger— issue, the most severe and they mean danger to— issue, the most severe and they mean danger to life in some instances as well and _ danger to life in some instances as well and with the red warning, there is a very— well and with the red warning, there is a very real — well and with the red warning, there is a very real risk of flooding and quite _ is a very real risk of flooding and quite extensive flooding is possible as well— quite extensive flooding is possible as well because this rain is already falling _ as well becaus

and also the engush are most at risk and also the english environment agency and of scottish of course sepa, the scottish environment protectioneavy, heavy rainfall is causing heavy, heavy rainfall and flooding really across large parts of the country through until this evening. and even though it's expected to pass by tomorrow, there are going to be some residual hangover effects as this storm passes through before it turns calmer towards the end of the weekend and into monday . monday. >> okay . so at this time of year >> okay. so at this time of year , where are we? mid—october how unusualisit , where are we? mid—october how unusual is it to see this sort of weather or are we likely to see more of it in the future? >> that's a very good question. it is not unusual to see. we are in the storm season. we're in the atlantic storm season. and this is, you know, it is an atlantic cyclonic low pressure system has come in. and system that has come in. and they produce winds of which they do produce winds of which there is a warning out again today and heavy rain. the problem this storm is that problem with this storm is that there

the scottish environment protection agency does have out a warning for this, a severe flood warning andding. we have got a couple of weather fronts are coming south through today. come south, we are starting with low cloud, mist and fog, that will burn back towards the coast. a lot of dry weather. a fair bit of sunshine. the rain continues to persist across scotland. getting into northern ireland later. showery rain to start the day here. putting it in northern england. it is going to be a breezy day wherever you are today. it is also going to be windy across the far north of scotland. temperatures 13 to 23, or 24. possibly 25. that as we push towards the south—east. this evening and overnight at the weather front sinks south. it will rejuvenate as it moves into england and also wales. ahead of it are some fog patches forming. behind it, some blustery showers. windy across the far north. temperatures could fall to between four and six in some sheltered plants. into tomorrow we still do have our weather front slowly slipping southwards. low pressure to the north means that we will see so

the scottish environment protection agency are warning people take are warning people not to take risksin. it sounds obvious, people do it when obvious, but people do it when there's weather warning. there's a red weather warning. >> it means danger. it means dangen >> and to put it into context, 30 of rain water can 30 centimetre of rain water can move a car. so you out move a car. so if you go out driving of red driving in this sort of red warning, not in control warning, you're not in control of the car. don't walk in the rain. stay away from coastal areas. the rnli don't go areas. that's the rnli don't go sightseeing at the rain. sightseeing looking at the rain. no, this is going no, i mean, this storm is going to probably until about to last probably until about saturday worst of saturday morning. the worst of it. it's a very slow moving storm. not you storm. and this is not what you want we talk about want to hear when we talk about storms in autumn. usually they come in quite quickly and it's after hours, they're gone. after 24 hours, they're gone. this very, very this is moving

and:he environment where the heaviest rain is going to and theznvironment where the heaviest rain is going to and the scottish ent agency and the scottish environment agency, environment protection flood warnings out along you along these rivers. but if you look the environment agency, look at the environment agency, the website, the environment agency website, you'll flood you'll see there are 110 flood warnings 111 alerts. warnings and 111 flood alerts. and they're just all over and they're really just all over the whole of central, northern eastern england. they're everywhere . so only advice everywhere. so the only advice to if you're travelling in to me is if you're travelling in these areas, i mean, we saw at these areas, i mean, we saw at the weekend, tragically this sort weather is dangerous. so sort of weather is dangerous. so if travelling, look at if you are travelling, look at these these authority websites if you are travelling, look at thes checke authority websites if you are travelling, look at thes check there. ority websites if you are travelling, look at thes check there. yeah,/ebsites if you are travelling, look at thes check there. yeah, the ites and check t

i mean, the severe flood warnings in place from the environment and from the environment agency and the scottish environment protectionake these these take action around these these regions. is regions. and that is particularly the river particularly around the river dennent . but where you dennent in derby. but where you see checking out see it's worth checking out their websites and having a look if and aboutjust their websites and having a look if and about just to if you are out and about just to check of this storm check in the wake of this storm that where you're going safe that where you're going is safe and convenient. >> okay, thank my >> okay, nathan, thank you. my goodness, difficult for goodness, it's so difficult for anyone clear up after anyone wanting to clear up after thinking gone thinking the storm's gone terrible . maybe no point in terrible. maybe no point in clearing up quite yet . clearing up quite yet. >> no. look, let's turn our attention to sport. should we? aidan here. we've got aidan magee is here. we've got to off with thoughts to kick off with your thoughts on bobby charlton . on bobby cha

environment agency that it was to be flooded. thankfully, all our staff and our horses are safe. i mean, we fully support the environment agency in needing to use that washland because obviously it protectst it does mean is we have had to move around 100 horses, and try and find some different living accommodation for them. in horncastle, there were more sandbags than people. some business owners told us they were too angry to talk on camera, after the environment agency admitted they were flooded because of a faulty flood defence. there's going to need to be some answers. we're going to need to know why. because insurance for us is going to absolutely rocket. there's a lot of angry people. a lot of angry people. it's not good when so much money was spent on a scheme that didn't work. somebody needs...needs a serious talking to. the water may have receded in horncastle, but worries are rising — will this happen again if the defences designed to protect them failed so badly? linsey smith, bbc news. legendary singer sir cliff richard has been speaking to bbc breakfast about his 65 years in showbiz from his morning stretching routine to ageism in the music industry. here's a little of what

torrential rain this weekend across parts of scotland and even this morning the scottish environment protection agencyugh this evening and overnight, the low cloud, mist and murk, sea fog across the iris—t, that will push further inland. one where the front going north across scotland, producing showers, then the next one comes in from the west, from the atlantic. the met office has a yellow weather warning out for this because this rain is unwelcome, falling on areas already saturated. temperatures 11 to 15 degrees, it may be 16 in the channel islands, so another mild night. tomorrow the rain persists across scotland, eventually we will see some getting into northern ireland. the low cloud, mist and into northern ireland. the low cloud, mistand murk into northern ireland. the low cloud, mist and murk inland overnight across england and wales pushes back to the coast but you may well find some lingers on the coast through the day and we have a weak front producing some spots of rain across northern england and northern wales through the afternoon. something else about the weather tomorrow is, behind t

our river flood defence scheme, which was a joint scheme delivered with the environment agency, those defences which protectceptionally well. and did protect 2000 properties in the city. however, that was just package one of those works. we really need to move forward now with package two of those works, which would complete defences, to the city centre downstream.— defences, to the city centre downstream. ~ ., ., downstream. what sort of funding would be required _ downstream. what sort of funding would be required for _ downstream. what sort of funding would be required for that - downstream. what sort of funding would be required for that project| would be required for that project to be completed? what would be required for that pro'ect to be completed?i would be required for that pro'ect to be completed? what is standing in the wa ? to be completed? what is standing in the way? we're _ to be completed? what is standing in the way? we're still _ to be completed? what is standing in the way? we're still working - to be completed? what is standing in the way? we're still working on - to be completed? what

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and, so, talking about the environment, how did we get to the place where we have some victories from the 60s and 70 s. the birth of the environmental protection agency. the clean air act and the ancient species act. ithe ideas when can we have a w climate revolution when we will have a new way for the whole country galvanizing the menace that we have now. >> as a presidential historian you have written about -- et cetera et cetera you observed the last few years of the history. a friend of mine called the current. we are in the great realignment. i just wanted to get your take on the last 10 years in american history. where's the ark? >> 1933 ronald reagan in 1980. winning world war ii or social security or the interstate highway system. the department of defense on and on i. it was a revolution that went from reagan to trumpet. we need to not waste. maybe we need to balance the budget. now, we are in kind of a neo- civil war. many reagan people, you have a new world order going on in the united states with donald trump in the way he has been able to consume so much of the oxygen of our country. we don't know where we are at. this 50 to 50 divide as

the san francisco department of environment is the only agency that has a full time educational team, we go into the schools to help teach children how to protectthe environment. we realized we needed animal mascot to spark excitement with the students. the city during the gold rush days, the phoenix became part of the city feel and i love the symbolism of the phoenix, about transformation and the message that the theme of the phoenix provides, we all have the power to transform our world for the better. we have to provide teachers with curriculum online, our curriculum is in two different languages and whether it's lesson plans or student fact sheets, teachers can use them and we've had great feedback. we have helped public and private schools in san francisco increase their waste use and students are working hard to sort waste at the end of the lunch and understand the power of reusing, reducing, recycling and composting. >> great job. >> i've been with the department for 15 years and an environmental educator for more than 23 years and i'm grateful for the work that i get to do, especially on behalf of the city and county of san francisco. i

protect homes and businesses around here. more concern here than there was a couple of hours ago because the environment agency has extended the north in angus and south aberdeenshire but it has been extended to cover dundee and perth as well. what it means is they are talking about exceptional levels of rainfall which could mean a threat to life, danger to life, because of flood water, whether fast flowing or deep floodwater. at the moment, they authorities are considering whether or not people need to be evacuated, a particular area of concern is the town of brechin, those decisions will be made this afternoon. as for the warnings, in the red warning period which kicks in at six o'clock tonight until tomorrow lunchtime, people have been told, do not travel, stay at home. for now they are trying to make preparations in the hope the sandbags and flood barriers are enough over the next couple of days which are likely to be difficult. couple of days which are likely to be difficult-— be difficult. thank you so much, steven godden, _ be difficult. thank you so much, steven godden, and _ be difficult. thank you so much, steven god

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environment agency that it was to be flooded. thankfully, all our staff and our horses are safe. i mean, we fully support the environment agency and needing to use that washland because obviously it protectsorncastle, but worries are rising — will this happen again if the defences designed to protect them failed so badly? linsey smith, bbc news. it is set to be a rather soggy halloween tomorrow and you might be getting ready for it, carving yourself a pumpkin. i getting ready for it, carving yourself a pumpkin.- getting ready for it, carving ourselfa --umkin. ~' ., ., yourself a pumpkin. i know someone who is already- _ jayne mccubbin is busy pimping up pumpkins in pontefract. where else would you be? how are you getting on. i where else would you be? how are you ttettin on. , ., where else would you be? how are you ttettin on. ., , getting on. i tell you what, it is much improved _ getting on. i tell you what, it is much improved on _ getting on. i tell you what, it is much improved on efforts i getting on. i tell you what, it is much improved on efforts in i getting on. i tell you what, it is i much improved on efforts in previous years of zigzag mouth and circle eyes what christian can

protect public health and the environment. i have lots of efforts to prioritize and build the integrity of the agency and disastrous political interference in the last administration. scientific integrity is something i have focused on during my time in congress by offering and fighting for scientific integrity act. i believe it is crucial we continue to work together strengthen and improve policies across the federal government. i was excited to see the office of science and technology released federal scientific administrator, can you provide an update of the epa has made building and incrementing updated scientific integrity policy? >> we are excited. under this administration scientists have a seat at the table and we are listening and did has invigorated, we are hoping will have a new policy s a result of the leadership you've demonstrated by this winter. new way of instilling confidence science, not politics leading the way. >> can you speak to the role of the office providing advice to employees and addressing the potential issues before they become full-fledged violations of the agencies integrity policy? >> who taken very seriou

environment and public works committee, unanimously advanced two pieces of bipartisan recycling legislation. one of those bills is, i think it's called the recycling and composting accountability act, and it would require the environmental protection agency to collect and make publicly available data on recycling and composting rates across the country. that's what until do. question starting with you, mr. kravetz, would you please share the importance of increased data collection on addressing the plastics crisis and considering material alternatives? >> with yes. so collection is key, of course, to avoid plastic from from reaching the environment and the oceans. then you need to set up all the infrastructure to move plastic and get this all set up to go to advanced recycling facilities that can handle every type of plastic, not just single waste streams. and that's important to understand. the ability to tackle all the plastics, solve the problem of having to sort everything upstream. >> all right. same question, ms. simon, if you would, please. >> we're proud to have supported the recycling and composting accountability act. >> thank you. >> we look forward to working with the committee further on that. but we believe the transparency

protect public health and the environment. i applaud your efforts to prioritize and rebuild integrity at the agency, after the disastrous political interference during the last administration. scientific integrity is something i have focused on during my time in congress by offering and fighting for the scientific integrity act. going forward, i believe it is crucial that we continue working together to strengthen and to improve policies across the federal government. i was excited to see the office of science and technology policy release a framework for federal scientific integrity in january. so administrator reagan, can you provide an update that the e.p.a. has made in building an updated scientific integrity policy? >> we're excited about it. you know, under this administration, scientists have a seat at the table. we're listening. you know, it has really invigorated our employees. we're actually hoping that we'll have a new policy as a result of the leadership you demonstrated by this winter. new guidance, a new way of instilling confidence that science, not politics, leading the way. >> thank you. and administrator, can yo

protect public health and the environment. i applaud your efforts to prioritize and rebuild in scientific integrity of the agency, after disastrous political interference during the last administration. scientific integrity is something i focused on during my time in congress by authoring of fighting for the scientific integrity act. going forward i believe it is crucial that we continue working together to strengthen and improve policies across the federal government. i was excited to see the office of science and technology release a framework for federal scientific integrity in january. administrator regan, can you provide an update on the progress the epa has made in building and implement an updated scientific integrity policy? >> we are excited about it. under this administration scientist have a seat at the table, we are listening. it has invigorated our employees and we hope we will have a new policy as a result of the leadership yo demonstrated by this winter. new guidance, and a new way of instilling confidence that science and not politics is leading the way. >> thank you administrator could you speak to the role of th

environment agency said flooding could last until wednesday in some parts of england. >> well, it said around 1250 homes in england had already been impacted and an estimated 30,000 properties needed flood protections lead to further flooding in the east midlands. much of yorkshire, including sheffield, leeds york and indeed humberside . humberside. >> well, scottish first minister humza yousaf visited brechin in angus, where dozens of homes were flooded when the river river south esk burst its banks. he described the damage as devastating . devastating. >> we've invested £26 billion in flood defences right across the country . that was over the country. that was over 300,000 homes. we're partway through a programme of spending a further £5.2 billion over a six year time period. now i'm conscious that doesn't matter. then because their homes are being flooded today . so one of being flooded today. so one of the things that the member of parliament, inviting me parliament, brendan, inviting me up was to come and see some of this directly. i know that this was roads that were was some of the roads that were evacuated severe evacuated following a severe flood the chief flood warning. the chief executi

environment agency said flooding could last until wednesday . in parts of england, wednesday. in parts of england, it's said around 1250 homes in england had already been impacted and an estimated 30,000 properties need flood protectionthere are yellow weather warnings for heavy rain, which could lead to further flooding in the east midlands. much of yorkshire , including sheffield, yorkshire, including sheffield, leeds and york and humberside . leeds and york and humberside. >> now the minister for environment has been forced to defend the government's record on flood defence spending , on flood defence spending, saying we've invested £2.6 billion in flood defences right across the country. >> that was over 300,000 homes were partway through a programme of spending a further £5.2 billion over a six year time period. now i'm conscious that doesn't matter to them because their homes are being flooded today. so one of the things that the member of parliament, brendan invited was to brendan invited me up was to come some of this come and see some of this directly . i that this was directly. i know that this was some the roads that were some of the roads that were evacuated following a severe flood warning. chief flood w