angus council as well as we can. my own eyes. we journey will be long. i've seen this with my own eyes.— with my own eyes. we are in one lad 's with my own eyes. we are in one lady's house _ with my own eyes. we are in one lady's house and _ with my own eyes. we are in one lady's house and she _ with my own eyes. we are in one lady's house and she said - with my own eyes. we are in one lady's house and she said she - lady's house and she said she doesn't want to return home, she's been put up in dundee as herfamily are here, what can you do for people in that situation? in the short term? i in that situation? in the short term? , ,., ~' in that situation? in the short term? , ., ., , ., term? i spoke to that resident two, we're going — term? i spoke to that resident two, we're going to _ term? i spoke to that resident two, we're going to see _ term? i spoke to that resident two, we're going to see if— term? i spoke to that resident two, we're going to see if we _ term? i spoke to that resident two, we're going to see

angus council as well as we can.d the recovery journey will be long. i've seen this with my own eyes. we were in one lady's house and she said she doesn't want to return home, she's been put up in dundee as herfamily are here, what can you do for people in that situation? i spoke to that resident, too, we're going to see if we can provide accommodation a lot closer to where her daughter goes to school here in angus. we were in the emergency phase over the weekend, so the recovery phase has started today and we're trying to provide as much certainty for people's accommodation as we can. lots of mention of insurance, people not having insurance or not being able to get it in the future. this is a concern for individuals and businesses alike, we will take this up with the british insurance brokers' association, we want to see what we can do to help businesses and individuals without insurance. the scottish first minister humza yousaf there. a man's been arrested on suspicion of criminal damage following a fire which des

the angus counsel have _ now to try and help? the angus counsel have got _ now to try and help?help? the angus counsel have got 50 people - now to try and help? the angus counsel have got 50 people on | now to try and help? the angus i counsel have got 50 people on the brechin campus, and then people on campus who they are basically trying to find accommodation for just now. 0thers to find accommodation for just now. others have made their own way to friends and relatives for accommodation. we are looking to try and get the situation mopped up as soon as possible. did and get the situation mopped up as soon as possible.— soon as possible. did you have warnin: soon as possible. did you have warning that — soon as possible. did you have warning that it _ soon as possible. did you have warning that it was _ soon as possible. did you have warning that it was going - soon as possible. did you have warning that it was going to i soon as possible. did you have warning that it was going to be this bad? , ~ . ., ., . warning that it was going to be this bad? yes, we did. we contacted 335

year—old woman died, also in angus, after being swept into a river. office has issued a second red weather warning for the north east of scotland from midnight tonight. fiona lamdin reports from brechin, north of dundee, where people had to leave their homes because of flooding. in the dark, they hadn't realised just how deep it was. the south esk river burst its banks in brechin around four in the morning. 70—year—old muriel has lived here for 20 years. last night, she was adamant she wasn't leaving. i heard the water in the garage of our house, and this is how close we've got to escaping in our car, which is a hybrid, but we thought for a horrible moment we were trapped in it, because we couldn't get the doors open. we feel rescued now. david and isla and their beloved spaniels were sheltering in their attic before help came. we all came out through the bedroom window. i've been up in the attic since five o'clock, basically, since the water started coming into the house. this is still very much an ongoing operation. these teams have so far rescued a

100 ammendment of rain falling angus, could see 100 ammendment of rainfalling in angus, could see 100attered that you have further flooding issues, amber warnings across northern scotland as this area of low pressure just continues to swirl. it is in no mood to character. itjust sits with us, and that means more rain. i will show you the rainfall forecast as we head through tonight. the rain which has eased across parts of eastern scotland, it returns. the moist air, the strong winds coming in from the north sea running up against the high ground, it is like squeezing out a sponge. such huge amounts of rain still to come, but a crossing and in wales, particularly as we head into tomorrow, the situation should improve. in terms of the rain falling from the sky. of course, some of the river systems do take time to respond, so i think further flooding problems are quite likely. thank you for that update. as was said, plenty more updates regularly updated on our website so please do check as you go along. moving on to the situation in israel and gaza. the un secretary—general has made an

angus crawford, bbc news, huntsville, alabama.ny of the issues in angus' film you can visit the bbc action line, which has details of organisations which can help, including urgent support. the address is on screen now or you can call forfree to hear recorded information on 0800 066 066. stay tuned to the bbc for more on the ongoing conflict between israel and gaza. live from southern israel — this is bbc news... an israeli woman, abducted by hamas and released, describes the �*hell�* she experienced, saying she was taken into a �*spider�*s web�* of tunnels beneath gaza. while she was being taken she was hit by sticks by shabab...? shabab. yeah, shabab people. french president emmanuel macron proposes an international coalition to help israel fight hamas. this fight against terrorism is obviously a matter of existence for israel. but it is a matter of existence for all of us. hello, welcome to bbc news. we are alive in southern israel. —— we are live in southern israel. one of the two israeli women released last night — after bein

we can hearfrom angus council, the local authority which oversees the town.— oversees the town.oversees the town. that work is under way where _ oversees the town. that work is under way where we _ oversees the town. that work is under way where we had - oversees the town. that work is under way where we had to - oversees the town. that work is i under way where we had to assess oversees the town. that work is - under way where we had to assess it on a risk basis and make sure those vulnerable were targeted first. i5 vulnerable were targeted first. is that a case of staff knocking on doors? — that a case of staff knocking on doors? ~ ., , ., doors? we are using a mixed approach- — doors? we are using a mixed approach- we _ doors? we are using a mixed approach. we are _ doors? we are using a mixed approach. we are contactingl doors? we are using a mixed - approach. we are contacting some people by telephone. the majority of what we want to do is have staff on the ground, not only to knock on doors but to give that visibility and reassurance for the work that we are carrying out.

in angus after being swept into a river.f scotland from midnight tonight. fiona landing reports from north of dundee where people have

the met office have issued a rare red warning covering angus where we have seen evacuations and alsoeenshire, dundee, perth and kinross. it is the chelation of rain building up over the next few days that will cause problems with flooding from various parts of the country as we will see in this forecast. —— the accumulation. storm babet causing problems, bringing milder bumping against this area of high pressure in scandinavia. these fronts cannot move and they get stuck across the same area, very active, bringing that torrential persistent rain with rainfall totals building up causing problems. it is notjust rainfall, we are seeing gusts into the 70 mph is across eastern scotland. the wind is strong enough to bring down trees which could cause disruption. for northern ireland, england and wales, a mild day of sunny spells and heavy showers, but the focus has to be on scotland, where today and tonight and into the first part of tomorrow we have a number weather warning for heavy rain. these communities in these areas could see serious flooding. but this more focused area, the rain is

and angus.— river and angus. overnight| extensive disruption overnight to quite a widespread number of communities across north—east scotland. if you're an area that has been flooded, please follow the advice of the emergency services, don't walk or drive through floodwater,. several flood warnings and severe flood warnings have been in place in eastern scotland. committees could be cut off days with the weather also pretty the possibility of landslides. coastal areas have been hard hit. some homes have been hard hit. some homes have been left without power. residents have been doing what they can protect their properties. community centres have been opened in areas where it is too dangerous for people to remain at home. for some it is an all too familiar story. backin is an all too familiar story. back in november, it was like in my house for five months. scorcher early. instead stonehaven and aberdeenshire, usually defensible to the test. travel has been badly disrupted. a bumpy ride for passengers flying into

yesterday, the body of a 57—year—old woman was rescued from a river in angus.e last hour, police have confirmed the death of a 56—year—old driver after a falling tree hit the van near forfar. some parts of scotland have now been issued a new red danger to life weather warning for tomorrow. but for today it has been downgraded to amber as it travels south. parts of northern england at the midlands are now bracing themselves for what is to come. fiona lamdin, bbc news. our reporter louise cowie is also in brechin and gave us this update. the rain has literallyjust stopped before we came on air, but it's been coming down thick and fast during the course of the morning. as you can see over my shoulder, a rescue operation, a substantial rescue operation, is under way, and teams have spent the morning evacuating people or trying to reach people who have been stranded, as you saw in the report. over in the course of the last half hour, we've been moved further and further up the street, because there are real concerns that the river esk, which burst its banks leading

in angus after being swept into a river. a second red weather warning for the north—east of scotland from midnight tonight. fiona landing reports from north of dundee where people have had to leave their homes because of flooding. in the dark, they hadn't realised how deep it was. the south asked river burst its banks at around four in the morning. 70—year—old muriel has lived here for 20 years. last night she was adamant she was not leaving. when i heard the water _ adamant she was not leaving. when i heard the water in _ adamant she was not leaving. when i heard the water in the _ adamant she was not leaving. when i heard the water in the garage - adamant she was not leaving. when i heard the water in the garage of - adamant she was not leaving. when i heard the water in the garage of the l heard the water in the garage of the house, this is how close we got to escaping in our car which is a hybrid but we thought for a moment we were trapped in it because we couldn't get the doors open. but we feel rescued now. david and i

angus council is tomorrow.ngus council is warning of a very serious emergency and there are fears that some people, some evacuees may not be back in their homes until christmas . a full roundup until christmas. a full roundup of your headlines now with . of your headlines now with. tamsin pip. >> thanks very much and good afternoon from the gb newsroom. it's 12:01. you united nations it's12:01. you united nations secretary—general antonio guterres said aid trucks need to move to gaza as quickly as possible as he arrived in egypt this morning. but the united states says details of a deal to send aid through the rafah crossing are still being discussed. meanwhile while israeli troops are mobilising along the border of the gaza strip ahead of a possible ground invasion on tanks, troops and helicopters have been seen near the border this morning . an idf the border this morning. an idf international spokesperson , international spokesperson, richard hecht, says israel is monitoring gaza to see there's a lot of move

fiona trott, bbc news, angus.ning to the barge docked in portland harbour in dorset — two months after it was evacuated because of fears over a contaminated water supply. the men were taken off the bibby stockholm, which has capacity of up to 500, in august after legionella bacteria was found. the home office says all necessary tests have now been completed. jenny kumah reports. stop it! shouting. this has been a divisive issue. these protesters feel the barge is inhumane. when this bus arrived in portland to return the men, they tried to block it. despite their efforts, around 20 men got back on board this lunchtime. chanting: suella braverman, hear us say, send the prison barge away! - campaigners worried about their welfare gathered at the port gates. we've got welcome packs and good wishes for them. we want them to see friendly faces. we want them to be able to come to this community, add to the community what they can and be embraced. the barge is not. a practical solution. it's not humane, we don't believe i

our scotland editorjames cook is in brechin — in angus — an area hit by severe flooding.tland recorded its wettest two days on record and here we are again, another unprecedented storm and what storm it has been, a enormous concern here tonight and also further afield in angus and aberdeenshire and across scotland and indeed, other parts of the united kingdom. because there is another red rain warning, as you say, coming into force injust a couple of hours' time. brechin is used to flooding but they've never seen anything like this. the town's defences were breached at 4am. residents had been warned and told to evacuate. but at least 60 families decided to stay and were trapped by the rising water. among them was muriel, who's lived here for 20 years. and i heard the water in the garage of our house. and this is how close we've got to escaping in a car which is hybrid. but we thought for a horrible moment that we were trapped in it because we couldn't get the doors open. but we feel rescued now. this time—lapse shows the north esk river rising in just a few hours. and thi

so angus council has certain of the number of these facilities around the council of angus. or so, you know, have seen a constant stream of cars and vans, people coming and loading up. and i would imagine that the idea is to and the flood risk areas is that they're going to do their best to block any flood water from entering and damaging their property before they make the trip up to one of the community hubs where they'll be aiden for probably a long and sleepless night. >> it underlines how bad this is, tony. not just looking at is, tony. notjust looking at you in the middle of it, but also so we're hearing that there's a potential for landslides across scotland, according to the british geological survey . geological survey. >> yes, well, that's certainly wouldn't be surprised me. of course, as soon as you really get up past stirling and perth, the landscape becomes extremely hilly and many of our our main carriageways and roads cut right through it. i mean, we heard from, from sepa and from the met office that we can expect you know, some communities to be cut off altog

the red warning states there is danger to life from fast—flowing or deep floodwater in aberdeen and angusit's the first red warning for rain issued in the uk since storm dennis in february 2020. let's go live to bbc weather and elizabeth rizzini. elizabeth, just explain where is most likely to be affected. high. it's mostly _ most likely to be affected. high. it's mostly northeastern - most likely to be affected. high. it's mostly northeastern areas. | most likely to be affected. high. | it's mostly northeastern areas. it is the highest level of alert, as you've just said. these is the highest level of alert, as you'vejust said. these mornings is the highest level of alert, as you've just said. these mornings are very rare. we expect the bulk of the rain to fall between six o'clock on thursday evening until midday on friday, and the wording is valid for angus and southern areas of aberdeenshire. here it is. it's within this zone. as you just said, the met office warned of a danger to life. there could be extensive flooding and some very fast flooding floodwater. your power could go, there

angus crawford, bbc news, huntsville, alabama.s in angus's film you can visit the bbc action line, which has details of organisations which can help, including urgent support. the address is on screen now or you can call forfree to hear recorded information on 0800 066 066. hundreds of thousands of uk workers are getting a 10% pay rise from today, because their employer is signed up to the voluntary real living wage scheme. meanwhile, new figures show that the unemployment rate was up slightly in the three months to the end of august. our chief economics correspondent, dharshini david, is here. tell us what all this means about the current state of the jobs market in the uk. the current state of the 'obs market in the uk. ,, ., in the uk. starting with the good news, we in the uk. starting with the good news. we all _ in the uk. starting with the good news, we all meet _ in the uk. starting with the good news, we all meet that, - in the uk. starting with the good news, we all meet that, don't i in the uk. starting with the good i

our scotland correspondent, alexandra mackenzie reports from brechin in angus.to kim fowlie. she lives by the river south esk. her house has been flooded four times, but she said this time was the worst. a tremendous lot of water came in. i mean, at one stage, i came downstairs and it was up at my shoulders at the bottom of the stairs. so if it hadn't have been for that stairs, you know, i probably wouldn't be here. what did you ask of the first minister? what are you hoping that he is able do for you? just sort of make it a better environment. just sort ofjust make the walls secure. just fix everything up. the water level was above the roof. humza yousaf promised that the scottish government will help as much as possible. i do have to say it will take time. we know that the recovery is going to be long, because i've seen myself the scale of the devastation in some of the houses, in some of the businesses here. but the government is here for the long haul, with our partners in local government. three people have died in scotland. a body has been found in the sea

and tributes have been paid to wendy taylor, who was swept away in a river in angus.ouses were flooded at the weekend. some people had to be rescued from their homes. now, the difficult and emotional task of clearing up has begun here, too. we're here to support you and the residents as much as we can. in angus, the first minister acknowledged that the need was great, but didn't confirm how much financial aid would be provided. alexandra mackenzie, bbc news, brechin. argentina is one of the biggest economies in south america, but after many financial crises, it's now experiencing inflation of almost 140%. against that backdrop, it's holding a presidential election. sergio massa, the current economy minister in the centre left government, unexpectedly won the first round against his populist right wing rivaljavier milei. they'll face each other again in the second round next month. 0ur south america correspondent katy watson reports from buenos aires. a chance to kick back and celebrate. this wasn'tjust a victory for leftist sergio massa, but for all that came before h

angus crawford, bbc news, huntsville, alabama.ine, which has details of organisations which can help, including urgent support. for those watching in the uk the address you can call for free to the number on screen as well. let's turn now to the situation on israel's northern border with lebanon. there have been frequent crossfire between the idf and hezbollah, a militant group considered a terrorist organisation by the uk, the us and others. there's been much discussion of hezbollah�*s role in the conflict, but who are the group? my colleague simi jor—la—o—sho has more. hezbollah is a shia, islamist political and militant group that wields considerable power in lebanon. hezbollah is backed by iran and is designated a terrorist organisation by some western countries as well as israel and some arab countries. it was formed in 1982 in response to israel's invasion of lebanon. when it formally announced its establishment in 1985, hezbollah identified the us and the then soviet union as its principal enemies. it also called for the ob

angus crawford, bbc news, huntsville, alabama.ected by any of the issues in his report, you can visit... the addresses on a screen now and you can call for recorded information on there. ukraine has accused russian forces of trying to cut off a vital supply road to a town in the donetsk region. the last remaining residents of avdiivka have told the bbc they're under near constant attack, as russia continues a major assault on the town. 0ur correspondentjenny hill reports from ukraine. moscow really wants to take this town, the people who are living there are really paying the price. from moscow's perspective, this has such military, strategic, but also symbolic value. the town itself sits pretty close to the city of donetsk, which has been occupied by russia and its proxy forces since 2014. if russian troops can take the town, it would make it much harder for ukrainian forces to attempt to retake the city of donetsk. some military experts also make the point that it would also give anyone who occupies the town the advantage of hei

the areas it covers are angus, south aberdeenshire, and this area also— angus, south aberdeenshire, andn you couple them, you can see some — gales, so when you couple them, you can see some pretty nasty weather conditions, _ can see some pretty nasty weather conditions, but if we focus on the rainfall— conditions, but if we focus on the rainfall amounts, and this is the whole _ rainfall amounts, and this is the whole uk, — rainfall amounts, and this is the whole uk, it will be wet for most of us over— whole uk, it will be wet for most of us over the — whole uk, it will be wet for most of us over the next few days and the key is _ us over the next few days and the key is rpf — us over the next few days and the key is rpf. you can see the whites. that means — key is rpf. you can see the whites. that means rainfall amounts in excess — that means rainfall amounts in excess of — that means rainfall amounts in excess of 100 millimetres and some of these _ excess of 100 millimetres and some of these extend across the pennines and down _ of these extend across the pennines and down in — of thes

angus crawford, bbc news, huntsville, alabama.. the addresses on a screen now and you can call for recorded information on there. one person has died, and four are missing after two cargo ships collided off germany's north sea coast, the german rescue agency says. the collision is understood to have involved the british registered vessel the verity, seen here in 2017. german authorities say the ship sank. if you're a britney spears fan — then you can finally get your hands on her autobiography. called the woman in me, excerpts from the book have been widely circulated ahead of the launch, detailing her views on her career, her relationship with her famous exjustin timberlake and of course the years she spent living under a conservatorship. here in london the book was unveiled to fans at an event at a drag club. here's the reaction from some of her fans. it's incredible to have britney's truth written in her own words in my hands. this has been a long time coming and obviously the last few years, we haven't really known what has be

angus crawford, bbc news, huntsville, alabama.issues in this report, can visit the bbc action line, which has details of organisations that can help, including urgent support. the address is on screen now, or you can call 0800 066 066 for free to hear recorded information. one person has died, and four are missing after two cargo ships collided off germany's north sea coast, the german rescue agency says. the collision is understood to have involved the british registered vessel the verity, seen here in 2017. german authorities say the ship sank. here in the uk, the government has confirmed plans to end the use of 50 hotels to house migrants by january. in march, the bbc learned around 400 hotels were being used to house record numbers of asylum seekers. the announcement was made in the house of commons by the immigration minister, robertjenrick, who said the practice of using hotels must stop. ever since the prime minister, the home secretary and i assumed office a year ago, we have made it clear that this was completely unaccept

angus crawford, bbc news, huntsville, alabama. can visit the bbc action line, which has details of organisations which can help, including urgent support. the address is on screen now or you can call forfree to hear recorded information on 0800 066 066. the death of the longest—serving chairman of everton football club, bill kenwright, has been announced. he was 78. he became chairman in 2004 and in his 19 seasons everton secured 12 top—eight finishes, including a top four finish in 2005. bill kenwright was also a highly succesful theatre and film producer. a huge 158—car pile up in dense "super fog" has left seven people dead near new orleans. thick fog as well as smoke from multiple marsh fires reduced visibility for drivers during the rush hour accident on a bridge. dozens of cars caught fire after the crash on interstate 55. police say 25 people were injured. divers have been searching for signs of life in a british cargo ship which sunk in the north sea earlier today. seven people were on board, two of whom have been rescued,

fiona trott, bbc news, angus.remind you of the latest news coming from the region. egyptian state media is reporting that the rafah crossing into gaza will be opened for several hours on friday, to allow the delivery of desperately needed aid. that is coming from... meanwhile, israel's defence minister yoav gallant has told troops stationed on the border with gaza to be ready ahead of an expected ground offensive. christian is up next, but here is the weather with chris. hello. storm babet is bringing some extreme rainfall to the uk. the met office have issued a rare top level red weather warning for rain affecting aberdeenshire, angus, dundee, perth and kinross. it's for these areas that we'll probably see the most severe weather impacts. it's not the only place that babet will cause big problems. northern and eastern scotland, the cheviots, the peaks, the pennines, north wales, the rainfall accumulations — ie the rain building up over the next day or two — could also bring some severe flooding. now, babet essent

but then, there's that red warning focusing on angus and southern parts of aberdeenshire, the red warning friday — still that easterly wind pushing in the rain clouds, but notice that the concentration of heavier rain will now be across more central, southeastern and southern parts of england and actually across the north and the east of scotland. that rain should start to ease, but it may return by the time we get to saturday. take care. welcome back. this is bbc news. the headlines. president biden leaves israel after pledging unwavering american support, 11 days after the hamas attacks, but warns israel not to act on rage. israel and hamas blame each other for the blast that killed hundreds at a gaza hospital. the us says it has its own evidence that israel was not behind the attack. the massive loss of life triggered anger across the middle east, with protests outside the us embassy in beirut and in other cities. much more on all of those stories for you coming up a little later in the programme. but a little closer to home... here, the met office has issued a rare red weather warning

rainfall since midnight last night, and there's more to come — with warnings in scotland in parts of angusre. we'll be live with our correspondents in derbyshire and north yorkshire, but first, let's go james cook in brechin. this has been an extraordinary and exceptionally difficult day and tonight there is still a major operation under way here in brechin and angus involving the emergency services. there are some residents still trapped in their homes by flood waters, including a number of elderly people. the weather forecast is not good, to say the least, even though there is a brief respite at the moment and there was even some suggestion that at some point the military might have to be called in to help. brechin is used to flooding but they have never seen anything like this. the town's defences were breached at 4am. residents had been warned and told to evacuate but at least 60 families decided to stay and were trapped by the rising water. among them was muriel, who has lived here for 20 years. i them was muriel, who has lived here for 20 yew-— for 20 years. i heard the water in the

year—old woman died also in angus after being swept into a river.north—east of scotland from midnight tonight. fiona lamdin reports from brechin, north of dundee, where people had to leave their homes because of the risk of flooding. in the dark they hadn't realised just how deep it was. the south esk river burst its banks in brechin around four in the morning. 70—year—old muriel has lived here for 20 years. last night she was adamant she wasn't leaving. when i heard the water in the garage of our house, and this is how close we have got to escaping in our car, which is a hybrid, but we thought for a horrible moment we were trapped in it because we couldn't get the doors open. we feel rescued now. david and isla and their beloved spaniels where sheltering in their attic before help came. we all came out through the bedroom window. i've been up in the attic since five o'clock basically, since the water started coming into the house. this is still very much an ongoing operation. these teams have so far rescued round about 50 residents this morning. no

angus crawford, bbc news, huntsville, alabama.the bbc action line, which has details of organisations that can help, including urgent support. the address is on screen now, or you can call 0800 066 066 for free to hear recorded information. in all fifty hotels will be closed to asylum seekers by january. about 400 hotels were being used to house record numbers of asylum seekers. the announcement was made in the house of commons by the immigration minister, robertjenrick, who said the practice of using hotels must stop. at us as a prime minister, home secretary and i assumed office one year ago we have made it clear that this was completely unacceptable and must end as practical. these hotels should be assets for their local communities, serving businesses and tourers, hosting the life events that we treasure like weddings and birthdays, not housing illegal migrants and unsustainable cost to the taxpayer. live to westminster and our political correspondent, nick eardley. did they give details to the practicality of how this is goin

and tributes have been paid to wendy taylor, who was swept away in a river in angus. flooded at the weekend. some people had to be rescued from their homes. now, the difficult and emotional task of clearing up has begun here, too. we're here to support you and the residents as much as we can. in angus, the first minister acknowledged that the need was great, but didn't confirm how much financial aid would be provided. alexandra mackenzie, bbc news, brechin. scientists say they might have made the biggest breakthrough in treating cervical cancer in 20 years. a study looked at using a course of existing, cheap drugs ahead of the usual radiotherapy treatment, with initial findings suggesting it reduces the risk of women dying by more than a third. cancer research uk, which funded the work, described the results as "remarkable". live now to samuel godfrey — the research information lead at cancer research uk — that is the organisation who funded the study. we've looked at drugs that already exist in his or drugs used in treat millions of people around the world and we kno

can confirm a second person has died, scottish police telling us that a falling tree hit a van in angust from the situation in scotland. louise is there, we can see the weather behind you and the forecast suggests it will get worse before it gets better, what you seeing where you are in- before it gets better, what you seeing where you are in yes, that is riuht. i seeing where you are in yes, that is right- i am — seeing where you are in yes, that is right- i am here _ seeing where you are in yes, that is right. i am here in _ seeing where you are in yes, that is right. i am here in stonehaven - seeing where you are in yes, that is right. i am here in stonehaven and| right. i am here in stonehaven and there had been fears that this town could be hit really badly by storm babet, it is no stranger to flooding, there has been flooding on previous occasion it does appear that here it has escaped the worst, we are not seeing the sort of scenes like we have seen in the angus town of brechin where people have been evacuated overnight. travel has been disrupted in scotland, though the main a90

another red weather warning for parts of angus in aberdeenshire where another 70 to 100 millimetres ofain falls on top of what we have already seen, that is likely to cause further severe flooding. in terms of the red with a forecast, through the rest of today, the heaviest rain across eastern england —— weather forecast. the heaviest rain across eastern england —— weatherforecast. driven in by those strong winds from the north sea. the weather improving to a degree in scotland, but not much change in the flooding situation here. furthersouth, probably the rain turning patch it across parts of the south and central midlands. 0vernight of the south and central midlands. overnight in eight, the mild rain starts to drive back northwards into scotland, back where we have got those big flooding problems across angus and aberdeenshire. so further issues expected here. the rain continues to ease across parts of lincolnshire and across parts of the north midlands as well. babet still with us, still blocked from going anywhere by this big area of high pressure over scandinavia. rain starts to m

the place of most concern is this zone across angus and aberdeenshire.is where there is a danger to life. there could be some structural damage, possibly loss of power and there will be deep and possibly fast flowing floodwater. you can keep up—to—date with the forecast on the bbc weather website and bbc local radio. thanks, elizabeth. and that's bbc news at six. you can keep up with all the latest developments on bbc website. from the six team, it's goodbye. hello and welcome to sportsday. i'm jane dougall. man of the match, but so much more. we'll look atjude bellingham's brilliance against italy, and his future for england. a big night for manchester united women as they travel to paris to take on ps6 in the champions league. glasgow city are also in action. and staying in france, the semifinals of the rugby world cup are approaching. we'll be live from paris with the teams for the huge match between argentina and new zealand. also coming up on sportsday... a commanding performance from new zealand cricketers as they shoot straight to the top of the t

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and tributes have been paid to wendy taylor, who was swept away in a river in angus. too. we're here to support you and the residents as much as we can. in angus, the first minister acknowledged that the need was great, but didn't confirm how much financial aid would be provided. alexandra mackenzie, bbc news, brechin. in 2010, neiljones — a tiler from stoke—on—trent — won almost £2.5 million on a lottery ticket with his partner. he was keen to start a new hobby and spent some of his winnings on a pool table and, as hywel griffith reports, he turned out to be pretty good. it was the lucky break that changed his life. neil's lottery win gave him plenty of money for a pool table and, a retiree at 59, plenty of time to spend with it. now he's ready to fulfil another dream and represent his country. you can win the lottery and it's nice, it's wonderful, fantastic, but you can't buy a place in the england team. you've got to keep on this table and you've got to practise, practise, practise. smile! iam! back in 2010 — when neil and his partnerjulie won — they were so shocke

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and here several more angus.ours of heavy rain and several more tens of millimetres. a good few places here will have had over 200mm of rain. when all is said and done. now that is a colossal amount. so that's an historic rainfall event. yes, these rainfall events have happened through history . we happened through history. we occasionally we get these sorts of freak weather storms, but the fact is they're becoming more frequent and becoming more extreme as our climate begins to warm . but i must stress that the warm. but i must stress that the worst is now over across those flood stricken parts of england in as much as it's stopping raining . but it will take raining. but it will take a while for those river levels to ease down. for scotland, it's going to take longer and although we will have a respite , although we will have a respite, i.e. tomorrow will be a mostly dry day as we go into next week, it looks like more heavy rain will return. so there's no sign of a prolonged dry spell. so that will cause some c

but where we see whites across angus and the south—east grampians, the met office has a yellow weatherd that could lead to some disruption. today, though, a lot of dry weather, a lot of sunshine, albeit hazy. showers moving from south—west england into south—west wales, and temperatures, 11—17 north to south. up a touch on yesterday. through this evening and overnight the rain continues to advance through north wales, clipping north—west england, moving through northern ireland and getting into scotland. there will be some further heavy showers coming in across southern england and it will be a blustery night but it won't be a cold night. as we go through tomorrow, storm babet moves across our shores, look at the isobars, the winds picking up and rain particularly in the west and south will be heavy, but we have rain moving northwards across scotland which will clear and then some heavy downpours, some of which will be thundery, but still a lot of dry weather. the wind picking up, widely we are looking at gusts of between the low 30s and mid 40s. temperature—wise, up a touch again, loo

meanwhile, scotland's first minister humza yousaf will visit brechin in angus which saw severe floodingdents from more than 500 homes in this nottinghamshire town have been evacuated due to flooding caused by storm babet. retford county council told people they were at risk from high water levels along the river idle. for many, this leisure centre is home for now. we've taken everything apart from the big three piece suite and turned the water off, turned the electric off. and that's all you can do. in neighbouring stapleford, one resident's had to cut short his holiday to see the damage for himself. my daughter phoned me and says, "your bungalow�*s under water." "oh, that's a very nice surprise for us. yes." so we're just basically landed at east midlands airport. before i knew it there was no root out by car and lots of areas were flooding a lot but you didn't quite make it home. i flooding a lot but you didn't quite make it home.— flooding a lot but you didn't quite make it home. ., , ., ., make it home. i almost made it home but unfortunately _ make it home. i almost made it home bu

homes, to the businesses that have meant that the government is standing alongside our partners and angus to do everything to support everything we can to support them, the devastation and them, given the devastation and them, given the devastation and the scale of the devastation we've from some storm we've seen from some storm babet. so we will do everything we support them, but we can to support them, but i have been heart warmed my heart has warmed in the last few days when we've seen the scale of the community response, not just the emergency services, but those volunteers have also come volunteers that have also come together call together here to answer the call for who've been left with for those who've been left with virtually nothing . virtually nothing. >> man who shot dead his >> a man who shot dead his daughter's former partner and her former partner's father has been sentenced to life in prison. 67 year old stephen alderton killed 32 year old joshua dunmore and 57 year old gary dunmore with his shotgun in march. the murders happened two days after a family court heanng days

the red warning for rain is valid from 6pm on thursday evening until midday on friday for parts of angus see extreme rainfall with a danger to life

scotland's first minister, humza yousaf, visited brechin, in angus, which saw severe flooding.ttinghamshire town have been evacuated due to flooding caused by storm babet. retford county council told people they were at risk from high water levels along the river idle. for many, this leisure centre is home for now. we've taken everything up apart from the big three—piece suite and turned the water off, turned the electric off. and that's all you can do. in neighbouring stapleford, one resident's had to cut short his holiday to see the damage for himself. i got igota i got a phone call from alicante airport this morning. my daughter phoned me and says, "your bungalow�*s under water." "oh, that's a very nice surprise for us. yes." so we're just basically landed at east midlands airport. in norwich locals came together to support each other.— in norwich locals came together to support each other. before we knew it there was — support each other. before we knew it there was no _ support each other. before we knew it there was no way _ support each other. before we knew it there was

and tributes have been paid to wendy taylor, who was swept away in a river in angus.ome people had to be rescued from their homes. now, the difficult and emotional task of clearing up has begun here, too. we're here to support you and the residents as much as we can. in angus, the first minister acknowledged that the need was great, but didn't confirm how much financial aid would be provided. alexandra mackenzie, bbc news, brechin. a note from mother nature. a new study said antarctica's ice shelves over the coming decade, humans have lost control of the state of the ice sheet and sea level rises will be greater than previously assumed. floating tonnes of ice extend from the ice sheet into the ocean. they are vital to preventing a further rise in sea levels. thank you for watching. back in 30 minutes with the latest headlines. stay with the latest headlines. stay with us on bbc news. hello there. we've started this week off on a fine note, but things are turning more unsettled now for tuesday onwards, and by the end of the week, it'll be turning windier with plenty of

seagreen, off the angus coast, can generate enough electricity to power two—thirds of scotland's households 114 giant turbines, has been more than a decade in the making and will displace more than two million tonnes of co2 each year. you're live with bbc news. the mother of french—israeli woman mia shem, held hostage by hamas militants in gaza, has urged world leaders to free her, after a video showing mia receiving treatment for a wounded arm was released. let's hear what she has to say. yesterday, i saw my baby on television. i saw that she is alive. i saw that she was, i heard before rumours that she was shot in the shoulder or the like. —— in the leg. so i can see she was shot in his shoulder. i see she had an operation. she looks very terrified. she looks like she is in big pain. i can see that she is saying what they tell her to say, but i can see that she is stable. i can see she needs medical care. i didn't know if she was dead or alive until yesterday. all i knew was that she might be kidnapped. i am begging the world to bring my baby back home. live now to our correspondent injer

i just wish that angus council could come in and do something.ievable. unbelievable, the community spirit. well, euan, thank you so much for speaking to us and i hope you get back on your feet as quickly as possible. and like i said earlier, this isjust one house, one example of what's happened here in brechin and in other places across scotland as well. and as well as flooding to homes, there's been damage to roads, to railways, to bridges. and engineers and experts are out today assessing the damage because the red weather warning here only subsided at 6:00 last night. it's a lovely day here in brechin and people are relieved about that. the next few days are due... the weather is due to be good, but after that there is some rain forecast. people here are just hoping that it is nothing like what they have experienced over the last few days. fingers crossed that is the case. let's take it from scotland to argentina. polls have opened in argentina for the first round of the presidential elections. the far—right candidate javier milei is among the

the met office has issued a rare red warning, this is the thursday and into friday specifically for angusall of us are in for heavy rain. in fact, this is the accumulation of rainfall over the next few days, so widely 20—30mm — but look at that, in parts of eastern scotland, the north—east of england, well in excess of 100mm, and east anglia in the south—east also in for a soaking, particularly towards the end of the week. now, this is the forecast through the early hours of thursday. this is the weather front associated with storm babet moving northwards, a very specific area of heavy rainfall here, so it's certainly not raining all the time — in fact, to the south, through the early hours, the skies may even clear for a time before further heavy showers sweep in from the south. now, at the same time, very strong winds will start to develop, blowing out of the east or south—east, a severe gale, eventually, on the north sea coast, and especially around eastern parts of scotland, and i think at this stage this is where we really will be running into problems across parts of eastern scotlan