i river in brechin is due to peak at? i think— river in brechin is due to peak at?ked as a follow—up, we are doing as much as we can, our staff are out, our rude staff are out, our health and social care staff are out, our rest centres are open, these are all the positives and i think they have to be commended. the peakfor sepa in terms of the concern around the river this evening, obviously the red weather warning comes into play this evening and the severe flood warning comes into play this afternoon. the updated data we have from sepa from our partnership meeting is that the concern remains around nine o'clock this evening. that's the areas that we are looking at, the timings we are looking at. we think the river will sort of reach the top levels of the barriers at that level at that time and then we have to see what will happen. the river will continue to rise because it will not have peaked by nine o'clock. we need to be on top of that and that's why it's important that and that's why it's important that people are safe and not within their homes because we don

christine _ as it is across all brechin.imbo and even if she can eventually go home, she is frightened this could happen again. 0ur scotland reporter katie hunter has visited a flooded home in brechin. this isjust one living room in one home in brechin, which was really, really badly affected by the storm. you can see there is just mud and debris everywhere. if you walk through into the living room, into the hallway and into the kitchen there, you can see, itjust gives you an idea of some of the damage. and then continuing out through the hall and outside, there are sandbags down here which clearly didn't stand a chance. this house is around 20 metres or so from the river and on friday morning the flood defences were overwhelmed. the water poured over the flood defences into the street and into people's homes here. and you can see just some of the belongings that were in that house until the floodwater hit. and we can speak now to euan clark, who lives here. euan, thank you so much for speaking to us, especially at this time

we contacted 335 houses and brechin, but a lot of the | houses and brechin, but a lot of the occupantsever been as bad as this before. unfortunately, at 6am this morning, we started rescuing them with boats to safety. find we started rescuing them with boats to safe . �* ,, we started rescuing them with boats to safe . �* ., ., i, to safety. and what do you need there to try _ to safety. and what do you need there to try and _ to safety. and what do you need there to try and help _ to safety. and what do you need there to try and help in - to safety. and what do you need there to try and help in terms i to safety. and what do you need there to try and help in terms ofj there to try and help in terms of supplies or people, or whatever it would be? the supplies or people, or whatever it would be? , ., , supplies or people, or whatever it would be? , , ., �* . would be? the people and brechin have been tremendous. _ would be? the people and brechin have been tremendous. they've i would be? the people and brechin i have been tremendous. they've been donating clothes, food, cash, everything

yes, i'm in brechin, and we have 'ust place? yes, i'm in brechin, and we have just seen _ place?ing through the floodwater right now. all morning, the liferafts have been here, getting people in and out. it has been a very concentrated effort to get all those out who have been trapped. i'm not sure why these people are now walking, we have seen people trying to drive out, and as you can see, their cars just to drive out, and as you can see, their carsjust get to drive out, and as you can see, their cars just get stuck. this house over here, we have just seen the residents come down, and they are absolutely in tears. it is so sad. they have just seen the damage, the waters up to their windows, their cars submerge, and they've told me there are people up on the top floor that the fire and rescue can get to at the moment, because there is no way to get them at their windows. they is going to have to wait until the water goes down. i was here yesterday, and there were evacuation centres, they were told it might happen, with people didn't want to believe it. they said, i'm sure this w

as it is across all sorts of households across brechin, that's the way brechin does stuff.is could happen again. alexandra mackenzie, bbc news, brechin. people in argentina are voting in the first round of the presidential elections. the far—right candidate javier milei is among the frontrunners. well, the one thing that matters to every single argentinian here is the economy. this is a country that is seeing inflation well over 100%. everybody�*s lives are getting more and more difficult every day. so all the candidates are pushing, you know, an improvement on the economy. but as you said, javier milei is the front—runner. he is offering drastic solutions, including blowing up the central bank, bringing in the dollar as the official currency. the other two candidates perhaps are a little bit less drastic, shall i say, on the proposals? but that's what people here want. they want these drastic proposals because they want to see change in a country that has been teetering on the edge of an economic collapse for years now. yeah, you mentioned that inflation at, what, 138%, ov

that news is through in the brechin. that news is through in the brechin.news is through in the last few minutes and that gives you a sense of the scale of that situation. let's get a weather forecast wherever you live in the country. chris fawkes is here with the weather. a lot of difficult at times coming. ifeel this isjust the a lot of difficult at times coming. i feel this is just the start of it. the met office have issued a rare red warning covering angus where we have seen evacuations and also aberdeenshire, 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

back here in brechin, they're bracing themselves.ht draws on, what does that mean for the residents have decided to stay? fiona trott, bbc news, angus. we will be keeping an eye out on that story developing in the uk. let's return to the israel gaza war, and social media platforms have seen a surge in misinformation relating to the conflict, including doctored images and mislabelled videos. under its new stringent digital services act, the eu has written to social media firms tiktok and meta to formally provide information on the possible spread of what it calls disinformation, terrorist content and hate speech. the bbc�*s azadeh moshiri has more. this isn'tjust a simple request for information. the stakes are high for these social media companies, and that's because of the digital services act. under this act, platforms with over 45 million users in the european union must assess potential risks of their platforms to those users. they must also report that assessment and put in place mitigating measures. and if they don't, the penal

back here in brechin, they're bracing themselves.nts have decided to stay? you saw in that report kim, who didn't want to leave her home. she and others have decided to stay for and others have decided to stay for an hour and that is despite some tragic news tonight. police scotland said there are reports of someone going into the river about 20 miles from here and the body of a 57—year—old woman has now been found, and the message from angus council is more urgent tonight. the river levels in brechin could reach five metres, and the flood defences are only designed to cope with 3.8. it is due to peak in about three hours and if told to evacuate, the council says, hours and if told to evacuate, the councilsays, please hours and if told to evacuate, the council says, please leave. the time is now. fiona trott, thank you. the government's new chief scientific adviser described rishi sunak as "dr death" in private messages sent during a crucial pandemic meeting, the covid inquiry has heard. professor dame angela mclean made the comment

james cook, bbc news, brechin.feeling the force of babet today, as danny savage reports from knaresborough in north yorkshire. early this afternoon at leeds bradford airport, an aircraft came off the runway whilst landing during storm babet. it triggered a major emergency services response. there were no reports of casualties on the tui flight from corfu, but this airport can be a challenging place for pilots to land during stormy weather. from the east midlands north and westwards, much of england has taken a battering from the weather today. heavy rainfall has been the main problem. in chesterfield, part of the town was flooded, leading to people having to abandon their homes. it has destroyed everything we own. and i've not even got any contents insurance for anything in our house or anything, and my landlord won't do anything. i've had to try and get my son from school. he is luckily in the church now, safe, but it is just catastrophic. there was nothing at all we could do. the river, basically, went waist deep

as it is across all sorts of households across brechin, that's the way brechin does stuff., brechin. let's return now to our main story — the events in the middle east. the archbishop of canterbury, justin welby, has visited jerusalem, showing solidarity with anglicans in the city. the anglican diocese ofjerusalem manages al ahli hospital in gaza — where hundreds of people are thought to have died — in an explosion on tuesday. archbishop welby knows the hospital well, having opened one of its wings. he's been talking to the bbc�*s clive myrie. it's just an oasis in the middle of eastjerusalem. we it'sjust an oasis in the middle of east jerusalem.— it'sjust an oasis in the middle of east jerusalem. we need regarding assault charges _ east jerusalem. we need regarding assault charges cathedral - east jerusalem. we need regarding assault charges cathedral here - east jerusalem. we need regarding assault charges cathedral here in i assault charges cathedral here in the holy land. i assault charges cathedral here in the holy land-— the holy land. i cannot hear early in the morni

back here in brechin, they are bracing themselves.to a river and the red weather warning has onlyjust come into effect. fiona trott, bbc news, angus. asylum seekers have begun returning 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 communi

our reporter louise cowie is also in brechin and gave us this update.yjust 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 to the evacuations, is going to rise again. why? well, because we've had another red weather warning for angus and indeed other parts of scotland which were affected by yesterday's red weather warning. that means we are going to expect more rain and more wind, and that comes into effect from midnight and is expected to last for 2h hours. and as we've also heard, the storm has already sadly proved deadly. a 57—year—old woman died when she was swept away in a nearby river yesterday e

alexandra mackenzie, bbc news, brechin.es 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 him. peronism, kirschnerism — the faces of the political movements that define argentina, as well as football, of course. translation: our country| is going through a complex, difficult situation, full of challenges and difficulties. i know that many of those who voted for us are the ones who are suffering the most — i will not fail them. his supporters happy that their politician prevailed. what matters is this is the only

our scotland correspondent alexandra mackenzie reports from brechin in angus. impacted by the severe weather. he spoke 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

brechin is used to flooding but they've never seen anything like this.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 this was brechin�*s river street at first... and again just a few hours later. as the south esk roared into this residential neighbourhood, swamping hundreds of homes. it was... it was above this area here and it was over the wall. like,you couldn't see the wall at all. and that's the flood defence? and that's the flood defence, yeah. but, you know, it's not doing itsjob at the moment is it? were you frightened ? er, yeah, i was pretty scared. i didn't think it was going to be like this

alexandra mackenzie, bbc news, brechin.was born. now a coroner has found his death was wholly avoidable, and that there were gross failures by midwives and consultants at the hospital in kent. jasper�*s parents say their concerns were ignored by staff. here's our social affairs correspondent michael buchanan, and you may find some of his report distressing. he lived for a day. we wanted a lifetime with him, which was taken away from us because of how that hospital treated me in labour and how they treated him. jasper brooks was the victim of a series of catastrophic maternity errors that led to his death, aged 23 hours. the central failing, say his parents, was a refusal by staff to listen to them. i was violently shaking and i was just left. something's happening, and no—one's taking the time to listen to what i'm saying, or listen in on my baby. phoebe brooks was due to give birth by caesarean section, having previously had a complicated labour, but the night shift at the darent valley hospital in kent decided to delay th

.- their homes here in brechin.ed weather warning for the hiuhest bad? yeah, red weather warning for the highest year _ bad? yeah, red weather warning for the highest year of _ bad? yeah, red weather warning for the highest year of warning - bad? yeah, red weather warning for the highest year of warning the - bad? yeah, red weather warning for the highest year of warning the met| the highest year of warning the met office can issue. they are not offered very often from the last was in 2020 for storm dennis, they do imply... people are right to be taking precautions to be getting ready for the weather that is already starting to set in. some very heavy rain, to 50 mm of rain across parts of eastern scotland, so this is to be significantly more rain than those places we would expect in the whole month of october -- 250. expect in the whole month of october —— 250. potentially strong winds too. talking about flooding, power cuts, dangerous travel conditions, whole communities likely to be cut off. we have heard of thos

we are in brechin. the river has burst its banks — brechin.. i'm going to move. they have got a dog. they have got attsorts — have got a dog. they have got allsorts. people who are just absolutely shell—shocked. people who thought _ absolutely shell—shocked. people who thought they could stay in their homes — thought they could stay in their homes overnight. and the water has 'ust homes overnight. and the water has just begun _ homes overnight. and the water has just begun coming in. the dog is coming — just begun coming in. the dog is coming out — just begun coming in. the dog is coming out there. we have seen all sorts— coming out there. we have seen all sorts of— coming out there. we have seen all sorts of people being rescued this morning — sorts of people being rescued this morning. the concern at the moment is for— morning. the concern at the moment is for some _ morning. the concern at the moment is for some people in some caravans around _ is for some people in some caravans around the _ is for some people in some caravans around the c

as it is across all sorts of households across brechin, that's the way brechin does stuff.ndra mackenzie, bbc news, brechin. from the floods and indeed the war in the middle east the news agenda has been bleak. hopefully this next item will change gears and lift your mood a little bit. in northern ireland, heavenly sounds are filling the air of londonderry over the next few days, as more than 2000 singers are in town. the city's international choir festival, which is celebrating its tenth anniversary attracts groups from all over the world, as our reporter keiron tourish explains. in all the years since it started, the city of derry choral festival has welcomed 10,000 singers from across the world, from australia, america and all over europe. but it's the local youngsters who are always the most excited. ijust love singing. it's like one of my favourite things to do and i've loved it forever, so i'm really excited to be doing this competition and be with all my friends. and it's so much fun to do this sort of thing and be with my friends in this choir. it's faced many chall

alexandra mackenzie, bbc news, brechin. that's all for now.is week off on a fine note, but things are turning more unsettled now. tuesday onwards, and by the end of the week, it'll be turning windier with plenty of blustery showers. so rain at times over the next few days, but there will be some drier, brighter, sunnier moments at times. the pressure chart for tuesday is pretty complicated. we've got a mess of weather fronts across the country. so generally cloudy i think today with variable amounts of rain. i think most of the rain, persistent at times will be across northern and eastern england, areas that really don't need any more rainfall. so we have a met office yellow warning in here in force for tuesday up until around four p:m.. elsewhere, there will be some sunshine around, best of it, scotland, maybe southern england. but even here there'll be a few showers as well. temperatures ten to 15 degrees and winds will remain light and variable for many. now as we head through tuesday night, that area of low pressure starts to push back in

back here in brechin, they are bracing themselves.re we leave you this hour, let's bring you the live pictures from gaza this evening. you can see gaza at night here. and let'sjust 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 r

fiona lamdin bbc news. 0ur reporter louise cowie is in brechin for us now.ure there today? absolutely, and on cue the wind has whipped up and it has started raining again. as you can see behind me, a huge rescue operation is still very much under way as you heard in fiona's report. dozens of people had to be rescued and evacuated from their homes overnight. that operation is very much continuing. police are still receiving calls from people who are trapped or who have simply been unable to get out of their homes. as we also heard, sadly the storm has already proved deadly. a 57—year—old woman was swept away in a nearby river yesterday and 56—year—old man died when a fallen tree his van just south of here yesterday evening. the worrying news is things could be about to get worse. a further red weather warning has been issued for parts of scotland which were affected by yesterday's red weather warning and that is due to come into force from midnight, which means we can expect very wet and wild conditions. scotland has been hardest hit, but other parts of the u

back here in brechin, they're bracing themselves., and as the night draws on, what does that mean for the residents who have decided to stay? let's take a look at some other stories in the headlines. a former lawyer for donald trump has agreed to a plea deal relating to six charges of interference in the 2020 us presidential election, a day before her trial was set to start. sidney powell was accused of helping tamper with voting machines in an attempt to overturn the results in the state of georgia. canada says it has withdrawn 41 diplomats from india in a continuing bilateral spat over the killing of a canadian—sikh activist in british columbia. relations have been tense after canada said india may have been behind the killing of hardeep singh nijjar on 18thjune. new delhi has denied the allegations, calling them "absurd". social media platforms have seen a surge in misinformation relating to the israel gaza war, including doctored images and mislabelled videos. under its new stringent digital services act, the eu has written to so

and in scotland, first minster humza yousaf has been visiting brechin — one of the worst hit areas.ll have more on that in a moment, but first greg mackenzie has this report. residents 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 up apart from a big three piece suite and turned the water off, turned electric off, and that's all you can do. it's not normally the idle here in retford that is affected like this so it's a little bit unusual and residents here perhaps not used to it in the way that some other communities are. so, again, we're out there trying to keep people informed and we've set up this centre to try and help people as well. in neighbouring stapleford, one resident had to cut short his holiday to see the damage for himself. my daughter phoned me and says, "your bungalow�*s under water. that's a very nice surprise for us, yes. so we've jus

the town of brechin in angus has been at the epicentre of this storm.scued from their homes. you don't need to look far to see the aftermath of the flooding here in brechin. debris has washed up onto the road. the clean—up operation is now under way. the flood defences appear to have held last night, but with more rain on the way, locals are concerned. it looks worse today. it'sjust mud. locals like george wilson. he was evacuated on wednesday before floodwater swamped his home. i am devastated for myself but you've got to think of other folk as well, out in the country, and... it's scary. it's scary in the dark. that's the worst thing. we left at about half ten — well, about 11 o'clock, i think. i was able to go to my daughter's. we had to go the next morning, my mother—in—law was suffering. she woke up in her bed in the morning and she was lying in water, more or less. rain overnight and into this morning was relentless. there has been widespread travel disruption as well. the a90, between dundee and stonehaven, remains closed. rail services in the ea

was the same. see the behind you. -- brechin was the same. . . see the behind you. -- brechin was the in a this morning and _ the same. the sun is shining in a this morning and that _ the same. the sun is shining in a this morning and that is - the same. the sun is shining in a this morning and that is a - the same. the sun is shining in a this morning and that is a huge l this morning and that is a huge relief for people. the floodwater has disappeared but left behind is mud and sludge around here. this is the local bar. there have been people doing their best to come down here and help clear up. it is only about 20 metres or so away from the river. what happened along that street is the flood defences were just overwhelmed, water came over the top into the street as well as letting this business, flooded hundreds of houses there. it has been quite quiet down here this morning because so many people are out of their homes and they probably will be out of their homes, many of them for quite some time. we have heard from people who don't have insurance. they have been back assessing th

he is in brechin in scotland. hello again.ill 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—west england. at the same time the cloud will build across the south—east and we will see rain arrived and it will be breezy here, but for most of the uk it will be dry with sunshine, which will be hazy at times. highs of 16 or 17. if we pick up this rain tonight it moves northward into the midlands, east anglia, lincolnshire, yorkshire and northern england. we have also got the second band of rain following in behind with showers across scotland and northern ireland. it will not be as cold night in the north as a last night. tomorrow you can

we can go to brechin now where we are joined by our reporter louise cowie.— what's happening there now? well as you can probably see a major rescue operation is still under way behind me, iam rescue operation is still under way behind me, i am a stone's throw from the riverside there, which burst its banks and led to the evacuation of dozens of people from their home, thatis dozens of people from their home, that is very much an ongoing operation, police have told me they have still been taking calls from people who have been be trapped or unable to leave their homes. now, over the last ten or so minutes we have been moved further up the street and that is because the water levels are rising. again a further red weather warning has been issued for parts of scotland covered by yesterday's warning, which means we can face further treacherous conditions, more rain and wind. we know this storm has sadly proved deadly. a 57—year—old woman was swept to her death in a nearby river yesterday and a 56—year—old man died when a tree fell on his van in a nearby town. as

alexandra mackenzie, bbc news, brechin.reakthrough 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 know how they work, we know if they're and we know how they work, we know if they�* re safe to and we know how they work, we know if they're safe to use and this is been given to patients is a short burst before they get the bulk of their treatment and this is led to an increase in survival, this reduction in the chance of cancer coming back we haven't seen such an improvement in cervical cancer in about two decades and it's r

scotland's first mistake came to brechin to meet those impacted by the severe weather.es by the river south —esque. her house has been flooded four times, but she said this time was the worst. es, this time was the worst. tremendous lot of water came in. at one stage i came downstairs and it was up to my shoulders at the bottom of the stairs. if it hadn't been for those stairs i probably wouldn't be here. ~ ., , ., those stairs i probably wouldn't be here. ~ ., ., those stairs i probably wouldn't be here. . ., ., ., those stairs i probably wouldn't be here. ~ ., ., ., , here. what did you ask of the first minister? what _ here. what did you ask of the first minister? what are _ here. what did you ask of the first minister? what are you _ here. what did you ask of the first minister? what are you hoping - here. what did you ask of the first minister? what are you hoping he| here. what did you ask of the first i minister? what are you hoping he is able to do for you? just minister? what are you hoping he is able to do for you?— able to do for you? just make it a better en

alexandra mackenzie, bbc news, brechin.le 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 shocked, they hid their lottery ticket under the carpet. a party at a pool hall gave him the idea of buying his own table. having one at the house gave him an advantage. while others were locked out of clubs and pubs in the pandemic, neil could practise. next month, he's off to malta to lead one of england's teams. you're captaining your country and it's a proud honour. in any sport. if it was tiddlywinks, you're still captain of

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

our scotland reporter katie hunter visited a flood home in brechin.everywhere. if you walk through into the living room, into the hallway and into the kitchen there, you can see. just gives you an idea of some of the damage. and then continuing out through the hall and outside, there are sandbags down here which clearly didn't stand a chance. this house is around 20 meters or so from the river and on friday morning, the flood defences were overwhelmed. the water poured over the flood defences into the street and into people's homes here. and you can see just some of the belongings that were in that house until the floodwater hit. and we can speak now to ewan clarke, who lives here. ewan, thank you so much for speaking to us, especially at this time. can you just explain to us what happened in the early hours of friday morning? well, my dad phoned at about 4:00 in the morning, to see if it was over. and ijust looked around, the dog was looking at me. i looked down, it was flooded. the first thing that i'd done was go to the front door as you would. and

— putting them to the campus in brechin and its a small number now, it's very— brechin and its a smalljust people out of their homes but roads and bridges as well. a team and officers will be assessing all of the damage and working — assessing all of the damage and working on a programme to move forward, — working on a programme to move forward, to— working on a programme to move forward, to get those works done. super, _ forward, to get those works done. super, gavin nicol, thank you for joining us. notjust here in brechin where there has been disruption but other parts of scotland and because of those red weather warnings, engineers have not been able to get out to assess the damage though likely over the next day or so we will get a much more clear picture of the damage the storm has caused in scotland. ~ ,,., , of the damage the storm has caused in scotland-— in scotland. absolutely, we will 'oin ou in scotland. absolutely, we will join you again _ in scotland. absolutely, we will join you again later, _ in scotland. absolutely, we will join you again later, katie. - in scotland. a

rowan, stay with us, i want to speak to steven who is in i i want to speak to steven who is in brechinwe have seen pictures of people being evacuated from there in dinghy, people who have been caught up in this, despite the warnings, still taken by surprise by the severity of the flooding. surprise by the severity of the floodinu. ~ ,,., , .,, surprise by the severity of the floodinu. ~ , , .,, , ., flooding. absolutely, it has been a really difficult _ flooding. absolutely, it has been a really difficult night _ flooding. absolutely, it has been a really difficult night here _ flooding. absolutely, it has been a really difficult night here and - really difficult night here and difficult morning, if you see behind me there. — difficult morning, if you see behind me there, the situation has actually improved, _ me there, the situation has actually improved, slightly. the water levels have gone _ improved, slightly. the water levels have gone down, about 6am this morning — have gone down, about 6am this morning when we first arrived the waters _ morning when we first arrived the waters w

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

alexandra mackenzie, bbc news, brechin. a note from mother nature.ve 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 blustery showers. so, rain at times over the next few days, but there will be some drier, brighter, sunnier moments at times. the pressure chart for tuesday is pretty complicated. we've got a mess of weather fronts across the country, so generally cloudy, i think, today with variable amounts of rain. i think most of the rain, persistent at times, will be across northern and eastern england — areas that really don't need any more rainfall, so we have

it is a lovely day here in brechin and people are relieved about that.st few days. live now to tomasz schafernaker, who is in the bbc weather centre. tell us a bit more about how wet it has been. ., ., , ., ., ., has been. the amounts of rainfall that storm _ has been. the amounts of rainfall that storm babet _ has been. the amounts of rainfall that storm babet brought - has been. the amounts of rainfall that storm babet brought really l has been. the amounts of rainfall i that storm babet brought really were very large indeed. notjust on one or two spots across the uk where we have seen the flooding but really widely across the country. let's pick if you locations. eastern parts of scotland, it looks as though it was in excess of 200 millimetres of rain. that is well over a month of rainfall injust rain. that is well over a month of rainfall in just that very short space of time, in that one storm. many parts of northern england had between 100 and 100 millimetres of rain. the south of the country also had in excess of, in one storm alone, 100 so far th

good morning from brechin. here which will come as a huge relief to people living here. iam will come as a huge relief to people living here. i am on river street, the worst affected area. there are flood defences on my left foot that they were inundated, double to game over the top, on the street and dozens of people had to be rescued. hundreds of people out of their homes and are likely to be out of their homes for some time. yesterday was the first full dry day since the flooding, the first chance people got to go back inside their homes. we saw people whipping up carpets, throwing out fridges and freezers, sofas, clothes damaged and cars damaged as well. of the people i spoke to yesterday, only two had insurance. this place has flooded before and insurance is so expensive. humza yousaf is expected to come here today. he is due to meet local people, to thank volunteers and the authorities for their efforts. the people i spoke to yesterday, some of them are frustrated and angry. they do not feel they have had

then philip in brechin. as ben _ better. thank you very much. then philip in brechin.st, we will get more from staff. we're joined now by our reporter yunus mulla who is in chesterfield where there has been significant flooding. good morning to you. what advice are people being given. good morning to you. what advice are peeple being given-— people being given. naga, storm babet has had _ people being given. naga, storm babet has had that _ people being given. naga, storm babet has had that impact - people being given. naga, storm babet has had that impact on - people being given. naga, storm - babet has had that impact on england as well. if you look at the number of flood warnings employees there are 358 in total, that means flooding is probable for homes and businesses and entire communities could be affected. chesterfield is one of the worst hit, i'm told around 400 houses are uninhabitable. around 60 people were offered places at a rescue centre. of course on will have taken up offers from family and friends, but that was available because they had to be evacuated

fiona lamdin reports from brechin, north of dundee, where people had to leave their homes because ofaround 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 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 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.

in brechin. _ have been a lot worse. in brechin, rescue has now become recovery.damage. jasmine and lauren live opposite the river which burst its banks on friday. you come in and _ burst its banks on friday. you come in and the _ burst its banks on friday. you come in and the first - burst its banks on friday. ym. come in and the first thing you see... inaudible. all that hard work, and we've only been here for two years... with put all the effort in to get this place looking homely. it's gone. not really anything else... there's no words for it. �* ., , else... there's no words for it. ., ,~ ., else... there's no words for it. but as many clear away the debris, it. but as many clear away the debris. the — it. but as many clear away the debris, the met _ it. but as many clear away the debris, the met office - it. but as many clear away the debris, the met office have i debris, the met office have today warned of further heavy rain, with a fresh yellow weather warning in place until four o'clock this afternoon. which will affect parts of the east midlands, yorkshi

fiona lamdin reports from brechin, north of dundee, where people had to leave their homes because ofthey hadn't realised just how deep it was. the south esk river burst its banks in brechin around 4.00 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 around about 50 residents this morning. no—one knows for sure how long this water will remain here, but it is thought it might stay flooded for the next couple of days. and listen to this. just a0 miles up north in aberdeen, wi

in brechin, rescue has now become recovery.lee last week are back to see the damage. jasmine and lauren wilcox live opposite the river south esk, which burst its banks on friday. you come in and the first thing you see when you walk in is toys, when i came back to rescue my cats. all i see is my little girl's toys floating about on the floor. all that hard work. we've only been here for two years... and over the two years, we've put all the effort in to get this place looking homely and it's gone. not really anything else we can... there's no words for it. but as many clear away the debris, the met office have today warned of further heavy rain, with a fresh yellow weather warning in place untilfour o'clock this afternoon, which will affect parts of the east midlands, yorkshire and the east coast of england. greg mckenzie, bbc news further spells of rain in areas already affected by some flooding. today's forecasters similar, rain is well in the next few days with sunshine in between. also showers in today's forecast. could be

ben phillip, bbc news, brechin.et in f. they've had flooding here before but this one took them by surprise and they had a meeting of the local flood group tonight and no problems were anticipated but that changed after 2am this morning when the flood defences for the river failed and this is the result. joining us is the chairman of the parish council here. pete, you live down there stop what happened in the early hours of the morning? the first thing we — early hours of the morning? the first thing we noticed was a split in the _ first thing we noticed was a split in the flood wall and the water started — in the flood wall and the water started pouring in out of the river. the river— started pouring in out of the river. the river was high but it was not coming — the river was high but it was not coming over the top of that time. since _ coming over the top of that time. since then— coming over the top of that time. since then i've not been down but apparently— since then i've not been down but apparently did come