that isjon kay outside coverack.es falling, the size of 50p pieces and smashing windows. david brain has been telling me that up to 18 millimetres fell in cornwall in just two hours this afternoon. the first problem we have at the moment is there are not many rainfall gauges to give us an idea of exactly how much rain fell in the area, but we tracked the main thunderstorm, if you like, the main cell of the storm, starting at 2:30 in the afternoon, on the eastern side of the lizard peninsula, travelling north very slowly. for about two hours, the rain was intense and pretty heavy, and we can work out just intense and pretty heavy, and we can work outjust how intense that rainfall is from the colours we get from the rain radar. the rain radar basically tells us how intense that rainfall has been falling. we reckon, we estimate it has been falling at 30—a0 millimetres in the hour, it is across this part of the lizard peninsula for more than two hours. that gives you the rout of rainfall we are likely to see. we could ha

heavy rain and large hailstones bore down on coverack yesterday afternoon.as spilt in two by the flood waters. a big clean—up operation is now underway, as our correspondent jon kay reports. how is this for the start of the summer how is this for the start of the summer holidays? a coastguard helicopter winching people to safety in the cornish village of coverack. howells and massive hailstones, wind and thunder, then hours of torrential rain, brought tons of rock and debris down the steep hills. even a garden shed washed down into the harbour. can we assist you at all with some lighting? last night emergency crews were checking on chris. he rents out this seafront cottage. he couldn't believe how quickly it flooded. it is filled right up. we have the mud and everything to clear, i guess... looking on the bright side, but having to deal with the mess. you don't have to look long on television to see someone worse off than you. no one is hurt, so it doesn't really matter. holidaymakers arriving at their summer destination could not believe their eyes. we neve

coverack couldn't cope. roads became rivers. down the hills into the harbour, carrying tons of rocks and debris. the water was gushing across the road. there were standing waves. so you couldn't — physically couldn't drive through it. theresa told me she was on her way home from the shops when she found herself stuck in this. she was there for hours. it took eight burly firemen, or whatever, to corral you through the water and rubble and everything that's round there, and then literally dragged through a hedge to safety. roads down to the harbour have been so badly damaged, it is impossible for some people to reach their homes tonight. around 50 properties have been affected. i can't believe it. i mean, the amount of water going down is far in excess i've ever seen in my life before. how long have you lived here? 51 yea rs. one of the most perilous rescues involved a double—decker bus. the driver and his schoolboy passenger stuck for three hours before being freed. he told me it was a frightening experience. huge boulders came a

flooding at coverack this evening.ugh the village, we were hearing. we'rejust water running through the village, we were hearing. we're just hearing the latest information from the cost 90, the latest information from the cost go, the newquay coastguards, is at the rescue helicopter has rescued two people who were trapped in a house, and four still remaining there. not quite aware of the full circumstances of that, but all i said to be ok. earlier on, the fire service was saying there were live—threatening incidents they were attending, and that did cause a lot of worry. we were just speaking to an eyewitness from a hotel in a coverack who was saying as far as she was concerned, everyone in the village is actually ok. that is the latest, the coastguard rescue people trapped in a house. we talk now to a local councillor in coverack. thanks for being with us, what can you tell us for being with us, what can you tell us about it this evening? we are not able to touch base with the centre of the village, because the main r

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we saw the impact of the weather in coverack.is shot captured earlier on in chelmsford in sx. there are still some more storms to come. things are quiet and in down at the moment but as temperatures rise we will expect further thunderstorms, and a bit further north and we saw yesterday. so they could be more disruption. if you are heading onto the road stage into the forecast and your bbc local radio station. to show you where the storms have been over the last few hours, they are now drifting away from east anglia and lincolnshire. some pushing up into the midlands. and there are some in the southern portion of the irish sea. we are not totally done with them, but most of you will have a dry morning. more cloud across england and wales co m pa res cloud across england and wales compares what you have seen. don't ta ke compares what you have seen. don't take the position of those blues too literally. they will be going north into parts of northern england, one of two in parts of scotland. do not rule out the odd rumble of thunder

so we do have a bbc news team on the way there, to coverack, and we'll update you on that in the nexte service saying there are a life—critical incidents that they are in attendance at at coverack. you're watching bbc news. in the film jurassic park, a t. rex out i’u ns film jurassic park, a t. rex out runs 80, but dinosaurs might not be the ferociously fast predators we've all seen in phones likejurassic park. researchers at manchester university field a t. rex in particular may have been pretty slow. less usain bolt and more of a tortoise, perhaps. let's talk to one of the research is behind the study who's from the school of earth and environmental studies at the university of manchester. thanks for being with us. how fast or slow was t. rex then, according to your calculation is? what we reckon is that you couldn't actually get t. rex to go faster than a walk. but t. rex to go faster than a walk. but t. rex had long walk —— long legs, so a walking cheese breaks could go at around 20mph. is not as large, but not a fast runner. what is the science behind the theory? we digitise ever

jon kay, bbc news, coverack, in cornwall.nction. there are just three left in the world, but at longleat safari park, the rhino's closest relatives are being drafted in to help. 0ur science correspondent, rebecca morelle, has this exclusive report. meet ebun, a seven—year—old southern white rhino, who could save a species from extinction. the one—and—a—half tonne animal is sedated. a little agitated at first, but soon she's sound asleep. she's ready to take part in an experimental fertility treatment. scientists are harvesting her eggs to be fertilised in a lab, this is rhino ivf. this procedure is farfrom easy. the team here are keeping an incredibly close eye on this rhino, it's essential she stays under heavy sedation. over the last week or so she's been given hormone treatment, but what's being done today requires millimetre precision. egg collection is really only a technique that's been perfected over the last year. this is conservation science at its most extreme. here's the animal ebun could save, her closest living r

jon kay reports from coverack. look at the mess, all this mud everywhere.een trashed. the water was higher than their heads. they escaped upstairs. and here they are last night, as the water raged below, the couple airlifted to safety by the coastguard. ijust wanted to get out and get away. they told me it was heartbreaking to look down from the helicopter at their flooded property. it was just like the titanic sinking, you know? it was really upsetting. that made me upset, and he was crying and upset. he worked so hard and made it so nice, and then we get mud in everywhere. you just give up, don't you? no, you don't give up. it all happened in minutes. torrential rain, then tonnes of water thundering down from the hills, carrying everything in its wake. mary has found her elderly mother's walking frame among the piles of debris. next to it, even her kitchen sink. it's happened, we can't put it back, we've just got to get on and carry on and do what we can. it will get back to normal, we're cornish — that's what we do. the mud and rocks can be cleared quick

jon kay, bbc news, coverack, in cornwall. and this is sport today, live from the bbc sport centre. coming up on our show: ready for the elite of world golf — royal birkdale prepares to to host the open championship. battered and bruised, leading sprinter marcel kittel is forced to abandon the tour de france. chelsea agree a deal to sign real madrid striker alvaro morata for around $91 million. hello and thanks for joining us on sport today. we are just a few hours away from the start of the 146th open championship taking place at royal birkdale, on the north—west coast of england. sweden's henrik stenson is the defending champion, but is certainly not the only man with compelling ambitions of walking 0nce once you win one, obviously it's off your shoulders, and it's more about putting yourself in contention again and trying to win a second one. given a long and successful career that i

and yesterday we had severe storms bringing damaging floods to coverack. over a month of rain fell in the space ofjust three hours creating that four foot wall of water. but lightning has since been the big talking point. about 200,000 lightning strikes in the past day alone so chances are if you live gci’oss alone so chances are if you live across england and wales you may have heard some of those storms overnight. some spectacular pictures being sent to us as well. more storms on the way today, they could p0p up storms on the way today, they could pop up across parts of north wales, north—west england, the north midlands. they could be capable of bringing around half a month of rain in the space of half an hour or so. so think about flash flooding, dangerous driving conditions. a lot of cloud around and things beginning to cool off. overnight the storms moved north, rain moving from northern ireland into scotland. some damp weather pushing east across wales and england. humid across eastern england, 18 degrees but fresh air into northern ireland with tem

you canjust the cornish village of coverack.re all the weather action is taking place. pretty active storms here. reports in abergele which is where this weather watch a picture hasjust abergele which is where this weather watch a picture has just been taken of flooding and the high streets, so nasty weather about. these storms will swing further east so here along with lancaster and cumbria along with lancaster and cumbria along —— at risk of flooding. also rain in northern ireland. the rain is coming down pretty steadily at the moment. it will push into scotla nd the moment. it will push into scotland through the night. a lot of low cloud for western southern england and wales and as this band pushes eastwards and muddy and humid night, 18 degrees in norwich and not particularly nice location act. further west, fresh air moving in and that is the story for tomorrow —— not particularly nice here. there will be a slice of sunshine before the next weather system brings cloudier skies back in to northern ireland with yet more rain

everywhere you seem to look in coverack, there are workers in high these jackets.lity back to bring some sort of normality back to this village. the downpours on tuesday i had an impact which will be felt here for a very long time. its location at the bottom of steep hills meant it was in the part of the rain. this is what has been left off the main road. some of it ripped up off the main road. some of it ripped up by off the main road. some of it ripped up by nature are the parts taken up as council staff work out how much damage has been done and what repairs are needed. the promise is, they will not leave until the job is done. they are committed, they will stay here until people have access and the road is a usable. in terms of making a perfect surface that might takea of making a perfect surface that might take a little while but they are committed to as quickly as possible to give people access to their property and over that road. houses cleanup is that goes on. this is our kitchen. i do not think we will be cooking anything in there for a few months. insura

the coastguard has airlifted two people to safety in the village of coverack, which has been particularlyffected.

a clean—up is in operation under way in the west cornish village of coverack following flash floods, substantial damage. the story of the boy with a double hand transplant who can now cook and play baseball. if any kid is watching this and you are going through a rough time, never give up on what you're doing. the government has announced that people in their early forties will now have to work a year longer as a result of a change to the stage pension age. the work and pensions secretary david gauke said the plan would help to meet the needs of an ageing population. the planned rise in pension age from 67 to 68 will affect six million people and will be phased in by 2039, which is seven years earlier than planned. those born between 1970 and 1978 will be affected in a move which the government says will save the taxpayer over £70 billion. speaking to the bbc, mr gauke said the burden should not fall to the younger generation. life expectancy is improving but that has an impact on the cost of the state pension and it is right that the state pension age reflects life expectancy. basic

a major clean—up operation in the cornish village of coverack after flash floods with severe damage toroad in. no more surcharge payments for using your debit or credit card. new rules come into force next year. also this hour, president trump's previously undisclosed meeting with russian president vladimir putin. they met during a dinner with world leaders at the g20 summit — just hours after the pair held formal talks. the success story of the boy with a double hand transplant who can now cook and play baseball. to the parents so for forgiving me their son's hands because they didn't have to do that if they didn't have to do that if they didn't want to. the most popular song of all time? it's number one, it's in spanish and it's been downloaded more than 4.5 billion times. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. in the past hour the government has revealed that six million people in their late 30s and early 40s will have to work a year longer, as a result of a change in the state pension age, the government has announced. the increase in the pension age from 67 to 68 has been brought

the main road into coverack looks like it's been ripped apart by an earthquake. of holiday—makers driving down this road every day, to get to the harbour, but it's going to be a while before anyone can down here. caroline davies was rescued from this car. today she realised how close she'd been to where the road collapsed. it's very, very shocking. it really is, to think one day you're just driving along in your car and then this happens. they're used to bad weather here, but they hope they won't have to deal with anything too extreme for a while. this is outside source, live from the bbc newsroom. our lead story is... it's been revealed donald trump and vladimir putin had a second, undisclosed meeting at the g20 earlier this month. the white house has called it "perfectly normal". the head of the french armed forces has quit. it because of a very public disagreement with president macron over budget cuts. the cut is $975 million. general de villiers says he no longer feels "able to guarantee the robust defence force i believe is necessary to guarantee the protec

there's been extensive damage at the village of coverack on the lizard peninsula which was hit by three of torrential downpours. and putting north sea cod back on the menu. experts say after decades of overfishing, cod stocks are looking healthy once again. good morning. it's wednesday 19th july. welcome to bbc newsroom live. the bbc has revealed how much it pays its biggest stars, as part of the corporation's annual report. the salaries of broadcasters who earn more than £150,000 has been made public, as demanded by the government. of the 96 names on the list, only a third are women. the director general, lord hall, said the corporation had to attract the very best, and warned that making the details public would drive up wages. the presenter chris evans is the highest paid on the list, earning between £2.2 million and £2.25 million for his tv work and his radio 2 breakfast show. match of the day presenter gary lineker is next on the list, with a salary of between £1.75 million and £1.8 million. and graham norton is paid between £850,000 pounds and £900,000 pounds for his eurovision an

coverack couldn't cope. roads became rivers.wn the hills into the harbour, carrying tons of rocks and debris. the water was gushing across the road. there were standing waves. you couldn't physically drive through it. theresa told me she was on her way home from the shops when she found herself stuck in this. she was there for hours. it took eight burly firemen or whatever to corral you through the water and rubble and everything that's round there and then literally dragged through a hedge to safety. roads down to the harbour have been so badly damaged, it's impossible for some people to reach their homes tonight. around 50 properties have been affected.” properties have been affectedlj can't properties have been affected.” can't believe it. i mean, the amount of water going down is far in excess i've ever seen in my life before. how long have you lived here?‘ yea rs. how long have you lived here?‘ years. one of the most perilous rescues involved a double—decker bus. the driver and his schoolboy passenger stuck for three hours

. —— rush in madagascar multiple fire crews are in coverack, water has swept through.burst its banks. we are not able to touch base with the centre of the village because the main road into coverack has been blocked, just by one of the largest rivers bursting its banks, coming straight across the road and washing the sides of the road away, and carrying with it large boulder is the size of a man's head. so very dangerous, and a couple of feet of water are going straight across the road. the amount of water that has come from the land, carrying huge amounts of soil with it, is making the sea waters for the first half a mile out where i am looking brown. further than that, it is a wonderful bright blue that we expect here in cornwall. this all follows very heavy rainfall during the afternoon, is that right? enormously heavy rainfall. it was a tropical type downpour. having worked in the tropics, i know what it is like there. with huge hailstones in it about an inch across. we were worried about the glass in the house. one of the panes of glass in my greenhouse has been b

a major clean—up operation in the cornish village of coverack after flash floods, with severe damage road in. no more surcharge payments for using your debit or credit card — new rules come into force next year. also this hour: president trump's previously undisclosed meeting with russian president vladimir putin. they met during a dinner with world leaders at the 620 summit — just hours after the pair held formal talks. the success story of the boy with a double hand transplant who can now cook and play baseball. to the parents for giving me these hands because they didn't have to do that and they did. the most popular song of all time? it's number one, it's in spanish and it's been downloaded more that four and half billion times. we will have all of those stories at the moment but first to the house of commons because the work and pensions secretary has made a statement on pensions to mps and has said that the retirement age will rise from 67 to 68. we will see reaction to that announcement. including women, disabled people, black and minority ethnic groups. it is astonishing that

the main road into coverack looks like it's been ripped apart by an earthquake. but it's going to be a while before anyone can down here. caroline davies was rescued from this car. today she realised how close she'd been to where the road collapsed. it's very, very shocking. it really is, to think one day you're just driving along in your car and then this happens. they're used to bad weather here, but they hope they won't have to deal with anything too extreme for a while. hundreds of gay and lesbian people of south asian origin are believed to be under pressure to marry someone of the opposite sex. west midlands police says dozens of people have come forward seeking help after their families have tried to force them into a heterosexual marriage because they don't agree with gay sex. 0ur midlands correspondent sima kotecha reports. cosmopolitan birmingham, a city which reflects much of the west midlands with its large ethnic minority population. but in some cases social conservatism can cause problems. decades of pressure you put on as a child that you have to c

had to be winched from their homes as torrential rain brought huge hailstones onto the village of coverackthern england and more storms to come today. i will have the details throughout the programme. good morning, it's wednesday the 19th of july. also this morning: the bbc is to reveal how much it pays its top talent, as it admits just a third of the highest—paid stars are women.

safety after becoming trapped in their home when a flash—flood swept through the fishing village of coverackouth custody centres make a tragedy inevitable. that assessment comes from the chief inspector of prisons, who says he is staggered by the decline in standards in england and wales. we were unable to say that any of the young offender institutions or secure training centres that we inspect — we couldn't consider that any of them were safe to hold children and young people. the bbc will tomorrow unveil a list of its stars earning more than £150,000. and on newsnight, we look at the record of president trump, who this week passes

the main road into coverack looks like it's been ripped apart by an earthquake.riving down this road every day, to get to the harbour, but it's going to be a while before anyone can drive down here. caroline davies was rescued from this car. today, she realised how close she'd been to where the road collapsed. it's very, very shocking. it really is, to think one day you're just driving along in your car and then this happens. they're used to bad weather here, but they hope they won't have to deal with anything too extreme for a while. these are our latest headlines. the government brings forward plans to raise the retirement age to 68 — it means anyone currently aged between 39 and a7 will have to work a year longer. the salaries of the bbc's top—earning stars are revealed — just a third of those earning over £150,000 are women. a day after devastating flash floods hit a cornish village, the residents begin a mass clean—up. it is arguably the country's favourite fish and now north sea cod is officially back on the menu again. the marine stewardship council says c

torrents of water ran through coverack, on the lizard peninsula, cutting roads and stranding cars.ple said hailstones which fell during hours of storms were so big they had smashed windows. engineers are to assess buildings damaged by the flood. the un's refugee agency, the unhcr, has announced that the death rate of refugees crossing from libya to italy is increasing, and that trafficking is becoming ever more ruthless, with migrants regularly beaten and robbed. rami ruhayem spent weeks on a medecins sans frontieres rescue boat and heard harrowing stories from the migrants themselves. they have handed out the lifejackets to the people on the rubber boat and they have stabilised the boat, and they have stabilised the boat, and they have stabilised the boat, and they have heard that there is somebody on there with a gunshot wound. rachel is here with all the business news. has donald trump got something to ci’ow has donald trump got something to crow about with china, us trade? is it working? well, it is questionable. president trump's 100—day deadline for boosting trade with china

a big clean up is taking place in the village of coverack in cornwall. trapped people in their homes. the government has won its high court bid to obtain a permanent ban on industrial action by prison officers. the ministry ofjustice took up the case after the poa, the professional trade union for prison workers called on its members to ta ke workers called on its members to take action short of a strike. that's a summary of the news. let's catch up with the sport with hugh. england and scotland's famous old rivalry will be renewed on a bigger stage than ever before in women's football tonight when the two meet in the group stage of the yrn championship. england are aiming to improve on what was a very impressive third place finish in the 2015 world cup. scotland are playing in theirfirst major 2015 world cup. scotland are playing in their first major tournament, but lost key players to injury. their head coach says it will be her proudest moment in football when they walk out on to the pitch. the biggest thing is to try to enjoy it. try to embrace the e

much of the road into coverack was washed away during stormy weather on tuesday afternoon.red since the 19505 according to scientists in the us. that's the equivalent of the weight of a billion elephants, or enough to cover a country the size of argentina. the researchers, from the university of california, say most plastics are used just once; the vast majority ends up in landfill. they hope their findings will now help inform discussions on sustainability. a block of flats with wicker balconies, a dockyard redevelopment and a new college campus are among those in the running to be named the uk's best new building. six buildings have been shortlisted for the prestigious architecture prize. previous winners include the scottish parliament and the gateshead millennium bridge. the winner will be announced in october. mike isa mike is a royal birkdale for us, it isa mike is a royal birkdale for us, it is a day that will be challenging for golfers out there. it is challenging for you just to hold the umbrella up how are i am quite good. i'm sure you would love it if i took off

the coastguard has airlifted two people to safety in the village of coverack, which has been particularlyroperty and are awaiting rescue , our correspondentjon kay gave us this update from just outside the village. it all started at lunchtime, early afternoon the beginnings of the storm, some rainfall, some hail, big heavy hailstones and then it didn't stop several hours. thunderstorms, lightning cascading water and then the dramatic images bbc news viewers have sent in to us today. one local doctor said he has lived here for more than 50 years and never seen anything like has today but it is 50 times stronger, the water and that isa times stronger, the water and that is a coastguard helicopter circling looking out to who they might be able to help. this is outside source live from the bbc newsroom. our lead story is... donald trump promised to repeal and replace obamacare — but despite the republicans controlling both houses of congress, they haven't got the numbers to pass their health care bill. in south africa, the world's most powerful telescope is up and running — or at least one pa

hamish marshall, bbc news, coverack, in cornwall.bank in europe to adopt retina scans to ass serb your money. it is one of a number of methods for customers to access their accounts. how safe are they? 0ur access their accounts. how safe are they? our technology correspondent reports. our technology correspondent reports. from september, your eyes could be your password into your bank account. we will show you how to scan your iris. tsb customers will need an advanced samsung smartphone to try out the advanced iris scanning technology. the phone‘s camera scans your eyes. if you want to log onto your bank account you just need glance at the screen. because it is looking at 266 different characteristics of your iris... let‘s just check. can you get in, using your own eyes? ..it will not work if somebody else takes a look. it‘s extremely fast. it takes less than a second to get in. it is extremely secure. and there is nothing more convenient than looking at the screen of your smartphone. you don‘t have to do anything special. we all kno