hywel griffith, bbc news, cwmtillery.mate and environment correspondentjonah fisher is in pontypridd for us. it feels like floods are becoming more severe — are they? 0f of course winter storms are nothing new but the science is very clear that as temperatures rise here and globally more moisture is absorbed into the airso globally more moisture is absorbed into the air so one degree rise in temperature means 70% more water in the atmosphere. —— a 7%. that means more intense storms and wetter winters. looking back at last year that was the eighth wettest winter on record. and the santas have been looking back at that and looking at the details of it and they say that that was made four times more likely by greenhouse gases, mostly the burning of fossil fuels by greenhouse gases, mostly the burning of fossilfuels being put into the atmosphere by humans. now all the signs and indeed all the signs that we are observing around the world are that temperatures are going to continue to rise for some time globally. so were all go

hywel griffith, bbc news, cwmtillery.looding events becoming more common and what's causing them? here's our climate and environment correspondent johan fisher to explain. are these floods in any way connected to climate change? well, the science is very clear that as temperatures rise, more water is absorbed into the atmosphere. a 1 degree rise means a 7% increase of water in the air. and that means that a warming planet means more intense storms and wetter winters. so how can we prepare for this better? well, one way is to, of course, not build so close to rivers and on floodplains. this lido here behind me in pontypridd, well, it was closed by flooding in 2020. it's closed again now. and indeed, having a place where the water can spill over out of the river, whether it be into an agricultural field or a park, does take some of the pressure off the flooding. indeed, anything which slows down the water and gives it more time to absorb into the ground can help. so what about more defences? well, for homes like these along

our wales correspondent tomos morgan is in cwmtillery.have had to be evacuated until this road is clear and safe again. i am told that can be a couple of weeks.- clear and safe again. i am told that can be a couple of weeks. on friday, mps at westminster will vote on a bill to allow assisted dying in england and wales. so, let'sjust remind ourselves of the proposals set out by back—bench mp kim leadbeatter. her law would apply to terminally ill adults — who are aged 18 or over, registered with a gp and who are expected to die within six months — they must also have the mental capacity to make the choice. they would be able to seek help to die if two doctors agree and a high courtjudge approves. they would need to take the lethal dose themselves unlike in some other countries where medical professionals can administer it. mps will debate and vote on the issue this friday and if approved, the proposed law would still have many further rounds of debate, including in the house of lords. our political correspondent, harry farley has been speak

. >> last weekend in cwmtillery, torrential rain caused a landslip.y, even boulders, poured down the streets. people were afraid. the chancellor just agreed a welcome £25 million for coal tip maintenance in wales. given the impact of extreme weather events, will the prime minister continue to prioritise coal tips, in order to keep our communities safe? prime minister starmer: yes, i will. i know how much of a concern it is to the constituents. indeed, he and i went together to meet some of those constituents last time there was terrible flooding. the £25 million commitment to coal tip maintenance is very important. what i would say on flooding is we now have two questions on this. if other members of the house have individual issues they are not able to raise here, if they get in touch with myself or my office, i will make sure they get whatever they need in support of their constituents. >> brendan o'hara. >> we too also welcome the ceasefire in lebanon. now that arrest warrants have been issued for his allies-netanyahu and gallant-the prime minister

our next report is from our wales correspondent hwyel griffith, in cwmtillery.nd our correspondent nicky schiller. he's been there all day. described as the situation there now.— described as the situation there now. �* . , there now. been, literally in there now. been, literally in the last couple _ there now. been, literally in the last couple of— there now. been, literally in the last couple of minutes, l there now. been, literally in i the last couple of minutes, the rain has started again, it's been on and off all day. now over the weekend, a month's worth of rain fell in 48 hours — and today, as you mentioned, the clean—up operation has been taking placejust behind me in one of the streets, i was talking to one of the local residents who was pulling out sodden carpets and putting them into a skip. now they are angry — they say that they didn't get the warnings that they should've got. they said that the first warning that they got was actually as the water was already coming into their property, and they feel the authorities should have given them more of

let's go first to our wales correspondent hywel griffith who is in cwmtillery, south wales for us thistop of the deluge of rain residents had over the weekend, late last night they had it one of a landslide. you can see over my shoulder a huge amount of earth which came down from the mountain side, there is an old tip above the houses. residents were told to evacuate, most people he did that and spent the night away from their home. one gentleman insisted on staying in his house. he was born in the street, lived here for 70 years. he is safe and well. we have been speaking to others coming to inspect their properties and finding a huge amount of damage in the downstairs area. lots of mud and dirty water seeping through. the concern for many people is as well as the damage from the water, things might be blocked up by the mad and potentially cause problems with sewage later in the week. a council team has been on the ground digging up team has been on the ground digging up and trying to move this mud. there are people inspecting the old site above us. in another part in pontypridd you m