danny savage is in wainfleet for us this evening.out drought. so far this is a more typical british summer. local people say it started raining here on sunday night and didn't stop until this morning. so the local river burst its banks. that behind me is an electrical substation and if that gets wet all the power goes off. these houses are affected with the fire brigade here. the authorities say the situation is under control at the moment but it has been a difficult 2a hours for people living here. several streets in the small town of wainfleet now look like this. after five days of rain, the nearby river steeping was overwhelmed. everyone is now out their houses. i think it was a little bit more — a bit more urgency last night once the power went off and obviously it's dark, it's a little bit more difficult. because i mean these cars are underwater, nobody had a chance to even move their cars? i presume it came over pretty quick when it did. the river runs between two high banks, but yesterday one of them gave way. the surrounding

danny savage, bbc news.ician has been kicked out as mp for brecon and radnorshire. chris davies was forced out after more than 10,000 of his constituents signed a petition to remove him, after he was convicted of making false expenses claims in march. sian lloyd reports. the rolling hills of mid wales, but the quiet rural constituency of brecon and radnorshire has been shaken by a political tremor. a petition was launched calling for the local mp to be removed. it followed the conviction of conservative chris davies for a false expenses claim. he had submitted fake invoices forframing photographs, costing £700, to decorate his constituency office. the petition has passed the threshold of 10% of the electorate and he faces a by—election. i have let them down because i made a mistake but i'm sorry for that mistake. i've held my hands up to that mistake and now i want to move on. his constituents sealed his fate after six weeks of voting in a secret ballot. i think what our mp did was wrong. he should have resi

danny savage reports from wayne fleet.rying to repair a breach in flood defences on the river steeping, which has caused severe flooding all of these cars are underwater, nobody even had a chance to move their cars, a can pretty put quickly. the river becomes two high banks, but yesterday one of them gave way, the surrounding land is lower, so a wide area was very quickly flooded. that's the pull that goes on six feet. we neck you've got a swing pull your garden? which is now turned into... it's one big pool. laura has only lived here for a few months, now she's had to move out indefinitely. i'm shocked. itjust doesn't happen to that river. i'm just shocked, i didn't expect this. are you insured? yes. but that could take a while, doesn't it? with mike yes, but we are all alive, so that's the main thing. next door, paul can only look in from the outside. he doesn't want to open a door, in case it lets in water. it was like a war zone last night, the trucks and sandbags and everybody pulled together it was a really good effo

danny savage, thank you. the egyptian state television says the egyptian president has died after fainting ina egyptian president has died after fainting in a court room. he was elected in 2012 but deposed by the army a year later. he had been facing charges, including allegations of spying. hong kong's most prominent student activistjoshua wong has been released from prison and immediately called for the territory's leader to resign. mr wong, who was jailed for five weeks for contempt of court, is backing the days of mass protest against new legislation which would allow people to be extradited to face trial in mainland china. from hong kong rupert wingfield hayes reports. joshua wong was mobbed by the media as he walked free after 31 days in jail. many here see him as hong kong's first political prisoner, sent to jail for organising a pro—democracy sitting. a pro—democracy sit in. his release came less than a day after vast numbers took to the streets here, demanding the withdrawal of a controversial extrad

danny savage reports from wainfleet. several streets in the small town of wa i nfleet now several streets in the small town of wainfleet now look like this after five days of rain. the nearby river was overwhelmed. i think it was a little bit more urgency last night, once the power went off. 0bviously in the dark it is difficult. the ca i’s in the dark it is difficult. the cars are underwater, nobody even had the chance to move their cars? cars are underwater, nobody even had the chance to move their car57m came over pretty quickly. the river i’u ns came over pretty quickly. the river runs between two high banks but yesterday one of them gave way. the surrounding land is lower, so a wide area was very quickly flooded. that paul goes down six foot. you have a swimming pool in your garden, which has now turned into... one big pool! laura has only lived here for a few months. now she has had to move out indefinitely. i'm shocked. it'sjust doesn't happen to that river. i'm just shocked. i didn't expect this. are you insured?

our correspondent danny savage has more details.ause we were standing outside this hospital talking about this case last july. outside this hospital talking about this case lastjuly. that is when lucy b, the nurse here at the hospital who has been arrested was first arrested by cheshire police. she was detained on suspicion of the murder of eight babies and the attempted murder of another six, she was questioned at the time her home was questioned at the time her home was searched and she was be out as the investigation continued that was the investigation continued that was the situation until this morning when cheshire police issued an updated statement. they have never officially named the health professional but said she had been rea rrested professional but said she had been rearrested on the same charges as last year and the attempted murder of three additional babies. she is now in custody, helping police with their enquiries, being interviewed we understand. police said they are keeping the families involved closely updated

danny savage, bbc news, wainfleet in lincolnshire. to talk about this. why is it so wet, this month ofjune?m is it so wet, this month ofjune?m is not the usual, it is nothing that people would like to see. it was dry in the spring but it has been such a huge amount of rain. some parts of england and wales have had double the average june rainfall for the whole of the month and it is only during the day. we have had a stock weather pattern with low pressure close by. we have just had bands of rain circulating around low pressure. we have been in an unstable atmosphere. the jet stream has had a role to play. the elements have ganged up and produced days of rain in the wettest parts of england and wales and it hasn't looked much like summerso far, and wales and it hasn't looked much like summer so far, hasn't felt like it either, temperatures to 2 degrees below average so far each day in june so it has been a bit of a messy summer so june so it has been a bit of a messy summerso far. june so it has been a bit of a messy summer so far. wh

danny savage has this report from wainfleet. far, this is a much more typical british summer. local people say it started raining here on sunday nights, and didn't stop until this morning. so the local river burst its banks, that shed behind me as an electricity substation, if that gets what, all the power for the area substation, if that gets what, all the powerfor the area goes substation, if that gets what, all the power for the area goes off. this road needs pumping out behind me still, and these houses are still affected to with the fire brigade here. the authorities say the situation is under control at the moment, but there's been a difficult 2a hours for people living there. several streets in this small town of wayne fleet now look like this. after five days of rain, the nearby river steeping was overwhelmed. people are out of their houses. indigo was a little bit more, bit more urgency last night, once the power went off, and it's dark, it's more difficult. these guys are underwater, these —— nobody even had a chance t

advised people to avoid travelling, delayjourneys or use alternative routes. 0ur correspondent danny savagelood alerts has been issued. it is looking pretty awful where you are. george, it is still raining and this is where the heaviest rainfall has been so far today. this river has been so far today. this river has a flood warning in place and you can see by the gate over my shoulder that it can see by the gate over my shoulder thatitis can see by the gate over my shoulder that it is about six foot above normal at the moment, so this river is running extremely high. it was worse earlier on today, this river burst its banks in parts of the town centre, leaving roads flooded. this evening there are a lot of properties around me that i still sandbagged, but the worst is over hopefully. 24 hours ago it was the south—east corner of england bearing the brunt of this, heavy rainfall in kent overnight. it led to railway lines being flooded and motorail is being closed. looking forward, there is likely to be more rainfall up until thursday lunchtime, still a met office warning in place going ahead

danny savage, bbc news, wainfleet in lincolnshire. of a hedgehog to appear on uk roads to warn motorists of potential small wildlife hazards. the department of transport hopes it will prevent accidents. the new science will be placed in areas with large numbers of animals. current roadsides focus on warnings about smaller animals such as toads with larger ones also for dr and livestock. another look at the papers in a few minutes with our reviewers. the crossbench peer and the broadcaster. coming up at 11:30 p.m.. now for the weather. with low pressure close by this is going to be another cool and u nsettled going to be another cool and unsettled week. low pressure in two areas. one to the north of scotland, showers in scotland and northern ireland. another in the south with heavy thundery downpours, maybe torrential in places. tuesday, another area of cloud and showers across scotland and northern ireland. northern england with sunny spells. some of that starting to turn heavy. as we go through tuesday nine, some heavier thundery dow

murder of another six between 2015 and 2016 at the countess of chester hospital. 0ur correspondent danny savagey was arrested lastjuly and questioned on her property surged but she was subsequently bailed as the investigation continued and the situation stayed the same until this morning when the police issued an update saying the healthcare professional they arrested last year has been rea rrested arrested last year has been rearrested again on the same charges of suspicion of the same charges she was arrested on last year but in addition the attempted murder of three additional babies. lucy letby is currently in custody and being questioned by detectives in connection with the long—running investigation here at the countess of chester hospital into the deaths of chester hospital into the deaths of 17 babies between 2015 and 2016. the hospital says it is cooperating fully with this investigation. lucy letby is in custody at the moment but i think the statement from the police at the moment sums it up saying at the heart of this there area number of saying at the heart of this there are a numbe

danny savage joins us from leeds. not benefited from investment. danny savagejoins us from leeds.iverpool canal, built about 150 years ago and took about half a century to dig. what is going to be the next big transport investment in northern england? by transport investment in northern england ? by 2030 transport investment in northern england? by 2030 to this area may be an hs2 terminal but between now and then the hopers that the idea of the northern powerhouse will have boosted the economy of northern england. it was announced five years ago but perception among ordinary people is that they don't think anything has happened. we travelled about talking to people to see what they made of the northern powerhouse initiative. we need the northern powerhouse. not one city but a collection of northern cities. remember this? the chancellor setting a division of northern england. how do we build the northern powerhouse ? northern england. how do we build the northern powerhouse? byjoining the northern powerhouse? byjoining the city together. he called it the northern powerhouse but wha

danny savage reports. she has been rearrested. by detectives. the hospital say they are cooperating with the ongoing investigation. it brings back this incident again to people that were caught up in it. there has been an inquiry into the number of baby deaths a year between 2015 and 2016, where 17 babies died at this hospital. it has been an ongoing investigation to uncover the details of what happens. that remains ongoing. the hospital says they are cooperating and police say they will be giving more details. this is outside source live from the bbc newsroom. our lead story is: in britain, the final candidates to succeed theresa may as conservative party leader and prime minister have been confirmed. there are ten of them as you can see. officials in mali say about one—hundred people have been massacred in a village. an entire village is said to have been burned down. the pilot of a helicopter has died after a crash—landing on top of a skyscraper in manhattan. new york's governor says the 54—storey office building on seventh ave

danny savage has spen the day in wainfleet. in wainfleet, it‘s a waiting game. evacuated because of fears of another flood in the next few days. not everyone has gone. some people don‘t want to leave, preparing for the worst, but hoping for the best. we‘ve been told the river could breach at any moment if there‘s any more rain, which we‘re expecting on tuesday or wednesday. and they‘ve forecast terrific thunderstorms and rain so if that river gets any more water, it‘s going to burst its banks again. the fear is that the forecast rain will put too much strain on the high river banks. they‘ve plugged one breach, but the authorities are worried about others. this is outside source live from the bbc newsroom. our lead story is... egypt‘s former president mohamed morsi has died during a court appearance in cairo. mr morsi had been injail ever since he was ousted in a military coup in 2013. electricity services have been restored to all of argentina huawei says sales of its handsets had sunk 40% in the past month because of us sanctions. its founder spoke earlier. tra

. >> with us now, nbc legal analyst danny cevallos and "new york times" national security and legal reporter charlie savagewelcome to both of you. danny, this is not a vote to hold anybody in contempt of congress. what exactly is it? >> this is more -- there are two different main kinds of contempt. there's the civil process, then there's the criminal process. the challenge with the criminal process is that it is more punitive. it is about punishing. in fact, it is not even interested in whether or not the person complies ultimately with the contempt order. >> right. >> on the other hand, the civil proceeding is a little more flexible. it allows a person to actually argue the issues in court without seeking to immediately punish the contemnor, or person being subpoenaed or from whom documents are sought. in that sense, the civil procedure is more coercive than punitive. >> so walk me through one more time the specific difference between the two. the average person out there is going, what? >> the average person is confused, sometimes lawmakers and courts. some courts have said that the difference between c