danny savage, bbc news, whaley bridge.age of this story on the bbc news website. ican i can show you what we have at the moment. the latest video coming on as repair work continues on the whaley bridge dam. more footage of the prime minister's visit. the latest summary, a lot coming from oui’ latest summary, a lot coming from our local reporters on the scene, water levels dropped significantly, danny savage reporting. more video showing how the water has dropped. lots of live updates, including weather update. and additionally if you are in the affected area or worried about people there, there's a bbc local radio news special on air right now — tune in to radio manchester, radio sheffield or radio derby for regular updates from the emergency services. you can listen to that, bbc local news special right now on whaley bridge. police say a six—year—old boy is in a critical condition after being thrown from a tenth—floor viewing platform at the tate modern art gallery in london. he landed on a fifth floor roof and was taken

danny savage reports. toddbrook reservoir is looking better by the day.ing down by about two metres every 2a hours. below it, every road and footpath is still taped up, showing where no residents should be. but in here are a handful of people who refuse to leave their homes, a decision strongly criticised by police. one of them is mike friel. i know i could get out of here quick enough and get to higher ground. i'm in the town, but i'm on a slight hill and i know in a couple of minutes, i could get up the hill even higher. people don't seem to have realised that this was life—threatening. margot is one of those who's listened to the advice and moved out. she is frustrated that some people have refused to go. it's a selfish move, and it's implying that they know more than the environment agency, the engineers who are working here, and they don't. the aim, of course, is to get everybody back into their homes behind these lines as soon as possible. but talking to officials here, what they don't want to do is let people return and then find a reason to have t

danny savage reports. toddbrook reservoir is looking better by the day. the water level is going down by about two metres every 2a hours. below it, every road and footpath is still taped up, showing where no residents should be. but in here are a handful of people who refuse to leave their homes, a decision strongly criticised by police. one of them is mike friel. i know i could get out of here quick enough and get to higher ground. i'm in the town, but i'm on a slight hill and i know in a couple of minutes, i could get up the hill even higher. people don't seem to have realised that this was life—threatening. margot is one of those who's listened to the advice and moved out. she is frustrated that some people have refused to go. it's a selfish move, and it's implying that they know more than the environment agency, the engineers who are working here, and they don't. the aim, of course, is to get everybody back into their homes behind these lines as soon as possible. but talking to officials here, what they don't want to do is let people return and then f

danny savage, bbc news, whaley bridge.could be swept away if the dam bursts — are putting their lives at risk. some people who'd been allowed to return home to collect essentials have refused to leave again. sadly, a small number of people went back into their residence and refused to leave. and by doing so, they put their own lives at risk. we've not evacuated this for no reason, we've evacuated it because there is a real prospect the dam could fail. if it fails, it would be catastrophic. people would die if they were in that evacuation zone. and those people who remain in that zone are putting their lives at risk. they are also putting the lives of the responders, primarily the police, at risk. because we have to keep going in and speaking to them and asking them to leave. and by refusing to do so, i'm having to put my staff at risk in order to do that. so i would urge them, if they are watching this, to leave their properties and let us know that they have left their properties. this is a difficult incident to deal with

danny savage, bbc news, whaley bridge.shes test, winning the match by 251 runs. it puts them ahead in an ashes series in the uk for the first time in 1a years. joe wilson reports. sunshine and special offers, £5 for children. the final day of the first test was a chance to show batting batting defiance, defence. the fans wanted england's batsmen to stay in, in there. operation survival. england had to stop australia taking ten wickets. rory burns was the first to go, his second innings a lot shorter than his first. jason roy. remember, nothing rash... as he learns how to be a test match batsman, this was a sharp lesson. it was the guile of australia's spin bowler, nathan lyon, which did for most of england's batsmen. lyon does not bowl fast, he is not draped in muscles, but he embodies australia's attitude. he took six wickets and, unfortunately, the sun kept shining so we had to keep watching. resistance came from chris woakes. on his home ground at least he gave the birmingham crowd something to respond to. the game was

danny savage, bbc news, whaley bridge.l strike. shops have remained closed in several parts of the city, as the clashes continued for a third day. hong kong's chief executive, carrie lam, warned that increasingly violent demonstrations were pushing the city to the verge of a very dangerous situation. harland and wolff — it's the historic shipyward in belfast where the titanic was built more than 100 years ago. at its height, 30,000 people worked there. but now the administrators have been called in and the company will file for insolvency tomorrow, putting around 120 jobs at risk. workers at the shipyard have been occupying the site for the past week — in a last—ditch bid to save it. 0ur ireland correspondent, emma vardy, reports. towering over belfast, samson and goliath, the iconic cranes, have become a symbol of this city. former giants of shipbuilding now in decline. workers have taken control of this site and held an around—the—clock picket line, still holding out for a solution to save the shipyard. today, they recei

danny savage, bbc news, swaledale. has cut its forecasts for uk growth over the next two years. it also warned that a no—deal brexit, the scenario where the uk leaves the eu without an agreement, would hit the economy harder and trigger a further drop in the value of the pound. there was some good news for households, as the governor mark carney did say the jobs market and wages remained strong. it comes as the chancellor announced more than £2 billion of extra funding for no—deal preparations. 0ur economics editor faisal islam has been going through the numbers. precision mapping is something that is not at all easy across the economy right now and geo survey instruments, i had a spell family firm that rents out this kit to the construction industry, explains why no one can see too clearly ahead. this business has great potential and we are wary to invest too much into it, in case we've taken more than we can deal with. i think if there was more knowledge about exactly what would happen with brexit, that would help me

from whaley bridge, danny savage reports.pped significantly since this emergency was declared. but there is still a long way to go before the authorities will give the all clear for people to return to their homes. we absolutely are aiming to get people back in their homes as soon as possible. but i am not prepared for them to do that until i get absolute assurance that it is safe for them to do so. hundreds of giant bags of ballast have been dropped onto the damaged part of the dam. last night, an raf chinookjob —— returned it to drop more. we are having problems with people ignoring road closure signs... 0ver having problems with people ignoring road closure signs... over the weekend, police strictly imposed an exclusion zone in and around whaley bridge to keep people away from homes which would be destroyed if the dam burst. brian and sue have live near the reservoir for years. they want plenty of reassurance that it is safe. it is not an inconvenience at all because this is oui’ inconvenience at all because this is our li

danny savage, bbc news, whaley bridge.eapons concealed in a volkswagen passat on friday. it's believed to be the largest seizure of its kind at a uk port. robert keogh will appear in court tomorrow. police say a six—year—old boy is in a critical condition after being thrown from a tenth—floor viewing platform at the tate modern art gallery in london. he landed on a fifth floor roof and was taken to hospital by the air ambulance. a 17—year—old boy has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder. borisjohnson has pledged 1.8 billion pounds in a one—off funding boost for the nhs in england. the prime minister said it would go towards "vital new kit" and upgrades for 20 hospitals. labour says the pledge is "significa ntly short" of the amount needed by the nhs and would not reverse years of cuts. here's our political correspondent, nick eardley. popular, but often controversial. all politicians want more money for the nhs. the government has already promised billions to meet that contentious £350 million a week figure. now

danny savage reports.ops from an raf helicopter. four days on, there is still much work to do. to get anywhere near whaley bridge today, you had to be patient. people have been queueing here for an hour and a quarter. i mean, maybe we should just all be more a bit more understanding, but it's just frustrating. the evacuation area is being strictly controlled by police. have you got a driving license on you with proof of your address? because the issue we're having is people ignoring the road closure signs, telling us they live within the risk area. we absolutely are aiming to get people back in their homes as soon as possible. but i'm not prepared they can do that unless i get absolute assurance that it is safe for them to do so. beyond the cordons, it is eerily quiet. does the silence wake you up at night? yes, it is. for the first time ever, we can hear birds. tina runs a pub on the edge of what's now a ghost town. the worst—case scenario would be a disaster for her friends and customers. you can replace

danny savage reports from there.reinforced again by air drops. for days on, there is still much work to do. to get anywhere near whaley bridge today, he had to be patient. people have been queueing foran hourand a patient. people have been queueing for an hour and a quarter. maybe we should all be more understanding but it's just frustrating. the evacuation area is being strictly controlled by police. have you got a driver ‘s license on you? the issue we are having as people ignoring the road closure signs if they live within the risk area. we absolutely are aiming to get people back in their homes as soon as possible but i'm not prepared they can do that unless i get absolute insurance snack assurance it is safe for them to do so. beyond the cordons, it's eerily quiet. does the silence wake you up light? it is. the first time ever we can hear birds. tina runs a pub on the edge of what is now a ghost town. worst case scenario would be a disasterfor ghost town. worst case scenario would be a disaster for her friends a

danny savage reports from there.aley bridge was reinforced again by air drops from an raf helicopter. four days on, there's still much work to do. to get anywhere near whaley bridge today, you had to be patient. people have been queueing here for an hour and a quarter. i mean, maybe we should just all be a bit more understanding, but it's just frustrating. the evacuation area is being strictly controlled by police. have you got a driving licence on you with proof of address, because the issue we're having is people are ignoring the road closure signs, telling us they live within the risk area...? we absolutely are aiming to get people back in their homes as quickly as possible, but i'm not preparing they can do that until i get absolute assurance that it is safe for them to do so. beyond the cordons, it's eerily quiet. does the silence wake you up at night? yes, it is. for the first time ever, we can hear birds. tina runs a pub on the edge of what's now a ghost town. the worst—case scenario would be a disaster for he

danny savage reports on the clear up operation.th in the yorkshire dales, he green fields have vanished. douglas barningham has been left with a moonscape. it was just biblical. it just never stopped for three hours. i've just never seen anything like it. and the prospect of a massive bill for the damage. we haven't had a proper count up but we think we've lost at least 80 sheep, we've lost 250 bales of silage, perhaps more, and they'vejust basically kind of washed away down the river. look at what's going on! and here they are, downstream in langthwaite, claire mooney filmed douglas's bales of silage being swept away. oh, my god, that poor farmer that's lost all his hey! a few miles away near reeth, today was about salvaging belongings from ruined homes. the water has gone but it's left a long lasting mark on this community. everything's covered in this sort of... it's like thick liquid chocolate and it's got into everywhere. a local pub was flooded too, with water pouring from the inside out. everywhere around here, you can see t

derbyshire 1,500 people have already been evacuated but some residents refuse to leave their homes, as danny savageootpath is taped off in a wide area showing where nobody should be. but in here are a handful of people who refuse to leave their homes, a decision strongly criticised by police. one of them is mike friel. i know they are concerned, but i know i can get out of here quick enough and get to higher ground. i am in the town, but i am on a slight hill, and i know in a couple of minutes, i could get up a hill even higher. margot is one of those who have listened to the advice and moved out. she is frustrated that some people have refused to go. it is a selfish move, and it is implying that they know more than the environmental agency, the engineers who are working here, and they don't. the aim, of course, is to get everybody back into their homes behind these lines as soon as possible. but talking to officials here, but they don't want to do is to let people return, and then find a reason to have to move them out again. labour leaderjeremy corbyn visited the dam today. he expressed sympathy

danny savage has more. the water level is going down by about two metres of the 24—hour.a from where nobody should be. but in here are a handful of people who refuse to leave their homes. a decision strongly criticised by police. 0ne of them is mike. i know they are concerned, but i know i can get out of your quick enough and get to higher ground. i of your quick enough and get to higherground. iam of your quick enough and get to higher ground. i am in the town, but iam in higher ground. i am in the town, but iamina higher ground. i am in the town, but i am in a slight hill, and i know in a couple of minutes, i could get up a couple of minutes, i could get up a hill even higher. you got the announcement from the environmental agency saying that this endangers life, and people were skipping around soon, it is only a bit of water. margot is one of those who have listened to the advice and moved out. she is frustrated that some people have refused to go. moved out. she is frustrated that some people have refused to gom isa some people have refused to gom is a selfish move, a

danny savage, bbc news, whaley bridge.enth floor viewing platform. the american businessman has told the bbc he heard a scream and then saw a child lying five stories below. he says he had to stop the boy's mother from climbing over the railings. police are continuing to question a 17—year—old on suspicion of attentive murder. they see here he appeared to have no connection to the child. ten. the tate modern viewing platform has security platform well above adult way site. police believe the six—year—old boy may have been deliberately shown over them. olga malchevska was also on the viewing platform with her four—year—old son when it happened. my first instinct was that something was going on sol my first instinct was that something was going on so i took my child and tried to move out. we rushed to the exit and on my way to leave i met a woman who was running and she was shouting. . after treating him at the scene, paramedics took him to hospital by helicopter. they say he is in a critical but stable position. given the d