that was joe cuthbertson from the environment agency., rishi sunak, had serious doubts about the uk government's policy of sending failed asylum seeker to rwanda. the papers, written in march 2022, indicate that his view then — was that the policy would not deter migrants from crossing the english channel from france. a source close to rishi sunak told the bbc, "the prime minister was always fully behind the principle of the scheme." the scheme to send some asylum seekers to rwanda for processing — and potentially resettlement — in order to deter people from crossing the channel in small boats — was first announced by then—prime minister borisjohnson in april 2022. there's been violence in bangladesh on the eve of the country's general election. at least 1a polling stations have been set on fire in the last 2a hours. prime minister sheikh hasina is trying to gain a fourth straight term in office. bangladesh's chief election commissioner has described the violence as an attempt to sabotage the vote. the main opposition bangladesh national

earlier i spoke tojoe cuthbertson — he's a flood and coastal risk manager at the environment agency., it is a really devastating thing to happen and sadly that's been the case for some properties. we think around 1,800 properties so far have been affected by the flooding. at the same time, around 115,000 properties and businesses have been protected by flood defences, so looking at the whole picture there has been a lot of work which we in the environment agency and our partners have done that has made a real difference and allowed people to sleep soundly through this event. in terms of the forward look, we now have no further significant rainfall in the coming days which is good news, but as you have said the river levels remain very high, particularly the larger, slower responding rivers throughout the country, so thinking of the trent, the thames in particular, some of the places where we have seen impacts, it takes a long time for water to work its way down through the system. that's what we will expect to see over the coming days and we could see some further flooding impacts th

look at this map from the environment agency. it shows all the places that have alerts. you can see most of them are in southern, eastern and central england. we will be live on some of the worst hit area shortly. mairead smyth reports. yet more heavy rain on already sodden ground. in nottinghamshire, a major incident has been declared as the river trent continued to rise, as high as it's been in more than 20 years. the peak expected today. hundreds of people have been evacuated from their flooded homes. and a few miles south in loughborough, this flat ruined by floodwater. darren�*s father had to be rescued in the early hours of yesterday morning. there was three feet of water whereas today i'm looking at it and there's no water. the river severn also expected to peak today. belongings piled high in this cottage in worcester to escape the worst of the damage. in the village of longford near gloucester, catherine is helping to look after her mum's house which was surrounded by water, again from the river severn. it's 2007 all over again and it's, yeah, itjust means, mum,

take a look at this map from the environment agency.places that have alerts you can see most of them are in southern, eastern and central england. taking the repeated flooding in nottinghamshire extremely seriously and the efforts by the environment agency backed up by funding of the flood resilience blends were working. i flood resilience blends were workinu. . , ., working. i had been out meeting residents and _ working. i had been out meeting residents and nottinghamshire l residents and nottinghamshire secretary of state and both are out and about and we are serious in taking these concerns whether it is been repeated flooding and more frequently in nottinghamshire and also in other areas and more of investments that we are putting in an previously the cycle or two points especially in pounds and i were doubling that £5.2 billion and improving flood resilience and right across england between 2021 at seven thatis across england between 2021 at seven that is to better protect homes and shops sure north hampshire and like in the valle

we understand the | environment secretary is in close touch with the environment agency, there isn't, this immediate situation? "ii9 current flood needs to be put this immediate situation? ii9 current flood needs to be put in context of some of the floods we have seen in recent years. it has been really devastating and i would not want to take away from all of those people who have sadly experienced flooding on this occasion. but looking back at recent years, we are seeing that investment has gone into flood defences across the country, and also importantly in mourning and informing and raising awareness in helping people to reduce their own risk of flooding, has made a real difference. we are seeing greater, more extreme flooding in frequency with climate change and we expect that to increase. but at the same time, the investment is making a real difference in helping to reduce that impact. jae difference in helping to reduce that imact. , :, , ., ,, difference in helping to reduce that imact. , ., ,, impact. joe cuthbertson, thank you for bein: impact. joe cuthbertson, thank you for

just want people to be reassured that the environment agency— reassured that the environment agency hason the ground in all the affected areas, also hundreds— in all the affected areas, also hundreds of high—volume pumps and practice _ hundreds of high—volume pumps and practice right now, making a difference. it is important that people — difference. it is important that people follow the advice that is given _ people follow the advice that is given in— people follow the advice that is given in local areas where there are flood _ given in local areas where there are flood warnings that have been given, and people _ flood warnings that have been given, and people should be reassured that the environment agency has got people _ the environment agency has got people on the ground everywhere, absolutely recognise the urgency of what is _ absolutely recognise the urgency of what is happening, and they are responding appropriately and with all due _ responding appropriately and with all due haste. rishi sunak, speaking a short time ago. more on the flooding as well on the news website. let us

take a look at this map from the environment agency.stern and central england. live now to our correspondent danjohnson who's in longford, gloucestershire. lots of properties flooded here. this place does get funding but they say they have not seen anything like this since 2007. although they were prepared for something they weren't expecting to see their homes affected this badly, this early in 2024. not every property here is flooded. they do have some flood defences. some of their houses are built at a little higher. the owners of that white house were telling us that their house so far has been safe. but look how people are having to wade through the main street here to wade through the main street here to get around. because the entire street here, they need street through the village, is flooded. it is only possible to get about by wading through the water, which does of course come with a risk. it is dangerous trudging through that flood water. there are some manhole covers, and drains and are dangerous. we have only been able to

i haven't seen anything like this in many many years in the area, the environment agency is saying theu the scale of the idea there. when we hear that flooding is happening, we say oh, its going to be in the usual villages where it happens, we go out there and we speak to those people, and as more people are suffering but they are suffering far more than i've ever seen before. they told us they were living in fear of their houses being flooded again, they've having to get pumps and they've arranged themselves, they are trying to clear themselves, they are trying to clear the water themselves. there's a villager who's got a gcb and he's taking people from one end of the village to the other, they've almost becalmed a kind of self—sustaining crisis centre if you like, there's no other help for them there. and the poor people who live in these villages have been so badly affected, isjust part villages have been so badly affected, is just part of their way of life now, and they've just been telling our reporters but they don't know what's going to happen next, how they can move on from thi

this is the area where the environment agency says it will reach its peak.rrently at its peak. i know the spot very well, there are about a dozen is steps down to the river, if you took one step you would be under water. i've never seen anything like it and that's the same message i've been hearing from people across the county today. storm henk may be gone but it's certainly not forgotten. this is what it left behind in nottinghamshire, where a major incident has been declared and water levels on the river trent are as high as they've been in more than 20 years. the council is making the decision could see the river surging past their headquarters, but not every seat here was suitable for a good view. its every seat here was suitable for a good view— good view. its similar levels to that of 2000, _ good view. its similar levels to that of 2000, so _ good view. its similar levels to that of 2000, so it's _ good view. its similar levels to that of 2000, so it's that - good view. its similar levels to i that of 2000, so it's that serious, and we must ask peopl

the environment agency says defences are regularly inspected. the next floods will arrive. coming up, we will talk to sophie ellis—bextor because it is friday night and her hit from all those years ago is back in the charts. we'll talk to her in the next few minutes. is the nhs working? it may boast dedicated staff, world—class treatments and be completely free to use, but long waiting lists, crumbling buildings and unprecedented industrial action have taken their toll. and today the rcn in northern ireland announced their nursing members will be joining a one—day strike onjanuary 18th. patient satisfaction has never been as bad as it is now. so in an election year, what are the biggest challenges and can they be fixed? joe pike's been digging into the potential policy problems ahead. 2024 in the nhs started a lot like 2023 — with strikes. this patient satisfaction is at its lowest level since records began and plans to change that are likely to be at the heart of the general election. the challenges and crises seem constant, but we're going to

around 1000 homes in england have been flooded, according to the environment agency.ed from his flat in the early hours of yesterday morning. anything three feet and below is gone, and that includes both beds, settees and whatnot, they are all ruined. in bradford on avon in wiltshire, the sun was shining today but overnight the damage had been done and the morning stroll for these two was cut short. it's normally like a road into a bridge over there, but it all so flooded that no one can get through. and this is what the river avon did to alice and mark's garden in fordingbridge in hampshire, the flood defences swamped. the garden would get flooded, it did last year, so we had to start bringing all the equipment and tools we had in the garden, all of the toys for the children and start bringing them closer to the house, which is on higher ground. the water breached a couple of weeks ago and now the river— bank has gone as well. in some areas, water levels are not expected to peak until later today. they have been cleaning up in the capital, 50 properties including thi

rishi sunak also met environment agency workers at their depot on osney island to see firsthand theirattle with rising river levels over 1800 properties have been damaged and 200 flood alerts remain in place across england. the prime minister says the government's flood defences are working there have been many people affected by what's happened over the past week , but also 49,000 homes have week, but also 49,000 homes have been protected from flooding as a result of that investment and also things like the pumps that i've been seeing here today and the flood barriers just in the community. >> i've been walking around hundreds of homes have been protected because of those investments. but of course, this is to be devastating for is going to be devastating for those impacted, is those who are impacted, which is why financial in why there's financial support in place. overall, place. but overall, the investment going investment that's going into flood is at a very, flood defences is at a very, very high level. >> well, weather is more >> well, the weather is more settled now, but the u

the prime minister meets the environment agency _ days.ys. the prime minister meets the environment agency team in - days. the prime minister meets the | environment agency team in oxford. the government has been accused of being asleep at the wheel by labour in its response to the widespread flooding chaos. ministers say affected communities in england will be able to apply for funding to help them through these extremely challenging times. now it is set to get a lot chillier, too. a cold weather alert has been issued by the uk health security agency with the cold snap expected to last several days, bringing with it the threat of ice. simonjones, bbc news. police in lincolnshire say two people have died after their car became submerged in water. it happened on saturday in tetney lock in domino grimsby and the mouth of the river humber. police say there was a collision and a blue mercedes 300 left the road. a 16—year—old boy and a 40—year—old man were pronounced dead at the scene. their next of kin have been informed. now to bangladesh whe

here in the uk, the environment agency is warning that more properties could flood over the next week properties have already flooded after prolonged wet weather and intense rainfall. currently there are nearly 350 flood warnings and alerts in place in england, and five in wales. jessica lane has the latest from collingham in nottinghamshire. the water came to the high here, you can see the line on the door and across, above the electric socket. started coming in on thursday, up through the floors and walls. the clear—up begins after the floods. all the sofas are not usable now, the fabrics soaked the water and that will never be right so they will all need replacing. erica has had to move in with her neighbours as homes and gardens in nottinghamshire are still underwater. it is starting to go down here but a lot of the fields in the area are still underwater and in fact there are some houses over here and the people in those houses are isolated. the fire brigade has had to send boats out filled with bottles of water and tins of food to make sure they have enough provisions to keep th

we have environment agency. we have experienced amount of experienced a huge amount of rain, which has fallen as you will see right across the country, not only here in nottinghamshire down in the nottinghamshire but down in the severn valley and severn trent areas, also down in areas, um, but also down in gloucestershire. we are, as a government, in contact with the environment agency, working closely with local authorities , closely with local authorities, making sure that we are providing as much support to residents, that residents, to businesses that have that's have been impacted. and that's exactly why we are out and about i >> -- >> rishi sunak is facing another by—election after mp chris skidmore has announced that he will resign as soon as possible. the former energy minister plans will resign as soon as possible. th stepmer energy minister plans will resign as soon as possible. th step down 1ergy minister plans will resign as soon as possible. th step down when minister plans will resign as soon as po

we have environment agency., which has fallen as you will see right across the country, not only here in nottinghamshire down in the nottinghamshire but down in the severn valley and severn trent areas, also down in areas, um, but also down in gloucestershire. we are, as a government, in contact with the environment agency, working closely with local authorities , closely with local authorities, making sure that we are providing as much support to residents, that residents, to businesses that have that's have been impacted. and that's exactly why we are out and about i >> -- >> rishi sunak is facing another by—election after mp chris skidmore has announced that he will resign as soon as possible. the former energy minister plans will resign as soon as possible. th stepmer energy minister plans will resign as soon as possible. th step down 1ergy minister plans will resign as soon as possible. th step down when minister plans will resign as soon as possible. th step down when parliament|ns to step down when parlia

environment agency workers at their depot on osney island to see first hand their battle with rising river levels. more than 1800 properties have been damaged and more than 160 flood warnings remain in place across england. the prime minister says the government's flood defences are working. there have been many people affected by what's happened over the past week, but also 49,000 homes have been protected from flooding as a result of that investment , protected from flooding as a result of that investment, and also things like the pumps that i've been seeing here today and the flood barriers just in the community. >> i've been walking around, hundreds of homes have been protected because of those investments . but of course, this investments. but of course, this is going to be devastating for those is those who are impacted, which is why support in why there's financial support in place. overall, the place. but overall, the investment into investment that's going into flood defences at a very, flood defences is at a very, very high level. >> well, from all that rain to snow , becau

the prime minister met the environment agency earlier in oxford.s response to the widespread flooding chaos. ministers say affected communities in england will be able to apply for funding to help them through these challenging times. even though we've got some dry weather in the forecast. - it's going to take a while for. the peaks in the rivers to move down through to the sea and take the pressure off communities - like, like those we've seen in recent days. i here in corringham, some of the flood water has receded, but the cold weather is hitting many in the country trying to salvage their homes and businesses. and with the prospect of more flooding to come, it continues to be a worrying time. jessica lane, bbc news corringham in nottinghamshire. let's take a look at some other stories in the headlines. the american aviation regulator says boeing jets fitted with the same panel as the one which blew off a new 737 max 9 during a flight on friday will remain grounded until deemed safe to fly. the door plug of the alaska airlines plane, which had b

but the prime minister saying, you know, i was there yesterday talking to people and the environment agencyhe last thing i want is a bunch politicians want is a bunch of politicians rocking come the rocking up here. come the wallies wellies. wallies and the wellies. anyway there's come there's still lots more to come between i'll between now and 6:00. i'll discuss the head discuss the claim from the head of britain's police chiefs organisation again, organisation that once again, policing is institutionally racist. but first, here's your latest news headlines with sam francis . francis. >> martin thank you and good evening i'm sam francis. the headunes evening i'm sam francis. the headlines at 531 flooding across parts of england has been described as pure hell. that's as hundreds of warnings remain in place in the wake of storm henkin in place in the wake of storm henk in nottinghamshire. a senior councillor has said that some residents have been affected by flood waters three times in just three months. more than 1000 properties in england remain flooded after the heavy downpours this wee

the environment agency has warned that more homes could still be hit by flooding, despite a cold snapbe a mix of snow, sleet and rain on monday. this there could be a mix of snow, sleet and rain on monday.— and rain on monday. this could result in travel— and rain on monday. this could result in travel disruption. - research commissioned by bbc panorama suggests police forces in england and wales need an extra 18,000 officersjust to keep up with population growth. the home office says officer numbers are at a record high. but the figures — from an independent criminal justice think tank — indicate recruitment has fallen behind the 9% increase in population recorded since 2010. thousands of old green metal street cabinets — once used to store broadband and phone cabling — are set to be converted into charging points for electric vehicles. bt group is setting up a pilot project which it's hoped will boost the number of charging stations across the country. you're live with bbc news. evidence of rape, torture and forced abortions by the founder of one of the world's biggest christian eva

the prime minister met the environment agency earlier, in oxford.eel by labour in its response to the widespread flooding chaos. ministers say affected communities in england will be able to apply for funding to help them through these challenging times. even though we've got some dry weather in the forecast, it is going to take a while for the peaks in the rivers to move down through to the sea and take the pressure off communities like those we have seen in recent days. here in collingham, some of the flood water has receded. but the cold weather is hitting many in the country trying to salvage their homes and businesses. and, with the prospect of more flooding to come, it continues to be a worrying time. jessica lane, bbc news, collingham, in nottinghamshire. let's ta ke let's take a look at some of the other stories in the headlines for the republican and democratic leaders in the usa they have reached a deal on the federal budget, averting a disastrous government shutdown. the $1.6 trillion agreement includes nearly $900 billion for defence. it

the prime minister met the environment agency earlier in oxford.ep at the wheel by labour in its response to the widespread flooding chaos. ministers say affected communities in england will be able to apply forfunding to help them through these challenging times. even though we've got some dry weather in the forecast, it is going to take a while for the peaks in the rivers to move down through to the sea and take the pressure off communities like those we've seen in recent days. here in collingham, some of the floodwater has receded. but the cold weather is hitting many in the country trying to salvage their homes and businesses. and with the prospect of more flooding to come, it continues to be a worrying time. jessica lane, bbc news, collingham, in nottinghamshire. now, final preparations are under way for the launch of a spacecraft, which will attempt to land on the moon. that would be interesting enough in itself, but the rocket is also carrying some rather bizarre cargo, as emily brown explains. after only a decade of planning and testing, th

you already indicated, the environment agency has said they expect it to peak sometime this evening will evacuated as a precaution. various partners of the county council, district councils, environment agencies and other partners, they have been making sure people are evacuated as a precaution. there are several communities. down the banks of the trent being affected. it is the water coming from the tributaries in derbyshire, leicestershire, etc, that is bringing all of the water down. it is definitely similar severity to that of 2000. hopefully, it will not get much worse, but it will be at least as bad as that. and, it is just the amount of rainfall that has been coming down continuously or repeatedly. the ground is so saturated that there is nowhere for it to go. this saturated that there is nowhere for itto no. a saturated that there is nowhere for it to go. as you say, you declared a ma'or it to go. as you say, you declared a major incident. _ it to go. as you say, you declared a major incident. what _ it to go. as you say, you declared a major incident. what does - it to go. as yo

the uk's environment agency is warning that more properties could flood over the next week 7 as riverweather and intense rainfall. this lunchtime there are nearly 350 flood warnings and alerts in place in england, and five in wales. simonjones has the latest. the rain may have stopped, but the worry hasn't. in talks in lincolnshire, families are saving what they can from the advances of the river trent. people living alongside the river lambourn in berkshire have been up all night monitoring the situation with some properties already flooded. we thought we had peaked on all of the water levels by friday. however, over the last 12 and 24 hours, although we've had a considerable period of dry weather and it was even sunny yesterday, water levels have continued to rise. hundreds of flood alerts and warnings remain in place across england and wales. getting around isn't easy. dunham bridge connecting lincolnshire and nottinghamshire remains closed, even though we've got some dry weather in the forecast. thank goodness. we're really pleased about that. is going to take a while for- the pea

caroline douglass from the environment agency. t auen . . , douglass from the environment aien . ., ~' , :, , . millions of workers should see a reduction in their national insurance contributions from tomorrow, as a government pledge to cut the tax comes into force. peter is here to explain what's happening. there is a lot of detail to get through here, i think. absolutely and as ever _ through here, i think. absolutely and as ever the _ through here, i think. absolutely and as ever the devil _ through here, i think. absolutely and as ever the devil is - through here, i think. absolutely and as ever the devil is in - through here, i think. absolutely and as ever the devil is in the - and as ever the devil is in the detail stop people should see the impact on their payslips but the big question is when you zoom out, and at the tax burden, that is a bit more complicated. first let's just have a recap on exactly what national insurance is. forworkers, national insurance, like income tax, is a deduction from your salary. but, unlike i

and all built development is located in a flood zone one, identified by the environment agency as areastories from across the uk, head to the bbc news website. hello, i'm ellis with the catch up. tonight, the hottest year on record and a missing dog returns, and the actress who dashed 150 miles to save the day. our top story first. 2023 was the hottest year on record. climate scientists say, with the increasing temperatures coming close to crossing the critical limit of 1.5 celsius above preindustrial levels. scientists say records have tumbled like dominoes and it is likely temperatures exceeded those of any period at least for that 100,000 years. heatwaves, droughts and wildfires have all intensified across the planet. this recent temperature risk is mainly linked to the rapid switch to conditions known as el nino where warmer surface waters in the east pacific ocean moves additional heat into the atmosphere. this happened on top of a long—term human—caused warming. some good news now, an actress saved the day after travelling more than 150 miles to perform a lead role in the musical

and all built development is located in a flood zone one, identified by the environment agency as arease-over: for more - stories from across the uk, head to the bbc news website. vmcsovsk: bbc news - - bringing you different stories from across the uk. all right, we'd better get this — get these shoes on, then. tony is 78 and has parkinson's disease. after a hospital spell following illness, he and his family decided tony needed more help. now, three mornings a week a carer comes in. today, paul has helped with showering, dressing and getting breakfast, which can take tony three hours when he is on his own. it also takes a bit of stress away from the family because, obviously, they worry about me. care charities such as dementia support in west sussex have also seen an increase in demand for its advice and activities, up 75% on last january. they always see a seasonal increase but believe this year, it's largely due to difficulties for patients to see a gp and the suspension of new assessments for dementia by the local nhs following a budget overspend. the impact of the nhs diagnosis s

and all built development is located in a flood zone one, identified by the environment agency as areastories from across the uk, head to the bbc news website. hey i'm here with the catch up. tonight, chaos in ecuador and robots making coffee. the prime minister has announced a new law that will clear victims of the post office scandal. more than 700 workers were wrongly prosecuted after faulty software made it look like they had stolen money. the new law will compensate victims. many say their lives were ruined. next up, armed gunmen threatened a presenter on live tv in ecuador after days of violence. ecuador�*s president declared an emergency on monday after a notorious gangster vanished from prison. ione wells has more. police in ecuador say 13 people have been arrested since that particular attack and that the number of weapons but also vehicles have been seized in relation to the attack. some other stories now, and a calvin klein ad has been banned after complaints it was overly sexualised. the poster showed a poster of the singer fka twig. calvin klein said it was similar to those

and all built development is located in a flood zone one, identified by the environment agency as areasead to the bbc news website. hello there and welcome along to the programme. the final match of the fa cup third round takes place later with i2—time winners manchester united up against third tier wigan athletic. all eyes were at the emirates on sunday for the tie of the round, and perhaps questions now for arsenal, who lost 2—0 at home to liverpool. the gunners with just one win in their last seven. andy swiss has more. top of the league and on course in the cup. liverpool's elation was matched only by arsenal's frustration. playing in white, the gunners should have been in front. martin 0degaard thumped the bar as either side of the break they created chance after chance. but could they actually convert one? how many more chances are arsenal going to pass up? well, their manager's reaction said it all. and with ten minutes left, they paid the price. liverpool find a way. arsenal at last finding the net but unfortunately their own via jakub kiwior�*s header and deep into stoppage tim

the environment agency said some with the highest level of flood seen in years.al england. we will be live in some of the worst hit areas shortly but first mairead smyth has the latest. yet more heavy rain on already sodden ground. in nottinghamshire, a major incident has been declared as the river trent continued to rise, as high as it's been

and all built development is located in a flood zone, one identified by the environment agency as areas news website. hey. i'm julia with the catchup. tonight, a london bus fire fka twigs speaks out, and a surprising jungle remix. but first, the fast fashion brand boohoo has been putting labels that say "made in the uk" on potentially thousands of clothes that were actually made in south asia. that's been uncovered by bbc panorama. on tuesday, the bbc reported that the brand is considering closing their uk factory in leicester, where the mislabeling took place last year. boohoo said it came down to human error after a misunderstanding of the labelling rules. some other stories now, in wimbledon, southwest london, an electric double decker bus caught fire during morning rush hour. tfl have said that nobody was injured and they're investigating what went wrong. singer fka twigs has responded to the ban of her calvin klein ad. uk regulators said the advert objectified her, but the singer posted on instagram saying that she's proud of the pictures and that she feels there are double standar

and built apartment is located in flood zone one, identified by the environment agency as areas of lowthe snooker, and world number one ronnie 0'sullivan has started his campaign to win an eighth masters crown at alexandra palace. and what a start it's been against ding junhui. zero unforced errors from 0'sullivan, who raced into a four—frame lead against ding at the mid—session break, including a century break to win the fourth. that's 231 career centuries for the man regarded as the greatest to play the sport. 0'sullivan got the better of his opponent in the uk championship final in december, and has won all five of their masters meetings. they are just under way now in the fifth frame in this one with 0'sullivan up so far in that. looking good for him at the moment. the final match of the fa cup third round takes place later, as out—of—form manchester united travel to wigan athletic, a side two divisions below them. erik ten hag and his players have received plenty of criticsm in recent weeks, and will be hoping for a safe passage through to the next round, the draw of which takes p

and all built development is located in a flood zone one, identified by the environment agency as areasom across the uk, head to the bbc news website. voice-over: bbc news, - bringing you different stories from across the uk. tonyis tony is 78 and has parkinson's disease. after a spell of hospital after an illness his family decided he needed more help. three mornings a week now a carer comes in. today, paul is helped with showering, dressing and getting breakfast which can take tony three hours on his own. it which can take tony three hours on his own-— on his own. it also takes a bit of stress _ on his own. it also takes a bit of stress away _ on his own. it also takes a bit of stress away from - on his own. it also takes a bit of stress away from the - on his own. it also takes a bit| of stress away from the family because they worry about me. care charities such as dementia support in west sussex have also seen an increase in demand for a advice and activities, arc 75% on last january. they always see a seasonal increase but this year they believe it is due to difficulties in patien

the environment agency does advise folks to stay away from flood water if you can.es, pretty adventurous chap. how is the weather looking, chris? i reckon if we tried that, we would be straight in the drink! as far as the weather goes, we still have flooding concerns across parts of the country. this was the scene in nottinghamshire earlier on. we have 142 flood warnings currently in force. the flooding situation hasn't resolved itselfjust yet but it will improve i think as we go through the next few days, the weather largely dry. today it is cold and across parts of east anglia and south—east england, the chance of a few flurries. we saw some landing on iain watson earlier. not very exciting snow, most of it is just big chunky flakes, not settling. worse case scenario, you could see a covering, an odd centimetre and the hazard with that is things could turn icy on roads and pavements. today there is a lot of cloud feeding in on a brisk and cold easterly wind. we talked about the showers working into east anglia and south—east england, not the only place to see show

several days ago, the british environment agency warned about heavy rain. the government and aid agencies in england were still caught in spite of rain warnings, as this country is one of the regions with the highest rainfall in the world. everything is really destroyed. we tried to remove the water from the house with a bucket, but we could not. the situation has become such that we are worried about losing all our assets . storm and heavy rain in england, it has caused widespread disruption in land, air, sea and rail travel at the peak of annual travel due to the salon holidays in this country. a number of travelers whose trips were canceled now had problems returning to their homes surrounded by floods. according to the latest report of relief organizations in england, residents of dozens of buildings in the capital were forced to leave due to the complete flooding of their homes. mojtaba ghasemzadeh of the london broadcasting agency. 2023 will be the hottest year on earth , the european union climate organization announced that the earth recorded its hot

several days ago, the british environment agency warned about heavy rain. the government and relief agencies in england were still surprised despite the rain warnings this country, including areas with more. the most rainfall in the world. everything is really destroyed. we tried to remove the house with a bucket of water. but we couldn't. the situation has become such that we are worried about losing all our assets. the storm and heavy rain in england has caused widespread disruption in land, air, sea and rail travel at the peak of annual travel due to the new year holidays in this country . according to the latest report of relief organizations in england, a number of travelers who live in dozens of buildings in the capital were forced to leave due to the complete flooding of their homes. mojtaba ghasemzadeh of the london broadcasting agency. news section at 2 o'clock. you are with the economic table, the leadership in their recent meetings is one of the important pillars of the elections. the creation of real competition is said to mean that the spectrums

i don't think the environment agency necessarily worked. mean, necessarily has worked.ne the major to be honest, one of the major things that i'm not saying it's necessarily business, but the necessarily my business, but the sewage rivers is just covid a sewage in rivers is just covid a new story. exactly on that. um, one of the reasons why people have a problem with that is they use these things fishermen, swimmers , surfers, all these swimmers, surfers, all of these people , even dog walkers, you people, even dog walkers, you know, you don't want to see a horrible, smelly rivers and streams and seas and so that is a huge part of it. and if the payoff is that some chief executive tvs get huge amounts of money for allowing that to happen, now remember, there's been two votes on that in the house of commons, and twice it got through in terms of allowing it happen so that when it it to happen so that when it comes to the general election, will one of the things that will be one of the things that environmentalists, people who are about are concerned about the environment,

the environment agency's budget has gone down by 66% since 2010.couraged by they don't need any more money. well, that's i disagree with you there, quentin, because actually their efficacy by many people is being questioned menace in in the questioned more menace in in the somerset levels, more more people are being affected by flooding. before i actually quite like some of keir starmer's proposal on this, he was victims last was visiting flood victims last week and talks about some new structures in place to get people working better together . people working better together. uh, to try and prepare for this. each winter. >> i don't suppose he's got really much of a view. i once went to an ed miliband flood event. >> and ed, you know how the highlight he had gumboots on and the water came over the front and he was doing that sort of gumboot thing every, every step. >> the gumboot let >> he took, the gumboot let off a noise kevin seat the mind boggles. >> um, roger, we're talking about school truancy. he's got a radical idea. i'm not sure many peopl