it's gone outside guildford on these fields. it is still raining. guildford on these fields.efore it gets any better. there is a lot of water making its way along the river. across the county, how is the picture looking? you still have pretty heavy rain where you are, right? yes, and there is more rain forecast for the rest of the day and overnight. two main rivers. there were six flood warnings on the river mole. some of those have been dropped to the lower state of flood alert, but there is still a flood warning in leatherhead. the environment agency have been working very hard putting up flood defences around the town. currently they seem to be working. the same has been happening in guildford, there are a number flood defences around the town towards the bottom of guildford, around the cinema, and around towards the depot and police station areas of guildford, where flood defences are in place. people will be hoping that with the levels don't go any higher, certainly for the rest of the day, but more rain forecast. how have people been affected by what has fallen so far?

in guildford there was a landslide outside of guildford station at saint catherine is tunnel. on south—western trains, and also on gwr, which is the line that connects reading through guildford and along to gatwick. there was a huge amount of disruption yesterday both on the road and rails. this morning, driving around, roads are still flooded, not as bad as yesterday, but a lot of care is still needed. the disruption will come if we get more flood water and if we get a repeat of the floods that we had in surrey six years ago. no sign of that at the moment, but more rain forecast, and the environment agency are doing their best to make sure those flood barriers are in place. thanks very much forjoining us with that update from the river wey, just outside guildford in surrey. the headlines on bbc news... a "catastrophic fire warning" is issued for parts of eastern australia, including sydney, amid record—breaking temperatures following months of severe drought. the government approves the takeover of uk defence and aerospace specialist cobham by an american company. a man who c

bottom of guildford, around the cinema, and around towards the depot and police station areas of guildford that with the levels don't go any higher, certainly for the rest of the day, but more rain forecast. borisjohnson is in estonia where he's been serving up christmas lunch to british troops, during a visit to a nato mission. the 850 soldiers from the queen's royal hussars at the tapa military base near tallinn represent the uk's largest operational deployment in europe. mrjohnson also mingled with service personnel and took a tour of the site afterwards. it might be the first time he's going as prime minister, but mrjohnson has been there before. in 2017 he went to the same base while he was foreign secretary, donning a uniform and even rode around in a british tank. iama big i am a big supporter of our armed forces. they do a massive amount of good around the world. we have the —— we are the second biggest player in nato. we believe in supporting our armed forces. we do that in an efficient way, but we are increasing our budget by £2.2 billion. you know about all of the investments we

travelling near guildford and we have passenger travelling near guildford and we have some passengerer travelling near guildford and we have some pictures of passenger travelling near guildford and we have some pictures of that. passenger travelling near guildford and we have some pictures of that. a lot of disruption for people who are trying to get away for the christmas brea ks trying to get away for the christmas breaks or making their way to and from work. have you been able to talk to any passengers who have been left frustrated by this? the passengers here luckily are still able to get to gatwick that i have spoken to, and you can still do so from london bridge but some trying to get to brighton are very frustrated that can't happen. we know the train operators have said that there will be disruption for some time on that line and they're telling people they should not travel today on that line. thank you. it's notjust the south east that has been affected by heavy rain. around 50 homes and shops in the town of hayle in cornwall was hit with flash flooding yesterday and the ma

the same is happening in guildford.own, towards the bottom of guildford, around the cinema and towards the bus depot and police station where flood defences are in place. there is a flood alert here on the river wey so yet to be raised to a warning and people are hoping levels do not go higher certainly for the rest of the day, but more rain forcast during today and overnight tonight. the met office have issued a yellow weather warning, for the south of england. the environment agency warn of more rain to come. today, we have got a relatively dry period. but we have more rain coming tonight possibly up to another 20 mm. although the situation is getting better today, we will see it getting better today, we will see it getting worse overnight and into tomorrow morning. and then after that we have more rain on sunday and more rain on monday. it is not going to get any better. i think the key thing here is it is not going to get to the severe situation where we have significant numbers of properties. it will remain high un

m23 motorway between london and brighton were closed because of flooding while a landslide near guildford adeoye reports. this is what heavy rain overnight has led to in the surrey, a landslip this morning near guildford causing major disruption along the main railway line. flooding is effecting travel across the south—east of england with delays and cancellations for many passengers. we have a number of problems. we have four or five landslips across the whole of the region and in addition we have multiple flooding sites. 0bviously addition we have multiple flooding sites. obviously the worry we have at the moment is the extreme rainfall we have already experienced is going to carry on. problems also on the roads. the m23 has been partially closed after a nearby river burst its banks. highways england says contractors are working ha rd to clear england says contractors are working hard to clear it as soon as possible. much of the disruption on the transport network is for those heading for gatwick. passengers heading for gatwick. passengers heading to gatwick from london victoria are som

she would also like to win guildford and wimbledon.ncies had a big vote in favour of remaining in the eu. the lib dems hope this will bea the eu. the lib dems hope this will be a brexit election, when people wait more about that than their party loyalties. this morning, she has been saying a clear attack on borisjohnson, less has been saying a clear attack on boris johnson, less of has been saying a clear attack on borisjohnson, less of an attack on jeremy corbyn. she said boris johnson would be an appalling prime minister, not so much onjeremy corbyn. during this campaign, i think she has been very careful to stay on the fence on which of those to she could do a deal with if there is no clear result in tomorrow's election. she has not said either way which she would favour, in fact, she has said she couldn't work with either of them to stop what you get the impression that she is most concerned about borisjohnson. just before we got off the bus, we had a short chat which has been quite rare, just a bit of one one—on—one fight time wit

there has also been a landslip near guildford affecting trains between guildford and redhill, and notjust towards the gatwick area. there are 56 flood warnings in place, 193 flood alerts. kent, sussex, surrey, norfolk all affected. lots of disruption for people as they are trying to make their way for christmas or to and from work. thank you very much. we are looking at those pictures from that landslip you were mentioning. a lot of work still being done. we will keep across that over the course of the day. australia‘s prime minister scott morrison has cut short his holiday as extreme heat and fires ravage parts of the country. he‘s been under huge pressure to return from hawaii, as new south wales, the most populous state, declared a seven—day state of emergency. two volunteer firefighters have been killed in a road crash near sydney. a temperatures have hit the 40s and could spike again. tim allman reports. the fires continue to rage. the bush continues to burn. among those paying the ultimate price, those sent to fight the flames. the new south wales rural fire service confirming two o

the same is happening in guildford. the cinema and bus depot and police station where flood defences are in place. there is a flood alert here on the river wey so yet to be raised to a winning and people are hoping levels do not go higher certainly for the rest of the day but more rain forjune today and overnight tonight. meanwhile, it is busy on the roads today as the christmas getaway begins. the independent‘s travel editor — simon calder — says traffic is expected to be at its worst tomorrow. because of wear on christmas day is, in the middle of the week, this spreads the load. we have already seen spreads the load. we have already seen wednesday, thursday, friday, today will be pretty miserable between ten and three, so right up until three o'clock this afternoon, if you can postpone yourjourney after that, that will be good. the rac is particularly warning of going southbound on the m a0 through bucks and then probably the worst of the whole christmas bell, tomorrow between ten and four with particular warnings goi

the next question comes from mark in guildford.f nativity plays and so on. it got me wondering, could a local pub be used? and then it made me wonder, can you be drunk when casting your vote? yes, mark, you're right about schools and nativity plays. but pubs like this have been polling stations in the past. and, yes, mark, you can have a wee nip of dutch courage if you need to whilst casting your vote — thank you! but you can't get disruptive because you might be kicked out. so, this is just one of the few polling stations in croydon central. when you come in, you'll have your name checked off, you'll be handed a ballot paper and, of course, you come to cast your vote here with a pencil. and the reason we have pencils is explained by seth, who's a deputy returning officer. why can't we use a pen? people can use a pen if they wish to do so, but we provide pencils because they don't run out, they don't smudge and we don't want people to spoil their ballot papers. but people can bring their own pens and can use them if they wish. fant

m23 motorway between london and brighton were closed because of flooding — while a landslide near guildford southeast of england today, the evidence of rainfall overnight, flooded roads causing disruption for drivers on one of the busiest travel days of the year. in buck's stud in east sussex, one couple told us how they were unable to leave their home because of the water. it was quite forceful, and it got up to the height of the brickwork there, you can see it got, it's about 18 inches, two feet deep, and when i was wandering around the garden trying to rescue things, obviously, it was all up over my knees and quite strong. we are raised above ground, and we have three steps, but it was actually laughing the top, almost going over the top steps, so it was about three inches from the kitchen door. much of the disruption has involved those heading for gatwick, the country's second busiest airport. in west sussex, the 23 was partially closed after a nearby river burst its banks. this is what the rain lead to in surrey, a land and slipped near to guilford, causing major disruption along the m

the train pulling in behind me is the 7:37am service from guildford to london waterloo. it but i suspect it is going to be rather crowded. i did manage to squeeze on board but others were not so lucky. at earlsfield on the outskirts of london, people were forced to queue just to get into the station. some 600,000 people normally travel on the south western railway network every weekday. the company runs 1800 daily services. but during the strike that figure is down to about 1000. the dispute focuses on the role of guards aboard trains. on newer trains being introduced next year the drivers will be able to close the doors themselves removing one of the guard's main duties. but the rmt says that that will undermine safety. the guard is the person that dispatches a train, makes sure no one is stuck in the doors of the train. and the management want to take that role away and put it on a driver who doesn't want it. the driver is busy enough. we have seen trap and drag accidents go through the roof. we have seen assaults on the train increase by over 100% in the last five yea

its closure and long delays, while a landslide resulted in the closure of the main rail line from guildfordtaken place for the two victims of last month‘s terror attack near london bridge. jack merritt and saskia jones were stabbed to death by the convicted terrorist usman khan, while attending a conference in a building next to the bridge. our home affairs correspondent daniel sandford has more details. at the cambridge university church of st mary the great, jack merritt‘s mother and father and girlfriend, leanne o‘brien. his body in a wicker coffin, in keeping with the ethical life he‘d tried to lead. jack merritt was 25 years old and had a masters in criminology from cambridge. in the service, his friends and family recalled a compassionate young man who felt compelled to help people, and whose politics was love, not hate. it is a tragedy, jack‘s death, but his life, as his father said in the service, his life was a triumph, and we have to hold onto that and jack‘s legacy of commitment to those on whom society is all too happy to turn its back. jack passionately believed in others, and

the train pulling in behind me is the 7:37am service from guildford to london waterloo.to be rather crowded. i did manage to squeeze on board but others were not so lucky. at earlsfield on the outskirts of london, people were forced to queue just to get into the station. some 600,000 people normally travel on the south western railway network every weekday. the company runs 1800 daily services. but during the strike that figure is down to about 1000. the dispute focuses on the role of guards aboard trains. on newer trains being introduced next year the drivers will be able to close the doors themselves removing one of the guard's main duties. but the rmt says that that will undermine safety. the guard is the person that dispatches a train, makes sure no one is stuck in the doors of the train. and the management want to take that role away and put it on a driver who doesn't want it. the driver is busy enough. we have seen trap and drag accidents go through the roof. we have seen assaults on the train increase by over 100% in the last five years. and the last thing we need

in guildford, how do you feel about taking on the mantle?nsibility so it's not exactly a great burden, but it is a great honour to have been around for some time. but i must recognise dane margaret beckett, who was elected before me but because she was elected before me, but because she had a broken period of service, but i will still refer to her as the senior member of the house. i'm not sure how flattering that is. in the last few months we have seen some fairly unedifying scenes in the commons and it came to the fore in october when some of the language was really quite unsettling between members in the house. do you think you will return to something as toxic as that, is there still the potential for that level of divide? i don't think so. i think the mood will calm down. the erg has said some pretty rough things to theresa may and i hope they now regret them. i will not mention the details will stop some of the momentum type people, have realised that momentum and corbynism have lost their own momentum and i think he should step down s

this is what heavy rain overnight has led to in surrey, a landslip this morning near guildford causingroads. the m23 has been partially closed after a nearby river burst its banks. highways england says contractors are working hard to clear it as soon as possible. much of the disruption on the transport network is for those heading for gatwick. passengers heading to gatwick from london victoria are some of the lucky ones as there are still direct trains running but anyone coming from brighton is being asked to find alternative means of transport and to allow extra time. normally, on the busiest friday before christmas, we expect there to be problems at the airport and there are, but this time it is on the trains because of the severe flooding. it‘s very difficult to get to or from britain‘s second busiest airport this morning. the met office has issued severe weather warnings for heavy rain, saying water on roads will cause delays in some areas into saturday and sunday. the big christmas getaway not off to the start. tolu adeoye, bbc news. the former welsh secretary alun cairns has bee

the next question comes from mark in guildford.your vote — thank you! but you can't get disruptive because you might be kicked out. so, this is just one of the few polling stations in croydon central. when you come in, you'll have your name checked off, you'll be handed a ballot paper and of course, you come to cast your vote here with a pencil. and the reason we have pencils is explained by seth who is a deputy returning officer. why can't we use a pen? people can use a pen if they wish to do so, but we provide pencils because they don't run out, they don't smudge and we don't want people to spoil their ballot papers. but people can bring their own pens and can use them if they wish. fantastic. so, i've marked my paper, i've posted it in the ballot box, can i take a selfie? not in the polling station. because of the secrecy of the ballot, there is no photography in the polling station. but they can take pictures outside the polling station, share it with social media afterwards, showing how enthusiastic they are for voting. fantas

it's gone across the fields here outside of guildford.ere looks like it will get worse before it gets any better. there is a lot of water making its way down the river. there is more rain forecast for the rest of the day and overnight. the two main rivers where there are flood warnings are the river mole. this morning there were six flood warnings there. some of those have been dropped to the lowest state flood alert but there is still a flood warning in leatherhead. there the environment agency has been working very hard putting out flood defences around the town and currently they say it the same is happening in guildford.