jon kay, bbc news, hereford.e the valleys of the south have suffered especially tough conditions — the clean—up after storm dennis has started. natural resources wales say the flood levels in some areas have been unprecedented. they say they will have to be contained and more measures have to be put in place in future. nantgarw, a village north of cardiff, is one of the worst—affected, as our wales correspondent tomos morgan reports. it's just, everything still has water in it. the aftermath of storm dennis. we are emotionally tied to this house so we couldn't go. to try and put it back to anywhere the way it was, i don't know how long it's going to take us. 23 years of memories in nantgarw ruined in an instant. the majority of rachel cox's possessions will need replacing but at least some of the most meaningful belongings have been saved. my eldest niece, she has got terminal cancer. we didn't find out untiljanuary that she would be well enough to have her wedding injune. i was making paperflowers for the weddin

we have seen in hereford earlier today.t was this belt of cloud here that brought all that very wet weather. that is moving out into continental europe and behind it we are seeing the showery air stream, some places staying dry, but there are still some heavy showers around as we have seen some heavy showers around as we have seen earlier on today. it feels a bit cooler as well, especially in the winter. the more frequent showers are contending across scotla nd showers are contending across scotland and northern ireland, perhaps with longer spells of rain arriving here late into the afternoon and the early parts of the night, with some snow over the higher ground too. some threat of icy patches across northern areas as well. further south, icy patches across northern areas as well. furthersouth, clearer icy patches across northern areas as well. further south, clearer spells and some showers coming into western parts of england and wales. it will be quite chilly with pockets of rust around by the end of the night perhaps. t

jon kay, bbc news, hereford.th have suffered especially tough conditions — the clean—up after storm dennis has started. natural resources wales say the flood levels in some areas have been unprecedented. nantgarw — a village north of cardiff — is one of the worst—affected, as our wales correspondent tomos morgan reports. it's just, everything still has water in it. the aftermath of storm dennis. we are emotionally tied to this house so we couldn't go. to try and put it back to anywhere the way it was, i don't know how long it's going to take us. 23 years of memories in nantgarw ruined in an instant. the majority of rachel cox's possessions will need replacing but at least some of the most meaningful belongings have been saved. my eldest niece, she has got terminal cancer. we didn't find out untiljanuary that she would be well enough to have her wedding injune. i was making paperflowers for the wedding and i thought they were all destroyed but we have just managed to get a handful out now without being destroyed.

jon kay, bbc news, hereford.ve been left counting the cost of storm dennis. landslides and torrential rain have blocked roads and railway lines, several communities have been flooded out of their homes and people have lost their livelihoods. tomos morgan has spent the day in the village of nantgarw. it's just that everything still has water in it. the aftermath of storm dennis. we are emotionally tied to this house so we couldn't go. to try and put it back to anywhere the way it was, i don't know how long it's going to take us. 23 years of memories in nantgarw, ruined in an instant. the majority of rachel cox's possessions will need replacing. at least some of the most meaningful belongings have been saved. my eldest niece, she's got terminal cancer. we didn't find out untiljanuary that she would be well enough to have a wedding injune, and so i was making paper flowers for the wedding. i thought they were all destroyed, but we just managed to get a handful out now without being destroyed. all of their 100 or so

hereford is anything like it before. hereford is a place that sometimes does blood.ted, you walk around the city. some are unaffected, he turned the corner and much of the city is underwater. a huge clean—up operation is under way. angus i crossed that those peak levels on the river wye. —— fingers are crossed that those peak levels on the river wye will not be reached. there are concerns about the bridge. the city is disrupted and as we heard, many other places close to here, hopefully the rains don't come as heavily as they have for the last few days. we'll be keeping you up to date with all the latest information about the flooding throughout the programme this morning. carol another picture on the weather coming up later as well. the breaking story on the british couple who tested positive to coronavirus injapan. we can speak to are correspondent in hong kong with the very latest. david and sally abel. the last 10—15 minutes. just the news they didn't want, really. they knew they were going to get their tests back, they are onboard the ship, they now know they ha

that is a playground, taken by a weather watcher in hereford.ad severe flood warnings, an emergency declared in some plans as well. today, the flood warnings had been reducing across wales. river levels dropping, but we still had some severe flood warnings and then moved in. we had six severe flood warnings and england. 0n moved in. we had six severe flood warnings and england. on three different rivers. these are slower reacting rivers. all of the seine that ran comments on the west hills feeding into it as river systems. some of those rivers are going down and some are going up. we're not finished yet. more sled ratings are enforced. we had turned off the rain for a certain extent, that thick brought the rain across england and wales over the weekend. up until storm keira and storm dennis, the rainfall was average. but this month we had had twice as much rain as they normally get in anyway. following that we have seen showers coming and storm dennis has been. showers have been following him behind. some sunshine and showers. we are not that of

jon kay, bbc news, hereford.ng incidents in the town. —— called. this is courtesy of the regional broadcaster hessenschau. police on the site with what was reported to be a large contingent of officers. the public prosecutors office has confirmed eight deaths. the first was that a bar in the centre of the town, where three people were apparently shot. then the perpetrator, and that is single perpetrator as reported by hessenschau, drove to the cattle start district where five people we re start district where five people were shot dead. police were on site, a large contingent of officers, i‘m assuming to be at both scenes. helicopters are flying over the town as well. it‘s yet known whether there are other injuries and there isa there are other injuries and there is a reference to one perpetrator, but no further reports as to who this individual is or indeed where he or she is now. so, a great deal of elements of unknown element that this story, it has onlyjust begun to emerge courtesy of various agencies. that i

jon kay, bbc news, hereford.d will instead be represented by their charitable foundation. 0ur royal correspondentjonny dymond is at buckingham palace. what else did we learn today about their future? 0ne their future? one last burst of royal engagements in march and then, as you say, at the end of march it is all over for the end of march it is all over for the public royal role. we know they will come back regularly, we are told, but when they do there will come back in a private capacity, they will not be serving the queen and therefore their office at buckingham palace will close. the duke will hold onto the titles and ra nks duke will hold onto the titles and ranks that he earned whilst he was in the forces but he will give up the honorary commands like the captain general c of the royal marines that he held. they will still be known as the duke and duchess of sussex, they will still have the title, his and her royal highness, but they will not use it. will they be able to call themselves royal? that is still

rerter: jon kay, bbc news, hereford.aur britain's government says th was to attract the brightest and best from around the world andre he postt era, so they are phasing out edvisas for low skillorkers. here is our chief political escorrndent, vicki young. nvick: -- vicki: who shld be allowed into the u.k. and what jobs can they do? this building site inex e employs people from around the world. urin the f it will be more difficult for migrants to come here. and, who qualifies as a skilled worker. the boss of this firm says it will make it harder to pull the homes they want for fix -- they want. ask we still have difficulties. it is just going to get worse and worse. our business willt grow like could grow. vicki: the minister isaying that companies like yours have relied too heavily ocheap labor by the eu. >> it is about a skill shortage, about jobs that the british people do nowant to do. vicki: ministers say companies need a different approach. >> a fantastic opportunity to work with this new government to level up acr

the river wye in hereford has reached record levels.s terrifying. i've never seen it like this. there is a spot down here, a swan always nests because it never floods, and that's gone. storm dennis may now have blown through but its effects are still being felt. this is worcester. the warning that lives are in danger proved to be true. yvonne booth was swept into floodwater at tenbury and her family say they are devastated. and the risks remain. the rate of rise has been exceptional and it's a lot of water falling on saturated catchments and rivers that were already full. this is the result of a month's worth of rain falling in just two days. with hundreds of properties flooded across the uk, emergency evacuation were needed, people forced from their homes but thankful to be safe. upton—upon—severn is the latest area where people have been advised to leave the properties. in merthyr tydfil, this house has been left teetering on the edge because of a landslip. when the water finally recedes like here in tenbury wells, the task of cleanin

hereford has printed many times but not like this?as here then. in october we were very lucky, it filled up a pit under the house but we did not lose anything, unlike most around here. when you are told it will peak at five metres six, five metres seven, you cannot legislate for that. yesterday you gave us legislate for that. yesterday you gave us a legislate for that. yesterday you gave us a little on the streets, you are likea gave us a little on the streets, you are like a flood warden, you set up are like a flood warden, you set up a group after the floods in october. how important was it that you did that? it is brilliant, everybody rallied, we had volunteers for help, we need to help each other because we need to help each other because we do not get a great deal of help from the services. we don't want them now, we can look after ourselves. they have bigger things to do. the plans we have put in, the car parking passes were organised, the boat which the rowing club letters have, a great safety boat, we evacuated all the people

five severe flood warnings remain in place in england, including for hereford, where the river wye haso rise this morning. evacuations there are still under way after a major incident was declared in the county yesterday. in new york, thousands of sandbags have been placed at properties near the river 0use, which could also come close to record levels. and in wales, the scale of the flooding has been described as unprecedented, with landslides and severe flooding in many places. this home was devastated. i am in total shock. in many places. this home was devastated. iam in total shock. i just can't believe how my home has been ravaged in the last couple of hours. it only took a few hours and it is absolutely destroyed. the environment secretary george eustice told the bbc the government is taking action. we have 1000 environment agency staff out in the field, helping people prepare for the floods, helping them to evacuate where that is necessary. we are monitoring things closely, in particular the severn river, bewdley and tewkesbury, because water levels are expected to continue to ri

at hereford rugby club, games are off. got to remain positive in situations like this and the club spirit will come shining through. but that is easier said than done. the ground is right next to the river wye. there it is, in the middle of the picture, and they've flooded five times since october. they've only played one home match. this week, in the course of a few hours, security cameras recorded the stand being slowly submerged. the water's come up to this height on the bricks. never come that high before? never, absolutely never. bit late for that, eh? looks like you've had a party. funnily enough, yeah, some of our saturday nights in here can be quite wild, but fortunately not quite as devastating as this. instead of losing matches, they're worried about losing their clubs history. really sad, really. obviously, great memories and great friends, and those great friendships will go on. it's really sad to see it. alan was an england international... how do you save 150 years? the levels are now dropping along the wye a

jon kay, bbc news, hereford. in south wales, many have been left counting the cost of storm dennis.al rain have blocked roads and railway lines, several communities have been flooded out of their homes, and people have lost their livelihoods. tomos morgan has spent the day at this village. it's just that everything still has water in it. the aftermath of storm dennis. we are emotionally tied to this house so we couldn't go. to try and put it back to anywhere the way it was, i don't know how long it's going to take us. 23 years of memories in nantgarw, ruined in an instant. the majority of rachel cox's possessions will need replacing. at least some of the most meaningful belongings have been saved. my eldest niece, she's got terminal cancer. we didn't find out untiljanuary that she would be well enough to have a wedding injune, and so i was making paper flowers for the wedding. i thought they were all destroyed, but we just managed to get a handful out now without being destroyed. all of the 100 or so homes here on oxford street, nantgarw, have been devastated by the flooding. as res

birth that government's responsibility first is to keep our people safe, go to worcestershire, go to hereford and asked those people if they have been kept safe. one of the problems is this type of work that should have been done and it takes so very long. we know short—term politicians are always coming... they want quick fixes and this is something that has suffered asa this is something that has suffered as a result. last year, let me make sure i got this right. the agency warned the uk needs to spend, last year cut this —— this was said, the current plans are £600 million a yearunder current plans are £600 million a year under two thirds of that. the secretary of state said some cannot be protected. where does that leave the people who live in those areas? let's move onto the financial times which talks about different crisis. daisy, tell us about this.|j which talks about different crisis. daisy, tell us about this. i think this is very interesting but the wider story of what it's pointing to is very worrying. land rover has said that the coronavirus is limiting its supply chain so signi

at hereford rugby club, games are off.aid than done. the ground is right next to the river wye. there it is, in the middle of the picture, and they‘ve flooded five times since october. they‘ve only played one home match. this week, in the course of a few hours, security cameras recorded the stand being slowly submerged. the water has come up to this height on the bricks. never come that high before? never, absolutely never. bit late for that, hey? looks like you‘ve had a party. funnily enough, yeah, some of our saturday nights in here can be quite wild, but fortunately not quite as devastating as this. instead of losing matches, they‘re worried about losing their club‘s history. very sad, really. 0bviously, great memories and great friends, and those great friendships will go on. it‘s really sad to see it. alan was an england international... how do you save 150 years? the levels are now dropping along the wye and the severn, but... there is an incredible amount of water about, so people still need to take extra care. the

where they have suffered so badly before, they are preparing for the worst again tonight, while in herefordhop. pete wondering when he can reopen — beer, wine and spirits destroyed by water. itjust makes you think, well, you know, sometimes, is it worth it? you know, you live by a river, you accept the fact it is going to flood, or whatever else have you, but you don't ever believe it's ever going to be as bad as this. 0h... 24 hours after they were rescued by boat, ray and maureen are back to see the damage. oh, my god. nearly 90, they're trying to be strong. i've never seen anything like it. i really haven't, honestly. looks like a jumble sale. don't worry, ray, we'll get it sorted. ray is being treated for cancer. ex—military, he now faces another battle. what will tomorrow bring? don't forget you can get in touch with me on twitter and instagram. i'm @bbcnuala now on bbc news, it's sport today. hello. i'm chetan pathak and this is sport today from the bbc sport centre. coming up on the programme: the european champions liverpool are beaten on a frustrating night in madrid. al nassr come

here are some pictures i have come in hereford, rescue workers travel in boat and floatation craft tof the areas are. here's some footage from worcester. if you look closely, you can see a couple waving to the helicopter out of the second floor window of their flooded out house. here's some pictures from wales showing cars strewn down a street, a house on the edge of collapsing into the river, and more flooded houses. there are also seven severe flood warnings in place, including areas in hampton bishop, upton upon severn, and uckinghall and that means there's a danger to life. phil mackie has been at upton upon severn. ifi if i had ifihada if i had a pound for every person i had heard say they have never seen the river this high, i would be a rich man. the environment agency has confirmed the river has never been higher. in hundreds of years, more than 6.5 metres, 20 feet. they have no close to the wide bridge here to traffic. have told pedestrians and cyclists the police shouting at them to get off and are being told it is not safe. this not the only part of the uk where there are r

the river wye at hereford tonight.oo dangerous. i thought i could stay there. what do you think of the man helping you this morning? wonderful. we are assessing immediate danger, age, making sure they bring all the medication with them. some people are still trapped. across this region, vast areas have been overwhelmed. anyone for cricket? this is worcester where the river severn is rising. water levels are expected to continue to rise in some of those catchments. when the levels drop, this is what is left behind. the market town of temporary wells left a muddy mess by storm dennis. we found a huge community clear up today, almost every business flooded on the weekend. from the bank, to the barbers, even the bank, to the barbers, even the insurance firm. mary has a letting agency. what does it mean for you? as a business, i cannot go out on appointments, it stops dead. roger's brand—new carpet will have to go. he has been working around the clock to save his house. totally ruin. we have been up since 2:30am on saturday

at hereford rugby club, games are off.picture, and they‘ve flooded five times since october. they‘ve only played one home match. this week, in the course of a few hours, security cameras recorded the stand being slowly submerged. the water has come up to this height on the bricks. never come that high before? never, absolutely never. bit late for that, hey? looks like you‘ve had a party. funnily enough, yeah, some of our saturday nights in here can be quite wild, but fortunately not quite as devastating as this. instead of losing matches, they‘re worried about losing their club‘s history. very sad, really. obviously, great memories and great friends, and those great friendships will go on. it‘s really sad to see it. alan was an england international... how do you save 150 years? the levels are now dropping along the wye and the severn, but... there is an incredible amount of water about, so people still need to take extra care. the forecast is unsettled for the next few days and over the weekend into next week. this amount

hereford, a good 1.5 metres above the previous record set.ry is, with all the rain, that still has to travel to the same areas? yes, it is still feeding in. that is the worry with flooding. there are peaks, there are tides, it goes up and down all the time. i will show you some rainfall totals from february. ask in south wales, nearly 200 millimetres of rain in february, the average is not even 100. the main thing to take away from this is that they are all more than double their february average rainfall, a month which is one of the driest months of winter. quite an appalling situation. you said winter, you are telling me that your bulbs are out? yes, bulbs, plants, because it hasn't really been cold. it has all been about the rain, more in the forecast unfortunately. this is not yellow for daffodils, these are yellow weather warnings for parts of wales and northern england. we are expecting several weather systems to arrive, adding more to the rain. if you're in these areas, it is worth going online to check out the details for what that me

while in hereford, they hope the worst is behind them. all over the shop.ondering when he can reopen. beer, wine and spirits destroyed by water. itjust makes you think, well, sometimes is it worth it? you know, you live by a river, you accept the fact that it's going to flood or whatever else have you, but you don't ever believe it's going to be as bad as this. are you all right, my love? 2a hours after they were rescued by boat, ray and maureen are back to see the damage. oh, my god. nearly 90, they are trying to be strong. i've never seen anything like it. i really haven't, honestly. looks like a jumble sale. don't worry, ray, we'll get it sorted. ray is being treated for cancer, and now he faces another battle. ex military, he now faces another battle. i was nine or ten years old when the war started, and we went off to the war, so... we have this to put up with now. is that what it feels like, a war? it feels like a war, it does feel like a war. the baby one? yeah. but in the garden, some good news. i think they're all right. maureen sobs the koi carp t

our correspondent, fiona lamdin has spent the morning in the village of hampton bishop, near herefordtalk, half tractor which has helped keep this village openness week. behind us, these arfield is and all this week they had looked like lakes. they have swa ns had looked like lakes. they have swans on them. the water came above these hedgerows. if you swing the camera these hedgerows. if you swing the camera around, these hedgerows. if you swing the camera around, you these hedgerows. if you swing the camera around, you will see the pumps which are pumping the water from the fields. it looks like it is taking it to a river but this is actually another field and around the corner it willjoin the river. let us move over tojoan price. you are from the fire and rescue service, tells what the last week has been like? it has been an enormous operation across the last seven days, along with severe flooding affecting our colleagues and partners in shropshire. flooding affecting our colleagues and partners in shropshirem flooding affecting our colleagues and partners in shropshire. it has been

hereford, monmouth, burton on trent, upton upon severn.re showers and areas of rain moving in from the west over the next few days. that's the satellite imagery through this morning, speckled cloud indicative of the showers and they will be wintry over higher ground of scotland. i secure this morning as well. more significant band of rain spreading south and east as we go through tuesday. moving to the south—east, torrential rain for a time, some hail, thunder, sunny spells in between, maximum temperatures about 7—11d. that band of rain will clear away to the south—east, clear skies tonight, further wintry showers in scotland, risk of ice again into tomorrow morning as temperatures fall away to about 1—3 possibly 4 degrees. during wednesday, fine start to the day, small ridge of high pressure before this next weather system pushes its way in from the west. bright start, plenty of sunshine, counting over all the while, with that rain moving its way through northern ireland, into western areas, patchy rain eventually moving its way into east

in hereford, they hope the worst is behind them. all over the shop.is wondering where he can reopen. beer, wine and spirits destroyed by water. itjust makes you think, sometimes, is it worth it? you live by a river, you accept the fact it is going to flood or whatever else, but you don't ever believe it is going to be as bad as this. 24 hours after they were rescued by boat, ray and maureen are back to see the damage. 0h, rescued by boat, ray and maureen are back to see the damage. oh, my god! nearly 90, they are trying to be strong. i have never seen anything like it, i really haven't. it looks like it, i really haven't. it looks like ajumble like it, i really haven't. it looks like a jumble sale. ray has been treated for cancer, and now he faces another battle. i was nine, ten—year—old when the war started, and now we have got this to put up with now. is that what it feels like a? it does, it feels like a war. but in the garden, a baby one —— in some good news. i think they are right, a baby one. the koi carp they have reared for years have survived

door-to-door rescues in the cathedral city of hereford.. a city underwater and under threat, shirley was one of hundreds are forced to leave their homes. shirley was one of hundreds are forced to leave their homeslj feel i could stay there, that's why i'm so late coming out. what you think of the men that helped you this morning? wonderful. they will make an assessment on life at risk, so anything in immediate danger, e, anything in immediate danger, age, but making sure they have all the medication with them. some people are still trapped, across this region, vast areas have been overwhelmed. anyone for cricket? this is worcester where the river seven has reached a dangerous level. we are monitoring everything, areas we are looking at very closely because water levels are expected to continue to rise in some of those catchments. and levels do drop... this is this is what is left behind. the market town of temporary wells left a muddy mess by storm dennis. 0n the high street we saw a huge community clear up today. almost every business flo

hereford and surrounding areas are among those inundated.e of hours, you know, it only took a few hours and it's destroyed. more than 200 flood warnings are in place across the uk — including five severe warnings in england — as families and businesses count the cost, the government defends its response we are monitoring things very closely, in particular the river seven at ten, shrewsbury and tewkesbury are areas we are looking at very closely. itv‘s love island is back on air tonight for the first time

where they have suffered so badly before, they are preparing for the worst again tonight, while in herefordthe worst is behind them. all over the shop. pete wondering when he can reopen — beer, wine and spirits destroyed by water. itjust makes you think, well, you know, sometimes, is it worth it? you know, you live by a river, you accept the fact it is going to flood, or whatever else, but you don't ever believe it's ever going to be as bad as this. 0h... 2a hours after they were rescued by boat, ray and maureen are back to see the damage. oh, my god. nearly 90, they're trying to be strong. i've never seen anything like it. i really haven't, honestly. looks like a jumble sale. don't worry, ray. we'll get it sorted. ray is being treated for cancer. ex—military, he now faces another battle. i was nine, ten—year—old when the war started, and we went all through the war, and now we've got this to put up with now. is that what it feels like — a war? it does feel like a war. but, in the garden, some good news. i think they're all right. 0h! the koi carp they have reared for 50 years have survived

the river wye is seeing in one area its highest ever recorded levels, remember in hereford yesterday, this is the same peak a surge of water travelling down the river wye and it's got some distance to go before it heads out into the bristol channel. there's also a yellow weather warning now in place particularly for north wales but also affecting south wales for heavy rain, perhaps 100 millimetres in north wales from tomorrow night. that's not to help the situation anywhere, some of that rain actually feeds back into the river severn. subsequent to that, probably more bad weather to come. we are a long way from getting out of the woods at the moment you can see how tight the river is, they are pumping out the restau ra nt river is, they are pumping out the restaurant at the moment. i note that restaurant has been flooded many times over the years but they had hoped they had managed to flood proof themselves, so people are gathering to look at the floods and ta ke gathering to look at the floods and take pictures but i think probably what will happen over the next couple of days as we

meanwhile in hereford and worcestershire, they have shored up the flood defences.nds in the forecast. there are weather warnings for wind that covers much of the uk, and also a yellow warning in snow, but it is hoped that there will be some reprieve from the weather. one of the nice things about covering stories like this is it always amazes me at the community response that comes out at times like this. just around the corner from here, there is a church that is full of donations that people have brought m, donations that people have brought in, and there is a team of volu nteers in, and there is a team of volunteers that are cooking hot meals and cups of tea, trying to help get through this horrible situation. good to end on a positive note. now it's time for a look at the weather with nick miller. it is moving to the north of scotla nd it is moving to the north of scotland and spreading east as i speak, but we have seen the back of the persistent rain. the problem is the persistent rain. the problem is the winds are starting to get a bit stronger on the southern

our correspondent fiona lamdin has spent the morning in the village of hampton bishop near hereford, on this vehicle, half truck, half tractor, this has kept the village of hampton bishop open during the past week, let me give you a quick tour. behind us, what looks like legs with swans, these are infact looks like legs with swans, these are in fact normally feels, those hedgerows, the water this week has been above that level and if you come round here, you will see the pumps pumping the water from the fields, it looks like it's going into another field, sorry, fields, it looks like it's going into anotherfield, sorry, ok ...i'm into anotherfield, sorry, ok . i'm into anotherfield, sorry, ok i'm sorry, we have a problem with that recording, but we will try and keep you up—to—date throughout the day with what's happening on the weather. but we can bring you the weather. but we can bring you the weather forecast in a moment. weather. but we can bring you the weatherforecast in a moment. in fa ct, weatherforecast in a moment. in fact, we are going to do that now, i thought we were goin

our correspondent, fiona lamdin has spent the morning in the village of hampton bishop, near herefordat this has helped keep this village open this week. let me just show you around. behind us, these are normally fields, today and all this week they have looked like lakes. they have got swans on them at the moment. the water this week came up of these hedgerows and if you spin the camera around, you will see that the pumps are pumping the water from the fields. it looks like it is taking it over to a river, but this is not a river, they should be another field. and round the corner, it willjoin in the river. i'm just going to go over tojohn price. john, you are from the fire and rescue service. just tell us what this last week has been like. it has been an enormous scale of operations for the past seven days. across the two counties of herefordshire and worcestershire along with severe flooding affecting our colleagues and partners in shropshire and as well as moving down in south wales and gloucestershire. a huge logistical operation, trying to keep people safe in care homes. yes, th

i got the clerkship because jerry -- who was teaching it columbia transfer to hereford. came to one, judge edmund palmeri who was a columbia college graduate at a .olumbia law school the judge asked about response was her record is good but she has a four-year-old daughter. i can't risk it. sometimes i need my clerk even on sunday. chance,id, give her a , this doesn't work out young man in her class is going to a downtown firm. he will jump in and take over. thereas the carrot and was also a stick. the stick was, if you don't give her a chance i will never recommend another columbia student to you. for the women in my class, getting that first job was a tremendous hurdle. if you got the job you did it at least as well as the men so the second job was not the same impediment. i would invite you to continue to take a look at your clerkship opportunities in the ninth circuit because we have quite a nice complement of male and female clerks. we are seeing the male applicants exceeding the female applicants but it doesn't necessarily mean that those percentages are holding tr

in hereford the river wye has reached its highest ever levels and is now a city under water.oon. nearby monmouthshire has also been hit hard. labour says it's a disgrace that borisjohnson has refused to visit affected communities. downing street says the prime minister is receiving regular updates. yesterday, the environment secretary george eustice defended the government's response and said it could not protect every home. let's speak to debbie mcnally, the landlady of the hope and anchor pub in ross—0n—wye in herefordshire, which has been severely flooded. also ben willcock who owns mr ben's barbers in tenbury wells, in worcestershire — and has also been devastated by the floods. welcome both of you and thank you for giving us your time, i'm sure you've got way better things to do but they tell us about what happened to your pub yesterday?” but they tell us about what happened to your pub yesterday? i woke up at 5:30am, toa to your pub yesterday? i woke up at 5:30am, to a of noise. i went downstairs, the seller was flooded. we fought till about half 11 trying to keep the w

western parts of scotland and northern ireland.0ur reporter fiona lamdin is in hampton bishop near herefordnings are in place. fiona, what's the situation there? still lots of water around, i consider this morning. as you can see consider this morning. as you can see at the pub door, the sandbags still there. the road into the village, there is about 500 residents living here has been closed all week. it's been com pletely closed all week. it's been completely impossible but this morning, it has reopened. the only way in and out to the village canoe with a tractor. effectively the village has been turned into an island for the week. but because of the army, because of amazing farmers who have driven in with tractors throughout the week, they have been able to keep the village open, taking supplies in medicine and food and that is because the nearby rivers have burst and flooded. it's just turn this place into an island. last night, the bunch of carrots pub had a party to celebrate all those local volunteers have done so well to keep the village open. we will be here live throughout the morn

this is the scene in hereford, some flooded properties.ound herefordshire and worcestershire. this is storm dennis. through the night at move north and east woods and is now pushing its way into scandinavia. the white lines are still fairly close together. isobars across the uk, blustery conditions, particularly in northern areas. we still have some rainfall in some areas. heavy showers towards southern areas, continuing with some showers down this afternoon, so there could be one or two ago heavy downpours. the most frequent showers in scotland and northern ireland, snow on higher ground. there is also plenty of dry and sunny weather between the showers. maximum temperature is getting up to eight or 11 celsius. the wind will ease off during the afternoon as well. through tonight, wintry showers continuing in scotland, the risk of some ice in tomorrow morning. temperatures are getting down to the fairly low single figures, two mcgraw three celsius for many. clear skies means it will be a chilly start to tuesday morning. that will bring mor

four of these are on the river teme, one is on the wye, and i'vejust seen a tweet that in hereford, whereies. the met office still has a one in four winds across the north of scotland, 70 mph in orkney, and across western areas, gusting up to about 50—60. that warning expires at 11 o'clock this morning, the winds will ease a little bit, but still a blustery day with a lot of showers packing in. through this evening and overnight, blustery conditions and a lot of showers, still some snow on the tops of the hills and mountains, the risk of the hills and mountains, the risk of ice first thing tomorrow morning. roughly between two and 5 degrees as overnight lows. similar day tomorrow, blustery, further showers, still wintry in the hills and mountains in the north, but through the day they align themselves into a more organised band, and like today they are going to be heavy at times with some hail and thunder. before i 90, with some hail and thunder. before i go, iwant with some hail and thunder. before i go, i want to warn you that the rest of the week does remain unsettled, with showers or

in hereford, families are being rescued from their homes after being rescued from their homes after being cut off by the latest flooding. 2—mack days after the death of caroline flack, itv‘s love island is back on the air tonight with a special tribute. a possible rescue flight is planned for britain's quarantined people on a cruise ship off japan because of coronavirus. and tributes are paid to harry gregg, the former manchester united goalkeeper and survivor of the munich air disaster, who has died at the age of 87. any moment, it will be time for sports day, but first a look at what else is coming up on news. at 7pm, we will have the latest from the people who were evacuated from the princess... cruise ship. but what is the future of flood defence? we will be talking to an engineer. and later, we will be looking at tomorrow's papers with the economist and member of the labour party. that is all ahead on bbc news, but now it is all ahead on bbc news, but now it is time for sports day. hello and welcome to sportsday, i'm gavin ramjaun. he was the hero of the munich air disaster more than

problem is not farfrom hereford as well, and as well as a severe flood warnings we have 99 flood warningsooding in the west midlands and wales has come through from the last stone we have had, —— storm we had, it is 150 millimetres of rain. these rivers, like the river wye and the river severn, they basically drain that kind of area of wales. we had a large amount of rain falling on saturated ground already quite wet from the previous storm, the water has been running off the brecon beacons into these two big rivers which are slow to respond. the flood are very gradually going down the length of the catchment but it takes days. i never realised how close the source of those rivers are up close the source of those rivers are up there. and it is literally this pa rt up there. and it is literally this part where we have the largest falls of rain. the peak rainfall was about here in one of the reservoirs in the brecon beacons. that's why it's been particularly bad for those areas. so tell us what to expect in the next day or so. as well as the severe flood warnings that remain in force, 99 fl