joanne writtle is in ironbridge. were going to hold, but overnight a three metre section moved inwards and then, just before noon, there were reports of a loud bang and parts of a barrier came towards a house. there are fears that water is coming up underneath the barriers, and it is now causing an emergency evacuation of the few people who have chosen to remain in their homes. some had already been evacuated over the last week or so when the severe flood warning was in place. this is what the environment agency and police had to say earlier. there was a big shift in the barrier that we have heard, we believe it has become ineffective, so therefore we will be issuing a severe flood warning once again, risk to life, and therefore there has to be an emergency evacuation. water has now penetrated the barrier, we have up to two metres on what was the dry side, so we have immediately authorised and evacuation of premises. we have spoken with residents, and those residents are coming out with us as we speak. yeah, understa

the emergency services are working together here in ironbridge to keep eve ryo ne together here in ironbridgeping you up—to—date with that story throughout the afternoon. ben brown will have more of that for you from tpm. let's have a look at the weather. if good afternoon. still plenty of sunshine out there at the moment, but it is chilly. and as we head through this evening, overnight, on into tomorrow morning, there is an increasing risk of snow across england and wales, as we pull this weather feature in from the atlantic. in the shorter term, some more wintry showers for northern and western scotland, showers for northern ireland also, but tending to clear across england and wales through the afternoon. chilly across the board. in the breeze, it will feel a good few degrees colder than the thermometer would imply. and then it is this system coming in through the evening, bumping into the cold there that will bring a risk of accumulations of snow, and we're focusing on the area m4 corridor north, but it may not exclusively be the case, but we could see perhaps four or five centimetres of

john maguire is in ironbridge.he modern day record, if you like, but they have gone down about half a metre overnight and when i arrived last night it was visibly much higher. look, if you can make out the river severn in the merck, it really is absolutely pummelling downstream, isn't it? as we were saying earlier, something along the river severn, measurements by the environment agency have been taken, something in the region of 500 tons per second of water. that's a lot of water by anyone's estimation. those are the barriers, you canjust see the end of them. from this perspective they look like they're intact but the images we've seen over the last 24 hours show this sheer weight of water flowing past buckled the barrier, it is that snakelike shade, they should, of course, have an even curve to encourage the water to flow past —— snakelike shape. encourage the water to flow past —— sna kelike shape. you encourage the water to flow past —— snakelike shape. you can see the design of the buildings angled into the wa

the town of ironbridge in shropshire is being evacuated after fears that its flood defences could bee river severn. severe flood warnings, indicating a threat to life, remain in place in ironbridge as well as shrewsbury. more rain is forecast. rescue teams are going house to house with a dinghy to help people get out. 0ur correspondent phil mackie is there. we area we are a bit further downstream from ironbridge but the flooding remains the same across the length of the river severn. this has been going on for several weeks and we've seen lots of people brought out of these houses. it has been a frantic 12 hours ever since the flood barriers we re over hours ever since the flood barriers were over topped in the middle of the night. unfortunately, it looks like things are going to continue the same way for the next few days. its only from the air you get a real sense of the extent of this flood event. this is bewdley where the river severn is peaking right now. these homes don't usually flood any more, but the barriers over topped in the middle of the night when they couldn't hold the

these temporary flood barriers were first made in ironbridge in 200a.ery strong possibility that the water will go over the top. trapped, but safe, steph has a bird's—eye view of the rising waters and knows that she is not about to go anywhere soon. can't get out of the house at the moment because the water is deeper than my wellies so i'm stuck in here but i've got food and drink and water and more importantly i've got chocolate and gin. but the severe flood warning in place here means paramedics are on standby. there is a risk to human life. record water levels have been recorded up river at montford gauge this afternoon and emergency services want to take every precaution. the fire service's next visit was to a home that was surrounded by water. it is continuing to rise. it is close to the doorstep of their property and one of the residents is 96 years old. they hope the town won't flood but they are planning for the worst. it could be deep, sudden, fast flowing, therefore very dangerous water, and that is what we have been concerned about and that i

sian lloyd with the latest in ironbridge. of the manchester arena bomber in the days leading to the attack. salman abedi was filmed looking around the venue days before he killed 22 people and injured hundreds more in 2017. he was also shown unloading a heavy suitcase containing bomb—making materials. his brother, hashem abedi, is on trial at the old bailey, accused of helping to plan the attack. he denies all the charges. president trump has started his first official visit to india, addressing tens of thousands of people at a rally in gujarat, the home state of the indian prime minister narendra modi. the countries agreed a defence deal worth $3 billion — but there is no sign of the long sought—after trade deal, between the two nations. our correspondent rajini vaidynathan sent this report. for the billionaire president, a humble introduction to india — spinning cotton where mahatma ghandi once sat. this wheel became a symbol of gandhi's movement to make more goods in india. a message echoed by today's protectionist preside

ironbridge has flooded historically so the town is used to this kind of stuff.each slightly and water came in behind and most of the businesses that we have spoken to we re businesses that we have spoken to were happy they were there. didn't quite make a record here and has dropped about half a metre overnight but of course, we look as if we might have more poor weather and rain in the next few days. these are sustained levels that have not been seen before and it's really devastating for the properties and the businesses that have flooded on the businesses that have flooded on the whole of the town. you have decided to stay open despite the roads being closed and really it is just a slot on the emergency services. we are perfectly positioned to be just out of the floods but in the middle of it as well. the town has been pretty much cut off from everybody so we want to see that once we get back open there isa see that once we get back open there is a great community spirit here and that people can come down and there is ironbridge for people to visit. you hear t

tonight, protecting ironbridge is the priority. sian lloyd, bbc news, shropshire.hester arena bomber, in the days leading to the attack. salman abedi was filmed looking around the venue days before he killed 22 people and injured hundreds more in 2017. he was also shown unloading a heavy suitcase containing bomb making materials. his brother, hashem abedi, is on trial at the old bailey accused of helping to plan the attack. he denies all the charges. president trump has started his first official visit to india, addressing tens of thousands of people at a rally in gujarat, the home state of the indian prime minister narendra modi. the countries agreed a defence deal worth $3 billion, but there is no sign of the long sought—after trade deal between the two nations. our correspondent rajini vaidynathan sent this report. for the billionaire president, a humble introduction to india — spinning cotton where mahatma ghandi once sat. this wheel became a symbol of gandhi's movement to make more goods in india. a message echoed by today's protectionist president, and indian

the weather is of course at the front of people's minds, not least in ironbridge.t for the rest of this week, but not only rain. there's the chance of snow for some places that haven't seen any snow so some places that haven't seen any snow so far this winter. across the northern half of the uk, it is straightforward, still some wintry showers. but that could give a covering of snow in places. in the south, it is this area of black feather that causes some forecasting headaches because on its northern edge as it runs into some cold air, we will see a mixture of rain, sleet and snow and that could cause problems for the rush hour tomorrow. to the south of the m4 corridor, we are expecting misty rain, but to the north of that, it will be a mixture at low levels of sleet and wet snow but other higher ground like the brecon beacons, the cotswolds and the chilterns, you could see a covering of a few centimetres of snow. that wintry and wet weather will clear away and then tomorrow this guys will brighten in the afternoon. we will see some spells of sunshine and further

ironbridge has flooded before, the town is used to this stuff.reach slightly and water came in behind, most of the businesses and residents i spoke to were happy they were there, better they are there than not. didn't quite make a record here and it's dropped about 0.5 metres overnight, but it looks like we might get more poor weather and rain in the next few days? theses are sustained levels that have not been seen before, really devastating for the properties, the residents and businesses which have flooded and the whole of the town. and you're open, despite the fact the raods have been closed the last few days and it's just us and the emergency services here? fortunately, we are positioned to be out of the floods but right in the middle as well. the town has been cut off from everybody and we want to see, once we are back open, everybody knows that ironbridge is here for people to visit. you hear that repeatedly, despite what nature throws at people in this part of the midlands, there is a stoic approach, the communities coming together? it's

phil mackie, our correspondent in ironbridge.o. absolutely, some showers to come across the midlands as we look across the midlands as we look across the midlands as we look across the meadows whether we can's forecast again is not looking so clever, widespread gales and other potential for some heavy rain clever, widespread gales and other potentialfor some heavy rain friday into saturday. it is worth staying tuned to the forecast as we narrow down the details. at the moment, we are sitting in some pretty chilly air across the are sitting in some pretty chilly airacross the uk, are sitting in some pretty chilly air across the uk, polar air, moisture was to come, likely to be wintry and not exclusively at high levels overnight. we could see some down to sea level when they turn heavier, showers running into the south—east through the evening, not a great rush hour here and then tending to focus on the north and west of the uk overnight but we could have eyes anywhere first thing on wednesday is a widespread frost develops —— have

phil mackie, bbc news, ironbridge. the weather forecast in just a moment.oe wilson was there. 0ne one way of perceiving the whole honour system is that it represents ultimate recognition in british society. at the end of last year ben stokes was an aberdeen winning sports personality of the air. all of this after in 2018 when he was cleared of affray. stokes tends not to think about things in terms of personal redemption but it is perfectly possible to perceive it in that way. he was happy to pose for pictures. he did not give interviews and it is always up to an individual to make that judgment and it is always up to an individual to make thatjudgment after the ceremonies. i know stokes often feels embarrassed when he is part of a team sport. jos buttler was also here today, part of the winning team. 0ne here today, part of the winning team. one thing stokes will be aware of is that 2020 is a big year in a way for english cricket. they are launching a new domestic competition designed to get a new generation of fans. they want to become the best test tea m

searchlights sweep over the buckled barriers protecting the town of ironbridge tonight.er today. water is seeping under, and the mighty force of the river severn is pressing against them. this was the strong line of defence yesterday, but overnight, look how the water shifted them. these are critical hours. what we are concerned about is making sure that this barrier can hold the flood waters, that we can maintain the pumping capacity and we don't see the sudden onset of deep, dangerous floodwater. that is still a possibility which is why we have the severe flood warning in force and we are urging people to stay out of the area that we have asked residents to evacuate. these pumps have been going for the last two days and they have just been refuelled this evening. the hope is that even though the water is nearly at the top and has been breached in some areas, that they will hold. travelling downriver into worcestershire, this is bewdley. this is the moment last night that residents were dreading, when the river surged over the top of the barriers. quickly, quickly. toda

severe flood warnings for the river severn had been issued for both ironbridge and shrewsbury following borisjohnson said he was very proud of his government's response, butjeremy corbyn suggested the prime minister should visit flood—hit areas — as he himself had done. when i visited pontypridd last week, i saw first—hand the damage and destruction that these floods have caused to people's lives, homes, and businesses. but the prime minister was silent, sulking in his grace and favour mansion... after two weeks of flooding — after two weeks of flooding, mr speaker, there are now even memes being produced not asking "where's wally", but saying "where's boris? " when is the government going to stop hiding and show people that he actually cares, or is he too busy going about some other business? maybe if he's too busy, he could send his chief adviser, dominic cummings — i'm sure he'd be very well—received in all the flooded areas. mr speaker, i'm very proud of the response the government has mounted over the last few days, and we convened the national flood response centre on the 14th. an

sian lloyd has this report from the town of ironbridge.heir homes. when the water level peaks these cottages already flooded will face another surge. but the couple living here have decided to tough it out. the historic bridge spans the severn which has now risen to a 20—year high here. these temporary flood barriers were first made in ironbridge in 200a. this is the first time they have been tested to this degree. trapped, but safe, steph has a bird's—eye view of the rising waters and knows that she is not about to go anywhere soon. can't get out of the house at the moment because the water is deeper than my wellies so i'm stuck in here but i've got food and drink and water and more importantly i've got chocolate and gin. record water levels have been recorded up river at montford gauge this afternoon and emergency services want to take every precaution. the fire service's next visit was to a home that was surrounded by water. it is continuing to rise. it is close to the doorstep of their property and one of the residents is 96 years old.

in shropshire, 500 tonnes of water has been flowing beneath the famous ironbridge every second and the severn won't peak here until later tonight. downstream, worcester, a city trying to keep going despite the challenges. and further south in upton—upon—severn, the flood barriers are holding out for now, but it is still a precarious situation. we are going to see levels high again and with it being very saturated and further rainfall we really do need to keep an eye on the situation. in tewkesbury, where they've suffered so badly before, they are preparing for the worst again tonight. while in hereford, they hope the worst is behind them. all over the shop. pete is wondering 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,

chief superintendent tom harding from west mercia police is in ironbridge and gave us this update.are still intact but the water has as you consume about crime, we are monitoring the flood barrier. they are still intact, but the water has breached underneath the barriers and is rising on what was the dry side. i can't predict what that will mean for the residences and what will happen to those flood barriers so we quite rightly were honest, open and transparent with the residents to say we can't guarantee the integrity of that barrier. therefore most people chose to live with us and we really appreciated no, indeed we had a phone call from one resident who heard barriers moving. that triggered us evacuating her, relatives and her dogs, and we continue to monitor the barriers and we will continue doing so for a number of days with the weather getting a bit more severe potentially at the weekend, we will have extra resources here in place well into next week now. 0ur reporter nick southall is in ironbridge. more rain is possible, friday into the weekend and that will cause even more

sian lloyd reports from ironbridge.g the banks of the river severn to leave their homes. 6.9, possibly, at midnight. is that what they're saying? yeah. when the water level peaks these cottages already flooded will face another surge. but the couple living here have decided to tough it out. it is the fact it is their home, isn't it? it's their life. they also, a lot of these people have lived through this before, so this is just a waiting game. the historic bridge spans the severn which has now risen to a 20—year high here. these temporary flood barriers were first made in ironbridge in 2004. this is the first time they have been tested to this degree. the latest that the environment agency is telling us is that there is now a very strong possibility that the water will go over the top. trapped, but safe, steph has a bird's—eye view of the rising waters and knows that she is not about to go anywhere soon. can't get out of the house at the moment because the water is deeper than my wellies so i'm stuck in here but i've g

robert hall in ironbridge in shropshire, thank you.se ship injapan will be evacuated tomorrow. a growing number of passengers on the diamond princess have tested positive for coronavirus and only people showing no signs of illness will be allowed to return home. once here, they will be quarantined in hospital on the wirral for a further two weeks. china, where the outbreak began, continues to report a fall in new cases. the man found guilty of the murder of the british backpacker grace millane in new zealand, has been sentenced to life in prison. her mother gillian told the court she'd considered taking her own life after her daughter's death. our correspondent shaimaa khalil, is in auckland for us tonight. shaimaa. take theirs through the court proceedings today? it was a very emotional day in the court this morning. grace millane travelled to new zealand after her graduation and on december the ist 2018, on new zealand after her graduation and on december the 1st 2018, on the eve of her 22nd birthday, she met a man on tinder and a fe

back near ironbridge, you can see things getting worse.ter today. everyone down here has been given the option to evacuate but some people have decided to stay in the properties and see things out. the environment agency have predicted that the flood water would peak this morning, that's now been revised to this evening or into tomorrow morning. what i can say is that the waters are already as high as last weekend are on course to match if not surpass levels from 2000, which would be unprecedented. this is the worst flood event here for 20 years and the danger still has not passed. an internal metropolitan police investigation has found it "credible" that one of its former undercover officers, who's now a conservative councillor, had a relationship with a teenage animal rights campaigner. andy coles, a member of peterborough city council, denied that he'd had an inappropriate relationship with the woman when he posed as an activist in the 1990s. june kelly reports. general election night 2019, and standing at the shoulder of the winning ca

some residents in ironbridge in shropshire have been evacuated after fears that the river severn could. 0ne severe flood warning, indicating a threat to life, remains in place in ironbridge, as the severn continues to rise, with more rain forecast. 0ur correspondent, phil mackie, is further along the river in bewdley in worcestershire. we are well into the second week of this particular flood event and u nfortu nately, this particular flood event and unfortunately, the river is still surging through worchester sure, creating havoc which has led to lots of people having to leave their homes. this was a moment people here dreaded. the barriers that protect them weren't high enough to hold the water back and, in the middle of the night, it came pouring over the top. this is the aftermath. homes flooded and debris outside. that's a fridge, bobbing in polluted water and there's a sofa. and it's been a really busy day for the emergency services. this is what has been happening all day, people have had to be brought out by boat, simply because they were caught out last night, when those flood

the only severe flood warning in place is in ironbridge in shropshire where the force of the river causedt still looks dramatic today but it is going down. those railings were com pletely going down. those railings were completely submerged yesterday. going down. those railings were completely submerged yesterdaym is now critical once we get to a certain level, we can get our team to look at the barrier, assess what damage has been done. we have over 200 metres barrier we can replace ready for the next weather front that could bring more rainfall through here. in shrewsbury where they saw record levels earlier this week, the clear up has begun. the water has gone now and it's a case of sanitising everything down, and getting everything in place. 0nce this is done, everything is fully functional upstairs. so yes, come on back into shrewsbury. worcester is seeing the same record equalling levels it saw last week. two years ago they raised this road to make it flood proof but the river level is so high they have had to close it to all traffic except for buses. the cricket club has been under

many thanks for the latest there in ironbridge, sian lloyd with the latest on the rising waters. night. hello and welcome to sportsday — i'm jane dougall. the headlines tonight. a double from serge gnabry puts a dampner on chelsea's champions league night. they've got it all to do in germany after losing 3—0. ireland's health minister calls for their six nations match against italy to be called off because of the coronavirus — and there's concerns about the olympics going ahead too. plus, andy murray could need another operation on his hip, which would keep him out of wimbledon and the olympics. good evening, we start with the champions league where chelsea have been beaten convincingly by one of the tournament favourites bayern munich. in the first leg of their last 16 tie, they lost 3—0 and a player. marcus alonso being sent off for violent conduct. there was a red card in the other champions league match tonight too, where barcelona could only manage a draw against napoli as adam wild reports. at sta mford at stamford bridge this was no ordinary welcome but for chelsea, they w

a serious situation at ironbridge, some places being evacuated.gh the river systems, some is a mediate, it rains, it goes very quickly. 0thers, some is a mediate, it rains, it goes very quickly. others, it takes several days, so some of these drivers are still on the way up. so the storm has passed on, but the rain is forming into rivers? yes, we have such a huge amount of rain. this is not far away from ironbridge that we just saw on the map there, about a mile away. in terms of the rain, it has been huge amounts. compared to normal february levels, the average is 87. what's notable about these numbers is that most of these places are getting on double for what they would get in an average of february, and february is this this is clearly advised of the three winter months. —— statistically druggist of the is there more coming? ah, u nfortu nately is there more coming? ah, unfortunately it is. there are yellow warnings, they cover the welsh hills and higher parts of northern england also. several spells of rain, they suck to kick in tomorrow even

ironbridge has floated before, the town is used to this stuff. thrown out by the court of appeal because they didn‘t take into account the uk‘s committments on climate change. more on this in a moment. the online gaming firm mr green — which is owned by william hill — has been fined £3 million, that‘s for failing to protect people addicted to gambling. the watchdog said the firm was lax in checking customers were using legitimate sources of money. it‘s time to think big and spend more when it comes to tackling inequality betweeen regions, according to an independent inquiry. the uk 2070 commission says disadvantaged areas should get an extra £200 billion. it says inequality is a blight on britain. as we‘ve been hearing, climate campaigners have won a legal battle against plans to expand heathrow airport. the court of appeal said the plans failed to take account the uk‘s commitment to the paris agreement on climate change. so what impact will this have on business? alex veitch from freight transport association joins me now. alex, what impact will

we are seeing the highest river levels here in ironbridge in the last 20 years.here there aren't any flood defences —— living in their attic. many properties are underwater, in reality. and the property behind me, if you look at that house there, you can see the first floor of the house, the water levels are lashing up to the lower levels are lashing up to the lower level windows. so there are a number of properties where people have been moving their belongings upstairs in the hope that the water levels subside or too much impact happens to their properties —— before too much. you can see ironbridge, that is the entire reason it is so important to invest in these flood defences, especially since wendy severn flooded seriously last time. they are holding the water. hopefully they can hold out for the next few days with the weather, that is the important thing. matt is here, good morning matt stopped we have some respite from the persistent rain at the moment, a bit of snow over the hills in parts of wales and other western areas. let me see the satellite imagery.

searchlights sweep over the buckled barriers protecting the town of ironbridge tonight. of the river severn is pressing against them. this was the strong line of defence yesterday, but overnight, look how the water shifted them. these are critical hours. what we're concerned about is making sure that this barrier can hold the flood waters, that we can maintain the pumping capacity and we don't see the sudden onset of deep, dangerous floodwater. that is still a possibility, which is why we have the severe flood warning in force and we are urging people to stay out of the area that we have asked residents to evacuate. these pumps have been going for the last two days and they have just been refuelled this evening. the hope is that even though the water is nearly at the top and has been breached in some areas, that they will hold. travelling downriver into worcestershire, this is bewdley. this is the moment last night that residents were dreading, when the river surged over the top of the barriers. quickly, quickly! today, the water was still rising. people were rescued fro

further up the severn, the flood barriers protecting ironbridge, warped by the force of the water, arepeak to you before you go over the bridge, if that's ok. many of those affected are angry that, after all this time, borisjohnson hasn't made a visit. but this afternoon, the environment secretary came to the region. these events, sadly, are becoming more frequent. we're seeing more extreme weather events. that is why we need to invest even more in flood defences. what is happening in the west midlands is described as a once—in—100—year event, but it's the fourth time it's happened since the year 2000. i'm standing on the balcony of a hotel in central worcester, and normally i'd be looking down at the footpath about eight feet below, that then leads on down to the river. and now, this is all buried beneath a mass of water. this is what saved this hotel. these pumps were put in after the last floods. for people living beside this river, it is now about taking the initiative to adapt. so claire, this is where, in 2014, the water levels literally filled the cellar. i was here in waders an

some people living close to the river in ironbridge have been told to leave their homes.shrewsbury 24—hour is again, it was wet and water was coming up through the drains. it was not like this, it was not really flooded. since we have been here since early this morning, the level has come up the road but only by a few millimetres, according to the environment agency. the peak of the river severn has started to plateau. we are expecting it to peak later today but hopefully not much higher thanit today but hopefully not much higher than it is now. take a look. the theatre over the back is well protected by the huge flat wall and the flood gates. but there is an enormous amount of water moving through. we can speak to the environment agency and a local cafe owner from just further along the river. just describe the last eight days for us for you. we had been hit by three floods in eight days, initially by a book that burst its banks. it took a business out and finished everything off. we have also had floods from the river twice, once 48 hours later and now this one this wee

the only severe flood warning still in place is in ironbridge where the force of the river because the still looks dramatic today but it's going down. those railings were completely submerged yesterday. it is now critical once we get to a certain level we can get our team in there to have a look at the barrier, assess what damage has been done. we have over 200 metres barrier that we can replace, ready for that next weather front that could bring more rainfall. in shrewsbury where they saw record levels earlier this week, the clear up has begun. all the water has gone out now and it's a case of sanitising everything and getting everything in place because we will be back open today for customers. once this is done, everything else is fully functional upstairs above us, so yeah, come on back into shrewsbury. but the peak is now moving south. worcester is seeing the same record equalling levels it saw last week. two years ago they raised this row to make it flood roof at the river levels are so high they had to close it to all traffic except for buses. there is worcestershire county cric

first — sian lloyd — who's in ironbridge in shropshire — where workers have spent the day repairing floodaround iron bridge here for much of the week because it was the last remaining place where a severe flood warning was still in force. that has been lifted but community is still along the banks of the river severn are still on alert. defences that had been battered by the river severn and buckled under the pressure, and a race against time to repair them before water levels rise again here. i'm going to lock you back in, 0k? it hasn't been safe for christine to return to her shop until now. the damage to the defences outside her property was significant. it was horrific, to see them go back to three foot, your breathjust like... and then everything was all right, luckily. the warning of the danger to life here may have subsided but emergency services won't be leaving the area any time soon. for us, we haven't really paused yet. we are still in response. we haven't yet got into recovery, so we haven't been able to do lessons learnt and review what happened. there are inevitably things t

houses and apartments near the ironbridge gorge have been submerged by rising water than there are areas six breached. across the uk there are now six severe breached. across the uk there are now six severe flood warnings meaning danger to life. harry styles is reporting he was robbed during a night out on valentine's day. he handed over cash when he was confronted by a mugger. police confirmed they are investigating a knifepoint robbery in the area. the biggest names in the music industry have been out in force, in london, for the 40th brit awards. billie eilish, lewis capaldi, and stormzy were among the winners, but the night will be remembered for some political performances, notably by the rapper dave, who won best album. in his song black, he paid tribute to the grenfell tower victims, criticised the media's treatment of the duchess of sussex, and called the british prime minister a racist. david sillito reports. voiceover: welcome to the brit awards 2020. # i'm overyou, and i don't need your lies no more... welcome to the 40th brit awards. the big winner tonight... lewis capaldi! .

this was the scene earlier on on the severn in ironbridge.ent in nottinghamshire. and that despite the weather turning more showery. and we're switching a lot of those showers off overnight. many places becoming dry. the skies will tends to clear. we'll keep a few wintry showers going, perhaps in scotland, and the threat of some icy conditions as well. because, like last night, temperatures are going to be close to freezing. but notice towards the south west, and here, it's not going to be as cold because by the morning. we've got cloud and rain that will quickly move into wales, into northern ireland. and after a bright start for eastern parts of england and scotland, it clouds over the patchy rain here. but the wetter weather is going to be further west over the hills, where temperatures are going to be nine or 10 degrees. it will be a windy day, but it's the rain that's going to cause concern again, particularly in northwestern parts of england and wales, where it will be heavy and persistent over the hills, increasing the chance of some m

in ironbridge in shropshire, they've had to evacuate properties.e been rescued from a care home. and while things may be beginning to look better, there's more bad weather forecast and the danger won't past for several more days. yeah, and that whether, we have at a rest bite. we have got the worst to come. i asked the minister whether or not we need to be spending more money on flood defences to protect more properties. in this area and the whole of the severn area, we have seen record flooding, it is unprecedented. but i would say is it is absolutely tragic for those people have been flooded and that is about between 501,000 homes, and my heart goes out to those people, but if it wasn't for the money that this government and successive governments have invested in the last 20 years on a flood of the scale, one would have expected between 7000 and 10,000 homes to be flooded, so the work that's been going on consistently with the money going on consistently with the money going up in every spending round is definitely protecting increasing numbers

danger to life" flood warnings are in place in shropshire for the river severn at shrewsbury and ironbridgescotland today, as he begins his last round of public engagements before quitting life as a senior royal. he's hosting a summit in edinburgh later for his sustainable tourism project, travalyst. it's the first time the prince has returned to britain since leaving for canada in january. from the end of march, the sussexes will no longer be full—time working royals. that a summary of the main news so far. back to victoria. let's bring you the latest facts on coronavirus. 13 people in the uk have tested positive. by way of comparison, in england alone 27 people die from flu—related illnesses each day and five people die on the roads each day across the uk. at least 11 of the 32,000 primary and secondary schools in the uk are now confirmed to have closed. they are in liverpool, cheshire, middlesborough, huddersfield, and in northern ireland — in londonderry, county down and ballymena — and there are two schools shut in cornwall. some are closed because of links to the virus, while others h

houses and a pub near the famous ironbridge gorge in shropshire have been submerged by rising waters, that flood barriers could be breached. across the uk there are now six severe flood warnings, meaning there could be a danger to life. pop star harry styles was reportedly robbed at knifepoint in north london during a night out on valentine's day. the former 0ne direction singer handed over cash after he was confronted by a mugger. police confirmed it was investigating a knifepoint robbery in the area. let's get more on the new coronavirus outbreak in china. health authorities in hubei province, the epicentre, have reported an increase in the number of deaths on tuesday compared to the previous day. however, the number of new cases was down. well, the outbreak has brought the chinese health system back into to the spotlight, 18 years on from the sars outbreak. authorities say they are starting to build another ten makeshift hospitals like this one outside hubei's capital, wuhan, to treat more than 11,000 patients with mild symptoms. they have also announced new incentives for healthca

further down river in ironbridge and other severe flood warning is in place tonight and we are told thattemporary accommodation. for some the threat of flooding continues. children in england, scotland and northern ireland will no longer be able to head the ball in football training, under new guidelines brought in by football associations. the situation in wales is still under review. heading will be banned in all under 12's sessions — and limited for under 18's — but will still be allowed in matches. research has shown that former footballers are three—and—a—half times more likely to die from brain disease. andy swiss reports. it is a skill that has given football some of its most famous moments. mcqueen! but could heading carry be a cause of dementia? at primary schools like this one in manchester, heading is now banned in training sessions. it is still allowed in matches because the authorities say it is relatively rare but, from those affected, there is a mixed response. i don't really like to do it because it hurts my head sometimes. i love heading the ball while training. if a cro

emergency evacuation took place when rising waters on the river severn "overwhelmed" flood defences at ironbridgehire. residents were also evacuated from their homes in bewdley, worcestershire. jeremy corbyn suggested the prime minister should visit flood—hit areas — as he himself had done. when i visited pontypridd last week i saw at first hand the damage and destruction these floods had caused to people's lives, homes and businesses. but the prime minister was silent, sulking in his grace and favour mansion at chevening. after two weeks of flooding, mr speaker, memes are being produced, asking not "where?s wally? " but, "where?s boris? " when is the government going to stop hiding and show people that he actually cares? mr speaker, i am very proud of the response that the government has mounted over the past few days. we convened the national flood response centre on the 14th. since the flooding began, there has been a constant stream of ministerial activity led by my right honourable friends the secretary of state for environment, for communities and government. no—one should underestimate the

in shropshire, 500 tonnes of water has been flowing beneath the famous ironbridge every second and the severn will not peak here until later tonight. downstream, worcester, a city trying to keep going despite the challenges. and further south in upton upon severn, comedy flood barriers are holding out, for now, but it is still a precarious situation. advice is still heed warnings, still make preparations and forjourneys, plan journeys, don't drive into flooded rivers. in tewkesbury, where they have suffered so badly before, they are preparing for the worst again tonight. in hereford, they hope the worst is behind them. all over the shop. pete 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

in shropshire, severn tonight there are evacuations underway, in shropshire, in bridgnorth and ironbridgerisk and more bad weather on the way, i'm afraid. yet another winter of flooding has raised questions about britain's defences — how much we spend, and whether it is in the right places. the uk and welsh governments have activated emergency money for areas affected. but what does it take to protect communities? here is our science editor david shukman. the river wye tearing along at a record height in monmouth, in wales. the torrent is so large, it has even overwhelmed the water treatment works. in derbyshire, the river trent has burst its banks, flooding one village after another. stephenjohns, a pub landlord, shows me his cellar, where the food and drink are now ruined. the beer barrels are floating. they said we are going to flood, but they didn't tell us at the time when we was going to flood. itjust came up from about 8:00am in the morning yesterday, and then by 9:00am, it was underwater. do you think you should get more help? yes, of course. yet again, the country faces the diffi

shrewsbury and ironbridge on critical alert at the moment.like it will pull off into the continent allowing dry weather to following on behind, keeping the rainfall totals down. showery as we look further north. it is the weather chart for the end of the week and into the weekend which is not looking too pretty. more low pressure coming in from the atlantic with further bands of rain and strong winds with the threat of hill snow on friday and into saturday. probably the quietest day of the next view is that thursday. into the weekend, more challenging conditions. a reminder of our top story... as the number of cases of coronavirus reaches 80,000, people returning from northern italy are warned to self—isolate if they have flu—like symptoms. good afternoon. i'm ben croucher with an update from the bbc sport centre. tyson fury has arrived back in manchester following his heavyweight title win over deyontay wilder on sunday. hundreds of fans gathered to greet him after he became world champion for the first time since 2015 with the seventh—round

further up the river severn there is another peak making its way down the river, in ironbridge in shropshired properties, in herefordshire residents have been rescued from a care home and while things may be beginning to look better, there's more bad weather forecast so the danger won't past forecast so the danger won't past for several more days. so, we managed to get around a lot of the west midlands in that piece, let's not forget wales, there have been terrible flooding over the past couple of days. the river wye is seeing in one area its highest ever recorded levels, remember in hereford yesterday this happened, 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 weathe

, moving down, we have evacuations underway and ironbridge, keeping moving down, we have evacuations there is a severe flood warning in place, ten across the country and that is rapidly changing. europe's biggest bank, hsbc, has announced its to cut 35,000 jobs globally over the next three years as part of a widespread overhaul. the bank said it was targeting three and a half billion pounds in cuts by 2022 while scaling back 70 billion pounds of assets. 33 percent fall in annual pre—tax profit, massivly below expectations. the bank — which makes half of its revenue and 90 percent of its profits in asia — saw its profits drop around four billion pounds last year. earlier our business correspondent darshini david explained what was behind the drop in profits. the market was looking for about $20 billion of profits and an event he got 13.3, about £10 billion. what's gone so badly wrong? hsbc, a bank, of course, which actually survived the financial crisis and not bad shape. but then it was affected by things like a major money laundering crisis. and now in this latest year, we've seen a

further up the severn, the flood barriers protecting ironbridge — warped by the force of the water —t minister had come to the region. this afternoon, the environment secretary visited shropshire. these events sadly are becoming more frequent. we're seeing more extreme weather events, and that is why we need to invest even more in flood defences. what's happening in the west midlands is described as a "once—in—ioo—year" event, but it's the fourth time it's happened since the year 2000. i'm standing on the balcony of a hotel in central worcester. and normally i'd be looking down at the footpath about eight feet below that then leads on to the river. and now, this is all buried beneath a mass of water. this is what saved this hotel — these pumps were put in after the last floods. for people living beside this river, it's now about taking the initiative to adapt. this is where, in 2014, the water levels literally filled the cellar. i was here in waders, and it was up to my stomach. it's ridiculous, because it's getting worse. the misery is mirrored in sneath in yorkshire. the river aire

further up the severn, the flood barriers protecting ironbridge — warped by the force of the water —speak to you before you go over the bridge, if that's ok... many of those affected are angry that after all this time, borisjohnson hasn't made a visit. but this afternoon, the environment secretary came to the region. these events, sadly, are becoming more frequent. we're seeing more extreme weather events, that is why we need to invest even more in flood defences. what's happening in the west midlands is described as a "once—in—100—year" event — but it's the fourth time it's happened since the year 2000. i'm standing on the balcony of a hotel in central worcester, and normally i'd be looking down at the footpath about eight feet below that then leads on down to the river. and now, this is all buried beneath a mass of water. this is what saved this hotel — these pumps were put in after the last floods. for people living beside this river, it's now about taking the initiative to adapt. this is where, in 2014, the water levels literally filled the cellar. i was here in waders, and it wa

further up the severn, the flood barriers protecting ironbridge — warped by the force of the water —u go over the bridge, if that's ok... many of those affected are angry that after all this time, borisjohnson hasn't made a visit. but this afternoon, the environment secretary came to the region. these events, sadly, are becoming more frequent. we're seeing more extreme weather events, that is why we need to invest even more in flood defences. what's happening in the west midlands is described as a "once—in—100—year" event — but it's the fourth time it's happened since the year 2000. i'm standing on the balcony of a hotel in central worcester, and normally i'd be looking down at the footpath about eight feet below that then leads on down to the river. and now, this is all buried beneath a mass of water. this is what saved this hotel — these pumps were put in after the last floods. for people living beside this river, it's now about taking the initiative to adapt. this is where, in 201a, the water levels literally filled the cellar. i was here in waders, and it was up to my stomach. it

two severe "danger to life" flood warnings are in place for the river severn at shrewsbury and ironbridgerning, as our correspondent sian lloyd reports. no rescue needed, but there is a growing sense of urgency for people living along the banks of the river severn to leave their homes. 6.9, possibly, at midnight, aren't they?. is that what they're saying? yeah. when the water level peaks these cottages, already flooded, will face another surge. but the couple living here have decided to tough it out. i think it's the fact it is their home, isn't it? it's their life. and also, a lot of these people that have lived in this have faced this before, so it isjust a waiting game. the historic bridge spans the severn, which has now risen to a 20—year high here. temporary flood defences have been available for parts of the town since 200a. but this will be their biggest test so far. steph is trapped, but safe, with a bird's—eye view of the flood. the water's deeper than my wellies. so i'm stuck in here, but i've got food, i've got water, and more importantly, i've got chocolate and i've got gin. f

first, sian lloyd who's in ironbridge in shropshire, where workers have spent the day repairing floodr severn and buckled under the river severn and buckled under the pressure. a race against time to repair them before water levels rise again here. give us a shout if you need to get out. it hasn't been safe for christine to return to her shop until now. the damage to the defence is outside her property were significant. that was horrific. to see them go back, your breathjust like... and that everything was all right. the warning of a danger to life here may have subsided, but emergency services won't be leaving here anytime soon. we haven't really cause yet. we are still in response. we haven't been able to do a review of what happened. there are inevitably things we want to learn. dozens of flood warnings road maine in place and on the length of the river. what are you worried about? some rush of water... river. what are you worried about? some rush of water. .. communities are looking for answers, but with more rainfall expected, those already affected are being warned to brace them

first — sian lloyd who's in ironbridge in shropshire where workers have spent the day repairing flood been battered and buckled under the pressure. in the race against time to repair them before water levels rise again here. you i'm going to lock you back in, 0k? he needs to get out. it has not been steady for her dress turned now. the damage outside her property was significant. watch them go back three foot, your breathjust, and then everything was all right. the warning of a danger to life you may have subsided, but emergency services will not be leaving the area anytime soon. for us, we have not believed posture yet, we have not believed posture yet, we have not gotten into recovery, have not been able to do. doesn't of flood warnings remain. what do you worry about today? the sudden rush of water impacting peoples homes and washing them off their feet. communities are looking for answers come up with more rainfall expected, those already affected are being urged to brace themselves for more to come. i i'm absolutely devastated. the work that we have to do. people are so desperate