three weeks later, on boxing day, lancashire feels the brunt.d for flooding. it were gushing. it werejust like a river coming through. all the car park were filled up. it happened so quick really, as the river is coming in it's taken palets down, shelves over, all the things were going through the door. the glass is cracking in the greenhouse. with the force of the water at the side of the cafe, and basically it were just like sheer devastation. we built it up and yeah, it's just like heartbreaking really to lose it all down the river. the big clean—up begins, rebuilding lives will take much longer. a huge chunk of alan's garden has been swept away. how water so strong could have ripped the whole of the bank away, it was riverbank plus the garden, and taken it all the way down under the bridge. i think flooding is going to be here to stay and i think there's going to be a lot more water coming. the rain will continue as another band of rain pushes down from the north—west late morning. again, that is likely to get heavy in places... there is no

three weeks later, on boxing day, lancashire feels the brunt.r‘s garden centre isn't insured for flooding. it were gushing. it werejust like a river coming through. all the car park were filled up. it happened so quick really, as the river is coming in it's taken palets down, shelves over, all the things were going through the door. the glass is cracking in the greenhouse. with the force of the water at the side of the cafe, and basically it were just like sheer devastation. we built it up and yeah, it's just like heartbreaking really to lose it all down the river. the big clean—up begins, rebuilding lives will take much longer. a huge chunk of alan's garden has been swept away. how water so strong could have ripped the whole of the bank away, it was riverbank plus the garden, and taken it all the way down under the bridge. i think flooding is going to be here to stay and i think there's going to be a lot more water coming. the rain will continue as another band of rain pushes down from the north—west late morning. again, that is likely to get h

giles — who steered lancashire to promotion to division one of the county championship and the t20 blasturing his time at old trafford — takes up the role of sport director with his home county in the new year. no test cricket for england this christmas but international names have again been playing in australia's big bash t20 tournament. ian bell could only manage 21 runs for perth scorchers as they set sydney sixers a target of 131. in reply his compatriot sam billings hit a0 as the sixers chased down the target with two overs to spare.. to win by six wickets. it might be summer in australia, but the weather is not helping their cricketers take on pakistan in the second test in melbourne. opening batsman azhar ali scored an unbeaten century to lead pakistan to 310 for six as rain wiped out the entire middle session. australia's bowlers could only manage two wickets before the bad weather stopped the day's play — azhar is 139 not out with mohammad amir on 28. after the christmas break, the pdc world darts championship has resumed at alexandra palace. they're into the second round. dave

giles — who steered lancashire to promotion to division one of the county championship and the t20 blastf sport director with his home county in the new year. no test cricket for england this christmas but international names have again been playing in australia's big bash t20 tournament. ian bell could only manage 21 runs for perth scorchers as they set

and we look at how the people of cumbria and lancashire coped with flooding last winter.oon. welcome to bbc news. some voters in england are to be asked to provide photographic proof of identity before being allowed to vote. the measure is to be piloted as part of efforts to curb electoral fraud. a government—commissioned report, published in august, concluded that the authorities sometimes turned a blind eye to fraud in areas with large pakistani or bangladeshi communities, because of "over—sensitivities about ethnicity and religion". here's our political correspondent, tom bateman. an election victory, but one steeped in claims of corruption. lutfur rahman became mayor of tower hamlets two years ago. the people of this borough willjudge me on my record. he wasjudged instead by an election court, which threw him out of office. it heard claims of voter fraud and intimidation. the case helped bring about a wider review of election practice, carried out by the former communities secretary sir eric pickles. he called for the introduction of id checks at polling stations in e

lancashire director of cricket and head coach ashley giles has been released from his contract to allowgiles — who steered lancashire to promotion to division one of the county championship and the t20 blast title during his time at old trafford — takes up the role of sport director with his home county in the new year. england forward chris robshaw has withdrawn from the harlequins team to play gloucester today at twickenham due to injury. that's the only fixture in the premiership. in the pro12 there's an all welsh encounter as 0spreys play scarlets. that's all the sport for now. you can find more on our website. rescue teams have recovered one of the flight recorders from a russian military plane that crashed into the black sea shortly after takeoff on sunday. the russian defence ministry said an engine, landing gearand parts of the fuselage had also been found. all 92 people on board the aircraft are thought to have died when it came down near the resort of sochi. angus crawford reports. recovered from the sea bed, twisted and broken. part of the plane's fuselage. thousands of peopl

lancashire director of cricket and head coach ashley giles has been released from his contract to allowo division one of the county championship, and the t20 blast title during his time at old trafford — takes up the role of sport director with his home county in the new year. england forward chris robshaw has withdrawn from the harlequins team to play gloucester today at twickenham, due to injury. that's the only fixture in the premiership. in the pro12 there's an all welsh encounter as 0spreys play scarlets. it is currently 3—3. trainer colin tizzard has claimed his second major victory in as many days after native river won the welsh grand national. after thistle cracker claimed the king george yesterday, native river was favoured for the welsh national. he held off a late charge to win at chepstow. john hunt describes the closing stages. what a performance! the top flight has one the welsh national. —— won. that's all sport for now. i'll have more for you here later. the russian foreign minister, sergei lavrov, says the syrian government is holding talks with the opposition, but the

in lancashire, bit more cloud. you can see that on the satellite picture.nt of hazes and shine. a decent amount of hazes and shine. a bit more cloud generally into northern ireland, some parts of scotla nd northern ireland, some parts of scotland and northern england and across the far north—west of scotland, the cloud could be thick enough to squeeze out the odd spot of drizzle. temperatures in single figures this afternoon but not too bad way you get the best of the brightness. the best of the cloud into cornwall, but for much england and wales, some bright sunshine. but temperatures were struggling to recover. you can see the blue reappearing on the map as we go into this evening. it is very quickly going to get cold and frosty and one thing we will have tonight, which we didn't have too much of last night is some fog. chilly night, temperatures in towns and cities close to freezing. 0ut into the countryside minus five through central and northern areas. but it is the fog that could cause the biggest problems tomorrow morning, particularly if you are hea

is some sunshine, this was torquay a couple of hours ago and we also had sunshine in preston in lancashirese in places. this is staffordshire, it is notjust foggy, but frosty, so conditions are treacherous, quite slick. freezing fog and some dense patches are lingering in the midlands, east anglia and the south—east, but it will lift. we will see some sunshine in the south, but little chance in the north of scotland, the highlands and the islands rather wet. east of the grampians maybe some brightness. it is still largely dry in northern ireland, but they will be some drizzle around the irish sea coast. better chance of some sunshine, when the fog lifts, but where it lingers, we will struggle, barely above freezing for most of the day. the fog will then thicken, and overnight we have issues in the south and east again. where we have brightness, it will only be around 5—6d. most areas will only be around 5—6d. most areas will be a bit milder compared to yesterday. wet in northern scotland and the rain keeps coming on the gale force winds overnight. it means that it will at least mean a mild

for many people, cooking christmas dinner can be a bit of a chore, but in one part of lancashire, it's mental health. a group of young cooks in the seaside town of fleetwood have taken on the challenge of dishing up a turkey dinner for some of the area's elderly residents — and it's brought a whole host of surprising benefits. 0ur correspondent dominic hughes has been following the town for the last year as it tries to tackle its health challenges, and has sent this report. get that on the tray. put it out. 0ver there. the frantic, last—minute rush of a christmas dinner. that one? 0n the westviewe state in fleetwood, these young cooks are experiencing the heat of the kitchen. doing really well. i am proud of them. they are doing better than me. can you warm up the soup, then, please? but providing lunch from more than 30 elderly people isn't just about cooking. this is a chance to strengthen a community and develop some broader skills as well. i'm sure i am doing something good. for the community. and, like, it is a warm feeling. it is good because i get to socialise with everybody and

christmas puddings are made by two sisters in lancashire who have been making thousands of christmasom leith in edinburgh, chocolate from brighton, that he is blended in newcastle. every pa rt from brighton, that he is blended in newcastle. every part of the united kingdom can benefit from the sales that go to the fortnum & mason brand. of your products, what percentage are made in the uk, what percentage are made in the uk, what percentage from overseas? 7096 is made here in the united kingdom. it is all the small producers. sieve ingredients that go into every single product that is produced in different parts of the british isles. the aspects that are not made in the uk, so for example, the tea or other elements made in other countries, how across ayew of the supply chain? i remember one of our journalists did a piece about tea picking in india and said some of this tea is sold in fortnum & mason, harrods and various other big stores around the world. how can you be so diligent about that because it is so important to your brand? it is hugely important, we have a strong tea m huge

for many people, cooking christmas dinner can be a bit of a chore, but in one part of lancashire, it'sle's physical and mental health. a group of young cooks in the seaside town of fleetwood have taken on the challenge of dishing up a turkey dinner for some of the area's elderly residents — and it's brought a whole host of surprising benefits. 0ur correspondent dominic hughes has been following the town for the last year as it tries to tackle its health challenges, and has sent this report. get another tray and put it on the bottom. the frantic last—minute rush of a christmas dinner. 0n the westview estate in fleetwood, these young cooks are experiencing the heat of the kitchen. they are doing well. i am proud of them. they are doing better than me. but providing lunch for more than 30 elderly people is not just about cooking. this is a chance to strengthen the community and develop broader skills. ifeel like i can do something good for the community. it is a warm feeling. it is good because i get to socialise with everybody and make new friends and build my confidence and everything.

can bea cooking christmas lunch or christmas dinner can be a bit of a chore but in one part of lancashireof young cooks in the seaside town of fleet would have taken up the challenge of dishing upa would have taken up the challenge of dishing up a turkey dinner for the residents and it has brought a whole load of benefits. dominic hughes has been following the town for the last year as it tackles its health crisis. he sent this report. get another tray and put it on the bottom. the frantic last-minute rush ofa bottom. the frantic last-minute rush of a christmas dinner. in fleetwood, these young cooks are experiencing these young cooks are experiencing the heat of the kitchen. they are doing well. i am proud of them. they are doing better than me. by providing lunch for more than 30 elderly people is notjust about cooking. —— however. this is a chance to strengthen the community and develop broader skills. chance to strengthen the community and develop broader skillslj chance to strengthen the community and develop broader skills. i feel like i can do something good for the community. it i

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joining us now is tom clare, from the martin mere wetland centre in lancashire.e is these birds arriving on the breeding ground when the food supply is really good because they've just finished migration and they've lost a lot of energy, they need to feed up and make sure they are in good condition for the breeding season ahead. make sure they are in good condition for the breeding season aheadm the challenge that the food isn't there when they get there?m the challenge that the food isn't there when they get there? it can be. there's a lot of problems, if they arrive and start breeding early and the food supply is not there that will have an on chick survival at young to fledgling stage. the warmer it gets further north, the more snowfall there is actually, it might sound strange, a lot of birds migrating to green siberia, they are finding a lot more snowfall on the ground and it's taking longerfor that to melt away and there are not getting the change they need. life changes but human beings can adapt to their surroundings. i miss you mean the same supplies to