our correspondent tim muffett is in laxey on the isle of man here in laxey, on the east coast, it bucketdmany properties, this being one of them. the water has now subsided but the damage is evident and the clean—up is under way. this is your property. thank you for talking to us. this is pretty traumatic when your home is flooded. mark, talk us through what happened yesterday. we just got up in the morning, it was raining. a bit later on, itjust bucketed down and the wall went over there and the river came inside for about seven or eight inches. outside was about three or four foot. it has just ruined everything, everything. what were the emergency services saying to you, tracy? basicallyjust to stay upstairs so they knew where we were. they were going to helicopter us out at one stage, the life crew were going to come down in boats, but that never had to happen in the end. there have been floods here before, i think four years ago, but this seems far more dramatic than what you have previously seen. about four years ago but it has never flooded this end, after glen road, it is always do

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dan johnson, bbc news, in laxey, on the isle of man.sy banksy has revealed he has opened a homewares banksy has revealed he has opened a homewa res store banksy has revealed he has opened a homewares store in south london after a legal dispute with the greetings card company. he wants to prevent the firm from acquiring a trademark to his art. it features items such as a stab proof vest he designed. time now for the travel show. this week on the travel show: i slide without the ice. how changing climate affects the landscape. we get some tips on how to vogue like a pro. and alec leaves his wheelchair behind as he takes a trip up the mast of a special 00:03:07,104 --> 4294966103:13:29,430 sailing ship. iceland is a country famous for its natural beauty. but as cat moh has been finding out, things there are changing. we've all seen it on the covers of magazines, and the footage of nature documentaries. stunning images of a landscape from which iceland takes its name. but these glaciers are more fragile than they may seem, and they have a s

dan johnson, bbc news, in laxey on the isle of man.he will appeal against a four—year ban from athletics for doping. there are no allegations against sir mo. mr salazar has been under investigation by the us anti—doping agency since bbc panorama first revealed the allegations in 2015. mark daly made that programme and has this report. he's the man who helped turn sir mo farah into britain's greatest ever track athlete. alberto salazar, just days ago here at the world championships in doha, has been found guilty of breaking anti—doping rules, including trafficking in the bannedd steroid testosterone and tampering with evidence. banned forfour years, once considered the most influential coach in running, salazar is disgraced. very disappointing that one of, ithink, a renowned, recognised coach like salazar, who has been coaching for years, has chosen to fall foul of the rules. farah started working with salazar in 2011 at his prestigious nike oregon project with the full blessing of the sport's governing body, uk athletics. within a year

dan johnson, bbc news, in laxey on the isle of man.gain living in the forest of dean in gloucestershire. pine martens, which are about the size of a cat, were hunted to extinction there a 100 years ago. now 18 have been relocated from scotland. sally challoner reports. this is the moment the wild pine martens were released from their secret holding pen into the forest of dean. transported the 200—odd miles from scotland last month, it's hope they'll establish, breed, and spread here. so when they come down from scotland, you put them in here for a few days, they are going to climatise to their surroundings, and when they are ready to go, and we are happy that they are safe and healthy, we open the gates, and out they go. this is everything a pine marten needs. it's got a den box to sleep in, it's got a feeding station, and lots of cover as well to hide away. but it basically helps them get settled in the dean. habitat loss and over hunting meant pine martens disappeared from these woodlands completely. our hopes hang on the success of

but in laxey, this was something else. i had some sandbags, there. optimism in the face of adversity! we ran inside and then the next thing, it was like itjust came down and washed everything away. the van here got washed down, cars got washed down. the civil defence van ended up by our door, the front door got burst open with it. and everything pretty much got destroyed in five minutes. a coast guard helicopter came to the rescue, as schools were closed and people will want to get out or head upstairs. —— people were warned. there were flood warnings right across england, and although the storm surge wasn't as bad as feared... ..in cumbria, landslides, floods and falling trees blocked railway lines and, after a month of record rain, carlisle was one of many places where roads were tricky. in leicestershire, rivers swelled, leaving cars submerged. and in the isle of man, the waterjust kept on coming. even those with the toughest gear struggled to make it, after a sudden torrent that ripped through one of this island's quietest corners. and this is th

a river broke its banks, and surged through laxey village on the east coast of the island. police have declared a major incident, and a helicopter was brought in to help people trapped in their houses. time for a look at the weather. here's stav. it was pretty bad for many people last night? yes, another 24-hour is of wet weather falling on saturated ground, more flooding was expected. the rain band lingered across northern england and into the isle of man, which is why we have seen the severe flooding. we had around 74 the severe flooding. we had around 7a flood warnings this morning, it has dropped to around 50 for england and wales budget could be exacerbated by heavy rain and thunderstorms. the rain band across the isle of man, northern england, slowly petering out, remaining quite cold and windy but an amber warning has been issued by the isle of man met sir vince and we have met office yellow warning is further south. it showers and thunderstorms —— the isle of man met service. around 18 oi’ isle of man met service. around 18 ori9 isle of man met service. around 18 or

but in laxey, this — well, this was something else. oh, some sandbags, there... face of adversity. even rescue teams struggled as the river raged after hours of rain, so a coastguard helicopter came to lift residents to safety, as schools were closed and people were warned to get out or head upstairs.

here in laxey, on the east coast it bucketd down.e morning, it was raining. a bit later on, itjust bucketed down and the wall went over there and the river came inside for about seven or eight inches. 0utside was about three or four foot. it has just ruined everything, everything. what were the emergency services saying to you, tracy? basicallyjust to stay upstairs so they knew where we were. they were going to helicopter us out at one stage, the life crew were going to come down in bats, but that never had to happen in the end. there have been floods here before, i think four years ago, but this seems far more dramatic than what you have previously seen. about four years ago but it has never flooded this end, after glen road, it is always down the far end. last time we helped the people down there and we have never had no problem at. it is just the amount of debris in the river has blocked it and that is what has caused the wall to go and the water to come over. thank you so much for talking to us, we appreciate it and best of luck

a river broke its banks, and surged through laxey village on the east coast of the island. in to help people trapped in their houses. time for a look at the weather. here's stav. it was pretty bad for many people last night? yes, another 24-hour is of wet weather falling on saturated ground, more flooding was expected. the rain band lingered across northern england and into the isle of man, which is

probably in 12 hours about 12 inches of rain in laxey, to the north of laxey, but can allow, that iswas the second wettest august ever, 100 and... nine months ago there has been over 900 millimetres of rain which is more than you would expect in colour throughout the whole of the ever stop just gives you an idea of how wet it has been for a long period of time. and it is not winter yet. no. tell us for the rest of us. the weather will quieten down for tomorrow, but i want to show the radar picture, the last few hours. this was the rain affecting northern england and the isle of man. it moves southwards. south of that that is why we get the dark skies across southern parts of england into wales and the midlands across east anglia as well. so moving, heavy potentially thundery downpours. the winds are stronger whether rain is in northern england and north wales but becoming lighter and more patchy and her light will sweep southwards through this evening so it will be wet for a good while longer for some parts of england if it pushes to the near continent. then a northerly wind will bri

laxey is ina road in laxey was flooded.the surge. but to add to that there was a hole in the river wall which was caused by construction work that had been taking place in the river. when the river swells it surged through the hole and into the road and into people's homes. manx utilities say although the gap had been shored up, the force of the river was too strong. the chief minister howard while from the manx government cut short his visit to the tory party co nfe re nce short his visit to the tory party conference in manchester to go back home and has been speaking to residents and he has promised a full investigation into how this happened. we will be talking about that more tonight. but we are also going to be paying tribute to newsreader peter sissons, who worked for itn and the bbc and was from liverpool. he was at school with some very famous people, jimmy tarbet and paul mccartney. yes, that is right. we will be paying tribute to him. fabulous, we all miss him. annabel tiffin, good to see you. and ben price in car

so many places had torrential rain, but here in laxey, on the east coast of the isle of man, the river like a tidal wave. you we re and it was like a tidal wave. you were upstairs, won't you, tracy, when this happened. yes, downstairs and then upstairs. they told us all to stay upstairs so they knew where we were. just absolutely devastating. you can see the damage here. the water damage was plain to see. and this house belongs to your late father, and it must be a very, very difficult thing to do. it is, very difficult thing to do. it is, very stressful and emotional. but yes... at least you are safe. exactly. and the clean-up is now under way. thank you for inviting us to talk to you. the forecast is for no rain, but over the weekend more rain is forecast, so hopefully things can get is back to normal as possible. but as for now, there is a lot of cleaning up to be done. and those pictures really give you a sense of what people were trying to deal with yesterday. proposals for a long—awaited new law to better protect victims of domestic abuse will be debated by mps today. the bill is

but in laxey, well, this was something else. some sandbags, there.ndbags. talk about optimism in the face of adversity. we ran inside and then the next thing, it was like itjust came down and washed everything away. the van here got washed down, cars got washed down. a coast guard helicopter came to the rescue, as schools were closed and people were warned to get out or head upstairs. even those with the toughest gear struggled to make it, after a sudden torrent that ripped through one of this island's quietest corners. this is 0utside source live from the bbc newsroom. 0ur lead story is... borisjohnson says his new brexit plan will involve customs checks on the island of ireland — he says a deal with the eu could be reached within days. facebook‘s boss mark zuckerberg says it would "suck" if his firm had to fight a future elizabeth warren administration's plans to break up certain tech giants. zuckerberg's conversation to staff about the future of the social media giant was leaked. but senator warren, whose making the break up of big tech part of he

on the isle of man, a river broke its banks, and surged through laxey village on the east coast of thelicopter was brought in to help people trapped in their houses. time for a look at the weather, here's stav da naos. good evening, it has been a wet 24—hour is, especially across england and wales we started this morning with 7a flood warnings across england and wales. we have had further thunderstorms to contend with across the midlands and southern england. they should clear away and overnight it will turn drier as winds switch to a novalis and colder direction. it will be a chilly night with temperatures down to low single figures for many. a touch of frost across northern england and rural scotland. we have northerly winds across the country, it isa northerly winds across the country, it is a chilly start to wednesday, a crisp start, lots of sunshine around. if you are fed up with the rainfor around. if you are fed up with the rain for england and wales, it will bea rain for england and wales, it will be a relief. a keen went bowling from the north, especially across northern scotl

leicestershire and landslides blocked railway lines in cumbria. 0ur correspodnent tim muffett is in laxeyay we re some of the pictures from yesterday were quite astonishing, lots of people looking at those images on the bbc news app, so what is it like today? it is nice and sunny, but as you say some of those pictures were dramatic. many places had heavy rainfall but on the east coast of the isle of man... the river close by, burst its banks and the water came cascading into many properties, this being one of them. the water has subsided now but the damage... this must be very traumatic and thank you for talking to us. what happened yesterday? we came out, a normal day and it was raining. went to go to work. studio: iam really studio: i am really sorry, studio: iam really sorry, i studio: i am really sorry, i do apologise, we are having technical problems which is such a shame. but thanks to tim and his guests. but u nfortu nately, thanks to tim and his guests. but unfortunately, the technical difficulties got in the way. the time is 9.25. a teenager accused of throwing a boy from a viewi