back in longford, a secial splashes up. back in longford, a special delivery _ splashes up._ splashes up. back in longford, a special delivery for rodney, - splashes up. back in longford, a special delivery for rodney, but | special delivery for rodney, but along this river, along this county and far beyond, people are still struggling and while the worst may be over the clean—up hasn't even really begun yet. and the reality is that that floodwater probably contained sewage. it's done enormous damage to hundreds, perhaps 1000 homes already, in the last couple of days. the water level kept writing this afternoon even after people were told the worst was over but they are now hoping they've seen the highest level and that the water will start receding, but then there are the questions of how to clear up, what this means in terms of insurance cover, whether they will get a payout, what it means for the future of homes that are vulnerable like this and people are asking the question, although they are resilient and people have seen flooding in the past and they know how to cope

back in longford, a special delivery, but across a huge area, people are struggling.e clean—up hasn't even really begun yet. the water continued rising here, evenin the water continued rising here, even in the last hour or so, after people were told the river had peaked. although the message is that the worst is over, some people are onlyjust the worst is over, some people are only just starting to feel the real impact of it. some who managed to keep their homes dry over the last 24 keep their homes dry over the last 2a hours or so, it is finally succumbing. this is a desperate battle, fought with just inches that make a difference. that is the problem, when people come through with a car and create a tidal wave, that could be what sends somebody�*s house underwater, causing so much misery. this street has flooded before, this area has experienced a lot of flooding. people are talking about it being as bad as 2007. they are hardy and resilient. it's always impressive how people respond in this situation, but it is a miserable start to the new year for sony people. the

in longford a special delivery for rodney.ruggling in wild west may be over, the cleanup hasn't even really begun the. dan johnson, bbc news. let's return to our main story: president biden has denounced donald trump as a threat to democracy, as the two men hit the campaign trail at the start of an election year. live now to larry gerston, who is a professor of political science at sanjose state university — he's also the author of trumpism, bigotry, and the threat to american democracy. thank you for coming on the programme. we heard president biden being pretty critical putting this issue of democracy at the heart of his speech, why do you think he is using that line? �* .., , do you think he is using that line? �* .. , , , do you think he is using that line? �* , , , ., line? because he believes as do some americans _ line? because he believes as do some americans that _ line? because he believes as do some americans that the - line? because he believes as do| some americans that the former president trump was extraordinari

live now to our correspondent danjohnson who's in longford, gloucestershire.een anything like this since 2007. although they were prepared for something they weren't expecting to see their homes affected this badly, this early in 2024. not every property here is flooded. they do have some flood defences. some of their houses are built at a little higher. the owners of that white house were telling us that their house so far has been safe. but look how people are having to wade through the main street here to wade through the main street here to get around. because the entire street here, they need street through the village, is flooded. it is only possible to get about by wading through the water, which does of course come with a risk. it is dangerous trudging through that flood water. there are some manhole covers, and drains and are dangerous. we have only been able to get you by following the centreline of the road. we had a diver sticks pointing out where

about the damaging weather in a few minutes, first let's go to our correspondent danjohnson who's in longfordshire. along the river severn... they were not expecting the start of 2024 with another dell use of flooded homes. not every property has been... i am not every property has been... i am sorry about — not every property has been... i am sorry about the _ not every property has been... i am sorry about the line, _ not every property has been... i am sorry about the line, the weather, of course, having an impact in so many ways. let's hear the latest on the weather picture from jon donnison. after days of rain on already sodden ground, large parts of the country are now under water. this was nottingham this morning where the river trent is at its highest levels for 20 years. around 1000 homes in england have been flooded, according to the environment agency. in loughborough, darren�*s father had to be rescued from his flat in the early hours of yesterday morning. anything three feet and below is gone, and that includes both beds, settees and whatnot, they are all ruined. in bradford on a

in the village of longford near gloucester, catherine is helping to look after her mum's house which water, fighting in gaza continues alongside the hamas health ministry says dozens of people have been killed. thousands have attended a funeral in beirut. we can now head to the hometown in the occupied west bank to speak to our correspondence. give us a sense of the mood there at the moment. , , ._ , ., ., moment. the friday prayers are now under way- — moment. the friday prayers are now under way- the _ moment. the friday prayers are now under way. the local _ moment. the friday prayers are now under way. the local mosque - moment. the friday prayers are now under way. the local mosque is - moment. the friday prayers are now under way. the local mosque isjust| under way. the local mosque isjust behind me, the killing is the main subject of the friday sermon. the imam is speaking about how loved and popular he was, and what a fighter he was. this was a man that israel and the united states accused of being responsible for many terror acts, for people here, for the people in the west

in the village of longford near gloucester, catherine is helping to look after her mum's house whichas surrounded by water, again from the river severn. it's 2007 all over again and it's, yeah, itjust means, mum, if it does go through it would be nine months out again. and this is what the river avon did to alice and mark's garden in fordingbridge. the flood defence swamped. the garden would get flooded, it did last year. so we had to start bringing all of the equipment and tools that we had in the garden and all of the toys for the children and start bringing them up closer to the house, which is on higher ground. the water breached a couple of weeks ago and now it's the riverbank has gone as well. anyone travelling by train today is advised to check their service before they set off after major disruption to multiple routes, including great western railway and south western railway. this was the scene at hinton admiral station last night. the rail line between liskeard and looe looking more like a river. somewhere between newton abbot and totnes we ground to a halt and sat there fo

it may have stopped raining, but in longford, in gloucester the water remains. ivan has lived here for nearly 50 years. definitely going down, down about two or three inches overnight. another two or three inches and with a bit of luck it won't be coming in the houes. they've stacked all his furniture on his bed, but he's now got nowhere to sleep. it's just been a nightmare. we've had to move everything from the front room into his bedroom. the settee and everything, all the drawers with his pigeon books and records of all these pigeons. we've had to put up high chairs. it's just been a complete nightmare. a few doors along, we meet carole and keith. i was on the settee because it was no good going to bed because i wouldn't have slept. and you're just constantly walking around, checking doors, you know, just looking out the window and trying to monitor everything. but of course, you can't do anything. but in amongst the stress, moments of kindness. i opened the door to a group of my neighbours with a birthday cake and a candle singing happy birthday to me. and i

in the village of longford near gloucester, catherine is helping to look after her mum's house whichded by water, again from the river severn. it's 2007 all over again and it's, yeah, itjust means, mum, if it does go through it would be nine months out again. and this is what the river avon did to alice and mark's garden in fordingbridge. the flood defence swamped. the garden would get flooded, it did last year. so we had to start bringing all of the equipment and tools that we had in the garden and all of the toys for the children and start bringing them up closer to the house, which is on higher ground. the water breached a couple of weeks ago and now it's the river bank has gone as well. anyone travelling by train today is advised to check their service before they set off after major disruption to multiple routes, including great western railway and south western railway. this was the scene at hinton admiral station last night. in plymouth, the rail line between liskeard and looe looking more like a river. somewhere between newton abbot and totnes we ground to a halt and sat ther