i the high street in minehead in somerset-— somerset. i went shopping in minehead. — somerset.off the - somerset. i went shopping in minehead, just off the main i somerset. i went shopping in - minehead, just off the main street. it will be devastating for many shops and for those, like myself, who are not insured for flood damage. who are not insured for flood damaue. ., . ,, who are not insured for flood damaue. ., . ., damage. for anyone holidaying in the nearby itutlins — damage. for anyone holidaying in the nearby butlins it _ damage. for anyone holidaying in the nearby butlins it would _ damage. for anyone holidaying in the nearby butlins it would have - damage. for anyone holidaying in the nearby butlins it would have been - damage. for anyone holidaying in the nearby butlins it would have been a i nearby butlins it would have been a weekend to remember. although not in a good way. the resort, forced to close. this family in swindon woke up close. this family in swindon woke up to found they had got a swimming pool where the garden once was. in devon, it is feared it cou

the butlins holiday resort in minehead had to close, as did exeter airport, which has now re—opened.e village of harburton, in devon. mud, hideous mud. the big clean—up is under way. here in the village of halberton in devon, 20 homes were flooded. betty baldwin's house was the worst affected. just woke up in the night to hear an awful lot of water, like the sea. and i thought, "where's all that sound coming from?" i went to the window and i shouted, "i can't get out, i can't get out. "i'm just so frightened. help me, please." here, the whole community came together to help the 95—year—old. she was distressed, very distressed. i mean, it's her 96th birthday in two weeks' time. and, you know, you can imagine. her furniture was floating in this room. i mean, actually, you know, when i climbed through the window, i had to step into... literally, it was over my knees. poor betty. - all the mud went in. it must have been about three or four inches deep, _ all the way through the house. so the villagers have all rallied together and we've all been i shovelling mud and cleaning it out. well

elsewhere, butlin's in minehead was forced to close for four days and exeter airport closed yesterday in devon, it's feared it could take several days for floodwaters to recede. the storms in the south west have now passed, but heavy rain and flood warnings are forecast for wales and the north of england over the coming days. well, the bay community clean—up continues. they've been at it all day. villagers told me it was like a tidal wave of water coming down from the field, bringing with it tonnes of straw and mud. just look at the mess everywhere. you'll remember betty in the report, i met her this morning, she is in good spirits, staying with friends, she says she just wants to thank everybody who rescued her. new figures suggest the cost of renting a home in britain has risen at the fastest rate for nine years — up by an average of i2% in the year to august. research by the estate agents hamptons indicates that new tenants are paying on average £100 a month more in rent than they were last summer. 0ur cost of living corrrespondent colletta smith has more. the rent increase facing

the coastal town of minehead, in somerset was badly affected.gby world cup, fiji beat australia forjust the third time in their history. it was fiji's first—ever world cup win over the wallabies. time now to leave you with ten seconds of rescuing robots. delivery robots used by the co—op supermarket in cambridge found their path blocked by firefighters tackling a building blaze. but the crew helped them on their way! you're all caught up, bye for now! hello, and welcome to sportsday — i'm betty glover. promoted burnley get their first premier league point of the season by drawing with nottingham forest. newcastle's two—decade long wait is nearly over — we look ahead to this week's return of the champions league. and how dan evans' davis cup performance can inspire britain to more tennis success. hello, and welcome to sportsday. we'll start with the premier league — and burnley have got their first point of the season, after drawing 1—1 with nottingham forest. vincent kompany�*s side opened the scoring through zeki amdouni's 20—yard strike in the

elsewhere, butlin�*s in minehead was forced to close for four days and exeter airport closed yesterdayenton, in devon, it's feared it could take several days for floodwaters to recede. the storms in the south west have now passed, but heavy rain and flood warnings are forecast for wales and the north of england over the coming days. now, here's the weather with chris fawkes. hello again. although not on the same scale as the severe thunderstorms we had last night, we have had some pretty heavy downpours across parts of east anglia and cambridgeshire through the day to day. these storms produced around 11 millimetres in the space ofjust one hour, which is a pretty hefty downpour of rain. the weather picture this week is looking very unsettled. it's all down to a strong jet stream across the atlantic, 150 mile an hour winds high up in the atmosphere. and it's this trough that makes areas of low pressure. they are going to get steered one after the next across the uk with tightly packed isobars. well, that tells you it's going to be windy because it's the, i suppose the pressure gradient