raf wing commander john coles, thank you.i mentioned there, we've got that prospect of severe weather to come over the next 24 hours, with the met office warning of severe rains and storms, which is why the residents here have been told that they won't be able to return to their homes for good for at least another week. and in the meantime, all they can do is watch and wait and hope that the dam stays intact. and we'll find out how this story and many others are covered in tomorrow's front pages at 10:30pm and 11:30pm this evening in the papers. our guests joining me tonight are political commentator jo phillips and the political editor of the people & the sunday mirror, nigel nelson. hong kong police have fired tear gas at pro—democracy activists who are demonstrating for the ninth weekend in a row, despite increasingly stern warnings from china. the protests were triggered by opposition to a planned extradition law, but spread to become a wider movement for democratic reforms. the demonstrators have also called for a citywi

joining us is gary lane, wing commanderfrom the raf.y the water. that will then mean that later on today, hopefully, the engineers will have a firm base that they can pour a solidifying product into, which will make the dam good hopefully. that helicopter has been to—ing and fro—ing for every ten minutes or so since this morning. how much are you bringing in? we have dropped in about 150 tonnes, we have more to go in there. each bag has about a tonne of aggregate. it is about a ten minute circle to get that through and then drop it. it is a precision task. we are being asked to get it almost into a centimetre square to get it in there. it's important to say that all this aggregate is coming from local quarries, they are donating it? yes, i turned up last night and there will order the trucks yes, i turned up last night and there were already the truckloads of aggregate ready to go. it shows some of the planning in place. it is all really vital. lots of people have been evacuated from their homes, sitting at their television is worried a

the raf has been called in to help protect whaley bridge.,000 people have been told to leave their homes. simonjones has this report. an unprecedented, fast moving emergency situation. the words of the police after intense rain left this dam dangerously close to collapse. access to nearby whaley bridge remained blocked overnight, and a large part of the town evacuated. you can't risk it, can you? if something happens to the dam,i you? if something happens to the dam, ithink you? if something happens to the dam, i think we're getting wet. you? if something happens to the dam, i think we're getting wetli think people are horrified about what is happening. it is a shock, because this is people's lives, it is where they live. a torrent of water flowing over the dam is where they live. a torrent of waterflowing over the dam damaged its concrete panel. sandbags have been put along the top of the reservoir. pumps are being used to reduce the water to a safe level. during the night, hundreds of tons of aggregate have been brought in dropped by at ch

it must be surreal, we have been showing pictures of raf 0f raf helicopter. it must be strange.nd then another helicopter comes overhead and the press helicopters are here, i know you guys have helicopters showing footage of dam. you see the press helicopters, the more you hear them, you're looking up, thinking is something happening? it is the not knowing and wondering how quickly that water is going to move when it does. so you say you are getting conflicting advice from different areas, different agencies, what are the different agencies tell you? ifi what are the different agencies tell you? if i look at the environment agency map. at the moment we are in the orange zone. there isjust agency map. at the moment we are in the orange zone. there is just a warning to be prepared to take precautions. when i spoke to the police in whaley bridge this morning, they asked where i was and we looked at their maps and they're saying you need to get out, that is an evacuation zone. we are a small hamlet down a farm track, it is not the sort of road that anyone would consider to be a road

it is incredible, the raf then and now are completely different worlds.ut many of the young today will have no idea when you say one of the few. just quickly tell us who they are and why it matters. yes if you are now down to five which winston churchill famously called the battle of britain pilots and their crew who defended the country in 1940 who flew day and night to propel and stop the loose waffle where if they had gained supremacy, they watch an invasion during the war, and they could have made the whole world they completely different place and notjust britain. that was one of the most significant and important moments of world war ii. johnny cracknell, think you very much for remembering archie mcinnis who has died at the age of 100. time for the weather. we have seen fewer and lighter showers around the uk. only showers from earlier on. those will be fading away this evening. it turns dry overnight tonight. good clear spells around. missy cop ashes towards the ease. perhaps those temperatures down to 12 and 14 degrees. many places on saturday sh

the raf chinooks have been up, what other techniques you will be using?ng advice from the royal engineers to see if they can build some kind of temporary hard standing so we can some kind of temporary hard standing so we can get additional pumps and around the reservoir. at the moment, we've got the maximum amount of high volume pump that we can physically fit in so we are looking at alternative ways to get additional pumps in. because our priority has been to reduce the amount of water going into the reservoir, which we have done in partnership with certainly the raf with the chinooks and mountain rescue, moving the sandbags. we have ten high—volume pumps moving around 70,000 litres of water a minute out of the dam. and we are in the process of putting some additional larger pumps in there with the assistance of the raf. the idea is if the engineers can assist us and it is a feasible task, they will perk —— put a temporary standing in there and bring the high—volume pumps in. we are standing by and ready to go should that be available. it is down to the

that is the last bag being dropped by the raf, precise targeting.rgeting. you really do not want to waste that bag in this kind of situation. better to be patient and get it right then rushed the job and get it right then rushed the job and have to get more aggregate to fill the space. the sand and gravel bags are filling up, you can clearly see it is not a permanent solution, but a good temporary measure, while they take other measures to try to reduce the levels of water to reduce the risk of the dam overflowing are collapsing, which would be the most catastrophic situation because that would be one that offered no warning at all, whereas overtopping, at least you get some warning early that there is a problem ahead for you. again, one probably wouldn't build a village under a reservoir. there you go, the last bag has gone. i have been wittering away for eight minutes, which gives you a sense of how slow the progress is that has to be, how time consuming for the raf crew involved, but how vital it is for the people of whaley bridge. let us for the

raf chinooks have been dropping bags of sand and stone the emergency services say there is a "real risk" the dam could collapse. the structural engineer on site is very concerned about that, and, basically, the information we have had is we have to do something here because it is not going to go away on its own. more than 1,000 residents have been moved out of whaley bridge — experts say the situation is critical we'll have the latest from the scene — and talking to a structural engineer about the task ahead. the other main stories on bbc news at 5. i do hereby declare thatjane dodds is duly elected member of parliament for the said constituency. the liberal democrats win the brecon and radnorshire by—election. borisjohnson‘s effective majority in parliament is nowjust one. my very first act as your mp, when i arrive in westminster, will be to find mr borisjohnson, where ever he is hiding, and tell him cloud and clear, stop playing with the future of our communities. two holiday firms, with bookings from more than 50—thousand people, have ceased trading. england make stready progress in

how long will the raf need to be involved?he military is on standby for that we have additional helicopters back at the base. there are ci’ews helicopters back at the base. there are crews and aircraft ready and additional support personnel and additional support personnel and additional army personnel on standby to assist the police are they require them. so we are here to be reacting to whatever request comes in foras reacting to whatever request comes in for as long as it needs be. thank you very much. as i've mentioned there, we have got that prospect of severe weather to come over the next 24 severe weather to come over the next 2a hours with the met office warning of it severe it rains and storms which is why it residents here have been told that they will not be able to return to their homes for good for at least another week and in the meantime all they can do is wait and hope that the dam stays intact. thank you. the environment secretary theresa villiers has been to whaley bridge today and says every possible effort

raf helicopter crews in a race against time to save a dam, before it bursts and floods the town of whaley bridge. the chinooks are dropping bags of sand, stone and gravel to shore up a gaping hole in the dam wall. more than a thousand residents have been moved out of the derbyshire town — experts say the situation is critical. there is still a real risk it could collapse. the structural engineer on site is very concerned. and basically, the information we have had is we have to do something here because it is not going to go away on its own. we'll have the latest from our correspondent at the scene, and analysing from our science editor. also this lunchtime: i do hereby declare thatjane dodds is duly elected member of parliament for the said constituency. cheering the liberal democrats win the brecon and radnorshire by election — borisjohnson‘s effective majority in parliament is nowjust one. my very first act as your mp, when i arrive in westminster, will be to find mr boris johnson, wherever he is hiding, and tell him it loud and clear, stop playing with the future of our communities. j

raf chinook crews have been carefully dropping bag after bag in an attempt to hold back 300 million gallonshe fire service are also hoping to install more pumps over the weekend to reduce water levels. the dam was built in the 19th century and has a simple construction of clay surrounded by mud. in order to relieve pressure during torrential downpours, it was designed to allow water to flow over the top. but the flow on wednesday was so powerful, it damaged the structure. i must stress that the structural integrity of the dam wall is still at a critical level and there is still a substantial threat to life should the dam wall fail. so our plea is that we would ask for residents to continue to heed police advice and stay away from whaley bridge. but because many were made to leave so quickly, the authorities are now allowing one resident per household to return to their homes for 15 minutes to collect pets and other vital possessions. when everyone will return for good remains uncertain. jane—frances kelly, bbc news. speaking to bbc breakfast the environment minister therese coffey said that

military operations enter a third day, an raf helicopter a familiar sight and sound here.sing sandbags to try to stop homes and businesses below the dam being engulfed. a stream turn to a torrent under margot graham park home. she was one of the 1500 evacuated. she was one of the 1500 evacuated. she was allowed to return home for 15 minutes today to collect valuables. it was bizarre, the whole of the road is blocked with bags of concrete. it is like a ghost town. we were advised by police we were going at our own risk. yes, all right, it is a risk, really. we sort of knew we needed to get things, do things. as long as you move quickly. i would say listen all the time because they told us if we hear three blasts on the horn, we were to run. bricks and mortar, books and cds, furniture can be replaced but if my grandmother's ring had disappeared in the water, i could never replace that. millions of gallons of water still needs to be diverted and bumps are working around the clock. this is a major incident, make no mistake. if you plan trust, you can see the break level, the s

as you mentioned, we had the raf chinook dropping ballast to plug that gap.y if they were needed today, but there hasn‘t been a need for the tunic to return, and instead it has been more focused on reducing the levels. —— the chi nuke. to give you an idea, we had a update from the fire officer, saying they had managed to bring the water level from where it had been before down to about 65% of that. that is not enough, they said they need to bring it down to 25%. there is no need to bring it down to that level is because they are anticipating heavy rainfall and thunderstorms. a very uncertain and unsettled afternoon in whaley bridge, as if they haven‘t experienced enough over the last few days. armed wisely with a raincoat, i say, thank you very much. heathrow airport is holding last—ditch talks with unions in an attempt to avert strikes scheduled for monday and tuesday that could see 2,500 workers walking out in a row over pay. the airport has already cancelled 177 flights as a precaution, but some passengers say airlines have still not told them whether thei

raf chinooks, working flat—out to shore up the toddbrook reservoir dam. difficult task for cruise, we are asking for precision drops, we've got to get as low as we can, you can see the guys and girls are taking time to get in there because we've got to make sure it isn't done too high so we don't put more stress on the dam itself. tonight are the prime minister made his own helicopter journey flying prime minister made his own helicopterjourney flying in to meet displaced residents. nice to see you stop by to some seem to welcome the diversion on a difficult day but he was also heckled. this is a disgrace! boris johnson also met some of the emergency crews who have been working long hours. well, it is looking dodgy but stable is how i'd describe it. they've done an amazing job. as you can tell, the helicopters have brought in 400 bags of stone, huge, huge quantities of aggregate have gone into that hole and you still can't really tell the whole has been filled so there is a major, major structural problem with the dam. although it hasn't rained today, the

now, let's have a look at the raf display team flying over new york city. amazing pictures, these. hudson river and around the statue of liberty. it was the first time the combination ofjets had been brought together in such a way. the team, based at raf scampton, near lincoln, are on a tour of north america to showcase the "the strength of the relationship between the two countries and their armed forces. now it's time for a look at the weather with chris fawkes. hello, it has been a very warm and sunny day with a bit of high cloud around in the skies. a photo from earlier in the day from lancashire shows the extent of sunshine here and that scene is repeated across much of the uk. tonight cloud in coastal parts of the south—west england and perhaps south wales nato. and the scope for showers in the scottish highlands but otherwise, temperatures are slow to fall overnight. looking at temperatures around 11pm between 18 and 21 in a number of places so a warm night. temperatures will drop and into sunday more of the same weather. they could be some low cloud on coastal areas in the

raf helicopter is working flat out to shore up the top broken reservoir dam.s a difficult task, we are getting asked to put a position to drop and go as low as possible you see behind as they are taking their time to get in there because we have to make sure it's done not too high and put my trust —— stress on the damn. it's done not too high and put my trust -- stress on the damn. with the risk of a collapsing, the situation is critical. the environment agency says there is still a danger to life and there has been a national response. crews are coming from across the uk. a meeting of the government's emergency committee. it's not stabilised as of yet and a lot of work is going into to ensure we do everything we can to protect the communities and their homes. this is the centre of the village this morning. super quiet. thisjogger went for a dawn village this morning. super quiet. this jogger went for a dawn run village this morning. super quiet. thisjogger went for a dawn run on accidentally find yourself behind police lines. she found that whaley bridge, and

there is optimism because as you saw from the pictures in the report, the raf chinook has been droppinghey are not doing that this morning but they are on standby in case they are called back and of course, the high volume pumps have been removing water and back behind us so been removing water and back behind us so there is a lot of work being done to do that and they are optimistic that they are winning the tide and we heard an update not that long ago, to say, over one third of the reservoir ‘s contents have been removed and you can potentially see behind me have fought the water level has dropped because before you couldn't even see the base of those trees and now you can see their roots so they are making progress but the issue is, the complication is, this uncertainty over what the weather is going to be like this afternoon with the potential risk of the heavy rains which will hamper the heavy rains which will hamper the efforts to change the situation here and also, potentially, undo some of the work they've done to reduce water levels. really, despite all the precautions, prepar

now, let's have a look at the raf display team flying over new york city.eir us counterparts in a historic flight down new york's hudson river and around the statue of liberty. it was the first time the combination ofjets had been brought together in such a way. the team, based at raf scampton, near lincoln, are on a tour of north america to promote the uk. i think it is a great way of doing it. anybody who has seen the red arrows knows they are stunning to watch. imagine watching that new your. absolutely stunning. ten past nine now. a gold medal—winning paralympian has spoken of her distress and frustration after she was stuck on a train in her wheelchair, with no guard to help her get onto the platform. eight—time paralympic champion, sophie christiansen, tweeted a video of her ordeal. it shows a passenger forcibly holding the train doors open for her, until a ramp was provided. sean killick reports. for sophie, every trainjourney is a bit of a mystery ride. not so much about where she is going, more what will happen when she gets there? on wednesday on

raf chinook helicopters have been dropping sandbox to stabilise the wall of the dam around 1500 residents have evacuated from their homes. a swedishjudge saw the evacuated from their homes. a swedish judge saw the american rapper to be released until a verdict is reached. at 10pm there will be a full round up of the day's news but for us on bbc news in this episode of witness history, which contains scenes from the us may find distressing, we speak to a survivor of khmer rogue and the man who tried to find a cure for the common cold. hello and welcome to witness history history day here at the royal academy in london. today we present five extraordinary moments in history as told to us by the people who were there. coming up we need the scientist to try to find the cure for the common cold. the diver who discovered the lost plane belonging to the author of the little prince and the african man who ran away as a boy to live in the arctic. that first, it is a0 years since the end of the brutal regime of the khmer rogue and cambodia. around 2 million people are thought to have been killed un

the raf is dropping hundreds of tonnes of sand and gravel onto the dam.at a local school. simonjones has this report. a race against time. at first light, an raf helicopterjoins the battle to stop the dam collapsing. it will drop hundreds of tons of aggregate to try to prevent more water entering the reservoir, described by police as an unprecedented, fast—moving emergency situation, as intense rain took its toll. access to nearby whaley bridge remained blocked overnight, and a large part of the town evacuated. you can't risk it, can you? if something happens to the dam, i think we're getting wet. i think people are horrified about what is happening. it is a shock, because this is people's lives. it's where they live. a torrent of water flowing over the dam damaged its concrete panel. sandbags have been put along the top of the reservoir. pumps are being used to reduce the water to a safe level. the warning is the future of the dam wall remains in the balance. there's about 1.2 million tons of water in that reservoir. so the environment agency has issued

an raf chinook helicopter picks up bags of aggregate.ns to save a dam and the town of whaley bridge. here, a crew member leans out to make sure the sandbags are dropped in exactly the right place. the chinook still a strange sight in this small town. these fire crews and pumps are working 2a hours a day to divert the 300 million gallons of water in the reservoir. we were here early hours on friday from west yorkshire. and if you pan across, you can see the brick level, all these stones. that was underwater when we arrived. so, as you can see, it's quite visibly come down. it's a major incident, make no mistake. whaley bridge would normally be packed on a summer holiday saturday, but today, it's a ghost town. people who were forced to leave their homes are being allowed to return forjust 15 minutes to collect valuables, medication and even their grandchildren‘s toys. we were advised by the police we are going in at our own risk. and, yes, all right, it's a calculated risk, really. we knew we needed to get things, we knew we had to do thin

tonight, the dam above whaley bridge was reinforced again by air drops from an raf helicopter.ll much work to do. to get anywhere near whaley bridge today, you had to be patient. people have been queueing here for an hour and a quarter. i mean, maybe we should just all be a bit more understanding, but it's just frustrating. the evacuation area is being strictly controlled by police. have you got a driving licence on you with proof of address, because the issue we're having is people are ignoring the road closure signs, telling us they live within the risk area...? we absolutely are aiming to get people back in their homes as quickly as possible, but i'm not preparing they can do that until i get absolute assurance that it is safe for them to do so. beyond the cordons, it's eerily quiet. does the silence wake you up at night? yes, it is. for the first time ever, we can hear birds. tina runs a pub on the edge of what's now a ghost town. the worst—case scenario would be a disaster for her friends and customers. you can replace material things, to a degree. but when it's your livel

now, let's have a look at the raf display team flying over new york city.nd the statue of liberty. it was the first time the combination ofjets had been brought together in such a way. the team, based at raf scampton, near lincoln, are on a tour of north america to showcase the "the strength of the relationship between the two countries and their armed forces. weather in a moment — but just to let you know that we are due to have sportsday with 0lly foster just after half past — but we also have the g7 live event , the official welcoming to the summit due to take place at half past six as well. we will be trying to bring you those events that will be emmanuel macron hosting and formally welcoming others in the south of france. we see the arrival of donald trump, boris johnson and france. we see the arrival of donald trump, borisjohnson and they will be formally welcomed by emmanuel macron, that is the official welcome there. in emmanuel macron trying to build a sense of unity and come up with solutions to some of the problems including the fires in the amaz

today at two: raf crews race to shore up a collapsed dam wall that's put a derbyshire town at risk ofhe lib dems win the brecon by—election, reducing borisjohnson's working majority tojust one. scientist say the july heatwave that hit europe was made more likely and more intense by human—induced climate change. coming up on afternoon live, all the sport with hugh. day two of the first ashes test. they

now, let's have a look at the raf display team flying over new york city.mbination ofjets had been brought together in such a way. the team, based at raf scampton, near lincoln, are on a tour of north america to showcase the "the strength of "the relationship between the two countries and their armed forces". now it's time for a look at the weather with ben rich. saturday brought bought —— warm sunshine across many parts of the uk, temperatures above 30 —— 30 degrees across parts of the south—east. we had patchy rain in the north—west of the uk, loves clearing northwards through the night. we'll see cloud in northern ireland, wales, clear spells further east and the odd mist patch, temperatures generally between 12 and 15 degrees. a fine start to sunday for most of us. there will be some areas of cloud across the west but it will tend to thin and break as the day wears on. a lot of sunshine to be had, some warmth, if not some heat. temperatures up to 32 degrees in some south areas. monday we will see a mist and murk across western parts, may be the odd show

now, let's have a look at the raf display team flying over new york city.w york's hudson river and around the statue of liberty. it was the first time the combination ofjets had been brought together in such a way. the team, based at raf scampton, near lincoln, are on a tour of north america to promote the uk. the english football league has agreed to work with bury football club and a potential new buyer over the bank holiday weekend to secure the club's future in league one. future in league one. the efl has extended its deadline about the viability of the club to next tuesday. leanne brown is at bury‘s gigg lane stadium. bury are still anxiously waiting for the efl to decide if their proposed takeover will stop them from being thrown out of the game. the club had until midnight last night to prove their finances and two hours before it was announced that the club was being sold to cnn sporting risk. in the last few minutes, we have heard that a has to be done done by 5pm on tuesday. to tell you a bit more about the company, they are by henry newman and r

raf chinook helicopters working flat out to shore up the tie—break reservoir again.task, we are getting asked to put a real position dropping go as low as he can. you can see the guys and girls taking time to get in there. because he also have to make sure it's not done too high, to put more stress on the dentist south. with a real risk that the collapsing the situation is not critical, the environment agency says there is still a danger to life. there has been a national response, chris coming from across the uk. in a meeting of governments emergency committee. it's not stabilised yet, and a huge amount of work is going on to enjoy that we do everything we can to protect communities of whaley bridge and their homes. this is the centre of their homes. this is the centre of the whaley bridge delicious morning, super quiet. this jogger went for a dawn accidentally found her self behind police lines. she found whaley bridge, it was anti—and vulnerable. homes were evacuated. were cordoned off. this is as far as you can go into whaley bridge, and everything beyond this is

raf helicopters have spent the day trying to reinforce the structure. as 1500 people have left their home since pa rt people have left their home since part of the dam collapsed yesterday. while the authorities say there is still a substantial threat to life if it fails completely and a severe weather warning does remain in place in the areas you can see in red. 0ur correspondent is in whaley bridge and she sent us this report. this is the front line. a new defence built, tons of sand and gravel brought back 300 million gallons of water. helicopters working flat out to shore up the reservoir dam. we need a precision drop and we need to get as close as we can. we need to make sure it is done not too high so we don't add more stress to the dam itself. tonight, the prime minister made his own helicopter the journey, flying into meet displaced residents. some seemed to welcome the diversion on a difficult day. that he was also heckled. invest in infrastructure! it isa heckled. invest in infrastructure! it is a disgrace! boris johnson also met some of the em

now, let's have a look at the raf display team flying over new york city.er and around the statue of liberty. it was the first time the combination ofjets had been brought together in such a way. the team, based at raf scampton, near lincoln, are on a tour of north america to promote the uk. if you're a fan of star wars then you're in for a treat — a trailer for the long—awaited tv series the mandalorian has been released. it's one of the first programmes to be unveiled, which will be shown on the new streaming service, disney plus. the series, will be shown in november and follows the adventures of a single gunfighter on the outer reaches of the galaxy. it is set before the events of the rise of skywalker, the final film of the most recent star wars trilogy. we've all had that terrifying moment where you're getting ready to go on holiday and you think you've lost your passport — but new technology could make remembering to carry your travel documents a thing of the past. instead, the passport would be saved on your phone and detected by a biometric scanner

attempts have been made to shore up the dam at whaley bridge, which was damaged on thursday, and yesterday rafelicopters spent hours trying to reinforce the structure. the authorities say there is a "substantial threat to life" if it fails completely, and a severe weather warning remains in place — for the areas seen here in red. borisjohnson visited the area last night to meet some of the 1,500 residents who've been evacuated so far, and to talk to teams about the work they're doing to repair the damage. it is looking dodgy but stable is how i would describe it. the chinook helicopters have done hugejob bringing in aggregate, and you still cannot tell that the hole has been filled. so there is a major structural problem with the dam. what needs to happen is that the water all needs to come out. there needs to be a proper repair. a rebuild of that damn. and that is obviously what we will do. some residents in whaley bridge will be allowed to return briefly today, to collect essentials. the prime minister flew in to see the dam for himself and to meet displaced residents. nice to see you. some

an raf chinook helicopter now a familiar sight and sound here.sing sandbags to try to stop homes and businesses below the dam being engulfed. these were the scenes on wednesday outside margot graham's home. a stream turned to a torrent. within 2a hours she was one of the 1,500 people evacuated. she was allowed to return home today for 15 minutes to collect valuables. it was really, really bizarre. the whole of the road is blocked with bags of concrete. it's like a ghost town. we were advised by the police we were going in at our own risk and, yes, all right, it's a calculated risk, really. we sort of knew we needed to get things, we knew we had to do things and as long as you moved quickly... i was saying "listen" all the time because they told us if we hear three blasts on a horn we were to just run. bricks and mortar can be replaced, books can be replaced, cds can be replaced, furniture can be replaced, but if my grandmother's ring had just disappeared off in the water, that would be it. i could never replace that. millions of gallons of water

and of course the dam has been shored up with aggregate being dropped from an raf chinook.ill don't have much clarity on when they will be allowed back into their homes. deputy chief fire officer, gavin tomlinson, has been working through the night with the teams pumping water out of the reservoir. hejoins us now from his home in the peak district. tell us about how the last 24 of us have been for you? long! i've been there all night with the crew and all the other agencies that have been working very, very hard throughout the night to put in place seven large external pumps. these are 12 inch pumps that you probably see in the background of some of the pictures. we have got seven of these up pictures. we have got seven of these up and running. they are moving an immense amount of water out of the reservoir and into the river. approximately five tonnes of water they were moving out of there at the moment. and we have got another five of these which we will be constructing throughout the day to add to those. and we also have high volume pump is working as well. 0nce we have

let‘s have a look at the raf display tea m let‘s have a look at the raf display team flying over newofjets liberty. the first time actually the combination of jets have liberty. the first time actually the combination ofjets have been brought together, the american air force and the raf team brought together in such a way. the red arrows are based near lincoln and at the moment they are on a tour of north america to promote the uk and i have to say when you look at them and see them, they do a good job of promoting the uk. imagine being there and seeing that. looking up and seeing that. brilliant. spectacular pictures and potentially some good news in the world of sport for bury football club. bury fans have probably been looking to the sky for hours at a time because it is not been the easiest few months for them with the whole future of the club in doubt and a deadline looming last night whereby the owner had to produce the funds to keep the clu b had to produce the funds to keep the club going or essentially find a new buyer and it was always going to be the most likely... and if

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everyone left in whaley bridge is looking up to the sky, watching raf general helicopters as they dropm in the hope that it will shore up the reservoir. local businesses are being called in to help as well. when you see that helicopter picking up when you see that helicopter picking up the bags and helping the community, unbelievable. really, really proud. we felt really proud to be helping. there is a really big community spirit. massive. the amount of people helping is unbelievable. chapel diy was the first one to get an emergency call from the local council. how many times did you get rid of? 136 last night, so we were busy. 136 tons? 136 of those bags. how long does it normally take to sell that? over a month. in a few hours. we were co nsta ntly month. in a few hours. we were constantly loading last night. every 15 minutes, the town he has the rumble of a general. where we are now, you can see the general helicopter. we have been watching that all day. i can hear another one. it is constant. they have been unbelievable. they have been coming in all day, dropping the aggregate, the

to raf's they're both majestic and lovable perhaps even more so with the one key in fact such idiosyncrasies make it easier for researches to recognise their old buddy has. to be in a really wild place and to have such a close connection with individual wild animals that you might be looking at them from one side and you already know when they turn around what you see on the other side just like knowing a friend. and indeed a friend for life. john daugherty 1st came to sam burrow national reserve 21 years ago as a carpenter and a pretext for getting up close to his favorite animals. now research he knows africa's giraffe population as a whole has shrunk by 40 percent over the last 30 years. during the lifetime of the oldest giraffes here in somebody's national reserve. 7 out of 10 of the species has disappeared poaching is one of the main culprits giraffes are often killed to eat when other food sources are running low but the some blue tribe who live near the park stopped such poaching long ago thanks partly to education work by john's colleagues tribal elders have noticed the change in sto

and the top story here in the uk: an raf helicopter is helping to protect a town in derbyshire in dangerding. now on bbc news, asia business report. jump‘s new tariffs hit markets. shares, oil and the dollar slide as the us president announces fresh levies on china —— trump's tariffs. admission to bangkok. how the uk is hoping to line up post brexit trade deals in asia. good morning and welcome to this friday edition of asia business report, live from singapore, with me, mariko 0i. let's start with the trade war. as you have been hearing on newsday, the us president has announced fresh 10% ta riffs president has announced fresh 10% tariffs on another $300 billion of chinese products from the start of next month. it is the latest move in the escalating conflict between the world's two august economies and comes world's two august economies and co m es after world's two august economies and comes after a new round of talks this week showed no signs of a significant breakthrough. the announcement is hitting financial markets hard. check this out. wall street reacted negatively, and japan's

last night, an raf chinookjob —— returned it to drop more.road closure signs... 0ver having problems with people ignoring road closure signs... over the weekend, police strictly imposed an exclusion zone in and around whaley bridge to keep people away from homes which would be destroyed if the dam burst. brian and sue have live near the reservoir for years. they want plenty of reassurance that it is safe. it is not an inconvenience at all because this is oui’ inconvenience at all because this is our lifeline over there. for our existence. 0ur existence here. it needs to be rectified, it needs to be put right and for a long time afterwards as well we need to feel secure. this operation is going well. but that does not mean people will be allowed back into their homes yet. there will be more on that story at six o'clock here on bbc one during breakfast. you can join sally and dan for the day ‘s news, business and sport at six o'clock here on bbc one. this is the briefing from bbc news. the latest headlines: in hong kong, day destruction is unde

they will have all the days news business and sport plus the raf has been drafted into help protect whaleying from bbc news. these are the latest headlines. the governing conservative party led by borisjohnson has suffered a major blow. the liberal democrats when in a key by—election, and that reduces his majority to just one making a key by—election, and that reduces his majority tojust one making it even harderfor the prime minister to push an ideal brexit through parliament. donald trump has said he will impose new tariffs on $300 billion worth of imports from china. the us president says that china has failed to make good on promises to purchase more us agricultural product and to stem sales of the deadly opioid sentinel. north korea's fired another short range missile from its eastern coast, the third weapons test in just over a week. the launch is seen as a reaction to the planned military exercises between south korea and the united states. those are due later in august. that's great there some other stories making headlines in the media around the world. we will start with the inde

this is the view from an raf chinook as it makes its way across the derbyshire countryside.he helicopter and dam must line up, each gravel bag dropped with precision. this is a battle which has been waged from the air, across the ground and in the water. the goal — to lower the reservoir level to the point where the dam wall is no longer under threat. this morning, after six days, they did it. and tonight, the first residents were allowed back in... it‘s good to be home. ..as a small pocket of whaley bridge was reopened. how much of a relief is it to be back now? a lot. so much. ifeel so much happier to be home. but, yeah, it‘ll good to be back in my bed! but the return hasn‘t been without problems. utilities have been cut off at some houses. all the freezer — they turned the power off the other night, so everything‘s gone. so, it‘sjust a nightmare. most of those whose homes were evacuated are spending another night away, but police promised them that as soon as it‘s safe, they‘ll be allowed back. how do you reassure residents that once they‘re back at home, they won‘t have

environment agency about the continuing operation that we have focused on so much in the last few hours and raf to drop 400 tonnes of aggregates trying to shore up that dam there that has split away, the break in the dam that you can see there, quite clearly from our pictures and again a good shot there that shows just how much the helicopters are having to drop to try to shore that up of course to try to save people's homes and businesses. about 1500 people moved out of the town of whaley bridge yesterday. tonight will be their second night out of their homes. the police have said it is dangerous, they must be moved out of the area as a precaution and we know that local people are in a briefing at the moment to explain more presumably about this operation but also more importantly for than the impact it is having on them and their wives. they cannot get to their wives. they cannot get to their homes or their businesses. and i guess they don't yet know how long they could be out. perhaps they have been given more details about that in the last little while. we have been talking to a structural

raf helicopters have dropped hundreds of tons of rubble on the broken down wall to keep it from collapsing the dam has protected the nearby town of whaley bridge for years but police say effo rts bridge for years but police say efforts to stop it flooding could still fail. yes, and this is normally the town's football club at tonight the pitch this evening, boris johnson this evening, borisjohnson met residents who are spending a second night evacuated from their

now, let's have a look at the raf display team flying over new york city.'s hudson river and around the statue of liberty. it was the first time the combination ofjets had been brought together in such a way. the team, based at raf scampton, near lincoln, are on a tour of north america to showcase the "the strength of the relationship between the two countries and their armed forces. a spacecraft carrying the first russian humanoid robot to be sent into space has failed in its attempt to dock at the international space station. fyodor is the size of an adult and has been learning basic skills, but eventually it's hoped robots will be able to carry out more complex tasks like spacewalks. the spacecraft was unable to lock onto its target, but another attempt will be made on monday. now it's time for a look at the weather with chris fawkes. hello again. for the vast majority of us, it's been another beautiful sunny day with lots of sunshine. those temperatures have been surging upwards, it's been very warm in a number of places. earlier on in the day, we have

the observer also has a brexit—related lead story but its main picture is a dramatic image of an rafre. and the sunday times reports that doctors have created a "revolutionary procedure" which can delay the menopause by up to 20 years. it's an ovarian transplant surgery which can take as little as 30 minutes. that would be revolutionary, wouldn't it? the writer and broadcaster robert meakin is here to tell us what's caught his eye. you did pick out a story about the upcoming american election. i always forget that to get to their candidate takes longer than us. it's such an incredibly complex background. at the moment, we are bracing ourselves for a british general election, times that by five orten, general election, times that by five or ten, tells you how nasty the election is going to be in america at next year, donald trump, the favourite, joe biden, although he has stuttered a bit recently, possibly coming up against him. you got the split in the democratic party, the centrist versus the progressive left and he of course is more to the centre but it's a reminder that not only,

this morning an raf chinook has been dropping tonnes of ballast in an attempt to protect whaley bridge0 people have been told to leave their homes. the police and the environment agency say there is a "real risk" the dam could collapse. a holiday firm which took bookings from more than 50,000 people has collapsed. super break specialised in organising city trips along with its sister company, the booking website laterooms.com. 0wners the malvern group said people who were currently on holiday might have to pay again. they said bookings through late rooms should be secure. the governor of the bank of england has warned that a no—deal brexit would result in an instant shock to the uk economy. mark carney said that items such as petrol and food would become more expensive and there'd be a further drop in the value of the pound. he's also rejected claims by senior conservative brexiteers that he's reviving project fear by warning about the negative effects of a no—deal brexit. donald trump is formally withdrawing the us from a treaty banning intermediate range nuclear missiles, prompting f

tonight, the dam above whaley bridge was reinforced again by air drops from an raf helicopter.whaley bridge today, you had to be patient. people have been queueing here for an hour and a quarter. i mean, maybe we should just all be more a bit more understanding, but it's just frustrating. the evacuation area is being strictly controlled by police. have you got a driving license on you with proof of your address? because the issue we're having is people ignoring the road closure signs, telling us they live within the risk area. we absolutely are aiming to get people back in their homes as soon as possible. but i'm not prepared they can do that unless i get absolute assurance that it is safe for them to do so. beyond the cordons, it is eerily quiet. does the silence wake you up at night? yes, it is. for the first time ever, we can hear birds. tina runs a pub on the edge of what's now a ghost town. the worst—case scenario would be a disaster for her friends and customers. you can replace material things to a degree, but when it's your livelihood and your home, everything, where do

this is about the raf which is changing its rules and facial hair.history. it said it must be kept trimmed and need, cover the whole jawline and we no longer than ten inches. that is... that is like sa nta. inches. that is... that is like santa. i was slightly discombobulated by that.” santa. i was slightly discombobulated by that. ijust think the odds are the in thing, they've been around for years and yea rs, they've been around for years and years, i think it is really good. 101 years since they've been allowed. the raf and navy are allowing this, the royal navy, however the armed forces are saying no, we don't change our rules, they do allow it. so due for the price of not one i suppose in a sense but i just think with the moustaches, they we re just think with the moustaches, they were allowed them and so when it says we do not need wacky designs or anything, these moustaches grow quite... they are always twirling them. it's like biggles. you need cheering up on a sunday, don't you? are you a bit of a petrol head?” love ca rs are you a bit of a