robert hall is in stainforth.re across the flooded fields to the village of fishlake. he has just left there, he has been talking to more residents and to those rallying to help them, as indeed people have been here. the other bit of news is that 200 more troops have been called in to help with the effort. but let's come back to the prime minister's visit here to stainforth. he came to the central club, didn't he, dean? igather he came to the central club, didn't he, dean? i gather he had a bit of a mixed reaction. he did. he spoke to a lot of people, he did get a mixed reaction. for a lot people around mac one and doncaster, it has not been about brownie points going for any of the parties. we have had most of the leaders here, they are point—scoring, and we are not bothered about politics at this point in time. for us it is all about fishla ke and point in time. for us it is all about fishlake and getting the help we need for fishlake right now. more could have been on earlier, it has not been done and we just w

mrjohnson told residents in stainforth and fishlake that he understood their anguish.f england correspondent judith moritz reports. borisjohnson may have hoped for a warm reception in stainforth, instead some gave him the cold shoulder and others vented their angen shoulder and others vented their anger. we need to know. shoulder and others vented their anger. we need has low. shoulder and others vented their anger. we need has lost her home lake, where she has lost her home and business. i made a direct appeal to him, directly in the eyes. i said please, mrjohnson, come and see what is happening. i can tell you what is happening. i can tell you what is happening. you can't see it and fill it for yourself. pam got her wish and steered the prime minister towards the relief centre. inside, he saw something of the community response. there have been people who have been angry today, mr johnson. can you understand that? people who have been angry today, mr johnson. can you understand thawm course, i've got absolutely massive sympathy with people whose lives have been so ba

dave, you've been working at stainforth community centre.d him, people are wondering why he hadn't attended so soon. he said he'd been in matlock and other places. but i said, i wish you'd have come to fishlake and seen it at its height. then you wouldn't have been spiking on television that it's not a national emergency. it certainly is. what are you intending to do about the people here? and he said well, we are making sure that all the insurance pays out. which is all the insurance pays out. which is a good idea but not everybody is insured. how are they going to get cove r? insured. how are they going to get cover? he said, well, we are cancelling the council tax, and that is big of you! and also we are going to build a bank up to stop the floods and i said, it's now we are worried about stop you donated to one half thousand pounds to businesses, £500 for houses. £500 in a house owned even buy a washing machine! two and a half thousand in business, that is going to go a long way, isn't it? what are you going to do. it's clear to see you

this is the village of stainforth, just a mile away from fishlake, and the police are going to stay hereghout the night. they've got to stop people from crossing that bridge. the river don is a tidal river and it remains dangerously high. fiona trott, bbc news, doncaster. it's been a busy day on the election campaign trail, with the main parties unveiling new policy pledges. the conservatives have announced plans to train more gps, while labour and the liberal democrats are focussing on more support for childcare. here's our political correspondent, iain watson. it's enough to raise your blood pressure. you know what it's like. try to get a non—urgent appointment with your doctor and you can wait days, sometimes well over a week. today, the conservatives promised an injection of more gps into the health service in england by 2025. the package will deliver 6000 more doctors in primary care and that will lead to 50 million more appointments. i know how frustrating it is when you can't get a gp appointment fast enough. but hang on a minute — what happened to the 5000 gps the conservatives p

there's another lady i want to introduce you to, iris, tell us about stainforth.ed and then again this time, and we had a quick word with her. laughter jesus, i did not realise how bad it was, idid jesus, i did not realise how bad it was, i did not realise the extent until ijust was, i did not realise the extent until i just put was, i did not realise the extent until ijust put my foot through it, but, yeah... that is going to have to be ripped out and redone. totally. even the stuff that looks as though it is ok has been damaged? oh god, sorry... it is devastating. anyway, yeah, we willjust crack on and repair everything. sorry. anyway, yeah, we willjust crack on and repair everything. sorrym this worse than 12 years ago?m and repair everything. sorrym this worse than 12 years ago? it is the same old, same, water damage, andl the same old, same, water damage, and i don't remember having that la st and i don't remember having that last time. absolutely heartbreaking, how bad are things there? they are very bad, a small village called fish late, only one mile from

this is the village of stainforth, just a mile away from fishlake, and the police are going to stay hereop people from crossing that bridge. the river don is a tidal river and it remains dangerously high. fiona trott, bbc news, doncaster. stay with us on bbc news. still to come: a weekend of celebrations in tokyo to mark the enthronement of the new emperor. the bombastic establishment outsider, donald trump, has defied the pollsters to take the keys to the oval office. i feel great about the election result. i voted for him because i genuinely believe that he cares about the country. it's keeping the candidate's name always in the public eye that counts. success or failure depends not only on public display, but on the local campaign headquarters and the heavy routine work of their women volunteers. berliners from both east and west linked hands and danced around their liberated territory. and with nobody to stop them, it wasn't long before the first attempts were made to destroy the structure itself. yasser arafat, who dominated the palestinian cause for so long, has died. palestinian a

he is in stainforth this morning in south yorkshire.omething that hasn't been tried on live tv before to get a sense of how you are feeling about this election, what you want it to be about, and what you think of our political leaders. we've brought together people who haven't made up their minds about how they are going to vote. now private focus groups are used by all political parties to find out what's really going on in the heads of voters. this group have been selected by the research agency britain thinks, which specialises in running focus groups. good morning, everybody, thank you for coming on the programme. everyone here is currently undecided about how they are going to vote in this election, apart from one who literally decided last night how they are going to vote. that was william. that is the gods honest truth? yes. you were looking at party websites? labour and let -- lib dems, i had to make my mind up andi lib dems, i had to make my mind up and i was reading policies last night. apart from william, everyone is undecide

well, our correspondent fiona trott is at stainforth in south yorkshire, with more for us this evening been a changing picture over the last couple of days, what is it looking like now and what impact has that had on flooding? the floodwaters have receded in some parts of northern england. but the situation we have no fishlake tonight is that there were some residents in that village you are basically living on an island. that is how it is being described by local people here. completely surrounded by floodwater after the river don burst its banks. all day, five specialist and rescue teams insisted members of the local community use a boat to get to those people and evacuate dozens of families from their homes. they are now being looked after in a local community centre. they do not yet know when they are able to return. the village residents are leaving behind. the raids and fishlake are like rivers tonight, unless you have a boat the only way to travel is by tractor. at times like these, local farmers are happy to help out. it is how emergency supplies have been reaching residents. a

this is the village of stainforth, just a mile away from fishlake, and the police are going to stay here to stop people from crossing that bridge. the river don is a tidal river and it remains dangerously high. fiona trott, bbc news, doncaster. with me is our correspondent andy moore. we were just watching fiona there in and around fishla ke. we were just watching fiona there in and around fishlake. this is a place that hasn't been flooded like this, evenin that hasn't been flooded like this, even in 20s —— 2007. in some places, the water is falling but not in fishlake. the fact it is tidal and the tides are quite high at the moment, the tides can't go away into the sea. floodwaters are remaining high there at the moment and the environment agency has this severe flood warning in place which means a threat to life. bring us up-to-date with some of the areas affected. certainly the lower reaches of the river trent. it area is still rising. around newark, the environment agency is wanting to potential flooding to properties. there is a caravan park, a home for mobile homes and some of the

well, i think it, i think what it has done with all the media that's been around in stainforth in thest how bad it is up here at the minute. the leaders of all the main political parties have turned up in the region this week. labour leaderjeremy corbyn called the government's response woeful, and said it would never have happened in the home counties. we need to hear they're getting the money they need and these people need to know they matter. borisjohnson chaired an emergency meeting, sent in troops and promised financial support. it's an emergency, boris. julie was part of the group which met the prime minister here this week. she's been volunteering nonstop since the flooding started. if the politicians got off the backsides and helped these young'uns with me, we'd get further. there's too much of this, and not enough work. that's my feelings. i mean, it feels like politicians can't win. if they don't come down here, they're kind of ignoring it. and if they do... this is nothing to do with the politicians. this is a disaster. and ifeel sorry for all the people that's got to go th

we are deploying resources in stainforth and fishlake.ve a community hub in stainforth at the moment which is providing advice and information and you have seen all kinds of lorries and vehicles driving past as we talk, sandbags and various support for the area. we are mindful of the rain tonight and we are working closely with the environment agency on the forecast. it's not as bad as we feared a day or two ago but we are proactively sandbagging and making things safe in the army have been amazing in that respect. there have been floods in 2007 in this area but people say this village has not been flooded for 100 years. why is it happening now? you're taking me out of my expertise with that. nationally i think there needs to be a lot of attention on areas that are flooded and it really caught us by surprise on saturday night and we rushed to respond and you can see the devastation that has been here and there needs to be a broader conversation about managing floods. at the moment we are focused on managing the recovery and this community

this is the village of stainforth, just a mile away from fishlake, and the police are going to stay herey've got to stop people from crossing that bridge. the river don is a tidal river and it remains dangerously high. fiona trott, bbc news, doncaster. india's prime minister, narendra modi, has welcomed the supreme court's decision to award a bitterly disputed religious site in the northern town of ayodyha to hindus. he called for a new india, free of hatred between religious communities. 0ur correspondent rajini vaidyanathan is in delhi. they've waited decades for this. today hindus celebrated after they we re today hindus celebrated after they were granted land which had been bitterly contested. land here, in one of the holiest cities in india — ayodyha. but muslims have also worshipped here for generations. it's in this town that the 16th century mosque once stood. until it was torn down by hardline hindu groups in 1992. the communal violence which followed killed at least 2000 people across india. building a temple in ayodyha has long been a key plank of the ruling hindu nationalist

this is the village of stainforth, just a mile away from fishlake, and the police are going to stay here dangerously high. fiona trott, bbc news, doncaster. with me is our correspondent andy moore. we saw in fiona‘s report, lots of houses, lots of businesses, lots of people affected by this. give us an idea of the scale of what has been happening. well, the problem remains. the heavy rain that, months rainfall in one day. the rain is now travelling down the rivers from the hills, down to the floodplains where it meets the north sea and the problems are in those low—lying areas where the rivers meet tidal areas. we saw there in fishlake for example. hundreds of people in that community had been told to leave their homes. similar problems on the river trent stop again, the lower reaches of the river now, the low—lying communities there, some of the places there are being warned that there is a high tide coming in about five hours‘ time and as the floodwaters come down and meet that ha rd to floodwaters come down and meet that hard to tie —— high tide, they may be hours that make may be pro

. —— stainforth.o say, come and see what is happening, i can tell you but you cannot see and feel it for yourself unless you visit. she got her wish, she steered the prime minister towards the fishlake relief centre and inside he saw something of the community response. there have been people who have been angry today, mr johnson, can you understand that? people who have been angry today, mr johnson, can you understand thawm course, i have got massive sympathy with people who. .. course, i have got massive sympathy with people who... whose lives have been so badly affected, and... you know... clearly, we are going to do everything we can to help them. £500 per household, from the council, is that enough, 2500 for businesses...? there will be more available, i have made that point, i have made that clear to people today. he has given a pledge that no one will suffer as a pledge that no one will suffer as a consequence of this, he has made that pledge in front of the national media and believe me, iwill

mrjohnson told residents in stainforth and fishlake that he understood their angish.lost their homes and businesses. 0ur north of england correspondent judith moritz is in fishlake for us this evening. you can see here, six nights after the floods begin to —— began, fishlake is still deep under water, and some of the residents feel let down by the authorities and some of the frustration boiled over today and was directed in some quarters at the prime minister. is that a promise? boris johnson might have hoped for a warm response but others vented their anger. you did not see them, little girls from fishlake with no shoes on their feet. five days too late, they should have been down here on saturday helping these poor people of fishlake, saturday helping these poor people of fishla ke, it saturday helping these poor people of fishlake, it should not be left to the bite of the community. pamela webber was also very keen on sharing her true feelings to boris johnson. isaid, her true feelings to boris johnson. i said, please, mr her true feelings to boris johnson. isaid,

this is the village of stainforth, just a mile away from fishlake, and the police are going to stay heree night. they've got to stop people from crossing that bridge. the river don is a tidal river and it remains dangerously high. cyclone bulbul has made landfall near the border of india and bangladesh, bringing heavy rain and winds of up to 135km/h. up to two million peple have left their homes for safety, but two deaths have been reported. 0ur south asian editor, anbarasan ethirajan, explains how improved preparedness has helped save lives. in the past, hundreds of thousands of people have been killed in cyclones in bangladesh but we have developed a radio system and are working with the un and other agencies and have enlisted thousands of volunteers. one of the first things they will do is send text messages to mobile phones to various fishermen and villages across southern bangladesh. and then they sent to different villages using loudspeakers to tell people that they now need to go to safety. otherwise they will also use army and security forces, physically putting people into shelt

this is the village of stainforth, just a mile away from fishlake, and the police are going to stay heree night. they've got to stop people from crossing that bridge. the river don is a tidal river and it remains dangerously high. fiona trott, bbc news, doncaster. i have been speaking to a doncaster east farmer who has been warned that his farm could flood tomorrow. asked him he felt there was any point trying to protect his farm. not really. there are some ancient flood defences around the village which have repeatedly been asked to have been restored and preserved but no—one knows who's responsibility that would be. and then they are only soil banks and such like but at the moment they are holding the water out of the village. and while they are there i don't think we will flood. what more for next time would you like the government and various agencies to do? i want them to come and talk to us and tell us what we could and couldn't do and what they are prepared to do. right now we have a main artery drain that takes the water from the village but it is blocked. and it has been for som

may have hoped to win hearts and minds, but it was not that easy for the prime minister, visiting stainforthted rain on thursday. and we want to know, you're coming into here, they're getting the money that they need and those people know that they matter. pam webb was determined to show borisjohnson how hard it has been. she wanted him to visit nearby fishlake where she has lost her home and business. i made a direct appeal, to say, "please, mrjohnson, come and see what is happening, i can tell you but you cannot see and feel it for yourself." she got her wish and steered the prime minister towards the fishlake relief centre, and inside he saw something of the community response. there have been people who have been angry today, mrjohnson, can you understand that? of course, i have got massive sympathy with people who... whose lives have been so badly affected, and... you know... clearly, we are going to do everything we can to help them. £500 per household, from the council, is that enough, 2,500 for businesses? it's not much. there will be more available, i have made that point, i have ma

it is stainforth, the central club of stainforth, everybody got everything collated, they have been absolutelyespondence earlier saying there isa correspondence earlier saying there is a 502 majority for the labour mp helen goodman. she is a remain supporter and a lever voting constituency, part of the so—called red wall of constituencies that the conservatives are hoping to turn blue. if they can win a traditional labour seat, if they can turn that blue, then they are on course for an overall majority. and what is the kind of flavour of things people have been saying to you today for this new programme? we are going to be talking between seven and eight tonight on local radio across england particularly aboutjobs and employment. what is interesting on bishop auckland, although the unemployment rate is higher than the national average, the real concerns people have is around low pay and poorjob people have is around low pay and poor job security. there people have is around low pay and poorjob security. there is an attempt here to try and recast bishop auckland as a bit of a tourist town, the

of your colleagues who were at fishla ke and various of your colleagues who were at fishlake and stainforthme as a government, ensure that everybody is protected. i would just say this. we, as a country, need to be investing in the long—term in flood defences. we've already put £2.6 billion in as a government. by the way, we have ensured that places that are particularly vulnerable in the north of the country do get more per capita than other places but there is much more work to be done. that's why i stress the importance of infrastructure. we need to be investing in flood defences, flood banks, protection of all kinds. that's why, i also mentioned, the importance of planting millions of trees. people don't often talk about this but in the long—term, it's not an immediate solution but in the long—term we need to think about the way we manage our landscape and we manage water in our landscape. you just have to look around, fly over the uk at the moment, parts of britain and you can see the threat of flooding has, by no means, gone away. we need short—term recovery, but also a long—term plan

more on the election, and the liberal democrat leader jo swinson is campaigning in stainforth in south flooding in the last week. well, the lib dems have set out plans for a 5 billion pound fund to improve flood defences across the uk, to be paid for through government borrowing. the party says it would help build resilience and ensure all communities can get the cash they need in a crisis. 0ur political correspondent tom barton is in stainforth for us. yes, we arejust yes, we are just about one mile from fishlike, one of the areas most badly affected by this flooding. they've been collecting clothes and other things for people who have been affected by the flooding of the last few days and the lib dems leader has been here meeting leaders and seeing what they've been doing. you are here, tell me what you make of what you have seen. you are here, tell me what you make of what you have seenlj you are here, tell me what you make of what you have seen. i think what we have seen in terms of the communities, those families, individuals, who have been impacted by this flooding, it is devasta

we're live now in stainforth showing you the extent of some of the flooding there.lying on people delivering food and blankets. just the extant —— expanse of the water. and the statistics are incredible. 84 millimetres of rain in 36 hours in sheffield. in context, that is the average monthly rainfall. all of that in just average monthly rainfall. all of that injust a average monthly rainfall. all of that in just a day and a half. we will keep you posted throughout the programme and be live back there a little later. four minutes past seven. the royal family will lead the nation in remembrance sunday events with the traditional wreath—laying service at the cenotaph this morning. hundreds of armed forces personnel will also be present at the occasion, alongside prime minister boris johnson and labour leaderjeremy corbyn. our reporter sarah campbell is at the cenotaph ahead of today's commemoration. good morning to you. can you talk through what to expect? good morning. the final security sweeps arejust taking morning. the final security sweeps are just taking place mo

earlier, our correspondent, robert hall, sent this update from stainforth.the flooded fields to the village officially, he just left there. has been talking to more residents and those rallying to help them. before we talk to my guests, them. before we talk to my guests, the news is that 200 more troops have been called into help with the effort. let's come back to the prime minister's visit here. the prime minister's visit here. the prime minister came to the central club. i gather he had a mixed reaction. did. he did get a mixed reaction. for a lot of people around here, it's not been about brownie points for either of the parties. we have had most of the leaders here. we are not bothered about politics at this moment in time. for us, it is about getting the help we need. more could have been done earlier. it's not been done. wejust have been done earlier. it's not been done. we just want to help them, and that is what we are trying to do. you are one of three centres. i think it is extraordinary, the way people have rallied, especially here. the whole vil

our correspondent, fiona trott, is at stainforth in south yorkshire the floodwaters have receded in some england but the situation we have no fishlake tonight is that there are some residents in that village who are basically living on an island. that is how it is being described by local people here. completely surrounded by floodwater after the river don burst its banks. all day, five specialist fire and rescue teams assisted by members of the local community have been using a boat to get to those people and evacuate dozens of families from their homes. they are now being looked after in a local community centre. they do not yet know when they are able to return. the roads in fishlake are like rivers tonight, unless you have a boat the only way to travel is by tractor. at times like these, local farmers are happy to help out. it is how emergency supplies have been reaching residents. all of them alarmed by how quickly it happened. i've never seen it like this. in all my life. apparently it flooded in 1933 or so. i've never seen it this bad. some people here have decided to stay, but fo

the prime minister's been visiting stainforth in south yorkshire to see the emergency response when heleafleti ng cannot underestimate the anguish leafleting causes. we saw the couple earlier, the shock of seeing your property engulfed by water is huge. and also the anxiety about what may still be to come. in a moment we'll have all the business news, but first the headlines on bbc news: labour is pledging to outspend the conservatives on the nhs in england. the party is currently unveiling its nhs spending plans. david gauke — the former conservative cabinet minster — warns a conservative victory could pave the way to a "very hard brexit". mr gauke has confirmed he'll be running as an independent in the election. the prime minister is visiting flood—hit south yorkshire. more service personnel are drafted in to help in parts of northern england and the east midlands with recovery efforts. uk inflation rose at its lowest pace in almost three years last month, as the energy cap kept a lid on the price of electricity, gas and otherfuels — that's according to official statistics. more on t