tenbury wells is no stranger to flooding.rious incident in 2007, but people here have told me they were shocked at how quickly the water came. the aftermath of storm dennis. businesses in tenbury wells are just beginning to assess the damage and start the clear up. it's notjust us, it is everybody in the country. it seems to be going wild. all the stock, all the flowers are damaged because they have soaked up the water, notjust because they have soaked up the water, not just touch the bottom because they have soaked up the water, notjust touch the bottom of them. so all the stock up to two foot is finished, it's going into the bin. more than 100 properties we re the bin. more than 100 properties were evacuated last night after the river team burst its banks. water levels have reached just a fraction of the highest ever recorded, six metres. dozens took shelter in the town's secondary school, looked after by an army of volunteers. volu nta ry after by an army of volunteers. voluntary search and rescue patrols have also been he

a race against time in tenbury wells tonight. the water, still rising.rst its banks. one by one, rescue boats bringing people from their flooded homes. it's going underwater slowly. the kitchen, the living room, so... but we got the three dogs out. that's all that matters. it's shocking, never seen it this high up before. never like this? nope, never this bad. being carried by the fireman was rather inelegant! but anyway, i'm very thankful to them for collecting me. carol thought her house would be safe, but tonight she's one of more than 100 evacuee in this worcestershire market town. our house is flooded completely up there. must be terrifying to see. absolutely, yeah. i don't like water at all. and i'm not very good with my balance because of arthritis. yeah, it was a bit scary. what state is the house in? terrible. wrecked, really. how long have you lived here? 11 years. ever seen anything this bad? no, never, no. i don't want to see it again. it's very upsetting. these rescue teams are going to be working through the night, going down the streets, f

tonight, they're on their way to an emergency shelter and tenbury wells is pretty much cut off. cestershire. well, in a moment we'll speak to fiona trott in york. but first let's go to our scotland correspondent alexandra mackenzie in the scottish borders. the area around there has experienced some of the worst conditions in scotland today? yes, you're right. three rivers here last night reached record levels and following a day of heavy rain, it led to serious flooding both here in hawick and in the surrounding villages. so, many people had to be evacuated from their homes as the water levels began to rise. 0ne evacuated from their homes as the water levels began to rise. one man said that he quickly had to pack a bag for himself and his ten week baby as his house began to flood. 0ne baby as his house began to flood. one had to be rescued by the emergency services as their car span of the road and was rammed into a fence. they were taken to hospital but have since been released. now, the flood levels, or the river levels, here have peaked, we are not expecting any further floods

it hasn't been this bad in tenbury wells since 2007.here has been done to protect communities like this that are at risk of flooding. andy and hannah have spent the day hoping against hope that their property will stay dry this time. what's it like just their property will stay dry this time. what's it likejust watching, waiting? it is horrible. we have seen the mess before and we know the message is going to leave. it is just destruction and the town doesn't need it. you know, we are not the only ones. you and wellies. she had abandoned her car to get to herjob any local care home. after dropping a bit this afternoon, the water levels here in tenbury wells are now starting to rise again. it is going to be another anxious night. and for the latest information on storm dennis in your area, just go to your local bbc online pages, or tune in to bbc local radio. further tributes have been paid to caroline flack, the tv presenter, who was found dead at her home yesterday. herfamily‘s lawyer said she had taken her own life. laura whitmore, wh

hutchinson, bbc midlands today, olivia hutchinson, bbc midlands today, tenbury wells.k kate silverton will be here with a full round up of the days news. first — our world. and a warning, this film contains flashing images and scenes which some viewers may find upsetting. reporter: the blast which brought this extraordinary level of destruction was caused by a car bomb. on the holiday island of bali in 2002, bombs exploded outside nightclubs, killing more than 200 people. garil lost his dad. sarah lost her mother in another bombing. to stop more attacks, indonesia is taking a radical approach — making bombers meet their victims. every yearfamilies from across the world come here, to what's known as ground zero on the holiday island of bali — to mourn their loved ones killed in indonesia's worst attack. 27—year—old garil is here with his mum. it's the first time he's publicly mourned for his father, aris, who was one of the 202 people killed in the bombings. garil‘s dad, aris munandar, was a taxi driver. aris was waiting for tourists outside pubs and nightclubs. close t

jon kay sent this report from tenbury wells in worcestershire.off after the river team burst its banks early this morning. more than 100 homes have been evacuated and some roads are impassable. we still have to wait for about a couple of feet of water. ben is stuck, struggling to return to his flat and unable to leave the town. i was devastated because you can't get out. people we re because you can't get out. people were stuck in their houses. the fire and rescue have been getting people out to a temporary shelter in the high school, but it's unbearable for people who can't get out. you lose your self dependence, don't you? pretty bad. from the river clyde in glasgow to devon and cornwall, dennis has been an unwelcome weekend guest in almost every part of the uk. vast areas overwhelmed by huge quantities of rainfall, record numbers of flood warnings, rescue teams and the authorities stretched to the limit. we are doing more than ever before in terms of investing in flood defences, protecting more homes than we have been able to before. but we ar

first to our news correspondent kathryn stanczyszyn, who's in tenbury wells in worcestershire.me yes, good morning, you join me at the 0rmiston academy, this is tenbury wells' high school, and it has been turned into an evacuation centre. dozens of people came here, there is a hole me were inflatable beds were blown up, blankets were used, and there is a large kitchen area where people have been having breakfast this morning. we know that 70 businesses were evacuated, and more than a0 homes as well, some people chose to stay elsewhere, many came here instead, and i have been looked after. we know that the level of the river teme, which burst its banks, reached just ten centimetres off the highest ever recorded level, back in 2007, but once people have been telling me is that it seems that the impact has been greater for some reason, that where the water has travelled, the sort of impact on businesses certainly seems to be greater. it was pretty isolated yesterday because of the bridges, you weren't able to get out of tenbury wells. the water has receded quite a lot this morning

it tenbury wells in worcestershire, a late—night rescue — again, families evacuated as the river teme. it's going underwater slowly — the kitchen, living room, so... but we got the three dogs out, so that's all that matters. back in wales, spare a thought for the landlord of the chainbridge inn near usk. stuart mcbain only took the pub over in october. it can't be good, no, but i'm going to keep my head up, keep my chin up and paddle forward as they say, and i will be here for the summer and i will be open for the summer. it's not going to beat me. it will be a day of cleaning up, and in some parts of the country, nervously watching rivers as they continue to rise. graham satchell, bbc news. in a moment we'll speak to jayne mccubbin who is in york, which is expecting high water in a few hour, but first, let's speak to breakfast‘s john maguire who is in the rhondda valley. we saw some of those images a little while ago, the problems in wales. how is it looking this morning? we we re how is it looking this morning? we were seeing how is it looking this morning? we were seeing some how i

this a race against time in tenbury wells tonight. the water, still rising.iver teme has burst its banks. one by one, rescue boats bringing people from their flooded homes. authority is stretched to the limit. we are doing more and more than ever before, protecting more homes then we will have been able to before but we are seeing a higher frequency of these sorts of freak weather events. after dropping a bit this afternoon, the water levels here in tenbury wells are now starting to rise again. it is going to be another anxious night. also making news today: the first step of a partial truce between the afghan taliban and the united states could start as soon as this week. talks on the deal, which would begin with a seven—day reduction in violence, have been taking place at the munich security conference in germany. syrian state media have reported that government forces, backed by russian air—power, have seized most of the rebel—held province of aleppo. with the help of moscow, president bashar al—assad has re—established his control over most of the country

our correspondent kathryn stanczysyn sent this report from tenbury wells. it seems to be going wild. all the stock, all the flowers are damaged because they have soaked up the water, not just touched the bottom of them. so all the stock up to two foot is finished, it's going into the bin. more than 100 properties were evacuated last night, after the river teme burst its banks. water levels have reached just a fraction of the highest ever recorded, six metres. dozens took shelter in the town's secondary school, looked after by an army of volunteers. voluntary search and rescue patrols have also been helping the emergency services. many of them awake for more than 24 hours. i was here since yesterday at three o'clock, i've been going out throughout the night knocking on the doors on the main high street of tenbury wells, just advising people if they want to be evacuated or if they want to stay and if they do want to stay, just giving advice. if they want to be evacuated, we evacuated five people yesterday. five severe flood warnings remain in place in england

one woman died after being swept away by floodwater near tenbury wells, and hundreds of people have been forced to abandon their homes. there are more than 200 flood warnings in force across the uk, with around 30 each for the rivers severn and trent. of those, seven are classed as severe, meaning there's a threat to life, including one on the river wye at hereford, where we can join our correspondentjon kay tonight for the latest. jon. we have travelled right across this region to date and time and again people have said to us they have never seen the rivers in their so high. here in hereford they are absolutely right. the environment agency confirmed this evening that the river wye has never been this high, more than six metres, more than 20 feet. it's causing real concern. you see the impact as it spills out onto the streets, not just this street but right across central england. in hundreds of years, it has never been higher. the river wye at hereford tonight. the old bridge closed, even to pedestrians, because it is simply too dangerous. the force at which it's coming through is ter

one woman died after being swept away by floodwater near tenbury wells — and hundreds of people haveabandon their homes. there are more than 200 flood warnings in force across the uk with around 30 each for the rivers severn and trent. of those — 9 are classed as severe — meaning there's a threat to life. two in wales — along the river wye in monmouth and seven in england along the river trent, the lugg, and severn — including another on the river wye at hereford where our correspondent jon kay has spent the day. we have travelled quite along this region today and time again people have said they've never seen the rivers in our communities so high and here in hereford, they are right, the environment agency confirmed this evening the river why has never been this high, six metres, more than 20 feet and it's causing real concern. you see the impact as well as it spills out onto the streets, not just impact as well as it spills out onto the streets, notjust here but right across central england. in hundreds of years, it has never been higher. the river wye at hereford tonight. the old

in tenbury wells in worcestershire, a late—night rescue — again families evacuated as the river temenderwater slowly — the kitchen, living room, so... but we got the three dogs out, so that's all that matters. back in wales, spare a thought for the landlord of the chainbridge inn near usk. stuart mcbain only took the pub over in october. it can't be good, no, but i'm going to keep my head up, keep my chin up and paddle forward as they say, and i will be here for the summer and i will be open for the summer. it's not going to beat me. it will be a day of cleaning up, and in some parts of the country, nervously watching rivers as they continue to rise. graham satchell, bbc news. rachel maskell, mp for york central, said a little earlier that the government hasn't done enough to protect communities against the floods. i've been out talking to residents and of course they are incredibly stressed, not knowing exactly what is going to happen to their properties. a lot of resilience measures have been put in place, temporary measures, sandbags and putting those tarpalines up to make sure th

the market town of tenbury wells left a muddy mess by staughton dennis. street, we found a huge community clear up today. almost every business here flooded at the weekend. from the bank to the barbara's, even the insurance firm. mary has a letting agency. what does it mean for you? as a business, our income stops. i can't go out on appointments, ourviewings income stops. i can't go out on appointments, our viewings are stopped. it stops dead. roger's brand—new carpet will have to go. he's been working round—the—clock to save his home. totally ruined. we've been up since 2:30am on saturday. and i type one diabetic as well. hey, fluffy. next door, teresa moved her most treasured possessions upstairs, but downstairs is a different story. it makes me physically sick that we've got to put everything right now. we don't know how long it's going to take. i'm lost. i think that's the word — i'm lost. i think that's the word — i'm lost. i think that's the word — i‘ m lost. lost i'm lost. i think that's the word — i'm lost. lost in your own house? yeah, lost in my

after dropping a bit this afternoon, the water levels here in tenbury wells are now starting to rise. it is going to be another anxious night. jon kay, bbc news, worcestershire. thanks to jon. also making news today: the first step of a partial truce between the afghan taliban and the united states could start as soon as this week. talks on the deal, which would begin with a seven—day reduction in violence, have been taking place at the munich security conference in germany. syrian state media have reported that government forces, backed by russian air—power, have seized most of the rebel—held province of aleppo. with the help of moscow, president bashar al—assad has re—established his control over most of the country after nearly nine years of civil war. the uk's biggest airport, heathrow, has apologised for disruption to flights after a computer breakdown meant flight information boards and check in terminals unable to function. staff used whiteboards with handwritten details one passenger said it had created utter chaos. the airport says the issue is now resolved. hundreds of peop

week ago, storm dennis brought flooding to large areas of the midlands, including the town of tenbury wellsports. enough is enough for chris walter, who has gone to the extreme of shutting his business down, following the latest catastrophic floods. ijust can't cope with it any more. i was flooded in 2007, that was pretty traumatic. but this time, it's like three foot of water in the place, and it came in through the back of the shop. a week after the banks overflowed, the damage last on, and for many, it has come at a cost. my wife employs three other girls, so they are all local people, they are sat at home, they aren't earning. likewise for the rest of the town that employ people, if they aren't earning, they aren't spending in town. because half the shops are shut, people aren't coming into town as much. as you can see, local residents here have been really affected. the watermark levels on this row of cottages show that at its height, levels were waist deep. local businesses in the area say many of them have not got insurance to cover the damage because premiums are just too high. here

when the water finally recedes like here in tenbury wells, the task of cleaning up and counting the costthe environment agency says its flood defences have helped protect 80,000 properties this winter but the warning is there is more heavy rain on the way later this week. simon jones, bbc news. 0ur correspondent kathryn stanczyszyn is in upton—on—severn. there are still three severe flood warnings here in worcestershire and in herefordshire as well meaning risk to life. here in upton—on—severn the are no stranger to flooding and what levels reached unprecedented levels here but they aren't used to it and they have lots of flood barriers to protect houses although it means the water has to go somewhere and that displaced water tends to end up around this area of the village and on the other side there is a road that has blocked. the bridge which was blocked. the bridge which was blocked through yesterday opened this morning saw the village has become accessible again and the water is receding slowly, people thinking about how to clear up as they have done and other parts of worcestershire

our correspondent kathryn stan—sheshan reports fro tenbury wells. the aftermath of store in venice. to the bandage and start the clean-up. it's notjust this, if eve ryo ne clean-up. it's notjust this, if everyone in the country at the moment. all of the staff, all of the water has since at that. that actually said that not just at the bottom. some of that has stopped at the two level. it is going out to the two level. it is going out to the band. more than 100 properties we re the band. more than 100 properties were evacuated last night after they better burst its bags, water levels have these just a fraction of ever recorded. six metres. dozens took shelter and a secondary school, looked after by an army of volunteers. looked after by an army of volu nteers. volu nta ry looked after by an army of volunteers. voluntary search and rescue then also been helping emergency services, many have been awake for more than 2a hours. emergency services, many have been awake for more than 24 hourslj emergency services, many have been awake for more than 24 hours. i live here since yesterday at

the market town of tenbury wells left a muddy mess by staughton dennis. —— storm dennis. 0n the highund a huge community clear—up today. almost every business here flooded at the weekend. from the bank to the barbers, even the insurance firm. mary has a letting agency. what does it mean for you? as a business, our income stops. i can't go out on appointments, our viewings are stopped. it stops dead. roger's brand—new carpet will have to go. he's been working round—the—clock to save his home. totally ruined. we've been up since 2:30am on saturday. and i'm type one diabetic as well. hey, fluffy. next door, teresa moved her most treasured possessions upstairs, but downstairs is a different story. it makes me physically sick that we've got to put everything right now. we don't know how long it's going to take. i'm lost. i think that's the word — i'm lost. lost in your own house? yeah, lost in my own house. from the river derwent in derby to leicestershire, from leatherhead in surrey to barkham in east sussex, tonight, once again, all communities can do is watch and wait. jon kay, bbc new

also ben willcock who owns mr ben's barbers in tenbury wells, in worcestershire — and has also been devastatedesterday?” but they tell us about what happened to your pub yesterday? i woke up at 5:30am, toa to your pub yesterday? i woke up at 5:30am, to a of noise. i went downstairs, the seller was flooded. we fought till about half 11 trying to keep the water back, then we gave up to keep the water back, then we gave up and we arejust to keep the water back, then we gave up and we are just totally underwater. it's up to the seller ceiling and about two feet in the pub itself. that sounds absolutely devastating and it's notjust you, of course. does it matter to give the prime minister comes to visit you, to see the damage for or not? no, because he can't do anything to make it better, it makes no odds whatsoever. i haven't received a visit from any local councillor, i don't expect anyone to come down, u nfortu nately. don't expect anyone to come down, unfortunately. graham, the environment secretary said yesterday they cannot protect every home from flooding, sadly, that is true, isn't it? it i

when the water finally recedes like here in tenbury wells, the task of cleaning up and counting the costese devastating scenes, the environment agency says its flood defences have helped protect 80,000 properties this winter but the warning is there is more heavy rain on the way later this week. simon jones, bbc news. 0ur correspondentjohn maguire is in upton—on—severn. john, talk us through what the water level is doing this morning?” think, crucially, the most important thing to say is that it has fallen over night, it peaked during the middle of the night and has fallen since. even in the amount of time we have been here, we had seen the water levels rise. we are outside this garage, the water has come down. this road is closed at the moment, you can possibly make out the sign behind my shoulder, it says road... i assume it says closed, underneath the water. yesterday, when the levels of the severn were coming up, this road was closed on a certain period of time. you can tell whether levels are dropping because you can see these currents washing down. where these fields and this pa rt

around the thames, we have particular concerns about properties around tenbury as well as parts of theportant that people stay vigilant and pay attention to their flood warnings. i'm joined now from exeter by craig snell, met office meteorologist. iimagine you i imagine you have had a busy morning and were busy overnight. how is it looking now? at the moment, we are seeing that the worst of the heavy rain is now clearing parts of wales and is now moving into southern england and parts of the midlands. so the red warning has just expired but we still have lots ofamber just expired but we still have lots of amber warnings out for parts of northern england, wales, south—west and south—east england this afternoon. so still not out of the woods yet. even over the next 2a hours, we will see further heavy showers in areas where we really don't need to see further rain. in terms of the flooded rivers, that we are past. your concern is presumably the next weather pattern that is coming in. is there going to be time for the water to at least recede at its own rate, or is it going to continue to

around the thames, we have particular concerns about properties around tenbury. as wellds. it is important people stay vigilant and pay attention to their flood warnings. our wales correspondent tomos morgan is in tonna in the neath valley, he sent us this update about the situation there. let me tell you about where i am in the south wales valleys. this area has been hit with a red warning, a rare warning which the last time that happened was in 2018 and we have not seen one since. it is a warning for rain. this is affecting things like the river neath. it has burst its banks here. it has affected a row of houses here. we cannot get to them because the road is completely flooded. but liam, the emergency services were called and when we arrived they were still here and a bus was taking residents to safety to a nearby sport centre. a few decided to remain in their houses but we understand the majority have been taken to safety. this is one of the few areas in wales hit with the severe flood warning. wales as a whole has 76 of the 300 flood warning so it is an area of the

around the thames, we have particular concerns about properties around tenbury. as wellit is important people stay vigilant and pay attention to their flood warnings. in a moment will talk to, leanne brown in mytholmroyd. but first let's go to tomos morgan, who is in tonna in the neath valley. it sounds like there have been serious disruption, in parts of wales, in places elsewhere, as well as where you are. let me tell you about where i am in the south wales valleys. this area has been hit with a red warning. that happened in 2018 and we have not seen one since then, it is rare. it is affecting things like this river that has burst its banks here and it has affected a row of houses just over here. we cannot get to them because the road is com pletely get to them because the road is completely flooded. at aam, the emergency services were called and when we arrived they were still here and a bus was taking residents to safety to a nearby sport centre. a few have decided to remain in their houses, but we understand the majority have been taken to safety. this is one of the

when the water finally recedes like here in tenbury wells, the task of cleaning up and counting the cost week. simon jones, bbc news. really tough times for people. in hereford, people have been rescued in boats after the river wye rose to its highest level on record. brea kfast‘s tim muffett is there for us this morning with the latest. you get a good sense of itjust by looking at the scene. good morning. the centre of hereford as you can see, much of it is still underwater. here yesterday, we've never seen anything like it before. hereford is anything like it before. hereford is a place that sometimes does blood. in october last year, there were floods but the scale of this is unprecedented. six metres, 11 centimetres. more than 20 feet and the results of that, you can see as you walk around the city. some are u naffected, you walk around the city. some are unaffected, he turned the corner and much of the city is underwater. a huge clean—up operation is under way. angus i crossed that those peak levels on the river wye. —— fingers are crossed that those peak levels on the river wye wil