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in wainfleet, it's a waiting game.acuated because of fears of another flood in the next few days. not everyone has gone. some people don't want to leave, preparing for the worst, but hoping for the best. we've been told the river could breach at any moment if there's any more rain, which we're expecting on tuesday or wednesday. and they've forecast terrific thunderstorms and rain so if that river gets any more water, it's going to burst its banks again. the fear is that the forecast rain will put too much strain on the high river banks. they've plug one breach, but the authorities they've plugged one breach, but the authorities are worried about others. there is a large crack that's probably about half a kilometre in length running away from where the repair took place and we're monitoring that on an hourly basis and we're looking at what can be done to repair that. this is the room we've been allocated... derek has been moved from his home in wainfleet to emergency accommodation in nearby skegness. that's all we've go
in wainfleet, it's a waiting game.acuated because of fears of another flood in the next few days. not everyone has gone. some people don't want to leave, preparing for the worst, but hoping for the best. we've been told the river could breach at any moment if there's any more rain, which we're expecting on tuesday or wednesday. and they've forecast terrific thunderstorms and rain so if that river gets any more water, it's going to burst its banks again. the fear is that the forecast rain will...
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luxmy gopal bbc news, wainfleet. now on bbc news, sport today.ming up on this programme: india get the better of pakistan at the cricket world cup as rohit sharma slams another century. sweden seal their place in the last 16 of the women‘s world cup as their opponents thailand reach a milestone of their own. and fernando alonso has claimed back—to—back wins at the le mans 24—hour race. welcome to the programme. thanks forjoining us. it‘s the biggest rivalry in sport — india against pakistan in the cricket. over a billion people are thought to have been watching on sunday at old trafford in manchester. india continued their world cup dominance over their rivals, with a rain—affected 89—run victory as a highly anticipated match came to a strange end. pakistan, chasing 337, collapsed to 166—6 before a rain delay saw their target revised to another 136 runs required from 30 balls — a task near enough impossible. india, who have never lost a world cup match to pakistan, earlier posted an impressive 336 for 5, led by rohit sharma‘s 140 and 77 from vira
luxmy gopal bbc news, wainfleet. now on bbc news, sport today.ming up on this programme: india get the better of pakistan at the cricket world cup as rohit sharma slams another century. sweden seal their place in the last 16 of the women‘s world cup as their opponents thailand reach a milestone of their own. and fernando alonso has claimed back—to—back wins at the le mans 24—hour race. welcome to the programme. thanks forjoining us. it‘s the biggest rivalry in sport — india against...
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all of the people of wainfleet can do is watch and wait and hope they defences hold out.here's olly foster at the bbc sport centre. evening clive. 25,000 packed into old trafford today but there was a global television audience of over a billion for the cricket world cup match between india and pakistan. the weather played it's part but couldn't stop india storming to an emphatic 89—run victory. our sports correspondent andy swiss was at the game. if you wondered exactly how much this game means, well, here's your answer. for india and pakistan fans, all roads led to manchester. whatever their transport, theyjust had to be there. this means a lot for us. we are from india, only to watch the match. only to win the match! it's more than a cricket match, this is war! no, it's the biggest match in the world. any sport, you can't beat it. the best part of a million people had applied for tickets, with an estimated billion watching on tv. talk about pressure. but from the off, india didn't seem to be feeling it — the favourites off to a flyer. a brilliant century from rohit sha
all of the people of wainfleet can do is watch and wait and hope they defences hold out.here's olly foster at the bbc sport centre. evening clive. 25,000 packed into old trafford today but there was a global television audience of over a billion for the cricket world cup match between india and pakistan. the weather played it's part but couldn't stop india storming to an emphatic 89—run victory. our sports correspondent andy swiss was at the game. if you wondered exactly how much this game...
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luxmy gopal bbc news, wainfleet.rst televised debate in the race to be conservative leader and prime minister has taken place, but without boris johnson. contenders have clashed over how to deliver brexit. hong kong's leader apologises as hundreds of thousands stage another protest against plans for an extradition law, which has now been suspended. hundreds of people in lincolnshire still can't go back to their homes because of flooding — descibed by the environment agency as "unprecedented". sport and for a full round up, from the bbc sport centre. here's gavin. it was one of the most keenly anticipated encounters at the cricket world cup, if not in sport! but in the end, it was a comfortable victory for india, beating their fierce rivals by 89 runs in manchester — watched by more than a billion people worldwide. this is how it finished at old trafford: india set pakistan target of 337 for victory. play was suspended due to rain with pakistan 166 for 6 after 35 overs. pakistan were set a new target of 302 off a0 ove
luxmy gopal bbc news, wainfleet.rst televised debate in the race to be conservative leader and prime minister has taken place, but without boris johnson. contenders have clashed over how to deliver brexit. hong kong's leader apologises as hundreds of thousands stage another protest against plans for an extradition law, which has now been suspended. hundreds of people in lincolnshire still can't go back to their homes because of flooding — descibed by the environment agency as...
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danny savage reports from wainfleet. several streets in the small town of wa i nfleet now several streets in the small town of wainfleet now look like this after five days of rain. the nearby river was overwhelmed. i think it was a little bit more urgency last night, once the power went off. 0bviously in the dark it is difficult. the ca i’s in the dark it is difficult. the cars are underwater, nobody even had the chance to move their cars? cars are underwater, nobody even had the chance to move their car57m came over pretty quickly. the river i’u ns came over pretty quickly. the river runs between two high banks but yesterday one of them gave way. the surrounding land is lower, so a wide area was very quickly flooded. that paul goes down six foot. you have a swimming pool in your garden, which has now turned into... one big pool! laura has only lived here for a few months. now she has had to move out indefinitely. i'm shocked. it'sjust doesn't happen to that river. i'm just shocked. i didn't expect this. are you insured?
danny savage reports from wainfleet. several streets in the small town of wa i nfleet now several streets in the small town of wainfleet now look like this after five days of rain. the nearby river was overwhelmed. i think it was a little bit more urgency last night, once the power went off. 0bviously in the dark it is difficult. the ca i’s in the dark it is difficult. the cars are underwater, nobody even had the chance to move their cars? cars are underwater, nobody even had the chance to...
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the situation here in wainfleet remains a risky one.ve an impact on the river steeping locally. it could bring more flooding, so the emergency services are poised to respond to that in the coming days. people with a poor credit history can take out what are known as guarantor loans — that is, to nominate someone to make loan repayments if they're unable to. but citizens advice has revealed that the numbers seeking debt advice for these loans has doubled in two years. it's prompted calls for a price cap on all forms of lending to protect people from taking on too much debt. fiona philips has this report. karl has his own computer support business. when his ex—wife asked him to help her take out a loan by acting as a counter, he agreed to help. she borrowed the money from the country's biggest guarantor lender, a go. they have told us they explained to him what being a guarantor involved, and he understood, but carr says he didn't really fully appreciate what it could lead to. i am constantly worried. there is constant anxiety. i would ju
the situation here in wainfleet remains a risky one.ve an impact on the river steeping locally. it could bring more flooding, so the emergency services are poised to respond to that in the coming days. people with a poor credit history can take out what are known as guarantor loans — that is, to nominate someone to make loan repayments if they're unable to. but citizens advice has revealed that the numbers seeking debt advice for these loans has doubled in two years. it's prompted calls for a...
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the situation here in wainfleet remains a risky one.oding, so the emergency services are poised to respond to that in the coming days. a day after nearly two million people in hong kong took part people with bad history are able to ta ke people with bad history are able to take out loans. it has prompted calls for price cap to prevent people from taking on too much debt. carl has his own computer support business. when his ex—wife asked him to help her take out a loan by acting as a guarantor, he agreed to help. she borrowed the money from the country's biggest guarantor lender, amigo. they've told us they explained to him what being a guarantor involved and he understood, but carl says he didn't really fully appreciate what it could lead to. i'm constantly worried. there's constant anxiety. i'd just rather not have that hovering over me. when his ex started to miss her payments, the lender got in touch. if the payment was a day or two late, i'd get a text message through. the day after, i'd get a letter through the door about going to
the situation here in wainfleet remains a risky one.oding, so the emergency services are poised to respond to that in the coming days. a day after nearly two million people in hong kong took part people with bad history are able to ta ke people with bad history are able to take out loans. it has prompted calls for price cap to prevent people from taking on too much debt. carl has his own computer support business. when his ex—wife asked him to help her take out a loan by acting as a...
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from wainfleet, luxmy gopal sent this report.e air, you can see the vast extent of the flood waters, the river steeping swollen after two months of rain fell in two days. more flooding is expected, and around 600 homes have been evacuated. this is the second time rebecca and jodie have had to move. you've got where all the electrics have to dry out, because you can't put them back on. so it is finding the emergency accommodation that you are going to be setting basically a new home up, when you know your home's underwater. and it's so hard. sorry. the environment agency says the river could breach at points where its flood defences are vulnerable. an raf chinook has returned today to help shore up the bank. it's this stretch of the river steeping that's expected to burst its banks, and that's why the raf chinook behind me has been flying back and forth with bags of sand and gravel to try to plug any breach. volunteers have travelled for miles to help the flood—defence operations. been out for the past three days, we've just had t
from wainfleet, luxmy gopal sent this report.e air, you can see the vast extent of the flood waters, the river steeping swollen after two months of rain fell in two days. more flooding is expected, and around 600 homes have been evacuated. this is the second time rebecca and jodie have had to move. you've got where all the electrics have to dry out, because you can't put them back on. so it is finding the emergency accommodation that you are going to be setting basically a new home up, when you...
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luxmy gopal, bbc news, wainfleet.e the next leader of the conservative party, and prime minister, have dismissed suggestions they should withdraw and allow an uncontested "coronation" of the frontrunner, boris johnson. they've been campaigning for the support of party members at a meeting in london. our political correspondent nick eardley was there, his report contains flashing images. blink and you'll miss him — boris johnson arrives at the first leadership hustings for tory activists. in here, he told them he's a winner, and he's undoubtedly the man to beat, but his rivals say a coronation would be a mistake. that would be a complete disgrace. the public deserve the chance to look at these leaders. mrjohnson‘s opponents insist this isn't over. we had a coronation last time, it didn't work out well, so let's not make the same mistakes again. jeremy hunt insists he can shock everyone and come from behind to win. michael gove agrees it's all still to play for. the leadership hustings so far have been taking place behi
luxmy gopal, bbc news, wainfleet.e the next leader of the conservative party, and prime minister, have dismissed suggestions they should withdraw and allow an uncontested "coronation" of the frontrunner, boris johnson. they've been campaigning for the support of party members at a meeting in london. our political correspondent nick eardley was there, his report contains flashing images. blink and you'll miss him — boris johnson arrives at the first leadership hustings for tory...
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danny savage is in wainfleet for us this evening.out drought. so far this is a more typical british summer. local people say it started raining here on sunday night and didn't stop until this morning. so the local river burst its banks. that behind me is an electrical substation and if that gets wet all the power goes off. these houses are affected with the fire brigade here. the authorities say the situation is under control at the moment but it has been a difficult 2a hours for people living here. several streets in the small town of wainfleet now look like this. after five days of rain, the nearby river steeping was overwhelmed. everyone is now out their houses. i think it was a little bit more — a bit more urgency last night once the power went off and obviously it's dark, it's a little bit more difficult. because i mean these cars are underwater, nobody had a chance to even move their cars? i presume it came over pretty quick when it did. the river runs between two high banks, but yesterday one of them gave way. the surrounding
danny savage is in wainfleet for us this evening.out drought. so far this is a more typical british summer. local people say it started raining here on sunday night and didn't stop until this morning. so the local river burst its banks. that behind me is an electrical substation and if that gets wet all the power goes off. these houses are affected with the fire brigade here. the authorities say the situation is under control at the moment but it has been a difficult 2a hours for people living...
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luxmy gopal, bbc news, wainfleet.e local mp for the area and joins me now from wainfleet in lincolnshire. i understand that you have been speaking to the environment secretary, has he promised you any help? he said that anything the environment agency once we will have. we are currently building one of the biggest pumps in the country and we have two of them here and used at this level to hopefully pump the water away. extraordinary weather like this is nothing new, it's becoming a regular occurrence for many of the residence it would be nice if there were not flooded in the first place. is your party going to look at the wider picture when it comes to these floods?” to look at the wider picture when it comes to these floods? i think we have to see what could have been done better. for here that means primarily saying could the banks of the river bend better maintains that there were not breaches? ultimately we do have an extraordinary amount of water into days, an extraordinary amount of rain and it's reasonable to s
luxmy gopal, bbc news, wainfleet.e local mp for the area and joins me now from wainfleet in lincolnshire. i understand that you have been speaking to the environment secretary, has he promised you any help? he said that anything the environment agency once we will have. we are currently building one of the biggest pumps in the country and we have two of them here and used at this level to hopefully pump the water away. extraordinary weather like this is nothing new, it's becoming a regular...
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our reporter, luxmy gopal, has been in wainfleet today and she told us about those who've been evacuateded to a shelter in nearby skegness, and others have had to stay in friends' houses. some of them are double evacuees, in that they were moved out of their homes on wednesday when the flooding first began and moved to friends' houses, and yesterday those properties were also evacuated. the flooding began on wednesday when the river steeping burst its banks when two months' worth of rain fell in just two days. there is a fear that could happen again. behind me, the pumping station, which emergency crews are desperately trying to keep working to keep the water away to prevent further flooding. there is a concern that at points where the flood defences are weak and vulnerable, the river could burst its banks again. that is why the raf chinook returned yesterday to put in gravel and sand to shore up the defences to plug any potential breach. emergency teams say they might be here till friday because we have some weather warnings issued for tuesday with heavy rain expected. the environment a
our reporter, luxmy gopal, has been in wainfleet today and she told us about those who've been evacuateded to a shelter in nearby skegness, and others have had to stay in friends' houses. some of them are double evacuees, in that they were moved out of their homes on wednesday when the flooding first began and moved to friends' houses, and yesterday those properties were also evacuated. the flooding began on wednesday when the river steeping burst its banks when two months' worth of rain fell...
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two months‘ worth of rain fell in just two days in the lincolnshire town of wainfleet., really. there was water up to our chest when we last went in. lost everything in the house. jean and kevin were shocked at the speed at which the water came into their home. they had just finished renovating and say it will take another year to restore it to its former state. very, very sad, obviously, you know. we've never had anything like this happen before, but we just had to get out, so we did. the water level in wainfleet has dropped over the past few days, but with another spell of heavy rain forecast tonight and tomorrow — up to five centimetres on already sodden ground — people are very worried about what will happen to their homes. they're very angry. we've got a lot of people around here who are angry, and rightly so. they've lost their homes. so we're trying to get everything in place. district council, we've got skips, we've got people coming to help. so hopefully, you know, we can all pull together again. around a0 tonnes of water per second are being pumped away, but i
two months‘ worth of rain fell in just two days in the lincolnshire town of wainfleet., really. there was water up to our chest when we last went in. lost everything in the house. jean and kevin were shocked at the speed at which the water came into their home. they had just finished renovating and say it will take another year to restore it to its former state. very, very sad, obviously, you know. we've never had anything like this happen before, but we just had to get out, so we did. the...
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in wainfleet, it's a waiting game.ated because of fears of another flood in the next few days. not everyone has gone. some people don't want to leave, preparing for the worst but hoping for the best. we have been told the river could breach at any moment if there's any more rain, which we are expecting on tuesday or wednesday. and they forecast terrific thunderstorms and rain. so if that river gets any more water, it's going to burst its banks again. the fear is that the forecast rain will put too much strain on the high river banks. they've plugged one breach, but the authorities are worried about others. there is a large crack that is probably about half a kilometre in length running away from where the repair took place. we are monitoring that on an hourly basis, and we are looking at what can be done to repair that. this is the room we've been allocated. derek has been moved from his home in wainfleet to emergency accommodation in nearby skegness. that's all we've got, we've got no cooker, no fridge. but it's clean
in wainfleet, it's a waiting game.ated because of fears of another flood in the next few days. not everyone has gone. some people don't want to leave, preparing for the worst but hoping for the best. we have been told the river could breach at any moment if there's any more rain, which we are expecting on tuesday or wednesday. and they forecast terrific thunderstorms and rain. so if that river gets any more water, it's going to burst its banks again. the fear is that the forecast rain will put...
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luxmy gopal, bbc news, wainfleet. introduction of a new law that would allow extraditions to mainland china. the controversial proposals have led to huge street protests. last sunday, it's said more than a million people took to the streets — and another protest was planned for tomorrow. a warning: rupert wingfield hayes report — from hong kong — does contain flash photography. fellow citizens and members of the media... as she stood alone at the podium, carrie lam must have known every pair of eyes in hong kong was watching her. after a week of mass street protests and running battles between protesters and police, would she or wouldn't she back down and drop the widely hated extradition bill? i now announce that the government has decided to suspend the legislative amendment exercise. not a withdrawal, then. so is this just a trick to pacify the protesters? it has nothing to do with an intention or wish to pacify. how could i restore, as fast as possible, the calm in society, and how could i avoid any more law—enfor
luxmy gopal, bbc news, wainfleet. introduction of a new law that would allow extraditions to mainland china. the controversial proposals have led to huge street protests. last sunday, it's said more than a million people took to the streets — and another protest was planned for tomorrow. a warning: rupert wingfield hayes report — from hong kong — does contain flash photography. fellow citizens and members of the media... as she stood alone at the podium, carrie lam must have known every...
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hundreds of people have been forced to leave their homes at wainfleet, after the river steeping burst days ago. today residents have been told it could be another four days before they can safely return to their homes because there is a risk of further flooding to come. more than 500 workers have helped with their rescue operation but theirjob is farfrom over as with their rescue operation but theirjob is far from over as there isa theirjob is far from over as there is a risk of yet more flooding to come. this is the worst flooding we have seen from rain in living memory. we are in a situation that 2-3 memory. we are in a situation that 2—3 months of rain has fallen in a short period of time, landed on the ground and is overflowing everywhere you can imagine. just under 600 homes have been evacuated. residents have been told they should not return until wednesday at the earliest. businesses have also been affected. most of the things u psta i rs affected. most of the things upstairs is ok but downstairs it is waterlogged. it is hard because it is an online business and people are stil
hundreds of people have been forced to leave their homes at wainfleet, after the river steeping burst days ago. today residents have been told it could be another four days before they can safely return to their homes because there is a risk of further flooding to come. more than 500 workers have helped with their rescue operation but theirjob is farfrom over as with their rescue operation but theirjob is far from over as there isa theirjob is far from over as there is a risk of yet more...
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it is a different scenario from wainfleet.y days. that has caused issues with surface water flooding, and it has put a big strain on the sewage systems which are working at full capacity. how have the rescue agencies and authorities managed to respond? they have worked well together, the cou nty have worked well together, the county council, the district council, anglian water, the environment agency, we have all been working together to try and resolve these issues, and fire and rescue services have been feeding into that as well so they have worked well together, i think now we are in a situation of trying to unblock drains, i'm trying to unblock areas of the sewage system as well. but it has been quite challenging but i think we are starting to get ahead of it now. we just need a bit of dry weather. all the authorities have to have contingency plans. how well—prepared do you think you were, and how well are you able to respond? we well were prepared, we have contingency plans in place, all of those plans have been enacted,
it is a different scenario from wainfleet.y days. that has caused issues with surface water flooding, and it has put a big strain on the sewage systems which are working at full capacity. how have the rescue agencies and authorities managed to respond? they have worked well together, the cou nty have worked well together, the county council, the district council, anglian water, the environment agency, we have all been working together to try and resolve these issues, and fire and rescue...
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people wainfleet in, lincolnshire, preparing for more rain.hs of rain fell in just two days. breakfast‘s john maguire is in wainfleet for us this morning. around 600 homes evacuated in wa i nfleet. around 600 homes evacuated in wainfleet. it has been a couple of days of respite for the community. a bright and breezy day yesterday which is exactly what they needed. a lot of the water fallen by around two feet. the river was breaching its banks. you will see the spectacular pictures of the raf dropping a hundred ton of ballast to reach that gap. a lot of people looking skywards with reports of bad weather. fingers crossed it will not cause the sorts of problems it has because in the last few days. wendy from the county counciljoins me. the community response has been fantastic over the last few days. someone from the environment agency we we re someone from the environment agency we were talking to look exhausted. what is the perspective? it has been fantastic, all the community has come together. young people, the schools, the british legions,
people wainfleet in, lincolnshire, preparing for more rain.hs of rain fell in just two days. breakfast‘s john maguire is in wainfleet for us this morning. around 600 homes evacuated in wa i nfleet. around 600 homes evacuated in wainfleet. it has been a couple of days of respite for the community. a bright and breezy day yesterday which is exactly what they needed. a lot of the water fallen by around two feet. the river was breaching its banks. you will see the spectacular pictures of the raf...
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joining me now from wainfleet is our reporter luxmy gopal.o have been evacuated ? people from about 600 homes also who have been evacuated? where are they? some of them have been moved to a shelter in nearby skegness, and others have had to stay in the friends' houses. some of them are double evacuees, in that they were moved out of their homes on wednesday when the flooding first began and moved to friends' houses, and yesterday those properties were also evacuated. the flooding began on wednesday when the river burst its banks when two months' worth of rain fell. behind its banks when two months' worth of rainfell. behind me, its banks when two months' worth of rain fell. behind me, the pumping station which emergency crews are desperately trying to keep working to keep the water away to prevent further flooding. there to keep the water away to prevent furtherflooding. there is a concern that at points where the flood defences are weak and vulnerable, the river could burst its banks again. that is why the raf chinook returned yesterday to p
joining me now from wainfleet is our reporter luxmy gopal.o have been evacuated ? people from about 600 homes also who have been evacuated? where are they? some of them have been moved to a shelter in nearby skegness, and others have had to stay in the friends' houses. some of them are double evacuees, in that they were moved out of their homes on wednesday when the flooding first began and moved to friends' houses, and yesterday those properties were also evacuated. the flooding began on...
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alison freeman, bbc news, wainfleet all saints.very well" after being filmed visibily shaking during a meeting with the ukranian president in berlin. she appeared to be struggling to stand. afterward she said she felt much better after a drink of water. president trump is expected to announce tonight that he will run again to be president of the united states, in the 2020 race for the white house. he will address a rally of supporters in orlando in a few hours time. our north america editorjon sopel is there for us now. jon... thank you very much and welcome to a very noisy crowd. the capacity here is 20,000, according to the trump campaign, over 100,000 people is 20,000, according to the trump campaign, over100,000 people tried to get tickets. it's amazing. two and a half years into his presidency just how popular he remains with his supporters and how devoted they are to him. but of course, different to four years ago is he will now have to defend his record, notjust attacked the democrats. on certain things, he hasn't built the
alison freeman, bbc news, wainfleet all saints.very well" after being filmed visibily shaking during a meeting with the ukranian president in berlin. she appeared to be struggling to stand. afterward she said she felt much better after a drink of water. president trump is expected to announce tonight that he will run again to be president of the united states, in the 2020 race for the white house. he will address a rally of supporters in orlando in a few hours time. our north america...
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alison freeman, bbc news, wainfleet all saints. let's take a look at some of today's other news.ng of the 2022 world cup to qatar. michel platini was head of european football's governing body until being banned in 2015 for ethics breaches. he denies any wrongdoing. a man who threw a milkshake over brexit party leader nigel farage has been ordered to pay him compensation. paul crowther pleaded guilty to common assault and criminal damage. he was given 150 hours of unpaid community service and ordered to pay £350 to mr farage. meanwhile, the electoral commission says it has asked the brexit party to check all past donations, following concerns about transparency. rules state political parities have 30 days to return any donation that's not legal or allowed. if it's after this time, the money is forfeited, and goes to the treasury. but political parties can, and often do, challenge decisions. the us will send an additional 1,000 troops to the middle east, as tensions build with iran. the us military shared new images which, it says, link iran to attacks last week on two oil tankers
alison freeman, bbc news, wainfleet all saints. let's take a look at some of today's other news.ng of the 2022 world cup to qatar. michel platini was head of european football's governing body until being banned in 2015 for ethics breaches. he denies any wrongdoing. a man who threw a milkshake over brexit party leader nigel farage has been ordered to pay him compensation. paul crowther pleaded guilty to common assault and criminal damage. he was given 150 hours of unpaid community service and...
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cowan, thank you very much, in wainfleet.ig matches, scotland and england, and their fortunes are slightly divided at this point? doug rufus scotland, the best they can really hope for now is getting one of the best third—place finishes to qualify for the knockout phases, but they will have to beat argentina and hope for the best. england, after beating argentina, despite the heroics of the argentina goalkeeper, who was brilliant, phil neville saying showers the best player on the pitch, but they finally found a way past her so england are definitely through to the knockout stages after this 1-0 through to the knockout stages after this 1—0 victory. katie gornall is soaking up the reaction for us this morning in le havre, and phil neville must be really happy that they have qualified for the knockout stages with a game to spare? definitely, all of the squad will be feeling pleased with themselves this morning because they passed a very tough test last night in le havre. argentina have been one of the stories of the world cup,
cowan, thank you very much, in wainfleet.ig matches, scotland and england, and their fortunes are slightly divided at this point? doug rufus scotland, the best they can really hope for now is getting one of the best third—place finishes to qualify for the knockout phases, but they will have to beat argentina and hope for the best. england, after beating argentina, despite the heroics of the argentina goalkeeper, who was brilliant, phil neville saying showers the best player on the pitch, but...
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luxmy gopal, bbc news, wainfleet. earlier, i spoke to the local mp matt warman. spoken to the environment secretary, michael gove, about the situation and has been promised help. what michael's said is that anything that the environment agency wants, or the armed services want, we will have. and if i'm honest, that is what has been delivered so far. we're currently building one of the biggest pumps in the country. we've got two of them here — the sort of thing that was used at the somerset levels to start hopefully pumping some of the water away. extraordinary weather like this is nothing new. it's becoming a regular occurrence. for many of the residents, it would be nice if there weren't flooded in the first place. is the government and your party going to look at the wider picture when it comes to these floods? i think we have to see what could have been done better. for here, that means primarily saying, could the banks of the river steeping have been better maintained so that there weren't breaches? ultimately, we did have an extraordinary amount of water, tw
luxmy gopal, bbc news, wainfleet. earlier, i spoke to the local mp matt warman. spoken to the environment secretary, michael gove, about the situation and has been promised help. what michael's said is that anything that the environment agency wants, or the armed services want, we will have. and if i'm honest, that is what has been delivered so far. we're currently building one of the biggest pumps in the country. we've got two of them here — the sort of thing that was used at the somerset...
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hundreds of people were forced to leave their homes at wainfleet after the river steeping burst its bankseport. more than 500 workers have helped with their rescue operation but theirjob is far from over as there is a risk of yet more flooding to come. this is the worst flooding we have seen from rain in living memory. we are in a situation that 2—3 months of rain has fallen in a short period of time, landed on the ground and is overflowing everywhere you can imagine. just under 600 homes have been evacuated. residents have been told they should not return until wednesday at the earliest. businesses have also been affected. i've got a lot of tyres upstairs. most of the things upstairs is ok but downstairs it is waterlogged. it is hard because it is an online business and people are still buying but i can't get down to get them out. high volume pumps have been brought in to channel way away. flood defences are holding for now but in the coming days that could change. let's now speak to shaun west, who is the assistant chief constable with lincolnshire police — he joins us from wainfleet. .
hundreds of people were forced to leave their homes at wainfleet after the river steeping burst its bankseport. more than 500 workers have helped with their rescue operation but theirjob is far from over as there is a risk of yet more flooding to come. this is the worst flooding we have seen from rain in living memory. we are in a situation that 2—3 months of rain has fallen in a short period of time, landed on the ground and is overflowing everywhere you can imagine. just under 600 homes...
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the first 290 homes, that's the area to the west of wa i nfleet, that's the area to the west of wainfleettoday we've seen rising water levels around the pumping station that serves the area and as a result we are concerned we might lose the capability of the pumping station, so capability of the pumping station, so further properties have been evacuated. where people being evacuated. where people being evacuated to? we are asking most people to self evacuate to stay with friends out of the area. we have prioritised vulnerable residents and providing a specific level of support depending on their needs. we have a refreshment centre, reception centre in skegness for people who don't have anywhere else to go and we are treating people according to their needs and looking at the next 24-48 their needs and looking at the next 24—48 hours. their needs and looking at the next 24-48 hours. the rain has been going on for the past week. how are residents feeling? they have responded well. the community are very positive and supportive and have evacuated pretty much as we have evacuated pretty much
the first 290 homes, that's the area to the west of wa i nfleet, that's the area to the west of wainfleettoday we've seen rising water levels around the pumping station that serves the area and as a result we are concerned we might lose the capability of the pumping station, so capability of the pumping station, so further properties have been evacuated. where people being evacuated. where people being evacuated to? we are asking most people to self evacuate to stay with friends out of the...
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danny savage has this report from wainfleet. far, this is a much more typical british summer. local people say it started raining here on sunday nights, and didn't stop until this morning. so the local river burst its banks, that shed behind me as an electricity substation, if that gets what, all the power for the area substation, if that gets what, all the powerfor the area goes substation, if that gets what, all the power for the area goes off. this road needs pumping out behind me still, and these houses are still affected to with the fire brigade here. the authorities say the situation is under control at the moment, but there's been a difficult 2a hours for people living there. several streets in this small town of wayne fleet now look like this. after five days of rain, the nearby river steeping was overwhelmed. people are out of their houses. indigo was a little bit more, bit more urgency last night, once the power went off, and it's dark, it's more difficult. these guys are underwater, these —— nobody even had a chance t
danny savage has this report from wainfleet. far, this is a much more typical british summer. local people say it started raining here on sunday nights, and didn't stop until this morning. so the local river burst its banks, that shed behind me as an electricity substation, if that gets what, all the power for the area substation, if that gets what, all the powerfor the area goes substation, if that gets what, all the power for the area goes off. this road needs pumping out behind me still, and...
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it's been three days of pain for those communities in wainfleet.at your house has been flooded is, of course, really upsetting. they've been fantastic. some of the heroic efforts by those fire rescue officers. a real challenging operation here in lincolnshire. rail passengers had to be rescued near corby last night, after first one and then a second train became trapped by a flooding and a landslide. it's been a week when it's seemed like it would never stop raining, which would be less of a problem if it were in the middle ofjune. it is unusual, and we've got a lot of people by rivers, who perhaps wouldn't normally be — on holiday, camping, that kind of stuff. what we are urging is people, if you are near rivers, they're very high—end swollen and reacting very quick to rain, increased vigilance, be very careful about your surroundings. the rain is easing off and the forecast is a little bit better, but the rivers are still filling up and the peak here in worcester isn't expected until late tomorrow afternoon. which means the disruption's going to
it's been three days of pain for those communities in wainfleet.at your house has been flooded is, of course, really upsetting. they've been fantastic. some of the heroic efforts by those fire rescue officers. a real challenging operation here in lincolnshire. rail passengers had to be rescued near corby last night, after first one and then a second train became trapped by a flooding and a landslide. it's been a week when it's seemed like it would never stop raining, which would be less of a...
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our news reporter michael cowan has been in wainfleet this morning.ter the river steeping broke its banks on wednesday, after having two months of rainfall in two days. the raf and chinnock helicopters were drafted into still the burst banks with 270 tonnes of sandbags. it was good news last night when they said that had stopped the flooding and river levels were starting to recede. but people here still don't know when they can get back into their homes. now fire crews work across the cou nty to now fire crews work across the county to feverishly pump water out of those affected houses. this is a very difficult situation for a close—knit local community. homophobic and transphobic attacks — including harassment, stalking and physical assault — have more than doubled since 2014, according to home office statistics. the new analysis comes after a number of high profile attacks, including two women who were targeted on a bus in camden. reports of lgbt hate crime have increased by more than 1a0% in england and wales in the last 5 years. the number of bri
our news reporter michael cowan has been in wainfleet this morning.ter the river steeping broke its banks on wednesday, after having two months of rainfall in two days. the raf and chinnock helicopters were drafted into still the burst banks with 270 tonnes of sandbags. it was good news last night when they said that had stopped the flooding and river levels were starting to recede. but people here still don't know when they can get back into their homes. now fire crews work across the cou nty...
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two months‘ worth of rain fell in just two days in the lincolnshire town of wainfleet.ame into their home. they had just finished renovating and say it will take another year to restore it to its former state. very, very sad, obviously, you know. we‘ve never had anything like this happen before, but we just had to get out, so we did. the water level in wainfleet has dropped over the past few days, but with another spell of heavy rain forecast tonight and tomorrow — up to five centimetres on already sodden ground — people are very worried about what will happen to their homes. they're very angry. we've got a lot of people around here who are angry, and rightly so. they've lost their homes. so we're trying to get everything in place. district council, we've got skips, we've got people coming to help. so hopefully, you know, we can all pull together again. around 40 tonnes of water per second are being pumped away, but it‘s not known if it will be enough. the next 24 to 48 hours is a really important time for us. we are keeping a critical eye on, and we hope to get people
two months‘ worth of rain fell in just two days in the lincolnshire town of wainfleet.ame into their home. they had just finished renovating and say it will take another year to restore it to its former state. very, very sad, obviously, you know. we‘ve never had anything like this happen before, but we just had to get out, so we did. the water level in wainfleet has dropped over the past few days, but with another spell of heavy rain forecast tonight and tomorrow — up to five centimetres...
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it's been three days of pain for those communities in wainfleet.tting. they've been fantastic. some of the heroic efforts by those fire rescue officers. a real challenging operation here in lincolnshire. rail passengers had to be rescued near corby last night, after first one and then a second train became trapped by flooding and a landslide. it's been a week when it's seemed like it would never stop raining, which would be less of a problem if it weren't the middle ofjune. it is unusual, and we've got a lot of people by rivers, who perhaps wouldn't normally be — on holiday, camping, that kind of stuff. what we're urging is people, if you are near rivers, they are very high and they're very swollen, they're reacting very quick to rain, increased vigilance, be very careful about your surroundings. the rain is easing off and the forecast is a little bit better, but the rivers are still filling up and the peak here in worcester isn't expected until late tomorrow afternoon. which means the disruption's going to continue for a few more days, and those w
it's been three days of pain for those communities in wainfleet.tting. they've been fantastic. some of the heroic efforts by those fire rescue officers. a real challenging operation here in lincolnshire. rail passengers had to be rescued near corby last night, after first one and then a second train became trapped by flooding and a landslide. it's been a week when it's seemed like it would never stop raining, which would be less of a problem if it weren't the middle ofjune. it is unusual, and...
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across weather, more rain to come in wainfleet.e extreme for some parts of europe. a few temperatures from the past few days. some of these figures here, particularly across latvia, parts of western russia, belarus come into lithuania as well, record—breaking june temperatures. the standout won there in corsica, 40 celsius on friday. that is the first time they have hit 40 celsius in corsica and the earliest in france. first time they have hit 40 injune. it has been pretty exceptional. this is not 1 million miles away from us. that 40 degrees, that he'd across france has come at a price. this is some of the footage from yesterday. this was taken from inside a car. those cracks on the windscreen caused by hailstone the size of ping—pong balls. dense around the whole car. you can imagine being stuck under that. that can cause serious damage to humans as well. the scenes in the streets around france. big damage, brought leaves down, rivers through the streets. damage to the stained glass windows in a church. the ministry for agricultu
across weather, more rain to come in wainfleet.e extreme for some parts of europe. a few temperatures from the past few days. some of these figures here, particularly across latvia, parts of western russia, belarus come into lithuania as well, record—breaking june temperatures. the standout won there in corsica, 40 celsius on friday. that is the first time they have hit 40 celsius in corsica and the earliest in france. first time they have hit 40 injune. it has been pretty exceptional. this...
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people affected by flooding in the lincolnshire town of wainfleet have been told to avoid using washingwers. hundreds have had to leave their homes and have been told they won't be able to go back until at least the middle of the week. the wahaca restaurant chain has said a waiter should not have been told to contribute towards the bill of a table of customers who left without paying. the firm which operates 25 sites across the uk said staff would no longer have to contribute to unpaid bills after a customer raised the issue on twitter. keith doyle has more. the wahaca mexican restaurant chain says it provides an environment as enjoyable for its staff as for its customers, but when diners left without paying at a north london branch, it was the waiter who had to pay part of the bill, according to a customer who tweeted her outrage. the customer, sarah hayward, a former labour leader of camden council, said making this server foot the bill was shameful employment practice. wahaca said it only made servers cover part of the bill in rare cases of real negligence but it has now clarified it
people affected by flooding in the lincolnshire town of wainfleet have been told to avoid using washingwers. hundreds have had to leave their homes and have been told they won't be able to go back until at least the middle of the week. the wahaca restaurant chain has said a waiter should not have been told to contribute towards the bill of a table of customers who left without paying. the firm which operates 25 sites across the uk said staff would no longer have to contribute to unpaid bills...
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danny savage has spen the day in wainfleet. in wainfleet, it‘s a waiting game. evacuated because of fears of another flood in the next few days. not everyone has gone. some people don‘t want to leave, preparing for the worst, but hoping for the best. we‘ve been told the river could breach at any moment if there‘s any more rain, which we‘re expecting on tuesday or wednesday. and they‘ve forecast terrific thunderstorms and rain so if that river gets any more water, it‘s going to burst its banks again. the fear is that the forecast rain will put too much strain on the high river banks. they‘ve plugged one breach, but the authorities are worried about others. this is outside source live from the bbc newsroom. our lead story is... egypt‘s former president mohamed morsi has died during a court appearance in cairo. mr morsi had been injail ever since he was ousted in a military coup in 2013. electricity services have been restored to all of argentina huawei says sales of its handsets had sunk 40% in the past month because of us sanctions. its founder spoke earlier. tra
danny savage has spen the day in wainfleet. in wainfleet, it‘s a waiting game. evacuated because of fears of another flood in the next few days. not everyone has gone. some people don‘t want to leave, preparing for the worst, but hoping for the best. we‘ve been told the river could breach at any moment if there‘s any more rain, which we‘re expecting on tuesday or wednesday. and they‘ve forecast terrific thunderstorms and rain so if that river gets any more water, it‘s going to...
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hundreds of people have already been evacuated from wainfleet in lincolnshire after a breach in the wallscy works fear there could be another breach this week. one of the uk's biggest construction firms, the kier group, says it's cutting 1200 hundred jobs, more than half of which will go by the end of the month. the company says it will focus on its core business and will sell off its housebuilding and recycling divisions. ministers are being accused of wasting hundreds of millions of pounds on "sub standard" cycle lanes, which don't help riders feel safer. that's according to the former olympic cyclist chris boardman, who's now a cycling commissioner. the department for transport says new guidance will be issued this year. the former egyptian president, mohamed morsi, has died after collapsing in a courtroom where he was standing trial. the 67—year—old was elected in 2012 as the leader of the islamist movement the muslim far is the herd but was deposed by the army a year later following mass protests. he's since faced a number of court case and was attending a hearing to answer charges o
hundreds of people have already been evacuated from wainfleet in lincolnshire after a breach in the wallscy works fear there could be another breach this week. one of the uk's biggest construction firms, the kier group, says it's cutting 1200 hundred jobs, more than half of which will go by the end of the month. the company says it will focus on its core business and will sell off its housebuilding and recycling divisions. ministers are being accused of wasting hundreds of millions of pounds on...
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. —— wainfleet. real challenging operation here in lincolnshire. -- wainfleet. after first one and then a second train became trapped by flooding and a landslide. it's been a week when it's seemed like it would never stop raining, which would be less of a problem if it weren't the middle ofjune. it is unusual, and we've got a lot of people by rivers, who perhaps wouldn't normally be — on holiday, camping, that kind of stuff. what we're urging is people, if you are near rivers, they are very high and they're very swollen, they're reacting what we're urging is people, if you are near rivers, they are very high and they're very swollen, they're reacting very quick to rain, increased vigilance, be very careful about your surroundings. the rain is easing off and the forecast is a little bit better, but the rivers are still filling up and the peak here in worcester isn't expected until late tomorrow afternoon. which means the disruption's going to continue for a few more days, and those with weekend plans willjust have to make the best of it, which will suit some more
. —— wainfleet. real challenging operation here in lincolnshire. -- wainfleet. after first one and then a second train became trapped by flooding and a landslide. it's been a week when it's seemed like it would never stop raining, which would be less of a problem if it weren't the middle ofjune. it is unusual, and we've got a lot of people by rivers, who perhaps wouldn't normally be — on holiday, camping, that kind of stuff. what we're urging is people, if you are near rivers, they are...
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two months‘ worth of rain fell in just two days in wainfleet, almost 600 homes had to be evacuated.hocked at the speed the water came into their home. they had just finished renovating and sale will take another year to restore it to its former state. very sound, obviously. that we‘ve never had anything like this happen before. we just had to get out, so we did. —— very sad to. before. we just had to get out, so we did. -- very sad to. water levels have dropped in the last few days, but with another spell of heavy rain forecast tonight and tomorrow, up to five centimetres on already sodden ground, people are very worried about what will happen to their homes. a lot of people round here are angry, and rightly so, they‘re lost their homes. we‘re trying to get everything in place, the district council, we have skips and people coming in to help, so hopefully we can all pull together again. around 40 tonnes of water per second are being pumped away, but it‘s not known if it will be enough. the next 24—408! was as an important time, we are keeping a critical eye on and hoping to get peop
two months‘ worth of rain fell in just two days in wainfleet, almost 600 homes had to be evacuated.hocked at the speed the water came into their home. they had just finished renovating and sale will take another year to restore it to its former state. very sound, obviously. that we‘ve never had anything like this happen before. we just had to get out, so we did. —— very sad to. before. we just had to get out, so we did. -- very sad to. water levels have dropped in the last few days, but...
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some houses filled with water almost a metre high — after the river steeping burst its banks in wainfleet to drop ballast to bolster the banks. but authorities say water levels are still rising, and this afternoon told residents in another 290 homes to evacuate. earlier, i spoke to the chief inspector of lincolnshire police — phil vickers — who's been helping co—ordinate efforts and updated us on the situation. as you say, the repairs completed by the raf yesterday evening were checked again at first light and although they were holding, there was concern about the volume of water seeping through. another crack was found in the bank and a decision was made that the first 290 homes, that's the area to the west of wainfleet, would be evacuated. later today we've seen rising water levels around the pumping station that serves the area and as a result we are concerned we might lose the capability of the pumping station, so further properties have been evacuated. where people being evacuated to? we are asking most people to self evacuate to stay with friends out of the area. we have prioritise
some houses filled with water almost a metre high — after the river steeping burst its banks in wainfleet to drop ballast to bolster the banks. but authorities say water levels are still rising, and this afternoon told residents in another 290 homes to evacuate. earlier, i spoke to the chief inspector of lincolnshire police — phil vickers — who's been helping co—ordinate efforts and updated us on the situation. as you say, the repairs completed by the raf yesterday evening were checked...
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some residents in wainfleet were left with up to a metre of water in their homes when the river steepingell in just two days. the raf was called in, bringing bags of ballast to shore up the banks but levels have continued to rise, in a situation the environment agency says is unprecedented. us president donald trump has once again taken to twitter to criticise mayor of london sadiq khan. retweeting a post from right wing commentator katie hopkins, he said yesterday "london needs a new mayor asap. "khan is a disaster — will only get worse!" mr trump later followed it up with another post saying: "he is a national disgrace who is destroying "the city of london!" the president's comments came after five attacks in london in less than 2a hours left three men dead and three others injured. with me now is brian klaas, assistant professor in global politics at university college london and a columnist for the washington post. this is something of a feud that rambles on and on. yes, trump and sadiq khan have had a twitter spat for some time now, but he is amplifying katie hopkins, his view is qu
some residents in wainfleet were left with up to a metre of water in their homes when the river steepingell in just two days. the raf was called in, bringing bags of ballast to shore up the banks but levels have continued to rise, in a situation the environment agency says is unprecedented. us president donald trump has once again taken to twitter to criticise mayor of london sadiq khan. retweeting a post from right wing commentator katie hopkins, he said yesterday "london needs a new...
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people have already been moved to safety from a hundred properties in wainfleet near skegness after the steeping overflowed. the raf flew in tonnes of gravel to try to repair the breach, but new areas are now under threat. our correspondent michael cowan has spent the morning in the town. it was after the river steeping broke its banks after two months of rainfall fell in two days that raf chinook helicopters were flown in to fill the burst banks with 270 tonnes of sand bags, good news when they said that had stopped the flooding and river levels were starting to recede. but, people here still do not know when they can get back into their homes, and now fire crews work across the county, to feverishly pump water out of those affected houses. this is a very difficult situation for a close—knit local community. nazanin zaghari—ratcliffe, the british—iranianjailed in iran, has begun a new hunger strike in protest against her imprisonment. her husband, back in the uk, also plans tojoin her on hunger strike. the mother—of—one has been detained for the past three years after being accused of
people have already been moved to safety from a hundred properties in wainfleet near skegness after the steeping overflowed. the raf flew in tonnes of gravel to try to repair the breach, but new areas are now under threat. our correspondent michael cowan has spent the morning in the town. it was after the river steeping broke its banks after two months of rainfall fell in two days that raf chinook helicopters were flown in to fill the burst banks with 270 tonnes of sand bags, good news when...
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some residents in wainfleet were left with up to a metre of water in their homes when the river steepingh of rainfal fell in just two days. the raf was called in, bringing bags of ballast to shore up the banks but levels have continued to rise — in a situation the environment agency says is "unprecedented". joining us now from the emergency centre in lincoln is cheryl edwards. what is happening to those people who have been evacuated from their homes? well, they are getting some good news this morning, and that is that the defences for the river have held overnight. we know from yesterday that more were moved out of their homes because there were concerns that a second breach might happen but that has not happened, and we have seen the pictures of the raf helicopter is going on and dropping sandbags. some 3112 tonnes has so far been dropped, which has shored up the beach in the defences, but they are very aware it is only temporary, and indeed, when the environment agency went out early yesterday morning, they found another crack in the walls, so there are concerns about the integrity of
some residents in wainfleet were left with up to a metre of water in their homes when the river steepingh of rainfal fell in just two days. the raf was called in, bringing bags of ballast to shore up the banks but levels have continued to rise — in a situation the environment agency says is "unprecedented". joining us now from the emergency centre in lincoln is cheryl edwards. what is happening to those people who have been evacuated from their homes? well, they are getting some...
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people have already been moved to safety from a hundred properties in wainfleet near skegness after theflew in tonnes of gravel to try to repair the breach, but new areas are now under threat. our correspondent michael cowan has spent the morning in the town. it was after the river steeping broke its banks after two months of rainfall fall into days that raf chinook helicopters were flown in to fill the burst banks with 270 tonnes of sand bags, good news when they said that had stopped the flooding and river levels were starting to recede. but, people here still do not know when they can get back into their homes, and now fire crews work across the county, to feverishly pump water out of those affected houses. this is a very difficult situation for a close—knit local community. two teenagers have been killed in london in separate attacks within minutes of each other. police are investigating after one was stabbed in wandsworth, shortly before 5pm yesterday afternoon. another was shot in plumstead. police have made arrests in connection with each death. the leader of hong kong backs down
people have already been moved to safety from a hundred properties in wainfleet near skegness after theflew in tonnes of gravel to try to repair the breach, but new areas are now under threat. our correspondent michael cowan has spent the morning in the town. it was after the river steeping broke its banks after two months of rainfall fall into days that raf chinook helicopters were flown in to fill the burst banks with 270 tonnes of sand bags, good news when they said that had stopped the...
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residents in nearly 300 properties in wainfleet will be moved over concerns about flood defences on the steeping. the town flooded this week after two months‘ worth of rain fell in two days and the river burst its bank. the environment agency said water levels remain high. exam board edexcel has launched an investigation into how part of an a—level maths paper was leaked online. blacked—out images of two questions were shared on social media ahead of the exam yesterday. pearson, which runs edexcel, said the images were circulated "in a very limited way". it reassured students no—one would be advantaged or disadvantaged and they would not have to resit the paper. nazanin zaghari—ratcliffe, the british—iranianjailed in iran, has begun a new hunger strike in protest against her imprisonment. her husband, back in the uk, also plans tojoin her on hunger strike. the mother—of—one has been detained for the past three years after being accused of spying by the iranian authorities — a charge she strongly denies — and sentenced to five years in jail. it comes at a time of high tension in the regi
residents in nearly 300 properties in wainfleet will be moved over concerns about flood defences on the steeping. the town flooded this week after two months‘ worth of rain fell in two days and the river burst its bank. the environment agency said water levels remain high. exam board edexcel has launched an investigation into how part of an a—level maths paper was leaked online. blacked—out images of two questions were shared on social media ahead of the exam yesterday. pearson, which...