water uk, which represents the industry, says the government sets guidance on social tariffs and water higher reductions than other utility providers. dan whitworth, bbc news. now, it's rare asjournalists that we write stories. casey manning has done just that. he has detailed her two year battle since she received a sexually explicit dangle from an unknown caller to getting him convicted. hat an unknown caller to getting him convicted.— an unknown caller to getting him convicted. not only did you have to experience _ him convicted. not only did you have to experience the - him convicted. not only did you have to experience the awful i have to experience the awful eventin have to experience the awful event in the first place but then this nightmare. just to start by saying _ then this nightmare. just to start by saying that - then this nightmare. just to start by saying that some . then this nightmare. just to | start by saying that some of this involves some sexually explicit details. it has been an absolute ordeal over the last two years dealing with the police on this and dealing wi

water uk, which represents the industry, says the government sets guidance on social tariffs and watern other utility providers. dan whitworth, bbc news. we arejust going we are just going to take your life to the welsh labour conference where keir starmer is making his address.- is making his address. thank ou so is making his address. thank you so much- _ is making his address. thank you so much. absolutely - you so much. absolutely fantastic to see you all. thank you very much. thank you very much indeed. applause it feels good, doesn't it? thank you. thank you very much. thank you. thank you very much. thank you, catherine, for those words of introduction. it seems a long time since i was on that bridge at abergavenny launching i think on that date the first step. thank you for your words. i have been practising last year, as you can see. conference, what a year it has been, because for 1h years, this nation here has carried the torch for the entire labour party. the only great nation on our island is where we can show as a movement the change that we can deliver for working people

water uk said they are looking to invest at least £10 billion in tackling sewage spills.orces have been revealed in a new documentary. channel 4's dispatches and the sunday times report that the private estates of king charles and prince william have received millions of pounds in income from contracts with public bodies and charities. here's our news correspondent noor nanji with more. first of all, it says that both of those estates have struck lucrative deals with various public bodies including the nhs, and it says that in the last year alone the value of those deals came to almost £50 million, and it says it includes a £37 million agreement between the duchy of cornwall and the ministry ofjustice to lease dartmoor prison, and also an £11 million deal between the duchy of lancaster and a hospital trust to rent a warehouse. now, according to the investigation, the details of those deals have not been handed to parliament, so that does raise questions about transparency. and also, both estates are exempt from paying corporation tax and capital gains tax. now, the docume

this is the first time it's shown off its capabilities in uk waters.nce—gathering mission. it will respond to the environment it's in to gather intelligence and to understand more about a vessel which has arrived and is unknown and poses a potential threat to the local environment. equipped with a variety of sensors, including audio and video, herne has been tasked with locating any suspicious shipping which enters this harbour. it can make decisions around the best way to navigate into the area of operation. is it now the right time to deploy the payload? and in this instance, that payload is about camera and video collection. it can then make decisions on what's the best way to transmit that data and that intelligence back to command. after sneakily navigating its way around the harbour, it spots a suspect vessel and reports its findings back to base. mission accomplished. it can be fitted with a range of equipment, including weapons, a move as controversial at sea as it is in the air. this vehicle will not do anything without a human instructing it

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water and other necessities. around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news. welcome back, to the middle east now.ikes have hit the southern suburbs of beirut in the past few hours, sending plumes of smoke into the sky. it comes after an israeli air strike on an emergency response centre in the city of baalbek on north—eastern lebanon on thursday night, which killed at least 12 rescue workers. the strike hit a building of the civil defense agency which is linked to the lebanese government and not affiliated with the iranian—backed group hezbollah. the israeli military has not commented on the attack. in the more recent strikes in southern beirut, israeli drones fired two missiles at the beirut suburb of ghobeiry before the air force carried out what was described as a "very heavy" strike that levelled a building near municipal offices. it followed a warning of imminent strikes issued by the israeli military on x. i've been speaking to the bbc�*s hugo bachega who's in beirut. he began by giving me more details about that attack in baalbek. this attack hit a building being used by the civil defence

waters. a british minister has said the uk and its allies will not be intimidated by russian cyber—threats, intoe. addressing a nato cyber defence conference in london, cabinet office minister pat mcfadden called for allies to double down on their support for kyiv against president putin, and urged nato members to work more closely together to stay ahead in what he called "the new ai arms race". this is some of what he had to say. in the last year, the russian military and its unofficial army of cyber criminals and hacktivists have notjust stepped up their attacks and widened their targets to a number of nato members and partners. their aim is to gain a strategic advantage — to degrade the states that support ukraine. and here in the uk, russia has targeted our media, our telecoms, our political and democratic institutions and our energy infrastructure. i'm joined by emily taylor, ceo of the cyber intelligence company oxford information labs. how worried do you think nato members, the uk government and others are about cyber security right now, given there has been an apparent military increase

the longest flight of a such a missile on record — before landing in waters off japan's western coast. around the world and across the ukworld. the chancellor rachel reeves says that she hopes the new labour government's announcement of massive tax increases will be a one—off. the tax rises of about £40 billion were announced to parliament by ms reeves in her first budget. the nhs, transport and education will all see a boost in spending. an inquiry into the salisbury poisonings has heard that the first doctor to care for the poisoned daughter of a russian spy thought that he would never see her move again. yulia skripal arrived at the hospital in march 2018 in a deeply unconscious state alongside herfather sergei skripal after they were poisoned with the nerve agent novichok. more than 400 alleged victims or witnesses have come forward to lawyers over allegations of sexual misconduct against former harrods owner mohamed al fayed. 0ne lawyer representing the justice for harrods survivors group described it as "the worst case of corporate "abuse of women the world has ever seen". al fayed died last year, aged 94. you're

the headlines: storm bert continues to batter parts of the uk for a second day, as police confirm they've recovered a body in wales. the waterighting society". have a fantasticjob coaches, but there are people who could work who are not stop. moana, the polynesian girl who once saved her village from a millennial curse, is back on the theatres with a new adventure. we're at the the london premiere. police in north wales say they've recovered a body in the search for a 75—year—old man who disappeared on saturday. brian perry was walking his dog in an area affected by significant floodwater, next to the conwy river near trefriw. there's been no formal identification but the police say his family have been informed. storm bert is continuing to batter parts of britain for a second day with wales being badly hit this morning. au

water to hasaka. hello. storm bert continues to bring big impacts across large swathes of the uk.te significant flooding in the south—east of wales. there are flood warnings in force here, but also across parts of england, some up into scotland. no wonder we've seen flooding, because we have had huge amounts of rain. this is the radar over the last 36 hours or so. parts of south—west england and wales have seen well over 100mm of rain, that water all running through into the river systems, bringing those issues with flooding. now, we've also had some very strong winds this morning. the south—west of england bore the brunt. this gust of 76mph at yeovilton the strongest wind gust, it looks like, they've seen there since 1990. so very wet, very windy across these southern and south—eastern parts of england as we head towards the end of the day. the winds also picking up again across northern ireland and western scotland. gales in many areas here could cause some disruption. a lot of showers in the north of the uk. and as we head through this evening and tonight, well, this band of ra

water. bills must rise to tackle illegal sewage spills. minister tells uk pubuc sewage spills.ister tells uk public and the independent has bishop's . bishop joins call for bishop's. bishop joins call for welby to quit over abuse scandal. the metro has time to go archbishop and finally the daily star has the referees. a silly sausage nose var front pages. okay, let's have a closer look at those, starting with the daily mail, please. >> leo. yeah. so things aren't looking good for justin welby, who's the archbishop of canterbury, which makes him the head of the church of england, i believe. so it says welby must quit after failing to act on abuse , says bishops. this is abuse, says bishops. this is a senior bishop in the church of england who's called for him to resign. this is bishop of newcastle, helen—ann hartley , newcastle, helen—ann hartley, who's described justin welby's position as untenable and claimed the church was in danger of losing complete credibility. just before christmas, as well . just before christmas, as well. this is following a report into a barrister who'

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water to hasaka. hello there. well, storm bert has given us some very severe weather conditions right across the uk through the daynds. potentially more disruption to come too. it's not over yet. here are some of the strongest wind gusts through the day on saturday. high wind gusts recorded across some mountainous regions, and it could be windier still for parts of the channel coast on sunday than it was on saturday. there's been a lot of rain around as well, a number of flood warnings in force. that number could well rise for the rest of the night and through the day on sunday. there's more rain to come, certainly more strong, gusty winds. here's the centre of the low, moving very slowly northwards and eastwards, tight squeeze on the isobars. more snow melt across scotland tonight and that could add to the flooding problems, perhaps, here with the rising temperatures into tomorrow morning, that milder—feeling air. still gales, particularly for exposed coasts, and a lot of heavy rain piling into south—west england and wales. but look at the temperatures as we start off the day on sunday, and compare that to how co

water rich from the un shortly. we are trying to reconnect with her. around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news.itrite take you —— to take you back to gaza now where there has been terrible weather. joining me now from gaza city is louise wateridge, a spokeswoman for united nations relief agency. he started by saying people couldn't imagine it could get any worse, but now has. tell us what like life is like for people. tt what like life is like for people-— people. it is utterly miserable. - people. it is utterly miserable. the - people. it is utterly miserable. the last people. it is utterly - miserable. the last few days people. it is utterly _ miserable. the last few days i have been with people sheltering in these conditions. they don't have homes, they don't have shelter, they are living in rubble. at best they had plastic sheeting to try to protect them from wind and rain, but realistically most people are sheltering under blankets, curtains, bed sheets. it is really appalling. a father yesterday was telling me that rats come in at night for him and his family are sleeping and they have wa

uk. these boats are unfit for open thers, and more than 50 people have waters, and more than 50 people haveis year alone. the suspect is being detained, he will be extradited to belgium, where he will face charges of human smuggling. the uk national crime agency's deputy director said the arrest is very significant he has been one of the top targets for the nafrtional crime agency over several years. this individual has been suspected of being one of the most prolific supplier of energies, boats and other maritime equipment supplier of engines, boats and other maritime equipment to cross—channel smugglers. britain has been trying to clampdown on migrants arriving across the channel on small boats. sir keir starmer says the arrest was a "significant piece of thejigsaw" in reducing channel crossings. i want to thank the uk national crime agency, along with their dutch and belgian counterparts, for all their hard work and their crucial role in this investigation. it's exactly what we want to see. and it shows that our approach of working with international partners to smash the people smugglin

uk. these botes are unfit for open waters and more than 50 people have died, trying to make the crossingar alone. the suspect is being detained, he will be extradited, to belgium, where he will face charges of human smuggling. the national crime agency's deputy director said the arrest is very significant. he has been one of the top targets for the nafrtional crime agency over several years, this individual has been suspected of being one of the most prolific supplier of energies, botes and maritime equipment to cross—channel smugglers. britain has been trying to clampdown on migrants arriving across the channel on small boats. sir keir starmer says the arrest was a "significant piece of the jigsaw" in reducing channel crossings. i wants to thank the uk national crime agency, along with their dutch and belgian counterparts for all their hard work and crucial role in this investigation. it is exactly what we want to see. and it shows that our approach of working with international partners, to smash the people smuggling gangs is bearing fruit. injust overfour smuggling gangs is bearing fr

storm bert batters parts of the uk for a second day, as authorities confirm they've recovered a body in wales. are the waterpital in northern gaza says its director was injured in an israeli drone attack. exit polls in the first round of romania's presidential election show the current prime minister leading the race. moana — the polynesian girl who saved her village from a millennial curse — is back in cinemas with a new adventure. we're at the the london premiere. hello, i'm lewis vaughanjones. welcome to the programme. police in north wales say they've recovered a body in the search for a 75—year—old man who disappeared on saturday. brian perry was walking his dog in an area affected by significant floodwater, next to the river conwy, near trefriw. there's been no formal identification, but the police say his family have been informed. storm bert is battering parts of britain for a second day —

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water to hasaka. hello there. plenty of heavy rain through the day on sunday from storm bert and some strong, gusty winds too — this time, strongest across the southern half of the uk. gusts of wind in yeovilton in somerset of 76 miles an hour, and that is the strongest gust recorded at this site for 3h years. and some curiously mild air too — 19 celsius in santon downham in suffolk. but of course, of most concern has been just how much rainfall we've been seeing — parts of south—eastern wales, of course, seeing some severe flooding. there are plenty of flood warnings in force across the uk and that number could well rise as, of course, all of that rainfall just continues to feed into the rivers. and here's the area of low pressure associated with storm bert. it's gradually pulling its way further northwards and eastwards, still a tight squeeze on the isobars, the centre of the storm still over the north of scotland. as we head through the rest of the night and into tomorrow morning, still gales here. still a few more showers affecting some of these flood—affected areas across south—eastern wales, but it's turned a lot drier now with that band of rain across south—

found no more than a few hundred metres from water but at night they will often choose to travel on foot, to get from one stream to another. as a result, the ukers are killed and seriously injured on our roads every year but they have come up with a simple idea to help, as our reporter andrea 0rmsby has been finding out. meet menai, a little otter cub orphaned when his mum was killed crossing a road. menai was found at around about eight to 12 weeks—ish, roughly, on anglesey, by a reserve warden of the rspb. they called us. we arranged the transport. got it down to us and he's doing 0k. he's putting weight on now daily, so that's a good sign. now, to try to stop more otters being killed and more cubs orphaned, these signs are going up. the uk wild 0tter trust, based in north devon, says every year countless otters lose their lives or are seriously injured on uk roads. this stretch of the a361 from barnstaple to braunton, right in the heart of tarka territory, is notorious. this is an accident black spot for otters. over the past few years we've had at least 15 to 17 killed. and they seem to be, obviously, coming from the estuary, and they see

uk. in west yorkshire, ii—month—old baby luka had a narrow escape with his father after their vehicle started to become submerged. whilst i was on the phone to the emergency services, water rising into the car so i thought i need to get me and my son out of here. so i've climbed out of the driver's seat, ran round to his side, unstrapped him and got him out as quick as i could. and i'd say the water was about chest—high, so i was holding him up as high as i could, running out of the water. as storm bert finally clears from the north east, there's quieter weather to follow for many. for residents in affected communities, they are once again faced with the unenviable task of not only cleaning up, but also getting more funding to reinforce defences to stop it from happening again. vincent mcavennie, bbc news. with more than 99% of the votes counted in the first as storm bert finally clears from the north east, there's quieter weather to follow for many. for residents in affected communities, they are once again faced with the unenviable task of not only cleaning up, it from happening again. vincent mcavennie, bbc news. with more than 99% of the votes counted in the first ro

water out of their properties. and, a man died when a tree fell on his car in hampshire on saturday. louisa pilbeam reports. the ukth the mess caused by storm bert today. and the wild weather is not going away. new weather warnings are in place for either for heavy rain, strong winds or flooding. yellow warnings, meaning travel disruption and moderate danger are likely, are in place from scotland down to the south coast of england, and more than 200 flood alerts. northern ireland has seen some of the worst flooding with 6500 homes without power at one point and roads and railways submerged. we're the only ones out of the houses. we left and moved the cars, doing all the sandbags. and while we were out, the water reached the properties and we can't get back in and everybody else is stuck inside. disruption to travel on the roads and for train services will continue today with passengers urged to check online schedules. where thick snow fell in scotland and northern england, a quick thaw will lead to concerns of flooding with local authorities in areas ready with plans in place. the roads becoming quite full of wate

uk. the reading here this morning, 125.07. the market moved with euro/dollar. just because there is a body of waterit would not make much difference with the general trend. that is what we are seeing today as we slump. it is not helping out the situation of dollar is king. that was the trump trade that's continued on thanks to the data this morning. as we chart this, we are now back toward the levels we're seeing roughly around may, april, may on sterling/dollar trade. so, it is a steady decline that started from late september. the selling has accelerated now into the data point we're seeing today into november. speaking of data, let's look beyond the pmi. we had retail sales to digest. retail sales declined 0.7% of the month in october. uk office of stats says it was driven by non-food sales. on the year, retail sales rose 2.4%. since then, don't forget, we've had a cold snap and black friday promotions have kicked in. will it be enough for some of the retailers? the one investors are betting up is sainsbur, up 2.3%. the european markets, overall, the ftse was holding the line. you see that is th

uk. 60,000 homes are without power in the republic of ireland. county donegal has been the worst hit, around 12,000 people, particularly their without electricity, and you can see the amount of waterred warning issued for heavy rain in west cork and west galway, that is what has caused this flooding in the republic of ireland. in northern ireland, there have also been issues. we heard one of the gritters actually got stuck. we are also hearing real lanes between belfast and antrim and newry and portadown are closed because of the flooding —— the rail lines. the message to anyone who is going out is to think again, particularly where it is snowing because if you go out in a car and get stuck, it means the emergency services and those snow ploughs and gritters also have trouble getting out, and you just cause more issues. basically the message is a stay at home if you are in an area that is affected by storm bert today. 0ur scotland correspondent, catriona renton is keeping an eye on the sitution in pitlochry. she gave us this update we are starting to see storm bert arrive here now. in the last hour or so it has appeared here. while it is pretty, it can bring problems. the amber wa

storm bert batters parts of the uk for a second day, as authorities confirm they've recovered a body in wales. are the water girl who saved her village from a millennial curse, is back in cinemas with a new adventure. we're at the london premiere. hello, welcome to the programme. i'm lewis vaughan jones. the first minister of wales, eluned morgan, has described the impact of storm bert on her country as "absolutely devastating". more than 100 flood warnings are in place across england, scotland and wales because of high winds and rain. in north wales, a body has been found in the search for a missing dog—walker. in south wales, hundreds of homes have been flooded.

uk. in west yorkshire, ii—month—old baby luka had a narrow escape with his father after their vehicle started to become submerged. whilst i was on the phone to the emergency services, waterg into the car so i thought i need to get me and my son out of here. so i've climbed out of the driver's seat, ran round to his side, unstrapped him and got him out as quick as i could. and i'd say the water was about chest high, so i was holding him up as high as i could, running out of the water. as storm bert finally clears from the north east, there's quieter weather to follow for many. for residents in affected communities, they are once again faced with the unenviable task of not only cleaning up, but also getting more funding to reinforce defences to stop it from happening again. vincent mcavennie, bbc news. for those of you watching here in the uk, for the detail on how this impacts you where you are, do check that website, bbc news online for local information but also bbc local radio and television. here, the foreign office is investigating reports that a former british soldier fighting for ukraine has been captured by russian forces in the kursk region. a video is circulatin

uk in the wake of storm burt. the system sweeping across the country with melting snow and heavy rain causing extensive flooding in parts of england and wales, forcing water rescues across the country. across the region. all right. speaking of weather, storms could impact those heading home for the holidays this week. from winter alerts in the west this morning to rain forecast for the macy's day thanksgiving parade on thursday. let's get straight to our meteorologist. our weatherman derek van dam. derek. good morning. >> yeah, about 80 million americans traveling this week. seeing their family, their friends their loved ones. maybe you're hitting the airways. okay, we've got the potential for some minor delays across the airports here from chicago to detroit and minneapolis. that's for today. moderate weather related delays along the west coast, especially near the state of california. but i want you to notice, as we advance into tuesday, how that weather kind of moves inland. so places like denver to salt lake city, some of those transfer hubs could have some weather related delays as well. there is a cold front that will sweep through along the eastern

water uk, which represents the industry, j uk, which represents the industry, says the government setswater companies offer significantly higher reductions than other utility providers. dan whitworth, bbc news. and we'll be speaking with dan to learn more about this just after 8.30. he willjoin us on the sofa. it's four minutes past six and nina, it was the live night, everyone last night, enormous amounts of money raised? and wasn't it a great spectacular? this year's bbc children in need has raised more than £39 million, with almost £9 million coming from presenter paddy mcguinness�*s five—day cycling challenge on a children's chopper bike. the annual live show took place last night in salford and our culture reporter noor nanji was watching. life, this is children in need 2024. this years children in need live programme got started with a bang. 0ne, programme got started with a bang. one, two, three! im’ith programme got started with a bang. one. two. three!— one, two, three! with a stressful performance _ one, two, three! with a stressful performance from _ one, two, three! with a

but at least two small boats made it to uk waters and those on board are being taken by a border forceo the migrant processing facility at dover harbour . the facility at dover harbour. the duke of sussex is one of two claimants whose claims are still live against the publisher of the sun over allegations of unlawful information gathering, his barrister has told the high court today . a hearing today court today. a hearing today heard that harry and former labour deputy leader tom watson are now the only people continuing their claims against the news group newspapers after several others settled their cases. the two remaining cases are expected to go to trial in january, with harry alleging he was targeted by journalists and private investigators working for ngn, which also published the now defunct news of the world. the publisher was previously denied unlawful activity took place at the sun . activity took place at the sun. in other news television presenter davina mccall has revealed she's undergoing brain surgery to remove a benign tumour. the 57 year old shared the news in an ins

water. more than 100 flood warnings are still in place across the uk including one "danger to life" warning e. our correspondent alison freeman has the latest. the speed at which the water took hold revealed in this cctv. injust three hours this brooklyn tenbury wells grows up and flooded local businesses. another cameron catching the moment the ball holding it back collapsed causing even more damage. the local hairdresser is among those affected. we shouldn't have this devastation each time — we shouldn't have this devastation each time it rains a bit and yesterday the ball fell down, when it fell_ yesterday the ball fell down, when it fell down, it flooded all the businesses in market street, and a green _ businesses in market street, and a green tractor drove through. it made it a lot _ green tractor drove through. it made it a lot worse. west - it a lot worse. west mercia police say they are investigating what happened but there is left with the aftermath, attention has turned to —— attention has turned to clean up. in wales the severely flood hit towns that are assessing the damage and

uk. large parts of the midlands are under flood water. two after the shire brook in tenbury wells rose and caused a wall to collapse, flooding the worcestershire town. yellow warnings for wind and rain are in place for western parts of scotland and wales. south east england and northern ireland. some brief breaking news tonight. a former british soldier has reportedly been captured by russian forces while fighting in ukraine. the foreign office say that they are supporting the family of a british man, following reports of his detention. we'll bring you more on that developing story as we have it. mps in favour of legalising assisted dying in the uk say that the bill has enough support to pass in the commons. the telegraph newspaper is reporting tonight a cross—party group backing the bill, put forward by labour mp kim leadbeater, believes it will passif kim leadbeater, believes it will pass if all mps who have pledged their support attend the vote. it comes as justice secretary shabana mahmood made a strongly worded intervention in the de

uk. large parts of the midlands are under flood water. two after the fire broke in tenbury wells rose and caused a wall to collapse, flooding the worcestershire town. yellow warnings for wind and rain are in place for western parts of scotland and wales. south east england and northern ireland. elsewhere. work and pensions secretary liz kendall says nato countries are involved in a hidden cyber war with russia. that comes as the chancellor of the duchy of lancaster will warn that russia could turn the lights off and won't think twice about exploiting defence gaps in the uk. pat mcfadden is expected to give the warning to nato members next week in a speech. he will urge countries to bolster cyber security and not underestimate the threat of cyber warfare from russia. it follows warnings from experts last night who urged britain to remain firm and stand strong against vladimir putin's threats. shadow levelling up secretary kevin hollinrake told gb news labour need to increase the uk's defence spending now . the uk's defence spending now. >>

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waters. emergency teams, including fire and police services, have been rescuing people by boat and had expected operations could continue for hours. the environment secretary says uk flood defences are in the worst condition on record. but steve reid says the government has pledged £2.4 billion to upgrade them. >> well, i've been kept updated throughout the weekend on the situation that's going on and i've just come out of a meeting, an emergency meeting with the environment agency. first thing to say is i want to offer my sympathies to everybody who's been affected , affected by these been affected, affected by these floods and how devastating it is. if your home or your business in particular get affected in this way. but i'd also like to offer my thanks to the emergency services on the ground who have been out there straight away this weekend, making sure people are kept safe . making sure people are kept safe. >> the chancellor, rachel reeves, has been defending her budget, telling business leaders it's brought stability to the economy. speaking at the cbi conference earlier, she said difficult decisions were needed to draw a line under the inheritance from th

water. roads have been turned into rivers and winds of more than 80 miles an hour were recorded across parts of the uk. a new yellow weather warning has been issued in scotland, and the met office is also warning of more heavy rain in northern parts that will last until midnight tonight. meanwhile, over 300 flights have been cancelled and it's only the second storm of the season so far. steve reid says the uk's flood defences are in the worst condition on record. but he added the government has committed £2.4 billion in upgrades . upgrades. >> well, i've been kept updated throughout the weekend on the situation that's going on and i've just come out of a meeting, an emergency meeting with the environment agency. >> first thing to say is i want to offer my sympathies to everybody who's been affected , everybody who's been affected, affected by these floods. i know how devastating it is. if your home or your business in particular get affected in this way. but i'd also like to offer my thanks to the emergency services on the ground who have been out there straight away this weekend, making sure people a

uk was severely disrupted too. further up severely disrupted too. further up the west coast main line, to be put onto the line by flood waters was being cleared and northernding has also caused the cancellation of all services in and out of devon and cornwall and out of devon and cornwall and it has speed restrictions in place due to high winds. all eyes remain on the forecast as the threat of more flooding continues.— the threat of more flooding continues. ~ . .,,, _, , continues. across the country, there are _ continues. across the country, there are flood _ continues. across the country, there are flood warnings - continues. across the country, there are flood warnings beingj there are flood warnings being issued to so i urge people to sign up to ourflood warning service and keep an eye out for that. .,, _ that. those hit by extreme weather hit _ that. those hit by extreme weather hit by _ that. those hit by extreme weather hit by storm - that. those hit by extreme weather hit by storm bertl that. those hit by extreme . weather hit by storm bert and pick—up the pieces as a race like this become more common. we can take you live to join our corresponde