here are some live pictures from just outside whaley bridge, where oui’ just outside whaley bridge, whereeporter is waiting for us. let's talk to our reporter, luxmy gopal, who's in whaley bridge. behind me, the police cordon is still there on the edge of the evacuation zone. down the road is lower wha ley evacuation zone. down the road is lower whaley bridge, that was evacuated. more than 1000 residents had to leave their homes. they were allowed to return to collect essential items for 50 minutes, including their pets. the vehicle of the missing pet search team drove past, hopefully they found what they are looking for. police have been manning the squadron all morning. it was busy this morning with a continuous flow of residents heading back to collect their items. it has quietened down but local mp ruth george said there could be a need for more police officers to be drafted in to manage the evacuation zone. we know they have brought in more emergency crews, fire crews from neighbouring areas to help with the efforts to remove the water from the efforts to remove the water from the re

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

let's talk to our reporter luxmy gopal, who's in whaley bridge.l, who's in whaley bridge. might seem about it might seem strange to be talking about a potential dam collapse and imminent rainstorms when it is so hot and sunny here at whaley bridge, but the message from the authorities and the message throughout the morning is there is still a risk to life if the dam breaches. behind me is the police cordon where residents have been allowed to pop home for 15 minutes to collect any essential items they were not able to collect on thursday, when the area down there, laura whaley bridge, was evacuated. there has been a red a steady stream of residents and the police —— there has been a steady strea m police —— there has been a steady stream of residents and the police are keeping track of who is going so they have a record and can call them back immediately if there is any update. i have one of the residents with me, what have you seen today? it was good to see the level dropping at the reservoir. —— i have the local mp with me today. no it looks to

david lomax is a local counsellor for whaley bridge and he joins us lomax is a local counsellor for whaleyhat they continue to do. people are concerned. the message was that they may not get into their homes for another week. as you heard in the comments that people still have animals in their homes. there was the possibility that they may be able to get in for a short of time and —— in and —— out. —— go in and go out. police officers... unless he was sure that it was not going to be collapsing. there could be a way for their homes for their week. so what are the council doing to put in place something to help residence? all the residents have been homed either by the council in hotels or they have been moved to friends, relatives in whaley bridge or surrounding villages or further afield for that matter. hopefully people are in a situation where they are not homeless although one or two people say that accommodations do need to change a little bit. meet the needs of the individuals. we we re the needs of the individuals. we were looking at people concerned about posts and sulfite that and

yes, whaley bridge is sort of in a valley anyway. 0nce yes, whaley bridge is sort of in a valley anywaywater out of the reservoir as possible. they have now had to stop that process because of this damage? i have heard news from other colleagues who have other hard working in the village that some of the shops have been told to get out with a matter of urgency. that is what has been filtering in the last 20 minutes. it is quite a bad time at the moment. the police are telling everybody that they are evacuating the area due to this ongoing situation. people have been told to go to the chapel high school. i'm just looking at what the police are advising. they are saying to go to the chapel high school in long line, and for direction will be governed. nobody will be for the elderly and others who count themselves get out of the area. our understanding is that police are not going door—to—door to make sure everybody is safe. i believe so. it is quite a close knit community in the village, i imagine everyone will be helping each other out. it's quite a worrying time for everybody, and obviou

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

we can show you some live pictures from whaley bridge this morning.vernight, emergency services have been working to pump as much water as they possibly can out of the reservoir. and of course the dam has been shored up with aggregate being dropped from an raf chinook. it is an ongoing situation. residents still don't have much clarity on when they will be allowed back into their homes. deputy chief fire officer, gavin tomlinson, has been working through the night with the teams pumping water out of the reservoir. hejoins us now from his home in the peak district. tell us about how the last 24 of us have been for you? long! i've been there all night with the crew and all the other agencies that have been working very, very hard throughout the night to put in place seven large external pumps. these are 12 inch pumps that you probably see in the background of some of the pictures. we have got seven of these up pictures. we have got seven of these up and running. they are moving an immense amount of water out of the reservoir and into the river. approxim

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

severe flood warning at whaley bridge.other places we have had very few showers and most places have been enjoying sunshine. showers all the way from western scotland and to the way from western scotland and to the north west of england and into the north west of england and into the midlands. a lucky escape at edgbaston, surprised there were not more showers there. the showers fade again overnight in most areas, misty for eastern parts. temperatures in towns and cities about 14. a limited amount of cloud builds up through the day tomorrow as it warms up, brings the threat of more showers. probably in the same areas. scotland, north—west england and the midlands. they should be lighter than today, more places should be dry and temperatures widely into the low to mid 20s. small chance of a shower at edgbaston tomorrow, a good chanceit shower at edgbaston tomorrow, a good chance it will be dry with sunshine at times. looking ahead to the weekend, another area of low pressure will be more of a factor for the beginning of next

more than 1000 people have been moved out of whaley bridge. experts say the situation is critical. this is the scene situation is critical. this is the scene tonight in buxton nearby where we are expecting a news conference imminently. we are likely to hear from the police and the emergency services in the next few minutes. did evening. we are staying with our main story here tonight on the bbc news channel, the news from derbyshire. raf helicopter crews trying to say that dam in derbyshire amid fears it could burst and engulfed much of the town of whaley bridge. the chinooks alp dropping bags of sand, gravel and stone to shore up the dam wall. experts have described the situation is critical and 1500 people have moved out of their homes in the area. the prime minister said his thoughts are with them. as we have been saying for the last 20 minutes or so, we are expecting a news conference any moment. we are expecting to hear from emergency services, the police, the environment agency. as soon as that gets under way with all the latest details, we will be back in buxton for that. fi

let us for the people of whaley bridge. let us hear from for the people of whaley bridge.ere for us now. i am at this junction, where the police cordoned is, because down that road is the lower end of whaley bridge, that is the area that was evacuated a couple of days ago, and as you said, today there have been residents popping back to their homes, they have been allowed a 15 minute window to come to collect their essentials because many of them had to leave in such a hurry on thursday that they could not pick up all the items they need. so we have had people coming back and the police have been there checking people in and out, and they have their phone number so that if there is an emergency and they have to call them back quickly they have got their numbers to bring them back immediately. i am joined got their numbers to bring them back immediately. iam joined by got their numbers to bring them back immediately. i am joined by the local liberal democrat councillor, david lomax. david, you were involved in the evacuation process on thursday. how much time that people ha

judith moritz, bbc news, whaley bridge.an be done to try to stop an entire town from flooding? the authorities say that 400 tonnes of stone, gravel and sand are being used, to shore up the dam and stop more water from entering the reservoir. so far, ten high volume water pumps have also been installed. then, once the situation has stabilised, engineers will set about repairing the dam. 0ur science editor david shukman explains how. these are nervous times in the struggle to save the dam. 0ur helicopter spotted the scene yesterday, a sudden order to leave. we are witnessing a test of strength between the weight of water in the reservoir and the condition of the dam. in a crisis, triggered by an extraordinary amount of rain. this sight of the torrent of water overflowing the dam two days ago reveals the incredible forces involved. far beyond what the victorian engineers had built this place can ever have imagined. designed and constructed in the 19th century to store water for local canals, the dam is pretty simple, made with

our correspondent charlotte gallagher is in whaley bridge.y operations to protect whaley bridge enter the third day. an raf chinook helicopter now a familiar sight and sound here. crews using sandbags to try to stop homes and businesses below the dam being engulfed. these were the scenes on wednesday outside margot graham's home. a stream turned to a torrent. within 2a hours she was one of the 1,500 people evacuated. she was allowed to return home today for 15 minutes to collect valuables. it was really, really bizarre. the whole of the road is blocked with bags of concrete. it's like a ghost town. we were advised by the police we were going in at our own risk and, yes, all right, it's a calculated risk, really. we sort of knew we needed to get things, we knew we had to do things and as long as you moved quickly... i was saying "listen" all the time because they told us if we hear three blasts on a horn we were to just run. bricks and mortar can be replaced, books can be replaced, cds can be replaced, furniture can be replaced, but if my gran

we've taken over evacuating whaley bridge and have done a superb job. evacuating whaley bridge and havea superb job. got about 85% of the people out already, this already one or two people that don't want to live, and they‘ re one or two people that don't want to live, and they're refusing to leave. so, we know where they are if there isa so, we know where they are if there is a problem. there is relief but eve ryo ne is a problem. there is relief but everyone has been contacted and given the chance to get away. but anxiety to as the rain continues to fall. the realisation that a local beauty spot suddenly poses a real mortal danger. it was built in 1831 and it is a construction that we just don't bill today. the region has had a months worth of rain in a week and it has been funnelled into the reservoir from the peaks and the moors. it can hold 1 million cubic metres of water and there are safety mechanisms to get rid of the access, like this concrete spillway which allows water to escape safely. but you can clearly see part of this has collapsed. at one possibility is at the water is

the ongoing situation at whaley bridge with the severe flood warning.y. many places dry, temperatures low to mid 20s. very pleasant in the sunshine if you have it, a bit of sunshine if you have it, a bit of sunshine at edgbaston for a day two of the ashes. looks like it should really be dry. if we catch a shower tomorrow, later on in the afternoon. any showers we have got late this afternoon into the evening will fade away, and we will have some breaks in the cloud. a little bit of low cloud, misty perhaps around eastern areas. temperatures down to about 12, 14 celsius. this band of cloud producing some showery rain, the showers brushing the south—west of england, headed towards wales come into northern ireland, may be picking up a few showers in the north west of england as well. heading further east, more chances of staying dry, with some sunshine, although turning a bit hazy. highs around 26 celsius in the south—east of england. second half of the weekend, more places seeing some rain, an area of low pressure slowly coming in from the atlantic, which

counsellor, thank you for joining us from whaley bridge.rbyshire programme at ten. en today's show, we will hear from a british woman in syria, one of tens of volu nteers british woman in syria, one of tens of volunteers who has left the uk to partner with kurdish forces in the far north. she says a law that criminalises her presence there will not make her leave. and this beagle luigi is not a fan of exercise, having been told to lose more than a third of his body weight. why more than half of the dogs in the uk are heavier than they should be and that figure is up on five years ago. now it's time for a look at the weather with mel coles. there are fewer showers in the forecast throughout the day after those torrential downpours that we have seen this week. however, we still have that severe flood warning, the risk of danger to life, issued by the environment agency for the river goyt at whaley bridge in derbyshire. through this afternoon there is a good deal of sunshine around but the showers will get going, effecting the west highlands o

after a week, whaley bridge would like to after a week whaley bridge would like to forget, no one wantsgain. this is the first time in over a week it's been safe for me to stand here. three things led to the reopening of whaley bridge today, the repairs to the dam, the amount of water that's been pumped out of the reservoir and the measures that are now in place to measure the amount of rain which is forecast, and police to might have said, we shouldn't forget that the dam is still broken and that there are weeks of work potentially which lie ahead for them to assess exactly the level of damage which has been caused long term and then formulate a plan to rebuild it permanently. there could be long delays and disruption for more than 5,000 lorries crossing the channel every day if the uk leaves the european union without a deal. that's the warning in government plans for the worst case scenario, which have been disclosed to the bbc. it comes as the food industry called on the government to waive aspects of competition law so that companies can co—ordinate supplies in the event of a no—de

prime minister borisjohnson visits those affected in whaley bridge and promises to make the area safe. because this is a major problem. in fact, you know the potential destruction that can wreak on the whole of the village below. telecoms bosses question the government's ability to deliver the fastest possible broadband across the uk by 2025. a day to remember for rory burns as he hits a first test century to give england the advantage heading into day 3 of the first ashes test against australia. and breakfast enters the robot wars, but can our machine overcome the heavyweight champion of the world? good morning. dry weather on the way for the majority of the uk today. tomorrow it looks like face the prospect of further heavy showers, particularly across northern britain. more coming up. it's saturday 3 august. thank you forjoining us. our top story: thousands of people in derbyshire have spent a second night away from their homes as emergency services continue efforts to prevent a dam from collapsing. some residents in whaley bridge will be allowed to return briefly today to collect

this is the ce ntre away from whaley bridge. this is the centre of whaley bridge this morning.but not eve ryo ne morning. it is super quiet. but not everyone has stayed away. this jogger everyone has stayed away. this jogger went for a dawn run and said she accidentally found herself behind police lines. she film whaley bridge empty and vulnerable. homes evacuated, rhodes cordoned off. this is as far as you can go into whaley bridge. everything beyond this court and is classed as a red zone. i am told it is also the first point in the town that would be hit by water if the dam burst. police officers here say if it happens they will hear a siren here say if it happens they will heara siren and here say if it happens they will hear a siren and they will move eve ryo ne hear a siren and they will move everyone this point to higher ground. those on the edge of the court and though they may have to move quickly. like madness, who lives 50 yards from the danger zone and ventured inside it last night to —— like this man. and ventured inside it last night to -- like this man. i walk th

a further 55 homes are being evacuated in the derbyshire town of whaley bridge.ice say it's due to a forecast for bad weather tomorrow, while efforts continue to shore up a dam that's in danger of collapse. the emergency services are moving swiftly to try to pump water out of the toddbrook reservoir, with more wet weather forecast for tomorrow. today, some whaley bridge residents, who'd spent a second night away from their homes, were allowed to return to collect essential items. charlotte gallagher is at the scene for us this evening and sent this report. an raf chinook helicopter picks up bags of aggregate. this is the third day of operations to save a dam and the town of whaley bridge. here, a crew member leans out to make sure the sandbags are dropped in exactly the right place. the chinook still a strange sight in this small town. these fire crews and pumps are working 2a hours a day to divert the 300 million gallons of water in the reservoir. we were here early hours on friday from west yorkshire and if you pan across, you can see the brick level of the sto

whaley bridge now looks like a ghost town. people asked to leave their homes and businesses and get out of the area. i finished my shift at 2pm, drove back down to whaley bridge to go home. the police stopped me and said you cannot go into the village. i said but i am a resident. you know, i need to get in to get home. and he said no. i said well, my partner is at home with the dog, he said just ring him and tell him to get out. if something happens to the dam, we're getting wet. here is the reason. intense rain yesterday caused a torrent of water to overflow the dam. damage was caused to its concrete panels, and today, fears grew that the whole structure may not hold. sandbags have been put along the top of the reservoir to try to stop it overflowing again. the pumps are just in the village now, and they are going up the hill to be installed to start reducing the flow. but there is also diversions up flow. but there is also diversions up at the top to avoid further water going into the reservoir. and as you know, there is a s

from whaley bridge, laura foster reports. the rain has gone but the hard work goes on.ok helicopters have been flying in every ten minutes since 5:30am, each armed with tonnes of sand and gravel. they have moved 200 tonnes so far, but engineers say they need to move at least double that to shore up the dam wall. all of the gravel coming local quarries. it's a difficult cry ask —— task. we have to get as low as we can. you can see behind us the guys and gals are taking a bit of time to get in there because we have to make sure it is done not too high to put more stress onto the dam, but we have to get them into centimetre square areas. it is like a lego block we areas. it is like a lego block we are building, put a foundation in there and carry on building on top of each other. the prop —— the problem is this spillway, damaged after a month's worth of rain fell in a week. it has put home injeopardy. worth of rain fell in a week. it has put home in jeopardy. the worth of rain fell in a week. it has put home injeopardy. the plan worth of rain fell in a week. it has put hom

part of the dam's wall has collapsed after days of torrential rain in whaley bridge. there are warnings of a severe danger to life. the police stopped me and said, you cannot go into the village. i said, i'm a resident, i need to get home and he said no. isaid my partner i'm a resident, i need to get home and he said no. i said my partner is at home with the dog. he said, ring him and tell him to get out. this was the dam yesterday — a torrent of water as the toddbrook reservoir ove rflowed. we'll have all the latest. also tonight... the governor of the bank of england warns that a no—deal brexit would leave the uk smaller, weaker and poorer. victims of domestic abuse — a special report on one woman's year long struggle with the justice system. and a show of force from england's bowlers, as they dominate australia on the first day of the ashes at edgbaston. and coming up on bbc news: a bogey—free round for england's charley hull on the first day of the british open. she's in the clubhouse and in contention at her home course of woburn. good evening, and welcome to the

for the latest, annabel tiffin is by the dam tonight in whaley bridge.ate with what is going on. there is a very eerie feeling in whaley bridge tonight because as you've heard it is like a ghost town, all 6500 residents have been evacuated after that threat to life warning issued by the environment agency earlier today. the toddbrook reservoir is about a ten minute walk from here. if that reservoir was to go, it would have a catastrophic effect on this small derbyshire community. 1.2 million tonnes of water would come crashing down into the town. the rivers and ca nals down into the town. the rivers and canals trust which owns the reservoir says that now, that breach, is a real possibility. emergency crews have been here all day. they are going to stay throughout the night to try to pump away as much of the water as they possibly can but, as we have heard, there has been heavy rain all day, it's going to rain tonight, hereford and worcester and nottingham crews have also come to join in the effort but i've been speaking to local people, police and the en

michael calman, bbc news. 0ur reporter luxmy gopaljoins us now from whaley bridge good morning.r and how worrying for residents this is. tell us about the homes that have been evacuated, why are they regarded as being at risk when they weren't on friday with the previous evacuation? yes, as you mentioned, 55 further homes evacuated on top of the one and a half thousand people who had to leave their homes since thursday. and that is because of this imminent weather warning, they've revised and updated the advice because the authorities here are trying to emphasise the point that this is still a critical situation. as you mentioned, deceptively beautiful and calm here in terms of current weather conditions, a lot of residents that i've spoken to say i can't really see why we've been made to leave our homes and we might not be able to go back for good until the end of the week when the weather is so lovely and that's because it's potentially about to turn with severe weather warnings in place for the afternoon ahead. heavy storms and rain is expected. every precaution needs to be t

danny savage, bbc news, whaley bridge.age of this story on the bbc news website. ican i can show you what we have at the moment. the latest video coming on as repair work continues on the whaley bridge dam. more footage of the prime minister's visit. the latest summary, a lot coming from oui’ latest summary, a lot coming from our local reporters on the scene, water levels dropped significantly, danny savage reporting. more video showing how the water has dropped. lots of live updates, including weather update. and additionally if you are in the affected area or worried about people there, there's a bbc local radio news special on air right now — tune in to radio manchester, radio sheffield or radio derby for regular updates from the emergency services. you can listen to that, bbc local news special right now on whaley bridge. police say a six—year—old boy is in a critical condition after being thrown from a tenth—floor viewing platform at the tate modern art gallery in london. he landed on a fifth floor roof and was taken

that was duncan, a resident of whaley bridge.e now isjohn france, a civil engineer based in denver, colorado who is an expert on dam design and evaluation. in 2017 he was in charge of an investigation into damage to the us' tallest dam, the 0roville dam in california, which led to around 190,000 people being evacuated. thank you for speaking to les on the phone this evening. as you have been watching events take place in derbyshire, what are your thoughts and what have you thought about what's going on? i want to preface my comments with the fact that i am working with information from several thousand miles away, and i and what i see on the internet and here on your coverage. but i certainly distress when i had seen and some of that information, at the residents do need to take warnings seriously, it's your situation. people are working diligently to improve it and get it to us a situation where people can return to homes, but in the meantime, it's important for residents to heed that warning and stay out of the way. conditions

he has recently also been up in whaley bridge.indly. moving on to supermarket robots. yes. what is sad about our all—encompassing obsessions in politics at the moment means we are not focusing on big issues, which includes automation. and in virginia in the us they are trailing this funny looking thing, made to look human, and he is cold marty. and he stands in the floors and supermarkets are looking for spills. and before long he will be able to stock—take and before long he will be able to stock—ta ke and potentially and before long he will be able to stock—take and potentially answer questions from customers who are looking for a particular brand. and the problem is that automation has a serious side for stop it is expected to ta ke serious side for stop it is expected to take the jobs of one quarter of the american workforce by 2030. that isa the american workforce by 2030. that is a trend we are seeing. andrew yang, the democratic presidential candidate, says his country is automating away millions ofjobs and it needs to addr

judith moritz, bbc news, whaley bridge.and of ikaria say they have found a body. natalie christopher, an astrophysicist from london, was reported missing by her partner on monday after failing to return from a run. pakistan has announced its expelling india's high commissioner and suspending all trade with its neighbour after india stripped its part of the contested state of kashmir of its autonomy earlier this week. and some protests have broken out in the territory, despite tens of thousands of troops patrolling the streets, and phone, television and internet services also being restricted. india's decision means the predominantly muslim state will no longer have right to make its own laws which guaranteed jobs and property for local people. police leading the search for a missing british teenager in malaysia say they have found "several" fingerprints at the window ledge of the hotel room she was staying in. police say they believe 15—year old nora quoirin, who has special needs, is most likely to have wandered off and go

let's talk to our reporter luxmy gopal who's in whaley bridge.oks a lovely morning there, ha rd to it looks a lovely morning there, hard to believe you are in the middle of a potentially catastrophic collapse. absolutely. with this bright sunshine and blue skies it is easy to feel a sense of complacency about the potential danger of the damaged dam. but as you head on that report, the authorities are being very clear that they cannot afford complacency. as you can see behind me, there is the police cordoned. and that leads down to the area that was evacuated. the people they had to spend another night away from their homes, having left and a bit ofa their homes, having left and a bit of a hurry on thursday. and now today for the first time they are being allowed back for a 15 minute window. the police have got a check list with names and numbers, they are checking people in and out, and they have got their phone numbers in case the situation changes rapidly, and that way they can call them to call the people back immediately if need be. today we

judith moritz reports from whaley bridge. those in disbelief at being displaced. a whole community affected, with little time to think, just an urgency to get to safety as quickly as possible. this is the danger they are running from. the dam which has protected their town for nearly 200 years tonight dangerously close to collapsing. whaley bridge now looks like a ghost town. people asked to leave their homes and businesses and get out of the area. i finished my shift at two o'clock, drove back down to whaley bridge to go home, and the police stopped me and said, you can't go into the village. i said, well, i am a resident. i need to get him to get home. and he said, no. isaid, well, my partner is at home with the dog and he said, ring him and tell him to get out. precautions, really, you can't risk it, can you? if something happens to the dam than we are all getting wet. here is the reason. intense rain yesterday caused a torrent of water to overflow the dam. damage was caused to its concrete panels, and today fears grew tha

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part ofa into whaley bridge with bags. people with children, of course, too, they will want something to eat, while they are unpacking, settling back in, and some of them may be making frantic phone calls, because for some of them as it turned out last night, there's residents returning to the other side of the reservoir, their gas supplies had been switched off. things like that have to start happening now, but as you say, after seven days of being out of their own homes, feeling like guests in other people'shomes even though it was their own relatives, they will be delighted they can set foot in their own door, now. and they will be relieved knowing that this stage is over, but what has still got to happen to that dam? we've had a statement from the police. they said the hard work and dedication to achieve this has been quite something. they said over the coming days and weeks, further work will be completed to ascertain the damage caused to the dam and what actions are required for the future. the environment agency has

the owner, thank you so much, and to your guest, fiona trott in whaley bridge.n sentenced to five years and eight months for defrauding his ex—girlfriend out of three hundred thousand pounds. mark acklom, who is 45, convinced carolyn woods to lend him her life savings to help him renovate several properties — after promising to marry her. the body of a cambridge university student, who died after falling from a plane in madagascar, is to be taken back to the island's capital. alana cutland is thought to have opened the door of the light aircraft — investigators say it's still not clear why. police searching for a british woman who disappeared while jogging on a greek island have found a body. astrophysicist dr natalie christopher, who lives in cyprus, went for a run on the island of ikaria on monday morning, and has not been seen since. a future labour government would not block a second scottish independence referendum, according to the shadow chancellorjohn mcdonnell. in an interview in edinburgh, which appeared to contradict the view of scottish labour leader

this dam is the only thing holding back toddbrook reservoir from whaley bridge.s protected the town for nearly 200 years. now, it's dangerously close to bursting. heavy rain has damaged the dam. engineers are trying to pump water from the reservoir, but if the wall collapses, it could swamp the town centre below. whaley bridge is now deserted. residents were told to get out as fast as possible. some say they didn't even have time to pack a bag. many have been sent to a high school in neighbouring chapel—en—le—frith. they've been told to prepare to be away from their houses for several days. i finished my shift at two o'clock, drove back down to whaley bridge to go home and the police stopped me and said, "you cannot go into the village." i said, "but i'm a resident, i need to get home. he said, "no." i said, "my partner's at home with the dog", and he said, "ring him and just tell him to get out." the school is also being used as a muster point for the emergency services and the local council. the police have taken over evacuating whaley bridge and done an absolu

so much focus all day in weybridge —— whaley bridge.at damn. this is a long, ongoing operation. the expert i was talking to saying this could take several days as these emergency crews tried to save the reservoir, to repair the reservoirfor now, essentially. the entire town of whaley bridge at risk so the chin ups have been period 0akley dropping bags of cement and others to try and shove this up, to try and save those homes and businesses which could be flooded there at the foot of the dam. part of the wall, that section that we can see there, collapsed yesterday afternoon, and about 1500 people moved out of the town. worth saying as well in fact that the residents there are in a briefing, probably right at the moment, i imagine that briefing is still going on, because local people have been called to that, to get an update from the various emergency services and the police, in terms of what is happening in the next term —— few hours and days. once we get more details, we will bring it to you. as you see, the chinook helicopter, all th

laura is in whaley bridge now for us.s, the raf, the council, everyone has been involved, and they are having a briefing. the idea is to work out where we are now, what are the challenges, are we where we should be, and also what do we need to do next? the priority, we are told, is still the helicopters. they have been coming since around 5am. you will soon see it coming into vision. they have been loading this mixture of sand and gravel down onto the spillway of the dam. they are taking longer to do this than this morning because now every single placement is a little more delicate. they are more targeted, rather than before, when there was a big area and they needed to fill it. we are told that the priority is still this should look. they are lowering down gently, as you can see. each bag is about one tonne, and they have done about 200, and they have another 200 to go. things may change, still a big threat that this dam may flood the town. we hope to learn a little more about what is needed to ensure the safety of this

police are stopping whaley bridge residents from returning to their homes as more heavy rain is expectedyshire amid the battle to prevent the town's dam from collapsing. boris johnson announces £1.8 billion of extra funding for hospitals in england. a daredevil french inventor has succeeded in crossing the english channel on a jet—powered hoverboard injust 20 minutes. he would come to the side of my bed and just scream. we had parents separating. it is definitely getting worse. and the victoria derbyshire programme reports on what experts call a hidden public health crisis over sleep. that's in half an hour, here on bbc news. good afternoon. there have been two mass shootings in the united states, just hours apart, in texas and ohio. in el paso, texas, 20 people were killed when a man opened fire on shoppers in a walmart supermarket in one of the worst mass shootings in modern us history. a 21—year—old white man has been arrested and police are investigating whether the attack, which happened a few miles from the us—mexico border, was a racially motivated hate crime. our correspondent, s

this is the centre of the whaley bridge delicious morning, super quiet.for a dawn accidentally found her self behind police lines. she found whaley bridge, it was anti—and vulnerable. homes were evacuated. were cordoned off. this is as far as you can go into whaley bridge, and everything beyond this is cordoned off and classed as the red zone and i'm told its also the first point may that would be hit by wider if the dam were to burst. the police officer stated that if it happens they will hear a siren on their radios and move everyone from this point to higher ground. those on the edge of the court didn't know they may have to move quickly. madness lives at 50 yards from the danger zone and ventured inside it last night. i walked through the town on my way to my daughter's house and a police car approached me asking why i was on the street, and they said you should not be in town and walking about and if he did not get the street you will be arrested. would you think about what would happen if it were to burst you expect he'll have to go? yet, if it goes

the battle to save whaley bridge dam is entering its fourth day after fresh evacuations last night. 55ervoir have reduced by 1.3 metres since thursday but with the threat of storms, authorities worry it's not enough. raf chinook helicopter is now a regularfixture in whaley bridge are continuing to drop bags of aggregate as they try to shore up the damage to the dam that's protected this community for almost 200 years. but there was relief for some yesterday, residents were allowed back into the deserted town for 15 minutes to collect essentials. we sort of knew we needed to get things, we knew we had to do things and as long as you move quickly and i would say listen all the time, because they told us if we here three blasts on the horn we were to just run. a yellow weather warning for thunderstorms and heavy rain is in place from the met office this afternoon. leaving this community to ask, when their nightmare might end? michael cowan, bbc news. sixty firearms have been found hidden in a car arriving in doverfrom calais. it's believed to be the largest seizure of lethal weapons at a

that is at whaley bridge. scotland, northern england, down into the midlands and east anglia. just bear that in mind. that should gradually lift through the morning. sunshine for many hours a day gets under way. always a bit more cloud towards the west is a weather front sits close by, bringing light rain to some spots. by bringing light rain to some spots. by the afternoon, a few thunderstorms across the higher ground of scotland, one or two for northern england and spots across wales and the midlands. northern ireland have some persistent and lighter rain. the ashes at edges spin, fingers crossed we get away with a largely dry day but there is a slight few showers into the evening. —— edgbaston. a fine evening. —— edgbaston. a fine evening. if you have plans to head out, just a chance of rain for northern ireland and later on in the evening, rain pushing into the west of scotla nd evening, rain pushing into the west of scotland and north of wales. we should perhaps see quite missed denmark for sunday but hum

danny savage, bbc news, whaley bridge.eapons concealed in a volkswagen passat on friday. it's believed to be the largest seizure of its kind at a uk port. robert keogh will appear in court tomorrow. police say a six—year—old boy is in a critical condition after being thrown from a tenth—floor viewing platform at the tate modern art gallery in london. he landed on a fifth floor roof and was taken to hospital by the air ambulance. a 17—year—old boy has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder. borisjohnson has pledged 1.8 billion pounds in a one—off funding boost for the nhs in england. the prime minister said it would go towards "vital new kit" and upgrades for 20 hospitals. labour says the pledge is "significa ntly short" of the amount needed by the nhs and would not reverse years of cuts. here's our political correspondent, nick eardley. popular, but often controversial. all politicians want more money for the nhs. the government has already promised billions to meet that contentious £350 million a week figure. now

plenty more on whaley bridge later.year—old boy was thrown from the viewing platform at the tate modern. london air ambulance were called to the scene to attend to the boy yesterday afternoon. he's now in a critical condition but stable in hospital. a 17—year—old will be questioned by police today. the gallery remains closed. a 15—year—old girl from london has gone missing while on holiday in malaysia. nora quoirin, who has learning difficulties, arrived in a town near the capital, kuala lumpur, on saturday for a holiday. a charity says it's been told by local police that her disappearance is being treated as an abduction. and 89—year—old woman has died in north london with police believing it may have happened during a possible burglary at a home in totte n ha m. possible burglary at a home in tottenham. police say one more suspect ‘s gain entry into her flat on the weekend and they are appealing for information. germany has won the fifa world cup football final in london. millions of people around the globe watch the