in the worcestershire town of tenbury wells, the speed at which floodwaters can advance was on full displayupled with the melting snow, rising river levels have resulted in more than 100 flood warnings across the 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 started 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 round of romani

this was in worcestershire - issued. this was in i worcestershire where issued.shire where a wall collapsed and the river burst through. landslides have affected a couple of roads and coal tips are being checked to make sure they aren't unstable. it's been a difficult day for everyone here and it is still a really nervous time for people right across the valleys. right across the valleys and across the whole of wales where there has clearly been a risk to life with a body having been discovered close to the conwy river. �* , ,., , discovered close to the conwy river. �* , , , ., ., river. absolutely. 75-year-old brian terry — river. absolutely. 75-year-old brian terry was _ river. absolutely. 75-year-old brian terry was reported - brian terry was reported missing when he was out walking his dog. we don't have confirmation of the identification of the body that has been recovered this afternoon but all indications sadly they have found brian perry having lost his life in these floods. —— 75—year—old brian perry. they consider there has been a serious risk to life

this was in worcestershire where a wall collapsed and the river burst through.s have affected a couple of roads and coal tips are being checked to make sure they aren't unstable. it's been a difficult day for everyone here and it is still a really nervous time for people right across the valleys. danjohnson, bbc news, in pontypridd. and phil mackie reports now from the flooded town of tenbury wells in worcestershire. hey, everyone, get back! get back! it was like a muddy—brown tsunami. a torrent of water pouring into the centre of tenbury wells. move back, move back! everybody, move back! move, move, move! the town sits on the river teme, but this didn't come from the river. instead, it poured in from the brook which runs alongside the main shopping streets. this timelapse shows how the wall holding it back couldn't cope, after 2a hours of nearly relentless rain. the water's actually receded since i've been here. it was up to waist height in places. and luckily, we moved everything last night and this morning. in her pottery studio, louise preston is assessing t

this was filmed in tenbury wells in worcestershire.ed to the collapse of a wall with the water surging through. emergency teams were quick to spot the danger and order everyone to retreat. the word was —— the route was submerged. over the last couple of hours it's really got busy here. emergency services, highways teams have come in. you can see fire crews down the end of arrive now. one of the issues they've got here is long, particularly along this road here. a lot of the shops and businesses and residences have basements and they've been flooded overnight. so the fire crews have come in now and they are being pumped out. you can see water being pumped out right across the street there. and also all the businesses are getting all their stock that was destroyed out onto the street so they can clear the silt and the mud away. and that's one of the biggest problems here. when we werejoining you earlier, we could see all the mud and the silt on the roads, the clean—up teams herejust filling up with more water to spray all the mud and sil

these pictures, filmed in tenbury in worcestershire, show the flooded high street. west mercia police say they are actively investigating video on social media showing a tractor driving through flood water in tenbury yesterday. there is ongoing disruption to travel. great western railway is advising passengers not to travel on any of its routes today. it says services on all key routes have been suspended due to flooding and fallen trees. other routes are also affected — this was northampton station earlier, with the tracks between the platforms completely flooded. there's disruption on some lines in hertfordshire and essex. there are also issues on some main roads — the a5 in northamptonshire has been affected, along with roads in north yorkshire and cumbria. transport for wales says several services on its network are experiencing disruption today. live now to pontypridd and our correspondent nicky schiller. a beautiful day today following the chaos of the weekend. absolutely. with the sunlight as it is you wouldn't believe there had been over a month's rainfall i

injust three hours, this brook in tenbury wells in worcestershire, rose up and flooded local businesses catching the moment the wall holding it back collapsed, causing even more damage. the local hairdressers among those affected. we shouldn't have this devastation each time it rains a bit. and yesterday, the wall fell down. so when the wall came down, it flooded all the businesses in market street and in the deep water, a green tractor drove through it, made it a lot, lot worse. west mercia police say they are investigating what happened. but for those left with the aftermath, attention has now turned to the clean—up. in wales, the severely flood—hit towns there are also assessing the damage and tackling the mess. in pontypridd, up to 300 homes and commercial premises were flooded. among them, this garage. the owner worried about the future effect on his business after customers�* cars were written off. personally myself, i wouldn't bring my car down here. um, it's not a safe place to leave your vehicle, is it? so, i mean, so, you know, you got to try and explain that to customers now.

these pictures, filmed in tenbury in worcestershire, show the flooded high street.ating video on social media ahowing a tractor driving through flood water in tenbury yesterday. there is ongoing disruption to travel. great western railway is advising passengers not to travel on any of its routes today. it says services on all key routes have been suspended due to flooding and fallen trees. other routes are also affected — this was northampton station earlier, with the tracks between the platforms completely flooded. transport for wales says several services on its network are experiencing disruption today. 0ne one of the worst hit areas is in wales. one of the worst hit areas is in wales. live now to pontypridd and our correspondent nicky schiller. it isa it is a slightly unsteady line but we can see you. how are things? but we can see you. how are thins? ~ ., . but we can see you. how are thins? , things? within the last couple of minutes. — things? within the last couple of minutes, the _ things? within the last couple of minutes, the rain _ things? within the las

this was in worcestershire where a wall collapsed and the river burst through.d a couple of roads and coal tips are being checked to make sure they aren't unstable. it's been a difficult day for everyone here and it is still a really nervous time for people right across the valleys. there is huge frustration and worry for people who have been flooded time and time again. they say the flood defences which were improved after storm dennis for maga years ago haven't worked and haven't kept their homes dry. there was frustration and anger about how they have been hit once again. —— four years ago. there is a risk to life. the council leader there were saying he was surprised a red warning hadn't been declared by the forecasting authorities, so it isn'tjust people concerned by what they are seeing, the emergency services are stretched. they are pleading with people not to be on the roads. there is a sense of the worst has passed but it is still raining and there is still raining and there is still more rainwater to come down off the hills and as it is funnelled into

this was in worcestershire where a wall collapsed and the river burst through. affected a couple of roads and coal tips are being checked to make sure they aren't unstable. it's been a difficult day for everyone here and it is still a really nervous time for people right across the valleys. danjohnson, dan johnson, bbc news, danjohnson, bbc news, and pontypridd. the welsh first minister, eluned morgan, has described the flooding in wales is "absolutely devastating" and says discussions had begun about financial support for those affected. it's been a really difficult weekend, and i would like to thank the emergency services for all of the support they're giving to people affected. i think this is the second time many of those have suffered as a result of the storm. there has been huge investment since the last storm hit, so we've managed to protect lots more properties than last time, but obviously this is absolutely devastating just before christmas for those who have been impacted. and will there be the emergency funding available as there was after storm denn

members of surf life saving great britain have come from as far away as cornwall and worcestershire toervice in northampton as they work through this major incident. it was a mixture of being chest deep right down to ankle deep. the water started to recede quite quickly, so what at one point we were paddling ended up being waiting. it is as quick as that. this site floods often. this evacuation impacted around 1,000 residents. the sirens went off, probably the third or fourth time we have been evacuated this year due to flooding. so it is pretty bad. the authorities have warned that more rain is expected overnight and into tomorrow, which will fall on already saturated ground and could cause more problems. in chipping in wiltshire, businesses are assessing the damage after the river avon burst its banks. today, the minister for flooding paid a visit to see clean—up efforts for herself. this is why we are putting £2.4 billion into flooding over the next two years. that is also building new defences, and as we can see here, it is important to maintain the defences we have already. meanwh

this was in worcestershire where a wall collapsed and the river burst through. affected a couple of roads and coal tips are being checked to make sure they aren't unstable. it's been a difficult day for everyone here and it is still a really nervous time for people right across the valleys. danjohnson, bbc news, in pontypridd. i spoke to rhondda resident scott groves, who has been helping out his community. he told us what was experienced today. the banks have exploded again, so we've had houses that have been flooded, businesses that have been shut, people who can't get to where they need to go. so, we've got vulnerable people left out and houses just getting washed out time and time again. so, i don't want to sound a bit of a beggar from around there, but we keep saying we need more help, we need more funding. prevention is better than cure. and me being a business owner, i've already sorted my week for next week, because we knew it was coming. so, we're not sure why the council aren't knowing it's coming. there was no sandbags available this morning, so lucky

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we can speak to our news correspondent steve knibbs who's in tenbury wells in worcestershire.tioned a couple of times just now. we've mentioned a couple of timesjust now. he we've mentioned a couple of times just now. he can tell us what's going on. it looks very busy day today as people tried to clean up as best they can, steve. . ., �* , steve. yeah, that's right. over the last couple _ steve. yeah, that's right. over the last couple of— steve. yeah, that's right. over the last couple of hours - steve. yeah, that's right. over the last couple of hours it's - the last couple of hours it's really got busy here. emergency services, highway teams have come in, fire crews down the end have arrived now on one of theissues end have arrived now on one of the issues now is particularly along this road hear a lot of the shops and businesses and residences have basements and they've been flooding overnight so fire crews have come in now and they are being pumped out. you can see water being pumped out right across the street. and also all the businesses, all their stock was destroyed,

two after the kyre brook in tenbury wells rose and caused a wall to collapse, flooding the worcestershire town. rail passengers are being encouraged to check before they travel, and yellow warnings for wind and rain are in place for western parts of scotland and wales. south east england and northern ireland. 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 urged countries to bolster cyber security and not underestimate the threat of cyber warfare from russia. it follows warnings from experts last night who urge 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. >> one of the highest spenders in nato constantly have been, but we recognise the grow

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 debate, saying the state should never offer death as a service. in a letter to constituents, miss mahmood sai

brook in tenbury wells rose and caused a wall to collapse , flooding the collapse, flooding the worcestershire yellow warnings for wind and rain are in place for western parts of scotland and wales. south east england and northern ireland. 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 this 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 that labour need to increase the uk's defence spending. now . spending. now. >> one of the highest spenders in nato constantly have been, but we recognise the growing threats around the world and that's why we com

. >> and volunteers from a village in worcestershire knit thousands of poppies for remembrance week. we'll meet the people behind this amazing display. this morning. >> we've been blown away by the interest that we've had. >> we just haven't been able to keep up with the cakes and coffee at some times. yeah, we just overwhelmed by the support and the interest that we've had . and the interest that we've had. >> and some breaking news. the uk has just placed 56 sanctions on russia. we're going to be finding out what that is all about. get in touch this morning. gbnews.com/yoursay. first, the very latest news with tatiana sanchez . tatiana sanchez. >> beth, thank you very much. the top stories. well, sir keir starmer is set to sign a deal with balkan nations to target people smuggling gangs as he heads to hungary for the fifth eu summit. 46 european leaders will discuss issues including economic security, as well as migration concerns. the prime minister will announce new uk plans to clamp down on organised immigration crime abroad by signing new agreements with serbia, north macedonia

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. >> one of the highest spenders in nato constantly have been, but we recognise the growing threats around the

hywel griffiths. 0ur reporter steve knibbs is in the town of tenbury wells in worcestershire.cident involving a tractor. this is market street, this remarkable clean—up happen this morning. at 5:30am this was thick with mud and silt. the highways team have done an amazing job. this is where the tractor was filmed yesterday driving through the flood water. businesses claiming the way that tractor, the wave that tractor made made things worse. we have obtained cctv. it shows the tractor going down. west mercia police say they are investigating. 0fficers they are investigating. officers have been in tenbury talking to those affected and say no arrests have been made but they will be investigating the circumstances and reviewing video on social media and other cctv. an amazing clean—up going on. you can hear the drills, where the windows are being replaced, a community effort as they try to get back to normal as quickly as possible. steve knibbs in tenbury wells. 0ur correspondentjo black is in northampton, jo, how is the community responding there? they are doing what they can. w

in the worcestershire town of tenbury wells, the speed at which floodwaters can advance was on full displayow, rising river levels have resulted in more than 100 flood warnings across the 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 started 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 mcaviney, bbc news. in a moment, we'll speak to steve knibbs in tenbury wells. but first let's speak to our corre