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end of the week? No. Had Russia heading our way and wet and windy

again. That is was Mark Carney 's big idea when he

arrived Bank of England last On the programme tonight: The

rescues continue. With no end in sight to the crisis, we're out with

the emergency services still helping flooded families. The house down the

road is going under. I'm in Wraysbury tonight, whether

rescue efforts are being coordinated.

Determined to keep nature at bay ` the people who are fighting the

floodwaters, desperate to protect their homes.

By any means necessary ` people are doing what they can just to get

around. That's gentleman we picked up this morning was too old to make

it through the floodwater. He got soaking wet, the floodwater too deep

for his boots. Plus the rest of the day's news

including: The Londoner who posted videos glorifying the murder of

Fusilier Lee Rigby. Good evening and welcome to the

programme. It's going to get worse before it gets any better. That s

the message for people living in the flooded areas along the Thames

tonight. The Met Office has issued another yellow weather warning for

heavy rain and strong winds at the end of the week. We could see nearly

a month's worth of rain in the next few days. The Environment Agency is

warning of more flooding and severe disruption as the Thames rises ` in

places to its highest level in 0 years. And 14 severe flood warnings

remain in place in Berkshire and Surrey. All of this having an a huge

impact on communities already trying to cope with the floods. Let's get

more from Alice Bhandhukravi, who's in Wraysbury in Berkshire for us

tonight. That's right. I'm in Wraysbury

primary School, which has been the headquarters of the relief

operation. As you will see behind me, there are all sorts of people

gathered here. We've got the Army, the Fire Brigade. There's an eating

station because all the rescuers need to be fed and watered. They're

coming here to get their instructions because it's all being

organised from here. Wraysbury is not the only town which has been

affected by these floods. In Surrey, the rescue operation is also

under way and hundreds of people have been evacuated from their homes

there. The emergency services have described their task as immense

Nick Beake has spent the day there. The house down the road is going

under. All the bungalows are going under. They are working flat out in

these most surreal of scenes. Whole estates are deluged. This is mad.

The water levels are still rising. It's not a good situation and it's

only going to get worse in the next few days. I just think people need

to be aware that they need to get food in. The potential for the

national infrastructure, the electric ` if it goes out we've got

big problems. It's up to my waist and getting deeper. Here in Egham,

the team has been told a 72`year`old woman needs medical attention but

there's a problem ` they can't get any further. Lock cutters are

needed. Eventually, June Shanks is brought out. Anything like this

before? No, no. Last time, 1947 she was evacuated. She lived down

Chertsey Lane men. `` then. It's just deteriorated, really. He wasn't

wrong. No more than half a mile away, another rescue, this time by

the Army and the Fire Brigade joining forces. The booth family

dash for the safety and warmth of a neighbour's house. It was rising and

inch every hour. We didn't get any notice that the floods were going to

come so all of our cars are underwater. We ran out of food and

the drains were all blocks so we had to get out. They gave people the

option. They knocked on people's doors and the Army said, " we're

going now in a boat. Come if you are ready" . The people that are left

are stranded. They chose to stay. This is one of the estate where the

emergency services have been evacuating people from their homes

today and, as you can see, it's completely cut off. The water

continues to pour down, there's a howling wind and the concern is that

the water level here seems to be rising. That means, for the

emergency services, no respite. The scale is a men's and you can't

imagine it unless you are here. `` the scale is immense. Among them,

Mark Butler, a solitary figure here on this street. He arranged for his

wife to be evacuated but has so far declined the offer of a rescue for

himself. Do you think you have to leave? Eventually, yeah. But I'm

staying here until my electric goes or until it starts coming through

the front door or whatever. I've got a little electric heaters so I'm

fine. I got an cooker so I've got food. Elsewhere, it's not just

people being pulled out of danger. You can find cheerful faces here but

nobody knows just how long this will go on. So in this corner of Surrey

tonight, the rescues go on, the rain comes down and the misery continues.

Well, obviously, lots of damage has been done and it's not surprising

that people are concerned about their property. But some people have

been going to extraordinary lengths to protect their homes. Gareth Furby

has spent some of the day here in Wraysbury with some of those people.

We're heading deep into the Wraysbury Flood. Travelling several

hundred yards to a place where the houses have the flooding Thames as

an unwelcome neighbour. Our house is the white coloured house on the

left. But Dave isn't giving in or moving out. He's found a way to

fight this flood. Here we are. Bone dry. Slippers ready and waiting to

put on. The height of the water outside should mean the house is

flooded but no. And inside is the reason. Carved a big hole in the

floor. It took a couple of minutes. We sunk these submersible pumps into

the water. He's got five pumps and a ruler. Outside, it is about three

inches above this level here. And the backyard is where all this water

pumps out. Fortunately, we have two cats so we have a cat flap, which is

essential for getting the pipes out. This is not the only household

fighting the flood. On another road, as the weather worsened, we found a

Gray, who has seven pumps working to clear his house. They're all two

inch pumps. It has taken the water level down at least a foot, if not

more, than the level here. Are you going to survive this? None of us

know that but we're doing our best. But now the weather has started to

deteriorate once again, will they cope? Just look at the water flowing

directly onto these streets from the River Thames. While we were filming,

fire crews arrived with a warning about water levels. Whilst the

levels appear to be dropping at the moment, they may rise again. Whether

significantly or not, we don't know. But they're not giving up and as

long as the power holed out, they stand a fair chance. The weather,

though, may not be kind. We've seen lots of stoicism by

people facing this crisis in the flood but there is some evidence

that some people are beginning to take out their frustrations on

figures of authority. Here's what one volunteer in that ship told us

last night. `` in Datchet. It's quite bad at the moment because

we're not getting any help. My house is flooded. I've been abused for not

letting cars go through here. The police need to help us. We can't do

anything without the police helping us. I've been abused a few times and

I got punched, as well. The Environment Agency has also been

taking some flak. Here in Wraysbury on Monday, they decided to pull some

of their team because they were verbally abused. There was a huge

amount of anxiety and misery when your property is flooding. Yes,

there was tension. We had two people in their assessing what we could do

and whether we could help. Sometimes it's just better to let the tension

drop so we withdrew those people on Monday evening but we've been back

in there since yesterday morning. We can speak to some of the people who

are actually working here on the ground, on the front line, as it

were. Then, you are volunteer paramedic but you've made your job

this week to court to make the relief effort. What have you been up

to? Basically, on Monday morning I knew there was some local activity

and some evacuations happening. I assume the emergency services would

be here. I just popped down because I'm a resident of Wraysbury,

expecting that to have happened but there was nobody here. Your a

paramedic say you know how to deal with medical emergencies. At you

found people in need of medical help? I've taken a role which is

less medical and more to do with the coordination side from the primary

school here. When I first got here expecting there to be a lot of

people able to get out there, there were just volunteers. Now we're

surrounded by people in uniform ` the ambulance, police, the army Do

you think you've got enough support now? Certainly have now. If you were

here on Monday, it was about half a dozen people in this room, all

residents of Wraysbury. Thank you. We can cross now to Councillor Colin

Rayner. Tell us about what work you've been doing. What kind of

emergencies are you dealing with? We were told at 2:30pm on Sunday that

we would be facing catastrophic floods in our village and volunteers

have been working tirelessly since then, rescuing people from their

houses, delivering sandbags, making sure people have food, water and

drink. We have over 1500 houses in this village and had over 500

volunteers delivering sandbags and food. By Tuesday morning, the water

had risen up to eight feet in some houses and then we required the army

to help us. What more help do you need? We're OK now. We have the

army, the Environment Agency, who have been a great help. We have the

police, the Fire Brigade, the whole world is here to help us. We are so

pleased. Thank you for talking to us. As we've seen, travelling around

flood hit areas can be a real challenge in itself, let alone

getting to work. Tarah Welsh reports now on how people have been getting

around. ` that is the feeling for many at

Paddington tonight who are for trains to Reading. `` tread ` that

is the feeling. Nobody is informing us what's happening. We got on the

second station back on the way to Slough, people were fighting to get

on and couldn't get into the train. And this is why ` a flooded signal

cabinet at Maidenhead. In Datchet, this was the morning rush`hour. No

trains. Only the wildlife could get around quickly. Are you going to

school? No. Why not? We can't get there. I'm going to Chertsey, which

normally takes about 20 minutes but with the traffic, it's taking two

hours. Many workers have decided to stay at home. I did try to get in

yesterday and the day before and it has been taking over two hours and

even getting back into Wraysbury on the way back has been so difficult.

But there is a mode of transport making it easier for some. Usually,

tourists pay for this but today the service is free. The water has to be

about four feet deep before she will actually float. Malcolm had to get

to the health centre this morning but would have had to get through

this. I used to fly aircraft but I have never been on one of these

before. This man needed to catch a lift a few feet away. Why can't you

walk? It's too deep. But those that have to go further need one of

these. When the water comes to an end, the traffic begins. A lot of

road closures around here. I think a lot of people are scared to go out

because they don't know if they re going to get caught in the sudden

depths of the water. It's not just what's under the water that's

bothering people. It's not knowing when it will go or what is next to

come. It's now dark outside. It's very

cold and very wet here so the relief effort is likely to continue

throughout the night here in Wraysbury. Everyone at the primary

school is milling around waiting for their instructions. I've seen

chickens go past in co`ops with the RSPCA. We have the Royal Berkshire

Fire service waiting for their next orders and they've said they'll be

here for as long as it takes. Good luck to everyone involved.

Thank you, Alice. And coming up later in the

programme: The animal victims of the floods ` we're with the rescuers

taking pets and livestock to safety. A 23`year`old man has pleaded guilty

to inciting murder and posting videos on YouTube about the killing

of the soldier Lee Rigby. Royal Barnes, who is from Hackney,

recorded and uploaded three videos shortly after the murder in

Woolwich. Emma North has been court this morning and has the details.

What was said? Let's go back to the 22nd of May

last year, Lee Rigby was killed by Michael Adebolajo and Michael

Adebowale. And within 48 hours, Royal Barnes but three videos on

YouTube in which he glorified these killings. In the first, he said ..

In another video, we have a picture, he is driving past the scene of the

killing, laughing and mocking the floral tributes to the fallen

soldier. And he created a Facebook page in which he invited people to

kill British soldiers on Muslim soil, he offered money and a car to

anybody who would do that. In court today, he glared out from the dog as

he pleaded guilty to three counts of distributing terrorism material and

one count of inciting. Was he acting alone? He was a recent

convert to Islam but was mixing in dangerous circles. This was 201

Christmas Eve at a rally, he is circled. To the right, Michael

Adebowale, who was a member of the radical Muslim group. And he was a

member of Muslim patrols. And his wife, Rebecca Dawson, who pleaded

guilty to three terrorist charges, she helped to film and upload videos

on YouTube. Thank you. The former X Factor judge

and singer Tulisa has pleaded not guilty to assaulting a man at the

V`Festival in Chelmsford last year. The 25`year`old appeared in court in

Chelmsford to face an assault charge. Her assistant, Gareth Bale,

is accused of threatening behaviour, which he also denies.

Former England rugby star Jonny Wilkinson was teaching rugby players

at Grasshoppers Rugby Club in West London new skills today. It was for

the launch of a new volunteer programme, ahead of next year's

World Cup in England. The scheme will see young volunteers working

throughout the tournament, some in close contact with the players.

The guys that get involved in it get a kind of emotional and up close

experience which nobody else yet. When you are in the changing room

before and after the Games, seeing players in World Cups kicking balls

around, they have been helping me with that. You do an accreditation

into the staging, to get to see the atmosphere before. `` the stadium.

Now to a dancer who has inspired Beyonce. Katsumi Sakakura is a

choreographer from Japan who is now bringing his unique style to London.

Our entertainment correspondent Brenda Emmanus, has been to meet

him. He is a renowned dancer, director

and choreographer whose style marries hip`hop with traditional

Japanese martial arts performance and visuals. Katsumi Sakakura is

also the front man and founder of a world`famous dance team. Katsumi

will be performing in London as part of an ongoing celebration and

promotion of Japanese culture in the city. He plans to move to London, a

place he finds artistically inspiring and welcoming. I am

travelling all over the world but this is the most exciting city

artistically and culturally. I am feeling that London is an influence

for international culture, especially Japanese culture. Japan

's cultural relations with the city goes back over 400 years. In 16 1, a

ship longing to be East India company was sent East with the

intention of getting to Japan, he did not know it would arrive but it

did in 1613. When the ship came back from Japan, it had on board worker,

a new idea, it was the first ever art auction in English history.

Next week, an exhibition of Japanese design will open while a major

festival of Japanese art is planned in the autumn. Katsumi will

undoubtedly lay his heart following his performance this evening `` play

his part. Back to the problems caused by the

weather, and there are major issues at Euston tonight. What is going on?

Big problems on the West Coast mainline. The Virgin Trains website

says, do not travel. Crewe station, the roof has been loan off, electric

wires down, a lot of debris. Pictures of people sitting in dark

trains. Virgin Trains have said also this is out of London Euston

suspended until further notice because of adverse weather. Some

commuter trains are running from Euston to Birmingham but it does

mean a lot of travellers and Northern for all fans in the capital

will struggle to get home tonight `` darts funds.

When could the problems be fixed? No idea, an ongoing situation, maybe

tomorrow morning. Thank you, our transport

correspondent with the latest. And returning to the floods. They

are not just having an impact on residents and businesses. Hundreds

of pets and livestock are having to being rescued too, as Sarah Harris

reports. Responding to an emergency call in

Staines, a team of RSPCA workers make their way through the

floodwaters to save a family 's Boulevard pets. `` bill. It is

tricky but they've went out some animals who will stay at a rescue

centre for now. We have had a lot of calls and have done a lot of people

and animal rescues, and people tend to come with animals and they want

our help to move stuff about. Because the mechanics of getting to

the end of the road, if you are wading through water, is a problem.

The RSPCA have rescued more than 200 animals since the floods began

here. They have had calls this morning from people wanting to

rescue their animals. They say they are inundated with trying to get

through as many people as they can. Kennel owner Neil Harris knows the

pressure the RSPCA is under. He has offered to help. He spent the day

collecting pets stranded by the floodwater. This German Shepherd 's

family home was flooded and he will stay in the kennels free of charge.

When the water subsided a couple of weeks ago, people were saying that

they may have to look to re`home their pets which poses a bigger

problem in the long term. For the RSPCA and other charities. So

hopefully this will not happen. This woman is grateful for the work meal

is doing, she moved out of her home two days ago and is concerned about

the floodwaters `` meal is doing. They said he had a poor Tommy, it is

too cold, he shivering. And it is very distressing. Help us been

coming in all day, rescue workers already overstretched by these

extraordinary circumstances. Let's go back to Wraysbury now and

to Alice Bhandhukravi for a final thought. What impression do you get

on how people are coping with what appears to be no end in sight to all

this? The emergency effort is certainly

underway and there is a real sense of community spirit. The morale is

quite high considering the extent of the damage around this area. Members

of the emergency services have been coming here telling me they have

been knocking on doors and asking people if they need extra help,

people are still in their homes The River Thames is likely to be at its

highest level in 60 years over the next couple of days so that is the

main concern and that is what is keeping people here on high alert.

Thank you very much. Well, after news of more rain on the

way, let's get the full forecast with Georgina.

The weather takes centre stage for the next couple of days and this

next episode is coming at the end of the week. The Environment Agency

have severe flood warnings in place and that is the number to call. You

can also go to the website for more information. The Met Office have a

yellow warning for rain until 9pm and four wind until 5am. That is

dealing with the aftermath of today. Things will calm down towards this

evening. It should become drier some showers, and winds will ease.

Still fairly windy but considering we have had winds of 50 mph, we will

see a change overnight. Some showers moving across here to the East. And

the temperatures are going to plummet. In places like the

Chilterns on higher ground, showers could fall as snow. Temperatures in

freezing `` temperatures are freezing in parts. Ice in some

areas. Lows of two, three Celsius. Tomorrow, a fairly reasonable day.

Blustery showers and sunshine. Showers could fall as wintry nurse

`` as wintry showers in higher areas, temperatures reaching six,

seven by the morning and eight degrees by the afternoon. Blustery

showers for tomorrow. By day starts fairly quiet but this will be moving

across `` Friday. We will see that by lunchtime and it will bring a lot

of rainfall. The Met Office have a yellow warning in place for rain and

wind from Friday until Saturday we are expecting 20 millimetres during

that time and things do not seem to be calming down soon. Goodness me!

Thank you. A reminder of the headlines:

Hurricane force winds have been battering the West of Britain today.

It follows a red warning from the Met Office, which means there is a

risk to life and widespread damage is expected.

Wind speeds have already reached over 90 miles per hour and are

expected to strengthen this evening. The storms have brought more rain,

with the Met Office warning we could see nearly a month's worth of

rainfall in the next few days. There is more bad weather on the way at

the end of the week and into the weekend.

The Environment Agency is warning of more flooding and severe disruption

as the Thames rises, in places, to its highest level in 60 years. 4

severe flood warnings remain in place in Berkshire and Surrey.

And the BBC has learned the identity of the first British suicide bomber

to blow himself up in Syria. He has been named as Abdul Waheed Majid,

from Sussex. He is believed to have carried out a suicide truck bombing

in Aleppo last Thursday. You can keep up`to`date on the flood

situation on our website, I will be back with the latest in the 10pm

news, good afternoon.