:00:00. > :00:08.Britain's flood defences are now in need of a complete rethink,
:00:09. > :00:17.Northern England is still badly affected there are 9 severe flood
:00:18. > :00:20.warnings in force, including at least 5 in the York area.
:00:21. > :00:28.David Cameron was visiting York today where hundreds of people have
:00:29. > :00:35.He said extra measures could be considered.
:00:36. > :00:38.After any of these events we should look at what we are planning and
:00:39. > :00:40.think, do we need to do more? Also today: in Essex an 81 year-old
:00:41. > :00:44.woman is shot dead at a care home - We report from the city of Ramadi
:00:45. > :00:49.where the Iraqi army says it's now in control having dislodged
:00:50. > :00:51.so-called Islamic State. And in Durban, England's cricketers
:00:52. > :00:54.are in a commanding position after the third day of the first
:00:55. > :01:16.Test against South Africa. Britain's flood defences are in need
:01:17. > :01:25.of a complete rethink following the widespread flooding
:01:26. > :01:27.in parts of northern England, The call was made as the prime
:01:28. > :01:31.minister visited the city of York where hundreds of people have been
:01:32. > :01:36.forced out of their homes Mr Cameron said the government
:01:37. > :01:40.would look carefully at suggestions There are 49 flood warnings in force
:01:41. > :01:49.across northern England with 9 severe flood warnings,
:01:50. > :01:52.at least 5 of them in the York area, so let's
:01:53. > :02:01.join our correspondent The water is receding. The
:02:02. > :02:06.Environment Agency tell me that from its peak the River 5.2 metres by
:02:07. > :02:11.tomorrow lunchtime, they think it will have dropped by about 0.5 metre
:02:12. > :02:17.to everyone's great relief. But there is still a great deal of
:02:18. > :02:22.standing water around York, and that has affected everyone in one way or
:02:23. > :02:26.another. There are emergency teams here from around the UK who have
:02:27. > :02:30.been working flat out. But communications up and down, phone
:02:31. > :02:33.lines affected, and it has been difficult for everyone, even if you
:02:34. > :02:37.have not been directly flooded, there are businesses that cannot
:02:38. > :02:41.process card payments. Dabbing queues at the banks. Just living in
:02:42. > :02:45.this city, getting around and living and working is really difficult. For
:02:46. > :02:48.the people of Europe, it has been a really challenging day.
:02:49. > :02:52.It's only from the sky that you can appreciate the expanse of ground
:02:53. > :02:54.covered by these floods, and it's from the air that help
:02:55. > :03:07.The only way to bring this equipment in is by air,
:03:08. > :03:10.because all along this stretch of the River Foss,
:03:11. > :03:16.The River Foss flood barrier failed here on Boxing Day.
:03:17. > :03:23.The Environment Agency says it chose to leave the gate open as keeping it
:03:24. > :03:28.closed would have caused even more properties to flood.
:03:29. > :03:34.The airlift brought new equipment to get defence is working again
:03:35. > :03:36.with the aim of pumping water away from the River Foss,
:03:37. > :03:38.which has not flooded here since the 1980s.
:03:39. > :03:41.With such widespread flooding has come a massive emergency response
:03:42. > :03:45.involving soldiers and rescue teams from across the UK.
:03:46. > :03:47.Meeting some of them the Prime Minister defended his
:03:48. > :03:49.government's spending on flood protection.
:03:50. > :03:52.Here in Yorkshire for instance we have spent ?100 million on flood
:03:53. > :03:56.defences since I became Prime Minister.
:03:57. > :03:58.We are planning to spend another ?280 million,
:03:59. > :04:09.That is obviously of no comfort to the people who have been flooded
:04:10. > :04:12.All of our hearts go out to them, because to be flooded
:04:13. > :04:19.It is even more terrible when it happens at Christmas
:04:20. > :04:22.Meanwhile out in the City centre the rescuers continue.
:04:23. > :04:25.Wheels are no use along here, and travelling by boat is the only
:04:26. > :04:28.way for teams like this one from the West Midlands
:04:29. > :04:35.We have been deployed three times in the last 12 hours,
:04:36. > :04:37.ranging from medical emergencies, assisting the ambulance
:04:38. > :04:46.crews to get people from the addresses that are already
:04:47. > :04:50.All day, those stranded in their homes have been
:04:51. > :04:54.Whether by boat or by piggyback, the job to get absolutely everybody
:04:55. > :05:10.The River Ouse is expected to peak within the next hour.
:05:11. > :05:18.Yes, they have join our correspondent Dan Johnson.
:05:19. > :05:21.Yes, they have just got through another high tide. The water is up
:05:22. > :05:28.against the bridge, but it does appear that this town and the
:05:29. > :05:31.villagers are wrong as part of the River Ouse have been spared. That
:05:32. > :05:33.does not mean that people have not felt the impact of the water. It has
:05:34. > :05:36.affected many different people in all kinds of ways.
:05:37. > :05:42.What does a farmer do without dry land?
:05:43. > :05:46.The boat has replaced the tractor before.
:05:47. > :06:03.Hopefully in the next few days we will start getting rid
:06:04. > :06:12.the wheat fields that Chris relies on, doing an important job.
:06:13. > :06:14.Up there is the river, overflowing the banking,
:06:15. > :06:17.that is the flood defence and it means that all of the water
:06:18. > :06:20.is filling up the fields and it looks dramatic but this
:06:21. > :06:23.is what is supposed to happen, it's a flood plain in action.
:06:24. > :06:34.That means the town, Selby, stays dry.
:06:35. > :06:37.Even when the river is at peak level, but those who live closest
:06:38. > :06:39.to it are still left feeling vulnerable.
:06:40. > :06:41.Hoping more water doesn't pour through the defences.
:06:42. > :06:44.I have been here for seven-year is but I've never seen anything
:06:45. > :06:46.Karen's home is a downstairs riverfront flat.
:06:47. > :06:49.If the water comes in, she has nowhere else to go.
:06:50. > :06:53.We all come together like we are as a neighbourhood,
:06:54. > :06:55.and hopefully have something resolved and hope it doesn't
:06:56. > :07:07.I would say the Army probably need to come down and actually get
:07:08. > :07:12.Even escaping all of this has been difficult, there has been disruption
:07:13. > :07:15.to traffic and trains because main bridges are closed.
:07:16. > :07:19.Back on the farm it will be a few weeks before it is even possible
:07:20. > :07:27.to work out if the crop can be saved.
:07:28. > :07:30.It is becoming a sight that we are seeing quite regularly.
:07:31. > :07:32.It is just something you accept as part of it?
:07:33. > :07:35.We can't do anything else except accept it.
:07:36. > :07:41.It is not expected to go much further, even when the River
:07:42. > :07:49.They may be over the worst, but few here will rest easy,
:07:50. > :07:51.fearing in the days to come that more water will be
:07:52. > :08:00.As we heard the Environment Agency has called for a complete rethink
:08:01. > :08:02.of Britain's flood defences along with extra measures including better
:08:03. > :08:05.waterproofing of homes and improved warning systems as experts warn that
:08:06. > :08:08.extreme weather is likely to become even more familiar
:08:09. > :08:16.The Government has already said it will spend ?2.3b on flood defences
:08:17. > :08:22.by 2020, as our science editor David Shukman reports.
:08:23. > :08:25.The astonishing sight of a torrent running down a hillside in the Peak
:08:26. > :08:34.A glimpse of the huge volumes of water causing such
:08:35. > :08:39.The emergency response is now well drilled.
:08:40. > :08:41.The sight of rescue teams all-too-familiar, but these seem
:08:42. > :08:44.to raise questions about why the defences were overwhelmed
:08:45. > :08:50.in the first place and a major review is now underway.
:08:51. > :08:52.We always, after instances like this, look at what happened,
:08:53. > :08:55.what we can take from that, but we need to do differently
:08:56. > :08:59.This will be no different to any other incident we have
:09:00. > :09:03.Many of the challenges are nothing new.
:09:04. > :09:05.In 2007, serious flooding in the north and west of England
:09:06. > :09:07.left 300,000 people without running water.
:09:08. > :09:13.There was a detailed study back then into what went wrong.
:09:14. > :09:16.That review into the flood defences in the country called for a long
:09:17. > :09:20.list of improvements but have lessons been learned since then?
:09:21. > :09:24.The study called for better coordination between the emergency
:09:25. > :09:26.services and far better equipment like the inflatable boats
:09:27. > :09:34.It also wanted key infrastructure far better protected.
:09:35. > :09:39.Roads, rail lines, power networks, many have been flooded
:09:40. > :09:51.And it said sandbags should no longer be relied upon.
:09:52. > :09:54.That new technology using plastic or metal should be used instead.
:09:55. > :09:56.But even now sandbags are still proving vital.
:09:57. > :09:59.This comes as many people claim the areas hit hardest in northern
:10:00. > :10:09.There is a real discrepancy people are starting to get angry
:10:10. > :10:14.in the levels of funding going into the North compared
:10:15. > :10:18.I think council leaders will come together and work to lobby
:10:19. > :10:22.The Government denies this, pointing to this map of flood
:10:23. > :10:26.Those marked in blue are being planned and it says
:10:27. > :10:28.a ?2.3 billion budget is being spent fairly.
:10:29. > :10:31.But as the floodwaters linger and the calm conditions today make
:10:32. > :10:38.way for another storm tomorrow night, the arguments will intensify.
:10:39. > :10:42.Over how much is spent on flood defence and where.
:10:43. > :10:45.In the day's other news: police in Essex say an 81-year-old woman
:10:46. > :10:48.has been shot dead allegedly by a relative at a care
:10:49. > :10:54.A murder inquiry has been launched and a man
:10:55. > :10:59.Our correspondent Daniel Boettcher has sent this report.
:11:00. > :11:02.De La Mer House is a care home in Walton-on-the-Naze just a short
:11:03. > :11:06.This morning police were called after reports that a woman had
:11:07. > :11:14.Officers and ambulance crews arrived.
:11:15. > :11:17.She had apparently been shot, allegedly by a man who is also
:11:18. > :11:23.It is an unusual investigation, both parties involved are residents
:11:24. > :11:42.Forensic recovery and some enquiries.
:11:43. > :11:45.The manager of the home described how she managed to get hold
:11:46. > :11:48.of the weapon after the alleged attack.
:11:49. > :11:52.First of all I thought it was not real, I thought it was a toy gun
:11:53. > :11:55.and as I got closer I could see it was real.
:11:56. > :11:58.I was aware I had staff behind me and there were
:11:59. > :12:08.All I can remember thinking was somehow I've got to get the gun.
:12:09. > :12:12.Police say a revolver has been recovered and a man in his 80s has
:12:13. > :12:18.been arrested on suspicion of murder. Police say he and the woman
:12:19. > :12:20.who died were related. Officers have been speaking to staff to establish
:12:21. > :12:23.what they may have witnessed and have also been comforting those who
:12:24. > :12:29.worked here and helping them to reassure residents. Denied the
:12:30. > :12:31.police enquiries continue, but officers say they are not looking
:12:32. > :12:31.for anyone else in connection with their
:12:32. > :12:38.The Iraqi prime minister has declared that 2016 will see
:12:39. > :12:40.the total defeat of so-called Islamic State in Iraq.
:12:41. > :12:45.Haider al-Abadi was speaking after Iraqi forces backed
:12:46. > :12:47.by coalition air strikes had recaptured the city of Ramadi
:12:48. > :12:49.which lies to the west of Baghdad from IS.
:12:50. > :12:52.Our correspondent Thomas Fessy has travelled with the Iraqi forces
:12:53. > :13:00.The remains of Ramadi, a city just sent this report.
:13:01. > :13:05.The remains of Ramadi, a city ravaged by war. This is a place that
:13:06. > :13:11.has suffered over a decade of sporadic conflict, but a week-long
:13:12. > :13:16.battle against so-called Islamic State has destroyed the urban
:13:17. > :13:21.landscape. We set off with Iraqi forces as they continue to secure
:13:22. > :13:24.the city. They have cleared the main streets, but tension is still high
:13:25. > :13:30.so we were only allowed out of the convoy for a few moments. This is
:13:31. > :13:35.what Ramadi looks like one week into the offensive against Islamic State.
:13:36. > :13:41.We cannot really wander out of the main streets because there are still
:13:42. > :13:46.hidden expose of devices and booby traps all around in the
:13:47. > :13:50.neighbourhood. Iraqi soldiers have come a long way. This is then
:13:51. > :13:54.abandoning the city to Islamic State fighters in May. They were trained
:13:55. > :13:58.by coalition forces over the last by coalition forces over the last
:13:59. > :14:05.few months and mounted an offensive with Sunni tribal fighters to retake
:14:06. > :14:09.the city. The US, Britain and the coalition partners conducted it
:14:10. > :14:13.strikes to aid their advance. The Iraqi flag is back on top of the
:14:14. > :14:18.former government building here, only a few pockets of resistance
:14:19. > :14:24.remain. This success will boost the morale of Iraqi forces, so far
:14:25. > :14:32.conceded not up to confronting Islamic State. TRANSLATION: There is
:14:33. > :14:37.no big challenge with Daesh, and if we take the whole of the problems we
:14:38. > :14:42.can move on to Mosul. We are providing our forces with weapons.
:14:43. > :14:47.This is what it took to reclaim Ramadi. Iraqi troops are close to
:14:48. > :14:51.victory here, but the city has been sacrificed in battle. This has been
:14:52. > :14:57.the most significant ground campaign against Islamic State so far, but it
:14:58. > :14:59.has taken months to see it start, and the battles ahead will only get
:15:00. > :15:05.tougher. Cricket, and England
:15:06. > :15:07.are in a commanding position after day three of the first Test
:15:08. > :15:10.against South Africa in Durban. The home side were bowled out
:15:11. > :15:13.for 214 before the tourists built a second innings lead of 261
:15:14. > :15:17.as Patrick Gearey reports. Stuart Broad is now a bowler of such
:15:18. > :15:20.stature that it seems his reputation is enough to break
:15:21. > :15:23.a batsman's concentration. Second ball he was still getting
:15:24. > :15:26.loose - loose enough. England would need more
:15:27. > :15:29.than the Broad brush. JP Duminy then Kyle Abbot
:15:30. > :15:35.foxed by the spin. That left Dean Elgar
:15:36. > :15:37.conducting the South African but there was no
:15:38. > :15:46.lasting accompaniment. England finished their morning's
:15:47. > :15:48.work with a new ball. Six wickets taken,
:15:49. > :15:51.a lead of 89 runs. South African chances now
:15:52. > :15:53.depended on their bowlers, but Dale Steyn succumbed
:15:54. > :15:55.to the strain. Alex Hales attempted
:15:56. > :16:02.to put him in his place. Unfortunately for him that place
:16:03. > :16:05.was in the hands of the fielder. If South Africa had any grip
:16:06. > :16:08.on the game, was this the moment Jo Root was pardoned
:16:09. > :16:11.by AB de Villiers. In his second life Root was a freed
:16:12. > :16:14.man, taking England further There are regular updates throughout
:16:15. > :16:25.the night on the BBC News Channel. But here on BBC One,
:16:26. > :16:29.it's time for the news