:00:07. > :00:08.The battle for Ramadi - our exclusive report
:00:09. > :00:11.from inside the Iraqi city on the front line against so called
:00:12. > :00:16.Thousands of civilians are living among the ruins,
:00:17. > :00:19.with little food or water - days after the Iraqi government said
:00:20. > :00:30.IS militants still control parts of the centre -
:00:31. > :00:33.their flags are still flying just a few hundred yards from here,
:00:34. > :00:37.At the same time a new propaganda video from IS in Syria -
:00:38. > :00:46.After protests in Iran over Saudi Arabia's execution of a Shia
:00:47. > :00:50.cleric, the Saudis break off diplomatic relations with Tehran.
:00:51. > :00:53.Here, an extra ?40 million is promised for flood defences
:00:54. > :00:55.in Yorkshire, but the Government's approach is criticised
:00:56. > :01:03.And in South Africa Ben Stokes hits the fastest ever double
:01:04. > :01:34.Nearly a week after Iraqi government forces claimed to have liberated
:01:35. > :01:36.the key city of Ramadi from so-called Islamic State,
:01:37. > :01:38.large parts of it remain under the extremists' control -
:01:39. > :01:43.Thousands of civilians are trapped in Ramadi,
:01:44. > :01:46.and the BBC's become the first international broadcaster to reach
:01:47. > :01:49.Our correspondent Thomas Fessy travelled into the heart of the city
:01:50. > :02:04.This is what the fight against Islamic State has
:02:05. > :02:07.Six months of brutal Jihadi rule, a government offensive
:02:08. > :02:09.and coalition air strikes have devastated the city.
:02:10. > :02:12.We set off with the Iraqi special forces to see
:02:13. > :02:14.what the victory they claimed a week ago looks like.
:02:15. > :02:17.As we push into the centre, it is clear that the
:02:18. > :02:34.This is the front line in Iraq's war against IS.
:02:35. > :02:37.This building used to be a school, but guns have now replaced
:02:38. > :02:42.The soldiers say that they have regained much of the city,
:02:43. > :02:45.but the fight is still going on and IS militants still control
:02:46. > :02:48.Their flags are still flying just a few hundred
:02:49. > :03:04.Peer through the sniper's window and you can see
:03:05. > :03:08.But look to the right - you can see the black banners
:03:09. > :03:12.Government troops say fighting IS is the hardest of all battles.
:03:13. > :03:14.Much of the front line is rigged with
:03:15. > :03:17.explosives and IS is an unpredictable enemy.
:03:18. > :03:19.The West has trained Iraqi soldiers for this fight.
:03:20. > :03:21.The US, Britain and their partners are conducting air strikes
:03:22. > :03:24.The support from coalition forces is important
:03:25. > :03:42.to us, because without them we would suffer a lot more casualties.
:03:43. > :03:44.An air strike is called in as families emerge
:03:45. > :03:47.Iraqi troops are taking them to safety.
:03:48. > :03:49.This woman says her house was blown up, and she told me
:03:50. > :03:51.that she and her husband were taken by
:03:52. > :03:54.the Jihadis and used as human shields.
:03:55. > :03:58.Each time there was bombing, our homes would shake.
:03:59. > :04:00.We had no food, no bread, no water and we were
:04:01. > :04:21.A warm meal and a first taste of freedom.
:04:22. > :04:23.This woman escaped with her children, still traumatised.
:04:24. > :04:26.Their mother tells me how IS ruled their lives.
:04:27. > :04:32.We were not allowed outside without a man and we were forced
:04:33. > :04:37.We were not allowed to use mobile phones.
:04:38. > :04:53.Victor Riu is still with a wind here. -- Victor Riu is still.
:04:54. > :04:56.The war against Islamic State in Iraq is not ending,
:04:57. > :05:00.There will be more destruction and more families to save.
:05:01. > :05:02.Islamic State militants in Syria have released a video claiming
:05:03. > :05:05.to show the execution of five men accused of spying for Britain.
:05:06. > :05:08.The video, which we're not showing, features a masked man
:05:09. > :05:10.speaking English with a British accent, who threatens the UK.
:05:11. > :05:13.With me is our security correspondent, Gordon Corera.
:05:14. > :05:21.There are a lot of propaganda videos released by IS. What is different
:05:22. > :05:25.about this one? That's right, there are. I think there are a few notable
:05:26. > :05:31.elements to this one. It isn't that long since Jihadi John, the man
:05:32. > :05:39.known as Mohammed Emwazi, was killed in the inner strike -- drone strike
:05:40. > :05:44.in Raqqa. But here we have a man, with a British accent, appealing to
:05:45. > :05:48.want to take on the mantle of Jihadi John, as propagandist in chief for
:05:49. > :05:57.IS, at least when it comes to Britain. Intelligence sources will
:05:58. > :06:01.be trying to work out who he is, but in terms of the content of the video
:06:02. > :06:05.it is a bit more unpredictable. You hear the individual making threats,
:06:06. > :06:10.talking about an invasion of Britain, David Cameron. Also his
:06:11. > :06:15.involvement in the execution of five people alleged to be spying for
:06:16. > :06:18.Britain. They do not appear to be Britain's themselves, but appear to
:06:19. > :06:23.be Syrians. They make confessions but they could be coursed. It is
:06:24. > :06:27.possible those are activists trying to get information to the outside
:06:28. > :06:31.world and the public in the outside world about what was going on,
:06:32. > :06:34.rather than spies. It is hard to be sure but the point is to deter
:06:35. > :06:38.people from becoming informers because it may well have been
:06:39. > :06:44.informers that track down Jihadi John. Another disturbing aspect of
:06:45. > :06:48.the video is that there is a child in it? That's right. Towards the end
:06:49. > :06:52.of the video there is a brief section where we see a child about
:06:53. > :06:55.five years old speaking and speaking in English. It is hard to tell from
:06:56. > :07:00.the accent whether they are definitely British or not. It is
:07:01. > :07:04.known that some people have gone out to Syria with children and security
:07:05. > :07:08.forces will also be investigating that to try to establish the
:07:09. > :07:09.identity of that child. Thank you very much.
:07:10. > :07:11.Within the past few hours, Saudi Arabia has announced it's
:07:12. > :07:13.severing ties with Iran, as the diplomatic crisis
:07:14. > :07:14.between the two countries intensifies.
:07:15. > :07:17.The Saudi government's decision yesterday to execute a prominent
:07:18. > :07:19.Shia Muslim cleric, along with dozens of other prisoners,
:07:20. > :07:21.has led to more protests today in Iran, a Shia country.
:07:22. > :07:23.As our diplomatic correspondent Bridget Kendall reports,
:07:24. > :07:39.the row is fuelling tensions across the region.
:07:40. > :07:45.An already dangerous rift is widening in the Middle East. In
:07:46. > :07:54.Tehran today, anger at Saudi Arabia's execution of a prominent
:07:55. > :07:59.cleric was not abating. Death to the house of Saud, referring to the
:08:00. > :08:03.Saudi royal family. They say he was put to death with links to terrorism
:08:04. > :08:07.and in Iran he now has marked status. A street was named after him
:08:08. > :08:13.right outside of the Saudi embassy, which last night was stormed by a
:08:14. > :08:19.furious crowd which set fire to posters of the Saudi King -- martyr
:08:20. > :08:25.status. Iran's moderate president said the attack was unjustified. But
:08:26. > :08:31.addressing clerics today, Iran's supreme leader took a harder line,
:08:32. > :08:36.warning Saudi leaders would face divine vengeance for spilling a
:08:37. > :08:41.martyr's blood, and this evening the Saudis retaliated. The Saudi Foreign
:08:42. > :08:44.Minister accused Iran of distributing weapons and funding
:08:45. > :08:49.terrorist cells across the region. In response, he said the Saudi
:08:50. > :08:55.kingdom was severing diplomatic relations and ordering all rainy and
:08:56. > :09:00.diplomats to leave within two days. This row is not just about the Saudi
:09:01. > :09:10.executions -- all Iranians diplomats. This goes back centuries.
:09:11. > :09:16.Saudi Arabia is the biggest Sunni power in the Middle East and Iran is
:09:17. > :09:20.the biggest Shia power. Because this cleric came from Saudi Arabia's Shia
:09:21. > :09:25.minority it is probably inevitable his death would cause trouble and
:09:26. > :09:29.across the Middle East there will be repercussions. In Syria and Iran and
:09:30. > :09:37.Saudi Arabia have backed opposite sides, Proulx and against President
:09:38. > :09:42.Assad and getting them to unite will now be much harder -- pro and
:09:43. > :09:46.against. They also compete in Iraq and in the past year they have been
:09:47. > :09:54.engaged in a fierce and bloody proxy war in Yemen. The worry is tensions
:09:55. > :10:03.will no snowball. These protests today were in Bahrain, another
:10:04. > :10:06.country where Shia and Sunni are divided. Tonight the United States
:10:07. > :10:12.appealed for calm, but it is not clear they are in a mood to listen.
:10:13. > :10:15.Here, the Government has pledged an extra ?40 million for flood
:10:16. > :10:17.defences in Yorkshire, after it was battered
:10:18. > :10:20.But concerns have been raised about nationwide levels of funding.
:10:21. > :10:23.Drainage experts have warned that the number of homes at risk
:10:24. > :10:25.of flooding could almost double within 20 years,
:10:26. > :10:26.unless there's a significant increase in spending.
:10:27. > :10:28.Our political correspondent, Chris Mason reports.
:10:29. > :10:35.Look beyond the water, and you find resentment,
:10:36. > :10:45.It is about preparation and forward planning.
:10:46. > :10:47.That's really what government is for.
:10:48. > :10:53.People are upset about it, and there is a lot of anger.
:10:54. > :10:55.Now the Government's promised ?10 million to repair and improve
:10:56. > :10:58.the barrier on the River Foss that failed, leading to 600
:10:59. > :11:10.The problem here was that the Foss barrier, the electrics
:11:11. > :11:20.in that were in danger of failing
:11:21. > :11:28.and if it had been stuck in the down position without the pumps
:11:29. > :11:35.operating, we would have seen 1,800 houses probably
:11:36. > :11:38.flooded, three times as many as we sadly did see flooded
:11:39. > :11:41.At flooding, of course, is nothing new.
:11:42. > :11:44.The Somerset Levels, two years ago, and familiar argument is about flood
:11:45. > :11:47.The Association of Drainage Authorities points out
:11:48. > :11:50.that the annual cost of flood and storm damage is estimated
:11:51. > :11:54.It also says that the number of households in England and Wales
:11:55. > :11:56.at significant risk of flood damage could increase from 330,000
:11:57. > :11:59.currently to 570,000 in 2035 as a result of a reduction
:12:00. > :12:01.in our capacity to manage water levels.
:12:02. > :12:06.This is an row about more than money.
:12:07. > :12:08.Crises like flooding can help shape the perception of a government
:12:09. > :12:12.Ministers are proud of trying to create what they describe
:12:13. > :12:14.as a northern powerhouse, but opposition MPs returning
:12:15. > :12:16.here to Westminster this week will suggest that
:12:17. > :12:20.that is an empty slogan.
:12:21. > :12:23.We've seen year on year cuts from this Government from 2010,
:12:24. > :12:26.apart from a brief blip when they were shamed into action
:12:27. > :12:32.Now all we're getting is ?40 million, only spent in Yorkshire.
:12:33. > :12:35.It is nowhere near enough money to make up for the backlog
:12:36. > :12:37.of repairs that have accumulated since 2010.
:12:38. > :12:40.Ministers insist that flood defence spending is going up and will reach
:12:41. > :12:48.But the consequences of heavy rain continue.
:12:49. > :12:58.This was Llanelli, in Carmarthenshire, today.
:12:59. > :13:00.Here and elsewhere, more people are asking if their homes
:13:01. > :13:08.Meanwhile people in parts of eastern Scotland are being warned to expect
:13:09. > :13:09.more flooding, with heavy
:13:10. > :13:11.rain forecast in areas which are still clearing up
:13:12. > :13:15.In all, more than 30 flood warnings are in place in Scotland,
:13:16. > :13:21.as our correspondent Catriona Renton reports.
:13:22. > :13:24.People in Ballater are still coming to terms with last week's flooding.
:13:25. > :13:27.When the water came down here, it got up
:13:28. > :13:32.You've seen pictures of it, just at the botom of this wall.
:13:33. > :13:36.Then obviously into the house, blew the manhole covers off.
:13:37. > :13:38.But the people I have talked to, I mean,
:13:39. > :13:44.It came up withhin about ten, 15 minutes.
:13:45. > :13:51.And then stayed up for a while, then the levels went down
:13:52. > :14:00.again, but in that time frame it just wiped the caravan site,
:14:01. > :14:02.went through all the houses, the devastation was
:14:03. > :14:06.With persistent rain since yesterday, and an already
:14:07. > :14:08.swollen River Dee, this flood barrier is providing reassurance.
:14:09. > :14:16.From a psychological point of view, over the building of the barrier
:14:17. > :14:20.yesterday we had a large number of locals coming up to us and saying
:14:21. > :14:23.that, you know, really they felt a lot safer with the fact
:14:24. > :14:26.And that they would be better in their homes at night.
:14:27. > :14:29.And this was the dramatic moment, when the Aberdeen lifeboat team used
:14:30. > :14:31.rockets to help reconnect power across the river.
:14:32. > :14:32.Upstream, 450-year-old Abergeldie Castle near
:14:33. > :14:35.Balmoral is on the brink after the river eroded the banks.
:14:36. > :14:38.So far this flood barrier hasn't had to be
:14:39. > :14:43.tested yet, but this is a waiting game.
:14:44. > :14:46.The Met Office amber warnings are still in place for more than 24
:14:47. > :14:49.hours, so people in affected parts of Scotland will have to wait
:14:50. > :14:57.and see what the weather has to throw at them.
:14:58. > :15:00.A member of Labour's Shadow Cabinet has warned that the party needs
:15:01. > :15:02.a diverse front bench, in response to reports that
:15:03. > :15:05.Jeremy Corbyn is planning a reshuffle to remove those
:15:06. > :15:09.who disagree with him on key policies.
:15:10. > :15:11.Michael Dugher, the Shadow Culture Secretary, made a plea for unity,
:15:12. > :15:24.saying Labour was a "broad church, not a religious cult".
:15:25. > :15:26.Let's join our political correspondent, Alex Forsyth
:15:27. > :15:35.What is his response likely to be to this? It is no secret the Labour
:15:36. > :15:39.leader disagrees with some of his key secretaries, like Hilary Benn
:15:40. > :15:43.who supported air strikes in stereo or Maria Eagle who supports the
:15:44. > :15:47.renewal of the Trident nuclear system, and there is widespread
:15:48. > :15:51.speculation that Jeremy Corbyn will reshuffle his Shadow Cabinet perhaps
:15:52. > :15:54.as early as this week to remove those who disagree with him. The
:15:55. > :16:01.risk is that by doing so he will deepen the divisions in Labour,
:16:02. > :16:06.because some say that runs contrary to Corbyn's on claim to welcome
:16:07. > :16:10.debate and differing views. Others say Labour must speak with a united
:16:11. > :16:14.voice on these key issues. While Jeremy Corbyn wrestles with yet
:16:15. > :16:18.another leadership dilemma, some backbenchers are warning that all
:16:19. > :16:22.the time Labour is focused on its own internal issues it cannot be an
:16:23. > :16:24.effective opposition to the Government. Alex Forsyth, thank you
:16:25. > :16:25.very much. With all the sport, here's
:16:26. > :16:30.Olly Foster at the BBC Sport Centre. The England all-rounder Ben Stokes
:16:31. > :16:34.says he was just trying to score as many boundaries as he could
:16:35. > :16:37.beacuse it was too hot to run He made 258 in the second Test
:16:38. > :16:40.against South Africa, the fastest Test double century
:16:41. > :16:42.by an Englishman. His 399-run partnership
:16:43. > :16:44.with Jonny Bairstow for the sixth Test cricket is often about waiting
:16:45. > :16:56.- not when Ben Stokes goes On 74 overnight it took him three
:16:57. > :17:03.deliveries to hit his first four. In less than a quarter of an hour he
:17:04. > :17:09.had gone past 100. Stokes batting like a man
:17:10. > :17:12.who believed he could stick one on top of there, against a team
:17:13. > :17:15.still officially at Test cricket's Some see shades of Ian Botham
:17:16. > :17:18.and Andrew Flintoff. No Englishman has got
:17:19. > :17:22.there quicker in Test cricket. Jonny Bairstow had been operating
:17:23. > :17:31.in the shadows by comparison, He had waited a long time
:17:32. > :17:47.for his first Test century. No English pair had scored as much
:17:48. > :17:50.of this in nearly 60 years Alastair Cook declared
:17:51. > :17:54.shortly afterwards. If your opponents have scored 629
:17:55. > :17:58.runs, there can be a tendency There is a time for
:17:59. > :18:10.patience as well as power. Wickets would not come
:18:11. > :18:12.that easily again. South Africa resisted any further
:18:13. > :18:23.heroics. The South African captain Amla
:18:24. > :18:26.led them to the close. Tomorrow they will need guts
:18:27. > :18:28.and a little genius. England players were wearing black
:18:29. > :18:32.armbands today in memory of the Sussex bowler
:18:33. > :18:34.Matthew Hobden whose death The 22-year-old was in the England
:18:35. > :18:40.performance programme and was due to travel to South Africa
:18:41. > :18:42.later this month. His death is currently
:18:43. > :18:44.being treated as "unexplained". There were two matches
:18:45. > :18:46.in the Premier League today, and the goals are on Match
:18:47. > :18:49.of the Day 2 after the news, or following Sportscene if you're
:18:50. > :18:51.watching in Scotland, either way, I've got
:18:52. > :18:54.the results, if you want them. Chelsea beat Crystal Palace
:18:55. > :18:56.3-0 at Selhurst Park. Interim manager Guus Hiddink says
:18:57. > :18:59.they can still qualify The other match today
:19:00. > :19:08.was at Goodison Park, with fourth placed Tottenham draeing
:19:09. > :19:10.1-all against Everton. Harlequins are up to third
:19:11. > :19:14.in the Rugby Union Premiership. They beat Worcester
:19:15. > :19:15.at the Sixways Stadium. Their wing Charlie Walker scored two
:19:16. > :19:19.of their three tries and at one Worcester rallied but Quins hung
:19:20. > :19:23.on for the victory 24 points to 20. Gary Anderson has retained his PDC
:19:24. > :19:27.World Darts Championship title. The Flying Scotsman beat
:19:28. > :19:32.Jackpot Adrian Lewis seven sets to five
:19:33. > :19:34.in an enthralling final at Alexandra Palace,
:19:35. > :19:36.that had a record 34 1-80's thrown. Lewis was a double champion himself,
:19:37. > :19:40.but Anderson prevailed to claim the 300 thousand pound
:19:41. > :19:42.winner's cheque. Well done to him. Actor Michelle. --
:19:43. > :19:52.back to Michelle. To mark the 40th anniversary
:19:53. > :19:54.of the Prince's Trust, the Prince of Wales has been
:19:55. > :19:56.speaking about the difficulties In an interview for an ITV
:19:57. > :20:01.documentary, he said that at first "people didn't see the point"
:20:02. > :20:03.of the Trust. Our royal correspondent
:20:04. > :20:04.Peter Hunt reports. Not an audition for Royals got
:20:05. > :20:19.Talent - rather an Ant and Dec documentary about the future king,
:20:20. > :20:21.focusing on the Prince's Trust, which for 40 years has helped
:20:22. > :20:23.disadvantaged young people. A lot of people thought
:20:24. > :20:26.you were pretty mad, that a prince of the realm would go
:20:27. > :20:29.out and help disadvantaged children and youngsters and help them
:20:30. > :20:31.get on the right path. That is the same story
:20:32. > :20:40.of my life, really. We had to overcome people
:20:41. > :20:42.who don't see the point. In their quest to understand
:20:43. > :20:45.the trust, which has helped hundreds of thousands of people,
:20:46. > :20:47.Ant and Dec also quizzed Charles' son about his father
:20:48. > :20:50.and the impact of fatherhood. I'm a lot more emotional
:20:51. > :20:52.than I used to be. I never used to really get too wound
:20:53. > :21:03.up or worried about things, but now the smallest things can make
:21:04. > :21:06.to well up a bit more. You get affected by things that
:21:07. > :21:09.happen around the world or whatever a lot more, I think, as a father,
:21:10. > :21:12.just because you realise how It puts it all in perspective,
:21:13. > :21:16.the idea of not being around During filming, Charles became
:21:17. > :21:23.a grandad for the second time. He is delighted but his doting
:21:24. > :21:27.doesn't yet extend to some duties. No, I don't think -
:21:28. > :21:29.I'm not sure I would! I suppose at a pinch,
:21:30. > :21:34.I could. It is so nice having
:21:35. > :21:40.a granddaughter. Hopefully somebody to have an eye
:21:41. > :21:52.on me when I am tottering about. You have to go to the gym
:21:53. > :21:59.after all the food you have eaten. You can see more on all of today's
:22:00. > :22:03.stories on the BBC News Channel.