:00:19. > :00:25.coastline faces another onslaught. Tonight, all rail services to the
:00:26. > :00:28.West Country are cut off by flooding, the government faces new
:00:29. > :00:34.accusations that it failed to act on warnings.
:00:35. > :00:36.The lesson was their 18 months ago, everybody in Somerset knew that the
:00:37. > :00:43.rivers would not be fit for purpose if we had another winter of rain.
:00:44. > :00:50.The immigration minister resigned after admitting he had employed a
:00:51. > :00:55.cleaner who was in the UK illegally. Wales wobble in the Six Nations, as
:00:56. > :01:20.Ireland proved too strong. Hello, good evening.
:01:21. > :01:24.A team I allow winds and heavy rain have again hit south-west England
:01:25. > :01:27.and West Wales, with flood waters rising once more on the Somerset
:01:28. > :01:32.Levels. The West Country is completely cut off by rail is all
:01:33. > :01:35.rail services have been blocked, the train lines were already severely
:01:36. > :01:41.disrupted, and a landslip at Crewkerne and flooding closed them
:01:42. > :01:50.down completely. The forecast is for more bad weather ahead.
:01:51. > :01:54.Along Britain's coastline, the weather has been making its presence
:01:55. > :01:57.felt. Towns and villages across the South and West have been on the
:01:58. > :02:05.front line of the force of this latest storm. The crashing waves are
:02:06. > :02:08.indiscriminate in their assault and in places like kicking sand in
:02:09. > :02:14.Cornwall, buildings are already battered. You cannot stop the
:02:15. > :02:19.weather, this is relentless, and we have got more to come. We have got
:02:20. > :02:25.to be resilient. Inland, the storms are having a major impact. Part of
:02:26. > :02:28.this Railtrack are barely visible above the water. Flooding and a
:02:29. > :02:31.landslip have left the lines between London and the West Country
:02:32. > :02:37.blocked. Passengers have been warned it could be many days before they
:02:38. > :02:41.are operational again. Phone calls say they do not know when they will
:02:42. > :02:46.have replacement bus services, we are completely stuck. On the
:02:47. > :02:50.Somerset Levels, roads are closed, and pathways have been swamped.
:02:51. > :02:58.People have no choice but to wade through water to rescue animals from
:02:59. > :03:02.this village today. This is not the first time fields here have flooded,
:03:03. > :03:05.threatening livelihoods. With the rising water, there is anger, and
:03:06. > :03:11.more serious questions for the government. Six months ago, this
:03:12. > :03:15.farmers leader voted by Minister to ask for funding to prevent flooding.
:03:16. > :03:22.His request was refused. Now, David Cameron says coaching setup rarity.
:03:23. > :03:26.We have ministers coming down, environmental chairman saying we
:03:27. > :03:31.must learn the lessons, but the lesson was there 18 months ago.
:03:32. > :03:37.Everybody in Somerset knew that the rivers would not be fit for purpose
:03:38. > :03:41.if we had another winter of rain. But the former floods minister who
:03:42. > :03:45.took the decision not to provide funding insists he was acting on the
:03:46. > :03:50.best information at the time. In hindsight, if dredging would have
:03:51. > :03:56.sorted out their problem, absolutely. But if I am honest, the
:03:57. > :04:00.evidence that was presented to me was, while it might have made some
:04:01. > :04:06.difference, large parts would have flooded, whatever we had them,
:04:07. > :04:12.because we have had the worst rainfall since 1760. The weather has
:04:13. > :04:16.been exceptional, and it has caused problems across many communities,
:04:17. > :04:20.including those along the Thames. In Reading, the army have been brought
:04:21. > :04:26.in to help, but sandbags can only do so much to defend against such
:04:27. > :04:32.severe surges and squalls. More question for the government.
:04:33. > :04:39.Yes, new criticism of the Environment Agency. Yes, a senior
:04:40. > :04:43.official has been quoted this evening is calling this winter a
:04:44. > :04:46.success story. He referred to the fact that more than a million homes
:04:47. > :04:52.had been protected by flood defences. In itself, that is true,
:04:53. > :04:55.but at the same time, when you have many people who cannot reach their
:04:56. > :04:59.homes, including scores of families on the road behind me, it is
:05:00. > :05:04.difficult to talk about a success story. These words are political,
:05:05. > :05:10.sensitive, and it is difficult for people to hear. When you take a look
:05:11. > :05:13.around, you will find scenes like this, sandbags on the edge of
:05:14. > :05:18.rivers, trying to stop the water from overflowing. The water
:05:19. > :05:23.continues to overflow this evening. The gusts continue to come in. They
:05:24. > :05:30.might be a brief respite for some communities, over the next 48 hours,
:05:31. > :05:36.but then, later this week, the bad weather is going to return.
:05:37. > :05:40.Meanwhile, here, with all of this water so high, and the ground so
:05:41. > :05:48.sudden, a severe flood warning remains in place, so there is a risk
:05:49. > :05:52.to life or homes. The immigration Minister Mark Harper
:05:53. > :05:56.has resigned from the government after it emerged it had employed a
:05:57. > :05:59.cleaner who was in the UK illegally. He had been in charge of
:06:00. > :06:06.implementing the government's immigration reforms.
:06:07. > :06:10.Mark Harper delivered a tough message on immigration, overseeing a
:06:11. > :06:14.poster campaign telling those who were here illegally to go home, but
:06:15. > :06:19.he has resigned because he has employed an illegal immigrant
:06:20. > :06:24.himself. We are making it increasingly difficult for people to
:06:25. > :06:27.be in the UK illegally. He says he checked the status of his cleaner
:06:28. > :06:31.when she was first employed in 2007 will stop he was shown a letter,
:06:32. > :06:36.apparently from the home office, saying she had the right to work
:06:37. > :06:42.here. But after a second check, officials told him she did not. I
:06:43. > :06:48.complied with the law at all times, I did the Czechs, but as immigration
:06:49. > :06:54.Minister, on an immigration matter, I should hold myself to a higher
:06:55. > :07:00.standard than we accept's expect of others. Also, he has been stealing
:07:01. > :07:06.the controversial Immigration Bill from Parliament, which would compel
:07:07. > :07:11.employers to do more to check the immigration status of employees. New
:07:12. > :07:14.rules will put the onus on employers to check staff have valid documents
:07:15. > :07:20.such as a visa or official leave to stay in the UK. They will have to
:07:21. > :07:22.verify details, and they should request an official check from the
:07:23. > :07:27.Home Office to validate the documents. Labour know what the
:07:28. > :07:32.government to think again about pushing ahead with these changes
:07:33. > :07:36.without piloting them first. The government are unlikely to rethink,
:07:37. > :07:40.Conservative ministers are keen to get an immigration bill passed into
:07:41. > :07:45.law before European elections in the spring, not least because UKIP have
:07:46. > :07:50.made this a key campaign theme, and immigration is at or near the top of
:07:51. > :07:57.voters' concerns. That made Mark Harper's position untenable.
:07:58. > :08:00.Three Metropolitan Police officers who were arrested over allegations
:08:01. > :08:05.they had exchanged illegal pornography on their mobile phones
:08:06. > :08:09.will not face criminal charges. They are from the Diplomatic Protection
:08:10. > :08:13.Group, which guards foreign embassies and controls access to New
:08:14. > :08:18.Scotland Yard and Downing Street, they still face an investigation
:08:19. > :08:22.into allegations of misconduct. Princess Cristina of Spain am the
:08:23. > :08:26.youngest daughter of King Juan Carlos, has been questioned in court
:08:27. > :08:31.over for the allegations involving her husband's business. He is
:08:32. > :08:38.suspected of embezzling millions of public funds, which has provoked
:08:39. > :08:42.public outrage. Both deny any and's both deny any wrongdoing. The report
:08:43. > :08:47.has flash photography. For the first time ever in Spain, a member of the
:08:48. > :08:54.Royal family arriving to be questioned in court.
:08:55. > :08:58.Princess Cristina seemed relaxed. But inside the court, she sat
:08:59. > :09:03.opposite a photo of her father, the King, and faced serious allegations.
:09:04. > :09:08.According to reports, she said she trusted her husband, who is accused
:09:09. > :09:13.of defrauding public money. She is suspected of spending some of it on
:09:14. > :09:20.personal expenses. This while millions of Spaniards are
:09:21. > :09:23.unemployed. When they married nearly two decades ago, the Royals were
:09:24. > :09:27.more popular. But the scandal has damaged Spain's wants loved
:09:28. > :09:34.monarch, whose popularity has been falling. King Juan Carlos was
:09:35. > :09:37.heavily criticised while hunting elephants in Botswana when his
:09:38. > :09:44.citizens were suffering a critical moment in the economic crisis back
:09:45. > :09:47.home. Because of the crisis, any people in Spain are less likely to
:09:48. > :09:55.give the monarchy the benefit of the doubt. People from my family, from
:09:56. > :10:01.my work, are suffering. We have not done anything to have this crisis.
:10:02. > :10:06.It is not fair. There is no doubt this has caused significant damage
:10:07. > :10:08.to the reputation of Spain's Royals. When the Princess is answering
:10:09. > :10:16.questions in court, she will not only be defending her self, but that
:10:17. > :10:20.the monarchy in Spain. Tonight, her lawyer said she had answered all the
:10:21. > :10:24.questions she could, but this is a country where corruption scandals
:10:25. > :10:36.are common, and some of the Spanish public will judge for themselves.
:10:37. > :10:39.Time to take you to the sport. Good evening, we start with the
:10:40. > :10:45.action from the second weekend of the Six Nations. England beat
:10:46. > :10:49.Scotland 20-0, Wales wobbled in Dublin, losing to Ireland in a
:10:50. > :10:54.one-sided in counter. In the middle of the fog of grudges and hot air
:10:55. > :10:58.that surrounded Ireland against Wales, a New Zealander.
:10:59. > :11:03.Warren Gatland's decision to drop Brian O'Driscoll for the final Lions
:11:04. > :11:07.test last summer has not been forgotten in Ireland as his side's
:11:08. > :11:11.forwarded find out. The Irish gave their all, a new Wales will be
:11:12. > :11:17.kissed in the maul. The bottom of the mound, Chris Henry. The
:11:18. > :11:25.president had been set, the Pack one penalties. Wales had been pushed as
:11:26. > :11:30.well, their hopes of a third is excessive Six Nations title hurt by
:11:31. > :11:33.the marauding Irish. After Paddy Jackson's try, tempers came to the
:11:34. > :11:41.fore, but the numbers were against Wales. The rivalry between Scotland
:11:42. > :11:49.and England is older in origin, recent English dominance of the
:11:50. > :11:51.fixture was rarely damaged. To their credit, Scotland did not
:11:52. > :11:57.disintegrate as fast as the Murrayfield turf, but some magic put
:11:58. > :12:01.in Mike Brown to settle the current ownership of the Calcutta Cup.
:12:02. > :12:08.Despite defeat to France, England still have a chance of picking up
:12:09. > :12:14.the Six Nations trophy. Much of The Day follows, so if you
:12:15. > :12:19.do not walk's if you do not want to know the results, look away now.
:12:20. > :12:23.Arsenal were thrashed by Liverpool at Anfield in the early kick-off.
:12:24. > :12:28.Martin Skrtel and Raheem Sterling with two goals each in a five - one
:12:29. > :12:32.victory. Manchester City had a Goldust raw at Norwich, meaning they
:12:33. > :12:39.missed the chance to move top of the table. That position is held by
:12:40. > :12:44.Chelsea, Eden Hazard with a hat-trick against Newcastle, the 3-0
:12:45. > :12:50.victory move them one point clear of Arsenal. West Ham are out of the
:12:51. > :12:54.relegation zone with a 2-0 victory over Aston Villa.
:12:55. > :12:58.West Brom dropped into the bottom three, Swansea move into the top
:12:59. > :13:01.half. Celtic have been knocked out of the
:13:02. > :13:12.Scottish cup, losing to Aberdeen, 2-1. Hibernian were beaten 3-2 by
:13:13. > :13:16.Raith Rovers. Team GB missed out on medals in the
:13:17. > :13:20.first full day of competition at the Winter Olympics. There was British
:13:21. > :13:27.interest in the men's snowboard slopestyle.
:13:28. > :13:32.The first final of the Winter Olympics, could it be a first medal
:13:33. > :13:35.for Britain? Jamie Nicholls learn to snowboard on a plastic slope in
:13:36. > :13:42.Halifax. Now he was going for Olympic gold. This event is judged
:13:43. > :13:47.on tricks, jumps and flips, and he got off to a flying start. That
:13:48. > :13:52.first run put him in the silver medal position, but in the second
:13:53. > :13:56.round, he slipped on a rail and slipped back to sixth place. His
:13:57. > :14:01.team-mate Billy Morgan's hopes also came down to earth with a bump. He
:14:02. > :14:07.finished 10th, but for both, frustration was outweighed by pride.
:14:08. > :14:11.I am really happy, I cannot believe it, and I am happy both of us got
:14:12. > :14:18.into the final and got into the top ten. There was disappointment for
:14:19. > :14:21.Britain's figure skaters, including Nick Buckland and Penny Coomes, they
:14:22. > :14:25.failed to qualify for the final of the team event. After a difficult
:14:26. > :14:30.build-up, this was a day the sporting drama took centre stage.
:14:31. > :14:40.Britain will be hoping their best is yet to come.
:14:41. > :14:43.That is all the sport. You can see more on all of the
:14:44. > :14:56.day's stories on the BBC News Channel. Good night, goodbye.
:14:57. > :15:02.Good evening, very little good news in the forecast for the coming
:15:03. > :15:08.night. It looks as if it will be pretty nasty. We have got some nasty
:15:09. > :15:09.conditions to