:00:00. > :00:10.Torrential rain has caused havoc across large parts
:00:11. > :00:12.of Northern England and Scotland, flooding homes and leaving tens
:00:13. > :00:18.Much of the city of Carlisle is under water.
:00:19. > :00:23.One power station is out of action, and a second is under threat.
:00:24. > :00:24.Hundreds have been rescued from their homes
:00:25. > :00:39.We were told that it was going to be, after these defences, it was a
:00:40. > :00:41.once in a 250 year event, and here we are ten years later.
:00:42. > :00:43.The main west coast rail line is under water,
:00:44. > :00:57.and major roads are closed, after many flood defences failed.
:00:58. > :01:01.Questions will be asked if everyone has got ready, if
:01:02. > :01:03.the authorities are prepared for the scale flooding we're seeing now.
:01:04. > :01:05.We'll have the latest from the worst affected areas.
:01:06. > :01:08.Counter terrorism police are investigating the knife attack
:01:09. > :01:11.at a London tube station, which left one man seriously injured.
:01:12. > :01:14.And Newcastle take on Liverpool at home, as they try to end their run
:01:15. > :01:41."Extreme and unprecedented" is how the Government has described the
:01:42. > :01:46.torrential rainfall that's caused severe flooding, leaving hundreds
:01:47. > :01:51.of homes submerged across Northern England and parts of Scotland.
:01:52. > :01:53.The Army's been called in to evacuate people in Cumbria
:01:54. > :01:55.and the Scottish Borders, where some flood defences were
:01:56. > :02:00.Tonight around 60,000 homes are without power, after flooding
:02:01. > :02:04.A second in Carlisle, is also under threat.
:02:05. > :02:06.There are no trains running between England and Scotland
:02:07. > :02:08.through Preston, while road restrictions are in place
:02:09. > :02:15.And dozens of severe flood warnings are still in place,
:02:16. > :02:19.The city of Carlisle is one of worst affected areas.
:02:20. > :02:31.From there, Danny Savage has the latest.
:02:32. > :02:33.Across a huge swathe of northwest England there is little
:02:34. > :02:37.A deluge of rain overwhelmed streams and rivers, engulfing towns,
:02:38. > :02:40.Every major flood over the last decade in Cumbria has just
:02:41. > :02:43.In Carlisle, hundreds of homes have been washed out.
:02:44. > :02:48.Houses which have all been repaired in the past are ruined again.
:02:49. > :02:53.This is the A69 heading out of the city.
:02:54. > :02:59.The water came up so quickly last night, cars couldn't be moved,
:03:00. > :03:05.Can you unlock, we will come in and have a chat.
:03:06. > :03:08.So we have come down Warwick Road with this lifeboat crew who are
:03:09. > :03:11.normally based in Weston-Super-Mare and south Wales, and they've
:03:12. > :03:14.literally been hailed down by the people here in the upstairs
:03:15. > :03:19.Ron and Denise Wood were flooded ten years ago.
:03:20. > :03:26.We were told that it was going to be, after these defences,
:03:27. > :03:30.it was a once in a 250 year event, and here we are ten years later.
:03:31. > :03:40.I feel like we've been fed a bit of false information.
:03:41. > :03:43.At the top of the road another resident watched
:03:44. > :03:49.The sun may have been shining but the water was still rising.
:03:50. > :03:52.I think it would be unfair to blame the Environment Agency for this,
:03:53. > :03:56.It is one of those things that happens.
:03:57. > :03:59.Maybe the flood defences held it back for a while
:04:00. > :04:06.I don't know how high you can build a wall, really.
:04:07. > :04:09.Some of these houses still have power
:04:10. > :04:12.upstairs, but a local substation is at risk, and 60,000 customers
:04:13. > :04:18.55,000 homes have been left without power already across the region,
:04:19. > :04:30.Over the border in Scotland, Hawick was badly hit, too.
:04:31. > :04:32.Roads were washed away and the sandbags were brought out.
:04:33. > :04:40.In more remote areas, rescue helicopters were deployed.
:04:41. > :04:42.This family was winched off a roof in Cumbria.
:04:43. > :04:45.The water level is dropping in Keswick but not before people's
:04:46. > :04:50.About a week ago we had a massive windy storm that blew a lot
:04:51. > :04:55.of trees over, a lot of them had gone into the river, and when the
:04:56. > :05:00.river came up they are just missiles.
:05:01. > :05:03.I'm sure there will be structural damage as a result of that.
:05:04. > :05:05.The flood was massive and it was effectively armed.
:05:06. > :05:08.For now the main task is still about rescuing people, with the
:05:09. > :05:12.A huge recovery effort to deal with multiple locations destroyed
:05:13. > :05:18.The Environment Agency says some flood defences simply couldn't
:05:19. > :05:24.Almost 14 inches is believed to have fallen in the Lake District
:05:25. > :05:27.in 24 hours, and that would be a new British record.
:05:28. > :05:29.Millions of pounds has been spent on Carlisle's defences,
:05:30. > :05:33.Our Science Editor David Shukman took to the sky,
:05:34. > :05:40.The skies above Cumbria have cleared but the
:05:41. > :05:48.I'm above the city of Carlisle and the sheer scale and depth
:05:49. > :05:55.Most striking, the impact on residential streets.
:05:56. > :05:57.The floodwaters not only rising above ground level,
:05:58. > :06:01.also reaching towards the first story of many people's homes.
:06:02. > :06:03.And it's easy to pick out the rescue effort that's underway.
:06:04. > :06:05.The boats, operated by the rescue services,
:06:06. > :06:16.But at the same time this is a city that's almost been paralysed.
:06:17. > :06:19.We've seen how the main West Coast rail line running through Carlisle
:06:20. > :06:24.Major roads running into the city are also closed under flood water.
:06:25. > :06:31.But one of the big worries, as ever with flooding, is floodwater getting
:06:32. > :06:40.So we can see people working here on the edge of Carlisle,
:06:41. > :06:45.trying to make sure that this substation isn't put out of action.
:06:46. > :06:47.And then beyond Carlisle, well, there's devastation in dozens
:06:48. > :06:54.Major highways, where heavy rains have torn away the hillside, sending
:06:55. > :07:04.Rock falls and in one case the water eroding the road itself.
:07:05. > :07:07.It's going to take days, weeks or even months to get through
:07:08. > :07:09.this, and there will be questions asked as well.
:07:10. > :07:18.Just five years ago it received a ?38 million flood defence scheme.
:07:19. > :07:22.No one guaranteed there wouldn't be flooding again.
:07:23. > :07:24.Questions will be asked about whether the authorities were ready
:07:25. > :07:33.for the sheer scale of the kind of rain storms we are seeing now.
:07:34. > :07:36.And David Shukman joins us now from Carlisle.
:07:37. > :07:44.Bring us up to date with the latest where you are. The situation is
:07:45. > :07:47.obviously still very critical. While I've been standing here residents
:07:48. > :07:51.have been helped out of their homes from this flooded street behind me.
:07:52. > :07:56.There are fears that power cuts during the night, the temperature
:07:57. > :08:00.has dropped. This is very much a city of crisis and it comes at a
:08:01. > :08:03.difficult time. It is winter and this is a place that has been
:08:04. > :08:08.repeatedly flooded. People are really wondering when this crisis
:08:09. > :08:11.will end. And it's clear some flood defences were simply not up to the
:08:12. > :08:16.job despite millions of pounds of investment. That's a very difficult
:08:17. > :08:21.question, and many people are shocked by it here. They did expect
:08:22. > :08:26.to be better protected after that massive investment five years ago,
:08:27. > :08:31.?38 million on new flood defences. At the time nobody said they could
:08:32. > :08:35.guarantee no more flooding, but people did expect they would be a
:08:36. > :08:38.bit safer. There will be a lot of difficult and searching questions
:08:39. > :08:42.about that. Floods minister himself has now said he will be looking at
:08:43. > :08:46.flood schemes across Cumbria to assess them. Whether there will be
:08:47. > :08:51.more money, whether the government will divvy up to improve flood
:08:52. > :08:54.defences is always a difficult question because the blunt truth is
:08:55. > :08:59.you can't protect everywhere all of the time. David, many thanks.
:09:00. > :09:02.And you can get more detail on the flooding, and advice
:09:03. > :09:10.for your area, on our live page which is at bbc.co.uk/news
:09:11. > :09:13.Counter-terrorism police are investigating a knife attack
:09:14. > :09:16.on the London Underground, in which the suspect is said to have
:09:17. > :09:23.It happened at Leytonstone tube station last night.
:09:24. > :09:25.One man suffered serious stab wounds, but is
:09:26. > :09:30.The suspect, who's 29, was later tasered, and arrested.
:09:31. > :09:34.Our Home Affairs Correspondent June Kelly has more.
:09:35. > :09:38.7pm on a Saturday evening, and dozens
:09:39. > :09:47.of travellers are confronted by a man wielding a knife.
:09:48. > :09:53.After reportedly shouting this is the Syria, used it on to members of
:09:54. > :09:58.the public. Captured on mobile phone footage, people shouting at the man
:09:59. > :10:03.to lay down his weapon. Drop it, youthful, drop it! The police
:10:04. > :10:08.dealing with this were local offices, none had a firearm. They
:10:09. > :10:13.used a Taser stun gun on the subject. It took more than one
:10:14. > :10:26.attempt to overpower him. From one onlooker was a strong message. You
:10:27. > :10:30.ain't no Muslim, Bruv! And there was a statement from a nearby mosque. We
:10:31. > :10:34.are extremely saddened by this incident. This was an individual we
:10:35. > :10:38.do not know, he is not a member of the congregation of Leytonstone
:10:39. > :10:43.mosque. We strongly condemn any sort of violent act or terrorism. Islam
:10:44. > :10:47.does not allow or have any place for violence or terrorism. During the
:10:48. > :10:51.day Leytonstone tube stationery opened, and details emerged of how
:10:52. > :10:58.one victim was said to be stabbed in the neck, was beaten and kicked
:10:59. > :11:03.beforehand. It was very scary. There was no way anyone would go near him
:11:04. > :11:09.because he was a very strong man. And he was punching like a boxer.
:11:10. > :11:12.Within hours of the attack, Scotland Yard had said it was being treated
:11:13. > :11:18.as a terrorist incident and appealed for any mobile phone footage. We are
:11:19. > :11:21.pursuing a number of lines of enquiry at the moment but at this
:11:22. > :11:30.particular stage and this time, motive is not that clear, so we want
:11:31. > :11:34.to get some additional evidence. Knowing exactly what happened
:11:35. > :11:36.precisely in the attack itself. 24 hours after the mayhem here,
:11:37. > :11:40.detectives will be working to establish the background of their
:11:41. > :11:45.suspect. His beliefs, his associates, his mental state. And
:11:46. > :11:47.underlying all this will be the fundamental question of whether they
:11:48. > :11:54.knew about him before the attack and if they did, how much? This evening
:11:55. > :11:57.there is heavy police activity at this address in Leytonstone.
:11:58. > :12:00.Forensics officers are at the property. Fans have been arriving
:12:01. > :12:04.and there are signs of a forced entry. June Kelly, BBC News in
:12:05. > :12:08.Leytonstone. Foreign patients who visit England
:12:09. > :12:11.could face charges for some NHS services, such as blood tests,
:12:12. > :12:12.prescriptions and physiotherapy. The government wants to extend
:12:13. > :12:15.the charges paid by visitors from outside the European Union, and will
:12:16. > :12:20.begin a consultation next week. Doctors' leaders say they're
:12:21. > :12:27.concerned about the proposals. France is voting
:12:28. > :12:29.in the opening round of regional elections, in the first major test
:12:30. > :12:32.of public opinion since the terror A state of emergency is still
:12:33. > :12:43.in force across the country, Right of centre parties have been
:12:44. > :12:47.calling for tougher security measures.
:12:48. > :12:49.Our Paris Correspondent Lucy Williamson reports.
:12:50. > :12:50.Underneath the smiles and handshakes, France's president
:12:51. > :12:54.Three weeks after the attacks in Paris, the nation is issuing
:12:55. > :13:01.These are regional elections, but also a chance for voters to voice
:13:02. > :13:04.their views on how the government is handling national issues
:13:05. > :13:08.like immigration, unemployment and security in France.
:13:09. > :13:14.There are important regional issues this time,
:13:15. > :13:18.but I think that national politics are going to dominate yet again.
:13:19. > :13:25.Probably less in Paris than elsewhere
:13:26. > :13:31.Here in Paris polling stations have opened near the memorials that
:13:32. > :13:48.Some are predicting that new fears around terrorism
:13:49. > :13:51.and older ones around migration could shifts votes to the right.
:13:52. > :13:53.One woman says she had warned of the threat.
:13:54. > :13:56.Marine Le Pen, leader of the far right Front National.
:13:57. > :14:00.Her party has made steady gains over the past two years.
:14:01. > :14:03.A win here would give the party its first taste of region power.
:14:04. > :14:06.Important if it is to prove it can govern more than a town hall.
:14:07. > :14:10.Today's vote is the last electoral test before
:14:11. > :14:16.France chooses a new president in less than 18 months' time.
:14:17. > :14:18.And amid the clamour of the individual gains
:14:19. > :14:22.and losses here, these results will be carefully watched
:14:23. > :14:25.for confirmation that the two main parties here have now become three.
:14:26. > :14:45.There was one Premier League match today, struggling Newcastle beat a
:14:46. > :14:46.lacklustre Liverpool at St James' Park in only their third win of the
:14:47. > :14:52.season. With sporting success comes self
:14:53. > :14:56.belief, Newcastle of late seem to have little of either. Some contrast
:14:57. > :15:01.with a Liverpool team for whom both are growing. The Reds are rapidly
:15:02. > :15:04.rising, not unlike this effort from Christian Benteke, an early chance
:15:05. > :15:09.to further vacuum around St James' Park. One thing really lacking there
:15:10. > :15:13.is passion and pride. But had Chancel Mbemba done better here, the
:15:14. > :15:17.mood at half-time could have been rather better. Particularly for
:15:18. > :15:19.those like Steve McClaren, whose immediate Newcastle future may well
:15:20. > :15:24.depend on finding somebody from somewhere. What his side did get was
:15:25. > :15:29.a stroke of good fortune. Judging you which now than's shot finding
:15:30. > :15:34.its way in via a defender but to the relief of many, and the delight of
:15:35. > :15:37.at least one. Liverpool will feel at least a little aggrieved that
:15:38. > :15:41.Alberto Moreno's volley was ruled offside. It should have given them
:15:42. > :15:47.the equaliser. Ultimately it would not have altered the result. Which
:15:48. > :15:49.now than again providing a valuable Newcastle win, if only to bring back
:15:50. > :15:52.some self belief. Millions
:15:53. > :15:53.of advent calendars mark the You can of course make your own,
:15:54. > :15:58.or buy them filled with chocolate, But now a new type of advent
:15:59. > :16:02.calendar exported from Sweden, is It's a living calendar, as Duncan
:16:03. > :16:09.Kennedy explains from Winchester. And a new one when it comes
:16:10. > :16:17.to celebrating Christmas. Real advent doors are being
:16:18. > :16:29.swung open everywhere. But inside, instead of chocolate,
:16:30. > :16:36.it's Christmas performances. Every kind of door across the city
:16:37. > :16:40.is being used, with everything from sugarplum fairies in front rooms to
:16:41. > :16:43.memories of Christmas underground The live advent calendar concept is
:16:44. > :17:00.a way of the city coming together to share in collective activity over
:17:01. > :17:02.this really special time of year. Advent calendars first appeared
:17:03. > :17:04.in Germany around 1850. They were made of wood and usually
:17:05. > :17:13.depicted scenes from the Bible. The first live advent calendars
:17:14. > :17:16.using real wood doors seem to have started in Sweden
:17:17. > :17:18.about ten years ago. Now
:17:19. > :17:20.the idea has come here with places from Cornwall to Cumbria joining
:17:21. > :17:22.in this new festive phenomenon. It is different because you actually
:17:23. > :17:36.go into the door, It's not often Christmas gets
:17:37. > :17:43.a noncommercial new twist. Here behind
:17:44. > :17:46.the city's doors they are really Duncan Kennedy,
:17:47. > :17:57.BBC News in Winchester. More throughout the evening
:17:58. > :18:03.on the BBC News Channel, and I'll be