:00:00. > :00:07.The so-called Islamic State is still fighting in Ramadi -
:00:08. > :00:11.a week after the Iraqi government said it had been liberated.
:00:12. > :00:14.We have a special report from the front line in the heart
:00:15. > :00:17.of the city - where thousands of civilians are trapped
:00:18. > :00:23.IS militants still control parts of the centre,
:00:24. > :00:26.their flags are still flying just a few hundred yards from here,
:00:27. > :00:33.At the same time - IS extremists release
:00:34. > :00:35.a new propaganda video, threatening attacks on the UK.
:00:36. > :00:40.The government pledges an extra ?40 million for flood defences
:00:41. > :00:45.in Yorkshire - but its approach is criticised as inadequate.
:00:46. > :00:48.Pupils in England are to face a new test on their times tables
:00:49. > :00:58.And in South Africa - Ben Stokes hits the fastest ever
:00:59. > :01:23.Nearly a week after Iraqi government forces claimed to have liberated
:01:24. > :01:26.the key city of Ramadi from so-called Islamic State,
:01:27. > :01:30.large parts of it remain under the extremists' control
:01:31. > :01:35.Thousands of civilians are trapped in Ramadi,
:01:36. > :01:37.and the BBC's become the first international broadcaster to reach
:01:38. > :01:43.Our correspondent Thomas Fessy travelled into the heart of the city
:01:44. > :01:59.This is what the fight against Islamic State has done to Ramadi.
:02:00. > :02:00.Six months of brutal jihadi rule. A government offensive and coalition
:02:01. > :02:06.air strikes have devastated government offensive and coalition
:02:07. > :02:12.city. We set off with Iraqi special forces to see what the victory they
:02:13. > :02:16.claimed a week ago looks like. As we push into the centre, it is clear
:02:17. > :02:24.that the battle for Ramadi is far from over. This is the front line in
:02:25. > :02:32.Iraq's war against IS. The building used to be a school. But guns have
:02:33. > :02:38.replaced students. The soldiers say they regained much of the city, but
:02:39. > :02:43.the fight is still going on and IS militants still control parts of the
:02:44. > :02:49.centre. Their flags are still flying a few hundred yards from here.
:02:50. > :02:55.Resistance is stiff. If you peer through the sniper's window, you can
:02:56. > :03:01.see the Iraqi flag. But look to the right, the black banners of Islamic
:03:02. > :03:04.State flying, defiant. The west has trained Iraqi soldiers for this
:03:05. > :03:06.fight. The US, Britain and their partners are conducting air strikes
:03:07. > :03:18.in support. An air strike is called in as
:03:19. > :03:24.families emerge from the front lines. Iraqi troops take them to
:03:25. > :03:30.safety. This woman says her house was blown up -- blown up. She told
:03:31. > :03:33.me she and her husband were taken by the jihadists and used as human
:03:34. > :03:38.shields. TRANSLATION: We were stuck for ten
:03:39. > :03:44.days, each time there was bombing our homes would shake. We had no
:03:45. > :03:51.food, no water. We were terrified. A warm meal and a first taste of
:03:52. > :03:54.freedom. This woman escaped with her children, still traumatised. Their
:03:55. > :03:58.mother tells me how IS ruled their lives.
:03:59. > :04:04.TRANSLATION: What they did was terrible. We were not allowed
:04:05. > :04:09.without a man and we were forced to wear the niqab. We were not even
:04:10. > :04:14.allowed to use mobile phones. The war against Islamic State in Iraq is
:04:15. > :04:16.not ending. It has only just begun. There will be more destruction, more
:04:17. > :04:19.families to save. Meanwhile in neighbouring Syria,
:04:20. > :04:21.IS has released a new propaganda video which appears to show
:04:22. > :04:24.the killing of five men, who it claims were spies working
:04:25. > :04:27.for the British government. The video shows a man with a British
:04:28. > :04:31.accent who appears to have carried Our security correspondent
:04:32. > :04:44.Gordon Corera is here. What should we make of this video?
:04:45. > :04:49.It is another IS propaganda video, clearly directed at Britain. The
:04:50. > :04:53.person in the video addresses David Cameron, talks about air strikes and
:04:54. > :04:58.says, one day, IS will invade Britain. It features the execution
:04:59. > :05:01.of five people, alleged to be spies passing people to Britain. There are
:05:02. > :05:05.not from Britain themselves, they look like they come from the Middle
:05:06. > :05:09.East. They make supposed confessions in Arabic. It is hard what to make
:05:10. > :05:14.of those, they may have been coerced. We have seen videos before
:05:15. > :05:19.in which alleged spies are executed. Two things make this video it stand
:05:20. > :05:24.out. You remember Jihadi John, Mohammed Emwazi, killed a couple of
:05:25. > :05:29.months ago. In this video, we have a new individual who appears to want
:05:30. > :05:33.to take up the mantle of Jihadi John as executioner and propagandist in
:05:34. > :05:38.cheap when it comes to Britain. -- in chief. He speaks with a British
:05:39. > :05:42.accent. The British say they are aware of the video and are trying to
:05:43. > :05:46.work out who he is. The second notable feature is, chillingly, at
:05:47. > :05:51.the end of the video, a short section of a child, perhaps about
:05:52. > :05:56.five, talking briefly, apparently again in a British accent. We know
:05:57. > :06:00.that some families have taken children out to Syria, so no doubt
:06:01. > :06:02.the authorities will be trying to identify that child.
:06:03. > :06:05.The government's pledged an extra ?40 million for flood defences
:06:06. > :06:08.in Yorkshire, after it was battered by storms over Christmas.
:06:09. > :06:11.But concerns have been raised about nationwide levels of funding.
:06:12. > :06:14.Drainage experts have warned that the number of homes at risk
:06:15. > :06:17.of flooding could almost double within 20 years,
:06:18. > :06:19.unless there's a significant increase in spending.
:06:20. > :06:34.A week on from the deluge in York. Look beyond the water and you find
:06:35. > :06:45.resentment, even funerary, that more wasn't done. -- fury. We need
:06:46. > :06:51.governments for preparation. We were let down. There is quite a lot of
:06:52. > :06:54.anger. Now the government is promising ?10 million to prepare and
:06:55. > :06:58.improve the barrier on the River Foss that failed, leading to 600
:06:59. > :07:04.homes being flooded. The problem here was that the barrier on the
:07:05. > :07:09.river, the electrics were in danger of failing. If the barrier had been
:07:10. > :07:11.stabbed in the down position without the pumps operating, we would
:07:12. > :07:18.probably have seen 1800 houses flooded, which is 300 more than we
:07:19. > :07:23.did see flooded. Flooding is far from a new problem. Remember the
:07:24. > :07:28.Somerset levels two years ago, and familiar arguments about flood
:07:29. > :07:31.defences and their maintenance. The Association of drainage authorities
:07:32. > :07:36.points out that the annual cost of flood and storm damage is estimated
:07:37. > :07:40.at just over ?1 billion. It also says the number of households across
:07:41. > :07:48.the country at significant risk of flood damage could increase from
:07:49. > :07:52.330,000 currently to 570,000 in 2035, as a result of what it calls a
:07:53. > :07:58.reduction in our capacity to manage water levels. This is a row about
:07:59. > :08:03.more than just money. Crises like flooding can help shake the
:08:04. > :08:07.perception of a government as competent or not. Ministers are very
:08:08. > :08:12.proud of trying to create what they describe as a northern powerhouse,
:08:13. > :08:17.but opposition MPs to returning to Westminster this week will suggest
:08:18. > :08:21.that is an empty slogan. We have seen year-on-year cuts from this
:08:22. > :08:25.government since 2010, apart from a brief blip where they were shamed
:08:26. > :08:29.into action by the Somerset floods. All we are getting now is ?40
:08:30. > :08:34.million only spent in Yorkshire, nowhere near enough money to make up
:08:35. > :08:38.for the backlog of repairs which have accumulated. Ministers insist
:08:39. > :08:43.flood defence spending is going up. They say that no other government
:08:44. > :08:48.has ever made such a long-term commitment to fight floods, but
:08:49. > :08:52.today the rain kept coming. In Llanelli, Carmarthenshire, and the
:08:53. > :08:55.Aberdeenshire village of Ballater, with more people asking whether
:08:56. > :08:58.their homes and businesses will be next.
:08:59. > :09:00.Well, further flood defences have been put up in Scottish regions
:09:01. > :09:03.where the authorities are preparing for more prolonged rain.
:09:04. > :09:05.Let's go live now to Aberdeenshire and our correspondent there,
:09:06. > :09:15.It is not so much that the rain has been heavy but it has been
:09:16. > :09:21.relentless in the last day, and that is the concern, more rain falling on
:09:22. > :09:26.already saturated ground and a swollen River Dee. At the heart of
:09:27. > :09:30.Storm Frank last Wednesday, the River Dee burst its banks and came
:09:31. > :09:33.through the golf course behind me, damaging around 200 houses,
:09:34. > :09:38.including the one behind me, where the owner told me he was about two
:09:39. > :09:44.feet of water on the bottom floor. That clear rock is still taking
:09:45. > :09:49.place. People have a nervous eye on what is happening. -- that clear up.
:09:50. > :09:53.That is where these sandbags come in, there are 800 here, and the hope
:09:54. > :09:58.is, should the worst happen again, they will be able to mitigate that.
:09:59. > :10:02.There is a tonne of sand in each. There are 27 flood warnings across
:10:03. > :10:08.the north-east of Scotland and Perthshire and the amber warning is
:10:09. > :10:12.in place until 11:55pm tomorrow. People in the areas affected around
:10:13. > :10:13.30 hours left to wait and see what the worst of the weather will bring
:10:14. > :10:21.them. Every pupil in England is to be
:10:22. > :10:24.tested on their times tables before Under government plans,
:10:25. > :10:27.pupils aged 11 will be expected to know their tables up to 12 x
:10:28. > :10:40.12, and will be tested Many of us can still remember
:10:41. > :10:44.learning times tables at school. Nine times for... Some of us still
:10:45. > :10:49.struggle with multiplication. Studies show that past economic
:10:50. > :10:53.success starts in the classroom and knowing your maths is at the heart
:10:54. > :10:58.of that journey. Now the government wants to test every 11-year-old on
:10:59. > :11:04.their times tables as part of its so-called war on in numerous C. Like
:11:05. > :11:09.these children at the transport Museum, children will be tested on
:11:10. > :11:13.their tables up to 12 times 12. Pilots will start in 80 primary
:11:14. > :11:18.schools this summer before being rolled out across England in 2017.
:11:19. > :11:23.The best performing countries when it comes to education systems are in
:11:24. > :11:29.Asia with Singapore, Hong Kong and South Korea topping the list.
:11:30. > :11:33.Britain came in 20th, America 28th. One in five youngsters leave British
:11:34. > :11:37.schools without reaching a basic level of education. The government
:11:38. > :11:41.says these tests will help teachers recognise those pupils at risk of
:11:42. > :11:48.falling behind, but some experts are not sure. Children won't find this
:11:49. > :11:52.enjoying. They will find it a fearful thing that they worry about,
:11:53. > :11:56.the tests, and there will be a lot of teaching for the tests. It is not
:11:57. > :12:02.a test of thinking in numbers but because of memory was that it is not
:12:03. > :12:06.a maths test. International studies have shown there is a direct link
:12:07. > :12:11.between educational standards and future economic prosperity. If that
:12:12. > :12:16.is true, improving maths skills as early as possible is vital for
:12:17. > :12:18.Britain's skills base, for it not to become obsolete.
:12:19. > :12:21.With all the sport, here's Olly Foster at the BBC Sport Centre.
:12:22. > :12:23.Records tumbled at the Second Test today.
:12:24. > :12:25.England are in complete control against South Africa,
:12:26. > :12:30.He scored the fastest Test double century by an Englishman and his 399
:12:31. > :12:33.run partnership with Jonny Bairstow for the sixth wicket
:12:34. > :12:38.England declared on 629 for six and they also took two South African
:12:39. > :12:41.wickets by the close to cap an exhilarating second day in Cape
:12:42. > :12:58.Test cricket is often about waiting, not when Ben Stokes goes to the
:12:59. > :13:01.crease. And 74 overnight, it took in three deliveries to hit his first
:13:02. > :13:06.four. In less than a quarter of an hour, he had gone past 100, Stokes
:13:07. > :13:10.batting like a man who believed he could stick one on top of there.
:13:11. > :13:16.Against a team officially still at Test cricket's Summit. Some see in
:13:17. > :13:20.Stokes shades of Ian Botham or Freddie Flintoff, but this was an
:13:21. > :13:27.original. No Englishman has got their quick in Test cricket. Simply
:13:28. > :13:30.breathtaking. Jonny Bairstow had been operating in the shadows by
:13:31. > :13:35.comparison but, on a personal crusade. He had waited a long time
:13:36. > :13:40.for his first test century. No English pair have scored this many
:13:41. > :13:44.together in nearly six years of Test matches. When he was eventually run
:13:45. > :13:50.out, Alistair Cook declared shortly afterwards. There was no following
:13:51. > :13:54.that. If your opponents have scored 629, there can be a tendency to
:13:55. > :13:59.force the pace, but there is a time for patience as well as power.
:14:00. > :14:03.England pounced, South Africa 7-1. Wickets wouldn't come that easily
:14:04. > :14:08.again. Dean Elgar had 44 before Nick Compton caught him. The bowler, who
:14:09. > :14:13.else. South Africa resisted any further heroics. Their captain,
:14:14. > :14:18.Hashim Amla, led them to the clothes. Tomorrow, they will need
:14:19. > :14:20.guts and a bit of genius. -- led them to the close.
:14:21. > :14:22.England players were wearing black armbands today in memory
:14:23. > :14:24.of the Sussex bowler Matthew Hobden whose death
:14:25. > :14:28.The 22-year-old was part of the England performance programme
:14:29. > :14:30.and was due to travel to South Africa later this month.
:14:31. > :14:33.The cause of his death has not been disclosed.
:14:34. > :14:35.There were two matches in the Premier League today,
:14:36. > :14:38.Chelsea are on the up after beating Crystal Palace 3-0 at Selhurst Park.
:14:39. > :14:42.Tottenham have finished the weekend six points off the top of the table
:14:43. > :14:55.There was a time when it was as much as you could do to just shelter and
:14:56. > :15:00.protect yourself when Chelsea came to visit. Those times, it seemed had
:15:01. > :15:04.gone, at least on field. Such are the changeable conditions of this
:15:05. > :15:09.season, now it was Crystal Palace threatening from above. But, as
:15:10. > :15:13.their fans sang you are not special any more, the Blues were quick to
:15:14. > :15:18.remind them they perhaps could be again. Oscar's goal separating the
:15:19. > :15:22.sides at half-time, it was left to Willian to show just how special.
:15:23. > :15:29.Too early to say whether Chelsea have now weathered their stormy
:15:30. > :15:32.season. The Blues first win on away since August, secured by Diego
:15:33. > :15:37.Costa. A man of the match performance from him. How Chelsea
:15:38. > :15:42.have missed those. Amidst the downpour, things finally looking
:15:43. > :15:46.rather blighter -- brighter for the reigning champions. At Goodison
:15:47. > :15:50.Park, a close affair. For Harry Kane, it doesn't get any closer than
:15:51. > :15:55.that. It was Everton who took the lead, Erin Lennon scoring against
:15:56. > :16:00.his former club. -- Aaron Lennon. If he is part of the past four Spurs,
:16:01. > :16:03.they have plenty of hope for the future, Ben Davies going close
:16:04. > :16:07.before Dele Alli finally found the net, a goal worth the wait. For both
:16:08. > :16:10.sides, plenty to look forward to. Harlequins are up to third
:16:11. > :16:12.in the Rugby Union Premiership after beating Worcester
:16:13. > :16:14.at the Sixways Stadium. Their winger Charlie Walker scored
:16:15. > :16:17.two of their three tries and at one Worcester rallied but Quins hung
:16:18. > :16:26.on for the victory 24-20. Finally, to mark the 40th
:16:27. > :16:32.anniversary of the Prince's Trust - the Prince of Wales has been talking
:16:33. > :16:35.about the difficulties he faced In an interview for an ITV
:16:36. > :16:39.documentary, the Prince said that at first people didn't see
:16:40. > :16:42.the point of the Trust. Our Royal Correspondent
:16:43. > :16:45.Peter Hunt reports. Not an audition for
:16:46. > :16:52.Royals' Got Talent - rather, an Ant and Dec documentary
:16:53. > :16:55.about the future King, focusing on the Prince's Trust
:16:56. > :16:57.which, for 40 years, has helped disadvantaged
:16:58. > :17:02.young people. A lot of people thought
:17:03. > :17:05.you were pretty mad, that a Prince of the Realm
:17:06. > :17:08.was going to go out and help disadvantaged children
:17:09. > :17:10.and youngsters and get them No - story of my life, really -
:17:11. > :17:17.you have to overcome all of these In their quest to understand
:17:18. > :17:25.the Trust, which has helped hundreds of thousands of people,
:17:26. > :17:28.Ant and Dec also quizzed Charles's son about his father
:17:29. > :17:33.and the impact of fatherhood. A lot more emotional than I used
:17:34. > :17:35.to be, weirdly. I never used to get too wound up
:17:36. > :17:40.or worried about things, but now the smallest little things,
:17:41. > :17:43.you well up a bit more. You get affected by the sort
:17:44. > :17:46.of things that happen around the world or whatever a lot more
:17:47. > :17:51.as a father. During filming, Charles became
:17:52. > :17:55.a grandad for the second time. He is delighted that his doting
:17:56. > :17:59.doesn't yet extend to some duties. It's very nice having
:18:00. > :18:08.a granddaughter. You'd better go to the gym
:18:09. > :18:16.after all the food There's more throughout the evening
:18:17. > :18:22.on the BBC News Channel. We are back with the
:18:23. > :18:25.late news at 10pm.