:00:00. > :00:11.First Minister, Alex Salmond, what he would
:00:12. > :00:17.Good evening. There may have been some respite from the heavy rain and
:00:18. > :00:23.storms today in the flooded areas of Berkshire and Surrey. But tomorrow,
:00:24. > :00:31.it's going to get bad again. Tonight warnings of a danger to life are
:00:32. > :00:34.still in place. But it has emerged that when it comes to avoiding
:00:35. > :00:37.similar problems in the future, the Environment Agency have already had
:00:38. > :00:39.plans drawn up. They just lack the money to do anything about them
:00:40. > :00:46.Here's our political correspondent Karl Mercer.
:00:47. > :00:50.They are scenes that are becoming all too familiar ` the Army last
:00:51. > :00:54.night in Chertsey setting up temporary flood defences to try to
:00:55. > :00:57.hold back the Thames. This afternoon, more familiar scenes and
:00:58. > :01:03.more thoroughly of frustration for those who feel their communities
:01:04. > :01:08.have been let down. The politicians don't answer your questions. They're
:01:09. > :01:11.not giving us answers, so I think the majority of people just feel
:01:12. > :01:15.that the money isn't spent the way it should be spent. We know it's
:01:16. > :01:19.going to happen here so if they can do something in Holland, why not
:01:20. > :01:24.here? We have money spent on things it doesn't need to be. Spend it
:01:25. > :01:27.where it matters. But rolled black o'clock 11 years and this was the
:01:28. > :01:33.scene in the area. The floods than were not as bad as the current crop.
:01:34. > :01:38.250 homes were flooded in 2003 but the devastation prompted claims the
:01:39. > :01:42.area needed to be saved from future damage. This report from the
:01:43. > :01:47.Environment Agency is from August 2010. It's a 20 year vision for the
:01:48. > :01:56.lower Thames area, which includes places like rain spree `` Wraysbury,
:01:57. > :02:00.Datchet and stains. It said the area covers one of the largest most
:02:01. > :02:04.developed but undefended flood plains in England, with 21,000
:02:05. > :02:09.properties and 51,000 people at risk of flooding. It's a bold plan that
:02:10. > :02:14.would see three new flood channels dog, each up to 60 metres wide and
:02:15. > :02:20.stretching a total of more than ten miles. It wouldn't be complete until
:02:21. > :02:22.2026. But there's a bigger hurdle. At the moment, the Environment
:02:23. > :02:28.Agency doesn't have the money to pay for it. At the point the study was
:02:29. > :02:32.stopped, it was agreed this was needed for this particular area of
:02:33. > :02:36.London and investments were to be made towards that. Unfortunately,
:02:37. > :02:42.investment in the project stopped about three years ago with reduced
:02:43. > :02:48.funding across a number of projects in the Environment Agency. The
:02:49. > :02:53.project would cost ?256 million but the government is only stumping up
:02:54. > :02:59.?136 million. The Environment Agency needs to raise ?120 million. I'm
:03:00. > :03:02.hopeful that this sort of event will have focused people's mind so that
:03:03. > :03:07.potential partners, local authorities, landowners along the
:03:08. > :03:11.river, will want to join with us and provide funding as well, so that
:03:12. > :03:16.this project can go ahead because they'll see the economic benefits
:03:17. > :03:19.for themselves. So while locals are hoping for government money to help
:03:20. > :03:22.them, the Environment Agency is having to cast its net a little
:03:23. > :03:31.further afield. Let's speak to our reporter Nick
:03:32. > :03:33.Beake. He's spent today in Staines`upon`Thames. Nick, the
:03:34. > :03:37.Government has said money's no object when it comes to the floods.
:03:38. > :03:40.Is that good news for this project and stopping future floods where you
:03:41. > :03:44.are? Well, I think the short answer is probably no because the prime
:03:45. > :03:48.minister's comments have been interpreted as concerning short`term
:03:49. > :03:54.clear up operation, rather than any longer term projects. The Prime
:03:55. > :03:57.Minister did chair a Cabinet committee and it was announced that
:03:58. > :04:01.they would be a review of compensation for the victims of
:04:02. > :04:04.flooding and a review of flood defences but, in terms of this
:04:05. > :04:09.particular scheme for the lower Thames, the position we find
:04:10. > :04:12.ourselves in is that another ?1 0 million is needed from local
:04:13. > :04:17.authorities to make it a reality. And if, indeed, that money is
:04:18. > :04:23.gathered, it won't be until 202 at this scheme will be finished. So in
:04:24. > :04:28.the here and now, if you've been flooded, little consolation. We ve
:04:29. > :04:32.been talking to the local GP here who has set up his surgery in this
:04:33. > :04:37.pub because his practice down the road has been flooded. He told us he
:04:38. > :04:42.has already treated people for the psychological impact of the
:04:43. > :04:45.flooding. They've had their lifetimes are ruined, really,
:04:46. > :04:50.because of the emotional upset. I've seen patients with flood stress
:04:51. > :04:53.They are in a state of denial, shocked and anxiety. We're treating
:04:54. > :04:58.them with medication and counselling. I understand their role
:04:59. > :05:04.warnings for people in Surrey and Berkshire when it comes to flood
:05:05. > :05:07.tonight. `` there are warnings. Public`health officials are
:05:08. > :05:11.concerned about the water, particularly the bugs that may be in
:05:12. > :05:15.there. The likes of E. Coli and salmonella, which can cause fever,
:05:16. > :05:20.stomach pains and diarrhoea. They're worried that sewage might escape and
:05:21. > :05:26.combine with animal waste. Another concern would be that the winter
:05:27. > :05:31.vomiting virus, the North virus and hepatitis a could spread more easily
:05:32. > :05:37.because of the dirty water. `` the North virus. We're being advised to
:05:38. > :05:40.wash our hands and keep pets away from the water. They are at pains to
:05:41. > :05:44.point out that it is not just those coming into contact with the water
:05:45. > :05:51.who could become ill but also through ingesting it. At the
:05:52. > :05:55.moment, the water levels have receded somewhat, with the prospect
:05:56. > :06:00.of more rain tomorrow, so they are likely to rise once more. In other
:06:01. > :06:04.news: Men growing moustaches through the month of November have helped to
:06:05. > :06:07.pay for the first centre in Britain dedicated to diagnosing prostate
:06:08. > :06:10.cancer. The Movember campaign, which is in its seventh year in the UK,
:06:11. > :06:19.encourages men to raise money by growing their facial hair. Alice
:06:20. > :06:21.Bhandhukravi has this report. Meet Errol, a car mechanic and
:06:22. > :06:27.cancer survivor. Prostate cancer, to be precise, diagnosed during a
:06:28. > :06:31.routine checkup. It's very important that men get themselves checked It
:06:32. > :06:34.takes ten minutes and unless you go out there and do these checks, you
:06:35. > :06:41.are not aware of what's going on inside you. Since undergoing
:06:42. > :06:44.treatment, he's become a crusader for the cause, offering a 20%
:06:45. > :06:51.discount to customers who get tested for prostate cancer. In the two
:06:52. > :06:55.years I've had the problem and been diagnosed and cured, 24 people that
:06:56. > :06:58.have come into my place of business have been diagnosed with the same
:06:59. > :07:01.problem. So it's come as good news that London is to get a pioneering
:07:02. > :07:04.new research centre, thanks to the men in moustaches. Every November,
:07:05. > :07:11.or Movember, as it's called, moustaches mean money. And now 5
:07:12. > :07:16.million worth of facial hair will go towards finding a cure. It really is
:07:17. > :07:19.a game changer in terms of prostate cancer research. We'd say that
:07:20. > :07:24.roughly ?20 million per year goes into prostate cancer research in the
:07:25. > :07:29.UK. It is pushing the field forward and it will be great for men with
:07:30. > :07:32.prostate cancer. One of the difficulties with prostate cancer is
:07:33. > :07:35.that often there are no symptoms. It's a disease of older men and if
:07:36. > :07:46.it isn't diagnosed early, consequences can be fatal. Don't
:07:47. > :07:50.rely on Lady luck. For the ten minutes it takes for you to go and
:07:51. > :07:53.have a test done, it's probably .. I mean, I didn't realise at the time
:07:54. > :07:55.that these ten minutes were going to change my life. You can get tested
:07:56. > :08:03.at your local GP. That's it from me. Let me wish you a
:08:04. > :08:10.very good night and hand you over to Elizabeth for the weather forecast.
:08:11. > :08:13.There's another storm on its way for tomorrow but the good news is it's
:08:14. > :08:20.probably the last of the current batch. Overnight tonight, it's going
:08:21. > :08:23.to be dry and quite chilly, I think. Clouding over into tomorrow
:08:24. > :08:28.morning. Tomorrow, we have another Met Office warning for heavy rain.
:08:29. > :08:32.As much as 20 millimetres for many areas across town and that is not
:08:33. > :08:37.good news for the flood hit areas ` just shy of an inch. We'll get away
:08:38. > :08:41.with a dry early morning rush hour and gradually see the rain spread in
:08:42. > :08:45.from the south`west, heavy through the middle part of the day and
:08:46. > :08:50.showery into the evening rush`hour. Temperatures largely a relevant but
:08:51. > :08:53.into double figures. A new hazard for the evening ` Strong gusts of
:08:54. > :08:58.wind through the early hours of Saturday morning, possibly gusting
:08:59. > :08:59.up to 60 mph. I'll leave you with the summary for London for the next
:09:00. > :09:03.few days and now we go to the few days and now we go to the
:09:04. > :09:09.weather centre for the national forecast from Nick Miller.
:09:10. > :09:14.Hello, in this winter of perpetual autumn, it seems we're never more
:09:15. > :09:19.than a day away from a storm so we must be due another one and as
:09:20. > :09:25.you've just heard, here it comes, deepening in the Atlantic Trio
:09:26. > :09:26.heading for us. Overall for the UK, we're not expecting this to