:00:04. > :00:11.Homes evacuated and transport disrupted as floods spread across
:00:11. > :00:14.the north of England, Wales and the borders. There are nearly 90 flood
:00:14. > :00:19.warnings in England. Dozens of people have been rescued from their
:00:19. > :00:28.homes. No stopping the rising waters. For some, it is the second
:00:28. > :00:32.time they have been flooded, and they feel let down. How I feel
:00:32. > :00:35.abandoned, actually, like we have been left to our own devices in the
:00:35. > :00:38.hope that Mother Nature did not come knocking again, and of course
:00:38. > :00:40.she has. We will be live in the worst-affected areas.
:00:40. > :00:43.Also tonight: Get ready for another helping of
:00:43. > :00:45.cuts. Nick Clegg is warning that the welfare budget could be next in
:00:45. > :00:48.the coalition's sights. Abu Hamza's extradition to America
:00:48. > :00:54.- the BBC apologises after revelations that the Queen once
:00:54. > :00:57.raised her concerns about the terror suspect.
:00:57. > :01:03.Together on the ferry to France - police release pictures of the
:01:03. > :01:06.missing teenager Megan Stammers and her 30-year-old maths teacher.
:01:06. > :01:16.And the battle of the golfing giants - Europe's Ryder Cup players
:01:16. > :01:17.
:01:17. > :01:21.are told they can expect a fiery reception from American fans.
:01:21. > :01:24.And I will be here with Sportsday later on the BBC News Channel,
:01:24. > :01:34.including a setback for Manchester United as they lose their captain
:01:34. > :01:45.
:01:45. > :01:48.Good evening. Welcome to the BBC News at Six. There are hundreds of
:01:48. > :01:53.flood warnings and alerts across the north of England, Wales and the
:01:53. > :01:56.borders tonight as a band of heavy rain sweeps across the UK. Hundreds
:01:56. > :02:00.of homes have been evacuated and there has been disruption on the
:02:00. > :02:04.railways and roads. A 30 mile stretch of the A1 in North
:02:04. > :02:14.Yorkshire has been shut for much of the day. Our correspondent is in
:02:14. > :02:15.
:02:15. > :02:18.Morpeth, where dozens of people have been moved out of their homes.
:02:18. > :02:21.Over the last day or so, large parts of northern Britain have
:02:21. > :02:26.taken a real battering from the weather. The heavy rain has fallen
:02:26. > :02:30.in many places for more than statistics hours. The scene here is
:02:30. > :02:36.typical - a river in flood, and the emergency services standing by,
:02:36. > :02:41.should the situation get worse. As the heavy rain continued to fall,
:02:41. > :02:48.the inevitable happened. Rivers across northern England burst their
:02:48. > :02:52.banks, and chaos ensued. In Morpeth, the River Wansbeck washed out about
:02:52. > :02:58.100 homes and businesses. This is the second serious flood here since
:02:58. > :03:03.2008. He this is a repeat of four years ago at, but not quite as much
:03:03. > :03:06.water as last time. The owner of this riverside bed-and-breakfast is
:03:06. > :03:12.angered that flood defences have not been significantly improved
:03:12. > :03:16.since last time. I just think, four years of chit Chat, it is stuff and
:03:16. > :03:20.nonsense. These flood defences should have been built two years
:03:20. > :03:24.ago and completed. This would not have happened. And you are left
:03:24. > :03:29.with a ruined business? Again. emergency services have been on
:03:29. > :03:35.hand to help, but it is little consolation to those left homeless,
:03:35. > :03:40.wondering how much insurance will cost them now. West of the Pennines
:03:40. > :03:45.in St Helens, residents were left mopping up, and businesses were
:03:45. > :03:50.working out their claims. As you can see, it has wrecked the place.
:03:50. > :03:55.It has damaged a lot of the equipment. We are still assessing
:03:55. > :04:00.what damage has been done. County Durham and Cleveland, police
:04:00. > :04:05.declared a major incident. Schools were urged to close early and 30
:04:05. > :04:11.homes in Stockton were flooded. But some of today's most astonishing
:04:11. > :04:15.sights were on the roads. This is the A1 in North Yorkshire, a 30
:04:15. > :04:19.mile stretch was closed for much of the day because it was under water.
:04:19. > :04:23.The queues built up, and many were left stranded for hours. People
:04:23. > :04:28.struggled to get through on the diversionary routes as well, and it
:04:28. > :04:31.was not much better for those working off-road. There were long
:04:31. > :04:35.delays on the East Coast Main Line. Trains were diverted and passengers
:04:35. > :04:40.were advised not to travel, although tickets will be valid
:04:40. > :04:44.tomorrow. In Wales, there are problems tonight as well. A flood
:04:44. > :04:50.warning and several flood alerts are in place, with poor conditions
:04:50. > :04:53.in the north. In Haddington, the river burst its banks for the
:04:53. > :05:00.second time in just a few months, putting flood victims back to
:05:00. > :05:06.square one. Obviously, it is very distressing, particularly when we
:05:06. > :05:11.are watching and there is a minimum you can do. Today, with the lack of
:05:11. > :05:15.response, with the sandbags, we managed to contain it. Scotland
:05:15. > :05:20.also sought these extraordinary scenes. In Aberdeen, the waves
:05:21. > :05:24.whipped up a filthy brown foam which covered buildings, a messy,
:05:24. > :05:30.but relatively harmless consequence of today's terrible weather
:05:30. > :05:34.conditions. The irony in Morpeth is that work is due to begin in the
:05:34. > :05:38.next few months on a new flood defence scheme here, but I have
:05:38. > :05:42.talked to people who live near the river and they feel that is too
:05:42. > :05:46.little, too late. As you can see, the rain is still falling. Many
:05:46. > :05:56.people living near rivers tonight have some anxious hours ahead of
:05:56. > :05:56.
:05:56. > :05:59.them. Now, prepare for for another huge
:05:59. > :06:04.round of spending cuts. Nick Clegg said the government will have to
:06:04. > :06:07.agree where another �16 billion of savings can be made. That is on top
:06:07. > :06:10.of the austerity measures that have already been announced. Mr Clegg
:06:10. > :06:15.said ministers should consider whether the British pensioners
:06:15. > :06:18.should give up some benefits -- whether the richest pensioners
:06:18. > :06:23.should give up some benefits. If you thought the cuts were bad,
:06:23. > :06:28.be prepared. In Brighton, there have been cuts to school buildings,
:06:28. > :06:32.bus routes, council services and so much more we don't see. Now the
:06:32. > :06:37.coalition is beginning the negotiations about how to find a
:06:37. > :06:43.further �16 billion worth of annual savings to start in three years'
:06:43. > :06:50.time. No wonder Nick Clegg has warned his party of scars to come.
:06:51. > :06:55.That is a huge number, but it should be put in context. There
:06:55. > :07:00.will be a major debate. Do you accept that you will have to cut
:07:00. > :07:05.the welfare budget in part to meet those savings? It will not be
:07:05. > :07:09.possible to set the welfare budget entirely aside. It constitutes a
:07:09. > :07:12.third of total public spending. Being discussed by ministers
:07:12. > :07:16.behind-closed-doors is whether to stop benefits like jobseeker's
:07:16. > :07:20.allowance rising with inflation. The Lib Dem leader says no to
:07:20. > :07:26.freezing benefits, but... Of there is an understandable case that some
:07:26. > :07:29.people say, my earnings have only gone up by X amount last year. Why
:07:29. > :07:34.shouldn't people who receive support from taxpayers through
:07:34. > :07:39.benefits be on a similar footing? We can look at that. I am not
:07:39. > :07:43.prepared to introduce a huge cut in real terms to many vulnerable
:07:43. > :07:47.people who rely on benefits. Wood a fairer could be to stop
:07:47. > :07:53.better-off pensioners getting free bus passes, free TV licences and a
:07:53. > :07:58.winter fuel allowance? One Lib Dem minister with a bus pass thinks so.
:07:58. > :08:02.Somebody like me on an MP's salary should not be receiving a �200
:08:02. > :08:06.winter fuel allowance. That is money that could be saved out of
:08:06. > :08:11.the welfare bill. It would avoid us having to take more from the least
:08:11. > :08:15.well-off. The coalition will not do that, says the Lib Dem leader, but
:08:15. > :08:19.as for the future? There is a question mark about whether it is
:08:19. > :08:24.right that Peter Stringfellow or Alan Sugar have available to them a
:08:24. > :08:28.free bus pass, subsidised by normal workers paying normal taxes who are
:08:28. > :08:33.struggling to make ends meet. Lib-Dems say what they really
:08:33. > :08:39.wanted in is introduce a tax on mansions. If only the Tories would
:08:39. > :08:43.let them. If, as seems unlikely, the Conservatives agree to your
:08:43. > :08:50.mansion tax, how many more billions of savings, cuts or tax rises,
:08:50. > :08:54.would you still have to find? Considerably more, of course. A
:08:54. > :08:58.mansion tax in and of itself will not fill the black hole. In isn't
:08:58. > :09:04.the honest thing to say to the country be that it will not come
:09:04. > :09:09.from mansions or oligarchs or millionaires... It will come from
:09:09. > :09:14.you. You are missing the point. In politics, as in life, your values
:09:14. > :09:17.are reflected in where you start. When you have to tighten your belt,
:09:17. > :09:21.who do you first asked to make a sacrifice? Nick Clegg came to
:09:22. > :09:31.Brighton, having said sorry. He knows all too well there could be
:09:32. > :09:34.
:09:34. > :09:36.other difficult things to say in the next few months.
:09:36. > :09:39.The BBC has apologised after its security correspondent revealed
:09:39. > :09:42.that the Queen once raised her concerns about the radical cleric
:09:42. > :09:45.Abu Hamza. Earlier today, Frank Gardner said the Queen had told him
:09:45. > :09:48.she had spoken to a Home Secretary in the Labour government. The BBC
:09:48. > :09:52.said this was a breach of confidence. After losing his final
:09:52. > :10:00.appeal, Abu Hamza is now due to be extradited to the US on terrorism
:10:00. > :10:03.charges. Abu Hamza, a hugely controversial
:10:03. > :10:07.figure who for years appear to be making a mockery of the British
:10:07. > :10:11.justice system. There was public and press fury at the apparent
:10:11. > :10:16.inability of police and the Home Office to arrest a man regarded as
:10:16. > :10:22.a threat to public order. After a police raid on Finsbury Park mosque
:10:22. > :10:25.in 2003, where Abu Hamza had previously been the imam, he caused
:10:25. > :10:30.outrage when he preached in the streets. It has now emerged that
:10:30. > :10:34.the Queen herself shared the sense of frustration. This morning, the
:10:34. > :10:37.BBC's security correspondent Frank Gardner revealed on Radio 4's Today
:10:37. > :10:45.programme what the Queen said to him about the affair over a private
:10:45. > :10:50.lunch. The Queen was pretty upset that this man, there was no way to
:10:50. > :10:54.arrest him. By the revelations have led the BBC to make an apology to
:10:54. > :10:58.the Queen her because they related to a private conversation held in
:10:58. > :11:02.2008. Frank Gardner has written personally to the Queen, saying he
:11:02. > :11:05.is extremely sorry for the embarrassment caused. The Queen is
:11:05. > :11:09.known to express her views to journalists at private meetings,
:11:09. > :11:12.but strict protocol dictates that her comments should not been
:11:12. > :11:16.reported. But constitutional experts say there is nothing
:11:16. > :11:19.surprising about the monarch asking questions of her government's
:11:19. > :11:23.ministers on matters of public concern. The Queen can discuss
:11:23. > :11:28.whatever she likes with the Prime Minister, Home Secretary and
:11:28. > :11:34.whoever. That is completely private. No record is ever kept. There are
:11:34. > :11:37.no others present when discussing it. And that is for the good.
:11:37. > :11:40.meanwhile, the Home Office today said they were hopeful that after
:11:40. > :11:45.an eight-year battle against extradition to the United States,
:11:45. > :11:49.Abu Hamza would be on a plane within weeks. Once there, he faces
:11:49. > :11:53.charges including allegations that he was involved in the 1998
:11:53. > :12:01.kidnapping of Western tourists in Yemen, three Britons and an
:12:01. > :12:08.Australian died during an attempted rescue. My concern is that I want
:12:08. > :12:12.him tried to see exactly what his involvement in Yemen was. I feel
:12:12. > :12:15.that there is so much evidence. Today has been another embarrassing
:12:15. > :12:18.reminder of the frustration that Abu Hamza seems to have been able
:12:18. > :12:20.to inflict upon the British establishment for well over a
:12:20. > :12:23.decade. The relatives of two murdered
:12:23. > :12:27.policewomen have joined hundreds of their colleagues and the public for
:12:27. > :12:30.a vigil and a minute's silence. It took place exactly a week after the
:12:30. > :12:34.attack in which PCs Fiona Bone and Nicola Hughes died. Dale Cregan has
:12:34. > :12:37.appeared in court, accused of the murder of the officers.
:12:37. > :12:40.The Mayor of London, Boris Johnson, has said the police would have been
:12:40. > :12:44.within their rights to arrest the Government Chief Whip, Andrew
:12:44. > :12:47.Mitchell. His comments come after the Daily Telegraph published what
:12:47. > :12:50.it calls the official police log of comments Mr Mitchell made to
:12:50. > :12:54.officers in Downing Street when they stopped him cycling out of the
:12:54. > :12:59.main gate. The document appears to confirm that Mr Mitchell swore at
:12:59. > :13:08.officers and called them "plebs". Mr Mitchell has denied using the
:13:08. > :13:12.words attributed to him. It has emerged that concerns about
:13:12. > :13:14.a maths teacher and his relationship with teenager Megan
:13:14. > :13:18.Stammers were already under investigation before they went
:13:18. > :13:22.missing together last Friday. This evening, police have released
:13:22. > :13:30.images of 30-year-old Jeremy Forest, with Megan on board a ferry to
:13:30. > :13:34.France. Ben Geoghegan is at Megan's school in Eastbourne.
:13:34. > :13:38.Megan's School are extremely concerned about her. The police
:13:38. > :13:42.said today that they think it is her friends and classmates who
:13:42. > :13:46.perhaps hold the vital clues in this investigation both as to where
:13:46. > :13:52.she may have gone, but also as to her relationship with her maths
:13:52. > :13:56.teacher. This report contains flash photography.
:13:57. > :14:02.Arm in arm, hand in hand. These pictures appear to show a 15-year-
:14:02. > :14:05.old Megan Stammers and her maths teacher have just been released by
:14:05. > :14:10.Sussex police. The two are on board the ferry that took them to France
:14:10. > :14:17.last week. Megan has now been missing since last Friday, and a
:14:17. > :14:21.huge effort is being made to find her and Jeremy Forest. 30 years old,
:14:21. > :14:26.he is an amateur musician as well as a maths teacher. Megan had been
:14:26. > :14:30.having extra lessons with him before they both disappeared. Today
:14:30. > :14:34.it emerge that classmates at her school in Eastbourne had raised
:14:34. > :14:38.concerns about Megan and her teacher's relationship several
:14:38. > :14:42.months ago. They were reportedly seen holding hands on a flight back
:14:42. > :14:46.from a school trip to the United States. That has led to concern
:14:46. > :14:52.among some parents. They should have done something straight away,
:14:52. > :14:57.not waited seven months. He should have been suspended as soon as they
:14:57. > :15:07.were aware. To date, the local authority said it had been looking
:15:07. > :15:14.
:15:14. > :15:19.into Jeremy Forest's conduct, I am absolutely certain that when a
:15:19. > :15:23.report, and I gather that say a authority will be doing a report on
:15:23. > :15:27.this, that the school will come out in flying colours. Bishop Bell is
:15:27. > :15:32.that good a school. For the moment, the focus is on getting making home.
:15:32. > :15:38.I just want you home. Yesterday, her parents made an emotional
:15:38. > :15:43.appeal for her to get in touch. Other parents have sent e-mail
:15:43. > :15:47.messages to friends in France to raise awareness. At Jeremy
:15:47. > :15:50.Forrest's home today, the blinds were drawn, windows screened off.
:15:50. > :15:55.This afternoon, police arrived without commenting on their
:15:55. > :15:59.investigation. Megan is thought to have talked to some of her friends
:15:59. > :16:05.about going away. Police are still trying to find out exactly what she
:16:05. > :16:08.was planning. Well, it appears that Megan did
:16:08. > :16:14.actually contact a friend of hers after she left Britain to say that
:16:14. > :16:19.she was OK. Since that, there has been silence. In spite of this huge
:16:19. > :16:23.effort by British embassy officials, the British police, the French
:16:23. > :16:33.police as well, it seems that the authorities still do not know where
:16:33. > :16:35.
:16:35. > :16:39.Our top story: Homes evacuated and transport disrupted as heavy
:16:39. > :16:44.downpours caused chaos across parts of the UK.
:16:44. > :16:50.Coming up: Good news in the battle against cancer. Death rates are set
:16:50. > :16:55.for a big fall. Later on the news channel, morn
:16:55. > :17:05.Funding for Lending. Is the scheme working? And RBS, why is it back in
:17:05. > :17:10.
:17:10. > :17:12.the headlines again over the libel President Obama has used his
:17:12. > :17:16.address to the Annual General Assembly of the United Nations to
:17:16. > :17:22.highlight the conflict in Syria. Calling for President Assad's
:17:22. > :17:31.government to call to one end, Mr Obama also denounced the violence
:17:31. > :17:35.in the wake of what he called a disgusting and internet film.
:17:35. > :17:39.In the Big Apple, it is the year's biggest concentration of global
:17:39. > :17:43.power. World leaders bring much of New York to a standstill as they
:17:43. > :17:52.converge on the United Nations. This year, it feels deeply
:17:52. > :17:56.disunited, paralysed in the face of Syria's bloodshed,. Today, the
:17:56. > :18:00.world's most powerful leader, focused both in getting re-elected
:18:00. > :18:05.and in speaking to the wider world. In Syria, the future must not
:18:05. > :18:08.belong too late dictator who massacres his people. If there is a
:18:08. > :18:13.cause that cries out for protest in the world today, peaceful protest,
:18:13. > :18:17.it is a regime that tortures children and shoots a rockets at
:18:17. > :18:21.apartment buildings. The President also confronted the anger against
:18:21. > :18:25.America, the murder of one of his ambassadors and the violent
:18:25. > :18:30.protests stirred by the anti Islam video made in the United States. He
:18:30. > :18:34.condemned the hate in the message, but not America's freedom of speech.
:18:34. > :18:38.There are no words that excuse the killing of innocents. There is no
:18:38. > :18:42.video that justifies an attack on an embassy. There is no slander
:18:42. > :18:47.that provides an excuse for people to burn a restaurant in Lebanon or
:18:47. > :18:51.destroy a school in Tunis. To cause death and destruction in Pakistan.
:18:51. > :18:55.There will be lots of frantic activity, comings and goings at the
:18:55. > :18:59.United Nations. The eyes of the world are on this concentration of
:18:59. > :19:05.global leadership. But while the words become backed by agreement or
:19:05. > :19:10.action? That seems much more unlikely. David Cameron will urge
:19:10. > :19:13.the world to stick to the promises of its Millennium Development Goals.
:19:14. > :19:19.The Government says British spending on aid cannot be cut.
:19:19. > :19:24.is in our own national interests for other countries to develop
:19:24. > :19:27.successfully and in a peaceful way. It is a characteristic of our
:19:27. > :19:31.country that we believe in the development and prosperity of
:19:31. > :19:35.others. Mr Cameron will also be stepping into showbiz, following
:19:35. > :19:39.Boris Johnson by appearing on the Late Show With David Letterman. The
:19:39. > :19:49.Prime Minister will bang the drum for British business and urge the
:19:49. > :19:53.watching millions to consider The death rate from cancer in the
:19:53. > :19:57.UK is forecast to fall by almost 17% over the next two decades.
:19:57. > :20:01.Cancer Research UK says the death- rate from ovarian cancer is
:20:01. > :20:07.expected to see the biggest drop. Fergus Walsh is here with me. Which
:20:07. > :20:13.cancers are we talking about? this is good news. Every family in
:20:13. > :20:16.the UK is touched by cancer at some point. 150,000 deaths last year.
:20:16. > :20:23.Cancer death rates have actually been falling for quite a while. It
:20:23. > :20:27.would look at the figures, in 2010, 117 people in every 100,000 died
:20:27. > :20:33.from cancer. Scientists from Queen Mary's University of London have
:20:33. > :20:39.done projections to 2030, and that will fall to 142 people in every
:20:39. > :20:44.100,000, a drop of 17%. In ovarian cancer, the fall is projected to be
:20:44. > :20:51.42%. The other big fallers, breast cancer will fall by 27% and bowel
:20:51. > :20:56.cancer by 23%. That is not taking into account a new screening
:20:56. > :21:01.programme for bowel cancer. So, why? Better treatment and earlier
:21:01. > :21:05.diagnosis. For some cancers, we are getting much better at treating
:21:05. > :21:12.them really effectively. There is a wider range of not just new drugs
:21:12. > :21:16.but also more sophisticated types of surgery and radiotherapy. There
:21:16. > :21:21.are many more treatments than they used to be. For some cancers, we
:21:21. > :21:26.are getting much better at finding them earlier. And it is it the same
:21:26. > :21:30.story for all cancers? Sadly not. Some cancers are projected to rise.
:21:30. > :21:37.In particular, liver cancer is projected to rise by a staggering
:21:37. > :21:43.39%, mostly due to alcohol and obesity. Also, oral cancer is due
:21:43. > :21:46.to rise by a significant amount. There, alcohol and a sexually
:21:46. > :21:51.transmitted virus are playing a role. We are still picking up far
:21:51. > :21:56.too many cancers far too late. Late diagnosis. That is one of the key
:21:56. > :21:58.reasons why the UK is still lagging behind on survival rates with many
:21:58. > :22:03.cancers against comparable countries. But we are beginning to
:22:03. > :22:08.bridge the gap. The Chief Constable of Strathclyde
:22:08. > :22:11.Police has been appointed to lead the new Police Service of Scotland.
:22:11. > :22:14.Steven House is expected to take up his role would be new force in the
:22:14. > :22:19.autumn, when the Police Service of Scotland begins to operate next
:22:19. > :22:22.April. It will be Britain's second largest police force.
:22:22. > :22:26.Former England football captain John Terry has returned to Wembley
:22:26. > :22:31.for the second day of his FA disciplinary hearing. He is accused
:22:31. > :22:37.of using racist language in a match against Queen's Park Rangers last
:22:37. > :22:40.October. A criminal court cleared him of the charge two months ago.
:22:40. > :22:45.Europe's golfers have been told to expect a fiery reception from the
:22:45. > :22:51.crowds when the Ryder Cup begins next week. Practice round start
:22:51. > :23:01.today. Even though the USA has home advantage, Europe's captain, Jose
:23:01. > :23:01.
:23:01. > :23:06.Maria Olazabal, says that the odds It is where dazzling golf meets
:23:06. > :23:11.dazzling knitwear. The European Ryder Cup team, relaxed, refreshed
:23:11. > :23:15.and resplendent in orange. They gathered at the Medinah Course,
:23:15. > :23:21.hoping once again to topple their American rivals. They did it two
:23:21. > :23:25.years ago in a quite spine-tingling finish. The hero of Celtic Manor
:23:25. > :23:31.believes that will count for nothing. If it is going to be an
:23:31. > :23:35.exciting week. Like I say, we all start from scratch. It is a lot of
:23:35. > :23:39.fun having the Ryder Cup in our team run this week. We certainly
:23:39. > :23:45.want to play hard and take it back to Europe with us. I don't think
:23:45. > :23:49.there is any advantage from history. The USA can certainly pack a punch.
:23:50. > :23:53.They have big names and, after last time's disappointment, they have
:23:53. > :23:58.high expectations. The USA will start this year as slight
:23:58. > :24:01.favourites, mainly because they have home advantage. Year Para
:24:01. > :24:09.against not just 12 American golfers, but thousands of American
:24:09. > :24:16.fans. In the past, that passion has spilled over. Remember the American
:24:16. > :24:20.team's premature celebrations in 1999? Such hostility between the
:24:20. > :24:27.players has suit. But American knows their fans will still make
:24:27. > :24:34.life difficult. It will be loud. It will be a ruckus. And it will be
:24:35. > :24:40.fun. It is the same as when we go to Europe. They get into it for
:24:40. > :24:45.their team and our fans get into it for our team. But the USA has lost
:24:45. > :24:50.four of the last five Ryder Cups. Once again, the prize is within
:24:50. > :24:54.their sights. The question is if, this time, they can take it.
:24:54. > :24:59.More now on our main news, the problems across a swathe of the UK
:24:59. > :25:03.caused by heavy rain. Bad weather is moving across North Wales now.
:25:03. > :25:11.Sion Lloyd is in the town of Rochester. What is it looking like
:25:11. > :25:15.there? Well, it is pretty bad. The owners of this pub are bracing
:25:15. > :25:20.themselves for the worst. The Rev Alan has already burst its banks. I
:25:20. > :25:25.am standing in the beer garden and half of it is already under water.
:25:25. > :25:29.Members of the Environment Agency have already been bringing in
:25:29. > :25:32.mobile flood defences as a precautionary measure. We are just
:25:32. > :25:36.metres away from the pub. This is the highest that this river has
:25:36. > :25:41.been for the last 12 years. Across North Wales, police are warning
:25:41. > :25:45.people not to travel unless necessary. There is a great deal of
:25:45. > :25:49.surface water and many roads are closed. There is great disruption
:25:50. > :25:52.on the trains as well. Arriva trains Wales has apologised for
:25:52. > :25:55.destruction. They are warning that there is more to come across North
:25:55. > :25:59.Wales and for people to check before they leave the house. It has
:25:59. > :26:04.also been a very busy time for North Wales Fire and Rescue. They
:26:04. > :26:09.have been called out for incidents from Anglesey right across the
:26:09. > :26:12.North Wales coast, Colwyn Bay, and it is still raining here. There is
:26:12. > :26:18.more rain forecast. People are being warned of more disruption to
:26:18. > :26:22.come. For all of the latest pictures and
:26:22. > :26:30.video on how different areas of the UK are experiencing floods, you can
:26:30. > :26:37.find an interactive map on the BBC Let's get the latest on the weather
:26:37. > :26:42.Very unusual weather for September. We have seen widespread floods,
:26:42. > :26:46.severe gales in places, bringing down trees. A lot of disruption to
:26:46. > :26:51.transport. No surprise that The Met Office has confirmed this is the
:26:51. > :26:54.most intense September storm to hit the UK and around 30 years. It has
:26:54. > :26:58.not left our shores yet. Still some problems to come, potentially,
:26:58. > :27:02.through this evening. Tonight, The Met Office weather warning is still
:27:02. > :27:05.out for that heavy rain across northern England and North Wales.
:27:05. > :27:09.Those other places that have borne the brunt of it so far. This is the
:27:09. > :27:15.wettest place I could find, over the last couple of days Ravensworth
:27:15. > :27:19.has picked up 117 mm. That is well over twice the September average.
:27:19. > :27:22.The bright colours are telling us that the rain is still heavy. It is
:27:22. > :27:27.curling across northern England and northern parts of Wales. You can
:27:27. > :27:31.say that it sticks around for a good few hours. Eventually, later
:27:31. > :27:35.tonight, we see the rain easing away from north-east England. It is
:27:35. > :27:39.affecting south-east Scotland for a time. It never gives up across
:27:39. > :27:47.north-western parts of England. Strong wind is still a feature for
:27:47. > :27:50.North West Scotland and Northern Ireland. Heavy rain and wind a
:27:50. > :27:56.future for some parts of England and Wales. Still some problems
:27:56. > :27:59.potentially through tonight. BBC local radio is a great source of
:27:59. > :28:02.information for the latest travel problems, and the BBC website will
:28:02. > :28:06.also give you the latest. Is it going to get better? It will
:28:06. > :28:10.tomorrow, but only slowly. The sun is coming out across northern
:28:10. > :28:15.England, eventually across North Wales. Northern Ireland and
:28:15. > :28:18.Scotland are looking brighter as well. Maybe one or two localised
:28:18. > :28:23.problems in the south-west, but if you get sunshine between the
:28:23. > :28:27.showers, 14 or 15 degrees should not feel too bad. We are moving
:28:27. > :28:31.back towards more normal September weather. By Thursday, much, much
:28:31. > :28:41.brighter. There is more in the way of sunshine and light the wind
:28:41. > :28:44.coming as well. Light at the end of A reminder of the main news: Holmes