:00:00. > :00:08.I'm Julian Warwick. The headlines at 6pm -
:00:09. > :00:12.David Cameron has been in York to see some of the damage wreaked
:00:13. > :00:15.by the floods - as the Environment Agency says a "complete rethink"
:00:16. > :00:19.Well, obviously we have to look at what's happening in terms
:00:20. > :00:22.of the flooding, where the flood defences have worked,
:00:23. > :00:24.and the cases where they haven't worked -
:00:25. > :00:30.Rising waters in the centre of York are reported to have peaked.
:00:31. > :00:33.An RAF Chinook helicopter is assisting the army in shoring up
:00:34. > :00:42.Meanwhile, nine severe flood warnings remain in place
:00:43. > :00:44.for the north-east and north-west of England -
:00:45. > :00:55.In other news - Police in Essex investigating
:00:56. > :00:58.the fatal shooting of an elderly woman at a care home -
:00:59. > :01:00.detain a male resident who's also in his 80s.
:01:01. > :01:03.The Iraqi army says it's fully liberated the city of Ramadi -
:01:04. > :01:16.Coming up at 6:30pm, the latest from Old Trafford where Manchester United
:01:17. > :01:31.takes on Chelsea as the pressure mounts on Louis van Gaal's career.
:01:32. > :01:34.Good evening and welcome to BBC News.
:01:35. > :01:37.David Cameron has been to York to see some of the damage wreaked
:01:38. > :01:42.The Prime Minister said he felt huge sympathy for the people dealing
:01:43. > :01:45.with flooding when they should have been celebrating the holidays.
:01:46. > :01:47.The Environment Agency says a 'complete rethink' of the UK's
:01:48. > :01:50.defences is needed - after unprecedented downpours left
:01:51. > :01:53.thousands of homes and businesses flooded in areas of northern
:01:54. > :02:00.The number of severe flood warnings across north-east and north-west
:02:01. > :02:03.England has now been reduced to nine - but there are fears water levels
:02:04. > :02:06.could rise again later on this week - when more heavy rain is expected.
:02:07. > :02:10.My colleague Katherine Downes is in York - where river levels
:02:11. > :02:27.The latest Storm Frank is due to sweep across much of the country
:02:28. > :02:33.bringing wet and windy weather. Over the course of the day, the river
:02:34. > :02:38.levels have fallen back. There are clear tide marks around York where
:02:39. > :02:41.you can see where the river levels were and where they have dropped
:02:42. > :02:46.two. This is tower street, one of the main thoroughfares through the
:02:47. > :02:54.city. Pumps argued being used to pump water back Darren to the river.
:02:55. > :03:01.This means the emergency operation is by no means over. The crews have
:03:02. > :03:04.been working long into the night and they have two systematically sweep
:03:05. > :03:09.each of the streets that has been flooded in York, to go around and
:03:10. > :03:13.talk to residents. They were talking to a chap in the first-floor window
:03:14. > :03:17.of the shop across the road, making sure he was OK and has got on a food
:03:18. > :03:25.because that is the job facing them now in York. Although the situation
:03:26. > :03:28.does seem to be improving in terms of the weather. We have a picture of
:03:29. > :03:31.what has been going on across northern England today.
:03:32. > :03:33.Extraordinary sights - a Chinook helicopter over York
:03:34. > :03:44.The RAF is working with the Army, replenishing sandbags.
:03:45. > :03:50.People knew the city was vulnerable to flooding,
:03:51. > :03:53.but nobody expected this - the roads are now rivers,
:03:54. > :04:02.The Environment Agency says defences need to be reassessed,
:04:03. > :04:04.because of record water levels, but the Prime Minister,
:04:05. > :04:07.who has been in York, had this reaction to calls for more
:04:08. > :04:14.We have to look at what has happened in terms of the flooding,
:04:15. > :04:16.where the flood defences have worked, and where they have not
:04:17. > :04:19.worked, where they have not been high enough,
:04:20. > :04:24.Here in Yorkshire, for instance, we have spent ?100 million on flood
:04:25. > :04:27.defences since I became Prime Minister.
:04:28. > :04:29.We are planning to spend another ?280 million,
:04:30. > :04:35.But that is obviously of no comfort to the people who have been flooded
:04:36. > :04:39.The River Ouse and River Foss have been the main focus for emergency
:04:40. > :04:41.teams in York. Their water levels have now peaked.
:04:42. > :04:45.Last night, the phone exchange was flooded and the 999 system went
:04:46. > :04:51.down briefly, and water had to be pumped out of an electricity
:04:52. > :04:55.substation, to make sure 50,000 homes did not lose power.
:04:56. > :04:58.The Archbishop of York, Dr John Sentamu, tweeted that water
:04:59. > :05:01.had come into Bishopthorpe Palace and praised the emergency services.
:05:02. > :05:04.He said the disaster during Christmas celebrations
:05:05. > :05:09.was immense for everyone. It is very sad.
:05:10. > :05:12.I feel very, very sorry for people who have had to face this,
:05:13. > :05:18.probably in the middle of their lunch, and then this strikes.
:05:19. > :05:21.For many here there is anxiety and misery, and concern
:05:22. > :05:28.about what they will find when they get back into their homes.
:05:29. > :05:34.In large parts of the north of England, it has become normal
:05:35. > :05:37.to see vehicles stranded like this, and people cut off by the water
:05:38. > :05:43.The village of Cawood, near Selby, has been at risk -
:05:44. > :05:49.The community and the Army formed a human chain to put down sandbags.
:05:50. > :05:52.Christmas was cut short in Whalley in Lancashire too.
:05:53. > :05:55.Although water is no longer flowing through the streets,
:05:56. > :06:00.there is mud and debris everywhere. Many are still without electricity.
:06:01. > :06:03.Schemes put in place in Cumbria to help businesses and houses
:06:04. > :06:08.will now be available in Lancashire and Yorkshire as well.
:06:09. > :06:20.Towns, cities and the countryside struggling to cope.
:06:21. > :06:28.In that report, you heard Lisa say York is functioning but only just.
:06:29. > :06:31.As well of the homes that has been flooded, the water has been causing
:06:32. > :06:36.disruption in the city centre because cash machines have not been
:06:37. > :06:41.working, card payments cannot be processed. There has been real chaos
:06:42. > :06:45.caused to the communications network and businesses have been badly hit
:06:46. > :06:49.today. Many of the city centre shops closed. But it does seem to be an
:06:50. > :06:54.improving picture here as the floodwaters begin to fall back but
:06:55. > :06:58.south of York, in Selby, they are stealing themselves for the worst
:06:59. > :07:00.yet to come and Dan Johnson has been there today.
:07:01. > :07:03.What do you do when you live this close and the river
:07:04. > :07:11.I remember 2000, I have lived here all my life and it is as bad
:07:12. > :07:13.as it was then. We had sandbags last time.
:07:14. > :07:15.We tend to get more information from the community, we keep
:07:16. > :07:17.ourselves updated with photos and videos etc.
:07:18. > :07:25.They can only watch and wait and hope no more water gets
:07:26. > :07:32.I've been here over seven years but I've never seen anything
:07:33. > :07:37.Many of these are downstairs flats and if the water comes in,
:07:38. > :07:41.there's nowhere to go. I'd like some help down here.
:07:42. > :07:44.We will all come together as a neighbourhood and hopefully
:07:45. > :07:48.something will be resolved and we hope it doesn't
:07:49. > :07:51.get any higher! What kind of help do you need?
:07:52. > :07:54.I would say that the Army needs to come down and actually
:07:55. > :08:03.Even escaping all of this has become difficult.
:08:04. > :08:06.Some roads are closed including the main bridges taking traffic
:08:07. > :08:13.It means disruption for those hoping to travel.
:08:14. > :08:16.I've just found out that it isn't running.
:08:17. > :08:19.Apparently, I have to go to York and try and get a train
:08:20. > :08:26.Buses have replaced some rail services.
:08:27. > :08:28.Cancellations are expected for some time.
:08:29. > :08:32.This town is built around the river and now it is divided by it.
:08:33. > :08:35.Everybody here is keeping their eye on the water level.
:08:36. > :08:39.We have just seen the peak going through Selby.
:08:40. > :08:42.It peaked at about 10.30am and we are expecting the levels
:08:43. > :08:49.The next high tide is this evening at about 11pm,
:08:50. > :08:52.so the levels will be rising tonight.
:08:53. > :08:56.So that means more uncertainty, another afternoon when people
:08:57. > :09:11.here are left wondering what the weather will do next.
:09:12. > :09:18.There has been no rain tonight which has given the emergency services
:09:19. > :09:23.chance to get in and make repairs. The River Foss barrier failed and it
:09:24. > :09:28.needs power restored to it. That is why there is such an unprecedented
:09:29. > :09:31.volume of water coming into the city. There have been a couple of
:09:32. > :09:36.days of dry weather, is there any more rain on the way? Nick Miller
:09:37. > :09:45.from the BBC weather centre is with me. Is there more rain on the way?
:09:46. > :09:50.We had two dry days and we would like to make that a longer spell of
:09:51. > :09:54.weather but we have had some significant developments today. The
:09:55. > :10:05.Met Office has officially named this storm, it has been named Storm
:10:06. > :10:11.Frank, just developing, it has not reached its full force yet. The core
:10:12. > :10:15.of the storm will swerve off towards Icelander but we will get a double
:10:16. > :10:20.whammy in the UK, especially towards the north and west, of wind and
:10:21. > :10:24.rain. The wind starts to pick up tomorrow and we will see severe
:10:25. > :10:30.gales, gusts potentially up to 80 mph towards the far north-west of
:10:31. > :10:34.Scotland. The wind could well be disruptive. Then the rain set in
:10:35. > :10:40.later tomorrow lasting through cheese day night into Wednesday,
:10:41. > :10:44.large parts of Scotland, north west England, Northern Ireland and Wales,
:10:45. > :10:50.with whether warnings in force from the Met Office. The amber warning
:10:51. > :10:57.from the Met Office, it means to be prepared. It was covering parts of
:10:58. > :11:01.Scotland and still is, south west Scotland in particular, now it also
:11:02. > :11:11.includes part of Cumbria. Cumbria hit so hard from storm Esmond in
:11:12. > :11:17.December. Now, there might be 60-90 millimetres rain falling here. These
:11:18. > :11:22.are parts of the UK, remember, that have been inundated with rainfall
:11:23. > :11:25.over the past few weeks, some have shattered their December rainfall
:11:26. > :11:32.record and this is more significant rain coming. No two weather systems
:11:33. > :11:35.are the same in York and this is a slightly different orientation,
:11:36. > :11:38.different wind direction as well so the meteorology is slightly
:11:39. > :11:44.different. It might be that this part of the country does not see the
:11:45. > :11:47.same impact but nobody can drop their guard and we talk about
:11:48. > :11:52.south-west cottoned on Cumbria in particular, with these amber
:11:53. > :11:59.warnings and we are expecting high rainfall totals. Storm Frank, begins
:12:00. > :12:04.with F, which means they have been six other major storms all named. Is
:12:05. > :12:11.this a continuing weather pattern or will we see things calm down? It has
:12:12. > :12:16.been incessant, storm after storm and the important thing is how much
:12:17. > :12:19.rainfall they have delivered in a short space of time. It looks as if
:12:20. > :12:23.things could go either way over the next couple of weeks. There is an
:12:24. > :12:26.indication we might see something a little colder coming from the east
:12:27. > :12:33.which may start to break down this pattern of Atlantic low, or we
:12:34. > :12:38.continue to CDs weather systems coming in, but they may not be as
:12:39. > :12:41.potent. There are may be Widdall hints out there that they could be a
:12:42. > :12:47.change but there is nothing that can be guaranteed, nothing we can say
:12:48. > :12:50.for certain just yet. We have to focus on the short-term, what is
:12:51. > :12:55.coming with Tuesday and Wednesday and Storm Frank and be aware, the
:12:56. > :12:59.Environment Agency and flood warnings have been updated over what
:13:00. > :13:05.could happen and anyone in these areas needs to pay close attention
:13:06. > :13:09.to see how this one develops. Thank you, so potentially more wet and
:13:10. > :13:12.windy weather on the way. The emergency services will be working
:13:13. > :13:17.into the night and over the next few days. I have been speaking to crews
:13:18. > :13:20.that have been brought up from the West Midlands, Norfolk,
:13:21. > :13:23.Northamptonshire, they wanted to pass on their thanks for the people
:13:24. > :13:24.of York for their generosity of spirit in the face of such
:13:25. > :13:27.adversity. You can keep up to date
:13:28. > :13:29.with the latest developments on the flooding in northern England
:13:30. > :13:33.on the live page on the BBC News website at bbc.co.uk/news -
:13:34. > :13:35.or listen to your local BBC radio station for all the latest news,
:13:36. > :13:43.traffic and travel. Some of the day's other news now -
:13:44. > :13:47.and police have launched a murder enquiry after a woman in her 80s
:13:48. > :13:50.was shot dead at a care The emergency services
:13:51. > :13:56.were called to Delamer House in Walton-on-the-Naze shortly
:13:57. > :13:58.after 9am this morning. A man from the same care home has
:13:59. > :14:03.been arrested on suspicion of her murder.
:14:04. > :14:12.With me now is Helena Lee. She has been following events so
:14:13. > :14:19.tell me more about what happened. We can tell you that ethics police have
:14:20. > :14:28.named the victim, in her 80s, a resident in this care home, Rita
:14:29. > :14:34.King. The sequence of events as we know it, just after 9am, ambulance
:14:35. > :14:40.and police get called to this care home, reports of a woman being
:14:41. > :14:48.seriously injured. She was shot by another resident, also in his 80s, a
:14:49. > :14:53.man who was quickly arrested. When police got to the scene, staff had
:14:54. > :14:58.managed to take the weapon off him and locked it away but clearly, a
:14:59. > :15:04.difficult situation, we understand there were some staff nearby as this
:15:05. > :15:11.happened. We can hear from Simon from Essex Police who is leading
:15:12. > :15:15.this investigation. Both parties involved are residents of the care
:15:16. > :15:22.home. The next of kin have been informed. We have told the people
:15:23. > :15:28.who need to know. This investigation is ongoing around friends across and
:15:29. > :15:34.enquiries. They are not looking for anyone else in relation to this
:15:35. > :15:38.enquiring. They are talking to staff to try to piece together what
:15:39. > :15:42.happened. A man in his 80s being questioned on suspicion of murder of
:15:43. > :15:45.a woman in her 80s. David Cameron has been in York
:15:46. > :15:51.to see some of the damage wreaked by the floods - as the Environment
:15:52. > :15:54.Agency says a "complete rethink" Meanwhile, nine severe flood
:15:55. > :15:59.warnings remain in place for the north-east
:16:00. > :16:09.and north-west of England - More heavy rain is forecast for the
:16:10. > :16:16.middle of the week when Storm Frank arrives. A murder enquiring has been
:16:17. > :16:17.launched as a woman in her 80s has been shot dead at a care home in
:16:18. > :16:26.ethics. -- Essex. Iraqi soldiers have raised
:16:27. > :16:28.the national flag over several government buildings in the heart
:16:29. > :16:31.of the city of Ramadi. The compound has been the army's key
:16:32. > :16:33.objective in a protracted battle for control of the city
:16:34. > :16:36.with the Islamic State group. The militants appeared to have
:16:37. > :16:38.abandoned the complex as troops closed in on Sunday.
:16:39. > :16:42.Richard Lister reports. Iraqi soldiers raising
:16:43. > :16:45.the Iraqi flag over Ramadi, a key moment in the battle
:16:46. > :16:50.against so-called Islamic State. In the city centre, Iraqi troops
:16:51. > :16:53.celebrated their victory over the militants who have had control
:16:54. > :16:59.of Ramadi since May. Brigadier General Yahya Rasool
:17:00. > :17:02.was quickly on television saying But other spokesmen were more
:17:03. > :17:11.cautious, suggesting that IS fighters had retreated
:17:12. > :17:15.from most of Ramadi, but there were still
:17:16. > :17:19.pockets of resistance. We are now on the final stage
:17:20. > :17:27.of surrounding Isis in the area, which can be figured as liberating
:17:28. > :17:33.all Ramadi after that. GUNFIRE The battle for Ramadi over
:17:34. > :17:38.recent days has been an important Their effectiveness had been
:17:39. > :17:45.repeatedly questioned, in the face of the ability
:17:46. > :17:48.of IS forces to take This is the first time Iraq's army
:17:49. > :17:54.has led a successful assault A year ago, IS forces were sweeping
:17:55. > :17:59.through Iraq and In April, IS was pushed
:18:00. > :18:13.out by Shia militias. Mosul is now the last
:18:14. > :18:16.IS bastion in Iraq. These images of Ramadi, though,
:18:17. > :18:19.show the cost of this victory. Many of the thousands who fled
:18:20. > :18:22.from the city will find they have nothing but rubble to return to,
:18:23. > :18:25.but for the first time they will also know their army
:18:26. > :18:27.is capable of rolling back More than a hundred fighters
:18:28. > :18:38.and civilians from a rebel-held area in Syria have crossed safely
:18:39. > :18:42.into nearby Lebanese territory, They were allowed to board buses
:18:43. > :18:48.and leave the western town of Zabadani, where they'd been under
:18:49. > :18:52.siege by government forces. The siege has gone on for months,
:18:53. > :18:55.with Hezbollah fighters advancing from one side and Syrian forces
:18:56. > :19:08.from the other. Anxious, exhausted and desperate.
:19:09. > :19:13.Fighters with their families, waiting to be bussed out of their
:19:14. > :19:19.home town, that the Danny. A deal that took months to finalise has
:19:20. > :19:23.finally materialised. Broken by Iran and Turkey with the UN's blessing,
:19:24. > :19:28.the Red Cross can now escort them out of Zabadani to rebel controlled
:19:29. > :19:35.areas in northern Syria. But they must travel many miles before they
:19:36. > :19:37.reach their destination. This is the border crossing with Lebanon on, the
:19:38. > :19:42.passengers will go through Lebanon on to Turkey and then back into
:19:43. > :19:46.Syria from the north. The deal would not have been reached if there was
:19:47. > :19:49.not first and exchange of Shia fighters involved in Syria so they
:19:50. > :19:54.could leave their town with their families as well. The government
:19:55. > :20:02.besieged Zabadani and the rebels responded by besieging and bombing
:20:03. > :20:07.the north. The town 's loyal to President Assad were also fighting
:20:08. > :20:11.the rebels. The Zabadani deal happened after a similar deal was
:20:12. > :20:16.supposed to take place in a Damascus suburb. Some areas around
:20:17. > :20:20.government-controlled massacres will be cleared of opposition fighters
:20:21. > :20:23.ahead of possible peace talks in January. This will lead even north
:20:24. > :20:25.of the country under opposition control but also under government
:20:26. > :20:37.bombardment. More people have been confirmed dead
:20:38. > :20:39.following tornadoes and storms that have battered the southern
:20:40. > :20:42.United States over the past week. At least 11 of the victims
:20:43. > :20:44.were in Texas, where tornadoes swept The authorities have now issued
:20:45. > :20:47.snow blizzard warnings across the Midwest.
:20:48. > :20:50.Ben Bland reports. These had been people's homes,
:20:51. > :20:53.but this is what is left after tornadoes tore
:20:54. > :20:56.through parts of Dallas, The suburb of Garland
:20:57. > :21:02.was among the worst hit. Winds reaching more than 300km/h
:21:03. > :21:05.ripped roofs off houses and tossed Several people were killed,
:21:06. > :21:11.and others injured. In nearby Rowlett, there
:21:12. > :21:13.was also severe damage, I was just here and my kids
:21:14. > :21:20.are screaming at me, like, Mum, are you OK?
:21:21. > :21:23.And I screamed at them. That's all I can hear,
:21:24. > :21:29.because this was all glass before. You could hear the crack,
:21:30. > :21:34.crack all over the place. This is the moment one
:21:35. > :21:37.of several tornadoes struck. Its shape briefly lit up
:21:38. > :21:42.as it hits power lines. Our key focus is this, and that is,
:21:43. > :21:50.first, rescue and recovery. Second, aiding and assisting those
:21:51. > :21:56.who need to get to shelter. The tornadoes were caused by cold
:21:57. > :21:59.air in the north hitting mild air Dallas is on the line where the two
:22:00. > :22:08.weather patterns meet. There has been severe weather
:22:09. > :22:10.elsewhere in the United States, too. Record rainfall over several days
:22:11. > :22:14.caused this flash flooding In New Mexico there was heavy
:22:15. > :22:20.snow over the weekend. Treacherous road conditions caused
:22:21. > :22:26.dozens of accidents. Meanwhile, back in Texas,
:22:27. > :22:28.people in Amarillo were facing blizzard conditions,
:22:29. > :22:33.snowfall and strong wind causing drifts up to four feet high,
:22:34. > :22:36.and forcing authorities Blizzard warnings are in place
:22:37. > :22:41.for northern Texas and New Mexico, as well as Oklahoma and Kansas,
:22:42. > :22:44.the extreme weather showing no signs A fire has broken out near a number
:22:45. > :23:00.of textile factories in Leicester. At least 140 people have been
:23:01. > :23:03.evacuated from their homes in the Belgrave area
:23:04. > :23:05.of the city near Abbey park. Fire crews are taking water
:23:06. > :23:10.from the canal to help tackle the blaze which began shortly
:23:11. > :23:12.before 2pm this afternoon. Leicestershire Police have asked
:23:13. > :23:15.people to avoid the area and told residents to keep their
:23:16. > :23:18.windows and doors shut. Japan and South Korea have reached
:23:19. > :23:21.a historic deal to settle the issue of so-called comfort women forced
:23:22. > :23:24.to work in Japanese brothels After a meeting in Seoul,
:23:25. > :23:33.Japan's Foreign Minister apologised and said it would pay one billion
:23:34. > :23:36.yen - that's ?5.6 million - Some historians estimate that over
:23:37. > :23:43.200,000 Asian women, mostly Koreans, were forced
:23:44. > :23:46.into sexual slavery during World War The dozens of surviving women have
:23:47. > :23:53.asked for a formal apology specifically addressed to themselves
:23:54. > :23:55.and a direct compensation With only days left until the end
:23:56. > :24:04.of the year, the timing of the discussions was highly
:24:05. > :24:09.symbolic and their expectations Japan's Foreign Minister apologised
:24:10. > :24:17.for shaming the honour and dignity of the comfort women,
:24:18. > :24:20.and offered over eight million US It not clear whether this admission
:24:21. > :24:26.was legal or just humanitarian. TRANSLATION: As Prime Minister
:24:27. > :24:29.of Japan, he expresses his sincere apologies and remorse
:24:30. > :24:32.to all of the women who underwent painful experiences and suffered
:24:33. > :24:36.incurable physical and psychological Dozens of former comfort women were
:24:37. > :25:00.glued to the television. This former comfort woman remembers
:25:01. > :25:03.what was a terrible ordeal. TRANSLATION: I was
:25:04. > :25:07.forced on a train. Later, I realised we had crossed
:25:08. > :25:10.the border into China. I was sent to a place where there
:25:11. > :25:13.were other comfort women. I wondered why they called
:25:14. > :25:16.us comfort women. I was forced to have sex
:25:17. > :25:20.with many men each day. It was so horrible that some
:25:21. > :25:24.women killed themselves. Earlier in the year,
:25:25. > :25:28.the South Korean president called for a resolution to the comfort
:25:29. > :25:31.women dispute by the year's end, marking the 50th anniversary
:25:32. > :25:36.of diplomatic relations. Few believed that a quick
:25:37. > :25:40.breakthrough could be reached and some criticised
:25:41. > :25:43.that the discussions were rushed Officials described today's
:25:44. > :25:52.resolution as final and irreversible but it is unclear if the deal
:25:53. > :25:55.will satisfy the expectations Huw Edwards will be here in a moment
:25:56. > :26:05.with the latest national and international news,
:26:06. > :26:08.but first it's time for a look at the weather with
:26:09. > :26:20.Sarah Keith Lucas. Our spell of wet and windy unsettled
:26:21. > :26:35.weather continues. This is one of the scenes sent in from the river
:26:36. > :26:40.whose earlier today. -- river Ouse. Strong, gusty winds up the Irish sea
:26:41. > :26:43.coasts. The rain moving in towards parts of Scotland, northern England
:26:44. > :26:48.and Wales but it will be turning light and patchy. Not as heavy as
:26:49. > :26:52.what we have seen recently. Temperatures for most of us
:26:53. > :26:56.reasonably mild overnight but some colder air filtering in overnight.
:26:57. > :27:00.Perhaps a touch of frost early on over Northern Ireland. For Scotland,
:27:01. > :27:05.when the rain clears away quickly, it is a return to something drier. A
:27:06. > :27:11.couple of showers lingering. England and Wales, as you can see, a largely
:27:12. > :27:14.dry story. Quite a lot of sunshine to be seen, but some patchy cloud
:27:15. > :27:21.and a couple of showers coming with that. Less windy than recent days
:27:22. > :27:25.and a little fresher. Temperatures still miles for this time of year
:27:26. > :27:31.but not as mild as they have been. A lot of dry weather and some sunshine
:27:32. > :27:35.to be seen as well. Later in the day, these south-westerly winds
:27:36. > :27:40.picking up in the west, the next band of rain heading into Northern
:27:41. > :27:45.Ireland later in the afternoon. 9-13 degrees before it gets there. Storm
:27:46. > :27:48.Frank will be a real troublemaker during the middle part of the week.
:27:49. > :27:54.The main low-pressure system moving out to the north of the UK but this
:27:55. > :28:03.trailing weather front set to become further -- bring further heavy rain
:28:04. > :28:09.to areas that could do without it. We could see another 60-90
:28:10. > :28:13.millimetres of rain falling in areas including Cumbria, Yorkshire, during
:28:14. > :28:19.the course of Wednesday which could exacerbate the flooding problems
:28:20. > :28:24.during this week. Temperatures around 12-13d, still mild. Strong
:28:25. > :28:27.and damaging winds and severe flood warnings are still in force. The
:28:28. > :28:33.situation could get worse for several areas. You can keep
:28:34. > :30:06.up-to-date with the latest weather warnings by heading to our website.
:30:07. > :30:08.Britain's flood defences need a 'complete rethink' -
:30:09. > :30:13.There are still nine severe flood warnings in force across northern
:30:14. > :30:18.England - including six in the city of York.
:30:19. > :30:21.David Cameron was visiting York today, where hundreds of people have
:30:22. > :30:23.been forced to leave their homes, and said extra measures
:30:24. > :30:32.After any of these events we should look at what we are planning
:30:33. > :30:35.to build, what we are planning to spend and think, do we need
:30:36. > :30:42.an 81-year-old woman is shot dead by a relative at a care home -
:30:43. > :30:46.And in Durban, England's cricketers are in a commanding position
:30:47. > :31:07.after the third day of the first Test against South Africa.
:31:08. > :31:10.Britain's flood defences need a 'complete rethink' -
:31:11. > :31:13.following the widespread flooding in parts of northern England -
:31:14. > :31:18.The call was made as the prime minister visited the city of York,
:31:19. > :31:21.where hundreds of people have been forced out of their homes
:31:22. > :31:25.Mr Cameron said the government would look carefully at suggestions
:31:26. > :31:33.There are nearly 50 flood warnings in force across northern England
:31:34. > :31:38.and another nine severe flood warnings - some of them in York -
:31:39. > :31:47.where we can join our correspondent Judith Moritz for the latest.
:31:48. > :31:55.The water level is down but as you can see still empty of it on the
:31:56. > :32:01.ground in the affected areas. That is made for a very difficult day
:32:02. > :32:06.here in York. Rescue teams from afar as field as Northwick and Cornwall
:32:07. > :32:08.have been working flat out. The communications are nearly
:32:09. > :32:12.impossible, phone lines have been down, Mobile signal is lost. They
:32:13. > :32:15.have been queues at the bank for cash bid costs the shops that are
:32:16. > :32:22.low but have not able to process card payments. It feels like normal
:32:23. > :32:28.life still has a long way to go before it can resume. It is only
:32:29. > :32:35.from the sky that you can appreciate the expense of ground covered by
:32:36. > :32:40.these floods. It is from the air that help finally arrived today. An
:32:41. > :32:44.RAF Chinook was flown in to bring machinery to help repair flood
:32:45. > :32:47.barrier. The only way they can bring equipment in his bright air because
:32:48. > :32:56.all along this stretch of the river the roads are cut off. The fourth
:32:57. > :33:04.after water got in. The Environment after water got in. The Environment
:33:05. > :33:07.Agency says it chose to leave the gates open as kiddie McCoist would
:33:08. > :33:09.have caused even more properties to flood. The airlift brought new
:33:10. > :33:14.equipment to get the defences working again with the aim of
:33:15. > :33:18.pumping water away from the river, which has not played it since the
:33:19. > :33:22.1980s. With such widespread flooding has come a mass emergency response
:33:23. > :33:28.involving soldiers and rescue teams from across the UK. Meeting some of
:33:29. > :33:33.them but by Minister defended his spending on flood protection. Here
:33:34. > :33:38.in Yorkshire we've spent ?100 billion on flood defences since I
:33:39. > :33:44.became Prime Minister. We spend another 280 million. That is of no
:33:45. > :33:49.comfort to the people who have been flooded here in York and our hearts
:33:50. > :33:52.go out to them. To be flooded is a terrible experience anyway and even
:33:53. > :33:58.more terrible when it happens at Christmas or New Year. As David
:33:59. > :34:05.Cameron spoke to one team in the city centre he was heckled by a
:34:06. > :34:10.woman. No more cuts! No more cuts to public services! It was not clear if
:34:11. > :34:15.she was attacking government policy in general or a lack of investment
:34:16. > :34:21.in defending York against flooding. Meanwhile out in the city centre the
:34:22. > :34:26.rescuers continue, feels no use along here and travelling by boat is
:34:27. > :34:29.the only way for teams like this from the West Midlands to reach
:34:30. > :34:37.people. We have been deployed three times in the past 12 hours, for
:34:38. > :34:40.medical emergencies, insisting ambulance crews to get people from
:34:41. > :34:43.addresses on which a ball by land ambulance. All day those stranded in
:34:44. > :34:48.their homes have been carried to safety. Whether by boat or by E Bac
:34:49. > :35:01.the job to get absolutely everyone to dry land. -- did he back. Well
:35:02. > :35:05.the worst fears about water levels were not realised today, but what
:35:06. > :35:09.about the days ahead? That is right, at its height the water reached 5.2
:35:10. > :35:14.metres, the critical level everyone was worried about was 5.4 metres,
:35:15. > :35:18.the height of the flood defences manning the River Ouse. It did not
:35:19. > :35:21.offer top that, great news, it is now starting to go down and the
:35:22. > :35:26.Environment Agency said tomorrow lunchtime it have reduced by half a
:35:27. > :35:30.metre. On what it was at its peak. As it goes down there able to go
:35:31. > :35:34.along and check the flood defences more bad weather is forecast on
:35:35. > :35:40.Wednesday. They said they are prepared for that and have already
:35:41. > :35:44.deployed 10,000 sandbags, they have another 6000 use of necessary.
:35:45. > :35:50.You're keeping staff on site to keep things ready and check that one, you
:35:51. > :35:54.saw the barrier in that report, work continues on that and they tell me
:35:55. > :35:57.that if they get another deluge midweek they are prepared, they do
:35:58. > :36:01.not think they will see the sort of devastation we have seen earlier
:36:02. > :36:03.this week. Thank you for that update.
:36:04. > :36:06.Some 14 miles south of York, the town of Selby is also threatened
:36:07. > :36:10.About 200 soldiers have been working in the area trying to improve
:36:11. > :36:15.The River Ouse is expected to peak later this evening.
:36:16. > :36:27.For the latest, we can join our correspondent Dan Johnson.
:36:28. > :36:32.People held their breath about high tide this morning, waiting to see
:36:33. > :36:37.what the rising water levels would do. Once again this town and
:36:38. > :36:41.villages across the lower part of the River Ouse were spared. It does
:36:42. > :36:45.not mean they had not been affected, this town is besieged by water,
:36:46. > :36:50.Selby is surrounded and it has had an effect on all kinds of people in
:36:51. > :36:56.different ways. What was a farmer do without dry
:36:57. > :37:00.land? Chris's family have been here for 80% have seen a few floods. The
:37:01. > :37:06.boat has replaced the tractor before. It is quite bad this time.
:37:07. > :37:09.It was worse in 2012. But it looks to be receding quite well now.
:37:10. > :37:17.Hopefully in the next few days the revolt. Flooding over and we will
:37:18. > :37:21.get rid of this floodwater. In the meantime five feet beneath the
:37:22. > :37:28.surface, but we'd feels are doing an important job. There is the river
:37:29. > :37:32.overflowing the banking, the flood defence, it means all the water is
:37:33. > :37:35.filling up these fields, it looks dramatic but this is what is
:37:36. > :37:40.supposed to happen. It is a flood plain in action. And that means that
:37:41. > :37:45.the town of Selby stays dry even when the river is at peak levels.
:37:46. > :37:48.Those who live closest to it are still left feeling vulnerable and
:37:49. > :37:55.the holding more water does not go through the defences. I have been
:37:56. > :38:00.here seven years and have never seen anything like this before. Carentan
:38:01. > :38:03.is a downstairs riverfront flat, if the water come since she has nowhere
:38:04. > :38:09.else to go. I would like some help down here, I think we all come
:38:10. > :38:13.together as a neighbourhood and hopefully we will have something
:38:14. > :38:17.resolved. I hope it does not get any higher! What kind of help do you
:38:18. > :38:24.need? I would say the army probably need to come down and get some
:38:25. > :38:28.sandbagging. Even escaping all this has been difficult. There is
:38:29. > :38:33.disruption to traffic and the trains because the main bridges are closed.
:38:34. > :38:36.And back on the farm it will be a few weeks before it is even possible
:38:37. > :38:43.to work out if the crop can be salvaged. We are getting used to it
:38:44. > :38:49.these last few years. It is becoming a site that we see quite regularly.
:38:50. > :38:55.It is just something you accept? We can't do anything else. This water
:38:56. > :38:59.has got to go somewhere. It is not expected to go much further, even
:39:00. > :39:03.though Brazil will peak again later tonight. They may be through the
:39:04. > :39:07.worst of it but few here will rest easy, fearing more water could be
:39:08. > :39:11.heading their way. -- even though the river will peak again later
:39:12. > :39:15.tonight. So they wait for high tide again at 11 o'clock this evening, 20
:39:16. > :39:20.of people coming down to the river to have a look and see what the
:39:21. > :39:24.river levels are doing. It will be a difficult time still, a lot of
:39:25. > :39:28.sympathy here from people with the folk in York upstream who have been
:39:29. > :39:31.flooded the people here are weary of the anxiety of not knowing what the
:39:32. > :39:34.river will bring next. They want an end to this now.
:39:35. > :39:36.As we heard, the Environment Agency has called for a 'complete
:39:37. > :39:38.rethink' of Britain's flood defences, along with extra
:39:39. > :39:41.measures including better waterproofing of homes
:39:42. > :39:46.and improved warning systems, as experts warn that extreme weather
:39:47. > :39:50.is likely to become even more familiar in the years ahead.
:39:51. > :39:54.The government says it will spend ?2.3 billion on flood
:39:55. > :40:03.Our science editor David Shukman reports.
:40:04. > :40:12.The astonishing sight of a torrent and run down a hillside in the big
:40:13. > :40:17.district. A glimpse of the volumes of water causing such serious
:40:18. > :40:21.flooding downstream. The emergency response is now well drilled. The
:40:22. > :40:26.site of rescue teams all-too-familiar, but these seem to
:40:27. > :40:28.raise questions about why the defences were overwhelmed in the
:40:29. > :40:33.first place and a major review is now underway. We always after
:40:34. > :40:37.instances like this look at what happened, what we can take from
:40:38. > :40:40.that, but we need to do differently in the future. This will be no
:40:41. > :40:45.different to any other incident we have been involved in. Many of the
:40:46. > :40:50.serious flooding in the north and serious flooding in the north and
:40:51. > :40:53.west of England left 300,000 people without running water. There was a
:40:54. > :41:00.detailed study back then into what went wrong. That review into the
:41:01. > :41:03.flood defences in the country called for a long list of improvements but
:41:04. > :41:08.have lessons been learned since then? The study called for better
:41:09. > :41:11.coordination between the emergency services and far better equipment
:41:12. > :41:15.like the inflatable boats we have seen. That is definitely happening.
:41:16. > :41:20.It also wanted key infrastructure far better protected. Roads, rail
:41:21. > :41:25.lines, power networks, many have been flooded during the course of
:41:26. > :41:29.this month. And it said sandbags should no longer be relied upon. But
:41:30. > :41:33.you technology used in plastic or metal should be used instead. But
:41:34. > :41:40.even now sandbags are still proving vital. This comes as many people
:41:41. > :41:42.claim the areas hit hardest in northern England are being let down.
:41:43. > :41:48.There is a real discrepancy people There is a real discrepancy people
:41:49. > :41:51.are starting to get angry the North. In the levels of funding going into
:41:52. > :41:56.the North compared to other parts of the country. I think council leaders
:41:57. > :41:59.will come together and work to lobby government and say enough is enough.
:42:00. > :42:04.The government denies this, pointing to this map of flood defence
:42:05. > :42:08.projects across the country. Those marked in blue are being planned and
:42:09. > :42:12.it says the ?2.3 billion budget is being spent fairly. But as the
:42:13. > :42:18.floodwaters linger and the calm conditions today make way for
:42:19. > :42:20.another storm tomorrow night, the arguments will intensify. Over how
:42:21. > :42:26.much is spent on flood defence and where.
:42:27. > :42:29.Essex police say an elderly woman believed to be in her 80s
:42:30. > :42:31.has been shot dead at a care home in Walton-on-the-Naze.
:42:32. > :42:34.It's believed she was shot by a fellow resident.
:42:35. > :42:39.and a man has been arrested, as Daniel Boettcher reports.
:42:40. > :42:44.The victim has been named as Rita King.
:42:45. > :42:52.De La Mer House is a care home in Walton-on-the-Naze just a short
:42:53. > :42:54.distance from the seafront. This morning police were called after
:42:55. > :42:58.reports that a woman had been seriously injured. Officers and
:42:59. > :43:03.ambience crews arrived at the woman, thought to be in her mid-80s, had
:43:04. > :43:08.died. She had apparently been shot, allegedly by a man who is also a
:43:09. > :43:12.resident at the home. It is unusual investigation, both parties involved
:43:13. > :43:19.are resident at a care home. The next of kin have been informed. We
:43:20. > :43:26.have told those who need to know. The investigation is ongoing. Police
:43:27. > :43:30.say a weapon has been recovered and is a man in his mid-80s has been
:43:31. > :43:34.arrested on suspicion of murder. Detectives say he and the woman who
:43:35. > :43:37.died were known to a child. The manager of the home described how
:43:38. > :43:41.she managed to get hold of the weapon after the alleged attack.
:43:42. > :43:46.First of all I thought it was not real, I thought it was a toy gun and
:43:47. > :43:50.got closer I could see it was real. I was aware I had stuff behind me
:43:51. > :43:54.and there were other residents nearby. All I can remember thinking
:43:55. > :43:57.was somehow I've got to get the gun. Officers have spoken to members of
:43:58. > :44:00.staff to establish what they could have witnessed. They have been
:44:01. > :44:06.comforting some of those who work here and help to reassure relative
:44:07. > :44:10.-- residents. Tonight the police enquiry is continuing but officers
:44:11. > :44:11.said they are not not looking for anyone else in connection with their
:44:12. > :44:14.investigation. Hhundreds of prisoners,
:44:15. > :44:17.including some in custody for murder, have been mistakenly
:44:18. > :44:19.released from jails in England Figures from the Ministry
:44:20. > :44:22.of Justice, released under show more than 500 prisoners
:44:23. > :44:27.were let out in error The Prison Service says
:44:28. > :44:32.the mistakes are ''very rare' - and the vast majority of prisoners
:44:33. > :44:37.are returned to custody. The Iraqi military says it is now
:44:38. > :44:40.in full control of the city of Ramadi, which has been held
:44:41. > :44:43.by Islamic State fighters since May. Iraqi government forces backed
:44:44. > :44:50.by coalition air strikes have been trying to retake
:44:51. > :44:56.the city since November. At least 43 people have died
:44:57. > :44:59.over the past few days as a result of severe storms
:45:00. > :45:01.across southern and western parts Flash floods, tornadoes and snow
:45:02. > :45:04.have destroyed hundreds of homes and businesses
:45:05. > :45:07.and disrupted transport. The governors of Missouri, Oklahoma,
:45:08. > :45:09.and New Mexico have declared Our correspondent Laura
:45:10. > :45:22.Bicker has the latest. It took just minutes for roads to
:45:23. > :45:27.become rivers in parts of the South and midwest. This man is lucky, the
:45:28. > :45:34.tree stopped his car from being swept away. Help was also nearby. In
:45:35. > :45:40.Missouri and Illinois at least 11 people have died in flash floods.
:45:41. > :45:43.Including four international soldiers. Most were killed when
:45:44. > :45:51.their cars were washed away in high waters. It is sad that we lost some
:45:52. > :45:54.people. So close to home and in such a small community. As rivers
:45:55. > :46:03.continue to rise people have been warned not to travel. We're getting
:46:04. > :46:07.40 inches a year and it came this weekend, a crazy year. A state of
:46:08. > :46:11.emergency has also been declared. This is one of the earliest we have
:46:12. > :46:16.seen a flood on the Mississippi River from this I probably a record
:46:17. > :46:21.for this time of year. In Texas this is the devastation caused by one of
:46:22. > :46:29.the most powerful tornadoes to hit this state. Twisters with winds of
:46:30. > :46:31.over 200 miles an hour 's work through the town of Garland.
:46:32. > :46:35.Thousands of homes have been destroyed, 11 people have been
:46:36. > :46:41.killed and there are warnings that the death toll could rise. Some are
:46:42. > :46:46.trying to pick up the pieces. They're spending the Christmas break
:46:47. > :46:51.trying to clear up. But there is a new threat, snow. Amateurs have
:46:52. > :46:56.dropped in Texas at blizzard conditions have closed roads and
:46:57. > :46:59.cancel flights. This may be more seasonable weather but across
:47:00. > :47:01.southern and Midwestern states they're hoping this is the last in a
:47:02. > :47:05.week of deadly storms. Cricket - and in Durban,
:47:06. > :47:07.England are in a commanding position after the third day of the first
:47:08. > :47:12.Test against South Africa. Stuart Broad is now a bowler of such
:47:13. > :47:18.stature that it seems his reputation is enough to break
:47:19. > :47:20.batsmen's concentration. Second ball he was
:47:21. > :47:21.still getting loose. England would need more than that,
:47:22. > :47:29.Moeen Ali providing the intricacy. JP Duminy and then Kyle Abbott,
:47:30. > :47:32.foxed by spin, leaving Dean Elgar conducting the South African
:47:33. > :47:36.innings almost solo. His century of resistance
:47:37. > :47:38.was a rousing response, but there was no
:47:39. > :47:41.lasting accompaniment. England finished the morning's
:47:42. > :47:43.work with the new ball. Six wickets taken,
:47:44. > :47:47.a lead of 89 runs. South African chances now
:47:48. > :47:49.depended on their bowlers. The strain was too
:47:50. > :47:51.much for Dale Steyn. Injury stopped him
:47:52. > :47:53.shouldering the attack. Alex Hales took a look and decided
:47:54. > :48:05.to put him in his place but unfortunately that was to
:48:06. > :48:07.the hands of the fielder. For a moment, South Africa had
:48:08. > :48:10.a faint grip on this match. Were these the moments
:48:11. > :48:12.it slipped away? Joe Root, pardoned
:48:13. > :48:16.by AB de Villiers. Using their second lives,
:48:17. > :48:18.they pushed England's lead up With his reputation, England's
:48:19. > :48:30.advantage could grow stronger. There's more throughout the evening
:48:31. > :48:33.on the BBC News Channel - and we're back at five past ten
:48:34. > :48:36.with the late news - but now on BBC One it's time
:48:37. > :48:40.for the news where you are.