28/12/2015 BBC News at Six

I'm Julian Warwick. The headlines at 6pm -

David Cameron has been in York to see some of the damage wreaked

by the floods - as the Environment Agency says a "complete rethink"

Well, obviously we have to look at what's happening in terms

of the flooding, where the flood defences have worked,

and the cases where they haven't worked -

Rising waters in the centre of York are reported to have peaked.

An RAF Chinook helicopter is assisting the army in shoring up

Meanwhile, nine severe flood warnings remain in place

for the north-east and north-west of England -

In other news - Police in Essex investigating

the fatal shooting of an elderly woman at a care home -

detain a male resident who's also in his 80s.

The Iraqi army says it's fully liberated the city of Ramadi -

Coming up at 6:30pm, the latest from Old Trafford where Manchester United

takes on Chelsea as the pressure mounts on Louis van Gaal's career.

Good evening and welcome to BBC News.

David Cameron has been to York to see some of the damage wreaked

The Prime Minister said he felt huge sympathy for the people dealing

with flooding when they should have been celebrating the holidays.

The Environment Agency says a 'complete rethink' of the UK's

defences is needed - after unprecedented downpours left

thousands of homes and businesses flooded in areas of northern

The number of severe flood warnings across north-east and north-west

England has now been reduced to nine - but there are fears water levels

could rise again later on this week - when more heavy rain is expected.

My colleague Katherine Downes is in York - where river levels

The latest Storm Frank is due to sweep across much of the country

bringing wet and windy weather. Over the course of the day, the river

levels have fallen back. There are clear tide marks around York where

you can see where the river levels were and where they have dropped

two. This is tower street, one of the main thoroughfares through the

city. Pumps argued being used to pump water back Darren to the river.

This means the emergency operation is by no means over. The crews have

been working long into the night and they have two systematically sweep

each of the streets that has been flooded in York, to go around and

talk to residents. They were talking to a chap in the first-floor window

of the shop across the road, making sure he was OK and has got on a food

because that is the job facing them now in York. Although the situation

does seem to be improving in terms of the weather. We have a picture of

what has been going on across northern England today.

Extraordinary sights - a Chinook helicopter over York

The RAF is working with the Army, replenishing sandbags.

People knew the city was vulnerable to flooding,

but nobody expected this - the roads are now rivers,

The Environment Agency says defences need to be reassessed,

because of record water levels, but the Prime Minister,

who has been in York, had this reaction to calls for more

We have to look at what has happened in terms of the flooding,

where the flood defences have worked, and where they have not

worked, where they have not been high enough,

Here in Yorkshire, for instance, we have spent ?100 million on flood

defences since I became Prime Minister.

We are planning to spend another ?280 million,

But that is obviously of no comfort to the people who have been flooded

The River Ouse and River Foss have been the main focus for emergency

teams in York. Their water levels have now peaked.

Last night, the phone exchange was flooded and the 999 system went

down briefly, and water had to be pumped out of an electricity

substation, to make sure 50,000 homes did not lose power.

The Archbishop of York, Dr John Sentamu, tweeted that water

had come into Bishopthorpe Palace and praised the emergency services.

He said the disaster during Christmas celebrations

was immense for everyone. It is very sad.

I feel very, very sorry for people who have had to face this,

probably in the middle of their lunch, and then this strikes.

For many here there is anxiety and misery, and concern

about what they will find when they get back into their homes.

In large parts of the north of England, it has become normal

to see vehicles stranded like this, and people cut off by the water

The village of Cawood, near Selby, has been at risk -

The community and the Army formed a human chain to put down sandbags.

Christmas was cut short in Whalley in Lancashire too.

Although water is no longer flowing through the streets,

there is mud and debris everywhere. Many are still without electricity.

Schemes put in place in Cumbria to help businesses and houses

will now be available in Lancashire and Yorkshire as well.

Towns, cities and the countryside struggling to cope.

In that report, you heard Lisa say York is functioning but only just.

As well of the homes that has been flooded, the water has been causing

disruption in the city centre because cash machines have not been

working, card payments cannot be processed. There has been real chaos

caused to the communications network and businesses have been badly hit

today. Many of the city centre shops closed. But it does seem to be an

improving picture here as the floodwaters begin to fall back but

south of York, in Selby, they are stealing themselves for the worst

yet to come and Dan Johnson has been there today.

What do you do when you live this close and the river

I remember 2000, I have lived here all my life and it is as bad

as it was then. We had sandbags last time.

We tend to get more information from the community, we keep

ourselves updated with photos and videos etc.

They can only watch and wait and hope no more water gets

I've been here over seven years but I've never seen anything

Many of these are downstairs flats and if the water comes in,

there's nowhere to go. I'd like some help down here.

We will all come together as a neighbourhood and hopefully

something will be resolved and we hope it doesn't

get any higher! What kind of help do you need?

I would say that the Army needs to come down and actually

Even escaping all of this has become difficult.

Some roads are closed including the main bridges taking traffic

It means disruption for those hoping to travel.

I've just found out that it isn't running.

Apparently, I have to go to York and try and get a train

Buses have replaced some rail services.

Cancellations are expected for some time.

This town is built around the river and now it is divided by it.

Everybody here is keeping their eye on the water level.

We have just seen the peak going through Selby.

It peaked at about 10.30am and we are expecting the levels

The next high tide is this evening at about 11pm,

so the levels will be rising tonight.

So that means more uncertainty, another afternoon when people

here are left wondering what the weather will do next.

There has been no rain tonight which has given the emergency services

chance to get in and make repairs. The River Foss barrier failed and it

needs power restored to it. That is why there is such an unprecedented

volume of water coming into the city. There have been a couple of

days of dry weather, is there any more rain on the way? Nick Miller

from the BBC weather centre is with me. Is there more rain on the way?

We had two dry days and we would like to make that a longer spell of

weather but we have had some significant developments today. The

Met Office has officially named this storm, it has been named Storm

Frank, just developing, it has not reached its full force yet. The core

of the storm will swerve off towards Icelander but we will get a double

whammy in the UK, especially towards the north and west, of wind and

rain. The wind starts to pick up tomorrow and we will see severe

gales, gusts potentially up to 80 mph towards the far north-west of

Scotland. The wind could well be disruptive. Then the rain set in

later tomorrow lasting through cheese day night into Wednesday,

large parts of Scotland, north west England, Northern Ireland and Wales,

with whether warnings in force from the Met Office. The amber warning

from the Met Office, it means to be prepared. It was covering parts of

Scotland and still is, south west Scotland in particular, now it also

includes part of Cumbria. Cumbria hit so hard from storm Esmond in

December. Now, there might be 60-90 millimetres rain falling here. These

are parts of the UK, remember, that have been inundated with rainfall

over the past few weeks, some have shattered their December rainfall

record and this is more significant rain coming. No two weather systems

are the same in York and this is a slightly different orientation,

different wind direction as well so the meteorology is slightly

different. It might be that this part of the country does not see the

same impact but nobody can drop their guard and we talk about

south-west cottoned on Cumbria in particular, with these amber

warnings and we are expecting high rainfall totals. Storm Frank, begins

with F, which means they have been six other major storms all named. Is

this a continuing weather pattern or will we see things calm down? It has

been incessant, storm after storm and the important thing is how much

rainfall they have delivered in a short space of time. It looks as if

things could go either way over the next couple of weeks. There is an

indication we might see something a little colder coming from the east

which may start to break down this pattern of Atlantic low, or we

continue to CDs weather systems coming in, but they may not be as

potent. There are may be Widdall hints out there that they could be a

change but there is nothing that can be guaranteed, nothing we can say

for certain just yet. We have to focus on the short-term, what is

coming with Tuesday and Wednesday and Storm Frank and be aware, the

Environment Agency and flood warnings have been updated over what

could happen and anyone in these areas needs to pay close attention

to see how this one develops. Thank you, so potentially more wet and

windy weather on the way. The emergency services will be working

into the night and over the next few days. I have been speaking to crews

that have been brought up from the West Midlands, Norfolk,

Northamptonshire, they wanted to pass on their thanks for the people

of York for their generosity of spirit in the face of such

adversity. You can keep up to date

with the latest developments on the flooding in northern England

on the live page on the BBC News website at bbc.co.uk/news -

or listen to your local BBC radio station for all the latest news,

traffic and travel. Some of the day's other news now -

and police have launched a murder enquiry after a woman in her 80s

was shot dead at a care The emergency services

were called to Delamer House in Walton-on-the-Naze shortly

after 9am this morning. A man from the same care home has

been arrested on suspicion of her murder.

With me now is Helena Lee. She has been following events so

tell me more about what happened. We can tell you that ethics police have

named the victim, in her 80s, a resident in this care home, Rita

King. The sequence of events as we know it, just after 9am, ambulance

and police get called to this care home, reports of a woman being

seriously injured. She was shot by another resident, also in his 80s, a

man who was quickly arrested. When police got to the scene, staff had

managed to take the weapon off him and locked it away but clearly, a

difficult situation, we understand there were some staff nearby as this

happened. We can hear from Simon from Essex Police who is leading

this investigation. Both parties involved are residents of the care

home. The next of kin have been informed. We have told the people

who need to know. This investigation is ongoing around friends across and

enquiries. They are not looking for anyone else in relation to this

enquiring. They are talking to staff to try to piece together what

happened. A man in his 80s being questioned on suspicion of murder of

a woman in her 80s. David Cameron has been in York

to see some of the damage wreaked by the floods - as the Environment

Agency says a "complete rethink" Meanwhile, nine severe flood

warnings remain in place for the north-east

and north-west of England - More heavy rain is forecast for the

middle of the week when Storm Frank arrives. A murder enquiring has been

launched as a woman in her 80s has been shot dead at a care home in

ethics. -- Essex. Iraqi soldiers have raised

the national flag over several government buildings in the heart

of the city of Ramadi. The compound has been the army's key

objective in a protracted battle for control of the city

with the Islamic State group. The militants appeared to have

abandoned the complex as troops closed in on Sunday.

Richard Lister reports. Iraqi soldiers raising

the Iraqi flag over Ramadi, a key moment in the battle

against so-called Islamic State. In the city centre, Iraqi troops

celebrated their victory over the militants who have had control

of Ramadi since May. Brigadier General Yahya Rasool

was quickly on television saying But other spokesmen were more

cautious, suggesting that IS fighters had retreated

from most of Ramadi, but there were still

pockets of resistance. We are now on the final stage

of surrounding Isis in the area, which can be figured as liberating

all Ramadi after that. GUNFIRE The battle for Ramadi over

recent days has been an important Their effectiveness had been

repeatedly questioned, in the face of the ability

of IS forces to take This is the first time Iraq's army

has led a successful assault A year ago, IS forces were sweeping

through Iraq and In April, IS was pushed

out by Shia militias. Mosul is now the last

IS bastion in Iraq. These images of Ramadi, though,

show the cost of this victory. Many of the thousands who fled

from the city will find they have nothing but rubble to return to,

but for the first time they will also know their army

is capable of rolling back More than a hundred fighters

and civilians from a rebel-held area in Syria have crossed safely

into nearby Lebanese territory, They were allowed to board buses

and leave the western town of Zabadani, where they'd been under

siege by government forces. The siege has gone on for months,

with Hezbollah fighters advancing from one side and Syrian forces

from the other. Anxious, exhausted and desperate.

Fighters with their families, waiting to be bussed out of their

home town, that the Danny. A deal that took months to finalise has

finally materialised. Broken by Iran and Turkey with the UN's blessing,

the Red Cross can now escort them out of Zabadani to rebel controlled

areas in northern Syria. But they must travel many miles before they

reach their destination. This is the border crossing with Lebanon on, the

passengers will go through Lebanon on to Turkey and then back into

Syria from the north. The deal would not have been reached if there was

not first and exchange of Shia fighters involved in Syria so they

could leave their town with their families as well. The government

besieged Zabadani and the rebels responded by besieging and bombing

the north. The town 's loyal to President Assad were also fighting

the rebels. The Zabadani deal happened after a similar deal was

supposed to take place in a Damascus suburb. Some areas around

government-controlled massacres will be cleared of opposition fighters

ahead of possible peace talks in January. This will lead even north

of the country under opposition control but also under government

bombardment. More people have been confirmed dead

following tornadoes and storms that have battered the southern

United States over the past week. At least 11 of the victims

were in Texas, where tornadoes swept The authorities have now issued

snow blizzard warnings across the Midwest.

Ben Bland reports. These had been people's homes,

but this is what is left after tornadoes tore

through parts of Dallas, The suburb of Garland

was among the worst hit. Winds reaching more than 300km/h

ripped roofs off houses and tossed Several people were killed,

and others injured. In nearby Rowlett, there

was also severe damage, I was just here and my kids

are screaming at me, like, Mum, are you OK?

And I screamed at them. That's all I can hear,

because this was all glass before. You could hear the crack,

crack all over the place. This is the moment one

of several tornadoes struck. Its shape briefly lit up

as it hits power lines. Our key focus is this, and that is,

first, rescue and recovery. Second, aiding and assisting those

who need to get to shelter. The tornadoes were caused by cold

air in the north hitting mild air Dallas is on the line where the two

weather patterns meet. There has been severe weather

elsewhere in the United States, too. Record rainfall over several days

caused this flash flooding In New Mexico there was heavy

snow over the weekend. Treacherous road conditions caused

dozens of accidents. Meanwhile, back in Texas,

people in Amarillo were facing blizzard conditions,

snowfall and strong wind causing drifts up to four feet high,

and forcing authorities Blizzard warnings are in place

for northern Texas and New Mexico, as well as Oklahoma and Kansas,

the extreme weather showing no signs A fire has broken out near a number

of textile factories in Leicester. At least 140 people have been

evacuated from their homes in the Belgrave area

of the city near Abbey park. Fire crews are taking water

from the canal to help tackle the blaze which began shortly

before 2pm this afternoon. Leicestershire Police have asked

people to avoid the area and told residents to keep their

windows and doors shut. Japan and South Korea have reached

a historic deal to settle the issue of so-called comfort women forced

to work in Japanese brothels After a meeting in Seoul,

Japan's Foreign Minister apologised and said it would pay one billion

yen - that's ?5.6 million - Some historians estimate that over

200,000 Asian women, mostly Koreans, were forced

into sexual slavery during World War The dozens of surviving women have

asked for a formal apology specifically addressed to themselves

and a direct compensation With only days left until the end

of the year, the timing of the discussions was highly

symbolic and their expectations Japan's Foreign Minister apologised

for shaming the honour and dignity of the comfort women,

and offered over eight million US It not clear whether this admission

was legal or just humanitarian. TRANSLATION: As Prime Minister

of Japan, he expresses his sincere apologies and remorse

to all of the women who underwent painful experiences and suffered

incurable physical and psychological Dozens of former comfort women were

glued to the television. This former comfort woman remembers

what was a terrible ordeal. TRANSLATION: I was

forced on a train. Later, I realised we had crossed

the border into China. I was sent to a place where there

were other comfort women. I wondered why they called

us comfort women. I was forced to have sex

with many men each day. It was so horrible that some

women killed themselves. Earlier in the year,

the South Korean president called for a resolution to the comfort

women dispute by the year's end, marking the 50th anniversary

of diplomatic relations. Few believed that a quick

breakthrough could be reached and some criticised

that the discussions were rushed Officials described today's

resolution as final and irreversible but it is unclear if the deal

will satisfy the expectations Huw Edwards will be here in a moment

with the latest national and international news,

but first it's time for a look at the weather with

Sarah Keith Lucas. Our spell of wet and windy unsettled

weather continues. This is one of the scenes sent in from the river

whose earlier today. -- river Ouse. Strong, gusty winds up the Irish sea

coasts. The rain moving in towards parts of Scotland, northern England

and Wales but it will be turning light and patchy. Not as heavy as

what we have seen recently. Temperatures for most of us

reasonably mild overnight but some colder air filtering in overnight.

Perhaps a touch of frost early on over Northern Ireland. For Scotland,

when the rain clears away quickly, it is a return to something drier. A

couple of showers lingering. England and Wales, as you can see, a largely

dry story. Quite a lot of sunshine to be seen, but some patchy cloud

and a couple of showers coming with that. Less windy than recent days

and a little fresher. Temperatures still miles for this time of year

but not as mild as they have been. A lot of dry weather and some sunshine

to be seen as well. Later in the day, these south-westerly winds

picking up in the west, the next band of rain heading into Northern

Ireland later in the afternoon. 9-13 degrees before it gets there. Storm

Frank will be a real troublemaker during the middle part of the week.

The main low-pressure system moving out to the north of the UK but this

trailing weather front set to become further -- bring further heavy rain

to areas that could do without it. We could see another 60-90

millimetres of rain falling in areas including Cumbria, Yorkshire, during

the course of Wednesday which could exacerbate the flooding problems

during this week. Temperatures around 12-13d, still mild. Strong

and damaging winds and severe flood warnings are still in force. The

situation could get worse for several areas. You can keep

up-to-date with the latest weather warnings by heading to our website.

Britain's flood defences need a 'complete rethink' -

There are still nine severe flood warnings in force across northern

England - including six in the city of York.

David Cameron was visiting York today, where hundreds of people have

been forced to leave their homes, and said extra measures

After any of these events we should look at what we are planning

to build, what we are planning to spend and think, do we need

an 81-year-old woman is shot dead by a relative at a care home -

And in Durban, England's cricketers are in a commanding position

after the third day of the first Test against South Africa.

Britain's flood defences need a 'complete rethink' -

following the widespread flooding in parts of northern England -

The call was made as the prime minister visited the city of York,

where hundreds of people have been forced out of their homes

Mr Cameron said the government would look carefully at suggestions

There are nearly 50 flood warnings in force across northern England

and another nine severe flood warnings - some of them in York -

where we can join our correspondent Judith Moritz for the latest.

The water level is down but as you can see still empty of it on the

ground in the affected areas. That is made for a very difficult day

here in York. Rescue teams from afar as field as Northwick and Cornwall

have been working flat out. The communications are nearly

impossible, phone lines have been down, Mobile signal is lost. They

have been queues at the bank for cash bid costs the shops that are

low but have not able to process card payments. It feels like normal

life still has a long way to go before it can resume. It is only

from the sky that you can appreciate the expense of ground covered by

these floods. It is from the air that help finally arrived today. An

RAF Chinook was flown in to bring machinery to help repair flood

barrier. The only way they can bring equipment in his bright air because

all along this stretch of the river the roads are cut off. The fourth

after water got in. The Environment after water got in. The Environment

Agency says it chose to leave the gates open as kiddie McCoist would

have caused even more properties to flood. The airlift brought new

equipment to get the defences working again with the aim of

pumping water away from the river, which has not played it since the

1980s. With such widespread flooding has come a mass emergency response

involving soldiers and rescue teams from across the UK. Meeting some of

them but by Minister defended his spending on flood protection. Here

in Yorkshire we've spent ?100 billion on flood defences since I

became Prime Minister. We spend another 280 million. That is of no

comfort to the people who have been flooded here in York and our hearts

go out to them. To be flooded is a terrible experience anyway and even

more terrible when it happens at Christmas or New Year. As David

Cameron spoke to one team in the city centre he was heckled by a

woman. No more cuts! No more cuts to public services! It was not clear if

she was attacking government policy in general or a lack of investment

in defending York against flooding. Meanwhile out in the city centre the

rescuers continue, feels no use along here and travelling by boat is

the only way for teams like this from the West Midlands to reach

people. We have been deployed three times in the past 12 hours, for

medical emergencies, insisting ambulance crews to get people from

addresses on which a ball by land ambulance. All day those stranded in

their homes have been carried to safety. Whether by boat or by E Bac

the job to get absolutely everyone to dry land. -- did he back. Well

the worst fears about water levels were not realised today, but what

about the days ahead? That is right, at its height the water reached 5.2

metres, the critical level everyone was worried about was 5.4 metres,

the height of the flood defences manning the River Ouse. It did not

offer top that, great news, it is now starting to go down and the

Environment Agency said tomorrow lunchtime it have reduced by half a

metre. On what it was at its peak. As it goes down there able to go

along and check the flood defences more bad weather is forecast on

Wednesday. They said they are prepared for that and have already

deployed 10,000 sandbags, they have another 6000 use of necessary.

You're keeping staff on site to keep things ready and check that one, you

saw the barrier in that report, work continues on that and they tell me

that if they get another deluge midweek they are prepared, they do

not think they will see the sort of devastation we have seen earlier

this week. Thank you for that update.

Some 14 miles south of York, the town of Selby is also threatened

About 200 soldiers have been working in the area trying to improve

The River Ouse is expected to peak later this evening.

For the latest, we can join our correspondent Dan Johnson.

People held their breath about high tide this morning, waiting to see

what the rising water levels would do. Once again this town and

villages across the lower part of the River Ouse were spared. It does

not mean they had not been affected, this town is besieged by water,

Selby is surrounded and it has had an effect on all kinds of people in

different ways. What was a farmer do without dry

land? Chris's family have been here for 80% have seen a few floods. The

boat has replaced the tractor before. It is quite bad this time.

It was worse in 2012. But it looks to be receding quite well now.

Hopefully in the next few days the revolt. Flooding over and we will

get rid of this floodwater. In the meantime five feet beneath the

surface, but we'd feels are doing an important job. There is the river

overflowing the banking, the flood defence, it means all the water is

filling up these fields, it looks dramatic but this is what is

supposed to happen. It is a flood plain in action. And that means that

the town of Selby stays dry even when the river is at peak levels.

Those who live closest to it are still left feeling vulnerable and

the holding more water does not go through the defences. I have been

here seven years and have never seen anything like this before. Carentan

is a downstairs riverfront flat, if the water come since she has nowhere

else to go. I would like some help down here, I think we all come

together as a neighbourhood and hopefully we will have something

resolved. I hope it does not get any higher! What kind of help do you

need? I would say the army probably need to come down and get some

sandbagging. Even escaping all this has been difficult. There is

disruption to traffic and the trains because the main bridges are closed.

And back on the farm it will be a few weeks before it is even possible

to work out if the crop can be salvaged. We are getting used to it

these last few years. It is becoming a site that we see quite regularly.

It is just something you accept? We can't do anything else. This water

has got to go somewhere. It is not expected to go much further, even

though Brazil will peak again later tonight. They may be through the

worst of it but few here will rest easy, fearing more water could be

heading their way. -- even though the river will peak again later

tonight. So they wait for high tide again at 11 o'clock this evening, 20

of people coming down to the river to have a look and see what the

river levels are doing. It will be a difficult time still, a lot of

sympathy here from people with the folk in York upstream who have been

flooded the people here are weary of the anxiety of not knowing what the

river will bring next. They want an end to this now.

As we heard, the Environment Agency has called for a 'complete

rethink' of Britain's flood defences, along with extra

measures including better waterproofing of homes

and improved warning systems, as experts warn that extreme weather

is likely to become even more familiar in the years ahead.

The government says it will spend ?2.3 billion on flood

Our science editor David Shukman reports.

The astonishing sight of a torrent and run down a hillside in the big

district. A glimpse of the volumes of water causing such serious

flooding downstream. The emergency response is now well drilled. The

site of rescue teams all-too-familiar, but these seem to

raise questions about why the defences were overwhelmed in the

first place and a major review is now underway. We always after

instances like this look at what happened, what we can take from

that, but we need to do differently in the future. This will be no

different to any other incident we have been involved in. Many of the

serious flooding in the north and serious flooding in the north and

west of England left 300,000 people without running water. There was a

detailed study back then into what went wrong. That review into the

flood defences in the country called for a long list of improvements but

have lessons been learned since then? The study called for better

coordination between the emergency services and far better equipment

like the inflatable boats we have seen. That is definitely happening.

It also wanted key infrastructure far better protected. Roads, rail

lines, power networks, many have been flooded during the course of

this month. And it said sandbags should no longer be relied upon. But

you technology used in plastic or metal should be used instead. But

even now sandbags are still proving vital. This comes as many people

claim the areas hit hardest in northern England are being let down.

There is a real discrepancy people There is a real discrepancy people

are starting to get angry the North. In the levels of funding going into

the North compared to other parts of the country. I think council leaders

will come together and work to lobby government and say enough is enough.

The government denies this, pointing to this map of flood defence

projects across the country. Those marked in blue are being planned and

it says the ?2.3 billion budget is being spent fairly. But as the

floodwaters linger and the calm conditions today make way for

another storm tomorrow night, the arguments will intensify. Over how

much is spent on flood defence and where.

Essex police say an elderly woman believed to be in her 80s

has been shot dead at a care home in Walton-on-the-Naze.

It's believed she was shot by a fellow resident.

and a man has been arrested, as Daniel Boettcher reports.

The victim has been named as Rita King.

De La Mer House is a care home in Walton-on-the-Naze just a short

distance from the seafront. This morning police were called after

reports that a woman had been seriously injured. Officers and

ambience crews arrived at the woman, thought to be in her mid-80s, had

died. She had apparently been shot, allegedly by a man who is also a

resident at the home. It is unusual investigation, both parties involved

are resident at a care home. The next of kin have been informed. We

have told those who need to know. The investigation is ongoing. Police

say a weapon has been recovered and is a man in his mid-80s has been

arrested on suspicion of murder. Detectives say he and the woman who

died were known to a child. The manager of the home described how

she managed to get hold of the weapon after the alleged attack.

First of all I thought it was not real, I thought it was a toy gun and

got closer I could see it was real. I was aware I had stuff behind me

and there were other residents nearby. All I can remember thinking

was somehow I've got to get the gun. Officers have spoken to members of

staff to establish what they could have witnessed. They have been

comforting some of those who work here and help to reassure relative

-- residents. Tonight the police enquiry is continuing but officers

said they are not not looking for anyone else in connection with their

investigation. Hhundreds of prisoners,

including some in custody for murder, have been mistakenly

released from jails in England Figures from the Ministry

of Justice, released under show more than 500 prisoners

were let out in error The Prison Service says

the mistakes are ''very rare' - and the vast majority of prisoners

are returned to custody. The Iraqi military says it is now

in full control of the city of Ramadi, which has been held

by Islamic State fighters since May. Iraqi government forces backed

by coalition air strikes have been trying to retake

the city since November. At least 43 people have died

over the past few days as a result of severe storms

across southern and western parts Flash floods, tornadoes and snow

have destroyed hundreds of homes and businesses

and disrupted transport. The governors of Missouri, Oklahoma,

and New Mexico have declared Our correspondent Laura

Bicker has the latest. It took just minutes for roads to

become rivers in parts of the South and midwest. This man is lucky, the

tree stopped his car from being swept away. Help was also nearby. In

Missouri and Illinois at least 11 people have died in flash floods.

Including four international soldiers. Most were killed when

their cars were washed away in high waters. It is sad that we lost some

people. So close to home and in such a small community. As rivers

continue to rise people have been warned not to travel. We're getting

40 inches a year and it came this weekend, a crazy year. A state of

emergency has also been declared. This is one of the earliest we have

seen a flood on the Mississippi River from this I probably a record

for this time of year. In Texas this is the devastation caused by one of

the most powerful tornadoes to hit this state. Twisters with winds of

over 200 miles an hour 's work through the town of Garland.

Thousands of homes have been destroyed, 11 people have been

killed and there are warnings that the death toll could rise. Some are

trying to pick up the pieces. They're spending the Christmas break

trying to clear up. But there is a new threat, snow. Amateurs have

dropped in Texas at blizzard conditions have closed roads and

cancel flights. This may be more seasonable weather but across

southern and Midwestern states they're hoping this is the last in a

week of deadly storms. Cricket - and in Durban,

England are in a commanding position after the third day of the first

Test against South Africa. Stuart Broad is now a bowler of such

stature that it seems his reputation is enough to break

batsmen's concentration. Second ball he was

still getting loose. England would need more than that,

Moeen Ali providing the intricacy. JP Duminy and then Kyle Abbott,

foxed by spin, leaving Dean Elgar conducting the South African

innings almost solo. His century of resistance

was a rousing response, but there was no

lasting accompaniment. England finished the morning's

work with the new ball. Six wickets taken,

a lead of 89 runs. South African chances now

depended on their bowlers. The strain was too

much for Dale Steyn. Injury stopped him

shouldering the attack. Alex Hales took a look and decided

to put him in his place but unfortunately that was to

the hands of the fielder. For a moment, South Africa had

a faint grip on this match. Were these the moments

it slipped away? Joe Root, pardoned

by AB de Villiers. Using their second lives,

they pushed England's lead up With his reputation, England's

advantage could grow stronger. There's more throughout the evening

on the BBC News Channel - and we're back at five past ten

with the late news - but now on BBC One it's time

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