:00:00. > 3:59:59There's more throughout the evening on the BBC News Channel, and I'll be
:00:00. > :00:15.back with Good evening. I'm Jenny Kirk.
:00:16. > :00:20.The emergency services are urging the region's drivers not to take
:00:21. > :00:24.risks on flooded roads. Essex Fire Service says in just 24
:00:25. > :00:29.hours it had to rescue eight people from vehicles driven into water.
:00:30. > :00:32.Although the rain has eased, there are still three flood warnings in
:00:33. > :00:46.place. One in Essex between Halstead and Colchester and two on the River
:00:47. > :00:55.Nene near Peterborough. This stretch of road is flooded.
:00:56. > :01:02.There is also flooding in Essex. The wire service says it rescued eight
:01:03. > :01:06.people from vehicles this weekend. Is it worth losing your life? I
:01:07. > :01:13.suspect the answer is no. Do not drive through it. It is hoped the
:01:14. > :01:17.flood water will soon received but drivers are being told not to put
:01:18. > :01:19.themselves at risk. A multi`million pound programme of
:01:20. > :01:23.flood protection measures is about to get underway in Great Yarmouth.
:01:24. > :01:26.Around 9,000 people there had to leave their homes due to the recent
:01:27. > :01:36.tidal surge. The most serious tidal surge for
:01:37. > :01:43.decades. As cliffs crumbled homes fell into
:01:44. > :01:48.the sea. One reason why the floods minister organised a drop in event
:01:49. > :01:53.to reassure people that action is being taken. On the show and new
:01:54. > :02:05.title defence scheme land for the town. Build our defences on the top.
:02:06. > :02:09.It is critical for the future of great Yarmouth. 20 local properties
:02:10. > :02:17.were flooded in the storms in December.
:02:18. > :02:22.The rivers were always changed. They have been allied to be filled in
:02:23. > :02:35.with silt and rash. There is not much room for the water to go. ``
:02:36. > :02:42.with silt and rush. I understand great Yarmouth needs
:02:43. > :02:56.defences. We have no defences at all. It was also a chance for
:02:57. > :03:01.communities to bid for other funds. Ultimately the local council is
:03:02. > :03:06.responsible for the coastline. Within three years thousands more in
:03:07. > :03:12.great Yarmouth will feel secure. But for many others they will still.
:03:13. > :03:16.The Local Government Secretary says he believes councils in the region
:03:17. > :03:19.will be able to cope with further budget cuts. Eric Pickles was
:03:20. > :03:21.responding to research by the Sunday Politics programme which found that
:03:22. > :03:25.councils in our region are planning to make a total of ?1 billion of
:03:26. > :03:29.extra savings between now and 2018. Essex and Northamptonshire are
:03:30. > :03:31.warning that they may have to put up council tax. But Mr Pickles says
:03:32. > :03:34.that shouldn't be necessary. Football, and the weather played
:03:35. > :03:40.havoc with the fixture list, but some games went ahead. Here's Gareth
:03:41. > :03:45.George with a round`up. In the premiership Norwich were away
:03:46. > :03:51.at bottom of the table Cardiff. Robert Snodgrass put Becker navies
:03:52. > :03:59.ahead. Cardiff equalised in the second half and got the victory. ``
:04:00. > :04:05.Robert Snodgrass boot Norwich ahead.
:04:06. > :04:11.You cannot make the mistakes that we have made.
:04:12. > :04:15.In the Championships this second`half penalty gave Ipswich a
:04:16. > :04:22.1`0 victory at Bolton. In league one the weather did for
:04:23. > :04:29.Stevenage's game. MK dons did play.
:04:30. > :04:40.In league two Northampton got a much`needed point.
:04:41. > :04:50.The BBC Essex breakfast show has a new presenter.
:04:51. > :04:58.His 40 years junior has included spells on top radio. `` is 40 years
:04:59. > :05:06.career has included spells on top radio.
:05:07. > :05:15.It will be a largely dry nights tonight with some clear spells. Most
:05:16. > :05:27.of us will have a dry night. Frost is not likely. Tomorrow will be
:05:28. > :05:34.another windy day. More cloud Olding ahead of some evening rain.
:05:35. > :05:42.Temperatures similar to today. Tuesday looking like a day of
:05:43. > :05:48.sunshine and showers. The net office have got an early yellow warning in
:05:49. > :06:08.race for the Home Counties. That is all for now. Goodbye.
:06:09. > :06:13.Good evening. Most of us have had a fine Sunday with some sunshine, but
:06:14. > :06:20.there is more wet and windy weather on the way. Focused tomorrow across
:06:21. > :06:23.western areas. In the east, again, generally dry and breezy. The
:06:24. > :06:26.breezes picking up again overnight, the wind is getting lively again
:06:27. > :06:30.around western coasts and with further high tides, the ongoing risk
:06:31. > :06:33.of coastal flooding. Though strong winds bringing the rain back to
:06:34. > :06:38.Northern Ireland. Elsewhere, apart from a few showers, a dry night and
:06:39. > :06:41.mainly frost free. A wet start across Northern Ireland, the rain
:06:42. > :06:49.pepping up across Pembrokeshire Devon and Cornwall through the day.
:06:50. > :06:50.Many central and eastern areas will stay dry with a bit more cloud
:06:51. > :06:54.around and we have seen cloud will certainly thicken across
:06:55. > :06:57.western Scotland, with outbreaks of rain ageing in across here. Not much
:06:58. > :07:03.rain through the central belt and after a wind wet and windy morning,
:07:04. > :07:04.Northern Ireland turning brighter. Most of the day will be dry