On families, on homes. Well bring you all the latest as the effort to shore up the dam wall goes on. Also tonight. The lib dems win the brecon and radnorshire by election. It cuts borisjohnsons commons majority to just one, as they vow to fight brexit. As leader of the liberal democrats, i will as leader of the liberal democrats, i will fight as leader of the liberal democrats, i will fight to keep our country in the European Union and we now have in Parliament One more mp who will fight to make that happen. Vast swathes of arctic siberia are ablaze after intense summer temperatures and high winds, we have a special report. And a maiden test century for rory burns, as england fights back on the second day of the ashes. And coming up on sportsday on bbc news, Harry Maguire is on his way to Manchester United for £80 million, now the worlds most expensive defender. Good evening. Borisjohnson has visited derbyshire this evening, to talk to crews working to repair a damaged reservoir, and to meet residents whove been evacuated because their town could be engulfed by water. Police are warning that the risk of a wall of the toddbrook reservoir bursting, and then flooding the town of Whaley Bridge, is still critical. Raf helicopters have spent the day trying to reinforce the structure, and as many as 15 hundred people have left their homes since part of the dam collapsed yesterday. The Authorities Say there is a substantial threat to life if it fails completely and a Severe Weather warning remains in place, for the areas seen here in red. Our correspondentjudith moritz is in Whaley Bridge for us now. Yes, and this is normally the towns football clu b yes, and this is normally the Towns Football Club at tonight the pitch side is full of emergency vehicles and the clubhouse is a command centre. And all the emergency teams we can see here working now will be working through the night and over the weekend. In fact, they say for as long as it takes to make this Community Safe again. This is the front line, a new defence built bag by bag, tonnes of sand and gravel brought in to hold back 300 million gallons of water. Raf chinooks, working flat out to shore up the toddbrook reservoir dam. Its a difficult task for cruise, we are asking for precision drops, weve got to get as low as we can, you can see the guys and girls are taking time to get in there because weve got to make sure it isnt done too high so we dont put more stress on the dam itself. Tonight are the Prime Minister made his own helicopter journey flying Prime Minister made his own helicopterjourney flying in to meet displaced residents. Nice to see you stop by to some seem to welcome the diversion on a difficult day but he was also heckled. This is a disgrace Boris Johnson also met some of the emergency crews who have been working long hours. Well, it is looking dodgy but stable is how id describe it. Theyve done an amazing job. As you can tell, the helicopters have brought in 400 bags of stone, huge, huge quantities of aggregate have gone into that hole and you still cant really tell the whole has been filled so there is a major, major structural problem with the dam. Although it hasnt rained today, there is a real risk of the dam collapsing. There has been a National Response with emergency ciews National Response with emergency crews coming from across the uk. must stress the Structural Integrity of the dam wall is at a critical level and there is still a substantial threat to life should the dam wall fail. So our plea is we would ask for residents to continue to heed Police Advise and stay away from Whaley Bridge. So, this is the ce ntre from Whaley Bridge. So, this is the centre of abraham might village this morning, super quiet. But not eve ryo ne morning, super quiet. But not everyone has stayed away. This jogger everyone has stayed away. This jogger went for a dawn run and says she accidentally found herself behind police lines. She filmed Whaley Bridge empty and vulnerable. Homes evacuated, rhodes cordoned off. This is as far as you can go into Whaley Bridge. Everything beyond this cord and is classed as the red zone and im told its also the red zone and im told its also the first point in the town which will be hit by water if the dam bursts. The Police Officers say if it happens they will hear a siren on their radios and they will move eve ryo ne their radios and they will move everyone from this point to even higher ground. Those on the edge of the cordon know they might have to move quickly, like magnus cook who lives 50 yards from the danger zone and ventured inside it last night. Lives 50 yards from the danger zone and ventured inside it last nightlj walked through the town on my way to the daughters and a police car approached me and asked me why i was on the street and the police said you shouldnt be walking about the town. If you dont get off the street youll be arrested. Have you thought about what will happen if the dam bursts . Do you think you might have to go . If it goes, ill be gone, ill be up the hill. This evening, people were being allowed backin evening, people were being allowed back in under supervision and only very briefly to collect pets and vital possessions. The dam has protected the town beneath it for nearly 200 years. A whole community is holding its breath. The reservoir level is slowly dropping, with pumps working and water being diverted. But the danger hasnt yet passed and the stakes couldnt be higher. This will end with either a return to normality or disaster for an entire town. Judith moritz, bbc news, Whaley Bridge. So, what can be done to try to stop an entire town from flooding . The Authorities Say that 400 tonnes of stone, gravel and sand are being used, to shore up the dam and stop more water from entering the reservoir. So far, ten high volume water pumps have also been installed. Then, once the situation has stabilised, engineers will set about repairing the dam. 0ur science editor David Shukman explains how. These are nervous times in the struggle to save the dam. 0ur helicopter spotted the scene yesterday, a sudden order to leave. We are witnessing a test of strength between the weight of water in the reservoir and the condition of the dam. In a crisis, triggered by an extraordinary amount of rain. This sight of the torrent of water overflowing the dam two days ago reveals the incredible forces involved. Far beyond what the victorian engineers had built this place can ever have imagined. Designed and constructed in the 19th century to store water for local canals, the dam is pretty simple, made with clay, surrounded by mud. But if there is torrential rain, some of the water is deliberately allowed to escape over the top to relieve pressure. But the flow on wednesday was so powerful it threatened a dam that had been built to older and very different standards. The construction of these old dams are such that it was done in the horse and cart era and the soil would have been placed in position, but not compacted like they are these days. So old dams, when you look at them, you have to imagine how they were constructed and the standards to which they were designed. As engineers battle to keep the dam intact, there is something they really need to know. How much damage has erosion done to the dam . The structure could be much weaker internally than it looks. So a key task is reducing the water level to minimise pressure. More pumps are being deployed but all this takes time. So what repairs are possible . Well, rock can add strength, as weve seen, but longer term the whole place may have to be drained and maybe even rebuilt. 12 years ago in yorkshire, a frantic effort to save another dam. It nearly collapsed. An inquiry back then called for tougher inspections amid fears about the safety of the oldest dams. With this video, researchers investigated how dams can actually break. There are real risks, particularly as temperatures rise. Warmer air can hold more moisture, so rainfall is set to become more intense. Last month may have been the hottest on record at the latest emergency is a reminder of challenges ahead. David shukman, bbc news. Lets get more from our correspondentjudith moritz who is in Whaley Bridge tonight. How are residents coping with this . Well, life in Whaley Bridge has been turned completely upside down and people have obviously responded to that in a variety of ways. Some have left their houses willingly saying theyve got no choice, they understand but there are others who are refusing to go. Derbyshire police say they wont use legal powers to force people out but they are strongly urging everyone to comply with the advice they are being given. Even tonight when residents were allowed to go back to collect vital belongings, they were only given 15 minutes to do it, they we re only given 15 minutes to do it, they were signed in and out again, they we re were signed in and out again, they were told it was at their own risk and they were warned if the dam was to burst whilst they were at home, theyd hear the emergency vehicles sounding their horns three times and allowed hayler, and theyd have to run. That is the advise they are being told. Its very difficult to ta ke being told. Its very difficult to take info many people who are bewildered and crossing their fingers this will be over as quickly as possible and thats the question, how long will it last . We dont know. Local residents who went to a local information meeting tonight have been told it could be for to a week. Thank you, judith moritz. Well, as youve been hearing, our infrastructure could be under more strain in the future. Climate change is leading to warmer air, which holds more moisture, meaning rainfall could become more intense. Today, scientists said that up to three degrees of last weeks heatwave in parts of the uk and europe were as a direct result of human activity. Here, a new record of 38. 7 degrees was set in cambridge. July is now set to be the warmest ever month on record, across the globe. If youd like more on rising temperatures and where you live, do look at our interactive map at bbc. Co. Uk news. And later in the programme well report from siberia, on the extreme weather events there. The liberal democrats have won the brecon and radnorshire by election, gaining the seat from the conservatives. It was the first electoral test for Boris Johnson, just days after becoming Prime Minister. The result now leaves him with a working majority in parliament ofjust one, even with the support of the democratic unionist party. The lib dems jane dodds overturned a majority of over 8,000 to beat the conservative candidate chris davies by 1,425 votes. Mr davies stood again, after being unseated by a petition following his conviction for a false expenses claim. Heres our Political Correspondent alex forsyth. Cheering. Thats the sound of success. A buoyant lib dem leader and the partys newest mp fresh from a victory that makes life even harder for the government. Here we stand bursting borisjohnsons bubble in the first week of his premiership. Theirs was a campaign focused on the risk of a no deal brexit. 0ther pro eu parties, plaid cymru and the greens, stood aside to give them the best chance of winning. This, the first major test of a remain alliance, and it might not be the last. In most constituencies across the country, it is going to be the liberal democrats that are the Strongest Party of remain, but we recognise the value and cooperating in working with others for that Wider National goal to protect our countrys future. After a long night, the lib dems might have been celebrating, but the tory candidate was quiet after the result was announced. Do you think it was the right decision to run . Hed already been unseated by his constituents over a false expenses claim. For the government, it means their majority in westminster is down to just one, making it harder to get parliament on side but no sign of a new approach. More than 50 of the vote was secured by pro brexit parties. You know, we need to make sure we work hard to deliver a deal, but i think what the people of britain really dont want is any more limbo. Labours leader acknowledged his pa rtys distant fourth place was disappointing. A lot of voters were determined to get rid of the conservative and that is what they voted for. So we were squeezed but it is a place we have not held for a very long time. This constituency voted almost the same way as the country in the referendum three years ago. The result here shows that borisjohnsons do or die brexit policy leaves the conservatives open to attack from remain parties, particularly when they work together, but the fact the tories did far better than the brexit party here is, for some, proof that the new Prime Ministers uncompromising stance on the eu is attracting support. At this childrens farm near the brecon beacons, the owner says no deal must remain an option. Hopefully, he can do a deal based on that strong bargaining position but you cant give all your cards away and hope to come out with fair results for britain for the long term future for britain. You think he has taken the right approach at the moment with that line . 100 . For many here, brexit has become the defining issue in elections. Ill vote for them with borisjohnson but i didnt vote for them before because i didnt like who was there before. Well, to be honest, brexit, especially a no deal brexit, frightens me. I would vote for a party which was trying to prevent us from leaving europe. So, Party Loyalty could be giving way to brexit allegiances, as the issue continues to dominate public votes. Alex forsyth, bbc news, brecon. 0ur Political Correspondent ben wright is at westminster for us tonight. Ben this result now leaves Boris Johnsons parliamentary position looking precarious doesnt it . Absolutely. It leaves the government perched on a tiny commons majority of just perched on a tiny commons majority ofjust one and it is hard to get anything done at westminster with that. Certainly trying to pass any controversial legislation will be difficult. It also leaves the government more vulnerable to votes of confidence. And opposition parties and a number of tory mps have said they will try and stop a no deal brexit if necessary come the autumn, all of which makes the figures fraught for Boris Johnson. Autumn, all of which makes the figures fraught for borisjohnson. I also think some way or another, that we are heading to an early general election. You cant carry on where this sort of maths. What was interesting about the result is it showed how brexit is shaping politics and it also might make tory and labour strategists nervous, we saw this interesting Pro Remain Alliance that helped the liberal democrats, we may see that used in a general election, but we saw the brexit party continuing to eat into the tory vote. That is only going to galvanise the government to get brexit done come what may. Thank you. A Holiday Hotel has almost destroyed a of a fire broke out. More than 50 firefighters fought the blaze close to the m6 motorway. There have been no injuries. Nato says russia is solely responsible for the breakdown of a Cold War Nuclear weapons pact, after the United States formally withdrew from it. Earlier this year, the us and nato accused russia of violating the intermediate range Nuclear Forces treaty, by deploying a new type of cruise missile, something moscow has denied. The investigation into the death of a Cambridge University student in madagascar, which happened after she opened the door of a small plane mid air, is continuing. Police have interviewed the pilot and another british passenger, who told them that 19 year old Alana Cutland had said nothing and had opened the plane door without warning soon after take off. They said theyd both tried to prevent her from falling out. Russias arctic north and far east are being ravaged by huge wildfires, with up to four million hectares ablaze, and vast areas engulfed by smoke. Fires are common at this time of year, but record breaking summer temperatures and strong winds have made this years particularly bad. 0ur moscow correspondent Steve Rosenberg has travelled to the remote irkutsk region of siberia, and he sent this report. For weeks now, siberia has been smouldering. Vast swathes of forest shrouded in smoke and many ravaged by fire. Wild fire is common here, but not on this scale. In siberia, an area the size of belgium is burning. The kremlin has sent in the army, military planes doing what they can to extinguish the blaze. The fires are sparked by hot weather and dry thunder storms. Theyre mainly in remote areas, but could the effects be more widespread . Theres concern that Carbon Emissions from here may be melting ice in the arctic and speeding up global warming. So black carbon is black, small particles, which falls down on ice and turns them from the white so the ice cannot reflect sun radiation and sun starts to heat the ice in the arctic and it melts faster. And as if fire wasnt bad enough, there have been floods too. In this town, injune, a dam burst, following torrential rain, 23 people died. Now, the town has flooded again. From forest fires, to flooding, so far this has been a summer of hell for people in siberia. And its because of wild fires and the floods that a state of emergency has been declared in large parts of this region. Victors house is uninhabitable, but they make people stuff in siberia. Russians are ready for any challenge, victor tells me, well get by. Picking up the pieces after a natural disaster. For russia, its becoming second nature. Lets take a look at some of todays other news. A mother who murdered her two young daughters has been told shell face a minimum of 32 years in prison. Louise porton was found guilty yesterday of killing three year old lexi draper and i7 month old scarlett vaughan, in acts described by the judge as evil and calculated. Two package holiday firms have collapsed, affecting more than 50,000 travellers. The companies, super break and late rooms, were part of malvern group, which has ceased trading. The group said hotel only holidays would be cancelled, and people currently on holiday might have to pay again. The government is planning to create up to ten free ports across the uk after brexit, it was announced today. The government is planning to create up to ten free ports across the uk after brexit, it was announced today. International trade secretary liz truss claims this will create thousands of jobs. Free ports allow firms to import goods and then re export them outside of normal tax and customs rules. The football season gets under way tonight with the first of the championship fixtures, but its been a troubling time for League One Clubs bury and bolton. Burys opening match has been suspended after the club failed to satisfy the authorities that it has the necessary finances in place and their second fixture is under threat too. 0ur Sports Editor dan roan reports. There is no shortage of cash in the premier league. Today Manchester United spending £80 million on england and leicester defender Harry Maguire. Life below the top flight isnt as easy. Cash strapped Bolton Wanderers became the First Football League club in six years to Enter Administration this summer. The crisis are a food bank set up to help staff and amid relegation from the championship the players were affected, too. Wed been paid up to february then we have not received anything from the club since. It is hard to deal with and the stress and everything else. But i think it is more difficult for our families. Like bolton, bury have also been docked 12 points before the campaign has even begun for getting into financial trouble but the situation here is even more dire. Tomorrow, gigg lane was supposed to host the opening game of the season but in an unprecedented move the Football League has suspended the fixture because they say the club has failed to provide proof of funds. They deny that and have accused the league of working against them. With three quarters of the leagues 72 clubs ending in the red at the end of last season, some fear more turmoil. These are the first of what we think will be many instances where clubs will find themselves in deep trouble. When we look at the financial profile of these clubs and football in general in england, it isnt a pretty picture. As bolton edges towards a takeover, the leagues come under pressure to toughen up scrutiny of club owners but its just too many of its members live beyond their means. Player wages are a big chunk of where the turnover goes, and that is something that needs to be considered, and we need to look at the reliance on owners. We need to come as a league, look and reflect upon that, and see what we can do, if there is anything we need to do ourselves differently. With the premier league richer than ever, some now want the top clubs to help. Expect plenty of intrigue this season, on and off the pitch. Dan roan, bbc news. 0n the second day of the first ashes test at edgbaston, england closed in on australia, thanks to a maiden century from rory burns. Joe wilson has been watching the action. Englands new opening batsmen walked into edgbaston with a friendly security guard. They were soon surrounded by australians. Theres one, steve smiths catch and australia had got jason roy out for ten. Rory burns has his own way of watching the ball. Quick, its coming australias fast bowlers would search for any weakness. Near misses, close calls, burns kept going. He wasnt part of englands world cup squad but the trophy turned up. Well, it belongs to everyone. Joe root fell for 57. Caught. Great reaction from the bowler, frustrated reaction from root, the captain. And australia then had a flourish which threatened an england collapse. England have longed for a new test match batsman who is old fashioned, to display that dying art of sheer concentration. Rory burns painstakingly made it to 100 in his first ashes innings. 1 inspiration, 99 perspiration. Thats ashes batting. Its just nice to sort of keep going and stand the treadmill and be as stubborn as i could be. And how many are you going to make tomorrow . Good question dont know, hopefully ive still got a few more left in me and hopefully weve still got a few more left in us. England will resume four wickets down, 17 runs behind and rory burns 125 not out. Joe wilson, bbc news, edgbaston. Thats it. Now on bbc one, time for the news where you are. Hello and welcome to speights day. Here are the headlines tonight. Burns is on fire in the ashes, scoring a maiden test century as the balance tips towards england after day two at edgebaston. Harry maguire is about to become the worlds most expensive defender as Manchester United splash the cash. Welcome back to the championship, they kick off the new Football League season with a drawer at home in middlesbrough. And charley hull makes good use of her local knowledge to stay in touch midway through the british 0pen. Welcome to sportsday. Were starting with cricket where england have turned the tables on australia in the opening ashes test. Theyll begin day three at edgbaston tomorrow trailing byjust 17 runs after opener rory burns ground out his maiden century and he was still in as they closed on 267 four. Adam wild reports from birmingham. Perhaps you will see drama or nerve gaining excitement that we saw on the first tape at the sell out crowd has been treated to an exhilarating and enthralling day of test match cricket. The day that has been along for the most part to england and one glynn player in particular. Rory burns with his maiden test match century, aided by his captainjoe rood who made 57, together they totalled more than 100. That is exactly the kind of endings that moved at the order to provide. He went on to make that century and he didnt get lucky a couple of times and could have been out much earlier on in his endings that he made his crowd wait for it. You seem to be stuck in the 90s for an eternity but he eventually got there much to the delight of many spectators who are 110w delight of many spectators who are now leaving behind me. Australian bowlers looked weary by the end of the day and had a long hot day in the day and had a long hot day in the field and now down to 17 they will be back tomorrow knowing they need crucial early wickets. So england finally have what theyve been looking for for some time an opener who can stay all day at the crease. So how does it feel to score your first test century . To be an ashes cricketer and the first place is a wonderful thing. We had the connect with past players and 2005 the night before and i was literally running through a brick wall at that stage. And i think getting over the line today it was a wonderful feeling and a wonderful experience to have. So a huge day for the surrey batsman whos shrugged off criticism of his style to become the first england opener to bat through a day in a test since Alastair Cook in melbourne in 2017. A little bit of test cricket broke out, we use to crash and bang and wallop cricket but he pulled beautifully to be fair and got outside on numerous occasions that he just stuck to his guns and had a little trouble early on but he stuck to his guns and ground him down. A good opening batsman, batsman ship and england has been looking for someone and england has been looking for someone at the top of the order to do this for quite some while to and hopefully they might have found someone. Harry maguire is set to become the worlds most expensive defender. The England Centre back is moving to Manchester United from leicester for a fee of 80 Million Pounds 5 million more than liverpools virgil van dyk. Maguire is uniteds third signing of the summer and as our correspondent david 0rnstein told me earlier, the team is looking in good shape. It isa it is a huge amount of money but Manchester United wanted a central defender all summer and it has been their priority position and it is one candidate for the next