and flavour of the year. indie rock band the last dinner party are named the bbc s sound of 202a. hello, i m ben thompson, welcome to the programme. his brother has repeated its warning of a fierce response to the killing of a fierce response to the killing of a fierce response to the killing of a hamas leader. saleh al arouri in beirut on tuesday. it comes as lebanon lodged a complaint with the un about the attack. tensions are still high in his hometown in the occupied west bank, following the killing, as shaimaa khalil reports. the town of al arura in the west bank, saleh al arouri s hometown, is in a state of mourning. but there is also deep fury and rage at his killing. protesters have come out after the friday prayer s protesting, chanting his name, chanting for continuation of resistance, and condemning the war. saleh al arouri s killing may have taken a significant name off israel s and the us s most wanted list. he is a man that they have accused of being responsible
live now to mary dhonau, a flood resilience campaigner and a flood survivor. mary, thank you for talking to us. how can you be resilient against something like this? how can you be resilient against something like this? well, first of all, the something like this? well, first of all. the most something like this? well, first of all, the most important something like this? well, first of all, the most important thing - something like this? well, first of all, the most important thing is l all, the most important thing is that you plan in advance for flooding. so you get your flood warning from the environment agency which is free, then you plan, it is really boring, but you plan what you are going to do when you get that flood warning. where you are going to put your car, grandma, the kids, all of yourfurniture. some to put your car, grandma, the kids, all of your furniture. some of the things can be moved really quite easily using things like advisors or buckets are plastic bins,
but the floodplain is absolutely full of flood water. but but the floodplain is absolutely full of flood water. but the floodplain is absolutely full of flood water. but it is doing what it should full of flood water. but it is doing what it should do, full of flood water. but it is doing what it should do, isn t full of flood water. but it is doing what it should do, isn t it? - what it should do, isn t it? absolutely, doing what it should do. but what often happens is that the environment agency and local authorities will actually turn down authorities will actually turn down a plan application, but because government has a presumption in favour of development and because we are short of houses, many houses are built at risk of flooding. if that absolutely has to happen, we should notjust bung them up quick and cheap, we should think about building them in a flood resilient way with flood doors and flood barriers and self closing air brakes. 0r barriers and self closing air br
as we can. but for the moment, let s move on. over 90 flood warnings remain in place over england and wales after strom franklin hit the uk of the beacon for the people have been rescued after the river severn burst its banks and properties had been evacuated. a severe flood warning is in place in shropshire mean they could be a risk to life. large parts of shrewsbury town centre are underwater and the major incident has been declared. our news correspondent has been there with the latest. we are on the bridge over the river severn and the style usually sits upon the river but look at it today. very swollen, the river levels are very high and you can see some road closures and there are properties over there with the flood doors. sandbags and people say they are concerned. you can also see, over there, that there are some temporary barriers. temporary flood
but look at it today very swollen, the river levels are very high, and over here you can see some road closures and there are properties over there with flood doors. there are sandbags. people say they are concerned. and you can also see over there that there are some temporary barriers they are temporary flood barriers. people get concerned about those because they re a temporary structure people do worry that they could be overtopped. now there is an evacuation order in place here around 50 to 60 properties are deemed at risk of flooding. about 20 miles north from where i m standing, talking to you now in ironbridge, around 60 properties there also at risk of flooding. people we spoke to in ironbridge this morning, they said they were worried and some of them have gone to stay in a local hotel. some of them have packed a bag preparing to leave, but some say they are staying put because they have seen this before.