Europe is founded. Freedom, democracy, equality, rule of law, the preservation of human rights. They absolutely cannot be taken for granted. Indias Supreme Court rules that the disputed holy site of ayodhya should be given to hindus who want a temple built there. Catastrophic bushfires in eastern australia kill at least three people and force thousands from their homes. Coming up, sportsday will have all the latest sports news as englands lionesses take on germany. Good evening. If youvejustjoined us, welcome to bbc news. Flooding and rail cancellations are affecting parts of the north of england and the midlands, after the recent torrential downpours, that caused rivers to burst their banks. Seven severe flood warnings, meaning a threat to life, are still in place on the river don in South Yorkshire, while Derbyshire Police have named the woman who died, after being swept away by floodwaters on the River Derwent near the town of matlock. She was annie hall, a former high sheriff of de
A decades long dispute comes to an end as Indias Supreme Court rules that the holy site of ayodhya should be given to hindus who want a temple built there. Catastrophic bushfires in eastern australia kill at least three people and force thousands from their homes. Coming up, sportsday will have all the latest sports news as englands lionesses take on germany. Flooding and rail cancellations are affecting parts of the north of england and the midlands, after the recent torrential downpours, that caused rivers to burst their banks. Seven severe flood warnings, meaning a threat to life, are still in place on the river don in South Yorkshire, while Derbyshire Police have named the woman who died, after being swept away by floodwaters on the River Derwent near the town of matlock. She was annie hall, a former high sheriff of derbyshire. Our correspondent fiona trott is at stainforth in South Yorkshire the floodwaters have receded in some parts of Northern England but the situation we have n
And coming up. Two of the biggest youtube stars face off in what could be one of the most watched boxing matches of the year. Hello and welcome to world news today. Special events have been taking place in germany to mark 30 years since the fall of the berlin wall. It was a symbolic moment that marked the beginning of the end of the cold war. The wall itself stood for 28 years, dividing families, friends and threatening nuclear war. Earlier, german chancellor Angela Merkel placed a candle at the berlin wall memorial and warned people not to take democracy for granted. This evening saw a party at the brandenburg gate. Amongst the highlights was a concert featuring the Staatskapelle Berlin orchestra. To round the evening off was a firework display, as germany remembered a key date in its modern history a moment that led to reunification. Jenny hill reports from berlin. Berlins getting ready to party. Celebrations to mark a moment which shaped the world as we know it today. Cornelia was 1
A decades long dispute comes to an end as Indias Supreme Court rules that the holy site of ayodhya should be given to hindus who want a temple built there. Catastrophic bushfires in eastern australia kill at least three people and force thousands from their homes. Coming up the legendaryjapanese game creator hideo kojima explains his new game to newsbeats steffan powell. Flooding and rail cancellations are affecting parts of the north of england and the midlands after the recent torrential downpours that caused rivers to burst their banks. Seven severe flood warnings meaning a threat to life are still in place on the river don in South Yorkshire, while Derbyshire Police have named the woman who died after being swept away by floodwaters on the River Derwent near the town of matlock. She was annie hall, a former high sheriff of derbyshire. Our correspondent, fiona trott, is at stainforth in South Yorkshire the floodwaters have receded in some parts of Northern England but the situation
Good evening. After some of the worst flooding in recent years, residents in parts of Northern England and the midlands are still being rescued from areas inundated with water. Some roads remain impassable and Train Services have been affected throughout the day. There are seven severe flood warnings still in place, meaning a threat to life, on the river don in south yorkshire, which burst its banks. One of the places worst hit is the village of fishlake, where all day rescue teams have been helping evacuate people from their flooded homes. Heres fiona trott. The village residents are leaving behind. The roads in fishlake are like rivers tonight, unless you have a boat the only way to travel is by tractor. At times like these, the local farmers are happy to help out. Its how emergency supplies have been reaching residents, all of them alarmed by how quickly it happened. Ive never seen it like this all my life. Apparently it did flood in 1933 or so. Ive never seen it this bad. Some peop