Rent, Council Houses as we used to call them, were building 17 fewer in our region than we were last year. At that pace, its going to take us until 2052 to clear the Council Waiting list. When it comes to housing, affordability is more than a definition or a marketing pitch. If Public Sector workers are priced out of a decent home, thats about our values as a nation. Mark easton, bbc news, wolverhampton. Now its time for a look at the weather with chris fawkes. Hello. The weather continues to cause some issues for the next few days. We still have 112 flood warnings currently in force, and we could see some further flooding problems over the next few days, because we have more rain on the way. The rain is quickly spreading in at the moment. Its going to move across wales, the midlands, whereas scotland, Northern England, at least for a time, will have some clearer skies, allowing temperatures to dip away to about 2 degrees in many towns and cities. The milder conditions working in to th
Dozens of homes in east yorkshire are still all but underwaters after the river overflowed its banks. The water is still several feet deep in places and is expected to be days before people will be allowed back into the worst affected homes. The rain which caused all this flooding is now a distant memory, but the problems it created go on and on. In the village of east cowick, 69 homes have been flooded. You need waders to reach many of them. Weve been watching every day and thinking, another foot, another foot, another foot, and thinking we were going to get away with it. And then when it actually goes in, you relax then, its done, its finished. Youve nowt to fight. This is sodden, isnt it . Yeah. And when you lose the battle, this is what is left. Peoples homes, their sanctuaries, destroyed. When my mum came yesterday, she saw the house and just floods of tears. It was horrible. Yeah, its. Dont know where to start with it. Across the road, it was much worse. Mick let us into his bung
Six inches before i am in. Until the filthy water recedes, people cant get in to assess the damage, and the longer homes remain flooded, the worse it becomes. While they face a nervous wait, the village hall has become a community hub, offering warm drinks, food and support. The Environment Agency say that although no more significant rain is forecast, it could be days before east cowick dries out. Olivia richwald, bbc news, east cowick. Now its time for a look at the weather with matt taylor. Hello. After a blustery weekend, the winds will ease down tonight. That will lead to a cold night with some frost and ice around. Ice particularly where the wintry showers continue through the night, the west of scotland, Northern Ireland and north west england as well as north wales. Some clearer skies away from that, the exception being across southern counties of england. Now temperatures should hold above freezing for many, outbreaks of rain spreading away eastwards, but it is going to be col
Of rewilding argentina a project aiming to re introduce this beautiful, terrifying animal to the wild. Oh my. Guys, this is. When you make eye contact with a beast this size, your heartjust goes. Shes isa, shes a brazilian panther, orjaguar. Shes about six years old. Yeah, shes quite young. And how will the wetlands benefit from introducing this beautiful animal . These animals were part of this ecosystem. They have been here for hundreds and thousands of years. They disappeared from the wetlands, and now this ecosystem is lacking from this top predator. And, of course, we need to maintain the prey populations in natural numbers, and not making them increase so much. Im allowed into the enclosure to prepare isas meal. 0k, weve got one hanging fish, weve got one piece of mystery meat. Ready to go . She looks a little bit. A little annoyed. Normally i dont think food arrives this late. If we look here, theres two trapdoors, and ivejust been granted permission to open them. Wait. Which on
Delaying any further spread. A lot in omars time. Those living here have a generation ago, this questions about how moving environment was under threat. To this mainly delay hunting as well as Rapid Coastal phase will affect them. Development caused much are they going to impose us of the areas wildlife to all work from home . To disappear, but is that going to be something now the outlook is a lot sunnier. That employers have to make decisions themselves . Weve had lots of big events that have been cancelled. It would be good to know how ibera has become a National Park long this sort of thing under the protection of the ngo would be going on for. Called the Conservation Land trust. It was a very simple message about washing your hands. He speaks spanish for those in charge of health, the elderly, the schools, this is now a growing challenge. Its up to each and every employer to make sure that if people are ringing in sick, saying, im not sure if ive got the coronavirus or not, to mak