Gallagher is in Whaley Bridge. Military operations to protect Whaley Bridge enter the third day. And raf generic helicopter now a familiar sight and sound here two. Crews using sandbags to try to stop homes and businesses below the dam being engulfed. These were the scenes on wednesday outside margot grahams scenes on wednesday outside margot gra hams house. Scenes on wednesday outside margot grahams house. A stream turned to a torrent. Within 2a hours she was one of the 1500 people evacuated. She was allowed to return home today for 15 minutes to collect valuables. Was allowed to return home today for 15 minutes to collect valuablesm was really, really bizarre. The whole of the road is blocked with bags of concrete. Its like a ghost town. We were advised by the police we we re town. We were advised by the police we were going in at our own risk and yes, all right, its a calculated risk, really. We sort of knew we needed to get things, we knew we had to do things and as long as you mov
Weekend in a row. Another weekend, another street in hong kong, as the riot police come in with full force to try and clear the streets. Talks resume, aimed at averting strikes by thousands of Heathrow Airport workers. He would come to the side of my bed and just scream. We have parents separating. Its definitely getting worse. And the Victoria Derbyshire programme reports on what experts call a hidden Public Health crisis over sleep. Thats in half an hour, here on bbc news. Good afternoon. Efforts to prevent a derbyshire dam from collapsing close to the town of Whaley Bridge have entered a third day. Emergency services are in a race against time to pump water out of the toddbrook reservoir and reinforce the dam. There are fears that more wet weather tomorrow could see water levels breach the dam causing serious flooding and a danger to life in Whaley Bridge. This morning some residents whod spent a second night away from their homes were being allowed to return briefly to collect esse
In fact, you know the potential destruction that can wreak on the whole of the village below. Telecoms bosses question the governments ability to deliver the fastest possible broadband across the uk by 2025. A day to remember for rory burns as he hits a first test century to give england the advantage heading into day 3 of the first ashes test against australia. And breakfast enters the robot wars, but can our machine overcome the heavyweight champion of the world . Good morning. Dry weather on the way for the majority of the uk today. Tomorrow it looks like face the prospect of further heavy showers, particularly across Northern Britain. More coming up. Its saturday 3 august. Thank you forjoining us. Our top story thousands of people in derbyshire have spent a second night away from their homes as Emergency Services continue efforts to prevent a dam from collapsing. Some residents in Whaley Bridge will be allowed to return briefly today to collect essentials. Jane Frances Kelly has mo
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Told it could be a week for they are allowed to return for good. The home secretary tells criminals they should literally feel terror at the thought of breaking the law. The authorities in hong kong are preparing for a ninth consecutive weekend of protests. Both pro beijing and pro democracy activists are preparing to hold simultaneous mass rallies. And click looks at the Technology Used in producing food with less environmental impact. Thats in half an hour, here on bbc news. Our top story today engineers have spent the night pumping thousands of gallons of water from the toddbrook reservoir, in derbyshire which is threatening to burst through a dam and flood the town beneath it. Attempts have been made to shore up the dam at Whaley Bridge, which was damaged on thursday, and yesterday raf helicopters spent hours trying to reinforce the structure. 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