Build more defences. Also tonight. In edinburgh, the snp leader launches the partys Election Campaign putting brexit and Scottish Independence at the centre. Following the murder of a teenage girl in wiltshire, an 18 year old man has beenjailed for life we talk to ellie goulds family. Two 15 year old boys were among the 39 people from vietnam who were found dead in a lorry container in essex last month. Its about 35 quid there, harry. And we meet the veteran whos collected thousands of pounds to build a new memorial for the heroes of d day. And coming up on sportsday on bbc news its the battle of the bottom two in the premier league, but can norwich stop watford claiming their first win of the season . Good evening. We start tonight with the floods affecting parts of england, with some areas receiving a months worth of rain in just one day. The north of england and the midlands were the worst affected. One woman has died after being swept away by the rising water in rowsley, in derbysh
Fifteen year old boys have been named among the 39 people from vietnam who were found dead in a refrigerated lorry in essex. And we meet the veteran whos collected thousands of pounds, to build a new memorial for the heroes of d day. And at half past 11 well be taking an in depth look at the papers with our reviewers james rampton, features writer for the independent and rachel cunliffe, comment and features editor at cityam. Stay with us for that. Floods have hit large parts of the country, with some areas receiving a months worth of rain in just one day. The north of england and the midlands were the worst affected. One woman died after being swept away by the rising water in rowsley, in derbyshire. The Environment Agency has warned people to stay away from swollen rivers. Six severe warnings meaning a danger to life are in place along the river don in South Yorkshire, and there are more than 60 other flood warnings in place. This report from our north of england correspondent danny
Electric. I have been in 14 and were live in leeds constituencies already, and the a city with five universities, numbers of people coming out to work so were here this morning talking to students about their concerns in and support and campaign for labour the run up to next months election. Is already much greater than it was the jury in the trial of a man accused of murdering british at the start of the 2017 election. Backpacker Grace Millane in new zealand are shown cctv footage of her last known moments. 0ur party and our members are so up for this fight, so up for this trying to break the world battle, we are going to win this land speed record the british team say theyre feeling confident. Election and we are going to win it because we offer something very different. I dont suppose there are too many people in this audience that we the daily telegraph. Its all right if you do it in private, i good morning. Welcome to bbc newsroom live. Im annita mcveigh. Understand it had a bizar
Hello and welcome to bbc news. The former brazilian president , Luiz Inacio Lula da silva, has been released from prison after a year and a half behind bars. He was greeted by a crowd of supporters outside the Police Station in the Southern City of curitiba where he had been held. His release comes after Brazils Supreme Court ruled that convicted criminals should not go to jail while their appeals are heard. Katy watson reports from the former president s traditional heartland of sao paulo. These people had been chanting free lula, king to witness what has been an extraordinary day for brazilian politics. Translation i cannot tell you the importance of me being here with you. After spending a lifetime talking to the brazilian people, i never thought that today the they could be here talking to men and women who for 580 days shouted good morning, lula. More good night, lula. You were the source of democracy that i needed. For supporters, this is vindication. In their eyes it has been a
Shops actually open. Two people have been killed in a shooting outside a synagogue in eastern germany. Coming up on afternoon live, all the sport with jane dougall. Hi, simon. Scotland have kept their hopes of progressing in the Rugby World Cup alive with a nine try win over russia, they will hope to join wales who have officially qualified for the quarterfinals with a win over fiji. And nick miller has all the weather. Gusty winds and showers, we see it all behind you, and that is the picture across much of the uk at the moment. Are there any changes coming 7 how moment. Are there any changes coming up . How is that weekend shaping up . Answers for those questions later on. Some of us have just got to get through the next few hours, nick also coming up, the extraordinary operation to fix this teenagers jaw after it was split in two in a riding accident. Hello, everyone. This is afternoon live. Im simon mccoy. Were live in penzance in cornwall, where were continuing looking taking a lo