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BBCNEWS BBC News July 13, 2024

Of a record crowd at wembley. And well be taking an in depth look at the papers with our reviewersjohn rentoul and penny smith stay with us for that. 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 people here have decided to stay, but for one woman thats not an option. The prospect of being trapped could not be more serious. We only moved in five weeks ago. Im waiting for a transplant. 13 miles away in bentley, residents are counting the cost of the clear up. All this has got to be replaced. Diane cordons family were flooded in 2007 and couldnt afford new insurance. They say they want help and the council isnt providing it. As soon as possible, we need skips. They say that the wagons cannot go through because of the water. Cars are managing to get through, as you can see, so can a wagon with a skip on the back of it. What are we supposed to do with this . Get on with it . Leave you to it . What are we supposed to do with all this rancid, smelly, contaminated stuff . Doncaster council has described the situation is highly complex and says its been very difficult to predict and control future events. In derbyshire, matlock has been one of the worst affected areas there. The woman who died after being caught in floodwater near darley dale has today been named as the former high sheriff annie hall. Shes been described as a great leader who will be hugely missed. It will be weeks before this village and others like it reach some kind of normality. In the meantime, the government says its launched an Emergency Fund so local authorities can help safeguard peoples lives and property. This is the village of stainforth, just a mile away from fishlake, and the police are going to stay here throughout the night. Theyve got to stop people from crossing that bridge. The river don is a tidal river and it remains dangerously high. Fiona trott, bbc news, doncaster. I have been speaking to a Doncaster East farmer who has been warned that his farm could flood tomorrow. Asked him he felt there was any point trying to protect his farm. Not really. There are some ancient flood defences around the village which have repeatedly been asked to have been restored and preserved but no one knows whos responsibility that would be. And then they are only soil banks and such like but at the moment they are holding the water out of the village. And while they are there i dont think we will flood. What more for next time would you like the government and various agencies to do . I want them to come and talk to us and tell us what we could and couldnt do and what they are prepared to do. Right now we have a main artery drain that takes the water from the village but it is blocked. And it has been for some time, probably. Someone should look at that. Little things like that. They dont matter so much to me but certainly they do to neighbours who are concerned because the water is seeping around them and normally it would go down this drain but it cannot because its flooded. You have been a farmer for a long time, i guess. What are you seeing in terms of frequency of floods and other patterns of the weather is changing . It is more severe storms and things in short spells. We have had a dry summer and then a very wet october. And that is not normal, not a lwa ys october. And that is not normal, not always normal. And these 24 hour continuous rains are very rare stop oi continuous rains are very rare stop or have been in the past. Nancy fielder is the everton editor of the sheffield style. There is some frustration at the level of a response on the National Scale of what the council can do. But that is understandable. If your houses under underwater you will be frustrated and asked king who could help you and asked king who could help you and who can give immediate response. Emergency services have been fantastic but they are limited in what they can do. There are fewer of them than there were ten years ago and it is challenging for everybody, honestly. I think we can show your latest front page and how you have reflected this story. The day sheffield came together to keep city safe. What is the extent of the damage in the city . In sheffield, and it was not as bad and most of sheffield as it is now and as it was yesterday in a large part of doncaster and derbyshire. In sheffield, the roads, many roads became rivers, it was that simple. People had to sleep overnight in the Shopping Centre. It was an awful situation and there were many people who spent most of the night working to help their neighbours or to save their own homes, with buckets and mops against the water getting in. Overall, sheffield has rallied and managed to get back on its feet and the flood defences put in after the last awful flood of 2007, in large did makea last awful flood of 2007, in large did make a really big difference. So asa did make a really big difference. So as a reporter back in 2007, i went into the stadium when it was com pletely into the stadium when it was completely underwater and sheffield wednesday, although the water came close, they didnt reach there and we played at home today which is great. The Shopping Centre last time was completely underwater and a lot of the shops and the central area of the Shopping Centre you just could not see through the water. Again, it did not reach inside but it did come very close. In sheffield it was awful. Awful right through the night and there were many scared people but it was not as bad as it could be and certainly not as bad before the flood defences went in. In Doncaster East, your house is underwater and frustrated. You cannot get back home. And it took years sometimes for people to get into the house last time. Once gets into the floors in the plaster of your walls, it is a really long time to dry out and start again and then get back to where you were and move back in. This is not days or weeks, im afraid. Its been a busy day on the Election Campaign trail, with the main parties unveiling new policy pledges. The conservatives have announced plans to train more gps, while labour and the liberal democrats are focussing on more support for childcare. Heres our political correspondent, iain watson. Its enough to raise your blood pressure. You know what its like. Try to get a non urgent appointment with your doctor and you can wait days, sometimes more than a week. Today, the conservatives promised an injection of more gps into the Health Service in england by 2025. The package will deliver 6000 more doctors in primary care and that will lead to 50 million more appointments. I know how frustrating it is when you cannot get a gp appointment fast enough. But hang on what happened to the 5000 gps the conservatives promised at the 2015 election . That target has not been reached. The reality will be seeing these delivered on. Whichever government we have it a few weeks time, we need to recognise the stressed state of general practice and we need them to recognise that these promises are solid and should be delivered on and they should be delivered on swiftly. Labour claim Public Services have got worse since the conservatives came to power. Jeremy corbyn was at a childrens arts project in leeds but says many facilities have closed in recent years. He is pledging to set up 1000 preschool sure start centres and extending entitlement to childcare. He says we will be told how this will be paid for later in the campaign. We are determined to open Childrens Centres so that sure start can be a reality, as it was in the past for so many of our children. All of our funding commitments will be clearly there in the grey book that will be published alongside our manifesto. Not to be outdone, at a rally in london the lib dem leader had her own offer on childcare. A liberal democrat government will provide working parents with free, high Quality Childcare from when their child is nine months old until their first day at school. There has not been too much talk of the b word for the politicians today although stop brexit is part of the official Lib Dem Campaign slogan and jo swinson has tried to convince us and, indeed, some of her own Party Members that she has a much broader agenda. Usually at elections politicians never miss the opportunity to kiss a baby. Today, though, it is the parents who are being love bombed but high Quality Childcare does not come cheap. Certainly whoever is in power will have a struggle between making sure the funding rate is high enough that providers can deliver the high quality care that they want to but at the same time keep control of the overall cost. There is clearly an appetite for policies other than brexit on the political menu. Today, there was plenty of sweeteners for the voters. But there is still no such as a free lunch. In the run up to polling day well be bringing you an essential guide to the various campaigns in a daily electioncast. Starting on monday night, adam fleming and the bbcs Politics Team provide a round up of the days events and will look at the twists and turns of the campaign so far. Watch it here on the bbc news channel or listen to it on bbc sounds app. Now, the annual Royal British legion festival of remembrance has been taking place this evening, in the presence of her majesty the queen and members of the royal family. Our correspondent simonjones has been watching the festival and is with me now. Can you describe what you have seen tonight . It an is annual event and there is a lot of ceremony, moments of testimony and moments of quiet contemplation and also a lot of entertainment. Taking a look at the pictures you can see this is the culmination of it when the poppies are released from the roof and they all come down. It is a moment that makes people think. The theme this year is remembering together full a focus in particular on the year 191m because we are 75 years on from then on that was the year when there were crucial battles in the Second World War including the d day landings. A focus on the and how countries come together. 13 different nations, allies involved in the d day landings and the idea, to give you an example of how these countries still Work Together and how that very much shapes the modern world. One of them to perform at the event is colin succarieh, the chelsea pensioner who unfortunately britains got talent. Where are the boys of the old day who fought with a side by side shoulder to shoulder, blade by blade fought till they fell and died at x0 who till they fell and died at xo who was with the queen and the royal box . I think the queen enjoyed that. A night for royal watchers. The focus on the veterans and the role they played but this was the first time we have seen the public that you can duchess of cambridge and the duke and duchess of sussex together since harry and meghan did that Tv Documentary where they spoke of the pressure they felt being in the public eye and prince harry talking about the fact that he and Prince William were very much on different paths at times and had good days and bad days. I think the eyes were on then. Camilla was also in the royal box. It was doubt about her attendance because she has been suffering from an illness and had to cancel an event on thursday. She was there, the Prime Minister was there and there were many things for people to think about in the quiet moments of reflection. A busy couple of days ahead. Tomorrow is remembrance sunday at the cenotaph. One of the key people there will be a veteran, 104 years old, who fought in the Second World War. His father was killed in the first wall wall. There will be a reef laid by the ambassadorfrom there will be a reef laid by the ambassador from the paul for the first time to mark upon the things that the gurkhas have done for the british army over the years and then on monday, armistice day. It will be the 100 years since we first had the two minutes silence. And what the royal legion is saying is that they are asking people to put aside their mobile phones, put away the lap tops and any sort of distraction, really appreciate the silence and take a moment away from technology and the pressures of modern life and think about the sacrifice that people have made over the years. The headlines on bbc news the Environment Agency says flooding in parts of South Yorkshire still poses a risk to life, even though water levels are expected to drop. The conservatives lay out plans to train and employ thousands more gps, despite failing to meet a previous recruitment target. Labour and the liberal democrats promise to fund more hours of free child care, but providers express scepticism over funding. Sport and time for a full round up from the bbc sport centre. Good evening. Wembley stadium set a new attendance record for an england womens game tonight, but a last minute goal saw phil nevilles lionesses lose 2 1 in their friendly with germany extending their run to just one win in seven. These fans braved the damp and drizzly conditions, hoping to witness a bit of history as the lionesses walked out of wembley for only the second time. A sold out game and an expected crowd. However, an early goal from the german captain threatened to dampen spirits. Since the world cup semi finals england have been suffering from somewhat of a hangover. Paris could not find the tonic from the spot. On the big stage, england needed a big player. Step up ellen white. Back from injury and back on the scoresheet. The world cups joint top scorer picking up where she left. A cheer from more than 77,000 fans, a new record for an england womens Football Game in this country. But with a draw on the horizon, germany scored a late winner, leaving england crust and were just one win in seven. Crust. Off the pitch are delivered, 77,000 fans braving the wet weather to come and watch england play. On the pitch, it was another lacking performance from the lionesses. Questions will be asked about the direction of this team moving forward. Jo currie, bbc news, wembly. Leicester are up to second in the premier league after beating arsenal by two goals to nil. Jamie vardys 11th goal of the season put the home side on their way. And James Maddison clinched the victory as he added a second, making it a fourth Consecutive Premier League wins for leicester. A great victory for us against players that can really hurt you. La cazette, players that can really hurt you. Lacazette, of ian, top, top players. But we were able to manage that throughout and, like i say, play some grateful all. Awesome. Chelsea are third after beating Crystal Palace 2 0. Tammy abraham scored his 10th league goal of the season in the 52nd minute, before Christian Pulisic sealed all three points for Frank Lampards side. Its chelseas sixth Consecutive Premier League win, moving them above Manchester City who play the leaders liverpool tomorrow. There were wins for burnley, newcastle, and everton. And Sheffield United are fifth after a draw at spurs. Edinburghs two managerless clubs had big wins. Hibs went to stjohnstone and beat them 4 1. It was just their Second League victory of the season, as it was for hearts at home to bottom club st mirren. Elsewhere, aberdeen won at ross county and kilmarnock and hamilton drew. Saracens played their first game since being docked 35 points and handed a £5 million fine for breaching the premiership salary cap. They were greeted with some boos by the crowd at gloucester and a few cries of cheat. But it didnt seem to affect them. Nick tompkins ran in the first of their two tries as they won 21 12. Englands women began their autumn internationals with an impressive win over france. They had to come from behind, but eventually found their form to win 20 10. Sarah hunter crashing over for the second time to give the roses the lead going into the second half. World player of the year Emily Scarratt cemented the win with a penalty kick. Britains olivia breen won bronze in the t38 long jump at the world para athletics championships in dubai. The 23 year old from wales who won the title in london two years ago, recorded a bestjump of 4. 93 metres. That put her 38 centimetres behind newly crowned champion luca ekler of hungary, who set a new championship record. Thats all the sport for now. Thank you very much. Indias Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, has welcomed the supreme courts decision to award a bitterly disputed religious site in the northern town of ayodyha to hindus. The ruling rejected a claim to the land made by muslim plaintiffs clearing the way for a hindu temple to be built on the site where

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