Will take them to the euros. Holidays are coming, and that means so are the christmas ads. Nearly £7 billion will be spent on them this year, so as thejohn lewis film is revealed, ill have a look whether the focus is on tv or online. Westlife are back with a new album, with a helping hand from ed sheeran. They will be here after 8 00am to tell us how it happened. It isa it is a cold start to the day, for some of us a frosty one, but also some of us a frosty one, but also some heavy rain extending through wales to central and south eastern england. That will move northwards today towards Northern England. U nfortu nately today towards Northern England. Unfortunately it is also going to rein in areas where we already have some flooding. I will have more details in 15 minutes. It is thursday 1a november. Our top story the army is preparing fresh defences for flood stricken parts of South Yorkshire as more heavy rain is forecast across the uk. The village of fishlake near doncaster has been cut off by flooding, with hundreds of people being forced to leave their homes and businesses. A yellow weather warning for rain is due to come into force around nottingham, sheffield and doncaster in the next few hours. Breakfasts tim muffett reports. The floodwaters are dispersing, but more heavy rain is expected here, so soldiers from the light dragoons carol, cavalry regiment have been building barriers to try and protect fisheries. You have sent back to. You have barriers as well. How does it work . So for the barrier we get trained on how to do it. There is basically the metal a frame that we put in place. Underneath, then we put in place. Underneath, then we put the landing on top and then we could be done with a clip, and then theres the big chains at the bottom to kind of weight down to make sure the water doesnt go underneath it. We are englands northern cavalry, so we are englands northern cavalry, so youve got people who are based in and around the area. Youve got quys in and around the area. Youve got guys from just down the road in catholic, et cetera. So it is their friends and family, kind of, so it has a close to home feel helping out here. But for many, it is too little, too late. It is not the first time we have been flooded, it is the first time the village has been flooded. We have been having this last five or six years, but nobody listens to us. Are just fighting a losing battle. Do you feel let down . We do feel let down here. We started fighting friday night. Where i live, we didnt get sent base delivered until 11 30pm on saturday night, by which point the damage had been done. Six days since the fighting started, the biggest fear is that heavy rain will soon fall again, on saturated ground. Meanwhile, the mayor of venice says the city is on its knees after floodwaters submerged shops, homes and historical landmarks. Luigi brugnaro says it will cost hundreds of millions of euros to repair the damage. At least two people have died afterflooding reached the highest levels in the region for more than 50 years. Our reporter ben ando has more. As the waters fell a little in st marks square last night, venice had a moment to reflect on the devastating impact of a tide and civic failure. The six foot floodwaters were the highest for 50 years, surging through the 12th century crypt beneath the basilica as streets become canals and the merchants of venice were left to count the cost. Venice should be protected. A giant ring of 78 gates and dams was started in 2003 but has become mired in corruption and delay. Last night, italias Prime Minister said that must end. Translation we have spent a lot. There has been a lot of controversy and so many scandals in the past. What should we do . If we consider Public Interest and everything thats at stake, the only decision is that we have to complete this in the fastest and most effective way. 80 of the city is submerged. Venice has 50,000 inhabitants, but takes in 36 million visitors a year 0 a city drowning in its own popularity, and the inexorable impact of a changing climate. Another high tide is expected later this morning. One of the most senior figures in the European Union, donald tusk, has waded into the uks general Election Campaign, warning voters not to give up on stopping brexit. The outgoing president of the European Council is due to step down next month, and during a speech in bruges last night he said his remarks were something he wouldnt have dared to say a few months ago, as he could be fired for being too frank. After its departure, the uk will become an outsider, a second rate player. 0ne become an outsider, a second rate player. One of my english friends is probably right when he says, with melancholy, that brexit is the real end of the british empire. We are joined now from westminster by our Political Correspondent jonathan blake. Lets talk first of all about donald tusks comments. Tell us a little more. Donald tusk as president of the European Council, the body that represents the heads of government of all eu member states, and he has made no secret of the fact that he doesnt want the uk to leave the eu. But now, just weeks before his term in office comes to an end, he has their own caution to the wind and waded into the live debate during the general Election Campaign, saying that it is not too late for britain to reconsider brexit, as well as the clip you heard there, he used a footballing metaphor, saying we have had extra time, we have had ata time, we have had extra time, we have had at a time, but it could still go to penalties. He will be accused of interfering, but that clearly isnt going to stop donald tusk, as i say, nearing the end of his tenure as president of the European Council, saying that britain could reconsider leaving the eu and challenging the view that many senior eu figures now have that britain needs to leave the European Union as soon as possible. It feels like a bit of a long goodbye at a train station, with donald tusk on the platform there, and the uk on board the train, waving through the window, waiting to see whether it is going to pull away or be delayed yet again. And jonathan, conservatives talking about immigration today. Yes, i promise from the tories that if they win the general election, immigration would fall overall. And thatis immigration would fall overall. And that is a clarification, because so far in this campaign, cabinet ministers have been asked whether immigration would go up or down under a conservative government, and they simply havent had an answer. But while the conservatives are saying what they want to happen to immigration, they arent giving us any more detail on how they are going to achieve it. It was nine yea rs going to achieve it. It was nine years ago the tories first promised to bring immigration down, net migration down, under 100,000, to bring immigration down, net migration down, under100,000, and that simply hasnt happened. So they are not going to put a number on it. They are accusing labour of allowing a surge of immigration if they get into power. Labour say that simply isnt the case, and is knowingly misleading. The fact is we dont have a detailed policy on immigration yet from either party. Jonathan, thank you. You can find out what each party is promising to do on the issues that matter to you in our general election policy guide. It is at bbc. Co. Uk news, or on the bbc news app. Feats of superhuman skill and endurance are being celebrated today on the 16th annual Guinness World record day. Records broken in the last year include the longest underhand basketball shot, by Donte Harrison, of the harlem globetrotters. He was just over 83 feet away from the hoop. His team mate Chris Franklin got the furthest kneeling backwards shot, from 63 feet away. I want to know how many times it took them. It doesnt matter, the dancing is great. All of which takes us dancing is great. All of which takes us rather nicely to sally, with the sport. I wont be dancing. I might do that flick flack, if we can do it safely outside. We are talking about raheem sterling, and his altercation with another player. Three lions, 1,000 matches. England prepare for a landmark game at wembley. They only need a point against montenegro to reach the euros, but they wont have raheem sterling, who has been dropped. Gareth southgate says they can cope without him. Manchester citys Bernardo Silva has been banned for one match and fined £50,000 over a tweet sent to a team mate. He compared Benjamin Mendy to a cartoon character on a brand of chocolates. The fa accepted silva hadnt intended the comment to be racist. Rafa is still fighting at the atp tourfinals in london. Nadal says his comeback victory over Daniil Medvedev was a one in 1,000 chance. And another day, another sophie hahn world record. She has set two world best times in the past two days at the world para athletics in dubai. And Hannah Cockroft has won the t34 800m gold. At the start of this week we we re 800m gold. At the start of this week we were not even sure if rafa was going to play, it was touch and go whether he would even be there, so he is doing well. Here is carol with a look at this mornings weather. Good morning to you. Obviously we are looking at more rain coming and lots of flood hit areas really concerned about this. Thats absolutely right, good morning, everyone. What we have first of all asa everyone. What we have first of all as a cold start to the day. There is as a cold start to the day. There is a widespread frost, particular under the clear skies in the northern half of the country, where today will see the lion s share of the sunshine. The risk of ice on untreated surfaces, but we have some heavy rain. Through the course of the night the low pressure and whether front ringing this rain has been aligned across south wales, central parts of england, into the south east. And it has notjust brought rain. It has also brought some hill snow. Now, brought rain. It has also brought some hillsnow. Now, it brought rain. It has also brought some hill snow. Now, it is going to be moving northwards as we go through the course of the day. You can see the line of rain here continuing to very slowly pivot and move northwards. Ahead of it, a lot of dry weather, a lot of sunshine and a few showers, wintry on the hills. But if we focus on this line, look where it is heading. 11am, this will change into midday. It will push south east across the midlands, through derbyshire, and into southern parts of yorkshire. So these are areas that some parts have already had issues with flooding. So more rain to come, and whenever you see the greens on the weather charts, that is telling you that we are looking at some heavy bursts of rain as well. Now, as we head onto the afternoon, behind this band of rain in the south east, there will bea rain in the south east, there will be a few showers. 0ne rain in the south east, there will be a few showers. One or two of those will be heavy. They will brighten up. The other feature of todayis this a strong wind. A brisk northerly or north easterly wind. That is going to make these temperatures feel even than they suggest, and they anyway are below average for this stage in november. As we head through the evening and overnight, this band of rain doesnt move that much further north. It gets into yorkshire, into wales, down towards the south west. It wea ke ns a ll down towards the south west. It weakens all the time and the rain in it will turn more patchy in nature. Behind it, a lot of cloud and a few showers, and ahead of it we will see some clear skies, and still some showers, some of those still falling as snow on the hills in scotland. Temperature wise, the temperatures you see in the charts tell you what you see in the charts tell you what you can expect in towns and cities. They will be lower than that in rural areas, so they will be lower than that in rural areas, so once they will be lower than that in rural areas, so once again there will be the risk of ice on untreated surfaces in the north, and also some snow showers and some frost. But generally speaking the temperatures arent as low as they were last night. Last night they reached 7. 8 in dalwhinnie, in scotland, making it the coldest night of this autumn so it the coldest night of this autumn so far. So tomorrow, another cloudy day. We will still have a good few showers rattling from the west to the east, and then we have another band of showers coming in from the south east. Some of those will merge to give longer spells of rain. As we travel further north, there will be one 01 travel further north, there will be one or two showers, but generally speaking the weather here a little bit drier. Even on saturday it is going to be a fairly cloudy day, the cloud thick enough here and therefore some patchy, light rain or indeed some drizzle, but we have the first signs of a whether front waiting in the winds in the atlantic, and that will slowly work its way into northern and eventually through the outer hebrides. Sunday, the easiest way to describe this is messy. 0nce the easiest way to describe this is messy. Once again it is going to be fairly cloudy. There will be some showers or some rain around, and also some hill snow, but the rain isnt going to be as heavy. Temperature wise, six to about nine degrees, so still below par. It is not until later in the following week that we start to see temperatures get back to roughly where they should be at this stage in november. The met office has lots of warnings out for rain, and some for snow. The snow ones valid in the south until 10am this morning, and you can see all the details of those on our website. Thanks very much, carol. In exactly four weeks, 50,000 polling stations around the uk will open for people cast their vote to decide who will be our next Prime Minister. The december election date means festive plans for some venues have had to be put on hold, with pantomimes, School Nativity plays and christmas events being rescheduled or cancelled. 0ur reporterjon kay has been to meet some of those affected. Four weeks to go. This school in morcombe will be a polling station so morcombe will be a polling station so their nativity has to be rearranged. For the 600 pupils, so their nativity has to be rearranged. Forthe 600 pupils, it will mean a day off. But for pa rents, will mean a day off. But for parents, it will mean extra childcare. People have got bills to pay, rent paid. Mortgages to pay. If they not pulling in the pennies, it has a massive impact on what food they can put on the table and nobody can they can put on the table and nobody ca n afford they can put on the table and nobody can afford to lose money before christmas. So many times over the past three or four years with all these elections. There is a church hall down there. Why cant i use that . It is mad at that time of year. For the head teacher, it means an extra sack full of stress. The children are for a day back friday and then another week before they are off and they are getting tired of that, an eight week term so we try to make it as gentle and routine as possible. We head north from morcombe to carlisle. This is the hall where they always count the votes a nd hall where they always count the votes and declare the winner on election night. Not this time. The venue election night. Not this time. The venue is already booked. A pantomime replacing politics. This is the council chamber. The man in charge has had to move the count here. It will be the first time for a general election. In Council Officers against the uk, it is a race against time to organise a surprise christmas election. Here, they have cancelled style holidays so they can book 75 polling stations, and new flood proof ballot boxes, a reminder of what a winter vote might mean. Were used to tough winters here in cumbria so i think we will be fine. How do you keep those polling stations operating if it is a cold, freezing day . We are providing some grit to each of the polling stations in case paths get icy and so on, we can take care of those. Across the uk, there will be 50,000 polling stations next month. Like this call in the lancashire village of full ridge. They are all around here . It is chockablock. Trouble is janice had booked for the pensioners christmas lunch on the 12th of december. All the tickets have been printed and sold. So when you heard that that thursday was election day and that this place was needed as a polling station. 0h, and that this place was needed as a polling station. Oh, i and that this place was needed as a polling station. 0h, ifreaked out. It is terrible. Because that is tradition for the village, every year we have had it on the thursday two weeks before christmas. I even e mailed the council to say, cant you have it somewhere else . I thought you were going to save you nearly e mailed the Prime Minister i wish i had have done. But good news. With the raffle prizes all wrapped, janice has managed to rebook lunch. Please come it is wednesday, the 11th, not thursday the 12th. Wednesday the 11th. I have told you now. So, just to be clear, janices christmas lunch will be on the 11th, but for the rest of us, the general election is on the 12th. I bet that christmas lunch will be lovely. Yeah. Early. Iwill look lovely. Yeah. Early. I will look forward to that. Lets take a look at todays papers. Good morning. I had my first cranbury and turkey sandwich. It was nice. I enjoyed that. Cranbury and turkey sandwich. It was nice. Ienjoyed that. Have cranbury and turkey sandwich. It was nice. I enjoyed that. Have you had a mince pie . It was earlier than i was expecting. You went early. No mince pies yet. First of december. I wait. You are quite strict and regimented. I know once i start, there is no stopping me. Once i start on the mince pies, i have had it. Lets have a look at some of the front pages on a thursday morning. The telegraph carries a dramatic photograph of a flooded road in lincolnshire. Its lead story reports that the conservatives offered an electoral pact to nigel farage aimed at getting the brexit party to target just a0 key seats. Mr farage is said to have turned the deal down. The times says the labour leadership appears to be split over whether nhs staff would be included in its plans for a 4 day working week. Its main picture shows Gillian Anderson at the premiere of the lat