Eric cantona reinvents himself as a musician. Also this hour, a palestinian restaurant in london says and coming up in sportsday later in the hour on bbc news. Well get the latest from france and the Rugby World Cup semi finals, england are prparing to face the world champiosn south africa tomorrow. Good evening. Three people have been killed in the high winds and flood waters brought by storm babet and another � danger to life� red warning has been issued by the met office for the north east of scotland from midnight tonight. Hundreds have had to be evacuated from their homes. You can see the areas worst affected by the heavy rainfall since midnight last night, and theres more to come with warnings in scotland in parts of angus and aberdeenshire. Well be live with our correspondents in derbyshire and north yorkshire, but first, lets go james cook in brechin. This has been an extraordinary and exceptionally difficult day and tonight there is still a major operation under way here in brechin and angus involving the Emergency Services. There are some residents still trapped in their homes by flood waters, including a number of elderly people. The Weather Forecast is not good, to say the least, even though there is a Brief Respite at the moment and there was even some suggestion that at some point the military might have to be called in to help. Brechin is used to flooding but they have never seen anything like this. The towns defences were breached at 4am. Residents had been warned and told to evacuate but at least 60 families decided to stay and were trapped by the rising water. Among them was muriel, who has lived here for 20 years. I them was muriel, who has lived here for 20 yew for 20 years. I heard the water in the garage for 20 years. I heard the water in the garage of for 20 years. I heard the water in the garage of the for 20 years. I heard the water in the garage of the house for 20 years. I heard the water in the garage of the house and for 20 years. I heard the water in the garage of the house and this| for 20 years. I heard the water in i the garage of the house and this is how close we have got to escaping, in a cart which is a hybrid but we thought for a horrible moment we were trapped in it because we couldnt get the doors open. But we feel rescued now feel rescued now this was ribot street as the feel rescued now this was ribot street as the flooding feel rescued now this was ribot street as the flooding began. Feel rescued now this was ribot| street as the flooding began. And this is what it looked like a few hours later river street. The South Esque River Roaring into this residential neighbourhood, swamping hundreds of homes. It residential neighbourhood, swamping hundreds of homes. Hundreds of homes. It was above this area here and hundreds of homes. It was above this area here and it hundreds of homes. It was above this area here and it was hundreds of homes. It was above this area here and it was over hundreds of homes. It was above this area here and it was over the hundreds of homes. It was above this area here and it was over the wall, i area here and it was over the wall, you couldnt see the wall at all. And that is the Flood Defence . That is the flood and that is the Flood Defence . Twat is the Flood Defence, yes, but its not really doing its job at the moment not really doing its ob at the moment ~ ,. , moment were you frightened . Yes, i was re moment were you frightened . Yes, i was pretty scared. Moment were you frightened . Yes, i was pretty scared. I moment were you frightened . Yes, i was pretty scared, i didnt moment were you frightened . Yes, i was pretty scared, i didnt think moment were you frightened . Yes, i was pretty scared, i didnt think it was pretty scared, i didnt think it would be like this. Was pretty scared, i didnt think it would be like this. Storm babet has been dangerous would be like this. Storm babet has been dangerous as would be like this. Storm babet has been dangerous as well would be like this. Storm babet has been dangerous as well as been dangerous as well as disruptive. In the aberdeenshire village of mary kirk, police searched for a man reported to have been trapped in his vehicle and near forfar, 56 year old man was killed when falling tree hit his van and a 57 year old woman was swept to her death. The Police Advice is to stay at home. ,. , at home. Over the next few hours and into tomorrow at home. Over the next few hours and into tomorrow we at home. Over the next few hours and into tomorrow we will at home. Over the next few hours and into tomorrow we will see at home. Over the next few hours and into tomorrow we will see some into tomorrow we will see some difficult amount of rainfall across all of the country and all drivers should be mindful of Making Journeys at this time, plan ahead and think about if you really need to make the journey and in some of the areas, there has been exceptional amounts of rain in the last 2a, 36 hours. That includes dundee, wherejenna and darlene had a lucky escape. Trr;r and darlene had a lucky escape. Try to and darlene had a lucky escape. T; to evacuate early this morning, but i grabbed onto the windscreen, sorry, its broken but i grabbed onto the windscreen, sorry, its broken i grabbed onto the windscreen, sorry, its broken but no power, no food, no sorry, its broken but no power, no food. No water sorry, its broken but no power, no food, no water until sorry, its broken but no power, no food, no water until now. Sorry, its broken but no power, no food, no water until now. The food, no water until now. The scottish food, no water until now. Twa Scottish Government says this storm has been unprecedented. The met office has issued a second Red Rain Warning for angus and aberdeenshire, meaning the danger to life continues tomorrow, especially here in brechin. This is river street and you can see the water has gone down a little bit but there is still a big problem here. That is the bus stop and it gives you a sense of how deep the water is on the road runs along there and these are the Flood Defences, that wall which was overwhelmed last night and there are fears that it might be overwhelmed again before this is over. James cook, bbc news, brechin. The north and North East Of England have also been feeling the force of babet today, as danny savage reports from knaresborough in north yorkshire. Early this afternoon at Leeds Bradford airport, an aircraft came off the runway whilst landing during storm babet. It triggered a major Emergency Services response. There were no reports of casualties on the tui flight from corfu, but this airport can be a challenging place for pilots to land during stormy weather. From the East Midlands north and westwards, much of england has taken a battering from the weather today. Heavy rainfall has been the main problem. In chesterfield, part of the town was flooded, leading to people having to abandon their homes. It has destroyed everything we own. And ive not even got any Contents Insurance for anything in our house or anything, and my landlord wont do anything. Ive had to try and get my son from school. He is luckily in the church now, safe, but it is just catastrophic. There was nothing at all we could do. The river, basically, went waist deep on our road in a matter of ten minutes. Not even that. Derbyshire fire and rescue service says 400 properties may be effected by the rising waters of the river hipper. This is the Main Line West To Bristol and south wales near royal wootton bassett, flooded and impassible. Thousands of Rail Passengers have had a day of disruption on many lines. This packed service from kings cross to scotland was delayed by more than four hours. In travel near nottingham, four people had to be rescued from deep water after they climbed onto the roof of a ca rte water after they climbed onto the roof of a carte in trowell. The volume of Rainfall Storm Babet has created has turned small tributaries into gushing torrents. These are anxious times for People Living close to watercourses, and there is hours of rain yet to come. That is because an amber whether one is still in place along the spine of england from nottingham up to the Scottish Borders for another 12 hours until six oclock tomorrow morning and that means the rain will continue to fall on these watersheds, this is the river need me in knaresborough, subject to a warning at the moment, and so many hundreds of other rivers are but the latest from the Environment Agency is they think this will probably be ok but it is the river is further south, in the north midlands, which are likely to be worst affected over the next 2a hours also. 0k, danny savage, many thanks. The storms impact is also being felt further south. Liz roberts is in chesterfield for us this evening. How are things looking there . Here, 60 eole how are things looking there . Here, 60 people have how are things looking there . Here, 60 people have been how are things looking there . Here, 60 people have been rescued how are things looking there . Tire 60 people have been rescued from their homes. This area that i am in started to flood at eight oclock this morning and residents have told me it was not long at all before they were waist deep in water. Some of them managed to get out straightaway when they realised how serious it was, mainly with the clothes on their back, but not everyone managed to do that so this afternoon Derbyshire Fire And Rescue Service had been here with their water rescue boat, going up and down the streets, knocking on doors and getting people out of their homes to safety. They are now in a local church or in the local Leisure Centre but as rain continues to fall here, and more is expected overnight, it is unclear when those people will be able to return or if there is even more flooding to come. Liz roberts reporting, thank you. In other news, Labour Isjubilant after overturning huge majorities to win the Mid Bedfordshire and tamworth by elections, with its leader, sir keir starmer saying the party is redrawing the political map. In tamworth, labours candidate, sarah edwards, won nearly 46 of the vote. But its the huge swing that is so striking nearly 24 from the conservatives to labour. Its their first win in the staffordshire seat since 2005. And in Mid Bedfordshire, where labour overturned a conservative majority of more than 24,000, Alistair Strathern took just over 34 of the vote, and the swing from conservative to labour was also sizeable, at just over 20 . The tories said a low turnout in both seats was part of the reason for their defeats. With his analysis of both results, heres our political editor, chris mason. Jubilation and Sleep Deprivation has all sorts of effects on political activists, particularly labour ones celebrating victory in a Home Counties village, marston moretaine. Red placards and labour smiles, in rural bedfordshire, of all places. Mid bedfordshire has been conservative for decades and decades and decades. Listen out now for the one word keir starmer is rather keen on. They are crying out for change, positive change that the labour party can bring them. Positive change that a changed labour party can bring them. The Prime Minister claimed he was the agent of change a few weeks back. Keir starmer wants to own that label too. Did you allow yourself a little jig round The Living Room when the results came in . A Couple Ofjigs around The Living Room as both results came in jigs and photos on a day of breezy political change. 80 miles up the road, not farfrom birmingham, tamworth in staffordshire, where this happened in the middle of the night. I do hereby declare that sarah Siena Edwards is duly elected. The defeated conservative candidate did not hang about. He bolted it out of a side door while the winner gave her victory speech, leaving the Prime Minister, in egypt, to do the explaining. They are obviously disappointing results and not least because our candidates, festus and andrew, worked very hard and i know they will continue to be a great local champions in their communities. It is important to remember the context mid term by elections are always difficult for incumbent governments. By late morning, tamworth fc was hosting labour, another partisan crowd cheering on their team, in what was also another very safe conservative seat. People told me that it was not possible to win this seat in this by election and you absolutely smashed it. Is there a niggling doubt that some of this could be down to conservative voters simply staying at home . No, i dont think that is right. Because this is a huge swing. Are you more confident than you have ever been about becoming Prime Minister . I always knew that it was a huge job to get the labour party from where we landed in 2019 to a victory at an election in 202a. We are bang on schedule. In 1996, the man on the left won a by election here for labour the year before labour won a General Election. Does their victory here again today point towards history repeating itself . A second victory lap in just one morning for labour. It is results like these that allow them to begin to believe they can actually win, and convinces so many conservatives that they are doomed. Labour are scoring rather a lot at the moment but by elections are still tiddlers compared to the real deal of a General Election. This was, without question, a desperate set of results for the conservative party, two by elections brought about by the psychodrama within the tory party over the last year or so, two former conservative mps standing down and walking away and two crushing defeats. As for the liberal democrats, a dismal performance for them here in staffordshire, a third place for them in bedfordshire and they will hope, a General Election in seats where labour are not competitive that they can be competitive against the conservatives. As for the conservatives, they have to hope and pray things are better, a General Election. For labour, they hope and pray that after four General Election defeats on the bounce, days like today suggest they might, just might be able to win next time. Now, lets go live tojerusalem, and clive. Reeta, thank you. All eyes have been on the egyptian border in gaza today. Would the lorries parked up at the rafah crossing, loaded with food, water and medicines for the desperate people of the territory, finally start rolling . Well, they didnt, leaving more than 2 Million People on the brink. It seems egypt and israel still cant strike a deal to get the aid flowing, which explains the presence of the un Secretary General no less, at the border crossing, appealing for the trucks to roll. Antonio guterres warned it was imperative the convoy crossed the frontier. But he added that israel says allowing aid in was yet to be determined. So, whats the problem . Well, for nearly two weeks gaza has faced heavy bombardment from israel since being attacked by hamas, the group designated as a Terror Organisation by many western governments including the uk, and based in gaza. But air strikes have left much of the north of the territory in ruins, leaving so many people needing aid. We have two reports form different parts of gaza this evening. In a moment well hear from Rushdi Abu Alouf, whos in the city of khan younis, in the south. But first, bbc arabic� s Adnan El Bursh, who lives and works in gaza, has more from central gaza, and you may find some of the details has more from central gaza. This is an affluent neighbourhood in central gaza. 0vernight, it has been completely destroyed. 32 tower blocks, each containing dozens of flats, are now totally gone. Translation they told us to evacuate at around 8 30pm or 9pm at night. We ran through the streets. Then israel started bombing the area nonstop, from nine until seven this morning. You can see all of this destruction. Um salim lived in one of these blocks of flats. She tells me all the families in her tower are now living stranded in the streets of gaza with nowhere to go. Other residents say many people remain trapped. Translation we cannot bring people out from under the rubble. Ambulances cannot get here. We cannot pull the bodies out. People are screaming but we cannot pull them out. Last nights attack took many residents by surprise, as people told me that it has been a relatively calm area in gaza. Translation we are civilians living peacefully in our homes. Why are you bombing us and ruining our lives . As we were filming here, a new warning came in from the israeli army, telling people to evacuate. We have now left because it is dangerous but the reality is for many people still there, there is nowhere safe to go. Adnan el bursh, bbc news, from central gaza. The very difficult situation on the ground in gaza. Lets go live now to my colleague Rushdi Abu Alouf whos in the Southern City<