The decision to take her own life and i want to talk about it. I want to talk about her and give her the respect she deserves and that she didnt always get. American citizens quarantined on a cruise ship injapan are evacuated after a jump in the number of new cases of coronavirus on board. And coming up in sport. England completes the second highest t20 run chase in history to win the series. Storm dennis brought heavy rain and strong winds to much of the uk. South wales has been particularly affected with several areas experiencing flooding and having to be evacuated. 594 Flood Warnings and alerts were in place in england today an all time record and many of those still remain in place. The met office said that winds of more than 80 Miles Per Hour were recorded across parts of the country, whilst heavy rainfall led to rivers bursting their banks. South wales has borne the brunt of the storm efforts are under way to rescue people in powys, after water rushed into their homes. And here are the raging waters in lla nfoist near abergavenny. In hay on wye you can see these images of vehicles being washed away in fast moving flood waters. And heres the scene outside someones window in nantgarw you can see the tops of the cars just visible above the water, as peoples homes and properties are flooded. Our wales correspondent tomos morgan is in nantgarw. It morgan is in nantgarw. Looks as if the waters have subsided it looks as if the waters have subsided since their highest, thomas, but what a mess they have left behind. Massive, ivejust been into the hairdresser behind me here and it is completely ruined inside. This car behind me, just spoken to the resident who owned this car, it is brand new, less than six months old and will have to be completely replaced. The water was at waist height and probably higher in the middle of the road, is itjust dips down slightly the further you go. Residents were saying what has possibly happened and what the fire service says as well is that the river has burst its banks further up, has come down here and from the sideways were the river is, it is also not been able to escape anywhere, so it has created a flood plain here in nantgarw, completely submerging and flooding all these houses here behind me. As you can see, there are still about a foot of water in the middle of the road here, but on wednesday this road was pretty much a river really, water gushing down. Ive seen a number of videos from the residents who live here on their phones, just showing how violent it was at one stage early in the morning around 5am when they got that flood alert through on their phone and early on they knew they had to go to safety, taking their dogs, any positions that meant anything to them upstairs away from the water, as it was all kind of ruined by the storm dennis. The rescue operation here in nantgarw and most places in wales has come to and most places in wales has come to an end, most people have got to safety, but the clean up operation is just safety, but the clean up operation isjust beginning. From safety, but the clean up operation is just beginning. From what ive seen and what you can see here, it is going to take quite some time. Thomas, thank you very much for talking to us. You can see just how long it is going to take those residents in nantgarw to clear up that mess. Lets get a round up of the picture across the country from helena wilkinson. In south wales this lunchtime, a Major Incident has been declared. Emergency crews are dealing with landslides like this, and widespread flooding. This is what residents in a village near cardiff woke to this morning. A road now looking more like a river, the sheer volume of water left cars submerged. Emergency services had to rescue people as the water levels rose, including this elderly lady. And this is a high street in pontypridd in south wales. Not everyone heeded the dont drive through flood water advice. I workjust down on the corner, and i had to leave at eight oclock last night because of the floods, so to come down this morning and see it like this is a shock. Others have been left stranded. That is what one family woke up to in crickhowell while on holiday. I can see coming down the street now one of those inflatable boats, so im hoping we wont be here too much longer. So far in the Calder Valley in west yorkshire, it has not been as bad as people feared. It has not really gone up overnight. Its all right at the moment. No panic as of yet, but keep an eye on it. In glasgow, the river clyde was battered by torrential rain. Scotland has borne the brunt of the storm. Three severe Flood Warnings remain in place for the borders. In carlisle, a lucky escape. A couple had to be rescued after their car was swept from the road by an overflowing river, leaving their vehicle wedged against this gate. This storm is far from over. Communities continue to battle against appalling weather conditions. More devastation for those already bearing the brunt may be yet to come. Helen wilkinson, bbc news. We can speak now to Graham Stephens whos in Tenbury Wells in worcestershire. His shop in the town is under two feet of water. Tell us what you were told to expect. I was told to expect. The flood barrier up. But they didnt hold too much. Im really sorry, i think we are struggling to hear you. Lets keep going and see how we get on. It is one of the areas where a severe Flood Warning is in place, what is the impact on your property . The stock inside the shop, an Animal Charity shop, the stock is all ruined. Everything is gone. What sort of stock to keep . It is close, bric a brac ornaments, anything we can sell to raise money for the animals. How much water is inside the about a foot in the half of water inside it. How bad is going to get . It is going to rise again apparently,. Get . It is going to rise again apparently,. Breaking records. Get . It is going to rise again apparently,. Breaking records. We are hearing about records being broken and the number of Flood Warnings in place. If there is a warnings in place. If there is a warning in place, it gives you some time, but not enough time, im guessing . Not enough time. It broke the back of the river and came through. Thankfully your home is away from the rising flood waters, i believe. What advice are you being given . We have been advised to. It is an emergency. We have secured the shop. When you say secured the shop, what do you mean . Youve locked up oi what do you mean . Youve locked up or had to walk away . Yeah, the pressure of the water. Graham, we are struggling to hear youve got the gist of what youre saying. Im so the gist of what youre saying. Im so sorry the gist of what youre saying. Im so sorry that you have got that mess to face in your shop when the waters go down. Thank you for talking to us. The Welsh Government is preparing to provide extra funding to councils in response to the damage caused by storm dennis. First minister Mark Drakeford said his government is initially operating in a coordinating role but will sit down with local authorities early in the week in order to make sure that the help that we are able to provide to them gets to them in as timely as way as we can. Well, the extent and the severity of flooding means that a Major Incident has been called. That means that all the Emergency Services across south wales are working together in their response to it. And i just want to thank all of those of the middle of last night have been out in atrocious weather, doing everything they can to help people who find themselves on the sharp end of flooding. And also a fantastic community response, schools being opened, Community Centres open, church halls opened, private businesses turning up, offering to help where they can, too. But the incident is very serious. Today will be a day devoted to getting on top of it, providing an emergency response. By tomorrow, we hope the Weather Forecast says well be into the phase where were beginning to recover from it and seeing what needs to be done to help. What is the Welsh Government in particular doing . Well, the Welsh Government has a coordinating role. So the Emergency Coordinating Centre here in the Welsh Government is open today, getting information from right across wales, feeding information up to those who need it. And then we will have a role sitting down early in the week with our local authority colleagues in particular, seeing what needs to be done. There has been damage to infrastructure as well as individual homes being flooded. There will be flood defences which have stood up to the flooding, but will now need to be stress tested to make sure that they are continuingly fit for the future. And well be there alongside our local authority colleagues, making sure that everything that needs to be done can be done. Has theres been any discussion about the army, for example, getting involved . Not as yet, because weve been able to mobilise all those forces that we already have our fantastic Emergency Services. And as i said, an amazing response from the public and from Community Organisations as well. What about financing . Do you foresee having to, you know, step up those cash for local authorities and the Emergency Service and so on . Yes, i do expect that will be necessary. There is a well worked formula that kicks in in these occasions, well need to talk closely and rapidly with our local authority colleagues to make sure that the help that we are able to provide to them gets to them in as timely a way as we can and as effectively as we can. And for the latest information on storm dennis in your area, you can find out more, on your local bbc online pages, or, tune in, to your local radio station. Further tributes have been paid to Caroline Flack, the tv presenter, who was found dead at her home yesterday. Herfamilys lawyer said she had taken her own life. Laura whitmore, who succeeded caroline as presenter of love island, criticised newspapers and socia media users over their treatment of her friend. Caroline flack had been due to stand trial next month for assaulting her boyfriend, a charge she denied. Angus crawford reports. Caroline flack, a life that appears successful and glamorous, until december last year when she was arrested and charged for assaulting her boyfriend. Yesterday her family confirmed she had taken her own life. Today, friend and fellow presenter laura whitmore, who replaces her on the violent, could not hide her grief and anger. Anyone who knew caroline knew she was a vivacious, loving and had a passion for life. To the press, the newspapers who create click bait and demonise and tear down success, weve had enough. You dont have to tear down someone weve had enough. You dont have to tear down someone to feel good about yourself. There have been many other tributes from friends, fans and fellow celebrities. A media scrum at her first court appearance, distressing allegations she denied. A trial date in march and bail conditions banning any contact with her boyfriend lewis burton. He denied being a victim and didnt wa nt denied being a victim and didnt want the prosecution to go ahead. Today, he posted this message. My heart is broken and we had something so heart is broken and we had something so special. He also appeared to criticise the way the case was handled, saying he was not allowed to be there this time. I kept asking and asking. Questions to from her management, who labelled it a show trial. The Crown Prosecution Service says it wont comment. Weeks before her death, she wrote of the weight of media intrusion saying. As Angus Crawford mentioned in his report Caroline Flacks Management Team have criticised the Crown Prosecution Service for refusing to drop charges that she assaulted her boyfriend, even though he didnt support their case. Earlier i spoke to our Home Affairs Correspondent june kelly about the issues involved. The Crown Prosecution Service, although they wont discuss this case, they will say that to bring any prosecution, it has to meet two benchmarks. First of all, there has to be a realistic prospect of conviction so they cantjust take a case to court because they think someone should be prosecuted, they have to think there could be a chance that the person who was in court and in the dock could be convicted and the other benchmark is that the case has to be in the public interest. In terms of Caroline Flacks mental state, if this case had got to court, her lawyers would have been able to put evidence before the court about her mental state and that would have been considered by the magistrate who was dealing with the case because it was going to be a magistrate who dealt with this case, it wasnt deemed serious enough that it had to go to crown court. Her boyfriend, lewis burton, has said, i didnt want this case to proceed. What bearing does that have . That really doesnt have any bearing at all because we have seen in a number of Domestic Abuse allegations where cases have got to court where the alleged victim has withdrawn consent to the prosecution and certainly there has been a big focus, a big push on police and prosecutors in recent years to bring more Domestic Abuse cases to court and take them more seriously and when they examine the behaviour of the alleged complainant to look and see, is there a reason that person doesnt want to get the case to court . We dont know what the situation was. That he has said that, really, that cant bear down on prosecutors decision. They must have felt that there was enough evidence for this case to be tested in court. How mindful are prosecutors in the Crown Prosecution Service of the impact on the Mental Health of people who find themselves in the system, particularly defendants . I think, as i say, the cps arent making a particular comment on this particular case but last autumn the director of public prosecutions, max hill, said, i am not suggesting we should stop prosecuting people with Mental Health conditions or disorders but what we need to do is balance our approach and ensure that those with Mental Health conditions, and im including victims and witnesses in this, are treated fairly and proportionately. So that goes back to the point that if Caroline Flack had been in court, all of her Mental Health issues should have been looked at and dealt with and there should have been reports but clearly, there is massive anger amongst those who loved her about what has happened. And if youve been affected by any of the issues raised, information and support is available from bbc action line, and theres the number for you. The headlines on bbc news. South wales police have declared flooding caused by storm dennis a Major Incident. Heavy rain and strong winds continue to lash large parts of the uk. As tributes continue to pour in for the love island presenter, Caroline Flack, her management have criticised the Crown Prosecution Service for refusing to drop charges that she assaulted her boyfriend. American citizens quarantined on a cruise ship injapan, are evacuated after a jump in the number of new cases of coronavirus on board. Lets return to our top story now Major Incidents have been declared in south wales and parts of england after flooding and landslides, as storm dennis continues to batter the uk. The town of hawick has been hit by severe flooding as storm dennis passed across scotland. Alexandra mackenzie reports from there. It reports from there. Is still extremely windy and weve it is still extremely windy and weve just had a shower of hailstones, so we are having all kinds of weather here today. Last night was exceptionally bad, there we re night was exceptionally bad, there were three rivers here in the borders who hit record, they hit record labels last night, and that has caused quite a lot of flooding in this area. You particularly notice how badly affected the town is as you drive n, quite a lot of fields completely saturated and flooded. In the nearby town of newcastleton, 20 miles from here, people there have also been badly affected. Several people were evacuated from their homes last night and houses have been flooded there and businesses have been flooded there. This area has been affected quite badly, but the rivers have hit peak level. The tv up behind me, it has gone down, although it is still moving extremely fast. The council, they had an emergency bunker set up over the last couple of days. They have been providing flood defences, they have been providing sand bags for people who needed them. Now they will be involved in the clear up for anyone who has been affected, and people who are trying to get back to normal. The bad weather is likely to continue, at least until tomorrow there is a yellow one warning in place. For the whole of scotland tonight, it will also cover the commute to work tomorrow, so could bea commute to work tomorrow, so could be a tricky one for many. Fiona trott is in york, where water levels have already risen in the city. Life continues as normal here in york. You can see clippers terror behind me, many visitors here in the city centre clippers tower. Here we are not far away in the middle of the city centre on a boat on a footpath, because it has been flooding here already. Preparat