Said, because it is seated in the collective consciousness of the irish people. you say the name stardust too many people of that generation, and generations following, and they think of the horror of that night in 1981. and there will be many irish people in britain who are of that generation who emigrated to britain in search of work and who themselves were teenagers in 1981, and who would have gone out to like those teenagers did, that awful night, for a night of fun, a night of dancing, and it turned into the most unimaginable tragedy. and yes, the flames were put out that night by the fire brigade who arrived on the scene shortly after the emergency services were called. but if you think of it this way, of those victim s families, the pain has lived on for decades still. and it is a source of unimaginable grief
And the people in those houses are isolated. the fire brigade has had to send boats out, filled with bottles of water and tins of food to make sure that they have enough provisions to keep them going for the next few days. they ve also been checking on other isolated people cut off by the sheer amount of water. people alongside the river lambourn in berkshire were monitoring water levels all last night after some homes flooded. the prime minister met the environment agency earlier in oxford. just manage the water levels as best you can. the government has been accused of being asleep at the wheel by labour in its response to the widespread flooding chaos. ministers say affected communities in england will be able to apply forfunding to help them through these challenging times. even though we ve got some dry weather in the forecast, it is going to take a while for the peaks in the rivers to move down through to the sea and take the pressure off communities like those we ve
And, in fact, there are some houses over here, and the people in those houses are isolated. the fire brigade has had to send boats out, filled with bottles of water and tins of food to make sure they have enough provisions to keep them going for the next few days. they ve also been checking on other isolated people cut off by the sheer amount of water. people alongside the river lambourn in berkshire were monitoring water levels all last week after some homes flooded. the prime minister met the environment agency earlier, in oxford. the government has been accused of being asleep at the wheel by labour in its response to the widespread flooding chaos. ministers say affected communities in england will be able to apply for funding to help them through these challenging times. even though we ve got some dry weather in the forecast, it is going to take a while for the peaks in the rivers to move down through to the sea and take the pressure off
Are starting to drop. there s a family, though, that live in a house about half a mile up the road there, and they have been totally cut off for days. and this morning, the fire brigade have had to send out boats filled with bottles of water and tins of food just to make sure that they ve got enough provisions for the next few days. and simonjones reports now on the situation elsewhere as well as along the river trent. the rain may have stopped, but the worry hasn t. here in lincolnshire, families are saving what they can from the advances of the river trent. people living alongside the river lambourn in berkshire have been up all night monitoring the situation with some properties already flooded. we thought we had peaked on all of the water levels by friday. however, over the last 12 and 2a hours, although we ve had a considerable period of dry weather and it was even sunny yesterday, water levels have continued to rise.
Leading to snow and ice. it comes as many areas are still trying to recover from the aftermath of storm henk, which caused widespread flooding. about 170 flood warnings are still in place in england and wales and the environment agency says more properties could flood over the next week as river levels rise. jessica lane has more. as the cold weather hits many parts of the country, lots of homes and gardens remain underwater, including here in nottinghamshire. there s still water in the conservatory. the conservatory flooded first, so we tried to sandbag a barrier hit hit by flooding earlier this week. eric has had to move in with her neighbours. i ve had loads of offers from all of the village. the village have been brilliant and they ve all have to come and clean up. obviously, i ve got to wait for the insurance to to come and assess the damage first before i move anything. lots of the fields in the area are still underwater. and in fact, there are some houses over here and the peo
In place in england, and five in wales. jessica lane has the latest from collingham in nottinghamshire. the water came to the high here, you can see the line on the door and across, above the electric socket. started coming in on thursday, up through the floors and walls. the clear up begins after the floods. all the sofas are not usable now, the fabrics soaked the water and that will never be right so they will all need replacing. erica has had to move in with her neighbours as homes and gardens in nottinghamshire are still underwater. it is starting to go down here but a lot of the fields in the area are still underwater and in fact there are some houses over here and the people in those houses are isolated. the fire brigade has had to send boats out filled with bottles of water and tins of food to make sure they have enough
The police aren t interested in closing the road, i m amazed there hasn t been an incident. the fire brigade isn t interested, no one is interested. we were sat having a nice glass of wine by the fire and my partner s friend texted and said, i hope you are ok, and we were, like, 0k, what s going on? so we came out and went, oh, yeah. the rain is disrupting rail services and all sorts of journeys. it s difficult to get around, even for those who know the land best. this is gloucestershire. these cows and horses won t be roaming far on their new island in leicestershire. some have been able to see the lighter side of it all though. good afternoon, welcome to the rose and crown, riverside view, and probably the best guinness. the landlord of this pub has no chance of a dry january.
2.30pm this afternoon, where the river trent got the better of us. in radcliffe, on trent, the fire service needed to be carried in at this static caravan park and rush hour was proving difficult. the yellow warning for heavy rain covers most of the southwest, southeast, and parts of the midlands, and there are more than 200 flood warnings across england. and in wiltshire tonight, flooded fields have led to flooded homes and frustrated residents. we ve got water flooding under floors, we ve taken upstairs. the council have the phone off the hook. the police aren t interested in closing the road, i m amazed there hasn t been an incident. the fire brigade isn t interested, no one is interested. we were sat having a nice glass of wine by the fire and my partner s friend texted and said, i hope you are ok, and we were, like, 0k, what s going on? so we came out and went, oh, yeah. the rain is disrupting
I m amazed there hasn t been an incident. the fire brigade isn t interested, no one is interested. we were sat having a nice glass of wine by the fire and my partner s friend texted and said, i hope you are ok, and we were, like, 0k, what s going on? so we came out and went, oh, yeah. the rain is disrupting rail services and all sorts of journeys. it s difficult to get around, even for those who know the land best. this is gloucestershire. these cows and horses won t be roaming far on their new island in leicestershire. some have been able to see the lighter side of it all though. good afternoon, welcome to the rose and crown, riverside view, and probably the best guinness. the landlord of this pub has no chance of a dry january. some sad news from the world of cinema, glynisjohns,
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