The opening of londons crossrail project is delayed until 2021 as europes biggest infrastructure scheme is set to go another £650 million over budget. Authorities in australia say an unprecedented number of emergency level bushfires are threatening the state of new south wales. So he moves in here with his gameiro leg and the first time. And the good liar pits sir ian mckellan as a conman who targets a wealthy widow played by helen mirren. Find out what mark kermode thinks of that and the rest of the weeks top releases in the film review. Good evening. A woman has died after being swept away by floodwater, as parts of the midlands and Northern England were battered by a months worth of rain in one day. The womans body was recovered from the River Derwent in derbyshire this morning. In yorkshire, people have been evacuated from their homes and theres chaos on the road and rail network. There are now more than 100 flood alerts in place across england and six severe flood warnings meanin
Build more defences. Also tonight. In edinburgh, the snp leader launches the partys Election Campaign putting brexit and Scottish Independence at the centre. Following the murder of a teenage girl in wiltshire, an 18 year old man has beenjailed for life we talk to ellie goulds family. Two 15 year old boys were among the 39 people from vietnam who were found dead in a lorry container in essex last month. Its about 35 quid there, harry. And we meet the veteran whos collected thousands of pounds to build a new memorial for the heroes of d day. And coming up on sportsday on bbc news its the battle of the bottom two in the premier league, but can norwich stop watford claiming their first win of the season . Good evening. We start tonight with the floods affecting parts of england, with some areas receiving a months worth of rain in just one day. The north of england and the midlands were the worst affected. One woman has died after being swept away by the rising water in rowsley, in derbysh
Fifteen year old boys have been named among the 39 people from vietnam who were found dead in a refrigerated lorry in essex. And we meet the veteran whos collected thousands of pounds, to build a new memorial for the heroes of d day. And at half past 11 well be taking an in depth look at the papers with our reviewers james rampton, features writer for the independent and rachel cunliffe, comment and features editor at cityam. Stay with us for that. Floods have hit large parts of the country, with some areas receiving a months worth of rain in just one day. The north of england and the midlands were the worst affected. One woman died after being swept away by the rising water in rowsley, in derbyshire. The Environment Agency has warned people to stay away from swollen rivers. Six severe warnings meaning a danger to life are in place along the river don in South Yorkshire, and there are more than 60 other flood warnings in place. This report from our north of england correspondent danny
On bbc news at 5pm. As Donald Trumps impeachment inquiry continues, the former Us Ambassador to ukraine says she was ousted from herjob after coming under attack from the president s personal lawyer. I do not understand mr giulianis motives for attacking me, nor can i offer an opinion on whether he believed the allegations he has read about me. Further heavy rains brings more misery to parts of the uk. The fire service says its rescued nearly a hundred people in the last 2a hours. The first non stop flight from london to sydney a journey so long, you get to see two sunrises. And adam driver is an fbi agent, in the report. Find out what mark kermode thinks of that and the rest of this weeks new releases in the film review. Good evening, welcome to the bbc news at 5, im jane hill. Our top story today is that labour has promised free full fibre broadband for every home and business in the uk within a decade, if it wins the election. Labour says it would nationalise parts of bt, and introd
To her death as parts of england get a months worth of rainfall in a single day, with warnings of more floods to come. Hello and welcome to bbc world news. The former brazilian president , Luiz Inacio Lula da silva, has been released from prison after a year and a half behind bars. He was greeted by a crowd of his supporters outside the Police Station in the Southern City of curitiba where he had been held. His release comes after Brazils Supreme Court overturned a requirement that convicted criminals go to jail whilst their appeals are heard. Heres some of what he said to his supporters earlier. Translation i cannot tell you the importance of me being here with you. Spending a lifetime talking to the brazilian people, i never thought that today i could be here talking to men and women who for 580 days shouted good morning, lula or good night to me, no matter whether it was raining or iii good night to me, no matter whether it was raining or 14 degrees centigrade or even 0dc. You were