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BBCNEWS BBC News July 13, 2024

From the past i spoke to today said the controversy itself was de5tabilising, which is exactly what president putin wants. All the leaders are telling us they are concerned that trust could be a big i55ue concerned that trust could be a big issue and at stake in this election. Whether you believe them or not, for tho5e whether you believe them or not, for those who really care about the health of british politics, it is true. Thank you. Seven 5evere flood warnings remain in place along the river don in yorkshire this afternoon with a further a0 5uch warnings elsewhere in england and in wales. 0ne community, fi5hlake in South Yorkshire, has been completely engulfed by floodwaters. 0ur correspondent fiona trott is there now. Fiona. Michelle, theres a real sense of urgency here tonight. Doncaster council are telling people here that there is a risk to life, but some are deciding to stay. Tho5e there is a risk to life, but some are deciding to stay. Those who are 5taying are deciding to stay. Those who are staying here have told us they believe more could have been done to maintain the river don and the land here, but the Environment Agency 5ay5 here, but the Environment Agency says this serious situation here tonight has been caused by the sheer levels of rainfall. A village that5 a village thats been abandoned. Mo5t a village thats been abandoned. Most people here have locked up and left. The safest way to get through i5 left. The safest way to get through is by tractor. Pari5h councillor pam webb has decided to stay. She is touring the village with the Emergency Services. The Environment Agency put out i noticed at 5pm on friday, basically, stand down, there wont be home5 flooded. Thi5 i5 there wont be home5 flooded. Thi5 is whats happened. Put out a notice to stop farmerjohn duckett has worked on these fields all his life. He says poor Land Management i5 life. He says poor Land Management is to blame. There is no doubt about it. Part of the problem is the river don, which drains this area, is not receiving any maintenance whatsoever. The local pub in fi5hlake has whatsoever. The local pub in fi5hla ke has become whatsoever. The local pub in fi5hlake has become a refuge. Its on Higher Ground and has gas, a place to sleep and get a hot meal. The first night, everyone was devastated, werent they . Absolutely devastated. We had grown men crying, which were horrific but spirits have left it, havent they . They are able to cook meal5 because people have been donating food at the local church. And volu nteer5 been donating food at the local church. And volunteer5 likejosh have been wading through the water to deliver it. Im going back and forth from the church with supplies in my day sat, delivering them to people who need them. Theres a lot of elderly people stuck with nothing. If it wasnt for the volu nteer5 nothing. If it wasnt for the volunteer5 like these local farmers, this village would be struggling to cope. Theyve been praised by the Emergency Services and will be here for many days to come. Fiona trott, bbc news, doncaster. The royalfamily, senior politicians and diplomat5 havejoined veterans and religious leaders at the cenotaph in Central London to mark remembrance sunday. The prince of wales led the wreath laying in memory of those whove died in conflict. 0ur royal correspondent, nicholas witchell, reports. It is that morning of the year when we pau5e, when the matters, which seem so pressing on other days, are set are set in a broader perspective, as the nation comes together to remember those who lost their lives in the world wars and other more recent conflicts. The leaders of the main Political Parties took their places at the cenotaph with their wreaths of red poppies. Watching from a balcony, her majesty the queen, with the duchess of cornwall and the duchess of cambridge. The prince of wales led the other principal members of the royal family to their positions in front of the cenotaph5 northern face in readiness for the national two minute 5ilence at 11 oclock. Big ben chimes the hour. Music last post at the summit of the prince of wales placed the wreath in tribute to tho5e placed the wreath in tribute to those who lost their lives in 5ervice those who lost their lives in service to the country. Reed5 were al5o laid by the dukes of york, su55ex al5o laid by the dukes of york, sussex and cambridge. And then, after the official wreath laying by political leaders, military chiefs and high commissioners, it was the turn of the former servicemen and women who attend the parade year after year. At war memorial5 acro55 at war memorial5 across the country, the nation remembered. In saint all 5till the nation remembered. In saint all still in cornwall, the normandy vetera n still in cornwall, the normandy veteran Harry Billinge left a wreath in memory of those who died in the d day landing 75 years ago. And in kent, a wartime decoder scattered 750,000 poppies, a ribbon of scarlet above the white cliffs of dover in memorie5 above the white cliffs of dover in memories of those home never came home. Nicholas witchell, bbc news. Firefighters tackling around 100 bushfire5 in australia say they could now start to threaten sydney. At least three people have died in the fires in New South Wales and queensland. Helena wilkin5on has the latest. The scale and ferocity of these fires is clear. This is New South Wales on the east coast of australia being ravaged by the flames. Three days since the wildfire5 began, theyre still burning and spreading. More than 1,000 firefighters are working across this state in queensland to try and contain them, but conditions are difficult. Mate, its just the worst thing ive ever seen. Hone5tly, the fire front was coming at us and theres nothing you could do about it. Lost a few friends in the fire, lost all their possessions. Posse55ion5 are nothing, its the people that count, eh . The devastating power of these fires is clear to see. This used to be what someone called home. Now, theres nothing left. 150 homes have so far been destroyed and thousands of people have had to evacuate. Au5tralia5 Prime Minister say5 he5 proud of how people have helped each other. People have reached out, got people out of homes, made sure theyve got to safety, looked after each others livestock and animals, talking to each other, putting themselves in harms way for each other. Ive got to tell you, as a Prime Minister, im never more proud of australians than in moments like this. As the fires continue, Officials Say things are likely to get worse. Extreme warnings for large parts of the New South Wales coa5t are likely to be issued this week, with areas around sydney especially at risk. Helena wilkinson, bbc news. Now with all the days sport, here5 holly hamilton at the bbc sport centre. Englands cricketers have secured a 3 2 t20 5erie5 victory over new zealand after winning a thrilling final match in auckland. And in a repeat of this summers 50 over world cup final, the game had to be settled by a super over. Adam wild reports. They say lightning never 5trike5 twice. But in auckland, the conditions were an ominous sign. When the rain finally stopped and cricket got started, the thunderous blows soon followed. New zealand with a lightning fast start. The black caps batting lighting up those grey skies. 146 on the board, Jonny Bairstow took charge of the reply. But of englands one day world cup winning side that so narrowly beat new zealand in the summer. Surely it couldnt get so close this time . Yet here was chrisjordan, four needed off the final ball to tie the scores. A boundary did just that. Few could believe it happened again. So to the super 0ver and Jonny Bairstow once more going up and over, the target set. New zealand couldnt quite get there. And when eoin morgan did, the series was won. England once more winners in the most dramatic way. Adam wilde, bbc news. Hannah cockroft set a new world record as she claimed her fifth consecutive t34100 metre title at the world para athletics championships in dubai. It was a british one two with Kare Adenegan taking silver while maria lyle won her first title in the t35100 metre. Kate grey reports. Dubai is not used to the rain but for the british athletes, it felt like home. It also meant cooler conditions for the much anticipated head to head. World record holder versus the defending champion hannah cockroft. The t 3a versus the defending champion hannah cockroft. The t 34100 metre dash. Then Kare Adenegan struggling to keep her head down. She is going to get the world title again the race was won from the gun. A new world record time. Hurricane hanna is back. I think i had record time. Hurricane hanna is back. I thinki had settled record time. Hurricane hanna is back. I think i had settled with a silver in my head. I thought to myself i would be happy with a silver and if kare beats me, fair play. I got the race i asked for and i got the medal i wanted duke completed the set this morning winning bronze in the f 41 shot put and in turn has boosted Great Britains medal tally going into this evenings session which, too, has plenty of medal hopefuls. None more so has plenty of medal hopefuls. None more so than maria lyle, storming to victory in the t 35100 metres. Her first individual world title. Great britains second gold of the day and if the form book goes to plan, there could be more to come. Kate gray, bbc news, dubai. A crucial day in the premier league with leaders liverpool hosting champions Manchester City at anfield, with the host leading 2 0 at the moment. Earlier, wolves beat aston villa 2 1 in the West Midlands derby. Rauljimenez scoring the second for the home side. Meanwhile, Manchester United eased to a 3 1victory over brighton at old trafford. In the scottish premiership, rangers beat livingston 2 0. It was also a 2 0 victory for celtic over motherwell, which means the top two remain separated byjust one goal. Thats all from me. Theres more on the bbc sport website. Thank you very much. Thats it. Were back with the late news at 10pm. Now on bbc one, its time for the news where you are. Hello. This is bbc news. Lets return now to news that the royal family and senior politicians have joined military veterans and religious leaders at the cenotaph in Central London to remember the fallen in conflicts over the last two centuries. As part of the commemorations, a spectacular 750,000 poppies cascaded over the white cliffs of dover. They were carried in a Second World War dakota dropped from an altitude of 500ft over the battle of britain memorial. Five veterans including former raf servicemen were on board the aircraft. The poppies were all purchased from Royal British legion for nearly £a,000. 0ur correspondent Sarah Campbell has more on the poppy appeal and the events marking Remembrance Day at the cenotaph. As always, a very moving ceremony. The pavements absolutely packed with people that have been here for a couple of hours waiting to observe the two minutes silence. You can probably hear the bands behind me. Because it is the march of the veterans. Up to 10,000 veterans who are marching past the cenotaph, organised by the Royal British legion. From there, i have alex 0wen. This is a really important event for veterans to be involved in, isnt it . Yeah, it is hugely important. For the veterans you see here today, but also for the 6. 7 million members of the Armed Forces Community up and down the country, this is just one event that happens in the nations capital. In towns and cities across the county, we will see similar things. So it is important that we come out and recognise those who defended our freedom and liberty that we enjoy today. The poppy appeal this year, what have been the themes . What is the message you are trying to emphasise this year . Anyone that saw the commemorations down at portsmouth for d day 75 this year will know that it has been a Pivotal Moment for the battles that took place 75 years ago in 191m during the Second World War when the tide turned. And our military people, our serving people made those amazing sacrifices, alongside our commonwealth allies to be able to bring us the freedoms we enjoy now. This year, i am personally thinking about veterans that i have spoken to recently who fought in monte cassino. A chap called boycey, who is 98 years old now, and i spoke to him, and he said, if it wasnt for the polish soldiers that he was fighting shoulder to shoulder with, he would still be in monte cassino. And i think that sense of comradeship really is spread across the generations that fought years ago but also the generation today. My troop in afghanistan, i had a nigerian serving with me, a south african. I was commanded by a ghanaian and we handed over to americans at the end of the tour. None of that we would have been able to do without the help of those guys. I would like to bring in, if i can, please, Lieutenant Colonel Patrick Jackson from the royal yeomanry. You were here today. How important is it to come and be a part of the ceremony and of course that are happening in all areas across the country. Ifound it, as usual here, very poignant. There is a lot of formality to this event, and rightly so. The other memorials and ceremonies taking place across the country that youve mentioned can be perhaps a little bit more affecting. But the two minute silence always makes one, as one should do, reflect. I suppose the main thing one remembers or recalls are people, friends, who sacrificed their lives over the last campaigns and the friends i knew but also my forebears. You were on several tours of afghanistan so, like you say, this will remind you of people you have known. Yes, it always does. I suppose doing that two minutes, probably a sea of faces perhaps passing through ones mind and considering what they did and the sacrifices that theyve made, freedom doesnt come cheap. And every year, for these two minutes, we are reminded of that. Alex, if i canjust come back to you. The poppy appeal this year is asking people, its directly aimed at young people, its directly aimed at young people to put down devices for two minutes today and tomorrow. I5 people to put down devices for two minutes today and tomorrow. Is there a concern that as the distance between the two world wars gets further away, events like this means less to young people . Im not sure it means less. Tomorrow marks 100 years of us marking the end of the walk with two minutes silence. Now we mark the ball in from all conflicts. Tomorrow, 100 yea rs from all conflicts. Tomorrow, 100 years on, we have a chance to look at how society is acting, get them to put down the laptops and phones, turn off the technology and reflect for two minutes. They gave their lives and the least we can do is give them two minutes of our time. Not much more to say than that, is there . Take two minutes to reflect those people who gave so much in the service of their country. The greetings card chain clintons is considering shop closures and rent cuts as part of a survival plan to save around 2,500 jobs. It comes after reports that the retailer wants to close 66 of its 332 shops. A clintons spokeswoman told the bbc that discussions are continuing with landlords but no decisions have been made. Lets return now to one of our main stories. Thousands of people are having to deal with a third day of chaos from severe flooding in parts of england with damaged homes, disrupted businesses and travel disruption. Seven severe flood warnings are in place on the river don in yorkshire meaning theres a danger to life. Theres also concern that water levels are rising on sections of the river trent near newark. Earlier this afternoon Doncaster Council advised local residents to leave the village of fi5hlake, asking anyone still in the village contact the council to organise immediate evacuation with the council saying it can only offer dedicated support to people who are not in an area where there is a threat to life. Any threat to life has to be dealt with by Emergency Services. Well, joining me now by phone is peter pridham, hes the Church Warden at St Cuthberts Church in fi5hlake, the village where people have been told they must leave. Hes opened up the church for anyone seeking refuge from the floods and hejoins me now on the phone. Thank you for talking to us. As darkness falls, what has been the situation there today . That evening. The situation today is that the village is in a Critical Condition because the large amount of fluid that has run into it has left the village four orfive that has run into it has left the village four or five feet deep. Many people have been evacuated, some people have been evacuated, some people are too ill. Many older people are too ill. Many older people are too ill. Many older people are now in their homes and are being served by a Large Community effort. Im glad to say people from 20 or 30 miles away going long distances to avoid flooded roads, to bring supplies into the local church. What is absolutely critical, and any listener who can hear this, please respond. We desperately need to large diesel pumps. We need pump work to match. We need to get rid of the illuminated water in the village because of the river rises again tonight or tomorrow, in conjunction with the high tide and a further fall of rain, from the pennines and we have more water flowing over the banks into the village, the village will not be to cope. Milli

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