And plotting to murder the otherfour. How safe is vaping . The 16 year old who nearly died after suffering catastrophic lung failure. And after this face off on the pitch and an altercation off it, Raheem Sterling is dropped from englands euro 2020 qualifier on thursday. And coming up on sportsday later in the hour on bbc news Roger Federer keeps himself in contention at the end of season tourfinals in london. Good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. The floods in the north of england have been top of the political agenda today, with opposition parties calling for the government to declare a National Emergency. Labour described the governments response as woeful and the liberal democrats said the situation wasnt being taken seriously enough. The government has called a cobra or Crisis Response meeting. Following a months worth of rain in 2a hours last week, rivers burst their banks to flood parts of South Yorkshire, nottinghamshire, derbyshire and lincolnshire, but the Environment Agency says the £20 million flood defences built after the 2007 floods significantly reduced the impact in areas like meadowhall in sheffield. Severe Flood Warnings around the river don have been in place since friday. About 400 homes have been flooded and 1200 properties evacuated. 0ur correspondent dan johnson is in the village of fishlake, parts of which have been underwater since last week. Dan, no end in sight for the residents there with more heavy rain forecast. That is right. This church has been the centre of the Community Response and there has been so much to admire in the way people have pulled together, but there is frustration and people have said that this is not an emergency they dont know what is and tonight there is more equipment being brought in to try to rid the village of the floodwater that has gone through peoples homes and the fields around fishlike fishlake and the fields around fishlike fishla ke and they and the fields around fishlike fishlake and they are bracing themselves for more rain. In the furthest reaches of fishlake, this is how life has been since friday. They are cut off and barely coping. You have been living like this for five days . Yes, trying to keep warm, sweet. No heating, no pub . No heating, no power. People will think why havent you gone and left . We have two dogs and ferrets, how can you take this to a church or whatever . Go down the flooded lanes and to more misery. Some are only just returning to see what they lost and salvage whats left and they are asking whats next . They want everybody out of there but you cant leave if you have nowhere to go. We are all worried what we are going to do. Five days on from the heaviest rain and you can get through most of the village with a proper 4x4 but that doesnt mean there arent people still struggling and people still really angry. Communities have been amazing. The official people that should have been telling us what to do, get out of your house, and your things, even it was coming, we had no idea. Complete contrast. The only good news is that clare renewed her insurance a day before the rain came. Not everyone is covered and today flooding ove rflowed covered and today flooding overflowed into the Election Campaign. We cannot leave People Living in this awful sense of fear and limbo. It is wrong it seems to be down to the local communities. This is clearly a National Emergency. Winter after winter it is homes and communities that get destroyed after the result of action and long term action not being put in place. This afternoon officials met in downing street to discuss the floods. We have to prepare for more floods. We have to prepare for more floods this winter and a huge amount of energy and effort is going into that. Pumps are starting to move the water and emergency teams are getting through. Some are still filling forgotten. They could have done a lot more. We could have had a lot more warning. What do you say . What can you say . We have been let down somehow. Flooding is happening more often, so can more be done to prevent it . 0ur science editor David Shukman looks at what could be done to try to save homes and communities at risk and the challenges involved. Year after year, we see the misery of flooding, but this time its striking in the middle of an election, adding real edge to questions about why its happened and how to avoid scenes like this in future. The key dispute is over money, so how much is spent on flood defences . A view from the air of the floods in South Yorkshire today the plight of the village of fishlake at the centre of the current political storm. The total budget for flood defences for this five year period is £2. 6 billion, but there has long been criticism that governments of all parties need to spend far more. Whats striking is how its the small villages like fishlake and farmland that are bearing the brunt of the flooding, and thats for a very simple reason. The money forflood protection is allocated according to the number of people who benefit from it, so the big cities do well and smaller communities are bound to lose out. Another challenge, who is in charge of flood protection . Rescue work by the Emergency Services is highly praised and well coordinated, but behind the scenes it can be another story. Theres so much more water that these pumps are having to deal with. With central government, local authorities and drainage officials here monitoring the pumps at fishlake, a complicated mix that can slow down the system of early warning. If people dont know where they are getting their Flood Warning from, their flood information from, it can be very confusing, and that kind of undermines the actions they might take in order to protect themselves and their families. And all the time the question of whether flooding will be worse in future. We spot emergency barriers are being thrown up at a key electricity substation. Scientists are warning that, as temperatures rise, rainstorms are likely to become heavier, so the threat of flooding may well intensify. We need to really speed up if we are going to keep on top of the problems that are being exacerbated by the change in the climate. We dont really have the infrastructure in place for the next 25 years, and that is very frightening. 50 years, you know, im really scared. The emergency pumps in action here are now centre in the election, and the struggle reflects a wider battle over how the country should protect itself now and in coming years. David shukman, bbc news, South Yorkshire. And our deputy Political Editorjohn pienaar is in westminsterfor us. This flooding has been going on for days but today it became an election issue. Yes. This crisis has been rapidly politicised today and may be the only surprise in the middle of the close and unpredictable campaign is that it has taken this long. If these areas have been neglected, and these areas have been neglected, and the Prime Minister has denied that, they have not liked political attention. The Prime Minister promising cash for individuals and businesses. Labour and the liberal democrats promising to write extra checks for flood defences. Jeremy corbyn has been tapping into a familiar line of complaint, accusing the conservatives of being keen to look after people and places in the south and south east than in the north, keen to look after their own in other words. Boris johnson north, keen to look after their own in other words. Borisjohnson denies that and the tories say it is fair to say they are keener to rebut that accusation since so many crucial electoral Battle Ground is in the midlands and north. While people battle with these flood waters who is winning the political struggle . The obvious answer is that people will decide on who to place their trust and have the last word when they cast their votes on december they cast their votes on december the 12th. The labour partys online operations are reported to have been hit by a second cyber attack, following one yesterday. Mr corbyn, who was on the Election Campaign trail in doncaster and blackpool today, said the attacks attempting to swamp labours Online Platforms with traffic to try and take it offline were very serious. But he said they had failed and there had been no data breach. The parents of six children who murdered two of them and plotted to kill the other four have been jailed for life. Sarah barrass and Brandon Machin, who is her half brother, strangled their two sons, aged 13 and 14, in shiregreen in sheffield, in may. Prior to that they had tried to poison some of the children. Frankie mccamley is outside the court. The details of this case are unbearably distressing. Yes. Today the court heard further details as to why this couple decided to murder to have their children and attempted to murder the rest. The pair feared that their children would be taken into care at the local authority were to find out about their own going secret incestuous relationship, so sarah barrass and Brandon Machin decided together that murdering all six of their children would be better than letting them go into care. Tristan ina bbc letting them go into care. Tristan in a bbc Childrens Programme in 2017, unhappy by the of friends, but the 13 year old was murdered along with his brother blake, by their own pa rents. With his brother blake, by their own parents. It left the community in sheffield in shock. Today the boys pa rents sheffield in shock. Today the boys parents sarah barrass and Brandon Machin, who were half siblings, were sentenced to 35 years in prison. They had strangled the boy and suffocated them with bin bags. Family and friends paid tribute. Piece of all our hearts died on the 24th of may 2019 which we will never get back. Blake and triston leave a huge empty void in our lives and we did not get the chance to say goodbye. The court heard sarah barrass had regularly told her six children i gave you life, i can take it away. Her barrister said she had been profoundly damaged by her childhood and had planned to kill herself as well. The former head coach for british cycling, shane sutton, has denied allegations hes a serial liar and doper as he gave evidence at a medical tribunal. The accusations were made by a lawyer for the former british cycling medic, dr Richard Freeman, who faces being struck off after being accused of obtaining testosterone to give to a unnamed rider. Our Sports Editor dan roan is outside the General Medical Council in manchester. Dan, tell us more about what happened today . This case, that has cast a shadow over the countrys most successful 0lympic over the countrys most successful olympic and paralympic sport, has been bogged down for months in legal argument but today it exploded into life. At the heart of it is doctor Richard Freeman who is accused of having ordered a batch of testosterone to dope and unnamed writer to enhance their performance. He denies that, seeing that he ordered it for shane sutton to treat his erectile dysfunction. For the first time today is shane sutton gave evidence but freemans lawyer accused him of being a serial liar and a doper. She said she had been contacted and a doper. She said she had been co nta cted by and a doper. She said she had been contacted by an anonymous witness who said they saw sutton inject himself with testosterone at his house in the late 90s when he was still a writer. Rider. House in the late 90s when he was stilla writer. Rider. He house in the late 90s when he was still a writer. Rider. He denied that and said that freeman should look and then vi and man up. He said he would take a Lie Detector Test that had never failed a drugs test and then the end he stormed out of the tribunal and afterwards he told the tribunal and afterwards he told the media he may consider returning on thursday to continue to give evidence. Our top story this evening labour and the liberal democrats attack the government for its response to the flooding in yorkshire and the east midlands. Coming up, Health Bodies say its 95 less harmful than smoking. Butjust how safe is vaping . More success for the british team at the world para athletics championships in dubai, gold for sophi hahn in the 100 metres. With a month to go until voters go to the polls, were travelling across the uk, hearing about what matters to communities. Today were in County Durham and clive myries in Bishop Auckland. Were in the Market Square of the town of Bishop Auckland and the wider constituency is named after this town. Theres a proud history rooted in the railways and coal mining and its also been seen in recent years as a barometer of Political Sentiment for the rest of the north east of england. Weve been here for a couple of days and there is a palpable frustration on the part of traditional labour voters weve been speaking to to about how the party nationally is handling brexit. The constituency is a mixture of post industrial towns, pretty market towns and agricultural communities. Historically its been a labour stronghold in general elections and barring four years in the 1930s, labour has held Bishop Auckland since 1918. But this majority has been slowly whittled away over the years. Now, its now down to just over 500 votes and thats made it a key conservative target in this election. When it comes to brexit, it was a decisive vote with 61 of people here choosing to leave the eu. Well, ive been meeting voters to hear what their views are in an area many say the westminster parties have forgotten. He mattered once, the miner who kept our lights on, kept us all warm. But the davy lamps and black seams they illuminated underground are history, relics in Bishop Aucklands museum of mining. Its an industry long dead in these parts and, ever since, an excuse, say locals, for politicians to forget this place. When coal was king, so was the local football team. This white shirted Bishop Auckland in the amateur cup final at wembley. The fans, working miners and families, their political allegiance always to labour. The whistles gone, and Bishop Auckland have made their hat trick. But theres been disappointment at the forgetting that this place exists since the pits closed, when the football was good. And now theres anger for some at this working mens club, that labours handling of brexit, they say, is a final kick in the teeth. Ask kevin, an nhs hospital worker switching from labour to tory. Its notjust me being ignored or the north east, its the 17. 4 Million People who voted to leave. And you are fed up with that . Absolutely fed up. Ive had it up to here. Ask shannon, silent witness to thousands of conversations. I think a lot of people will end up voting conservative rather than labour, yeah, from what im hearing. I normally vote labour. Where are you thinking you might go this time . Im undecided. Right. And askjohn, unhappy but unable to bring himself to vote conservative. What about the brexit party . Well, to me, i dont like farage. Then again, i dont like corbyn. I dont likejohnson. You are a bit stuck then, arent you . Sounds as if you might reluctantly end up voting labour again. Probably, yes. The Brexit Party Candidate standing here could split the leave vote but, as allegiances shift, a changing of the political weather wouldnt be down to just brexit. Years of neglect will play their part, too. Auckland castle, with its priceless paintings, has been restored with money from a local multimillionaire. Jonathan ruffer is also financing museums, galleries, gardens, shaming past governments of all stripes. The purpose of what we are doing is to help a Community Find itself. County durham has been under the cosh for a long time, but what we knew was that this was about people, it wasnt about buildings, pictures, anything else, and if you care for people, they respond. Bishop auckland are currently mid table in the northern football league, but how to bring back the glory days betterjobs, futures for young people, hope . Thats what next months election is all about. The opinions there are some of the very hospitable folk we have been talking to here while we have been in Bishop Auckland, joining me is the bbc Political Editor for the northeast and cumbria, just how much trouble could labour be in . northeast and cumbria, just how much trouble could labour be in . If you talk to labour candidates in seats like this across the north east they will say they face a couple of problems brexit, wont surprise you. The other, jeremy corbyn. Although the voters on the doorstep like some of the labour policies, they have a personal animosity towards the labour leader, cannot bring themselves to vote for him. That is the challenge they face. In addition, the conservatives have learned lessons from 2017 and realise that banging on about brexit is not enough for constituencies like this, they need to promise investment, borisjohnson like this, they need to promise investment, Boris Johnson was like this, they need to promise investment, borisjohnson was here talking about investment in schools and hospitals and extra police officers. Tories face challenges, they thought they would make gains in 2017, they did not, they underestimated the Labour Electoral machine and the history that is here. The other problem they have, the brexit party, Still Standing in seats like this one. They may also ta ke seats like this one. They may also take votes from labour but ask conservative candidates in seats like this if they would like the brexit party to stand down, they would bite off their hands. That is the challenge. Linked with labour are strained here, but are they broken . The conservatives will not ta ke broken . The conservatives will not take that for granted until votes are counted, december 12 and the Early Morning of the 13. Length with labour are strained here. Fascinating constituency come election night, we will bring you all the details of what will be happening here, and with that, it is back to you, in the studio. Lets take a brief look at some of todays other news. A member of the governments review panel into hs2 has told the bbc its final draft report recommends that the high speed rail project be continued, despite soaring costs. A review was commissioned in august after it emerged hs2 would cost £88 billion, far more than the original budget. A final version of the review is due to be published after the election. Official figures show the number of people in work fell by 58,000 in the three months to september, the biggest quarterly drop for more than four years. The office for National Statistics says the reduction was partly caused by the collapse of a number of major retailers. The number of people who are unemployed also fell, by 23,000 to 1. 31 million. The veteran labour politician frank dobson, who served as Health Secretary under tony blair, has died aged 79. Mr dobson, who only left the commons four years ago, had been suffering from a long standing illness. A teenage boy who almost died after using e cigarettes has urged people not to take up vaping. Doctors say ewan fisher, whos 19 and from nottingham, suffered a catastrophic reaction in his lungs that left him unable to breathe. Health Officials Say vaping is not risk free, but is still better than smoking. 0ur medical correspondent fergus walsh reports. I physically couldnt breathe while i was on the ward and i was gasping, begging to go on intensive care, because i knew i needed that, and i nearly lost my life. This is what vaping did to ewan fisher. He developed a rare hyperallergic reactions to e cigarettes, which meant his lungs failed and he needed the highest level of life support. Ewan has fought his way back to fitness. Now, he wants to spread the word that, for some, vaping can be highly dangerous. In hospital, they said that it probably would have been better for you to smoke cigarettes, but then thats contradicting what ive been told in the past, so i urge everyone not to vape, because i dont want you to end up how ive been. I dont wish it upon anyone, even my worst enemies. His doctor says he knows of other cases of respiratory failure among vapers, and he is especially worried about teenagers. My concern is that this young person got catastrophically unwell on exposure to vaping. A lot of International Bodies have actually recommended that vaping should be banned in children under 21 years. E cigarettes are advertised as an aid to quit smoking, and there are now 3. 6 million vapers in the uk and, compared to smoking, vaping is far less harmful. People who vape need to bear in mind that vaping is not a free ride, it isnt totally safe, there are risks, but the great majority of people who vape do it because they want to stop smoking, and they also need to bear in mind that smoking kills half of all lifelong smokers. 300 people a day die from smoking in the uk. Ewans near death experience is shocking but, for most smokers, vaping is a far less dangerous alternative. Fergus walsh, bbc news. The former chief of the armed forces has died aged 95, born in 1923, lord bramall served during the normandy landings, oversaw the falklands campaign, and became chief of the defence staff, the most senior officer commanding the uk is armed forces in 1982. He was falsely accused in 2014 of child sexual abuse by the paedophile fantasist carl beech, who was jailed earlier this month. Raheem sterling has been dropped from englands euro 2020 qualifier on thursday after an altercation off the pitch with team matejoe gomez. Manager Gareth Southgate compared it to a family disagreement and said the teams focus was now on moving forward. Katie gornall has the latest. At St Georges Park this morning, england will be putting on a brave face, it has been a testing 48 hours. Raheem sterling train despite having been dropped for starting a up having been dropped for starting a up with bust joe having been dropped for starting a up with bustjoe gomez in the team canteen, he appeared with a scratch near his eye. How exactly it was called, Gareth Southgate refused to say. Bust up. Called, Gareth Southgate refused to say. Bustup. We are like a family and all families have disagreements, the most important thing for any family is that you communicate through those disagreements and work through them. I dont expect to never have to deal with things that are either unexpected or difficult. Yesterdays clash came when the two players were involved in angry confrontation before the end of liverpools 3 1 victory over manchester city, the biggest game of the season so far and tensions remained long after the final whistle. Raheem sterling has apologised, saying clu b Club Rivalries used to plague england but the irony of what has happened here is that team unity has been such a key part of Gareth Southgates success as england manager and it is the desire to preserve the togetherness of the squad that has led him to drop arguably his most important player. You dont want to take that edge away from Club Rivalries, that is what makes football great. But we are very quick to forget that you should come here and be friends after such a big game. These things can happen, they both spoke, they have squashed it, and we are already to move on. The fallout has overshadowed preparations for what will be englands1000th Mens International but southgate hopes that short term pain will bring long term gain. Time for a look at the weather. More rain to come, after all of that flooding . The next 24 hours, bit of a respite, some of the levels will drop, the share was continuing to ease, cool night, widespread frost on the way, to take you into tomorrow morning rush hour. A few showers will continue particularly down some north sea coasts, and down across irish sea coasts as well. In between, clear skies, mist and fog patches forming. Temperature is only a few degrees above freezing, frost on the ground, 5 above freezing, frost on the ground, 5, 6 above freezing, frost on the ground, 5, 6 in parts of scotland, it does mean that tomorrow, starting on a bright, frosty note, Something Like this, these fog patches to deal with. There will be some showers around south west scotland, north west england, north while, most of them dry. Across scotland, good part of england will stay dry through the day, casting your eyes towards wales and the south west, through the afternoon, rain will start to return. Tomorrow, cold day for all, some in scotland not getting above freezing all day long, across scotland, Northern Ireland, far north of england, clear skies into wednesday. Far north of england, clear skies into wednesday. Wednesday night, widespread frost. Not quite as cold in the south, there is the rain, pushing across other southern counties, and on thursday, this will cause us a counties, and on thursday, this will cause us a little concern, rain band starting to push north and west, could seep lengthier bursts of rain across parts of the midlands, that will start to see river levels rise, and pushing back into the badly hit flood areas, potentially yorkshire and lincolnshire. Worth keeping an eye on the forecast, river is rising again. Thursday, sunshine and showers towards the south east, scotland, Northern Ireland dry and cold. The rain slowly eases going into friday, further rain, keep up to date with the latest weather warnings on the bbc weather website. Thats all from the bbc news at six, goodbye from me. 0pposition parties are calling for the government to declare a National Emergency following severe flooding in the north of england. The Prime Minister said there were Government Schemes to protect people who dont have insurance. We simply have to prepare for more flows this winter. A huge
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