Raids across london to rescue women thought to have been trafficked from romania. Coming up on afternoon live all the sport. Its a big night for england. The match against montenegro at wembley this evening will be their 1,000th international fixture. Theres no Raheem Sterling, remember, but can they qualify without him . Thanks, connie, and nick miller has the weather. More rain falling where it is just not needed. How much and for how long . Plus going in search of snow. I have also found some in africa. Thanks, nick. Also coming up as we get the first glimpse of this years John Lewis Christmas tv ad, well look at what the others are like and ask whether the millions of pounds spent on on them is money well spent. Hello, everyone, this is afternoon live. Accident and emergency units in england have recorded their worst performance since current records began in 200a. One senior doctor has warned Emergency Care is imploding. The governments target is for 95 of a e patients to be treated or assessed within a maximum of four hours. But todays figures show that was only achieved with 83. 6 of patients. They also show a raft of other targets are being missed in england, including for cancer operations and also routine surgery. In response, the government says huge demand for Hospital Services is to blame. Heres our Health Correspondent, dominic hughes. Its hard to believe that, two years ago, frances reid was effectively crippled by arthritis. Her constant pain was ended by a hip replacement operation. Nhs targets mean frances should have only waited 18 weeks for surgery. Instead, her operation was delayed by six months. That really impacted on my health, my general health, my mobility. I was in an awful lot of pain. I could barely get about. And it also impacted on my Recovery Time afterwards because i was so unfit, actually, by the time i had my surgery. The delay to frances operation is a sign of a system under growing stress. Figures released today show none of the three key hospital targets in england have been met for over three years. Waiting times for a e are the worst ever recorded. Its been more than four years since the four hour target was hit. The 18 week target for planned operations, like the one frances had, was last met more than three years ago. And just over three quarters of Cancer Patients started treatment in 62 days in october. The 85 target hasnt been met in nearly four years. The numbers in a e relate to october. For the last two years, performance actually got better in october. Autumn isnt necessarily a bad time for the nhs, its usually ok in a e. The real difficulties come in december, january and february, so im afraid we are probably going to see these numbers get worse before they get better. Health is an area of policy thats devolved and, while these figures only apply to england, similar pressures are seen across the uk. But the data comes in the middle of an Election Campaign in which funding for the nhs has featured strongly. It is disgraceful and it is a problem of the lack of staff and the lack of funding for it. So a Labour Government will increase nhs funding by 2023 2021; by 26 billion a year. This is basically caused by the huge demand that there is on the nhs and thats why now in the last three months we have done the biggest investment in the nhs in modern times. Frances operation gave her a new lease of life. Nhs england is considering changing waiting time targets, arguing theyre outdated. But Health Charities believe theyre still important for patients. Behind each of these numbers is an individual living with chronic pain. Ajoint replacement operation can take that pain away. Delay to that operation can have a devastating impact on the physical and Mental Health of people with arthritis. Nhs england says todays figures reflect the increased number of older and sicker patients who are being seen. But theres a warning from a group that represents doctors that the hospitals they work in are imploding and the real pressures of winter have yet to be felt. Dominic hughes, bbc news. Our Health Editor hugh pym has more analysis on those figures. This is october and as we were hearing there it is normally fairly sta ble hearing there it is normally fairly stable in the nhs before winter arrives, and look at what has happened, this is the worst figure since records began in 2004 and considerably down on october last year. We had warnings from various hospitals in october that they were under extreme pressure, they have not expected this early, winter had come early in their view, but these figures came as a big surprise to everybody, quite how much of the full they had been, and winter are still ahead in terms of really cold weather and any flu outbreak that develops, so there is real concern looking ahead into those months. Pa rt looking ahead into those months. Part of it is the whole joined up nature of care. Some areas of social ca re nature of care. Some areas of social care and primary care, gps are unable to do what they could and should be doing, which is looking after people closer to home. More people are ending up in a e who should not be there, elderly patients who end up there by default. Reforms have been talked about and are beginning to be implemented about more joined about and are beginning to be implemented about morejoined up ca re implemented about morejoined up care but they do not seem to have taken care but they do not seem to have ta ke n effect care but they do not seem to have ta ken effect yet. Care but they do not seem to have taken effect yet. There is one more issue, pensions, affecting co nsulta nts. Issue, pensions, affecting consultants. They say tax situations are making it more difficult for them to do extra shifts because they get taxed more. The conservatives have promised to cut immigration if they return to power but have stopped short of setting targets. The home secretary, priti patel, says they will reduce immigration overall through a points based system. Labour has yet to announce its policy on freedom of movement but say it will be a fair process. It all comes as nominations to stand in the general election close this afternoon. Our Political Correspondent, Jonathan Blake, reports. If only cutting immigration was as easy as that. The Prime Minister visited a school in somerset this morning as his partys commitment to reduce the numbers coming to live and work in the uk became the focus of the Election Campaign. Beyond the promise to bring down net migration but little if any detail by how much and when. We will have an australian style points based system that will allow us to control who comes in and make sure we do not have so many people coming in without skills orjobs to come to, that we therefore protect wages, we increase wages, and we also make sure, this is a crucial point, that companies in this country, business in this country, invest in the skills of young people growing up in this country. The tories first promised to cut migration in the 2010 election and again in 2015 and again in 2017 but they never achieved that aim so dont expect them to set a similar target now. Reducing immigration means reversing a trend. The most recent figures show net migration from eu countries was 59,000 but from the rest of the world it was 219,000. Ending freedom of movement from the eu, which the conservatives have promised to do, wont do anything to curb the numbers coming to the uk from elsewhere so the questions for the tories are how they plan to meet their pledge and when. For labour, the issue is settling a debate within the party about where it should stand on immigration. Jeremy corbyn was heckled on Scottish Independence in dundee this morning, but on immigration no word yet on how he will balance differences on a commitment to ending Free Movement versus taking a more relaxed approach. If we are remaining members of the eu, which will be an offer in the referendum, freedom of movement continues. If we come to a special arrangement with the eu, there will be a recognition of the needs of european families to have the right to family reunion, the right to reside in this country, and of course british people to work in different european countries. Other parties reject the need for tighter controls on immigration. To those considering whether to vote conservative again, the question has to be this, is this the kind of country you want to live in . Do we want to endorse this kind of politics . We would like to encourage people to come here, we would like to encourage eu nationals to come here and freedom of movement to continue. Just as they did in the brexit referendum campaign, arguments about immigration policy may play a crucial role in the run up to this election. Jonathan blake, bbc news. And throughout the Election Campaign, well be putting your questions to all of the main parties. At half past five, well be joined by the leader of plaid cyrmu, adam price. So if you have anything you want to ask, please do get in touch, using the Contact Details on screen, and well put those questions to him. Please remember to leave your name and where youre from. If youre trying to decide who to vote for, you can go to the bbcs new policy guide, which looks at the priorities of the main political parties. Christian fraser explains. Theres a fantastic new tool on the bbc website. Let me introduce you to the policy guide to 2019. So, if youve been getting lost in recent weeks in all these announcements, this is going to help you, ok . So, if i scroll down here, youll see theres a box for whichever nation youre in in the United Kingdom and also one for whichever party you might want to know more about. And also on the website, there is, for each of the parties, a top list of priorities. So, let me show you that. Starting with the conservatives. Youll see theres lots of bullet points. I wont go through them all, you can do that at your discretion. But their top priority, of course, to deliver brexit. Borisjohnsons deal that he secured with the eu. Remember that theresa may tried three times to get her deal through parliament. Give me nine more votes, borisjohnson said yesterday. A tory majority the only way, he says, to stop the groundhogary. For labour, of course, its all about the issues, spending billions more on schools, hospitals and housing. They said yesterday that theyre going to spend 6 billion more than the tories have already committed to the nhs. And that will come from higher taxes on the richest in society. The liberal democrats theyre all about stopping brexit. If they get a majority, sasto swinson, theyll revoke article 50 altogether without a peoples vote. If they dont get that majority, then, of course, its about getting behind a plan for a second vote. The snp, well, of course, they want another referendum, a Scottish Independence referendum, which they lost in 2014. That was supposed to be a once in a generation vote but Nicola Sturgeon says circumstances have changed. And the timescales for that referendum should be decided by the scottish people. That is the price she will exact for any support for a future Labour Government. The green party 100 billion a year for the next ten years to tackle Climate Change. And dont forget, they are now in a remain alliance with the liberal democrats and plaid cymru. So they will not be running against each other in 60 seats around england and wales. Plaid cymru their policies are all on there as well, theyre about stopping brexit via a second referendum. The brexit party we know all about, of course. Nigel farage said borisjohnsons deal is not true brexit, but then, this week, they announced they will not be standing candidates in those seats where there is a conservative incumbent. So, there you have it, lots of detail on there. Were going to be adding to it, as well, of course, as the manifestos come out. Therell be much more detail coming out in the next few weeks and ill be taking you through some of those policies here on bbc news. And if youre watching in Northern Ireland, saying, why didnt you focus on the parties in our neck of the woods and the policies that theyve got . They are on there. So take a look. Bbc. Co. Uk news. More rain has been falling on parts of england already hit by severe flooding. The army says its on a high state of readiness in South Yorkshire. Forecasters are warning of further downfalls around the village of fishlake near doncaster, where hundreds of people have had to abandon their homes and businesses. A yellow weather warning for rain is now in force around sheffield, nottingham and doncaster and will last until the early hours of tomorrow morning. Our correspondent, Frankie Mccamley, reports from fishlake. The small village of fishlake, cut off by flood water earlier this week, now getting the help residents have been asking for. The army have been putting sandbags down and building flood defences since yesterday, but some residents say help has not come quick enough. We need the investment now into here, we desperately need it. Once all the rainwaters gone, we cant ever allow this to happen again. The Environment Agency have got to sit up, listen to what the people. The farmers around this area have been saying for a long time, listen to what theyre saying. Parts of South Yorkshire and lincolnshire have been badly hit by heavy rain, with around 500 homes flooded in doncaster and 1,200 evacuated. In the last 24 hours, the water has gone down substantially. Yesterday, this spot was covered in two to three inches of water and you couldnt see this road behind me. But there is still much more to be done. Residents still cannot get into their homes and there are still some roads completely submerged in water. And its not over yet. There is more rain to come this afternoon and overnight. Its been a very wet autumn so far. Some of the flooded regions have had twice the expected amount of rainfall. There is more of it to come today, about an inch worth, not enough to cause further river flooding, but it is topping up the water thats already lying on the ground. There are more than 40 Flood Warnings in place across the country, meaning flooding is expected. More than a dozen of those are along parts of the river don, where fishlake sits. The Environment Agency says its pulling resources from across the country but wants people in affected areas to stay vigilant. The rain on its way is not expected to cause further flooding here, but for some their homes and businesses have already been destroyed. It will be weeks if not months before this village can return to some sort of normality. And frankie is in fishlake this afternoon. The problem with that is until then there is still rain coming. Exactly. It is raining very likely now but we are expecting more rain overnight, and that will concern residents here who are trying to get back into their homes. Ijust saw who are trying to get back into their homes. I just saw a family trying to salvage some of their possessions around the corner. As you can see, roads are still submerged in water. Joining me to a nswer submerged in water. Joining me to answer some of the questions from residents and people across the country is someone from the Environment Agency. How big is this operation . We have got staff coming up operation . We have got staff coming up from cornwall, hampshire, to help the operation. We have got three sets of pumps around fishlake, moving water back into the river, each set of pumps is moving a tonne of water a second, and we are seeing water levels dropping as a result of that, and that is part of the contribution we are making but the police and Fire Services here are making as well, the Recovery Process is really getting into gear, but we cant be complacent, we have got more wet weather coming through and we need people to get onto our website, sign up for Flood Warnings if they are at flood risk because more wet weather on the horizon. Yourjob is to manage this floodwater and stop this happening in the first place and residents are saying they have told you time you time and time again, when will this stop . We can never say it will never happen again because with extreme weather like we have seen the levels on the river don have never been higher, so actually ourjob in the Environment Agency is to do the best we can with the public money we have got, and then to offer a Flood Warning service to ensure people understand what risk they are at and what they can do to contribute to helping reduce and minimise the impacts of flooding. And there are people across the country, Flood Warnings in place, people will be concerned, what advice you giving to those . It is a very wet autumn and a lot of catchments are saturated throughout much of the midlands and here in yorkshire as well. We need people to keep a close eye on the Weather Forecast, go to the website, see if they are at flood risk. There are things that can do before flood water crisis, things that can make a big difference to getting their lives back in order because when it happens to you flooding in your house is a horrible experience. And these floods began almost a week ago 110w. These floods began almost a week ago now. People still cannot get back into their homes. When will this be cleared up . There are still areas like we see here of patches of flooded roads but most of them are clear. Of course, it relies on getting the water tower pumps being clear. But the levels are dropping, they have dropped by a metre or more in the last 24 and was in response to that huge