Spending on flood defences to fall as water levels rise

Keswick's state-of-the-art flood defences, installed only three years ago, were overwhelmed on Saturday evening in the town's third flood for 10 years.

Some £6 million was invested in Keswick's flood defences out of a total of £45 million in Cumbria since 2005.

But across England, spending on flood defences is due to fall by 14% this year. Yet with water levels in Carlisle 50cm above the level 10 years ago, some argue that the amount spent can never be enough.

ITV News Science Correspondent, Alok Jha reports.