:00:08. > :00:09.Parts of Texas face unprecedented flooding, as Tropical Storm Harvey
:00:10. > :00:17.In Houston, more than a thousand people have been rescued
:00:18. > :00:24.Hundreds of others are stranded in their homes.
:00:25. > :00:27.We prayed a lot and we just praised God and we were rescued, so
:00:28. > :00:33.President Trump has praised the relief effort, we'll
:00:34. > :00:48.Some of the victims of yesterday's M1 crash have been named.
:00:49. > :00:50.They include the minibus driver Cyriac Joseph, who was 52.
:00:51. > :00:53.Labour says for the good of the economy, the UK must stay
:00:54. > :00:55.in the single market and customs union, during any
:00:56. > :00:58.The Notting Hill Carnival gets under way in West London,
:00:59. > :01:08.with a tribute to the victims of the Grenfell Tower disaster.
:01:09. > :01:11.And, after all the hype, Floyd Mayweather sees off
:01:12. > :01:30.Ireland's Conor McGregor, in the 10th round, in Vegas.
:01:31. > :01:45.More than a thousand people have been rescued from flooding in one
:01:46. > :01:47.of America's most populous cities, Houston, in Texas, as a huge
:01:48. > :01:49.storm continues to batter parts of the state.
:01:50. > :01:51.Forecasters there say the conditions are "unprecedented," and warn
:01:52. > :01:56.24 inches of rain fell in one day, and emergency workers
:01:57. > :01:58.are still trying to reach hundreds of people stranded in their homes.
:01:59. > :02:01.Our North America Correspondent James Cook is in Houston
:02:02. > :02:12.The White House has just announced that the President, Donald Trump,
:02:13. > :02:18.will visit Texas on Tuesday. He will find a state struggling to cope with
:02:19. > :02:22.one of the most serious natural disasters in living memory for this
:02:23. > :02:23.country and here in Houston this, floodwater is creeping ever-closer
:02:24. > :02:32.to the heart of the city. Harvey arrived in Houston with
:02:33. > :02:36.avengeance. No longer packing the full force of a hurricane but still
:02:37. > :02:43.deadly. Forecasters say it is on track to dump more than 50 inches of
:02:44. > :02:48.rain in Texas, making it the wettest storm on record here. In the fourth
:02:49. > :02:51.largest city in the United States, the results are devastating. Well
:02:52. > :02:57.this appears to be either the worse or one of the worse floods Houston
:02:58. > :03:01.has ever had. We are measuring not in inches but feet. Hundreds of
:03:02. > :03:04.rescuers have taken to the water, in boats large and small but the
:03:05. > :03:09.flooded city's streets are difficult to navigate. The currents are swift,
:03:10. > :03:13.and treacherous. Treacherous. In these conditions, making the wrong
:03:14. > :03:23.turning can quickly become a matter of life and death. . We prayed a lot
:03:24. > :03:28.and we just praised God and we were rescued, so we're very thankful.
:03:29. > :03:32.Houston has ground to a halt and with the rain still teeming down,
:03:33. > :03:38.the waters keep on rising. Police are urging people not to venture
:03:39. > :03:48.out, not to risk their lives. This is Y Pedro told us he was almostp
:03:49. > :03:54.swept away. I had to find a way to come home. I had to walk all the way
:03:55. > :03:58.there. The rescue boat was ever there but I was helping somebody
:03:59. > :04:01.else. There is rescues happening up there. Yes. The storm has crippled
:04:02. > :04:06.transport and left people struggling to go about their lives. Right now
:04:07. > :04:12.it is hard to believe this is the richest nation on Earth. You get a
:04:13. > :04:14.sense of how quickly this situation is unfolding. The flooding clearly
:04:15. > :04:18.caught these drivers by surprise and still the rains coming down, with no
:04:19. > :04:22.sign of it stopping. The authorities are struggling to cope, they are
:04:23. > :04:29.calling for more boats to be sent in. More than 2,000 people, in need
:04:30. > :04:34.of rescue, have called the emergency services and the mayor is trying to
:04:35. > :04:42.stem a sense of panic. We are coming to you. OK, we want people to know
:04:43. > :04:49.in the city - if you are there, there is a need, we will get to you.
:04:50. > :04:55.I will simply ask that you remain calm, remain a little patient, OK
:04:56. > :04:57.but we will get to you. Tonight, this city and its bedraggled
:04:58. > :05:01.citizens are increasingly isolated. Getting in and out is becoming
:05:02. > :05:05.harder and harder and with night fall approaching and the waters
:05:06. > :05:05.rising, this is a disaster in the making.
:05:06. > :05:09.It is difficult to see how this city could host a presidential visit as
:05:10. > :05:14.early as Tuesday. The authorities here really are struggling to cope
:05:15. > :05:18.with the extent of this unfolding disaster. It seems clear more people
:05:19. > :05:22.are trapped tonight and still are waiting to be rescued. That number
:05:23. > :05:27.is likely to increase because the waters are rising, the problem being
:05:28. > :05:32.that the remnants of the hurricane are stuck, sitting across this state
:05:33. > :05:34.and this rain is likely to continue for days. Thank you for that, James.
:05:35. > :05:34.Some of the eight victims of yesterday's minibus crash on the M1
:05:35. > :05:35.near Newport Pagnell, have been named.
:05:36. > :05:38.They include the driver of the minibus involved
:05:39. > :05:44.Two lorry drivers have been charged with causing death
:05:45. > :05:58.A church service held this morning to remember Cyriac Joseph, the
:05:59. > :06:01.minibus driver lost his life yesterday morning in a crash on the
:06:02. > :06:03.M1, that left six men and two women dead.
:06:04. > :06:07.Today his wife and two children were at church, where
:06:08. > :06:11.He was a family-oriented man, very genuine.
:06:12. > :06:13.Personally he was a good friend of mine as well.
:06:14. > :06:19.This afternoon friends spoke of their memories of
:06:20. > :06:21.him and said their faith will help them support each other.
:06:22. > :06:28.And he was quite friendly with everybody.
:06:29. > :06:31.If anybody needs anything, he is there
:06:32. > :06:36.So he was always there for someone and he was always there for
:06:37. > :06:54.He was driving a minibus from his company, ABC Travel, when
:06:55. > :06:56.the collision happened near Newport Pagnell on Saturday
:06:57. > :07:00.Two lorries, from one from FedEx and another from AIM Logistics
:07:01. > :07:02.Both companies have expressed sympathies
:07:03. > :07:05.for those who lost loved ones and to the four people, including a
:07:06. > :07:10.five-year-old girl, who were taken to hospital.
:07:11. > :07:12.Today, IT company Wipro confirmed three of his
:07:13. > :07:15.employees died in the crash and another member of staff is seriously
:07:16. > :07:18.Grief also being felt at the church service that brought together
:07:19. > :07:21.family, friends and worshippers, each with their own thoughts of the
:07:22. > :07:33.Around 50 people on a beach in East Sussex have been treated
:07:34. > :07:40.for eye and throat irritation, caused by a suspected chemical leak.
:07:41. > :07:42.It happened at Birling Gap, with people reporting painful,
:07:43. > :07:44.stinging eyes and difficulties breathing after what was described
:07:45. > :07:50.Sussex Police say the unknown haze is coming in from the sea,
:07:51. > :07:53.People living nearby are advised to keep their windows and doors closed.
:07:54. > :07:58.Our correspondent Adina Campbell joins me now, what's the latest?
:07:59. > :08:05.As you say, dozens of people have reported problems with their eyes
:08:06. > :08:10.and throat as a result of this suspected chemical leak. What we do
:08:11. > :08:13.know tonight is that 50 people have been treated by the emergency
:08:14. > :08:17.services for those problems. It's not clear at this stage what's
:08:18. > :08:23.caused this. It is being described as an "unknown haze coming from the
:08:24. > :08:29.sea." Birling Gap is a popular holiday spot. Lots of people go
:08:30. > :08:34.there during the summer but tonight the area is being completely
:08:35. > :08:37.evacuated. We also know the RNLI have sent lifeboats along the
:08:38. > :08:42.shoreline to check people are safe. One has had a doctor on board. The
:08:43. > :08:48.emergency services are saying that people in the air should keep doors
:08:49. > :08:49.and windows shut as you said, and surrounding roads have also been
:08:50. > :08:50.closed off. Jeremy Corbyn has defended
:08:51. > :08:54.Labour's policy shift in advocating the UK remain
:08:55. > :08:58.in the EU's single market and customs union during any
:08:59. > :09:00.transitional period after Brexit. He says it's the best way
:09:01. > :09:03.to safeguard jobs and the economy. The move would mean the continued
:09:04. > :09:06.free movement of people, and ongoing payments to Brussels,
:09:07. > :09:08.after EU membership Our political correspondent
:09:09. > :09:16.Iain Watson reports. Labour's leadership have
:09:17. > :09:20.always been clear - they respect the result of the EU
:09:21. > :09:23.referendum but they've been less clear about what sort
:09:24. > :09:27.of Brexit they want. But now the shadow Brexit secretary
:09:28. > :09:30.and the Labour Leader have agreed on a direction of travel
:09:31. > :09:32.in a transitional period, immediately after we leave the EU,
:09:33. > :09:41.nothing much would change at all. Writing in the Observer Kier Starmer
:09:42. > :09:44.says, "We would seek to remain in the customs union within the EU
:09:45. > :09:47.and within the single market It means we would be abide
:09:48. > :09:51.by the common rules of both. Customs union membership
:09:52. > :09:53.allows our goods to flow freely across the EU but it also
:09:54. > :09:59.restricts our ability to make Being inside the single market means
:10:00. > :10:05.good and finance can move relatively Never mind talks between
:10:06. > :10:14.Britain and Brussels, as I understand it, there's been
:10:15. > :10:16.intense negotiations within Labour's Well, what does abiding by EU
:10:17. > :10:23.rules actually mean? It would mean, for example,
:10:24. > :10:25.the continuation of free movement of labour, making it difficult
:10:26. > :10:29.to control EU migration, but just how long would Labour's
:10:30. > :10:36.transitional period actually last? I hear the Government is thinking
:10:37. > :10:39.in terms of two years but we're not putting a time limit on it,
:10:40. > :10:43.what we will say is we need to reach an arrangement that protects
:10:44. > :10:45.the long-term trading relationship between Britain and Europe
:10:46. > :10:48.and jobs in this country. Jeremy Corbyn was in the spotlight
:10:49. > :10:51.in Edinburgh today talking about Brexit but behind the scenes,
:10:52. > :10:54.some of his own MPs wanted to go further and commit to permanent
:10:55. > :10:57.single market membership. What people would now like to see,
:10:58. > :11:00.building on this important step forward, is for the Labour Party
:11:01. > :11:04.to commit to single market membership and customs union
:11:05. > :11:07.after the transition period, after the UK has left
:11:08. > :11:12.the European Union. But some Labour MPs who backed
:11:13. > :11:15.Brexit don't want to see the leader moving any further
:11:16. > :11:16.in that direction. I've not been on a journey,
:11:17. > :11:22.so I think people can keep the faith with those of us,
:11:23. > :11:27.Labour MPs, who campaigned to come out, and to know that we're not
:11:28. > :11:30.doing any ratting or U-Turning It's a difficult balancing
:11:31. > :11:33.act appealing to both Jeremy Corbyn did it at the last
:11:34. > :11:37.election but that may be difficult to repeat
:11:38. > :11:39.as he clarifies his A 31-year old man has been arrested
:11:40. > :11:51.on suspicion of murder, after the body of a young child
:11:52. > :11:54.was found in a house in Wythenshawe in south Manchester,
:11:55. > :11:56.early this morning. A man and a woman who'd also
:11:57. > :11:59.suffered serious injuries had left for hospital before
:12:00. > :12:01.officers arrived, following reports The 51st Notting Hill Carnival has
:12:02. > :12:13.opened in West London, with the release of doves
:12:14. > :12:15.and multi-faith prayers in memory of those who died
:12:16. > :12:17.in the Grenfell Tower Firefighters and paramedics
:12:18. > :12:21.were among those who bowed Carnival-goers have been asked
:12:22. > :12:25.to wear something green, to remember those affected
:12:26. > :12:26.by the tragedy. From Notting Hill,
:12:27. > :12:38.Elaine Dunkley reports. With the joyous sounds and vibrant
:12:39. > :12:56.colours of Carnival, they celebrated the lives of those
:12:57. > :13:00.taken by tragedy. Many wore green for Grenfell,
:13:01. > :13:03.a colour symbolising It is in honour of the victims
:13:04. > :13:14.to be honest with you. Her house would be full,
:13:15. > :13:28.maybe 16 people sleeping on floors, At times those watching
:13:29. > :13:37.the procession were overwhelmed, saddened for those who once had
:13:38. > :13:40.a front row seat to the biggest street party in Europe,
:13:41. > :13:42.but with laughter and love, Carnival paid respect
:13:43. > :13:48.in the way it knows how. To bring us altogether
:13:49. > :13:50.as a sharing, caring community, that we are one community
:13:51. > :13:54.and together we're much more successful and together we celebrate
:13:55. > :14:01.the best of Britain. There had been moments
:14:02. > :14:03.of reflection, stillness and solitude, as well as gratitude
:14:04. > :14:06.for those who saved lives. Carnival has always had its roots
:14:07. > :14:08.firmly within this community. It was started in the 1960s
:14:09. > :14:27.by West Indian immigrants who were facing racism,
:14:28. > :14:29.inequality and poor housing. Much of this still resonates on the
:14:30. > :14:32.streets of Notting Hill today. After Grenfell Tower
:14:33. > :14:34.it is important we have a sense We have already had
:14:35. > :14:38.a minute's silence for them. In a moment of madness
:14:39. > :14:40.everyone heard that minute. Notting Hill Carnival will always
:14:41. > :14:44.symbolise celebration, freedom, revelry but in the shadow
:14:45. > :14:47.of Grenfell, it has a new purpose - as a voice for a community
:14:48. > :14:49.trying to heal. It is one of the busiest
:14:50. > :14:55.commuter routes in Scotland, and later this week drivers
:14:56. > :14:57.will have a new bridge to cross the Firth of Forth,
:14:58. > :15:01.between Edinburgh and Fife. The Queensferry Crossing,
:15:02. > :15:03.will sit alongside the iconic Forth Rail Bridge,
:15:04. > :15:05.as well as the current road bridge, and is the longest
:15:06. > :15:07.of its kind in the world. With more details here's our
:15:08. > :15:10.Scotland Correspondent Lorna Gordon, and her report contains
:15:11. > :15:17.some flashing images. Rising out of the waters
:15:18. > :15:21.of the Forth, the Queensferry crossing, linking
:15:22. > :15:25.Edinburgh and Fife. The bridge's cantilevers designed,
:15:26. > :15:28.catching the light as is soars 15,000 people worked on this huge
:15:29. > :15:33.construction project. The bridge came in under budget
:15:34. > :15:36.but delayed and was not without its difficulties for those
:15:37. > :15:38.involved in its build. Some days you can't walk
:15:39. > :15:45.on the deck, you have to clear Up the towers there
:15:46. > :15:50.are limits and you have Then the horizontal
:15:51. > :15:54.rain that goes with it. From the crossing's towers
:15:55. > :16:02.to its viaduct, it's taken six years for this structure
:16:03. > :16:04.to take its final shape. The deck sections moving
:16:05. > :16:08.slowly into place, the most visible part
:16:09. > :16:10.of a complicated The nature of this bridge
:16:11. > :16:15.is such that, for example, there are no joints in it and that
:16:16. > :16:18.means the amounts of maintenance The other thing is the shape
:16:19. > :16:25.of the bridge, it is to reduce the surface area, so there is a
:16:26. > :16:28.limited amount of painting Then we wanted to make it
:16:29. > :16:31.weather-proof, hence When this bridge opens to traffic,
:16:32. > :16:39.this road will become a motorway and tens of thousands of vehicles
:16:40. > :16:43.will use it every day. This has been described
:16:44. > :16:45.as the biggest infrastructure project here in Scotland
:16:46. > :16:53.for a generation. The Queensferry Crossing,
:16:54. > :16:56.the longest three-tower cable-stayed bridge in the world is now
:16:57. > :16:59.finally about to open. And with three bridges spanning
:17:00. > :17:01.three different centuries now standing side-by-side,
:17:02. > :17:04.what of the view from the shore? It surprises me how the new bridge
:17:05. > :17:11.actually compliments the other two. It is very different, the cable
:17:12. > :17:15.stays, they are like sails, The other bridges have
:17:16. > :17:23.different visual qualities. You have the redness and geometry
:17:24. > :17:27.and virtuosity of the rail bridge and the minimal quality
:17:28. > :17:29.to the 1960s' road bridge. The old and the new side-by-side
:17:30. > :17:34.as the Queensferry crossing gets ready to carry travellers
:17:35. > :17:36.through the century to come. Lorna Gordon BBC News
:17:37. > :17:44.at the Queensferry Crossing. With all the sport, here's
:17:45. > :17:48.John Watson at the BBC Sport Centre. Floyd Mayweather says he's retired
:17:49. > :17:53.for good after victory over Conor McGergor
:17:54. > :17:55.in their super-fight in Las Vegas. Despite appearing in his first
:17:56. > :18:00.professional boxing bout, the Irishman lasted
:18:01. > :18:14.until the tenth round. With many believing this fight to be
:18:15. > :18:20.a mis-match, Floyd May weather wags made to work by Connor McGregor in
:18:21. > :18:25.confirming his position as one of boxing all-time greats. A sense of
:18:26. > :18:30.hope and excitement for McGregor's were spects had built throughout the
:18:31. > :18:35.day with Irish fans turning this desert city green. There is a
:18:36. > :18:42.punters a chance, if he can land a left-hand shot, he could do with it.
:18:43. > :18:49.Floyd Mayweather want without support. 49 and he is going to do
:18:50. > :18:57.it, put your money where your mouth is. McGregor emerged all guns
:18:58. > :19:02.placing, catching Mayweather with some shots. An upset looked possible
:19:03. > :19:07.but the speed of Mayweather ground the Irishman round and by the ninth
:19:08. > :19:14.round McGregor was in trouble. He was clinging to ropes. The end soon
:19:15. > :19:17.followed for a fate that has intrigued but also repulsed many
:19:18. > :19:23.given the language and behaviour of both men in the about build-up After
:19:24. > :19:29.21 years in the sport of boxing, you know I have had some great fights, I
:19:30. > :19:34.had some boring fights but at the end of the day, he I will always be
:19:35. > :19:41.remembered as a winner. Many believed this fight would be a farce
:19:42. > :19:45.in the end it was far from it but the controversies remain, so, too,
:19:46. > :19:48.about a fight that was unapoll jetically put on primarily for the
:19:49. > :19:52.money An enjoyable experience and learning experience. I'm very happy.
:19:53. > :19:56.Of course I would love the win. Two of sport's great smoemen delivered
:19:57. > :19:58.entertainment but with the cheques cashed and the hype at an end, the
:19:59. > :20:00.circus has now left town. Match of the Day 2 follows the news,
:20:01. > :20:04.so if you want to wait for today's Arsenal slipped to their heaviest
:20:05. > :20:08.Premier League defeat in almost two years as they were beaten 4-0
:20:09. > :20:10.by Liverpool at Anfield. The win moves them up
:20:11. > :20:14.to second in the table. Elsewhere, champions
:20:15. > :20:17.Chelsea beat Everton 2-0, while in the Scottish Premiership,
:20:18. > :20:20.it was one apiece between Dundee and Hibernian, and Rangers won 3-1
:20:21. > :20:22.at Ross County. England captain Joe Root helped
:20:23. > :20:25.steer his side to a two-run lead over West Indies at the end
:20:26. > :20:28.of the third day of the second Whether he can steer them
:20:29. > :20:49.to victory remains to be seen. Cheap runs at head Ily. England
:20:50. > :20:56.spent a long time waiting for them. On Sunday, buy one get one free.
:20:57. > :21:02.Hope for 157 and next went for none. Jimmy Anderson for just three.
:21:03. > :21:07.Germane blackwood nearly through through himself in with England,
:21:08. > :21:11.straight to Moeen Ali. England couldn't afford mistakes. Jason
:21:12. > :21:17.Holder held the pose by the time they were bowled out his team held
:21:18. > :21:21.the lead of 169. A figure that England must follow that required
:21:22. > :21:29.concentration rather than stimulation, rather that, than the
:21:30. > :21:35.alarm call. Stowman fought hard for 50. Not much he could do with this.
:21:36. > :21:39.England were reliant on Joe Root who was reliant onner if tune, dropped,
:21:40. > :21:40.reprieved, survived but at Headingley, it can Paul apart
:21:41. > :21:46.without warning. Lewis Hamilton has trimmed the gap
:21:47. > :21:48.to Championship leader Sebastien Vettel after winning
:21:49. > :21:50.the Belgian Grand Prix. The Mercedes driver won his fifth
:21:51. > :21:53.race of the season, holding off a late challenge from the German
:21:54. > :21:55.driver's Ferrari to win Chris Froome has extended his lead
:21:56. > :21:59.in cycling's Vuelta a Espana The Team Sky rider attacked
:22:00. > :22:03.with 500 metres to go. He now leads the race by 36
:22:04. > :22:05.seconds, with 12 stages to win both the Tour de France
:22:06. > :22:11.and Vuelta in the same year. And details of the day's
:22:12. > :22:14.other sports stories