28/08/2017 BBC News at One

Thousands of people are told to leave their homes

as Tropical Storm Harvey continues to lash the state of Texas.

People have been told to expect a year's rainfall in a week -

up to 30,000 may need to be housed in rescue centres.

We have a two-storey home, and on the first floor,

it's up to here, and all the furniture's just floating.

A lorry driver has appeared in court following a crash on the M1 motorway

The mysterious chemical haze in East Sussex -

more than 100 have been treated in hospital.

The self styled guru jailed in India for raping two of his followers -

his conviction led to dozens of people dying in violent clashes.

And I am here at Notting Hill Carnival where organisers are paying

tribute to those affected by the Grenfell Tower blaze here in west

London. Ten of thousands of people living

in the US state of Texas have been ordered to leave their homes,

as flooding caused by Tropical Storm Harvey continues

to cause devastation. It's expected up to 30,000 people

may need temporary emergency shelters with more than two

and a half feet of rain fallen Unconfirmed reports suggest up

to five people may have drowned - but officials say they can't confirm

figures until the Thousands of people have had to be

rescued, many plucked Taking only what they can hold,

the people of Houston are trying Three days of torrential rain

and the most powerful hurricane in 50 years have left this city

struggling to cope. An armada of rescue boats

is patrolling the streets. More than 2,000 people have

been rescued so far, but the emergency services say

they have had at least 5,000 calls We have a two-storey home,

and on the first floor, it's up to here, and all the furniture

is just floating. With the roads flooded

and dangerous, people have been told to stay in their homes and wait

for rescue there, but inevitably many have been trying

to flee on their own, risking their lives

to find higher ground. But those at the edge of the flood's

reach know that they will be next We know a couple of houses saying

they are going to ride it out. The owner of this care home

photographed the rising flood. Her daughter tweeted

it, pleading for help. She said within ten to 15 minutes,

the water went from ankle-high to waist-high, so immediately

they were under water and floating. The National Guard saw

the photo, and eventually But there are many others

still waiting for rescue, perched on rooftops,

calling for help. Helicopters are patrolling the city

to coordinate the rescue effort. They have been pulling

people from the flood, too, but it is a slow

and dangerous process. And Houston's problems

are only going to get worse. Parts of those regions will continue

to receive incredibly heavy rain that will lead to even more flooding

and more danger for Texans. These floods are turning into some

of the worst in America's history. Thousands of people

have been displaced. Billions of dollars' worth

of property has been destroyed or damaged with,

as yet, an unknown Brexit Secretary David Davis

and government officials return to Brussels today,

for the latest round of Mr Davis says he'd like the EU

to show more 'flexibility and Damian Grammaticas is in Brussels

for us this lunchtime. How is that likely to go down? I

think the EU side will be sticking to its position. David Davis has

said he wants flexibility and imagination as you say, part of the

thinking behind that is that what he wants to do is push the EU more

towards looking at the future trading relationships, with the EU

side I think will be more reluctant to do that, they cannot do that at

the minute. At 4pm when things begin here, Michel Barnier can only talk

legally about what the 27 nations have empowered him to discuss around

the table and he has said that on Twitter, those are the issues of

citizens rights, financial obligations of the UK, the Irish

border. What he wants he says is legal certainty and that is what the

EU's approach to the negotiations, but it's all so say they will only

move on once they think there is sufficient progress on those areas

and I think they will stick to that. Thank you very much.

A lorry driver has appeared in court following a crash on the M1 motorway

Two lorries and a minibus were involved in the collision

Our correspondent Andy Moore is at High Wycombe Magistrates

This was the first court appearance for Ryszard Masierak who is 31 and

lives in Evesham in Worcestershire, he is originally from Poland saw

this court case lasted about half an hour and saw the proceedings go

through an interpreter. He was denied bail and remanded in custody

to appear at Aylesbury Crown Court next month.

Ryszard Masierak blinked back the tears and was given a tissue

as all 20 charges were put to him through an interpreter.

Afterwards, Thames Valley Police made a brief statement.

Four people who were injured remain in a serious condition in hospital.

We've had full cooperation from the two freight companies

involved, and they are fully supporting us with our enquiries.

Our thoughts remain very much with those affected by this tragedy.

Mr Masierak was driving an AIM Logistics lorry

12 people were in the minibus when the collision happened in

Tributes have been paid to the driver, Cyriac Joseph.

He's been described as an extraordinary father and a great

leader within the southern Indian community in Nottingham.

His passengers were a group of people from India

Three of the dead worked for an IT company.

The other lorry driver, David Wagstaff, who's 53

and from Stoke-on-Trent, has been bailed to appear

He's been charged with 12 counts of causing death or serious injury

About 150 people have now been treated in hospital

in Eastbourne in East Sussex after falling ill as a result

of a mysterious chemical "haze" which drifted in from the sea

Amanda Akass is at Birling Gap, the area near Beachy Head

Amanda has anyone got any idea yet what this haze was?

I have spoken to the emergency services and they are still unclear

as to what exactly this toxic gas cloud was and where it came from.

Some speculation it could have come from some kind of chemical leak in

northern France, something like that happened a few years ago and strong

smells worse melt across the south-east but Sussex Police say the

weather conditions yesterday make that unlikely. There have also been

reports there was a ship seen offshore off-loading something that

has been reported to the police and the coastguard say they are checking

all the vessels in the area at the time. As to what the substance was,

the Fire Service say they do not think it was chlorine but it was

causing distress to people suffering from streaming eyes, sore throats,

vomiting and people were queueing outside the Eastbourne Hospital

through the night. But the hospital said when everyone was treated they

were mainly suffering from merely minor effects and nobody had to be

admitted. Thank you very much Amanda A controversial religious leader

in India has been sentenced to ten years in prison for raping two

of his followers. Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh's conviction

last week triggered large scale riots by his devotees in which 38

people were killed. Thousands of police have been

deployed to the region where the guru's movement is based

amid fears of further unrest. The town where the controversial

self-styled Guru is being held was After the explosion of violence that

followed his conviction on two rape charges last week, the Indian

authorities say they are taking no But this is the real

focus of concern today. The town in which the vast

temple complex that serves as Guru Ram Rahim's

headquarters is based. this car was torched by an angry

crowd within minutes of the ten year sentence being announced.

Are your troops ready to besiege the temple complex if necessary?

We are fully equipped, fully ready and fully trained.

Whatever directions are given, we'll implement it.

As of now, we are going step-by-step, and the first step

is to maintain the peace and calm so that curfew is relaxed.

Guru Ram Rahim is a flamboyant and controversial figure,

who stars in his own movies and command extraordinary support.

His claim that he has 60 million followers worldwide

may be an exaggeration, but perhaps as many

as 15,000 hard-core devotees are believed to be holed up

The Army has been warning people to leave the temple.

The authorities have ordered that the guru's assets,

including the temple complex be seized, but from what we've seen,

the devotees are not ready to give it up without a fight,

so a siege situation is developing here in north India.

German prosecutors say a nurse who is serving a life sentence

for murdering two patients, may have killed 84 others.

Niels Hoegel was convicted and jailed two years ago -

for giving lethal drug injections to intensive care patients.

Investigators have exhumed more than 100 bodies

of patients who died in clinics where Hoegel worked.

A year ago today BHS closed it's doors for the last time

12 months on only 25 of the company's 160 stores have

new owners including the likes of Primark, TK Maxx and Morleys -

Our business correspondent Emma Simpson has been

BHS, one of the best-known names on the high street.

It had its heyday, but this time last year, nearly 90 years

And the question, who would fill this gap?

At this shopping centre, a shiny new department store.

And new jobs for these two former BHS workers.

We couldn't get anyone in to fix anything for BHS, but now we've got

It is like moving out of a house, having it refurbished

For us, it's's like a home from home.

Whatever was going on in in this building, we would be interested.

The fact that we both work here is amazing.

It'ss a good outcome here, but what has happened to the other

More than half are still sitting empty.

35 properties have deals or plans in place.

Only 25 of the former BHS stores have so far been reoccupied.

I am not surprised that a vast majority are unoccupied,

many of them are very large and costly to reoccupy,

and they are in marginal towns where there is a lot of competition

Those retailers who would normally have been there in the past

I have lived in Stockport all my life, I remember

being dragged around on a Saturday morning with my mum.

It would never be a complete visit without coming to BHS.

The council is spending millions on improving the town centre.

It's leader is convinced a solution can be found.

It is a shame, because it is actually

We feel there is a lot of potential interest in this building.

I think there is an incredible opportunity.

But they may need to come up with something creative

The same goes for many of the other former BHS stores

Thousands of people are descending on west London for the second day

Organisers are expecting a million visitors over both days.

Yesterday a minute's silence was observed in memory

for those killed in the fire at Grenfell Tower,

A million people are expected to come here over the next two days,

yesterday Carnival was opened with the ceremony, multi-faith prayer at

was given and doves released as a mark of respect to those affected by

the Grenfell Tower will blaze back in June. A minutes silence was held

at three o'clock yesterday and the same will be done again today at 3pm

but as you can see behind me organisers are very much about

mixing the visit of the these and fun, colourful costumes and

masquerades as well as marking tributes to those affected by

Grenfell Tower. Metropolitan Police so far 122 people arrested but the

London Ambulance Service are saying they treated 422 people, 70 of which

were taken to hospital and the are urging people to drink lots of

water. Some cricket and England have lost

the prize wicket of Joe Root on the morning of fourth day

of the second test against The England captain was caught

for 72, as England attempt to extend their slender lead

over the tourists. At lunch England are 251-4, a lead

of 82. Now it's certainly not cricket

but it's terminology can be just as confusing -

with it's 'quaffle', You may have thought the game

of Quidditch was confined But it's actually been brought

to life as a real sport and this weekend the British championships

were held in Hull. We put Colin Paterson

on a broomstick and sent him along. Created by JK Rowling, and very much

Harry Potter's favourite sport. Eight teams battling it out

for the Quidditch We've got lots of the general

public coming down today, and getting to see them come along,

watch the sport and be like, wow, When you get hit by it,

you have to go and tag into your hoops before you can

do anything useful. If you catch it, your team gets

30 points and ends the game. And for the players,

all this is done with one If you get hit by a Bludger,

or if it comes from between your legs at any time, then you have

to go tag back in at your hoops. How much easier would it

be if you could fly? So much easier, but I think health

and safety would have a field day! It was clear to see just how

seriously teams were taking it. This is a Quidditch

pre-match team talk. Many of the players

were attracted to the sport Probably like up

the top end of fans. Like, I'm a massive

Harry Potter fan. Quidditch is this,

and Harry Potter is this. I've never read the books,

and I'm the age as well. It surprises quite a lot

of people I play with. And so to the final -

West Midlands Revolution And the Revolution were presented

with a trophy that was Well, one day, it could be a case of

Harry Potter And The Olympic Sport. The next news on BBC One is at 6pm -

until then do enjoy your afternoon.