:00:00. > :00:00.Thousands of people are told to leave their homes
:00:07. > :00:11.as Tropical Storm Harvey continues to lash the US state of Texas.
:00:12. > :00:14.People have been told to expect a year's rainfall in a week -
:00:15. > :00:18.up to 30,000 may need to be housed in rescue centres.
:00:19. > :00:20.We have a two-storey home and on the first
:00:21. > :00:27.And all the furniture is just floating.
:00:28. > :00:30.The 'catastrophic' flooding is only expected to get worse -
:00:31. > :00:32.and there are now concerns for neighbouring Louisiana.
:00:33. > :00:37.Another round of Brexit talks get underway in Brussels -
:00:38. > :00:43.as Britain asks for flexibility and imagination.
:00:44. > :00:45.A lorry driver charged over a crash on the M1 motorway which killed
:00:46. > :00:50.eight people has been remanded in custody after appearing in court.
:00:51. > :00:53.Jailed for 20 years for two rapes - the self-styled Indian
:00:54. > :00:59.guru who claims millions of followers worldwide.
:01:00. > :01:01.And sizzling sun and sensational sounds - it can only be
:01:02. > :01:27.Good evening, and welcome to BBC News.
:01:28. > :01:30.Thousands of people have had to be rescued in and around
:01:31. > :01:32.the US city of Houston - as waters continue to rise
:01:33. > :01:37.The area's expected to have received a year's rainfall within a week.
:01:38. > :01:39.Helicopters have plucked victims from rooftops as roads have
:01:40. > :01:44.And the flooding - already described as 'catastrophic' in Texas -
:01:45. > :01:47.is not only expected to get worse, it's also expected to spread -
:01:48. > :01:49.with concerns now for neighbouring Louisiana.
:01:50. > :01:57.Our North America Correspondent James Cook reports.
:01:58. > :02:02.Three days after Hurricane Harvey smashed into their state,
:02:03. > :02:07.Texans are still struggling in its wake.
:02:08. > :02:10.In this suburb of Houston, they called for help all night,
:02:11. > :02:15.In the end, it wasn't police or fire fighters who came to the rescue,
:02:16. > :02:19.They say they called 911 and there was no answer.
:02:20. > :02:23.Well, we just happened to be here, and we had a boat
:02:24. > :02:27.And that's what's happening all over Texas, isn't it?
:02:28. > :02:33.Texans have formed their own armada, offering a helping hand to friends
:02:34. > :02:39.You must be grateful to these guys here?
:02:40. > :02:42.Grateful to actually the whole community,
:02:43. > :02:44.seeing Houston coming together and helping each other out.
:02:45. > :02:50.I was saying to my mom yesterday, I wish we had something
:02:51. > :02:56.It was extremely scary, we didn't expect this to happen at all.
:02:57. > :02:58.Have you ever seen anything like this before?
:02:59. > :03:05.This neighbourhood really doesn't flood, so this was a first for us.
:03:06. > :03:08.Well, there is frenetic activity here as boats buzz
:03:09. > :03:14.This little vessel alone has rescued 30 people so far, and the situation
:03:15. > :03:22.Even at 75 years old, this is something she has never
:03:23. > :03:38.For a time, this picture seemed to sum up the desperation, it is a care
:03:39. > :03:42.home and the owner 's daughter treated it to plead for help. She
:03:43. > :03:48.said within 15 minutes, the water went from ankle height to waist
:03:49. > :03:51.height. Immediately, they were under water. The National Guard saw the
:03:52. > :03:57.photograph and everyone was led to safety. Many more are still waiting
:03:58. > :04:02.to be rescued and in desperation all they can do is cling on and call for
:04:03. > :04:12.help. We have a two story home and on the first floor, it is up to here
:04:13. > :04:14.and all the furniture is just floating. Everything. Mattresses,
:04:15. > :04:17.all of it. In Houston alone, more than 20 helicopters are flying
:04:18. > :04:23.rescue missions but pulling people from the floods is delicate and it
:04:24. > :04:29.is dangerous and the city's troubles may yet get worse. Parts of those
:04:30. > :04:36.regions will continue to receive incredibly heavy rain, that will
:04:37. > :04:40.lead to even more flooding and more danger for Texas. Texas is now
:04:41. > :04:45.saturated and it is struggling, more than 2000 people have been rescued,
:04:46. > :04:52.6000 have called for help, this is a disaster on an epic scale.
:04:53. > :04:58.James, there seems to be no let up in the rain.
:04:59. > :05:04.The rain is still coming down, not as intense, but there is still a
:05:05. > :05:09.huge amount of water coming out of the sky and you can see the result
:05:10. > :05:14.of that behind me. Vehicles coming out, bringing people out in the past
:05:15. > :05:19.hour or so. Now the authorities I think here in Texas are frankly
:05:20. > :05:24.stretched to breaking point at this stage. They had suggested that they
:05:25. > :05:28.had rescued more than 2000 people and perhaps just a couple of hundred
:05:29. > :05:44.remain to be taken from their homes, but I
:05:45. > :05:48.must have seen 100 people being taken out here in this tiny slice of
:05:49. > :05:51.the state in the last hour alone. Clearly, the crisis is on a much
:05:52. > :05:53.bigger scale than that. There has not been significant loss of life
:05:54. > :05:56.that we know of, but it is the scale of the flooding and the disruption
:05:57. > :05:59.and what we are left with here, as President Trump prepares to visit is
:06:00. > :06:01.a staple of refugees. James, thank you.
:06:02. > :06:03.Formal Brexit negotiations have resumed in Brussels this afternoon,
:06:04. > :06:05.with British officials calling on the European Union to show
:06:06. > :06:08.Brexit Secretary David Davis wants to broaden
:06:09. > :06:12.But the EU says there has to be progress on the issues
:06:13. > :06:14.of citizens' rights, the Irish border and the "divorce
:06:15. > :06:17.Our correspondent, Damian Grammaticas is in Brussels.
:06:18. > :06:22.How high should expectations be for these talks? I think they should be
:06:23. > :06:26.pretty low. When you listen and you see that beginning today, you see I
:06:27. > :06:31.think that there is a gulf between the sides and there is a chilly this
:06:32. > :06:35.as well. David Davis talking about flexibility and imagination, what he
:06:36. > :06:38.means is that he hopes that the EU 's side can be persuaded to lean
:06:39. > :06:42.toward some of the ideas that the UK has been putting on the table about
:06:43. > :06:52.ways of dealing with the Irish border and the rights of citizens
:06:53. > :06:54.and also to broaden the talks to talk about the future trading
:06:55. > :06:56.relationship. Michel Barnier, his response, I think it was pretty
:06:57. > :06:59.cutting. He said that he wanted detailed papers, and enter
:07:00. > :07:03.ambiguity, he said if there could be any real progress in negotiations.
:07:04. > :07:06.Dismissing some of those papers that have been produced and the EU side
:07:07. > :07:11.will stick to that particularly on the one issue that the UK has not
:07:12. > :07:14.addressed, money, how much will be paid. Damien, thank you.
:07:15. > :07:17.A lorry driver has appeared in court following a crash on the M1 motorway
:07:18. > :07:21.Two lorries and a minibus were involved in the collision
:07:22. > :07:25.Our correspondent Andy Moore reports.
:07:26. > :07:28.Twelve people were in the minibus, heading down towards London in
:07:29. > :07:31.The driver was a man from Nottingham, his passengers
:07:32. > :07:36.were a group of people from India, about to start a tour of Europe.
:07:37. > :07:38.Lorry driver Ryszard Masierak, who lives in Worcestershire,
:07:39. > :07:40.but comes from Poland, blinked back tears and was given
:07:41. > :07:43.a tissue as a total of 20 charges were put to him
:07:44. > :07:51.Court proceedings lasted about half an hour.
:07:52. > :07:58.He will appear before a Crown Court in Aylesbury next month.
:07:59. > :08:01.Afterwards, Thames Valley Police gave a short statement.
:08:02. > :08:03.We've had full cooperation from the two freight companies
:08:04. > :08:06.involved and they are fully supporting us with our enquiries.
:08:07. > :08:12.Our thoughts remain very much with those affected by this tragedy.
:08:13. > :08:15.Mr Masierak was the driver of this lorry.
:08:16. > :08:17.He has been charged with 12 counts of causing death or serious injury
:08:18. > :08:20.by dangerous driving and eight counts of causing death
:08:21. > :08:25.It was alleged he was about one and a half times
:08:26. > :08:30.Of the four people seriously injured, three of them are said
:08:31. > :08:34.to be fighting for their lives, one is a five-year-old girl.
:08:35. > :08:36.The driver of this lorry, David Wagstaff, who is 53
:08:37. > :08:39.and from Stoke-on-Trent, has been bailed to appear before
:08:40. > :08:45.He is charged with 12 counts of causing death or serious injury
:08:46. > :08:59.A controversial guru in India has been jailed for 20 years
:09:00. > :09:03.Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh's conviction last week triggered large-scale
:09:04. > :09:05.riots by his devotees, in which 38 people were killed.
:09:06. > :09:08.Thousands of police have been deployed to the region
:09:09. > :09:10.where his movement is based, amid fears of further unrest.
:09:11. > :09:13.The town where the controversial self-styled guru is being held
:09:14. > :09:20.The normally flamboyant God Man was subdued as the 20-year
:09:21. > :09:28.The victims said that was too light and they will appeal.
:09:29. > :09:30.After the explosion of violence that followed his conviction,
:09:31. > :09:34.the Indian authorities say they are taking no chances.
:09:35. > :09:40.16,000 paramilitary police and troops have been deployed.
:09:41. > :09:43.This town is the focus of concern today.
:09:44. > :09:45.The is where the vast temple complex that serves as the guru's
:09:46. > :09:54.Are your troops ready to besiege the temple complex, if necessary?
:09:55. > :09:56.We are fully equipped, fully ready and fully trained.
:09:57. > :09:59.Whatever directions are given, we'll implement it.
:10:00. > :10:03.Guru Ram Rahim is a charasmatic and controversial figure,
:10:04. > :10:08.who stars in his own movies and has millions of followers.
:10:09. > :10:11.Many devotees say, despite the rape convictions, they have not lost
:10:12. > :10:17.faith in the man they regard as a living saint.
:10:18. > :10:30.Tonight, the guru's temple complex is effectively under siege,
:10:31. > :10:36.surrounded by heavily armed police and troops.
:10:37. > :10:40.Inside, there are reckoned to be 15,000 hard-core disciples.
:10:41. > :10:42.The fear is, what happens when the authorities
:10:43. > :11:04.Experts are still trying to work out what caused 150 people to be treated
:11:05. > :11:08.in hospital after being affected by a chemical haze that drifted off the
:11:09. > :11:12.sea on the south coast yesterday. This report is from Birling Gap near
:11:13. > :11:14.Beachy head in East Sussex, the worst affected area.
:11:15. > :11:17.Everyone, you know, anxiety was high, and we were all
:11:18. > :11:19.shaking and getting really nervous and everything.
:11:20. > :11:21.Like, just didn't really know what to do.
:11:22. > :11:27.We had itchy eyes, sore throat, throbbing head, and nausea.
:11:28. > :11:30.They come to the beach for a bank holiday day out by the sea.
:11:31. > :11:33.But around 5pm, they were engulfed by a chemical cloud
:11:34. > :11:35.which led to hundreds of people being evacuated.
:11:36. > :11:37.The toxic fumes even affected lifeboat crews sent out to help
:11:38. > :11:42.We actually went straight into this cloud, which we weren't
:11:43. > :11:47.And we could feel our eyes burning straightaway.
:11:48. > :11:50.So we advised the coastguards, and we were told to stay
:11:51. > :11:52.inside the lifeboat, close all the doors,
:11:53. > :11:58.But it hasn't stopped people coming back to the beach today.
:11:59. > :12:07.As soon as we heard that it was fine and that the beach
:12:08. > :12:10.We'd looked at other beaches that hadn't been affected,
:12:11. > :12:15.As to what caused the haze, well, the coastguard say
:12:16. > :12:17.that the English Channel was particularly busy
:12:18. > :12:19.with shipping at the time, and they are currently looking
:12:20. > :12:22.into all the vessels that were in the area yesterday.
:12:23. > :12:24.While investigations continue, though, people on the beach today
:12:25. > :12:27.didn't want to let anything stop them getting their dose
:12:28. > :12:37.German prosecutors say a nurse who is serving a life sentence
:12:38. > :12:41.for murdering two patients may have killed as many as 90 people.
:12:42. > :12:43.Niels Hoegel was convicted and jailed two years ago
:12:44. > :12:47.for giving lethal drug injections to intensive care patients.
:12:48. > :12:49.Investigators have since exhumed more than 100 bodies
:12:50. > :12:52.of patients who died in clinics where he worked.
:12:53. > :12:58.From Berlin, Damien McGuinness reports.
:12:59. > :13:01.This man could turn out to be the deadliest serial killer post-war
:13:02. > :13:07.In 2015, former nurse Niels Hogel was sent to jail
:13:08. > :13:13.But police now say they've found evidence that he murdered
:13:14. > :13:17.around 90 other patients, and that there are dozens
:13:18. > :13:22.of other suspected murders that can't be proven.
:13:23. > :13:26.TRANSLATION: If the clues had been duly investigated at the time,
:13:27. > :13:28.even in Delmenhorst Hospital, then the deaths of many
:13:29. > :13:33.patients, in our opinion, could have been prevented.
:13:34. > :13:36.The nurse injected patients at this hospital with drugs
:13:37. > :13:44.His aim was to then resuscitate them and win recognition from colleagues.
:13:45. > :13:46.There are now allegations that some in the hospital
:13:47. > :13:51.TRANSLATION: The current circumstances lead to the conclusion
:13:52. > :13:54.that the former management was aware that Niels H had an awful
:13:55. > :14:01.That means that German authorities are asking questions
:14:02. > :14:05.about whether hospital staff turned a blind eye, and about why
:14:06. > :14:09.it took so long for the murders to be uncovered.
:14:10. > :14:22.A year ago today BHS closed its doors for the last time
:14:23. > :14:26.12 months on - only 25 of the company's 159
:14:27. > :14:29.Including the likes of Primark and Morleys -
:14:30. > :14:31.as our Business correspondent Emma Simpson has been finding out.
:14:32. > :14:34.BHS, one of the best-known names on the high street.
:14:35. > :14:37.It had its heyday, but this time last year, nearly 90 years
:14:38. > :14:45.And the question, who would fill this gap?
:14:46. > :14:49.At Bexleyheath's shopping centre, a shiny new department store.
:14:50. > :14:55.And new jobs for these two former BHS workers.
:14:56. > :14:58.We couldn't get people in to fix anything for BHS.
:14:59. > :15:00.But now we've got brand-new fixtures, brand-new walls,
:15:01. > :15:06.It is like moving out of a house, having it refurbished
:15:07. > :15:15.So whatever was going on in this building,
:15:16. > :15:18.we'd clearly be interested in, and the fact that we
:15:19. > :15:24.It's a good outcome here, but what has happened to the other
:15:25. > :15:30.More than half are still sitting empty.
:15:31. > :15:34.35 properties have deals or plans in place.
:15:35. > :15:43.Only 25 of the former BHS stores have so far been reoccupied.
:15:44. > :15:50.I am not surprised to see that a vast majority of these
:15:51. > :15:53.stores are unoccupied, because many of them are very large
:15:54. > :15:58.And secondly, they are in quite marginal towns where there is a lot
:15:59. > :16:02.of out of town competition from other locations.
:16:03. > :16:04.Therefore those retailers who would normally have
:16:05. > :16:08.been there in the past have moved elsewhere.
:16:09. > :16:10.I have lived in Stockport all my life.
:16:11. > :16:12.I remember being dragged, I might use that word,
:16:13. > :16:14.dragged around Stockport on a Saturday morning with my mum.
:16:15. > :16:18.It would never be complete a visit without coming to BHS.
:16:19. > :16:20.So yes, I do remember what it was like.
:16:21. > :16:28.The council is spending millions on improving Stockport town centre.
:16:29. > :16:31.Its leader is convinced a solution can be found.
:16:32. > :16:34.What makes it a real shame, because this is actually
:16:35. > :16:43.We feel there is a lot of potential interest in this building.
:16:44. > :16:45.I think there is an incredible opportunity here.
:16:46. > :16:48.I genuinely believe it can be relatively easy let.
:16:49. > :16:51.But he and the owners may need to come up with something more
:16:52. > :16:56.The same goes for many of the other former BHS stores
:16:57. > :17:08.and England's Moeen Ali scored a crucial half-century
:17:09. > :17:11.on the afternoon of the fourth day of the second Test against
:17:12. > :17:15.He was caught for 84, as England recovered from losing
:17:16. > :17:18.early wickets to extend their lead over the tourists.
:17:19. > :17:22.England have declared for 490-8, setting the West Indies
:17:23. > :17:31.Well, it's been the hottest August late Bank Holiday for 50 years
:17:32. > :17:33.in parts of the UK, which means hundreds of thousands
:17:34. > :17:35.of revellers have been enjoying the sunshine
:17:36. > :17:57.Year-on-year, this carnival has grown. It's now generates ?97
:17:58. > :18:02.million for the economy, but putting on a party of this size isn't easy.
:18:03. > :18:06.It's a labour of love for the organisers. So far this weekend,
:18:07. > :18:10.ambulance crews and attended 500 people and there have been 150
:18:11. > :18:14.arrests, but bearing in mind that this event 1 million people per day
:18:15. > :18:16.let's look at the highlights of the Notting Hill Carnival.
:18:17. > :18:18.Everyone can be a king or queen at carnival.
:18:19. > :18:19.It's flamboyant, eccentric, extravagant.
:18:20. > :18:39.The heroes of the sound system, playing to crowds
:18:40. > :18:42.There was fierce competition amongst the DJs.
:18:43. > :18:45.This sound system, we're giving a message, yeah?
:18:46. > :18:49.A message of love and unity for everybody.
:18:50. > :18:53.But, as I hear the music, and that baseline resonates
:18:54. > :18:57.through my body, like I say, it's a spirit that wakes up,
:18:58. > :19:02.and it's just higher, higher, higher, until you just go, oh!
:19:03. > :19:09.Carnival is the Caribbean, with its culture and music.
:19:10. > :19:12.A celebration born out of the struggle of the West Indian
:19:13. > :19:15.immigrants living in London in the 1960s.
:19:16. > :19:19.They refused to be beaten, and so, with colour and pride,
:19:20. > :19:22.they marched proudly through the streets of Notting Hill.
:19:23. > :19:25.Today, it's the biggest street party in Europe.
:19:26. > :19:28.In terms of visitor numbers, Notting Hill is ten times
:19:29. > :19:38.There are 70 performing stages, and 40 sound systems.
:19:39. > :19:46.But, yeah, I really enjoy Carnival here.
:19:47. > :19:55.We've been doing it for 24 years now, it's part of our life.
:19:56. > :20:00.Once this is done, we start planning next year.
:20:01. > :20:16.And so, as the sun sets on another Notting Hill Carnival,
:20:17. > :20:18.Now on BBC One, it's time for the news where you are.