28/08/2017 Breakfast

This is Breakfast, with Steph McGovern and Louise

Scenes of devastation as catastrophic flooding hits the US

Desperate rescue efforts are taking place.

Thousands of people have been rescued with a year's worth of rain

Roads have been turned into rivers as people are urged to get to high

ground. We prayed a lot. We praised God and

he rescued us, so we are very grateful.

One care home had to be evacuated after its residents were submerged

We'll be live in Texas with the latest.

A chemical haze along the East Sussex coast leaves more

than 100 people needing hospital treatment.

UK negotiators say they want "flexibility and imagination"

Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger asks fans to keep the faith

after what he calls a "disastrous" 4-0 loss to Liverpool.

Invented by JK Rowling, played by Harry Potter,

We'll bring you the action from the first Quidditch Premier

How much easier wouldn't be if you could fly? So much easier, but

health and safety would have a field day. And the weather. Good morning.

A dry and warm day. I will have all of the details for the UK forecast

as well as an update on the situation in Texas in about 15

minutes. Thank you. Catastrophic floods are causing

devastation in Houston as Storm Harvey continues

to batter Texas. Parts of the city have seen two

and a half feet of rain in the past So far, emergency teams have rescued

almost 2,000 people. Others have been told to climb

onto rooftops to escape. Our North America correspondent,

James Cook, reports. Nearly three days after hurricanes

Harvey smashed into Texas, Houston is still struggling in its wake.

Rescues in boats, lorries, and other vehicles have been bringing people

to safety. The storm is on track to dump a record 50 inches of rain the

state. We want people to know that if you have a need, we will get to

you. I simply ask you remain calm and patient. But we will get to use.

Anyone with a boat, large or small, has been pressed into service. But

the flooded city streets are difficult to navigate. The currents

are swift and treacherous. In these conditions, making the wrong turn

can quickly become a matter of life and death. We just... We prayed a

lot. And we just praised God and we were rescued, so we are very

thankful. You get a sense here of just how quickly the situation is

unfolding. The flooding clearly caught these drivers by surprise,

and still the rain is coming down with no sign of it stopping. The

fourth largest city in the United States has ground to a halt.

Motorways are cut off. 3000 soldiers have mobilised to help. President

Trump plans to visit tomorrow. He will find a city in crisis. James

Cook, BBC News, Houston. And we will be live there later in

the programme. Around 150 people have been treated

at a hospital in East Sussex, and hundreds more have been affected

by a mysterious gas cloud that Beaches between Eastbourne

and Birling Gap were evacuated as people complained of streaming

eyes, sore throats and vomiting. Police say they're investigating

what caused the haze. This is the moment a strange haze

began rolling in off the sea as people were trying

to enjoy a day at the beach. With streaming eyes,

many decided to leave before it was evacuated by

emergency services. The mist quickly spread

along the coast. Itchy eyes, sore throat,

a throbbing head. Anxiety was high and we were

all shaking and getting We just didn't really know what to

do. More than 100 people headed

to hospital where they went Others were urged not to go

to hospital unless it was The haze prompted a huge response

from the ambulance service, the police, the fire

service, and the RLNI. Residents were told to stay in doors

and keep their windows closed. What caused the cloud

is still unclear. It appears to have

come from the coast. In previous incidences,

it has come from and industrial We will work with our agencies

to find out what this is about. The gas seems to have blown away

and thousands are prepared to flock to the beach for bank

holiday Monday. A lorry driver is due in court today

accused of causing the death by dangerous driving of eight people

in a minibus who were killed in a crash on the M1

near Milton Keynes on Saturday. Ryszard Masierak, who's 31

and from Worcestershire, is also accused of causing serious

injury to four people and being over The driver of a second lorry

will appear in court next month. A team of British government

officials returns to Brussels today for the latest round of Brexit

negotiations, with both sides warning there's no real

prospect of a breakthrough. The EU continues to insist

that there has to be progress on the issues of the rights

of EU citizens in the UK, the amount the UK will pay

when it leaves the union, the so-called "Divorce Bill,"

and the future of the Irish border. But Brexit Secretary, David Davis,

will today demand more "flexibility and imagination" in the European

approach to the talks. Let's talk to our political

correspondent Chris Mason. He is in London for us. Good

morning. We have talked about this before. What exactly does David

Davis mean by that? Good morning. He means he wants to see the UK and the

EU get a shuffle on in the negotiations. There is itchiness in

Westminster for the government to talk about the future relationship

with the EU once we have left in March 2019. Rather than those three

things you were talking about on the negotiation table which will be

discussed later today in Brussels, I'm picking and unpacking their

relationship with a club we have been with for 40 is -- unpacking.

The challenge is that Michel Barnier is bound by rules from the remaining

27 members who say you have to sort those two things out first and then

get onto the other stuff. What will happen soon is an intensification of

that. Some are saying November, others December. Thank you.

More than half of the BHS stores which closed after the company fell

into administration are still sitting empty,

The collapse of the 160-strong chain was one of the most high-profile

and controversial retail failures in many years.

The final stores closed a year ago today but only 25 former BHS shops

have been re-let according to The Local Data Company monitors

vacancy rates across UK shopping areas.

A rare Sumatran tiger born has been born at a zoo in North Yorkshire.

The sex of the animal is yet unknown and is the fourth cub to be born

at Flamingo Land in more than 20 years with triplets being born

The tigers are classified as critically endangered,

with approximately 300 left in the wild, down from 1,000

They are the rarest and smallest subspecies of tiger in the world,

I am worried. The mother just left the baby. But everything is fine. It

is lovely to see this picture. Really cute. We have Nick with the

sport. It needs some food. If you love Arsenal, you are going, oh, not

again. Many people are taking it out on Arsene Wenger. Did the players

not do their job? What is happening this morning is an absolute inquest.

In the Premier League, Arsenal were thrashed 4-0

Sadio Mane with the pick of the goals.

Elsewhere, there was a win for champions Chelsea while Spurs

That was the same scoreline between West Brom and Stoke.

It was a moment Ross County goalkeeper, Scott Fox,

will want to forget, and will probably be reminded

His slip-up helped Rangers beat his side 3-1 in the Scottish

He will probably be reminded of that his entire life.

England edge ahead against the West Indies but the second test

remains finely poised going into day four.

They have a second innings lead of two with seven wickets in hand.

And Lewis Hamilton marked his two hundreth Formula One race by winning

His victory cut second placed Sebastian Vettel's championship lead

That is all of us bought. We will be talking about Quidditch later on. I

will be around for that, definitely. Have you seen how it is played? Who

are the champions of it? I don't know. The only problem is they

cannot fly. Shall we find out about the weather and what is going on in

Houston? Good morning. This is an update on the latest situation over

there at the moment. In terms of rainfall, some areas have seen 40

inches of rain so far, over a metre of rainfall. It has brought

life-threatening floods. There has been strong winds in association

with the storm. Over the weekend, 60 tornadoes across the region. In

terms of the rainfall still to come, more heavy rain in the next few

days. It will not stop raining in parts of Texas and the Wednesday

night. That will be almost a solid week's worth of rainfall. Meanwhile,

closer to home, here it is a largely dry day for the country. Not

everywhere. Things will turn cooler after a warm start. High pressure

returns. A lot of dry weather set to continue. Here and now. High

pressure towards the near continent. Also this frontal system trying to

push in from the Atlantic. That will bring some clouds and outbreaks of

rain and windy conditions across the north-west of the UK. Rainfall in

Northern Ireland and northern western Scotland this morning going

further south. The rest of the UK, though, blue skies and sunshine.

High cloud around. This afternoon, across Northern Ireland, rain on and

off. Light and patchy. To conditions in the north and west of Scotland.

Warm in the east. Patchy rain through the Central Belt in the

afternoon in the central Borders. The Midlands. Warm and dry. Likely

to see temperatures widely in the mid-to high 20s. Wales, lots of

sunshine. Lots of cloud in the north and west later in the afternoon.

Cloud into the far south-west of England as well. Much of south-west

England and southern England down towards the south-east, fine and dry

conditions in the forecast. We are likely to see one or two spots

reaching 29 degrees. The evening. This front in the north goes south.

Rain this evening and tonight into northern England and Wales and

towards the far south-west as well. Windy and cool conditions to the

north of that with temperatures overnight 10- 13 degrees. Mild and

mighty further south. During the day tomorrow, that system fits in

central part of the country bringing cloud and rain. Fresh conditions

with sunshine and showers returning to the north-west. Warm and muggy in

the south-east. Temperatures again in the high 20s. 26 by Tuesday

afternoon. It looks like we will see rain in the middle part of the week.

Slightly colder conditions with a low pressure around. High pressure

once again returns bringing dry conditions for many of us as we go

towards the end of the week. Back to you. Thank you.

2000 people have been rescued from Texas as they continue to be

buffered by heavy rain. Conditions are unprecedented. Major roads are

underwater. Hospitals have been evacuated. Some citizens have been

forced onto their ribs to escape rising water.

What has it been like? I am not too far from downtown Houston, just in

the perimeter. It is difficult to see behind me, you can see the rain

coming down, but I am along the Buffalo by -- Bayou, in the centre

of town. These waters go back hundreds of metres behind me, behind

this is a high of sorts. Behind this roadway is an underpass, it is about

15- 20 feet deep completely filled with water. We thought we had a

break in the weather just a few minutes -- hours ago, it got sunny

and the clouds parted briefly. However, it came back and is dumping

inches and inches of rain and that is expected to continue for the

coming days. A lot of people have been evacuated and rescue, do you

know what is happening with them at the moment? Rescues are certainly

under way still at this hour. Rescuers responded to thousands of

people. They had a waiting list of about 1000 people earlier this

evening. They are essentially inundated with phone calls, they

cannot get to everyone immediately. They are telling people, if you do

not have a life-threatening emergency, please save the calls for

people who really are in dire situations. A few minutes ago, we

saw some military trucks and law enforcement officers driving down

the street. It has been very difficult to get around the city.

Looking behind me, water is really all over the Houston area right now.

In terms of the rescue operation on going, what is the advice for people

they are at the moment? Authorities are saying, if you are in a

dangerous situation, if there is water coming into your house or your

apartment, seek higher land. Whether that means going up to a

second-floor or going up to the roof of your home, that is what they want

you to do. They are saying not to go up into the attic, because you could

easily get trapped in a flood situation. I will tell you that this

city has opened up the convention centre. A 2 million square feet

facility has been opened as a temporary shelter. There were

several dozen people already there waiting. I spoke to a woman who

grabbed her baby, she wasn't wearing any shoes but she grabbed some

diapers. Desperate for some copper. We understand that President Trump

will be arriving tomorrow, do you think there is enough help coming

nationally for the area? That is what we understand, the President

will be here at some point on Tuesday. He had said he did not want

to come for a few days. He wanted to let local officials do their work,

not be a destruction. We understand he will be here at some point on

Tuesday to assess the damage. Early on, he signed an emergency

declaration which unleashed financial resources to help with the

situation. The coastguard is involved, thousands of service

members are involved as well. We will see what he has to say when he

sees this for himself on Tuesday. Thank you for your time. Talking of

people who have been rescued, we are joined by Kristen. When did you

realise things were going to go wrong? On Friday night, I left my

house to go to a friends house after the tornado hit. On Saturday night,

waters started rising. Our cars became submerged. At about 1130 this

morning, the water got to hire, it was about 12 or 13 inches under our

waste. We had to climb onto the roof and wait for help. A terrifying

situation. How long were you on the roof or? Two and a half hours. Were

you trying to get hold of the emergency services? Yes, there was a

list of numbers to call. Somebody put it on my Facebook. We went

through each of the numbers calling, they were either busy ward nobody

was answering. So I said, we need help. There are multiple people on

the roof. About two hours later, a boat came up, two guys let us get in

and they took us to the convention centre. Tell us about your thoughts

on the roof, were you worried it would come to a point where you

wouldn't be able to be on the roof? Yes. The friend I was with, she was

trapped in hurricane Katrina. I had not been able to get a hold of any

of my friends or family. It just got to the point where I wasn't sure if

somebody was going to come. They didn't tell us to evacuate. I didn't

know. I haven't seen electricity since Friday evening. I was only

able to check my phone today. I was turning it on and off to conserve

battery so I could call somebody to come and save us. People arrived in

this boat, then what happened? We didn't know that any shelters had

opened, none were open on Saturday. The man in the boat said we had

places to go, we chose the convention centre because it is

centrally located and a large facility. Are you then our? What is

the situation like? They have been bringing people here steadily, I

don't know if they are being rescued or just showing up. There are about

2500 people here or more. They need supplies as far as diapers and

clothes are concerned. Women and children, elderly people, everyone

is he a. Have you got supplies, have you got somewhere to sleep? Yes, the

Red Cross brought in cots for us to play on and some food for us to eat.

I am not sure what will happen in the future days, but as of now,

things are stabilising. It is still windy and raining outside. Do you

have any idea when you might be able to get back home at this stage? I

don't have any idea. I have friends all over the country who are

offering me to come to their house, because the insurance claims will

take some time. As of right now, I have asked when I could go home, and

nobody can answer. I really appreciate your time, best of luck.

We will try to keep in touch with you. That was Kristen Anderson.

Prince William and Harry have spoken in depth about them other in a

documentary that air last night. It told the story of her death and the

public outpouring that surrounded her funeral. The princes say it is

the last time they would speak publicly about the events. Lots of

people were talking about it on social media.

The car appeared to have overturned in the embankment. The death of the

Princess of Wales fills us all with deep shock and grief. I felt

completely numb, disorientated, dizzy. You feel very confused. One

of the hardest things for a parent to have to do is to tell your

children that your other parent has died my grandmother wanted to

protect her to grandson 's and our father. Our grandmother deliberately

removed the newspapers so we didn't know what was going on. Sadly, a lot

of my memories revolve around trying to cheer up. -- cheer her up. She

cried more about press intrusion than anything else in her life. One

of the hardest things to come to terms with is that the same people

who chased into the tunnel were taking photos of her while she was

dying on the back seat of the car. It was new territory, nobody had

seen anything like this before. My grandmother and father believed that

we were better served out in Balmoral, having the walk in space

and peace to be with the family. Why would you put them in London? Why

wouldn't you let them get over the shock in the comfort of their

family? I think it was a very hard decision for my grandmother to make.

She felt very torn between being a grandmother and being the queen. My

mother, she had been challenging the Royal family for many years. She

religiously put on her seatbelt. Why not at night? I will never know. A

lot of people talking about it last night. I am sure you can catch it on

iPlayer. If you did catch it, let us know what you thought.

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We'll look at new initiatives designed to help teachers,

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Also this morning, the princess and the paparazzi.

As a BBC documentary examines the days leading up to Diana's

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And after 9am, he took jungle music mainstream,

DJ, songwriter, and producer, Goldie will be on the sofa.

But now a summary of this morning's main news.

Catastrophic floods are causing devastation in Houston

as Storm Harvey continues to batter Texas.

Parts of the city have seen two and a half feet of rain in the past

So far, emergency teams have rescued almost 2,000 people.

Others have been told to climb onto rooftops to escape.

Our North America correspondent, James Cook, reports.

Nearly three days after Hurricane Harvey smashed into Texas,

Houston is still struggling in its wake.

Rescuers in boats, helicopters, and lorries, have been bringing

Forecasters say the storm is on track to dump a record 50

We want people to know in this city that if you have a need,

I simply ask you remain calm and patient.

Anyone with a boat, large or small, has been pressed into service.

But the flooded city streets are difficult to navigate.

The currents are swift and treacherous.

In these conditions, making the wrong turning can quickly

And we just praised God and we were rescued,

You get a sense here of just how quickly the situation is unfolding.

The flooding clearly caught these drivers by surprise,

and still the rain is coming down with no sign of it stopping.

The fourth largest city in the United States has now ground

And 3,000 soldiers have mobilised to help.

President Trump plans to visit tomorrow.

Around 150 people have been treated at a hospital in East Sussex,

and hundreds more have been affected by a mysterious gas cloud that

Beaches between Eastbourne and Birling Gap were evacuated

as people complained of streaming eyes, sore throats and vomiting.

Police say they're investigating what caused the haze

but that the beaches will be open as normal today.

We are hoping to speak to someone on that beach a little while later.

A lorry driver is due in court today accused of causing the death

by dangerous driving of eight people in a minibus who were killed

in a crash on the M1 near Milton Keynes on Saturday.

Ryszard Masierak, who's 31 and from Worcestershire,

is also accused of causing serious injury to four people and being over

The driver of a second lorry will appear in court next month.

A team of British government officials returns to Brussels today

for the latest round of Brexit negotiations, calling for more

"flexibility and imagination" in the European approach

But the EU continues to insist progress must be made on the issues

of the rights of EU citizens in the UK, the amount Britain

will pay when it leaves the union, as well as the future

Eight have been killed in the Austrian and Italian alps. Others

have been injured. A rare Sumatran tiger born has been

born at a zoo in North Yorkshire. The sex of the animal is yet unknown

and is the fourth cub to be born at Flamingo Land in more than 20

years with triplets being born The tigers are classified

as critically endangered, with approximately 300 left

in the wild, down from 1,000 They are the rarest and smallest

subspecies of tiger in the world, Absolutely lovely. Just wondering

where the mother went. May be the mother was an Arsenal fan.

If you are an Arsenal fan, you are thinking, not this again. A lack of

desire shown by the top Arsenal players. They need to take

responsibility. Loads of complaints about that new contract. He says we

give them all the facilities and training, they are just not doing

their job. 4-0. A thrashing. Horrendous. Some of the papers now.

Why would you want to stay at Arsenal. Alexis Sanchez will be

thinking the same thing. The transfer deadline stops on Thursday.

The Mirror. A mismatch in Vegas yesterday. What about this one.

Arsenal again. Head in hands. Unacceptable, unwatchable,

unforgivable. A pretty demoralising performance for Arsenal. Where do

they go from here? Emphatic four Liverpool. -- for.

In the Premier League there was an emphatic victory

for Liverpool as they thrashed Arsenal by four goals

The Reds were already a goal up before this brilliant effort

It was a dominant display by Jurgen Klopp's side,

capped by Daniel Sturridge's late goal.

We were really organised. If you give Arsenal a little bit of space

and time, they will tend to do what they want to do. Also you are lost

before the game starts. When Liverpool gives Arsenal some space,

they get a goal. Thank God we did not.

We were not at a level of commitment physically and mentally as well. A

performance like that is, of course, very disappointing.

Tottenham Hotspur are still without a Premier League

Chris Wood scored on his league debut in the 92nd minute to earn

Both teams have four points from three games.

Champions Chelsea made it back-to-back wins by beating

Cesc Fabregas opened the scoring at Stamford Bridge before

new signing Alvaro Morata headed in the second just before half time.

And Stoke's Peter Crouch made the most of a defensive mix-up

to end West Brom's 100% start to the season.

His equaliser earned them a 1-1 draw.

In the Scottish Premiership, Dundee secured their first point

of the season to lift themselves off the bottom of the table.

A 1-1 draw against Hibs at Dens Park ended a run of five league defeats

And Rangers won, 3-1, at Ross County.

You'd have to say it's advantage West Indies heading into the fourth

day of the second test against England in Leeds.

Joe Root's team are playing catch up in their second innings.

Mark Stoneman hit a maiden test half century before being bowled for 52.

Root will resume unbeaten on 45 with England leading

It is well for the next two days. I just hope we can go on and get it

day after day. Any target? One step at a time. Keep trying to build a

lead and give the West Indies out of the field as long as possible. --

keep the West Indies. Lewis Hamilton celebrated his 200th

race in Formula One with a faultless display to win the

Belgian Grand Prix. The three time World Champion

started on pole but was angry about a safety car coming out,

which he said could have But he held off the challenge

of Sebastian Vettel He's now just seven points behind

Vettel in the drivers' standings. Andrea Dovizioso won

the British MotoGP at Silverstone Marc Marquez lost his place

at the top of the standings when his Honda broke down

with seven laps to go. Dovizioso took the lead

from Valentino Rossi with just three laps left and held on to take

the chequered flag. Britain's Cal Crutchlow was fourth,

while Scott Redding was eighth. Britain's Chris Froome will enjoy

today's rest day on the Vuelta a Espana after extending his lead

over Esteban Chaves to 36 seconds. The Tour de France champion

made his break for victory with a few hundred yards to go

at the end of yesterday's 108 Afterwards Froome said

he couldn't have asked to be And finally, we'll go back

to the Scottish Premiership and Rangers' 3-1 win at Ross County,

we've been keeping this goal Not great viewing for fans

of Ross County, I'm afraid. Their goalkeeper, Scott Fox, got

a bit too fancy with his footwork allowing the quick thinking

Alfredo Morelos to out-fox him I want to know how he forgot he was

there. Only seconds when by. He just thought, oh... Patsy saw a mate in

the crowd and thought I will be clever. -- Perhaps he. Perhaps he

needs to switch to Quidditch. That is a bit harsh.

Investigators still don't know the cause of a suspected chemical

Approximately 150 people were treated in hospital

after complaining of irritation to their eyes and throats.

This is the moment a strange haze began rolling in off the sea

as people were trying to enjoy a day at the beach.

With streaming eyes and sore throats, many decided to leave

before it was evacuated by emergency services in gas marks.

The mist quickly spread further along the coast.

I had itchy eyes, sore throat, throbbing head, and nausea.

Everyone, you know, anxiety was high and we were all shaking and getting

really nervous and everything.

We just didn't really know what to do.

More than 100 people headed to hospital in Eastbourne

where they went through a decontamination process.

Others were urged not to go to hospital unless it was

the Police, the Fire Service, and the RNLI.

Residents were told to stay in doors and keep their windows closed.

What caused the chemical cloud is still unclear.

It appears to have come from the coast somewhere.

I know in previous incidences we have had here, it has come

from an industrial unit in France and stuff like that.

We will work with our agencies to try and find out where this has

The gas seems to have blown away and thousands are prepared to flock

to the beach for Bank Holiday Monday, the police believe

Laura Knight had been enjoying the weekend sunshine with her family

She joins us now from her home in Brighton.

When did you realise something was wrong? It was a bright and sunny

day. Beach was packed. Clear skies. We noticed a haze coming in.

Visibility got poor. You could not see the cliffs. We still do not

think much. Then my eyes fell painful. We thought perhaps it was

the seawater because we had been swimming. Than others were having

the same effect and we saw that. Others were leaving the beach. I

wanted to try and enjoy the sunshine as much as possible and stay. But

then someone came and said they were evacuating. When we saw the Fire

Brigade with gas masks, we thought we'd better get out. That is when we

left. How has it left you feeling, how has it affected you? We all had

sore eyes, sore throats, a dry chest. As we came off the beach, it

really hit. We were all coughing and it's a bit. My children were very

upset because their eyes were painful. I was coughing until ten

o'clock this morning, still with a dry cough. Fingers crossed nothing

bad has happened. It is not what you would expect on a sunny day on the

beach, is it? Definitely not. It doesn't really happen here. We

weren't expecting that. Hopefully we will find out what the issue is. We

still live on the coast. It is concerning. My children were

especially upset. They were evacuating everyone. There were

still cows and sheep is on the field and all of that. There is a huge

concern about what this might be. The beach is open again today. We

can see from the pictures that the emergency services were there

quickly. They seems to be. We were evacuated when they were concerned.

-- seemed to be. When we were leaving, everyone was told to leave

and was evacuated. Then we saw ambulances and police heading to the

area. We don't know what it is yet. Will you go back to the beach today?

We might, Brighton seemed fine although it might get easy being a

bank holiday. We will see, we don't want it to put us off. How are your

children? They were fast asleep, fingers crossed they will be OK.

They seemed to suffer the least. They were swimming for most of it,

perhaps because they were a bit lower it didn't affect them quite so

much. They would be up and complaining if there was a problem.

Thank you very much. You're watching

Breakfast from BBC News. Thousands of people have

been rescued in Houston, Texas, after it suffered

what authorities have described More than 100 people have

been treated in hospital after a suspected chemical leak

along the East Sussex coast. Should we find out what is happening

with the weather this morning? Terrible conditions in Houston at

the moment, quite unprecedented. The duration, it could be around a week

solidly by the end. We have already had 40 inches of rain falling in

some areas, to the east of Houston there has been a significant storm

surge. As well as the rainfall, more than 60 Tornadoes were reported

during the course of the weekend. For many of us, a warm and dry

start. Turning cooler later on, high pressure returning. Today, high

pressure sitting out across the near continent. This front is sitting

across the north-west, edging south-east. Bringing cloud, at

breaks of rain, windy conditions in Scotland. For south-east Scotland,

dry weather this morning England and Wales faring well. Feeling warm, if

not hot. Patchy rain across Northern Ireland, sunny skies returning to

northern Scotland. Quite windy here with a few scattered showers. Patchy

rain with the borders of Scotland. Looking at lots of sunshine, cloud

pushing in from the north-west. High cloud around, hazy sunshine. Across

Wales and the south-west of England, warm and funny. Into the afternoon,

lower cloud moving into Cornwall in the afternoon. Temperatures in the

mid- 20s, we could see up to 29 degrees across some parts of the

south-east of England and into London. This evening, patchy rain in

the north edging south. Rain for parts of northern England and Wales

overnight. To the north, cooler and fresher with scattered showers.

Overnight, temperatures are 11- 12. Muggy and sticky in the south-east,

temperatures around 17 degrees overnight. Tomorrow, a front through

central parts of the country. To the south and east, another sunny and

hot day. Temperatures set to reach mid- high 20s. Call and fresh

conditions moving in, a return to sunshine and scattered showers. Low

pressure through the middle of the week bringing rainfall, cooler

conditions. In the end of the week, high pressure. For many of us, warm

and funny. Cooler, showers later in the week.

It was one of the most familiar names in the high street,

but today marks a year since the last BHS stores closed,

after the retailer went into administration.

It brought to an end nearly 90 years of trading for the famous chain.

So what's happened to all the empty shops?

Our business correspondent Emma Simpson has been finding out.

BHS, one of the best-known names on the high street. It had its heyday,

but last year, nearly 90 years of trading came to an end. And the

question, who would fill this gap? At this shopping centre, a shiny new

department store. The new jobs for these two former BHS staff. We

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

brand-new everything. It is like moving out, having it refurbished

and moving straight back in. Whatever was going on in in this

building, we would be interested. The fact that we both worked here is

amazing. It is a good outcome, but what has happened to the other 159

BHS stores around the UK? More than half are empty. 35 properties have

plans in place. Four are being demolished. Only 25 of the former

BHS stores have so far been reoccupied. That is about one in six

shops. I am not surprised that a vast majority are unoccupied, many

of them are very large and costly to reoccupied, and they are in marginal

towns where there is a lot of competition from other locations.

Those retailers who would normally have been there in the past have

moved elsewhere. I have lived here 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. There is a gaping hole now. The

council is spending millions on improving the town centre. They are

convinced a solution can be found. It is a shame, because it is

actually a successful shopping centre. 90% of units are let. We

feel there is a lot of attentional interest in this building. I think

there is an incredible opportunity. I think it can be easy to be let.

But they may need to come up with something creative than just another

shop. The same goes for many of the other former BHS stores sitting

empty. If I was to say "The Quaffle",

"Bludgers" and "The Snitch" it could only mean one

thing - Quidditch. The flying-broom based

sport featured heavily A more gravity challenged version

has been growing in popularity since it was first played

in the US, back in 2005. And over the weekend, the first ever

British Premier League Championships took place at the stadium of Hull

Kingston Rovers Rugby League side. Our Entertainment Correspondent

Colin Paterson was there. Quidditch, very much Harry Potter's

favourite sport. Very much a real thing now. Teams battling it out for

the Quidditch Premier League championship. The first time it has

been played in the UK at a professional stadium. We have lots

of people coming down, they get to see that it is a real sport.

Quidditch has three main rules. When you get hit by this, you have to go

back into your hoop. This is the golden snitch, if you catch it, you

get extra points and it ends the game. For the players, all this is

done with one of these between their legs. If you get hit by a blood to

or it comes between your legs, you have to go and tag back in at your

hoops. Would it be easier if you could fire? Yes, much easier. --

bludger. It was clear to see how seriously they were taking it. This

is a pre- match team talk. What colour are roses? Read! -- Red! The

result of this tackle... It's's broken. And this man is the

commentator. Many of the players were attracted to the sport by a

certain wizard. Probably at the top end of fans. But it is so separate

now but I am separating Quidditch from Harry Potter. That is not true

of everyone. I have never read the books. Not even the Quidditch

sections? No. There were no tactics in there. West Midlands verse the

south-east in the finals. A tight contest, but finally, a game ending

catch. I got the snitch in the end, thanks to my ears. Presented with a

trophy that was bigger than Ron Weasley. The sport is going to be

recognised by sport England, and one day it could be a case of Harry

Potter and the Olympic sport -- my peers.

It is a brutal game. It is in the books as well.

You're watching Breakfast from BBC News.

Time now to get the news, travel and weather where you are.

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This is Breakfast, with Steph McGovern and Louise

Scenes of devastation as catastrophic flooding hits the US

Desperate rescue efforts are taking place.

Thousands of people have been rescued with a year's worth of rain

Roads have been turned into rivers as people are urged to get

We praised God and we were rescued, so we are very grateful.

One care home had to be evacuated after its residents were submerged

We'll be live in Texas with the latest.

A chemical haze along the East Sussex coast leaves more

than 100 people needing hospital treatment.

UK negotiators say they want "flexibility and imagination"

Coming up in the sport: Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger asks fans

to keep the faith after what he calls a "disastrous" 4-0

Invented by JK Rowling, played by Harry Potter,

We'll bring you the action from the first Quidditch Premier

How much easier would it be if you could fly?

So much easier, but health and safety would have a field day.

And Sarah has the weather. Good morning. Good morning. For many of

us across the country, it is a Bank Holiday today. The weather is

shaping up fine. Cloud for Scotland and Northern Ireland. I will have an

update in 15 minutes along with an update on what is happening in

Texas. Catastrophic floods are causing

devastation in Houston as Storm Harvey continues

to batter Texas. Parts of the city have seen two

and a half feet of rain in the past So far, emergency teams have rescued

almost 2,000 people. Others have been told to climb

onto rooftops to escape. Our North America correspondent,

James Cook, reports. Nearly three days after

Hurricane Harvey smashed into Texas, Houston is still

struggling in its wake. Rescuers in boats, helicopters,

and lorries, have been bringing Forecasters say the storm

is on track to dump a record 50 We want people to know in this city

that if you have a need, I simply ask you remain calm

and a little patient. Anyone with a boat, large or small,

has been pressed into service. But the flooded city streets

are difficult to navigate. The currents are swift

and treacherous. In these conditions,

making the wrong turning can quickly And we just praised God

and we were rescued, You get a sense here of just how

quickly the situation is unfolding. The flooding clearly caught these

drivers by surprise, and still the rain is coming down

with no sign of it stopping. The fourth largest city

in the United States has now ground both the airports are closed,

and 3,000 soldiers have President Trump plans

to visit tomorrow. Earlier we spoke to Kristen Anderson

from Houston, who was stuck on a roof for hours

until she was rescued. I was at my house on Friday night. A

tornado hit my house. I left to a friend's house. The water started

arriving to the front yard. We got in our cars. At 1130 this morning,

the water got too high. It was 13 inches from the roof. We had to

claim out her window and climb on the roof and call for help. --

climb. That is terrifying. How long were you there? 2.5 hours. Were you

trying to get the emergency services? Yes. I posted it on

Facebook. We literally went number by number calling and they were

either busy or did not answer. I posted on my Facebook where I was

and said I need help. Please send help. Two hours later a civilian

boat came out in and took us to the convention centre. Tell us what you

were thinking on the roof. Did you worry about a point where you could

not even stay on the roof? Yes. My friend was actually in Hurricane

Katrina. I have not been able to get in touch with them. It got to the

point where I was not sure if anyone was coming. I was never told to

evacuate. I did not know. Friday evening was the last time I was at

home. I could only charge my phone today. I was turning it on and off.

Incredible. And it is still ongoing. We will keep you up-to-date.

Around 150 people have been treated at a hospital in East Sussex,

and hundreds more have been affected by a mysterious gas cloud that

Beaches between Eastbourne and Birling Gap were evacuated

as people complained of streaming eyes, sore throats and vomiting.

Police say they're investigating what caused the haze.

This is the moment a strange haze began rolling in off the sea

as people were trying to enjoy a day at the beach.

With streaming eyes and sore throats, many decided to leave

before it was evacuated by emergency services wearing gas marks.

The mist quickly spread further along the coast.

I had itchy eyes, sore throat, throbbing head, and nausea.

Everyone, you know, anxiety was high and we were all shaking and getting

really nervous and everything.

We just didn't really know what to do.

More than 100 people headed to hospital in Eastbourne

where they went through a decontamination process.

Others were urged not to go to hospital unless it was

The haze prompted a huge response from the Ambulance Service,

the Police, the Fire Service, and the RNLI.

Residents were told to stay in doors and keep their windows closed.

What caused the chemical cloud is still unclear.

It appears to have come from the coast somewhere.

I know in previous incidences we have had here, it has come

from an industrial unit in France and stuff like that.

We will work with our agencies to try and find out where this has

The gas seems to have blown away and thousands are prepared to flock

to the beach for Bank Holiday Monday, the police believe

A lorry driver is due in court today accused of causing the death

by dangerous driving of eight people in a minibus who were killed

in a crash on the M1 near Milton Keynes on Saturday.

Ryszard Masierak, who's 31 and from Worcestershire,

is also accused of causing serious injury to four people and being over

The driver of a second lorry will appear in court next month.

A team of British government officials returns to Brussels today

for the latest round of Brexit negotiations, with both sides

warning there's no real prospect of a breakthrough.

The EU continues to insist that there has to be progress

on the issues of the rights of EU citizens in the UK,

the amount the UK will pay when it leaves the union,

the so-called "Divorce Bill," and the future of the Irish border.

But Brexit Secretary, David Davis, will today demand more "flexibility

and imagination" in the European approach to the talks.

Let's talk to our political correspondent Chris Mason.

Good morning. We have talked about this before. Is there a

breakthrough? The short answer is no. But the argument coming from

both sides is the complexity and the nature of the detail they are having

to go through means we should not be surprised by that and see it as a

negative. The real frustration on the British side is there has to be

a shuffle on in terms of the timing. They want to get on with the whole

business of what the relationship looks like after leaving the EU as

opposed to this on tangling of the current arrangement. -- untangling.

At the moment, the problem with the British side is the other 27 members

of the EU have set this timetable down and there is nothing they can

do about it. There will be a lot of discussion this week about that

divorce bill. Hugely controversial. And there will be hope on both sides

that by autumn there can be progress. Thank you very much. We

will check in with you shortly. And at 8:20, we'll be talking

about this to Phillip Blond from the centre-right

think tank Respublica. Eight mountain climbers have died

in three separate incidents this weekend in the Austrian

and Italian Alps. Five people were killed and another

seriously injured after an accident While in Northern Italy,

two climbers died in the Adamello Brenta National Park

and another close to A rare Sumatran tiger born has been

born at a zoo in North Yorkshire. The sex of the animal is yet unknown

and is the fourth cub to be born at Flamingo Land in more than 20

years with triplets being born The tigers are classified

as critically endangered, with approximately 300 left

in the wild, down from 1,000 They are the rarest and smallest

subspecies of tiger in the world, There it is. A little baby waking up

to the world and wondering what is going on.

Millions of us need to take time out from our careers to care

for our children or an elderly relative, but rejoining

Recent figures suggest there are around 400,000 women

currently on a career break who will want,

or need to return to the workplace in the future.

But three in five of these women are likely to move

into lower-skilled or lower-paid jobs.

The Government says it's spending ?5 million to tackle the problem,

and hope this initial scheme will get 450 public sector workers

Joining us in the studio now is Helen Bryce founder

of the Guilty Mother's Club, and Sheila Flavell,

Chief Operating Officer for a global IT firm.

What do you think of these proposals? Anything that supports

people getting back into work is a positive thing. I found it is

difficult to get back. I support mothers who take time out for a

career, go on maternity, and your confidence can be rocked. You can

doubt whether you still have skills. You can doubt the networks you have.

But the talent of the people I meet and the skills, they can be so

better utilised if they get support. A great start. It is not just women

who take breaks. What are the biggest problems for people

returning to work? Lots of confidence being lost. First of all

they don't know how to get back in to the workplace. They feel they are

deskilled and don't have confidence and don't know where to start. There

is no central hub for people to find jobs. I know you have three

children. What was it like going back? You need support with lots of

different areas. It is not just about experience. The government

scheme is brilliant. It is a positive move. But why are all these

women moving? 55,000 are pushed out. It is not just child care, but that

is not acceptable quality at the moment. We have to look at why they

are leaving. We have to look at flexible work. It is not just a

female issue. We are having a few problems with your line, but I want

to ask more questions. You talk about a central hub. The government

is putting in muggy. Is that going to help? I think it is fantastic

news the government has announced this extra money for the public

sector. It is a start. It is a step in the right direction. But it is a

drop in the ocean. At the moment, you know, I myself was a returner as

well. If you are looking to get back into the workplace, where do you

start? I suggest you go in to a search engine and just type in UK

returners programmes and see what comes up. I work in the technology

sector. TechUK, the technology trade body, they work hard with groups

like the FDN and a list hubs. That is somewhere to restart your career.

Your husband has taken a career break, is he going to return to

work? How does he feel about it? He is going to, although he might not

know it yet. He has had a career break, which I think is brilliant.

Internships are one of the things that they talk about sharing in

terms of the gender pay gap. With more men taking career breaks, it

should be good. The comments he's had so far have been really

positive. People say things like, aren't you brave? I don't think

anyone would say that to me. On the whole, people have been very

positive and interested by it. People need to keep shouting about

it, women and men need to take career breaks and feel OK to go

back. We would love to hear from you -

have you struggled to rejoin What would have helped

you get back to work? You can email us at

[email protected], or share your thoughts with other

viewers on our Facebook page. And you can Tweet about today's

stories using the hashtag Thousands of people have

been rescued in Houston, Texas after it suffered

what authorities have described More than 100 people have

been treated in hospital after a suspected chemical leak

along the East Sussex coast. Let's find out what the weather has

in store this Bank Holiday Monday. Luckily we are not having the

problems they are having in Texas. Yes, normally bank holiday seas a

lot of low pressure, we are continuing to see the effects of

tropical storm Javier. Since it started raining in Texas on Thursday

night, we have seen several inches of rainfall -- Harvey. We have also

seen a storm surge nine feet above ground level. Certainly on the other

side of the Atlantic, a quieter story. This is how it looks in

Derbyshire. Some sunshine around, a warm start to the week. Things

turning cooler and settled from the north-west, then high pressure is

set to return. A frontal system moving on from the north-west today.

Set to bring a bit more cloud across Scotland and Northern Ireland.

Breezy conditions with patchy reigns. Sinking south-east. Across

England and Wales, we should keep the sunshine for most of the day.

Feeling warm if not hot this afternoon. Patchy rain in Northern

Ireland through the afternoon. A few showers, quite windy. Rain sinking

in across southern Scotland. Moving into north-east England, some

sunshine lasting into the afternoon. Cloud in the north-west of England

and Wales, the odd shower in the evening hours. For much of Wales in

the south-west of England, a fine and sunny day. Not blue skies wall

to wall, but temperatures mostly in the mid- 20s. 29 degrees in a few

spots in the south-east. An outside chance of a few spots reaching 30

degrees. Some patchy rain across northern England and Wales tonight.

Returning to fresher conditions with clear skies tomorrow. In the

south-east, warm and sticky overnight. Through the day tomorrow,

that weather front quite weak. Still quite warm and funny in the

south-east. We could see temperatures in the high 20s.

Further north, clearer conditions with some sunshine and scattered

showers. Low pressure in the middle of the week will bring cooler

conditions, pushing out of the way in the end of the week, returning to

high pressure. For many of us, warm and dry, rain arriving in the middle

of the week with sunshine later on. It doesn't sound too bad and it

is very sobering with what is going on in Houston. We could see rain

continuing until Wednesday night, unprecedented rainfall. Not out of

the woods just yet. The storm is weakening, but it will stay put.

Producing heavy rain for a few days. It was one of the most familiar

familiar names in the high street, but today marks a year

since the last BHS stores closed, after the retailer

It brought to an end nearly 90 years of trading for the famous chain.

So what's happened to all the empty shops?

Our business correspondent Emma Simpson has been finding out.

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

It had its heyday, but last year, nearly 90 years of trading came

And the question, who would fill this gap?

At this shopping centre, a shiny new department store.

The new jobs for these two former BHS staff.

We couldn't get anyone in to fix anything for BHS,

but now we've got brand-new everything.

It is like moving out, having it refurbished

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

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

The fact that we both worked here is amazing.

It is a good outcome, but what has happened to the other

35 properties have deals or plans in place.

Only 25 of the former BHS stores have so far been

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

Those retailers who would normally have been there in the past

being dragged around on a Saturday morning with my mum.

-- 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 a successful shopping

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 sitting

that was such a big story at the time. Having a look at the papers

this morning. The Telegraph, talking about school cheating. Three schools

were embroiled in a cheating scandal amid accusations that pupils were

told about questions. I am sure a lot of you enjoyed the weather of

the weekend, but about lovely picture. The Times has a story about

a drug that could cut the risk of repeat heart attacks. Another front

in the fight against one of Britain's biggest killers. That

story is about eight white Christian child who was taken from their

family, forced to live with a foster carer where will she was allegedly

forced not to learn Christianity. Another story about that had

dropped. Alzheimer's victims, parents talking about their children

being struck down by the disease. Talking about Brexit, a lot of

negotiations ahead. They are saying Labour have faced furious

accusations. If you are an Arsenal fan, don't buy the papers. Alexis

Sanchez is in focus, for renegotiating his contract. Everyone

is thinking, why would he stay? I didn't see this one! Some very cute

owls! Time now to get the news,

travel and weather where you are. This is Breakfast with

Steph McGovern and Louise Minchin. We'll bring you all the latest news

and sport in a moment. Catastrophic floods are causing

devastation in Houston as Storm Harvey continues

to batter Texas. Parts of the city have seen two

and a half feet of rain in the past So far, emergency teams have rescued

almost 2,000 people. Others have been told to climb

onto rooftops to escape. Major roads are underwater and

hospitals have been evacuated. Earlier we spoke to CBS

correspondent, Kenneth Craig, The weather has not let up. We

thought we had a break a few minutes ago. The skies cleared and it was

actually pleasant. Then the rain picked up again. These are the outer

bands of Harvey, dumping inches of rain expected to continue for the

next few days. A 2 million square feet facility, the convention

centre, has been open for anyone who needs it. Several dozen people were

already waiting there when we went. A woman who had her baby and

umbrella with no shoes and just a few diapers and the clothes on her

back spoke to us. She was desperate for cover. The president will be

here on Tuesday at some point. He said he did not want to come here

for a few days to let authorities and local officials do their work

and to not be a distraction. We understand he will be here at some

point on Tuesday to assess the damage. He signed an emergency

declaration early on to give financial resources and manpower to

help assist with the situation. The coastguard is involved. Thousands of

service members and additional local and state authorities. We will see

what he has to say on Tuesday. Around 150 people have been treated

at a hospital in East Sussex, and hundreds more have been affected

by a mysterious gas cloud that Beaches between Eastbourne

and Birling Gap were evacuated as people complained of streaming

eyes, sore throats and vomiting. Police say they're investigating

what caused the haze but that the beaches will be

open as normal today. A lorry driver is due in court today

accused of causing the death by dangerous driving of eight people

in a minibus who were killed in a crash on the M1

near Milton Keynes on Saturday. Ryszard Masierak, who's 31

and from Worcestershire, is also accused of causing serious

injury to four people and being over The driver of a second lorry

will appear in court next month. A team of British government

officials returns to Brussels today for the latest round of Brexit

negotiations, calling for more "flexibility and imagination"

in the European approach But the EU continues to insist

progress must be made on the issues of the rights of EU citizens

in the UK, the amount Britain will pay when it leaves the union,

as well as the future Eight mountain climbers have died

in three separate incidents this weekend in the Austrian

and Italian Alps. Five people were killed and another

seriously injured after an accident While in Northern Italy,

two climbers died in the Adamello Brenta National Park

and another close to A rare Sumatran tiger has been born

at a zoo in North Yorkshire. It is the fourth cub to be born

at Flamingo Land in more The same breeding pair

had triplets in 2014. The tigers are classified

as critically endangered, with approximately

300 left in the wild. They are the rarest and smallest

subspecies of tiger in the world, Have a look at that. At the moment

we cannot see any of them. Look at it, though, so cute. Hopefully the

mother comes back. The weather is coming up soon. She is looking at

Houston as well. Arsenal. 4-0, what a thrashing! Nothing cute about

that. Arsene Wenger must be thinking "Oh, no, not again." They played

poorly yesterday. Where was the attitude and the intensity? The

Times sums it up. Unwatchable, unforgivable, unacceptable. That is

because players like Alexis Sanchez, who still has not signed a new

contract, the deadline ends on Thursday, he has not signed one, he

looks like he did not want to be there. This attitude sums it up.

Liverpool for them to shreds. Their defence was pathetic, as the fans

called it. In the Premier League

there was an emphatic victory for Liverpool as they thrashed

Arsenal by four goals The Reds were already a goal up

before this brilliant effort It was a dominant display

by Jurgen Klopp's side, capped by Daniel

Sturridge's late goal. If you give Arsenal a little

bit of space and time, they will tend to do

what they want to do. We were not at a level of commitment

physically and mentally as well. A performance like that is,

of course, very disappointing. Tottenham Hotspur are still

without a Premier League Chris Wood scored on his league

debut in the 92nd minute to earn Both teams have four

points from three games. Champions Chelsea made it

back-to-back wins by beating Cesc Fabregas opened the scoring

at Stamford Bridge before new signing Alvaro Morata headed

in the second just before half-time. And Stoke's Peter Crouch made

the most of a defensive mix-up to end West Brom's 100%

start to the season. His equaliser earned

them a 1-1 draw. In the Scottish Premiership,

Dundee secured their first point of the season to lift themselves off

the bottom of the table. A 1-1 draw against Hibs at Dens Park

ended a run of five league defeats And Rangers won,

3-1, at Ross County. You'd have to say it's advantage

West Indies heading into the fourth day of the second test

against England in Leeds. Joe Root's team are playing catch-up

in their second innings. Mark Stoneman hit a maiden test half

century before being bowled for 52. Root will resume unbeaten on 45

with England leading Lewis Hamilton celebrated his 200th

race in Formula One with a faultless display to win the

Belgian Grand Prix. The three time World Champion

started on pole but was angry about a safety car coming out,

which he said could have But he held off the challenge

of Sebastian Vettel He's now just seven points behind

Vettel in the drivers' standings. Britain's Chris Froome will enjoy

today's rest day on the Vuelta a Espana after extending his lead

over Esteban Chaves to 36 seconds. The Tour de France champion

made his break for victory with a few hundred yards to go

at the end of yesterday's 108 Afterwards Froome said

he couldn't have asked to be And finally, we'll go back

to the Scottish Premiership and Rangers' 3-1 win at Ross County,

we've been keeping this goal Not great viewing for fans

of Ross County, I'm afraid. Their goalkeeper, Scott Fox, got

a bit too fancy with his footwork allowing the quick thinking

Alfredo Morelos to out-fox him I want to know how he

forgot he was there. You have to see it a second time to

realise how, Collette is. People must be thinking what are they

doing! -- how comical it is. Don't be clever. Thank you. Thank you very

much. Prince William and Harry have spoken

in depth about the life and loss of their mother in a BBC

documentary aired last night. "Diana, Seven Days" told the story

of her death and the extraordinary public outpouring of grief that

surrounded her funeral. It is, the Princes say,

the last time they will speak Lots of people were talking

about this on social It is still one of the most trending

topics this morning. Let's take a look.

The car, a blue Mercedes, appears to have overturned in a narrow

tunnel... The death of the Princess of Wales feels all of us with deep

shock and grief. -- fills. I was numb, disoriented, dizzy, and you

feel very, very confused. One of the hardest

things for a parent to have to do is to tell your

children that your other parent has died my grandmother wanted

to protect her to grandson 's Our grandmother deliberately removed

the newspapers so we didn't Sadly, a lot of my memories

revolve around trying She cried more about press intrusion

than anything else in her life. One of the hardest things to come

to terms with is that the same people who chased

into the tunnel were taking photos of her

while she was dying on the back seat It was new territory,

nobody had seen anything My grandmother and

father believed that we were better served out

in Balmoral, having the walk in space and peace

to be with the family. Why wouldn't you let them get over

the shock in the comfort I think it was a very hard decision

for my grandmother to make. She felt very torn between being

a grandmother and being the queen. My mother, she had been challenging

the Royal family for many years. A lot of people

talking about it last Dickie Arbiter is a former

Press Secretary to the Queen and media manager for Prince Charles

and Princess Diana. He joins us from our

London newsroom. Some of it is painful to watch. Good

morning. Yes, it was painful. It brought back many memories. But it

was an extremely good documentary. It was well put together. It was a

discarding of a monosyllabic narrator. It was a masterpiece of

documentary making. William and Harry were being frank about what

happened 20 years ago. I am glad they vindicated their grandmother,

if I can use that, for their mother and father. Had they not stayed up

there with William and Harry and allowed them the space to vent their

anger, they would not have been able to do what they did, walk about at

Kensington Gardens on the Thursday, and do with such dignity walking

behind the carriage. They were good and I thought the contributors were

excellent. Tell us about your memories of the decisions, very

important decisions, being made at the time. The former Downing Street

incumbents, I noticed they did not lacks in. It was interesting. --

lack spin. From the first day, there was the suggestion from Malcolm in

the documentary there were two options for the funeral. One is the

coffin goes into a hearse, and the other is a goes onto a gun carriage.

Alastair Campbell said it is too militaristic. De Blasio it. If it

goes on to a hearse you can reach out but you cannot touch it. --

actually. You cannot touch it if it is on a gun carriage. Using a

military gun carriage was fully justified because she was in the

military in a way. Tell us about what you made of the public reaction

at the time and 20 years on. Public reaction at the time, I believe, was

whipped up by the media. They were looking for a story by the third

day, Wednesday, Surrey, day four. -- sorry. They were saying could the

Queen be in London? It is how you ask the question. All of the public

will say of course she should. If you say, she should stay at Balmoral

with William and Harry and give support, that would also get a

positive answer. There was unnecessary and are given to the

Queen. I am glad William and Harry came out in her defence, giving a

reason for her position to stay at Balmoral. The whole idea of a

tribute to Princess Diana, the Queen will always do that, she does that,

she does not need to be told to do it. What she decides is when it is

appropriate. She thought the eve of the funeral, when everyone was

focused on it, was correct. She was spot on, and she was spot on with

the message of the tribute. Thank you.

If you have not seen the documentary, you can watch it on our

website. Here's Sarah with a look

at this morning's weather. This is a picture from the awful

flooding in Houston? Yes, we have had record amounts of rainfall since

Thursday. We are not out of the woods yet. 40 inches of rain has

fallen to the east of Houston, largely in the last 24 hours. We are

not out of the woods yet. The storm is weakening, but it is slow-moving

and it should continue to produce heavy rain for a few more days as

yet. High pressure dominating the UK today. This is how it works in

Cambridgeshire this morning. Through the week, a warm start. Things

turning cooler from the north-west. High pressure set to return again in

the next weeks. High pressure out in the east of the UK. This weather

front is moving in from the north-west. A cold front introducing

cooler conditions. Windy weather in Northern Ireland in Scotland. A band

of rain. Quite warm across eastern Scotland and to wants the lower

counties. England and Wales see the most sunshine through the day. High

levels of UV. Very warm, possibly the hottest August bank holiday on

record. Scotland and Northern Ireland scene cool air, breezy.

Patchy rain in the central belt by four o'clock. Into north-east

England, sunshine dominates. For the bulk of Wales, towards the

south-west of England, plenty of sunshine. Hazy at times,

temperatures doing well. Heading towards the south-east, we will see

the highest temperatures. We could see 29 degrees. If we do, the

hottest late August bank holiday on record. Through the evening, cloud

and patchy rain in the north. Filtering south. A damp night to

come for northern England and Wales. In the south-east, warm and sticky

air overnight. Fresher further north, temperatures 11- 12 degrees.

Through the day tomorrow, hot and sunny in the south-east. There could

be an isolated shower. Across the UK, fresher conditions. Sunshine and

showers. 15- 17 in the north. A group of British rowers are stuck

on a remote Norwegian island after attempting to row

between Norway and Iceland. The Polar Row expedition ran

into problems after bad weather meant that the boat's

solar-powered batteries failed. Gold medallist Alex

Gregory is one of crew. We'll speak to him in a moment

but this is the moment he landed I am on the beach here, it is a tiny

island north of Iceland. We landed here yesterday, we went north 80

degrees and then south to hear. It has been a big journey, one I don't

wish to repeat. The beach here is scattered with driftwood and whale

bones. Long days of wailing here, hence the bones. We have been

welcomed by the Norwegian military. -- whaling. It is a small base, 18

people live here. The hospitality has been unbelievable. They have

saved our lives. It is a truly incredible place. It is fascinating

to spend a bit of time here. Olympic gold medallist Alex Gregory

joins us on the phone. You are smiling in this clip, but

you are totally gutted? To be honest, no, it has been a really

successful expedition. As you heard, we went from... I think we might

have lost the line to Alex there. I can just hear myself back. We will

try to get back to him, it is quite a story. This 1200 mile record they

have been trying to break. Maybe we can talk to him after this.

If I was to say "The Quaffle", "Bludgers" and "The Snitch" it

could only mean one thing - Quidditch.

The flying-broom based sport featured heavily

Our entertainment correspondent Colin Paterson was there.

-- A more gravity challenged version has been growing in popularity

since it was first played in the US, back in 2005.

And over the weekend, the first ever British Premier League Championships

took place at the stadium of Hull Kingston Rovers Rugby League side.

Our entertainment correspondent Colin Paterson was there.

Quidditch, created by JK Rowling and very much

Teams battling it out for the Quidditch Premier League

The first time it has been played in the UK at a professional stadium.

We have lots of people coming down, they get to see

We use this to score goals, each tube is worth ten points. -- each

hoop. When you get hit

by this, you have to go This is the golden snitch,

if you catch it, you get extra points

and it ends the game. For the players, all this

is done with one of these If you get hit by a bludger or it

comes between your legs, you have to go and tag

back in at your hoops. Would it be easier

if you could fly? It was clear to see how seriously

they were taking it. Many of the players were attracted

to the sport by a certain wizard. But it is so separate now that I am

separating Quidditch West Midlands verse

the south-east in the finals. A tight contest, but

finally, a game ending I got the snitch in the end,

thanks to my peers. Presented with a trophy

that was bigger than Ron The sport is going to be

recognised by Sport England, and one day it could

be a case of Harry Once they have the flying sorted

out, we will join. I think you would be very good at it. I have watched

them play in Chester. They have a very good team. It makes you think,

if you have ever read about sport that doesn't exist in real life, it

could be created. That is exactly what I was thinking.

As we've been hearing there was lots of response

to the documentary 'Diana, 7 days' on social media last night.

Cerulean Man on twitter said he was impressed by the "honestly

Calling it a "touching tribute" to Princess Diana.

You can catch up with 'Diana 7, Days' on the BBC iPlayer.

We spoke earlier to the press secretary at the time and he said it

was great to hear that Princes talk about it.

Still to come this morning: I think there is too much hysteria around

gender. For example, pink headbands on babies. They were joint winners

of the Edinburgh comedy award. Hannah Gadsby will be with us after

830. This is Breakfast with

Steph McGovern and Louise Minchin. Scenes of devastation

as catastrophic flooding hits Desperate rescue efforts are taking

place as thousands of people Officials have described

the rainfall as unprecedented. Roads have been turned

into rivers as people are urged We praised God and we were rescued,

so we are very thankful. One care home had to be evacuated

after residents were submerged A chemical haze along

the East Sussex coast leaves more than 100 people needing hospital

treatment for vomiting UK negotiators say

they want "flexibility Coming up in sport: Arsenal manager

Arsene Wenger asks fans to keep the faith after what he calls

a disastrous 4-0 loss to Liverpool. Goldie tells us of how he feels

about taking his new music out on tour. And we could well see the

hottest bank holiday Monday on record today. A little more cloud

further north, but I will have full forecast in 15 minutes. Thank you,

Sarah. Catastrophic floods are causing

devastation in Houston as Storm Harvey continues to batter

Texas. Parts of the city have seen two

and a half feet of rain in the past 48 hours,

and more is forecast. So far, emergency teams have rescued

almost 2,000 people - others have been told to climb

onto rooftops to escape. Our North America correspondent

James Cook reports. Nearly three days after

Hurricane Harvey smashed into Texas, Houston is still struggling

in its wake. Rescuers in boats, helicopters,

and lorries, have been Forecasters say the storm

is on track to dump a record 50 We want people to know in this city

that if you have a need, I simply ask you remain calm

and a little patient. Anyone with a boat, large or small,

has been pressed into service. But the flooded city streets

are difficult to navigate. The currents are swift

and treacherous. In these conditions,

making the wrong turning can quickly And we just praised God

and we were rescued, You get a sense here of just how

quickly the situation is unfolding. The flooding clearly caught these

drivers by surprise, and still the rain is coming down

with no sign of it stopping. The fourth largest city

in the United States has Motorways are cut off,

both the airports are closed, and 3,000 soldiers have

mobilised to help. President Trump plans

to visit tomorrow. Around 150 people have been treated

at a hospital in East Sussex, and hundreds more have been affected

by a mysterious gas cloud that drifted along

the south coast of England. Beaches between Eastbourne

and Birling Gap were evacuated as people complained of streaming

eyes, sore throats and vomiting. Police say they're

investigating what caused the haze, but the beaches

will be open as normal today. This is the moment a strange haze

began rolling in off the sea as people were trying to enjoy a day

at the beach. With streaming eyes and sore

throats, many decided to leave before it was evacuated by emergency

services wearing gas marks. The mist quickly spread

further along the coast. My children had sore eyes, I was

coughing until ten o'clock, and I still have a dry cough this morning.

But fingers crossed, nothing lingering.

More than 100 people headed to hospital in Eastbourne

where they went through a decontamination process.

Others were urged not to go to hospital unless it was

The haze prompted a huge response from the Ambulance Service,

the Police, the Fire Service, and the RNLI.

Residents were told to stay in doors and keep their windows closed.

What caused the chemical cloud is still unclear.

It appears to have come from the coast somewhere.

I know in previous incidents we have had here, it has come

from an industrial unit in France and stuff like that.

We will work with our agencies to try and find out where

The gas now seems to have blown away, and as thousands prepare

to flock to the beach for Bank Holiday Monday,

the police believe it is isolated and it is not expected

A lorry driver is due in court today accused of causing the death

by dangerous driving of eight people in a minibus who were killed

in a crash on the M1 near Milton Keynes on Saturday.

Andy Moore is in High Wickham for us this morning.

also the driver of a second lorry will appear in court next month.

A team of British government officials returns to Brussels today

for the latest round of Brexit negotiations, with both sides

warning there's no real prospect of a breakthrough.

The EU continues to insist that there has to be progress

on the issues of the rights of EU citizens in the UK,

the amount the UK will pay when it leaves the union,

the so-called divorce bill, and the future of the Irish border.

But Brexit Secretary David Davis will today demand more flexibility

and imagination in the European approach to the talks.

Let's talk to our political correspondent Chris Mason.

We have followed this for many months. When will there be signs of

a breakthrough? That is the big question. To be honest, I don't have

an answer, but I don't stop after a sentence, I will continue. The word

is there isn't any expectation of a breakthrough or breakdown. I'm told

talks will be technical. David Davis is out there this morning and there

will be a news conference at the end of the week. Lots of discussion

about the specifics of this settlement, this divorce bill, which

politically could be hugely tricky once a figure comes out in concrete

terms from the European Union. And then a real desire from the

Government to try and move on from this whole business of unpacking our

Aleix and ship with the European Union, to what our relationship

looks like after we have left. Michel Barnier, the negotiator,

bound by rules set down by the other 27 countries to do these things

first, but I hope on the British side is within a couple of months

they can talk about the future relationship. On the one hand, not a

huge amount of time to go, on the other hand, a lot of talking to be

done. There certainly is, and I know you will follow every twist and turn

closely, thank you very much. It is just coming up to ten past eight.

A group of British rowers are stuck on a remote Norwegian island after

attempting to row between Norway and Ireland. The solar powered batteries

failed. This is when they landed on the island a few days ago. I am on

the beach of a tiny island north of Iceland. We landed here yesterday

after rowing for 12 days, we went north from Svalbard to the ice sheet

and then down south to hear. It has been a hell of a journey, we don't

want to wish to repeat again. The beach here is scattered with

driftwood and whalebones from old days of whaling. We have been

welcomed by military people here, it is a small base. 18 people live

here, and the hospitality has been unbelievable. They have saved our

lives. It is a truly incredible place, it is fascinating to spend a

bit of time here. Let's speak now to Olympic medallist Alex Gregory who

joins us on the phone. Fascinating to see you there, it is not where

you wanted to be. How did you manage to get there? Hello, yes. It was an

extraordinary journey, a fantastic journey. We set off, the team

originally set off from Tromso and went up to the Svalbard where I

joined and we went north, we ended up 79 degrees, latitude, where we

hit the ice and then we travelled down towards Iceland. We stopped

just before Iceland on this island, an extraordinary place. We needed to

come in for a bit of a respite after the journey south. You talk about a

bit of a respite. Did you genuinely, where you fearing for your lives?

Some of us were, some of us weren't. I am really experienced rower, but a

flat water rower, and I'm not used to the conditions out on the ocean,

it is like I wasn't expecting it, but I had a reality check while I

was out there. Some of the guys were completely comfortable, the more

experienced members, so we all had to come to our own decisions. When

we were in the middle of the sea with swirls of four metres, it is a

humbling place, a scary place, and when you are not used to being in

those conditions, you start to think about your life and everything that

is going on around, and I have a young family, I am a dad of three

young kids, and I want to teach them that if you want to achieve

something then you go and do it, but also I have to be realistic, and

getting the opportunity to stop then allowed me to reassess from my point

of view, I think it would be irresponsible to go back onto the

water and finish of the short journey to Iceland, so that was my

decision, but the crew were all slightly differing opinions, but we

are all respectful of each other's opinions, and that is part of an

expedition, part of a journey and working together as a team, and

thankfully we are great group of people and we are all understanding.

So the expedition now is over, but what happens? How you return? This

island is not an easy place to get to, and not an easy place to get

off. It is an amazing island, a small volcanic island north of

Iceland, but it is a military base with a meteorological Department as

well, and a group of 18 Norwegian people who live here, and they have

been incredible, they have looked after us, fed us, given Spence, they

have become our friends, and we cannot thank them enough for their

hospitality. But we have to find a way ourselves to get ourselves off

the island and out of their hair, we have probably overstayed our

welcome, so we're working hard on trying to find a way off, and I

think it is going to be down to flagging down a boat, and we hear

there is a vote coming past next week sometime so we are hoping to

jump aboard that. What an extraordinary thing to have to do.

Tell us about your family, are they relieved to know you are safe at the

moment? Of course there are they have been completely, totally

supportive of this expedition and everything we have tried to do here.

We have had a very successful expedition. We have 11 world records

to this point, it has been incredibly successful, more

successful than we thought it would be, actually, in terms of doing

something that no one has done before. Being out on these waters,

rowing these waters that no one has done before, so we have had an

incredibly successful time, and now I'm looking forward to getting back

to my family and spending time with my youngsters. Very good luck with

hailing down that boat. I'm not quite sure how you'll do it, but I'm

sure you were axed Mike Alex Gregory, thank you very much.

One of those stories where you know there is going to be a film coming

out of it. Good luck to them.

You're watching Breakfast from BBC News.

The main stories this morning: Thousands of people have

been rescued in Houston, Texas after it suffered

what authorities have described as "catastophic" flooding.

More than 100 people have been treated in hospital

after a suspected chemical leak along the East Sussex coast.

Here's Sarah with a look at this morning's weather.

We were just talking about the lead story, the awful weather in Texas

and that is a picture from there isn't it?

Yes, seems like this where we have had heavy rainfall since Thursday

night, there has already been 40 inches of rainfall and there could

be another ten inches over the next couple of days, and the storm surge

of nine feet above ground level. Devastating flooding, more than 60

tornadoes to contend with hampering the rescue effort so the situation

is set to get potentially a bit worse before it gets better with