:00:00. > :00:10.Our top stories: A powerful, life-threatening hurricane bears
:00:11. > :00:16.As residents prepare for the worst, the state authorities ask
:00:17. > :00:20.the President to declare a major disaster.
:00:21. > :00:22.At least 28 people have died in Northern India,
:00:23. > :00:28.after police used live ammunition on supporters
:00:29. > :00:30.of a self-styled holy man, who's been convicted of rape.
:00:31. > :00:32.The US announces tough new sanctions against Venezuela,
:00:33. > :00:41.branding Nicholas Maduro's government corrupt and repressive.
:00:42. > :00:48.The United States will target the means with which the dictatorship
:00:49. > :00:53.can accumulate debt to enrich its corrupt regime insiders and
:00:54. > :00:57.perpetuate its behaviour. And it's shaping up
:00:58. > :00:59.to be the biggest money Floyd Mayweather takes
:01:00. > :01:02.on Connor McGregor in Hello and welcome
:01:03. > :01:15.to World News Today. Hurricane Harvey has intensified
:01:16. > :01:19.into a category three storm as it The governor of Texas has asked
:01:20. > :01:26.President Trump to issue a major disaster declaration,
:01:27. > :01:28.hours before the state Texas and Louisiana haven't been hit
:01:29. > :01:34.by a major hurricane Officials say Harvey could also
:01:35. > :01:57.bring life-threatening flooding As you know, this is a hurricane
:01:58. > :02:02.that will calm in land and then is expected to hover for a long period
:02:03. > :02:07.of time. They could be days. During that time, there will be a
:02:08. > :02:13.tremendous amount of rain. It will be dropped on miles upon miles of
:02:14. > :02:19.Texas. This is going to lead to what was described earlier in our
:02:20. > :02:25.conference call as record flooding at multiple locations, ranging all
:02:26. > :02:28.the way from the Corpus Christi area all the way up to the Houston area.
:02:29. > :02:30.President Donald Trump has treated President Donald Trump has tweeted
:02:31. > :02:32.to those in the path of storm to heed the advice
:02:33. > :02:34.of local officials. Just a short time ago his press
:02:35. > :02:44.secretary said he will visit it looks like the president will
:02:45. > :02:49.make plans to go to Texas early next week. We will keep people stood on
:02:50. > :02:49.details of those as they are formed up.
:02:50. > :02:52.The storm is expected to make landfall near Corpus Christi -
:02:53. > :02:54.that's where Don Champion has been watching the Hurricane come
:02:55. > :03:06.Within the past two hours, we started to feel the tropical storm
:03:07. > :03:14.force winds move into this part of the Texas golf course -- Texas golf
:03:15. > :03:21.course to. Hurricaine Harvey is coming into the region. It is meant
:03:22. > :03:26.to be a catastrophic event. This is the bay at Corpus Christi. This
:03:27. > :03:31.morning the water is much lower than it is now. I've checked before
:03:32. > :03:35.coming on air and the storm surge year is already up to feed and the
:03:36. > :03:40.water is starting to splash over at this wall. By the end of this
:03:41. > :03:46.weekend, I can guarantee you that this very spot will very likely be
:03:47. > :03:50.under several feet of water as the storm surge just in on dates these
:03:51. > :03:58.coastal areas before Hurricaine Harvey makes landfall. The storm is
:03:59. > :04:02.expected to strengthen even more before making landfall sometime
:04:03. > :04:07.tonight or early Saturday morning just north of where I am standing.
:04:08. > :04:12.The big danger that officials are worried about is the flooding that
:04:13. > :04:17.is expected with the storm. More than 30 inches of rain is quite
:04:18. > :04:22.possible in parts of this region. Just to give you an idea of how much
:04:23. > :04:29.that is, the city of Corpus Christi typically gets dirty inches of rain
:04:30. > :04:36.in one year. They will get that in a matter of the few hours. There are
:04:37. > :04:40.dire concerns and serious concerns for officials here. As you can see
:04:41. > :04:45.behind me, remarkably there are still plenty of people here who have
:04:46. > :04:50.decided to stay put and tried to ride out the storm. A lot of them
:04:51. > :04:56.coming over to the core still area and taking pictures and ticking in
:04:57. > :05:02.the site. -- the coastal area. This will become ever more dangerous as
:05:03. > :05:07.the day goes on. The governor here in Texas has been going on local
:05:08. > :05:13.media discussing all morning long, telling these folks that time is
:05:14. > :05:21.literally running out to get out of this region safely. Stay safe. Thank
:05:22. > :05:27.you. Some breaking news now and reports of a shooting in the Belgian
:05:28. > :05:32.capital Brussels. Soldiers are said to have shot a man who attacked them
:05:33. > :05:37.with a knife. The man is in a critical state in hospital. That is
:05:38. > :05:43.being reported by the Reuters news agency. The man was 30 years old and
:05:44. > :05:46.not known for terrorist activities. The soldiers were lightly injured in
:05:47. > :05:52.the attack. We will bring you more from that story when we get it.
:05:53. > :05:56.At least twenty-eight people have been killed in clashes in India
:05:57. > :06:05.after a self-styled holy man was convicted of rape.
:06:06. > :06:09.of Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh had gathered in the town of Panchkula
:06:10. > :06:13.Thousands of his devotees went on the rampage after the verdict,
:06:14. > :06:18.and police responded with rubber bullets and then live ammunition.
:06:19. > :06:21.The self-styled "guru in bling" is renowned for his flamboyant taste
:06:22. > :06:33.He was convicted of assaulting two members of his sect 15 years ago.
:06:34. > :06:37.Violence broke out almost as soon as the guilty verdict was handed
:06:38. > :06:40.down by the court in this town in North India.
:06:41. > :06:46.More than 100,000 followers of the self-styled godman Guru,
:06:47. > :06:47.had flocked to demonstrate their support.
:06:48. > :06:50.They went on the rampage, burning cars and attacking the police,
:06:51. > :06:54.who responded with tear-gas and water cannon.
:06:55. > :06:56.When that didn't subdue the crowd, they fired live ammunition.
:06:57. > :06:59.And there have been clashes elsewhere, too.
:07:00. > :07:01.This train was torched by an angry mob here
:07:02. > :07:04.in the Indian capital, Delhi.
:07:05. > :07:07.Elsewhere in the city, buses have been set on fire.
:07:08. > :07:11.The guru has an absolutely enormous following.
:07:12. > :07:16.He estimates 50 million people and the fear is,
:07:17. > :07:20.that violence could spread in North India.
:07:21. > :07:23.Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh is a charismatic figure.
:07:24. > :07:25.He calls himself the Messenger of God,
:07:26. > :07:29.sports a huge beard and has a taste for enormous motor cycles.
:07:30. > :07:32.He has been dubbed "the Baba of bling", and stars in his own
:07:33. > :07:35.movies and pop videos and, despite his extraordinary
:07:36. > :07:37.appearance, he's regarded as a living saint by many
:07:38. > :07:46.This is the latest in a series of scandals here in India,
:07:47. > :07:51.involving those who claim exceptional spiritual powers.
:07:52. > :07:54.Guru Ram Rahim says his sect is a social welfare and spiritual
:07:55. > :07:57.group, but he's been accused of involvement in murder
:07:58. > :08:00.and it is also claimed he persuaded 400 of his acolytes to have
:08:01. > :08:04.themselves castrated in order to get closer to God.
:08:05. > :08:06.It's that kind of devotion that explains the scale and intensity
:08:07. > :08:10.of the violence here in North India and also why the authorities
:08:11. > :08:21.A little earlier I spoke to the BBC's Neha Bhatnagar
:08:22. > :08:27.who told me things were beginning to calm down.
:08:28. > :08:34.At the moment because it has night-time in India, the situation
:08:35. > :08:40.is under control but very tense. It looks like there is not any large
:08:41. > :08:46.scale violence but small instances that are being. Large parts of north
:08:47. > :08:51.India are under lockdown which has affected the train and bus services,
:08:52. > :08:56.people were leaving their offices early. The capital, Delhi, which is
:08:57. > :09:02.not next-door with all this happened. The tension is quite
:09:03. > :09:06.palpable still there. A lot of security forces on the ground. More
:09:07. > :09:11.than 2000 people have been arrested in quite a large part of north
:09:12. > :09:17.India. There is a prohibiting order that means more than 45 people are
:09:18. > :09:21.not allowed to gather together. We do fear this could lead to more
:09:22. > :09:26.violence and clashes. We are still waiting for the whole of the weekend
:09:27. > :09:31.and the sentence will only be given on Monday, that could be delayed. A
:09:32. > :09:36.lot for the security forces to deal with the given his massive and
:09:37. > :09:43.future following. He is a very, very popular man, isn't he? Tens of
:09:44. > :09:49.thousands, millions he says around the world. Was that violence to be
:09:50. > :09:54.expected in any way? Where the Government for warrant for this?
:09:55. > :09:59.This was expected. Most news reports start with just as expected, given
:10:00. > :10:04.his following. There is criticism that the administration where
:10:05. > :10:08.underprepared. They were not caught unaware that could be have prepared
:10:09. > :10:13.better? The Prime Minister treated saying he is distressed with that. A
:10:14. > :10:17.lot of people have said, the Government should have done enough
:10:18. > :10:21.to make sure that there is enough security on the ground. The Chief
:10:22. > :10:26.minister of that state has been heavily criticised for this. If you
:10:27. > :10:30.look at what is happening on the streets and these pictures of
:10:31. > :10:34.violence, if you turn to social media and Facebook and Twitter,
:10:35. > :10:38.people are coming out and criticising massively. Here is a
:10:39. > :10:42.person who has been convicted of rape of two women and this is the
:10:43. > :10:46.kind of support that India and people in India show for him. There
:10:47. > :10:52.is anger amongst people. What is the image that the country is
:10:53. > :10:56.showcasing? What is the Government doing? How come 28 people have been
:10:57. > :11:02.allowed to die in this kind of perhaps preventable situation?
:11:03. > :11:04.A court has found two white South African farmers
:11:05. > :11:06.guilty of attempted murder after they forced a black man
:11:07. > :11:10.into a coffin and threatened to burn him alive.
:11:11. > :11:13.The judge said it was clear Willem Oosthuizen and Theo Jackson
:11:14. > :11:14.had intended to kill Victor Mlotshwa.
:11:15. > :11:17.The two farmers were arrested after a video of the attack
:11:18. > :11:33.The video of the assault caused outrage here in South Africa. It
:11:34. > :11:39.highlighted racial tensions in farming communities. Two white
:11:40. > :11:42.farmers shoving a black man into a Coffin, threatening to bury him
:11:43. > :11:48.alive. The accused him of trespassing on their farm. The two
:11:49. > :11:53.men were arrested after the video of the attack was widely circulated on
:11:54. > :12:00.social media. We said the only wanted to teach the victim a lesson
:12:01. > :12:05.and meant him no harm. But the judge is missed their claim, saying it was
:12:06. > :12:12.clear their intention was to commit murder. In relation to this, I find
:12:13. > :12:19.you both guilty. With attempt to cause previous bodily harm, I find
:12:20. > :12:26.you both guilty. I find you both guilty. Shortly after the verdict
:12:27. > :12:30.was delivered here in court, the visibly emotional victim told me he
:12:31. > :12:39.was relieved that justice has finally been served. As mother
:12:40. > :12:45.welcomed the verdict. All I am asking is for harsh prison sentences
:12:46. > :12:48.for these men. The ordeal left my son deeply traumatised and I am
:12:49. > :12:56.happy his attackers have been found guilty. Various political parties
:12:57. > :13:01.supporters protested against racism outside the court. The convicted men
:13:02. > :13:05.will be sentenced in two months' time. Many he attended the trial are
:13:06. > :13:18.hoping the judge will deliver lengthy jail terms. Let's have a
:13:19. > :13:18.look at some of the other stories making the news now.
:13:19. > :13:20.At least fourteen people, including five children,
:13:21. > :13:24.have been killed after an air strike hit a residential area
:13:25. > :13:27.Witnesses said two buildings in the south of the city,
:13:28. > :13:29.which is controlled by Houthi rebels, had been destroyed.
:13:30. > :13:31.The former Thai prime minister, Yingluck Shinawatra,
:13:32. > :13:33.has fled the country, hours before a verdict was to be
:13:34. > :13:35.delivered in her trial for criminal negligence.
:13:36. > :13:40.She faces up to ten years in jail over a rice subsidy scheme.
:13:41. > :13:44.More than 20 people have been killed in an attack on a Shia mosque
:13:45. > :13:46.in the Afghan capital, Kabul, as worshippers gathered
:13:47. > :13:49.The incident began when a suicide bomber blew himself up
:13:50. > :13:51.Two gunmen then stormed the building.
:13:52. > :13:58.They were killed by special forces after a siege lasting several hours.
:13:59. > :13:59.The United States has announced new financial
:14:00. > :14:03.sanctions against Venezuela, designed to further isolate
:14:04. > :14:08.The measure bans dealing in the bonds of some
:14:09. > :14:10.Venezuelan public companies, including the state-owned
:14:11. > :14:14.Earlier this month the US imposed sanctions
:14:15. > :14:17.on President Maduro himself - and some of his closest aides -
:14:18. > :14:26.A short while ago President Trump's national security
:14:27. > :14:31.H R McMaster explained the latest sanctions.
:14:32. > :14:37.This order demonstrates more clearly than ever that the United States
:14:38. > :14:41.will not allow an illegitimate dictatorship to take hold in the
:14:42. > :14:46.Western Hemisphere at the expense of its people. Through the President's
:14:47. > :14:51.strong action, the United States will target the means with which the
:14:52. > :14:57.dictatorship can accumulate debt to in rich its corrupt regime insiders
:14:58. > :14:57.and perpetuate this repressive behaviour.
:14:58. > :15:00.Our correspondent Will Grant has been following the latest
:15:01. > :15:13.It is a tough one. On the one hand, it is clearly targeted exactly where
:15:14. > :15:18.it is going to hire the Venezuelan utmost, it's crippled economy and
:15:19. > :15:23.flailing energy sector. For an oil giant like Venezuela, attacking the
:15:24. > :15:28.state run energy company is a serious step. Many people have
:15:29. > :15:34.advised the Trump Administration to not take that route. I am in Cuba
:15:35. > :15:38.which has been under economic sanctions for a decade and the
:15:39. > :15:42.argument by the previous administration in the White House
:15:43. > :15:46.was that it was not working. There are a lot of observers that suggest
:15:47. > :15:49.a similar thing could happen in Venezuela, in fact what the
:15:50. > :15:58.sanctions would end up doing is hurting the tourists the most and
:15:59. > :16:04.conversely strengthening his hand. -- the purist the most. What has
:16:05. > :16:07.been the reaction? The vice president has come out and say they
:16:08. > :16:12.are analysing it. There has not been a huge amount yet. That is waiting
:16:13. > :16:19.in the wings. We can be sure that he will come out with the normal
:16:20. > :16:22.firebrand vitriol against the Trump administration. We can expect them
:16:23. > :16:30.to throw it back to Washington and say it as an example of imperialism,
:16:31. > :16:34.neoimperialism in Latin America. These are the things that have a lot
:16:35. > :16:41.of weight. Let's not forget that the Trump administration said a military
:16:42. > :16:47.option is still on the table. These are things that are not taken
:16:48. > :16:52.lightly when it comes to Latin America, the suggestion of military
:16:53. > :16:55.option or economic sanctions. We are all been focused towards Venezuela
:16:56. > :16:59.and it might create some sympathy among the other states in the region
:17:00. > :17:01.that otherwise might be challenging and criticising them.
:17:02. > :17:04.Stay with us on BBC World News, still to come
:17:05. > :17:07.How would you feel driving alongside one of these knowing no-one
:17:08. > :17:12.Driverless lorries will appear on British roads next year.
:17:13. > :18:46.The latest headlines for you. 28 people are dead in northern India
:18:47. > :18:53.after clashes with police and supporters of a holy man who has
:18:54. > :18:55.been convicted of rape. The worst storm of the decade is about to hit
:18:56. > :18:57.the coast. Semi-automated, self-driving lorries
:18:58. > :19:01.will be tested out on British The trucks will be connected
:19:02. > :19:05.wirelessly with up to three lorries The technology has already been
:19:06. > :19:10.tested elsewhere in Europe Supporters say it will mean cheaper
:19:11. > :19:13.fuel bills, lower emissions Our correspondent Richard Lister
:19:14. > :19:25.looks at how it will work. This could be the future. The driver
:19:26. > :19:28.in the second lorry is only steering. His speed is controlled by
:19:29. > :19:35.a computer which is monitoring what the lead driver is doing. These
:19:36. > :19:42.Dutch trials suggest lorries linked by Wi-Fi can drive closer together
:19:43. > :19:48.and may have benefits. 10% fuel savings, that is money off the
:19:49. > :19:53.shopping bills. Goods in shops will go down, 10% less CO2. Congestion,
:19:54. > :19:59.if we get them doing this running smoothly together, we will not have
:20:00. > :20:03.the traffic jams. Safety, we can have robots and sensors not looking
:20:04. > :20:06.mistakes. This is one of the specially equipped lorries that will
:20:07. > :20:13.take part in the British trials. First on test tracks and then on
:20:14. > :20:17.2019 the motorway network. This technology is moving fast. Some cars
:20:18. > :20:22.can steer themselves, too. The haulage industry wants to catch up.
:20:23. > :20:27.Do sophisticated lorries like this need people at all? The short answer
:20:28. > :20:35.is yes. Most of British roads are too small and complex. Vehicles like
:20:36. > :20:40.this could revolutionise long distance haulage. We are going to
:20:41. > :20:45.jump into the vehicle and start the exercise. Les is training the next
:20:46. > :20:50.generation of lorry drivers here in Slough. Daniel is about to take his
:20:51. > :20:56.test. Neither are keen of sharing the driver's seat with a computer.
:20:57. > :21:00.The machine breaks down, which is my main concern, Wi-Fi connections,
:21:01. > :21:05.what of that breaks down? Do not think that is a good idea. We should
:21:06. > :21:10.be in full control of the lorries we are driving. There are other road
:21:11. > :21:18.users. You have to consider that when you are driving these lorries.
:21:19. > :21:25.UK waterways are the most congested in Europe. We have more entrances
:21:26. > :21:29.and experts. If you have a platoon of driverless lorries, it is
:21:30. > :21:33.difficult to see road signs and exit the motorway. With several countries
:21:34. > :21:37.now testing this technology, looks like is coming. The UK will have to
:21:38. > :21:52.decide if it wants it. Conor McGregor will way M4 at this
:21:53. > :22:00.year's super fight. It will break all paper view records after months
:22:01. > :22:05.of build ups. McGregor, the biggest star. Former world champion Chris
:22:06. > :22:11.Eubank thinks the Irish man can cause a big shock that not many
:22:12. > :22:18.expect. Everything is possible. That man in McGregor has the will. I am a
:22:19. > :22:28.fan of boxing. I do not choose sides. The one who is willing to
:22:29. > :22:35.take deepest and shall mean -- show me what Rocky inspired in me. Going
:22:36. > :22:37.beyond the call of duty and doing what is crazy, insane,
:22:38. > :22:45.extraordinary. That man is coming from a place of hunger. In McGregor.
:22:46. > :22:50.If indeed McGregor boxes him and tries to be clever in that, there is
:22:51. > :22:58.only one winner. To me, Mayweather cannot lose that fight. If you bring
:22:59. > :23:02.is that Warrior and makes a fight, then everything and anything could
:23:03. > :23:07.happen. That is why I am here. That is why I have travelled here to see.
:23:08. > :23:16.It is not a farce. It is a farce if he uses his tools the wrong way. He
:23:17. > :23:21.is a character, isn't he? Ben Stokes hit a century for England. The story
:23:22. > :23:26.of the day was the much improved performance from the tourists. I
:23:27. > :23:31.think many people were expecting to be talking about the decline of the
:23:32. > :23:36.cricket after day one here, instead they have given a good account of
:23:37. > :23:47.themselves. After their defeat at Ed Bastin, the bold expertly. It met
:23:48. > :23:52.none of the batsmen in England wanted to find form ahead of the
:23:53. > :23:59.Ashes. England once again had to rely on their captain to pass 54 the
:24:00. > :24:08.12th successive test. That level is a record. Ben Stokes went further,
:24:09. > :24:12.he made 100. Stokes on two occasions, once online. The West
:24:13. > :24:18.Indies must be thinking about what might have been. For England, today
:24:19. > :24:23.was not good enough. Australia will have watched it with some interest.
:24:24. > :24:31.The last a wicket before the close. Cot by Alistair Cooke and the West
:24:32. > :24:35.Indies last night workers on the last day of the last test, there
:24:36. > :24:42.will be a worry there will be another collapse under U2. Strangely
:24:43. > :24:46.frustrating day for both sides but West Indies much better. That is all
:24:47. > :24:51.the sport for now. Breaking news coming into us. They are reporting a
:24:52. > :24:55.man has been arrested on suspicion of grievous bodily harm on police
:24:56. > :25:01.after two officers received minor injuries outside Buckingham Palace,
:25:02. > :25:05.the official residence of the Queen here in London. They seek no other
:25:06. > :25:10.injuries have been reported and officers remain on the scene at the
:25:11. > :25:15.moment and enquiries are ongoing. The Queen is usually at Balmoral in
:25:16. > :25:18.Scotland at this time of year. It is unlikely that she or any of the
:25:19. > :25:23.senior members of the Royal family were at home at Buckingham Palace.
:25:24. > :25:27.We will get more information on that. The Press Association are
:25:28. > :25:35.reporting that a man has been arrested on suspicion of grievous
:25:36. > :25:37.bodily harm and assault on police after two officers received minor
:25:38. > :25:42.injuries outside Buckingham Palace here in central London. This is in
:25:43. > :25:47.to us from the Metropolitan Police. We have no details whether this was
:25:48. > :25:51.related to terror at all. We have this information at the moment and
:25:52. > :25:57.we will bring more information to you as soon as you can. You can get
:25:58. > :26:11.in touch with me on twitter. Stay with us.
:26:12. > :26:19.It is a bank holiday weekend for most areas of the country. The
:26:20. > :26:20.forecast is in decent