Ten of thousands of People Living in the us state of texas have been ordered to leave their homes as flooding caused by Tropical Storm harvey continues to cause devastation. Meteorologists say conditions are unprecedented, describing the storm as the biggest to have ever hit the state of texas. So far more than two and a half feet of rain has fallen in houston, where roads have been turned into rivers. The city has been warned to expect up to a years worth of rain within the week. Five people are reported to have died in the rising floodwaters. Emergency services in the area are overstretched and 3000 soldiers have been mobilised to help people to safety. 2000 people have been rescued, some plucked from rooftops by helicopters. In the past 30 minutes Us Army Engineers have started releasing water from reservoirs in the city, after levels increased dramatically President Trump is due to visit the city tomorrow to survey the damage. Richard lister reports. Taking only what they can hold, the people of houston are trying to escape the deluge. Three days of torrential rain and the most powerful hurricane in 50 years have left this city struggling to cope. An armada of rescue boats is patrolling the streets. More than 2,000 people have been rescued so far, but the Emergency Services say they have had at least 5,000 calls from people who are trapped. We have a two storey home, and on the first floor, its up to here, and all the furniture is just floating. Everything. Mattresses, all. With the roads flooded and dangerous, people have been told to stay in their homes and wait for rescue there, but inevitably many have been trying to flee on their own, risking their lives to find higher ground. But those at the edge of the floods reach know that they will be next as the rain keeps falling. They are getting out while they can. 0ne lady wont come out. She is handicapped. Shes over here on the left side. So we know shes there. We know a couple of houses saying they are going to ride it out. The owner of this care home photographed the rising flood. Her daughter tweeted it, pleading for help. She said within ten to 15 minutes, the water went from ankle high to waist high, so immediately they were under water and floating. The National Guard saw the photo, and eventually everyone was led to safety. But there are many others still waiting for rescue, perched on rooftops, calling for help. Helicopters are patrolling the city to coordinate the rescue effort. They have been pulling people from the flood, too, but it is a slow and dangerous process. And houstons problems are only going to get worse. Parts of those regions will continue to receive incredibly heavy rain that will lead to even more flooding and more danger for texans. These floods are turning into some of the worst in americas history. Thousands of people have been displaced. Billions of dollars worth of property has been destroyed or damaged with, as yet, an unknown number of casualties. We have not heard anything official. Anyone of importance, we are looking for you. These floods are turning into some of the worst in americas history. Thousands of people have been displaced. Billions of dollars worth of property has been destroyed or damaged with, as yet, an unknown number of casualties. Richard lister, bbc news. Lets get more now on Hurricane Harvey and cbs correspondent don champion is in houston. This city is paralysed by harvey. Behind me it may look like a river, but 14 behind me it may look like a river, but 1a feet below is a busy parkway. This play should be part with cars, instead it is flooded out. This is a scene repeated across this region. An untold number of people are still stranded in their homes at this hour. Sometimes the water is reaching up to the second floor of their homes we have been hearing. Some of these folks are also in need of medical attention. 0vernight we learn from the governor that another 1000 National Guard are heading here to help with some of the rescues that continue at this hour, even with more rain falling. What other experts saying about how high those floodwaters could reach . Certainly people here are bracing for the potential for two more feet of rain. Its going to rain from today through to friday. Also compound on the problem is the condition that several neighbouring reservoirs in the houston area, a controlled release started at two of them because they were inundated with all the water and officials did not want to damage the dams in those areas. That will cause you been that will cause even more flooding. You are talking about more help coming to texas. Presumably that is from outside the state . Yes, more federal assistance is heading here. Some of the people in the hard hit areas in houston could be out of their homes for up to two months. There is out of state help in terms of everyday people. Civilians turning up with boats, air boats to help with the rescue. A lot of these people after the rescue will need help. I heard a story yesterday that was quite remarkable. You may remember that after Hurricane Katrina a lot of people took shelter and ranfor katrina a lot of people took shelter and ran for safety here in houston. About 100,000 of those new orleans residents who came here after katrina were displaced and its a sad situation. What about the levels of preparation before the arrival of the storm . There is a lot of talk about the mayors decision to not call for a mandatory evacuation. He did address that issue yesterday. Houston is the fourth largest city in the us and he said that quite frankly the call a mandatory evacuation of 1 frankly the call a mandatory evacuation of1 Million People all at once, not only would it have created a traffic nightmare, but he is convinced that it would have put a lot of people in danger. He noted the fact that across this entire region there is not one place that has not been impacted by this devastating flooding. Thank you very much. The brexit secretary and government officials return to brussels today, for the latest round of brexit negotiations. David davis says hed like the eu to show more flexibility and imagination in the negotiations. 0ur correspondent Damian Grammaticas is in brussels , he explained why mr davis had made the comments. Pa rt part of the thinking is that he wa nts to part of the thinking is that he wants to look more at the trading agreements, but the eu side is relu cta nt. Agreements, but the eu side is reluctant. They cant do that at the moment. When things start again at apm, Michel Barnier can only talk about what the 27 nations have empowered him to discuss around that table. He has been tweeting about that. Those are the issues of citizens rights, the financial obligations of the uk and the irish border. What he wants is Legal Certainty and that is what the eus approach is. Its also where saying that they will only move on once they think there is sufficient progress on those areas and i think they will stick to that. A lorry driver has appeared in Court Following a crash on the m1 motorway in which eight people died. Two lorries and a minibus were involved in the collision near Newport Pagnell on saturday. 0ur correspondent andy moore reports. Ryszard masierak blinked back the tears and was given a tissue as all 20 charges were put to him through an interpreter. That process took some time. Afterwards, Thames Valley police made a brief statement. Six men and two women died. Four people who were injured remain in a serious condition in hospital. Weve had full cooperation from the two Freight Companies involved, and they are fully supporting us with our enquiries. Our thoughts remain very much with those affected by this tragedy. Mr masierak was driving an aim logistics lorry at the time of the crash. 12 people were in the minibus when the collision happened in the early hours of saturday morning. Tributes have been paid to the driver, cyriacjoseph. Hes been described as an extraordinary father and a great leader within the southern Indian Community in nottingham. His passengers were a group of people from india about to start a tour of europe. Three of the dead worked for an it company. The other lorry driver, david wagstaff, whos 53 and from stoke on trent, has been bailed to appear before magistrates next month. Hes been charged with 12 counts of causing death or serious injury by dangerous driving. Andy moore, bbc news. German prosecutors say a nurse who is serving a life sentence for murdering two patients, may have killed 84 others. Niels hoegel was convicted and jailed two years ago for giving lethal drug injections to intensive care patients. Investigators have exhumed more than a hundred bodies of patients who died in clinics where hoegel worked. Greater Manchester Police have arrested a 30 year old woman on suspicion of the murder of a toddler. Police discovered the body of a boy at a house in wythenshawe on the weekend. They were responding to a domestic disturbance call. A 31 year old man is also being questioned. About 150 people have now been treated in hospital in eastbourne in east sussex afterfalling ill as a result of a mysterious chemical haze which drifted in from the sea late yesterday afternoon. 0ur correspondent amanda akass has been to birling gap, one of the affected areas, form where she sent this report. Making the most of the late august sunshine. This morning people have been back enjoying the beach at birling gap, despite the events of yesterday. My mum said that people we re yesterday. My mum said that people were being evacuated, i thought she was joking, were being evacuated, i thought she wasjoking, but we were being evacuated, i thought she was joking, but we saw people with streaming eyes so we got back inside. I saw on the news that the reds were open again so i decided to give it a second try. Its a nice weekend. We want to have a walk. 150 people were treated at eastbournes district hospital. We had itchy eyes, throbbing head and nausea. We we re eyes, throbbing head and nausea. We were panicking, we didnt know what to do. Even the life out lifeboat crew who were sent out to help with the rescue were affected. We went through the clouds and straightaway hour eyes started itching. The hospital said that in the most people only suffered minor effects. Ina similar people only suffered minor effects. In a similar incident a few years ago a gas leak from france could be snobs across the south east. The Authorities Say they dont think it was the case this time. A controversial religious leader in india has been sentenced to ten years in prison for raping two of his followers. Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singhs conviction last week triggered large scale riots by his devotees in which 38 people were killed. Thousands of police have been deployed to the region where the gurus movement is based amid fears of further unrest. From there, Justin Rowlatt reports. The town where the controversial self styled guru is being held was under a Strict Lockdown today. After the explosion of violence that followed his conviction on two rape charges last week, the indian Authorities Say they are taking no chances. But this is the real focus of concern today. The town in which the vast temple complex that serves as guru ram rahims headquarters is based. This car was torched by an angry crowd within minutes of the ten year sentence being announced. Are your troops ready to besiege the temple complex if necessary . We are fully equipped, fully ready and fully trained. Whatever directions are given, well implement it. As of now, we are going step by step, and the first step is to maintain the peace and calm so that curfew is relaxed. People can go back to normalcy. Guru ram rahim is a flamboyant and controversialfigure, who stars in his own movies and command extraordinary support. His claim that he has 60 million followers worldwide may be an exaggeration, but perhaps as many as 15,000 hard core devotees are believed to be holed up in the temple compound today. The army has been warning people to leave the temple. The authorities have ordered that the gurus assets, including the temple complex be seized, but from what weve seen, the devotees are not ready to give it up without a fight, so a siege situation is developing here in north india. Justin rowlatt, bbc news, sirsa. It has just it hasjust gone it has just gone quarter past two. The headlines. Authorities in houston have warned that the severe flooding that has forced thousands of people from their homes is likely to worsen. The third round of brexit also taking place in brussels this afternoon with british negotiators urging the eu to show flexibility and imagination. A lorry driver has been remanded in custody in connection with saturdays minibus crash on the m1. He was charged with 20 counts of drink driving and dangerous driving. Thousands of revellers are descending on west london for the second day of the notting hill carnival. Its expected that up to 1 Million People will be attending. There will be a minutes rylance for those killed in the Grenfell Tower five. We can go there live. Fire. You join us as the parade makes its way down Westbourne Park road. The colours, the atmosphere here is quite incredible. This is happening ten weeks after the grenfell fired disaster which claimed the lives of 80 people and indeed the mood here is one of excitement and at the same time people are using today as a way to reflect and remember those people who sadly lost their lives. Later on this afternoon at 3pm there will be a minutes violence. Many people are looking forward to that, but this event has been a huge challenge for the metropolitan police and im pleased to say i am joint by the chief superintendent. Thank you for joining us. Very noisy, but we will try to get information from you in terms of how the event has gone so far. 127 arrests yesterday. What we re far. 127 arrests yesterday. What were they mostly for. 127 arrests for a range of offences, including drugs, but the really positive start to carnival. As you can see, all our security arrangements are in operation and people are still having a good time. We note that the met launched a Large Police Operation before the carnival targeting known offenders. Do you think that has made a difference . We will always undertake proactive and intelligence led campaigns to keep all of our events in london safe. We know you are also using facial Recognition Systems at the carnival, targeting again known offenders. How is that working out and how helpful has it been . The facial Recognition Technology is in its second year. It is still a trial. It is focused on people who should not be at carnival, who are wanted or suspected of crimes that actually could compromise the safety of carnival. This is a huge public order if ever the metropolitan police, one that poses a lot of risks and challenges. What is your hope at the end of the day . We want people to come and enjoy carnival, but we need them to be safe and that means they need to be alert, vigilance. It is a hot day, have lots of water. Any concerns, please talk to my officers and the team of people who are supporting them. Chief superintendent, thank you so much for your time. As you would expect, 8000 Police Officers on patrol here in west london. They are keeping people here save. More from me later on. Thank you. Knoyle phillips there at the notting hill carnival. A young boy has died at the reading festival. The teenager has not been formally identified, but his family have been informed. They have been coming across the borderfor they have been coming across the border for days. They have been coming across the borderfor days. There has been shooting, she says. I have had to come back. Bangladesh, already home to half a million dont want any more. The Border Guards are telling recent arrivals that they cannot stay. It is a very tough message to deliver to people who in some cases have seen their villages burnt down and seen family members killed. Translation during the clash my father was killed. I dont know when my mother and other relatives because i left my village out of fear. There is no peace, so i am here. There is very little for them here. There is very little for them here. Groups huddle in the grass right up against the border with nothing but umbrellas for shelter or if they are lucky, a few sheets of plastic. If they can get to be established refugee camps, conditions are better, but some have lived here like this for decades. With what now appears to be an active insurgency, there will surely be more displaced people coming and you will need feeding and housing. The upsurge in fighting is making the bangladesh Border Guards nervous. How much the bangladesh Border Guards nervous. How much worse the bangladesh Border Guards nervous. How much worse could it get . They have seen plenty of displaced people before fleeing violence, but this is the first time in living memory that there have been two sides fighting over the border. With the death toll, which over the last five days has already passed 100. Jonathan head, bbc news. A year ago today bhs closed its doors for the last time after going into administration. 12 months on only 25 of the companys 160 stores have new owners including the likes of primark, tk maxx and morleys and are trading again. Our Business Correspondent emma simpson has been looking at the figures. 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. Newjobs for these two former bhs staff. We couldnt get anyone in to fix anything for bhs, but now weve got brand new everything. It is like moving out, having it refurbished and moving straight back in. For us, itss like a home from home. Whatever was going on in in this building, we would be interested. The fact that we both work here is amazing. It 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 deals or 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 reoccu py, 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 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. There is a gaping hole now. The council is spending millions on improving the town centre. Its leader is convinced a solution can be found. It is a shame, because it is actually a successful shopping centre. 95 of units are let. We feel there is a lot of potential interest in this building. I think there is an incredible opportunity. I think it can be easy 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 as well. Emma simpson, bbc news, stockport. Now its certainly not cricket but its terminology can be just as confusing with its quaffle, bludger and snitch. Yes, you may have thought the game of quidditch was confined to the pages of harry potter. But its actually been brought to life as a real sport and this weekend the british championships were held in hull. We put Colin Paterson on a broomstick and sent him along. Quidditch. Created byjk rowling, and very much harry potters favourite sport. And now, very much a real thing. Eight teams battling it out for the Quidditch Premier League championship. Weve got lots of the general public coming down today, and getting to see them come along, watch the sport and be like, wow, quidditch is a real sport. Quidditch has three main rules. This is a quaffle. Im using it to score goals. Each hoop is worth ten points. So this is the bludger. When you get hit by it, you have to go and tag into your hoops before you can do anything useful. He laughs thats the golden snitch. If you catch it, your team gets 30 points and ends the game. And for the players, all this is done with one of these between their legs. If you get hit by a bludger, or if it comes from between your legs at any time, then you have to go tag back in at your hoops. How much easier would it be if you could fly . So much easier, but i think health and safety would have a field day you know what you need to be doing . It was clear to see just how seriously teams were taking it. This is a quidditch pre match team talk. What colour are roses . All white i said, what colour are roses . All white who are you . All roses many of the players were attracted to the sport by a certain boy wizard. Probably like up the top end of fans. Like, im a Massive Harry Potter fan. But its so separate now. Quidditch is this, and harry potter is this. But thats not true of everyone. Ive never read the books, and im the age as well. It surprises quite a lot of people i play with. Not even the quidditch sections . Not even the quidditch sections and so to the final West Midlands revolution versus southeast knights. And the revolution were presented with a trophy that was bigger than ron weasley. Quidditchs long term goal . Well, one day, it could be a case of harry potter and the olympic sport. Colin paterson, bbc news, hull. A good trophy, not sure about the broomsticks. Lets have a look at the weather. Many of us are experiencing a very Warm Bank Holiday monday. Possibly one of the warmest on record, but it will turn cooler over the next few days. Its not beautiful everywhere. There is cloud around the North Western areas. In 17 in glasgow, not far off 30 degrees in london. Behind this were the front thatis london. Behind this were the front that is where the cooler air is flowing in off of the atlantic. Temperatures dropping away across northern parts of the country as the weather front moves southwards. Tomorrow the weather front is in the midlands. So north of birmingham it would feel pressure. Temperatures closer to 20 degrees. But its still very warm in the extreme south east. Hello. This is bbc news. The headlines us Authorities Say 30,000 people will need emergency accommodation after more than 30 inches of rain caused floods in and around the city of houston. Donald trump has declared a state of emergency in louisiana. The third round of brexit talks are taking place in brussels this afternoon with british negotiators urging the eu to show flexibility and imagination. A lorry driver has been remanded in custody in connection with saturdays minibus crash on the m1. He was charged with 20 counts of drink driving and dangerous driving. More than 130 people have been treated in hospital and hundreds more affected by a mysterious gas cloud that drifted in off the sea in east sussex