Which has caused such devastation in texas, is now heading towards neighbouring louisiana. Record amounts of rainfall have fallen across the region. Large parts of houston the countrys fourth largest city are still under water. More than 20 people have died and nearly 200,000 people have registered for financial help. Laura trevelyan is in houston now. Welcome to houston and you can see behind me the chaos that the catastrophic flooding has caused in the aftermath of hurricane harvey. As you can see people have had to abandon their homes, abandoned their cars. These are extraordinary scenes and just this morning i witnessed dramatic rescues, people have come from all over texas and even alt of texas with boats just to try to do whatever they can in the face of this extraordinary situation. The flooding behind me has been worsened, we are in houston where reservoirs on the outskirts are full to capacity and they have been overspending. The authorities have had to do a timed release of water to stop something even worse happening. That has increased the flooding behind me if you can believe it. James cook has this report on the overall situation. Still dazed, but at least theyre dry. The people of houston awoke after a night under curfew to take stock. Downtown the waters have receded. The worst appears to be over. But there are still struggles ahead. Rodman young is now homeless in his own city after his house was flooded when two reservoirs spilled over. It is sad. It is sad and you feel a little bit hopeless. Because youre losing all your stuff. And they only gave us from the point we woke up, a couple of hours sleep, and we were fighting the waters at our house. And rodman is farfrom alone. The federal government says nearly 200,000 people here have registered for assistance. For days now these helicopter crews have been putting their lives on the line, performing daring and dangerous rescues. These grainy images capture the narrowest of escapes. Not everyone has been so lucky. Last night a woman was swept away holding her young daughter. The mother died, her child, still clinging on, survived. Heartbreak for houston which faces other troubles as well. The fourth largest city in the United States was under curfew last night amid reports of looting. There are too many people from across our city, too many residents that are out of their homes. And they are in shelters. And i do not want them to have to worry about someone breaking into their home or looting or doing anything of that nature while they are away. All of this has paralysed this American Energy hub with Oil Production in many places coming to a halt. It will take weeks if not months to fully recover. Refineries including this one have been shut down because staff cannot get to work to keep them running. That is notjust bad news for the big oilfirms but also for the many thousands of businesses here in texas which rely on the industry. And also for the American Economy as a whole. Of course nothing matters more than saving lives and that has now been the focus for five days. This baby is just one of 30,000 people forced from their homes. With the storm heading east, louisiana is next. James cook, bbc news, houston. Behind me people have been rescuing their belongings all morning and the National Guard deployment in the state of texas has been increased to 14,000. Just earlier the governor greg abbott, governor of the state of texas, gave this update. The rain that was received in the greater paris county area is at an all time record. The rain has now moved to the beaumont region in south east texas. Approximately 15 inches of rain had fallen already in the area and there is more to come. The west is not yet over four south east texas as far as the rain is concerned. There will be ongoing challenges both during the time that rain continues to fall as well as approximately four days to come. And we mentioned specifically flooding conditions that will continue to be a challenge for people in the area. Governor greg abbott there. All day theres flooded road behind me has resembled nothing more than a marina. There is yet another boat being brought in behind me now. So many arejust being brought in behind me now. So many are just volunteer boats. And people have been rescued here and i spoke to one man in the last hour who had been rescued, he told me his story. The water got to the point where it was two feet into the house and 45 feet deep on the road, it looked like a river upfront. Yesterday it was still low enough to cioss yesterday it was still low enough to cross the street. But not today. You had to have a boat to get out. It was the only safe way to go and some quys was the only safe way to go and some guys came was the only safe way to go and some guys came by this morning and we flagged them down and gave them are phone number. And said we were ready to come out and they came to pick us up. Five days after the hurricane made landfall, why is your Home Flooding now, is that the rainfall 01 flooding now, is that the rainfall or the controlled flooding . Flooding now, is that the rainfall or the controlled flooding . M flooding now, is that the rainfall or the controlled flooding . It is a bit of both, run off contributes to the flow but they opened the floodgates and let warm water out. And we were informed that some water started to run over the lower side of the dam. And they might be a break in the dam today causing warm water. So it is getting worse all the time. We hoped it would recede but it did not. Itjust continued to rise. But it did not. Itjust continued to fise. Joe but it did not. Itjust continued to rise. Joe strong there who was rescued from this neighbourhood where i am talking to you from now. Just in the past hour he is one of 30,000 people in houston and the surrounding areas to be rescued in the past five days. Extraordinary scenes. And even though the storm has passed and this now moving inland in louisiana, the National Weather service warned that catastrophic and life threatening flooding would continue in houston for the rest of this week. That is the situation here. Back to you in london. 0n the line isjosh roberson, a reporterfor ksla news. Hes in 0akdale, louisiana which is around 200 miles west of new 0rlea ns. Thank you for being with us. Give us a sense of things in 0akdale. Thank you for having me. Im about an hour north of lake charles in south louisiana close to the gulf of mexico. I was down there for a few days as the storm came through. 0n monday it was just about 14 hours of rain and that caused a lot of flooding issues. And for a lot of the labourers. There was no mandatory evacuation for lake charles but paris down below had to evacuate. And after yesterday we saw the floodwaters going down and today weve had a lot of rain. For most people theyre happy and counting their blessings. And also thinking of those people in houston. We have seen of those people in houston. We have seen communities pulling together. The authorities doing what they need to do but also people just helping out as best they can with their neighbours and friends. Absolutely. It isa neighbours and friends. Absolutely. It is a funny thing, in south louisiana it started back in 2005 with hurricane katrina, there was a large response and people who needs to be evacuated, and down in south louisiana we are all about the wildlife and fisheries. We started to see a lot of people who owned boats just going into these neighbourhoods on a informal basis, they called themselves the cajun navy. We have a lot of cajun people down here and that is what they call themselves. Now every time a hurricane hits these guys just show up hurricane hits these guys just show up with their boats. And that was the case again monday and tuesday down in lake charles. Just a bunch of guys getting in their boats and coming out to those neighbourhoods to help people out. So definitely there is a tight knit community down here. These guys look out for each other. And the fact that the cajun navy has grown up over time shows that louisiana of course is no stranger to her again. We think of katrina and i wonder what lessons have been learned in this instance that are now being put into place. Well i definitely can speak for louisiana of course lake charles did not take on the type of plotting that places like houston are experiencing. Flooding. There are no reported deaths in louisiana and especially in the lake charles area those guys are smart and no stranger to hurricanes. When one comes they heed the warnings. They get right on out of there. And the people who are using sandbags to cover their homes, there was a case where we watched volu nteers there was a case where we watched volunteers show up from nowhere, hundreds of volunteers, donating their time to give sandbags. I spoke to one guy in a wheelchair and he had one leg and he was shovelling sand into sandbags. Very selfless people down here in lake charles and it has been remarkable to see. Nevertheless there must be people who get scared by the prospect of a repeat performance of what was such a challenge back with hurricane katrina. Absolutely. A lot of these towns in south louisiana are at or below sea level so that is a difficult challenge dealing with this amount of rain. Down south the graveyards, we do not even have grades, they are above the ground. When you get a hurricane like this when the rain is coming down it doesnt take a lot to see a lot of flooding. So there is a lot of fear and people fearing the worst. And when we tell them proceed with caution they definitely listen. Thank you very much. Extraordinary pictures there, a mother and baby being rescued. It shows what people are up against. And monsoon rains have killed at least 14 people in mum by in india. Flights have been cancelled and Train Services suspended. Stranding tens of thousands of people. Mum by. More than 1200 people have been killed against india, bangladesh in nepal in the worst flooding to hit the region in years. As we saw theresa may is injapan as the north korean crisis unfolds and not surprisingly its high on the agenda in her talks with the japanese Prime Minister shinzo abe. But the main purpose of mrs mays three day visit is to pave the way for a trade deal with japan after britain leaves the eu. Japanese firms based in the uk employ about 140,000 people. 0ur Political Correspondent ben wright has travelled with the Prime Minister, his report contains flashing images. A soft landing is what theresa may is promising on this, her first trip to japan as Prime Minister. Wearing the colours of the countrys flag, this visit is a reminder that brexit is not just about fractious talks in brussels, its about reassuring long standing allies and investors to britain beyond the eu. And few are as important as this. Well, im going to be talking to my japanese counterpart Prime Minister abe this week about the future relationship between the United Kingdom and japan, about how we can build on what is already a good, strong relationship. But build on that in the areas of security, defence and yes, trade. And look to the arrangements that we can put in place when weve left the european union. Japan wants the unpolished truth from theresa may about how she sees britains new relationship with the eu working out. But there is much, beyond tea, japan and britain have in common. And the japanese Prime Minister shinzo abe has also indicated his readiness to do a new trade deal with the uk after we have left the eu. Theresa may is keen to convey the uks respect forjapan during this three day visit to a country thats the worlds Third Largest economy and has been for three decades a huge investor in britain. From car plants through manufacturing and banking. Japan has also really valued the uks position as a gateway into eu markets and now there is real concern here about the disruption that brexit could bring. Some ofjapans banks for instance are worried their access to eu markets could suffer if brexit backfires. Some Financial Institutions have announced that they are prepared to move a certain number of operations and jobs from london to the european continent to retain the single passport within the eu. This is not good for the uk. What is in the japanese minds at the moment is the relationship between the uk and the eu. They are watching the progress of brexit negotiations nervously. Now number ten point out thatjapan owned softbank has committed to the uk after brexit, nissan and toyota have upped their investment too. But Japanese Companies fear of brexit that breaks down without a deal. Do you still think that no deal is better than a bad deal . We could still walk away . Yes, i think that is right. But if you talk about the point at which we leave the european union, we want to ensure that at that point we do have a deal and that we have a deal that is the right deal for the United Kingdom. After a day injapans former Imperial Capital kyoto, theresa may boarded a bullet train to its new one, tokyo. Questions from her host about how the government plans to turn brexit rhetoric into reality will follow the Prime Minister there. Ben wright, bbc news, kyoto. President trump has declared talking is not the answer when responding to the threat from north korea. Yesterday north korea fired a missile overjapan calling at the first step of fresh military operations in the pacific. This report from tokyo contains flashing photographer. These are the first pictures of north koreas latest and most provocative missile launch. As expected, kimjong un was on hand to give his personal guidance. The north korean dictator gazes skywards as the missile flies towards japan. And along with the pictures came this statement from north koreas state media. The current ballistic rocket drill is the first step of the military operation in the pacific and meaningful preview to containing guam. North koreas statement shows the ultimate target of yesterdays test was not here injapan, but the us Pacific Island of guam. With its huge military bases. And that north korea intends more such tests. So what can be done to stop it . Last night in new york the Un Security Council members including china were unanimous in condemning north korea. Today the cracks have already begun to appear. From President Trump came this tweet. Ruling out any prospect of talks. The us has been talking to north korea and paying them extortion money for 25 years, he exclaimed. Talking is not the answer. Here injapan Prime Minister theresa may said china must now do something. We want to work with International Partners to see what further pressure can be brought on north korea. And of course particularly look at what china can do. In beijing Chinas Foreign Ministry spokeswoman had this rather caustic response. Translation some countries dash forward when it comes to imposing sanctions. But hide away when it comes to asking for peace talks. This is not the attitude of a responsible nation. There is growing suspicion that north korea could not have developed this new missile so fast by itself. There is also agreement that it must be stopped. But there is none on how to do it. China wants talks, the us, britain and japan, more sanctions. Meanwhile north korea is almost certainly preparing for its next test. Rupert wingfield hayes, bbc news, in tokyo. The headlines. The Texas Governor says his state has not yet seen the worst of the flooding triggered by Tropical Storm harvey which is left 20 people dead and displaced 30,000 others. North korea says it is firing of a missile overjapan is the first step of its military operations in the pacific. Theresa may says britain stands shoulder to shoulder with japan in the face of north korean aggression, shes in the country to discuss trade deals post brexit. The chair of the independent inquiry into building regulations set up in response to the Grenfell Tower fire disaster has said its inevitable that she will find failings in the existing system. Damejudith hackitt has promised to produce an interim report by christmas, and her final conclusions by spring next year. Nick beake has the details. Before the 14th ofjune, few people had even heard of Grenfell Tower. Ten weeks later, it stands testament to a system that failed, to fire and building regulations that didnt do theirjob and to inspection regimes that didnt pick up the risk of fire. And in the weeks since, tower blocks across the capital have had to be evacuated, deemed unsafe. At the chalcots estate in camden, hundreds had to leave their homes. At the ledbury estate in southwark, the gas was turned off over safety fears. Today, the woman charged with looking at what went wrong with those regulations promised answers. I can understand that People Living in those tower blocks right now are worried and rightly so. And its important that we get some recommendations out quickly so that the right rectifications can be made and things can be progressed quickly. Her inquiry will focus on fire and building regulations and how theyve worked. In the wake of grenfell, the government ordered tests on hundreds of pieces of cladding from tower blocks. They all failed the test. I think it would be obvious to most people, having seen the data on the number of high rise buildings where the tests have proven the cladding to be inadequate, its clear to most people that there must be some problem that is bigger than a one off. Herfindings will feed into the wider Public Inquiry being led by former judge sir martin moore bick. It may have hard lessons for many across the sector. I think its inevitable that were going to find some shortcomings in the system. What they will be, im not prepared to speculate at this stage. I think its important that i look at all of those things. The competence of the people, how they work, whether people know what their roles and responsibilities are, all of those things matter. If this system is going to work effectively, its notjust about whats written down, it is about how it applies in practice as well. Damejudith has promised an initial report by the autumn, a full one by next spring. A judge has said there were no concerns about the welfare of a christian girl said to have been fostered by a muslim family, when she was assessed by an independent guardian. The girl aged five was placed in the care of her grandmother today. Tower hamlets, the local authority responsible for the girls welfare, has raised concerns about the reporting of the case. Adina campbell has further details on thejudgment. Adina campbell has further details on the judgment. We know that the judge has come to the decision to put the girl in the care of her maternal grandmother and this comes after various National Newspaper reports suggesting that the girl had been cared for by muslim posture carers. And that that had gone against christian heritage and the girl was also encouraged to learn arabic. Tower Hamlets Council has said those claims are completely inaccurate, they say that the girl was put into an English Speaking family and the family was from a mixed raced origin. We have had details of the care order today and it says the child was removed on an emergency basis in march of this year, we know the mother had Substance Abuse issues. And we also found out that the maternal grandparents are also of a muslim background, non practising but a muslim background. But the mother says the child is from a christian heritage so so there is an argument there. Tower Hamlets Council said there had been inaccuracies in the reporting of this case in the newspapers and it says the decision to choose Foster Carers for a child is based on a number of factors including cultural background. Thejudge number of factors including cultural background. The judge in number of factors including cultural background. Thejudge in the care order said the girl would be placed in the care of her maternal grandmother and said the best option, the safest option was to make sure the child was cared for in this way and her decision was not based on any reports in the media in recent days. Losing a loved one is a difficult and stressful time for any family and now its emerged that many are facing the added distress of delays to registering the death. Figures seen by bbc local radio show that most councils in england and wales are failing to register bereavements within the 5 day target. Emily unia has this report. Last year Graham Morgans mother died. She was 86 and living in a care home. The family had to wait nearly three weeks for the funeral. It was a terrible situation, to be honest, it was the worst you could ever have at a time in your life, and everybody faces it, when someone near to you has passed away. I thought it was terrible. He faced delays in getting a doctors certificate and waited a fortnight for an appointment to register her death with the local council. It has a big impact on your well being. Because youre bereaved, youre panicking, you want to get everything right, youve loved, in my case, my parents. You didnt want to let them down and have anything go wrong. By law all deaths except those that need investigating by a coroner must be registered within five days. But most councils in england and wales are failing to meet their registration targets. In 201123 of all deaths in england and wales were registered after the five day limit. A total of more than 110,000 people. By 2016 that figure had risen to more than 187,000 meaning 36 of all deaths took longer than five days to be registered. The National Association of Funeral Directors which represents 4000 Funeral Homes conducted its own survey in 2015. It found that families were waiting longer to see a registrar. Some registrars, there are cutbacks and Staff Shortages and that is happening all throughout the uk. But what we are also seeing is that certain registrars will not make the appointment for the family unless the family already have the medical certificate for cause of death in their possession. Poppy mardel runs a funeral home in south london and is aware of growing delays. She says the whole process of dealing with death is confusing for bereaved families and more sensitivity is needed. Grieving people should not be disregarded by the local authorities. You know, i think recognition that death and grief are incredibly difficult experiences that we are all going to have to go through, so i dont see why people need to wait to register a death. It doesnt take that long. The Home Office Said local authorities are expected to ensure there are adequate provisions to register a death. The local Government Association told us various factors have contributed to delays but councils are working to reduce them. For Graham Morgan improvements to the system, although too late for his family, would still be welcome. It causes chaos at a time in peoples lives when you dont need that chaos, to be honest. You know, you are bereaved enough as it is. Emily unia, bbc news. Princes william and harry have visited a Memorial Garden for their mother at her old home at kensington palace. Tomorrow will mark the 20th anniversary of princess dianas death in a car crash in paris. They met representatives from Charities Supported by diana as our royal correspondent Nicholas Witchell reports. The flowers and the tributes are back at the gates of kensington palace. A very small echo of how it was 20 years ago but a reminder of feelings which the years have not erased. And this afternoon william and harry came to view the tributes. They took their time, they looked, and they read. And they laughed at some of the photographs showing them as small children with their mother. It was impossible not to be reminded of how it was 20 years ago when, aged 15 and 12, on their return to london, theyd come out still numb and bewildered to meet the people whod gathered there and to see for themselves the many thousands of bouquets which had been left. Dianas boys are both in their 30s now. Williams settled and about to begin full time royal duty. He was accompanied by catherine this afternoon to view a Memorial Garden to diana. And harry, not quite so settled yet, but not far off, one suspects. And both at this anniversary, one must assume, reassured by the enduring regard people feel for their mother. She was just so wonderful. She made our lives. She gave us so much. We were so privileged to have her. Shesjust a legend, isnt she . She meant so much to so many people. She touched everybody. That shows by how many people are here today. William and harry took some of the flowers people had brought and placed them at the palace gates, replaying some of the moments from two decades ago and acknowledging the desire that many still have to hold onto dianas memory. Today, briefly, they put on their public, princely faces, to view some of the tributes. Tomorrow though, william and harry will remain in private, remembering the mother they lost in such tragic circumstances 20 years ago. Nicolas witchell, bbc news, at kensington palace. Youre watching bbc news. Coming up, we meet the woman who spent the last 30 years standing in for the queen at rehearsals for major events. Before that though lets get across the weather with nick miller. Nowhere particularly warm today but some of us have seen some sunshine. Here is one weather watchers you from northumberland. Plenty of blue sky but a complete contrast. We will find this view through the window here. Contrast courtesy on the satellite picture. A huge wedge of cloud producing outbreaks of rain spreading east. Sunny spells in the north and developing in the west, a few showers. Most of those in Northern Ireland and scotland, especially northern scotland. Catch one and it could be heavy with rumbles of thunder. Rain this evening across mostly parts of east anglia and south east england. It is much, much cooler compared with the last few days. Especially in the breeze. Now were particularly warm but there are some sunny spells developing in western parts of england on. And wales. Showers are fairly few and far between for northern england. There is a mass of them in Northern Ireland. For scotland, in the central belt, heavy and thundery ones on the card. Tonight, the showers fade away, the wrinkles in south east england. Chilly spells, not. In rural sports, mid single figures. Towns and cities holding on to double figures just about and the odd mist and fog patch. Tomorrow morning, parts of north wales in north east england, we could see intense downpours for a time, perhaps with travel problems. We will keep you updated on that. Through the day, showers breaking out widely in the north and west and in developing further east. Slow moving downpours with the risk of hailstones and thunder. But some warmer, sunny of hailstones and thunder. But some warmer, sunny spells in between. 0f course, we notice that. Thursday evening, initially showers around but they will tend to fade into the night. A chilly night going into friday morning. Some showers around on friday, particularly in eastern and south eastern england. Then it looks like a fine start to the weekend after, again, chilly night, chilly start saturday, one spells into the afternoon. Watching another weather system, it looks like the weather system, it looks like the weather will go downhill as we go into sunday. Hello, this is bbc news. The headlines. The Texas Governor says his state has not yet seen the worst of the flooding triggered by Tropical Storm harvey, which has left 20 people dead and displaced 30,000 others. Residents of the texan city of port arthur were forced to take refuge in a Bowling Alley after more than 20 inches of rain fell overnight. The first section, three babies also lost their lives. Three babies in the building . Yes, maam, in the first section, in the second section. They were trying to get out. North korea says its firing of a missile overjapan is the first step of its military operations in the pacific. President trump says talking is not the answer when it comes to responding to the missile tests. Theresa may says britain stands shoulder to shoulder with japan in the face of north korean aggression. Shes in the country to discuss trade deals post brexit. The chair of the independent inquiry into building regulations following the disaster at Grenfell Tower says she believes it is inevitable there are failings in the system. And Princes William and harry visit a Memorial Garden for their mother on the eve of the 20th anniversary of her death. Kezia dugdale has resigned as leader of scottish labour, saying its time to pass the baton to someone else. Ms dugdale said the party had been revitalised during her two years in charge, but now its time for a new leader with fresh energy, drive, and a new mandate. She has previously criticised Jeremy Corbyn but has denied she was under pressure to leave. 0ur scotland political editor, brian taylor, has been speaking to her. Simple question. Why . Why are you going, why stand down . Most political leaders quit at a moment of crisis, something terrible has happened. I have decided that i think the labour party is very much on its uppers. It has made a tremendous amount of progress from the state that i found it in two, two and a half years ago. When it was literally on its knees. Now its time to pass that baton on to the next person. Why . I mean, have you found it frustrating, have you found it difficult . I think you say in your resignation letter, it has been fulfilling but also challenging . I inherited a party, people didnt really know what the labour party stood for any more. I used to hear that all time. So i have made the case for progressive taxes, i have made the case for federalism. Keep making that case then . Why go . I think i have established these as the big issues in scottish politics now, not least educational inequality. And i have enjoyed sparring with the first minister week in, week out, around that. But the work that has to happen now, thats for the next person. Two years seems like a very short period of time but actually, when you look at the immensity of whats happened in scottish politics over that, from the independence referendum, to two general elections, a Scottish Parliament election, a local government election, a referendum on europe. I mean, the immensity of that is huge and its had its toll on many people, not least myself. Do you thinkJeremy Corbyn can go on to become Prime Minister . Do you think hes the right leader for the labour party . I absolutely do believe that he can and will go on in the role that hes doing. He will have my full support in doing that. You will back him in that . Of course. And its not the reason youre leaving . Categorically not. But you spoke out against him and criticised, you were critical of him in that earlier period and perhaps some on the left have never forgiven you for that . That may be so. I did that 14 months ago. I havent said a critical word aboutjeremy since. On a personal level, we continue to get on extremely well and i wish him every success for the future. And i will be there right by his side to campaign for him to be the next Prime Minister. Are you going before you were pushed . Absolutely not. Im going on my terms. I have assessed the situation that the Scottish Labour Party faces, i have looked at my own life and decisions that i want to make around it and i have decided this is time. Kezia dugdale, thank you very much. Thank you. Brian taylor with kezia dugdale. With just a matter of hours to go until the deadline for parents in england to apply for 30 hours of Free Childcare, its claimed almost half of parents have yet to find a nursery place. The offer to double Free Childcare to families in which both parents work was a conservative manifesto commitment in the 2015 election. From this week, the Free Childcare allowance doubles to 30 hours for three and four year olds in england. Parents are eligible if they both work and each earn less than £100,000 a year. But the Pre School Learning Alliance has claimed that there is a 20 gap between government funding for the scheme and the cost to nurseries. Many smaller nurseries say they cannot afford to offer the free time, while others say they will restrict the number of places they can provide under the scheme. So how are nurseries planning to cope with the changes . Lets talk to kim herbert from happy days nurseries, who joins us from our news room in plymouth. Thank you very much being with us. How much of a challenge has this been . 0rare you how much of a challenge has this been . Or are you feeling confident itll all work from tomorrow onwards . We are very confident, certainly in cornwall. We have done a huge amount of work across the company. We started back in march and made the decision that we would have to do 30 hours because parents would choose to go elsewhere if we chose not to do that. It is something we felt we had to do. We spent an awful lot of time looking at the financial implications to the company. It does depend on daily on each county that we are in on the rate we charged. In cornwall, for term time parents, those only doing 38 weeks, it was not viable for us. However, by encouraging parents to stretch funding over 50, 51 weeks of the year, that was more viable as an option. Coming out of cornwall, it is simply more challenging. In areas such as exeter, south gloucester, the loss to us as a company, it could be up to £109 per patient per month. Parent. When you look at it over 38 weeks, again, it is better if it is all that that stretched the lead of time. But there is still quite a significant gap, if you like, if you look at South Gloucestershire and exeter. M sounds like the maths you have had to do is complex. Do you not feel irritated the government has offered something to parents that you seem to be, in effect, subsidising . Something to parents that you seem to be, in effect, subsidising7m was a shock at first and all of us as providers felt that. There are significant benefits to our families and children. There are Different Things coming out at the same time. We certainly have been very much involved in tax free child care as well. There are other schemes coming out that parents can also access. So, it definitely has been challenging. There have been reports that some nurse care providers are having to find other ways to charge pa rents having to find other ways to charge parents as a consequence. So, charging for meals, trips or even nappies and things that previously would have been included in the price. Is that something you have had to think about or have heard about . I have heard about it . About . I have heard about it . About it and we have made the decision as a company that, at this moment in time, we will see what things look like for the autumn term. We have decided not to apply any additional costs. But in january, we will have a look at what the impact has been. I do know lots of other providers that are looking at various different options. As a childcare provider, what we need to be doing is maximising our staff where ever possible. Really carefully looking at, trying to be flexible for parents. We cannot all be as flexible as previously. It is trying to make sure that you have got eight children for every staff member and you have children coming in at 89 oclock and they are not standard. At eight or nine oclock. It is looking at that in detail. Clearly, with a team that is under your umbrella, you talked quite a lot of it being flexible. What works in one place, you can offset someone else and you have a big pool of mercenaries with which to accommodate this. What about smaller, independent nurseries, much tinier operations . Is there a risk that they could go out of business because of this change . It is set my challenging. Smaller preschools, facilities aimed and only operating at 38 weeks of the year, only operating 9 6, they have not got the option to operating 9 6, they have not got the ly operating 9 6, they have not got the option to apply different costs. I can see how that will be challenging. I spoke to other providers in cornwall. They are; concerned about that. They are certainly quite concerned. Kim, thank you for taking the time to speak to us. Thank you. The government has put out a statement in response to the suggestion that nursery ca re in response to the suggestion that nursery care providers are struggling to meet the costs that they are having to bear. They say that this funding they have given to nurseries includes money to raise the national hourly rate to local authorities to £4. 94 per hour. This is far higher than the average hourly cost of providing childcare for three and four year olds, which recent research has shown to be £3. 72. Providers are committed to be riding 30 hours and additional hours are having a really positive impact. That was the response from the government. Lets get more on the situation in texas, where record amounts of rainfall have fallen across the region. Large parts of houston the countrys fourth largest city are still under water. Pastor 0mar garcia from the Kingsland Baptist church is coordinating water rescue near the city of katy in texas. Thank you very much for speaking to us. Thank you very much for speaking to us. Give us a sense of how things are where you are. Well, it has been are where you are. Well, it has been a busy three days, as you can imagine. We now have over 5200 homes that have been affected by the flooding. And part of the initiatives that we are engaged in is certainly coordinating water rescue, but we have also taken in the homeless, giving them shelter and feeding them, along with our partner churches in community, were helping various shelters and making sure they are supplied with food and bedding. We have had hundreds of family step up and offer their homes as host homes for those who have been displaced by the flooding. It has been amazing to see people taking complete strangers into their homes and welcome them for an undetermined period of time while the figure out what the next steps are for them. It sounds like it is very much a combined effort between the dermal Emergency Services and the dermal Emergency Services and the communities themselves. Formal. It really is. One of the Amazing Things is, when i was out in the boats yesterday, what you see is ordinary people who have come to help their neighbours, not specially trained, just have huge hearts and wa nt to trained, just have huge hearts and want to help. We had people from surrounding areas coming in boats, people that brought their four wheel drive vehicles to help transport people out of danger. It has been an amazing display of kindness in oui an amazing display of kindness in our communities, to see this kind of Selfless Service going on. This neighbouring, if you would. It has been inspiring. You mentioned the sad fact that for some people, they do not know when they will get back into their homes. What provision do you think that is for people who might need longer term support . Many folks are making arrangements to stay with family members. We do have some shelters that will be open for a period of time. Many of the host homes have also said that folks can stay as long as they need. We have the hotels that obviously an available here in katy. We have the crews that started to date are these homes and help paul mullan was removed everything that was damaged by the water. And help homeowners. We will have crews coming from around the country to help with this initiative. Just looking at the pictures we are seeing on our looking at the pictures we are seeing on oui screens, looking at the pictures we are seeing on our screens, with peoples homes really struggling to prevent the water coming in, it strikes me that when it comes to rebuilding, do people have a sense yet of whether their insurers will pay up . Is there going to be an issue in terms of people trying to get houses back in order . Generally, it has been our experience that even those that do not have Flood Insurance are able to apply for federal emergency aid. There are many nonprofit organisations that step up at times like this and help those who really need a hand. 0rganisations coming and specialise in helping the poorest of the poor get their homes back together. Especially those without insurance. But we do everything we can to try to help one another here and we are trusting that it will not be any different with this disaster. That we will help families put their lives back together. It may be slow but it will happen. We have seen President Trump in texas visiting, speaking to Emergency Service workers. What is your sense of how much Central Government is doing and how much has been learned from hurricane is like katrina and past . Hurricanes like katrina and past . Hurricanes like katrina in the past . The government has done a greatjob in providing the services they provide in terms of personnel and resorts is, organisations like the red cross, the texas baptist church, other Response Team is coming in. We see a good collaborative effort on the pa rt good collaborative effort on the part of the federal government, state government, and churches and nonprofits. All of us working together were really able to do an effective job of addressing peoples needs. That is very encouraging and we wish you well with your efforts. Thank you for speaking to us here on bbc news. Thank you very much. The headlines on bbc news. The Texas Governor says his state has not yet seen the worst of the flooding triggered by Tropical Storm harvey, which has left 20 go dead and displaced 30,000 others. North korea says its firing of a missile overjapan is the first step of its military operations in the pacific. Theresa may says britain stands shoulder to shoulder with japan in the face of north korean aggression shes in the country to discuss trade deals post brexit. An update on the market numbers for you heres how london and frankfurt ended the day. And in the the United States, this is how the dow and the nasdaq are getting on. Both in green at the moment. European leaders are again searching for solutions to halt the flow of migrants travelling across the mediterranean. Most of the ships bringing migrants to europe currently set sailfrom libya, but one of the largest groups attempting the crossing are bangladeshis , with more than 7000 doing so this year alone. 0ur correspondent sa njoy majumder travelled to the bangladeshi capital, dhaka, to find out why there is a rush to leave and attempt the perilous journey. Its an exodus. Half a Million People leave bangladesh every year, hoping to make their fortunes overseas. Increasingly, many are making the extremely dangerous crossing over the mediterranean to try and get to europe. Putting their lives at risk. Many of these people are headed to the gulf or the middle east, which is the preferred route for those trying to get to sudan, to libya, perhaps even beyond. And when you speak to them, you get a sense that theyre being driven by an air of desperation. Even though so many of these journeys can end in tragedy. Last year, abu sayed left his home for libya. Like many others, he was lured with the promise of a good job. He cashed in all his savings to pay his way. But in libya, he was sold to traffickers. They held him captive, demanding a ransom of 5,000. Translation they used to torture me. I would not be given food. I was made to stand for 24 hours. They said, pay up, and then you can rest. His wife was forced to borrow money to secure his release. He is back home now. But deep in debt. For many bangladeshis, migrating abroad is a ticket out of poverty. Making them prime targets for those who look to exploit their desperation. It takes us time, but we finally track down a trafficker who agrees to speak to us. He is part of an elaborate criminal network, organising fake documents and then escorting the migrants all the way to libya. At no point are they stopped or challenged. Translation my bosses are in touch with officials. Its basically a syndicate. The passports do not have valid visas, some are blank. At the airport they just check the names against a list. Sometimes they make a phone call. Then we are let through. And the rush to leave bangladesh continues. There are simply not enough opportunities at home. Even though the journey ahead is fraught with risk. Sanjoy majumder, bbc news. The latest round of brexit talks have been taking place in brussels and one of the main issues negotiators are grappling with is what to do about the border between Northern Ireland and the republic. Part of that border runs through lochs , but identifying exactly where is a particular challenge. 0ur ireland correspondent Chris Buckler reports now from carlingford loch. These waters are becoming even more of a dividing line. The shore on the Southern Side of this lough will remain part of the european union, the other is on its way out. And, forfishermen leaving ports in both Northern Ireland and the republic, that will have an impact. The uk has already announced that it is ending one arrangement that allows other countries to fish in its waters. And many fishermen believe that brexit could offer new opportunities because they could be freed from eu fishing quotas. But trading deals and other agreements have still to be negotiated. When brexit comes, there may be a situation if you are a northern registered boat youll not be able to fish in the south side of the lock. If you are a southern registered boat, you may not be able to fish in the northern side of the loch. Where does that leave us . The border on land might be agreed but thats not the case on the water. The British Government has insisted it owns all of lough foyle on the north coast but thats fiercely disputed by ministers in dublin. Here on carlingford lough, there are some competing jurisdictional claims, too. Its almost a century since the republic of ireland was formed but its still a matter of dispute who got what in that divorce. Perhaps it mattered a little less when the uk and ireland were inside the european union. But with a brexit break up coming, these issues could be important again. In places like warrenpoint, people have become very used to living without any sign of borders. In their recently published proposals, the British Government made clear that it does not want that to change. Eu leaders share that desire but they have concerns about how practically that is possible if the uk is outside of the customs union. From this point, negotiations are expected to heat up. But until there is some agreement on issues like the border, there will continue to be a certain uncertainty here. Just being so close to the border, a lot of people travel to the south every day for work. So if theyre putting the border back up, it will be mayhem, wont it . It does worry me because my son is in farming and i think, with the brexit, there will be a big, big change for the farming community. But the uk believes it has started to plot a course for brexit in its published proposals. While that will mean change, here at the irish, and what will be the eu border, they are encouraging people to see opportunity. Chris buckler, bbc news, warrenpoint. She has got the hat, handbag and even are doing. All that is missing here are the corgis. Ellen might not live in Buckingham Palace but had addresses the next best thing. I live in royal court on queens promenade in the isle of man. She first heard in for the queen in the 1980s when working for the bbc. The queen sent a message to say the sun was in her eyes when she stood for the two minute silence. As all this stage managers were 6 foot men, isaid to this stage managers were 6 foot men, i said to progress, would he like me to go and stand at the cenotaph for the rehearsal . She always dresses the rehearsal . She always dresses the part. When i practised the millennium, i went to woolworths and got a fake diamond necklace. Then i did not have a handbag, so i went to this shop in ramsay and got my handbag for £2. There are some rules, though. Shes not allowed to sit on the throne. Ijust lack rules, though. Shes not allowed to sit on the throne. I just lack above it, really. When i got tired, i used to sit on the steps below. She recently celebrated her 75th birthday. People send me all these birthday. People send me all these birthday cards. 0ne birthday. People send me all these birthday cards. One is having a right royal knees up. But there are no plans to retire from thisjob any time soon. Who knew . I think she should be allowed to sit on the throne. She worked jolly hard time for a look at the weather. Sunshine made a huge difference to the temperatures today, as we got the temperatures today, as we got the sunshine breaking through in wales in carmarthenshire. We saw the temperature is getting a boost. By contrast, where it stayed wet in the south east, temperatures in london where about 10 12d lower than yesterday. You can see the rain has been getting stuck across east anglia and the south east in the past few hours. Some showers towards the west as well. This rain will push its way eastwards over the coming year was probably clearly east coast by midnight or so. However, we will keep showers going in arts of scotland and Northern Ireland and heavier showers pushing back into the irish sea and in north west of england, perhaps on two wheels on the south west as well. It is a chilly night in eight under clear skies. Particularly in the south east because temperatures did not rise very much at all today. At least we start the sunshine here and across east anglia and the midlands on thursday. Towards the west, is a bit different. Some but also more cloud. That will lead to some showers. Early on in the morning for the rush hour, some heavy rain in mid north wales, into the north west of england. Dry to the north west of england. Dry to the east of the pennines. Try for east of scotland and showers in the west. Some of those could be quite heavy to begin the day and we begin the day was the dry and Northern Ireland. Lets go through the day. As the cloud builds up in the day. As the cloud builds up in the morning, we start to see showers, particularly in the afternoon. They become more widespread. Some slow moving downpours. Possibility of hailstones and funders well. It should not be as cold as today. Temperatures significantly higher. 17 18 neither the mark. Into the evening, shower still there and drifting eastwards as we see the sun going down. Showers then ease off eventually. 0ne showers then ease off eventually. One or two showers at risk on friday towards the south east but otherwise most towards the south east but otherwise m ost pla ces towards the south east but otherwise most places dry. Likely to stay that way on saturday with sunshine around as well. As we head into the weekend, we start with some chilly nights. Warm sunshine around, mind you. But the night becomes less cold as we season rain arriving into the west later in the weekend. High pressure brings sunshine. Begins to fade away. Wet weather comes to the western side of the uk were stronger winds further east. Still dry and write on sunday. Thats my bright. This is bbc news. Im rachel schofield. The headlines at 8. 00. The Texas Governor says his state has not yet seen the worst of the flooding triggered by Tropical Storm harvey, which has left 20 people dead and displaced thirty thousand others. There will be ongoing challenges, both during the time rain continues to fall, as well hows that for four week to come. North korea says its firing of a missile overjapan is the first step of its military operations in the pacific. Theresa may says britain stands shoulder to shoulder with japan in the face of north korean aggression shes in the country to discuss trade deals post brexit. And ten weeks after the Grenfell Tower fire a review of building and fire regulations is launched. The chair of the independent inquiry says its inevitable that shell find failings