G re nfell tower tribute to those affected by the Grenfell Tower blaze here in west london. Good afternoon. 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. Its expected up to 30,000 people may need temporary emergency shelters with more than two and a half feet of rain fallen on the city of houston alone. Unconfirmed reports suggest up to five people may have drowned but Officials Say they cant confirm figures until the floodwaters recede. Thousands of people have had to be rescued, many plucked from rooftops by helicopter. Richard lister has the latest. 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 E
For granted. It goes for anthony, joshua, for us, nobody is of allg sporting event in europe of all time, it will sell quickly and we will put on a great show on the 28th of february. Eddie hearn also confirmed today that Irelands Katie Taylor will fight for a world title next month on the Anthony Joshua undercard. The olympic gold medallist from london 2012 has won her six professional fights so far, four by knockout. And finally, theres just time to bring you the news of the uks latest World Champion nick pennell. The 45 year old it worker, from wombourne in staffordshire, showed off his chucking skills at the world black pudding throwing championships held in ramsbottom. He beat off competition from as far afield as canada, australia and lithuania. The annual event started in the 19805 and is based on a story during the war of the roses where the armies ran out of ammunition and resorted to throwing black and yorkshire puddings at one another. Nick says hell be back next year to def
Future Space Tourism. Good evening and welcome to bbc news. In florida and the caribbean, government officials and aid agencies are gearing up for one of the biggest relief operations the region has seen. Hurricane irma has been downgraded to a storm but as it travelled across the caribbean to florida it left at least 30 people dead and cities flooded. In a moment, well be hearing from cuba, which was battered by massive waves reportedly 36 feet high. And well be in the British Virgin islands, where the aid operation is finally beginning. But first to florida, where up to 6 million homes thats more than half the population are without power. Aleem maqbool is in miami. After a day of darkness and fury, miami opened its eyes to the aftermath. This city is now littered with the hurricanes debris. Boats were even lifted clean out of the bay and dumped on the shore. People here are emerging from their shelters and barricaded homes to try to start clearing up. So, you got up this morning, an