Yes, so this is William Wragg, the conservative mp, who says he met this person on the gay dating app grindr, and he handed over a number of mps phone numbers. He spoke to the times afterwards saying that he was very sorry, that he was mortified by it, but that he was scared because this person had compromising things on him. So there has been support, as you heard in helens report for William Wragg from senior mps within the Conservative Party who fear that he may have been a victim of this. There are questions, though, over hisjudgment in handing over those phone numbers, for a parliamentarian to do that when these numbers are clearly sensitive information, has been questioned by some mps, including within the Conservative Party, but William Wragg told the times that he was mortified and frankly he felt scared because this person that he had met initially on the dating app grindr had Compromising Material on him. Well, to that point, when it comes to Compromising Material, what does
Charlotte wright has more. Yes, so this is William Wragg, the conservative mp who said he met this person on the gay dating app grinder and he handed over a number of mp phone numbers. He spoke to the times after saying he was very sorry, mortified by it but he was scared because this person had compromising things on him. There has been support, as you heard and helens support, as you heard and helens support, from William Wragg from senior mps within the conservative party who feel he was a victim of this. There are questions over his judgment on him handing over these phone numbers, that has been questioned by some mps, including within the conservative party, but William Wragg told the times that he was mortified and frankly he felt scared because this person he met initially on the dating app grinder had Compromising Material on him. When it comes to Compromising Material what does this whole episode tell us about the risks that mps face when it comes to Cyber Security and the sor
Back to brussels for brexit round three of the talks to take britain out of the eu. And dont just leave it to the experts in new zealand, you can build and design your own send off box. Welcome to World Business report. Im jamie robertson. In a minute, rico will fill us in on the main stories from asia. But first, the third round of brexit talks gets under way this week in brussels, with the deadline for the uks exit now looking increasingly tight. The phrase the clock is ticking is almost an eu mantra now, with the uk set to leave at the end of march 2019. So whats on the agenda . Well, both sides are keen to secure the rights and interests of the 3. 2 million non british eu citizens living in the uk, and 1. 2 million uk nationals living in the other 27 eu member states. More controversial is the uks divorce bill. There is there is no agreed formula yet and figures being discussed range from zero to 100 billion euros with that money going to pay for eu projects the uk had previously c
Heat waves hit cities the hardest. Good morning and welcome to bbc news. Authorities in the us city of houston have described the flooding caused by Tropical Storm harvey as catastrophic. Meteorologists say the storm in 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, with the city warned to expect to be deluged by up to a years worth 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, including the residents of one care home, who were evacuated after images of them in waist deep water were shared on social media. President trump is due to visit the deluged city tomorrow. 0ur north america correspondent james cook is in houston and has this report. Nearly three days after Hurricane Harvey smashed into texas, houston is still struggling in its wake.
Welcome to bbc news. Tens 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, with the city warned to expect to be deluged by up to a years worth 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 why helicopters. The residents of one care home, who were evacuated after images of them in waist deep water were shared on social media. President trump is due to visit the city tomorrow, to survey the damage, facing the first big us Natural Disaster since he took office injanuary. Richard l