now on bbc news it s time for sportsday. hello and welcome to sportsday i m gavin ramjaun. a record breaking crowd at the emirates as arsenal hammer north london rivals tottenham in the womens super league. northern ireland come from behind to beat kosovo. it s cruel but it counts. india beat england s women with a controversial mankad to clean sweep the one day series. tears ofjoy for british cyclist zoe backstedt who s on top of the world after retaining a title down under. hello there and welcome along to sportsday. and an historic day for women s football. with a record attendance at the emirates, for the north london derby between arsenal and tottenham in the women s super league. the home side in total control as they continue their emphatic start to the season. jane dougall reports. always an electric atmosphere at a north london derby and this one magnified by the 10,000 strong crowd. a new record in the women s super league. not long before they were on the
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.
Than 100 people needing hospital treatment. Round three of brexit talks. Uk negotiators say they want flexibility and imagination from the eu. Good morning. Coming up in the sport arsenal manager Arsene Wenger asks fans to keep the faith after what he calls a disastrous 4 0 loss to liverpool. Invented byjk rowling, played by harry potter, and now a real life sport. Well bring you the action from the first Quidditch Premier League final. How much easier wouldnt be if you could fly . So much easier, but health and safety would have a field day. And the weather. Good morning. A dry and warm day. I will have all of the details for the uk forecast as well as an update on the situation in texas in about 15 minutes. Thank you. Good morning. First, our main story. Catastrophic floods are causing devastation in houston as storm harvey continues to batter texas. Parts of the city have seen two and a half feet of rain in the past 48 hours and more is forecast. So far, emergency teams have rescued
Prosecution against some offenders should be dropped. In the last few hours pilots working for Thomas Cook Airlines have gone on strike. Its the First Industrial action by uk pilots in a0 years. Ill be asking the airlines boss and the pilots union whats gone wrong. In sport, big ben is still striking, at lords at least. Ben stokes takes six wickets on a crazy day at lords, with both the west indies and then england suffering batting collapses, in the 3rd and deciding test. Hello from marvellous morecambe. Once the daylight arrives, you will see that the breakfast chair is here for its final hurrah after the tour around it ands coasts. We will be looking back, Peter Thomson forward, to the future of our seaside towns. And sarah has the weather. And sarah has the weather. And unsettled day today with lots of lost three showers around. I will bring you all the details of the forecast here in the uk, as well as Hurricane Irma and where it is heading next, in about 15 minutes. Good morning.
In sport. Swanseas premier League Future is in their own hands, as they win and the teams around them slip up. And louise has the weather. Good morning. Its another quiet day of weather mostly dry and yet again, west is best in terms of the sunshine and the warmth. More details from me later on. Good morning. First, our main story. With just over a month to go until the general election, the Political Parties are making key pledges today. Labour says if it wins, it will not raise income tax for those earning less than £80,000 a year. The conservatives are planning to reform Mental Health services, while the Liberal Democrats are vowing to protect pensions. 0ur Political Correspondent ellie price, can tell us more. Ellie, the parties are making big promises today . Absolutely. Labour will be pleased with what they see as their pitch to low and middle income earners, that its on the front pages today. Theyve essentially saying they will not raise the standard rate of vat, nor will be pu