ireland. gordon strachan‘s scotland side kept alive their hopes for russia 2018 with a 3 0 win in lithuania. and tomasz has the weather. well, the weekend is looking a little mixed. a nice, bright day today. tomorrow, one for the sunday papers. a lot of grey cloud, and some rain on the way as well, but not for everyone. good morning. first, our main story: more heavy rain is falling in south asia, where this year s monsoon season has left millions of people displaced. it is now believed more than 1,400 people have died. parts of india s financial centre, mumbai, are under several feet of water. 0ur south asia correspondent justin rowlatt is in the eastern state of bihar, one of the worst affected areas. just in this one state in northern and eastern india, we are talking 17 million people affected, more than 500 people killed. and as you say, across the region, 1,400 people killed. 41 million people affected. now, as you can see, the rains have stopped here. more rain is fo
and the investigation went on too long. it s now been confirmed that lord bramall and lord brittan‘s widow have received compensation from the met. reports suggest as much as £100,000. the d day veteran, speaking last year, questioned the way detectives handled the inquiry. i ve never complained about being investigated. it was only the heavy handed and the unintelligent way that they went about it. i mean, i think they could have said, well look,. if they d taken any trouble to put their effort onto questioning the so called victim, i think they would have found that it was very unlikely. it s thought former mp harvey proctor, also cleared of any wrongdoing, has yet to agree a settlement. the true cost of the failed 0peration midland is still being reckoned. angus crawford, bbc news. nearly 60,000 rohingya muslims have fled to neighbouring bangladesh since violence erupted in myanmar a week ago. the un estimates scores of people are reported to have died since rohingya mi
record breaking 69th pole position at monza. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. the metropolitan police has confirmed it s paid compensation to the former chief of the defence staff, field marshal lord bramall, and the family of the late home secretary, lord brittan, who were both falsely accused of child sexual abuse. both men were named by an informant known as nick, who s now being investigated for allegedly perverting the course ofjustice. angus crawford reports. they were horrifying allegations, of a paedophile ring at the heart of the establishment but they all proved to be false. during 0peration midland, police raided the homes of the former chief of the defence staff lord bramall, ex home secretary leon brittan, and former tory mp harvey proctor. all on the say so of this one man, nick, whose real identity can t be revealed. but a scathing review of the investigation found: nick s credibility wasn t properly assessed, search warrants were inaccurate, and the i
of texas as he meets those affected by flooding there. a campaign group says more than 700 homes have been burned down in a rohingya muslim village as tens of thousands of the minority group continue to flee the country. i will be back with you on the clock for the headlines, but now on bbc news, it is time for sportsday i will be back with you at eight o clock. hello and welcome to sportsday i m katherine downes. the headlines this evening: setting records in the rain hamilton takes pole for the 69th time to overtake schumacher at the top of the all time list. wales face a crucial qualifier against austria as they try and head further down the road to russia. and saracens start their season in style by thrashing northampton saints. also coming up in the programme: it s t20 blast finals day in birmingham we ll have the action so far. and are you mad for crazy golf? you could become a professional, as mike bushell has been finding out. hello. good evening. we ll get
as tens of thousands head to bangladesh. lewis hamilton breaks michael schumacher‘s record as he secures top spot. good evening and welcome to bbc news. the metropolitan police has confirmed, it s paid compensation, to the former chief of the defence staff, field marshal lord bramall, and the family of the late home secretary, lord brittan. both men had been falsely accused of child sexual abuse by an informant, who s now being investigated for allegedly perverting the course of justice. here s tom symonds. they were claims which seemed to go right to the heart of power in britain. child sexual abuse and murder. after a m month investigation which went nowhere, a review concluded the claims were false. but not before police had raided the homes of lord bramall, one of britain s most senior former military figures. lord brittan, the former home secretary, who had died. and harvey proctor, once a conservative mp. names among those offered by this man, known as nick, who still