DrugmakerJohnson Johnson must pay 572 million for its part in fuelling the states opioid addiction crisis. The largest earthquake thought to be caused by a fracking site in the uk has been felt in lancashire. And. Record breaking weather the hottest Late August Bank Holiday sees temperatures hit 33 degrees celsius. Good evening. The Prime Minister has told european leaders meeting at the g7 summit in biarritz not to listen to british politicians who say they can stop brexit. He told reporters at the close of the summit that hed reminded the eu britain will leave on october 31st even if no agreement is reached, and he said colossal preparations have been made for a no deal scenario. Also at the summit, leaders agreed measures to try to help deal with the fires in the amazon. Well hear more about that in a moment. First, our Political Correspondent, vicki young, reports on the mood around brexit in biarritz. Its not easy keeping World Leaders in line. Order, order. Boris order there are
The next area expected to be affected by storm harvey. The other main stories on bbc news at 5. Sirens sound as north korea fires a missile overjapan the Un Security Council is to hold an emergency meeting later in response. Its 5 oclock our top story. A major dam outside the us city of houston has begun to overflow as authorities struggle to cope with the disastrous flooding brought by Tropical Storm harvey. We will head straight to texas tonight. Lets cross to our correspondent Laura Trevelyan in la grange in texas. Welcome to la grange which is a microcosm of the devastation across texas right now landed heading to the state of louisiana. It is a small town 100 miles west of houston and it is inland and yet the Colorado River broke its banks because of that extraordinary rainfall that happened in the aftermath of hurricane hardly and we have seen historic levels of flooding and peoples homes and businesses have been the ruin. The storm is not finished yet. Just think of what happene
Well be speaking to an industry analyst on whether network rail are to blame for the latest delays at london waterloo. Thats all ahead on bbc news. President trump has arrived in texas with his wife, melania, to see for himself the damage caused by Tropical Storm harvey. The authorities are urging residents, who live close to a levee which has been breached by floodwaters, south of the city of houston, to leave their homes immediately. The National Guard says more than three and a half thousand people have been rescued from their homes in the last few days. Donald trump has been receiving a briefing on the relief effort from local leaders and this is what the president had to say. Local leaders and this is what the president had to sayli local leaders and this is what the president had to say. I want to thank my staff and my cabinet, quite a few of them are here. When you add it allup a few of them are here. When you add it all up you will be helping a lot of people in texas and doing
Waterloo station in london as signalling problems angered commuters on the very day it reopens after weeks of engineering works. President trump has arrived in texas, to assess the damage caused by storm harvey, as floodwaters across the state continue to rise. In houston, more than 30,000 people have been forced from their homes. There have been record levels of rainfall, with areas sinking under a metre of water. But the greatest danger may be around the corner, with rising levels of several rivers. A major dam to the west of houston has begun overflowing, as harvey pushes the reservoir over capacity. Lets go live to our correspondent Laura Trevelyan whos at la grange in texas, about a 100 miles west of houston. Welcome to lagrange in texas, a Small Community reeling from the devastating impact of the flooding in the wake of Hurricane Harvey. Its a microcosm of communities across texas. Whats happened is more than 300 homes were evacuated as the Colorado River broke its banks. Homes
Hes an indian, your majesty. And im the queen of england, i will have whatever help i require. Will gompertz, bbc news. Thats almost it from us. Newsnight is coming up on bbc two. Heres emily. Tonight, Hurricane Harvey becomes a test for the president. Donald trump lands in texas as the floodwaters rise. And we ask if the knives are now out for boris johnson. Join me now on bbc two. Here, on bbc one, its time for the news where you are. Good night. Hello and welcome to sportsday. Im leah boleto so much to get through tonight. The west indies ray of hope another century from shai who steers the windies to a famous test win at headingley. Is sanchez bound for city . Theres a £50 million bid on the table tonight but arsenal reject it. First konta, now kerber the defending champion is dumped out of the us open in round one. Well start with cricket and an historic day at headingley where the west indies won their first test match in this country for 17 years when they beat england by five