Situation involving a Chemical Plant in houston flooded in storm harvey. Millions of people are hit by heavy flooding right across south asia during the worst monsoon rains in decades. The Online Gambling firm thats been hit with a fine of nearly £8 million after it failed to protect vulnerable players. Also this hour 20 years after dianas death, we report on the tributes at kensington palace. Flowers are laid outside herformer home, just as they were 20 years ago, after the princess died in car crash in paris. Its deadline day for premier league transfers. Top clubs have already spent a record £1. 2 billion this summer, good evening and welcome to bbc news. The latest round of brexit talks ended in brussels today with both sides suggesting the other was to blame for the lack of progress. A major Sticking Point is the so called divorce bill, the amount that britain will have to pay as it leaves the eu. The eus chief negotiator, Michel Barnier, said no decisive progress had been made
Are expecting their third child. England, scotland and Northern Ireland have all taken a step closer to qualifying for the world cup. And britains tallest bridge, the Queensferry Crossing, has been formally opened by the queen. Coming up on sportsday later in the hour on bbc news, well have details of all three home nations matches, including Northern Irelands attempt to secure second place in their group. Good evening. The United Nations Security Council has been meeting in emergency session to discuss the threat posed by north korea, following its latest nuclear test. But the meeting failed to produce a response, which could unite the americans and the chinese. The us accused north korea of begging for war, and called for the strongest possible diplomatic action. Our correspondent, yogita limaye, reports from the capital of south korea, seoul. A day after north koreas most powerful nuclear test, the south displayed its might. Missiles were launched from the ground and the air. It was
Nurses stage a demonstration outside parliament calling for an end to the 1 Public Sector pay cap. Sinn fein calls to resume talks to try to restore a power sharing government in Northern Ireland and avoid a return to government in Northern Ireland. And the unmistakeable voice of football for 50 years john motson says hes hanging up his sheepskin coat and microphone in may. He will retire next year. I did my first ever commentary for bbc tv from this very gantry and in those days, nobody had heard of the internet, although i can vouch i did say at the time its in the net. Good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. One of the most powerful storms ever recorded in the atlantic has been battering the caribbean islands of antigua, barbuda and anguilla causing major damage. The category 5 storm with sustained winds of 185 mph and gusts of up to 225mph is now heading towards the British Virgin islands, puerto rico and then may hit florida by the end of the week. Airports have closed on several
In take days not weeks no woman or man for that matter coming to work in this house should be subjected to unwanted sexual advances from those in a position of power. The hollywood Actor Kevin Spacey apologises after being accused of making sexual advances towards a teenage boy in the 1980s. Lewis hamilton celebrates becoming the most successful british formula one driver of all time, after winning his fourth world title at the mexican grand prix. Its 5 oclock. Our main story is that president trumps former Campaign Manager, Paul Manafort, has been charged with conspiring to defraud the us, in his dealings with ukraine. The 12 charges brought against mr manafort and one of his business associates, rick gates, include conspiracy to launder money. And George Papadopoulos, a Foreign Policy advisor to the Trump Campaign, has admitted lying to the fbi. The charges are the first to stem from an inquiry, led by special counsel Robert Mueller, into allegations of russian meddling, in the presi
A warning to pet owners and farmers, after a wild cat disappears from a wildlife park in wales. Hello, everyone. This is afternoon live. The investigation into alleged links between Donald Trumps Election Campaign and russia has taken a dramatic turn, with the news that his former Campaign Chairman Paul Manafort, and rick gates manaforts former business associate, have been indicted by a federal grand jury. They face 12 counts including conspiracy to launder money and conspiracy against the united states. Theres been no reaction yet from the white house. Jane obrien is in washington. I have been going through the charge sheet and it appears the conspiracy allegations, which everyone is focusing on, relate to the Money Laundering charges and the alleged efforts by Paul Manafort and his business associate rick gates to cover them up. The conspiracy in this case appears to relate to the fa ct this case appears to relate to the fact they were defrauding the government and that they were im