Show stopper they were hoping for. Did the new presenters carry it off and how money people watched the first show . Can you see it, noel . I cant see it anywhere. Big white tent, 12 new bakers. Sorry, sue, you did say white tent, didnt you . Where are they, prue . I dont know. They are late. Maybe we should have gotten minicab. Welcome to the programme. Welcome to the programme, were live until 11 this morning. We want to hear your verdict on the Great British bake off of course especially if you were a big fan of the programme when it was on the bbc. Well also find out why fear of crime is a big concern for many teenagers and young people and ask what more can be done to make them feel safe. Do get in touch on all the stories were talking about this morning use the hashtag victoria live and if you text, you will be charged at the Standard Network rate. Our main news today, there has been unanimous condemnation of north koreas firing of a Ballistic Missile overjapan at a meeting of th
6. 5 Million Viewers tune in to channel 4s First Episode of the Great British bake off but did the show rise to the challenge . Good morning. Its wednesday 30th august. Im annita mcveigh. Welcome to bbc newsroom live. The United Nations Security Council has unanimously condemned north koreas firing a ballistic missing overjapan. A Statement Issued after an emergency meeting last night and agreed by pyongyangs allies, china and russia, described the test as outrageous. However, the two countries did say that us military activity in the region was partly to blame for the increase in tensions, and urged negotiations. These are the latest pictures of the missile which launched on tuesday, that crossed over japans northern hokkaido island, triggering public alerts to take cover, before landing in the sea. The Prime Minister theresa may has arrived injapan, with north korea expected to be at the top agenda. She spoke about the role britain will play resolving the missile crisis. I want to wo
Six and a half Million Viewers tune in to channel 4s First Episode of the Great British bake off, but did the show rise to the challenge . Good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. Tropical storm harvey has moved east to neighbouring louisiana, after battering the city of houston in texas for the past four days. Thousands of people there have fled their homes in search of Emergency Shelter amid severe flooding. Residents in port arthur, texas 90 miles east of houston are said to be in survival mode. residents have been posting pleas for help on social media and calling local radio and tv stations for help. The storm has made landfall for the second time this time in the neighbouring state of louisa na. The state increased its emergency resources, doubling up on high water vehicles, boats and helicopters on duty. These are some of the latest pictures from houston where a night time curfew to prevent looting from abandoned homes, as authorities and volunteers battle to rescue stranded peop
Princes on a tour of the white garden at Kensington Palace, planted to mark two decades since Princess Diana died. A hard drive containing unfinished works by Terry Pratchett has been crushed by a six and a half tonne steamroller as per his wishes. The fantasy novelist died in march 2015 after battling alzheimers disease. Welcome to houston, a city where so many neighbourhoods are underwater. Im ina many neighbourhoods are underwater. Im in a suburb to the west of houston, the storm has passed, but look at the impact. We have cars submerged, home completely flooded, rescue boats going door to door this morning. Ive seen at least three in the last 15 minutes. Whats happening here is because the reservoirs outside houston are for, the authorities are doing timed releases from the dams to stop the reservoirs overflowing, but that means this neighbourhood is still flooding from those timed releases and people here tell me the waters are still rising. Its an extraordinary state of affairs,
Hope, just to show that the place is open again and what the terrorists did will not overcome us. In sport, captainjoe root calls on his england team to do Something Special in the ashes this winter, after wrapping up a series win over west indies and eloise has the weekend whether. Good morning. And northwest southeast split this sunday. It looks as though we will see heavy rain and strong wind across north west england that will drift south and east. For southern and Eastern England it should stay dry during the Daylight Hours. Good morning. First, our main story. Hurricane force winds have begun to batter southern florida as irma approaches. Water levels are rising on the coast of the state, where a huge storm surge is expected. Floridas governor has warned irma will be deadly and has urged residents who havent yet evacuated to head to emergency shelters. There was widespread destruction in cuba, where a Million People were evacuated. The storm had weakened to a category three hurri