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
Sta rs Jeremy Corbyn has received a rock stars welcome at the glastonbury festival. The Labour Leader urged revellers to make a difference in. Lets find out how the sport is looking and we can cross to the Sports Centre for sportsday. Hello and welcome to sportsday with me katherine downes, and tim hague. The headlines this evening a pummelling for the pride the all blacks show the lions why theyre the best team in the world, and why beating them on home turf may prove too tough a task. Not the start they wanted englands women lose the first match of their World Cup Campaign to india. And at the European Team athletics championships, Great Britain are third after the opening day, as elidh doyle does her bit, with a seasons best in the 400metre hurdles. Good evening. It seems like its been a long time since the British And Irish Lions landed in new zealand, but today the test series finally started and the all blacks showed the lions precisely why this tour will be their biggest challen
Sta rs Jeremy Corbyn has received a rock stars welcome at the glastonbury festival. The Labour Leader urged revellers to make a difference in. Lets find out how the sport is looking and we can cross to the Sports Centre for sportsday. Hello and welcome to sportsday with me katherine downes, and tim hague. The headlines this evening a pummelling for the pride the all blacks show the lions why theyre the best team in the world, and why beating them on home turf may prove too tough a task. Not the start they wanted englands women lose the first match of their World Cup Campaign to india. And at the European Team athletics championships, Great Britain are third after the opening day, as elidh doyle does her bit, with a seasons best in the 400metre hurdles. Good evening. It seems like its been a long time since the British And Irish Lions landed in new zealand, but today the test series finally started and the all blacks showed the lions precisely why this tour will be their biggest challen
And stav has the weather. Good morning. A bit of a north and south split, most places dry, brighter and cooler in the north, slightly milder in the south. All details and 15 minutes. Good morning. First, our main story. Fire safety tests on 3a samples of cladding from tower blocks in england have failed, according to new figures released by the government. That means a 100 failure rate so far. In north london, residents have spent a second night in temporary accommodation after Camden Council evacuated 4 high rise blocks because of fire safety concerns. Nick quraishi has the latest. By by night, the pockets of resistance against evacuation are evident. Katrina renton is in camden for us. I have a statement from Camden Council saying, we anticipate these works will be completed in 3 4 weeks but it is hugely inconvenient and stressful for some of the residents . Thats right. Thats what the council have been trained all along. They are asking and thanking people here for bearing with them