Into building regulations following the disaster at Grenfell Tower says she believes it is inevitable there are failings in the system. And Princes William and harry visit a Memorial Garden for their mother on the eve of the 20th anniversary of her death. In a moment, it will be time for sportsday but first a look at what else is coming up this evening on bbc news. We will have the latest in regards to Tropical Storm harvey. This time in louisiana with storm surge warnings in effect along hundreds of miles of coastline. And well be crossing over to springfield in missouri where President Trump begins a tour to sell tax reform to americans. And well discussing the concerns that some parents in england could miss out on 30 hours of Free Childcare for their three and four year olds because of administrative problems. Thats all ahead on bbc news. Now on bbc news, its time for sportsday. Hello and welcome to sportsday. Im hugh woozencroft. The main headlines this evening. Liverpool and arse
Welcome to bbc news. Tropical storm harvey, which has caused devastation in texas, is now heading towards neighbouring louisiana. Record amounts of rainfall have fallen across the region. Large parts of houston the countrys fourth largest city are still under water. More than 20 people have died and nearly 200,000 people have registered for financial help. 0ur correspondent, laura trevelyan, is in houston for us. Welcome to houston, where you can see behind me the absolute chaos that the catastrophic flooding has called in the aftermath of hurricane harvey. As you can see, people have had to abandon their homes and cars. These are extraordinary scenes. This morning, ive witnessed dramatic rescues. People have come from all over texas and even out of texas with their boats, just to do whatever they can in the face of this extraordinary situation. The flooding behind me has been worsened by the fact that we are in houston, weather 2 macro reservoirs on the outskirts are full and have bee
Of the flowers people had brought and placed them at the palace gates, replaying some of the moments from two decades ago and acknowledging the desire that many still have to hold onto dianas memory. Today, briefly, theyve put on their public, princely faces, to view some of the tributes. Tomorrow though, william and harry will remain in private, remembering the mother they lost in such tragic circumstances, 20 years ago. Nicolas witchell, bbc news, at kensington palace. Heres whats coming up on newsnight, on bbc two, with evan davies. Tonight, a case of a White Christian five Year Old Girl put into the foster care of a muslim family has made headlines in recent days. These cases can be complex, but is something wrong in the world of fostering . Does culture or religious background even matter . Join me now on bbc two. Here on bbc one its time for the news where you are. Good night. Good evening. The chair of an independent inquiry into building regulations prompted by the grenfell fir
She lost six of nine tie break points when her match resumed against world number 42 katerina siniakova, but survived a third set to go through. 2004 champion Svetlana Kuznetsova won her opening match playing on the grandstand court. The russian needed three sets to move through against a tough opponent in Marketa Vondrousova of the czech republic. In the mens draw, Austrias Dominic Thiem finished his match held over from tuesday. The sixth seed resumed 1 0 up in the third set on wednesday against australian wildcard alex de minaur and took less than half an hour to complete his 6 4, 6 1, 6 1win. The 23 year old has never made it past the fourth round at flushing meadows. Bulgarian Grigor Dimitrov is also through to the second round with a 6 1, 6 4, 6 2 win over czech qualifier vatslav safranek. The 26 year old seventh seed, who won the cincinnati title earlier this month without dropping a set, advanced in an hour and 48 minutes. Nick kyrgios struggled with injury and his frustration
First lady melania, and he will also be visiting louisiana, with people saying they hope he will be the comforter in chief. Well have more of that at the top of that are so stay tuned to that but in the meantime we will cross to the bbc Sports Centre now for sportsday. Hello and welcome to sportsday. A record 69th pole for Lewis Hamilton. He overtakes Michael Schumachers record at a rainy monza, ahead of the italian grand prix. Wales in their qualifier with austria. Also coming up in the programme t20 action from the final. And are you crzay for crazy golf you could become a professional, as mike bushell has been finding out. Welcome to the programme. Well start with formula one because in the last hour Lewis Hamilton has set a new pole position record in reaching his 69th career pole, breaking the previous landmark set by michael schumacher. In treacherous conditions that saw qualifying suspended for more than two and a half hours hamilton was more than a second quicker than his neare