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Welcome to bbc news. Ten of thousands of People Living in the us state of texas have been ordered to leave their homes, as flooding, caused by Tropical Storm harvey, continues to cause devastation. Its expected up to 30,000 people may need temporary emergency shelters, with more than two and a half feet of rain fallen on the city of houston alone. Unconfirmed reports suggest up to five people may have drowned, but Officials Say they cant confirm figures until the floodwaters recede. Thousands of people have had to be rescued, many plucked from rooftops by helicopter. What began as a category four hurricane in the gulf of mexico has become a Tropical Storm, meaning that the winds are much less than they were, but the rains are still causing devastation. 0ur corresponde ....
Executives are paid compared to the average worker. But shells boss, ben van beurden, who earned £7. 5 million last year, argues that the governments proposal is flawed. Our business editor, simonjack, reports from rotterdam. Big business, how do you stop too much money flowing to the top . The government has a plan, but does it make sense . This is shells rotterdam refinery, it has customers and employees all over the world. Its the most valuable company on the London Stock Exchange and pays more dividends to uk Pension Funds than any other company. How do you get a grip on a company like that . Thats the old refinery, but also a lot of the new stuff. Ben van beurden is shells chief executive. The uk governments flagship proposal to curb pay is to force companies to publish how many times more the boss gets paid than the average worker. Simple. Its a matter of public ....
Season. So to lose again i think is going to happen again. But in terms of the attitude that we didnt like, and knowing the players and knowing how good people they are, yes, i believe that was an isolated case. Talking about youth football, when it comes to this, england are the best at it in the world, they are already the under 19 and under 20 World Champion and today its the turn of the under 17 team to com plete turn of the under 17 team to complete the set. More than 60,000 fa ns complete the set. More than 60,000 fans in the stands in india. This tea m fans in the stands in india. This team have showed they have handled the pressure, their striker scoring seven goals in the tournament including a hat trick in the semifinal against brazil. You dont get to this part of a tournament relying on two players. You need to bea relying on two players. You need to be a good level all over the pitch and tomorrow for both teams be no d ....
Today. But tomorrow is going to be a brighter sunnier day. Its also going to be colder. Across the northern half of the uk in particular temperatures dropping for some. Through the night a lot of cloud first of all, light rain and drizzle around western coasts and hills and signs of a change in scotla nd hills and signs of a change in scotland as clearer skies work in and northerly winds arrive dropping temperatures later on in the night. Could get close to freezing. The cloud melts away. Look how much sunshine we are expecting. It really will feel chilly. Hello. This is bbc news with me, lukwesa burak. The headlines at 15. 32. The Spanish Government has taken charge of catalonias administration, a day after the Regions Parliament declared independence. The deposed catalan leader, carles puigdemont, has called on people in the region to democratically resist direct ru ....
And debunking the people in power. Wandering the ruins. And something wicked this week comes. Going into space has long been the dream of many a sci fi fan and for one bbc presenter that dream is about to come true. In a world first for the broadcast industry, spencer kelly, who fronts the Bbc Technology programme click, has been accepted by nasa to visit and report from the International Space station. During his stay on board, he will present several kelly, who says he has always harboured ambitions to leave planet earth, will test how the latest Technology Performs in zero gravity. He says hes looking forward to the months of training ahead of him. Thats not. Thats not true. Im so sorry. That shouldnt be on the autocue. Its my christmas fantasy list. Its fake news we are fighting the fake news. Its fake, pho ....