good afternoon. eight people have been killed in a crash on the m1 motorway in buckinghamshire. police say two lorries and a minibus collided on the southbound carriageway near newport pagnell. four people have been taken to hospital and two men have been arrested on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving. our correspondentjenny kumah is at the scene. the crash happened at around 315 this morning on the m1 southbound between junctions 15 and 1a near newport pagnell. one vehicle was a fedex uk lorry and the other from a logistics company. police believe the minibus was travelling from the nottingham area. eight people have been confirmed dead. four, including a child, were taken to hospital, and we re a child, were taken to hospital, and were seriously injured. two men have been arrested on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving

and are in police custody. i know you are near the scene, what is the latest on this? we have just had is the latest on this? we havejust had it is the latest on this? we have just had it confirmed that among the eight dead is a child. the clear up operation here is pretty much done. we are expecting the road to reopen shortly. police tell us that the road will be reopening in stages. the m1 is expected to be busy this bank holiday weekend. thank you very much. counter—terrorism police have said a man suspected of deliberately driving a car at police officers outside buckingham palace last night was found to be in possession of a four—foot long sword. they say he repeatedly shouted the word allahu akbar. three policemen were injured as they arrested the 26—year—old close to the mall roundabout. chi chi izundu reports. concerned tourist looked on after reports of a terror incident at one of the country's most high—profile

destinations. london's metropolitan police say that around 8:30pm last night a blue toyota previous was deliberately driven at a police car ata deliberately driven at a police car at a restricted area near buckingham palace. the car stopped and when the police went to investigate they were attacked by a suspect with a four foot sword. cs gas was used as part of the rest and during the struggle the individual repeatedly shouted the individual repeatedly shouted the words anil akbar. the individual was quickly brought under control and he is a 26—year—old male from the luton area and i'm glad to say that he is in our custody at a central london police station. detectives believe this was an isolated incident but searchers are going on in the luton area. police officers were injured in this attack last night, three of them, no royal family members were present in the palace at the time and it has been confirmed that it is business as usual with the summer open tours. two of the police officers involved have been treated in hospital and

there is heightened security across there is heightened security across the capital across the bank holiday weekend, particularly for events like the nottingham —— notting hill street carnival where a ring of steel will protect people from hill style attack. police are appealing for information on the attack last night. a deputy head at eton has left the college after circulating questions from an a level—equivalent economics exam before the test had been taken. mo tanweer, who was also head of economics, left after an investigation by an exam board. the college has confirmed some pupils received confidential information and their marks were rescinded as a result. instead they were awarded marks based on an average of the rest of their work. north korea has fired three short—range ballistic missiles, according to the american military. two of the missiles failed in flight, the third blew up almost immediately after it was launched. the latest firings come during a joint us—south korea military exercise, which has been strongly criticised by pyongyang. the fiercest hurricane to hit the us

mainland in more than a decade has unleashed powerful winds and driving rain on southern texas. trees and power lines have been brought down by winds of up to 130mph. hurricane harvey made landfall overnight near the city of corpus christi on the texas coast. rain and rising sea levels are expected to bring flooding in the coming hours, with forecasts of up to a metre of rain. catriona renton reports. powerful, dangerous and terrifying. the hurricane hit texas overnight with high winds and heavy rain. when it made landfall it was a category four hurricane, capable of causing catastrophic damage. this is a hurricane that will come inland and thenis hurricane that will come inland and then is prognostic a two to just hoverfor a long period of time. it

could be days. harvey has been billed as the most powerful storm to hit the mainland of the us in more than a decade. it is the strongest to hit texas in more than 50 years. this is harvey from above. the storm system is ten miles wide and it brings winds of up to 130 miles an hour and brings winds of up to 130 miles an hourand a brings winds of up to 130 miles an hour and a metre of rain is expected to fall. corpus christi was in the eye of the storm when it hit. the streets here are deserted after the rush to evacuated. 20 miles inland, in the city of victoria, they are preparing for the worst. what is your worst case scenario preparing for the worst. what is your worst case scenario it? harvey. that is the worst case scenario for a community the most dangerous hmmfi a community the most dangerous fore ca st we have a community the most dangerous forecast we have ever seen. president trump has signed a

disaster proclamation for texas to free up federal aid. harvey is stubborn and not planning to leave any time soon. he brings several days of storm force winds and rain ahead. with all the sport, here's olly foster at the bbc sport centre. good afternoon. the women's rugby world cup final takes place in belfast this evening. england are the reigning champions and face the number one—ranked team in the world, new zealand. the black ferns have won the world cup four times and have a habit of beating england in finals. here's our sports correspondent, katy gornall. asummer a summer stay asummerstay in a summer stay in belfast, wet and rainy and perfect for nurturing flowers. the england red roses have flourished at this tournament but 110w flourished at this tournament but now comes a true test of their progress. the defending champions will face a formidable and familiar opponent. three times england have played new zealand in the world cup final and they have lost everyone. when you get to world cup finals,

past records and wins and titles goes out the window and we have said that all along. to be the best you have to play the best and we showed on tuesday night and hopefully we can do it again on saturday. sarah hunter ‘s site came to an impressive semifinal against france, the scoreline not reflecting the battle they faced on the pitch. new zealand, on the other hand, eased past the usa and with a tight turnaround that could be crucial. at the men's world cup teams had one week to recover for the final but the women have had four days. week to recover for the final but the women have had four daysm week to recover for the final but the women have had four days. it is definitely not fear but we are prepared for this. we will get the job done. we are facing a big game oi'i job done. we are facing a big game on saturday and the body will be ready mentally and physically. the final here at the kingspan stadium is the one that the tournament has been craving. england and new zealand are by some distance the best two teams out there and although there was still progress to be made in the women's game, this will be the most high—profile rugby

world cup final yet. these two teams have one of the biggest rivalries in women's sport. the black ferns recently overtook england at the top of the rankings, but soon we will find out who really is the best in the world. england have taken early wickets on the second day of the second test at headingly. the west indies resumed on 19—1, after bowling england out for 258 yesterday, but james anderson has taken two more wickets — nightwatchman devendra bishoo and kyle hope both falling cheaply. the west indies have moved on to 911—3. conor mcgregor and floyd mayweather have weighed in for the multi—million dollar superfight that will take place in las vegas in the early hours tomorrow morning. macgregor is the mixed martial arts superstar, with thousands of irish fans making the trip to support him, but it will be his first

pro—boxing match. mayweather, the greatest boxer of his generation is unbeaten, but at a0 is 11 years older than his oppeonent, and has come out of retirement for the bout. you can listen to mcgregor v mayweather tomorrow morning from 4.00am on bbc radio 5live and the bbc sport website and app. it's one of the biggest days in the rugby league calendar, the challenge cup final at wembley. hull face wigan this afternoon. for one of the most prized pieces of silverware in the sport. hull are looking to retain the trophy after that thrilling victory against warrington last year, their first wembley win. the warriors have their name on the cup more than any club. victory for them would be their 20th. the match starts at 3.00pm and is on bbc one. football, and in the premier league bournemouth and manchester city are playing in the early kick off. bournemouth hadn't scored a goal this season going into this game, but look at this for a strike. fullback charlie daniels with an early contender for goal of the season, making it 1—0. but city have struck back. they left sergio aguero on the bench for this game,

their other striker gabrieljesus has scored the equaliser. 1—1 at the vitality stadium going towards half time. you can keep up to date with that game and all of today's sport on the bbc sport website, including formula 1 qualifying. that has just started for tomorrow's belgian grand prix. that's all on our website. that's all from the bbc sport centre for now you can see more on all of today's stories on the bbc news channel. the next news on bbc one is at 6.30pm. bye for now. hello. you're watching the bbc news channel with geeta guru—murthy. let's get more now on hurricane harvey in the united states, and officials say it's still too early to say how much damage it's caused. the storm reached land last night, with fierce winds and downpours of rain. earlier i spoke to tom sabbatelli, a hurricane specialist for the company risk management solutions. i asked him what people living in hurricane areas can do to protect their property. in the immediate sandbags to protect

your home from any storm surge and flooding. plywood to affect your windows and exposed openings and stores. ahead of time you can take extra precautions and put really strong storm shutters and clamps to put the roof on the building. that has to take some advanced preparation. if you havejust has to take some advanced preparation. if you have just a few hours or days, what would you advise people to do? first wall evacuate but before you do make sure you secure all openings and windows and doors and make sure you protect your home from the storm surge if you are talking about putting wood across the top? absolutely, nailing it up very securely. that is very difficult to do unless you are very handy! there can be runs on the big

box stores in these sort of event so it is best to be prepared. a lot of people on the coast leader preparation plan. many tend to do but there has been complacency and it has been a while since there has been an event on the texas coastline. in terms of flooding even sandbags will not stop the one metre high water. it is tough to mitigate or the risk but do all the preparations you can. you would expect property damage and that is the difficulty for many. they do not wa nt to the difficulty for many. they do not want to leave their property because it has all their possessions and they have to keep them and their families safe and that is where you see the warning is being ignored. it has been a long time so you have to keep the public consciousness aware of the risk that is consciously —— co nsta ntly of the risk that is consciously —— constantly flooding every summer. it is texas and the entire coastline so with time memory fades so people must be kept aware. if people were

going up to a second or third floor of their property, if they have them, are they technically safe? absolutely not. with the high winds we are seeing with harvey trees could come down and branches come down and we have reports of people being trapped in buildings on the basis of trees coming through routes so even basis of trees coming through routes so even if you are elevating yourself there are so many different hazards at play here you are never truly safe. would you say the risk is more from wind or accumulated rain overa number of is more from wind or accumulated rain over a number of days? the wind will diminish as the storm weakens but it is a more immediate threat and the longer term threat is that harvey will storm over texas and louisiana and dump up to a years worth of rain injust a couple louisiana and dump up to a years worth of rain in just a couple of days. more now on the news that counter—terrorism police have said a 26—year—old man arrested outside buckingham palace last night was found to be in possession of a four—foot long sword. three police officers were injured as they arrested the man close to the mall roundabout. the weapon was discovered in the footwell of the passenger seat. commander dean haydon, of the metropolitan police's

counterterrorism unit, said the man had been arrested under the terrorism act. la manga detectives from the met counter terrorism command are currently investigating an incident that took place just after 8:30pm yesterday in a restricted area near to public —— buckingham palace. a blue toyota peer —— a blue toyota press deliberately drive that police vehicle and stopped in front of it. uniformed officers confronted the driver of that vehicle and during the confrontation the driver reached for a four foot sword that was in the passenger for well. for a four foot sword that was in the passengerfor well. cs gas for a four foot sword that was in the passenger for well. cs gas was used as part of the arrest and during the struggle the individual repeatedly shouted the words allahu akbar. the individual was quickly brought under control and he is a 26—year—old from the luton area and

iam glad 26—year—old from the luton area and i am glad to say he is now at a central london police station under custody. i want to thank the police officers concerned. three officers we re officers concerned. three officers were injured as a result of the incident and i want to play tribute to their bravery and courage in quickly bringing the incident under control. it is due to their vigilance and the wider professionalism of the metropolitan police that helps keep the public safe at this time. i am confident that this is an isolated incident and the individual was quickly brought under control but we are now into a brought under control but we are now intoa bank brought under control but we are now into a bank holiday weekend and there are numerous events across london, including the notting hill carnival and there is an increased police presence anywhere across london at this time. i want to remind the public at this time to be vigilant and alert and if they see anything suspicious to contact us on the anti—terrorism hotline or through the normal 909 emergency service. it was quickly declared a terrorist incident last night and

thatis terrorist incident last night and that is due to the location which was outside buckingham palace and the individual deliberately drove that police officers and he was in possession of a four foot sword and officers were injured as a result of the incident. at the moment it was at the early stages of the investigation and we are looking into the history of the individual and there are a number of lines of enquiry that are ongoing. there is a search on going in the luton area and it makes sense at this time, due to all of those circumstances, that we deal with it during the counterterrorism command but it should be kept constantly under review. two officers went to hospital with minor injuries to their hands, lacerations and cuts to their hands, lacerations and cuts to their hands, lacerations and cuts to their hands and therefore arms. the third officer also received minor injuries and all officers have now been discharged and are safe and well. two men in a small plane have died after it crashed in dorset this morning. the crash happened close to compton abbas airfield near shaftesburyjust before 9.30. the pilot and passenger in the tiger

moth were both in their 60s. the air accident investigation branch has been informed. us president donald trump has pardoned the controversial former arizona sheriff, joe arpaio. he had been convicted of criminal contempt, after he defied a court order to stop traffic patrols targeting suspected immigrants. ben schreckinger is a staff writer with poltico magazine. he explained why the pardon will be seen as controversial. sheriff arpaio had been convicted of contempt of court. a federaljudge had ordered him to stop a practice that had been deemed racial profiling of hispanics, in his attempt to crack down on illegal immigration. obviously trump was elected on a promise of cracking down on illegal immigration. arpaio endorsed trump's campaign way back at the very beginning, back around july of 2015. so politically, this is on message for trump, but obviously this is going to be

controversial, if not explosive. in the philippines, hundreds of people have attended the funeral of a teenager who died after being arrested during an anti—drugs operation. officials say he was involved in the drugs trade, and died while resisting arrest. but video evidence seems to show him being dragged away by plain clothes police officers and his supporters are demanding an inquiry. howard johnson reports. tea rs tears and grieving. raw emotions on display at this funeral. around 1000 people packed the small church in the north of manila close to where the north of manila close to where the high school student grew up. hundreds of others lined the streets

on the approach to the church. hundreds with placards. the teenager was killed in a police raid last week following an upsurge in police operations. officials said he resisted arrest with a gun but this was later contradicted by cctv footage and eyewitness reports. a hearing last week confirmed the boys allegedly ties after his death by using social media. murder charges have been held against the police. official enquiries into the killing have also been launched. there will be extra police on duty at this weekend's manchester pride event with thousands of people expected to attend. following the manchester arena bombing in may security will be increased, though the police stress there's no evidence of a specific threat. andy gill reports. well before the official start

of manchester pride, the party for many was in full swing. gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender people from all over europe getting together to celebrate who they are. 50 years ago this would not be allowed so it is a great way to celebrate this. we can celebrate what those people have done for us and it's a great achievement and we still have a long way to go. everyone has different issues through the year. it is one chance to relax a bit. out of this world. it is the only one to talk about. if you want to do pride, it has to be manchester pride. the organiser is promising a four—day feast of fun. it is a fantastic celebration. we still face discrimination and pride events like this are key to show we can all stand together united as one to work towards eradicating discrimination. there is a serious side to the pride this year. police say there is no specific intelligence of a terrorist threat to the lgbt community

or greater manchester, but after the attack in may and more recent atrocities in europe, they have reviewed security. we will look at a number of security measures around the site. and wider areas in terms of any threats or risks. there are events across the bank holiday weekend, ending in a candlelit vigil on monday night to remember those lost to the hiv virus. andy gill, bbc news, manchester. nearly half a million pounds will be given to community projects in england to help develop new technology to tackle littering. it's hoped the money will go towards creating new apps and "smart bins" which will alert rubbish collectors when they're full. the government claims this new approach to litter could save taxpayers money. what we are hoping to do with this innovation fund is seed fund some new ideas that are coming through and really test them out. whether it is bins overflowing like the ones behind me, is there a smart

app way to report that to the local council or, indeed, that the bins themselves can report it. the national trust has accused some visitors to the lake district of treating the landscape like a pop festival site. the organisation says the increasing popularity of wild camping, where people pitch a tent away from organised areas, is threatening the beauty of the region. dave guest reports. wild camping is about getting closer to nature and getting away from civilisation. it's about spending a night high upon the hills, away from civilisation, often away from other people. and spending that night with nature under the stars in a self—sufficient, low—key manner. responsible wild campers like these make sure they are discreet, do not cause damage, and take everything home with them when they leave. it is traditionally something done on the higher hills. what is the change you've noticed? i think new audiences have come aware of wild camping and are treating it in a different manner.

there seems to be a more disposable culture coming into what people perceive to be wild camping. that is now coming within 500 metres of our car parks and carrying in as much as they need. and as for taking everything home, this is what national trust rangers are finding frequently in the lake district. ranger simon hill is spending more and more of his time chasing off and cleaning up after clueless campers. in this area, we have pulled out countless tents and inflatable mattresses, batteries... so, this is evidence of the remains of a fire site. it is quite often the sort of remnants that we will come across. we have had experiences where we have taken trailer loads of rubbish out. it has become commonplace for festival—goers to abandon cheap tents, sleeping bags

and other camping clutter at the end knowing someone would clean it up. but this is not a festival site. the national trust say they are not trying to stop all wild camping in its traditionalform. they just want people to be responsible. if you want to find out how, go to the national trust website. a unique new fitness trend has arrived in the uk. goat yoga, sees animals helping people with mind calming exercises. .apparently. it's already proved highly popular in the us. mike bushell has been to devon to try it out. this is all about broadening your horizons. there are so many new ways to practise yoga these days, for example on a paddle board in devon. but the class here have also been introduced to an even stranger form down on the farm.

we all know how good yoga is for you, spiritually and also for the body. in devon, they now like to do things differently. hence we're in a barn of straw. they want to bring out the animal in us. i don't know if they're...kidding?! connecting with the earth... teacher, donna, has over 70 animal names for her class's yoga positions, but this summer she has been combining animal bonding with yoga moves by introducing pygmy goats to her classes. we're combining all of the amazing benefits of a standard yoga practice along with the benefits of animal therapy. there's research to prove that animal therapy, when you are with animals and stroking animal, it helps to reduce the cortisol in the body, so the stress response within the body, and it also helps to increase the oxytocin and dopamine

chemicals, happy hormones. this does focus the mind on other things, so you're still trying to do the yoga poses but you're concentrating on bonding with our furry friends here. they seem to love it! there is no evidence and it's not being suggested that the goats enhance the physical benefits of yoga in any way when they're treading on your back, they're certainly not trained masseurs, but they do bring laughter to a session. they like to nibble on my hair. i think it's the blonde hair, maybe it looks like straw! i'm not sure it helps a great deal, but it's good for the concentration because you have to work really hard not to fall over while they're doing it. strangely very relaxing. when the hooves go into you it's therapeutic, like a massage ball. it's funny and funny makes you happy. i've done laughing yoga before but you have to sort of force yourself to laugh. here, it'sjust hysterical. goat yoga was first started in america by a farmer who claimed the goats were making her feel better from an autoimmune illness, and the consensus here

was that the goats were beneficial and will be invited back every week. brilliant. because goats love people. slight whackey, it's great fun. you could be doing pilates or press ups, whatever. we end up in the sleeping dog pose, when the goats are naturally attracted to us, to come and sleep on us as well, maybe. gorgeous! i've never known a yoga class to be so interactive! normally you zone out and go into your own world, but this has been very interactive! we are all hoping those gates were house—trained! i want to leave you with some pictures coming to us from texas where the storm, hurricane harvey, has been officially downgraded as it moves inland. it

has been downgraded to a category one hurricane now by the national hurricane centre. these pictures are from galveston in texas where you canjust from galveston in texas where you can just about see through the haze and missed there. the us authorities now say it is likely to become a tropical storm later. it was the strongest storm in more than 50 yea rs strongest storm in more than 50 years to hit texas when it came ashore late on friday, as a category four hurricane on the official scale, the second most powerful category of store measured by the speeds of the sustained winds, but it has now we can do little which was expected and is some sort of good news for those whose houses and homes are being battered thereby the weather. a lot of people there have evacuated and have been warned to stay away from those very difficult conditions. the storm is officially downgraded a little. now let's catch up downgraded a little. now let's catch up with the weather in the uk. it looks gorgeous outside. yes, plenty

of sunshine around today. the hurricane has been downgraded but still damaging winds in the short term before they start to ease but it is the amount of rain in the coming days that will be the concern for life—threatening bloods as the storm becomes slow—moving and up to each of rain in some places. a very different story in the uk today. dry with spells of sunshine and a few showers in northern ireland and scotla nd showers in northern ireland and scotland and a few in northern england as well but in the sunshine it could reach 2a for many. the showers will fade this evening and leave most of us with a dry night. showery bits and pieces in western parts of scotland and western coasts and a few mist and fog patches as well. temperatures don't drop below 12 or 13. it could be 16 further south. mist and fog patches soon clea n south. mist and fog patches soon clean —— clear and leave a fine and dry day. a much improved day in northern ireland and scotland but patchy rain still pushing into the western isles. it feels very warm in

the sunshine tomorrow. a fresher feel further north.