near milton keynes. three officers have been injured while arresting a man with a four foot sword outside buckingham palace. police say he repeatedly shouted "allahu akbar" during the incident last night. hurricane harvey weakens after battering the coast of texas with winds of 130 miles per hour. thousands of rail passengers face disruption as major train stations are affected by bank holiday engineering work. now on bbc news we're going behind the scenes of britain's city of culture with our latest special programme on hull's year long festival of arts and culture. welcome to summer in the uk city of culture. and summer means festivals. we have got them all, literature, theatre and music. we're here for the humber street

sesh, 30,000 people, 1a stages, 200 acts, it is incredible! we will try to get you round as much as possible, and we got this. hull has seen its first—ever children's literature festival, inspiring the next generation of writers. what happens when you grew up is you are still a child inside, fortunately, so the stories i write, are the stories i wrote for myself when i was about eight. uk pride comes to the city of culture. i'm so proud now that things have come on leaps and bounds for everyone, whether you are transgender or whatever. and bringing comedy and curiosity to the world of museums, bill bailey curates his first exhibition. i shot tomas limpkin from but two feet away, but the pistol ball did not strike but instead flew upon the ground striking a hedgehog. it is the cultural

quarter of the city. and this happens. there are more than 200 bands here today. 200 bands playing across 14 stages with 13,000 people descending here. you can feel the excitement and the vibe. one of the bands here today is the happy endings. a couple of months ago they were playing at glastonbury, but tonight they are here. it was like i had made it.

only a few months ago, you were at glastonbury, how does this compare? that is a different animal. i had as much fun playing earlier as i did at glastonbury. do you think city of culture has made a difference? a lot of people are looking to see what all the fuss is about and i think it is nice. i have sensed a lift. when you went to glastonbury do people know where you were from? only because i announced it! tell the world. too right! beautiful harmonies. we cannot stay here all day, we need to go. it is brilliant that it is all local talent.

it advertises hull as the city of culture. this year, particularly, it is special because we are the city of culture. it is fantastic, great family day out for us all. the atmosphere is really good. i have been involved with the local community. it is the really amazing atmosphere. really good. for the younger generation, this is vital for the growth of the music scene. for them, setting their sights, you can play these big stages. my first ever gig was here a few years ago and it is brilliant

because new people come to watch you, your friends come, it is such a brilliant event. it will really help hull. # what are you thinking? we are sitting on an amazing wealth of talent in this region and i think it is about time that the rest of the country was aware of it. the crowdsjust keep coming and a man who could draw a big crowd like this is bill bailey and he has gone and created his own museum. we had a chat with him.

there is the basic cockney intro. there is no doubt that bill bailey is a man of many talents. he started out in stand—up but has acted in television series from black books and spaced to doctor who and hustle and he is a perennial favourite on tv panel shows. they pointed at me and they said, you are bill bailey aren't you? and then they went, nice try! able to play pretty much every instrument and with perfect pitch, he has successfully combined his musical talents with comedy. but he has other passions as well. bird watching is one of them. and now he has taken to museum curating as well. at the maritime museum in hull he has assembled a cabinet of curiosities, fascinating objects accompanied by their true descriptions and concocted, the ones as well. like this. or are the baboon buttocks?

he has roped in the children of hull as well to make up some cracking tales. morgan, age 11, the cursed dog. it was found in the year a dark wizard cast a spell on him and turned him into wood. if you touch this dog for more than five minutes you will also get turned into wood just like other people. these people are found in the cabinet called "i have made a terrible mistake." isn't that wonderful? it is amazing. how did you decide but you are going to pick out? i imagine there was a lot to choose from. there was a huge array of fantastic artefacts. i also wanted to have a balance of the really odd, the really curious, the strange. also for it to have a link to the city as well. things that were specific to hull.

did you pick them because you could make up a fantastic story or was it that you saw something and you were genuinely interested in it? a bit of both. some of them are genuinely interesting. they are beautiful artefacts. like the scrimshaw. it is so strange and beautiful. there is a pistol that looks a bit like a kosh. that triggers an idea or a story or a scenario and i started to embellish it. a famous duel at the time said of the pistol, i shot thomas from two feet away, but the pistol ball did not strike and instead flew up on the ground striking a hedgehog which when examined was found to be mildly stunned. i then wished to club him but he had become perturbed and run away. this whole exhibition has inspired me to write a book

about extraordinary tales that could be true, they might not be true, but they are embellished and i think that is something that probably i will do more of, is storytelling. for the visitors, this museum has a sneak peek to that. do you think you're the first comedian to have curated a museum exhibition? i don't know. i am going to say yes. it certainly does seem like new ground. in the spirit of this exhibition, yes, i, bill bailey, and the first comedian to curated an exhibition of this kind, anywhere in the world. bill bailey seemed like such a sound guy. he was as funny as he is on television. can you hear me? this is the loudest silent disco i have been at. what?

i can't help it. this is a place where big kids and small, not unlike the malarkey festival where i found out it was notjust about books. this is the big malarkey, hull buzz ‘s first—ever literature festival for children. and if you thought a children's literature festival was all about books, think again. from theatre to hip—hop and arts and crafts, this week—long event has something for everyone. turning the east park of hull into a cultural paradise. # just look, it's true. # i just feel blue. there has been a huge programme of activity and storytelling including a packed house forjulian clary talking about his children book.

i caught up withjulian after he met the children of hull. what happens when you grow up, you're still a child inside. it was easy for me to revert back to being a child and the stories that i write about and the stories i make up for myself, when i was about eight years old and to my surprise, it was already there. they all live at number 41 fairfield rd and there are next door neighbour is mr nigel the grizzly bear. i would like to challenge myself that i am not sure that i can do or not. later this year, i am doing a quite serious play and i have no idea if i can remember the line or manage to act and it was similar with children stories. 0therwise, you're just doing the same thing, which is fine, but i need the challenge. events that promote literature

for children are especially important in places like hull which is below the national average for a reading at key stage two level. the children i met at the festival were certainly no strangers to a good book. i like reading books with my mum. i like books because it reminds me of the movies. when i am reading, it makes me feel happy. i like snuggling into bed with lots of books. i like tractor books. any big books. any books about this wide. i like to get stuck in with the culture. the organisers of the festival roped me into a rendition of one of my favourite children's books. the toe bone is connected to the... the foot bone is connected to the... leg bone. the leg bone is connected to the hip bone. the hip bone is connected

to the backbone. well done, thank you guys. there is still much more to come from here at the humber street sesh. and we are going to see how hull celebrated 50 years of gay rights. we are going behind—the—scenes of the dramatic theatre show but in the meantime, let's look at what has happened and what is to come. for the first time since 1930, the bbc proms travelled out of london to before a special outdoor concert right here in hull. as part of the lgbt 50 season, ground—breaking photography project explores what life was like for the lgbt community in the twin city of hull in sierra leone where homosexuality is still illegal. electric fence is a provocative installation examining the everyday experience of people facing hate crimes. there was a hate preacher in america who said that all gays and lesbians

should be locked in an electric fence and occasionally thrown in some food and water and they would die out because they could not breed. it is a nasty hate crime. philip larkin spent 30 years as the librarian at the university of hull where a new exhibition reveals his private life like never before. it celebrates in all its forms with three floors of interactive exhibits including an excitable purple robe at. i am a loose card. these aerial acrobats took inspiration from european comics for a breathtaking outdoor spectacle, on display for free in the west park of hull. in edinburgh, hull 2017 supported theatre company is going to the fringe festival and send volunteers to spread the word about the city of culture. we are representing hull. september is set to be a huge month culture wise, for a start, it is the tenth anniversary

of the freedom festival which includes over 200 free events, exploring themes of freedom. one day maybe is part live performers and art installation using cutting—edge technology to transport audiences into a dystopian future. and after a £60 million refurbishment, the new theatre in hull is preparing to reopen, playing host to world—class touring productions, new commissions and a one—off performance from the royal ballet. you can't come to a festival and not get some glitter on and i think you should have it in your beard as well. i will just stick with this. at the first uk national pride there was a lot of glitter and i had serious glitter envy. but with an amazing day marking 50 years since the decriminalisation

of homosexuality in the uk and it was fantastic. it was a great day, it was such a family orientated event, it was a great way for the city to turn out and celebrate such a monumental occasion. and we had an amazing guide, the longest standing drag artist from hull. i am bobby and welcome to hull pride 2017. busta bus, that is us. how many do you think are in the parade? about 2300 people, which is incredible. i suggested that we have the first uk pride, because of the city of culture. it is incredible. we are in the middle of all the queer icons, 50 years, 50 queers,

they are unbelievable. that is beautiful. took a few years off. you have got to be different, you know you will get laughed at, you know people will have a dig at you, from a social point of view, there was not much of a problem. i worked in the financial services industry and within six months, nobody would book me or hire me. i came out as a 19—year—old gay man and i have been beaten up, had my nose broken, i have been spat on, it was not nice. no. sorry. lam 78. it was mad. you get to 21, it get married, buy a house, have kids. i was 21 when i got married. we got divorced. it was not easy at all.

especially as she could not talk to anyone about it. you could actually get arrested for it. they used to raid houses. when did you come out? not until i was 31. we have been together now for 34 years and we are very happy. 45 years i have been slapping this on. i was married at 17, divorced just after 19 and i have two boys in that time. it is the wonderful bobby! # i am what i am. 0pening uk pride was such an honour.

the crowd is going crazy for you. i do so many festivals up and down the country but to be asked to come today to hull is fantastic. it is amazing. an amazing day. 50 years, and i know, these years have passed for the better. i am so proud now that things have come on in leaps and bounds, for everyone, whether you're a transgender or whatever, gay, straight, we can all come together. # i'll come get my things, but i can't let go. # i'm waiting for it, that feeling, i wanted. we have come down out to the urban stage, but a couple of weeks ago,

the proms were taking place here. now there is hip—hop and break dancing. where else could that happen? only in the uk city of culture. we are right down on the river and a little bit further downstream, an incredible theatrical production has been taking place. it was called flood and they filmed it on the water using pyrotechnics and light sounds and it was fantastic. we went behind—the—scenes as they made it for bbc two. the rains have been getting worse day by day. something terrible is happening. there are ways, she wanted to save them. please, help us. is that how far faith can carry us? it is a story about a catastrophic flood, imagining a future where water in colts europe, thousands stranded or become

refugees and the last city is an island and it is a story that is being told across a whole year in hull. tell me how i can save them, save the world. flood is about a flood that happens 20 years in the future and the whole of europe is overtaken by a huge tidal wave and it looks like the impact on the people who live in our floating city. the idea of being overwhelmed by water and by people is something we can all appreciate and empathise with. it seems a brave choice of subject matter, given that the city of hull would be one of the first in the uk to be submerged if sea levels rise. the slaves of the city flooded ten years ago, leaving thousands of homes underwater and many in hull still fear it happening again. the year—long story of flood

started online and screened in supermarket car parks in hull, with a film showing fishermen hauling in dozens of empty life jackets and one survivor. at easter, 3000 people braved the cold to watch the story unfold and the endless rains begin. we have a casualty on board, request emergency services. this piece of theatre is notjust about the water, it is set on it. it has taken three weeks to build this set, they had to lower in a boat and there is a car that you will see a peering from behind there as well as building the whole of the stage. they have also got to set up plenty of special effects, ready for the tv filming to begin. the third instalment was filmed for bbc two and took the story from hull to a national audience. and to the misery of the crew but delight of the director, the weather changed right on cue. it is coming up to ten o'clock, it is almost dark enough to start the first of two nights of filming.

in a show called flood the result was the a lot of water and the crew have spent hours putting those rainmakers up there, but in the event, nature has provided its own special effects. the cast is notjust professional actors, some of the army of volunteers are taking part and when they signed up last year to martial events and hand out leaflets in 2017, they never thought they would end up on national telly. when you signed up for this job, what did you think you would be doing? standing in front of the camera was not up there. i wanted to be part of the history. showcasing the culture of hull. i held the guy who gets onto the boat, with another volunteer. and then he hits him and i'd like him onto the floor and i punched him in the face twice. how nice! yes! part four of the story

will be performed live on the dock in october. a city itself threatened by water, once again hosting this apocalyptic story about the devastation it could cause. they have had a lot of noise. humber street sesh is almost over, so it is time for the headline act, he is introducing one. let us hear it for them! they have played festivals like reading and leeds and i chatted to them earlier. for us, we are trying to showcase how you can be empowered to make music on a shoestring and really show the bands around hull that you can go out and do it

and the things that we have achieved have all come naturally and organically for us and it can be done, you have to have the right mentality and i think that is coming on, the music scene in hull is amazing and we are so happy to be involved with it and trying to wave the flag for it. you guys are being modest, a lot of this is about your success. how important is it for fans to realise you can go your own way? it is the only way. there is no golden ticket. when people ask for advice, there is no quick route. the best advice is to work hard and don't expect it to be easy. that is it from us. we didn't get to see all the bands, but we gave it a good effort. and we will be back in the autumn

on we will have the royal ballet in hull and the world's most controversial art competition, the turner prize. if you want to get your cultural fix, head to this website. i think we have got time forjust one more band. goodbye. as weekends go in august, this is not bad. some sunshine earlier, and more to come through the weekend. if you have a bank holiday on monday it is looking fine and dry. plenty of

dry conditions and some warm sunshine. temperatures could get up to 28 in south—east england on monday. some cloud around in the afternoon for scotland and northern ireland, a few showers continuing. some filtering down into england. slowly they will start to lose some energy as the energy wears on. through the evening and overnight most showers will fade and it becomes mainly dry. increasingly clear skies. with light winds that means the patch of mist and fog but not cold. for sunday, high—pressure for most of us. this frontal system will introduce more cloud, strengthening breeze and patchy rain into north—west scotland. away from here it is a fine day for most. very little cloud developing across england and wales, it should be a pleasa nt england and wales, it should be a pleasant afternoon. temperatures 22-25

pleasant afternoon. temperatures 22—25 across england and wales but cooler further north and west. no rainfor cooler further north and west. no rain for the notting hill carnival, fine and dry and very warm indeed on bank holiday monday as temperatures keep rising. away from scotland we have a bank holiday on monday. for northern ireland it looks settled affair, breeze, wind and rain will affect parts of scotland as well. a miserable start to the week here. for the size it is dry with plenty of sunshine. " parts of england. but in the sunshine across england and wales it will be a very warm day and bank holiday monday. very cool across north—west scotland with wind and rain. 25—27 across eastern and south—eastern areas, potentially very warm. looking across to the united states where hurricane harvey pitt taxes in the early hours of this morning. it has now been

downgraded to category one storm, but it is the amount of rain will see over the coming days gives cause for concern. about one metre of rain could bring some catastrophic flooding. this is bbc news. the headlines at two. eight people have died after a crash involving a minibus and two lorries on the m1 near milton keynes. counter—terrorism police investigate after three officers were injured while arresting a man with a four foot sword outside buckingham palace. during the struggle, the individual repeatedly shouted the words "allahu akbar." hurricane harvey has weakened after battering the coast of texas with winds of 130 miles per hour. thousands of rail passengers face disruption as major train stations are affected by bank holiday engineering work. also in the next hour, the west indies batsmen frustrate england in the second test. two west indies batsmen hit half centuries — as england's bowlers struggle in the second test at headingley.