this is bbc news. the headlines at 7pm: six men and two women have been killed in a crash involving a mini bus and two lorries on the m1 near milton keynes. the scene was complex and the recovery operation particularly challenging. tragically eight people have lost their lives. it is a duty to establish what happened. counter—terrorism police say a man suspected of deliberately driving at officers outside buckingham palace last night — also had a sword. torrential downpours as hurricane harvey hits texas — with reports of 42 centimetres of rain falling in one area. residents have been told to prepare for catastrophic flooding. warnings of disruption for thousands of rail passengers as major engineering works get underway across the network. also in the next hour — england's captain says the best is yet to come —

as her side bid to retain the women's rugby world cup. the reigning champions are facing world number ones new zealand in tonight's final in belfast. and in 30 minutes on sportsday — we'll have more on the belgian grand prix — where lewis hamilton has equalled michael schumacher‘s all—time pole position record. good evening and welcome to bbc news. eight people have died and four others have been seriously injured after the minibus they were travelling in was involved in a crash with two lorries on the m1 motorway. it happened on the southbound carriageway near newport pagnell this morning. a five year old girl is among those who have been taken to hospital — police say she has ‘life

threatening' injuries. the two lorry drivers have been arrested, one of them on suspicion of driving while over the alcohol limit. ben ando reports. crushed almost beyond recognition. the minibus carrying around a dozen people, many believed to be from the same family, was travelling from nottingham towards london. also involved in the accident, two large trucks. images suggest the minibus was crushed between the two huge lorries and broken up into at least two pieces. it happened in the early hours on the m1 motorway southbound carriageway between junction 15 for northampton and junction m for milton keynes, and caused huge delays for drivers heading south. fresh marks on the road reveal the desperate attempt to avoid the collision. the six men and two women who were killed were all travelling in the minibus, as were four others who were seriously hurt,

one of them a five—year—old girl. all but one have life—threatening injuries. both lorry drivers have been arrested on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving. one is a 53—year—old man from stoke—on—trent, and the other is a 31—year—old man from worcestershire, who is also being held on suspicion of drink—driving. police say some of the victims may not have been from the uk. some of those involved were visiting the uk from india. we're working to keep the families abroad informed. the scene facing officers who attended was complex and the recovery operation was particularly challenging. tragically, eight people have lost their lives. it's our duty to establish what happened. the m1 motorway, one of britain's busiest sections of road, was closed here for ten hours on a bank holiday weekend that was always going to see high levels of traffic with people visiting friends or family or major events like the notting hill carnival or the british motogp at nearby silverstone racing circuit. both lorry drivers remain in custody.

it is not known if the driver of the minibus is among the dead. exactly what caused this devastating crash remains under investigation. our correspondent is on the scene. this is the bridge overlooking junction 1a of the m1. around 3:15am, emergency services were called to the m1 near milton keynes. the minibus they were in, carrying 12 people, crashed with two lorries. four people were injured, and man, woman and a five—year—old girl. i have serious, life—threatening injuries. they are being treated at coventry, milton keynes and birmingham. this accident happened

on the southbound carriageway of the m1 near newport pagnell. between junctions 15 and 1a. the drivers of the two lorries have been arrested in connection with this incident. one of them is a 31—year—old from worcester, the other driver is a 53—year—old from stoke—on—trent. both have been arrested on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving. the 31—year—old was also arrested on suspicion of being over the legal drink—drive limit. police have said the minibus was completely crashed. it had been travelling from the nottingham area and they are appealing to anybody who may have seen anything, any eyewitnesses, to contact them with any relevant information. thank you. scotland yard says a man who attacked police officers close to buckingham palace last night drove directly at a police car before reaching for a four—foot sword. the 26 year old man from luton, is said to have shouted

"god is great" in arabic as he launched his assault, which left three officers injured. chi chi izundu has the details. concerned tourists 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 prius was deliberately driven into a marked police car in a restricted area near buckingham palace. the car stopped and when officers went to investigate they were attacked by a suspect with a four foot sword. 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. he's a 26—year—old male from the luton area. i'm glad to say he is now in custody at a central london police station. detectives believe this was an isolated incident, but confirmed there are searches going on at an address in the luton area. we now know that three police officers were injured

in the attack here last night. no members of the royal family were present in the palace at the time, and an official has confirmed it is business as usual with the summer open tours. two of the officers involved have been treated in hospital and have since been discharged. there is heightened security across the capital over the bank holiday weekend, particularly for events like the notting hill carnival, where a ring of steel has been promised to protect people from a barcelona style attack. meanwhile, police are still appealing for information on last night's incident. chi chi izundu, bbc news. in barcelona thousands of people are marching through the city to demonstrate their defiance after the recent attacks that left 15 people dead. flowers in barcelona's red, yellow and white colours were handed out to the marchers, who werejoined by king felipe. our correspondent tom burridge is in barcelona and told us there's a atmosphere of defiance following the deadly attack. look at this and think about how many people have come here,

to leave a flower, light a candle, or write a message. the atmosphere here on las ramblas is heavy. there's a real sense of grief and defiance, more than a week on, now, from the attacks here and on the coastal resort nearby. on this, what is really a day of remembrance in the city. hundreds of thousands of people expected to walk down one of the main avenues near here, and the theme, the title of that march, will be i am not afraid. the king, joined by politicians from spain, catalonia, and at the front of that demonstration we're expecting real people. taxi drivers who gave people lifts amidst the chaos in this area. shop owners who took people into shelter them, and the police, who patrolled the streets and, in the following days, hunted the terror cell down. and we'll find out how this story — and many others — are covered

in tomorrow's front pages at 10:30 and 11:30pm this evening in the papers — our guests joining me tonight are kevin schofield editor of politicshome and journalist rachel shabi. two men have died after their tiger moth biplane crashed near an airfield in dorset. the historic plane came down near compton abbas airfield near shaftesbury. police said the pilot and his passenger were both in their sixties. the air accident investigation branch has been informed. two men in a small plane have died as it crashed the head of economics at eton college has left the school after an investigation into claims he had circulated questions from an upcoming exam to other teachers. the public school said it deeply regrets the incident involving mo tanweer — who was also deputy headmaster of academics. it says the pupils who took the a level—equivalent exam have had their results amended accordingly. hurricane harvey has hit the texas

coastline with winds of 130 miles per hour. it's the most powerful storm to hit the us mainland in more than a decade. the high winds have caused dozens of injuries with some residents feared to be trapped in collapsed buildings. tens of thousands of homes are without power and there are warnings of flooding in several areas. our correspondent james cook is in the city of corpus christi. it seems that dan did get out in time. but others likejudy said to ride out the storm. did you sleep? no, iwas ride out the storm. did you sleep? no, i was waiting for my brief to come off. about 1030 or so, it all ways and is down as i walked out and

was a tree in my guard. becky's house is completely gone. on the shore front of rockport, with the eye of this monster storm swept ashore, these men, who lived on their boats, are likely to be alive. you wonder about last night? yes. how was that? note live, no brains! this is a really poor neighbourhoods and a lot of people here say they don't know how they will now be built their lives. this is what they endured through the knights, 130 mph winds which left nearly a quarter of a million homes and businesses without power. it was the strongest hurricane to strike texas since 1961. it's still too early for a copper head of assessment of the damage but it will be costly. what is your worst case scenario here? hurricane hardy is about the

worst—case scenario as mean hurricane hardy is about the worst—case scenario as mean is the of victoria. we have never seen a forecast for that kind of localised flooding. it's the most dangerous forecast we have ever seen. the danger is not over yet. the storm is coming inland. injoosten, the flooding has begun and the forecast is that it will get a lot worse. this disaster is still unfolding. —— injoosten. we're right ...a a neighbourcame a neighbour came here a few minutes ago to look into this house. he said he didn't know whether the man who was in it during the storm was ok. he obviously managed to get out which is good news for him. apart from the fact that he has got

to come back to find his home in ruins. a number of other homes in this area are like this as well. you might ask, why would anyone stay and ride out the storm? people around here say two things, first that they didn't expect it to be as intense, as ferocious as it was. it did blow up as ferocious as it was. it did blow up very fast and pick up a lot of power very quickly in the gulf of mexico. and the second thing is that people say here that theyjust don't have very much money, they don't have very much money, they don't have the resources. a woman said to us have the resources. a woman said to us that she didn't have enough money to get out. she had no worlds to go. that leads into what will happen now and the problems that this area, because the question is how people will rebuild their lives. the other problem is flooding. there's a bit of water on the ground here at the moment. but this is really a fraction of what the concern is going to be in the coming days. the feeling is that the storm is going to stall over texas and perhaps louisiana and the devastating

flooding could follow. that could come over perhaps the next week. 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 former thai prime minister ying—luck shinawat has fled to dubai, after she failed to appear at a court appearance in bangkok. local media say she escaped via cambodia and singapore, before travelling to the gulf state, where her brother, thaksin — also a former thai prime minister — lives in exile. ying—luck shinawat is facing a sentence of up to ten years in jail if she's found guilty of criminal negligence charges. after victory in mosul, iraqi forces have been trying to re— take the city of tal afar — one of islamic state's last strongholds in the country.

and it seems that victory could be in sight. tal afar is in the north of iraq, near the syrian border. elite forces are believed to have raised the iraqi flag in the centre of the city. rylee carlson reports. after six days of fierce battle in the is holdout of tal afar, the iraqi army has raised its flag from the top of the citadel. commanders here say they have cleared 70% of the city from militants, forcing them to be behind weapons and evidence of how they tried to escape. the resistance of snipers, there also be the chance, mortars. they have been defeated. tal afar lies ina they have been defeated. tal afar lies in a strategic position, sitting on a supply route from the former is stronghold of mosul to syria. us and iraqi military say as many as 2000 militants are still in

the city. the iraqi army is fighting neighbourhood by neighbourhoods to clear the final pockets of resistance. reminders of the terror the group left behind in graffiti, but troops tied down the symbols where they can. the offensive here follows weeks of coalition air strikes, while visiting soldiers in the area, the iraqi defence ministry said victory is close. the enemy is no longer able to face up to our troops. the enemy has completely collapsed. our troops are advancing steadily. god willing, the liberation of tal afar shall be announced soon. between ten and 20,000 civilians are still thought to be in tal afar. even in this battle is swift, it won't be the last. there are still more cities near the syrian border where is is holding out. the headlines on bbc news:

six men and two women killed in a lorry crash. two drivers have been arrested. counterterrorism police say a man suspected of deliberately driving at officers outside buckingham palace last night also has a four foot long sword. warnings of catastrophic and life—threatening flooding for parts of texas, as tropical storm hardy moves inland. president donald trump has pardoned the controversial former arizona sheriff, joe arpaio. he had been convicted of criminal contempt, because he defied a court order to stop traffic patrols targeting suspected immigrants. mr arpaio said the pardon was a great honour. he's a big supporter of law enforcement. i know it came from his heart. two years ago, i supported him, first rally, and i always said, regardless of pardon or no pardon, i'll be with him till the end, and i say that.

arizona lawmakers have vowed to fight the president's decision. he made a cowardly and pathetic move. let me say that again, it was a cowardly and pathetic move by a cowardly and pathetic man, to wait a few days while we are in the midst of a hurricane, where people's lives are in danger, to try to slip this pardon in under the radar. this is about as far under the radar as he can get it. it should be under the radar because he is ashamed of it, he should be ashamed of it. security has been tightened in at least five north indian states where nearly 30 people died in the violence that erupted after the conviction for rape — of a self—proclaimed religious leader. thousands of supporters of gurmeet ram rahim singh went on the rampage in reaction to the courts verdict in the town of punchkula. police used live rounds to try to stop the violence and 2,500 people have been arrested.

our correspondent justin rowlatt is there. we've been trying to get as close to the prison as possible. this major highway is completely closed. the press have been allowed into this area, but get this, it is a kilometre away from the prison. you can just make it out behind those white buildings on the horizon there. these restrictions are a measure ofjust how anxious the authorities are about crowds of the guru's followers building up, about a repeat of the terrible violence that we saw here in north india yesterday. that has been condemned from the very top downwards from narendra mod. the prime minister downwards have said that they won't come here in india. but there are still a great deal of tension and fear that clashes could again break out. the national trust has accused some visitors to the lake district

of treating the landscape like a music 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 high hills. what is the change you've noticed? 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 car parks and carrying in as much as they need.

and as for taking everything home, this is what national trust rangers are finding. ranger simon hill is spending more and more of his time chasing off and cleaning up after clueless campers. 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 tents and 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 are just trying 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! hello. it will continue to be a glorious evening. we are inside working and outside ensuring schreuder barbecue is happening

across parts of the uk. and there will be again through part two of the week and tomorrow. if you have enjoyed today, there will be more fine weather tomorrow. but the bank holiday, too. just to show you a busy cloudscape from cambridgeshire today. clouds are different levels. not clear blue skies across the uk by any stretch the imagination. showers in scotland and northern england. isolated one is still out there. the bulk of the night is dry and clear. it may allow the odds of mist and fog patch to develop. temperatures lower in rural spots. a few places that dip down into single figures. the area of high pressure has nudged its way into the uk. that will keep us fine and dry during sunday. one exception, the north west of scotland into the western isles. more breezy read more cloud. some patchy operates a brain. more crowds across northern scotland.

elsewhere, well broken cloud and sunshine. as warm as it was today in the sunshine in eastern scotland all the sunshine in eastern scotland all the way down into south—east england. i is temperatures in south—east england, maybe 26 celsius. looking at the cricket, maybe a bit pessimistic in terms of cloud cover. some sunny spells coming through. the bank holiday looking a bit breezy. glorious weather for the notting looking a bit breezy. glorious weatherfor the notting hill carnival. on monday, temperatures will reach into the upper 20s. a very light breeze as well. sunday evening, fine during the day, fine the evening but a bit patchy rain affecting northwestern part of scotland. looking ahead to monday, the big picture is changing slightly. high—pressure nudged awake as weather fronts coming from the north—west. a different complexion across scotland and northern ireland on monday. abundant rain pushing southwards. stronger winds as well. maybe girls on the far north west.

—— maybe gales. the rest with wales, sunshine as temperatures heading higher cafe indicated for south—east england. quite a range. you're not going to feel as warm weather breeze has picked up. some rain in parts of scotland. in northern ireland as well. the hurricane may have been downgraded to a job. . that will do nothing to stop the copious rain falling over the next few days. hello. this is bbc news. the headlines: eight people have died in a crash involving a mini bus and two lorries on the m1 near milton keynes. two people have been arrested in connection with the incident. three officers were injured when arresting a man brandishing a four foot sword outside buckingham palace. police say he repeatedly shouted "allahu akbar". hurricane harvey has been downgraded to a tropical storm after battering the coast of texas. heavy flooding is expected as the storm inches its way in land. thousands of rail passengers face disruption as major train stations are affected by bank holiday engineering work.

now on bbc news — sportsday. hello and welcome to sportsday with me, john watson, and leah boleto. the headlines this evening: three matches, three wins — as rashford and fellani maintain