this is bbc news. the headlines at ten. six men and two women have been killed in a crash involving a minibus and two lorries on the m1 near milton keynes. two lorry drivers have been arrested. counterterrorism police are questioning a man who drove at officers outside buckingham palace before reaching for a four—foot sword. warnings of "catastrophic and life—threatening" flooding for parts of texas as tropical storm harvey moves inland. good evening and welcome to bbc news. six men and two women have died in a crash involving two lorries

and a minibus on the m1 motorway in buckinghamshire. two lorry drivers have been arrested. it happened on the southbound carriageway near newport pagnell in the early hours of this morning. four people, including a five—year—old girl, are in hospital with serious injuries. earlier i spoke to our correspondent laura tra nt, who was near the scene on the m1 this is the bridge overlooking junction 1a of the m1. in the early hours of this morning, the emergency services were called because eight people were killed including two women and six men when the minibus they were in carrying 12 people crashed with two lorries. four people were injured, a man, a woman and a five—year—old girl have serious, life—threatening injuries.

they are being treated at coventry, milton keynes and birmingham. the little girl is at birmingham children's hospital. the incident happened on the southbound carriageway of the m1 near newport pagnell between junctions 15 and 1a. the drivers of the lorries have been arrested in connection with the incident. a 31 year old man from worcester and a 53 old man from stoke—on—trent. both have been arrested on suspicion of dangerous driving and the 31—year—old, also for being over the legal alcohol limit. police have said that they thought the minibus and was travelling from the nottingham area and it was completely crushed in this incident. police are asking anybody who might have seen anything to get in touch with any information. chief inspector henry parsons from thames valley police provided an update on the situation this afternoon. around 3:15am, emergency services

and staff from highways england were called to junction 1a of the m1 near milton keynes. on arrival, we found a three vehicle collision on the southbound carriageway. two heavy goods vehicles and one minibus. six men and two women sadly died at the seams. a woman, a man and a five—year—old girl who are also travelling in the minibus, were taken to hospital. they all remain there in serious condition with life—threatening injuries. another woman was also taken to hospital with serious injuries not believed to be life—threatening. the scene facing officers who attended was complex and the recovery operation was tragically, as people have lost their lives and it is ourjob to establish what happened. officers are working to establish —— to work

with the families abroad. some of the people came from india. this collision was deeply distressing for members of the public who witnessed it, for emergency services workers who attended it and i'm pleased to say that officers from thames valley police supported by the fire service and representatives from ambulance services and displays high levels of professionalism. thames valley police's collision investigators will be working for weeks and months to determine the cause of this accident. it is vitally important for anyone who saw what has happened and who hasn't spoken to officers already to contact us on 101. two people have been arrested in connection with the collision. they remain in custody and i'm legally limited by what i can die bulge at the moment. the motorway is open. two lorry drivers are arrested on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving after eight people are killed in a crash on the m1.

the minibus they were travelling in was crushed. three other passengers are critically ill — one of them a five—year—old girl. the scene facing officers who attended was complex and the recovery operation particularly challenging. tragically, 80 people have lost their lives and it is our duty to establish what has happened. hurricane harvey leaves a trail of devastation with warnings that the worst is yet to come with the risk of catastrophic flooding. all history is going down that side are completely flooded. we saw cars floating earlier. it's bad out here. the king of spain joins tens of thousands in a march against extremism in barcelona. and new zealand are too strong for england in a thrilling world cup final in belfast. good evening.

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 1a for milton keynes, and caused huge delays for drivers heading south. fresh marks on the road reveal the desperate attempts 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. this evening, hospital staff will be doing their best to save the lives of those three people including the little girl with life—threatening injuries. the two lorry drivers remain in custody and can be expecting further questioning tomorrow. other officers will be

trying to piece together what happened. looking at eyewitness accounts, —— can evidence, mobile phone records, even the marks on the road could help them piece together what happened. but details of that evidence could have to wait for court proceedings, which could take several months. hurricane harvey has left a trail of devastation after winds of 130 miles per hour hit the texas coastline. the hurricane itself has now been downgraded to a tropical storm but there are warnings the worst is yet to come as heavy rainfall threatens catastrophic flooding. the state's governor says the military‘s being drafted in to help. our correspondent james cook is in the city of corpus christi. thanks very much. we are getting more detail now about the impact of hurricane harvey. we are hearing in particular that one person has been confirmed to have died, apparently inafire. confirmed to have died, apparently in a fire. also, in some areas, the rainfall is so intense, in the past

few minutes we are hearing that some drivers are having to pull off the road because they cannot see anything. the authorities are having to deal with two problems, flooding and the immediate effects of this vicious storm. are you in there? this is what a category four hurricane means in reality. searching in the wreckage to find out if your neighbour is dead or alive. it seems like dan got out in time but others likejudy stayed to ride out the storm. many other texans took to the road only at the last minute when the fury of the storm became clear. did you get any sleep? no, i stayed in my shaking bed, waiting for the roof to come off. and then later quietened down

and there was a tree in my yard and the house is completely gone. the power of this storm is clear. these men battens down the hatches on their boat and rode it out. they are lucky to be alive. were you in your boat last night during the storm? he was here. how was that? know, like, no brains! the power of the hurricane is all too clear when you see the damage these homes. this isa you see the damage these homes. this is a poor neighbourhood and a lot of people here say they don't know how they will rebuild their lives. this is what they endured through the night. 130 mph winds which left nearly one quarter of a million homes and businesses without power. it's still too early for a comprehensive assessment of the damage, but it will be costly. and the danger is not over yet. the

storm is inching inland, dumping huge amounts of rain. our primary concern remains dramatic flooding. the state and various agencies remain very active in the search and rescue remain very active in the search and rescu e process remain very active in the search and rescue process and that will be one of the foremost tasks that we undertake in the coming days. the flooding has begun and the forecast is that it will get a lot worse. this disaster is still unfolding. james cook, bbc news, corpus christi in texas. king felipe of spain hasjoined tens of thousands of people on a march through barcelona in defiance of extremism. last week 15 people died when a van driven by a jihadist ploughed into crowds on las ramblas. it's the first time a spanish king has taken part in a demonstration since the monarchy was restored in 1975. from barcelona, tom burridge sent this report. this was barcelona's response to

terror on its street. tonight, half a million. rigney, iam not afraid. we will continue to be a city of peace and open to the rest of the world. it doesn't matter where they come from what their favours. united we stand. at the front, those who rescued and protect the people on that night. standing tall in the middle, spain's king. a main avenue in the city centre was, for hours, like las ramblas. cars replaced by an never—ending crowd. the atmosphere here is not often —— upbeat, but i would not say it is sombre. it is about remembers and defiance. it is still raw on las ramblas. but life and holidays go on. i found it very moving. so did my daughter and we wanted to say piece from the uk, and they all

stand together. a separate protest in the small town where all of the known terrorist grew up. speaking in catalan, one of their sisters gave this emotional address. translation: we must work together so that this never happens again. at the barcelona march, 20 of pro—independence catalan flag. the politics here is very divided but the politics here was about being united today. 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. with all the sport, here'sjohn watson foster at the bbc sport centre. the holders england were beaten by new zealand in the final of the women's rugby world cup toight. they were beaten by 32—111 in a thrilling encounter in belfast. as katie gornall reports. when it comes to the biggest games on the biggest stage, most england and new zealand fans have been here before. when the world's best go head—to—head, there is no margin for error. here in belfast, england faced a fearsome machine. three times they have played new zealand ina times they have played new zealand in a world cup final and the kiwis have always won. it'lljust seven

minutes for the black ferns to kick into gear. an early shot, but england refused to shuffle aside. a penalty try in their favour was followed by their own brand of expansive rugby. but just followed by their own brand of expansive rugby. butjust as england sends the momentum was theirs, new zealand head back. this outstretched arm and a reminder that danger was a lwa ys arm and a reminder that danger was always lurking. in a match that swung one way and the next, england tried to wrest control. thomson managed this, new zealand could only sit and watch. but something had to give. the black ferns were ruthless, relentless. england struggled to stem the tide. new zealand has hit their stride and once on top, nothing will stop them. two more tries and they wrestled the trophy from england's grass. yet again, the red roses have finished second best to new zealand. a painful repeat. so

new zealand has finished england's run in devastating style. but these players did contribute to a thrilling final that would have done a lot to boost the game. hull fc have won rugby league's challenge cup for the second successive season, after beating wigan warriors in the final at wembley. both sides scored three tries in what was a close contest, mahe foonoa with two of them for hull, as they won by 18—14. match of the day follows the news so if you don't want to know the results from today's premier league matches then you may want to look away now. manchester united maintained their 100% start to the season. goals from marcus rashford and marrouane fellani making it three league wins from three. a 97th minute winner from raheem sterling saw manchester city beat bournemouth 2—1. while newcastle secured their first win of the season against west ham. in the scottish premiership, callum mcgregor‘s late goal rescued a point for celtic as they came from behind to draw with stjohnstone. meanwhile, aberdeen maintained their winning start to the season thanks to adam rooney's header.

lewis hamilton has equalled michael schumacher‘s all—time record of 68 formula 1 pole positions. the mercedes driver produced a sensational lap in qualifying and will start at the front of the grid in tomorrow's race, ahead of title rival sebastian vettel of ferrari. injury‘s forced andy murray to withdraw from next week's us open, the final tennis major of the year. after seeking the advice of several specialists to resolve his hip problem, he said it's "too sore" for him to win the tournament. he says he'll make a decision in the coming days as to whether he'll play again this year. and conor mcgregor and floyd mayweather meet in the ring in the early hours of tomorrow morning — the mixed martial arts specialist switching sports to go up against a man widely regarded as the best boxer of his generation. our sports correspondent richard conway is in las vegas for the fight. their much hyped, mega money bout has split opinion, but it's time richard for the talking to stop. it is. the hype has been unrelenting

and criticism about the levels of money. they are unapologetic about what they will make from this fight. some questioning the legitimacy of it. in cells have been held, as well. but all the talk. in a few hours' time and the men will have to let their boxing do the talking. lots of fans packed here on this trip is ready to see what will happen when both men finally start to box. richard conway will be live in las vegas for us. and details of the day's other sports stories are on the bbc sport website including news of a good day for the west indies cricketers in the second test at headingley. you can see more on all of today's stories on the bbc news channel. that's all from me. goodnight. hello. this is bbc news. hurricane harvey has hit the texas coastline with winds of 130 miles per hour.

although it's now been downgraded to a tropical storm, 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. the state and other agencies remain active in the search and rescue process. that will be our foremost task in the coming days. our work is focused on evacuees in the corpus is chris —— corpus christi area and

that will go to larger areas. security has been tightened in at least 5 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. what what we are seeing is the complex here it is huge. i spoke to a journalist who have spent time

there he described a palace which was the headquarters of the guru. he said there is a hotel in there, it was old, living accommodation, a huge auditorium where the guru's followers could gather to hear him speak. he said there are thousands of people inside there. the estimate that we have been given is that the army reckon that there are at least 14,000 army reckon that there are at least 111,000 followers inside. the strategy at the moment is to keep them in there. we understand they are armed with sticks and other weapons. there are layers of security to protect the central core of the compound. they are so well organised they uses virtual currency, this token as a means of exchange inside the compound. what we have at the moment is the army that you see here containing the people within the compound. they wa nt to people within the compound. they want to stop them getting out and causing the kind of trouble we saw

yesterday. obviously, there is a lot of attention. the guru will be sentenced on monday and they don't wa nt sentenced on monday and they don't want any more violence. they want to make sure they know where his supporters are and they don't cause any more trouble. that is why you see what is effectively a great show of strength of the indian army here in this town in northern india. now let's find out about the weather. the weather is set fair for the weekend. not clear blue sky but where the sun makes an appearance, it felt pleasantly warm. the shower across northern parts of the uk. they are fading. mr fog patches around and temperatures a bit lower than last night. —— mist and fog. this finger of high pressure has extended across the

united kingdom. for most of us, there will be a mixture of cloud and sunshine. warm when the sun makes an appearance as will do from time to time. dry across the board with light winds. an exception in the far north and north—west of scotland. some light on patchy rain in the western isles. some temperatures in south—east england into the upper 20s. south—east england into the upper 205. at south—east england into the upper 20s. at headingley, it will be breezy by the time we get a monday and glorious weather for the breezy by the time we get a monday and glorious weatherfor the notting hill carnival. even warmer for the bank holiday and temperatures in the upper 20s. a range of weather on offer for the upper 20s. a range of weather on offerfor the bank upper 20s. a range of weather on offer for the bank holiday. upper 20s. a range of weather on offerfor the bank holiday. the barbecue weather for sunday evening for most of us. it will be dried with warm sunny spells. on monday, there will be a change. the big

picture not looking as promising for scotla nd picture not looking as promising for scotland and northern ireland because this system is getting closer. that will pick of the winds, produce more cloud and rain. going into monday, some of that will feed into monday, some of that will feed into parts of northern england and north wales. but the rest of england and wales, further warm sunshine. a range of weather on monday and a range of weather on monday and a range of weather on monday and a range of temperatures. quite cool where you have the strongest winds. you will see rain for a time. but other 20s in london. hurricane harvey may have been downgraded to a troublesome, but that will not affect its ability to produce further amounts of copious rain in texas. —— downgraded to a tropical. storm. hello, this is bbc news with myself

bury... i'll first off, let's look at the headlines, eight people have died in a crash involving a minibus and two lorries and the m1 in milton keynes, two people have been arrested in connection with the incident. three police officers were injured on friday night whilst arresting a man brandishing a four foot sort outside