welcome to bbc news. with hurricane harvey downgraded to a tropical storm, the authorities in texas are warning of catastrophic flooding to come. towns along the texan coast are assessing the damage. rockport is the worst hit with some residents thought to be trapped in collapsed buildings. officials say it could take years for texas to recover from the storm. james cook reports from the city of corpus christi, close to where harvey made landfall. dan, are you in here? this is what a category four hurricane means in reality. dan? searching in the wreckage to find out if your neighbour is dead or alive. it seems that dan did get out, just in time. he was not the only one who had a narrow escape. many texans took to the roads only at the last minute, as the full power of the storm became clear. others, likejudy, simply had nowhere else to go. i just went to bed, because i was like, i've got to ride this out, so... did you sleep? no, i sat there in my shaking bed, waiting for my roof to come off.

and then about 10:30 or so, it all quietened down, and i walked out and there's a tree in my yard and then becky's house is completely gone. the power of the wind is plain at the harbour where harvey made landfall. just out to sea, 30 people in five vessel had to be just out to sea, 30 people in five vessels had to be rescued by helicopter. but these men, who live in their boats, battened down the hatches and rode it out. they are lucky to be alive. were you in your boat last night, during the storm? yes, he was, there, too. how was that? laugh. no... no brains! the power of the hurricane is all too clear when you look at the damage it caused these homes. this is a really poor neighbourhood and a lot of people here say they simply do not know how they will now rebuild their lives. this is what they endured through the night. 130 mph winds which left nearly 250,000 homes and businesses without power. it is 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 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 joined tens of thousands of people on a march through barcelona in a defiant protest against extremism. 15 people were killed in and around the city last week by islamist militants. during the march, the king and prime minister walked along the streets in front of hundreds

of catalan flags. 0ur correspondent, tom burridge was there. this was barcelona's response to terror on its streets. tonight, halfa million, their message written here — "i am not afraid". we are going to continue to be a city of peace and be open to the rest of the world. it doesn't really matter where they come from, what their faith is, united we stand. up the front, those who rescued and protected people on that night. standing tall in the middle, the spanish king. a main avenue in the city centre was, for hours, like las ramblas, cars replaced by a never—ending crowd. the atmosphere here is not upbeat, but i wouldn't say it is sombre. it is about remembrance and defiance. it is still raw on las ramblas, but life and holidays go on.

i find it very moving, my daughter sends peace from the uk and we all stand together. a separate protest in this small town where all of the known terrorists grew up. speaking in catalan, one of their sisters gave this emotional address. translation: we must work together so this never happens again. at the barcelona march, plenty of catalan pro—independence flags. the politics here is very divided, but today was about being united. tom burridge, bbc news, in barcelona. let's take a look at some of the other stories making the news: hundreds of indian troops have been deployed around the headquarters of a sect led by a controversial

guru whose conviction for rape led to deadly violence on friday. at least 30 people were killed. the self—styled holyman, gurmeet ram rahim singh, was found guilty of raping two woman followers 15 years ago. the venezuelan government has organised military exercises across the country, teaching thousands of civilians how to use rifles and how to engage in hand—to—hand combat. the drills were called after the united states announced new financial sanctions against the government of nicolas maduro, accusing him of being a dictator. hundreds of migrants evicted last week from a building they'd been occupying for four years have marched through rome, demanding a place to stay. the migrants — mainly from eritrea — walked behind a banner that said they were refugees, not terrorists. police used water cannon last thursday to clear them from the square they'd been camping in since their eviction. stay with us here on bbc news, still to come:

police halt the search for landslide victims in south—eastern switzerland as more rockfalls are expected. eight people are still missing. two truck drivers have been arrested after a crash killed eight people on the mi motorway in buckinghamshire. four others have been taken to hospital with serious injuries, including a 5—year—old girl. ben ando reports from the scene of the accident near newport pagnell. 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 mi motorway southbound carriageway between junction 15

for northampton and junction 14 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 has 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. in a significant policy shift, labour has announced it will back remaining in the european union single market and customs union for a fixed period after the uk leaves. writing for the observer, shadow brexit spokesman sir keir starmer says remaining within the single market, which would mean accepting free movement, would be hugely advantageous for british business while our trading relationship with europe was still being finalised. the government is currently

committed to leaving the single market and the customs union in march 2019, when britain formally leaves the eu. 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 shaftesbu ry. police said the pilot and his passenger were both in their sixties. the air accident investigation branch has been informed. the head of economics at eton college has left the school after an investigation into claims he'd 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. let's go back to our top story. a

reporter covering the harry kane is in victoria, texas. —— the storm. today i started off as the morning in victoria, texas which saw the major part of the storm come through overnight last night but then the storm moved on to a city further south from victoria and that city took major damage with winds of 140 miles per hour and the devastation was clear when you drove by. gas stations were completely torn apart.

down power lines. rooves of apartment blocks and complexes... this is really devastated that area much more than here in victoria. we have been looking at some of your photographs which you are vividly describing. that is the structural damage but what about people? you encounter any people? the city had been mostly evacuated on thursday ahead of the storm. some people chosen to stay behind and because it's his much smaller town it had a much less organised sheltering situation. where is here in victoria we had to emergency set up by county officials in cooperation with

charities like the american red cross which held 300 or so people. some are the people with boat to heardid some are the people with boat to hear did not have shelter —— we spoke to did not have shelter and we re spoke to did not have shelter and were frantically searching for a place to stay. there was one church that opened its door and helped people overnight. today, after the devastation, the number rose into the 40s. devastation, the number rose into the 405. from what you have seen, toothy authorities have a grip on this? were they prepared? it really seemed that local and state authorities did the best that they could in terms of preparing for the situation. they are certainly seem to have taken it seriously. in big

cities like houston, austin, san antonio, they seem to prepared. in victoria, local officials seem prepared and have given update is even though we have had power outages. it is smaller places where they are less organised and there is frankie less of a base for people to have services. —— frankly. that was evident as we drove through. that is an interesting point. thank you very much. don't forget, more images of the storm on our website. after victory in mosul, iraqi forces have been trying

to re—take the city of tal afar in the north—west, one of islamic state's last strongholds in the country. and it seems that victory could be in sight — elite forces are believed to have raised the iraqi flag in the centre of tal afar as 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 leave behind weapons and evidence of how they tried to escape. translation: the resistance of snipers, there are also booby—trapped cars, mortars. 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 neighbourhood to clear the final pockets of resistance. reminders of the terror the group left behind in graffiti, but troops try to erase 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. translation: 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 if this battle is swift, it won't be the last. there are still more cities near the syrian border where is is holding out. our main headlines:

the authorities in texas are warning of catastrophic flooding to come as hurricane harvey weakens to a tropical storm. rescue efforts are being hampered by strong winds and hundreds of thousands are without power. king felipe of spain has led a huge crowd of demonstrators through barcelona in defiance of the islamist militants who killed fifteen people in catalonia. border guards in bangladesh have accused burmese troops of opening fire on rohingya muslims trying to flee rakhine state. the number of rohingya's making the border crossing has increased — as violence flared again in the region to it's worst level in months.

witnesses described watching villagers run for cover when the firing started. anbarasan ethirajan reports. an idyllic lush green landscape on the bangladesh—myanmar border. myanmar‘s rakhine state is behind the barbed fence. suddenly, this happens. gunshots continued for several minute. these bangladeshi border guards get edgy. they are prepared. they know what will follow after the firing. hundreds of villagers from myanmar‘s rakhine state are trying to flee the violence there. what you can see on the other side of the border, there are huge fighting going on. we heard the sounds, you can see a lot of rohingya people coming down over the hills. you can see that right next to the line. on the other side, it looks like something wrong is taking place there. civilians, especially women and children,

are rushing in numbers. these are the pictures from inside rakhine state. people are fleeing to safety. the myanmar government says the fighting broke out after hundreds of rohingya militants attacked police and army bases. the violence is leading to a fresh influx of refugees into bangladesh. these refugees are hiding on a sandbank so that border guards won't detect them. bangladesh has been turning away refugees for days, saying they cannot afford to host any more. the country is already home to hundreds of thousands of rohingya muslim refugees. they are living in camps in squalid conditions. translation: one of my sons was lost while crossing the border. we could not tolerate the torture of the myanmar government. they killed our people, bodies are lying everywhere. we were helpless. the government's people burnt out houses and also killed our children. how can we live there? you have seen on the news how much torture they are doing to us.

the united nations describes rohingya muslims as one of the most persecuted minorities in the world. the latest escalation in violence is only adding to their plight. swiss officials have called off a search for eight people missing since a huge landslide struck near the border with italy on wednesday, acknowledging they were likely to be buried under millions of tons of rock. police have warned they are expecting more landslides in the remote valley. sarah corker reports. high up in the swiss alps, this is what remains of the small village of bondo. two landslides in the space of three days have buried homes, vehicles, and people. this dramatic footage shows an entire mountainside collapsing

on wednesday, sending a torrent of mud and rocks for five kilometres down the valley. 100 residents were taken to safety but eight hikers from germany, austria, and switzerland are still missing. the search for them has now been abandoned. translation: it became clear that the eight missing people were caught in the back part of the val bondasca, hit by a landslide. to be clear, a landslide like this travels at a speed of about 250 kilometres per hour. the town is near the border with italy, in the graubunden region. it is known to be at risk of landslides when water overflows from high alpine lakes. on friday, as had been feared, a second, smaller landslide, and a river of boulders. diggers brought into the initial clean—up were swept away.

and this was once one of the area's main roads. swiss police say in places the mud and rock is tens of metres deep, and geologists warned the mountain still poses a threat to the communities living below. sarah corker, bbc news. counterterrorism police are questioning a man who drove his car at police officers outside buckingham palace. he struggled with police as he reached for a sword. police say he shouted, allhu akbar. the lake district is england's largest national park and attracts visitors from across the globe. some though are accused of treating the landscape like a music festival site. the national trust 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 all about getting

far away from civilisation and far closer to nature. it is about going and spending a night high upon the hills, away from civilisation, often away from all the people, and spending that night sort of with nature, under the stars, in a very self—sufficient, sort of low—key manner. responsible wild campers, such as these, make sure they are discreet, they do not cause any damage, and they take everything home with them when they leave. so it is traditionally been something done on the higher hills, what's the change you've noticed recently? i think new audiences have become aware of wild camping, but are treating it in a very different manner. there seems to be a bit more of a disposable culture, coming into what people perceive to be wild camping. and that now is very much coming generally within 500 metres of our car parks and carrying in as much stuff as they need. and as for taking everything home, well, 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 clearing up after clueless campers. in this particular area, we have pulled out countless tents, 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. i have to say, we have had experiences up here where we have taken trailer loads of rubbish out. of course, it has become common place for festival—goers to abandon cheap tents, sleeping bags and other camping clutter, at the end of a festival, knowing someone would clean it up. but this, of course, is not a festival site. the national trust say they are not trying to stop all wild camping in its traditionalform. but they do want people to do it responsibly. so if you want to know how to do that, visit the national trsut website. dave guest, bbc news.

after months of hype and insults, the richest fight in boxing history is just hours away. the undefeated american champion, floyd mayweather, has come out of retirement to face the biggest name in mixed martial arts, the irishman conor mcgregor. 20,000 people will pack the arena in las vegas to see the bout ringside — millions worldwide will watch it on tv. our correspondent ade adedoyin has more from las vegas. well, here in las vegas, the hours and the minutes counting down ahead of what will be one of the richest fights in boxing history. conor mcgregor set to earn in the region of $70 million, floyd mayweather — the best pound—for—pound fighter of this era — set to earn over $100 million. all the talking is now done. the hype and the build up to this fight has been off the scale. some have criticised it as a bit of a circus because of mcgregor‘s

lack of boxing experience. but that hasn't stopped the number of bets going in on him. i spoke to an odds—maker here, in las vegas. he said that the majority of the bets have gone on conor mcgregor, but the big money has gone on floyd mayweather. the likes of $1 million and $1.3 million bets on the american. can conor mcgregor cause what would be notjust the biggest upset in boxing but the biggest upset in sports history? we will find out in the coming hours. many people dream of becoming a rock star. and these people have mastered stage presence, if not the instrument — this is the air guitar world championship in finland. 15 air guitarists from around the world competed in the final in freezing cold weather, sometimes not wearing much. the winner was matt "the air—i—stotle" burns from the us. and you can get in touch with me and most of the team on twitter, i'm @duncangolestani. the weather now with nick miller. hello. if you approved of saturday's weather, then sunday shouldn't disappoint.

let's look at a couple of images from saturday. it was often cloudy, but there were some warm sunny spells coming through. most places stayed dry. one or two isolated showers. this finger of high pressure that has moved in across the uk will keep most places dry for part two of the weekend, during sunday. it won't be all clear blue sky — there could just be a few spots of drizzle around, north wales, north western england, and a lot of cloud feeding into scotland, northern ireland, and north—west england. elsewhere, the cloud will break and some sunny spells will come through. again, while most places will be dry, there is a weather system close to north—west scotland — the thickest clouds here, more breeze. some patchy outbreaks of rain especially into south wales. most of us into the mid—20s. we are looking fine at the test match at headingley. there will be some sunny spells coming through that cloud, a bit more breeze by monday. for the notting hill carnival, glorious weather. temperatures head up even further by the time we get

to the bank holiday. the winds will remain quite light. here is how it is looking to sunday evening. if you are planning a barbecue, you are in good shape. but as we go through sunday night, the rain starts to gather a bit more towards the north—west of the uk into northern scotland. some outbreaks of rain moving through. on towards the northern isles as well. the wind is picking up. these overnight temperatures. monday's big picture looks a little different. high pressure being squeezed away, weather fronts coming in. they are poised to move their way southwards through monday into tuesday. what that means for monday — that means for scotland and northern ireland, more cloud, stronger winds, and outbreaks of rain moving south. monday, some will be moving into northern england and north wales. whereas to the south of that, it will be notjust dry, but plenty of sunshine. a range of weather on monday. a range of temperatures, as a break from the breeze in the rain to where we see the best of the sunshine, with some places reaching into the upper 20s to nearly 30 celsius.

looking ahead to tuesday and wednesday, we will take that cool and fresher air and gradually filter that further southwards across the uk. so that's how it's looking here over the next two days. not a great deal of change in texas. even though harvey has been downgraded to a tropical storm, that's a wind classification, and more flooding rain is being generated. it will continue to do so for several more days to come as the extremely dangerous situation continues in texas. this is bbc news, the headlines: the governor of the us state of texas, has said dramatic flooding is his primary concern as the rains from tropical storm harvey continue to lash the state. hundreds of thousands remain without power. authorities are warning the flooding is likely to worsen before the waters subside. the king of spain has led a huge crowd of demonstrators through barcelona in defiance of the islamist militants who killed

fifteen people in catalonia this month. police say half a million people took part. the main banner bore the slogan "i am not afraid."