hello. this is bbc news. my name is duncan golestani. our top stories: texas braces itself for further "catastrophic" flooding as tropical storm harvey moves inland. and the king of spainjoins half a million people in a march against extremism in barcelona. welcome to the programme. 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 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 spainjoined hundreds of thousands of people on a march through barcelona in a defiant protest against extremism. 15 people were killed in and around the city by islamist militants earlier this month. 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, half a 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, spain's king. a main avenue in the city centre was, for hours, like las ramblas, cars replaced by a never—ending crowd. the atmosphere here isn't upbeat, but it isn't 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, today, in the 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 pro—independence flags. the politics is divided, but today was about being united. 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 on saturday 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. and 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. ben ando, bbc news, north hamptonshire. you will watching 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. scotland yard says a man who attacked police officers close to buckingham palace on friday 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 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 adva ntageous" 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 after brexit. 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 exam have had their results amended accordingly. 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. 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. 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. a look now at our top story: 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. strong winds, and hundreds of people have been forced from their homes, not much power. on the line is bristel minsker, who is a spokesman for the american red cross, and she is at a shelter in austin, texas, which is almost 350km away from corpus christi, near to where the hurricane made landfall. can you just tell us, what is the

situation there at your centre? the red cross is really preparing for the worst here in texas. this storm has been unlike a storm we have seen in years and years in this state. the devastation on the gulf coast is just really shocking, and here in land at austin, texas, where i am, we are preparing for possible flooding and flash flooding as the storm continues to brew over the state. and we have about 25 shelters open across the state of texas, more than 1500 people stayed in those shelters last night, and that number is continuing to grow, as communities across the state are realising that their neighbourhoods are flooding and they are going to be seeking shelter with the red cross. bristel, all those people that have come to stay with you, was that have come to stay with you, was that an organised effort all were

those people who couldn't get far enough away? here in austin, most of those people have self evacuated, so they took their vehicles from communities along the gulf coast and came toa communities along the gulf coast and came to a hurricane evacuation centre. other centres in texas have had buses that have evacuated from communities across the coast, that have come to those evacuation centres. there has really been a statewide effort to get people away from the coast, from the most dangerous areas, and our continuing to provide safe shelter as the rain continues to fall for the next couple of days. bristel, how are those people doing? i imagine they are very worried for their homes that they have left. many people don't know the state of their homes, and that is of course very scary, do not know if your home is still standing or what shape it is in. do not have heard from friends or family members, and you just want to know that everyone is ok —— to not have heard. at the same time, folks i have talked to the shelter are incredibly hopeful, and they seem to

maintaina incredibly hopeful, and they seem to maintain a positivity, even in the face of this incredibly scary situation. and red cross volunteers on the ground are just trying to make sure that they have a co mforta ble make sure that they have a comfortable place to stay for the short term, a home away from home, and make sure that they are safe and co mforta ble and make sure that they are safe and comfortable until we can help them get back on their feet, you know, when the storm finally clears. yes, bristel, what is it looking like an hour? well, the rain is certainly falling here in austin, the rain has started falling and it has been consistent all day. and that is pretty much true for most of south and east texas, all the way down to the ocean. we are expecting rain through monday, flash flooding warnings are in effect, we are encouraging people to stay off the road and take safety precautions, because flooding could continue to happen and this could be a historical event, and we just want people to stay safe. we are prioritising making sure that they have shelter to go to, we are ready to scale up and open more shelters

as needed. 0k, bristel, thank you very much. border guards in bangladesh have accused burmese troops of opening fire on rohingya muslims trying to flee rakhine state. the number of rohingyas making the border crossing has increased, as violence flared again in the region, to its 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 minutes. 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 — the huge, massive 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. we do not know exactly what happened 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. myanmar‘s 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 these refugees, 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 burned our houses. they 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. 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 holy man gurmeet ram rahim singh was found guilty of raping two women 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 had 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 had been camping in since their eviction. after months of hype and insults, the richest fight in boxing history is almost here. 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 conor 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 being 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. injury has forced andy murray to pull out of the us open. the world number two had been struggling with a hip injury since wimbledon. we understand murray travelled to new york last weekend, and after a week of practice, he decided he wasn't fit enough to do himself justice and win the tournament. lewis hamilton secured the 68th pole position of his career for today's belgian grand prix, equalling the record for poles, currently held by michael schumacher. ben croucher has more. spa—francorchamps, home to one of the world's most spectacular race tracks. the fans love it. the drivers do, too. well, most of them. after the summer break, it qualify for the belgian grand prix had a familiar feel to it. fernando alonso dragged his mclaren to 11th. he said it would have been first, had he a better engine. if we were used to seeing him

struggle, we were used to what happened at the front. first lewis hamilton, who described this lap as a dream — the fastest—ever around the spa circuit, to take provisional pole. only one man could ruin that dream. sebastian vettel wrung all he could from his ferrari, but it was still almost a quarter of a second shy of lewis hamilton. that, now lewis hamilton's 68th, draws him equal with mark schumacher. it is almost 25 years to the day that he won his first race. ben croucher, bbc news. 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 take a 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. there were just one or two

isolated showers around. 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. again, it won't be 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 cloud here, more breeze. some patchy outbreaks of rain, especially into south wales. some spots 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, though, by the time we get to monday. for the notting hill carnival, glorious weather. temperatures head up even further by the time we get to the bank holiday. and the winds remain quite light. here is how it is looking

to sunday evening. so, if you're planning a barbecue, you're 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 are overnight temperatures. monday's big picture looks a little different. high pressure being squeezed away, weather fronts coming in. and they're 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. going into monday evening, 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. as we look further 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 is 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 it will continue to do so for several more days to come as the extremely dangerous situation continues in texas. hello. you are watching bbc news. the latest headlines: the governor of the us state of texas, greg abbott, 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 15 people in catalonia this month. police say half a million people took part. the main banner bore the slogan "i am not afraid." emergency workers were given pride of place at the rally. iraqi government forces have been

consolidating their hold of the central district of the city of tal afar as the strength of the islamic state militia crumbles. after a week of heavy fighting, the general in charge of the operation said the national flag is once again flying over the citadel. now on bbc news, newsbeat take a look at the arguments for and against the legalisation of cannabis. cannabis, weed, skunk — call it what you will —