people for they have also asked people for them to make tributes and actually marked with a minute's silence which is due to start shortly. an ambitious one minute of silence organised by those behind the notting hill carnival, as you can imagine, thousands of people there today. you have the bands and floats and food stalls and revellers, but heads bowed in silence, surrounded by many of those who have gone there to celebrate today. wanting to party, respecting that one minute of silence with the firefighters, who tried desperately to save so many lives and bring the fire under control in the grenfell tower. cheering

applause whistling the focus point of the minute of silence, indeed, around the fire station on westbourne avenue were so many of the firefighters headed to g re nfell tower many of the firefighters headed to grenfell tower on that horrible night to put out the towering inferno at the grenfell tower, they have been uploaded time and again by the community. they saved so many lives. —— they have been applauded time and time again. just for doing theirjob,

said the commanding officer at the time. they are still being hugged and applauded by a community devastated by the grenfell tower. while the organisers want this to be a carnival of celebration, it is very much in the context of sadness and sorrow as well. a ring of care, by the way, has been formed around the tower by the police as well. yes, there were worries among organisers that people would not respect that silence for the victims of the grenfell tower. as you can imagine, so many people there and so many things going on, but that did seem to go very, very well. a lot of people doing the right thing perhaps and going to the fire station and joining the firefighters in that silence. indeed, quite a lot of people stopped to mark the minute of silence for those who were affected by the grenfell tower fireback in june. the firefighters who actually,

as far as we know, were the ones that went into the tower. they thought it best to take a mark of respect for their colleagues who did have to go into the blazing tower on the 14th of june. have to go into the blazing tower on the 14th ofjune. we are joined have to go into the blazing tower on the 14th ofjune. we arejoined here by general saint who lived in the tower. how did you find that silence? that was tremendous. you know, i have never seen... i have been coming to carnival since i came to this country in 1977 and i have never witnessed anything like it before. almost 1 never witnessed anything like it before. almosti million people standing still for one moment, and it is great because grenfell tower is where i started my own career and my own musical life. it started in g re nfell tower my own musical life. it started in grenfell tower in 1978. i went into g re nfell tower grenfell tower in 1978. i went into grenfell tower and i came out as general saint andl grenfell tower and i came out as general saint and i am still general saint today. that is almost 40 years of g re nfell saint today. that is almost 40 years

of gre nfell tower saint today. that is almost 40 years of grenfell tower giving me to take my music around the world... and meet so many different people. it is a great moment, but it is a sad moment. the ceremony this morning, we had delves being released. we have seen organisers are asking people to wear green to mark the respect for the minute of silence. how important is it to have the grenfell tower at carnival? that why i did a song for the people that have gone. this song does not really fit for the people that are here but it is for the people that are gone, not taking away anything from the people who still lives there, but i wanted to do a song for there, but i wanted to do a song for the people that are gone. for me that will give me more satisfaction. also, the racket is both free. i don't want to sell it. i don't want to mix up in the politics of

charities and all that... —— the re cord charities and all that... —— the record is free. i want to get this to the people that they don't forget g re nfell tower. to the people that they don't forget gre nfell tower. we will always remember grenfell tower. do you hope that next year and year on year after word there will mark the tragedy of grenfell tower? we have to because we can't forget we will never forget it. we must market every year as long as notting hill carnival is going on. grenfell tower is an important part of this carnival, you know. there are a lot of people who lived in that tower, used to enjoy themselves in this carnival. grenfell tower used to enjoy themselves in this carnival. gre nfell tower now used to enjoy themselves in this carnival. grenfell tower now becomes a part of notting hill carnival, as long as notting hill carnival is going on, grenfell tower will always bea going on, grenfell tower will always be a part of that. thank you, general saint. thank you, general saint. thank you. it is children's day today and we expect more possessions going up and down the possessions. grenfell tower

is such a prominent part of this area. the procession goes around. the police have put a ring of care around the tower as a mark of respect, so the revellers walking past can make sure that they don't do any damage to anything, or pay tribute... there will be an area of reflection where if you want to, if you come down to notting hill carnival, you can stop and play tribute. there are so a number of mental health first aiders dotted around the carnival. that is to help anyone who was a victim of the g re nfell anyone who was a victim of the grenfell blaze talk about their issues. thank you for that. thank you for taking us through that one minute of silence. much more from the notting hill carnival throughout the day here on bbc news. and more on our website as well. just some other news now. the drivers of two lorries involved in a collision on the mi motorway that killed eight people have been charged with causing death by dangerous driving. four other passengers in the minibus that was crushed remain in hospital.

andy moore reports. the minibus involved in yesterday's crash was carrying 12 people from the nottingham area down towards london. police said some of its passengers were visiting from india. one of those who died has been identified as cyriacjoseph, who was also known as benny. he was the owner of the minibus company, abc travels. he is understood to be a father of two from nottingham. on facebook, one friend paid tribute, saying... today, police gave an update on the four people hurt in the crash. they're still in hospital with serious injuries. yesterday, police said three of them were in a life—threatening condition. one of them is a five—year—old girl. both lorry drivers were arrested at the scene yesterday, and this morning they were charged, each of them with eight counts of causing death by dangerous driving, and four counts of causing serious injury by dangerous driving. one of them, ryszard masierak,

who's 31 and from evesham, has also been charged with drink driving. he's been remanded in custody to appear in court tomorrow. the other driver, david wagstaff, who's 53 and from stoke—on—trent, has been bailed to appear before magistrates next month. andy moore, bbc news. for the first time labour has committed to keeping the uk in the single market and customs union during a transition period after leaving the eu. writing in the observer, the shadow brexit secretary, sir keir starmer, said leaving both at once would be too risky. the shift in policy would mean continuing to accept the free movement of people after brexit. our political correspondent jonathan blake reports. labour campaigned to remain. but since the result of the eu referendum in favour of leaving, the party has faced criticism that its policy on brexit was unclear. nowjeremy corbyn and his shadow brexit secretary, keir starmer, have agreed on their version

of the way forward. a transitional period is, they say, essential. writing in the observer, keir starmer criticises the government's approach of constructive ambiguity and says there should be no mixed messages. a credible solution is needed to one of the most important issues facing britain's exit from the eu. that means, he says, we would seek to remain in a customs union with the eu and within the single market. it would mean we would abide by the common rules of both. labour hasn't said how long the proposed transitional period as short as possible but as long as necessary. when many labour mps return here to westminster in the next week or so, they may find themselves torn between supporting what many will see as a soft brexit policy and representing their constituents, a lot of whom voted overwhelmingly to leave the eu. long—term, keir starmer has suggested keeping the benefits of the single market

with what he called more effective management of migration. some pro—europe labour mps want the party to go further. what people would now like to see, building on this important step forward, is for the labour party to commit to single market membership and the customs union after the transition period, after the uk has left the european union. the government has dismissed labour's policy, saying the party has no vision for britain post—brexit. their plan for a transitional period is now set, but the endgame for britain outside the eu under labour is still far from clear. jonathan blake, bbc news. and i spoke tojonathan to get more details on the different transitional plans from labour and the government. there's some clear distance between the government's policy of taking the uk out of the customs union and out of the single market on day one, at the end of march 2019 when we formally leave the eu, and what labour are putting forward today, which is staying in the customs union and in the single market, with, as they would see it,

all the benefits, and also perhaps, as some would see it, the negative aspects associated with that, so we keep having to pay our bill for membership of the eu and we have to abide by the european court ofjustice and we have to accept freedom of movement, immigration into the uk and vice versa. so, there is now a clarity from labour, which perhaps some say there was not before. a bit of a confused picture was how some saw their brexit policy after the referendum result until now. but the government criticising labour's plan today, saying it's yet another change in policy, and what it demonstrates is that they have no vision for brexit and it's an attempt to kick the can down the road. also criticism from ukip, saying that labour has betrayed its voters and jeremy corbyn has abandoned his principles. chuka umunna, here on the news channel, was arguing that that's not the case, they're not letting down people who voted for brexit, particularly when it comes to freedom of movement. has he got a point there? because he said the freedom of movement can be interpreted

in different ways in different countries. it can, but the eu has been clear at all stages that you cannot cherry—pick the benefits of membership. so if you're part of single market, then you're signed up to freedom of movement. now, who knows? brussels may well decide to agree to a special case for the uk, with perhaps extra controls on immigration, whilst maintaining the other benefits of staying within the single market. but certainly they've given no indication they will be prepared to do that early on in this negotiation process. so there may well be many labour voters who voted leave scratching their heads are looking at this and thinking, well, it sounds a lot like staying in the eu indefinitely, perhaps staying in by the back door, and it's not really what we voted for. obviously, the labour leadership and sir keir starmer, setting out in the observer, that eventually britain could stay a member of the customs union and perhaps retain some of the benefits

of the single market. but whilst there's clarity from labour on the transition, the endgame of life outside the eu is far less clear. it's almost 3:15pm. let's look at the headlines on bbc news: a minute's silence is held at the notting hill carnival to pay tribute to the victims of grenfell. to lorry drivers are charged with dangerous driving offences after the mi crash in which eight people were killed. a shift in brexit policy as labour says britain should stay in the single market and customs union for a period after leaving the eu. and in sport, england pulled out the western... 427 into the third day on the third test at headingley. now england are 53 without loss. 16 runs

oi’ england are 53 without loss. 16 runs or something... lewis hamilton trims the gap on championship leader sebastien patel to seven points. the ferrari finished second. and boxer floyd mayweather stands alone on 50 fights undefeated after a victory over mixed martial arts specialist conor mcgregor in the early hours of this morning following their about in las vegas. more from those stories in the next hour. a second man has been arrested by police investigating friday's attack outside buckingham palace. detectives say they have detained a 30—year—old man in west london on suspicion of being involved in the alleged terror incident. three police officers were injured on friday as they arrested a 26—year—old man brandishing a four—foot sword who repeatedly shouted "allahu akbar". a 51—year—old german woman has died from injuries she suffered in the van attack in barcelona. her death brings the number of people killed in

the terror attacks to 16. 24 others are still being treated for injuries. president trump says he will travel to texas in the coming days to see the damage caused by tropical storm harvey. severe flooding is now the main concern in the state. in the houston area the floods have been described as "catastrophic" by the national weather service. buildings have been badly damaged and people have been forced from their homes. sarah corker reports. first came the i30mph winds. now torrential rains are expected to inundate south texas for days. the national hurricane centre has warned people to prepare for life—threatening flooding. parts of the city of galveston are already underwater and the flooding could get much worse, with 30 inches of rain forecast. all the streets going down that side are completely flooded. we saw somebody‘s car floating earlier. it's bad out here, guys. we moved our water and food and vehicles inside and the generator.

hurricane harvey made landfall on friday as a category four hurricane. it's now been downgraded, but left behind a trail of destruction. this is rockport — homes have been flattened and some people are feared to be trapped. tens of thousands have now fled the area. now that the hurricane has come onshore our primary concern remains dramatic flooding. one of the top focal points we are concerned about is ongoing rescue and recovery. we want to do everything we possibly can to keep people out of rising water. but those rescue efforts are being hampered by strong winds and severed power lines. more than a quarter of a million people are without electricity. at this point of time, we don't have electricity, we don't have water, we don't have a sewer, and a lot of our resources are tied

up to find out what's going on. several of the main thoroughfares that come through here are flooded. meanwhile, the coast guard has rescued 18 people from stricken vessels. this footage shows for people being pulled to safety from a sinking tugboat. while harvey may have lost strength as it moved inland, it's forecast to linger over south texas, and more damage is expected from heavy rain still to come. sarah corker, bbc news. we heard earlierfrom cbs correspondent don champion in corpus christi. to the north, we are seeing harvey continued to [ash parts of texas. at this hour, there are reports of hundreds of water rescues taking place in and around the houston area, after as much as 14 inches of rain fell there overnight in the span of three hours. now, that area, that region is still going to be pounded by torrential rains, not only today, but over the course of the next two days.

at this hour, the flooding that is taking place there is being called a 500—year flood, historic. and what support is being given to people who have already been affected or who have had to leave their homes? yeah, a number of shelters have been opened across this part of texas. also, the national guard has been deployed here. before the storm, the governor and federal officials did pre—position aircraft and supplies up and down the gulf coast here in texas, so that crews were ready to move into hard—hit areas the moment conditions improved. a 31—year—old man has been arrested on suspicion of murdering a young boy in wythenshawe in greater manchester. police were called to a report of a incidentjust after midnight, and discovered the body of the youngster when they entered the property. officers also learned that a man and a woman had left

the house to go to hospital. the woman is being treated for serious injuries in hospital while the man is being questioned in custody. police were called to a previous domestic incident at the home two days ago. police have arrested a man on suspicion of aggravated burglary after an elderly woman was badly beaten in lancashire. the 88—year—old was asleep at her home in chorley in the early hours of saturday morning when she was woken by a man who attacked her and demanded money. 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 tonnes of rock. police have warned they are expecting more landslides in the remote valley. tim neilson reports. high 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 been abandoned. translation: it became clear that the eight missing people were caught in the back path of the val bondasca, hit by a landslide. to be clear, a landslide like this travels at a speed of around 250 kilometres an hour. bondo is close to the italian border in the graubunden region of switzerland. it is known to be at risk of landslides when water overflows from the high alpine lakes. and on friday, as had been feared,

a second smaller landslide, a river of boulders. diggers brought in for 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 warn the mountain still possesses a threat to the communities living below. tim neilson, bbc news. iraq's military says it has retaken almost all of the last of so—called islamic state stronghold inside the country. the city, which is close to the syrian border, was captured by the militants three years ago. it became the final major objective for iraqi—led forces after is fighters were driven out of mosul earlier this year. our correspondent hanan razek has been to the liberated centre of tat afar, and sent this report. it is a ghost town.

one week after the battle to retake tal afar, all you can see is destruction, empty houses, and the remains left behind of the so—called islamic state. here at the heart of tat afar city, you can see the iraqi flag is now on top of the castle, which was bombed by is back in 2015. seeing the flag here means that this part of town has been recaptured by security forces. a victory, to many, has come earlier than expected. fighting is here has been easier than expected. many of the fighters fled before the military operation started. as for civilians, there is no trace of them. translation: most of the civilians have fled. the local terrorists have fled as well. foreign fighters managed to send their families out towards the

mountains but they stayed inside to fight. most of the fighters here were foreigners from former soviet union countries and from south—east asia. after the smooth advancing for the iraqi forces so far, the military operation may be over soon, but there is another controversial battle ahead for this town that was once home for minority ethnic groups like turkmens. it is not clear yet what the future holds here, where sectarian disputes are very possible. hanan razek, bbc news. the lebanese army's announced a ceasefire in its fight against islamic state militants around the town of ras baalbek near the border with syria. it's part of lebanon's attempt to try and open negotiations over nine of its soldiers held captive by the group. shortly after lebanon retreated from the town, the lebanese militant group hezbollah and the syrian army

also halted their battle against islamic state on the syrian side of the border. our correspondent in beirut rami ruhayem told me more about the hostages. there were captured in 2014, so that's about four years now... sorry, three years now that this has been going on, and this battle that the lebanese army launched about a week ago was long—awaited, and precisely because of this very sensitive issue of nine lebanese soldiers missing, presumed to be still somewhere in lebanon, but also we haven't really heard much detail about them during the past three years. now the lebanese army, the lebanese government says its priority is to find out what has happened to these soldiers, and this is why they stopped the battle, the ground offensive, perhaps, you know, just one day before it could have been concluded. the islamic state group of militants are now surrounded in a very small

area on both sides of the border. they are surrounded by the lebanese army, the syrian army and the fighters from hezbollah. they have nowhere left to go, but the lebanese army decided to stop the battle to see whether they can find out what happened to these nine soldiers three years ago. the queensferry crossing which links the lothians and fife in scotland will be officially opened by the queen next week. the bridge cost £1.3 billion and is the longest crossing of its kind in the world. our scotland correspondent, lorna gordon has been to see it, as the finishing touches are made. it's pretty impressive. rising out of the waters of the forth, the queensferry crossing linking edinburgh and fife. the construction of this bridge took six years to complete and its design means it should stay open to traffic no matter how strong the winds get during the often bad winter weather. it's a very technical bridge

and a lot of the technical aspects are invisible, you can't see them. the foundations, for example, are probably the most dramatic and the most difficult to achieve on the whole project and i think people don't see that. they do see the magnificence of quite a beautiful bridge. the narrow crossing has a striking cantilever design, which catches the light while the bridge soars above the landscape below. it is the tallest bridge in the uk, as well as the longest of its type in the world. 15,000 people have been involved in this huge construction project. last—minute work is continuing to get the motorway crossing ready for traffic which in just a few days‘ time will start using this, the third bridge on this part of the forth. lorna gordon, bbc news, at the queensferry crossing.

i don't think we have to worry about the weather too much at the moment. but here is the details. two faces to the weather today. for many, blue skies and sunshine, this was bedfordshire earlier this afternoon. for others more cloud, across scotland and northern ireland and north—west england and parts of wales. with the sunshine, clearer skies through the evening and overnight, but further cloud of northern ireland and scotland with heavy rain across scotland overnight with strengthening wind, rain into northern ireland to early hours. otherwise dry with clear skies and lows between 13 or 16 celsius. more sunshine in england at least in wales with more cloud further west and a wet and potentially windy day across northern ireland and scotland, with a strengthening wind and a cool feel here, with highs best of 17 celsius. compare that to

28 celsius across parts of eastern and south—eastern england. very hot for some. things change ended tuesday, pressure conditions arriving, mainly dry, but on wednesday will be cloudy with rain for some and feeling cooler.