this is bbc news. the headlines at 11: north korea fires a missile over northern japan drawing a furious response from tokyo which says it will take full steps to protect its people. president trump declares a disaster of historic proportions, as america's fourth—largest city is hit by a year's rainfall, injust one week. plucked to safety from rooftops by helicopter as the entire texas national guard are called in to help. up to 2,000 people are rescued, including residents of a care home. she said within10— 15 minutes the water went from ankle high to waist high, so immediately they were underwater and floating. frustration in brussels. as the third round of brexit talks get under way, the eu's chief negotiatior tells

the uk to remove ambiguity. german prosecutors say a nurse who is serving a life sentence for murdering two patients may have killed 84 others. experts investigate a mysterious gas cloud which left 150 people needing hospital treatment after it hit the east sussex coast. and sizzling sun and sensational sounds. it can only be the notting hill carnival. good evening, and welcome to bbc news. breaking news. north korea has

reportedly fired a missile that passed over northern japan. that is according to the japanese government. thej alert system advised people in the area to take precautions. 0f advised people in the area to take precautions. of the public broadcaster nhk said there was no sign ofany broadcaster nhk said there was no sign of any damage. it also went on to say that the missile broke into three pieces and fell off the island of hokkaido, the northern most of the main islands ofjapan. the prime minister, shinzo abe, said he would do all in his power to protect the public. more on this as we get it in the programme. the authorities in texas tonight said they were still very much in a search and rescue

operation in the aftermath of tropical storm harvey, which has brought devastation to many parts of the state. aerial pictures today show the effect of the most powerful storm to have hit texas in more than 50 years, and the entire texas national guard have been called in. from houston, james cook sent this report. in texas today, every stranger is a friend. medic! exhausted, unable even to stand, but she is safe. right here! all day long they have struggled to safety. family after family abandoning their homes to the water. anything that would float became part of this makeshift armada. people here are pulling together, but many say they have no choice. they call for help but no one came. some people came in with

boats, but not enough help. and none from the authorities? none from the authorities. they have been useless. and they have been overwhelmed by the scale of this crisis. three days after hurricane harvey smashed into their state, texans are still struggling in its wake. in this suburb of houston, they called for help all night, but no one answered. it was not police or firefighters they came to the rescue in the end, but friends with a boat. you called 911 and no one answered, but you did. we had a boat so here we are. it is happening all over texas. yes. and in the cold in the rain, a helping hand was warmly welcomed. you must be grateful. of course. i am grateful to the whole community. scenes used in helping each other

out. it is touching. ijust wish i could help others. there is frenetic activity as boats go up and down the river. this little vessel alone has rescued 30 people so far. and the situation is developing very quickly. 0n the rooftops of flooded houses, many more are still waiting to be rescued. in desperation, all they can do is to cling on and call for help. in houston alone, more than 20 helicopters are flying rescue missions, but pulling people from the floods is delicate and it is dangerous. and as texas brings in 12,000 soldiers from the national guard to help, the state also has to prepare for a visit. it is an historic amount of water. there has never been anything like it. they are handling it well. the people of

texas have persevered. when you watch the enthusiasm and helping each other, the teamwork, it has been something. thousands of people have made it to safety but the waters keep on rising. the state is swamped. james cook, bbc news, houston. flooding has also been reported in towns in central texas, where the colorado river has reached levels not seen for 100 years. neda tawfik is in la graynge, where a mandatory evacuation order has been issued. it has been days since hurricane harvey made landfall, but in communities up and down the colorado river, they are feeling its impact is just now. we are river, they are feeling its impact isjust now. we are more river, they are feeling its impact is just now. we are more than 100 miles out of houston, out of the path of the storm, but within reach

of its destruction. the only way here today was on the back of an emergency vehicle. authorities were left scrambling to evacuate those who were caught up in the storm. more than 50 residents at this nursing home were moved to the safety of higher ground. tropical storm harvey has turned this down into an island in the middle of the colorado river. my best friend's business is in bad shape. all people can do now is look on in disbelief as the water drag their belongings downstream. the roof of the house is sticking out of the water which is 10- 15 sticking out of the water which is 10— 15 deep. sticking out of the water which is 10- 15 deep. your entire house is now submerged. everyone's. how much have you lost in this flood? now submerged. everyone's. how much have you lost in this flood ?|j now submerged. everyone's. how much have you lost in this flood? i could not put a price on it right now. it is going to be substantial. the devastation here has absolutely shocked residents of this small town. the colorado river, not far

from here, burst its banks, and has absolutely submerged the small town's main street. in some places, people have lost everything. this man thought the mandatory evacuation was unnecessary. it tookjust man thought the mandatory evacuation was unnecessary. it took just a man thought the mandatory evacuation was unnecessary. it tookjust a few hours for his house to be swallowed by the rising waters. well... nothing i can do but clean it up. you are determined to rebuild it? yes. tropical storm harvey has been unpredictable and merciless. it has left residents here numb and astonished in its wake. earlier, i spoke tojohn labus, the news editor at ktrh radio in houston. iam not i am not only covering the story as a journalist, but i am also part of the story, because for the first time in my life, i am actually suffering damage from one of these

storms. my wife had to evacuate last night. i understand that the river near oui’ night. i understand that the river near our house is expected to crest atan near our house is expected to crest at an unexpected level sometime tonight or tomorrow. i am reasonably assured i will not have a home to return to. of course, after you deal with the emotional effects of losing your life that way, now you have to go about looking at how do i go about putting the pieces back together? and so it is nice to know that that kind of resource... as a matter of fact, i was talking to the governor, i was looking up how to access those resources until we can get insurance recovery. he was talking about a new normal, wasn't he? in terms of your wife and evacuating, why is she only doing so now? why not earlier? we had watched the forecast. and we had had record

flooding last year in our neighbourhood. it was an all—time record for the river just neighbourhood. it was an all—time record for the riverjust west of our house. and we got some water in my yard. my home itself was never actually at threat. what happened was as we were watching the forecast, as recently as yesterday morning, they expected the river to crest at under last year's record. by crest at under last year's record. by about mid—afternoon yesterday they had changed the forecast. and at that point we realised the new record is now forecast to be five feet... expected to beat the old record by five feet! at that point we we re record by five feet! at that point we were sure we would get water in the house. so we packed bags and grabbed our cat and headed for a hotel. in terms of getting to the hotel, kenji drive there, swim, walk? —— can.

hotel, kenji drive there, swim, walk? -- can. what we had done is we went through a great deal of... you have to understand the geography of houston. we are a low—lying area to begin with even though we are good hour's drive off the coast. we are a low—lying area with lots of flooding. we needed to find an elevated area to evacuate to. that was part of the logistics of actually getting her out of the house and getting her a few miles down the road into a hotel room where she was going to be able to wait out the remainder of the storm. do you think enough information is getting out to residents? well, i have been in the business long enough, the journalist profession long enough, to know that you cannot know everything. you don't know everything in an immediate form. it

is simply not out there. sometimes you have to wait for developments before you know what information you can before you know what information you ca n co nvey. brexit talks have resumed in brussels. michel barnier is warning the uk must negotiate seriously. he expressed concern about progress made so far, and warned that uk "ambiguity" must be removed and progress on "separation" issues made. for his part, brexit secretary david davis said both sides had to show "flexibility and imagination." from brussels, damien grammaticas reports. gliding into eu headquarters, david davis. the summer is almost over. now brexit gets serious. don't be fooled by the smiles between the chief negotiators. serious tensions are brewing. we are concerned. time

passes quickly. from the eu's michel barnier, evident frustration that talks are moving too slowly. we must start negotiating seriously. we need uk papers that are clear to have constructive negotiations. and it is money that he means. the uk's rigs erbil. from david davis, a response —— brexit bill. erbil. from david davis, a response -- brexit bill. we want to lock in the points where we agree and unpick where we disagree and make further progress on the whole range of issues. but in order to do that, we require flexibility and imagination on both sides. david davis and his tea m on both sides. david davis and his team are stung by accusations they we re team are stung by accusations they were ill—prepared team are stung by accusations they were ill—prepa red last team are stung by accusations they were ill—prepared last time and spent the summer creating papers,

but the eu has dismissed them, saying they lacked detail and are not on what we need to talk about. magical thinking, they called them. they say it is aspirational, nothing to do with what is talked about. david davis wants to get on with discussing the future relationship with the eu, the rules for trade, and what laws would apply. the eu for now will only address separation issues and the rights of citizens after brexit, the irish border, and the immigrant issue. today, angela merkel was meeting a macron in paris. they were in lockstep. they said the uk has the pay its dues before trade talks can begin. and another complication for david davis, the shifting politics back home. labour is now backing continued mentorship of the single market and customs union for a transition, a contrast to the position of the government. david

grammaticus, bbc news, brussels. japan says north korea is fired a missile which has crashed into the sea. we understand it has landed more than 600 miles east of the northern japanese island of hokkaido. the japanese government has said they will take steps to protect their people. update us on the latest missile firing from north korea. the south korean military has also confirmed this. that it flew over the territory of japan and landed in the waters about 1200 kilometres off japan. in landed in the waters about 1200 kilometres offjapan. in the landed in the waters about 1200 kilometres off japan. in the last few minutes, we have seen that the pentagon has confirmed this test

however, they haven't come out with details. this will be seen as a serious escalation by north korea. it comes at a time when the us and south korean forces are conducting military drills which they do every august. every time that happens, we do see some reaction from pyongyang. last year, they fired at nuclear test shortly after. we saw some provocation from them on saturday. they fired three short range missiles on saturday but these were filed in the north—east direction so not at any particular territory and therefore, even the us haven't seen it as an escalation. today will be seen differently. the japanese government has already called it unprecedented. 0ne government has already called it unprecedented. one of the reasons is because two weeks ago, north korea made a threat of firing rockets at the us territory of guam. they said

the us territory of guam. they said the rockets would fly overjapan. it will be seen as provocation of them tried to perhaps prove that they are capable of hitting the waters are around guam. it is i'm clear exactly what kind of missile it was. we are waiting on more details as well as what the response will be. here in south korea, the national security council is holding a security meeting, emergency meeting. we will hear more. the japanese government have said they will do all in his power to protect the japanese people. what options does he have? are they restricted when it comes to military retaliation, as a country? whatever retaliation, if any, will have to be done in conjunction with the us and south korea. i doubt that japan will take any unilateral steps towards this. as far as we know,

there were no efforts from the japanese side to shoot this missile down, even though we had seen that anti—missile efforts have been moved to particular places after the threat to was made. it is a difficult situation for all of the countries involved because we are talking about a nuclear power in north korea and we are also talking about a country in which diplomatic lines are not open so there is no way to reason with them. it is very ha rd to way to reason with them. it is very hard to say, at the moment, what response will come from japan from the us and south korean military well. we often get a broadcaster by the national broadcaster in north korea. anything from pyongyang? we are still waiting to hear what media there are reporting. sure there will be something out later today. sometimes, like on saturday when the rate —— launched the three short ranged missiles, they had all

exploded according to the us. we didn't see anything in north korea. it would depend on how north korea sees this and whether they see it as an successful test and if that, we will hear more from them. a lorry driver has been accused of killing eight people. our correspondence andy moore reports. 12 people were in the minibus heading down towards london in the early hours of saturday morning. the driver was a man from nottingham. his passengers were a group from india about to start a tour of europe. the lorry driver who lives in worcestershire but comes from poland, linked back to tears and was given a tea stew as a total of 20 charges were given to him. —— tissue. the court proceedings lasted

half an hour. he was denied bail and will appear before a crown court next month. afterwards, the police gave a short statement. we have had full cooperation with the companies involved and they are cooperating. 0ur involved and they are cooperating. our thoughts are with those affected by this tragedy. he was charged with 12 counts of death including injury and eight counts of causing death due to drink driving. he was eight times over the legal limit. of the four people injured, three are said to be said to be fighting for their lives. 0ne to be said to be fighting for their lives. one is a five—year old girl. the driver of this lorry, david wagstaff, from stoke—on—trent, has been bailed to appear before magistrates next month. he is charged with 12 counts of causing death or serious injury by dangerous driving. andy moore, bbc news. the headlines.

north korea fires a missile that passes over northern japan. it draws a furious response from tokyo — which says it will take "full steps" to protect its people. president trump declares a disaster of historic proportions — as america's fourth—largest city is hit by a year's rainfall — injust one week. frustration in brussels as the eu's chief director tells the uk to remove ambiguity. but first let's have a quick look at some of the front pages. the telegraph says that the brexit talks between the uk and the eu have descended into a slanging match with the eu's chief negotiator, michel barnier being called ‘unhelpful‘. whereas the times picks up on the frustration on the other side in its headline: ‘it‘s time to get serious,

brussels tells britain'. the ft says that theresa may is set for disappointment this week because, the paper claims, the japanese government won't rush into free—trade talks with the uk. the metro reports that the driver — accused of killing eight people in a motorway crash on the m1 — was almost twice over the drink—drive limit. the lead in the express is that arthritis sufferers who take ibuprofen for pain relief are at greater risk of high blood pressure, heart disease and stroke. meanwhile, the mirror on its front page says that statins could halve the risk of breast cancer according to new research. the daily mail highlights the case of a five—year—old christian girl, who it says, was forced to live with muslim foster carers. and finally the guardian lead is that there have been a record number of calls to the police over mental health.

but it also has a photo of the 51st notting hill carnival adorning the front page. a nurse serving a life sentence for murdering two patients in germany is now a suspect in at least 84 other murder cases, according to the police. niels hoegel was convicted and jailed two years ago — for giving lethal drug injections to intensive care patients. if found guilty it could make him germany's worst post—war killer — as jenny hill reports. they trusted him with their lives, but he killed patient after patient. in 2015, niels hogel was jailed for two murders. today, police revealed they have evidence he killed around 90 other people in his care, and they suspect, though they can't prove, he murdered dozens more. translation: if the clues had been duly investigated at the time,

even in delmenhorst hospital, then the deaths of many patients, in our opinion, could have been prevented. hogel‘s apparent motive — to impress his hospital colleagues. he would overdose patients, triggering a heart attack, and then resuscitate them. hard to imagine such a deadly pattern could go unnoticed. translation: the current circumstances lead to the conclusion that the former management was aware that niels h had an unlawful and deadly impact on patients. tonight, difficult questions — who suspected, who knew, and by turning a blind eye, for how long did they facilitate the murderous ambition of a man who may yet emerge as post—war germany's deadliest serial killer? jenny hill, bbc news. experts are still trying to work out what caused around 100 and 50 people to be treated in hospital after being affected by a chemical haze that drifted in off the sea on the south coast

late yesterday afternoon. amanda akass sent this report from birling gap — the area near beachy head in east sussex which was worst affected. they'd come to the beach for a bank—holiday day out at the seaside. but around five o'clock yesterday, the area was engulfed by a toxic chemical cloud which led to the evacuation of a whole stretch of coastline and 150 people needing treatment in hospital. we all panicked, everyone, you know, anxiety was high, and we were all shaking and getting really nervous and everything butjust didn't really know what to do. we had itchy eyes, sore throat, throbbing head and nausea. the fumes also affected the lifeboat crews sent out to help. we actually went straight into this cloud, which we weren't aware about at the time, and we could feel our eyes burning straightaway. so we advised the coastguards, and we were told to stay inside the lifeboat, close all the doors and conduct our search from inside. this morning, sussex police announced the gas cloud had

completely dissipated, but the authorities still don't know what was in it. as to what caused the haze, well, the coastguards say that the english channel was particularly busy with shipping at the time, and they're currently looking into all the vessels in the area yesterday. while investigations continue, though, people on the beach today didn't want to let anything stop them getting their dose of august sunshine. amanda akass, bbc news, birling gap. now it's time for the weather. a full uk forecast is on the way and ican a full uk forecast is on the way and i can tell you, it will be nothing like as disruptive or dangerous as to whether we are still seeing on the other side of the atlantique. tropical store harvey has already delivered over one metre of rain in parts of texas —— the atlantic. the pattern shows the weather has been relentless and it continues on tuesday. we are likely to see further flooding into the

tuesday. we are likely to see furtherflooding into the problems may extend further east as well, a long the gulf coast, parts of louisiana, mississippi, alabama. also the risk of tornadoes. the dangerous situation is continuing. back home, some spots on monday put up back home, some spots on monday put up to 28 degrees and some eastern areas could see something similar on tuesday. further north and west, areas of cloud working into the picture. this threw yorkshire, lincolnshire, the south of wales and the south—west. —— this is coming through. it marks a line between cooler and fresh air from the north—west and some warmth that clings on the south—eastern corner. sunny spells through london, essex, suffolk, kent. some spots could get up suffolk, kent. some spots could get up to 28 degrees. not a bad day for the channel islands but for the south—west of england, some cooler, fresh air. despite some sunshine, 17 or 18 degrees. maybe 20 in cardiff. apart of cloud stretching up across a good part of the midlands. for northern ireland, wind and up with a

mixture of sunshine and showers. —— we end up. some heavy showers being blown into northwest scotland on a strong and blustery wind. 17 degrees in aberdeen. not bad across northern england. some sunshine but lincolnshire and the north coast as well, cloud and drizzle and misty conditions. for the early part of wednesday, by the end of the night, two different weather systems swarming and gathering down to the south. these bring a pretty wet day for parts of southern england, the midlands and wales as we go through wednesday. 0ne weather system towards the south—west, one to the south—east. the two are likely to merge and bring outbreaks of rain, blustery winds and a cool, fresh feel to the weather. temperatures well down across parts of the south—east. maybe just 17 degrees well down across parts of the south—east. maybejust 17 degrees in london. through northern england, northern ireland and scotland, the

amounts of sunshine, some showers and temperatures similar, 16 or 17 degrees. we stick with the cooler, fresher feel for the week with some spells of sunshine and just a few showers. hello. this is bbc news. we'll be taking a look at tomorrow morning's papers in a moment. first the headlines. north korea fires a missile that passes over northern japan. that is breaking news. it draws a furious response from tokyo, which says it will take "full steps" to protect its people. president trump declares a disaster of historic proportions, as america's fourth—largest city is hit by a year's rainfall injust one week. plucked to safety from rooftops by helicopter, as the entire texas national guard are called in to help. up to 2,000 people are rescued, including residents of a care home. she said within10—15 minutes, the water went from ankle—high

to waist—high, so, immediately things were underwater and floating. there's frustration in brussels, as the third round of brexit talks get under way.