this is bbc news. the headlines: as the floodwaters continue to rise in texas — officials warn a major damn is starting to overflow, threatening local residents. the water in the reservoirs is rising rapidly and has the potential to cause additionalflooding impacts. president trump is on his way to texas — to see the flooding first—hand. siren sirens sound as north korea fires a missile overjapan — the country's prime minister says it's an ‘unprecedented threat‘. more than 30,000 people forced from their homes in texas police are investigating the death of a li—year—old boy at a swimming pool in north devon. also in the next hour: accusations of ‘whitewashing' in hollywood. british actor ed skrein pulls out of a role in the film ‘hellboy‘ after finding he was cast as a character of asian heritage. and the light fantastic —

a multi—coloured show for the handover of the queensferry crossing, the uk's tallest bridge. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. a major dam outside houston, texas, has begun overspilling as storm harvey pushes the reservoir past capacity. engineers have been periodically releasing water from the addicks dam to relieve pressure and try to limit the damage down to nearby homes. but now water levels are over the height of the reservoir edge. six neighbourhoods nearby are being told to leave their homes if they can. since the storm hit — 30 inches of rain has fallen and forecasters warn more is on the way.

it's estimated 450,000 people will need help — and 30,000 people are likely to require emergency shelter. president trump is now on his way to visit the state. he has promised swift action to help those affected. well, our correspondent laura trevelyan is in la grange, texas. this is a story thatjust keeps developing, the rain keeps coming. the storm might return to houston. what is going on where you are right now? that is exactly right. i'm here ina now? that is exactly right. i'm here in a small town, 100 miles west of houston, and we are inland. people had no idea there was going to be flooding. but because of the immense rainfall in the wake of harvey, the colorado river broke its banks and

the main streets in this town have flooded. and now people are trying to get back into their houses and they are trying to assess the damage but the real worry is that the storm is not over yet. it has gone into the gulf of mexico and it might make a third landfall tomorrow, to the east of houston, bringing yet more rain. the situation regarding the addicks dam where they are trying to control the water levels, but even with that safety precaution, those dams are overflowing and it really isa dams are overflowing and it really is a very difficult situation here. as the storm continues to churn. my colleague has this report. trying to paddle to safety in texas. the floodwaters are expected to rise further, with reports elderly people, some in their 90s, are caught up in it all. there's a lot of older people who have struggled getting out of their houses, so a lot of people have come in with their boats

and, like, saved them. i'm feeling a little tired. i'm glad to be here. i want to go in and sit down, put my feet up and get something to eat. we're going to get something to eat. thousands of people have been rescued. at least nine are reported to have died in the houston area. the authorities have been explaining why they decided not to evacuate the city. if 6.5 million people had gotten on our roads without a plan, what happened the last time when people were evacuated from the city of houston? about 100 people lost their lives. flood officials say they are struggling to control the water flow of dams which could make the water situation worse. residents adjacent to the reservoirs both upstream and downstrea m to the reservoirs both upstream and downstream need to be vigilant because the water in the reservoirs is rising that the bleak and has significant potential to cause additional flooding significant potential to cause additionalflooding in packs —— is

rising rapidly. here's the gator moving along. one woman recorded two alligators swimming in her back garden. not too far from just climbing on into the backyard and getting right here to the patio. this school was turned into an emergency shelter after harvey became the most powerful hurricane to hit texas in more than 50 years. it has weakened and is now being described as a tropical storm. umbrellas at the ready, president from left for texas with the first lady this morning and he will visit the capital austin and the coastal city of corpus christi. it is an historic amount of water. there's never been anything like it. so, the people are handling it amazingly well. the people of texas, as you know, have really persevered. in houston, forecasts suggest that some areas in and around the city could see up to 12 inches of rain today, that's about 30cm. in dallas, a mega—shelter

is being prepared for evacuees. volunteers have been setting up camp beds and cots. estimates suggest the flooding could destroy up to $20 billion in insured property, making it one of the costliest storms in us history. i have a guest now to talk about the devastating storm. patsy, you have lived here all your life, what are we looking at to our right there? that was my aunt's storage loading which i inherited —— storage building. it contains lots and lots of belongings, but half of them are gone, over half of them, antiques and things. a lot of pictures. was it just picked up

and things. a lot of pictures. was itjust picked up by the flood and carried here? yes. it bounced back behind our shed over there, and it poured down the fence and that is when it washed the building over here, it is a portable building and it washed it up against here. i'm thankful, at least it didn't go all the way down the river. have you been able to get into your house? no, we haven't, we don't even know how that works. we are expecting it to be... the way it looked yesterday, it looks like it was two feet from the roof, so we have not gone there yet. we want to try to get their next. you were away on holiday in colorado when the flooding happened and you only came back last night. did you ever expect having lived here all your life, that this could happen? no, never did. never expected anything like this. never been to anything like this. never been to anything like this. you don't have problems like

this. you don't have problems like this here. i don't know if this is a disaster, but i would never have thought anything was like this would happen. what happens when you look around this small town, which has a strong close—knit community spirit, but when you see the devastation caused? on the side words, i don't know what to say. it is heartbreaking. but we've got family and friends and everybody is coming together. we will survive. we have out together. we will survive. we have our lives, that's the main thing. we have seen how bad it is here, and i know that this was something that you did worry about, the breaking of the banks? i always did. i've told it wouldn't happen because of the dams in austin, you don't have to worry, but i always thought, it could happen one day, we just need all the rain between here and austin and if it happens, we can get a

major flood like we did. i did always have that in the back of my mind and it has come to life now. president trump is coming to texas to be briefed on the relief efforts. what kind of message you have for the president? —— do you have. what kind of message you have for the president? -- do you have. i'm not sure. i'm thankful that he is coming to texas and maybe we can get a bit of help from somewhere. we will survive but it would be nice to have a little help, maybe some kind of help, i'm not sure exactly what. whatever we can get, we would appreciate it very much will stop patsy, thanks forjoining us and sharing your experience of living through the flooding. good luck with the clean—up. that was patsy, just one of the 5000 people here in this town, and of the hundreds of

thousands across the region who are 110w thousands across the region who are now experiencing the devastating impact of this flooding and trying to put their lives back together.m isa to put their lives back together.m is a developing story and i know you will bejoining us is a developing story and i know you will be joining us through the afternoon to keep us up—to—date. the other developing story is in north korea. north korea has ratcheted up tensions in the pacific region once again — by firing a missile that blasted over northern japan before crashing into the sea. japan's prime minister, shinzo abe, described it as an unprecedented threat to his country. the communist state has conducted a flurry of missile tests recently — but this is the first time it's fired what's thought to be a ballistic weapon overjapan. the un security council is due to hold an emergency meeting in response. the un secretary—general has condemned the test, saying it undermine regional security. president trump has said all options are on the table.

0ur correspondent, yogita limaye is in the south korean capital and sent us this report. siren a warning that a north korean missile has just flown over the country. this is what many injapan woke up to on tuesday morning. a rocket launch from near pyongyang flew over the northern island of hokkaido, before breaking into parts and landing in the sea about a thousand kilometres from the coast. the range is shorter than this intercontinental missile north korea tested injuly, but the latest launch more dangerous in many ways because it passed over japan and had the potential to cause serious harm. the country's prime minister described it as an "outrageous act" and "an unprecedented threat". it left the people of his nation worried. translation: i can't imagine what would actually happen if anything from the missile falls onto us and i'm scared.

translation: despite sanctions being imposed, north korea keeps developing missiles and firing them overand overagain. this is a dreadful situation. hours after the missile launch, japanese troops conducted drills at a us base near tokyo. such joint exercises with american forces are also underway in south korea. they are preparations for an attack from the north and pyongyang often uses them to justify its actions. here in south korea, president moonjae—in has ordered his military to display overwhelming force against north korea. it's a strong statement from a leader who, for weeks, has advocated dialogue as a way out of this crisis, but this time pyongyang seems to have gone too far and south korea also wants to respond with a show of strength. four south korean fighter jets staged live bombing drills, practising how they could attack the north korean leadership. an attempt to display military might, but despite the strong tactics from both sides,

many believe that the korean peninsula is not on the brink of war. despite all of the rhetoric, the bloodcurdling rhetoric that we hear, we have not seen things such as the mobilisation of forces. moving assets into the region. north korea and south korea calling up reservists. preparing logistics chains and bringing resources into the region. evacuating civilians. but north korea's missile tests continue to provoke, despite sanctions and international condemnation. the world seems to have run out of ideas on how to stop them. there has been a reaction from around the world. this lunchtime, the prime minister theresa may has strongly condemned north korea's actions. these actions by north korea is reckless provocation.

these are illegal tests and we strongly condemn them. there will be an emergency meeting of the united nations security council later this afternoon and we will work with our international partners to put pressure on north korea to stop these illegal tests. and i will have the opportunity on my visit to japan in the next few days to be discussing these issues with prime minister abe. that visit is going ahead, but do you have any reservations? regarding your safety. no, i'm absolutely clear the trip to japan will go ahead. this will give me the opportunity to sit down with prime minister abe and to discuss the action that north korea has taken. as i say, these are illegal tests. we strongly condemn them and we will be working with japan and other international partners to make sure that pressure is put on north korea to stop this illegal action. the prime minister mentioned the

meeting of the united nations security council. in the last two minutes the united states ambassador to the united nations has made a short statement. she has said that the missile launched by north korea was not acceptable, irresponsible and she went on to say something serious has to happen over north korea's violation of security council resolutions, enough is enough, she said. that is what is coming from the united states ambassador to the united nations ahead of the un security council meeting which will take place in the next few hours. we will keep you updated with what happens during the meeting. and now closer to home for oui’ meeting. and now closer to home for our next story. the government says it will introduce a law to force listed companies to publish what bosses are paid compared to workers. it's part of a series of reforms to the way firms are run — but is already being criticised

as not tough enough. 0ur economics correspondent andy verity reports. ever since she entered downing street, the prime minister has attacked excessive executive pay. we all know that in recent years, the reputation of business as a whole has been bruised. that when a minority of businesses and business figures appear to game the system and work to a different set of rules. i'm putting you on warning, this can't go on anymore. a change has got to come, and this party is going to make it. last year, the chief executives of the 100 biggest companies listed in london were paid an average of £4.5 million, 129 times the salary of the average british worker. what an average worker earns in a year, a chief executive can make in less than three days. the government's plan is to force companies to publish how much the chief executive earns compared to the average worker. when boards are setting pay and when they're disclosing pay, they shouldn't do itjust

with an eye on pay in the board, but they should look at pay across the company and be prepared to set out publicly how they can justify boardroom pay in the context of the pay that the rest of the workforce get. the proposals have been welcomed by the accountants who report company figures to shareholders. anything which will boost transparency around this area and make people understand better how companies are run and the say different stakeholders can have and the potential for making a difference is vitally important. but the reforms can be confusing. charlie mayfield, chairman ofjohn lewis, which owns waitrose, was recently paid just over £1 million. 73 times the average pay of non—management staff. at the same time, the former uk head of investment bank goldman sachs, michael sherwood, was paid more than £15 million, only 45 times as much as the highly paid employees who average more than £300,000 each. the problems with pay seem

to be at the larger end of the corporate universe, the big companies. and if you look at the historical performance record of those who perform the least, they clearly have a lot of lobbying power in actually trying to resist a lot of this stuff. but the political impetus does seem to be growing for change. in today's reforms, there's no sign of a previous promise of annual binding votes by shareholders on director's pay. the pay gap between directors and employees will become more obvious than ever. it is less obvious how that gap might shrink. and now the headlines on bbc news. we are keeping a close eye on the fight waters in texas —— the floodwaters. 0fficials fight waters in texas —— the floodwaters. officials are warning that a major dam is threatening to overflow, which will threaten local

residents. sirens sound as north korea fires a missile overjapan. the country's prime minister says this is an unprecedented threat. police are investigating the death of a four—year old boy at a swimming pool in north devon. chasing 322 for victory, the west indies are 174—2 at the moment, in the second test against england. we understand manchester city are likely to make a formal approach to sign alexis sanchez from arsenal. he's yet to agree a new deal at the emirates. another man who is out of contract at the end of the season at oui’ contract at the end of the season at our store looks set to join chelsea, alex 0xlade—chamberlain moving for around £40 million. —— at the end of the season at arsenal. a four—year—old boy has died

after being found in a swimming pool at an activity centre in bideford, in north devon. a short ago i spoke to our correspondentjohn kay who is there. it was just before three o'clock yesterday afternoon, the police were called to this activity centre here in bideford, north devon, and they were told to look out for a little boy who had gone missing. he's 4—years—old and had gone missing. an extensive search was carried out in the grounds, including the use of the force helicopter, but the little boy was found in the indoor swimming pool, taken to nearby north devon district hospital but he was pronounced dead when he got there. police said that his death is being treated as unexplained but we have had a statement from devon narcotics anonymous, the charity who say that the boy was here from dorset with his family as part of an activity for families, offering them support.

they come here for such a week, a holiday camp every year, and they have done for the last six years. narcotics anonymous say something has gone horrifically wrong and they say everyone on the camp got together and held hands in a circle and remembered and prayed for the little boy. they said one of the activities they do here among many is supervised use of a swimming pool with trained lifeguards. we have also had a statement from the owners of the activity centre and they say they express their great sadness and sorrow over what has happened, but they said the group had use of the swimming pool on a self—supervised basis for recreational use and that it was not part of a planned activity programme. the owners say they will work with the emergency services, with the health and safety executive and with narcotics anonymous to discover what has happened and how this little boy died. a 31—year—old man who was arrested in connection with the murder

of a toddler in greater manchester has been released without charge. the 31—year—old was detained after the body of the boy was found at a house in wythenshawe on the weekend. a postmortem examination has concluded he died from multiple stab wounds. a 30—year—old woman, who was taken to hospital with serious injuries, remains under arrest. a police spokesman said it was a truly distressing investigation. the president of the european commission, jean—claude juncker, government are satisfactory. his comments come during the latest round of brexit talks in brussels. 0ur correspondent adam fleming is there. what are we to make of this? jean—claude juncker is not what are we to make of this? jean—claudejuncker is not shy of playing a negotiating game in public. he's basically saying in slightly starker terms what he's

chief negotiator michel barnier said yesterday, that the view in the building yesterday, the people who run the talks on the eu side, that the slow progress of the talks as they see it is as a result of the british not given enough information. not enough information about their positions and moving towards the eu position on more issues. he said he had been given all the papers over the summer but that none of them were satisfactory, and that has left some british officials perplexed because they wrote a paper on northern ireland, for example, and they said they are looking forward to the commission publishing their version. the other issue thatjean—claude juncker raised in his speech this morning to eu ambassadors was the issue of the brexit negotiation timetable, he says it is still clear that it will stay as intended, in other words brexit related issues like the

financial settlement, citizens rights and northern ireland, there needs to be progress on them before judgment can be made in october december at a summit that the talks can move to the next phase of our trade and the future relationship. david davis thinks all these issues should be discussed at the same time and that this division is a bit artificial. he will be slightly annoyed, i imagine, by these comments from jean—claude juncker. where does this leave us? we have the european commission saying they have got to hold on, but is there any indication as to who is going to win? from where i'm sitting it looks as though the commission is taking its heels in. this is the issue that william hague has made it an article for the daily telegraph today, saying negotiations have been structured in a way where the uk has been given the runaround. the shell barney the chief negotiator has received his instructions and he is

stuck in the circular holding pattern, holding the instructions —— michel barnier. and in terms of the substance of the negotiations, in five different rooms behind me, over many hours of talks in the next few days, the issues, so many disagreements on the substance of them, as well, citizens rights, the rights of eu citizens living in britain after brexit and brits living abroad. the eu would like the european court of justice living abroad. the eu would like the european court ofjustice to be the final arbiter and uk government says the british courts are suitable for that role instead. the uk have referred to the paper on northern ireland published a few days ago which they say was very detailed, but eu has said some of that is magical thinking. and on the so—called brexit bill, what are the financial obligations as it departs

the eu, the commission would like the eu, the commission would like the uk to start saying what they think it would and wouldn't be prepared to pay for, and as a the big thing, the uk has presented a legal analysis, verbal presentation, about whether the eu is entitled to ask the uk for a bill at all. so thatis ask the uk for a bill at all. so that is where we are at. the second day of round three. and it will continue. thanks for joining day of round three. and it will continue. thanks forjoining us. the queensferry crossing was lit up last night in a special show, to mark the formal handover of the new bridge to the scottish government. it will open to traffic tomorrow, joining the forth road and rail bridges connecting edinburgh and fife. 0ur scotland correspondent lorna gordon is there. she has given us this update. this is one of the busiest transport arteries in scotland, and people who use the other bridges and who live in the other communities have watched with interest as the queensferry crossing has risen up out of the waters and

into the sky and now the uk's tallest bridge is on the verge of finally opening. lighting up scotland's latest bridge. the queensferry crossing in the spotlight before opening to drivers for the first time. in its own right, it is a feat of design, engineering and construction. in its own right, it is absolutely amazing. it is in every sense, in every way, an amazing achievement. the scale of this construction is impressive. it's the longest bridge of its kind in the world and this is a chance for some of the many thousands who worked on it to celebrate its completion. whata night, eh? i know, fantastic. it's the end of a long journey but it's been a wonderfuljourney. stressfuljourney but the most rewarding job i've ever been on and i've been on many a bridge. these guys have put a lot of work into this place.

in years to come, there will be grandchildren of mine saying, "my grandad worked on that". that's what i want. there are now three bridges across this stretch of the forth, the legacy of the generations of workers who built them. for some, the story of these crossings, stretching back three centuries, is part of their family's history. my great grandad worked on the forth rail bridge, my grandad worked on the forth road bridge and i worked on the queensferry crossing. three bridges, three centuries, all special in their own way. which is your favourite and why? definitely the queensferry crossing because it feels most like my bridge. are you chuffed? after seeing it all come together, i'm fair away with it. i'm proud to have been working on the bridge. those who travel this busy route have had to contend with plenty of roadworks as the new bridge has taken shape. so what can they expect tomorrow? there have been miles of cones out there for a long time now, while the bridge was under construction.

there will be a 40mph limit. i'm sure people want to see what the bridge looks like. we ask people to drive carefully, keep their eyes on the road. for now, it's all about admiring the view. tomorrow, a chance for all to enjoy the journey across this latest bridge over the forth. there is a lot of symbolism surrounding the queensferry crossing, next monday the queen will officially open the new bridge exactly 53 years after she opened the forth road bridge, and before that 50,000 people who won tickets in a public ballot will get to cross the crossing in what is being described as a once—in—a—lifetime opportunity. lorna gordon with some magnificent shots. i wonder what the views will be like for the drivers who had over the bridge tomorrow? and now the weather forecast. it is looking a

bit cloudy today over there but i think tomorrow it might be a bit brighter and more sunshine. you can see the cloud stretching across scotla nd see the cloud stretching across scotland into northern ireland, and for many people it is a cloudy day, but interestingly it is actually a warmer day then yesterday in deep strea m warmer day then yesterday in deep stream southeast, temperatures in kent region 29 today, in london it has been a bit cooler, but this was nowhere near the case for anyone else. in the weather this evening and overnight, plenty of whether around, there will be some rain, you can see where this is, maybe some thunder in the extreme south—east, but for most people a dry night, around 11—12. tomorrow, could be heavy rain for a short time, but then late in the day it will cloud over a cross then late in the day it will cloud over across southern areas then late in the day it will cloud over across southern areas and it will be overcast with spots of rain. say, from portsmouth to east anglia, but many northern and western areas, a fine day, and a bright day across

scotla nd a fine day, and a bright day across scotland with just a few showers moving through. hello, this is bbc news with matthew price. the headlines: a major dam outside of the city of houston has begun to overflow, adding to the excessive flooding of tropical storm harvey. president trump is preparing to visit the area to see at first—hand the damage caused by tropical storm harvey. president trump has said that "all options are on the table" after north korea fired a missile which flew over japan and landed in the pacific. a four—year—old boy has died after being found in a swimming pool in devon. police say that the death is being treated as unexplained as investigations continue. and from next year, listed companies will have to reveal the pay ratio between bosses and their workers.

the prime minister has attacked firms with excessive pay as "the unacceptable face of capitalism". let's get the latest on all the sport, will perry. hello, matthew, good afternoon. let's bring you up to date with the final day of the second test at headingley, the windies resumed on five without loss this morning, stuart broad got the breakthrough, removing kieran powell. kyle hope was the other wicket to fall for the tourists, but kraigg brathwaite is on his way to a century, currently on 88, and shai hope is not far behind, 70. england need eight wickets, but all three results are still possible with just over a session remaining in the final day. this is the latest score from headingley, the west indies are 185- to from headingley, the west indies are 185— to govern well. —— are 185—2,

going well. we understand manchester city are due to make a formal approach to sign alexi sanchez from arsenal. the chile international is out of contract next summer and is yet to agree a new contract at the emirates. sanchez scored 24 league goals for arsne wenger last season. pep guardiola, the city boss, sold sanchez to arsenal when his was in charge at barcelona. another man who's out of contract at arsenal looks set to join chelsea. the premier league champions have agreed a fee of £40 million for alex 0xlade—chamberlain. the england midfielder has turned a new deal at the emirates. stoke have signed defender kevin wimmer from tottenham for £18 million on a five—year—deal. the austrian becomes stoke's seventh arrival this summer. and jordan pickford has been ruled out of england's world cup qualifiers against malta and slovakia with a muscle injury. the uncapped everton keeper picked up the injury during sunday's premier league defeat at chelsea. the newly appointed chair of uk sport, dame katherine grainger, will meet representatives from british badminton and the ten other unfunded british olympic

and paralympic national governing bodies tomorrow. uk sport axed all of badminton's funding for tokyo 2020, saying they had to "prioritise resources towards the strongest medal potential". tomorrow's talks with grainger will be a chance for the sports to demonstrate whether they have training environments deemed capable of delivering medals. she knows exactly what the problems are, andi she knows exactly what the problems are, and i am sure katherine will do whatever she can to ensure that we have every international player that has a future career on the world stage the funding that is necessary. former scotland and british lions forward doddie weir has been speaking to the bbc about his battle with motor neurone disease. the 47—year—old forward was a towering presence in the scottish line—out throughout his career which spanned 61 caps. he also was a key member of the 1997 british and irish lions squad which won a historic series in south africa. he's been speaking to bbc scotland's john beattie about the effects of the disease.

it was twitching, and with that i saw the doctor, the doctor put me in touch with a specialist, and it still may be took three or four macro months. i can see your hands have changed. definitely, both hands, it has certainly affected my grip and everything. so that bit is not too bad, but if i was to go and try and squeeze, you could put a sponge, that is as hard as i could get. very difficult for me to squash a sponge get. very difficult for me to squash a sponge cake. so doing difficult tasks like a title button, very tricky, so it has come on, but we have to remember, two years of having this condition. that is a cracking suit! you can hear more from that interview in sportsday and 6:30. the west indies are currently

186-2, 6:30. the west indies are currently 186—2, just before tea in the second test. leah will be with you for the rest of the day. i expect to see you in a suit like that asap! a number of women have had to undergo a hysterectomy to remove a sterilisation device used on the nhs. the essure implant is used to permanently sterilise women, but it can cause complications, including severe pain. the manufacturer says essure is safe and the benefits outweigh the risks. the sale of the implants in the eu was temporarily suspended this month for "commercial reasons. the victoria derbyshire programme's jean mackenzie has this exclusive report. it felt like i was being stabbed repeatedly, over and over, and it was this hot, burning pain that never ended. laura remembers being fitted with essure, an implant used by the nhs to sterilise women. i went from being a mum that was doing everything with her children, to a mum that

spent most of her days in bed, unable to move without pain, to basically being a shell of myself, and at some points suicidal. the small coils, which are made from nickel and polyester, are inserted into the fallopian tubes. they are designed to trigger inflammation which causes scar tissue to build up, eventually blocking the tubes. if you look what it is made of, you start to get worried immediately. 10% of women are sensitive to nickel, there is an immediate problem, but it is also made of a compound which is present in this, pet. when you heat this bottle up, it will release compounds that are potentially dangerous into the water. that heating happens in the human body. while essure works well for many women, thousands have reported side—effects and complications around the world.

we have seen a list of problems the nhs has had with the device. these include the device perforating the fallopian tubes, moving around and attaching to the stomach lining, being incorrectly placed and causing pain. i felt like i was a failure as a mother, that i was not the mum that i used to be, that i should be, that i was a burden on everybody around me that was having to pick up the pieces. i really felt i couldn't go on. when women suffer complications, it often requires a hysterectomy to remove the coils. how much evidence do you want to be in a position where you go, let's withdraw this device? this was a seriously bad idea. i think it has a place for women who cannot have a keyhole operation and they understand the risks and benefits of the device very clearly. do you think, with this procedure or with this device, the benefits outweigh the risk? would i suggest it is a procedure for my wife? well, i don't think i would, because i think for her

there are probably very suitable alternatives which probably have a better safety profile. this month the sale of essure was temporarily suspended across the eu. questions are being asked. but the regulator and manufacturer both stress this product is safe and many women have no side effects. i wish i had never had it put inside of me or lived through things that nobody should ever have to live through. nobody should go through what i went through and yet there are so many women that still are. laura linkson ending that exclusive report byjean mackenzie. and you can see the full film on the victoria derbyshire website, at bbc.co.uk/victoria. there is a new video game launching today — but it's actually more of an experiment. scientists are using it to study dementia by measuring navigation skills, one of the earliest things to decline in people with the disease. james gallagher has the story and has been to play the game.

prepare to enter a virtual world. you are now captain of a boat. your challenge is to use your sense of direction to chart a course through complex waterways and icy oceans and even feed hotdog—loving sea monsters. but this is not only a game. it's collecting anonymous data while you play as part of the biggest dementia experiment in the world. this doesn't feel like medical research — it's fun. but one of the first things to go with dementia is our ability to navigate, and that's what you can test in virtual reality. the first version of this game was a smartphone app that had three million players and gave unprecedented insight into how our sense of direction declines with age. but making the leap into virtual reality will allow scientists to study dementia in greater detail. the value for us is to create a much richer data set.

we're capturing 15 times more data from the vr version, because we are separating out where their head looks and where the boats are moving. researchers hope that spotting unusual declines in navigational ability could eventually be used to test for dementia at its earliest stage. one by one... ..his memories were lost. 850,000 people are already living with the disease in the uk. that figure is forecast to reach two million by 2051. most will have had the disease for more than a decade before their symptoms appear. what we really want to be doing is trying to identify people with dementia ten or 15 years earlier than we do at the moment with our classic ways of diagnosis. a game like sea hero quest and understanding how we navigate will help us get to that much earlier diagnosis. this technology still has a long way to go, but it is only by diagnosing

dementia early that there is any hope of preventing the irreversible damage to the brain. james gallagher, bbc news. british actor ed skrein has pulled out of a role in the upcoming hellboy reboot film after a backlash because he was cast as a character of asian heritage. the deadpool star said he did not know the race of major ben daimio when he accepted the part in the comic—book adaptation. he said he was stepping down so the role can be cast appropriately. a short time ago, i spoke with ayesha casely—hayford — an actress and chair of trustees at act for change — a charity that campaigns for better representation across the live and recorded arts, who agreed with the actor's decision to decline the part. i asked her whether it was unusual for actors to make this sort of decision. maybe on his level, at that public level, but actors are doing

that all the time. actors will do this regarding the disabled community, as well. wanting other people to get the part, who perhaps have the right sensitivity because they have walked in those shoes. so is it about walking in the shoes of the character you are playing? there's a misunderstanding also of what is the job of an actor, the actor will interpret a role, it is notjust what do i look like and then being connected to the original source, it is deeper than that. if i'm going to play an east asian role, i should have some understanding of the culture and identity as well and i can yellowface, all of those things, when you start doing that, you are denying a voice, and the question is asked, whose story is being told? white actors were blacking up decades ago, which is not acceptable any more, clearly. that is exactly it. where are we now? we were there before, and now where are we?

it is completely different now. what this actor has done, he has said, i see where we are now, and he sees this as not being 0k any more, and so he will not be part of it. do you remember a while back when they were talking about who might be the next james bond, and some people said maybe idris elba, and others said you can't have a blackjames bond. i wonder whether that in any way fits into this discussion. i think it does. that was incredible. james bond is fictional, so what people were upset about was their ownership or concept of the character and how it had been interpreted. it has been interpreted by the producers and directors before them. it has just got lost, hasn't it? james bond is fictional, so why should people be dictating the colour of the person?

but so is this character. yes, but this has come from an original source which was visual, whereas james bond hasn't — that was words. there was no written description of that. in his character, there has been a comic and a visual artist who has put their creativity and therefore into that and a film is going to replicate that, so you are denying a certain part of the story. if we stick to asian characters being played by asian, doesn't also have the impact that it becomes more the fact that more asian actors get on the screen? yes, it becomes very serious, and i want to ramp up people's livelihoods, and for some actors, if they say they can't get their creativity out, you are sort of getting into the realm of human rights, if you are going to be blocked from doing parts which you think you are born to do, and so many actors live and die not getting to play the parts they are born to do, do you want to be part

of stopping that and hurting people to that extent? in a moment a summary of the business news this hour but first, the headlines on bbc news: as the floodwaters continue to rise in texas — officials warn a major damn is starting to overflow, threatening local residents. sirens sound as north korea fires a missile overjapan — the country's prime minister says it's an unprecedented threat. police are investigating the death of a four—year—old boy at a swimming pool in north devon. hello, i am ben bland with the business stories.

the uk's biggest firms will have to reveal how much more their chief executives are paid compared with the average worker. it's part of government plans to improve transparency around pay for top bosses — and to give workers more power in the boardroom. 0pposition mps and trade unions say the plans don't got far enough. more than half of people who were mis—sold payment protection insurance, or ppi, may not have claimed compensation yet — and there's now a final deadline to do so. the regulator is launching an advertising campaign to encourage people to act before a deadline to claim runs out in two years. many refineries have shut and almost a fifth of oil and gas production in the gulf of mexico has been suspended amid the largest storm to hit in the us in more than a decade. analysts expect the economic impact of the storm to pass $40 billion. in the uk, it seems we are going out more but spending less, that is what

the latest figures suggest from the bar operator deltic group. bars and clu bs saw bar operator deltic group. bars and clubs saw an increase in activity during may underlie this year, peter is chief executive of deltic group, which operates 57 bars and clubs around the uk. more people going out, but average spend is down? we are sitting there nursing our pines like scrooge? it is not quite that bad, this is obviously a little bit to do with seasonality. people go out differently in the summer, they are spending a bit less on food, lighter food, and they are spending less on transport, they are less likely to jump into less on transport, they are less likely tojump into a cab and more likely tojump into a cab and more likely tojump into a cab and more likely to maybe take a walk into town or whatever. so it is a slightly seasonal thing in all honesty. in terms of where people going, pubs of the firm favourite,

but also a club towards —— a cold towards clubs and bars? when you are young, 18—21, the nightclubs and bars where it is at, and over the age of 30, what you are looking at is more people swinging over towards the pub industry, as it were. but overall numbers are up in many of our high streets, it is a positive story. and what do venues need to do to keep people going out and spending, to keep these places viable, when we hear a lot that people's wages are squeezed, prices and things are getting more expensive, and people might potentially have a tendency to have friends around, have drinks at home? well, as ever, the best survive, and it is very much down to the quality of the offering, making sure it is a premium experience that people want to share on social media. as ever, things do change, you have to make sure that you adopt new marketing

techniques and keep current with whatever it is you are doing. and of course what we at the deltic group focus on is entertainment, so we make sure that is current and varied, always on the money and exciting. you are right, you are competing not really against other bars and club operators, but very much with the staying at home culture, so as far as we are concerned, as long as we carry on getting investment into the high streets, the future is rosy. peter, thanks very much for that, peter marks from the deltic group. here's a look at some other stories with following today. 0utsourcing firm mitie is being investigated by regulators over the timing of a profit warning made in september last year. last september, shares in mitie slumped by a quarter after it warned that profits would be hit by lower uk growth, rising labour costs and public spending cuts. amazon officially took over whole foods yesterday in a deal that cost the online giant nearly $14 billion. and it wasted no time in cutting costs, slashing prices on popular items like avocados and apples by a third as it bid to shake off its reputation for high prices.

kenyans face up to four years in prison and fines of up to 4 million kenyan shillings, that's nearly £30,000, if they sell or use plastic bags. the financial times reports that kenya has imposed the world's toughest laws to reduce plastic pollution with a ban applying to the use, manufacture and importation of plastic bags. let's check—in on the markets. the ftse100 is down — earlier, it hit a 16—week low. when there are big geopolitical tensions like north korea firing a missile overjapan, investors tend to move money from riskier stocks and put them into safe havens like government bonds and gold. with the gold price up, that has boosted shares in companies that mine gold and precious metals. meanwhile, the effect of storm harvey in the us has weighed on the dollar — it's down against the

euro and the pound. the euro has hit $1.20 for the first time since january 2015. interesting moves on the european markets, we will touch on those in the next hour, and i know you look to us for glitz and like the michael amer, but i know you have got even more, matthew. you are bang on the money, we have a piece about strictly come dancing now! strictly come dancing's class of 2017 lined up at a glitzy red—carpet event last night in which new head judge shirley ballas made herfirst appearance. bruno tonioli paid tribute to the show‘s host for many years, sir bruce forsyth, who died ten days ago. 0ur entertainment correspondent lizo mzimba reports. glitterballs and glamour, sequins and sparkles. this year's new celebrities together for strictly. they have been busy rehearsing for their launch show, the first to be broadcast since the death of sir bruce forsyth. there will, of course,

be a special tribute. he will always be with us. he is part our lives, he is part of this country. he's part of the show. he's part of this show. so the spirit of brucie is with us. as in previous series, the programme will be aiming to deliver entertainment, and perhaps even the odd surprise. richard, we saw you come down that red carpet. yeah. you've got some moves. i've got some moves. i'm not sure if they will be good for anyone. but i'm releasing them, they are bubbling like a volcano of slightly uncoordinated dance. debbie, you've loved strictly as a viewer. how do you think you'll enjoy it as a contestant? i will make sure i enjoy it. i don't think there's any other way to do it. i hope i don't get too nervous. has your saturdays band—mate frankie, who of course did the show, given you any advice? frankie has been so excited about me doing this. she hasn't actually given me any advice yet, but i will definitely be on the phone being like, "frankie, tell me any tips you can!" you are the first contestant

to be in the show with a physical disability. how do you feel about being a bit of a trailblazer? yeah, i think it's really awesome. it shows the way that the show and life in general is going. this country, this world, we need more inclusion, we need more of this. as well as new contestants, there is also a new head judge, shirley ballas taking over from len goodman. i don't feel too much pressure, because i feel i have a good experienced team around me. so they've been taking care of me today. i don't feel any pressure at the moment, but we will see on the night. next month's launch show will give the public their first chance to see the new contestants in action. it will also be an opportunity for the programme and the viewers to remember sir bruce, a man who helped make strictly one of the most popular shows on tv. lizo mzimba, bbc news. some seriously bad dancing and that!

we have run a photograph of an american news websites offering something of a backlash. they used a picture of scotland's first minister as a generic scientist. the website vox used a picture of nicola sturgeon looking into a microscope to accompany an article about american health—care reforms. they took it from a stock photo service, which is put out by the getty website, but they missed the fa ct getty website, but they missed the fact that it was captioned, the first minister on a visit to a science laboratory. there you go, you can get yourself into all sort of trouble if you don't read the details. right, time fora of trouble if you don't read the details. right, time for a look at the weather with tomasz. 0verdue. —— over to you. the weather is a little mixed across the uk, uk, a lovely picture from east

sussex, but some heavy showers developing across the south—east of the uk, where we have seen the highest temperature today, 29 degrees, warmer today than yesterday, even though we have got more cloud across the country, the heat being pushed to the extreme south—east, where it is sticking around. for most of us, a fresh evening with light rain here and there. through tonight, most of the night will be dry for the uk, then some rain heading into the south—east, possibly south—western parts of england into southern wales, a little hit and miss across the south, excuse me. where are we now? this is wednesday, so we have got some rain across southern parts of the uk on wednesday, i think overall it is going to be a lot more cloudy, and as a result a lot cooler. so the temperatures will be dropping like a stone in south—eastern areas, 29 today, or it has been 29 in south—eastern areas, but tomorrow, wait till the

temperatures come up, look at this, 13-14 in temperatures come up, look at this, 13—14 in some areas, so a lot more cloudy with breeze around the kent coast as well. a cloudy sort of day in the south—east and east anglia, but western and northern areas staying bright, just a few showers around, 16 in carlisle, about 17 in belfast, so overall not a bad afternoon on the way. and then tomorrow evening, it does look as though it is going to be cloudy and damp across the south—east, but eventually through the course of the evening, that weather front pushing into the near continent, many of us having a dry wednesday night. thursday and friday, a mixture of sunshine and showers, some quite heavy on thursday across the uk, and by the time we get to the weekend, it improves. just quickly, on harvey, they are expecting another 0.4 metres, this is the latest radar, i can see list in there, it

is raining heavily, and some of these rain bands are getting into southern parts of louisiana. this is the centre of the storm, the engine that drives the moisture from the ocean, so still a dire situation, u nfortu nately, ocean, so still a dire situation, unfortunately, in texas. but the latest. this is bbc news. the headlines: as the floodwaters continue to rise in texas — officials warn a major damn is starting to overflow, threatening local residents. streets are going to be flooding. they will continue to flood. new streets will continue to flood. new homes will continue to flood. president trump is on his way to texas — to see the flooding first—hand. siren sirens sound as north korea fires a missile overjapan — the country‘s prime minister says it‘s an ‘unprecedented threat‘. it's it‘s unacceptable. they have

violated every single un security council resolution that we‘ve had. soi council resolution that we‘ve had. so i think something serious has to happen. the government says listed companies will have to reveal the pay ratio between bosses and