this is bbc news. i'm rachel schofield. the headlines at 11pm: theresa may insists she is not a quitter and vows to lead the conservatives into the next general election. i'm here for the long—term and it's crucial what me and my government are about is notjust about delivering brexit, we are delivering a brighter future for the united kingdom. after north korea's latest missile test, president trump says talking is not the answer to the crisis. the texas governor says his state has not yet seen the worst of the flooding triggered by tropical storm harvey. coming up on newsnight, a case of a white christian five—year—old girl put into the foster care of muslim families has made headlines in recent days. these cases can be complex, but is something wrong in the world of fostering and does

culture and religious background even matter? good evening and welcome to bbc news. theresa may says she intends to stay on to fight the next general election. the prime minister, who is visiting japan, told the bbc there was absolutely no basis whatsoever to reports that she would stand down in two years' time. mrs may was speaking to the bbc at the start of a three day visit to japan, during which she hopes to ease concerns about brexit and prepare the way for a trade agreement. this report from our political correspondent ben wright contains flash photography. it's theresa may's first visit to japan as prime minister. she doesn't plan on it being her last. wearing the colours of the country's flag, this visit is a reminder that brexit is notjust about fractious talks in brussels.

it's about reassuring long—standing allies and investors beyond the eu. stick with us, her message to japan. but theresa may also revealed her ambition here, and had a message for her critics back home. is it your intention to lead the tory party into the next general election? yes, i'm here for the long—term. and it's crucial... what me and my government are about is notjust delivering on brexit. we are delivering a brighter future for the united kingdom. it is the first time theresa may has been so blunt about her plans to fight the next election and her foreign secretary today seemed enthused at the prospect. i'm giving my back tooing theresa may. i'm giving my undivided backing to theresa may. we need to get brexit done. she is ideally placed to deliver a great outcome for our country. by the next general election, britain will be out of the eu, the question is on what terms

and the japan's prime minister wants to know more about the uk government strategy. over three decades more than a thousand japanese firms have established in britain. notjust the big three car makers, but manufacturers and banks. both ways, it is a relationship that matters. but some ofjapan‘s banks are worried their access to eu markets could suffer. some financial institutions have announced that they prefer moving certain number of operations from london to europe, to retain the single passport within the eu. do you still think that no deal is better than a bad deal and we could would being away? yes, i think that is right. if you talk about the point at which we leave the eu, we want to ensure that at that point

we do have a deal and we have a deal that is the right deal for the united kingdom. after about eight hours in kyoto theresa may is moving to tokyo, where discussions about trade will dominate the talks. but she has come and tried to settle for good the question about her leadership that has dogged her since the botched general election in june. but the question is whether her mps and her party back in the uk accept that she can stick this out for the long—term zmrchlt. ben wright, bbc news, in kyoto. president trump has said talking is not the answer to the north korea missile crisis. pyongyang warned yesterday's missile test overjapan was the first step of military operations in the pacific. despite the president's comments, the american defence secretary, james mattis, insisted there is still room for diplomacy in dealing with north korea. from tokyo, rupert wingfield—hayes reports. these are the first pictures of north korea's latest and most

provocative missile launch. as expected, kim jong—un was on hand to give his personal guidance. the north korean dictator gazes skywards as the missile flies towards japan. and along with the pictures came this statement from north korea's state media. north korea's statement shows the ultimate target of yesterday's test was not here injapan, but the us pacific island of guam, with its huge military bases, and that north korea intends more such tests. so what can be done to stop it? last night in new york, the un security council members, including china, were unanimous in condemning north korea. today, the cracks have already begun to appear. from president trump came this tweet, ruling out any prospect of talks. here injapan, prime minister

theresa may said china must now do something. we want to work with international partners to see what further pressure can be brought on north korea. and of course particularly look at what china can do. in beijing, china's foreign ministry spokeswoman had this rather caustic response. translation: some countries dash forward when it comes to imposing sanctions but hide away when it comes to asking for peace talks. this is not the attitude of a responsible nation. there is growing suspicion that north korea could not have developed this new missile so fast by itself. there is also agreement that it must be stopped. but there is none on how to do it.

china wants talks. the us, britain and japan, more sanctions. meanwhile, north korea is almost certainly preparing for its next test. rupert wingfield—hayes, bbc news, in tokyo. the governor of texas says the worst is not yet over for some parts of the state as torrential rain continues to fall in the wake of tropical storm harvey. the flooding has forced a number of oil and gas pipelines and refineries to shut down, affecting almost a quarter of america's fuel output. at least 20 people are known to have died. the storm has now moved on to neighbouring louisiana. when harvey hit landfall on friday it was already a powerful category four hurricane, which was expected to cause flooding. but high pressure was already sitting over america and that's what made a bad storm a lot worse. instead of moving inland and weakening, as expected, harvey became trapped over

texas for several days. and that meant that the tropical storm was able to suck up more and more warm ocean water from the gulf of mexico and then dumped it, in record levels, on houston. from there, james cook reports. this is what hurricane harvey did to houston. believe it or not, the water has gone down and still swathes of the city look like this. lives have been lost, homes have been ruined and people are still trapped. from the air, we spotted this couple, desperate for help. what's happening now is that we've seen these people in the water down below, they‘ re clearly in need of help. there's a boat, just a few blocks away, but it can't get to them. it can't see them, so we're going to use the helicopter to try to guide them in. slowly, carefully, we help them find one another. a helicopter directing a boat along a leafy street, suburban america turned upside down. they made it. just seconds later we spotted this, fire and flood and no way

in for the firefighters. this was a five minute slice of the drama which has been unfolding in the skies over houston for days. and not just houston, this is port arthur in neighbouring louisiana where harvey has hit again. the hurricane may have been downgraded to a tropical storm, but it still packs a powerful punch. with a0 inches of rain here, they're taking what they can as they help their children escape. back in down town houston, still dazed, but at least they're dry. the people of this city do now have a chance to take stock and they know there are struggles ahead. thank you, guys. rodman young is now homeless in his own city after his house was flooded when two reservoirs spilt over. it's sad. it is sad and you feel a little bit hopeless because you're losing all your stuff and they only gave

us, from the point we woke up, a couple of hours sleep and we were fighting the waters at our house. here people formed a chain to help an elderly man trapped in his car. the human touch that has brought people together plain to see. as it moves across the southern united states the wake of this storm is widening and so is the damage. the bleak legacy of hurricane harvey will be felt for years to come. james cook, bbc news, houston. the chair of the independent inquiry into building regulations set up in response to the grenfell tower fire has said it's inevitable she will find failings in the existing system. damejudith hackitt has promised to produce an interim report by christmas, and herfinal conclusions by spring next year. karl mercer has the details. before the 14th of june, few people had even heard of g re nfell tower.

ten weeks later, it stands testament to a system that failed, to fire and building regulations that didn't do theirjob and to inspection regimes that didn't pick up the risk of fire. and in the weeks since, tower blocks across the capital have had to be evacuated, deemed unsafe. at the chalcots estate in camden, hundreds had to leave their homes. at the ledbury estate in southwark, the gas was turned off over safety fears. today, the woman charged with looking at what went wrong with those regulations promised answers. i can understand that people living in those tower blocks right now are worried and rightly so. and it's important that we get some recommendations out quickly so that the right rectifications can be made and things can be progressed quickly. her inquiry will focus on fire and building regulations and how they've worked. in the wake of grenfell, the government ordered tests on hundreds of pieces

of cladding from tower blocks. they all failed the test. i think it would be obvious to most people, having seen the data on the number of high—rise buildings where the tests have proven the cladding to be inadequate, it's clear to most people that there must be some problem that is bigger than a one—off. herfindings will feed into the wider public inquiry being led by former judge sir martin moore—bick. it may have hard lessons for many across the sector. i think it's inevitable that we're going to find some shortcomings in the system. what they will be, i'm not prepared to speculate at this stage. i think it's important that i look at all of those things. the competence of the people, how they work, whether people know what their roles and responsibilities are, all of those things matter. if this system is going to work effectively, it's notjust about what's written down, it is about how it applies

in practice as well. damejudith has promised an initial report by the autumn, a full one by next spring. karl mercer, bbc london news. let's have a quick look at some of the front pages. the telegraph has the two stories which dominate tomorrow's front pages. it marks the 20th anniversary of the death of princess diana. it also reports on theresa may's intention to stay in power to fight the next general election. the financial times says the prime minister's comments could prompt an early leadership contest as many mps had expected her to step down following the brexit negotiations. the guardian also leads with the prime minister's interview, in which she insisted she was not a quitter. the times says the prime minister wants to stay on to focus on social justice as well as brexit. the daily mail says mrs may's declaration

could mean she remains prime minister for the next 10 years. the metro dedicates its front page to the tributes to diana at kensington palace. the sun also gives a full page to princess diana, saying she is still the people's princess. now on bbc news it's time for newsnight with evan davis. quote of the day. is it your intention to lead the tory party into the next general election? yes, i am here for the long term and it is crucial, what me and my government are about is notjust delivering on brexit, we are delivering a brighter future for the united kingdom. the prime minister is not a quitter, she says. the conventional view is that it may not be up to her. is it possible that theresa may could just turn around and carry on prime ministering? if she delivered brexit and i think she will, she will be a national hero.

and then why not carry on? should you be outraged at a white christian child being put into the care of a muslim family? this kind of small—minded kind of hysterical reaction to you know, white english child going to a british muslim family. i mean, that it could be so shocking and worthy of so many headlines and such drama was disappointing. also tonight: the week that changed britain. ordid it? as the wreaths piled up outside kensington palace the nation renowned for its stiff upper lip was showing a decidedly wobbly lower one. 20 years on, did diana's death tip us into a new era of ridiculous sentimentality? or were we right to become more open about our feelings? hello. theresa may said something that is generally considered highly unlikely today. speaking to journalists on her trip tojapan,