this is bbc news. i'm eleanor garnier. the headlines at 2pm: india's military intensifies its rescue operations in the flood—hit southern state of kerala. almost 200 people have died in the last ten days. many people are still trapped in their houses in many places. i hope they get the help very soon. we couldn't stay there anymore. and i'm thankfulfor the people who brought us out of there. a £1 million boost for the campaign for another brexit vote, after a donation from the boss of the fashion label superdry. a man has been charged with attempted murder after a car crashed outside the houses of parliament earlier this week. the incident is being treated as a terrorist attack. the government says it will investigate allegations that british world war ii shipwrecks in asia have been targeted by scavengers. also coming up: a baby boom with a difference at a hospital in arizona,

as 16 nurses, who all work in the same intensive care unit, fall pregnant at the same time. and coming up: rebecca jones meets dame hilary mantal in talking books. that's at 2:30pm on bbc news. good afternoon. indian rescuers have recovered ten more bodies after heavy flooding in the southern state of kerala. nearly 200 people have been killed in the past ten days, many in landslides, following the heaviest monsoon rains for a century. helicopters and boats have braved torrential rain to help reach people stranded. and many schools as well as community centres have been converted into relief camps. here's jane—frances kelly.

vehicles risk the flooded roads in submerged villages. rescue efforts continue. a soldier reaches a child to safety, reuniting it with its relieved mother. in some areas, the waters are beginning to recede, allowing people to retrieve some of their possessions. india's met department has forecast a let—up in the heavy rain over the next five days, apart from a few areas in the small coastal state. kerala often see some of the highest rainfalls during the monsoon season. but this year, it has been exceptional. flash floods and landslides have killed hundreds, and left others destitute. hundreds of thousands have had to flee to relief camps for food and shelter. these people are living in a government veterinary hospital. translation: there are ten to 15 children and about 35 of us adults, including really old people. we've been here the past six days. others are being fed in a school,

unable to return home because they say water is still coming into their houses. all the state's 44 rivers have flooded, swelled by the release of water from dams which have become full. here, localfishermen have come to the rescue. hundreds of government boats are also out and about, searching for people. there are many people who are still trapped in their houses in many places. i hope they get their help very soon. we couldn't stay there anymore, and i'm thankfulfor the people who brought us out of there. where it's not possible to rescue people, troops have stepped up relief efforts, dropping food and other replies to remote or cut—off areas. india's prime minister modi visited the state on saturday, and promised millions of pounds in aid. people in neighbouring states are also sending food, medical supplies and clean water. the problem now is getting it to those affected, and also stopping

the spread of disease due to the insanitary conditions. jane frances—kelly, bbc news. our correspondent yogita limaye is in kerala, and sent us this report from a centre providing help to those who have lost their homes. thousands of people who have been misplaced by the floods are here in this relief camp. they're being given some food, slices of bread and some tea. some of them were actually in another relief camp not far away, but because that flooded, they were brought here. what this is is actually a big school. if you look up there, those are actually classrooms, but they've now been converted into makeshift bedrooms, where all of these people are sleeping in the night. as far as the weather is concerned, in kerala, we have had some respite from the rainfall over the past 12 hours, but that doesn't mean people aren't still stranded. because the water doesn't recede that quickly.

it has meant the rescue operations have been able to pick up pace. the rescue operations have been able to pick—up pace. so boats being pressed into action, helicopters, they are airlifting people. those people have been able to be faster, because at least there's no risk of water levels suddenly rising. but as far as these people are concerned, and the question of when really they can go back to whatever is left of their home, there's no sense of that, because even if we have a long pause from the rainfall, because of the nature of kerala, with more than a0 rivers and numerous streams, the water will not recede that quickly. a series of explanatory notices designed to prepare the uk for the possibility of a no—deal brexit are due to be published on thursday. the notices will include advice for businesses, citizens and public bodies on how to cope if the uk leaves the eu without a deal. our political correspondent, susana mendonca, joins me in the studio. we are getting these notes, but the government insists that no deal is

the most unlikely scenario? government wants a deal with eu, will over the summer we have had ministers coming off to europe and trying to make the case for theresa may's tekkers plan. certainly they wa nt to may's tekkers plan. certainly they want to get a deal, but there has been criticism that the government has not been prepared enough in the eventuality that there has been no deal. what they want to do, we have known that these briefing papers we re known that these briefing papers were coming for some time now, they wa nt to were coming for some time now, they want to make it clear that they do have a plan in place, we are getting the first of the briefing papers on thursday. we understand in total there are around 70 briefing papers that we will get between now and the end of september, the idea is that they will give people more clarity on what businesses, individuals and public bodies should do in the event of no deal. it will be a busy week for brexit secretary, dominic raab. he has a speech on thursday and will be continuing negotiations. the speech on thursday will be about what the potential local plan would leave. but before that, they want to

give a deal with the eu is on what the no deal plan would be. he is going to be meeting with michel barnier on tuesday in brussels, downing street said this was about picking up the pace and intensity of those negotiations because they want to get to a deal that can be one that suits both britain and the eu. still on the referendum, the debate continues. the a boost today for those who want to see another vote on the deal that may does or doesn't get? yes, so in terms of the people's vote campaign, people may have heard of them, they have been running a campaign over the summer where they are trying to push for their to be a referendum on the final deal where members of the public will get to vote on that. they have had some funding from a wealthy donor, £1 million, the biggest donation that they have had, and they said they will put this money into paying for polling to look at whether or not opinions have changed. tom baldwin, who runs the

communications team, has said that he thinks it will show that opinion has changed. however, the brexiteers i've been speaking to this lunchtime com pletely i've been speaking to this lunchtime completely dismissed that. they say that basically they are living in some kind of dreamland, and that opinion hasn't changed and they should get out of the london bubble. i thank you, suzanne and done so. andrew bridgen is the conservative mp for north west leicestershire, and a firm supporter of leaving the eu. he told my colleague ben brown he was sceptical of the motives of those arguing for another public vote on brexit. of course, people are free to give money to whatever political campaigns they feel they wish to donate to. but let's be clear, and your viewers should be clear, people's vote talk about democracy but what their declared intent is to overturn the democratic decision of 2016 to leave the european union. they want a second vote only to remain in the european union. just to be clear,

very hypothetically, if there ever were a second referendum in the coming couple of years, would you be confident of winning it again for the leave said? i have spent the last week on doorsteps in north west leicestershire, my seat voted 61—39 to leave the eu. what i am hearing from people who tell me they voted remain is that they have watched the negotiations and people are frustrated we have not made more progress, but the way the eu have dealt with the uk government in these negotiations, a large number of former remain voters have come to the conclusion we couldn't possibly stay in this relationship any longer. it would be rather like returning to an abusive relationship if we stayed in. we would be a doormat and we have to leave. dominic raab, the brexit secretary, is coming back to brussels this week and we are told by downing street sources that they want to pick up the pace of the negotiations with michel barnier. are you backing theresa may's chequers plan for brexit? i'm not, no, the chequers

plan is very poor. it is not the brexit i believe we voted for or promised the british people. in fact, i think it is so poor that i would not be willing to support chequers if the eu were paying us to sign for it. i am supporting a canada plus plus plus free—trade deal, bear in mind canada and japan have achieved free—trade deals with the eu without taking on the common rule book, with mutual recognition of standards and they did not pay anything for it. whereas we have got £39 billion of taxpayers' money on the table that we are willing to part with as a so—called divorce bill, and i think we should get a very good free—trade deal from the eu. the only problem with that is, that might be very attractive to other countries who are currently in the european union because we would become a group of sovereign nations trading and co—operating together in a sort of common market which i think everybody voted for in the 1970s.

unfortunately, there would probably be nojobs for people like michel barnier and jean—claude juncker and the european parliament, which is probably the stumbling block. would you accept that the brexiteers are split on this because you've got people like dominic raab and michael gove who support the prime minister's plan, and people like yourself and boris johnson and david davis who don't, so you are pretty divided. at the end of the day, it's not the brexit we promised the british people, and bear in mind, the chequers proposals were just that — proposals — and they will be further eroded by negotiations with the eu. for me, being a vassal state, taking the rule book, being unable to do free—trade deals with the rest of the world, technically we would, but only on services. that's what we sell to the rest of the world. there's nothing in it for america, australia and new zealand to trade with us on a free—trade deal if all we can sell them in services unless they produce their goods

under the european common rule book, which they are not going to do. the major benefit of brexit, being able to do free—trade deals with growing economies around the world, wouldn't be open to us, which is why i have to reject the chequers proposals are quite. the conservative mp andrew bridgen. the indonesian island of lombok has been shaken by another strong earthquake, after weeks of tremors that have killed more than a76 people. today's quake measured magnitude 6.3, and was at a depth of 4.9 miles. it caused landslides, but it is not known if there are any casualties. non—smokers have a higher risk of dying from serious lung disease if they grew up with parents who smoked, according to research carried out by the american cancer society. it found childhood passive smoking also increased the risk of death by heart disease and strokes. experts said the best way to protect children was to quit smoking. a british paraglider has died after a mid—air collision with another pilot in macedonia. 54—year—old innes powell crashed

into ukranian igor volov ahead of the final race of the british open competition in krusevo on friday. the british instructor, who was from devon, died in hospital, while mr volov died at the scene. the uk is to investigate allegations that british world war ii shipwrecks in asia have been targeted by scavengers. the defence secretary gavin williamson says he was "very concerned" to hear claims that four shipwrecks off the malaysian and indonesian coasts had been looted. they are thought to be the graves of royal navy sailors and civilians. chi chi izundu has the details. i name this ship prince of wales. may 1939, the launch of the prince of wales, a few months before the outbreak of the second world war. in 1941, that same vessel was used to host a secret meeting between winston churchill and american president

franklin roosevelt. later that year, it and hms repulse would make their final voyage. repulse and the prince of wales were lost in the java sea on december 10th 19111. the warships had been trying to intercept a japanese invasion force headed for malaya. both vessels were sunk by bombers as they tried to return to base in singapore. over 800 sailors were lost, making the wrecks war graves. diving experts currently think at least ten british warships are in that area. they've been ransacked for their steel, which has very little radiation, and could be used to make sensitive instruments. it's thought the salvage of one ship alone could fetch up to £1 million. the looting of sunken warships breaches the un international salvaging convention and breaks british, indonesian and malaysia laws. defence secretary gavin williamson says he is very concerned over these allegations and is working with those governments

to investigate those claims. but with defence resources under pressure, any kind of effective policing of designated naval war graves could be difficult. chi chi izundu, bbc news. the headlines on bbc news: india's military intensifies its rescue operations in the flood—hit southern state of kerala. almost 200 people have died in the last ten days. a £1 million boost for the campaign for another brexit vote, after a donation from the boss of the fashion label superdry. a man has been charged with attempted murder after a car crashed outside the houses of parliament earlier this week. the incident is being treated as a terrorist attack. it's being claimed the nhs knew a type of syringe pump used to administer drugs to patients in england and wales was dangerous. the sunday times is reporting that health bosses failed to remove

the equipment from use in a bid to save money. the nhs has confirmed there was a five—year delay in withdrawing the equipment while adequate alternative pumps were introduced. tom burridge reports. the sunday times says up to nine people died because the nhs continued to use a type of syringe pump which was known to be potentially dangerous. the graseby m526 and the ms16a were used in the nhs for 30 years. the syringe pumps were used to administer drugs into a patient‘s bloodstream over an extended period of time. the two models looked similar, but released drugs at different rates, and that sometimes lead to confusion and mistakes being made. the government is already investigating whether the equipment could have been withdrawn from use more quickly. now, the sunday times says health bosses decided to phase the pumps out over five years, from 2010 to 2015, partly

because of the cost implications of replacing them with modern, safer alternatives. in a statement, nhs improvement said the 2015 five—year deadline was set to ensure there was enough time to source an acceptable alternative device and ensure staff were properly trained. it's thought there are no more of the older—style syringe pumps in use in the nhs today. tom burridge, bbc news. a scottish man accused of running a precious metals fraud scheme in the united states has been placed on the fbi's most wanted list. 65—year—old james ward is alleged to have offered investors bogus deals involving precious metals. the fbi allege he received more than £300,000. he's been on the run since 2012. at least 1a people have been injured at a backstreet boys concert in oklahoma.

the 90s boyband was set to perform at a resort in thackerville when a storm struck and trusses holding up an entrance collapsed. as venezuela's economic problems deepen, the effects are being felt across south america. ecuador has now banned venezuelans from entering without a passport — trapping thousands of people trying to flee hardship at home. and, in one border town in brazil, residents drove out hundreds of venezuelan migrants following a robbery. bill hayton reports. the town of pacaraima, on brazil's border with venezuela, soldiers on the street protecting hundreds of venezuelan migrants being pushed back over the frontier. it followed a robbery, which local people blamed on the new arrivals. in response, they burnt down the migrant shelter. anti—migrant feeling is growing across south america. ecuador the latest to impose

restrictions on venezuelans. the sudden announcement left thousands of people stuck at border crossings. translation: we were on the road already when they put out that news, just like that, boom. on wednesday, we left, and all of a sudden, they tell us that today. we would like the ecuadorian institutions to at least help us. many of these people are heading south through colombia and ecuador to find work in peru and chile. but ecuador‘s move has trapped large numbers of venezuelans in colombia, angering the government there. translation: demanding a passport is not going to stop migration, because this population is not leaving the country for pleasure, but out of necessity. the first thing that will happen in the country that's putting this measure in place is that it will see an increase in undocumented migration.

that brings with it a lot of problems. with the ecuadorian border now closed to them, and no sign of an end to the economic chaos back home, tens of thousands of venezuelans will be stuck in colombia. a crisis in one country is now affecting an entire region. bill hayton, bbc news. despite a glittering trophy cabinet, manchester united have long been criticised for their lack of a women's team. there hasn't been one since the glazer family completed their 2005 takeover at old trafford. but that's all about to change today as a freshly—assembly squad take on rivals liverpool in the league cup. jo currie has been to meet the players. but for the past 13 years, only male players have been allowed to represent the famous red shirt after they disbanded their senior women's team in 2005. fast forward to 2018, and it's all changed.

after years of criticism, manchester united are about to re—enter the world of women's football, and this isn't a token gesture. they mean this. —— they mean business. the new team has been awarded a place in this season's championship, the second division, where they will be the only full—time team in the league. and they begin life against liverpool at the league cup this afternoon. i understand now why they didn't do it before, because this club doesn't do anything unless it's going to do it properly. they felt like the structure of the club was not right, we didn't have enough staff on board, and they've gone through quite a lot of restructure, more staffing, more people able to support the women's team. it is a whole—club philosophy that they will look after the women's team. lovely ball. greenwood for england! united may be starting off in the second tier but such is the strength, they've managed

to attract an impressive squad which also boasts current england internationals. you play for manchester united and you expect to win. since have been here, it's a winning mentality, whether it's the under eights or us as the senior team, you are expected to win and that is not pressure, that is how it should be and that is how it is at this football club were we are expected to go straight up this season and is something we all want to do, we will do it properly and will get things right on the pitch first and foremost. the club's vision, where they want to be and how they want to set it out as a football club and i think as well, manchester united, you look at the name and it's like, do you want to play for manchester united? it's an easy answer, it is such a huge club. previously, players who came to manchester united's academy had no choice but to move to other teams when they reached the age of 16, with several heading to rival manchester city, but with the club now fully behind this new women's team, the expectation is that before long, it won'tjust be united's men lifting trophies.

first there was black panther, now there s children of blood and bone. the first novel by nigerian—american author tomi adeyemi debuted at number one in the new york times bestsellers list, and has been nicknamed the african harry potter. it's the first part in the 0risha trilogy, based on the yoruba religion. and it's been so successful, tomi was offered a movie deal before the book was even released. debula kemola from bbc africa's whats new met tomi while she was on her uk book tour. i try not to think of her, but when i do, i think of rice. when mama was around, the hut always smelt of rice. i think about the way her dark skin glowed like the summer sun. the way her smile made baba come alive. the way her white hair fuzzed and coiled, an untamed crown that breathed and thrived.

tomi adeyemi has onlyjust turned 25, and she's already published a best—selling novel. with two more sequels and a movie adaptation on the way. children of blood and bone is set in the fictional land of 0risha in west africa, and is based on traditional yoruba religion. in the novel, teenagers fight and evil king to bring back the magic of their ancestors. i couldn't wait to find out what inspired her to write the book. the first inspiration for children of blood and bone came when i was in a gift shop in salvador, brazil. salvador, brazil, ithink, has the most nigerians outside of nigeria. so i guess i shouldn't have been surprised about all the cool things i was discovering that came from nigeria. when i was in this gift shop and i saw a picture of the 0risha for the first time, that was mind blowing. because, you know, i'd never seen that. i'd never imagined that we could have an african god and goddesses. and so it blew open my imagination, and the world of the book came to me. i mean, why do you think it's important that we

should be told stories about black goddesses? we don't have these stories yet. like, we can nowjust think of black panther. if we were talking in 2017, we wouldn't even have that. yes, it's steeped in nigerian culture. yes, when they use magic, they're speaking their language. but those are more of the details. it's more of the fact that you pick up this book and you see a magical, dark—skinned black girl on the cover. when you open the pages, you see blacks of all shades on the cover. you see us celebrated as the hero. you see us in epic battles. you see us get these big, twisty romances. we have the story for all of us to celebrate. tomi didn't only want to celebrate her yoruba culture and dark—skinned heroes in the novel. she also gave the lead role to girls. i don't know any women who aren't strong. you know, it was never going to not be about strong females, because that's so we have in my life, that's who inspires me, and that's someone too who i want to empower. i want to empower young

girls around the world, and even older girls around the world, to feel like the characters. but a good story is for everyone. and i think that's what's special about this book is, like, regardless of age, regardless of background, regardless of race, regardless of gender, you know, you connect with these people because the human. why did you decide to write a young—adult fiction? i was always going to write young—adult fiction love and read young—adult fiction. i think some of the best pieces of literature being created today are in young—adult fiction. but i also think too that young adults are the people who are going to save us, you know, the world is not doing so hot right now and we have a lot of adults who are repeatedly making it worse and worse and worse. and when i look at the people who are saving the world, i see, you know, this is in the united states, but, like, 11—year—old naomi walder speaking out against gun violence, specifically how it affects african american women. like, i see young children every day literally saving the world. so, to write something that can empower them to do that even more, like, feels like the best i could do to help.

that was debula kemoli from bbc whats new, speaking to tomi adeyemi. to watch more of that interview, go to youtube.com/bbcwhatsnew. 16 nurses at a hospital in the us state of arixzona have found out that they're all pregnant at the same time. max gorden, a reporterfrom the local tv station, has the story. it wasn't like they planned it. there wondering what's in the water! and they sure weren't counting on this. 0ne after another, after another, after another. 16 intensive care unit nurses at banner desert medical center in mesa, all pregnant at the same time. did we have some kind of pact going on? the boon of burgeoning bellies has increased trips to the cafeteria. simple, you know, soups, making sure the kids all right. and it has some patients a little confused. he was like, "are you all pregnant?" though there are a few limitations to the cases these nurses can treat. certain infections, and also chemotherapy drugs can be very

toxic to the foetus. but don't fear — a maternity—leave—induced nurse shortage isn't on the way. we've been planning for this for months. it's left some of these nurses learning a lesson. you find out how supportive your co—workers are of you, and your management team. it's been a good experience. in mesa, max gordon, arizona's family. now it's time for a look at the weather. here is stabbed to tell us what's going to be happening. it is looking pretty mild and cloudy for the rest of this afternoon. we have lost the morning train at least, which has cleared off into the north sea. it has left in its wa ke the north sea. it has left in its wake a lot of cloud, but very warm and humid air, much like yesterday. this evening and tonight is going to stay largely cloudy, with clear spells around in some places. it

will remain warm and muggy. cloud coming and going, overnight, lengthy clear spells developing across central and northern parts of the country. further south, quite cloudy, holding onto the breeze. still breezy, very mild and muggy. 14 to 17 still breezy, very mild and muggy. 1a to 17 degrees. bound to ten or 11 in the north with the clear skies. we are in between weather systems, widely spaced isobars, winds are lighter. producing thicker cloud here with the odd spot of light rain 01’ here with the odd spot of light rain or drizzle. to the north, brightness, and also to the south. fairly breezy through the channel islands into the far south—west of england. generally speaking, apart from some sunny spells, it will be largely cloudy once again. warm and humid, 19—25d. 0ther cricket at trent bridge in nottingham, largely dry, the odds but of drizzle. temperatures around 2a degrees. warm

and humid. into tuesday afternoon, it looks like it'll be fine for much of england and wales, good spells of sunshine to the north—west of the country. an area of low pressure is pushing in here, thicker cloud about bricks of rain, quite breezy. a bit cool in the far north—west another warm and humid one. on wednesday, the weather front is further southwards, lying in the centre of the country. a dividing line between cool the country. a dividing line between cool, bright, fresher weather to the north—west, and the warm and humid air in the south—east. even some sunshine, we could make 25 to 27 celsius. the warm air apps into the no continent on thursday, we open the floodgates. cool and fresh in the floodgates. cool and fresh in the north—west spreading south—eastwards towards friday. mild are not too far away,