elaine dunkley reporting. i'm nowjoined from truro by andreas christopheros.a beaker of sulphuric acid was thrown in his face. it happened on his own doorstep two and a half years ago. his attacker, who mistook andreas for his intended victim, was jailed for life, but that sentence has since been reduced on appeal. andreas, we are grateful to you for coming in to talk about this. it cannot be easy. when you see how much coverage has been attracted by this issue of late, do you think the rest of us have been too slow to wake up to the seriousness of this? i think it has become very shocking, shocking matter for the country. it is hard to see what the solution should have been but i believe that the real solution at this time is tougher sentencing. and with my attacker having his sentence made lighter, it seems completely wrong. you have been through so much, and trying to get your life back on track, do you feel that anyone who says that this is not as serious as i've broken attack is wrong? i would have preferred to have been shot or stabbed. 0n the first migh

elaine dunkley, bbc news.na national games in tianjin known as china's "mini 0lympics." all the different regions of the country are represented, and more than 12,000 athletes are competing across 33 sports. it's the country's top sporting event and is seen as a training ground for the real olympic games. hello. temperatures are coming down in the week ahead, make the most of any warm sunshiny hub on monday. the bulk will be across parts of england and wales, for scotland and northern ireland, weather fronts close by. winds picking up and some wet weather to come. this band of rain pushing south during the day. not too much wet weather into eastern scotland. with it, windy, some cloud increasing. north—west england into wales. for the pennines and east wales, very warm sunshine. once this green band has pushed through northern ireland in scotland, especially in the evening, brightening up again from the north. one or two showers, a spell of rain for a glasgow and fringing into edinburgh through the afternoon.

and, as elaine dunkley reports, europe's biggest street festival didn't disappoint.— a spectacle of imagination. there's the legendary soundtrack. i'm going to say roots reggae music is earth music. heroes of the sound system playing to crowds in their thousands. through this sound system, we're giving a message, yeah? a message of love, hope, and unity for everybody. but as i hear the music and that bassline resonates through my body, like i say, it's a spirit that wakes up, and it'sjust higher, higher, higher, until itjust go boom! and then i'm alive again. carnival is the caribbean, with its culture and music. archive: this street festival in notting hill is itself part of a voluntary social service... it was a celebration started by west indian immigrants facing racism and inequality in london in the 1960s. now it's the biggest street party in europe. in terms of visitor numbers, notting hill is ten times bigger than glastonbury. there are 70 performing stages, at least steel—pan bands, and a0 sound systems. i'm from rio dejaneiro, i'm from rio, and there we cele

elaine dunkley has been among them. elaine. year—on—year, this carnival has grown.he economy, but putting on a party of this size isn't easy. it's a labour of love for the organisers. so far this weekend, ambulance crews and attended 500 people and there have been 150 arrests, but bearing in mind that this event 1 arrests, but bearing in mind that this event1 million people per day let's look at the highlights of the notting hill carnival. everyone can be a king or queen at carnival. it's flamboyant, eccentric, extravagant. a spectacle of imagination. and, there is the soundtrack. roots reggae music... its earth music. the heroes of the sound system, playing to crowds in their thousands. there was fierce competition amongst the djs. this sound system, we're giving a message, yeah? a message of love and unity for everybody. but, as i hear the music, and that baseline resonates through my body, like i say, it's a spirit that wakes up, and it'sjust higher, higher, higher, untilyoujust go, oh! and then i'm alive again. carnival is the caribbean, with its culture and mus

elaine dunkley, bbc news.s had a second baby girl called daisy. he and his partner say they will do their best to raise another strong woman. and you can get in touch with me and most of the team on twitter. i'm @bbcmikeembley. thank you for watching. hello. a full uk forecast is on the way and i can tell you, it will be nothing like as disruptive or dangerous as the weather we're still seeing on the other side of the atlantic. tropical storm harvey has already delivered over one metre of rain in parts of texas. the radar picture shows the wet weather has been relentless and it continues on tuesday. we are likely to see further flooding and the problems may extend further east as well, along the gulf coast, through parts of louisiana, mississippi, alabama. the risk of tornadoes as well. this dangerous weather situation continues. back home, some spots on monday got up to 28 degrees and south—eastern areas could see something similar on tuesday. further north and west, areas of cloud working into the picture. t

elaine dunkley, bbc news.where you are. good evening. notting hill carnival has drawn to a close this year with arrests at a similar level to last year — despite heightened concerns over security. hundreds of thousands of people crowded into the streets of west london and for the second day running, respects were paid to the victims of grenfell tower, as dan freedman reports. music plays. it's carnival day two, and we're stowaways on board one of the loudest floats in the parade. well, the carnival is now in full swing. we're on board smoky joe's roadshow float. the noise is deafening, the bass is shaking my chest. but the view is something else! hello, i'mjohn hello, i'm john watson welcome to sports day. an upset at the us open. anaconda is not going the first round. kyle edmund is true. england fightback in the second test. and, news tonight that alex 0xlade—chamberlain is on the verge of moving from arsenal to london rivals chelsea. the us open has produced an upset on day one. the british number one and w

elaine dunkley, bbc news.fe priscilla had a second baby girl. he said they will do their best to raise and other strong woman. a body painting festival in south korea. dozens of people turned into a living canvases. top artist around the world took part with the models displaying the art before the judges. there was a range of criteria including the use of colour, painting techniques and originality. briefly, the menu again, north korea has fired a missile that has flown overjapan before crashing into the sea. it travelled eastwards nearly 3000 kilometres over japan's northern hokkaido island. prime minister shinzo abe said it was a serious and great threat to the nation. —— grave threat. and you can get in touch with me and most of the team on twitter, i'm @bbcmikeembley. hello. a full uk forecast is on the way and i can tell you, it will be nothing like as disruptive or dangerous as the weather we're still seeing on the other side of the atlantic. tropical storm harvey has already delivered over one metre of

elaine dunkley, bbc news. you're watching outside source live from the bbc newsroom.e is already catastrophic flooding in the us state of texas, being described as unprecedented, and the water level is expected to rise even further over the coming days. let's move to iraq, because the government says it is preparing to reclaim the city of tal afar from so—called islamic state after a week of intense fighting. it lies to the north of the country near the syrian border, it is one of the militant group's last remaining strongholds and we can show you the latest pictures from the battle ground and you might be able to see some of the government troops making a v shape with their fingers indicating victory. military officials said they faced tough resistance from is on monday and say they are being slowed by snipers, booby traps and roadside bombs. i have been speaking to bbc arabic‘s reporter about the difficulty of getting tal afar back under government control. tal afar, according to the iraqi government, is already back to the iraqi army. the important thing now is tha

elaine dunkley reporting. one of the early pioneers ivf, and freelance journalist sarina bergman, who wrote in the independent today that ivf is costly and ineffective and it is time to stop offering it on the nhs. professor winston, you would argue that there should not be a postcode lottery and the nhs shouldn't pay? thank you for putting my argument for me. i agree with that. if we have a national health service it has to be national. at the moment we have local health services because of the reforms in the health service. that leads to an equality, in equity. —— inequality. what is the right level? is it what nice specified? three cycles is reasonable. with all due respect there are a number of countries in europe which offer free ivf and have a similar cost for the health service as we do, and they are investing the same amount. so it is not just investing the same amount. so it is notjust shortage of money. it is a political leader surjan —— political decision by the commissioners. why do you believe the

elaine dunkley there.false guest started on monday, when details of the tower hamlets case was published. thejournalist the tower hamlets case was published. the journalist who wrote the storiesjoins us published. the journalist who wrote the stories joins us now. good evening to you. how typical problem do you think, and they use the word problem in inverted commas, because a lot of people don't agree with that, but help, dcb polmans? —— how common do you think the problem is? we understand that not only in areas of london, but other areas of the country, there are occasions where a white british child is placed with non—white carers. they tend to be older children. it is unusual for non—white carers. they tend to be older children. it is unusualfor a child of five years to reap placed in that environment. —— to be placed in that environment. —— to be placed in that environment. —— to be placed in that environment. the majority of people, no matter theirfaith, are trained, and go out of their way to make

elaine dunkley is there.ing hillare you can see the streets of notting hill are packed. the sound systems are playing music and the smell of chicken wafting through the air. there are those glorious outfits but today has also been hugely emotional. as well as celebration there has been commemoration. much of today has been about honouring the lives of 80 people who died in the lives of 80 people who died in the grenfell tower disaster and many more who became homeless. # when you are down... it started with a song to heal broken hearts. a promise of strength. reunited. and then... with the joyous sounds and vibrant colours of carnival, they celebrated the lives of those taken by tragedy. many wore green the grenfell, akala symbolising growth and renewal. it is in honour of the victims. i have got my own relatives who died. we love the carnival. they love the carnival. we participated every year and we would go to her house, people come from europe, people would come all over to her house, maybe 16 people slee

elaine dunkley reports. music. everyone can be a king or queen at carnival.reggae music is earth music. the heroes of the sound system, playing to crowds in their thousands. there was fierce competition amongst the djs. through this sound system, we're giving a message, yeah? a message of love, hope and unity for everybody. but, as i hear the music, and that baseline resonates through my body, like i say, it's a spirit that wakes up, and it's just higher, higher, higher. until you just go, boom! and then i'm alive again. carnival is the caribbean, with its culture and music. a celebration born out of the struggle of the west indian immigrants living in london in the 1960s. they refused to be beaten, and so, with colour and pride, they marched proudly through the streets of notting hill. today, it's the biggest street party in europe. in terms of visitor numbers, notting hill is ten times bigger than glastonbury. there are 70 performing stages, and a0 sound systems. i'm from rio dejaneiro. i'm from rio. there, we celebrate carnival in february. but, yeah, i re

elaine dunkley is there. # when you are down and out. # when you're on the street...enfell, be united. amen. and then, with the joyous sounds and vibra nt colours of carnival, they celebrated the lives of those taken by tragedy. many wore green for grenfell, a colourfor growth and renewal. it is to honour the victims. my own relatives died. we love the carnival, and my relatives loved the carnival. we participated every year, go to their house, people would come from europe. her house would be full up, 16 people sleeping on the floor. we are bringing back colour, bringing back life. at times, those watching were overwhelmed, sad for those who once had a front row seat for the biggest carnival. with laughter and love, carnival paid respect in the way it knows how. to bring us all together as a sharing, caring community, that we are one love and one community and together we are much more successful and together we celebrate the best of britain. there have been moments of reflection, stillness and solitude as well as gratitude for those who saved lives. carnival has alw

elaine dunkley, bbc news.hange attitudes towards sailing, and they're undertaking a big challenge to do it. in just a matter of days, they will begin their attempt to circumnavigate the globe. and if they manage to complete their goal, they'll be making waves in more ways than one. we have been training for the last two years as a team. when we started, there could have been initial hiccups in building the team. we have now reached a stage where we can say, ok, we are 18. we are pretty much excited, presently our preparations are on track for the long voyage. you would ask why a sailing is not so popular in india, it is because it is very expensive. we have a very long maritime history in terms of sailing, but we don't have good infrastructure. maybe people will change their reconceived notions about women and probably have more faith, maybe that will give women some confidence. we are normal people, if we can do it, so can you. good luck, ladies. wish you all the best around the world. with that we end this e

what has surprised many is the scale of the islamist terror threat in catalonia. 0ur reporter elaine dunkleyom barcelona. yes, this is las ramblas, a street hugely popular with shoppers and tourists. when fc barcelona win a major title, this is where they come to celebrate with the cup. but things couldn't be more different today. thousands of been here to mourn and pay respects. 2a hours ago, 13 were killed and more than 100 injured when a van ploughed into pedestrians. tonight, police are still searching for the driver of the vehicle, a 17—year—old sapnish nationalfrom the capital city of girona. police told us that they managed to stop a bigger terrorist attack when they managed to shoot five terrorists in cambrils. they terrorists had also used a vehicle to kill and injure people. the search for answers continues on radicalisation and extremism here in spain. barcelona, a city known for tourism, and now terrorism. like other major cities in europe, it knows the feeling of loss. and defiance in the face of a new threat. this is the first time spain has come under a major terror attack in

elaine dunkley is there. # when you are down and out.be united. and then with the joyous sounds and vibrant colours of carnival they celebrated the lives. many wore green for grenfell, a colour celebrating life and renewal. i am doing this for the victims. i had my own relatives who died. we love the carnival. she loved the carnival. we participated every year, loved the carnival. we participated every yea r, we loved the carnival. we participated every year, we went to her house, people came from europe. her house would be filled. we're bringing back colour, life. at times, those watching the procession were overwhelmed. for who once had a front row seat for the biggest carnival in europe. carnival paid respect in the way it knows how. to bring us all together as a sharing community that we are one love and one community and together we are more successful and together we celebrate the best of britain. they have been moments of reflection, stillness and solitude, as well as gratitude for those who saved lives. carnival has always had it

elaine dunkley reports # when you are down and out. when you are on the street. promise of strength. grenfell be united. and then... with the joyous sounds of vibra nt united. and then... with the joyous sounds of vibrant colours of carnival they celebrated the lives of those taken by tragedy. many wore green, the colour of growth and renewal. it is to honour the victims. my own relatives died. we love the carnival and she loved the carnival. we participated every year, go to their house, people would come from europe. her house to be full of 16 people sleeping on the floor. we are bringing back, life. at times, those watching were overwhelmed, sad and for those who once had a front row street the biggest carnival. with laughter and love, carnival paid respect in the way it knows how. to bring us all together in a shearing community that we are one love and one community and together we are much more successful and together we celebrate the best of britain. there have been moments of reflection, stillness and solitude as well as gratitude for those who saved live

here's elaine dunkley. violence and rioting, volatility has gripped prisons in england and wales.. the pressure in our prison service building for staff and inmates. get down. a breakdown in law and order caused by a shortage of staff and a growing prison population. a toxic mix according to the prison governors association. attacks on prison staff and drugs academic increasing concern around mental health and overcrowding, resources and rehabilitation, major issues for the prison service, and many are warning the system is at breaking point. earlier this week specialist teams known as tornado units were called into a prison in hertfordshire following a riot, and it did not stop there, in wiltshire there was also disturbances which resulted in violence against staff. what i would suggest the secretary of state does is very seriously consider an appeal to staff who have left recently, experienced staff, through voluntary exit schemes, to create a task force to go back into those prisons causing most concern and get back control and create a regime and create stability. if that is i

elaine dunkley, bbc news.ome soaring temperatures today. close to the record for the late august bank holiday monday. a good day to be on the beach across a good part of england. swanage in dorset, for example, lovely blue skies here. the highest temperatures were inland in the sunshine. round about 28 degrees towards the wash. contrast that with nearly 18 in scotland and northern ireland. and in between, this band of the cloud, which is still producing a little rain and drizzle. and that is sinking its way very slowly southwards overnight. ahead of it, warm air. behind it, clearer skies and some cooler and fresher air. not much rain with that band of cloud, but a significant difference between north and south. so, 10—11d in scotland and northern ireland. much warmer towards the south east. 16 or 17 after that heat of today. that band of cloud continues to trickle southwards on thursday. not much rain on there, but a fair bit of cloud beginning to arrive in the south west of england, across wales, towards the