compensation to the former head of the army, lord bramall, and the family of the late home secretary, lord brittan, who were both falsely accused of child sexual abuse. the value of the pay outs has not been confirmed. lord bramall and lord brittan were accused by the same man — who is now being investigated for perverting the course of justice. more than m00 people have died and a0 million have been left homeless or displaced after catastrophic flooding across several south asian countries. parts of india's financial centre, mumbai, are under several feet of water and in the eastern state of bihar, more than 500 people have been killed. president trump has arrived in texas for the second time, to see what more can be done for people driven out of their homes by hurricane harvey. he'll make a point of meeting survivors and talking to volunteers, after facing criticism that last time he spoke only to officials leading the response to the storm. he'll also go to neighbouring louisiana which was badly hit by the storm. half a million households in the affected region have asked for help. nearly 60,00

the headlines at seven: the retired field marshal lord bramall, and the family of the late lord brittan receive compensation from the police, overfalse child abuse accusations. more than m00 people have died and a0 million have been left homeless or displaced after catastrophic flooding across several south asian countries. president trump and the first lady touchdown in texas for the second time this week, to visit those affected by the us flooding. he praises the people of texas.” think it is then a wonderful thing for the country only want to watch, although it has been hard. a campaign group says more than 700 homes have been burned down in one village — as tens of thousands head to bangladesh. investigators say the chemical cloud that affected parts of east sussex last weekend, may have been caused by emissions from shipwrecks. good evening and welcome to bbc news. the metropolitan police has confirmed, it's paid compensation, to the former chief of the defence staff, field marshal lord bramall, and the family of the late home secretary, lord brittan. both men had been falsely accu

the retired field marshal lord bramall and the family of the late lord brittan receive compensation from the police over false child abuse accusations. tens of thousands of rohingya muslims flee violence in myanmar, escaping a military crackdown. also in the next hour, we will take another look at the sunday papers. the sunday times says theresa may has secretly approved a £50 billion divorce bill with the eu. good evening. president trump has been meeting people affected by tropical storm harvey in texas, his second visit to the state in a week. he has asked congress for close to $8 billion of initialfunding to help the recovery effort after the devastating floods. but some say their situation has been made worse by reports the white house is considering ending an amnesty for thousands of illegal migrants who came to the us as children, many of whom live in texas. james cook reports. americans look to their president. he is expected, required, to show empathy, leadership and unity. today, donald trump did deliver hugs and handshakes, and over the past week, the commander—in—chief‘s resp

the retired field marshal lord bramall, and the family of the late lord brittan receive compensationrom the police, overfalse child abuse accusations. more than m00 people have died and a0 million have been left homeless or displaced — after catastrophic flooding across several south asian countries a campaign group says hundreds of homes have been burned down in one village — as tens of thousands head to bangladesh. and investigators say the chemical cloud that affected parts of east sussex last weekend, may have been caused by emissions from shipwrecks. good evening and welcome to bbc news. president trump has been visiting texas for the second time in a week in the aftermath of storm harvey. earlier he visited a relief centre in houston for the victims of the flooding. mr trump had previously faced criticism for not meeting survivors when he travelled to the state four days ago. last night, the white house asked congress to approve six million pounds in emergency funding. the president is now travelling to neighbouring louisiana, which was also badly hit. speaking from the relief

the retired field marshal lord bramall, and the family of the late lord brittan receive compensation from the police, overfalse child abuse accusations. more than m00 people have died and 14 more than m00 people have died and 1a million have been left homeless or displaced after catastrophic flooding across several south asian countries. on his second visit this week, president trump praises the people of texas as he meets those affected by flooding there. as tough as this was it's been a wonderful thing. i think even for the country to watch and the world to watch. it's been beautiful. sixth formers excluded from a school because of their results will be able to return, their lawyer has confirmed. also in the next hour — rohingya muslims continue to flee violence in myanmar. a campaign group says hundreds of homes have been burned down in one village — as tens of thousands head to bangladesh. lewis hamilton breaks michael schumacher‘s record as he secures top spot. good evening and welcome to bbc news. the metropolitan police has confirmed, it's paid compensation, to the former chie

metropolitan police pays compensation to retired field marshal lord bramall, and the family of the late lord brittan over false accusations of child sex abuse. nearly 60,000 rohingya, the muslim minority in myanmar, have fled the country after violence erupted a week ago. so many people were killed. they just set fire to everything. ijust ran. they were shooting at us and i got hit. there were people whose throats were slashed with knives. more than 1,400 people have died and a0 million have been left homeless or displaced after catastrophic flooding across south asia. paying for road closures. new proposals to charge utility companies by the hour for roadworks which cause disruption. also in the next hour, unseen footage of comedian tony hancock has been found almost 50 years after his death. and you can hear some of that episode and around 20 minutes. and robot nurses, robot rabbits and dancing aliens. this week's click takes a look at the latest technological developments. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. we start with some breaking news this afternoon. that has come within the last half—h

compensation to the former head of the army lord bramall, and the family of the late home secretary lord brittan, who were falsely accused of child sexual abuse. a campaign group says more than 700 homes have been burned down in a rohingya muslim village as tens of thousands of the minority group continue to flee the country. more than 1,400 people have died and a0 million have been left homeless or displaced after catastrophic flooding across several south asian countries. utility companies could be charged by the hourfor digging up busy roads in england in a bid

metropolitan police pays compensation to retired field marshal lord bramall, and the family of the late lord brittan over false accusations of child sex abuse. nearly 60,000 rohingya, the muslim minority in myanmar, have fled the country after violence erupted a week ago. so many people were killed. theyjust set fire to everything. ijust ran. they were shooting at us and i got hit. there were people whose throats were slashed with knives. more than 1,400 people have died and a0 million have been left homeless or displaced after catastrophic flooding across south asia. also in the next hour: utility companies could be charged by the hour for digging—up busy roads in england. new proposals to charge utility companies hope to encourage contractors to speed up their work and reduce delays. and coming up, a personal perspective of some the major events in history in witness at 2:30. that includes the partition of india in 1947. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. the metropolitan police has confirmed it has paid compensation to the former chief of the defence staff field marshal lord bramall, and the

chief of the defence staff, field marshal lord bramall, and the family of the late home secretary, lord brittanwere both falsely accused of child sexual abuse. both men were named by an informant known as nick, who's now being investigated for allegedly perverting the course ofjustice. angus crawford reports. they were horrifying allegations, of a paedophile ring at the heart of the establishment — but they all proved to be false. during 0peration midland, police raided the homes of the former chief of the defence staff lord bramall, ex—home secretary leon brittan, and former tory mp harvey proctor. all on the say—so of this one man, nick, whose real identity can't be revealed. but a scathing review of the investigation found: nick's credibility wasn't properly assessed, search warrants were inaccurate, and the investigation went on too long. it's now been confirmed that lord bramall and lord brittan‘s widow have received compensation from the met. reports suggest as much as £100,000. the d—day veteran, speaking last year, questioned the way detectives handled the inquiry. i've never complained

compensation to the former head of the army, lord bramall, and the family of the late home secretary, lord brittanwere falsely accused of child sexual abuse. a campaign group says more than 700 homes have been burned down in a rohingya muslim village, as tens of thousands of the minority group continue to flee the country. the headlines: it's believed more than 1,400 people have died and a0 million have been left homeless or displaced after catastrophic flooding across several south asian countries. utility companies could be charged by the hourfor digging up busy roads in england in a bid to encourage contractors to speed up their work and reduce delays. and a grammar school in south—east london has reversed its decision to force some a—level pupils to leave halfway through their courses because they weren't expected to gain high enough grades. now on bbc news, witness. hello, i am lucy hockings. welcome to witness, here at the british library in london. this month we have another five people who have witnessed extraordinary moments in history first—hand. we will be remembering a royal wedding in

the defence staff, field marshal lord bramall, and the family of the late former home secretary, lord brittanad been falsely accused of child sexual abuse by an informant, who's now being investigated, for allegedly perverting the course of justice. here's tom symonds. they were claims which seemed to go right to the heart of power in britain — child sexual abuse and murder. after a ill—month investigation, which went nowhere, a review concluded the claims were false. but not before police had raided the homes of lord bramall, one of britain's most senior former military figures, lord brittan, the former home secretary, who had died, and harvey proctor, once a conservative mp. names among those offered by this man, known as nick, who still can't be named for legal reasons. a retired judge found police had failed to properly assess his credibility, applications for search warrants contained inaccuracies, and the investigation went on too long. it is thought lord bramall and lord brittan‘s family have received around £100,000 each in compensation from the police. i've never complained about bei

the retired field marshal lord bramall, and the family of the late lord brittan receive compensationsations. more than 11100 people have died and a0 million have been left homeless or displaced — after catastrophic flooding across several south asian countries a campaign group says hundreds of homes have been burned down in one village — as tens of thousands head to bangladesh.

compensation to the former head of the army lord bramall, and the family of the late home secretary lord brittan, who were falsely accused of child sexual abuse. a campaign group says more than 700 homes have been burned down in a rohingya muslim village as tens of thousands of the minority group continue to flee the country. more than 1,400 people have died and a0 million have been left homeless or displaced after catastrophic flooding across several south asian countries. utility companies could be charged by the hourfor digging up busy roads in england in a bid to encourage contractors to speed up their work and reduce delays. now on bbc news, it's click. this week: robot nurses. robot rabbits. and disco—dancing aliens. it's technology that will put a smile on your face, literally. believe it or not, modern nursing as we know it only dates back to the 1800s, to the time of florence nightingale and other pioneers. the royal college of nursing here in london is now in its ioist year. for all the life—saving technology that we've seen, the actual act of nursing itself is one relationship that so

chief of the defence staff, field marshal lord bramall, and the family of the late home secretary, lord brittann falsely accused of child sexual abuse by an informant, who's now being investigated for allegedly perverting the course ofjustice. here's tom symonds. they were claims which seemed to go right to the heart of power in britain — child sexual abuse and murder. after a iii—month investigation, which went nowhere, a review concluded the claims were false. but not before police had raided the homes of lord bramall, one of britain's most senior former military figures, lord brittan, the former home secretary, who had died, and harvey proctor, once a conservative mp. names among those offered by this man, known as nick, who still can't be named for legal reasons. a retired judge found police had failed to properly assess his credibility, applications for search warrants contained inaccuracies, and the investigation went on too long. it is thought lord bramall and lord brittan‘s family have received around £100,000 each in compensation from the police. i've never complained about being inves

the retired field marshal lord bramall, and the family of the late lord brittan receive compensations several south asian countries. on his second visit this week, president trump praises the people of texas as he meets those affected by flooding there. as tough as this was it's been a wonderful thing. i think even for the country to watch and the world to watch. it's been beautiful. sixth formers excluded from a school because of their results will be able to return, their lawyer has confirmed.

compensation to the former head of the army, lord bramall, and the family of the late home secretary lord brittan, who were falsely accused of child sexual abuse. more than m00 people have died and a0 million have been left homeless or displaced after catastrophic flooding across several south asian countries. police arrest a man after a crossbow bolt was fired into the oval cricket ground during a match on thursday. a campaign group says more than 700 homes have been burned down in a rohingya muslim village — as tens of thousands of the minority group continue to flee the country. we will cross live to houston where president trump has arrived. he arrived a half hour ago in texas. this is one of the relief centres we believe he will be visiting with the first lady melania, and he will also be visiting louisiana, with people saying they hope he will be the comforter in chief. we'll have more of that at the top of that are so stay tuned to that but in the meantime we will cross to the bbc sports centre now for sportsday. hello and welcome to sportsday. a record 69th pole for lewis hamilton. he ove

the retired field marshal lord bramall and the family of the late lord brittan receive compensation fromtens of thousands of rohingya muslims flee violence in myanmar, escaping a military crackdown. also in the next hour, we will take another look at the sunday papers. the sunday times says theresa may has secretly approved a £50 billion

compensation to the former head of the army, lord bramall, and the family of the late home secretary lord brittan falsely accused of child sexual abuse. more than 1,400 people have died and a0 million have been left homeless or displaced after catastrophic flooding across several south asian countries. on his second visit this week, president trump praises the people of texas as he meets those affected by flooding there. a campaign group says more than 700 homes have been burned down in a rohingya muslim village, as tens of thousands of the minority group continue to flee myanmar. my guess is marcel thereux, and we are talking about his story about storytelling, and why it matters. hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me are nigel nelson, who is the political editor at the sunday mirror and sunday people, and the political commentatorjo phillips. tomorrow's front pages: the observer says that the prime minister, theresa may, is facing a revolt from remain supporting conservative mps over the upcoming brexit bill. the same story leads the sunday

metropolitan police pays compensation to retired field marshal lord bramall, and the family of the late lord brittan. nearly 60,000 rohingya, the muslim minority in myanmar, have fled the country after violence erupted a week ago. so many people were killed. theyjust set fire to everything. ijust ran. they were shooting at us and i got hit. there were people whose throats were slashed with knives. more than 1,400 people have died and a0 million have been left homeless or displaced after catastrophic flooding across south asia. also in the next hour: utility companies could be charged by the hour for digging—up busy roads in england. new proposals to charge utility companies hope to encourage contractors to speed

compensation to the former head of the army, lord bramall, and the family of the late home secretary, lord brittanly accused of child sexual abuse. more than 1,400 people have died and a0 million have been left homeless or displaced after catastrophic flooding across several south asian countries. on his second visit this week, president trump praises the people of texas as he meets those affected by flooding there. a campaign group says more than 700 homes have been burned down in a rohingya muslim village — as tens of thousands of the minority group continue to flee the country now on bbc news, historian adam smith explores the great american divide between the small town and the big city in from out of town. for decades, our country has lived through the greatestjobs theft in the history of the world. you people know it better than anybody, in pennsylvania. 0ur factories were shuttered, our steel mills closed down, and ourjobs were stolen away and shipped far away. how did donald trump pull off his surprise victory? he did it partly by appealing to the feeling that, across the usa, small towns

chief of the defence staff, field marshal lord bramall, and the family of the late home secretary, lord brittano's now being investigated for allegedly perverting the course of justice. angus crawford reports. they were horrifying allegations, of a paedophile ring at the heart of the establishment — but they all proved to be false.

compensation to the former head of the army, lord bramall, and the family of the late home secretary, lord brittany accused of sexually abusing children. the police have confirmed they've settled both cases, president trump has asked congress for nearly eight billion dollars of emergency funding after the floods in texas and louisiana. he will visit texas again later today, to assess the flood damage caused by storm harvey. mr trump will fly to houston, where he'll meet survivors, and volunteers involved in the relief effort. 0ur north america correspondent, barbara plett—usher, has been out with the emergency services to assess the damage. the sheriffs of houston are still working 12—hour shifts, even though the floodwaters they battled earlier in the week are mostly gone. like nothing they have ever experienced before, a disaster on a scale rarely seen in the us. the water was over this bridge right here. they remember the ones they were not able to rescue. some of them weren't able to get out in time for them to get help, and they were basically stuck inside their house, you know. and they're c

compensation to the former head of the army, lord bramall, and the family of the late home secretary, lord brittanalsely accused of sexually abusing children. the police have confirmed they've settled both cases, but won't reveal the amount paid — it's reported to be a grammar school — which forced pupils to leave half way through their course because of their exam results — has reversed its decision. parents at st 0laves in south—east london began legal action, after students who did not get at least a b grade at as—level were told they could not continue. the lawyer representing the families says the school has changed its mind. earlier our news correspondent told me more. it's almost like a policy of post—selection which is on the surface is unlawful. it's an outstanding school founded in the 16th century, a long history of academic achievement. this year it got 96% of a* to b at a—level. there in appears to lie the problem, it was an open secret at the school that if in your first year of a—level study you didn't hit b grades in all your subjects, you would be asked to leave. this year it appe