i'm rachel schofield. the headlines.en the worst of the flooding triggered by tropical storm harvey, which has left 20 people dead and displaced 30,000 others. north korea says its firing of a missile overjapan is "the first step" of its military operations in the pacific. theresa may says britain stands shoulder to shoulder with japan in the face of north korean aggression — she's in the country to discuss trade deals post brexit. and in the next hour a review of building and fire regulations is launched months after the grenfell tower fire. the chair of the independent inquiry says she believes it is inevitable there are failings in the system. and princes william and harry visit a memorial garden for their mother, on the eve of the 20th anniversary of her death.

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

i'm rachel schofield.ts 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

this is bbc news, i'm rachel schofield. the headlines at 11am. the manhunt continues. find younes abouyaaqoub, the man now believed to have driven a van into crowds in barcelona, killing 13 people. relatives of a seven—year—old boy, missing in in the city, have flown to spain to search for him. british bornjulian cadman became separated from his mother during the van attack. iam i am live in barcelona, a city still trying to come to terms with the horrific events of the last couple of days, but also one paying tribute to those who died in a terror attack. steve bannon, donald trump's former chief strategist, has vowed to go to war with the president's opponents, after being fired from his job. also in the next hour, we'll get the latest on major

i'm rachel schofield. the headlines at 3:00pm: a rock star, jailed for depraved child abuse, could have been caught years earlier if a key witness had been believed. the singer's former girlfriend reported him to the police many times, but she was never taken seriously. she, time after time asked them to look at her laptop where she had an e—mailfrom him with photographs of children and they didn't want to look at it. a warning of potential major disruption on the railways and the roads this weekend as millions prepare for the bank holiday amid engineering works on some of the country's busiest routes. a south korean scandal as the heir to the samsung empire is sentenced to five years in prison for bribery and embezzlement. at least 1a people have been killed in violent protests over the rape it's due to hit the sourthern united states tonight and is set to be the worst hurricane since katrina. at least 1a people have been killed in violent protests over the rape conviction of a popular religious leader in

this is bbc news, i'm rachel schofield. the headlines at 11am. the manhunt continues. police mount a major operation to find younes abouyaaqoub, the man now believed to have driven a van into crowds in barcelona, killing 13 people. relatives of a seven—year—old boy, missing in in the city, have flown to spain to search for him. british bornjulian cadman became separated from his mother during the van attack. iam i am live in barcelona, a city still trying to come to terms with the horrific events of the last couple of days, but also one paying tribute to those who died in a terror attack. steve bannon, donald trump's former chief strategist, has vowed to go to war with the president's opponents, after being fired from his job. also in the next hour, we'll get the latest on major flooding across south asia, which has left as many as 500 dead. the situation is expected to worsen this weekend. and stars from stage and screen have continued to pay tribute to sir bruce forsyth who died yesterday at the age of 89. good morning, and welcome to bbc news. spanish police say the

this is bbc news with rachel schofield.ivers are charged with dangerous driving offences, after the m1 crash in which eight people were killed. a shift in brexit policy — labour says britain should stay in the single market and customs union for a period after the leaving the eu. the notting hill carnival gets under way in west london — a minute's silence will be held in a hours' time for the victims of the nearby grenfell tower. american boxer floyd mayweather confirms his victory over irish martial arts star conor mcgregor will be his final fight. and in half an hour, newsbeat asks if it's time for change over attitudes to the legalisation of cannabis.

i'm rachel schofield.ed with dangerous driving offences after the m1 crash in which eight people were killed. a shift in brexit policy — labour says britain should stay in the single market and customs union for a period after leaving the eu. the notting hill carnival is opened with a ceremony to remember the victims of grenfell. a minute's silence will be held this afternoon. one of the most anticipated boxing matches ever, but did it live up to the hype? floyd mayweather extended his perfect career record to 50 fights unbeaten — by stopping conor mcgregor in the 10th round. and coming up in half an hour, dateline london.

earlier, today my colleague rachel schofield spoke to new york observer columnist andre walker.for two years, between 2014 and 2016. he began by giving an insight into what it was like to work with mr bannon. i used to work as a house of commons staffer before i worked for breitbart. you're used to people being polite and friendly to your face and stabbing you in the back. steve bannon is not like that. he's very direct. he's very focussed. he seemed to only 3 doors 0r four hours a night —— only three orfour hours a night —— only three orfour hours a night. i can understand how the establishment hated him because of his directness. but he hates them as well so it was a mutual feeling. that tough talking makes us think that trump would like that. we see him being a man who kind of speaks his mind, puts it out there. what unravelled the relationship there? the bannon narrative to be that the problem here is that not everybody in the white house is ideologically on side. there are a series of people more like the republican establishment which steve bannon hates. he sometimes felt

you're watching the bbc news channel with rachel schofield.unced that it will take steps to boost security at tourist resorts, following the van attack in barcelona, which killed 13 people. police are still searching for three men, alleged to have been involved in the attacks in barcelona and cambrils. at a news conference in the last hour, the spanish interior minister said the threat level would stay at one notch below the maximum, meaning that police will remain in charge of security on the streets, rather than the military. is is attending a special meeting to do with terrorism, which deals with all this spanish expert on the subject of terrorism, and those who bears no the risks and a threats to which we have been confronted. this meeting... all the relevant forces we re meeting... all the relevant forces were present, the police, the civic guard, the national police, the centre against organised crime, the intelligence agency and the tom and is for police forces. it is of capital importance at the moment for oui’ capital importance at th

i'm rachel schofield. two lorry drivers are charged with dangerous driving offences after the m1 crash in which eight people were killed. a shift in brexit policy — labour says britain should stay in the single market and customs union for a period after leaving the eu. the notting hill carnival is opened with a ceremony to remember the victims of grenfell. a minute's silence will be held this afternoon. american boxer floyd mayweather confirms his victory over irish martial arts star conor mcgregor will be his final fight. the match, said to be the richest in history, was mayweather‘s 50th consecutive win. and in half an hour click hits the road, the rail and the water as the teams heads to india to check how the country keeps connected.

this is bbc news, i'm rachel schofield. the headlines at 12pm. the manhunt continues.unes abouyaaqoub, the man now believed to have driven a van into crowds in barcelona, killing 13 people. relatives of a seven—year—old boy, missing in in the city, have flown to spain to search for him. british bornjulian cadman became separated from his mother during the van attack. steve bannon, donald trump's former chief strategist, has vowed to go to war with the president's opponents, after being fired from his job. also in the next hour, we'll get the latest on major flooding across south asia, which has left as many as 500 dead. the situation is expected to worsen this weekend. and stars from stage and screen have continued to pay tribute to sir bruce forsyth who died yesterday at the age of 89.

i'm rachel schofield. the headlines at 11: two lorry drivers are charged with dangerous driving offences after the m1 crash in which eight people were killed. a shift in brexit policy — labour says britain should stay in the single market and customs union for a period after leaving the eu. the notting hill carnival is opened with a ceremony to remember the victims of grenfell. a minute's silence will be held this afternoon. one of the most anticipated boxing matches ever, but did it live up to the hype? floyd mayweather extended his perfect career record to 50 fights unbeaten — by stopping conor mcgregor in the 10th round. and coming up in half an hour, dateline london. good morning and welcome to bbc news. two lorry drivers have been charged over a crash on the m1 yesterday, which left eight people dead and four with serious injuries. six men and two women were killed when the minibus they were in collided with two lorries near milton keynes. our correspondent andy moore is here. before we come to this l

this is bbc news with rachel schofield. the headlines at 10:28am.collision on the m1 near milton keynes in which eight people were killed. labour says britain should remain in the single market and customs union for a transitional period after brexit. the shift in policy would mean continuing to accept the free movement of labour after 2019. going green for grenfell. organisers of the notting hill carnival encourage those attending to wear green ina encourage those attending to wear green in a display of reference and respect amid the revelry. a minute's silence will be held to remember victims this afternoon. officials in texas are warning of catastrophic flooding to come in the wa ke catastrophic flooding to come in the wake of hurricane herve. rescue effo rts wake of hurricane herve. rescue efforts are being hampered by strong winds. hundreds of homes without power. now on bbc news we are going behind the scenes of britain's city of culture with a special programme on hold's year—long festival of arts and culture. —— hull's year—long festival. we

i'm rachel schofield. the headlines at midday: two lorry drivers are charged with dangerous driving offences after the m1 crash in which eight people were killed. a shift in brexit policy — labour says britain should stay in the single market and customs union for a period after leaving the eu. the notting hill carnival is opened with a ceremony to remember the victims of grenfell. a minute's silence will be held this afternoon. american boxer floyd mayweather confirms his victory over irish martial arts star conor mcgregor will be his final fight. the match, said to be the richest in history, was mayweather‘s 50th consecutive win. and in half an hour click hits the road, the rail and the water as the teams heads to india to check how the country keeps connected. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. two lorry drivers have been charged over a crash on the m1 yesterday, which left eight people dead and four with serious injuries. six men and two women were killed when the minibus they were in collided wit

this is bbc news with rachel schofield. the headlines at 2.00: two lorry drivers are charged with dangerous driving offences, after the m1 crash in which eight people were killed. a shift in brexit policy — labour says britain should stay in the single market and customs union for a period after the leaving the eu. the notting hill carnival gets under way in west london — a minute's silence will be held in a hours‘ time for the victims of the nearby grenfell tower. american boxer floyd mayweather confirms his victory over irish martial arts star conor mcgregor will be his final fight. and in half an hour, newsbeat asks if it's time for change over attitudes to the legalisation of cannabis. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. the drivers of two lorries involved in a collision on the m1 motorway that killed eight people have been charged with causing death by dangerous driving. four other passengers in the minibus that was crushed remain in hospital. andy moore reports. the minibus involved in yesterday's crash was carryi

i'm rachel schofield.lcome to bbc newsroom live. 70 years ago tonight, 200 years of british colonial rule in india came to an end and the country was partitioned into two independent nation states — hindu—majority india and muslim—majority pakistan. the result was the one of the largest mass migrations ever recorded. pakistan celebrates its independence day today, with india marking the occasion tomorrow. in 1947, after months of political deadlock, britain agreed to divide the country in two. a separate and mainly muslim nation, pakistan, was created to meet concerns that the large muslim minority would be at a disadvantage in hindu—majority india. partition triggered one of the great calamities of the modern era, perhaps the biggest movement of people, outside war and famine, that the world has ever seen. no one knows the precise numbers, but an estimated 12 million people found themselves on the wrong side of the border: hindus and sikhs moved to india and muslims travelled in the opposite direction to

i'm rachel schofield. the headlines at 8.00. the texas governor says his state has not yet seen the worst of the flooding triggered by tropical storm harvey, which has left 20 people dead and displaced thirty—thousand others. there will be ongoing challenges, both during the time rain continues to fall, as well how's that for four week to come. north korea says its firing of a missile overjapan is "the first step" of its military operations in the pacific. theresa may says britain stands shoulder to shoulder with japan in the face of north korean aggression — she's in the country to discuss trade deals post brexit. and ten weeks after the grenfell tower fire — a review of building and fire regulations is launched. the chair of the independent inquiry says it's inevitable that she'll find failings. and princes william and harry visit a memorial garden for their mother, on the eve of the 20th anniversary of her death. good evening and welcome to bbc news. tropical storm harvey, which has caused devastation in texas, is now heading

i'm rachel schofield.ported him to the police many times, but she was never taken seriously. she, time after time asked them to look at her laptop where she had an e—mailfrom him with photographs of children and they didn't want to look at it. a warning of potential major disruption on the railways and the roads this weekend as millions prepare for the bank holiday amid engineering works on some of the country's busiest routes.

i'm rachel schofield. this is bbc news.ht people were killed yesterday. labour says britain should remain in the single market after britain leave the eu to avoid the economy falling off a cliff edge. going green for grenfell. organisers of the notting hill carnival encourage attendees to wear green in a display of reverence and respect amidst the revelry. a minute's silence will be held to remember victims this afternoon. officials in texas are warning of catastrophic flooding to come in the wake of hurricane harvey. rescue efforts are being hampered by strong winds and thousands of homes are without power. coming up in a few minutes our sunday morning edition of the papers. this morning's reviewers are prashant rao from the international new york times and robert fox of the london evening standard. before the papers, the sport and a full round—up, from the bbc sport centre. good morning, nick. good morning, everyone. former heavyweight champion lennox lewis says floyd mayweatherjunior took conor mcgregor to school in thei

rachel schofield is in the bbc newsroom with a summary of the rest of the day's news.n of the parole board nick hardwick says ministers "must act now" to address the backlog of prisoners serving an indeterminate jail term. the sentence, known as imprisonment for public protection, or ipp, was abolished in 2012 but more than 3000 people in england and wales are still being held with no release date. the ministry ofjustice says it's working to process these cases as quickly as possible. and we'll have more on that story in a few minutes. arrests of passengers suspected of being drunk at uk airports and on flights have risen by 50% in the past year, according to an investigation carried out by panorama. critics of the airline industry say a voluntary code on alcohol sales isn't working, and want the government to amend licensing laws. a spokesman for the home office said they will respond in due course. a man has been charged with the murder of a grandfather who was attacked as he walked his dogs in norfolk. the body of 83—year—old peter wrighton was found in woodland nea

with me are kevin schofield, editor of politicshome, and journalist rachel shabi. tomorrow's front pages, starting with the mail on sunday which reports that theresa may intends to crack down on excessive bosses pay. the observer leads with news that labour want the uk to remain in the single market for several years after brexit. the sunday times says more than 100 academy school chain heads are earning more than the prime minister. the sunday express front page is dedicated to the fatal crash on the m1where eight people lost their lives. the sunday telegraph reports on weaknesses in parliament's security exposed by security service tests. starting off, should we start with the observer and the news that labour are making this dramatic shift? is it really that dramatic? maybe not. this front—page is coming offa maybe not. this front—page is coming off a piece britain by the shadow ra kes off a piece britain by the shadow rakes it —— the shadow brexit secretary. he is saying that labour wants to stay ina is saying that labour wants to stay in a customs union in the

30pm this evening in the papers — our guests joining me tonight are kevin schofield editor of politicshome and journalist racheld in dorset. the historic plane came down near compton abbas airfield near shaftesbury. police said the pilot and his passenger were both in their sixties. the air accident investigation branch has been informed. two men in a small plane have died as it crashed the head of economics at eton college has left the school after an investigation into claims he had circulated questions from an upcoming exam to other teachers. the public school said it deeply regrets the incident involving mo tanweer — who was also deputy headmaster of academics. it says the pupils who took the a level—equivalent exam have had their results amended accordingly. hurricane harvey has hit the texas coastline with winds of 130 miles per hour. it's the most powerful storm to hit the us mainland in more than a decade. the high winds have caused dozens of injuries with some residents feared to be trapped in collapsed buildings. tens of thousands of homes are without power and there are warnings of flooding in severa

30pm this evening in the papers — our guests joining me tonight are kevin schofield editor of politicshome and journalist rachelclose to buckingham palace last night drove directly at a police car before reaching for a four—foot sword. the 26—year—old man from luton is said to have shouted "god is great" in arabic as he launched his assault, which left three officers injured. chi chi izundu has the details. concerned tourists looked on after reports of a terror incident at one of the country's most high—profile destinations. london's metropolitan police say that around 8:30pm last night a blue toyota prius was deliberately driven into a marked police car in a restricted area near buckingham palace. the car stopped and when officers went to investigate they were attacked by a suspect with a four foot sword. cs gas was used as part of the arrest. and during the struggle the individual repeatedly shouted the words "allahu akbar". the individual was quickly brought under control. he's a 26—year—old male from the luton area. i'm glad to say he is now in custody at a central london police station. detectives believe