it has been called a 100—year flood, but more heavy rain is forecast in india's southern state of keralastate funeral for many of the victims of italy's bridge collapse, as more bodies are found in the rubble. and the two koreas march as one at the opening of the asian games, to rapturous applause. leading figures from around the world have paid tribute to the former un secretary general kofi annan, who has died at the age of 80. he spent his career with the united nations and was awared a nobel peace prize for his humanitarian work. in his home country, ghana, president nana akufo—addo said flags would fly at half—mast for a week in mourning, to honour one of our greatest compatriots. james robbins looks back at his life. a warning that there are flashing images in his report. i, kofi annan. .. the softly spoken lifelong diplomat from ghana was sworn in to lead the united nations back in 1996. he was already a hugely respected figure, but this was an age of relative innocence. 9/11 was still five years away, the iraq war seven years in the future. congratulations, sir. applause. kofi an

india's military intensifies its rescue operations in the flood—hit southern state of kerala, more than50 people have died. many people are still trapped in their houses in many places. i hope they get out very soon. we could not stay there any more and i'm thankful for the people who us out of there. the boss of the fashion label superdry has given a i million pound donation to the campaign for another eu referendum. 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 our sunday morning edition of the papers is at 9.35 — this mornings reviewers are journalists and writers, james rampton and eve pollard. a 29—year—old man has been charged with two counts of attempted murder, after a car hit people outside the houses of parliament on tuesday. salih khater, who was born in sudan and was living in birmingham, will appear before magistrates tomorrow. three people were injured when the car crashed into security barriers in westminster. our correspondentjon donnison gave us the

india's military intensifies its rescue operations in the flood—hit southern state of kerala.lmost 200 people have died in the last 10 days. many people are still trapped in their houses in many places. i hope they get help very soon. we could not stay there any more and i'm thankfulfor the people who brought us out of there. the boss of the fashion label superdry has given a £1 million donation to the campaign for another eu referendum. 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. as hundreds of thousands of venezuelans flee their crisis—stricken country, there are violent clashes on the brazilian border, and ecuador brings in new rules to stop the flow of migrants. also coming up, a baby boom with a difference at a hospital in arizona. 16 nurses, who all work in the same intensive care unit, fall pregnant at the same time. and coming up — reaction to the death of the former un secretary general with a panel of foreignjournalists. that's dateline london

to the program of flooding in india is showing no signs of abating rescuers in the southern state of karen are stepping up efforts to bring food and water to hundreds of thousands of people stranded by the high waters more than three hundred fifty people have already died. or that the death toll could rise. with much of the state underwater thousands across carol are still waiting for rescue ten days of relentless monsoon rains have brought chaos to this popular tourist destination. landslides and bridge collapses have left many areas cut off boats and helicopters the only way out but rescue is not always possible the flow is very. very difficult to go towards that. is all that they can give into. there is to provide food and water to them so that they can at least so i feel the water recedes a nationwide drive is underway to send relief equipment to carry. out in neighboring syria suffering a lot i need to give you all my energy and my time to help them a lot. with parents communication lines down and essential supplies running short trains carrying clean drinking water and rice hav

india's military intensifies its rescue operations in the flood—hit southern state of kerala.lmost 200 people have died in the last 10 days. many people are still trapped in their houses in many places. i hope they get help very soon. we could not stay there any more 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 they 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. 16 nurses, who all work in the same intensive care unit, fall pregnant at the same time. coming up, the click team reminisce about a summer of sport. that's in half an hour's time on bbc news. indian rescuers in helicopters and boats have braved torrential rain to re

hundreds killed and thousands more stranded india's southern state of carolina is hit by the worst flooding in nearly a century. and i'm nick lowe this is al jazeera live from london also coming up in the program to keep rejects another appeal to free the pastor at the heart of its role with the united states as its currency goes into a tailspin and more sanctions all threatens. u.s. president donald trump read directs millions in funding for syria warning it won't give any more money to hold as a credible peace process. and they were and can promise is a new era of responsibility and prosperity for pakistan as he's formally elected the new prime minister. so we begin in india where over three hundred people have died in flooding in the southern state of kera thousands more have been left stranded with troops and local fisherman staging desperate rescue attempts power communications are also down and there are fresh alerts of more torrential rain to come but it's a myth as a report. hundreds of soldiers have been sent to caroline to lead the rescue effort. thousands of people are stranded a

it has been called a 100—year flood, but more heavy rain is forecast in india's southern state of kerala of italy's bridge collapse, as more bodies are found in the rubble. and the two koreas march as one at the opening of the asian games, to rapturous applause.

it's been called a "hundred year flood" but more heavy rain is forecast in india's southern state oferala. a state funeral for many of the victims of italy's bridge collapse as more bodies are found in the rubble. hello and welcome to bbc news. leading figures from around the world have paid tribute to the former un secretary—general, kofi annan, who's died at the age of 80. he spent his career with the united nations, and was awared a nobel peace prize for his humanitarian work. james robbins looks back at his life — a warning that there are flashing images in his report. i, kofi annan. .. the softly spoken lifelong diplomat from ghana was sworn in to lead the united nations back in 1996. he was already a hugely respected figure, but this was an age of relative innocence — 9/11 was still five years away, the iraq war seven years in the future. congratulations, sir. applause. kofi annan tried to prevent this — the invasion and toppling of saddam hussein by george bush and tony blair without the support of the un security council. kofi annan later called it illegal. i think, as secret

indian authorities are worried about the outbreak of disease in the southern state of carola following the worst floods in a century of surrender the rains have eased but there are now health fears for the seven hundred twenty five thousand people who are crammed in relief camps in rescuers are also continuing efforts to reach people cut off for days many of them without food and water andrew thomas has this report. people in caroline describe the height of the water not at centimeters or inches but in debt relative to their politics ankle deep valley deep waist deep. something looking kilometers to destroy i wrote. my column and then it went off beyond my head. the ground floor was completely covered with the old are evacuated first carried for the boats that came for them elsewhere the water is shallow enough for trucks to drive in and. out works in and found most people want to stay at home in houses with second floors they can pass families guard because like morning i wake up they're having so much alike that in my heart boys are having walk. for free. where people remain in their

in the authorities are concerned about the outbreak of disease in the southern states of carola following the worst floods in a century the tarantula rains have eased but there are now health fears for more than eight hundred thousand people who are crammed into relief camps in need rescuers are continuing efforts to reach people cut off for days many of them without food and water our correspondent andrew thomas is in chengdu are one of the worst affected areas. people in kara describe the water i noted centimeters. but in debt relative to the baltics ankle deep only waist deep. some walking club which is to destroy i wrote to. my house and then it went off on my head it ground floor was completely covered. or evacuated first carry for the books the train for them elsewhere the water is shallow enough the trucks to drive in. and found most people want to stay at home in houses with second fools they can stammers guard because tomorrow morning i wake up they're having so much a wide value in my heart also having watched those lysol so afraid. where people remain in their homes food water

the headlines at apm: india's military intensifies its rescue operations in the flood—hit southern statef 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 their 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. the government says it will investigate allegations that british world war ii shipwrecks in asia have been targeted by scavengers. a large fire at an industrial estate near east midlands airport has led to the cancellation of trains around nottingham and sheffield. 50 firefighters are on the scene. 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: the story of three entreprenuers on their way back from the brink. that's in half an hour on bbc news. indian rescuers have recovered ten more bod

we know there are leaders in southern european states clamouring to do southern european states clamouringdo a deal. there is a lot of rhetoric around who needs each other more, do we need them more than they need us and the rest of it, and i would suggest they need each other and any deal is better than no deal. we have seen a lot of rhetoric in re ce nt we have seen a lot of rhetoric in recent weeks around that, also with the british putting out the position papers, and raab putting out the speech saying it is not any ideal scenario, that it would be harmful for the eu scenario, that it would be harmful forthe eu and britain scenario, that it would be harmful for the eu and britain if it —— britain if it goes ahead and macron suggesting that eu leaders needing to think and embrace some kind of the spooky with britain, partnership with britain, at the same time as barnier, the chief negotiator for the eu, opening the door that we won't be given the off—the—shelf trade deal and that we will have something which other third—party countries don't have. that plays into theresa may's cans. tha

let's get more on the floods in the southern indian state of kerala.dren india, devendre tak. he had this to say after his latest journey across the affected region. kerala is one of the most prosperous states in the country but there are still a lot of vulnerable people who are in dire need of support and relief. i have visited a lot of relief. i have visited a lot of relief camps, aid organisations. there are a lot of local people getting involved in the relief response. 0n the school campuses. also churches, they have been used as relief camps. many people have opened their homes for their neighbours. so overall the relief is being made available to the people who are affected, and people are happy with the government in terms of what they are doing to help the people affected by the floods. but children have very specific needs, therefore we are on the ground to try to get the support for children. there are many children suffering from malnutrition. we need to ensure the food supply is there for their families. as one of the world's finest cricket

thousands of stranded people are waiting to be rescued in the southern indian state of tara is heavy rain continues to batter the region more than one hundred ninety people have died in just over a week almost all the districts in carol are with the flooding potentially affecting most of the state's thirty five million people it's so bad the international airport a coaching has been closed down for at least a week the tories have been told to stay away so far three hundred ten thousand people have been displaced by the flooding most of them are now living in the fifteen hundred relief camps that have been set up with more traditional rain forecast over the weekend the government has pledged seventy one million dollars in aid hiper bogan reports homes nearly submerged in flood waters. people forced to leave their properties behind in order to avoid the floods or landslides this has been the scene for over a week as the southern indian state of caroline battles heavy rains. the subsequent floods are being described as the worst in nearly one hundred years. water levels are rising since

texas would go back in order to make sure the primary was a whites only club and every other southern state did this. democratic primaries were white only, republicans thought this was an electoral option and the goal was to put up a barrier of the black voter participation. those have been doing that ever since and 75. ever since the end of the reconstruction. and there were a whole bunch of tools we had available that were used to complete this franchise of black voters. a white primary was one example. the democratic primary is closed to anybody who isn't white because it is a whites only club, private association. you can vote in the general election but it won't matter because the only one nominated was the one in the primary. he had literacy tests, literacy and understanding tests implemented by local voting registrars who were white who wanted to keep blacks from voting ivotingvoting if they has discretion how they implemented the tests. and it gives the ability to look at somebody and say you did well enough or know you didn't. where no you didn't. and one consequence of this is if

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you have a lot of experience in southern states still acting in bad faith. congress is having to revisit this loss. they are getting tired. in 1982 the law comes up for renewal and they do some things to correct the law to make it easier to sue under section 2 but the other thing they do is they extend the time period of section 5 the emergency provision. like the suspended laws in place for five years and than seven years. we need a quarter-century of this. they have have the law firm 82 until 2007 and the reason they do it is it takes the issue off the table. they are tired of debating it. it is going to lock it in and let it run. this is something unusual which is the change the evidentiary standard and election laws suspended in place. if we look back the coverage formula under section 4 of the act said you were going to have to have had a testing device in place of less than 50% registration or turn out. in 1970 they have dated it to say the 1960 as election data. in 75 when they raided the love they used the lock from 72. you get to 82 they don't updat

thousands of people are stranded across the southern indian state at least two hundred twenty thousand people have sought refuge in relief camps. hundreds of homes have been swallowed by floodwater. north and central carola have been worst hit by the floods.

interestingly, when you go into every southern state, every one of the 14 southern states, you see an organizational structure that looks like what i have written on the left. there is a state organization that covers the entire state, everybody is a member. there are regional organizations. georgia had 14. 11, 11. georgia had 11 different regions. this date is broken to 11 regions, each region has its own director. there are local meetings. so you can get black educators meeting together within a county. i have see them with the cav county, meeting and talking about ideas. then you get state publications, like in georgia, the herald. this is happening in every seven state, but the person who is the executive director, these people are in these ata meetings and/or association meetings, and you can actually trace an idea from a national conversation into states, into regional meetings, into local meetings, and all the way down to schools. i am not going to do that tonight because that is not the focus for tonight. one of the tremendous ones to look at is testing, how black educators we

and the southern states dumped a lot of money, invested a lot of money into their various state commissions. the southern states were getting a lot of things done. they were active. in between there, there was concern of the national commission being purged. this was by the whole nation, but especially among the southern states. so the cry went out in late december after the appointments had been made, december of 1961, that allan nevins was a new york jew who was going to straighten things out in his own jewish way. allan was actually an illinois has material, -- presbyterian, but they didn't know different. i was a seven or who turned back on my birthright in iowa. the politics were there. the south didn't trust washington. the 34 state commissions had split into three blocks. ewing in the midwest and the south. at no point were the three talking. two might be talking, but the third wasn't. they were at odds. it was just a mess. veterans --when dr. dr. nevins and i met with the president hurley in january, mr. thatdy made it quite clear either we would get this straightened out, or he wou

he worried that he was going to come to a clash with the southern states in enforcing brown v.board, and that's why i think he went a little quiet on it. and, in my opinion, much too quiet on it. he was a very, very popular president and had the moral authority of the presidency and his moral authority. people really believed in eisenhower. >> did he ever reflect that if he had acted much more strongly and quickly at the very beginning of brown that, in fact, it could have obviated a lot of the southern resistance? which, of course, leads up in a sense to little rock which i want to ask you about that. i'm sure everyone wants to hear about that too where he finally did have to actually use the 101st airborne division, among other units. >> right. >> did he ever think that maybe he acted too slowly? >> i never -- not that i know of. not in his private thoughts that were written down. i think he felt that it was the cautious way to go. he once said, and this is in the book as well, he told his attorney general, william rogers, who succeeded herbert brownehl as attorney general, a

hundreds killed and thousands more stranded india southern state of carolinas hit by the worst flooding in nearly a century. watching i'll just there are live from london also coming up. turkey's credit rating faces another downgrade as the country's currency makes further losses over a dispute with the u.s. . another two deaths on the gaza israel border france as protests showed no sign of slowing down. and u.s. president donald trump interacts millions in funding for syria warning it won't give any more money until there's a credible peace process. we begin in southern india where the death toll from deadly floods in the state of carola has now risen to three hundred twenty four thousands more people have been left stranded as troops and local fishermen work to rescue them but with communications down and more it's rental rates expected the situation is not looking good for the tourism haven for in its metastasis report. hundreds of soldiers have been sent to carolyn to lead the rescue effort. thousands of people are stranded across the southern indian state at least two hundred twent

helicopters and boats have braved torrential rain to reach people stranded in floodwaters in the southern statef kerala. nearly 200 people have been killed in the past ten days, following unusually heavy monsoon rains. the indian prime minister, narendra modi, described the situation as devastating. now on bbc news, bbc africa correspondent alastair leithead investigates the alleged links between the illegal rhino horn trade and corruption in zululand's courts and its national parks. the rhinoceros has been on the planet for millions of years. but it could be gone in our lifetimes. its horn is now worth more than cocaine on the black market, and so poachers are driving rhinos to extinction. i mean, they're a wonderful species. but it seems to me they want to completely eliminate them from the face of the earth. but it's notjust the greed of poachers and traffickers. corruption is fuelling the crisis. it doesn't matter where you get in zululand, there's police corruption. in south africa it is infecting the courts, and the parks that should be protecting them. half of the rangers are corrupt. we

india's military intensifies its rescue operations in the flood—hit southern state of kerala.350 people have died. many people are still trapped in the houses in many places. i hope they get the help very soon. we couldn't stay there any more. i am thankful to the people who brought us out of that. the boss of the fashion label superdry has given a £1 million donation to the campaign for another eu referendum. now on bbc news, time for talking books. welcome to talking books. we've come here to talk to dame hilary mantel, the only woman to have won the man booker prize for fiction twice for her bestselling historical novels wolf hall and bring up the bodies. her otherfiction may take you by surprise, with books about ghosts, the supernatural, and the french revolution. the world of course eagerly awaits the final instalment of her hugely successful thomas cromwell trilogy, the mirror and the light. hilary mantel, welcome to talking books. we will come to the mirror and the light in due course. but i want to start with the books you have written. 12 novels, short stories, a mem

most southern states did not. as a state, you can decide what rights to give a person? only during reconstruction that you have a national idea of citizenship. yes, there are federal laws that regulated immigration. only whites can enter this country. it a racial law earlier. here, you have a different view. it was to give people the basic rights, right to sue, own property, enter into contracts. you think these are minor rights but these are important rights if you were to be paid adequately for your wages. it was very important for black people to get the basics. radicals are going further saying, no, give them the right to vote. that's what citizenship is all about. black men at least -- no one thought about the women, except the feminists, should have the right to vote. we should be giving them the right to vote. these are the bill this is a go up top johnson, and johnson vetoes both. why does it not pass? because of the black code, something that jeremy mentioned. they pass what are known as black code. they literally are updated versions of the slave codes in the

helicopters and boats have braved torrential rain to reach people stranded in flood waters in the southern statef kerala. nearly 200 people have been killed in the past ten days, following unusually heavy monsoon rains. a state funeral has taken place for some of those killed in italy's bridge collapse, but some families stayed away in protest. meanwhile, the chief executive of the company that ran the motorway bridge said the firm is committed to finding out exactly what caused the disaster. now on bbc news — another chance to see a hardtalk special, with the late kofi annan interviewed in front of an audience in geneva in an event to mark his 80th birthday in april this year. welcome to hardtalk. i'm zeinab badawi. we are in geneva, the headquarters of the kofi annan foundation which marks its 10th anniversary this year. my guest in this exclusive and rare tv interview is kofi annan. in a career spanning six decades at the united nations, he has held several senior positions including two terms as secretary general until 2006. there were high points like the award of the nobel peace prize but

helicopters and boats have braved torrential rain to reach people stranded in flood waters in the southern state of kerala. nearly 200 people have been killed in the past ten days, following unusually heavy monsoon rains. a state funeral has taken place for some of those killed in italy's bridge collapse but some families stayed away in protest. meanwhile, the chief executive of the company that ran the motorway bridge said the firm is committed to finding out exactly what caused the disaster. now on bbc news, dateline london. welcome to dateline, the programme that brings together some of the uk's leading journalists with correspondents writing for the folks back home with the dateline, "london". this week: donald trump's trade wars rumble on as china tries to sue for peace, whilst turkey is threatened with more sanctions if it doesn't yield. and why the leader of the british labour party is finding allegations of anti—semitism hard to shake off. with me: ned temko is a political commentator and former editor of the jewish chronicle. thomas kielinger is a biographer and writes for germany's die

almost two hundred people have died in the last 10 days in floods in the southern indian state of keralas are continuing to rescue and repatriate survivors. many people are still trapped in their houses in many places. i hope they get help very soon. we could not stay there any more and i'm thankfulfor the people who brought us out of there. a million pound 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. now on bbc news, it's time for the travel show. this is japan's most northerly main island of hokkaido. for decades, travellers have been drawn here by its stark contrast to the rest of the country. it's anotherjapan, one that is wild, challenging and remote... it's an incredible experience! ..with distinctive communities. i've come to meet them, and to find out more about the country's northern frontier. so, if you look out to where i'm heading, that is japa

the headlines at 11:00: devastating monsoon floods in the southern indian state of kerala have killed 170 people. 200,000 more have been left homeless. helicopters are being used to airlift children to safety, with roads and even the local airport submerged. officials say it's the worst flooding for decades, and more rain is predicted to fall. translation: after 36 years, it's the first time that such flooding is happening here. it's a disaster for the whole population. in other news, mps call for ministers to promote vaping as a safe alternative to cigarettes. the science and technology committee says e—cigarettes help tens of thousands of smokers quit every year. the prisons minister, rory stewart, promises to resign if he fails to reduce the level of drug use and violence in jails within a year. and at 11:30 we will be taking another in—depth look at the papers with our reviewers tim stanley from the telegraph and mirror columnist susie boniface. devastating monsoon floods in india have killed nearly 1,000 people. the state of kerala has been the worst—hit region, where the the dea

we are a southern state, and even though we are a university town, this university town has a history of slavery, and post-civil war repression of the african-american community. so it is an ongoing story, and people today are rallying around a demand that things finally get better, that they begin to have a better relationship with the police. for the first time, charlottesville established a police review board, a group of citizens who will review complaints about police conduct. as you probably know, the city, after 2017, elected an african-american woman who ran as an independent, with no previous political experience, but she won handily, which is unusual in charlottesville, a city of democrats. she was elected, and the city council which chooses its mayor selected her for the job. i think in part because our council meetings had become so crazy, there was so much fighting going on, catcalls from the audience, that i think there was a feeling that nikuyah walker, the candidate, might be able to control the passions of the crowd. in fact, even she has had difficulty. but i would s

thousands of stranded people waiting to be rescued in the southern indian state of carola as heavy rain continues to batter the region more than one hundred ninety people have died in just over a week and much of the state is partially submerged in what's being described as the worst flooding in a century. all right so our main story this hour is the passing of kofi annan the former secretary general between the years one nine hundred ninety seven and two thousand and six we can speak to tim murray t. who is head of justice and reconciliation in the africa program at the institute of justice and reconciliation he's joining us from cape town thank you for talking to us. kofi annan always maintained that he was a son of africa and africa was his main preoccupation he obviously got involved in all of the worlds of many of the world's outstanding issues but in terms of african issues how will he be best remembered. well i think perhaps one of the most significant do engines that he led was that mediation during the two thousand and seven two thousand the post-literate violence in kenya and

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. —— mark you —— rescue efforts continue. in some areas the waters are beginning to recede, allowing people to retrieve some of the possessions. india's met department has forecast a let—up in the heavy rain in 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 had to flee to relief camps for food and shelter. these people are living in a government veterinary hospital. translation: there a

there are tens of thousands of people still stranded in the southern indian state of carola after days of heavy flooding there the worst monsoon floods there in a century and more than one hundred ninety people have died in just over a week but there is some good news the rains are easing and major roads have been cleared so help can get three hundred thomas reports from carola. right there is where the dry roads and the flood wall is again that is the spots to which all the rice some bottles of drinking water being rolls and you can see this big crowd essential forming a great conga line and then people are walking across here this is not normally a river this is the only dry land as you can see they hold on to this yellow rope that's been strung right across and they carry boxes and bags of water food and medicines across to about five hundred people who live two clauses in that direction now most people have chosen not to leave because although obviously this flood water is bad it's generally taking up the lower part of people's houses not the upper floors you can see a house just t

top stories and i was there and in authorities are worried about the outbreak of disease in the southern state of carola following the worst floods in a century seven hundred twenty five thousand people are crowded into relief. the afghan government has announced a three month cease fire with taliban fighters ahead of the religious holiday of. president ashraf ghani who's been marking the country's independence day says he hopes the taliban follows but that's far. and brazil is sending troops to its border with venezuela after hundreds of migrants were run out of town by locals thousands of brazilians attacked two makeshift camps and. and it's lisa to interior minister threatening to send one hundred seventy seven migrants on board an italian coast guard ship back to libya but they are salvini is demanding that other e.u. countries take their men these comments follow his counterparts in laws are calling for another migrant bird to dock on the italian island of lampedusa the boat has been selling off the island for several days while others also accused it clear press carrying migrants in malt

the headlines at 7pm: devastating monsoon floods in the southern indian state of kerala have left more than 300 people dead and 200,000 homeless. helicopters are being used to airlift children to safety, with roads and even the local airport submerged. officials say it's the worst flooding for decades, and more rain is predicted to fall. translation: after 36 years, it's the first time that such flooding is happening here. it's a disaster for the whole population. here, mps call for the rules around e—cigarettes to be relaxed. they say they help people to stop smoking. the prisons minister, rory stewart, promises to resign if he fails to reduce the level of drugs and violence in jails within a year. some of the biggest names in music pay tribute to the queen of soul, aretha franklin, who died yesterday. she touched every genre, every singer was influenced in some way by the way she sang. and we'll be finding out who's been unveiled as the latest contestant in this year's strictly come dancing — and speaking to them, too. good evening. devastating monsoon floods in india have killed nea

hundreds killed and thousands more stranded in the southern state of carolinas hit by the worst flooding in nearly a century. turkey rejects another appeal to free the pastor of the heart of its route with the united states its currency goes into a tailspin as more sanctions that threaten. u.s. president donald trump redirects million to fundings forced syria warning it's won't get any more money until there's a credible peace process. and i'm peter stone as we go to schools as indonesia's capital city to call to gets it to host the asian games but pollution is proving an additional problem for athletes that and more later in the program. we begin in southern india where the death toll from deadly floods in the state of carolina has now risen to three hundred twenty four thousands more people have been left stranded us troops and local fisherman work to rescue them but with communications down and more torrential rains expected the situation is not looking good for the tourism haven bernard smith has this report. hundreds of soldiers have been sent to caroline to lead the rescue effort.

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flooding in india is showing no sign of easing rescuers in the southern states of kara are stepping up efforts to bring food and water to hundreds of has people stranded by the high water for the entry into the city people have already died here the death toll could rise. they say you're watching to see it. cut. make your smart t.v. smarter with the d w four smaller to load what you want when you want it up to date extraordinary. to upload decide what song sung no more than double dog costs more to. climate change some. waist length say. isn't it time for good news eco africa people and projects that are changing our farm and for the better it's up to us to make a difference let's explain each other. be going to the farming magazine. long d.w. . plenty of. luke luke legislate the in the gut. keno favorite show on sherman humor so expect the short show not seriously taking someone who's live in this country a long time to really be funny and today we're going to try and prove that we've got in our humble opinion the best german comedies of all time so you're right to laugh or at least c

india's military intensifies its rescue operations in the flood—hit southern state of kerala where morepeople have died. many people are still trapped in the houses in many places. i hope they get their help very soon. we couldn't stay there any more. i am thankful to the people who brought us thankful to the people who brought us out of that. the boss of the fashion label superdry has given a one million pound donation to the campaign for another eu referendum. we have a full review of the newspapers coming up for you injust a few minutes but before that, all the sports news. for a full round—up from the bbc sport centre, here's will perry. good morning. premier league champions manchester city are a rich club but cannot buy class, according to jose mourinho. the manchester united manager was responding to a question about city's new behind—the—scenes documentary which was released earlier this week. pep guardiola's side won the title last season with a record 100 points. mourinho says: "i think you can have a fantastic movie, respecting others. you don't need to be disrespectful." he

toll from flooding in the state of carola has risen to seventy seven officials fear that number will increase further with more trench all rainfall expected carola on the southern tip of india is a tourist magnet known for its pristine beaches coffee and spices the state is hit by monsoons every year but this year's weather has been called the worst than a century. prime minister narendra modi has ordered the defense ministry to step up its relief operations. they've never seen flooding like this in carolina ten days of heavy rain combined with overflowing dams has and this state in water. in some cases homes have barely visible above the water line pretty steadily as all this looks most faiths hannity's have been caused by deborah for months lights. for those who survived the realisation they've lost everything. the last year has gotten to both floors of our high we went to her neighbor's place and stayed in the second floor of their house all those things have been destroyed by the water they are destroyed. more heavy rain is forecast in the coming days the priority is to get those in low lying areas to safety before it becomes too difficult to reach them. wi

tributes pouring in across india for those killed in the worst floods to hit the southern state of carola in a century. and school china sets a new world record this is in the pull of the asian games the details coming up a little later on. russia has dismissed claims from microsoft that it's been targeting u.s. political groups to cyber attacks the world's biggest software company says it stopped fake websites that were set up to steal lock information from visitors ahead of the u.s. midterm elections but the russian foreign ministry says there is no evidence to support microsoft's claims and is calling the allegations witchhunt she ever turns it with more from washington d.c. . microsoft says russian hackers set up several domain names which were removed last week by microsoft pretty quickly they say without any damage being done but these domain names resemble other web sites that people are familiar with users all familiar with they end their web addresses with words like senate groups and that dot services org i r i or go to the international republican institute dot org it's where p

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