Texas Lashed By Hurricane Harvey

President Trump grants Texas Governor's request to declare a major disaster zone while 1,000 National Guardsmen are deployed to help with evacuation and recovery. Also in the programme: Thailand's ex-PM Yingluck Shinawatra is reported to have fled to Dubai ahead of the verdict in her criminal negligence trial; and how to make theatre for children who are both deaf and blind.

(Photo: A vehicle stranded in floodwaters caused by Hurricane Harvey. Credit: Reuters)