winds of up to 160kph caused exstensive flooding and mudslides. numerous flooding and mudslides. coastal homes were swept numerous coastal homes were swept into the sea or submerged under the water. now on bbc news winess history. a warning that this programme contains language that some may find offensive. hello. i m celestina olulode, and welcome to this very special edition of witness history from the m shed museum in bristol. this month we are getting first hand accounts of some important moments in black british history. coming up, the uk s first caribbean carnival set up to showcase west indian culture. we travel back over 100 years to hear a witness to liverpool s 1919 race riots. we meet britain s first black female head teacher. but we start here in the city of bristol where in 1963 and buses like this one here. he secured an interview but when he arrived the bus company turned him away because he was black. now despite this being racist, it was completely legal in
archie battersbee s parents apply to the european court of human rights to try to postpone the removal of his life support, which was due to begin today. a review has found former met police chief, dame cressida dick, may have breached professional standards during an investigation into the murder of the private detective daniel morgan. the delivery of ballots for the conservative leadership election is delayed, after the security agency gchq warned that cyber hackers could change people s votes. another hosepipe ban is on the way, after all the hot dry weather more than a million people will be affected in kent and sussex. hello, good afternoon, welcome to bbc news. foreign ministers from the g7 have said there is nojustification for what they called china s aggressive military drills in the taiwan strait. the exercises which are taking place over the next four days from tomorrow are in response to a visit to taiwan by the speaker of the us house of representatives
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