at least five people are killed as hurricane beryl sweeps across the caribbean — jamaica braces for the storm. it's the final day of campaigning in the uk general election — with a last—minute pitch for voters. and a representative from texas becomes the first democratic congressman to call forjoe biden to drop out of the presidential race. hello, i'm sally bundock. we begin injamaica where it's government has urged the population to prepare for the arrival of hurricane beryl on wednesday afternoon. the prime minister andrew holness said people should stock up on food, water, candles and other essentials. he urged them to move to safer areas before it was too late. the hurricane, with winds of more than 240 kilometres per hour, has already caused

extensive damage on other caribbean islands. five people are known to have died so far. earlier, we spoke to michael brennan of the us national hurricane centre. yeah, beryl�*s a very dangerous category four hurricane, making its way quickly west—north—westwa rd across the northern caribbean sea. very concerned about impacts in hispaniola from heavy rainfall in the dominican republic and haiti, flash flooding there, tropical storm force winds. even more concerned about jamaica where we're going to have three life threatening hazards take shape during the day on wednesday — the core of a major hurricane expected to move near or over the island bringing devastating major hurricane—force winds, wind damage, widespread tree damage, power outages, infrastructure damage, a storm surge of 5—8 feet above normal tide levels with dangerous breaking waves on top of that along the coastline, and then the potential for up to a foot of rain, especially in mountainous areas which could result in life—threatening

flash flooding. let's speak to nick davies who's in kingston, jamaica. what is the latest? we are just what is the latest? we are 'ust caettin what is the latest? we are 'ust getting ready i what is the latest? we are 'ust getting ready and i what is the latest? we are just getting ready and hunkering i getting ready and hunkering down even as i speak i am in my home here, the neighbours are moving their vehicles to safer spots. there is a whole raft of things you never think of which you need to do when you are preparing for a hurricane. moving vehicles, making sure you have enough water, you have batteries for flashlights, people are making sure they have the last—minute preparations done because as we had a moment ago, it sounds like it is gearing up to be stormed like to make has not seenin stormed like to make has not seen in a few decades. i’m stormed like to make has not seen in a few decades.- seen in a few decades. i'm in been told _ seen in a few decades. i'm in been told to _ seen in a few decades. i'm in been told to move _ seen in a few decades. i'm in been told to move to - seen in a few decades. i'm in been told to move to safer i been told to move to safer areas, are people on the move or are theyjust hunkering down as you are and stocking up on

the essentials?— the essentials? the reality is not everybody _ the essentials? the reality is not everybody can _ the essentials? the reality is not everybody can afford - the essentials? the reality is not everybody can afford to l the essentials? the reality is. not everybody can afford to be able to move, not everybody is in a place which as secure as what i am blessed to be in, for many of them they will have to wait till the last possible moment because often these things come close and there often disappear. but we know, meteorologists are telling us this is going to be coming over this is going to be coming over this ireland, we know this is going to be reality. people are waiting stilljust in case almost praying for a miracle that this is going to go off and go in between moment ago we heard hispaniola or the republic of haiti, this is not going to be the case and these people will stay where they are. this is where we often see the danger of loss of life due to flooding when water rises so quickly and violently people don't have a chance to escape. people are praying this is not the case. .,

people are praying this is not the case-— the case. you -- everyone is waitin: the case. you -- everyone is waiting now _ the case. you -- everyone is waiting now we _ the case. you -- everyone is waiting now we are - the case. you -- everyone is waiting now we are hearing l the case. you -- everyone is| waiting now we are hearing it could be crossing jamaica wednesday afternoon your time. are the authorities prepared for the aftermath, presumably? your thoughts on that. i for the aftermath, presumably? your thoughts on that.- your thoughts on that. i mean, very much _ your thoughts on that. i mean, very much s0- _ your thoughts on that. i mean, very much so. we _ your thoughts on that. i mean, very much so. we are - your thoughts on that. i mean, very much so. we are in - your thoughts on that. i mean, very much so. we are in a - very much so. we are in a region which suffers from storms. if it is not one ireland it is another. it is just often the ferocity of how badly it hits. the department of disaster preparedness it is looking into what can be done, they have various different medical organisations which are based here stop we have navy assets that come to the region to help us, even so the frequency that these are happening which concerns people. how resilient these countries are going to deal with this year after year after

year. with this year after year after ear. ., ~' with this year after year after ear. ., ~ , ., with this year after year after ear. ., ~ i. ., with this year after year after ear. ., ~ ., ., ~ ., year. thank you for talking to us, nick davis _ year. thank you for talking to us, nick davis who _ year. thank you for talking to us, nick davis who is - year. thank you for talking to us, nick davis who is in - us, nick davis who is in kingston, jamaica. we are all hoping for the best as this does pro grease. we will keep you up—to—date on what happens. —— progress. here in the uk parties are reinforcing their core messages to voters as we go into the last full day of election campaigning. prime minister rishi sunak told a conservative party rally he would "fight for every vote", while labour leader sir keir starmer insists that people who want change, have to vote for it. our political correspondent helen catt reports. ata at a conservative rally in central london last night a last—minute intervention. to the obvious delight of tory supporters in the room. good evening- _ supporters in the room. good evening- 4-5 _ supporters in the room. good evening. 4.5 you _ supporters in the room. good evening. 4.5 you years - supporters in the room. good evening. 4.5 you years ago i supporters in the room. good i evening. 4.5 you years ago this man led them _ evening. 4.5 you years ago this man led them to _ evening. 4.5 you years ago this man led them to a _ evening. 4.5 you years ago this man led them to a sizeable - man led them to a sizeable majority this time he was warning against giving a much bigger one to suki astana. if

you want to protect our democracy and democracy and keep this country strong aboard by spending 2.5 of our gdp on defence which labour still refuses to commit to then you know what to do everybody. there is only one thing to do! vote conservative on thursday. primers to plans to reinforce that message today in the southeast of england. —— the prime minister. labour will also be using the final day of campaigning to remind voters of the recent tory pastoral. kier starmer out campaigning yesterday will urge people not to forget what he calls the legacy of economic chaos and one rule for them and another for everyone else.— one rule for them and another for everyone else. because the choice is stark, _ for everyone else. because the choice is stark, 14 _ for everyone else. because the choice is stark, 14 years - for everyone else. because the choice is stark, 14 years we - choice is stark, 14 years we have had of chaos, division and failure, that won't change, do you see anything the campaign suggesting the chaos and

division will change. that won't be changing. the greens have been _ won't be changing. the greens have been suggesting - won't be changing. the greens have been suggesting labour. have been suggesting labour won't bring enough change in say they bring real hope. they will be concentrating their message on the four seats that come friday they hope will be theirs. in wales plaid cymru will reinforce the pitch the tories are negative, labour players they could complacent and they are a genuine alternative to speak up for wales. while the snp claims the result in scotland between neighbours on a knife edge. reform u.k.'s readable bee and its top target seat campaigning returning to the parties core theme of getting immigration down to near zero. so ed davey completed a cross country — in cornwall yesterday, the liberal democrats sporting care at the forefront of their campaign saying they had bought it out of the shadows. for the leaders in the parties these are the last few hours of full throated campaigning, the very last

chance for them to make their case be as open to you tomorrow. helen catt, bbc news. let's head to the us now, where a democratic party congressman has urged president biden to make way for another candidate in november's presidential election. lloyd doggett is the first to call publicly for mr biden to withdraw because of his poor performance in a televised debate with donald trump last week. our correspondent nomia iqbal in washington has the details. for days there has been huge pressure on president biden following the debate performance. most democrats have expressed their concern privately but now we're seeing some go public. you have the sitting congressmen mr doggett who has called on president biden to resign. nancy pelosi, former us speaker of the house, a very close friend of president biden, didn't go so far as to make that call but she did say that he should take a mental and fitness health test. but also said that donald trump should do the same.

then you had jim clyburn. he is an incredibly influential member of the democratic party and incredibly close to president biden and he has said if it isn'tjoe biden he will vote for vice president harris. and i thinkjust the fact he is even saying that rather than just completely saying "no, there's no other option but mr biden", is telling in and of itself. whether or not that pressure builds. we will see, biden is due to do an interview with an american network later this week, the first time he will be sitting down following that performance and there is no doubt he will be asked many questions but if he is going to be replaced, he has to stand down, he has to resign. and his inner circle which is made up of his wife, the first lady, his son, hunter biden, many other members of his family and other close democrats have said that the president has no intention of standing down.

the sentencing of donald trump forfalsifying business records has been postponed until september after the supreme court ruled the former president has partial immunity. lawyers for the former president asked for the chance to argue he should not have been prosecuted, given some evidence they say came from his time in office. prosecutors did not object though they said the argument was entirely without merit. mr trump was convicted of paying hush money to a porn actress as he campaigned in 2016. the supreme court on monday ruled presidents enjoy immunity from prosecution for official acts. thad kousserjoins me now — professor of political science from the university of california, san diego. good to have you on the programme stop let's first of

all talk about the discussion thatis all talk about the discussion that is in the public arena that is in the public arena that perhaps the president should not run this time for the election, your response to that? , ., , ., ., that? this has moved from something _ that? this has moved from something you _ that? this has moved from something you read - that? this has moved from something you read about| that? this has moved from | something you read about in that? this has moved from i something you read about in a column every few weeks, to the defining conversation of every democrat in america right now, and the wall—to—wall headlines that you see on the news stop as you just heard with nancy pelosi, and jim as you just heard with nancy pelosi, andjim clyburn, tour president biden �*s strongest allies raising the question that has broken down this wall of certainty around the joe of certainty around thejoe biden nomination that leading democrats are built and is leaving this question up for grabs over the next several days. that grabs over the next several da s. �* ., , ., days. at the moment he is no - -- showing _ days. at the moment he is no - -- showing no _ days. at the moment he is no - -- showing no signs _ days. at the moment he is no - -- showing no signs of - —— showing no signs of listening to those voices. he has set his poor performance with that debate was down to get mad, he was not smart travelling around the world before the debate saying he did

not listen to his staff, what is the feeling and the mood in terms of what polls are saying about what this means? since the televised debate. we have not seen any _ the televised debate. we have not seen any change _ the televised debate. we have not seen any change in - the televised debate. we have not seen any change in the - the televised debate. we have| not seen any change in the poll so far that is some thing the joe biden advisors and campaign team have been trumpeting, they say the race is locked in at a deadlock, most americans have made up their minds it will be a fight for who can mobilise the base, trust us. and so the polls right now are making president biden �*s point for him but we may see as we see this continuing drumbeat of conversation about his debate performance we may see him decline. the other thing the polls taken since the debate are beginning to show is all the candidates mentioned as potential replacements for him from vice president kamala harris to midwestern governor gretchen wittner, andy basic, they are all bowling behind joe biden. they are not closing the

gap on donald trump, some are polling five points behind, thatis polling five points behind, that is also helping joe biden and the tmag case to stick with him. , �* ., him. interesting. before we let ou to him. interesting. before we let you go let's— him. interesting. before we let you go let's get _ him. interesting. before we let you go let's get your _ him. interesting. before we let you go let's get your take - him. interesting. before we let you go let's get your take on i you go let's get your take on the new yorkjudge delaying donald trump �*s sentencing until september. your thoughts on that and its impact? this really takes _ on that and its impact? this really takes this _ on that and its impact? this really takes this event, - on that and its impact? ti 3 really takes this event, which will be at least 24 hours earlier bad news for donald trump and the new cycle, although it probably would not send him to prison because he will go out on bail, if he is sent to prison. it takes it from one politically strategic moment eve of the republican national coral —— convention which is his coronation it removes that but puts it in another strategic moment that is when the debates ramp up to six months before the presidential contest, it will give him more bad news he has to overcome during that time if he is sentenced for these 34

felony counts.— he is sentenced for these 34 felony counts. good to get your take on those _ felony counts. good to get your take on those developments i felony counts. good to get your take on those developments in | take on those developments in the us. around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news.

police in the indian state of uttar pradesh are investigating the cause of a crush that killed more than 100 women and children at a religious gathering. the accident happened as a crowd of thousands was trying to leave a hindu prayer meeting in the northern district of hathras. the police chief said the initial findings of the investigation would be reached within 24 hours. he said action would be taken against anyone found to be responsible for the crush. 0ur south east asia editor anbarasan ethirajan sent us this update from uttar pradesh on the situation. this is one of the health centres where dozens of people have been admitted with injuries and also many of those killed,

the dead bodies have been kept in the mortuary. they are waiting to know more about relatives who attended the religious gathering earlier in the day in a village 35 kilometres from here officials here say they have been giving commission for 80,000 people to attend this religious lecture. by attend this religious lecture. by a very popular leader here in this part of uttar pradesh, people had come from not only the uttar pradesh state but also from delhi and rajasthan. what officials believe is because of overcrowding, crush happened, some of the people we spoke to said people are waiting in line to get the blessings of the religious leader and that is when people started pushing each other in this unfortunate thing happened. now more than 200 people are taking treatment in four different hospitals in neighbouring districts because this particular hospital alone cannot handle all the patients

but this has come as a huge shock for the communities around here because most of those killed were women. 0fficials those killed were women. officials are expecting the casualty figure to go up and we met a few people a few minutes ago we were going into the hospital looking for one of their aunts, they said they went to other hospitals and there was no information or response from the phone, we have people like that looking for relatives, no information as such. this raises questions about how far the officials were efficient in terms of crowd control and enforcing safety measures how far the safety measures how far the safety audit was done before allowing a gathering of this nature. and it is not the first time this is happening here in india. there have been previous incidents a couple of years ago, in a northern indian state of kashmir, and other parts of india in the last 20 years, hundreds of people have been

killed in a crash, and that is a big question being asked by people here, by the authorities are not taking any preventative measures to stop events like this. police in australia are searching for a missing a child who was reportedly attacked by a crocodile while swimming in a creek in australia's northern territory. the attack happened in a remote community about 360 kilometres southwest of darwin. 0ur australia correspondent katy watson joins us now from sydney. what more can you tell us? what we know is _ what more can you tell us? what we know is there _ what more can you tell us? what we know is there was _ what more can you tell us? what we know is there was a _ we know is there was a 12—year—old child who was swimming in the creek around dusk on tuesday evening. and there were reports of an attack, the community raising the alarm, the local officers started searching for the child but there is no clue as to her whereabouts, there is now a search and rescue team looking

along a large area of the creek and they are working to try and locate the child. the northern territory is home to both freshwater and saltwater crocodiles, it is thought there are 100,000 saltwater crocodiles alone in northern territory. more than anywhere else in the world. they can grow up to six metres long, weigh about a ton, but usually a male measures around just over three metres. but nevertheless although there are a quantity of crocodiles attacks are very rare and fatal attacks are very rare and fatal attacks even rarer the last one in 2018. ., ., ., ., ~ in 2018. katie for now, thank ou in 2018. katie for now, thank you very _ in 2018. katie for now, thank you very much- _ the mother of the missing british teenagerjay slater has told of her "pain and agony" after searches failed to find her son in tenerife. the 19—year—old went missing on the 17th ofjune after he told a friend that he was lost in the mountains.

in a statement issued through the missing persons charity lbt global, ms duncan said that the family were "absolutely devastated". nicky schiller reports. words cannot describe the pain and agony we are experiencing. he is our beautiful boy with his whole life ahead of him and we just want to find him. the words of his mother debbie duncan after searchers failed to trace her son stop the 19—year—old from lancashire has been missing since 17 19—year—old from lancashire has been missing since i7june been missing since 17 june after been missing since i7june after he told a friend he was lost in the mountains. he was and ten rep to attend a music festival with friends. his first holiday abroad without his friends and parents, helicopters drains and search dogs deployed to try to find him on the steep, rocky area. but after the weekend the loki —— local police called off the search for the apprentice bricklayer. in a statement issued to the british missing

persons charity lbt global, debbie duncan thanked officers whose she said had worked tirelessly up the mountains where his last phone call was traced. she also hit out at some stories around her son �*s disappearance saying... debbie duncan did say the family had increased the love and support they had from across the globe but again appealed for privacy and urged the press to allow the spanish police to get on with their investigations. the search for the 19 rob was officially declared over on sunday but police have said the case remains open. although officials said they could not comment on reports and ear b&b property thatjay slater comment on reports and ear b&b property that jay slater stayed at before he went missing has been searched again by investigators. nicky schiller, bbc news.

the deadline for candidates to declare themselves for the second round of the french parliamentary elections has passed. more than 200 candidates are reported to have confirmed they will not stand in sunday's second round. it's part of an attempt by centre and left parties to defeat the far—right national rally. the hungarian prime minister, viktor 0rban, made a surprise visit to ukraine on tuesday and met president zelensky. hungary shares a border with ukraine and this visit by europe's most pro—russia leader camejust a day after hungary assumed the european union's rotating presidency. 0ur security correspondent, gordon corera, reports from kyiv. ukraine's leader is used to receiving high—profile visitors, but today was different. his guest, viktor 0rban, hungary's prime minister. inside there was eventually another handshake but the smiles looked forced. 0rban has been a thorn in zelensky�*s side,

his most high—profile critic within the european union. and one that has just assumed the rotating presidency of the european council for six months. this was 0rban's first visit to ukraine in 12 years but over that time he has met vladimir putin repeatedly including becoming the first european leader to do so — after russia's 2022 invasion of ukraine. and hungary has slowed down aid from europe going to support ukraine's fight back. when the meeting finished, viktor 0rban and zelensky did appear before the press, but they made statements and took no questions. translation: it's veryj important that europe's support for ukraine remains at a sufficient level, in particular our defence against russian terror. but hungary's leader said he favoured moving towards a ceasefire. translation: i asked the president to thinkl about whether we could speed up peace talks by making

a ceasefire first and then start negotiations. i explored the possibility with him and i'm grateful for his honest answers. artillery fires. the challenge for ukraine is out on the battlefield russia has already taken around 20% of its territory and is still making slow but steady advances in some areas. the fear is that talk of a ceasefire may force it to give up hope of driving russia back. here in kyiv, they know there may come a time for negotiations but ukraine wants that to become from a position of strength, not weakness, and they know that has to come from a position of strength, not weakness, and they know that for that to happen they will need continued support from the west. and that includes from the european union, and for the next six months that also means dealing with viktor 0rban. gordon corera, bbc news, kyiv. if you are a wimbledon watcher

orfan i did not get much sleep last night because of wimbledon. it is on today. tennis — and local favourite — emma raducanu — will be hoping for success as she makes a second—round appearance at wimbledon. in the men's draw world number—one jannik sinner — is due on centre court. tuesday saw defending champion marketa vondrousova crash out in a surprise first—round defeat to spain's jessica bouzas maneiro. novak djokovic made quick work of his first—round match — beating the czech republic's vit kopriva in straight sets. andy murray may not be playing in the singles but britain's number one jack draper thrilled the home crowd with a five—set win over sweden's elias ymer. that is why i got a late night. back with business to day in a

moment. hello there. well, we're not expecting summer to make a big return any time soon. in fact, it will stay unsettled across the whole of the uk as we head through the rest of this week. it will be unseasonably windy, there'll be rain, more showers to come in the forecast, but it won't be raining all the time. lots of dry weather, too, some bright and some sunny spells, but all the while feeling cool for this point injuly. temperatures a good few degrees below the seasonal average. and there's more rain to come as we head through tonight and into wednesday morning from these weather fronts out towards the west. the heavy downpours reaching eastern england by the time we get to tomorrow morning. of course, it will be mild underneath the cloud, the rain with more of a southwesterly wind, temperatures in double figures. the rain clearing away from eastern england through the morning. always cloudy, perhaps a few showers across england and wales, but some brighter skies to the lee of high ground. more showers pushing into northwest scotland, sunshine and showers here through the afternoon, and brightening up for northern ireland and perhaps western wales and southwest england by the time we get

to the end of the day. temperatures disappointing for this time of year, just the high teens in celsius. so those fronts clear away, then you can see a tight squeeze on the isobars into thursday as the wind turns more westerly and then northwesterly again, this little feature likely to bring some heavy, thundery showers across northwestern areas of scotland, perhaps through northwest england as well. further south, then, we are expecting some sunshine, although still very windy conditions, particularly up through the dover straits. and in the best of the sunshine, well, it's stilljuly, so it will feel quite pleasantly warm, but temperatures won't get much past 18—20 celsius. now, if you're a tennis fan over the next couple of days, mostly dry on wednesday, chance of one or two showers, probably dry on thursday with some sunny spells but windy for the time of year. and of course, those temperatures still below the seasonal average. we'd normally expect to see 22 or 23 celsius. as we head into friday, then, we're likely to see more rain across the south, and that could certainly interrupt play at wimbledon.

these little features just running in from the west here. on saturday, most of the rain will be further north, probably leaving southern areas with a largely dry day, perhaps a few showers around to start. and then it's mostly fine and probably dry on sunday. bye—bye for now.

moving markets: wall street closes on record highs after fed chairjerome powell says he sees progress on inflation. big bonuses are back as banks in the city of london scrap limits on staff payouts. but do they reward performance or encourage recklessness? and germany's green economy: we take a look at the impact of legalisation as cannabis social clubs come online. welcome to business today, i'm sally bundock. we start in the united states, where stock markets jumped on tuesday with the s&p 500 and the nasdaq both closing on record highs. propelled by the comments of one man — fed chairjerome powell — as investors watch every word for a when the us central bank will start cutting the cost of borrowing.