this is bbc news. i'm david eades. our top stories: hurricane irma, one of the most powerful atlantic storms ever recorded, is battering islands in the caribbean. the protest grow, as president trump scraps a scheme protecting young undocumented migrants from deportation. quaint and picturesque but is switzerland's smallest village too tiny to survive? hello. i'm sally bundock. turning over a new leaf! despite its limited range, nissan's all—electric car became a global best seller. now the japanese company has unveiled a major revamp, but will it be able to compete with tesla? the battle against organised crime. we've got a special report from sicily where its claimed the italian mafia has assaulted landowners and pocketed eu funds. hello and welcome to bbc news.

it is hard to imagine the force behind hurricane irma, as it sweeps its path in the atlantic. winds of nearly 300 kilometres an hour and gusts of up to 360 are threatening to leave a highly destructive trail through the islands of the caribbean, and on to puerto rico, haiti, cuba and ultimately florida in the us. irma has strengthened to a category 5 storm — the highest possible level. here's sarah corker. this is the view of hurricane irma from space. it's expected to be one of the most powerful hurricanes ever recorded in the atlantic basin. images released by nasa show it's heading towards several caribbean islands, bringing with it 185 mph winds and torrential rain. puerto rico will be one of the first to be hit.

people there aren't taking any chances, securing their homes and stocking up on essentials. hurricane irma is on a collision course with popular holiday destinations like antigua and st martin. with storm surges up to 12 feet, flooding is a major concern. in the dominican republic, the rains have already arrived. the tourist island, like its neighbour, haiti, has issued hurricane warnings. and in florida, a state of emergency has been declared. the storm is massive and the storm surge predicted will go for miles and miles. right now hurricane irma is travelling at around 15 mph and the track has it forecasted to move just south of the florida keys on a westerly path with a slight north turn. it's incredibly important that all floridians keep a close eye on this incredibly dangerous storm. do not sit and wait to prepare, get prepared now. the storm's track may change,

but at the moment it looks set to head towards the british virgin islands, puerto rico, cuba, and by the weekend, the florida keys. this monster hurricane comes on the heels of harvey, who, which struck texas and louisiana last month, but irma is a bigger storm and potentially more dangerous. in miami they're preparing for the worst. i've lived through hurricane andrew in miami, hurricane katrina, hurricane wilma and i have faith in god. a search plane filled these pictures inside the hurricane irma to help predict its roots. now millions of people across the caribbean ‘s are preparing for this potentially destructive storm. 0n the line is the chief editor of the antigua chronicle, angelica 0'donoghue. it is about mid— night, that, i

guess you have done all you can in preparation guess you just sit and wait? it is all we can do. do you have a timeframe? it is already here. we are at and down inside the house of i can hear the wind howling outside. roads have been blocked. the emergency services are on the road again. it is absolutely horrendous outside. in terms of levels of warning, preventative and preparatory measures, how much effort has gone into preparing for hurricane irma? 10096. the government has communicated with the

population, all the emergencies add work was done over the weekend and today. everyone has secured their houseis today. everyone has secured their house is best they can. we have had hurricane matthew four but nothing quite like hurricane irma. it is not like you are unused to the notions of hurricane in its so assumedly people know what to do. they do. we have the house prepared the best we can, the shelters are open and fully packed, people with disabilities are ready in shelters, elderly people are already there. now we just have to see what she leaves behind when she leaves tomorrow. thank you very much forjoining us. alison strand is on the island of anguilla any hue are ina is on the island of anguilla any hue are in a pretty precarious spot. we

are in a pretty precarious spot. we are on the east side of the island. we are probably the first house to be hit by the hurricane irma in anguilla. it is located about five metres from the shoreline search even though hurricane irma is predicted to hit at around three atm, it is midnight and predicted to hit at around three atm, it is midnightand it predicted to hit at around three atm, it is midnight and it is ready battering. how confident that you will be ok and your property will be 0k? will be ok and your property will be ok? we are fairly confident. we followed all the advice given by authorities and locals who have experienced hurricane. we may lose some things but everything else should be ok. it is notjust the winds, the major concern is the flooding and access to the rest of

the island, we will probably lose oui’ the island, we will probably lose our roads here. you are very calm about this, sang when, you may lose your roof, that is the worst part to lose? i would rather lose my roof than my children and myself. if that is the price we have to pay, so be it. we can prevail. fair point. swells into the sea and surges as well. a lot to look out for? yes. at the moment the sea is very angry. literally, within the past five units, the weeds have really picked up, the swells of gone from two metres to about four metres. they are metres to about four metres. they a re really metres to about four metres. they are really taking a beating, the

cliffs. we can hear the winds in the background. how will you cope? to you hanker down together and cross yourfingers? you hanker down together and cross your fingers? my husband and children are ready in a room downstairs. it has been secured. we make sure we have enough provisions and thankfully, whoever is working in anguilla to keep the power and communication going doing an absolutely outstanding job and we still have power. as long as we can keep that,, keep the room cool because it is incredibly humid. keep that,, keep the room cool because it is incredibly humidlj heard that word of a hurricane dance party? yes, we want to keep the children as calm as we can and the noise is probably the most frightening aspect so we have speakers in the room and we will

dance the night away. typical anguilla style. thank you for talking to us. and you can get all the latest updates on hurricane irma including a map showing when its predicted to make landfall and where — on our website. sally is here with all the business news. are you a petrol head? not really andi are you a petrol head? not really and i quite like the idea of an electric car. well, listen up. inaudible. sadly, we have lost your microphone. we will try and sort that out. i have been told to feel

for a bit but we can do better than that. the trump administration is ending legal protection for immigrant children brought into the us unlawfully by their parents. barack 0bama's daca policy gave legal status to almost 800,000 young people, often known as dreamers. today he called president trump's decision cruel and wrong. aleem maqbool reports. anger at what's seen as the white house once again being anti—immigrant. its decision affects those brought to this country illegally as children, who under president 0bama were offered an amnesty. the us attorney general announced it's been scrapped. the effect of this unilateral executive amnesty, among other things, contributed to a surge of minors at the southern border which yielded terrible humanitarian consequences. it also denied jobs to hundreds of thousands of americans by allowing those same illegal aliens to take those jobs. ximena is one of the hundreds

of thousands affected, now fearful she'll lose her job and ultimately be deported. it's tough. it's tough to think that as a young adult you've given a lot to a country and that you love a country so much and you feel like you've earned something and they take that away from you. and jesus, a paramedic who's been working to help the victims of the flooding in houston, is another who has had his life turned upside down by this decision. entire lives are here. there's nothing that's back in our countries. i haven't been back to mexico since i was six, so to be sent back to mexico, i wouldn't know what to do, i wouldn't know where to go.

i will immediately terminate the legal order on immigration. it is a difficult thing for me. all of these kids, i love kids. in the end, after mr trump dithered, those on the right forced his hand, to the disappointment of those now protesting. this is an excuse for the presidency to launch an attack against the community. he is critically playing to his right wing base stop some of the most reactionary elements in our society. people here may be outraged, but they won't be surprised. this after all was one of president trump's election promises and there will be millions of his supporters who are today celebrating

and others who even feel he needs to go much further. the president's given congress six months to come up with an arrangement that could soften the blow. but for so many who've been contributing to american society for years, there's already a sense they've been cast out. aleem maqbool, bbc news, washington. the microphones are sorted out. in the last few hours, nissan has released details of its revamped all electric car. the previous version was a global best—seller, but now the company is facing tough competition from tesla which has already started making deliveries of its highly—anticipated model 3. the new leaf has a range of 150 miles— this is 50% more than the previous model. drivers will also be able to charge the car to 80% of the battery's full capacity in just a0 minutes. 40 a0 minutes. iwill

a0 minutes. i will be back with world business report in 15 minutes andi world business report in 15 minutes and i promise to be in full volume. stay with us on bbc news, still to come: what's so interesting about this empty chair? stay tuned all will be revealed. she received the nobel peace prize for her work with the poor and dying in india's slums. the head of the catholic church said mother teresa was a wonderful example of how to help people in need. we have to identify the bodies, then arrange the coffins and take them back home. parents are waiting and wives are waiting. hostages appeared, some carried, some running, trying to escape the nightmare behind them. britain lost a princess today, described by all to whom she reached out as irreplaceable.

an early—morning car crash in a paris underpass ended a life with more than its share of pain and courage, warmth and compassion. this is bbc news. the latest headlines: hurricane irma is battling islands in the caribbean. and the scheme is scrapped protecting undocumented workers from deportation. the european court of justice workers from deportation. the european court ofjustice will on a

case brought by hungary and slovakia against the eu to impose compulsory quotas of asylum seekers on eu member states. the verdict will help shape future asylum policy across europe. 0ur correspondent nick thorpe reports from budapest. under a big sky, undera big sky, a under a big sky, a small gate into hungary and a grim prospect. the hungarian authorities only allow in an asylum seeker is a date and they must wait weeks or months to be processed in one of two detention camps. there are 300 people in this one. you can't see them but you can sometimes hear the voices of the children on the wind. despite the fence and despite the anti— migrant rhetoric, the most determined people still get through. those who do usually carry on to western europe, but saman decided to stay in hungary. i got lots of help from ngos which are happy for refugees

and from hungarian friends, a lot of help i got and gratefulfor that. hungary was asked to accept 129a refugees, and slovakia 802. the government is bracing itself for the court's decision which it fears will be negative. the substance of the court ruling is not whether hungary has to take illegal migrants or not, oi’ has to take illegal migrants or not, or has to receive illegal migrants oi’ or has to receive illegal migrants or not. the substance of the court's ruling is whether the decision about the obligatory quotas has been made procedurally in line with the european regulations or not. the relocation quotas have not been popular in europe but most countries have agreed to take some. critics of the government say hungary too should accept its fair share. the government say hungary too should accept its fair sharem the government say hungary too should accept its fair share. if we are accepting the help of economic oi’ are accepting the help of economic or other issues then i think we should also share the solidarity

when it comes to asylum seekers and refugees. two years ago the east station in budapest was briefly the epicentre of the refugee crisis, as the hungarian government tried and failed to stop the refugees in their tracks. if the european court rejects the government's case now, hungary would sooner or later be forced to welcome asylum seekers once again. the complex fighting in afghanistan has a new front in the northern regions, where so—called islamic state is making inroads. is, taliban and the government forces are battling among each other, and the violence is taking its toll on thousands of civilians. the bbc uzbek‘s firuz rahimi has gained a rare access to the remote district of darzab and sent this report. these are rare pictures from one of the most dangerous places in afghanistan. the government and the taliban have been fighting each

other here for years. but now militants from so—called islamic state have entered the fray. in recent months they have captured large part of darzab district. thousands of people have been displaced by the fighting. it is too risky to go to the front line and this is as far as we can get. this place just outside the town is home to nearly 90% of people who have let da rza b to nearly 90% of people who have let darzab and left everything behind. 0ne room can shelter two to three families. the majority of women and children. mayra and her sister—in—law are among them. her husband was one of the local leaders fighting against the two militant groups. just a few weeks ago he was caught. translation: my husband was ambushed by is. they poured petrol over his body and set him on fire. translation: when is came to our

house, they set it on fire. everything was destroyed. we ran away with their children until we arrived to a place where we felt safe. and adding to the volatile mix here are powerful local warlords who frequently switch allegiances. jake hammond's allegiances are fighting both the taliban and is. he lost a hand in the fighting and almost lost his life —— shir mohammed. translation: in just his life —— shir mohammed. translation: injust three months his life —— shir mohammed. translation: in just three months we lost more than 60 men from our village. 0ur commanders asked for help from the government. we asked them to send helicopters to evacuate oui’ them to send helicopters to evacuate our injured people. but the local government needs help. most officials have fled darzab, including the governor. translation: there is no functional government in darzab. everything is paralysed. the only safe access to the district now is by air. isis and taliban have

checkpoints in about 50 different locations. the road leading to da rza b locations. the road leading to darzab used to be packed with cars taking passengers in both directions. now is and the taliban control key parts and no one travels u nless control key parts and no one travels unless they absolutely have to. the grim reality of darzab extends beyond its borders. if is militants seize all of the district they will also control access to three key northern provinces, and more people could pay the price of this increasingly complex war. in sport, and saudi arabia are through to the world cup in russia. they are the first arabic nation at football's showpiece event since 2006. the saudisjoin iran, japan, south korea, brazil, mexico, belgium and hosts russia in the 32—team tournament. australia, however, needed a big win over thailand in order to confirm their place in russia. tomi juric got them ahead. with eight minutes to go

pokkhao anan equalised for the thais. hertha berlin's matthew leckie got the winner for the socceroos but saudi arabia's win means australia were pushed down to third and will face syria in the playoffs. syria drew 2—2 with iran in tehran to finish third in group a. venus williams has beaten petra kvitova in a tight 3—set contest. elsewhere another american sloane stephens reached herfirst grand slam semi—final since 2013. she beat and a stage so —— and a stage so

basta in three sets. sloane stephens might be good at beating opponents on court. but she was literally floored in her post match news conference when an insect started buzzing around her. the american dived for cover as she tried to bat away the bug and told reporters she thought the pest was disgusting. maybe her opponent in the next round should come armed with a bee. for many people the idea of a small village in switzerland will make them think about quaint chocolate box style cottages. but the reality in one swiss village is that no—one wants to live there and its few remaining inhabitants are all past retirement age. imogen foulkes went to find out. caripo, tucked away deep in a mountain valley. there has been a community here since the 13th

century and home to almost 300 people this is now switzerland's smallest village and it is getting smaller. translation: caripo has 16 in habitants. in a month or two we could be down to 13 and i am the only one working. all the rest are pensioners. —— corippo. only one working. all the rest are pensioners. -- corippo. when the mayor grew up pensioners. -- corippo. when the mayorgrew up in pensioners. -- corippo. when the mayor grew up in corippo there were at least a dozen children here. not any more. the people of corippo really don't want their village to die. but there are only 16 of them. nearly all of these beautiful old houses are empty. so what does the future hold for a place like this? now there is a plan. turn some of these old houses into hotel rooms. but they have been untouched for decades. it is going to take a lot of work. translation: of course we will paint. 0f of work. translation: of course we will paint. of course we will put in bathrooms. the original doors will stay. the original wood and stone

must stay. the experience for guests should be similar to what it was in the 19th century in corippo. the village bar will be the hotel reception, guest's will live side—by—side with villagers, but are today's tourists more use to flatscreen tvs and jacuzzis going to buy corippo's more basic concept?” am really convinced that kind of luxury in the future could be authenticity. living for a couple of daysin authenticity. living for a couple of days in a place that is really authentic maxi feel that there is hundreds of centuries of history inside. and this place is the one. corippo's plans will take time to achieve. nothing will be ready before next year. but word seems to have got out, requests for reservations are already coming in. looks lovely, doesn't it? you're watching bbc news. much more still to come. stay with us.

good morning. the strongest hurricane ever to have formed in the atla ntic hurricane ever to have formed in the atlantic basin will make landfall in the next few hours. and its hurricane irma, a category five storm with the potential to cause catastrophic damage. already we have sustained winds of 185 mph, but gusting in excess of 220 mph, on top of that significant rainfall and a huge storm surge expected to push across. storm surge is where underneath this low pressure it literally less the surface of the sea literally less the surface of the sea to as much as 9—11 feet. closer to home, things are quieter with a westerly flow developing, so it is fresher feeling to the story over the next couple of days and we have lost the humidity. first thing in the morning in the countryside we could see temperatures in single

figures, so it could be chilly but there is sometime to go with it. and it is quiet with a dry story for many of us. more of a breeze out with a west facing close. that will drive in cloud and scattered showers in the middle of the afternoon. not as warm here, 15—17, but with sunshine we might see 20 degrees. into thursday the wind will strengthen and we will see significant rain. an area of low pressure pushing into the atlantic will bring heavy rain into scotland, northern ireland, into northern england and north wales. it should be dry further south, but to the north, underneath the cloud and rain, it will be disappointing for the first week of september. 12—15, rain in the north—west of england, quite heavy. similar story for the north of wales. central and southern areas. you might cling onto some dry and sunny weather. as a result

temperatures 19— 20 degrees. with a fresh westerly breeze it will feel a little bit cooler and we are likely to see more rain pushing south through the night across england and wales so that on friday we will have a stalwart weather to come and then wrapped around the area of low pressure there will be some showers. some will be heavy with some hail and thunder and the temperatures will be quite subdued for early september. this is bbc world news, the headlines: hurricane irma, one of the most powerful atlantic storms ever recorded is battering islands in the caribbean. airports are closed on several islands and thousands of people have been told to go to public shelters. there have been protests in many american cities at president trump's scrapping of the scheme protecting undocumented child migrants from deportation. barack 0bama, who brought in the scheme, has called the decision cruel and wrong. the leaders of russia, south korea and japan are due to meet to discuss the crisis

surrounding north korea and its recent nuclear missile tests. the talks will take place in the russian pacific port of vladivostok. the un is warning of a humanitarian crisis in bangladesh because of a dramatic increase in rohingya muslims