this is bbc news — and these are the top stories developing at 11. hurricane irma pummels low—lying caribbean islands, killing at least 1a people. ten minutes later, the other one went off the other french doors so went off the other french doors so we we re went off the other french doors so we were then completely despite —— com pletely we were then completely despite —— completely exposed. missiles could easily penetrate through there. the storm is expected to hit florida at the weekend — residents are stocking up on provisions and the national guard has been activated. britain is sending its first aid flights to the british virgin islands after criticism over the speed of the british government's response. also in this hour, at least six people are reported dead as an earthquake hits mexico. mexico's president described the earthquake as strongest to hit the country in a century.

young offenders from ethnic minorities will become "the next generation" of criminals unless the justice system is reformed, a new reports says. and a 13—year—old girl who died from a brain aneurysm has helped eight different people through organ donation — that's a record number. good morning. it's friday 8th september. i'm annita mcveigh. welcome to bbc newsroom live. a state of emergency has been declared in the british virgin islands after the devastation caused by hurricane irma. high winds and storm surges are continuing to ravage the caribbean, with dozens known to have died and buildings destroyed. aid agencies are warning of spreading disease after the break down of water and sanitation services.

later, a military plane carrying relief will take off from raf brize norton in oxfordshire — a royal navy ship, the rfa mounts bay, is already in the caribbean. she has already delivered assistance to anguilla, and is now on her way to the british virgin islands. let's ta ke let's take a look at the hurricane‘s toll so far. at least 14 people are known to have died, but there are warnings that the death toll could rise. over a million people have been affected — that figure could soon rise to as high as 26 million people. hurricane irma's windspeed has now dropped slightly — but the storm is still pounding the caribbean with winds of up to 165 miles per hour. these are some of the latest pictures — these were shot from a dutch military helicopter as it attempts to provide some level of assistance to victims of the hurricane in dutch saint martin.

these pictures show the scale of the disaster they're dealing with. the dutch prime minister says 250 troops have been deployed there to deliver aid, food, medical supplies and building materials — but also to maintain security. here's what the storm looks like from satellite imagery — you can see hurricane irma there in the middle over the caribbean as it makes its way towards the united states. that's hurricane katia to the west, in the gulf of mexico — and to the east, hurricanejose, heading towards the already devastated caribbean. with the latest here's andy moore. this is what it's like to look out of your hotel room in the turks and caicos, knowing that one of the strongest storms in recent memory is heading your way. starting to hear the noise of the wind as well, through the doors and windows. and from all around us, really. but we're not even close to the worst bit yet.

which is a bit scary. on the british virgin islands, there have been an unknown number of deaths. with communications severely disrupted, the governor issued this audio message declaring a state of emergency. all of us have been affected by irma, and some more than others. apart from the structural damage, there have sadly been reports of casualties and fatalities. i am truly heartbroken by this news. my thoughts and prayers are with each and every one of you. at least one person is believed to have died on the british territory of anguilla, where residents sheltered in the strongest part of their homes for safety. we were in the bath with a mattress above us. that's how we sort of managed to keep safe and dry. i think a lot of people were in a similar situation. we've seen houses with cars that have beenjust picked up and thrown through the house. barbuda was one of the first

islands to be hit by irma. it is now less than 48 hours away from the impact of a second hurricane. jose has sustained wind speeds of 120 mph and it looks likely to gain in strength over the next day or two. andy moore, bbc news. authorities in the us state of florida have told half a million people to leave their homes and seek refuge. let's speak to meg oliver whojoins us from miami. people have been stocking up on supplies across the state. meg joins us supplies across the state. meg joins us from outside a petrol station. clearly nothing going on there. have they sold out? that's exactly right. this gas station has sold out, the gas station across the street has sold out. three others that we passed on the way here have also run dry but for the people who spend hours in lines yesterday getting gas

and have hit the road, now it's all about the race to out run this terrifying storm. miami's man called ita terrifying storm. miami's man called it a nuclear hurricane. look over here. this gas station is boarded up but it is still open and thereafter supplies inside, so there are different pockets throughout the city where you can find some things. today is it. this is the last day. if you've been ordered to evacuate, authorities are telling you to get out, but if you have waited until today, it may be a safer option to go and stay with friends and family in florida instead of hitting the highways. they don't want anyone to get stuck when this monster hits. meantime, there are a lot of shelters open but they are asking people to bring three days supply of food and water. we have this catastrophic storm coming and then there's the aftermath. we have no idea what that's going to look like but if it resembles anything we have

seenin but if it resembles anything we have seen in the caribbean, it's going to be devastating, so it could be days before we see supplies coming into any of those shelters. do you have any of those shelters. do you have any sense of how many people have decided to get out of the path of the hurricane? how many people have decided to hunker down? we don't have exact numbers. what we do know, it was slow going on the highways yesterday travelling north. we were in south beach, which is about 25 miles south of here yesterday and we had no problem evacuating and coming inland into miami. we do know that there are several people, if they live in a house that was built in the 1990s or later and they feel that it the 1990s or later and they feel thatitis the 1990s or later and they feel that it is safe, they are staying. authorities said they have some of the strongest hurricane codes here in florida but, again, we have never seen a in florida but, again, we have never seen a hurricane this big, fast or strong. a lot of these people survived hurricane andrew in 1992

but it looks like irma is really going to put andrew to the test. meg, thank you very much. make oliver in miami. for the latest on the path of hurricane irma and where it's likely to head by the weekend here's sarah keith lucas of the bbc weather centre. well, a neater, this is a major hurricane still. it has ever so slightly weakened over the past couple of hours but it remains with gusts above 155 mph, so it is the category four hurricane now but it's certainly going to be strengthening a little bit more perhaps as it heads over the warm waters over the next 2a hours or so. at the moment, the eye of the storm, as you can see here, moving in a north—westerly direction. it's sitting still close to the turks and caicos islands. it has brought winds of 155 mph or even more as the very heavy rainfall and storm surge as well, so a real three

pronged attack. if we look at the path of the hurricane as it continues over the next 2a hours or so, it will start to move in a north—westerly direction, somewhere in between cuba and the bahamas. as it moves in this direction, it will move it moves in this direction, it will m ove over it moves in this direction, it will move over pretty warm water so it could strengthen once again, perhaps toa could strengthen once again, perhaps to a category five, and even if it remains a category four, we are still seeing catastrophic winds as well as the very heavy rainfall and the storm surge, up to perhaps 20 beat above normal sea level and that is passing over some very low—lying areas. by sunday, it is sitting across the tip of florida, said the florida keys are likely to receive the catastrophic effects of this hurricane and then the most likely affected it's going to continue moving northwards across central parts of florida. once it does make an impact on land, it will start to wea ken an impact on land, it will start to weaken relatively quickly, but having said that, it is such a strong storm that those devastating winds will continue through the course of the weekend, pushing its

way northwards, likely by monday to be somewhere across georgia or perhaps even tennessee as well. even though the fuel for the hurricane, the warm, wet waters of the hurricane —— of the caribbean, they will be cut off as it moves on to land, it will still remain strong for a number of days so we will keep a close eye on it and of course it is followed by hurricane jose. joining me now from haiti is ascension martinez, save the children's director of programme quality and advocacy. thank you very much for your time. it is less than a year, people may well remember, since hurricane matthew hit haiti with devastating consequences, killing more than 800 people. many communities can barely have recovered from that and now they are bracing for irma? yes, that's correct. one of the things that's correct. one of the things thatis that's correct. one of the things that is fortunate, however, is that matthew, if you can call it fortu nate, matthew, if you can call it fortunate, matthew struck the south

and what we are experiencing at the moment is mainly directed to the north. that said, it doesn't mean that people are any better off. what preparations are in place in haiti for this? the government has declared that there are 800 shelters available. that is collective centres available across the northern departments that they believed early on in the week would believed early on in the week would be most effective. international organisations such as save the children, we have a connection with communities in a number, 176 schools, and over 100 clinics, so we have details of people on the ground in these areas so that we can call them throughout the day or night and get information from them and they can call us. we will be reaching out to them again this morning to see what the situation is and putting

together any needs requests as they come in. we will have tarpaulins for breathing to give shelter, ropes and we will be stocking up on sanitation kits and jerry cans so people have access if need be to clean water. kits and jerry cans so people have access if need be to clean waterlj know that save the children has also deployed emergency teams to the dominican republic. just tell us a little bit about the epic battle and also why you say that these deadly storms have a bias against children. yes, the emergency health unit has deployed to the dominican republic. they couldn't get flights into haiti and they are assessing the situation there to see whether greater need is, either the dominican republic or if they can make their way across to haiti when necessary. this team would be able to work with us on the

ground and national staff, too, to have a mobile team quite quickly placed to go in and give care to communities as required. this disaster, along with any disaster that happens, does have a heavy impact on children and why in particular this year? school had just started. schools were closed on wednesday in preparation for irma. that means that their schooling has been disrupted in the first week. many of the collective centres identified our schools, which means that families go there, children will remain without a place to go to school for a number of days. the terrifying effects of rain, wind, gale force winds, that all has a psychological impact as well, so one of the things we were quite heavily

on it in establishing child friendly spaces and training community and teachers as social support for children. added to that here in haiti, there is extreme poverty for large numbers of the population as well as the continuing malnutrition that affects many, many areas of the country. any disaster inadvertently has a deeper impact on children because of their vulnerability. thank you very much. ascension martinez there in haiti for us. the british relief effort for the virgin islands is ramping up — there is already a navy ship, the rfa mounts bay, in the caribbean and heading towards the islands. meanwhile, a military plane will soon take off carrying the british relief effort for the virgin islands is ramping up — relief and supplies. our correspondent duncan kennedy sent us this from raf brize norton. we are on board what is going to be the first aircraft heading to the

caribbean with aid. it will be loaded over the next couple of hours and then the flight will take off roundabout lunchtime, heading to the caribbean. it will take them eight 01’ caribbean. it will take them eight or nine hours to get there, delivering all sorts of aid to the region and hoping ultimately to get to the british virgin islands. they will have to do decide on the ground how and where that aid will be distributed. the man in charge of rf brize norton is tim jones. distributed. the man in charge of rf brize norton is timjones. tim, this is the first aircraft. what will go on board and when will it go? we have three aircraft going today and we have about 300 royal marines turning up here as we speak. we have aid from deathbed, water, medical aid, medics, engineers, so allthe things we need to get help in place very quickly and we can assess what is needed where. —— we have aid from

the department for international development. we can assess what is going on on the ground in the british virgin islands and we will hope to move there, depending on the circumstances on the ground, and if it is possible to get there, we will be there for sure. and then to get the aid to the point of need and the people who need it as soon as possible. how many people are going on this flight? this morning, we have in the region of 300 people going. it's a big deployment, very quick getting it together out to barbados to then take stock and see how we can get the aid and support really effectively distributed. but if more support is needed, we are ready to provide it and we are ready to be there as long as is needed. the british have been criticised for not reacting quickly enough. do you think they have reacted fast enough? distance for us is on the constraint. it is about

understanding the situation on the ground and we don't want to move in with the wrong kind of support. from a military point of view, we need to understand the effects of the hurricane, where is open to us, where we can get into, that's what we be doing the last 24 hours and now we think we know where we can most effectively deliver our aid and where to go to. thank you very much indeed. this plane will be going out later this afternoon, another one later, all heading off within the next 24—hour is to be operational. we are hopefully going to go to the cotswold airport in gloucestershire later to talk about the dip disaster —— about the disaster equipment suppliers help there. first though, we are going to go to matthew. following the initial criticism that the government should have done more earlier to try to mitigate some of the effects of this hurricane, what

is the latest from there? there were a number of criticisms but it would be hard to criticise the government's response now. they are certainly bring everything they can behind it. we have already heard about the vast material and men on their way from rf brize norton. the department for international development which is coordinating the aid has spent advisers to antigua and barbados to assess the damage and barbuda is being evacuated ahead of hurricanejose. finally, the foreign office has set up finally, the foreign office has set upa finally, the foreign office has set up a hotline here for those who might be affected or who might have loved ones affected. they encourage you to call any time on 0207, 008, o 000. you to call any time on 0207, 008, o 0 0 0. that

you to call any time on 0207, 008, o o o 0. that is the foreign office headline —— hotline for anyone who might be affected. matthew, thank you for that. disaster equipment supplies are held in readiness at costwold airport at kemble in gloucestershire. our correspondent phil mackie is there. obviously a very busy scene behind you there. tell us what's happening. this is a massive warehouse, as you say, at the cotswold airport in gloucestershire. huge palette all over the place carrying all sorts of kit that is sent over to disaster zones. this is going out to the caribbean, it's going to be loaded onto trucks, driven out to gibraltar where it will be loaded onto hms ocean. this solar lantern also provides power, so you can charge your phone etc. buckets, this, which is called a water box. it goes in this end that comes at the other end clea n this end that comes at the other end clean and drinkable. the secretary

of state for international development is here and meeting staff at the moment, priti patel. i'm going to be asking how in a little while why this has taken so long to get out there because of course the government has been criticised and one of the question is, why wasn't this ready a couple of days ago? we knew hurricane irma was coming and that it would create the kind of devastation we have seen in the caribbean. at the moment, they are really trying to get things going. nicky has been driving the forklift back, loading up pallets which are now stacked here. eventually those are loaded onto lorries. you can see past priti patel who is doing another media interview in the background and they will head off later to gibraltar where they will meet up with the uk flagship helicopter carrier, hms ocean, which is being sent out as pa rt ocean, which is being sent out as part of the relief effort to the caribbean. phil mackie, thank you for that. just a line or two on the latest travel advice from abta. they

are saying people who are on a package holiday in the region affected by hurricane irma should keepin affected by hurricane irma should keep in close contact with air travel provider, monitor news reports and follow the advice of the local authorities. people who have travelled independently should of course monitor news reports and again follow the advice from local authorities. they said that airlines and tour operators are adjusting theirflight and tour operators are adjusting their flight schedules and holiday itineraries as appropriate and that anyone imminently due to travel to the region should check with their travel provider or airline to establish if those itineraries or flights are affected. well, the foreign and commonwealth office has set up a telephone hotline for british nationals in the region, or anyone concerned about friends of relatives — that number is on your screen — 0207 008 0000. an earthquake described by mexico's

president described —— as the worst in the century has hit mexico. the magnitude eight tremor struck just off the pacific coast. celia hatton reports. the earthquake struck in the middle of the night, shaking southern mexico with such force the tremors could be felt in mexico city, 1000km away from the epicentre. the shaking lasted about a minute. families were forced to run onto the streets in darkness, with many refusing to go back inside. it caused panic in this bowling alley. mexico's president was quick to make the announcement. this was the most devastating earthquake in a century. and still, it might be some time before we know how many were killed and what has been damaged. translation: this

makes it the biggest earthquake registered in our country in the last 100 years. unfortunately, we have received word of the death of five people and severe damage that, at the moment, cannot be quantified. phone lines appear to be down in many places in southern mexico, including the state of chiapas, closest to the epicentre. it has declared a state of emergency. mexico does take great precautions for things of this sort, and it always has the army standing by. the armies is often used in the drug war here, but it's also used in natural disasters. so there's quite a bit of preparedness in that part of mexico. it is definitely a seismic location, it is a place where you see volcanic activity. millions have been left shaken and scared. a tsunami warning remains in effect, setting off alerts in japan. more after—shocks are expected.

a review of the criminaljustice system in england and wales has concluded that people from black, asian and minority ethnic backgrounds are still facing bias and overt discrimination. the inquiry, which was commissioned by the government and led by the labour mp david lammy, raises particular concerns about the treatment of young people. the inquiry found that nearly 25% of the prison population is made up of people from black, asian and minority ethnic backgrounds. in the youth justice system that figure was 41% in 2016. this is despite the fact that these groups make up just 14% of the population. the inquiry, makes a series of recommendations — these include allowing some prosecutions to be deferred, or even dropped, if suspects get treatment for issues such as drug or alcohol problems — as elaine dunkley reports. noel williams was 11 when he first got involved in gangs.

by the age of 13, he was imprisoned for robberies and drug dealing. i'm in and out of the system, been there three times. a lot of bullying goes on and as we say, lack of prison staff so they don't pick up on certain things, they try to kill themselves... he's now turned his life around but he believes race and ethnicity plays a part in how you're treated and punished within the criminaljustice system. it's unjust, of course it's unjust, and if you look at the sentences we get, they're longer, sentences are harsher and people are coming out not rehabilitated, sometimes they come out and reoffend at an accelerated rate to their counterparts too. the lammy review makes a number of key recommendations, such as removing identifying information about ethnicity when cases are passed from police to prosecutors so racial bias doesn't influence charging decisions. i'm worried about our prison system, i think there are still prisons where there's clearly overt

discrimination going on and some of the treatment is just unacceptable. it's one of the largest reviews of its kind and highlights that radical reform is urgently needed to bring fairness to the justice system. elaine dunkley, bbc news. we can speak now to lawyer and poet, david neita — he's a member of the society of black lawyers — and was at the launch of the review in central london. good morning and thank you for joining us. what's your reaction to the main boards and recommendations raised by david lambie in this review? it was a very comprehensive review, especially the procedure that takes place from to sentencing and further onto prison sentence and release. basically, it showed that there is an incredible bias within there is an incredible bias within the criminal justice there is an incredible bias within the criminaljustice system and i believe this is putting our country

at great risk. to be really looked at great risk. to be really looked at by the international community as at by the international community as a nation that doesn't respect the rule of law because evidence shows black people are treated differently and adversely within the system, representing a massive loss to our economy. if you look at the recent case of thejudge economy. if you look at the recent case of the judge in the case of the oxbridge student who stabbed her boyfriend, thejudge looked oxbridge student who stabbed her boyfriend, the judge looked at the student, a white student, and thought, she could be my daughter, she could be my niece. she considered her bloodied boyfriend and weigh that against the potential of this child going forward to be a medical doctor and gave her a suspended sentence. people criticised that but i've asked us to look at that sentence and see what was going on in the mind of the judiciary. thejudiciary is was going on in the mind of the judiciary. the judiciary is looking not just that the crime, which judiciary. the judiciary is looking notjust that the crime, which we should look at that and beat up on crime but also the causes of crime, but look at the potential that lies

within. often that is not done where black people are involved. we have the view this in the context that albert einstein shares a similar condition with the majority of men in prison at the moment. this kind of dyslexia, dyspraxia, but where it was picked up in einstein and he was cosseted and given the support to make a massive contributed to the world, we have, in our case in britain, we have people who display themselves in coming to the crippa nal justice system themselves in coming to the crippa naljustice system —— criminal justice system but they are not viewed with the same lens as somebody like stephen wiltshire, a british artist of great tribute, travelling the world who has the same conditions but is recognised that we get the potential promise because we get support. let me ask them, if the lammy review attempts to make the criminaljustice system

more transparent, how do we make it more transparent, how do we make it more diverse and is that the answer to be in balance the review is talking about? lammy is calling for sentencing to reflect notjust overall sentencing of a breakdown in terms of race and this will make it even more clear about the racism that's taking place in the system. the answer in my view is notjust in the criminal justice the answer in my view is notjust in the criminaljustice system. we have to go to the education system and see what's going on there, because right now what we have effectively is an education system feeding the justice system when we find that black students are up to 13 times more likely to be excluded for the same thing as a white student. here we have these biases and prejudices creating a really embarrassing situation that we have got to stop and address. one of the things we have to look at its exclusion in schools and look at peoples who pop up schools and look at peoples who pop up ads at risk of exclusion and

rather than just try to give them support so they are not excluded, look at them as bold or special, something about them, and i think they need to be a lot of programmes rolled out to support such students because when we lose them to the criminal justice system, because when we lose them to the criminaljustice system, we have a massive impact on our gdp. sorry to interrupt. some of the negative reaction to the lammy review seems to be, if i can think of a phrase to sum it allup, to be, if i can think of a phrase to sum it all up, seems to be suggesting that there is a call here for positive discrimination, which seems to have a certain irony when the lammy review is talking about discrimination in the first place. does that make you feel at all uncomfortable? i hear the criticisms but they are not realistic. i was just at another report by the way this week about discrimination in the work place that this report was undertaken by the tuc. when you look at racism,

it's not just the tuc. when you look at racism, it's notjust within the criminal justice system, it's in education and also in employment. therefore what we are saying, i don't think lambie is asking for positive discrimination, i think the report is just asking discrimination, i think the report isjust asking for discrimination, i think the report is just asking for recommendations and just do not discriminate, just do not discriminate so there is a bias,. . you heard the report. the discouraging thing about this is that we've had every five years or so, it seems like #2ez reports are rolled —— these reports are rolled out. nothing seems to be done about it. for those who have a problem with recommendations that says that black people should be treated fairly, ask yourself what kind of nation would you like to live in? we should be a nation where people are treated fairly, based on their

merits and promoted when they're shown to have great skills and can contribute. but this is not happening across—the—boa rd. contribute. but this is not happening across—the—board. and when we look at ciesm, we should look at what tony blair and gordon brown said two decades ago — we should be tough on crime but also the causes of crime. and yes, we are tough on that because as a society we haven't looked at the causes. thank you very much david. we'll talk to the chair of the equality and human rights commission david isaacs about this later on on bbc newsroom live. time now for the weather forecast. simon is here with the details. the big news of course is the hurricane in the atlantic moving through the caribbean at the moment. but the weather for us here in the uk is pretty unsettled over the next few days. heavy rain around this morning across southern parts of england. lots of cloud here, thunder storms perhaps possible later onthank across the south—east.

elsewhere, a mixture of sunny spells and scattered showers. temperatures getting to about 14—16, making it feel chilly. this evening, the showers will continue to pile into the north and west areas. temperatures are down to about ten or11. on temperatures are down to about ten or 11. on saturday, temperatures are down to about ten or11. on saturday, a temperatures are down to about ten or 11. on saturday, a dry start but the showers in the north and west that emerge will stay with us into the afternoon. blustery conditions at times. temperatures 16—19. into sunday, a dry start for many. rain spreads in from the west, with that a strong wind as well. this sums it up a strong wind as well. this sums it upfor a strong wind as well. this sums it up for the weekend, cool, wet and windy at times. this is bbc newsroom live. the headlines. hurricane irma has brought destruction to the british virgin islands where a state of emergency

has been declared. winds of up to 185mph battered the overseas territory. as many brits are trapped in the caribbean, the raf has sent its first flights to the british virgin islands a powerful earthquake has hit southern mexico and killed at least six people. the country's president said the tremor was the strongest to hit mexico in a century. a review of the criminaljustice system in england and wales has concluded that people from black, asian and minority ethnic backgrounds are still facing bias and overt discrimination. now the sport and here is leah. play is under way at lord's. we can

join our correspondentjoe wilson live now who has the latest from the opening few overs. yes, we have had a delay and i think we will have delays. it's drizzling now and heavier rain is expected. but, the limited action we have had has been interesting. carrying on the theme from yesterday, i think. england began with two naturally attacking batsmen milan and stokes. milan is an attacking player and stokes is as well. these are bowler—friendly conditions, dark skies, floodlights are on, so it makes sense to try to make the most of any opportunities you would get to score runs. we saw that in the first couple of overs from both the english batsmen. but, west indies roach, with this dismissal. similar

to the one that dismissed cook in the gloom yesterday evening. so milan is out. he's one of those england players who will be thinking about the ashes tour, but what about the here and now because west indies first innings total of 123 still looks a long way off for england. two—time us open winner venus williams has missed out on the final after being beaten by american sloane stephens. injanuary stephens was on her sofa, with a large cast on her left foot watching the australian open on television at home. but yesterday she was hustling after every single ball to defeat 9th seed williams winning the deciding set 7—5. awaiting the final is madison keys, who crushed coco vandeweghe in straight sets. the american pair will both be making their grand slam final debuts. the last time two americans made the final was 15 years ago when serena williams beat venus. fifa has opened disciplinary

proceedings against tottenham midfielder dele alli after he gestured with his middle finger during england's match against slovakia on monday. television pictures showed alli's gesture during the 2—1 world cup qualifying victory at wembley. the 21—year—old said it was a "joke with good friend" kyle walker. newcastle manager rafael benitez won't hold his pre—match press conference later this morning. ahead of sunday's game against swansea. he's still recovering from a hospital procedure to address an infection resulting from a previous hernia operation. andrew parsons has been elected the new president of the international paralympic committee. the brazilian beat three other candidates in a vote at the ipc general assembly in abu dhabi. he succeeds philip craven, who had headed the organisation since 2001. they've gone off for the rain again

in the cricket. that's all sport for now. more now on hurricane irma which is continuing its path across the caribbean causing devastation in its wake and killing at least 14 people. tens of thousands of people have been told to evacuate their homes along the northern coast of cuba as hurricane irma approaches. the red cross estimates that up to 26 million people in total could be exposed to the destructive winds and torrential rains brought by irma. our correspondent will grant is in havana. cubans have spent the past few days watching as nearby islands were devastated by this vast storm as it ploughed through the caribbean. now they know their country's next on its path. the pace of preparations has picked up significantly, with residents on the eastern end of the island taking steps to secure their homes and stock up on basic goods. fresh drinking water and fuel for generators top of their lists. cuba is now also a hugely popular tourist destination and the island was busy with holiday—makers

when irma began to form. now many of those visitors find themselves trapped in a situation they never expected and have never experienced before. countries with large numbers of citizens in cuba are co—ordinating with the cuban authorities to get them out. assuming the hurricane doesn't change course at the last—minute, its expected to barrel around the cu ban coastline, dumping large amounts of rain on the island as it passes. then it should begin to move up to the united states and into florida. there a state of emergency is already in place and even the man who approved it is having to take measures against irma. president trump's mar—a—lago golf resort boarding up against the storm. many have tried to leave before it makes landfall. others are trapped. ijust came here for a couple of weeks, i'm supposed to fly out next week but all flights... a lot of them are cancelled.

there's some for saturday but pretty much they're going to be cancelled so i'm just going to stay in, get waters, canned foods, snack bars, enough for, like, a week or two and pray and hope for the best. i don't know, i'm going to go to the airport and just figure out what to do. people across the caribbean are used to dealing with hurricanes, they're an annual part of life in this region, however many have never seen anything quite like hurricane irma in their lifetime and fear the worst. cubans are well aware these are the final few hours of calm before the devastating force of irma reaches the island, and having seen exactly what it's capable of elsewhere in the caribbean, many are just hoping the storm is a little kinder here and begins to weaken en route. will grant, bbc news, cuba. earlier greg scott spoke to a

resident of one of the areas hit by the hurricane. it was an emotional flight. we were flawed by what we saw. because there was a hope, wasn't there, that barbuda may not have been so badly affected, but the reality is just so different? yes. we were hoping that it wasn't going to be too bad. the helicopters in front of us with the police, the pilot came on saying that it was really bad and we both shook our heads and said, no, that's not what we wanted to hear. the first thing that we saw was a resort that was just completely blown apart. we knew we were in for a bad scene when we got over the village. give us a sense of how large the area is and how long it took you to fly over and what you saw? the

flight fly over and what you saw? the flight is only about 20 minutes from antigua in a helicopter. initially, looking at the water, it was really interesting, the water is usually a nice dark rich blue colour and it had all this silt bubbling up so the hurricane really stirred up the water even though it's over a hundred feet deep between the two islands, it was weird seeing that. as we approached the island, the island was brown. the island is very flat and covered in scrub brush and everything and the scrub was just all brown, there was no green left and so, as you started flying over it, you realise all the leaves have been blown off which is what i've seen been blown off which is what i've seen before in hurricanes, then we started seeing the first structures and shipping containers that people have been using for their buildings or whatever that have beenle rolled

from places on the beach. there was a container that had been rolled across the road and a hundred metres to the other side of the road and was laying on its side. we approached another village and we could see the destruction, the roof tops gone, places that used to be houses, just a pile of rubble on top of the foundation like a bomb went off. we are just hearing that the prime minister is to chair a cobra meeting this afternoon. she'll get the latest information on hurricane irma. this is a second cobra meeting this week in relation to the hurricane, but the first to be chaired by theresa may herself. that is due to happen this afternoon. a father who admitted owning a doing that killed his three week old son has jailed for 21 months. reggie young was attacked by the doing in his home in sunderland injune 2015 and died in hospital. megan paterson is outside the court for us now. a

truly awful case, megan, tell us what happened in court? indeed, an awful and very harrowing case for the families involved here. we heard today that reggie young was being looked after on the night of his death by his dad ryan young. we also heard in court that on that night ryan young had drank eight cans of lager and then he called a taxi and ordered eight more. it's understood that ryan young then fell asleep on the sofa. he was supposed to be looking after reggie who was in the bouncy chair be beside him. ryan young didn't wake up until he heard his partner's screams. she returned home to find her baby son lying lifeless in the living room. mr young was too fast asleep to wake up. now, in court today, we heard about the dramatic effect that this incident has had on the family. mr young himself carried his son's coffin into his funeral in 2015, he's now severely depressed. we heard he suffers from post—traumatic

stress disorder as a result of this attack. thejudge stress disorder as a result of this attack. the judge today said the dog involved, the terrier—type doing could have been stopped if mr young had been awake if he hadn't been drinking that night. thejudge had been awake if he hadn't been drinking that night. the judge said reggie's care should have been at the centre of your mind, instead you made the decision to selfishly drink to excess. now, we heard today in court a warning to dog owners that this dog, a terrier, it wasn't a banned breed, it had no bereave record of behaving badly with children, it had lived in the house in fact with other children and had previously been perfectly fine, but this was the first encounter it had with baby reggie, sadly with catastrophic consequences. the defence for ryan young said whatever sentence he was given today it wouldn't overshine the sentence that he imposes on himself knowing that he imposes on himself knowing that he was responsible for his son's death that night. he's been sentenced to 21 months in prison. the dup says one of its mps ian

paisley, has rightly referred himself to the parliamentary commissionerfor himself to the parliamentary commissioner for standards. the daily telegraph claims he failed to declare tens of thousands of pounds in hospitality from the sri lankan government. ian paisley‘s called the article defamatory. we can talk to bbc northern ireland's political editor mark doven port. good morning, just tell us more about these claims and ian paisley‘s response? the daily telegraph front—page report claims ian paisley and his family took two holidays in sri lanka back in 2013 bibut that he did not declare them in the register of interest that mps fill out and the newspaper says these were all expenses paid trips on behalf of the sri lankan government. they say fuad the business flights, helicopter flights and hotel costs together, they come to a total of £100,000.

ian paisley on social media said the reports were devoid of fact and logic and deefan tory but he's referred thoims the parliamentary commissionerfor referred thoims the parliamentary commissioner for standards who'll decide if there's a breach of rules for declaring visit whiches i understand should be declared if they are to the value of more than £300. any wider implications in all of this given the dup's position vis—a—vis the government? of this given the dup's position vis-a-vis the government? obviously there'll be scrutiny of the behaviour of the dup's ten mps given their vital role in propping up the government via the confidence and supply arrangement from back in june. i would say irrespective of that, if any newspaper got hold of this information it would want to investigate it about any mp. as you said, the dup's response has been to say that they think it's right that the north antrim mp's referred thoims the parliamentary committee

for standards. he's provided a full explanation of his activities, he says, and we'll have to wait and see what happens with the investigation from now on. thank you very much. a 13—year—old girl from somerset, whose organs were donated after her death, has saved or transformed the lives of eight patients, a record for a single uk donor. jemima layzell collapsed with a brain aneurysm and died four days later in hospital. five of the patients who received life—saving transplants of her organs were children. jemima's story is part of an nhs campaign appealing for more donors. there are thousands of people waiting for a transplant. three people a day die. if you would be willing to accept an organ you should be willing to donate an organ, and that is what we are asking people to consider, and make a decision that they will support organ donation. ina in a moment a summary of the business news but first the

headlines: hurricane irma pummels low lying caribbean islands killing at least 14 people. it's expected to hit florida at the weekend. and up to a million people are evacuated from florida and georgia where the storm is expected to arrive in the next couple of days, prompting fears of fuel shortages and traffic bottlenecks. at least 15 people are reported dead as a huge earthquake hits central america. in the business news. britain's manufacturing output expanded at the strongest pace this year in the three monthsjuly according to figures from the office for national statistcs. but there was little sign of improvement in the trade deficit despite sterling's sharp fall since last year's brexit vote. and construction output fell after the biggest drop in news orders for more than three years. there has been a slowdown in the uk‘s construction sector. output fell by 1.2% in the three months to the end ofjuly after a drop in new work coming

through orders for new housing projects fell by 4.9% while all other work fell by 9%. demand for temporary workers has been strongest in engineering and nursing. l'oreal has finalised the sale of the body shop which owns other brands. l'oreal is selling up because of a drop in sales at the brand which was launched by british businesswoman anita roddick in 1976. there's been a slowdown in the uk construction sector. what is behind this? joining me now

is sarah from the federation of master builders. what do you think accou nts master builders. what do you think accounts for this slowdown? this slowdown is quite concerning. we note that the 1.2% contraction in construction over the last three months was largely driven bay contraction in repair and maintenance work. that's the part of construction that looks after domestic refurbishment and so the kinds of work that consumers might commission on their homes, so extensions, loft conversions, that sort of thing. we think this could be partly driven by the increase in material prices so since the eu referendum last year, lots of material prices have shot up so things like timber are really expensiveth sieve now compared to a year ago. builders are having to pass these costs on to client s so it might be deterring homeowners from commissioning projects full stop. the british chamber of commerce said it's

downgraded its costs of growth for the last year and says the uk economy is treading water. is that your assessment as well? it's concerning when you see sectors like construction contracting, the sector tend to be a weather bane. what we wa nt to tend to be a weather bane. what we want to see is the government approaching the brexit and immigration debate as sensibly as possible. the leaked paper that we saw this week from the home office has rang alarm bells in terms of the transition arrangements which are not necessarily thought through yet in terms of day one of brexit. and there is this huge housing shortage. we talk about it a lot on this programme. yet orders for new homes have declined. child is this if there is demand —— why is this if there is demand —— why is this if there is demand —— why is this if there is demand? we are facing a serious housing crisis and only building about half the number of houses that we need. the housing white paper the government published

this year included really sensible policies for sme house builders and we all agree we need to bring more of those back into the market if we are going to start building more homes, so we are calling on the government to implement the proposals in the white paper as soon as possible. it's over six months since it was published and we still haven't seen these policies brought in. thank you. bell pottinger will separate from its partner. the pr firm was expelled from the industry trade body after being accused of stirring up racial hatred in south africa. the boss of bell pottinger asia said its business in the region is entirely ringfenced and solvent‘. it's set to re—launch with a new ownership structure and operate under the name klareco communications. the credit rating giant equifax says its computer systems have been hit by hackers. it means more than 140 million customers across the united states may have had data compromised

which includes addresses and social security numbers. the company said its main credit rating databases weren't affected. the world's biggest internet retailer amazon has announced plans to build a second headquarters in north america. it's sparked fierce competition from cities including toronto, texas and chicago who are all keen to attract the $5 billion investment the company is promising. -- £3.8 —— £3.8 billion dollar investment. and china's imports grew by more than was expected in august. the boost of more than 13% suggests the world's second biggest economy is still expanding. but the news wasn't so good when it came to exports. they only picked up by 5.5% thanks to weak global demand. let's check in with the financial market now shares in insurers are holding up despite the onslaught of hurricane irma and the storm harvey partly due to the large capital buffers they have built up. the ftse100 has opened lower partly due to a decline in mining stocks like anglo american.

the pressure is on consumer facing stocks as well after the pub operator greene king issued a bleak trading update, warning of tough times ahead. its share price has fallen pretty dramatically to a five year low. the rise in inflation following the vote for brexit has squeezed consumer spending, and that's affecting the pub restaurant industry. spending in british shops increased last month at the fastest pace in nearly two years, a survey showed on friday, as a weaker pound led to more britons opting to holiday at home and to an influx of tourists from abroad. that's all the business news. travellers in germany have been treated to a novel kind of theatrical production. there's no stage, no curtains, no orchestra. but there is an audience, all with front—row seats. there are moving trees which is my

favourite. it's designed to bring the city and the countryside together. it would make the commute more entertaining! the headlines are coming up. in a moment, we say goodbye to viewers on bbc two but not before having a look at the weather. the news has been dominated at the moment by hurricane irma. currently the eye of irma is just to the north—east of cuba. it's going to give some very big impacts across southern parts of the bahamas and cuba, but the eye of the storm is going to track its way off shore. as it moves through warm waters of the caribbean, it could intensify or stay as a category four ah really dangerous hurricane and then move its way in towards in in over the week and georgia into monday as a

tropical storment we'll keep a close eye on that one. in the uk, low pressure to the north of scotland. a weather front further south and that is bringing persistent areas of rain across south everyone parts. the isobars fairly tightly packed so a breezy day across many parts. the rain across the south will continue. first north across scotland through northern areas of england, there'll bea northern areas of england, there'll be a few brighter spells. still a lot of showers, a whole rash of showers and feeling on the chilly side. a similar story for northern ireland and in northern england but here the showers becoming more isolated with sunny spells around for wales and the south—west of england. here across the south—east is where we have the heaviest of the rain. afew is where we have the heaviest of the rain. a few thunder storms across the south—east during this afternoon. the test match there at lord's could be interrupted further this afternoon. through the evening, more showers coming into the north and west. elsewhere with clear skies though it

could turn chilly. temperatures down to about ten or 11. it's the start of the weekend and for many it will bea of the weekend and for many it will be a fairly bright start. there'll be a fairly bright start. there'll be some sunshine. showers across wales, north—western parts of england will move their way further south and east ward and then by the afternoon, there'll be a whole rash of show, across many parts of the uk. sunny spells in—between the showers. still on the breezy side and temperatures about 18 or 19. as we go into sunday, this area of low pressure moving its way, now the isobars tighter packed together so that means on sunday there'll be stronger winds, particularly later in the day. gales maybe in the far north and west. cloud advancing from the west with that outbreaks of rain will move further east. as we go into the weekend, it will be fairly wet at times, pretty cool, especially with a brisk wind and that wind particularly strong on sunday afternoon. that's all from me. have a good afternoon.

this is bbc news and these are the top stories developing at midday. hurricane irma pummels low—lying caribbean islands, killing at least 14 people. ten minutes later, the other went off, the other french doors, so we were completely exposed so missiles from trees or debris can easily penetrate through there. up to a million people are evacuated in florida and georgia where the storm is expected to hit this weekend, prompting fears of fuel shortages and traffic bottlenecks. britain is sending its first aid flights to the british virgin islands from raf brize norton — after criticism over the speed of the british government's response. also in this hour, a huge earthquake hits central mexico and other central american countries, killing at least 15 people. mexico's president described the earthquake as the strongest to hit the country in a century. young offenders from ethnic

minorities will become "the next generation" of criminals unless the justice system is reformed, a report says. and 13—year—old girl who died from a brain aneurysm has helped eight different people through organ donation — a record number. good afternoon. it's friday the 8th of september. i'm anita mcveigh. welcome to bbc newsroom live. the prime minister is to chair a meeting of the emergency cobra committee later in response to hurricane irma — after a state of emergency was declared in the british virgin islands.

high winds and storm surges are continuing to ravage the caribbean, with dozens known to have died and buildings destroyed. aid agencies are warning of spreading disease after the breakdown of water and sanitation services. a british military plane carrying relief will take off from raf brize norton. let's take a look at the hurricane's toll so far. at least 14 people are known to have died, but there are warnings that the death toll could rise. over a million people have been affected — that figure could soon rise to as high as 26 million people. hurricane irma's windspeed has now dropped slightly — but the storm is still pounding the caribbean with winds of up to 155 miles per hour. these are some of the latest pictures from saint martin — where troops from the netherlands are providing food, medical supplies and ensuring security in the dutch part of the island. britain, meanwhile, has been accused of a slow response

in its own territories — although uk troops are in the carribean, with more aid on the way. here's what the storm looks like from satellite imagery. you can see hurricane irma there in the middle over the caribbean as it makes its way towards the united states. two hurricanes — katia and jose — can be seen either side of it. with the latest, here's andy moore. hurricane irma is proving to be relentless. the british territory of the turks and caicos islands among the turks and caicos islands among the latest places to be hammered. the wind has dropped but only slightly, still with sustained speeds of 165 mph. this was the moment are passed over the british virgin islands. and this is what is left in its wake. the major warning

was when a skylight was blown off of our roof. you could hear the winds blasting through the upstairs of our house and at that moment, you thought the wind —— the roof might go. that was the warning to get the hell downstairs into the basement, the most secure part of the building. a state of emergency has now been declared. all of us have been affected by irma, some more than others. alongside the damage, there has sadly been reports of casualties and fatalities. i am truly heartbroken by this news. my thoughts and prayers are with each and every one of you. viewed from space, irma looks even as —— almost serena but at 400 miles wide, its massive and it is now heading west to cuba. there, people are doing what they can to secure their homes

and bracing themselves. look at the state of the houses that people have here and you will realise the magnitude of the hurricane. what will happen to the town? what will happen to the people?” will happen to the town? what will happen to the people? i do feel fear. how can i not be late? what really worries me is that it will ta ke really worries me is that it will take the whole roof away. just north in the bahamas they have also been getting ready for what could be a direct hit. people have been stockpiling fuel and food. hurricane irma has already left a trail of destruction across the caribbean. the red cross says 1.2 million people have already been affected and that that figure could rise to 29 million by the end of the weekend when the storm's due to hit florida. there, 7000 national guard have been brought in to help, with the national weather service warning large parts of the state could be left uninhabitable for weeks or even months. john gunnarsson, bbc news.

joining me now is a unicef representative who is currently based in barbados. tell us first of all what your assessment is of the havoc caused so far by hurricane irma. well, it has passed through barbuda, and well and the british virgin islands and the turks and ca icos virgin islands and the turks and caicos islands. we have feedback from all the first three that basically the islands have been ravaged and 90% of the buildings are flattened out. we are mounting response to anguilla, the british virgin islands and from antigua. in terms of the turks and caicos, from jamaica. we are deploying teams from unicef and the un system, as well as tarpaulin and immediate needs for water and sanitation in terms of

food. so we have very little information from turks and caicos now, but lives lost have been minimal because of the preparations and evacuations done. that is good news, of course, but clearly a trail of devastation left behind by irma. what impact will that have on the population of those islands, particularly the children? i see that you think taking into account anguilla, barbuda, bvi and the turks and caicos, at least 20,000 children in those islands are affected by this storm with schools destroyed and so one. yes, our first concern is for shelter and the second concern is in terms of making sure that there is no spread of disease. we have a programme called return to happiness which is for psychosocial support, so we are mobilising teams

to handle that psychosocial support and the next step is, of course, to get back into a routine of some semblance of education services. so, refurbishing schools, getting teachers mobilised again to provide that service is the third step that we are preparing for in these islands. can ijust ask, with another hurricane on the way, how does that factor in to the immediate relief work that you are trying to do? yes, even the evacuations out of barbuda and in the turks and caicos islands have been affected by very rough seas and we have deployed teams that are going to have a difficult time reaching these islands, because today is descending on us islands, because today is descending on us tonight into tomorrow. —— jose

is descending on us tonight into tomorrow. we appreciate you taking the time. thank you. let's look at cuba now because the fringes of the storm are beginning to hit cuba. let's talk to will grant in havana now and will, when is cuba expecting to feel the full force of irma?|j think it's been a rough night for people on the eastern tip of the island already. a very anxious wait for days, really, and i think any time in the next few hours, we can expect to see's rain is beginning to be dumped across that eastern end of the island and then the storm to run along the coastline. that is where the trajectory runs and the concern is the heavy rains could cause storm

surges that could cause serious infrastructural damage. we talk about preparedness in situations like this but with this described as a record—breaking hurricane, what level of preparation have the authority ‘s been getting involved with that? i think that's a good point because it doesn't matter how good the authorities are in these cases, and in the cuban example they are cases, and in the cuban example they a re pretty cases, and in the cuban example they are pretty good. they have a strong track record in disaster preparedness, particularly in hurricane awareness, with the message carefully delivered among the community. they evacuate ahead of time, people listen to the evacuation orders, but i think with a storm of this kind of magnitude, it's hard to get it right. so what they have done is evacuate a broad area. they have tried to get the tourists out of the way who were in the low—lying coastal areas but we wait to see if that will be enough

for a large swathes of the country thatis for a large swathes of the country that is very close to irma's path. very briefly, when irma does past three bringing with it whatever damage it brings, how well set up is cuba to respond to that? well, being such a militarised country, they are goodin such a militarised country, they are good in terms of response, but because of years of underinvestment, the infrastructure in cuba is already very dilapidated. there is of course a two decades long us economic embargo on the country which complicates matters, too. it's a difficult outlook, i think, as cu ba ns a difficult outlook, i think, as cubans await the final arrival of this huge storm. ok, thank you very much indeed. will grant in havana. let's cross to our correspondent matthew thompson who's outside the foreign and commonwealth office in central london. matthew, bring us up today on the

british government response to irma. we know there will be a cobra meeting this afternoon. that's exactly right. theresa may has announced a cobra meeting at some point in the next few hours. she will be chairing that meeting, unlike the cobra meeting yesterday at 2pm which was chaired by the secretary of defence, michael fallon. a sort of escalation on the prime minister's side with her chairing the meeting. we will bring you more on that when we can. obviously there is also a military task force imminently departing from raf brize norton in oxfordshire. the department for international development has said it has sent advisers to the islands of antigua, jamaica and barbados to assess the damage. they have also said the island of antigua and barbuda are currently being evacuated in advance of hurricane heyday which is following in the wake —— of hurricanejose following in the wake —— of hurricane jose which is following following in the wake —— of hurricanejose which is following in the wake of irma and could cause further devastation to an already

devastated region. the foreign & commonwealth office has set up a hotline for anyone who is affected or has relatives affected. that number is 0207 08 000000. thank you. we arejust seeing number is 0207 08 000000. thank you. we are just seeing some copy coming through from our colleagues at the millbank newsroom in westminster saying that the by minister's official spokesman is waiting for a full intelligence picture to come through on hurricane irma in advance of the cobra meeting expected this afternoon with theresa may chairing that, as matthew was saying. the government is confirming that free flights departed this morning carrying the greens and engineers and that a ship is arriving soon in the british virgin islands —— confirming that three flights

departed this morning carrying marines and engineers and that a ship is arriving soon in the british virgin islands. uk disaster equipment supplies are being prepared for dispatch to the caribbean — our correspondent phil mackie is at cotswold airport, where trucks will shortly be departing for gibraltar before sailing across the atlantic. you can see all of these palates have been loaded with relief kit. it's being sent out to the caribbean and that laurie is about to leave. there's another lorry load to be loaded after that. there's been some criticism, as he will be aware, from the opposition, from other sources as well, about the speed at which the british government has sorted this out. could this have been done two or three days ago, people are saying. they knew the devastation the hurricane was likely to cause. the secretary of state for international development was here before, priti patel, and i asked her about the speed of british response. today, we are sending out the

various response “— today, we are sending out the various response “ routes, today, we are sending out the various response —— routes, buckets, lanterns, practical relief that people need after the type of disaster we have seen. there is a range of equipment going out. it is being deployed. we have already seen a sea being deployed. we have already seen a sea 17 fly from brize norton carrying a range of equipment, so it's very much the type of kit, shelter kits, power kit, but also buckets which will help provide water, water purification that people need up to such a disaster. 0k, people need up to such a disaster. ok, these are just the sort of things she was talking about here. this is the water purification kit. it goes in dirty, comes out clean up the other end. it can hold five litres. a solar lamp, sunshine powers it, but it's also quite useful because you can charge your mobile phone and other devices. i have just been told by the

department for international development that the shelter kits have already been delivered in anguilla. they are what is now one route to the british virgins islands territory. but priti patel told me about the criticism, she said they we re about the criticism, she said they were prepared, they have a presence in the caribbean and that this is a stu b in the caribbean and that this is a stub which will not arrive for another week or so but that initial relief efforts are being met, largely by military personnel. it's a joint mission between the military and the department for international development, with, according to her, the government paying attention not only to the short—term effects of hurricane irma but also the long—term reconstruction of british territories in the caribbean island. thank you very much. just another line on the criticism, with the prime minister's official spokesman saying, we believe our response was swift. just bear on your screen is

the foreign & commonwealth office's hotline number for anyone concerned about relatives. the headlines on bbc newsroom live. hurricane irma pummels low—lying caribbean islands, killing at least 14 people. up up to upto1 up to 1 million up to! million people up to 1 million people are told to evacuate their homes in florida and georgia where the storm is expected to hit this weekend, prompting fears of fuel shortages and traffic bottlenecks. and 15 people are reported dead as a a huge earthquake hits mexico and other central american countries. let's head back now to lear for the latest sports update. thank you very much. england's

batters are continuing to feel the pressure on a rain—soaked morning at lord's. after a delayed start, the players were only out for 20 minutes or so players were only out for 20 minutes or so before being. because of bad weather. there was still time though for the windies to take a wicket, dawid malan the festival today, out forjust 20. two—time us open winner venus williams has missed out on the final after being beaten by american sloane stephens. in january, after being beaten by american sloane stephens. injanuary, stevens was on the sober with a large cast on her left that watching the australian open, but it is clear she has bounced back, winning the deciding set 7—5. has bounced back, winning the deciding set 7-5. i'm super happy to be in deciding set 7-5. i'm super happy to beina deciding set 7-5. i'm super happy to be in a grand slam final and to do it here at my home slam is even more special. i think this is what every

player dreams about and, fortunately but unfortunately, i had to play venus. having four americans in the semifinals, i think that says a lot about american tennis and where we are right now. and i -- are in the final is madison keys. the american pair will both be making that grand slam final debuts and the last to make the final here was 15 years ago, venus williams playing serena williams. dele alli is going to be investigated after tv pictures showed he gestured with his middle finger during england's match with slovakia during the 2—1 world cup qualifying victory. the 21—year—old says it was a joke with his good friend, kyle walker. a brazilian has been elected the new

president of the international paralympic committee. he succeeds philip craven who ran the organisation from 2001. that is all the sport for you now. an earthquake — described by mexico's president as the country's strongest in a century — has struck off the southern coast, killing at least 15 people. it measured 8.2 and led to a tsunami warning being issued for mexico. celia hatton reports. the earthquake struck in the middle of the night, shaking southern mexico with such force the tremors could be felt in mexico city, 1000 km away from the epicentre. the shaking lasted about a minute. families were forced to run onto the streets in darkness, with many refusing to go back inside. it felt really strong, so we all just left calmly, going down the emergency stairs. it caused panic in

this bowling alley. mexico's president was quick to make the announcement. this was the most devastating earthquake in a century. and still, it might be some time before we know how many were killed and what has been damaged. translation: this makes it the biggest earthquake registered in our country in the last 100 years. there has been severe damage that at the moment cannot be quantified. it will take hours and possibly days to know how much damage has been left by the quake. phone lines appear to be down in many places in southern mexico, including the state of chiapas, closest to the epicentre. it has declared a state of emergency. mexico does take great precautions for the army is often used in the drug war here, but it's also used in natural disasters. so there's quite a bit of preparedness in that part of mexico. it is definitely a seismic location, it is a place where you see volcanic activity.

millions have been left shaken and scared. atsunami warning a tsunami warning remains in effect. massive waves could do more damage to countries along the central american coast, even setting of alerts in japan. more american coast, even setting of alerts injapan. more after—shocks are expected. a review of the criminaljustice system in england and wales has concluded that people from black, asian and minority ethnic backgrounds are still facing bias and overt discrimination. the inquiry, which was commissioned by the government and led by the labour mp david lammy, raises particular concerns about the treatment of young people. the inquiry found that nearly 25% of the prison population is made up of people from black, asian and minority ethnic backgrounds. in the youth justice system, that figure was 41% in 2016. this is despite the fact that these groups make up just 14% of the population. the inquiry, makes a series of recommendations — these include allowing some prosecutions to be deferred, or even dropped, if suspects get treatment for issues such as drug

or alcohol problems. elaine dunkley reports. noel williams was 11 when he first got involved in gangs. by the age of 13, he was imprisoned for robberies and drug dealing. i'm in and out of the system, i went there three times. a lot of bullying goes on and as we say, lack of prison staff so they don't pick up on certain things, people are self—harming, if they don't cut their arms they try to kill themselves... he's now turned his life around but he believes race and ethnicity plays a part in how you're treated and punished within the criminaljustice system. it's unjust, of course it's unjust, and if you look at the sentences we get, they're longer, sentences are harsher and people are coming out not rehabilitated, sometimes they come out and reoffend at an accelerated rate than their counterparts do. the lammy review makes a number of key recommendations, such as removing identifying

information about ethnicity when cases are passed from police to prosecutors so racial bias doesn't influence charging decisions. i'm very worried about our prison system, where i think there are still prisons where there's clearly overt discrimination going on and some of the treatment is just unacceptable. it's one of the largest reviews of its kind and highlights that radical reform is urgently needed to bring fairness to the justice system. elaine dunkley, bbc news. the ministry ofjustice has welcomed mr lammy‘s report, saying the recommendations are thorough — the secretary of state forjustice, david lidington, say‘s the moj want to eradicate all injustices within society. what struck me about the report, too, was the reality that very large numbers of british people from black and ethnic minority communities lack confidence in the criminaljustice system. no minister, no government of any political colour can be happy with that state of affairs.

we need to address that problem. david lammy‘s recommendations offer a possible route for doing some of that, and we'll be responding in detail to every item in his report. we can speak now to david isaacs, chair of the equality and human rights commission — he was consulted on this review — and has been at the launch in central london. david isaacs, a very good afternoon to you. thank you forjoining us today. he said that everybody should have full trust in our criminal justice system. to what extent do you think today's review, its recommendations, can contribute to building greater trust? well, it's absolutely essential that everybody, irrespective of their ethnicity, has confidence in the criminaljustice system. i think this is a really important report that's going to set a really important and significant agenda. its recommendations are very

wide—ranging. they've been based on really important data that hasn't been available previously because the government has ensured that information —— has said that information —— has said that information with david lambie. . this is not just information with david lambie. . this is notjust about the criminal justice system, it also seems to relate to health, welfare and other areas. if i can interrupt relate to health, welfare and other areas. if! can interrupt there. david lammy himself says there are other factors, such as david lammy himself says there are otherfactors, such as poverty, educational failure otherfactors, such as poverty, educationalfailure and otherfactors, such as poverty, educational failure and so one, that store rob bailey but if these factors a re store rob bailey but if these factors are there as well, is it asking too much of the criminal justice system itself to try to iron out any bias or discrimination that exists because of those? no, i think the criminal justice exists because of those? no, i think the criminaljustice system and those who actually are responsible for changes in the criminaljustice

system for changes in the criminaljustice syste m ca n for changes in the criminaljustice system can really use these recommendations to introduce a whole series of easy steps and then perhaps more difficult steps. series of easy steps and then perhaps more difficult stepslj think one of the easy steps, perhaps, looking through some of the detail of the report is to explain to dependents who find themselves up in court the way sentencing is carried out. for example, iam in court the way sentencing is carried out. for example, i am told ora carried out. for example, i am told or a read that white defendants are more likely to plead guilty at an earlier stage and therefore receive a reduced sentence compared to defendants from black, asian and ethnic minority backgrounds? yes, that's a good example of where black and minority ethnic people don't necessarily have trust in the system which goes to the wider point i was making earlier run about the confidence which bme people have that the system is a fair one, that it is one which will work for them. this is not to say that these issues don't apply more generally. but

there are particularly acute issues, i think, for bme people. the fact that many of them plead not guilty in circumstances where perhaps it would be in their best interest to plead not guilty is a good indicator. thank you very much for your time. a 13—year—old girl who died from a brain aneurysm has helped eight different people through organ donation — a record number. jemima layzell, from somerset, died in 2012. she collapsed and died four days later in hospital. five of the patients who received donations were children. there are thousands of people awaiting an organ, many edex dying. if you are willing to accept

an organ, you should be prepared to donate one and that is what we are asking people to think about. donate one and that is what we are asking people to think aboutm donate one and that is what we are asking people to think about. it is time now for the weather forecast and matt taylor has the details. good afternoon. it is a day of sunshine and showers and it will be writing to the weekend. we have got longer spells of rain across southern parts of england and wales, with lively breasts pushing very —— lively bursts pushing through. sunshine and showers between the longer spells, keeping xiao was going to night across western areas but eastern areas will be largely dry and clear. the breeze takes us into a fairly cool weekend. chalmers will be most frequent on saturday across western england and wales,

but for northern ireland and scotla nd but for northern ireland and scotland tomorrow, more in the way of dry weather and showers. the sun is out but feeling colder as the showers go through. more increasingly wet and windy weather makes its way through on sunday, with the potential for severe gales across some western areas. hurricane irma has brought destruction to the british virgin islands where a state of emergency has been declared. winds of up to 185mph battered the overseas territory. many britons are trapped in the caribbean; the raf has sent its first flights to the british virgin islands. the foreign secretary, borisjohnson, has also announced a £32 million aid package for the area. a powerful earthquake has hit southern mexico and killed at least 15 people. the country's president said the tremor was the strongest to hit mexico in a century. a review of the criminaljustice system in england and wales has concluded that people from black, asian and minority ethnic backgrounds are still facing bias and overt discrimination. more now on hurricane irma

which is continuing its path across the caribbean causing devastation in its wake and killing at least 14 people. tens of thousands of people have been told to evacuate their homes along the northern coast of cuba as hurricane irma approaches. the red cross estimates that up to 26 million people in total could be exposed to the destructive winds and torrential rains brought by irma. our correspondent will grant is in havana. cubans have spent the past few days watching as nearby islands were devastated by this vast storm as it ploughed through the caribbean. now they know their country's next on its path. the pace of preparations has picked up significantly, with residents on the eastern end of the island taking steps

to secure their homes and stock up on basic goods. fresh drinking water and fuel for generators top of their lists. cuba is now also a hugely popular tourist destination and the island was busy with holiday—makers when irma began to form. now many of those visitors find themselves trapped in a situation they never expected and have never experienced before. countries with large numbers of citizens in cuba are co—ordinating with the cuban authorities to get them out. assuming the hurricane doesn't change course at the last—minute, its expected to barrel around the cu ban coastline, dumping large amounts of rain on the island as it passes. then it should begin to move up to the united states and into florida. there a state of emergency is already in place and even the man who approved it is having to take measures against irma. president trump's mar—a—lago golf resort boarding up against the storm. many have tried to leave before it makes landfall. others are trapped. ijust came here for a couple of weeks, i'm supposed to fly out next week but all flights...

a lot of them are cancelled. there's some for saturday but pretty much they're going to be cancelled so i'm just going to stay in, get waters, canned foods, snack bars, enough for, like, a week or two and pray and hope for the best. i don't know, i'm going to go to the airport and just figure out what to do. people across the caribbean are used to dealing with hurricanes, they're an annual part of life in this region, however many have never seen anything quite like hurricane irma in their lifetime and fear the worst. cubans are well aware these are the final few hours of calm before the devastating force of irma reaches the island, and having seen exactly what it's capable of elsewhere in the caribbean, many are just hoping the storm is a little kinder here and begins to weaken en route. will grant, bbc news, cuba. authorities in florida have told

half a million people to leave home and seek refuge. people have been stocking up on supplies. i the gas station has sold out, the gas station has sold out, the gas station across the street has and the shops have run dry. for people who spent hours in lines yet getting gas and who've hit the road, it's about the race to outrun this terrifying storm. the mayor called ate nuclear hurricane. take a look over here. this gas station's boarded up but it's still open and there are supplies inside. there are different pockets throughout the city where you can still find some things. today is it, this is the last day, if you've been ordered to evacuate, authorities are telling you to get out. if you have waited until today, it may be a safer option if you have family and friends in florida to go stay with

them instead of hitting the highway. there are a lot of shelters that are open. they are asking people though to bring three days worth of food and water because we do have this catastrophic storm coming but then there's the aftermath which we have no idea what that is going to look like and if it resembles anything that we have seen in the caribbean, it's going to be devastating. so it could take days before we see supplies coming into any of those shelters. do you have any sense of how many people have decided to get out of the path of the hurricane, how many people sl decided to hunker down? we don't have exact numbers, but what we do know is it was slow going on the highways yesterday travelling north. we were in in south beach, 25 miles south of here yesterday and we had no problem coming inland into miami. we know

there are several people if they live in a house that was built in the 1990s or later and they feel that it the 1990s or later and they feel thatitis the 1990s or later and they feel that it is safe, they are staying. authorities said they have some of the strongest hurricane codes here in florida but again, we have never seen a in florida but again, we have never seen a hurricane this big, this fast, this strong. a lot of these people, they survived hurricane andrew in 1992 but it looks like irma is going to really put andrew to the test. we arejust seeing we are just seeing quoted on we arejust seeing quoted on reuters the head of the federal management emergency is saying that irma is going to devastate the area. the royal fleet auxiliary in the caribbean now is heading towards the islands. a military plane will take off soon, carrying relief and

supplies. duncan kennedy sent us this from raf brize norton. we are on board an raf globemaster, the first that will be heading to the first that will be heading to the caribbean with aid. the aid will be loaded over the next couple of hours and the flight will take off round about lunch time heading to the caribbean, taking eight or nine hours to get there, delivering all kinds of aid to the region, hoping ultimately to get as far as the british virgin islands. they'll have to decide on the ground how and where that aid is going to be distributed. the man in charge of raf brize norton is group captain timjones. this raf brize norton is group captain tim jones. this is the first aircraft. what exactly is going to be put on board here and when is it going to go? we have three aircraft going to go? we have three aircraft going today, the c—17 being the first. royal marines are speaking up, we have aid from dfid, including shelters, water, and medical aid, medics, engineers, so all the things you need to get some very basic

support in place very quickly and then we can assess and see what further aid and support we can offer from there. where are they heading to, what are they hoping to achieve? the aircraft will go to barbados first, it hasn't been affected by the weather so it's a great place for us to mount, assess what is going on in the ground in the british virgin island, then the aim from there is to get into the british virgin islands if we can, depending on the circumstances on the ground and if it's physically possible to get there. then to get that aid to the point of need and to the people who need it as soon as possible. this is the first of many flights. how many people ultimately are going on this? all together this morning we've got in the region of 300 going, so it's a big deployment, very quick bringing it together, out to barbados to then take stock and see how we can get that aid and that support really effectively distributed. but if more support is needed, we are ready to provide it and we are ready to be there as long

as it's needed. the british have been criticised for their response to this by british and others?” think distance for us isn't the constraint, the constraint is about understanding the situation on the ground. we don't want to rush in with the wrong kind of support, from a militia point of view it's very important we understand the effects of the hurricane, where is open to us, where we can get into safely and that's what we have been doing over the past 24 hours. so now we are ready to make the right ups about where we can effectively deliver the aidnd we'll be doing that as quickly as possible. thank you very much. this aircraft will be going in the next few hours, another one later onthank, all fully operational, they're hoping some time over the course of the next 24 hours. more information about the uk's first naval vessel which has arrived in the caribbean and is currently heading towards the british virgin islands where a state of emergency has been declared. the royalfleet auxiliary has already provided

support to residents of anguilla. the troops shored up key infrastructure, including the airport which is now able to service emergency flights. the ship is carrying around 50 royal marines and army engineers, as well as equipment including helicopters, as you can see from this image. earlier, sarah keith lucas explained the progress of hurricane irma. it's ever so slightly weakened but we remain with gusts of 155mph. it's a category 4 now but it will be strengthening more perhaps as it heads over the warm waters over the next 24 hours. at the moment, the eye of the storm has been moving in a north—west direction. the low lying islands of the turks and chaos islands, it's brought winds of 155mph or even more there, as the

heavy rain fall and significant storm surges take place. a three prong attack with the rain wind and storms. if we look at the path of the hurricane as it continues over the hurricane as it continues over the next 24 hours, it will start to move again in the northwesterly direction, somewhere in—between cuba and the bahamas. it will head over and the bahamas. it will head over an area of warm water so and the bahamas. it will head over an area of warm water so it could strengthen once again perhaps to a category 5, even if it remains a category 5, even if it remains a category 4, we are still seeing extremely strong catastrophic winds, as well as the very heavy rain fall and the storm surge, up to perhaps 20 feet above normal sea—level. that is passing over some very low—lying areas. you can see by sunday it's sitting there across the tip of florida, so the florida keys are likely to receive the catastrophic effects of this hurricane. then the most likely scenario is it's going to move north, continuing across central parts of florida. once it does make impact on land, it will start to weaken relatively quickly

but having said that, it's such a strong storm that those devastating winds will continue through the course of the weekend, it will push its way north. by monday, likely to be somewhere across georgia and perhaps then as far as tennessee too. even though the fuel for the hurricane, the warm wet waters of the caribbean, will get cut off once it passes land, it could still remaina it passes land, it could still remain a very dangerous storm for several days. a state of emergency has been declared in the british virgin islands. our correspondent chi chi izundu has been speaking to people there. she's here with me now. what have you been hearing? let us hear from what have you been hearing? let us hearfrom a what have you been hearing? let us hear from a young gentleman called ibrahim ashraf, he was in the dominican republic that has been hit. he told me what it was like for him. we have hit quite lucky on this side because it wasn't the worst

impact area. the dominican didn't get hit as bad as what was expected. the beach and the waves, there were a lot of waves coming in and there was a lot of things blowing over. there was a lot of palm tree leaves all over the place, coconuts falling off, a few broken doors and a few other branches and things up in the air. it'sa other branches and things up in the air. it's a bit of a mess. so ibrahim was in the dominican republic with his friend barry. he said most of his hotel which had a capacity of about 2,000 people were evacuated and he was one of the 50 that stayed behind. they were given rationed food. he's decided to stay and help people. but to the british virgin islands, simon cross has been keeping us up—to—date. he barricaded himself in a property with five

other people and they survived but he said a lot of the island itself is totally devastated. it's sun rise now and we need to go to attempt to another couple of properties of interest and i'm going to go to the property i usually reside at. apparently that's been flattened but i'm just going to make sure that i can't retrieve anything. the roads have been blocked so i wasn't able to do that yesterday. we are hoping that i may be able to get at least a bit closer. i may have to park my carup at least a bit closer. i may have to park my car up and sort of get through with a machete. my landlord lives in the upper level of that building, ican't lives in the upper level of that building, i can't get through to her, it's straight through to voice mail so she may be trapped. i mean anything can... i don't know, a number of my friends, i haven't had any confirmation as to their status.

i've heard of people holding their front doors trying to protect their families and being flown away. the island is in a real poor state, its on its knees frankly and is in desperate need of outside resources. horrendous? yes and he said the next big concern is hurricanejose which is being predicted to cross their path again and he doesn't feel like the island that he's on can actually cope with any more hurricanes. scott smith is not in the aim area as simon but his parents are working out there. they were at sea for 12 hours before the hurricane hit, evacuated the people they were with and had to go and seek shelter with and had to go and seek shelter with a group of hotel people because they had nowhere else to go. they were out at sea with their guests and my dad keeps an eye on the weather so they turned back to base and got back to their base which is road town, to moor up the

boat. the guests were evacuated. they got to base 12 hours before the hurricane hit. sounds like a lucky escape there? indeed. a lot of residents have been getting in touch with us to make sure their families know they're safe and well. thank you for taking us through that. some news coming into us that the chief co nsta ble of news coming into us that the chief constable of police scotland phil gormley is going on special leave whilst a complaint against him is investigated. the force is telling us investigated. the force is telling us that he is being investigated for alleged gross misconduct after a complaint by another officer. so phil gormley, the chief constable of police scotland going on special leave while that complaint against him is investigated. the time is 12. 47, the headlines: hurricane irma pummels low—lying caribbean islands, killing at least 14 beam. -14 14 beam. — 14 people. up to a million people

are told to evacuate their homes in florida and georgia where the storm is expected to hit this week, prompting fears of fuel shortages and traffic bottlenecks. 15 people are reported dead as a huge earthquake hits mexico and other central american countries. the un has reported a massive leap in the number of row hint see ya muslims arriving in bangladesh from nearby myanmar. it says 270,000 people have fled their homes due to ongoing violence and persecution. authorities in myanmar blame row hintjamiltans authorities in myanmar blame row hint jamil tans for provoking authorities in myanmar blame row hintjamil tans for provoking the crisis by attacking police stations. our correspondent sanjoy majumder has sent this update from the bangladesh—myanmar border. those are relief trucks bringing in aid. there is food, medicines, some

have been distributing clothes and it's for these people here, the latest batch of refugees that have come in. because there is no space left a ny come in. because there is no space left any more in the camps, they are sitting by the side of the road. if you come over here, you can see that they're even cooking a meal. just here in this temporary kitchen they've set up. now it's been raining overnight so conditions are really, really difficult. there is so really, really difficult. there is so much mud and water everywhere. you can see women and children just sitting here absolutely no protection, just by the side of the busy road now. over the last 24 hours, 18 those new refugees have come in and the situation is becoming close to a crisis point. i've been travelling up and down this road for the past seven days and i've never seen it so crowded. it's getting to a point where bangladesh's prime minister said yesterday she wants pressure to be

put on myanmar to take all these people back home, back to where they belong. a father who admitted owning a dog that killed his three—week—old son has beenjailed for 21 months. reggie young was attacked by the pet at his home in sunderland injune 2015 and died in hospital. megan patterson was at newcastle crown court for us. we heard today that reggie young was being looked after on the night of his death by his dad ryan young. we also heard in court that on that night ryan young had drank eight cans of lager and then he called a taxi and ordered eight more. it's understood that ryan young then fell asleep on the sofa. he was supposed to be looking after reggie who was in the bouncy chair be beside him. ryan young didn't wake up until he heard his partner's screams. she returned home to find her baby son lying lifeless in the living room. mr young was too fast asleep to wake up. now, in court today, we heard about the dramatic effect that this incident has had on the family. mr young himself carried his son's

coffin into his funeral in 2015, he's now severely depressed. we heard he suffers from post—traumatic stress disorder as a result of this attack. the judge today said the dog involved, the terrier—type doing involved, the terrier—type dog could have been stopped if mr young had been awake if he hadn't been drinking that night. thejudge said reggie's care should have been at the centre of your mind, instead you made the decision to selfishly drink to excess. now, we heard today in court a warning to dog owners that this dog, a terrier, it wasn't a banned breed, it had no previous record of behaving badly with children, it had lived in the house in fact with other children and had previously been perfectly fine, but this was the first encounter it had with baby reggie, sadly with catastrophic consequences. the defence for ryan young said whatever sentence he was given today it wouldn't overshine the sentence that he imposes on himself knowing

that he was responsible for his son's death that night. he's been sentenced to 21 months in prison. pilots atom mass cook are threatening to stage a further three strikes if acas talks don't resolve their dispute over pay. the airline staff who're members of the british airline pilots' association are staging a 12—hour walkout which began at 3am this morning. it's thought to be the first strike by pilots in the uk since the mid 19705. pilots in the uk since the mid 1970s. the pilots are threatening with further strikes across this month and october. the smell of the sea, the taste of fish and chips, and breathtaking views, there's always been something about the british seaside which has drawn many of us to the coast. and it turns out those happy memories can be good for us. john maguire has been finding out why. the past, not a different country

but a british seaside town. morecambe in fact. it's 1901 and just look at how busy it is. this footage has recently been released online by the british film institute, one of 160 films from around the british coastline. it shows hordes of holiday—makers and day—trippers. these are the early days of mass tourism. jacqueline and derek osborne have made the long drive north from their home in essex each summer for the past 30 years. the feeling we had then, it wasn't brilliant, was it? it wasn't. it always looked like it had seen better days but in subsequent years we have come it has improved a lot. certainly over the last ten to 15 years it's improved. you quite like the shopping? i love the shopping, i like the scenery as well. the lakes i think are lovely. your sister, doris, she is 90 now and she likes the seafront because it's lovely and flat and it's easy for me to push the wheelchair along.

looking back when lee and andrew used to come along the rock pools with us on holiday, he liked to climb on the rock pools and falling over and cutting himself badly that time, took him to hospital. and what is it about the seaside that draws people back, that evokes such happy memories? researchers at the university of central lancashire are trying to find out. now we're suddenly starting to get data in that nostalgia is good for us, it makes us feel better, it's a great antidote to the stress of everyday life so we want to say to what extent it does impact upon people's well—being and potentially to their health. the seaside is a perfect place for that because the seaside is something that doesn't change and can trigger nostalgic memories. last weekend, morecambe was packed to the gunwales with around 40,000 people here for the vintage by the sea festival.

a modern take on an old theme. the designer wayne hemingway, born and bred here, is one of the organisers. there's a massive movement for british people especially the young to rediscover the british seaside, its four of them forward thinking, people want to come here and it to be busy. all round the country there are coastal events springing up. nostalgia is part of it because it brings the intergenerational thing and to bring that kind of busy feeling back to a coastal town, we can start to bring the coastline back again. so the big challenge for many hours seaside towns is to find a way so the big challenge for many of our seaside towns is to find a way to celebrate and conserve the best of the past while also looking to the future. now a look at the weather.

we have seen a weather front trailing across the south. that is what led to lots of cloud through this morning, across the south. best of the sunshine further north. the sunnier breaks are working their way south at the moment. we finish the afternoon going into the evening rush hour with a bit of sunshine developing across devon and cornwall and wales as well. a few heavy showers around, nowhere near as lively as those this morning. a bit of brightness between the downpours, but further north a better chance of sunshine between the showers, although fairly cloudy at times. in northern ireland and scotland, the showers will be frequent and the breeze picks up. the longer spells of rain towards the south—east will clear tonight.

showers continue to feed in across the west. many places, particularly central and eastern parts, will become clearer and drier. it will be a rather fresh start to saturday morning and overall a cool weekend lies ahead. further rain at times expected and it's going to turn increasingly windy. the low pressure will strengthen the winds further. the winds for saturday coming in from a north—west direction. showers in the west pushing east initially. england and wales most prone to seeing the showers through the day. moving swiftly across southern parts but slow—moving heavy thundery showers, the midlands and northern england. more drier weather than showers across scotland than northern ireland tomorrow but temperatures disappointing for early september. the high pressure means things will be drier throughout night into the start of sunday. already another weather front pushing into the west. that will work east during the day,

making it feel rather cool again. a bit of sunshine either side of the rain but gales developing in the west. a quick heads up for monday, the low pressure starts to pull away and we'll start to see perhaps even stronger winds in across the western and south earn parts of the uk. gales or even severe gales mixed with sunshine and showers. more details here and on the website. bye for now. hurricane irma continues to cut a trail of destruction through the caribbean. at least 14 people have been killed. the massive storm caused major damage in the british virgin islands overnight where a state of emergency has been declared. all of us have been affected by irma, some more than others. apart from the structural damage, there have been reports of casualties and fatalities. i am truly heartbroken by this news. the prime minister prepares to chair a cobra meeting as raf flights are loaded to deliver water, rations and troops.

we'll have the latest on the british aid effort and from our correspondents in the region. also this lunchtime. a review of the criminaljustice system in england and wales has found bias and discrimination in its treatment of people from black and minority ethnic backgrounds.