hurricane irma continues its deadly rampage across the caribbean. and now, there's another hurricane coming up behind it. in barbuda, where there's already overwhelming destruction, a mass evacuation is happening now to escape a second hit. everybody will tell you the same — they're not coping. everyone is in the same situation — and nobody can't help one another. amid criticism from mps, britain's relief effort is underway to the british overseas territories affected. irma is heading for florida, where those who can are leaving — others are hunkering down and hoping for the best. today is the day to do the right thing for yourfamily and get inland for safety. this storm is wider than our entire state. we'll be looking at the devastation wrought by the hurricane so far, and looking at whether there's worse to come. also tonight... a report suggests the youth justice system treats black and ethnic minority offenders more harshly. as the un warns of an unprecedented refugee crisis in myanmar, we report on the persecution driving

out the rohingya muslims. how more and more of us are being prescribed and becoming addicted to strong painkillers. and the 13—year—old girl whose organs have been transplanted into a record eight people after her death. and coming up in sportsday on bbc news — james anderson becomes the first english cricketer to reach 500 test wickets — only the sixth player ever to reach the milestone. good evening. hurricane irma has torn across the caribbean, leaving death and destruction in its wake. so far, at least 19 people have been killed and more than a million people affected.

the massive storm,one of the most powerful atlantic hurricanes ever recorded, is still passing through the caribbean, and is forecast to hit the united states on saturday. and there's another hurricane coming up behind irma in the atlantic. jose has strengthened to a category 4, driving winds of 125mph. forecasters warn it could strengthen still further. our correspondent laura bicker is the first journalist to reach barbuda. already devastated by irma, the islanders are racing to evacuate to neighbouring antigua, before hurricanejose makes landfall. shejoins us now. the island of barbuda was once a caribbean paradise. now, it is lost. hurricane irma has reduced it to rubble. homes are unrecognisable. the ruins lie scattered, torn and ripped apart. having survived the worst storm in living memory, and knowing another is on the way,

people are exhausted, hungry, and just desperate to leave. i don't know... i'm just waiting to get evacuated from here, and then i'm going to come back and try and salvage something and help. i don't know... my whole life is here, so... we're not coping. we're definitely not coping. everybody will tell you the same — they're not coping. everyone is in the same situation. and nobody can help one another. the core of the hurricane carved a cruel and deadly path through these streets. a two—year—old died, drowned as her mother tried to move her to safer ground. but incredibly, the rest of the people on this island survived the storm's wrath. don't worry, we're going to get you off the island and we're going to get you to safety and you'll be taken care of. the prime minister has travelled from neighbouring antigua to provide some reassurance. be patient. we're going to get you all off the island very soon. he knows this is a race against time

before hurricanejose arrives in just a few hours. we heard him haggling for every boat, helicopter or plane to help with the evacuation. can it land here, though? but fear starts to spread that not everyone will get out in time. don't worry. this woman's just been told she doesn't have a place on the next boat. the sheer horrifying scale of the devastation here means that barely a building is salvageable. that means that the whole island will have to be rebuilt. and the government has already admitted it simply doesn't have the money. the hope is that the funds will come from somewhere. we're hoping that, you know, friendly governments and international partners will step up to the plate and assist us. they should not see this as a form of, let's say, the prime minister and the people of antigua and barbuda coming with a begging bowl, cap in hand. this is a disaster, a national disaster. the fragments of people's lives now lie in ruins. they can only hope that one day, they will once again

call this island home. but for now, they must leave by any means possible, including this towed barge. and they don't know when they will return. there's been criticism, including from mps, of the government's response to the hurricane. three raf aid flights are being sent to the caribbean as part of the relief effort to the british overseas territories. a ship from the royal fleet auxiliary is now traveling to the british virgin islands, where a state of emergency has been declared. nick bryant reports from nassau, in the bahamas. the turks and caicos, where the palm trees that usually attract people to these islands reeled under the violent onslaught of hurricane irma — a storm people here had been tracking through satellite images. a monster hurricane that's looked terrifying from space. now, a horrifying, on—the—ground reality. picture—postcard holiday destinations like the british virgin islands, pummelled by 160mph winds.

this uk territory has now declared a state of emergency. the bahamas are starting to be blasted. the only sightseeing this morning, from the relative safety of the balcony, watching the approaching storm. old imperial buildings that have stood for centuries in this former british colony are braced, shuttered, prepared for the worst. elton smith had onlyjust finished rebuilding his business from the last hurricane that caused such devastation less than a year ago. this is one of the worst storms in living memory. so, you know, you've got to get as much together as you can, and plan for the worst, hope for the best. there are five low—lying islands in the archipelago which the authorities are particularly concerned about, which is why the government here has ordered the biggest evacuation in the history of the bahamas. but there are fears already for people who have stayed behind — people who have defied those evacuation orders, people

who believe they can ride out this storm. in hurricane—hit st martin, this natural disaster has been exacerbated by the man—made problem of looting. which is why, in the dutch part of this territory, the streets are being patrolled by troops who could be helping the relief operation. as for britain, it's stepped up its aid effort following criticism it's been slow to respond. raf planes carrying equipment are now on their way. and the government says it's planning for the longer term. what will be the reconstruction needs for these islands in the future? what support will they need, and what can we give? and we remain committed to ensure that that long—term work is done and that reconstruction work is done, and we provide the support necessary. so far, it's small caribbean islands like st martin that are being hit by winds with the power to hurl containers through the air. but all the time, irma is barrelling towards the american mainland,

threatening destruction on a much larger scale. well, in florida, the governor is warning its 20 million residents to prepare to evacuate. around half a million people have already been ordered to leave their homes, and the highways are clogged with cars making their way out of the state. our correspondent aleem maqbool reports from miami. they're now calling this one of the biggest mass evacuations in american history. the roads heading out of southern florida are clogged, fuel in short supply. today is the day to do the right thing for yourfamily and get inland for safety. this storm is wider than our entire state, and is expected to cause major and life—threatening impacts from coast to coast. at miami's airport, people scramble for the last chance to get out by air. in one corner, we find a couple from liverpool. luke decided to bring megan here as a surprise. now, they're preparing to weather the storm of a lifetime.

we spent two days trying to get out of here, so we've just sort of given up on the idea of getting out of here. our plan is to just wait in the airport until sunday, because they‘ re adamant that our flight is leaving on sunday. but ijust can't really see that happening. i think it's more the inconvenience of being here and not knowing when you're going home, what's happening. i feel, like, the airport's quite a safe building to be in. the area they had been staying in, normally packed with tourists, is in the evacuation zone, and has been all but abandoned. well, just extraordinary to see miami's iconic south beach as deserted as this, but it is an indication ofjust how seriously people here are taking the warnings, particularly having seen the type of destruction that's been wrought by this hurricane already. if they are coming here, it's to fill pillowcases with sand, to barricade their homes before irma hits. donald trump himself will be affected. his florida resort mar—a—lago has

been forced to close, and is in the projected path of the storm. the national guard's been deployed here. they're stockpiling commodities that could become scarce in the coming days, like drinking water. but they're also preparing for what's likely to be a massive rescue operation. right across this state, there's a sense that time is running out — to protect property...and lives. well, as well as the damage that is likely to be caused directly by the strength of the winds in this hurricane, the other big fear is of a massive storm surge, huge waves, which will because when it hits. that's why i will not be able to stand where i am standing now, but it is also why there are huge fears about these and other buildings

across the city, and to people as well, though. a great deal of anxiety, which is why we are already seeing in some cases storm shutters full to capacity. young offenders from ethnic minorities will become the next generation of criminals unless the justice system is reformed. that's according to a review by a labour mp that recommends delaying or dropping some prosecutions. david lammy‘s report highlights how 25% of the prison population in england and wales is from black asian and minority ethnic backgrounds. in the youth justice system last year, that figure was 41%, compared to 14% of the general population. and for drug offences, those from bame backgrounds were almost two—and—a—half times more likely to be imprisoned. the government says it will look carefully at the suggestions, as elaine dunkley reports. hmp isis in south—east london. there's no hope in the system. there are more than 600 inmates.

70% of those behind bars here are from an ethnic minority background. not getting bail. keep getting stopped and searched because i'm black. according to today's review, there is bias and discrimination within the criminaljustice system. it's how you're looked at, preconceptions, stuff like that. stephan is serving six years for drug offences but believes he is also being punished because of the colour of his skin. i've been in prison for a while now so i've met people in the past, when i first started my sentence, that got less time than me for a worse crime. the same drugs, but a lot worse than i done, but they got a shorter sentence than i have. the reasons why ethnic minorities are overrepresented in the criminal justice system are complex. the lammy review says it's about highlighting inequality in the way people who have committed crimes are judged and punished. when we are describing groups of young ethnic minorities, in particular black, the term "gang" is used.

swathes of young people who may not necessarily be serious gang members, they may be affiliated, loosely affiliated to a gang, they may live in a gang neighbourhood, they may have been incorrectly labelled with that term, end up receiving harsher sentences. at brixton police station, shaquille is taking part in a rehabilitation scheme called divert, which helps offenders find training and employment. you'd be surprised. i've seen people as young as 11, i2, smoking weed on the street. he says poverty is the root cause. in certain places where you go to, people just grow up in a mentality that they are on the battlefield. as a young person, to get involved with crime is just to better your circumstances. the lammy review has more than 30 recommendations for change. proposals include removing identifying information about ethnicity when cases

are passed from police to prosecutors, so racial bias doesn't influence charging decisions, and not declaring criminal records for minor offences when applying forjobs. i'm labelled, 100%. if i go for a job and i show them my criminal history record, whatever, they will be like, "yeah, this person, we can't give him a job". the government says it is committed to making a fairer britain a reality. reviews and recommendations are a start. now actions are needed to reform the character and culture of parts of the criminaljustice system. elaine dunkley, bbc news. the united nations is warning of an unprecedented refugee crisis in myanmar. it says more than a quarter of a million people have fled the country in recent days, a dramatic increase on previous estimates. the refugees, from the country's muslim rohingya minority, are fleeing an army crackdown against insurgents. the un says 270,000 people have crossed into bangladesh in just a fortnight.

many of them accuse myanmar‘s army of indiscriminate atrocities. 0ur correspondentjonathan head reports from the north of rakhine province, where he's seen evidence of the operation to drive rohingya muslims from their homes. this is northern rakhine state, two weeks after attacks by rohingya militants provoked a ferocious backlash from the army and local buddhists. muslim villages are still being razed to the ground, their inhabitants driven in vast numbers over into bangladesh. these are scenes i was not supposed to see. i'd been invited on a government—run tour of the troubled area for journalists. we could only see places the government approved of. even so, the devastation we witnessed was staggering. village after village, destroyed or deserted. entire communities reduced to ashes.

the military officer in charge of border security told us that it is the muslim terrorists, as he calls the rohingya militants, who are burning down the villages to force the people away and to block the security forces. of all the villages that have been burnt down, have they all been burnt down by muslim militants? is that what we are saying, all of them, 100%? but why, then, is this town still smouldering, two weeks after it was first attacked and days after its muslim inhabitants had left? why could we see more smoke rising ominously in the distance? we were taken to a rakhine buddhist village. hatred and fear of muslims is intense here, all the more so since some took up arms. like the government, they don't accept that rohingyas, bengalis, they call them, belong in myanmar.

we don't like, never liked bengali people. they say rohingya. it's not rohingya. they lie. bengali, they lie. this is my mother land, my father land, not bengali land. this is the result of that hatred. by chance, we spotted a fire close to the road, which had just been started. it was a muslim village called goduthaya. the roof of the madrassa had just been set alight. islamic school books were strewn across the path. this happened within walking distance of a large police barracks. we've just arrived at this village, and as you can see from these fires, they've onlyjust been lit. in fact, we bumped into the people who almost certainly lit them, carrying machetes, not wanting to talk. but one did admit, yes, they set these buildings alight with the help of the police.

they are ethnic rakhine. this was a muslim village. the government has claimed that all of the village destruction is at the hands of muslim militants and rohingya inhabitants. what we've seen here tells us a very different story, a story of ethnic cleansing, of driving muslims out of this part of myanmar. we still don't know the fate of the people who once lived here, who left many of their possessions behind. they may be in bangladesh, or still trapped in a country that doesn't want them. it seems certain, though, that they are never coming home. jonathan head, bbc news, northern rakhine state. a brief look at some of the day's other news stories. the chief constable of police scotland, phil gormley, has stood down while a complaint about him is investigated. mr gormley, who has taken leave, said he denies allegations of gross misconduct. northern ireland politician ian paisley has denied a claim

that he failed to declare £100,000 of holidays to sri lanka in 2013, paid for by that country's government. the dup mp has referred himself to the parliamentary standards commission, following a newspaper report. he said the article was "devoid of fact or logic". a father who was drunk and asleep when his dog killed his three—week—old son has been jailed at newcastle crown court. ryan young was sentenced to 21 months in prison for being in charge of a dangerous dog. his son reggie young was mauled at the family home in sunderland injune two years ago. a woman in newcastle has been sentenced to six years in prison for trafficking underage girls with a gang of mainly asian men, who gave them drugs and used them for sex. carolann gallon was the only woman among 18 people convicted as part of operation sanctuary, as fiona trott reports. the trafficker and the abuser. carolann gallon targeted children as young as 13. abdulhamid minoyee raped a woman

with learning difficulties. both part of a grooming network jailed for over 160 years. the police say the perpetrators were mainly men from indian, bangladeshi and pakistani backgrounds. you can't escape the fact that they are from particular communities. and i think that however difficult it is, that avoidance of political correctness has to expand into the debates that we need to have. it may well be that there isn't something at the end of that debate, that there isn't an underlying reason, that it's something that has just happened. 0peration sanctuary started in 2013 when the victims of gallon and minoyee came forward. the next stage was this, raids across the city. in houses like this one, vulnerable girls and women were abused. they were given drink and drugs. some could not defend themselves. detectives wanted more information. they paid a convicted child rapist to act as an informant, a move that has been publicly criticised.

the police say the information helped put perpetrators behind bars. the predators who cruised these streets have now been jailed but their crimes have had a lasting effect. this woman has even considered moving away. she doesn't want to show her face. 0ur neighbours are really good. because of that, we decided to stay here, but it is very scary, to be honest. for the men in this community, some feel they have been branded. a lot of people have the opinion about, "yeah, they are all muslim". so then everyone is going to judge every single muslim, like, "yeah, they are all the same". do you think it still goes on? yes. that's why conversations are continuing about how to keep young women safe. some of the women i've spoken to have said, "what do we do, do we keep our daughters locked indoors, stop them having a social life"? and there are some really good projects out in the west end of newcastle for young people. the community is bigger than this minority who committed these terrible crimes.

their victims now know the trauma of giving evidence wasn't in vain. the final defendant is due to be sentenced for drugs offences next week. fiona trott, bbc news, newcastle. nearly 60 people have been killed in what's been described as the strongest earthquake to hit mexico in a century. the quake had a magnitude of 8.2 and struck off the pacific coast. sophie long has more. daylight revealed the destruction the most powerful quake to hit mexico in decades had delivered. in less than a minute, yucatan‘s town hall was reduced to rubble. at least 17 of its citizens were killed. translation: it was all horrific. everything collapsed, everything. the truth, i have no words to explain what happened. look at my home. everything is destroyed. this is the moment it hit, a bowling alley in chiapas, the closest state to

the quake‘s at epicentre. 600 miles away, the tremors rocked mexico city. as people pick through the remnants of their lives, there are fears that there could be more strong aftershocks to come. translation: so far there have been 65 aftershocks. the strongest was magnitude 6.1. however, it is possible that over the next 2a hours we could see a shock that is as strong as the earthquake. this is a country used to earthquakes, but not of this magnitude. it's left families devastated and infrastructure destroyed. sophie long, bbc news. the use of potentially addictive painkillers across england has doubled in the last 15 years, according to a leading health group. 50,000 patients were studied who were prescribed at least one of four types of potentially addictive drugs. opioid painkillers, such as codeine and tramadol,

were the most commonly prescribed. in 2015 they were issued to one patient in 20, double the rate in 2000. the length of time people are being prescribed opioid painkillers has also increased, from just over two months in 2000, to a peak of over three months in 2014. dominic hughes has been meeting some of those whose lives have been shattered by their dependence on prescription drugs. get your shirt out the way. a few months before, i was this normal guy, working full—time, with kids and a wife, and happy. and then all of a sudden, i'm basically a drug addict. a routine prescription drug led james to the brink of destruction. we'll have a look at your urine test. he's now getting help to deal with a crippling addiction to powerful opioid painkillers, commonly prescribed drugs like codeine, morphine or tramadol. james‘ problems started with severe stomach aches. but the painkillers he was prescribed quickly stopped working. desperate for pain relief, he was soon spending £400 a month

on additional supplies from online pharmacies. he went from taking eight pills a day to 50, and almost before he knew it, his life had spiralled out of control. i thought it would be fine, i would be on the tablets short—term. but then before i knew it, i couldn't get off them. forjames, the side—effects were terrible. headaches, nausea, constipation, and then a series of seizures that he feared would end his life. it can ruin your life without you knowing, because i do believe that probably within a year if i had carried on taking the same amounts, or increasing, it probably would have killed me. research in just a handful of gp practices injames‘ town in north lincolnshire identified more than 100 people dependent on painkillers. but responsibility for helping them falls between the nhs and local councils, and schemes like the one thatjames is on are rare. the key seems to be a better understanding of the nature of pain. that's what they are trying in gloucestershire. has anybody had pain today?

talking to doctors and pharmacists about pain management, as well as identifying and helping patients who are struggling. most people with persistent pain will describe it as severe. no one should stop their medication before seeking the advice of their gp, but one of the country's leading pain experts says it is clear that patients using opioid drugs for a long time are often getting little benefit but suffer all the side—effects. i'm not suggesting that somebody who is benefiting should have their drugs removed, but out of a population who are taking these drugs, the majority will not be benefiting, and those patients should be supported to come off their medicines. playing jenga here at hergrandma's... stephenjones knows just how devastating it can be when the use of opioid painkillers is not monitored closely. an accidental overdose killed his 24—year—old daughter, sarah, after her use escalated dramatically. stephen took the call from a paramedic.

my heart just sank. i had never felt like that ever in my life. it was literally the worst day of my life, that. i hope i never have to go through it again. the children... no father expects to be at their child's funeral. stephenjones talking to our health correspondent, dominic hughes. cricket, and james anderson has become the first english bowler to take 500 test wickets. he reached the milestone this afternoon at lord's, in the deciding test against the west indies. joe wilson was watching. ball in his hand, he runs in over the measured steps to the summit of a cricket everest. cheering. bowled him! 500th test match wicket forjames anderson, the first english player to reach that mark, and just the sixth cricketer ever. and here, a perfect demonstration of his skills.

15 years ago, anderson first packed his bags to fly away with england. hairstyles have come and gone, injuries and inconsistencies overcome. and when he waved to the crowd at lord's today, it wasn't goodbye. even today, even in this test match, do you feel that you're improving as a cricketer? you're always improving. i try and soak up as much as i can from coaches or other players, and try and add that to my game if i can. so, you know, it's endless. on friday, it felt endless here. after rain delays earlier in the day, play here continued into the evening under the lights. and wickets kept tumbling. and in the context of this match, anderson's 501st wicket was just as significant. the west indies finished the day three wickets down in their second innings, but 22 runs ahead. anderson back to work in the morning. joe wilson, bbc news, lord's. a 13—year—old girl who died

from a brain aneurysm has helped a record eight people, including five children, through organ donation. jemima layzell, from somerset, died in 2012. her parents said she was clever, compassionate and creative, and would have been "very proud of her legacy". jon kay reports. dear mum, happy birthday. it was just before her mum's birthday party five years ago that jemima suddenly collapsed. # the girl who has everything.# she had an aneurysm that had never been diagnosed, and doctors told her parents nothing could be done. we'd seen the scans and there was such a huge shadow on the left side of the brain that she could never, ever recover. by chance, jemima had spoken to her parents about organ donation just a few days before she collapsed. when she died, they felt they had to follow the schoolgirl‘s wishes. she did specifically say that she wanted

to be an organ donor. how did that help you make the decision, when you knew that she wasn't going to survive? it made that decision so much easier. it's like an automatic thing, "yes, absolutely, because that's what her wishes were". five years on, jemima's family have now been told that her organs, including her heart, lungs and kidneys, have helped more people than any other single donor. what kind of comfort does it give you to know that there are eight people out there whose lives have either been saved or changed byjemima? that's hugely comforting. and it is exciting to know that life is continuing because of her. she hasn't died in vain. freddie is one of those jemima saved.