this is bbc news. the headlines at 11:00: hurricane irma slams into florida with winds up to 130 miles per hour. around a million homes and businesses are without power. there's barely a soul on the streets anywhere here, due to risk of flying debris. there's also a risk of tornadoes, and the storm surge is predicted be up to 15 feet high in some places. this is a life—threatening situation. remember, in south—west florida, the storm surge comes after the strongest winds. do not think this storm is over when the wind slows down. in cuba there's been "significant damage," and the recovery process is now beginning. ivana's streets iva na's streets resemble ivana's streets resemble canals at the moment, after hurricane irma brought this storm surge over the

sea wall that you can see at the end of the street there. —— havana's streets. people talk about the wins that came through heroes if they we re that came through heroes if they were alive, as if it had come from another world. five days after the hurricane struck, they are in desperate need of food, shelter and clean water. 0thers desperate need of food, shelter and clean water. others are simply desperate to leave. a bbc investigation discovers that the bodies of more than 400 children could be buried in a mass grave close to an orphanage in lanarkshire. good evening, and welcome to bbc news. the west coast of florida is braced to be in the eye of the storm as hurricane irma makes its way from the caribbean into the united states. its already flooded parts

of downtown miami and left two million homes and businesses in southern florida without power. it moved in after causing widespread damage in cuba, as it swept through coastal communities and tourist resorts. extreme winds and storm surges continued as it travelled on, hitting the florida keys. now it's the gulf coast of florida that is braced for the worst, with tampa likely to be hit in the next few hours, potentially worse than what has already been seen in miami. 0ur correspondent aleem maqbool is there. they warned miami would flood, and it has. hurricane irma's massive downpours and ocean surges combined to inundate the city's financial district. as thousands from the city hunkered down in hurricane shelters, others captured dramatic footage of the storm coming through. probably the hardest it has been all day. power lines torn down.

oh my god! lethal tornadoes being unleashed. a roof being torn off a home. and a smashed crane. water surging into town. more than a million homes and businesses are already without power. there is barely a soul on the streets anywhere in southern florida. and that is because of the risk of flying debris, the risk of power lines or trees coming down. the emergency services say that even for them in the coming hours, it is going to be near impossible to operate. the hurricane first hit florida in the islands of its keys. that is the road in front of our house. this surge, i'm going to go with a

seven feet. this man is one of those who defied the orders to leave his home. he was live on social media as the eye of the hurricane approached. we are in the eye wall. i'm not sure what category it is. the massive coastal surges were preceded by this extraordinary sight, the tide being sucked away by the hurricane, building up the energy to be smashed back against the shore with full force. there is a serious threat of storm surge flooding along the entire west coast of florida. this has increased to 15 feet of impact above ground level in south—west florida. we are hearing mixed reports right i'iow. alix perez escaped the keys to shelter in a hurricane—proof building in miami. he is anxious, keeping in touch with those left behind. a bunch of different areas have higher levels and some have lower. some is up the people's waists. some is up to people's roofs. very severe flooding.

up the florida coast, more are preparing, warned that hurricane irma could make further direct hits. president trump has been meeting with his cabinet to be briefed on the latest. every group has coordinated really well. the bad news is that this is a big monster, but i think we are very well coordinated. after causing so much destruction in the caribbean, it's here, and the most densely populated city in its path so far, were so many are still sheltering. 0n the line is drjames scanlon, a surgeon in naples, florida, where staff and their families have been offered shelter within the naples community hospital. doctor, thank you forjoining us. why have you all decided to take

refuge there? well, for a lot of us, we we re refuge there? well, for a lot of us, we were assigned on call, so we have to be available to provide emergency services around the clock. i was one of the lucky ones on call this weekend for my speciality, so the hospital, realising that most people we re hospital, realising that most people were going to evacuate, would call in all the employees, the nurses that were going to work this weekend, and had us come in yesterday afternoon, and basically we have just been living here, taking care of our patients and anybody else who has been showing up. how many patients do you have? 0ver up. how many patients do you have? over 200. that is definitely lower than our normal census, but in the days leading up to this, lots of people evacuated and left. but we still have over 200 who had to remain. so we have to stay and take ca re of remain. so we have to stay and take care of them. you are there with

yourfamily as care of them. you are there with your family as well? yes. my family, we chose to stay, my house is not that far from the gulf, and although it is ill top pretty high, if there was a surge of 12 or 15 fleet, we would get flooding. —— built up pretty high. so everybody is just hunkered down in the hospital. how well protected as the building?” don't know too much about the engineering. it is a building that isa engineering. it is a building that is a few decades old, but it has got pretty stout construction. it has been through several storms in the past, i don't think anything as strong as this, but i can tell you that when we were going through the north side of the eye wall there was a lot of rain coming in from the roof. lots of leaks, lots of water coming in the hospital. we have a

generator, one of alan —— one of our elevator is overheated and caught fire. and we had flooding coming in from the streets due to the rain on the first floor. but i think it has held up rather well, actually. what about the provisions, the preparations you have been able to make? i imagine you need a generator to keep going on a hospital, of all places? definitely. i am not too well versed in how they have it set up, but we had no loss of will power. —— electrical power. they have generators and enough fuel to keep going for several days. that is obviously because we have vital equipment that we need to support oui’ equipment that we need to support our patients. and we had a lot of lead time. i am sure the hospital administration worked on getting all the supplies we would need to get through this, and anticipates what kind of patience we would be caring for in the aftermath. hurricane irma

isner category two, but there are still winds of up to 120 miles an hour. what have you been able to see from your building? well, when we we re from your building? well, when we were going through the north wall we stayed away from the windows. i am close to one hour, and the wind direction, obviously, has completely shifted, 180 degrees. it is now coming from the west. hospital is only about six blocks from the coast. we had about one foot of standing water still on the streets, around, and i'm starting to see that get pushed, starting to rise. i guess in the next 30 or 60 minutes we will start to see that water coming in from the gulf. it is still very windy. the gusts here are bending over the trees. we have had lots of tree branches, and whole trees, uprooted and thrown around. doctorjames trees, uprooted and thrown around. doctor james scanlon, trees, uprooted and thrown around. doctorjames scanlon, in naples, thank you for talking to us. i hope that you survive this storm without

too much anxiety. thank you. 0n the line now is charlotte davies from birmingham, who is on her honeymoon with her family in 0rlando. what has it been like for you? quite horrendous, actually. it has got worse, and it is getting worse. the wind has picked up now. it has certainly made forever interesting honeymoon. yes, not what you are planning, i am sure. where i used a in? we are in davenport, which is more east then where this hurricane was due to hit, i believe, but we are still going to feel quite a bit of its on the outskirts. and how helpful have the holiday company being? we haven't heard much. we had a few emails. certainly nobody has

rung, not supplied much, really, just told that the airport was shut at 5pm and that they would keep us in touch once the airport was back up in touch once the airport was back up and running, and whether we can actually make our flight back on wednesday. so we don't know too much, we arejust wednesday. so we don't know too much, we are just holding wednesday. so we don't know too much, we arejust holding on to wednesday. so we don't know too much, we are just holding on to see what the aftermath is like stop would you have referred to try to go home? they told us their priority was people in the florida keys, they we re was people in the florida keys, they were evacuating them. they could certainly try to get us on a plane, if we wished, but in the 13 years she had worked there, she said she had never had to evacuate anybody in davenport. so that didn't give us any reason to worry too much. we have not heard anything since. apart from the occasional email. charlotte, i'm so sorry this isn't the holiday you had planned, but

hopefully you can get home is expected on wednesday. charlotte davies in orlando, thank you. bbc weather presenter thomas shafran actor is in the tampa bay area in florida. curfew has now kicked in, has it? yes, it certainly has. the wins have now reached tropical storm force here in tampa. —— windows. still, they will be building over the next few hours. we are still five or six hours away from those hurricane force winds, it is hard for me to believe that saw mr relatively so far away and yet it feels so ferocious outside. —— storm is still relatively so far away and stop i am just taking a brief moment to step out onto the balcony of our hotel room to deliver this report. certainly there is very few people outside at all. just the odd car.

nothing should really be on the roads now. we are told that has been downgraded from category four to three and now to a two. how much difference does that make when you are experiencing it like you are? well, it was earlier on today, the speeds, the average speeds in the hurricane, were around 100 and team miles an hour. it is down to 110. so we are talking about eight hi any notched down into a lower category. —— talking about a tiny notch down. but it is still a strong storm and producing a strong surge. it is important to explain, when a hurricane starts dropping in speed after it has been so powerful, and after it has been so powerful, and after it has produced a big storm surge, the storm surge will not drop that quickly at all. it will still maintain its energy, the water being pushed by the wind. so the threat of

the storm surge all the way along that west coast is still very much a reality. and some people, though you have not been able to see them out on the streets, some people have chosen to sit it out, haven't they, and not observe the mandatory evacuation orders? yes, that's right. you will not believe this, but earlier on, when we were filming before the winds reached tropical storm force, we saw a couple of cyclists just sort of enjoying themselves in the wind, possibly locals that have decided to stay. some people, there are always a few who will take this weather lightly and have decided to stay. but equally, we have met people who are hunkering in hotels. 0ne equally, we have met people who are hunkering in hotels. one particular lady we spoke to is from alaska. she was here for a couple of weeks, she has a home on the west coast, and not far away from naples, she is

very worried about it, so there is all sorts of stories that we have been hearing about. thomas, for the moment, thank you very much. i am glad you are safely inside. in the caribbean at least 25 people were killed by hurricane irma, five of them in the british virgin islands, where a relief effort is under way. homes and boats have been destroyed and a state of emergency declared. this evening, the foreign secretary boris johnson defended britain's response, saying the government would be helping "in the long term." the largest of the islands is tortola, from where our correspondent laura bicker reports. the british virgin islands look like they have been hit by the blast wave of a bomb. 0n the biggest island of tortola, houses have been ripped apart and contents scattered for miles. an over 20—foot wave surge crushed boats, beaching them among the rubble. arron glasgow was at home

as hurricane irma hit. this section of my mum's room, the roof came off. then my bedroom came off. we went into the living room. glass everywhere. we had all of this boarded up. you've lost everything? everything. people talk about the winds that came through here as if they were alive, as if they'd come from another world. and now, five days after the hurricane struck, they are in desperate need of food, shelter, and clean water. others are just simply desperate to leave. the shock of seeing this terrifying force of nature is overwhelming. some are trying to fly home to relatives in the uk. this family made it to the shelter after neighbours with machetes hacked through debris to help them hike from their damaged home. we don't know what planes are going or when they're going. literally this morning was the first time we had heard any news at all of what was happening.

some residents have criticised the uk government's response to this crisis as pathetic and slow. there are also reports of looting across the island, as many are desperate for basic supplies. there are large queues for food and for petrol. help has now arrived. the british military have brought aid and are already re—establishing order. they're working on a plan to try and restore power and water. one woman told me she wept with relief as she saw the plane land. hurricane irma's trail of destruction is vast, and yet the caribbean spirit prevails. as our team walked the streets, so many people told us the same message. they are simply grateful to be alive. laura bicker, bbc news, tortola. and cuba was before that. these are

pictures from rescue efforts. coastal communities and tourist resorts have suffered widespread damage. emergency officials in the capital, ivana, rescued dozens of people. —— havana. the state—run paper described the storm surges as the highest ever seen. we were hearing from will grant earlier. the streets of havana resemble ca nals after the streets of havana resemble canals after the hurricanes brought the storm surge over the sea wall at the storm surge over the sea wall at the end of the street, halycon. it brought all of the stormwater right here, three orfour brought all of the stormwater right here, three or four blocks away from the sea wall. people are beginning

to emerge from their houses to check on their neighbours and begin the clean—up operation. 0bviously, on their neighbours and begin the clean—up operation. obviously, the emergency services are already here. the red cross, the military, the pollies. there is a big presence already. —— police. we did see them ta ke already. —— police. we did see them take away a body in a body bag, but we don't know the details of what happened there. by and large, there has not been the loss of life seen elsewhere in the caribbean. but this has been very painful for cuba elsewhere in the caribbean. but this has been very painfulfor cuba in terms of property damage, damage to property and damage to livelihoods. it seems hurricanes erma may have knocked the economy just it seems hurricanes erma may have knocked the economyjust as hard as the coastlines. —— hurricane irma. you can get the latest updates on the website. and now it is time for

the website. and now it is time for the sport. chris froome has become britain's first—ever winner of the vuelta a espana. he safely negotiated the final stage in madrid for his fifth grand tour title, adding to the four tour de france's he's already won. ben croucher reports. he reigns in spain and he reigns his sport. 0ne summer, two winners' jerseys, for chris froome, a year of double delight. the vuelta is spain's equivalent of the tour de france, winning both within weeks, almost unheard of. but today's largely ceremonial stage was froome's lap of honour. as he rolled towards madrid with history in his sights. and so as chris froome approaches the finish, the fans here know they are watching something very special, a feat which will cement his place amongst cycling's all—time greats. as froome safely crossed the line behind stage winner, matteo trentin, he became

the first man to win the tour and the vuelta in the same summer since 1978, a new pinnacle in his glittering career. it is just a dream to win two grand tours like this. 0bviously there's still a lot i want to achieve my career, i'm not thinking of retiring any time soon, but it's going to be hard to top this, for sure. every now and again you see an athlete, a world—class athlete, right at the top of their game, who just gets it all right and they do all the little things right, they've got the right mentality. brilliant leadership skills, they're mature and they're confident and they're just going to win and they know how to win. and that's what we've got in chris froome. so, more than 4,000 miles over 42 days has reaped a dazzling double. glory at its most gruelling. andy swiss, bbc news, madrid. rafael nadal has won the first two sets against kevin anderson from south africa. he is looking to get

his 16th grand slam title and is already in complete control of this match. he took the first set 6—3. anderson is in his first final. he looks a long way in the back against the imperious rafael nadal. he is already a break up in the third set, 2-1. crystal palace have become the first team in premier league history to lose their opening four games, without scoring a goal after a 1—0 defeat at burnley. the only goal of the game came from the clarets‘ chris wood inside three minutes. palace missed several late chances to equalise but still haven't scored a league goal this season under new manager frank de boer. in the day's other premier league fixture, jamaal lascelles got the winning goal for newcastle, as they beat swansea 1—0, at the liberty stadium. that's newcastle's second league win in a row. sir mo farah has won the great north run for a record fourth time in a row. the four—time olympic champion took the lead in the half marathon 200 metres before the finish

in south shields. farah, a multiple 0lympic and world champion, retired from the track last month. he will race in the london marathon next april. the womens race was won by mary keitany of kenya in a time of one hour, five minutes, and 59 seconds. she controlled the race from start to finish in what was her third victory. simon lawson won the men's wheelchair race and manuela shar the women's. that's all the sport for now. there will be more on the bbc news channel throughout the evening. thank you very much. a bbc investigation has revealed that the bodies of more than 400 children could be buried in a mass grave close to an orphanage in lanarkshire. the children were residents of the smyllum care home, run by catholic nuns until it closed in 1981. 0ur social affairs correspondent, michael buchanan, reports. there is ellen, who was one.

helen, who was five. and john, who was nine. and until today, there was little record that they'd ever lived. but these 400 children are believed to be buried in an unmarked mass grave in lanark. among the dead is francis mccaul. he died in 1961, aged 13, from a brain haemorrhage. our research confirmed his brother eddie's worst fears. i always believed he was in there in the mass grave. everything seemed to point back to that. it's ridiculous. they didn't even have a headstone for the bairns. the names were uncovered by the file 0n 4 programme on the sunday post newspaper. we found death certificates for these people, but no burial records. in 2004, the nuns acknowledged some children in their care were buried in this unmarked plot at st mary's cemetery, but couldn't provide many details. therefore, it is believed that the 400 children

are buried here. when this grave was first discovered, it was a total mess. all the rubbish from the rest of the cemetery had simply been dumped here. that infuriated campaigners. but so did something else. just a few feet away, a total contrast. the well maintained headstones of the nuns. smyllum care home closed in 1981. it had operated for 117 years. some former residents alleged they were abused here by nuns. last month, campaigners held an annual vigil for the children of smyllum. laid to rest were the ashes of frank docherty, who'd fought for two decades to reveal the truth. his widow, janet, said she was shocked by today's developments. he thought he'd got names, he could get in touch with families to say that there's 150 kids they knew. that is just unbelievable, what's happening. the 0rders, the people higher up, should be telling the families exactly what happened to these kids.

reporter: i've got a few questions for you. i'm from the bbc. the daughters of charity didn't respond to ourfindings. in a statement, they simply said "the ongoing scottish child abuse inquiry was the best place to investigate what had happened." each of these lives was cut short, most through natural causes. but everyone meant something to someone, and they all deserve to be remembered. michael buchanan, bbc news, lanarkshire. this second edition of the papers is coming up shortly. first, the weather. i thought we would look at what we expect to see around breakfasttime tomorrow. by that stage, the concern will be on the

shores, but most in the western shore, moving up, because we have the onshore wind making the storm surge worse. and in the british isles, not the same, but a wet and windy start. here, some of the gusts, in the shower activities, driving tricky, 50—60 miles per hour. asimilar driving tricky, 50—60 miles per hour. a similar combination quite widely across the british isles. less in the way of wind elsewhere. i would not underplay it in the northern, central, and western parts through the day. it will be consistent. it is largely confined to the far north—east of scotland. strong winds. i will show you that range of temperatures. too many showers, they will be sharp with thunder and hail. 10— showers, they will be sharp with thunderand hail. 10— 11. it showers, they will be sharp with thunder and hail. 10— 11. it does not continue on. thankfully not. tuesday, a ridge of high pressure

settling things down briefly. i have to say that straightaway. try and find, though warm, given the reduced wind. —— dry and fine. tuesday, we could, and it isjust a "could," get this vigorous area of low pressure into the first part of wednesday. a lot of rain from central and southern parts of scotland and north wales. then we will ramp up the wind. that could be even stronger than the storm i was talking about for the first part of the day on monday. 70 miles per hour. as that moves away, we get into this regime dominated by north—westerly winds wednesday and thursday in the first pa rt wednesday and thursday in the first part of friday. a mixture of sunny spells and blustery showers. that is not a warm direction for the wind to be in any time of the year, let alone the middle of september. 13— 18. if you lose the sunshine, it

will feel a good deal chillier than that. all of the details can be found on the bbc weather website. no, natalie. hello. this is bbc news with martine croxall. rob andi rob and i will be looking at the newspapers in a moment, not sure about natalie. hurricane irma slams into the florida keys with winds up to 130 miles per hour. millions of homes and businesses are without power. there's barely a soul on the streets anywhere in southern florida, due to risk of flying debris. the hurricane is predicted to create a storm surge which could be up