hello and welcome to bbc news. hurricane nate has made landfall in the us state of louisiana, close to the mouth of the mississippi river. it's already caused major damage to several central american countries leaving at least 25 people dead. the un secretary general, antonio guterres is currently touring the caribbean to see the damage for himself. he spoke to my colleague alpa patel and said he's increasingly concerned by global warming and its effect on the weather. well, it is horrible to see a paradise island like barbuda turned into hell. 95% of the houses have been destroyed. total devastation. the people had to be completely evacuated. this is something we are seeing more and more, there is an increasing intensity of hurricanes and increased frequency and increased devastation. the origin is clear, we are facing the consequences of climate change.

we hear the most appalling stories of people who are homeless, without clean water, the hospitals are without electricity. do you think the response to these hurricanes just was not good enough? well... there is an enormous effort, first of all by the caribbean states themselves and the caribbean emergency mechanisms that are working. the un is doing its best to support the islands. we launched an appeal and the appeal is insufficiently funded so i strongly ask the international community to increase humanitarian aid to the caribbean states and especially to be able to support these states for reconstruction and to build resilience. there will be a very important donor conference for the imf and world bank in their meeting, i appeal for strong solidarity with the people of the caribbean. these people have not

contributed to climate change but they are in the first line of victimisation. they need the support of all the international community. you said you had not seen the donations flowing into these countries. why do you think that is? well, i think the world is so focused on so many crises and so many situations that, naturally, these things tend to be forgotten. but this level of destruction and devastation is such that i believe we have all... because we all contribute to climate change around the world, we have a moral obligation to express solidarity with these first victims of the dramatic increases we are seeing as a consequence of climate change. you talk about climate change and as we speak another hurricane is on its way through this area.

what do you make of that? will we be seeing more and more hurricanes? the scientific proof is there. warmer oceans, more heat in the atmosphere and as the oceans warm there is more evaporation and vapour in the atmosphere and that means heavier rainstorms. when a hurricane moves over the ocean its intensity increases dramatically. when it reaches land it has a devastating impact, as we have seen. instead of dissipating over the ocean, the intensity is, indeed, enormously enhanced. it is clear that a warmer climate means more hurricanes and more devastating hurricanes and we need to do everything to stop this. we need to make sure that the paris agreement on climate change is implemented and more. the paris agreement is not enough.

be on hand commitments need to be made by countries around the world enhanced commitments need to be made by countries around the world in order to make sure we are able to dominate this dramatic evolution. let's take a look at some of the other stories making making the news. an explosion at a fuel station in the ghanaian capital accra has killed a number of people. the blast, involving natural gas, sent a giant fireball into the night sky causing panic among residents. it's understood the blaze triggered a second explosion and fire at a nearby petrol station. the spanish prime minister, has insisted that any declaration of independence by the catalonia region will have no effect. he was speaking after a day of rallies around the country in favour of national unity. thousands took to the streets of madrid and barcelona. a car has ploughed into pedestrians outside the natural history museum in central london injuring at least 11 people. police say they are not treating

the incident as terrorism—related. they described it as a traffic accident. one man has been arrested. police in the us state of washington have arrested the rapper nelly after a woman accused him of sexually assaulting her on a tour bus. nelly‘s lawyer described the allegation as completely fabricated and motivated by greed. he's best known for his number one hits "hot in here" and "dilemma". for the latest on all those including in—depth analysis, just go to our website and you can also get the bbc news app. more now on the crash in central london. more now on the crash

in central london. 11 people have been injured after a car mounted a pavement in one of london's busiest tourist areas and crashed into pedestrians. it happened outside the city's natural history museum. the driver was detained as police mounted a major security operation, due to concerns the incident could be terror—related. police have confirmed the collision was an accident. richard lister reports. minutes after the car drove into the crowd, a man is pinned down in the street, awaiting arrest. there is confusion here. no—one knows exactly what has just happened, but when a car strikes pedestrians in an area full of families, people fear the worst. people started running. people were saying, "run." and then everything went mental, with police cars, and they locked down the whole place. lots of people screaming, crying, sort of panicked, people picking up their children, dragging their children. and so i thought, immediately, something's happened. armed police quickly arrived on the scene, responding to what looked to many like a terror attack, right next to some of the city's busiest museums. 11 people were injured. ambulances took nine to hospital with head and leg injuries. but, for several anxious hours,

police couldn't confirm what had happened. downing street was kept informed. a wide cordon was maintained around the crash site. then, in a brief statement, police confirmed this was in fact an accident, not an attack. the investigation is continuing tonight, as police try to learn more about what caused this serious accident. but things are returning to normal here, and there is a palpable sense of relief that this was not a deliberate act. none of those hurt have life—threatening injuries, but this was an alarming incident, and tonight, the driver remains in custody. richard lister, bbc news. hurricane nate has made landfall on the gulf coast of the united states, near the mouth of the mississippi river. torrential rain, flooding and winds are now beginning to hit parts of mississippi, alabama, louisiana and florida. scott glaberman lives in mobile, alabama which is being hit

by hurricane nate right now. can you describe what is happening outside for us? it has been relatively quiet so far. just in the last 15 minutes we heard rumbling out scientific i had a look and the wind is starting to pick up now. what does the forecast safe for your particular area? earlier today they we re particular area? earlier today they were saying that the centre of the storm would be close to here. now they are saying that it has moved west, closer to mississippi, they are saying that it has moved west, closerto mississippi, into louisiana. we are at the outer edge of the storm. so you may be quite lucky there then? i do hope so. although they say being the these hurricane is worse than being to the west. yes. i think they call it the dirty side of the hurricane. i am

told that this is your first hurricane. just how scared have you been going into this? more scared than most people around here. i have been down in alabama for three years and most people who have been here longer are not bothered at all. they have been let down by previous hurricane ‘s and they are seasoned now. i think we will more worried than most people around us. what preparations have you made? basically finding any little thing oi’ basically finding any little thing or medium—sized thing in our yard that could fly in through a window. we tied down now outside furniture, secured a shed, making sure nothing could break our windows. rebook boards over the window —— we have yet to put boards over the window, however. tens of thousands of people have been taking part in rallies across spain, in response to last sunday's controversial independence

referendum in catalonia. the spanish prime minister, mariano rajoy, has insisted that any declaration of independence by the catalan region will have no effect. in an interview for a spanish newspaper, el pais, he said he couldn't rule out suspending catalonia's regional autonomy. james reynolds reports. in spain's capital, demonstrators came out to deliver a simple message, this country should not be broken into pieces. the region of catalonia must give up its plans to declare independence. translation: this is horrible. i don't agree with any of it. and i hope we reach a solution soon, because it's very bad for spain. translation: we have come to ask for the unity of spain. we don't want spaniards to fight amongst each other. there is a minority of separatists, but i think the majority of catalans want to be with us.

these spanish demonstrators in the southern city of alicante are fed up with flag—waving. they choose to wear neutral white. they are from a new movement called shall we talk? the middle ground of spain is now trying to make itself heard. campaigners here want the authorities in madrid and barcelona to end their brinkmanship and begin real talks. translation: i'm here because i want unity for spain. i don't want division for anything in the world, because the most important thing is that we unite with love and help each other. what's the solution? dialogue. dialogue between both parts. madrid and barcelona? yes, of course. will that happen? i don't think so. the campaign for dialogue extends to barcelona, the heart of catalonia's pro—independence movement. politicians on either side have

shown recent signs of wanting to find a way out of the current crisis. these mass demonstrations may help them to make up their mind. there are renewed fears for the future of jobs at the bombardier aerospace factory in belfast. the us government has announced a further increase in tariffs on planes made by the company, making it prohibitively expensive to import them. the united states claims bombardier has received unfair financial support from the uk and canada where the planes are assembled. our business correspondent joe lynam reports. bombadier and its predecessor, shorts, have been at the heart of the manufacturing economy in belfast for decades. 4,000 skilled workers make high—tech composite wings, in a province which doesn't have many of those jobs. but, over the past fortnight, potential american tariffs have placed a huge question mark over their future.

now, in a new blow, the us commerce department has slapped a further 80% tariff on bombadier planes, meaning that all of its largest aircraft could soon face import duties of up to 300% in america. it looms very large over these workers, and it's time for this british government to actually step up for british workers. we see it with britain being bullied now, the british government being bullied by boeing. the eu needs to step in, because effectively, they are being bullied now, too. it needs to stop, and it needs to stop now. and, for the bombadier workers, it is a waiting game. we've all store got a job to do, and we keep our fingers crossed. we keep knuckling down and keep working away. it will affect whole economy, probably, if — whatever the outcome is. and this is the plane that the americans object to. the c—series is assembled in canada, with wings made and sent from belfast.

but the americans claim it has received $1 billion in subsidies from the canadians, which allows it to undercut boeing in bidding for contracts. this whole row puts the government, and especially the business department, in something of a bind. it is kept in power by the dup, and the bombadierfactory in belfast is dup heartland. but at the same time, boeing, which is the eca to these tariffs, —— which initiated these tariffs, employs more people than bombadier, 19,000 people elsewhere in the uk, and it is building a new factory in sheffield. we have an international regulatory regime which has worked extremely well. these type of measures threaten competition and innovation, and as a consequence, that's bad news for consumers, wherever they are. these 300% tariffs are recommendations by one branch of the us government. if there is no solution, though, they will come into force in february. in that time, the nails of thousands of workers here, and trade negotiators on both

sides of the atlantic, will be bitten down to the quick. joe lynam, bbc news. the time has just gone 3:15am. the latest headlines: the un secretary general is touring caribbean regions devastated by recent hurricanes. he has asked the international community for a greater commitment to affected regions. meanwhile, hurricane nate makes landfall in the us, bringing torrential rain and strong winds to states on the gulf coast. more, now, from our extensive interview with the un secretary general, antonio guterres. my colleague, alpa patel, began by asking him how concerned he was with the growing tensions between the us and north korea. well, i believe it is very important above all to preserve the unity of the security council, to keep all the countries together. i think the sanctions

were a very important step. that unity, on one hand it puts enormous pressure on north korea, that is necessary to keep. but on the other hand, i believe it opens the possibility and the opportunity for diplomatic engagement. i am a believer there is no military solution for this crisis. a military solution would be devastating. i'm a believer that the the opportunity created by the unity of the security council must be put in place and that we must have an effective diplomatic engagement. on iran, donald trump is expected next week to withdraw his support from the nuclear deal. do you think that will harm the future security of that deal? well, it depends of course on what the congress will decide and there are other important partners to the deal that corresponds to a resolution. i am a strong believer that the deal was an important step forward

for all collective security and i hope the new deal will be able to stand. moving on to the rohingya muslims. the un has repeatedly asked myanmar for access to rakhine state. will you be able to access this area where there has been alleged human rights abuses? i hope that will be possible. we have insisted on the need to stop military operations, on the need to have unrestricted humanitarian access access to the areas impacted by the violence, and also to affirm the right of return of the people that fled in huge numbers, more than half a million, to bangladesh. a return that needs to be voluntary in safety, in dignity, and to their areas of origin. and i strongly hope that this, together with the recommendations of the group led by kofi annan,

trying to find a solution to this dramatic problem, i hope what i have asked for will be implemented by the government of myanmar. we have heard the most horrendous stories of the rohingyas in neighbouring bangladesh, of rape and murder. will the un be pushing to hold those people responsible for these abuses accountable? the human rights council has appointed a commission of enquiry and they will be travelling soon to bangladesh. they asked to be allowed to visit myanmar. until now, that authorisation was not given. i strongly urge the government of myanmar to allow the commission of enquiry to be able to enter and to witness what has happened and that is a basic condition for accountability to be a reality. moving on to the un itself. president donald trump had said he wants to see the organisation reformed and i believe you have expressed support for that.

what can we see in the future when it comes to the un and reforms? since the beginning of my presence in the un, i have said that we needed a number of very important reforms to make the un more effective, more cost effective, more nimble, more quick in responding to the different situations of emergency we face in the world, more able to have preventative and mediation capacities facing the enormous conflicts we have. we launched a number of processes in related to the peace and security architecture, the management aspects of the reform. making the un development system more able to respond to the needs of the member states and implementing the agenda 2030. all of these aspects are now presented to the member states, to the general assembly, to the different bodies of the un,

and hope that countries will come together and be able to support these reforms that i think are essential for the un also to regain full confidence of the peoples of this world. we are here to serve, to serve the people. and it's necessary that the people see the un as an instrument to support them and for that, we cannot be bureaucratic, we cannot be slow. we need to be effective and we need to respect taxpayers around the world that support our activity, making sure that money is well spent. dozens of rallies have been held across australia to protest against plans to renew coal mine. the dunny mind would be the largest in the country. it would be built in queensland, and the galilee basin, but campaigners fear it will increase the damage being done to the great barrier reef. rylee

carlson reports. thousands of people gathered to protest. they spelt out the words stop a tiny, joining thousands to protest a coalmine that would be australia's largest. a new piece of research came out that shows that now over half of all australians don't want this mind. shows that now over half of all australians don't want this mindlj am passionate about stopping a dunny. —— adani. adani enterprises wa nt to dunny. —— adani. adani enterprises want to build the carmichael coal mine here in the galilee basin in queensland state, where most of australia's coal industry is already based. adani's website says the creation of the mine will bring thousands of job opportunities

creation of the mine will bring thousands ofjob opportunities and would generate millions of dollars in revenue and taxes that will go back to the community. but environmental groups and some a nalysts environmental groups and some analysts worry about the contribution to the country's carbon footprint, and that increased shipping traffic will add to the threat already facing the great barrier reef. there is no room whatsoever for any new coal mines anywhere around the country. if australia is to do anywhere near its fairshare of australia is to do anywhere near its fair share of stabilising the climate. so the question is not whether the coalmine will tip over, we have to get out of existing coal mines if we want to give the great barrier reef a jazz. the project has been given government approval, but has faced delays over financing issues. now, here's one of the biggest names in the history of art, famous for his surrealism flamboyant character. now salvador dali's work

will feature in an exhibition at the royal academy of arts in london, alongside marcel duchamp, the father of conceptual art. the show reveals an unlikely relationship between the two artists. wendy hurrell has been to ta ke two artists. wendy hurrell has been to take a look. two famous works: the lobster telephone and the bicycle wheel, by two artists trying to challenge how we see life. salvador dali and marcel duchamp made an odd couple. they were very different characters. dali, the surrealist showman, running around proclaiming his own genius. duchamp, much more quiet and reserved. but they shared beliefs, artistic values, and had a similar sense of humour. i think if they wouldn't have met, if they wouldn't have had struck up a friendship, if they wouldn't have adored playing chess with each other and holidaying, i don't think we would have seen contemporary art as it is today. they really forged the way forward and they bounced off of each other. and both, of course, went on to produce some of the 20th

century's most important artworks. film reel: most impressive of all is dali's crucifixion. those great paintings seen through duchamp's glasses, gives us a new perspective on both artists. it's the scale, it's the proportions, it's the perspectives, it's the division up and down. the rather ambiguous body. and i find the connection completely fascinating. alongside the major works, films, books, photographs and letters between the two men and lesser—known paintings. the two portraits of the artists' fathers, both done when they were young men. quite similar in presentation. but very different in character. i mean, dali's portrait of his father has a very forbidding and sceptical expression, largely because his son had just been expelled from the madrid academy of fine art and he was very disappointed. you can ponder the paintings and this peculiar friendship at the london's royal

academy of arts. wendy hurrell, bbc news. and that is the way it is looking. don't forget you can get in touch with me and some of the team on twitter — i'm @duncangolestani. now, the weather. hello. the month of october can offer up a real mishmash of weather types. in fact, you can get a real mix in just one day. that was certainly the case on saturday. the north—east of scotland, clouds parted eventually. not sure they ever did in the south—west. it wasn't just plymouth. a lot of cloud around across the british isles. at least it's helping to keep temperatures up. the first part of sunday, not great for most, it has to be said. sunshine across the western side of scotland. more in the way of cloud in the north of ireland. the last of the overnight showers affecting the far north—east of scotland.

more cloud running in the irish sea to the north of wales, through merseyside, off to greater manchester. generally speaking, the further south and east you are, the more likely you will have a dry start to the day. as the day goes on, that cloud just beginning to break up. central and eastern parts of scotland, faring nicely. the south—east and east anglia as well. generally more cloud in western areas. but don't give up hope of seeing sunshine in sheltered south—estaern parts of wales. with the sunshine, you could get a boost of temperatures to possibly 16, 17, possibly 18 degrees. through the later part of the afternoon, northern ireland, filling in the cloud again. the same in central scotland. the rain becoming more widespread. perhaps scotland is seeing some of the better weather. slovenia. it could be wet for england as they take on lithuania. back to monday, not a bad day again. the rain i am showing you is not especially intense. ramping up later on in the day. as we see a more active weather system coming in from the atlantic, and gradually through the day on tuesday, it will push this area of cloud and wind and some really quite heavy rain at times ever further towards the south—east.

but at least that opens up the opportunity following on behind of some drier and brighter weather. showers in the west of scotland. feeling a tad cooler as well. at least that is some decent and proper sunshine. another set of fronts moving in through wednesday. that leads us into a breezier midweek period through all parts of the british isles. the secretary general of the united nations, antonio guterres, has urged the international community to give more aid to caribbean countries devastated by a series of powerful

hurricanes this year. speaking to the bbc, mr guterres said the level of devastation was such that everybody had a moral obligation to help the victims. hurricane nate has made landfall in louisiana bringing torrential rain and strong winds to states on the gulf coast. five ports have closed to shipping as a precaution — and evacuation orders have been issued for some low—lying areas. nate had been gathering strength as it crossed the gulf of mexico. the spanish prime minister, has insisted that any declaration of independence by the catalonia region will have no effect. he was speaking after a day of rallies around the country in favour of national unity. thousands of demonstrators took to the streets in the capital, madrid, and the catalan city of barcelona. some councils say they're not getting the money they need to carry

out urgent safety improvements on tower blocks following the grenfell disaster. a number of local authorities in england and wales say requests for government funds for refurbishment are being rejected because they're deemed non—essential. angus crawford explains. it was a fire no—one thought possible, flames engulfing the building, spreading through the cladding in minutes, raising urgent questions about blocks right across the country.