this is bbc news. our top stories: the un secretary general tours the caribbean devastated by recent hurricanes. he tells the bbc if he thinks the international community has done enough. we launched an appeal, and the appeal is not sufficiently funded, so i strongly ask the international community to increase humanitarian aid to the caribbean states. hurricane nate makes landfall in the us, bringing torrential rain and strong winds to the gulf coast. it's set to weaken significantly. tens of thousands on the streets of spain, as the country faces a critical test over catalonia's demand for independence. translation: this is horrible. i don't agree with any of it. i hope we reach a solution soon because it's very bad for spain. modern masters. the odd couple who challenged the world of art. we go behind the scenes of a new exhibition in london. hello, and welcome to the programme.

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 in order to make sure we are able to dominate this dramatic evolution. the un secretary general antonio guterres talking to my colleague alpa patel. and we'll have more from that interview later in this programme. luxmy gopal has more on hurricane nate. they watched it approach and now it is here. the us facing the full first of hurricane nate. winds of up to isokm/h and a storm surge is expected. it has hit the gulf coast of the states as torrential rain and flooding in parts of mississippi, alabama, florida and louisiana,

where people have been ordered to evacuate. people in new orleans who remembered the devastation 12 years ago of hurricane katrina did what they could to prepare themselves for the impact of nate. the central americas already felt it with death in honduras, el salvador, costa rica and nicaragua where people are now without running water. scenes like these have become all too familiar in the last few months. the storm is turning out not to be nearly as bad as was feared. it was thought it may come in as a category two, in fact it made landfall as a category one. the explosive deepening that sometimes happens in the gulf of mexico when these storms hit hot water, warm water, has not happened with this storm, partly because it is moving so quickly. it is like it is on rails. at least 25 people have died in costa rica, nicaragua, and honduras. in costa rica, 400,000 people were reported to be without running water.

scenes like these have become all too familiar in the last few months. after back—to—back hurricanes, people in the caribbean are left without homes, power or clean water. visiting the islands to see the damage for himself, the united nations secretary general had a stark message. it is horrible to see a paradise island like barbuda transformed into hell. is the scenes that we are seeing more and more. and increasing intensity of hurricanes with an increased frequency and devastation. the origin is clear — we are facing the consequences of climate change. and for those facing the immediate impact, all they can do is watch, wait and repair for the aftermath. well, the hurricane is set to pass through gulfport in mississippi. from there, we can speak to rupert lacy, whojoins us on the line. he is the emergency management director for harrison county. thank you so much for taking the

time to speak to us here on bbc news. first of all, how is it looking at the moment? thank you. we are approaching the eye wall coming up are approaching the eye wall coming up onto the coast. it is within miles off the coast. we are starting to pick up heavier bands of rain and wind associated with hurricane nate. it did not get to category two. we prepare for that. but as long as we do not lose a life, life, we are blessed. we are looking at live pictures. you can see the wind and

rain affecting that part of the mississippi. tell us what preparations you have taken as it approached. of course, we are hurricane savvy and have our share of storms. the unique thing about this storm is that we had an additional 25,000 people on the coast starting sunday last week. because of that, they cancelled sunday activities. the residents that came to the show on the coast

have left. we were prepared for them to seek shelter. that was a bit of an extra concern we had. the other concerned is that because it is a fast—moving storm, we had to expedite plans. —— concern,. 20 hours ago, it was on the peninsula. now it is approaching the coast. we don't normally see storms like this. it has been a truly unusual hurricane season. it definitely has, something the un secretary general has told us. what happens to vulnerable people, those without homes that can withstand things like this, the homeless, how do you look after them? what we did was we had five shelters opened, shelters built after 2005, meeting the mandates of

high wind impact, to be able to withstand category five winds. they we re withstand category five winds. they were built in the north of the cou nty were built in the north of the county outside of flood—prone areas. we had 42 people sheltering within them. we could have taken more. but what we have been blessed with, after 2005, the building standards went to a high impact. those impacted because of hurricane katrina had to build houses higher outside of flood prone areas, and they were built stronger. we have had many residents fortify their houses to make them have hurricane

standards. we will leave it there. thank you for talking to us on what isa thank you for talking to us on what is a very busy night. thank you. let's ta ke let's take a look at some of the other stories making the news. an explosion at a fuel station in 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. 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. a 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." 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. stay with us on bbc news. still to come. the odd couple who challenged the world of art. we go behind the scenes of a new exhibition in london. this was a celebration by people who were relishing their freedom. they believe everything's going to be different from now on. they think their country will be respected in the world once more, as it used to be before slobodan milosevic took power. the dalai lama, the exiled spiritual leader of tibet, has won this year's nobel peace prize. as the parade was reaching

its climax, two grenades exploded and a group of soldiersjumped from a military truck taking part in the parade and ran towards the president, firing from kalashnikov automatic rifles. after 437 years, the skeletal ribs of henry viii's tragic warship emerged. but even as divers work to buoy her up, the mary rose went through another heart—stopping drama. i want to be the people's governor. i want to represent everybody. i believe in the people of california. this is bbc news. 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. hurricane nate makes landfall in the us, bringing torrential rain

and strong winds to states on the gulf coast. forecasters say it's set to weaken. more now from our 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. 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. 0n 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. 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. let's take a look at some of the other stories making the news. a militant group that says it is fighting for the right of myanmar‘s muslin rohingya say it is willing to enter peace talks with the burmese government. the ring the salvation army noted that unilateral ceasefire declared in september ends on monday. the bottom of the organisation has delivered more than 1 organisation has delivered more than i million doses of antibiotics to fightan i million doses of antibiotics to fight an outbreak of plague in madagascar. more than 30 people have died since august. the disease has spread in overcrowded jails with poor sanitary conditions. leasing denmark say they have found the head end of the missing body parts of swedish journalist kim wall. she

disappeared in august after boarding a submarine with its inventor. peter madsen has been accused of killing her but denies the charges. he has been detained by investigations. but a fork while investigations continue. he's one of the biggest names in the history of art, famous for his surrealism and 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 take a look. two famous works — the lobster telephone and the bicycle wheel — by two artists challenging 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. that is the way it is looking. you a lwa ys that is the way it is looking. you always here online. —— we are always online. we are also on twitter. stay with us. back in a few moments. thank you for watching. 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—eastern parts of wales. with the sunshine, you could get a boost of temperatures to possibly i6, 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. this is bbc news. the headlines. the secretary general of the un has urged the international community to give speaking to the bbc, antonio guterres said the level

of devastation was such that everybody had a moral obligation to help the victims. he has asked the international community for a greater commitment to affected regions. hurricane nate has made landfall in louisiana bringing torrential rain and strong winds to states on the gulf coast. evacuation orders have been issued for some low—lying areas and five ports have closed to shipping as a precaution. the national hurricane centre says nate is set to weaken significantly. 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,