would ver itaézm were inspired by. this would tell her not only how long she spoke, but things like the characteristics this is bbc news. the headlines at nine. hurricane nate makes landfall in the united states, bringing torrential rain and strong winds to the gulf coast — but forecasters say it is going to weaken. after her difficult party conference, theresa may says she's resilient, and won't hide from a challenge. spain's prime minister says he won't rule out suspending catalonia's autonomy as tens of thousands of people take to the streets to call for talks. also in the next hour, the royal foundation announces a £2 million grant to help find digital solutions to to mental health problems. it's the largest investment ever made by the charitable trust of the duke and duchess of cambridge and prince harry. lewis hamilton takes a major step towards a fourth f1 world title with victory at the japanese grand

prix. and our sunday morning edition of the papers is at 9.35 — this mornings reviewers are caroline crampton from the new statesman and the sunday times‘ foreign editor peter conradi. good morning and welcome to bbc news. hurricane nate has hit the united states, causing torrential rain and powerful winds. people in parts of mississippi, alabama, florida and louisiana have been ordered to leave their homes. the storm has already caused major damage to several central american countries, leaving at least 25 people dead, before hitting the us as a category one hurricane. luxmy gopal reports. they watched it approach, and then it hit.

the us is facing the full force of hurricane nate, winds of up to 150km/h, with storm surges. the category one hurricane 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. being a fast—moving storm, we had to make sure the plans were in place and expedite them. we don't normally sees dance like that —— sea storms like that, it is an unusual hurricane season. the central americas already felt it with deaths in honduras, el salvador, costa rica and nicaragua, where tens of thousands of people are now without running water. and scenes like these have become all too familiar in the last few months.

after back—to—back hurricanes irma and maria, people in the caribbean have been 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 clear that warmer climate means more hurricanes and more devastating hurricanes. we need to do everything to stop this so we need to make sure that the paris agreement on climate changes implemented and more, as the paris agreement is not enough, that enhanced commitments are made by all countries around the world in order to make sure that we are able to dominate this dramatic revolution. those who suffered crit katrina are

trying to get prepared. such we thought it might come as a category two, but it is category one. when the storms hit, hot water, that has not happened because it is moving so fast. for those facing the immediate impact, they can do is watch, weight and prepare for the aftermath. the un secretary general is currently suing the caribbean to see the damage for himself. he has been speaking to my colleague and says he is concern about global warming. speaking to my colleague and says he

is concern about global warmingm paradise islands like barbuda is turned into hell. devastated. this is something we are seeing more and more. an increased intensity and frequency of her canes, devastation. the origin is clear. we are facing the consequences of climate change. we are hearing the most appalling stories of people homeless, without clea n stories of people homeless, without clean water, hospitals are without electricity. do you think the response to these hurricanes was not good enough? there is an enormous effort by the caribbean states themselves, the caribbean emergency mechanism which is working. the un is doing its best to support here in the islands. we launched an appeal

and it is not sufficiently funded. 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 bristolians for the future. context in terms of world bank and the annual meeting. i appeal for strong stands to be taken with the people of the caribbean. they need the support people of the international community. you said donations are not going into these countries. why? the world is so focused on so many crises, 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 are all contributing to climate change around the world, we have all the moral obligation to express solidarity to the first victims of these dramatic increases that we are seeing the consequences of climate change. you... climate change and another harry kane is on its way through this area. —— hurricane. will we see more? unfortunately, it is true. the scientific proof is there. warmer oceans, and as oceans are warmer, more evaporation, more vapour in the atmosphere, heavier rainstorms. the intensity is increased as it moves over the ocean

and when it reaches land it has devastating impact that we have seen. instead of dissipating over the oceans, the intensity is enormously enhanced. it is clear, warmer climate means more hurricanes and more devastating hurricanes. we need to do everything to stop it. the paris agreement on climate change must be implemented and because it is not enough, enhanced commitments are made by all countries around the world in order to make sure that we are able to dominate these very dramatic revolutions. —— evolution. theresa may has declared that she's resilient despite the setbacks she suffered at the conservative conference, and won't hide from a challenge. senior conservatives have renewed their condemnation of efforts to oust her. borisjohnson has told the party to get behind mrs may, and sirjohn major, who faced

simmering rebellions when he was prime minister, has also said the disloyal plotting must stop. our political correspondent, susana mendonca is here. a typical week for the prime minister and is a typical week for the prime ministerand is in a typical week for the prime minister and is in an interview today, newspaper interview, she said she is resilient and will stay tough. mrs theresa may's attempt to fight back of the criticism that she was not up to it after the coughing, the p45 was not up to it after the coughing, the pas and so on. she said it was uncomfortable, frustrating, but at no time did she think she would stop, get down off the podium, she was going to show resilience. that was going to show resilience. that was supposed to be a way to reassert

her authority of the party. people have since been talking about her being replaced, others defending her. this is an opportunity to talk about how she is resilient and an interesting line in that article where she says that she will not shy away from a challenge when asked whether or not she would be in a position to move borisjohnson out of his position. more speculation about a cabinet reshuffle. grants chaps, the former tory party chairman, a plot. chatter in the newspapers about a possible reshuffle. when? downing street has said it is speculation and they have battered off speculation. doing so in part because the pool of people

who potentially could replace theresa may if there was a leadership challenge, david davis and boris johnson, leadership challenge, david davis and borisjohnson, the poll is relatively small. they want to widen the pool, bring in new names and faces. —— the pool is relatively small. perhaps broadening, widening the pool. borisjohnson's position, he posted on a conservative mp whatsapp group. criticised by many within the cabinet for not being loyal and up theresa may for undermining her, now, he seems to be one of her backers. suggestions that if there was a reshuffle, he could be demoted. former leader sirjohn

major saying that disloyal plotting has to stop in the newspapers. someone who throughout his premiership had backbenchers trying to get rid of him, plotting to get rid of him. he knows what that is like and came to theresa may's defence, talking about her valiant effort and criticised the disloyal people who are plotting against terror, calling them self absorbed, doing it for the wrong reasons. the bigger picture, he said, if the conservative party do not win back hearts and minds that they lost in the general election, that could be good forjeremy corbyn going forward. help for eu citizens who've settled in scotland and want to stay after brexit will be discussed at the snp conference. snp leader, nicola sturgeon,

says the migrants have made a big contribution, and their right to remain in scotland should be guaranteed. the party will also consider its response to the political challenge from the conservatives and labour after the general election in june. spain's prime minister, mariano rajoy says any declaration of independence by the catalan region will have no effect. rallies have taken place around the country, following last weekend's disputed referendum. our europe correspondent james reynolds reports. in spain's capital, demonstrators came out to deliver a simple message — this country should not be broken into pieces. 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. 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 crisis. more mass demonstrations expected in the city today may help them to make up their minds. our correspondent gavin lee, who is in barcelona, says the spanish prime minister's latest comments where he refused to recognise the referendum, come as no surprise. my sense is that the latest words of spanish prime minister mariano rajoy are as uncompromising and consistent as he has been for

the last few weeks. he is saying that, ultimately, if in the next few days the catalan government declares unilateral independence, he will use any legal means open to the spanish government to make sure it doesn't happen. they could use the constitution act iss. he also said spain will be spain and will continue to be for a long time and urges and wants to see a moderate, a government here in catalonia that as sensible as well. i think, ultimately, what we see now and perhaps what we see now and perhaps what the hope is from the spanish government is that the catalonia government will start to think, wanting time and space to work out, is this the right move? there are reports that within the cabinet here in barcelona, there is a hesitation, wanting some room to negotiate with the spanish government, perhaps hoping for a legal means to a referendum. but given there is nothing coming back, what we are told so far is that on tuesday the president carles puigdemont will announce his next step to parliament

and according to the a government source, that means a8 hours after that, if there are no negotiations, then that is when it is set for an announcement of independence. that means thursday. today, across barcelona, huge pro—union supporters are expected to take to the streets to the call of the spanish government saying that the silent majority are coming out. that means pro—independence supporters, they are being urged to stay indoors. not to add to the numbers. clearly, lots of division between the lines here. big protests expected today. we can show you some pictures of that pro—unity, and the independence —— anti—independence devastation. people we here have travelled from across spain to barcelona for the rally one week since the contested independence referendum that has plunged spain into its worst political crisis for a generation.

this is a protest organised by the main anti—independence group in catalonia, and organisers of that demonstration, as gavin was saying, representing what they call the silent majority of catalans who oppose independence. their slogan is translated as enough, let's recover good sense. they say that catalonia must stay part of spain. they do not wa nt must stay part of spain. they do not want independence. hurricane nate makes landfall in the united states with harry torrential rain and wind but sources say it will weaken. theresa may says she is

resilient and will not hide from a challenge. spain's prime minister... spain's prime minister says he won't rule out suspending catalonia's autonomy as tens of thousands of people take to the streets to call for talks. the duke of cambridge and prince harry have been very open about their own experiences with mental health, and set up their charity heads together to encourage people to speak out. now they've announced the next phase of their mission — a £2 million investment fund to help improve the nation's mental health through technology. our royal correspondent sarah campbell has finding out more. up their charity heads together to encourage people to speak out. now they've announced the next phase of their mission — was almost exclusively centred on heads together, the campaign they founded, and which aims to improve the mental health of the nation.

in april, thousands took up the challenge to run the 28 miles and in doing so helped to raise awareness of issues facing millions of people. this has been an unapologetically personal mission, with the princes opening up more than they ever have previously. so, has it worked? in a high—tech suite in imperial college london, prince william was shown data showing their campaign has encouraged more people, especially men, to talk about mental health issues. and evidence from the partner charities which make up heads together suggest a significant impact. the mental health charity, mind, had its busiest ever day after the marathon with 58% more calls. the same happened with places2be, which focusses on the mental health of children, saw a ia8% in downloads to schools. and a 15% increase in calls to young minds' parents helpline. around the time of the marathon.

phase one of the campaign was about starting the conversation on mental health. now it is moving on to phase two, practical solutions to keep the conversation going. starting with a £2 million grant from the royal foundation to make digital ways to open up. it allows us to open up the timescale. we know we have people struggling late at night with mental health, but it is difficult for some services to stay open. the digital world could help in that space so there is always someone to talk to. as well as digital projects, heads together will focus on mental health in schools, workplaces, and the military, with this issue remaining at the top of the agenda of the royals. sarah campbell, bbc news. nemo, and health professionals

working in dangerous environments as assaults saw. bill saw. a health ca re assaults saw. bill saw. a health care assistant was stabbed to death and a worker having part of their thumb bitten off. plans to create 21,000 new posts by 2021. 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. thomas naadi reports. the incident occurred just a few metres behind me. two separate explosions were heard here. according to eyewitnesses, it started around 8pm local time. the exact cause is not known. there are a number of security personnel here, including the ghana fire service, who are battling to put

the fire under control. this latest incident has once more questioned safety standards at the country's fuel stations. a man has been arrested on suspicion of dangerous driving after a crash in london yesterday. 11 people were injured outside the natural history museum when a car mounted the curb. a man in his a0s is in custody. police say the incident is not terror related and they're appealing for witnesses. a woman has been arrested after she allegedly tried to climb the front gates of buckingham palace. the woman, thought to be in her 30s, is being held on suspicion of trespass and is in custody at a central london police station. again, not terror related,

according to officers. this year the bbc‘s 100 women season is challenging female teams to tackle some of the biggest issues facing women around the world in just five days. the first challenge in silicon valley came to its climax at the computer history museum where four products which aim to shatter the glass ceiling were revealed by their designers. two key members of the team who have created a working prototype of an app called ally, which tracks the dynamics of meetings in the workplace and gives feedback using a tool called natural language processing. nuala mcgovern caught up with them to see how the product works. welcome to the computer history museum here in silicon valley. the day has arrived, the big reveal. we gave a number of women in a challenge to try and change the world in just a week. because we are in silicon valley, we look specifically at the tech industry and to see if women could smash 1through the glass ceiling. well, there are a number of inventions that have been created in just five days. these are two of our core experts.

let's take a look at what you have reviewed here in front of dozens of people, people reacted really well to it. shall we take a look? sure. our application is called all.ai. we want to emphasise that breaking the glass ceiling is a journey by everyone and it is also artificially intelligent driven under the hood. what we have is a screen that emphasises how you speak. also it helps bring in other people as well. you can choose empowered or an ally. given what you have decided, it understands your voice, takes apart the words and has language processing to give you a personalised recommendation. after the meeting is over, it will give you personalised statistics. one example, our case study that we were inspired by.

this would tell her not only how long she spoke, but things like the characteristics how was. and what of the women are discussing the ideas in the background. she had this difficulty speaking up in meetings, the inspiration for what was created. speaking up in meetings, the inspiration for what was createdlj will try out the app for the first time so that i can track what i am doing for the meeting. time so that i can track what i am doing forthe meeting. i time so that i can track what i am doing for the meeting. i am going to choose empowered. i am going to speak more. i am going to tap here. lam going speak more. i am going to tap here. i am going to say, i want to speak at least once in this meeting. starting with small goals, i have

been taught. after that, a suggestion. i can use a power phrase before i make my point. ithink the idea is that, if i start with something i really do strong about saying, i can finish the rest of my thoughts without feeling as nervous. now, i can just thoughts without feeling as nervous. now, i canjust press to record and head into the meeting to get started. i have just come out of the meeting. i started. i have just come out of the meeting. lam started. i have just come out of the meeting. i am looking at my summary stats. it shows me how long i spoke. i spoke for four hello minutes which exceeds my goal of speeding once. i was positive and honest when i spoke. —— speaking ones. good information to have. emotionally taxing for her as she bared her soul, she said, as she goes through

her career. how about for you working away furiously in that little room without sleep?” working away furiously in that little room without sleep? i think we ta ke little room without sleep? i think we take to the bbc crew out yesterday as we working. it ended up being a week of introspection as well. as women in technology. we don't spend time thinking about our own rules, who we are. it is emotional to think about our roles in society as women. thinking about my little cousins, the younger women in our lives to look up to us. how do you feel as the week comes to an end? i will try to catch her, i will miss her, as she is travelling around the world. you were strangers when you first met? our crew and all of us where total strangers. now, we are friends and we are really excited to move all.ai fraud. and

companies are interested in the app. go to the website to see more about the progress of the challenges. next, tackling illiteracy in dehli. if you want to look back at the week in silicon valley you can find more at bbc.co.uk/100women. there's only one week to go until the old pound coins are taken out of circulation. from midnight next sunday the round pound will lose its legal tender status and no longer be accepted in shops and restaurants. people have been urged to spend them, bank them, or give them to charity before then. couples have been truly testing their marriages at the annual wife carrying competition. overcoming obstacles and navigating choppy waters are all par for the course at this year's north america championship. the lucky winners — a couple from virginia — won the wife's weight in beer and a ticket to take part in the world wife carrying

championship in finland. now, the weather. not a bad day out there today. for many of us, dry with sunshine. some showers into the afternoon. especially across parts of western scotland, north—west england. one or two in northern ireland. scotland, north east england in the south of scotland. spain drier. temperatures around 17. the evening, most places dry. cool with patchy outbreaks of rain in the north, drier towards the south but the odd spot of drizzle. mild, forcefully morning with temperatures 12-13 forcefully morning with temperatures 12—13 overnight. during the day on monday, patchy rain to stop off on

the west. slowly pushing eastwards. central and eastern parts of the country spain drier for goodbyes on the day. more persistent rain in northern ireland in the afternoon. 1a-18d in northern ireland in the afternoon. 1a—18d in the sunshine. hello — this is bbc news with ben brown. the headlines at 9:30am: hurricane nate makes landfall on the gulf coast of the united states, bringing torrential rain and winds of 85 miles per hour. evacuation orders have been issued for some low—lying areas. after her difficult party conference, theresa may says she's resilient — and won't hide from a challenge. it comes as senior tories have been urging colleagues to stop the infighting and back the prime minister. spain's prime minister, mariano rajoy, says he won't rule out suspending catalonia's government, as tens of thousands