hurricane lane — currently bringing high winds and heavy rain to parts of hawaii — has been downgraded to a tropical storm. more than 2,000 people are sheltering in evacuation centres, others have been stocking up on water and food. emergency authorities expect the risk of flash flooding and landslides to grow. president trump has cancelled next week's planned trip to north korea by his secretary of state. in tweets, mr trump complained that not enough progress had been made in dismantling pyongyang's nuclear programme. he blamed china for the stalled process — suggesting a link with current trade tensions. pope francis is due to arrive in ireland for the first papal visit there in four decades. the centrepiece of the visit will be a mass on sunday in front of 500,000 people. a series of scandals has damaged the reputation of the catholic church in recent years. there is no safe level of alcohol consumption. that's the stark message from one of the most significant studies into alcohol use and its health effects to date. researchers looked at the drinking

habits of people in 195 countries, including the uk. 0ur health correspondent dominic hughes reports. just how much alcohol is it safe to drink? it's confusing when different studies produce apparently contradictory results. now the latest research says while alcohol might protect us from heart disease, overall there is no safe level of alcohol consumption. alcohol‘s linked to seven types of cancer. we know about liver disease, which has risen over decades in the uk. so those risks actually outweigh any benefits. so what the study‘s saying is for health overall, the best thing we can do is not to drink at all, which is clearly not going to happen for most people. but if we want to give advice, that's probably what we should be giving. nhs guidelines say we should restrict our drinking to just 1a units of alcohol each week. that's around six pints of beer or seven glasses of wine. but today's report suggests many

people are drinking more than that and posing a risk to their health. the study looked at global drinking habits. around the world, one in three people drink alcohol. the study showed that british women drink on average three drinks a day and ranked eighth in the world of highest drinkers. british men drink a similar amount but ranked 62nd, because drinking levels internationally are generally far higher among men. and in this st albans pub, customers were not especially alarmed by these new findings. i think everything comes with a risk, doesn't it? you've just got to make the decision. be aware of what you're drinking and go from there. conflicting advice all the time, isn't there, about how many units you can drink or supposed to drink? i think it must depend on the individual, surely. drinking alcohol is pleasurable, so it's a case of don't overdo it. it's the degree of risk that we may suffer ill—health linked to drinking

that we all have to weigh up. the study shows that the risk of drinking within current guidelines is very low indeed, so it's no argument for abstention just because there's no safe level. after all, there's no safe level for driving, there's no safe level for going on holiday. there's no safe level for getting up in the morning, but it doesn't mean we should abstain from these activities. and, in the end, this is what the debate around alcohol consumption comes down to, the level of risk we are each willing to live with. dominic hughes, bbc news, st albans. now on bbc news, it's time for more from the money and power season which looks at how money, and its power, shapes our lives. this week's programme looks at an ambitious and controversial plan to build private and gated cities in honduras. honduras, centralamerica. honduras, central america. until

recently this tiny country had the world's highest murder rate. like other nations in the region, it faces daunting challenges of poverty and inequality. rampant corruption is part of life here and political instability is the norm. last year's elections were over shadowed by allegations of fraud, followed by violent clashes have protesters. —— with protesters. despite being rich with protesters. despite being rich with natural resources, honduras can't seem to escape a cycle of poverty and violence. i grew up in latin and america, used to inequality, but it never stops striking you. in parts of san pedro sula, do can see there is real money here. some of these buildings would not be out of base in miami. just across the river, across the street, you have a real nasty slump. now the country is proposing a bold plan to lure investment and tried to put the

bra kes lure investment and tried to put the brakes on its downward spiral. but not everyone is on—board. critics, from politicians to human rights activists, say it is a dangerous experiment from an illegitimate government. it is past midnight at the bus station in san pedro sula. it is here that you get a true sense of how desperate the situation has become the most honduranss. tens of thousands of people risk their lives every year on a long and a gruelling journey to the united states. many

will endanger their lives riding freight trains across mexico. 0thers will be exploited, kidnapped, or even killed by kamal gangs. —— criminal. around a third will be caught and deported back to honduras. 24—year—old juan francisco knows all of this. but for him, this is the only option left. a university graduate, he lost his job with a car company soon after

the election crisis last december. juan francisco is hoping to make it to houston, texas, to work with a friend in construction. two thirds of hondurans live in poverty, but for people of all social classes here, even the possibility of scraping by in the united states is worse “— scraping by in the united states is worse —— worth risking everything for. what can honduras do to turn things around? american economists have proposed a radical experiment. and the honduran government hasjumped on board. the idea is to create

special zones, new cities, with foreign laws and foreign judges. but how would that work? and what are the implications for the country? isn't that giving up a little bit of your sovereignty? the plan is inspired by the financial success of places like hong kong and macau, who tailored their financial rulebooks to foreign business interests. but what would that look like you? the honduran government would invite foreign investors in, giving them the leading role in managing these areas. schools, hospitals, mauls, everything would likely be built from scratch. —— malls. mark klugman is an american who has lived in honduras for more than a decade. a former speechwriter for ronald reagan, he is a key advocate of the proposal and has been an adviser to the government on how to bring it to life. he invited me to the

unconventional school he runs with his wife in the capital. there is a contract. all the students here have signed this contract. there is a concept of self governance. 15 points on the contract. that's right, that's right. the students actually wrote this, it wasn't imposed on them. they had their own constitutional convention, as it were. it all feels like a microcosm of how he sees the world, where the right rules can be the key to progress. he has been developing his version of the private city ‘s idf yea rs. version of the private city ‘s idf years. he says using the anglo—saxon legal system, favoured and understood by investors, would reassure them and provide a key incentive that would will also work for hondurans. —— that would also work. it is to create a place for hondurans, to give hondurans a place that provides hondurans with what they want by creating also a place

where foreign investors and foreign capital are able to combine in an environment that they understand. imagine in miami, you have a street, and there are ten chinese restau ra nts and there are ten chinese restaurants in a row, and every single one of those ten restaurants, they have no forks. 0nly chopsticks. they also have exactly the same menu at the same prices. food is equally good. one day one of the restaurants says, wait a minute, we good. one day one of the restaurants says, waita minute, we are in miami. there are lots of people who don't feel comfortable chopsticks. we are going to offer a fork. insta ntly, we are going to offer a fork. instantly, the competitive advantage of that one restaurant compare to the other nine is overwhelming. he insists it wouldn't be incompatible with national sovereignty, because the honduran constitution would underpin the plan every step of the way. but would bringing in a set of anglo—saxon laws really be enough to

pull more foreign companies into a country this trouble? the legal system definitely isn't working as it is. 95% of crimes go unpunished, and that the country's supreme courts there is a clear backlog. if you run a business here, it typically ta kes you run a business here, it typically takes 920 days to resolve a contractual dispute. the result is endemic violence and little investment. everywhere we go, it is clear that anyone who can, is already finding ways to shut themselves off from this reality. maybe it is inevitable that multinational companies would end up doing the same in private cities. there is nowhere this division is more tangible than in the business capital of the country, san pedro sula. i grew up in latin america and

i'm used to inequality, but it never stops striking you. in parts of san pedro sula, you can see there is a real money here, some of these buildings would not be out of place in miami.just buildings would not be out of place in miami. just across the river and the street you have a really nasty slump. iam the street you have a really nasty slump. i am heading to see what the future he might look like. avia smart city, a massive business park, catering to multinationals and their employees. it is the closest thing toa employees. it is the closest thing to a private city in honduras right now. there are 6000 equal who are working here. they can shop, dine, even go to the doctor on campus. it's like you don't even have to step outside. the park has been operating for eight years now, we started construction about ten years ago. it was originally a science to attract industry. it is huge. it is

big, yes. these are the corporate office is right here, currently we have three towers. what you see here is the recreational centre. a lot of this works kind of a private city, you have the corporation taking over functions that would normally be done by the city government. do you think business in honduras needs this kind of system to work efficiently? definitely. ithink this has been a unique project and thatis this has been a unique project and that is why it has been very successful, because we have integrated different parts into one same, secure community, so we definitely hope that altia is a model for the region and honduras to do more of these projects, so we can keep on growing and continuing to have more development in honduras. and it is notjust the stability and

convenience —— convenience appeals to companies setting up here. there are generous tax breaks for foreign clients. most of the upper spaces filled with call centres to us companies. they are staffed by english—speaking hondurans. —— most of the office space. next door is a private university. it is part of the same campus. these foreign international relations students tell me they are torn over whether private cities should be the way of the future. the government says that inafew the future. the government says that in a few years, a part of honduras will look like hong kong because of the cities. the cities can be very, very good for the country if they are applied in the right way. this is like a bubble, you could say. we like to use that term here. and we need to know that we are living in that rubble. what do we need to do to expand that bubble so more people can fit inside that bubble of well—being? can fit inside that bubble of

well-being? it is a threat to national sovereignty and a threat to social cohesion. i don't think we need any more of these sorts of distortions inside the country. she knows plenty about these distortions, as she calls them. but many of the country's elite she lives her life in a protective bubble. her neighbourhood, like many others, is firmly gated. her school, home, even her gym, have armed guards. in fact, home, even her gym, have armed guards. infact, her dad roberto developed one of the city's most upscale gated communities. isabel and her friend paola

isabel and herfriend paola are part ofa isabel and herfriend paola are part of a generation living more and more of a generation living more and more of their lives this way. but the vast majority of hondurans do not have the luxury of living or working in safe spaces like these. extortion, corruption and impossible bureaucracy are a daily challenge for most people. the scheme is very ambitious and promises a lot. but honda race as a country with a long

history of inequality and i wonder sometimes who would benefit and who would be excluded from this. —— honduras. the plan for model cities seems designed with marge multinationals in mind at the reece burke be guarantee the wealth would stay in honduras or trickle down. this lady lives and works in what was once one of the most dangerous neighbourhoods on the planet. i've calmed down since then but keeping her sewing business alive is still a co nsta nt her sewing business alive is still a constant struggle for her, her husband, and her three children. she would love to turn her workshop

into something bigger but it seems an impossible challenge. mirian and her husband see no good future here. they dream of heading north to the us or canada. critics say in fighting foreign investors into hondura ns critics say in fighting foreign investors into hondurans smacks of neocolonialism, exploiting hondura ns to foreign game. before for foreign gain. despite the lack of clarity on exactly how this proposal would work, legislation was passed in 2013

to allow it to go ahead. though, with so much political instability, that might be subject to change. honda race is a very polarised society. lots of grievances and lots of protest. and wonder if this initiative isn't going to make things worse. having your own boss and judges is a big part of having a country and nationhood and i'm not surprised at all but it doesn't become a politically sensitive issue, a politically hot issue. the loudest opposition voice is the tv star turned presidential candidate. he is clearly got a lot of support and represent a big part

of support and represent a big part of the country who are questioning the viability of these model cities. according to the world bank, honduras is already the most unequal country in latin america. many people here just see politicians as corrupt businessmen. i want the government to talk to me and have the opportunity to address these concerns. but days go by and interview after interview is cancelled. i really don't understand. i mean, this is a very big dealfor honduras and it is supposed to be one of the big initiatives that will help the country develop and still people are really nervous to talk about it. finally, on our last night, the minister for economic development agrees to meet with me. he promises it will be up to local communities to decide if they want to set up these special zones in their territory. so i head to the

far south of the country to speak with someone wrestling with this very question. this is amapala, a tiny island that was once a bustling port in the country's capital. but its glory days are long gone. its 14,000 its glory days are long gone. its 111,000 residents scrape by eating a wage from fishing. the plan is to turn all of this into a cutting—edge city and megaport. mayor alberto cruise has been courted by the hondurans government and south korean investors. he was flown out to south korea to be

dazzled by what could be. —— cruz. he would be happy to jump he would be happy tojump on board with the plan if he knew locals were truly benefit. but the uncertainty worries him. amapala may not be rich but it is

amazingly peaceful compared to the rest of the country. i wonder much of that would be lost if the plans we re of that would be lost if the plans were to go ahead here. would the people living here benefit will be pushed out? so, is this going to be the next hong kong? it is hard to believe it but parts of the world have achieved erratic transformations, so who knows. —— dramatic. it is clear it will take a lot more than hondurans leaders have shown so far to convince people that allowing foreign investors to build and run these new cities is the key to saving their nation. 0r these new cities is the key to saving their nation. or that it is a safer bet than taking a bus to the us in search of a better life. a shock to the system for many of us

on friday with lots showers around, some heavy with hail and thunder and it was cool and blustery for us all. the cool thing is continuing to the weekend as well for many of us this isa bank weekend as well for many of us this is a bank holiday weekend but we should see some sunshine at times. i do the show was clear to the near continent tied up with this area of high pressure but we start this morning on a dry owner with clear skies and much chillier as well with single figure values right across the board, especially chilly across the board, especially chilly across the north and north—east full top three this morning it will be dry and bright with plenty of sunshine for many, showers continuing across northern and western coastal areas and through the afternoon we did see

and through the afternoon we did see a few showers developing further inland but nowhere near as many as what we saw on friday but while the lighter winds as well given the amount of sunshine it should feel that little bit better than it did on friday but it is still going to be cool temperatures, below seasonal. saturday night is going to be chilly but with a veil of cloud pushing in the west of this low pressure it won't be quite as cool as what we start this morning on. it is all downhill really as we head into sunday with this area of low pressure, a deep system, sweeping across the country through the day to bring outbreaks and heavy rain and strong winds. we could start on and strong winds. we could start on a chilly, bright note across the extreme east and south—east but it will not be long until the cloud built east, bringing wet and windy weather and some rain quite heavy as well, particularly across the western hills. and blustery day, gusts of winds across the south and west a0 — gusts of winds across the south and west 40— 45 miles an hour is not as you can expect with the cloud, wind and raina you can expect with the cloud, wind and rain a cool in a massive doubling to be disappointingly

chilly with temperatures mid to high teens celsius at best. the low pressure cliff to the continent on sunday night and into the bank holiday monday for most of its average of high—pressure mergers in the and settle things down. a few showers across north and western areas. a breeze as well blowing in from the west. i think with more sunshine around through central and southern and eastern areas, it should feel a touch warmer, 18 or 19 in the north, 21, maybe 22 in the south—east. 0n into tuesday, another settled day thanks to a ridge of high—pressure with variable cloud, sunny spells and it may feel a little warmer still. this is bbc world news. our top stories: pope francis is heading to ireland, a country where the catholic church is in steep decline. hurricane lane is down—graded but the risks of flooding and landslides in hawaii become greater. the spanish government agrees to exume former fascist dictator

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