hurricane florence makes landfall on east coast of the united states, with high winds and torrential rain. storm surges of nearly ten feet are hitting the coast — the state's governor urges people to remain calm. surviving this storm will be a test of endurance, teamwork, common sense and patience. this is the scene live in wilmington, north carolina — we'll have all the latest from there. also this lunchtime. five million people are in the direct path of typhoon mangkhut, due to make landfall in the philippines. prison officers begin protest action across england and wales — after a damning report described a dangerous lack of control at bedford prison. the church of england defends having shares in amazon — after the archbishop of canterbury criticised the retail giant for "paying almost nothing" in taxes. and what happened after

this athlete thought he was home and dry — in the penthathlon final at the world championships? and in sport on bbc news red bull show the way in singapore with daniel ricciardo fastest after first practise, championship leader lewis hamilton was sixth good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. hurricane florence may drench north carolina on the us east coast with ten trillion gallons of rain over the next week — that's the prediction of one american meteorologist. the storm's destructive winds have already left more than 100 thousand homes in the state without power, and a storm surge has reached nearly ten feet in some places.

the hurricane‘s eye has just made landfall in wilmington — on north carolina coast, and laura trevelyan is there for us. jane, this is what it looks like when the eye of the hurricane makes landfall, absolutely torrential rainfall, incredibly high winds, there is debris flying absolutely everywhere, hundreds of thousands of people across north carolina have lost power and hundreds o are waiting to be rescued, because what is happening is that already there is happening is that already there is epic flooding and people need to be rescued from their homes. dramatic scenes as the leading edge of hurricane florence reaches the north carolina coast. rain and wind pummel the barrier ireland's exposed

to the atlantic, then move on. this huge slow—moving storm is now so this huge slow—moving storm is now so wide, that it's threatening the south—east coast of the us, from the carolinas to georgia. north carolina's governor is warning that conditions are only going to deteriorate. people inland could be threatened too. the first bands of the storm are upon us. but we have days more to go. wind and waves are driving sea water through some coastal streets, like rivers. surviving this storm will be a test of endurance, team work, common—sense and patience. there are fears that millions could be without power across the coastal south—east of the us, as the triple hazard of hurricane force winds, storm surge and flooding become a reality. many have thread their homes seeking

shelter inland from the vulnerable elderly, to the very young. while most people in mandatory evacuation zones have left, some are determined to see out the storm. my to see out the storm. my family to see out the storm. myfamily and to see out the storm. my family and everyone has evacuated pretty much except for my wife and i but we are setting up crews now to deal with the aftermath which may ta ke deal with the aftermath which may take weeks. the track of hurricane florence once it makes landfall is uncertain. but a sustained and damaging assault on the coastline from wind and water is intensifying. and the real risk from this storm is not the hurricane force winds, not the storm surge of 20 feet, it is this rainfall. this is an incredibly slow—moving hurricane. it is forecast to linger off the coast of the carolinas for several day, and thatis the carolinas for several day, and that is what could lead to what officials are saying will be

catastrophic flooding. that is the biggest threat, jane. one of the most accurate, and turbulent, ways of collecting hurricane data is from the air. 0ur correspondent nada tawfik has been on board a us air force reconnaissance plane which gathers storm data. we are flying through hurricane florence and you can see there is zero visibility. in fact, the ride at times can be quite bumpy because we are hitting up against winds over 100 mph. we are on a cargo plane outfitted with the latest weather equipment. it is a kind of laboratory. we are here with hurricane hunters from the us air force reserve and these pilots and scientists have been flying around the clock since monday. really trying to get the information that has been so vital to determine the storm's next move. not only is the plane outfitted with sensors but they also drop

sensors during flight and this is because satellite imagery does not give an accurate picture of the storm. that information gets sent to the national hurricane centre every ten minutes and as long as there is a hurricane threat they will continue this mission. there's a major storm on the other side of the world as well. hundreds of thousands of people are having to leave their homes on luzon in the philippines, as typhoon mangkhut approaches with winds of more than 160 miles an hour. the typhoon is due to make landfall on the north of the main island over the weekend. more than five million people are directly in the storm's path. alexandra mckenzie has the latest. several million people are in the direct path of this potentially deadly storm. typhoon mangkhut is due make

landfall on the northern tip of the main island of luzon by tomorrow. thousands of people have moved inland from the vulnerable coastal areas, and are doing whatever they can to protect their belongings and their livelihood. this woman said they are terrified. she said they fear for their homes, as this typhoon is much stronger than the last one. the philippines endures about 20 typhoons and storms each year. forecasters say mangkhut is the strongest so far in 2018. it is more than 500 miles in diameter, with sustained winds of 160mph. transport has been disrupted, schools shut, and the army is on stand by. preparation is already under way for a vital relief effort. officials say this typhoon may cause

floods and landslides, with extensive damage expected to infrastructure and crops. and people are seeking refuge where ever they can. some families have come to this makeshift evacuation centre. they hope they have found a place of safety, away from the worst of what's been described as a supertyphoon. alexandra mckenzie, bbc news. 0ur weather presenter ben rich is here. it is extraordinary for those who don't have your sort of expertise watching two extraordinary events like this on the other sides of the globe. two huge storms in two different oceans making landfall within hour of each other. florence officially made landfall our time 12.15. very close to wilmington,

sustained winds in the centre of the storm round about 90mph, still a category one hurricane. you can see the way the storm has wound itself up, it has approached the coastline, huge amounts of tropical moisture contained within it and when i show you the radar picture, the rainfall radar, you will see what we mean, you will see an eye in the centre of the storm, there it is. the eye stands out very clearly and it is that which as you can see over the last couple of hours has crept towards the coastline. crept is the operative word, this storm is very slow moving so this rainfall, driven by the moisture of the ocean is going to keep piling into the parts of north and south carolina, that is why some places could see a metre of rain and flooding. in the pacific we have typhoon mangkhut. this image has a clear eye as well. this looks headed for the north. no a hugely

populated area but could bring huge amounts of rain, then the track as we head through the weekend, takes it towards southern china. plenty for us to keep an eye on. for now, thank you. for now, thank you. the inquest into the deaths caused by the westminster bridge terrorist attack has been told about attempts to save the life of pc keith palmer. the court has been shown cctv footage of the moment pc palmer was stabbed by khalid mosood, as he was on duty outside the palace of westminster. 0ur correspondent helena lee is following the inquests. well, jane, very distressing and graphic audio recordings were played to court this morning, of the moment when people were frantically trying to help pc keith palmer as he lay dying on the floor, one person can be saying he was losing blood and

another urging him to fight for his life. the court was shown this photograph of pc keith palmer, at the start of the inquest this morning. taken by an american tourist, outside the palace of westminster. it was to be the last photograph of him. he does killed not long after. this is the aftermath of the attack, pc palmer had been on duty and unarmed when khalid masood approached him. there was a struggle, masood then stabbed him. witnesses today have been describing what they saw. 0ne eyewitness whose statement was read to court said as $0011 statement was read to court said as 50011 as statement was read to court said as soon as the knives went up, it went from car accident, to attack. antonia kerr ridge a parliamentary assistant was in a building opposite the masood then stabbed him. witnesses today have been describing what they saw. 0ne eyewitness whose statement was read to court said as $0011 statement was read to court said as soon as the knives went up, it went from car accident, to attack. antonia kerr ridge a parliamentary assistant was in a building opposite the palace, she told the court "the

policeman had collapsed. the attacker ran over to him, and just leaned down towards him and raised the knife quite high. and hejust stabbed him. two or three orfour times. i was looking away, it was more than once. he raised the knife up. masood was then shot dead by officers." emergency services tried to treat pc keith palmer at the scene but he died from his injuries. an officer dedicated to hisjob, a father of a young daughter, and a husband. and the inquest also heard he was a man who was the public face of parliament. this afternoon we will be hearing more witness evidence from the police officers who were at the scene, who saw what happened, and tried to help pc palmer. the church of england has defended its investment in amazon, which has been criticised by the archbishop of canterbury for paying ‘almost nothing' in taxes. in a speech at the tuc this week, justin welby also criticised the so—called gig economy and zero hours contracts. it's since emerged the church has shares in amazon. 0ur religion editor martin bashir is with me. so explain a little bit more about

all of this, what has gone on here it is worth remembering that the archbishop wasn't speaking to the church but he sounded as if he was preaching to converted judging by the tuc reaction, as you say he attacked the gig economy, zero hours contracts and he reserved particularly criticism for online companies like amazon which he said paid virtually no contribution in taxes and made no contribution to society. it merged that the church of england which invested round £25 billion in its overall portfolio names amazon as one of the top companies in which it invests in, so this has resonance with what he said in 2013, if you remember he attacked the payday lender wonga and it subsequently emerged that the church of england had an indirect

investment, albeit small, once again, he has been critical of these companies only to find out that the church commissioners themselves invest in them. and so, what is the church saying? are we likely to hear more? the commission has issued a statement and they say we take the view it is more effective to be in the room with these companies, seeking changes and active shareholder than speaking from the sidelines. there is one other thing i would mention, the church, the archbishop of canterbury chairs the annual general meet to have church commissioner, he is also on the archbishop's council which he leads which says that council provides the church with a clear focus on making the most of their investments. if the most of their investments. if the archbishop of canterbury is so opposed to these inhavements, why isn't he used his leverage to prison staff have been taking part in protest action, after a damning report warned of a dangerous lack of control at bedford jail. according to the prison

officers association, its members have been demonstrating outside most prisons in england and wales today. yesterday, inspectors said inmates at hmp bedford had, in effect, taken control of what they described as a violent, overcrowded and vermin—infested prison. lisa hampele reports. since early morning across england and wales, they have come out to say enough is enough. the prison 0fficers enough is enough. the prison officers association says there has been an unprecedented decline in health and saved the standards and employers and ministers are just paying lip service —— safety standards. this has been building over several months and quite simply, our membership are fed up now, at the end of their tether. we are not getting listened to by government, our concerns are not being taken seriously and it is about the here and now. we don't wa nt to about the here and now. we don't want to know what their plans after the future, we want our members to be given protection measures and action plans to address violence in

prisons. the action comes after a damning report warned of a dangerous lack of control bedford prison. the chief inspector of prisons raised the alarm over complete breakdown in order and discipline. prison officers are banned from taking industrial action, so holding protest meetings on the grounds that health and safety is being compromised is a way of circumventing the rules and highlighting the very real problems they are facing. the prisons minister says the actions are irresponsible. if prison officers don't turn up to work, it is like police officers not turning up for work, it endangers their colleagues, endangers the prisoners and ultimately endangers the public, which is why there are strong rules in place saying strike action is not appropriate for prison officers. there are many other ways to resolve it and we have put a lot of investment in. the union expects the government will attempt to take legal action at the high court to enforce a high court injunction banning industrial action. for now, prison officers are doing their best to get the message out.

our top story this lunchtime. hurricane florence makes landfall battering the east coast of the united states, with ten—foot—high storm surges, high winds and torrential rain. screaming. and coming up: why rollercoasters are an excellent cure for kidney stones — according to one medic at least. coming up on bbc news, the premier league are investigating everton over an alleged illegal approach for their manager marco silva. watford side rules were broken while he was still in charge at vicarage road last season. all week, we've been reporting on the tenth anniversary of the collapse of the new york banking giant, lehman brothers, which unleashed the global financial crisis. the uk experienced a deep recession, squeezing incomes which are only now beginning to recover. among other countries,

spain was particularly badly hit: a building boom funded by reckless borrowing rapidly gave way to a bust that cut growth and costjobs. 0ur europe correspondent kevin connolly has been back to madrid to look for signs of recovery. not far from bustling madrid, a ghostly spanish road to nowhere. a stretch of highway left unfinished at a time when businesses were losing their money and bankers were losing their nerve. there are ghost towns of empty houses, too, nearby, but in some of these, signs of change. in once deserted valdeluz, the mayor says public money spent on schools and sports facilities is bringing people in. valdeluz was empty. valdeluz, six years ago, was a ghost city. but now it is a star city. we changed the perception

of the outside people. but spain's recovery is patchy. this community group in madrid campaigns against banks that repossess homes when families can't pay their mortgages. they say the poor are being punished for mistakes made by bankers and politicians. i'm sure things have not been fixed at all. people are losing their houses and are fighting for their rights. the depression of the 1930s still haunts spain, too. its new leftist government wants to remove from this memorial site the remains of franco, the dictator who ruled as fascism prospered. there will be nothing like this to mark the fallout of the first financial crisis of the 21st century. the consequences were less violent, less profound. but there were changes on the left and the right in european politics, and it's possible that the final consequences are stilljust working

their way through the system. high streets have ticked over as public money has propped up the banking system and borrowing has been cheap. but some economists warn that policies meant to fix the last crisis could yet trigger the next one. there is an old spanish saying that goes... he speaks spanish a pessimist is a well—informed optimist. you say "when" we have the crisis, not if. that's right, when, not if, because i'm sadly sure that we will have another crisis. ten years on, spain can at least see a road to recovery. but this highway to nowhere is a reminder that uncertainty as well as opportunity lies in the future. the journalist who interviewed the two russian men suspected

of the salisbury novichok attack hung up on bbc newsnight, after being challenged about the manner of the interview. in their appearance on the state—run rt channel, the pair said they visited salisbury on the recommendation of friends. when asked by kirsty wark whether rt was a propaganda tool, margarita simonyan said, "your question to me seems like typical western propaganda" and, shortly afterwards, hung up. jon donnison reports. assassins or tourists? the government has named alexander petrov and ruslan boshirov as russian agents sent to salisbury to kill sergei skripal. but popping up on russian state—run television, they said otherwise. translation: what were you doing there? translation: our friends had been suggesting for a long time that visit this wonderful town. that we visit this wonderful town. salisbury? a wonderful town?

yes. a tourist town. downing street has described the interview as "lies", "blatant fabrications" and an "insult to the public‘s intelligence". the bbc has spoken to the journalist who carried out the interview. i don't have any reasons to believe them, i don't know them, i haven't spent life with them, they are not my friends, but i have no more reasons to believe secret services who have been lying previously. you did watch the interview, didn't you? oh, i watched the interview. did you see my face? did you see the tone? you probably don't speak russian. i don't speak russian, but i also looked at the transcript. yeah. and the questions were quite obviously hard for them and made them nervous and, at some point, they even said something like, "we came here, we thought you would support us "and you behave like we were having an investigation in the court," and i said, "i'm not here to support you, "i'm not your advocate,

i'm a journalist." some will see the interview, coming just a day after president putin suggested the men should speak publicly, as provocative. whether their accounts will ever be challenged in a british court seems unlikely. jon donnison, bbc news. more than one in five children in england are helping to look after an ill or disabled member of their family, according to research carried out by the bbc and the university of nottingham — a far higher number than previously thought. caring for a family member can involve anything from housework to helping someone get into and out of bed, or providing them with their medication. ricky boleto has been to meet one family in blackpool. at the top we've got our mum and dad. then we've got anna. she's the oldest and helps cook sometimes with abi, which is the second oldest. third oldest is ellen, which shares a room with me. the fourth oldest is 0wen, and he's got his own room and then i'm the youngest.

poppy is nine years old. she's a young carer. along with her brother and sisters, they look after their dad. i can put his slippers on when he needs them, or i can take his pills up and help mum organise them. and what's it like looking after dad ? sometimes, it can be a bit upsetting, because he can be sick sometimes. andrew is unable to walk. he is awaiting surgery on his back and now suffers from extreme anxiety, which has left him bedbound. his partner, tina, gave up work to look after him but she says she can't do it alone. if it wasjust me and andrew, probably be really hard, because then i don't have anybody that i can rely on to help me, really. before and after school, the children cook and clean. there is little time for anything else. i have to help the kids with their homework and read books and make their dinner, because i'm just used

to doing it now. but sometimes it is, like, a bit hard. it's also hard for the youngest member of the family. is it sometimes difficult at school, because maybe some of your friends don't know what you do at home, i suppose? yeah. what do you tell them? i don't really tell them anything about what i do at home now. really knead it. once a week, the family does get a break, here at the blackpool carers‘ centre, a charity working in partnership with blackpool council. in the last five years, new legislation was brought in giving more rights to young carers in england. all over the uk, children are now legally entitled to help from their local council. an assessment measures the impact caring on a relative has on a young person, but the level of support is different depending on where you live. in some areas, very, very little support, and actually, the duty is to assess need rather than actually support children, which feels very uncomfortable and, for me, and doesn't

always make sense. whereas in some areas, you've got children who will have support in school and for those children, they say it makes all the difference. charities are now calling for that same level of support for all young carers, to help those children who need it the most. ricky boleto, bbc news. if you're suffering with kidney stones, taking a ride on a roller—coaster might be the medicine you need. that's the conclusion of research that has won this year's ig—nobel prize for medicine. these are spoof prizes published in the annals of improbable research — but perhaps being shaken about in order to dislodge a kidney stone isn't as daft as it might sound. 0ur science correspondent pallab ghosh has been looking at the evidence. thrills, spills and medical treatment. what more could you want from a fairground attraction? arrived on big thunder mountain at

wa lt arrived on big thunder mountain at walt disney world is an effective treatment for dislodging kidney stones —— hayride. treatment for dislodging kidney stones -- hayride. not so effective are scary rides involving prolonged plunges. needed, as well as the ups and downs, are lots of side to side movements to rattle the stones out. though it sounds like mickey mouse science, it has been scientifically proved and could form the basis of a new treatment. and it was a recipient of the ig—nobel prize for medicine at an awards ceremony last night. the real credit goes to one of my patients. my patient went on spring break with his family to the wa lt spring break with his family to the walt disney world resort and rode on a roller—coaster called the big thunder mountain railroad roller—coaster. he rode the ride, got off and about two minutes later

passed a kidney stone. the nobel prize ceremony celebrates excellence in research and the arts. the ig—nobel prize horror parody and celebrate the quirky. put into the collar... some people rudely suggest that scientists can be up their own backsides. in this case, this research are backsides. in this case, this research a re really backsides. in this case, this research are really is for his do—it—yourself colonoscopy kid. if the winners speak for too long, and age old girl gives them a gentle reminder to wrap it up. please stop. thank you very much. jamie cooke has become the first british man to win the modern pentathlon world championships gold for 25 years and he did it in spectacular style. in the final metres of the race, with the lead runner already celebrating, cooke accelerated into a stunning sprint finish. andy swiss was watching the drama. this is the battle for gold, silver

and bronze. proof that in sport, it is never over until the finish line. backin is never over until the finish line. back in third place with just a few metres left, jamie cook's hopes of the title seemed over. in front of him, valentin prades of france was already starting his victory celebrations. the moment he would soon regret as come out of nowhere, cooke produced something. cooke powering through, is he going to do it at the finishing line? absolutely sensational! unbelievable. even cooke himself could barely believe it and who could blame him? the ultimate sprint finish to snatch gold by a mere three hundredths of a second. the 27—year—old is the first british man to win the world modern pentathlon title in a quarter of a

century and afterwards, he said the inspiration for that remarkable charge had been a very personal one. it is obviously a dream come true. i was really struggling on this last lap but then, unfortunately, my grandad died last week, so... so that was for him. and so a victory as emotional as it was dramatic. jamie cooke, the man who left his best till the very last. that has to be my favourite story today. let's catch up the weather now and, goodness, we have heard plenty about the rest of the weather, let's focus on events at home. nothing as dramatic as other parts of the world, thankfully but a mixed picture this weekend. the image behind me is about half of the story, there will