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this is bbc news. the headlines at 11:00pm: the most powerful storm in decades to hit the south—east of the united states has made landfall in florida. the sheer power of hurricane michael has started to hurl itself against the florida panhandle now. it is causing some devastation. some powerlines are already down. routes have been destroyed. —— roofs. the democratic unionist party's ten westminster mps plan to vote down the budget later this month if theresa may crosses the party's red lines on brexit. the uk's highest court has ruled that a belfast bakery did not break the law when it refused to ice a cake with the slogan "support gay marriage", a message they profoundly disagreed with. also coming up: the winner of a major architectural prize has been announced. the european headquarters of bloomberg in the city of london wins the the royal institute of british architects'
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best new building award. cracking down on dirty money in britain. the woman who spent £16 million at harrods in a decade is told to prove where her wealth came from, in the first case of its kind. and at 11:30pm, we will be taking another look at the papers with our reviewers, michael heaver from the pro—brexit website westmonster and polly mackenzie from the left—leaning think tank demos. stay with us for that. hurricane michael has crashed into the state of florida this evening, amid warnings that it may be the strongest storm to hit the continental us in more than a quarter of a century. with winds of up to 155 mph, it has already begun ripping a path of destruction through florida, and has created a dangerous storm
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surge and flash—flooding. this is the expected path of the storm. right now it is heading north, with the national hurricane centre warning that the storm would sustain extremely high winds as it pushes inland to georgia and the carolinas. our correspondent gary o'donoghue is in panama city beach, in the north of florida, and sent this report. this is what the full force of nature looks like in hurricane form. michael is now pounding the florida panhandle, threatening everything in its path. the sheer power of hurricane michael has started to hurl itself against the florida panhandle now. it is causing some devastation, some powerlines are already down,
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roofs have been destroyed as well. we're expecting this to go on for the next few hours, late into wednesday, with the winds going up to 145 mph. driving through the streets of panama city beach this morning, there were almost no other cars on the road. here and there, the odd neon sign still glowed, but many houses and businesses were boarded up after an emergency evacuation order. not everyone, though, had heeded the instruction. dave jackson decided to stay, despite having a homejust yards from the beach. are you worried that you won't survive? not really. not really — i've been a survivor all my life. what gives you the confidence that you will? god, and god takes care of fools. for residents like dave jackson, their next hours are likely to be lonely ones. the emergency services are staying off the streets until the storm has passed. everyone is on their own. as soon as the storm gets
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to the position where they're no longer safe, my officers, i'll put them in secure locations. we'll sit it out until it's secure, and then when the storm passes, we'll get right back out there and start looking for anyone that needs our help. in washington, the president was getting a briefing from his emergency officials. he plans to head to the panhandle later this week or early next. meanwhile, he is promising all the help florida needs. federal resources are on the ground, at every level, and so we are absolutely ready. it's a top priority, and the single top priority is the saving of life. the true cost of michael will only be known once the storm has passed, and with georgia and the carolinas in its sights, florida will not be the only state to feel the severe destructive force of this huge hurricane. gary o'donoghue, bbc news, panama city beach. well, let's speak now to iain mchenry, originally from belfast, who has been living in tallahassee in florida for just a year with his american wife. hejoins me live on the phone from there.
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thank you very much forjoining us. just tell us, first of all, what is it like where you are? hello, can you hear me? well, apologies, obviously the communications are pretty difficult. we will see if we can get ian mchenry back and go back to that story. bbc news understands that the democratic unionist party's ten westminster mps are planning to vote down the budget later this month if the government agrees a brexit deal that they are not happy with. it is a move which in theory could bring down the government. the dup says it will reject any deal with brussels that includes proposals to treat northern ireland differently from the rest of the uk. our political editor laura kuenssberg reports. if the colours don't give you a headache, the deal just might.
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welcome to the room where, next week, theresa may hopes a deal with the eu might be in reach. but could the compromise she is heading for mean she loses her place? northern irish mps are furious that brexit bartering is likely to include some extra checks on trade done between northern ireland and the rest of the uk. intolerable to the dup, whose votes the prime minister relies upon. we have been telling people about our red line. so what is important for us is to say to her very clearly that any impediment on the two—way access in the uk single market would not be good for the union, and would not be good for the economy of northern ireland. and that is notjust bluster. theresa may badly needs the dup, the northern irish party with ten mps, to win votes in the house of commons. and they are adamant they just won't accept a brexit compromise that separates northern ireland
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from the rest of the uk in any way. if theresa may tries it, they might pull support from the government altogether. a tiny party, yes, but one with a very big voice. the eu's negotiator was clear today. even though there wouldn't be an old—fashioned irish border, some checks carried out might have to increase tenfold. they would have to cover 100%, rather than io%, of live animals and animal—derived products. i understand why such procedures are politically sensitive. brexit was not — was not — our choice. are you feeling optimistic about the deal, prime minister? with only days to go, the prime minister has little choice but to stick to her course, whatever the noise, knowing in brussels, belfast and at her back, there are plenty
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who would pull her plan down. when we come back with a deal, i would hope that everybody across this whole house will put the national interest first. the british people having voted to leave, it is our duty to ensure that we leave. tomorrow, the most senior cabinet ministers are being called into number ten. the decisions being taken right now will dictate notjust what happens at this address, but at all of ours. laura kuenssberg, bbc news, westminster. the uk's highest court has ruled that a bakery‘s refusal to make a cake with a slogan supporting same—sex marriage was not discriminatory. the christian owners of ashers bakery have welcomed the supreme court ruling. they had been sued by gareth lee, the customer who had initially requested the cake. emma vardy reports. it is four years since gay rights activist gareth lee walked into this belfast bakery to place an order. his purchase of a cake became a bitter legal row over the extent
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to which businesses can refuse to promote certain views. the cake was to be iced with the message "support gay marriage". today, the supreme court ruled that the bakery‘s refusal to take that order did not amount to discrimination. this court has held that nobody should be forced or have or express a political opinion in which he does not believe. the bakery‘s owners had previously been sued for discrimination. today's decision by the uk's highest court to overturn previous rulings marks a hard —fought vindication of their views. we did not turn down this order because of the person who made it, but because of the message itself. thejudges have given a clear signal today. in fact, it couldn't be clearer. family businesses like ours are free to focus on giving all their customers the best service they can, without being forced to promote other people's campaigns.
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gareth lee spoke of his disappointment at the turnaround. i paid my money. my money was taken, and then a few days later it was refused, based upon the beliefs of the business owners. that made me feel like a second—class citizen, and the judgement today tells me that that's ok. northern ireland is the only part of the uk which has not introduced same—sex marriage. the so—called gay cake case has been watched closely in belfast, where there have been protests from those on both sides of this debate. i'm so glad today that ashers has won the case, and that takes a lot... i'm sure it was a lot of pressure on them. i feel personally offended, and i feel that the lgbt community would be offended also. the supreme courtjudges said that the conclusions reached today were not intended to diminish the need to protect people who are gay from discrimination, saying it would be an affront to human dignity to refuse
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someone a service based on their sexual orientation. but that that was not what had happened in this case. instead, said the court, it was the bakery‘s right not to print a message with which they disagreed. and this could be a taste of things to come if other businesses wish to refuse to promote political views in future. emma vardy, bbc news, at the supreme court. let's get back to our main story. hurricane michael has brought destruction to parts of florida. well, let's speak now to iain mchenry, originally from belfast, who has been living in tallahassee in florida. tell me what is happening where you are. hello, carol, can you hear me? yes, we are hearing you find. tell us yes, we are hearing you find. tell us what conditions are like where
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you are. yes, the windsor really high here. it got stronger and stronger through the date and we lost power at about 4pm or just before 4pm local time. it calmed down slightly, which we thought might have been part of the eye of the storm passing but it has now increased again. we are hearing about 8000 people within tallahassee have no power, and there are some large branches down immediately in oui’ large branches down immediately in our neighbourhood, which are going to block roads and things like that. soi to block roads and things like that. so i guess when it is safe to do so people will be outside trying to help to shift those. we have had these warnings from the hurricane centre of life—threatening storm surges, catastrophic winds. did you consider evacuating, getting out of where you are? not really where we are, because we are away from the storm surges and such, tallahassee is to fight inland for that. we are not by the sea. now, the winds were
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strong, but here people like to stay with their properties, as well. they are worried about damage to their property, they are worried about their friends property, they are worried about theirfriends and property, they are worried about their friends and neighbours, property, they are worried about theirfriends and neighbours, and it is very much a group spirit went something like this happens. so some people have moved, others have stayed. are you worried at all for the structures where you are, and how long have you got supplies in to sit it out? i mean, we've got no electricity now. we have cooked a lot of food, i think people in the face of this cook food up so it can be preserved. the bath is full of water in case we lose water, so we still have some water supply. i was out yesterday and all of the supermarkets have run out of water. people have been buying it up. and also petrol stations were running out of petrol as well. i mean, we are well prepared to sit this out.
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we are hearing about winds of perhaps over 150 mph. have you ever experienced anything like this before? i think we have lost mr mchenry. but clearly he is preparing to sit out a storm which is already bringing destruction, power cuts, as we we re bringing destruction, power cuts, as we were hearing, two large part of florida. a british couple are among ten people who died in flash—flooding on the spanish island of majorca last night. another six people are still missing. weather forecasters reported that more than 20 cm of rain fell in four hours. gavin lee reports. a sudden and deadly torrent of water. the worst flash flood ever to hit the holiday island of majorca. roads turned into ravines, cars picked up and swept down flooded streets. eight inches of rain fell in just
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four hours last night, three times the usual amount for the whole of october. pedro was amongst those who escaped. he filmed his car as it was swept away. you can see the speed it moved, and you were on a roof. translation: the water level rose. i was in the car, and it hit the wall. i managed to open the window, escaped and climb to the top of the building, and then the car was taken away. a british couple are among the fatalities, apparently travelling by taxi when caught in the flood. the foreign office has been in touch with the spanish authorities and says it is now supporting the families of the british victims. the area of sant llorenc, widely known as the location for itv‘s love island, has been declared a disaster area. this is just a glimpse of some of the damage caused here in sant llorenc. it was the most devastated area. now the clean—up operation is beginning in earnest.
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there were a number of people who were killed here, and witnesses say the waters came through so quickly there was very little time to respond. people on roofs, people grabbing trees as well, and the search is still ongoing for a missing five—year—old child. hundreds who live in sant llorenc were evacuated from their homes. many are sleeping in a nearby sports centre, their homes destroyed by the flood. it's going to take months for the town to recover. gavin lee, bbc news, majorca. the headlines on bbc news: the most powerful storm in decades to hit the south—east of the united states has made landfall in florida. the democratic unionist party's ten westminster mps plan to vote down the budget later this month if theresa may crosses the party's red lines on brexit. the uks highest court has ruled that a belfast bakery did not break the law when it refused to ice a cake with the slogan "support gay marriage", a message they profoundly disagreed with. president trump says he has demanded
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answers from saudi arabia at ‘the highest level‘ about the missing journalist jamal khashoggi, who disappeared on a visit to the saudi consulate in istanbul eight days ago. the turkish authorities have accused saudi arabia of murdering mr khashoggi. today they released cctv images said to show a saudi hit—squad arriving in turkey and leaving hours later. from istanbul, our correspondent mark lowen reports. the last timejamal khashoggi was seen alive, entering the saudi consulate in istanbul last week to get papers for his upcoming marriage. turkey believes he was killed inside. in his most recent interview, the journalist was again a voice for democracy in the arab world. a man once close to the saudi monarchy,
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now critical of its repression. did that cost him his life? the trail begins at istanbul airport, early morning. a private jet arrives, carrying a group of saudis. they are captured passing through security. turkey claims this was a saudi hit squad. the turkish authorities have confirmed to the bbc these were the men, and we've been told this man was a colonel in the saudi intelligence, based at its embassy in london. another is thought to be a forensics expert. at 1:14pm, jamal khashoggi is seen entering the consulate building. his fiancee, hatice cengiz, waited outside. just after 3pm, blacked out vehicles left the consulate. they drove 200 metres away, to the saudi consul general‘s residence, and they are a focus
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of the turkish investigation. what did they carry? could they have contained jamal khashoggi's body? cameras caught one of the vans entering the garage. at 5:30pm, jamal‘s fiancee is seen still waiting. but six of the saudis are already back at the airport, leaving by private jet. a second flight carries the others away. both planes head for riyadh. today, donald trump, who has formed close ties with the saudi crown prince, said he's raised it at the highest levels. it's a very bad situation and we want to get to the bottom of it. for mr khashoggi's close friends and journalist colleagues, hope fades further. he was the kindest person i knew — kind, i mean, on a very personal level. he always wanted to show the world how great his people were and how great saudi arabia was. was his trust misplaced?
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saudi arabia denies the allegations and says it is looking forjamal khashoggi. but turkey, it seems, is closing in on a direct accusation of state—sponsored murder. mark lowen, bbc news, istanbul. a minister's bodyguard, who shot and killed the westminster attacker, khalid masood, has described the events leading up to the moment he opened fire. the close protection officer, known only by his call sign sa74, told the inquest into the deaths that day how masood was coming towards him with two large knives covered in blood. he said he thought masood was going to kill him, and he fired three shots from his glock pistol. the identity of a woman, who's the first to be prosecuted under a new anti—corruption law, has been revealed in court. zamira hajiyeva, whose husband was convicted two years ago of stealing millions from azerbaijan's biggest bank, had fought to keep her identity secret. she spent more than £16 million
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in harrods department store over a decade and owns a golf course in berkshire. if she can't explain the source of her wealth, she stands to lose much of her property, as our correspondent dominic casciani reports. a luxury london home worth an estimated £15 million, now at the heart of a ground—breaking legal battle to reveal suspected corrupt foreign wealth hidden in the capital. today, the high court lifted an order protecting the owner's identity, saying the public should know about her incredible big—spending lifestyle. and this is the woman — zamira hajiyeva, the azerbaijan—born banker's wife now subject to the uk's first unexplained wealth order. her husband jahangir jailed for fraud and embezzlement — tens of millions of pounds disappeared from his state—controlled banks. the couple described in court as mr and mrs a must now account for their millions. armed with three harrods loyalty cards and 35 credit cards,
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mrs a went on a bit of a spending spree. the high court heard that over a decade she blew £16 million inside. she averaged £4,000 a day. one day £150,000 went on jewellery, the next £1,800 on wine. beyond the department store luxuries, she even bought a £30 million private jet. if she can't explain her wealth, the order means the national crime agency can seek to seize the house. we want to hear from her how she and her husband were able to afford to acquire significant high—value assets in the uk and be able to spend money that does not seem to equate in any way with the identifiable sources of income that they had. the agency is also targeting this berkshire golf club she bought for more than £10 million. mrs hajiyeva denies wrongdoing,
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and she's seeking to appeal the order. but investigators say the new orders, soon to be targeted at russian wealth, will uncover dirty money laundered through british property. dominic casciani, bbc news. the winner of the prestigious royal institute of british architects stirling prize has been announced this evening, and the winning entry is the biggest stone project built in the city of london for a century, and occupying an entire block. the winner of the riba stirling prize 2018 is the bloomberg building in the city of london. 0ur arts correspondent david sillito was at the awards ceremony tonight and sent us this report. the bloomberg building. this is what? this is our main reception and we're walking into the vortex. yes, it is really called the vortex. it feels a bit like walking into a movie set.
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that's james bond, isn't it? the lifts have no cables. they're specially designed. so, too, is the ceiling... ..and the almost silent magnetic wooden floors. can you hear shoes? because it's not something that you really hear. if you, you really need to pay attention, but... i can't hear any shoes, no, i can't hear any shoes. exactly. but when it comes to voices, this enormous table is surrounded by microphones and speakers to allow us to have an intimate chat. so, isabella, you can hear me clearly? yeah, just as if you were just next to me. witchcraft, eh? but for my tour guide, a key feature is the ramp. you have to use it to get to your own desk. it's all aimed at making us mingle. the building supports this idea
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of people being much more fluid than being, sort of, seated in a particular place. and given all this, it's perhaps not surprising who was tonight's winner. the bloomberg building by foster + partners. receiving the award, michaeljones of foster + partners, a team who certainly push the boundaries. of course, it helps when the man paying the bills is a billionaire, michael bloomberg. ok, i have to ask the question — how much? i think it was... 0ver $1.5 billion, maybe $1.75 billion by the time we got done. keep in mind we restored a temple, we helped build the subway stop. yes, he's returned the temple of mithras to its original site, a cult of wealthy men. 2000 years on, little has changed. it's now presided over by a man who is pondering a run for us president. the building is pioneering, polite,
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but it also exudes power. david sillito, bbc news, the city of london. strictly come dancing contestant seann walsh and his dance partner katya jones have appeared on television together for the first time since they were photographed kissing, despite both being in relationships with other people. the show was criticised for allowing the pair to continue in the competition and the comedian's now ex—girlfriend accused him of ‘gas lighting' — a form of manipulation. the dance partners appeared on it takes two with zoe ball, where seann explained his actions. i think, first of all, i would rather not be having to address this publicly. but i feel like i have two. ——i
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publicly. but i feel like i have two. —— i have to. i made a mistake, which i'm very sorry for. i'm sorry for the hurt i caused. you never think about the extent of the damage that you're going to do in a moment when you made the mistake that you've made. i'm not perfect. far from it. our relationship wasn't perfect. that doesn't mean that i wa nted perfect. that doesn't mean that i wanted it to end the way it finally did, and i'm very sorry for that. i feel it's also important for me to say that the people that know me the most, that loves me, they know that i'm not the person i'm being portrayed as. he will be trying to strut his stuff and wina
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he will be trying to strut his stuff and win a few supporters on strictly on saturday. and we'll be taking another look in the papers with our reviewers michael heaver from the pro—brexit website westmonster, and polly mackenzie, from the centre—left think tank demos. that's coming up just after the headlines at 11:30. now it's time for the weather with sarah keith lucas. it may well be the middle of 0ctober, it may well be the middle of october, but temperatures have actually been above what we'd expect to see in the middle ofjuly. wednesday was a particularly warm day, the top temperature just shy of 25. we saw 24.6 in london, and quite widely those temperatures were in the low to mid 20s across the country. things are going to turn a bit cooler as we see a cold front approaching from the west, bringing this cold air mass, but the thursday, we still have those southerly winds importing some pretty warm air. by the end of the
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week things are set to change because storm callum is set to bring strong winds and heavy rainfall particularly to the north—west. for thursday, showery rain for eastern england and parts of scotland. then a swathe of sunshine in between before the next area roots in from the west, so still holding onto that pretty warm air across east anglia and the south—east where temperatures can reach 21 or 22 degrees again, but you will notice that drop in temperature behind that band of rain. a mixed sort of day on thursday. 0nce band of rain. a mixed sort of day on thursday. once that cold front pushes to the east, we start to turn oui’ pushes to the east, we start to turn our attention to callum. this area of low pressure will bring windy conditions on friday, especially for northern england, scotland, western england and wales, with gusts of up to 60 mph. also some heavy rain across wales, northern england into southern scotland as well. the south—east of england avoiding the rain but it's going to be windy wherever you are, and we keep the strong winds and heavy rainfall into
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saturday as the tail end of that system brings more heavy rain on saturday. there could be some flooding impact, particularly across the high grounds of wales and western england as well. either side of that band of cloud and rain, there should be some drier and brighter weather, and some warm air on saturday in the south—east where temperatures could reach 23 degrees 01’ so. temperatures could reach 23 degrees or so. it will be much cooler in the northwest behind that system. as that front clears away as we move through to the second half of the weekend, sunday should bring an improved day across the board. we are likely to hold onto some rain first thing across south—east england, which should slowly ease, but for the rest of the country the winds will be lighter on sunday and drier, too. more in the way of sunshine but temperatures around 12 to 17, fairly typical of this time of year. then things

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