a private burial for the a private burialfor the leader of the wagner group. the british foreign secretary heads to beijing as secretary meets china's prime minister, can the relationship between china and the west be repaired. live from our studio in singapore, this is bbc news. it's newsday. hi there, thank you for being with us. we begin in florida — where people are bracing for the arrival of hurricane idalia. the storm — described by forecasters as extremely dangerous — is heading towards the us coastline.

these are the live pictures from key west in the south of the state. the hurricane is expected to hit further up florida's west coast. evacuations are underway in 21 counties and residents have been warned to prepare for violent winds, intense rain and a potentially life—threatening storm surge. these are the images of the storm from 250 miles above ea rth�*s surface. the international space station passed over hurricane idalia as the storm churned over the gulf of mexico. it's been moving north and is now a category 2 hurricane — that's according to the national hurricane center. that could mean winds of up to 110 miles per hour. but, as ever, it's the storm surge that has the authorities most concerned. this is the situation on the ground. this footage was taken from a sea front hotel in key west.

in the last hour florida governor ron desantis had a message for people in the evacuation zone. you really got to go now, now is the time. you don't, if you stay and hunker down tonight, it's going to be too nasty tomorrow morning to be able to do it. now if you do choose to stay, and one of the evacuation zones, first responders will not be able to get you until after the storm has passed. presidentjoe biden said the state will get whatever help it needs. ~ �* ., ., needs. we're worried about the ocean surge. — needs. we're worried about the ocean surge, we _ needs. we're worried about the ocean surge, we don't - needs. we're worried about the ocean surge, we don't know - needs. we're worried about the i ocean surge, we don't know what exactly it is, hour to hour we are watching this, i told the governor and the mayor, likely to hit the first, we'll be there as long as they need making sure they have

everything they need. the management _ everything they need. the management agencies said it's standing ready to support florida in the path of hurricane 10 too. i florida in the path of hurricane 10 too. i know the eo - le hurricane 10 too. i know the peeple of— hurricane 10 too. i know the people of florida _ hurricane 10 too. i know the people of florida are - hurricane 10 too. i know the people of florida are no - people of florida are no strangers to storms, and i urge all floridians to take this storm _ all floridians to take this storm seriously. very few peorfle _ storm seriously. very few people can survive being in the path _ people can survive being in the path of— people can survive being in the path of major storm surge, and the storm — path of major storm surge, and the storm will be deadly if we don't — the storm will be deadly if we don't get _ the storm will be deadly if we don't get out of the way. some florida residents _ don't get out of the way. some florida residents have - don't get out of the way. some florida residents have been - florida residents have been preparing for the storm. prisoners have become a common site at sandbag distribution centres throughout the state as people try to prepare. piling up people try to prepare. piling up stand bags in front of businesses under him in front of their homes. we've been through a lot of hurricanes, we

pray, god turns them around, fizzles them out. we pray, god turns them around, fizzles them out.— fizzles them out. we believe this is a safe _ fizzles them out. we believe this is a safe place _ fizzles them out. we believe this is a safe place and - fizzles them out. we believe this is a safe place and if - fizzles them out. we believe this is a safe place and if a l this is a safe place and if a hurricane _ this is a safe place and if a hurricane comes _ this is a safe place and if a hurricane comes it- this is a safe place and if a hurricane comes it will- this is a safe place and if a| hurricane comes it will still be a — hurricane comes it will still be a safe _ hurricane comes it will still be a safe place _ hurricane comes it will still be a safe place as - hurricane comes it will stilll be a safe place as anywhere hurricane comes it will still- be a safe place as anywhere in florida — be a safe place as anywhere in florida. ., ., ., florida. live now to will our edue, florida. live now to will our edge. a _ florida. live now to will our edge, a meteorologist - florida. live now to will our edge, a meteorologist at i florida. live now to will our. edge, a meteorologist at the national weather service and melvin in florida, thank you so much forjoining us on newsday. in the past hour we heard from governor desantis asking people to evacuate as soon as possible, i understand it is still a category two storm but it is strengthening, can you talk us through the latest? figs talk us through the latest? as of 5 - m talk us through the latest? is of 5pm eastern standard talk us through the latest? sis of 5pm eastern standard time update we did seek hurricane idalia become a category two hurricane. since this morning the storm has strengthened significantly and based off the last radar and satellite

imagery it appears that our fears are coming true. because it does look like the system is beginning to rapidly intensify. so unfortunately, we continue to expect it to intensify and it draws nearer to the gulf coast of florida in such that we are anticipating the system to become a category three, potentially even a category four hurricane before it makes landfall tomorrow morning. yes. landfall tomorrow morning. yes, covernor landfall tomorrow morning. yes, governor desantis _ landfall tomorrow morning. yes, governor desantis saying - landfall tomorrow morning. yes, governor desantis saying that this could be one of the strongest storms that the state gets hit in living memory. of course florida does get hit by the storms, why are they getting even stronger in your view? ~ , , ., ., view? well this year, one thing we've had _ view? well this year, one thing we've had to — view? well this year, one thing we've had to contend _ view? well this year, one thing we've had to contend with - we've had to contend with around the state of florida is unusually warm water temperatures. so both the gulf of mexico and the atlantic ocean are experiencing some of 0cean are experiencing some of the warmest water temperatures

in recorded history. so one thing to remember, the fuel for hurricanes is warm water. so the warmer the water temperatures and effectively the more gasoline that we can pour onto the fires that are hurricanes. so unfortunately idalia is moving into a part of the gulf of mexico where water temperatures are in the upper 80s to lower 90 fahrenheit temperatures and that's only adding fuel to the proverbial fire and allowing the system to become even stronger despite some upper wind shear that would otherwise have to weaken the system. but it's got plenty of fuel between now and tomorrow morning for it to intensify. i tomorrow morning for it to intensify-— intensify. i guess that is something _ intensify. i guess that is something that - intensify. i guess that is| something that scientists intensify. i guess that is - something that scientists have been warning about lemon change. but governor desantis emphasising that those in effectuation zones, that first responders cannot get to them in the morning, do you agree with that advice?—

in the morning, do you agree with that advice? one thing we are always _ with that advice? one thing we are always worried _ with that advice? one thing we are always worried about - with that advice? one thing we are always worried about with l are always worried about with hurricanes is storm surge. it is by far and away the number one killer of people in the vicinity of where hurricanes make landfall. we often say here in the united states, run from the water, hide from the wind. the fact is we are forecasting anywhere from seven — ten to as much as 15 feet of storm surge around the big bend region of florida where the state curves around the coastline. 10—15 feet is incredibly dangerous for those coastal communities so we agreed that now is the time to evacuate. unfortunately we are running out of time especially with the fact that the sun is about to set in our local community so if you have not heeded those evacuation warnings please do so now, you do not want to mess with rising oceans, and then on top of it

the large waves that we are anticipating in the gulf of mexico to move on shore with that storm surge.— mexico to move on shore with that storm surge. thank you so much forjoining _ that storm surge. thank you so much forjoining us _ that storm surge. thank you so much forjoining us on - that storm surge. thank you so| much forjoining us on newsday today. ma; much for “oining us on newsday toda . y , . , much for “oining us on newsday today._ and - much for “oining us on newsday today._ and as - much for “oining us on newsday| today._ and as well today. my pleasure. and as well 'ust today. my pleasure. and as well just mentioned, _ today. my pleasure. and as well just mentioned, storm - today. my pleasure. and as well just mentioned, storm idalia - just mentioned, storm idalia has been upgraded to a category two hurricane as it nears the coast, that decision was made by the us national hurricane centre. the bbc�*s caitriona perry talked to them and asked for the latest on the storm. currently located... deadly during the day and is now a category two hurricane on the saffer simpson scale with sustained winds of 110 month miles per hour. it continues to strengthen as we speak. already

--eole in strengthen as we speak. already peeple in 50 _ strengthen as we speak. already people in 50 counties _ strengthen as we speak. already people in 50 counties are - strengthen as we speak. already people in 50 counties are underl people in 50 counties are under evacuation orders, schools and colleges are close, airports are closed, trains are cancelled, hospitals are suspending services, is this going to be as scary as it sounds?— going to be as scary as it sounds? ., .., , sounds? for some communities, es. for sounds? for some communities, yes- for some — sounds? for some communities, yes. for some communities - sounds? for some communities, yes. for some communities it's i yes. for some communities it's going to be worse than they are and envisioning because so few people understand the power of a major hurricane. i meanjust look at this red area here which is the hurricane warning area or area where people could expect hurricane conditions. you can see just how many large cities, tampa, tallahassee, into southern georgia could be impacted by these powerful winds. , ., impacted by these powerful winds. , . ., , ., winds. the winds and rains are one thing. _ winds. the winds and rains are one thing. you _ winds. the winds and rains are one thing, you are _ winds. the winds and rains are one thing, you are a _ winds. the winds and rains are one thing, you are a storm - one thing, you are a storm surge specialist, was the impact of the storm surge going to be? we impact of the storm surge going to be? ~ . ., , ., to be? we are really looking at storm being — to be? we are really looking at storm being maximised - to be? we are really looking at storm being maximised here . to be? we are really looking atj storm being maximised here in what we call the florida big bend area here. this purple area here could see storm surge

up area here could see storm surge up to 10—15 feet. possible in this big bend area, less surge to the south and west, but still very impactful and potentially life—threatening storm surges all the way down into the tampa bay area and all the way around to apalachicola. that's a huge volume of water. in the practical sense what is that going to mean for people in what they see?— that going to mean for people in what they see? 10-15 feet is hard for a _ in what they see? 10-15 feet is hard for a lot _ in what they see? 10-15 feet is hard for a lot of— in what they see? 10-15 feet is hard for a lot of people - in what they see? 10-15 feet is hard for a lot of people to - hard for a lot of people to fathom and envision, but i stand six feet tall so you can imagine that would be over two of me. so if you put two, my person on my shoulders again you could see how high that would be. you could see how high that would be— would be. are you satisfied with the liver _ would be. are you satisfied with the liver of _ would be. are you satisfied i with the liver of preparations that are in place? it’s with the liver of preparations that are in place?— with the liver of preparations that are in place? it's hard to know, that are in place? it's hard to know. we _ that are in place? it's hard to know, we are _ that are in place? it's hard to know, we are focused - that are in place? it's hard to know, we are focused here . know, we are focused here on the weather forecasting so we don't always get the latest information on the preparation. but what little bit i have heard, people are really taking this seriously.—

this seriously. now if this hurricane _ this seriously. now if this hurricane tracks - this seriously. now if this hurricane tracks as - this seriously. now if this hurricane tracks as it - this seriously. now if this hurricane tracks as it is, l this seriously. now if this| hurricane tracks as it is, it will go through the big bend region of florida there, a region of florida there, a region that hasn't seen a hurricane like this for a very very long time. what is causing this hurricane to track so differently to the ones that the people in florida would be well use to seeing? the steering _ well use to seeing? the steering for _ well use to seeing? the steering for this - well use to seeing? the steering for this one - well use to seeing? the steering for this one is l well use to seeing? tia: steering for this one is very similar to other hurricanes, it's just similar to other hurricanes, it'sjust for any one similar to other hurricanes, it's just for any one area, a major hurricane is a relatively rare event so a lot of places receive the edges of the hurricane and this area has received the edges of many hurricanes. but if this truck route materialises, the core of a powerful category three could move through it later tomorrow. now to russia where the leader of the russian mercenary group has been buried in a private ceremony in st. petersburg. he has died along with nine other people in a plane crash last

week and denies any involvement in prigozhin's death. right now it is probably the most tightly guarded cemetery in russia. saw a police officer every five metres and there were many more inside. 0n guard because of this fresh grave. if guinea

why says priest authorities behind us. those in power may behind us. those in power may be hoping that russians will now forget prigozhin. but despite his reputation for ruthlessness he's become a celebrity. he did become very

popular alexander says. prigozhin was perhaps the most popular person. a lot of people will come here. across russia people will remember the brazen straight talking tycoon turned pella married leader who fell foul of the kremlin. meanwhile russian authorities say in airport in the northwestern city has been attacked by drones. state media said four military transport aircraft were damaged with two of them bursting into flames. no reports of casualties. unconfirmed videos show air defence weapons and action. in recent weeks ukraine has been increasing drones to attack targets inside russia. this is

more than 600 km away from ukraine, close to the border with estonia. around the world and across the uk this is bbc news. i can't sit still for five minutes. in some ways that's probably hurt me over the years. i was feeling breathless, i kept getting arm pains. had a few angina attacks. i ended up going to the hospital. and they came back and said we really can't do much with your stance, juergen have to go on the list for a bypass. a few days later the consultant found me and said do you want to try this new procedure that lasers them open? they put a pipe up there with a laser, a minute laser

that goes into your arms. —— artery. it lasers the plaque and it goes to nothing. i thank them so much. they've forgiven me my life back. for more stories from across the uk had to the bbc news website. you are live is bbc news. uk rishi sunak is paid tribute to a sergeant, the nottingham share police officer who gets sustained serious injuries last thursday. he was trying to help someone on the tracks, not far from nottingham. flags across the force will be flown at half mast. the sergeant has colleagues have been paying tribute to them. he colleagues have been paying tribute to them.— tribute to them. he was a hu:el tribute to them. he was a hugely respected - tribute to them. he was a hugely respected and - tribute to them. he was a - hugely respected and popular colleague. the news of his death in the line of duty comes as a shock to all of us. on thursday graham went to work to

protect the people from nottingham share from harm and it is a testament to his dedication and bravery that he was killed in line of duty while trying to save the life another man. his service and sacrifice will never be forgotten.— sacrifice will never be forotten. ., ., ., forgotten. that was nottingham olice forgotten. that was nottingham police paying _ forgotten. that was nottingham police paying tribute _ forgotten. that was nottingham police paying tribute to - police paying tribute to graham's sample whose death was announced earlier by the force after an incident last thursday. the chief executive of britain's national air services says this weeks air traffic control failure was caused by some flight data reserved by its system. air traffic control for several hours resulting in 1800 flights being affected and some passengers waiting to complete theirjourney. their journey. here's our transport correspondent, katy austin. those shock waves from yesterday continue to be felt

as these passengers discovered. we booked to take the kids for dublin for the day and just got here and told its been cancelled. here and told it's been cancelled.— here and told it's been cancelled. , ., ., cancelled. try to figure out how to fill _ cancelled. try to figure out how to fill in _ cancelled. try to figure out how to fill in our _ cancelled. try to figure out how to fill in our day - cancelled. try to figure out how to fill in our day until. cancelled. try to figure out | how to fill in our day until 11 0clock— how to fill in our day until 11 o'clock tonight.— o'clock tonight. aircraft and crew have _ o'clock tonight. aircraft and crew have been _ o'clock tonight. aircraft and crew have been left - o'clock tonight. aircraft and crew have been left out - o'clock tonight. aircraft and crew have been left out of l crew have been left out of position by hundreds of cancellations and many flights already fold. airlines say they are doing all they can to get people home but some face a long wait. people home but some face a long wait-— long wait. currently still in been adorned. _ long wait. currently still in been adorned. the - long wait. currently still in been adorned. the next i long wait. currently still in i been adorned. the next flight is this friday for them is going to take eight hours with the store to eight of stopover we've had to fork out nearly £1000 for the next hotels for the next four nights was up at rather stay in paris for the night. rather stay in paris for the niuht. �* , , ., rather stay in paris for the niiht, �*, , rather stay in paris for the niht. a , night. as you can see, we spoke after not receiving _ night. as you can see, we spoke after not receiving any _ night. as you can see, we spoke after not receiving any e-mail i after not receiving any e—mail for the — after not receiving any e—mail for the over the phone they werent— for the over the phone they weren't able to book us on to anything _ weren't able to book us on to anything until thursday morning. anything untilthursday morning-— anything untilthursday morning. anything until thursday mornin. , morning. the disruption was caused by — morning. the disruption was caused by a _ morning. the disruption was caused by a technical - morning. the disruption was i caused by a technical problem that air traffic control

surfaces. tonight the organisations chief executive apologised and explained what initial investigations into the cause at brown.— initial investigations into the cause at brown. our systems received — cause at brown. our systems received some _ cause at brown. our systems received some data - cause at brown. our systems received some data on - cause at brown. our systems received some data on an - received some data on an aircraft and it was unable to process it. it's incredibly rare, we process millions every year, thousands every day. in the circumstances where that happens this is safer for us to revert to a manual system. this meant that _ revert to a manual system. this meant that for _ revert to a manual system. this meant that for a _ revert to a manual system. this meant that for a time _ revert to a manual system. this meant that for a time yesterday if flights could be handled. the boss said he was confident it wouldn't happen again. we it wouldn't happen again. - understand the way the system didn't handle the data that we saw the way it failed. we have put in place already procedures to make sure that if that happens again we can resolve it very quickly. we happens again we can resolve it very quickly-— very quickly. we are very confident _ very quickly. we are very confident on _ very quickly. we are very confident on that. - very quickly. we are very confident on that. the i very quickly. we are very - confident on that. the review is now being carried out in a preliminary report is due to be presented to the transport secretary on monday. it'll be days before things get back to normal, as well as causing

misery for those whose holidays or flights have been cancelled, this will be a costly and frustrating episode for airlines. it's not the way the the first such visit in more than five years. trade between the two countries is likely to top the agenda but there are many of her thorny issues to discuss. britain is unhappy under china's growing military support and its war in ukraine. london has also voiced concerns about china's crackdown in hong kong along with its ongoing mistreatment of the 10 one. because relations between the chinese government and western

nations because relations between the chinese government and western nations are because relations between the chinese government and western nations are certainly because relations between the chinese government and western nations are certainly not smooth, you would expect at least some level of tensions when the uk foreign secretary sits down with his chinese counterpart, these are also not smooth waters to navigate for james cleverley. there are people from his own party who don't want him in the here and the first place. the chinese government is... less contact with china the uk foreign secretary would argue, what is important is to have direct engagement with china to smooth trade relations with this economic giant. he will raise human rights abuses, he will call on beijing to do more to prussia russia to end its invasion of ukraine, plus that there are these in norma �*s

global problems like climate change which simply cannot be solved without china's involvement. so because of china's size, because of its history, because of its place in the world you just cannot ignore this country. so over the next 2a hours you might expect some positive noises to come out of both of these governments but not all smooth sailing. governments but not all smooth sailini. ,, , a sailing. stephen mcdonell reporting _ sailing. stephen mcdonell reporting there. _ sailing. stephen mcdonell reporting there. and - sailing. stephen mcdonelll reporting there. and james cleverley is not the only high profile western politician to visit china. gina raimondo is also on a trip to improve relations between washington and beijing. she also said she didn't want washington to cut links with the chinese economy. back now to our lead story in florida, evacuations are under

way in 28 counties as hurricane dalia approaches. hurricanes making landfall in the us has not increased, but warming ocean has contributed to storms in the atlantic over the years. hurricanes. some of the most powerful and damaging tropical storms have hit the us and just the last couple of decades. does that mean they are getting worse? well if frequency is any measure of how bad they become, then no. the sheer number of hurricanes hasn't increased, but overall the storms are getting stronger. number of category three, four, and five hurricanes, the most intense, is on the rise. that is making these storms more costly and

deadly, too. the hurricane katrina which hit louisiana in 2005 reached the coast as a category three storm. the storm left more than 1200 people dead, left 125 billion dollars in damages. at the time it was considered a once in a century storm, but between 2016 and 2018 alone, the us was impacted by six other major hurricanes. what powered katrina and other storms is the heat in the oceans. so as oceans warm, hurricanes gain more energy and become more severe. the result, the scientists say, is that more will reach higher wind speeds and rates of rainfall which can cause catastrophic destruction and widespread flooding as we saw with hurricane harvey. 9 trillion gallons of water fell over the texas coast, hit houston especially hard. tens of

thousands were displaced. recovery has taken years. so as hurricanes approach in the future, they are more likely to wreak havoc and impact notjust coastal communities, but those further inland as well. and let's show you some live pictures from florida where hurricane idalia is set to make landfall. we have a life page so do check that out as well, i'll be back with business news shortly but for now, thank you so much for watching newsday. hello. 0n the other side of the atlantic, a major weather story is going to be developing during wednesday because florida is bracing for the arrival of hurricane dalia.

this storm has been strengthening, moving northwards over the very warm waters of the gulf of mexico. it's going to make landfall during wednesday in the northwest of florida with a combination of dangerous winds, a life threatening storm surge, with the potential to cause catastrophic flooding. we will, of course, keep you up to date with that. here at home, a much quieter weather outlook for wednesday. sunny spells and scattered showers. most places getting off to a fine start. a little bit of mist here and there that will tend to lift and clear and then a lot of sunshine around. but shower clouds will bubble up through the day. a scattering of showers to take us through the afternoon, the odd heavy one. but there will be some big dry gaps in between temperatures ranging from 15 degrees in stornoway and lerwick to 19 in london, maybe 20 somewhere in the south east corner. but those temperatures will drop once again under clear skies during wednesday night. the early hours of thursday, though, will bring outbreaks of rain in across the south west of england, wales, perhaps northern ireland, turning milder here by the end of the night. but where those clear skies hold on. yes, it will be rather

chilly to start thursday. now, on thursday, we'll see this band of rain pushing its way north was in eastwards southern parts of england, wales, the midlands, northern ireland, seeing some of that wet weather. much of eastern england staying dry. much of northern england, too. and scotland should have a fine day with some spells of sunshine. temperatures north to south, 1a to 19, maybe up to 20 degrees. now, some showery bits and pieces of rain may still be with us on friday, but increasingly things will be turning drier. there will be some spells of sunshine. those temperatures typically in the mid to high teens, the low 20s for some. and as we head into the weekend, what actually it looks as if high pressure is going to build across the uk and where we see high pressure, that tends to mean fine unsettled weather. so yes, as we move through the first few days of september, the weather is really going to be settling down. there will be some good spells of sunshine through the weekend. the vast majority will be dry and it's going to feel a little bit warmer as well.

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australian gas workers plan to strike with wage pressures high in the mind depending country. and the business of comedy. we

will take a look at what the edinburgh french festival does for the scottish capital. —— fringe festival. welcome to asia business report. we began in australia because a planned strike by workers at two massive offshore gas plants they are run by a us major chevron highlight that even with a small dip in inflation wage pressures are not easing. unions are asking chevon to improve pay and conditions for the workers that rivals managed to reach a deal on conditions and shout last year as well. in and shout last year as well. in a couple of hours we will be getting the latest reading on the countries consumer prices in the month ofjuly. to which 3% is the target. australia managed to achieve that from the 1990s but since the pandemic it has seen inflation rise outside the target range just like the rest of the

world. the