the governor is warning the governor is warning people to stay inside. people to stay inside. the storm is here, it's time the storm is here, it's time for everyone to hunker down, we for everyone to hunker down, we have massive amounts of have massive amounts of resources prepared for the resources prepared for the storm. �* ., ., storm. �* ., ., storm. i'm in florida, where --eole storm. i'm in florida, where --eole storm. i'm in florida, where peeple are _ storm. i'm in florida, where people are still _ storm. i'm in florida, where people are still bracing - storm. i'm in florida, where peeple are _ storm. i'm in florida, where people are still _ storm. i'm in florida, where people are still bracing - storm. i'm in florida, where people are still bracing for l people are still bracing for the impact of hurricane milton storm. i'm in florida, where people are still bracing for l people are still bracing for the impact of hurricane milton as it makes landfall near as it makes landfall near sarasota. we are tracking the sarasota. we are tracking the very latest. very latest. and the other main story we're following. and the other main story we're following. israel's defence minister hurricane milton has made israel's defence minister vows a "lethal, precise vows a "lethal, precise and surprising" response and surprising" response to iran's missile attack to iran's missile attack earlier this month. earlier this month. welcome to newsday, welcome to newsday, broadcasting to viewers broadcasting to viewers in the uk and around the world. in the uk and around the world. it's 9am in singapore it's 9am in singapore

and 9pm in florida, and 9pm in florida, and in the last 30 minutes, and in the last 30 minutes, hurricane milton has made landfall in sarasota county. that's according to the national hurricane center. it could be one of the most destructive storms in the state's history.

including in areas with flooding. this is a home in fort myers that was hit by one of those tornadoes. the roof is ripped off and the interior already he destroyed, before the he destroyed, before the hurricane even arrives. hurricane even arrives. these pictures from space give these pictures from space give you a sense of the size you a sense of the size of the monster storm. of the monster storm. wind gusts have been wind gusts have been measured on land as high measured on land as high as 90 miles per hour — as 90 miles per hour — or 144 kilometres. or 144 kilometres. some areas in florida are under some areas in florida are under an "extreme wind warning". an "extreme wind warning". more than 250,000 more than 250,000 residents are reportedly residents are reportedly already without power. already without power. of course, milton comes of course, milton comes only about two weeks only about two weeks after hurricane helene the building is going to be after hurricane helene struck the state. many cities in florida struck the state. many cities in florida have not yet finished have not yet finished cleaning up from that storm. cleaning up from that storm. florida's governor, florida's governor, ron desantis gave this ron desantis gave this update on the storm. update on the storm. at this point, it's too at this point, it's too dangerous to evacuate safely, dangerous to evacuate safely, so you have to shelter in place so you have to shelter in place and just hunker down. and just hunker down. category three storm for most category three storm for most places in florida, particularly places in florida, particularly

newer construction, likely newer construction, likely the building is going to be able to withstand it, but if you start to get into a situation where trees are snapping, power�*s popping, you have to treat it like a tornado. if you are in a tornado warning, that is a duck and cover in a place that's safe in your structure, those can be very, very dangerous, even in cover. already 116 tornado warnings, with 19 confirmed touchdowns throughout the state. nine flash flood warnings and four additional flood watches, with many, many more to come. numerous counties have reported tornado damage. the peak storm surge is predicted to be between 5—13 feet, depending on where you are. right now, the peak storm surge looks to be between charlotte lee county line, up to anna maria island

in manatee county. earlier on wednesday, us presidentjoe biden outlined the dangers the storm poses. milton can still wipe out communities and cause loss of life. the storm surge is still expected to be up to 13 feet. so i urge everyone in hurricane milton's path to listen to local officials and follow all the safety instructions they give. let's cross to my colleague sumi somaskanda, who spent the day at shelters on the other coast of florida which is also seeing bad weather from this hurricane. thank you forjoining me. i understand tornadoes are hitting south florida and there have been the most warnings ever issued in a day.- ever issued in a day. that's ri . ht, ever issued in a day. that's right. this _ ever issued in a day. that's right, this was _ ever issued in a day. that's right, this was really - ever issued in a day. that's right, this was really a - right, this was really a dramatic part of today. those tornado warnings issued across southern florida, and indeed the most tornado warnings ever issued in a day. florida

governor ron desantis earlier talking. reports of damage, and some fatalities as well linked to some of the tornadoes. this is all due to these weather conditions. we were an hour north earlier today and the conditions are extremely hot, humid and muggy, and when that mixes with the cooler air, the clouds turn into tornadoes and move very quickly. we mentioned earlier, we were reporting at an evacuation centre when we heard there was a tornado a few streets north and we got out pretty quickly. they were moving quickly and there were reports of sightings all over the area. again keep in mind, we are three and a half hours from where the storm has made landfall, so it gives a sense of the power of the weather conditions the storm has brought. conditions the storm has brought-— conditions the storm has brought. absolutely. you

mentioned _ brought. absolutely. you mentioned it _ brought. absolutely. you mentioned it has - brought. absolutely. you mentioned it has made i brought. absolutely. you - mentioned it has made landfall, people were told to evacuate. now there are shelter in place orders, is it too late for them to get out of there?— orders, is it too late for them to get out of there? yeah, now the storm _ to get out of there? yeah, now the storm has _ to get out of there? yeah, now the storm has made _ to get out of there? yeah, now the storm has made landfall. the storm has made landfall close to sarasota, it is indeed too late for people to leave. that's why ron desantis said to shelter in place. as we understand, many, many people did leave, millions evacuated ahead of the storm. we saw people evacuating today, going to the shelters where we were reporting earlier. but we know some people chose to stay

reporting earlier. but we know some people ci and to stay reporting earlier. but we know some people ci and what iy has left behind and what impact it has had. ~ ., has left behind and what impact it has had-— it has had. what are the resources _ it has had. what are the resources available - it has had. what are the resources available to l it has had. what are the i resources available to the state, and on standby for recovery?— state, and on standby for recove ? . , ., recovery? certainly there are the federal _ recovery? certainly there are the federal resources, - recovery? certainly there are the federal resources, the i the federal resources, the emergency management agency said they have more than 1000 people in florida prepared to help. 40 million litres of water, so plenty of resources. and the florida governor detailed many resources. they have hundreds and hundreds of trucks and we saw hundreds of people in miami ready to clear debris and restore power. that has to wait until the eye of the storm passes, but governor desantis seems confident he believes the state can handle it and move forward once the storm has passed.— storm has passed. sumi somaskanda, _ storm has passed. sumi somaskanda, thank - storm has passed. sumi somaskanda, thank you i storm has passed. sumi i somaskanda, thank you for storm has passed. sumi - somaskanda, thank you for your reporting and stay safe.

jay recher is a local sports broadcaster for wdae, tampa bay's sports radio. he has evacuated from tampa bay ahead of the hurricane making landfall. he's now in miami. thank you forjoining us. a five—hour drive to miami on monday evening, how come you left so early? were you fearful of the impacts in tampa? that was art of the impacts in tampa? that was part of— of the impacts in tampa? that was part of it. _ of the impacts in tampa? that was part of it, but _ of the impacts in tampa? that was part of it, but also - of the impacts in tampa? that was part of it, but also i'm - of the impacts in tampa? twat was part of it, but also i'm on the operation storm teams. hosts from multiple radio stations in tampa bay get together in hurricane season and we either stay in the area if the storm is going to avoid us or we will head north possibly to atlanta, georgia or the south—east in miami. we got ahead of it and it's been a wall—to—wall coverage. an eight—hour shift earlier. after this i will sleep for another two hours and then the overnight shift. to keep people informed with everything hurricane milton. so informed with everything hurricane milton.- informed with everything hurricane milton. so you are a

sorts hurricane milton. so you are a sports radio — hurricane milton. so you are a sports radio host _ hurricane milton. so you are a sports radio host typically - hurricane milton. so you are a sports radio host typically but| sports radio host typically but you volunteered to broadcast this storm watch with i heart radio and have done so for the last decade. the intensity, the difficulty under reports of getting the correct information out, has that changed over the ten years? i out, has that changed over the ten years?— ten years? i think with social media now... _ ten years? i think with social media now... ten _ ten years? i think with social media now... ten years - ten years? i think with sociali media now... ten years ago, twitter or x, some people would be on it, but now there is such a multitude of ways to get information on to social media. tv networks. so it is easier to disseminate that information out to people notjust in the tampa bay area but a board. a lot of people have contacted us today that were listening throughout the country. —— but abroad. checking up on loved ones. there are a lot of social media perils but instances like this, it's a great way to keep in contact with everybody. what are the major— in contact with everybody. what are the major messages - in contact with everybody. what are the major messages you - in contact with everybody. what are the major messages you are giving to listeners, what do you think people need to hear?

i think now the storm is here, it's just a i think now the storm is here, it'sjust a message i think now the storm is here, it's just a message of calm, a message... it's hard because there is so much rain and wind, there is so much rain and wind, the storm surge, luckily for tampa bay, isn't going to be as bad as initially thought, but that doesn't mean much to our neighbours to the south in sarasota where the storm surge is absolutely crushing them right now. really, it's kind of shepherding them through the night during these tough times. the wind is going to be howling. we heard from local meteorologists, 6pm until 6am. hurricane force winds for 12 hours. a crazy amount of power. if you have pets and small children... it's really letting everybody know all the information we have from the weather services and the hurricane centres. just being there for them if they need somebody to listen to throughout the night. just such a tragic storm. i throughout the night. just such a tragic storm.— a tragic storm. i understand macro stayed _

a tragic storm. i understand macro stayed on _ a tragic storm. i understand macro stayed on in - a tragic storm. i understand macro stayed on in port - macro stayed on in port charlotte. —— i understand your auntie stayed in port charlotte.— auntie stayed in port charlotte. �* , charlotte. all is good in sarasota, _ charlotte. all is good in sarasota, they - charlotte. all is good in sarasota, they took - charlotte. all is good in - sarasota, they took precautions to board up their windows. inaudible. we are looking at 9.11 local time here, and wejust don't know what the next 12 or 18 hours... just made contact with my auntie in port charlotte. she has somebody next door with a generator. if all else fails, she will head over there, but fingers crossed it doesn't get too bad and we can stay in constant communication with her. ., ~' , ., constant communication with her. ., ,, ., constant communication with her. . ~' ., ., 4' her. thank you for the work you are doing _ her. thank you for the work you are doing to _ her. thank you for the work you are doing to inform _ her. thank you for the work you are doing to inform people, - are doing to inform people, please stay safe and i hope the same for your auntie. and a reminder — we have updates on the path of hurricane milton and coverage from our team of correspondents on the ground

in florida on our website, that's bbc.com/news. ratan tata — who led one of india's biggest conglomerates, the tata group — has died in mumbai aged 86. after taking over the company in 1991, he transformed it into a global corporation. the tata group is one of india's largest companies, with annual revenues in excess of $100 billion. in a statement, the current chairman described mr tata as a �*truly uncommon leader'. and we'll have more on the life and legacy of ratan tata coming up shortly in business today. around the world and across the uk. this is bbc news. let's look at some other stories making news. it's been revealed that a 15—year—old girl who was stabbed to death in northumberland last year was killed by her ex—boyfriend who was 16 at the time. ajudge has now allowed holly newton's killer to be named as logan macphail, saying the nature of the relationship was a key factor in the case. he was found guilty of murdering her last summer. an investigation looking

into the care of children by the orthopaedic surgeon yaserjabbar at great 0rmond street hospital has been expanded to include four other london hospitals where he worked. an earlier review of his treatment of more than 700 children had already concluded that many had been subject to "incorrect" and "unsuitable" surgery. the high court has ordered rebekah vardy to pay coleen rooney a further £100,000 as part of their legal dispute. their barristers have been back at the high court in a dispute about legal fees, two years after mrs va rdy lost her libel battle, when she was found to have leaked private information about mrs rooney to the press. you're live with bbc news. in lebanon, fighting continues between hezbollah and israeli forces. at least ten people were injured and four killed in an israeli airstrike on the village of wardaniyeh in southern lebanon on wednesday. lebanon's national news agency says the strike hit a hotel

housing displaced families. israel has continued to bomb targets in the capital, beirut. video taken wednesday shows serious damage in the city's southern suburbs, home to several hezbollah buildings. israel dropped bombs on towns in southern lebanon, including heam, in southeast lebanon, and in tyre, the southwestern port city. the bbc�*s senior international correspondent 0rla guerin sent this report from tyre. the view from tyre — israel's ever—expanding war in the name of self—defence. lebanon being pounded, like gaza before it. israel says it's targeting hezbollah. as we watch the strikes get close, then closer still. well, this strike has just come

in right behind our hotel — incredibly loud, incredibly close. we can hear sirens now, first aid rushing to the scene. and there are some civilians i can see very close to the area of the blast. emerging from the smoke, a mother and child who had tried to escape the war with a trip to the beach. israel hit this building just off the strand, which houses a pro—iranian tv channel. there was one dead in the strike. hezbollah, too, keeps striking, firing rockets across the border, killing a man and a woman in israel today. all the air strikes have not put paid to this. neither has the ground invasion. this is the latest footage

released by israel, said to show its troops on lebanese soil in the south. here in tyre, a crisis unit is trying to keep the city alive, getting food and blankets to shelters and fuel to hospitals. this father appears with his children, desperate for help. the director, mortada mhanna, worries for his team, some of whom had to flee their homes. i think it's a critical and very dangerous situation for us because israel, our enemy, israel didn't take care for any civilian people. they haven't. .. no feelings? no feelings. but your decision is to remain, you will stay?

i will stay. i will stay on my office, on my home, on my land. others are staying, too, despite wrenching losses. here, a son's grief. he is brought to his knees, and consoled by a grave—digger. his elderly mother, leila, was killed by an israeli air strike — the 18th person to be buried here. war has destroyed the rituals of life and of death in lebanon. while prayers are being said here now, this is a quick burial for one of those killed recently. a mass grave has been dug here.

we've been told that people will be buried here temporarily, and they'll be exhumed and reburied when the situation is safer. he rages at israel. "until our last breath, we won't leave our land," he says. "if we die, we will all be buried here." then he helps to lay her to rest — his last act for his mother. 0rla guerin, bbc news, tyre. now turning to israel, where a rocket fired from hezbollah killed two people in the northern israeli town of kiryat shmona on wednesday. the mayor said a man and woman in their 40s were walking their dogs when the rocket fell near them. hezbollah also fired a barrage of rockets near the israeli port—city of haifa. some were intercepted

while others fell in the area, causing injuries. there was also a mass stabbing attack in the central israeli city of hadera. at least six people were stabbed, in four different locations, by a man riding a motorcycle. local police took the suspect into custody. as israel expands operations against hezbollah in lebanon, there are growing questions over how it will respond to iran's multiple missile attack a week ago. the israeli defence minister, yoav gallant, says any response will be "deadly, precise and surprising" and he called iran's missile attack "aggressive but imprecise". however as america calls for restraint, influential voices in israel want a powerful message sent to iran. indeed a former israeli prime minister naftali bennett has urged benjamin netanyahu to go after iran's nuclear facilities, a suggestion that makes washington very nervous. he's been speaking to the bbc�*s international editor, jeremy bowen. israel's onslaught against its enemies — this was an attack in beirut last saturday on a senior

hezbollah leader — wouldn't have been possible without american weapons and diplomatic support. even though israel's military hardware depends on us resupply, washington has been reluctant to pressure israel when, asjoe biden has put it, they go over the top. since april, when iran attacked israel with missiles after an israeli airstrike on their embassy in damascus, the us has been telling the israelis not to escalate by hitting iran's nuclear sites, even after the latest iranian attack last week. now, influential voices in israel want to ignore us wishes. former prime minister naftali bennett is one of them, saying this opportunity should not be missed. so we're at the 11th hour, which was not the case three years ago, but there's also an ability that didn't exist until now because essentially, iran was defending itself with two arms, hezbollah and hamas. they were sort of its insurance

policy against a strike. but now both of those arms are pretty much neutralised. so the defences are down — is that what you're saying? exactly, and the road is paved. is it the case you want the americans to do it for you? i can tell you, we've never asked, in our history, of america to fight our wars or to send soldiers to fight our wars. iran, from iran's point of view, they might think they're defending themselves, because you think about it, israel escalated the war in lebanon. israel decided to assassinate the leader of hezbollah, hassan nasrallah, a very big ally of theirs. and so they were pushed into a position, weren't they, where they had to respond? quite the contrary. you're mistaken, the events. there is a regional war taking place, but the, the head of the octopus that's conducting all this war is the only part that's immune. it's unbelievable, if you think about it. all of this mess, all

of this chaos, all of this death is being governed and managed from tehran. isn't the danger you might speed that up? provoke them into creating a bomb faster? fast forward 2007. israel took out syria's nuclear reactor. again, people don't like it, but we saved the world from assad with nuclear weapons. we have the thankless job of taking out nuclear facilities of the worst regimes in the world. everyone likes to criticise us, but we're doing thatjob. and if they get that bomb, it's everyone's problem, it's not our problem. i want to see how londoners will feel when there's an intercontinental ballistic missile with a nuclear bomb. we cannot allow that to happen. israelis are getting on with their lives while their government decides how to retaliate for the ballistic missile attack last week. the next steps in this spiralling war depend on that decision.

let's take a look at some other stories in the headlines. polls have closed and votes are being counted in mozambique in an election that is widely expected to deliver another victory for the ruling frelimo party. the winner will have to tackle the country's economic challenges, which have deepened after a major gas project was put on hold amid an islamist militant rebellion in the north. a father in new zealand who disappeared into the wilderness with his three children has been publicly seen with them for the first time in nearly three years. tom phillips and the children, now aged eight, nine and 11, were spotted by hunters in a remote part of new zealand's north island. the children's mother said she was relieved to know they are still alive, but is desperate for them to come home. this year's nobel prize for chemistry has been awarded to three scientists for pioneering work on proteins — often described as the building blocks of life. amongst them is british

computer scientist sir demis hassabis. 0ur science correspondent pallab ghosh has been talking to him. demis hassabis was a child prodigy, becoming a chess master when he was still a boy. from humble origins, he bought his first computer from his chess winnings and began a career in the gaming industry. the 2024 nobel prize in chemistry... and now, he's won the biggest prize in science. ..demis hassabis. but his prize is not for computing, but for using ai to solve one of the hardest puzzles in biology — how the building blocks of life, called proteins, form, and predicting their shape and structure. these can be thought of as the cogs in the machinery of all living things. demis, huge congratulations. you've won the biggest prize in science. how do you feel? well, it hasn't really sunk in, to be honest. i mean, it's obviously incredible, amazing honour

of a lifetime, and it's very surreal, really. we're going to see some new cures for diseases, terrible diseases, new drugs that can help alleviate that suffering that were at least largely or mostly designed by ai systems. so demis�*s work is giving scientists a deeper understanding of how living systems work. pallab ghosh, bbc news. amazing story there. that's all for now — stay with bbc news. all updates on hurricane milton which has made landfall in the united states. hello. 0ur weather has started to turn a little bit cooler. you might have noticed the change, and the trend is set to continue as well. well, here in north yorkshire, we had signs of the change,

waves being driven onto the beaches here by the strengthening north to north—easterly wind. temperatures on tuesday in rhyl got up to 17 degrees, but it was just 12 on wednesday, a drop of some five degrees celsius. the drop in temperatures came as these northerly winds worked in. now, over the next few hours, we've still got some patches of cloud and rain to come across england and wales, with clearing skies further north in scotland and northern ireland. and it's here where we'll have the chilliest start to the day on thursday. temperatures low enough even for a nip of frost in sheltered glens in scotland. so starting the day on thursday, expect a bit of damp weather for southern parts of england and wales. that should clear out of the way as we go through the morning, and then elsewhere, loads of sunshine draped around coastal fringes. there'll be a scattering of showers, and they'll tend to come and go, really, through the day. a chilly wind? yes. temperatures below where they've been over recent days, 10—12 celsius. although cooler, these temperatures are actually a little bit closer to average

for the time of year. now, the colder weather is still going to be with us into friday. indeed, we could have a touch of frost to start the day across southern portions of england and wales. further north in scotland, cloud will thicken on friday as a weather system moves in, bringing some outbreaks of rain. some of that rain could just about skirt into the far north of northern ireland, but further south in england and wales, it's going to be a beautiful day with barely a cloud in the sky. for the weekend, still some rain left over from this area of low pressure affecting northern areas. sunday looks to be the better of the two days of the weekend as high pressure builds in. so saturday, some rain around across northern ireland, scotland, northern areas of england, and accompanying that rain, there'll be some pretty strong and gusty winds. another blast of northerly air coming down, really dropping those temperatures, just seven or eight degrees for northern scotland. for northern ireland, england and wales, meanwhile, we're looking at temperatures around 11 to 14 degrees, which is pretty close to average. as that high pressure builds in, though, for the second half of the weekend, we're looking at a cold

start to the morning, a few mist and fog patches, but a mostly dry day with sunny spells coming and going. temperatures for most of us between around 10—13 degrees. bye for now.

indian business leader ratan tata has died. we'll look at the life of the

patriarch of the tata group. plus... we speak to a victim who lost her life savings in a cyber scam. hello, and welcome to business today. i'm katie silver. let's begin with our top story — indian tycoon ratan tata has died. the 86—year—old's death was announced a few hours ago by the tata group, a conglomerate he led for more than two decades. mr tata was one of india's most internationally recognised business leaders. hailed as a visionary business leader by indian prime minister mirra andreeva modi. —— narendra modi. the bbc�*s samira hussain takes a look at the life of ratan tata. chairman of the tata

conglomerate. for more than two decades, ratan tata turned the company