i'm annita mcveigh.ys with winds up to 130 miles per hour. 0ver six million people have been ordered to leave their homes as the storm inches closer to the mainland. we do have a lot of power lines down, transformers are exploding causing minorfires. as hurricane irma moves into the gulf, it could still push a catastrophic wall of water inland, exacerbating this deadly storm surge we are all talking about. this is the scene live in miami, described asa the scene live in miami, described as a ghost town, as the storm approaches. overnight cuba has been battered — there's been significant damage

i'm annita mcveigh. the headlines at 5pm. hurricane irma slams into florida with winds of up to 130 miles per hour. more than a million homes and businesses are without power. we have torrential rain causing flood warnings across the region, on top of the deadly storm surge that is almost certainly going to happen. it has been very strong for a very long time. it is horrible, some of the damage that we have already seen throughout the caribbean. fort lauderdale in florida, as the storm approaches. cuba was battered overnight — there's been ‘significant damage' and the recovery process is now beginning. in other news: officials in mexico say at least 90 people are now known to have died in thursday's earthquake. tony blair calls for tougher immigration rules as a way to cut numbers, without the need for brexit. sir mo farah becomes the first athlete to win the great north run four times in a row. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. after battering its way through the caribbean, hurricane irma — currently a category four st

i'm annita mcveigh. the headlines at 5pm. hurricane irma pounds cuba with winds of more than 150 mph. the cuban authorities did try to move large numbers of people out of harm's way, but still many have been left, particularly in the central province. we understand there are many thousands ever people there without power at the moment. as the storm approaches florida, nearly 6 million people have been told to leave their homes. as the storm approaches florida, nearly 6 million people have been told to leave their homes. if you've been ordered to evacuate, you need to leave now. do not wait. evacuate. not tonight, not in an hour, you need to go right now. in other news: the un warns of an unprecedented refugee crisis after nearly 300,000 rohingya muslims flee from myanmar to bangladesh. the manchester arena reopens tonight with a benefit concert, more than three months after the terrorist attack, which killed 22 people. england's cricketers wrap up the series against the west indies, winning the third test at lord's by nine wi

i'm annita mcveigh. the headlines at 5pm. a million homes and businesses are without power. we have torrential rain causing flood warnings across the region, on top of the deadly storm surge that is almost certainly going to happen. it has been very strong for a very long time. it is horrible, some of the damage that we have already seen throughout the caribbean. fort lauderdale in florida, as the storm approaches. cuba was battered overnight — there‘s been ‘significant damage‘ and the recovery process is now beginning.

i'm annita mcveigh. the headlines at 2pm.he cuban authorities did try to move large numbers of people out of harm's way, but still many have been left, particularly in the central province. we understand there are many thousands ever people there without power at the moment. as the storm approaches florida, nearly six million people have been told to leave their homes. can you go to your family, friends, go to those shelters. we don't want people on the road, when this storm sta rts people on the road, when this storm starts to hit. other caribbean islands, such as barbuda, already devastated by irma, are now bracing for the expected arrival of another hurricane, jose, over the weekend. a day of national mourning in mexico, after the country's deadliest earthquake in 80 years kills more than 60 people.

i'm annita mcveigh. the headlines at 3pm — hurricane irma slams into the florida keys with winds up to 130 miles per hour. over six million people have been ordered to leave their homes as the storm inches closer to the mainland. we do have a lot of power lines down, transformers are exploding causing minorfires. torrential rains causing flood warnings, on top of the surgery expected. this is the scene live in miami, described as a ghost town, as the storm approaches. overnight cuba has been battered — there's been significant damage as the recovery process begins. in other news — officials in mexico say at least 90 people are now known to have died in thursday's earthquake. tony blair calls for tougher immigration rules as a way to cut numbers, asa immigration rules as a way to cut numbers, as a way to oppose brexit. mo farah wins the great north run. after battering its way through the caribbean, hurricane irma — currently a category 4 storm — has slammed into the lower florida keys, lashing the island

i'm annita mcveigh. the headlines at 3pm.he cuban authorities did try to move large numbers of people out of harm's way, but still many have been left, particularly in the central province. we understand there are many thousands ever people there without power at the moment. as the storm approaches florida, nearly six million people have been told to leave their homes. if you've been ordered to evacuate. you need to leave now. do not wait. evacuate. not tonight, not in an hour, you need to go right now. other caribbean islands, such as barbuda, already devastated by irma, are now bracing for the expected arrival of another hurricane, jose, over the weekend. the un warns of an unprecedented refugee crisis, after nearly 300,000

i'm annita mcveigh. the headlines at 2pm — hurricane irma slams into the florida keys with winds up to 130 miles per hour. over six million people have been ordered to leave their homes as the storm inches closer to the mainland. we do have a lot of power lines down, transformers are exploding causing minorfires. as hurricane irma moves into the gulf, it could still push a catastrophic wall of water inland, exacerbating this deadly storm surge we are all talking about. this is the scene live in miami, described asa the scene live in miami, described as a ghost town, as the storm approaches. overnight cuba has been battered — there's been significant damage as the recovery process begins. in other news — officials in mexico say at least 90 people are now known to have died in thursday's earthquake. a bbc investigation has discovered that the bodies of more than 400 children could be buried in a mass grave close to an orphanage in lanarkshire. and certain mo farah becomes the first athlete to win the great

i'm annita mcveigh. the headlines at lipm.rs of people out of harm's way, but still many have been left, particularly in the central province. we understand there are many thousands ever people there without power at the moment. as the storm approaches florida, nearly six million people have been told to leave their homes. if you've been ordered to evacuate. you need to leave now. do not wait. evacuate. not tonight, not in an hour, you need to go right now. areas already devastated by irma, like the island of barbuda, now face another threat, the imminent arrival of hurricane jose. the un warns of an unprecedented refugee crisis, after nearly 300,000

i'm annita mcveigh. the headlines at 5pm.h. the cuban authorities did try to move large numbers of people out of harm's way, but still many have been left, particularly in the central province. we understand there are many thousands ever people there without power at the moment. as the storm approaches florida, nearly 6 million people have been told to leave their homes. as the storm approaches florida, nearly 6 million people have been told to leave their homes. if you've been ordered to evacuate, you need to leave now. do not wait. evacuate. not tonight, not in an hour, you need to go right now. in other news: the un warns of an unprecedented refugee crisis after nearly 300,000

i'm annita mcveigh. the headlines at 2pm. hurricane irma pounds cuba with winds of more than 150mph. the cu ban authorities the cuban authorities did try to move large numbers of people out of harm's way, but still many have been left, particularly in the central province. we understand there are many thousands ever people there without power at the moment. as the storm approaches florida, nearly six million people have been told to leave their homes. can you go to your family, friends, go to those shelters. we don't want people on the road, when this storm sta rts people on the road, when this storm starts to hit. other caribbean islands, such as barbuda, already devastated by irma, are now bracing for the expected arrival of another hurricane, jose, over the weekend. a day of national mourning in mexico, after the country's deadliest earthquake in 80 years kills more than 60 people. the un warns of an unprecedented refugee crisis, after nearly 300,000 rohingya muslims flee from myanmar to bangladesh. and the manchester aren

earlier my colleague annita mcveigh spoke tojerry petherick, managing director for g4s‘s custodial and in the panorama programme. i haven't seen the footage yet. i am only responding to the written allegations. if it is as described i am completely disgusted by the behaviour that has been described. it is unacceptable to me, the company, unacceptable to the vast majority of my staff who work in a highly professional way, sometimes dealing with some very dangerous and very serious situations across the estate. we have asked for the footage and we have been told no. obviously i would like to see it as soon as possible because we have suspended the nine staff which we did immediately when we heard about the allegations. we also referred matters immediately to the police and social services. i have got investigators there and i would like to proceed with that investigation as swiftly as possible. you can see the full panorama documentary on monday evening on bbc one at 9pm. the story of... we won't move on to our next item because we will return to events in washington, dc. the introductio

i'm annita mcveigh.miles per hour. over six million people have been ordered to leave their homes as the storm inches closer to the mainland. we do have a lot of power lines down, transformers are exploding causing minorfires. torrential rains causing flood warnings, on top of the surgery expected. this is the scene live in miami, described as a ghost town, as the storm approaches. overnight cuba has been battered — there's been significant damage as the recovery process begins.

annita mcveigh is in the bbc newsroom with a summary of the rest of the day's news.audit office says the government's welfare reforms are likely to have contributed to rising levels of homelessness in england. its report claims that in the last six years, there's been a 60% rise in the number of households in temporary accommodation including 120,000 children. marta newman reports. homelessness in england is on the rise and the reasons are varied from a lack of social housing to less affordable private rental properties and even a reduction in housing benefit are being blamed. the number of families in temporary accommodation is up 60% since 2011, while rough sleeping has more than doubled to over 4,000 counted in one autumn evening. but this report paints a picture of a system that isn't fit for purpose, being overseen by ministers who have little interest in tackling it from simple things like assessing the impact of how many welfare reforms could exacerbate the problem. well, what we're seeing is a rise in all measures of homelessness in urban areas of the country

i'm annita mcveigh. welcome to bbc newsroom live.ay is "bitterly disappointed" the united states has proposed imposing a tax on the c—seriesjet made by bombardier, one of northern ireland's biggest employers. bombardier have a contract to sell 125 of the c—series planes to delta airlines. however, rival airline manufacturer boeing complained that bombardier got state subsidies from the uk and canada, which they say unfairly helped win the order. the tariff could could triple the cost of a c—series aircraft sold in the united states. about 1000 jobs in belfast are linked to the c—series, the wings of which are made at a purpose—built factory at queen's island. the programme is notjust important to bombardier jobs in northern ireland, but also to smaller aerospace firms across the uk which make components for the wings. 0ur north america business correspondent samira hussain sent us this from new york. this is not the ruling that bombardier was hoping for. in its decision the us commerce department has basically said that bombardier ha

i'm annita mcveigh. welcome to bbc newsroom live. fire commissioner has said that the grenfell tower fire must be a "turning point" in fire regulation — calling for sprinklers in all high rise council flats. a bbc breakfast investigation which focused on half the uk's council and housing association—owned tower blocks found thatjust 2% have full sprinkler systems. tomorrow a public inquiry into what happened at grenfell begins. it will look at how the fire started, why it spread so quickly and the actions of public authorities before and after the fire. graham satchell reports. the fire at the cell tower raised fundamental questions about the maintenance of council run tower blocks and what is needed to make them serve. —— safe. in a foia request we found that only 2% of council one tower blocks have sprinkler systems fitted. gear 2% is a shockingly low number. danny cotton led the service at grunfeld tower. what about retrofitting? i clearly support retrofitting. where you can save one life then it is worth doing. it can't be option

here's annita mcveigh in the bbc newsroom with a summary of today's news.s never been more vital. she's attending a summit in estonia where she'll also meet the german chancellor, angela merkel, and is expected to press for her support in moving the brexit negotiations into their next phase. more than 20 people have died and many others are injured after a stampede at a railway station in india's financial hub, mumbai. the stampede took place just after rush hour on a narrow pedestrian bridge leading to elphinstone road train station in central mumbai. the authorities are investigating what caused the stampede, but eyewitnesses said heavy rainfall led to overcrowding on the bridge. budget airline ryanair has until 5 o'clock this evening to correct its compensation policy for hundreds of thousands of passengers affected by flight cancellations or face possible legal action by the uk's aviation regulator. the civil aviation authority accused the airline of "persistently misleading passengers" about the kind of compensation they can claim. ryanair says it will

there is continuing coverage on bbc news with sophie raworth and annita mcveigh.n in a train carriage. scotland yard says the incident is terror related. pictures of the device show a white bucket inside a carrier bag with a number of wires visible. then a fireball above my head burned all my hair, everybody ran off the train and it was quite scary. there were scenes of panic in the aftermath as people tried to escape with reports of people being trampled on in the chaos and rush. iam here i am here at parsons green where the incident took place at about 8:20am. there has been sealed off by

i am annita mcveigh, welcome to bbc newsroom live.cuers in mexico are working equates the clock to find survivors after a huge earthquake caused widespread damage in the capital, mexico city, and in surrounding areas on tuesday. more than 230 people were killed, including more than 20 children, who died when their primary school collapsed. 30 children are still missing and the death toll is expected to rise. the epicentre of the earthquake was about 17 five miles from the capital. the earthquake struck on the anniversary of weeks ago's west ever quake in 1985. the president has declared three days of morning for the victims. our correspondent ports. after the horror of the earthquake, there is hope is that these young children were pulled alive from the rubble of the primary school in the south of mexico city. rescuers searched overnight for others who may still be trapped. at least 20 children were killed here. it was on tuesday lunchtime that the powerful earthquake struck mexico. across mexico city, the search for survivors is cont

there is continuing coverage on bbc news with sophie raworth and annita mcveigh.his is bbc news, and these are the top stories developing at 11. commuters flee a london tube station after an explosion in a train carriage. scotland yard says the incident is terror related. pictures of the device show a white bucket inside a carrier bag with a number of wires visible. then a fireball above my head burned all my hair, everybody ran off the train and it was quite scary. there were scenes of panic in the aftermath as people tried to escape with reports of people being trampled on in the chaos and rush. iam here i am here at parsons green where the incident took place at about 8:20am. there has been sealed off by emergency services. i will be talking to one man who was on board at the time. welcome to bbc newsroom live. police say they are treating an explosion on an underground train in south—west london as a terrorist incident. several people have been injured. at least one woman has been taken to hospital with burns, others are reported to be suffering cuts, grazes a

i'm annita mcveigh. welcome to bbc newsroom live.cane irma has caused devastation across the caribbean, killing at least nine people. the small island of barbuda has been severely hit, making it, in the words of its prime minister, " ba rely habitable", while the islands of anguilla and st martin have also suffered loss of life and significant damage. the storm is currently passing north of puerto rico, where more than half of the island's three million residents are without power. officials have said it could be cut off for several days. projections suggest the storm could hit the us state of florida by sunday. authorities in the french island territory of saint martin say it has been reduced to rubble and its airport is virtually destroyed, while the dutch prime minister says the death toll on the dutch section of the island is still unknown. the bbc‘s andy moore reports. an entire island raised to the ground, barbuda, home to 16,000 people, both at full force of hurricane irma. the communication tower was destroyed, cutting it off

good morning, here's annita mcveigh in the bbc newsroom with a summary of today's news. in which at least 230 people were killed. in mexico city emergency workers are still trying to reach a number of people buried under the rubble of a primary school. a senior official told the bbc they include a 13—year—old girl who is sheltering under a table. david was close to the epicentre of the earthquake and told us about the moment it struck. it was completely horrible, it was like hitting really ha rd horrible, it was like hitting really hard in the face. it is something surreal, it is just noise, your home when it is shaking and moving, it's com plete when it is shaking and moving, it's complete shock. you don't know if it's coming back, you don't know if it's coming back, you don't know if it's going to be harder, everything is just it's going to be harder, everything isjust shading. it's going to be harder, everything is just shading. and it's going to be harder, everything isjust shading. and night-time cu rfew isjust shading. and night-time curfew has been imposed in puer

now the latest news headlines with annita mcveigh.t of hurricane irma on the caribbean islands it's passed. at least nine people have been killed. officials say the french and dutch territory of saint martin has been reduced to rubble. the small island of barbuda is said to be barely habitable. the red cross said the impact of the storm was unparalleled. the uk takes another step towards brexit today, as mps debate the european union withdrawal bill. the measures would transfer thousands of eu laws and regulations into british legislation. the government has urged mps from all parties to work with them to get the legislation through parliament, but labour says it will oppose the bill in a vote next week. the european union wants northern ireland to have a different brexit deal to the rest of the uk, the bbc understands. proposals due to be published later today by the eu's chief negotiator, michel barnier, are expected to suggest special exceptions to allow people to work, go to school and receive medical treatment on either side of t

i'm annita mcveigh. welcome to bbc newsroom live.y has been declared in the british virgin islands after the devastation caused by hurricane irma. high winds and storm surges are continuing to ravage the caribbean, with dozens known to have died and buildings destroyed. aid agencies are warning of spreading disease after the break down of water and sanitation services. later, a military plane carrying relief will take off from raf brize norton in oxfordshire — a royal navy ship, the rfa mounts bay, is already in the caribbean. she has already delivered assistance to anguilla, and is now on her way to the british virgin islands. let's ta ke let's take a look at the hurricane‘s toll so far. at least 14 people are known to have died, but there are warnings that the death toll could rise. over a million people have been affected — that figure could soon rise to as high as 26 million people. hurricane irma's windspeed has now dropped slightly — but the storm is still pounding the caribbean with winds of up to 165 miles per hour. these are

annita mcveigh is in the bbc newsroom with a summary of the rest of the day‘s news.ong—un, has described donald trump as "mentally deranged". in an unprecedented personal statement, via state media, mr kim said mr trump would "pay dearly" for his recent speech to the un. he was reacting to a speech by mr trump in which he called the dictator ‘rocket man‘ and said america could destroy north korea if was forced to defend itself. a man and a woman have been charged with murder after a badly burned body was discovered in the back garden of a house in southfields, in south—west london. police say they‘ve so far not been able to establish the person‘s age or gender. one of britain‘s most senior police officers has warned that the huge counter—terrorism effort is placing a strain on other areas of policing that is "not sustainable". sarah thornton, the head of the national police chiefs‘ council, argues that more funding is needed to maintain day—to—day policing. here‘s our home affairs correspondent, danny shaw. five terror attacks in britain in six months. security exper

i'm annita mcveigh. britain's senior police officers warns the strain for counterterrorism operations on other areas of policing is "not sustainable". in an unprecedented personal statement, the north korean leader, kim jong—un, describes president trump as "mentally deranged". trump responded describing the north korean leader as a madman. from next year, banks and building societies will have to carry out checks on all current account holders to establish if they are in the uk illegally. good afternoon and welcome to florence. the city is looking splendid today, the birthplace of the renaissance. plenty people in the renaissance. plenty people in the square here, the cafes are a fool and lots of tourists at this time of year. all of them have a view on brexit. some surprise to theresa may is here in florence but all of them hopefully paying attention to what she is about to say ina attention to what she is about to say in a few hours' ten, hoping it brea ks say in a few hours' ten, hoping it breaks the

annita mcveigh is in the bbc newsroom with a summary of the rest of the days news.st five people have died after an earthquake with a magnitude of eight has shaken southern mexico. the earthquake struck off the pacific coast and was felt in mexico city. a tsunami warning has been issued for mexico and six other central american countries. local authorities say it's the strongest quake to hit the country since the devastating 1985 tremor that brought down buildings and killed thousands of people. journalist franc contreras is in mexico city and described the moment the quake struck. i could hear my dog barking, animals barking. dogs barking all over the neighbourhood, i should say. suddenly, you could start to feel the building move quite heavily. you could hear loud cracks in the concrete. it sounded like a giant wooden branch being just broken open violently. people were streaming out of the hallways here, on the floor that i live on i saw a man in his pyjamas, carrying his little daughter in her pyjamas. the mother was carrying the little dog. everybody walking ou

i'm annita mcveigh. welcome to bbc newsroom live.he governor of the bank of england, mark carney, has indicated that interest rates will rise in the coming months. in a bbc interview, mr carney said if the economy continued to grow then the next meeting of the bank's monetary policy committee — on the 2nd of november — could increase rates from their current historic low of 0.25%. mr carney explained the mpc‘s position what we have said is that if the economy continues on the track that it has been on, and all indications are that it is, in the relatively near term we can expect that interest rates would increase somewhat. but we've also said, and this is an incredibly important point for people who don't follow it from day to day, but have a huge interest, we a re from day to day, but have a huge interest, we are in a circumstance globally and certainly here in the uk given uncertainty and other factors, we are talking aboutjust easing a bit of the accelerator. to keep with the speed limit of the economy. and so interest rates incre

i'm annita mcveigh. welcome to bbc newsroom live.ates at the labour party conference in brighton have been debating the withdrawal from the european union from britain amid angerfrom some european union from britain amid anger from some mps that there will be no vote on issues surrounding the single market. john mcdonnell has denied the party leadership is trying to restrict the expression of views on brexit. meanwhile, labour is promising to limit the amount of interest that can be charged on credit card debt. the party wants to ensure that there are curbs so that no one is charged more than twice of their original debt. norman smith is at the conference. is there a distinct possibility that theissues is there a distinct possibility that the issues that delegates have chosen to vote on will be overshadowed, dominated by the issue they haven't chosen to vote on, namely membership of the single market? it is already happening. the party leadership are hoping to avoid the tensions and divisions over brexit within this party, but they h