i'm clive myrie. the headlines at 7:00pm. most powerful atlantic storm in nearly a century, is leaving a trail of destruction across the caribbean. there are reports of widespread damage to buildings, fires and power cuts. thousands of homes have been evacuated. the category 5 storm — with winds of up to 225 miles per hour — is now heading towards the british virgin islands. we'll get all the very latest from the caribbean later on the news channel. business leaders warn government proposals to cut the number of low skilled eu migrants after brexit could be catastrophic. but theresa may says things have to change. overall, immigration has been good for the uk, but what people want to see is control of that immigration. as tens of thousands of rohingya moslems flee myanmar

i'm clive myrie. the headlines at 11:00: hurricane irma hammers florida's west coast, causing flooding and leaving millions without electricity. share devastation everywhere you look. the parking lot of flooded, cars. “— look. the parking lot of flooded, cars. —— the parking lots of flooded. ahead of tonight's key parliamentary vote on brexit, the government has urged mps to back what it describes as an ‘orderly departure‘ from the eu. the un says the 300,000 rohingya muslims who've now fled myanmar, are victims of ethnic cleansing. we have a special report. and we'll take another look at tomorrow morning's front pages shortly. the telegraph reports on bbc radio being given more freedom, in order to compete with commercial rivals. good evening and welcome to bbc news. in florida and in parts of the caribbean government and aid agencies are preparing for one of the biggest relief operations the region has ever seen. hurricane irma has now been down—graded to a storm but as it travelled across the carib

i'm clive myrie. at 11:11: one of the most powerful hurricanes ever recorded has wrecked havoc across several caribbean islands. with reports of at least two deaths and widespread damage and flooding, president macron has said the impact in the french territories in the caribbean had been hard and cruel. business leaders voice deep concern at plans to restrict the number of low skilled eu migrant workers coming to britain after brexit. on newsnight, will the latest crisis over the rohingya destroyed the reputation of the myanmar leader. and we look at the virgin islands.

i'm clive myrie. the headlines at 11.ultimillion—pound compensation fund, for the women given unnecessary breast operations by the rogue surgeon ian paterson. there are clashes in the commons on public sector pay, with the prime minister hinting there'll be greater flexibility, but labour arguing government plans don't go far enough. rohingya muslims continue to flee myanmar, amid claims of murder and rape. the un secretary general, says the situation is becoming catastrophic. and the official enquiry into the rental tower fire starts tomorrow. we will look at that and —— grenfell tower fire starts tomorrow. we will

i'm clive myrie. the headlines at 11:11: one of the most powerful hurricanes ever recorded has wrecked havoc across several caribbean islands. with reports of at least two deaths and widespread damage and flooding, president macron has said the impact in the french territories in the caribbean had been hard and cruel. business leaders voice deep concern at plans to restrict the number of low skilled eu migrant workers coming to britain after brexit. on newsnight, will the latest crisis over the rohingya destroyed the reputation of the myanmar leader. and we look at the virgin islands. good evening and welcome to bbc news. hurricane irma, the second—most powerful storm ever recorded in the atlantic, has now made landfall, as it sweeps across a number of caribbean islands. this evening president macron has warned about casualties in the french caribbean territories, saying the impact had been hard and cruel. the category 5 storm is now heading towards the british virgin islands and to puerto rico. our c

in a few minutes, we will have a round—up of the day's national and international news with clive myriet reported by the police in london. six people have been injured after a noxious substance was sprayed at passers—by in an incident in east london. police were called to the westfield shopping centre in stratford at around eight o'clock this evening. a man has been arrested on suspicion of causing grievous bodily harm. the fire brigade and ambulance service also attended the scene. that is about as much as we know so farand we that is about as much as we know so far and we will keep you updated throughout the evening. north korea's foreign minister has launched a fresh verbal assault on president trump calling him "mentally deranged". ri yong—ho told the united nations that mr trump's threat to "totally

i'm clive myrie.g members of the british army have been arrested on suspicion of preparing acts of terrorism. they're alleged to be members of national action, a banned neo—nazi group. the little girl murdered by her mother: a serious case review says that social workers failed to spot signs she was being abused. south korea puts on a show of strength, after pyongyang's latest missile test. but russia's president putin mocks america's call for more sanctions against north korea. and on newsnight: is the fight against female genital mutilation being handled the wrong way? families are left devastated by false claims.

viewers on bbc one willjoin us for a full round up us for a full round up of the day's news with clive myrie felt 0k in the september sunshine but temperatures were still below parfor but temperatures were still below par for the but temperatures were still below parfor the time of but temperatures were still below par for the time of year. we had some sunshine in the west but also showers through the day. some of those were really heavy, with some thunder and hail. this was one of those downpours as it went through harrogate early in the day. overnight, showers continued to pester central and eastern areas but then begin to fade away. as temperatures begin to fall overnight, low cloud is likely to form over eastern, southern and central parts of england, with mist and fog hatches. we keep the clear skies in the north—west of the uk and this is where the lowest temperatures will be, getting close to freezing in the court this parts in scotland, northern england and northern wales. chilly on monday morning but a fine start to the day for most of us. late morning, or early afternoon, we will s

i'm clive myrie.pm: labour has pledged to end the use of private finance initiatives, to fund public building projects. north korea's foreign minister has accused president trump of declaring war on his country. the white house calls the claims absurd. a 16—year—old girl has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder following the stabbing of a school welfare officer in north lincolnshire. tonight we're in berlin were having won the weekend's election, angela merkel faces a tough challenge putting together a ruling coalition. and with the far right alternative for germany party doing so well, what does that mean for the politics of germany and europe as a whole?

i'm clive myrie.s at 11:00: hurricane irma hammers florida's west coast, causing flooding and leaving millions without electricity. share devastation everywhere you look. the parking lot of flooded, ca rs. look. the parking lot of flooded, cars. “— look. the parking lot of flooded, cars. —— the parking lots of flooded. ahead of tonight's key parliamentary vote on brexit, the government has urged mps to back what it describes as an ‘orderly departure' from the eu. the un says the 300,000 rohingya muslims who've now fled myanmar, are victims of ethnic cleansing. we have a special report. and we'll take another look at tomorrow morning's front pages shortly. the telegraph reports on bbc radio being given more freedom, in order to compete with commercial rivals.

this is bbc news, i'm clive myrie. the headlines at 11:00pm: driving change. the saudi king has issued a decree lifting the ban on women behind the wheel. jeremy corbyn prepares to tell supporters labour is on the cusp of snatching power, at the labour party conference tomorrow. mothers give evidence of the harm done to their children in the womb by an epilepsy drug. and on newsnight, jeremy corbyn will tell the conference that labour is ready for government. join us from brighton. good evening and welcome to bbc news. after years of campaigning, women in saudi arabia are to be given the right to drive. it is the last country in the world to allow women to drive. the law will be changed nextjune. women's rights activists have been jailed in saudi arabia for defying the ban. the political analyst dina hamdy, who lived in saudi arabia for ten years, told me it was an historic day. this has been a long... for a long time, a thorn in the side of the kingdom. and that is why it is getting such limelight and positive coverage around the world, i think. although this

i'm clive myrie. the headlines at 11. there's to be a multimillion—pound compensation fund, for the women given unnecessary breast operations by the rogue surgeon ian paterson. there are clashes in the commons on public sector pay, with the prime minister hinting there'll be greater flexibility, but labour arguing government plans don't go far enough. rohingya muslims continue to flee myanmar, amid claims of murder and rape. the un secretary general, says the situation is becoming catastrophic. and the official enquiry into the rental tower fire starts tomorrow. we will look at that and —— grenfell tower fire starts tomorrow. we will look at that and at austerity. plus ringo starr talks to us. good evening and welcome to bbc news. in the past half hour, downing street has announced that theresa may will make a major speech on brexit later this month. for more let's speak to our political correspondent eleanor garnier at westminster. where will the speech take place? there have been speculations for some time about this is

this is bbc news, i'm clive myrie. the headlines at 11:00pm: driving change.ree lifting the ban on women behind the wheel. jeremy corbyn prepares to tell supporters labour is on the cusp of snatching power, at the labour party conference tomorrow. mothers give evidence of the harm done to their children in the womb by an epilepsy drug. and on newsnight, jeremy corbyn will tell the conference that labour is ready for government. join us from brighton.

i'm clive myrie. the headlines at 11pm: labour has pledged to end the use of private finance initiatives, to fund public building projects. north korea's foreign minister has accused president trump of declaring war on his country. the white house calls the claims absurd. a 16—year—old girl has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder following the stabbing of a school welfare officer in north lincolnshire. tonight we're in berlin were having won the weekend's election, angela merkel faces a tough challenge putting together a ruling coalition. and with the far right alternative for germany party doing so well, what does that mean for the politics of germany and europe as a whole? good evening and welcome to bbc news. in a significant new commitment, labour says it would bring contracts signed under the private finance initiative into public ownership if it formed the next government. the shadow chancellorjohn mcdonnell told labour's conference that firms were making huge profits from the deals,

i'm clive myrie. the headlines at 11pm: four serving members of the british army have been arrested on suspicion of preparing acts of terrorism. they're alleged to be members of national action, a banned neo—nazi group. the little girl murdered by her mother: a serious case review says that social workers failed to spot signs she was being abused. south korea puts on a show of strength, after pyongyang's latest missile test. but russia's president putin mocks america's call for more sanctions against north korea. and on newsnight: is the fight against female genital mutilation being handled the wrong way? families are left devastated by false claims. good evening and welcome to bbc news. four serving members of the british army, have been arrested on suspicion of being members of national action, a banned neo—nazi group. they're being held under terror laws, though the police say the public was never in danger. three of the men were arrested here in britain, and a fourth in cyprus. another man, who's

i'm clive myrie. the headlines at 8pm... a multi—million pound compensation fund has been launched for the women duped into having unnecessary breast surgery by rogue surgeon ian paterson. patients were being misled about their radiology reports, about pathology results, and he must have thought that nobody would ever read his notes. clashes in the commons over public sector pay — the prime minister says there'll be greater flexibility, but labour says it won't go far enough. security arrangements at the school attended by prince george are under review, after a woman was arrested on suspicion of attempted burglary. on the eve of the start of the grenfell tower inquiry, a bbc survey of half the uk's tower blocks has found virtually none of them have sprinkler systems. also in the next hour, the plight of the rohingya muslims from myanmar continues. this comes amid claims of murder and rape. the secretary—general of the united nations has described the humanitarian crisis facing them as catastrophic. would you like a paper ba

this is bbc news, i'm clive myrie.n calling for. we'll bring existing pfi contracts back in—house. we're bringing them back. the german chancellor angela merkel says she wants to win back the voters who deserted her party for the far right afd in yesterday's election. michel barnier says real progress on the uk's divorce bill is essential before any discussions on transitional period can begin. the boss of uber has apologised for making mistakes and said it will make changes to win back its licence in london. and the pentagon says if north korea doesn't stop

i‘m clive myrie. the headlines at 8pm...commons over public sector pay — the prime minister says there‘ll be greater flexibility, but labour says it won‘t go far enough. security arrangements at the school attended by prince george are under review, after a woman was arrested on suspicion of attempted burglary. on the eve of the start of the grenfell tower inquiry, a bbc survey of half the uk‘s tower blocks has found virtually none of them have sprinkler systems. also in the next hour, the plight of the rohingya muslims

clive myrie will be here at ten o'clock with a full round—up of today's news.st, africa is in the midst of a baby boom. alistair lees had to investigate in africa's population explosion. the population of africa is set to double by the year 2050. the 2.5 billion people. —— to 2.5 billion people. the young are moving from the countryside to the towns. u nfortu nately for unfortunately for us, in the last two, three years it's been a deluge. but many end up in slums and cities are struggling to cope. an industrial revolution could transform african countries and lift millions out of poverty. every year it grows, 20 millionjobs per year over the coming decades. but i don't use could mean millions more migrants and drive many into the hands of islamist extremists. and thatis hands of islamist extremists. and that is everyone's problem. there is nowhere in the world where women have more children. half the girls here are married by 15. so it isn't surprising that children have children. we are on the fringe of the sahara desert, not farfrom we are on the fringe of t

in a few minutes, we will have a round—up of the day's national and international news with clive myriebut first an incident reported by the police in london. six people have been injured after a noxious substance was sprayed at passers—by in an incident in east london. police were called to the westfield shopping centre in stratford at around eight o'clock this evening. a man has been arrested on suspicion of causing grievous bodily harm. the fire brigade and ambulance service also attended the scene. that is about as much as we know so farand we that is about as much as we know so far and we will keep you updated throughout the evening. north korea's foreign minister has launched a fresh verbal assault on president trump calling him "mentally deranged". ri yong—ho told the united nations that mr trump's threat to "totally destroy" his country had made a rocket assault on the united states "all the more inevitable". here's some of what the minister had to say. translation: the absurd reality that a person like donald trump, a mentally deranged person, full of megalomania and complacenc

in a few moments, clive myrie will be here with a full round up of the day's news.lity companies could be charged by—the—hour for digging up busy roads in england. the government believes it might encourage contractors to speed—up repairs and reduce traffic jams. the local government association has welcomed the proposals. simonjones reports. misery for motorists in leeds today, costing time and money. now the government is considering making companies pay to do work in peak time. i think that's a good idea, and it may cut the roadworks down and stagger them a bit more. you'll often come past and there'll be nobody here a lot of the time, and you think, why did you dig it up if you are now working over there, you know, how can you do it? so, yeah, that could make a big, big difference. 2.5 million roadworks are carried out each year. it is estimated to cost the economy £4 billion, as people are late for work or deliveries don't arrive on time. companies could be charged up to £2500 per site, to work on roads during the day. the government says trials have already se

i am clive myrie. top stories: hurricane irma has hammered florida's coast, causing flooding and leaving millions without electricity. sheer devastation wherever you look. the parking lot is still flooded. there are cars everywhere. ahead of the key parliamentary vote on brexit, big and has asked for support of an orderly departure from the eu. the un says the 300,000 range of muslims who have now fled myanmar art victims of ethnic cleansing. —— rohingya muslims. hello. you are watching bbc news. we have reached the end of the debate in the commons on the great repeal bill and the vote will be coming up in the next few minutes or so. these are live pictures of the various mps heading to the division lobbies to cast their votes. let's go to our political correspondence alex forsyth. alex, we had at the end of that debate, david lidington, the justice secretary, focusing on the importance of the great repeal bill and why it needed to go through in order to, in his words, and and why it needed to go throu

this is bbc news with clive myrie. the headlines at 6:30pm. public sector projects and then lease them back with interest. i can tell you today, it's what you've been calling for. we'll bring existing pfi contracts back in—house. applause we're bringing them back. the eu's chief negotiator michel barnier says real progress on the divorce bill is essential before a transition period can be discussed. the pentagon says if north korea does not stop provocative actions it will make sure the president is provided with options to deal with pyongyang. it comes as north korea's foreign minister accused president trump of declaring war on his country. a teenage girl has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after a member of staff was stabbed at a school in north lincolnshire. london's mayor sadiq khan has asked tfl to make themselves available for talks with uber after the taxi app's ceo apologised for mistakes it said the company has made. now on bbc news, it's time for sportsday.

i'm clive myrie. the headlines at eight. labour plans for power — it says it's ready to deal with whatever is thrown at it — even a run on the pound. if we're going to move into government we need to know, a, what we're going to do, that's set out in our manifesto and we're putting a lot more detail into that, that's what this conference is about and that's what all the policy developments are about, but also look at all the scenarios that we might face. thousands of children harmed in the womb by valproate, today some mothers give evidence at a public hearing in london. you will laugh on the other side of yourface. england all rounder ben stokes is arrested on suspicion of causing actual bodily harm — the ashes squad is announced tomorrow. tributes paid to the coronation street star liz dawn, known as vera duckworth, who died at the age of 77. duckworth, who died at the age of 77. in downing street —— theresa may and the eu's progress, but there has been a change of approach. also this hour, it's best known for its vacuum c

i'm clive myrie. the headlines at eight.ove into government we need to know, a, what we're going to do, that's set out in our manifesto and we're putting a lot more detail into that, that's what this conference is about and that's what all the policy developments are about, but also look at all the scenarios that we might face. thousands of children harmed in the womb by valproate, today some mothers give evidence at a public hearing in london. you will laugh on the other side of yourface.

i'm clive myrie. the headlines at eight...re you look. parking lots are flooded, cars... 37 people are known to have died in the caribbean, as the relief effort to bring food and water to devastated areas continues. ahead of a key parliamentary vote on brexit, the government has urged mps to back what it describes as an "orderly departure" from the eu. the un says the 300,000 muslim rohingyas, who have now fled myanmar, are victims of ethnic cleansing. and in the next hour... blast off for britain's biggest rocket.

i'm clive myrie. the headlines at eight... hurricane irma hammers florida's west coast, causing flooding and leaving half the homes in the state without power. it is sheer devastation everywhere you look. parking lots are flooded, cars... 37 people are known to have died in the caribbean, as the relief effort to bring food and water to devastated areas continues. ahead of a key parliamentary vote on brexit, the government has urged mps to back what it describes as an "orderly departure" from the eu. the un says the 300,000 muslim rohingyas, who have now fled myanmar, are victims of ethnic cleansing. and in the next hour... blast off for britain's biggest rocket. the hope is that it could be the blueprint for dairy usable kraft for future space tourism. —— for future space tourism. good evening and welcome to bbc news. in florida and the caribbean, government officials and aid agencies are gearing up for one of the biggest relief operations the region has seen. hurricane irma has been downgraded to a storm but as it travelled a

atkins is here with 0utside source and for viewers in the uk — we'll have the latest headlines from clive myrie and we celebrate a fine day across a large part of the uk with some good sunny spells. warmer than it has been of late. you can see on the satellite picture the extent of the satellite picture the extent of the sunshine and also that things are changing from the atlantic as we have another weather system opinion. that will gradually bring more clout in across west about the uk initially overnight and some outbreaks of rain in northern ireland and western scotland. eastern areas, temperatures just dipping down into single figures but for most of us in contrast with this morning, tomorrow morning will be a much milder peel. temperatures widely in double figures. again some spots in the east mayjust be fresh in the countryside and into single figures. so a weather system is coming in from the atlantic. i hope that it coming in from the atlantic. i hope thatitis coming in from the atlantic. i hope that it is dragging in some milder airand that is that it is dragging in some milder air and

this is bbc news, i'm clive myrie. the headlines at 8.00: labour has pledged to end the use of private finance initiatives to fund public building projects i can tell you today, it's what you've been calling for. we'll bring existing pfi contracts back in—house. we're bringing them back. the german chancellor angela merkel says she wants to win back the voters who deserted her party for the far right afd in yesterday's election. michel barnier says real progress on the uk's divorce bill is essential before any discussions on transitional period can begin. the boss of uber has apologised for making mistakes and said it will make changes to win back its licence in london. and the pentagon says if north korea doesn't stop what it calls "provocative actions," it will provide president trump with military options it comes as north korea's foreign minister accuses president trump of declaring war on his country. and, all eyes on the turner prize, as we look at the four nominees for one of the art world's most prestigious awa