kathy ireland: it's an intentional outreach. doesn't know me from the modeling background. earning her trust. so our company has been producing and designing weddings for many many years. and when we earn the trust, someone on their most of special day and get right, they are with us for life it's a long-term relationship. >> you resonated with this saudi arabia yens and they stayed with you. tell us where the growth stories are. you have got furniture and apparel. tell us where you see the growth in this environment today. kathy ireland: for a while the was stagnant. 2008 really halted that area. furniture is coming back. we are getting ready to launch next month with a home collection which i'm thrilled. it's unlike anything mr. amini has worked on before it's aspen rustic chic. maria: are everything you put out, where is it produced largely? is it in america? kathy ireland: it's diverse between the u.s. and overseas. we began in north carolina with our socks and it continues to be a strong home for us. we have offices there.

ireland. can see behind you that it is coming. yes, it certainly is. we arrived mid—morning and we have felt the wind is getting stronger and stronger. to start with they were just gusts, but now they are steady winds, now almost blowing as over. just as well the cameraman is holding on tight to the camera. you can see the lighthouse, which is remote—controlled. there is nobody on there. you can see all these holiday caravans facing the onslaught of the storm. because of where we are, all the wind is coming in from the sea. earlier on we were at warrenpoint. people have seen what has happened in the south—west corner of ireland and they have seen the power outages and the problems and they are getting ready for those in the best way they can. they are charging up their mobile phones and devices and getting food in the fridge. they are accepting they might lose power, and all they can do is write it out. we expect the peak in the next 2—3 hours. we expect the peak in the next 2—3 hours. 0n irel

that is the republic of ireland over there, and we are at the very south—east corner of northern irelandrical appliances and their computer games and things so they have things to do at the power goes out. they are looking at what is happening in the south—west corner of the republic. they know there is a chance that power to deal so they wa nt to a chance that power to deal so they want to be ready for that. we spoke to our hotel here and they have moved all their outside furniture from away from the front of the hotel. they have decided to close their restaurant was lunchtime and closed the restaurant tonight. normally they would expect to be quite busy. they said they have 11 guests, tourists from japan, and they will be seeing the storm out tonight and seeing what things will look like tomorrow morning after it has passed. i can still see quite a few people on the footpath to your left, walking up and down taking in the view. presumably people will be heeding warnings and clearing away, taking cover as soon as they can. yes, that's right. at the moment to be fairof yes, that's right.

but 0phelia has tested ireland. 0ur correspondent ben ando is in newry in country down in northern irelandng us up to date. it doesn't look too bad at the moment. no, it doesn't. the sense here certainly in northern ireland, and in the south—east where we are, is that the west has now passed. it doesn't seem to have been the case that... u nfortu nately we have to have been the case that... unfortunately we have lost ben, i'm not sure whether it was the weather that cut the line. 0ur weather presenter, ben rich is here with the latest on the storm. we heard some of the details, but just talk is through the part of this storm. we have been watching it for several days, regular viewers will know. it started life as a hurricane, which came a long way used in the atlantic, very unusual to see and hurricane despite used in the atlantic. i can show you a satellite picture exactly what it did and the journey took. you can see, when we are able to show it, that it weakened a little bit, it was not a harry kane when it arrived on our shores. it was a deep area of low pressure that moved initially i

rain in scotland, wetter in northern ireland.er hour, gusts in cornwall, and 70 to 80 in the irish sea coasts. the strongest of the winds in irish sea coast hills. big disruption to ferry services and there could be damage around. the rest of the uk looking different. the winds from eastern scotland, a chilly day with outbreaks of rain a blustery day for england and wales, nothing too significant away from western coasts, and a warm wind, temperatures could hit low to mid—20s but gusty winds in the midlands and northern england in rush—hour. the strongest of the winds more confined to northern ireland, southern scotland and northern england where into tuesday's morning rush—hour there could be some problems, too. so monday, particularly in the afternoon, through monday night, into tuesday morning, some disruption possible, even some damage as well. keep up—to—date with the latest weather warnings online on tuesday the winds will gradually ease down, stays wet rather cool across scotland, the faer north of northern ireland. englan

it's already been felt in the republic of ireland, it's moving towards northern ireland, and parts ofton thought they'd snatched a late win with anthony knockhaert‘s goal. but a wayne rooney penalty in the 90th minute earned everton a point and that means they've still only won two premier league games this season and they're dangerously close to the relegation zone. we play well in patches but unfortunately can't find a breakthrough or we shoot ourselves in the foot. it's one of those periods at the moment. we're working hard on the training ground to rectify that. we've obviously got games coming thick and fast so it's up to us to dust ourselves down, we've obviously got the europa league thursday and then a home game against arsenal. you've got to look forward to this, it's obviously not ideal, the confidence isn't skyhigh in the changing room but there's only one way we can turn it around. the day's other game also ended in a draw, twice newcastle took the lead after their long journey to southampton but manolo gabbiadini was making his first start in over a month and he equalised

and finally, the irish times reports ireland and northern ireland are on red alert as the tail end ofe 0phelia sweeps through the area today. that's our main story today. all schools will be closed and people have been asked not to travel unless absolutely necessary. it is coming on to britain as well. 30 years since the great storm. a long time. with me is priya lakhani, a successful entrepreneur and founder and ceo of century tech. good morning. good morning. which is ai? it is. good morning. good morning. which is ai ? it is. let's good morning. good morning. which is ai? it is. let's start with somalia, the guardian, reeling as terrorist attack leaves so many dead and some are saying they could be moving from casualties to deaths, reeling is not really a strong enough word in my view. no, this is one of the most lethal terrorist attacks we've seen and what is really disturbing actually about the story is that this truck packed with explosives that was aimed at the somali foreign ministry had deemed through several checkpoints on its way to the city centre. and it went to the final

what does that defeat mean for northern ireland? could clinch a play—off spot before their final could clinch a play—off spot before theirfinal game if could clinch a play—off spot before their final game if wales and the republic of ireland failed to win their matches tomorrow night. 0r republic of ireland failed to win their matches tomorrow night. or if bosnia and greece failed to win their matches on saturday, if both of those scenarios fail to play out it will go down to the final game on sunday against norway. northern ireland are still in a fantastic position and they should still very much be in the play—off spot come november. plenty of permutations. away from football, zak hardaker has been left out of the castleford tigers squad to face leeds for the grand final on saturday at old trafford future a breach of club rules. castleford haven't provided details but it is serious enough for them to drop one of the most important players for the biggest game in the history. the england international has been hugely influential si

ireland winning 2-0 at they both delivered.inning 2—0 at home to moldova and wales seeing off georgia for the first time. so it's all down to monday. wales and ireland separated by the narrowest of channels. a point between them at a match between them still to go. this time the dragon had to win. without gareth bale this was a test of wales the collective. they created plenty in the first half without getting a goal which would settle the butterflies and with every passing minute it grew more edgy. but in the key moments of this qualifying campaign, new welsh heroes have emerged. tom lawrence of derby county had never before scored for his country. qualifying is all about timing. in dublin not even two minutes were on the clock when stephen ward went hurling. in better with a crucial touch was daryl murphy. the striker in a hot streak this season. it took him until his 24th game to score for ireland but he proved he got the hang of it. effectively all over for moldova. against the team ranked 156th, goals would surely be on of

our wetter weather still remains in northern ireland, scotla nd remains in northern ireland, scotlandith spells of sunshine and to the north of the rain a fresh breezy and cool day. we could see 16 celsius in the south of england. but is in area of wet weather we are keeping an eye on tomorrow. it extends into northern england and the midlands and wales and the winds strengthen. so it is not just the and the winds strengthen. so it is notjust the rain, the squeeze in the isobars could produce some local gales. so there could be some disturbed weather and a blustery start in england and wales. the rain will clear from the south—east and behind it mainly dry. but feeling cool in the breeze with highs between 12 and 17 celsius. the winds ease down and by friday morning we could see a touch of frost in places. a chilly end to the week, but bright with sunshine. it will feel cool in the breeze. this is bbc news with me ben brown at 2. the headlines: the las vegas shooting — police try to find out what drove to find out what drove a retired accountant to kill 59 people and injure hundreds o

all schools, colleges and courts in ireland are closed. that all our students and staff and everyone hids the advice, stays safe, stays indoors, and we see everyone back in school, please god, on tuesday morning. news reel: the worst storm for hundreds of years hit the south of england early this morning... and ophelia will reach the uk late, exactly 30 years after the great storm of 1987, famously catching the forecasters out. news reel: earlier on today, apparently a waoman rang the bbc and said she heard that there was a hurricane on the way — well, if you're watching, don't worry, there isn't. weather forecasting has coem a long way since then. and this is the view of ophelia from space, as it moves towards ireland. it is predicted to be the country's worst storm in more than half a century. sarah corker, bbc news. the head of austria's conservative people's party is on course to become the world's youngest national leader, at the age of 31. after his victory in sunday's general election, sebastian kurz, is still well short of a majori

northern ireland streets ahead.ck—to—back major championships for the first time. wales are looking to get into it the world cup as well but the group is much tighter and they will have to do it without gareth bale who has a calf problem. you can see how tight it is at the moment. they can still finish top but they really want to just hold on to second spot. they are in georgia who are winless so far in that group but republic of ireland face next monday night in cardiff and that's probably going to be the clincher, to see who finishes as runner—up. i'll be back here at wembley towards the end of the programme, some interesting thoughts from chris waddle and i will have the england tea m waddle and i will have the england team news as well but now a lot of other sport going on, will perry in the studio. thanks, castleford's chances of winning the super league have been dealt a huge blow with the new zak hardaker has been withdrawn from the squad for saturday's grand final for a breach of club rules. let's talk to ge

the republic of ireland have been drawn against denmark.g waits, sometimes of years, for non—emergency surgery in northern ireland — far higherthan in other parts of the uk. figures seen by the bbc show how some patients are waiting three years just to see a consultant. at one health trust, the minimum wait is 155 weeks — almost three years — if you have spinal problems. at the same trust, it could take up to 127 weeks — two—and—a—half years — to see a specialist about a shoulder or wrist. health chiefs admit urgent reform is needed to get more patients treated in the community. our health editor, hugh pym, reports from belfast. # this house don't feel like home any more # you say you've gone to set me free... #. megan loves dancing. it's just her life at the minute. she just wants to dance. but at the minute she needs to get this surgery to help her. this is megan's spine, it's what's known as severe curvature. she's in pain and has breathing problems, she needs an operation and quickly. it's two metal rods that go down the spine. but her

, there is an amber warning and northern ireland, there is an amberwarning in and northern ireland, thereferries and flights have been cancelled and all schools, colleges and court are closed. we hope all our students, staff and everyone heed the advice, state safe, stays in doors and we can see everyone backin in doors and we can see everyone back in school. the worst storms in thousands of years hit the uk coast... ophelia will hit exactly 30 yea rs coast... ophelia will hit exactly 30 years after the famous storm in the 19805. years after the famous storm in the 1980s. weather forecasting years after the famous storm in the 1980s. weatherforecasting has come a long way since then. this was —— this time it is ireland who will bear the brunt of the storm. let's take a look at some of the other stories making the news. voting has ended and ballots are being counted in venezuela's regional election. all 23 states in the south american nation are being contested with the ruling socialist party currently controlling the vast majority. high inflation, high violent crime and food shortage howe

and northern ireland.e pictures. it's caused by a combination of factors — including the remnants of hurricane 0phelia dragging dust from the sahara desert into the air. forest fires in spain and portugal have also contributed to the atmospheric conditions. the skies went very dark and orange. it has no turned to its normal colour but the winds have been picking up. the satellite image of harry kane 0phelia, it was a category three storm, it has been weakening as it pushed northwards towards the british isles. we also have very strong gusts of 96 miles and are across the republic of ireland. as it moves across northern ireland. as it moves across northern ireland this evening we have seen gusts as high as 80 miles an hour, enough to cause severe disruption. it is not just enough to cause severe disruption. it is notjust northern ireland using the brunt of the storm, strong winds across western scotland and north wales and north—west england as well. through tonight we are likely to see further disruption t

cloudy in northern ireland to finish the day. northern ireland to finish the day.reat issues with the weather for the match between wales and the republic of ireland on monday. on tuesday, weak weather fronts tumbledown across england and wales bringing the prospect of rain. things brighten up nicely until we bring in the next set of weather fronts. that will spoil the latter pa rt fronts. that will spoil the latter part of the afternoon through northern ireland and western scotland. they have more about them, you will notice the isobars. the wind is a feature of wednesday. if you are anywhere near the front, you will see quite a bit of rain. wet and windy in the middle of the week. once we get through that, towards the end of the week, things could be warmer, especially in the south. welcome to the film review. taking is through this week's cinema releases is, as ever, hello. this is bbc news. i'm annita mcveigh. the headlines: theresa may insists she's determined to continue as prime minister, despite moves by tory rebels to force her to resign. there have been s

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world cup with a 3—1 win in northern ireland against belfast.land also qualify after a goal against slovenia. and three home runs are hit ina slovenia. and three home runs are hit in a victory against the boston red sox. welcome to the programme. starting with the news that reigning champions germany have qualified for next yea r‘s world cup champions germany have qualified for next year's world cup in russia. they beat northern ireland 3—1 in belfast to guarantee their automatic passage. they won all nine of their qualifiers to date. sebastian rooney fired home the winner for the four—time world champions. the advantage was doubled 20 minutes later. there was a consolation for the home side and it was a convincing win. translation: as we ta ke convincing win. translation: as we take stock of our qualifying campaign asa take stock of our qualifying campaign as a whole so far, i have to say that as far as i'm concerned everything is positive on all counts. in september of last year we looked at our group, assessed our opponents and told ourselves

a time in northern ireland and southern scotla nd northern ireland and southern scotland and northernnd, the winds will pick up on the southern flank of storm brian as it moves out into the north sea. bands of wet weather moving around it, wet at times tonight, a lot of rain feeding into north—west england and into sunday morning. 8—11d. a wet start for some of this in north wales, a bit of rain may move into the midlands and east anglia through the morning, but the trend through the

it page is in belfast. may be downgraded but ireland still it may be downgraded but ireland is stillh authorities are still very concerned. forecasters have said the storm will be destructive, violent and potentially life—threatening. earlier today a red weather warning was issued for coastal areas. tonight, that has been extended right across the whole country. tomorrow, in the republic of ireland, no schools will open. people are being advised to stay indoors and soldiers will be on stand—by, particularly in the south and west by gusts are expected to be strongest. in northern ireland the met office have issued an amber weather warning. there is potential danger to life from flying debris. thank you. with all the sport — here's olly at the bbc sport centre. good here's olly at the bbc sport centre. evening, reet maria sharapova has won her first tournament since returning from a doping ban. her first tournament the former world number one won the tianjin open. also in china, one of the sport's great rivalries was renewed at the shanghai masters as roger federer beat rafael nadal. a

the met service in ireland has issued a red warning.d wales. the winds start to pick up through the irish sea in particular as we go into the afternoon. western parts of wales, the isle of man, northern ireland, parts of south—west scotland in particular. we can see winds in excess of 80 miles per hour in a few spots. that will cause loose debris to fly around and travel disruption. only part of the story, of course. on monday, rain across the board in ireland. cool conditions in scotland with outbreaks of rain. england and wales, away from western coasts, blustery day but quite a warm and sunny one, 23 degrees. evening rush—hour, midlands, northern england, gusty winds. the strongest of the wind in the north. the low pressure system will transfer to northern scotland. these areas could see 60—70 miles per hour winds. they could cause disruption. temperatures holding up into tuesday morning. through monday and tuesday, just a reminder, some problems around, not just with transport, power supply problems as well. check for warnings on th

it's been something across england and ireland? something across england and ireland ?s across the country for different reasons. this is hurricane ophelia, on saturday, it was a major category three hurricane, it weakened as it came past spain and portugal. then return to normal low—pressure, i say normal but it has been incredibly powerful. the strongest winds have been to the south of the republic of ireland, near cork, 97 mph gusts, and in the last couple of hours in west wales, gusts of up to 90 mph. for some of us, the story has been strong winds but for others it is about the red sun, ophelia picking up about the red sun, ophelia picking up dust from the sahara and smoke from forest fires burning in spain and portugal to turn the sky bred for some. but tonight, fierce winds coming across northern ireland, west wales and western scotland. a met office amber warning in force for wind gusts of up to 80 mph, strong enough to bring down trees. overnight, we are likely to see further transport disruption. we have seen some of that with trees blown over in places. that

and western parts of england and wales and northern ireland, northern ireland were the met office havessued be prepared warning, there will be disruption during the day, kidney as well 70—80 mph winds then the western fringes of wales and northern ireland and south—west scotland, lots of rain with it, much of england and wales will be dry, blustery winds, not a strong away from the western coasts, highs of around 22—24. this is bbc news with martine croxall. the headline: the bbc understand a third british woman has come forward accusing producer harvey weinstein of rape. one of them the british actress, lysette anthony. she says she was attacked at her london home in the late 1980s. a warning of steep rises in food prices if we leave the eu without a trade deal. but a cabinet minister has said that british farmers would produce more food for the nation, if the uk left the eu without a trade deal. the car maker vauxhall says 400 jobs are to go at their plant at ellesmere port in cheshire by the end of the year. the company has blamed declining sales in europe. patients in england who g

there's an amber weather alert in northern ireland and in parts of ireland, schools will be closed tomorrowsler is in cannes to interview michelin star chef galton blackiston on his passion for cookery in talking books good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. the bbc understands the metropolitan police is investigating a further three sexual assault allegations made by one woman against film producer harvey weinstein. alexandra mackenzie is here. the british police very much involved now in this investigation. what have we learned? we got a statement from them within the last hour, this statement, they have not named the hollywood producer but the bbc understands that is who they are referring to in this statement, they have reminded us that on the 11th of robert merseyside police had referred an allegation of sexual assault to the metropolitan police service and what they said is that it's alleged that a man sexually assaulted a woman in the late 80s in west london. we understand that to be the british actress lysette anthony, she has spoken to a sunday newspaper and she met the bridges in

scotland and northern ireland outbreaks of rain and drizzle. as strong. with cloud breaks across england and wales temperatures could be higher than showing on the chart. one or two spots could hit 23. then it gets interesting. sunday into monday, the remanents of what is currently hurricane ophelia reaches the republic of ireland. monday, western fringes of england and wales and northern ireland could see wind gusts of maybe 80mph. bye for now. this is bbc world news. our top stories: the organisation behind the the oscars votes to expel harvey weinstein. a canadian hostage released by afghan militants speaks about his family's ordeal after being held in captivity it would be of incredible importance that we would be able to build a century brow surviving children to focus on edification and try to regain some portion of the child that they have lost. proposals for tougher sentences for the perpetrators of acid attacks. the government wants minimum jail terms of six months for repeat offenders.

also in the next hour: hurricane 0phelia heads to ireland.e south as they prepare to be battered by gusts of up to 80 miles per hour. and we'll have a round up of sport at half past including newcastle's draw against southampton.

two ireland and northern ireland by two ireland and northern ireland rug by stars two ireland and northernis as raqqa was their self proclaimed capital. it's thought the group now controls just a handful of towns along the euphrates valley. portugal has begun a period of three days of national mourning for the 36 people killed in wildfires that have devastated parts of the country. firefighters continue to tackle a number of blazes in central and northern portugal, although rains have eased the situation in some areas. alison roberts reports from lisbon. with more than 660 separate blazes starting over two days, portugal's firefighters were stretched to the limit and beyond. in many areas, residents had to fend for themselves, and choose between protecting their property, or fleeing for their lives. even some of those who did flee ran into terrible trouble. with up to 6,000 firefighters on the ground during the day on monday, most of the blazes were gradually brought under control, even as the number of dead rose steadily. paying homage to the victims in this terrible year for fires, portu

in terms of advice in northern ireland, it is simply to ta ke in northern ireland, it is simply to takericity has said they are monitoring the situation and that emergency plans are being put in place. for people travelling in the evening rush hour tomorrow, they are being urged to take care as travel delays are certainly expected and anyone considering making long journeys from later tomorrow afternoon onwards, they are being asked to reconsider those plans. 0k, thank you. we are getting some breaking news from the press association, reporting that british police are investigating three further sexual assault allegations involving film producer harvey weinstein in london in 2010, 2011 and 2015. that is according to sources. harvey weinstein, of course, has denied any accusations against him, saying it was consensual sex in all cases. british police are investigating three further sexual assault allegations against the hollywood film producer. a number of women have, of course, come out in the last couple of days, alleging that he abused them, so the british police saying they are going

ireland don't even want them to pay it.ntil everyone says tax loopholes are closed, it is all was going to be a negotiation. ireland were playing the game, maybe not to this extent, before the crash. it has been a long—running strategy, rather than just a recovery. will it be levelled out not necessarily by the actions of the european commission but national governments like donald trump who wants to reduce corporation tax in the united states, here in the uk we talked about that, you know, countries competing...? there about that, you know, countries competing... ? there is about that, you know, countries competing...? there is no doubt, but will you kill it off? no. one of the reasons going back to george osborne getting the corporation tax rate down to 19%, and you heard the labour party manifesto last week wanting to get it back up to where george osborne had it before, it is quite hard to argue the toss. the reason the conservatives did it was to get business to this country and it is enticing. do you think the likes o

wales and the republic of ireland meet in a little over an hourfor world republic of ireland meet inittle over an hour for world cup qualification at stake. we assess england world cup squad, zak hardaker provisionally suspended after testing positive for cocaine. and the olympic hockey coach back on the pitch after a heart attack that left him fighting for his life. the pitch after a heart attack that left him fighting for his lifelj did have a particularly dark moment where i thought, you know, what will happen? will come out the other side 0k? plenty to bring you tonight. but really only one place to start, that is at the cardiff city stadium where wales and the republic of ireland are preparing to meet for their final world cup qualifying group match. plenty is at stake for both sides, a winter either and they are indeed a possible play—off spot and a trip to russia. there are plenty of permutations who we can discuss with andy at the stadium. we will get to those possible outcomes in a moment, but with so much state for both sides, what an occasion tonight? it is a huge occasion

chris buckler, bbc news, ireland.t been confirmed that the death was a woman when a tree fell on her car in south—west ireland. county kerry has borne the brunt of the storm so far. pascal shehy from the irish broadcaster rte sent this from dingle bay, where strong winds have been causing disruption. i've just come outdoors again to show you that significant amounts of rain are being carried now in the wind. the wind has abated slightly. perhaps we are over the worst of it here in south kerry and the storm is moving northwards. as i say, there are now significant amounts of rain falling. will it cause problems later on? the tide is coming in here. the breeze, the wind is due to veer around first of all southerly and then south—westerly, and that will drive the tide onshore and that has caused problems here in the past in bays like dingle bay, communities around here, and here in ross bay. and there have been flooding problems there. we can expect something like that in a localised fashion again. the other problem bein

what is left of hurricane ophelia approaches ireland and northern ireland. be dry. warmer, and less windy. hello again. you're watching bbc news. our latest headlines for you. the organisation that runs the oscars vote to expel the disgraced hollywood producer harvey weinstein. they want to send a message that there is no place in the industry for sexually predatory behaviour. motorists will cause death by speeding or white using a mobile phone are among those who may be handed life sentences

the met service in ireland has issued a red warning. will steadily strengthen in the west. scotland will have rain come and go. dry conditions in england and wales. the winds start to pick up through the irish sea in particular as we go into the afternoon. western parts of wales, the isle of man, northern ireland, parts of south—west scotland in particular. we can see winds in excess of 80 miles per hour in a few spots. that will cause loose debris to fly around and travel disruption. only part of the story, of course. on monday, rain across the board in ireland. cool conditions in scotland with outbreaks of rain. england and wales, away from western coasts, blustery day but quite a warm and sunny one, 23 degrees. evening rush—hour, northern england, gusty winds. the strongest of the wind in the north. the low pressure system will transfer to northern scotland. these areas could see 60—70 miles per hour winds. they could cause disruption. temperatures holding up into tuesday morning. through monday and tuesday, just a reminder, some pro

this bard also saw further detailed discussions on northern ireland and ireland., we have developed joint patrols on common travel area and associated rights. these will preserve the rights of uk and irish nationals to live, work and study across these islands, protect their associated rights to public services and social security, to provide legal certainty these principles recognise the withdrawal agreement should formally at knowledge for the uk and ireland to continue to uphold these bilateral arrangements. our teams have mapped out areas of cooperation that function on a north— south basis and we have begun detailed work on this. we have also agreed critical guiding principles to protect the good friday agreement and are working on steps to make this a reality. throughout this process , we this a reality. throughout this process, we have reaffirmed our commitment to the rights of the people of northern ireland to choose to be british or irish as they choose. i have set out our determination to focus on creative solutions. we cannot fully resolve theseissues s

tomorrow, a database but important, northern ireland and the west of scotla nd northern ireland and thethe day. southern england and wales will be largely dry and of the cloud breaks up to reveal sunshine, particularly in the east, temperatures could easily hit 20 but some place might even get 23. how, keep an eye on this, currently on the atlantic, hurricane ophelia, it would be a hurricane as it approaches us but still will give some very windy weather in the west. that's all from me for now.

- gradually warming late week into the weekend - ophelia (post tropical); stro ireland and the uk today today: am clouds to sun. breezy to windy & cooler. highs: 62-65 winds: nw 10-15 g 25 mph tonight: mainly clear and chilly. lows: 36-45 winds: n 5 mph tuesday: sunny. chilly start; cool afternoon. highs: 62-65 winds: nw to s 5 mph we are following breaking news overseas -- skyrocketing in somalia following a double car bombing over the weekend. al shabaab has just claimed responsibility for the attack. it happened near a popular hotel in the capital city of mogadishu. this morning-- state officials say at least 276 people are confirmed dead. and that number is expected to increase as crews sift through a nearby building that collapsed. also breaking -- a frantic search for a missing person right now after an oil rig explosion on lake pontchartrain in new orleans. police say at least hurt -- many of them are critical. authorities on the scene report that cleaning chemicals ignited on the surface of the oil rig platform. the coast guard is being called in to conduct a water quality evalu

the met office has issued an amber alert for high winds in northern ireland and, in parts of ireland,ill be closed tomorrow. austria's 31—year—old conservative party leader sebastian kurz is tipped to become europe's youngest leader, while the far—right freedom party could join a coalition government for the first time in a decade. now on bbc news it's time for a cookery special of talking books with gavin esler. hello and welcome to talking books cookery special from cannes, here in the south of france. an area noted for its wonderful food and superb wine. we're here to talk to the michelin starred chef galton blackiston, born and raised in norfolk, his most recent book is hook, line and sinker which as you might have guessed is mostly about fish. galton blackiston, welcome. it is very nice to be here, thank you. before our interview, i was looking at the critics for something really damning and they say, you could not for something really damning and they say, you cook not for money but with passion for your work. your restaurant is an earthly paradise and a place of pilgrimage. the

we don't want a hard border with northern ireland, we wa nt hard border with northern ireland, we want set our own trade policy. but they also set out in more detail that we have seen before, what would happen in the event of no deal. there is contingency planning. we have told that is a long time now, what would happen if there is no deal. these papers set out this in more detail than we have seen before. the international trade secretary has been talking about that this evening. we want to get a deal, but we will prepare for what will happen without a deal. a lot of work is underway to ensure that if we come to the end of the negotiation period and our european partners have not been willing to come into a deal with us, then we will leave without one. what we set out today in our white paper on trade and customs, where some of the legal powers we would have to take to enable that to happen. but again we hope that when the case. preparatory work has been going on for some time in the event of no deal coming back from these negotiations, but she is now putting it front and centre. what

severe weather warnings were in place across ireland and homes, cars, in place across ireland and homeshomes, cars, even stadiums, were no match for the wins. this roof was born from a school in county cork and it was the irish government repeatedly called a national merger and see. this is a national red alert that applies to all cities, counties and all areas. and also bear in mind even after the storm has passed there will still be dangerous. galway was in the direct path. here many listened to the appeals for people to stay inside. in the city centre most shops stayed shut because of the storm. but in galway bay, even with 0phelia approaching, some ignored all the warnings to go swimming. that's the type of idiot that will put somebody‘s life at risk and wasting the resources of the emergency services that should be somewhere else at the same time. lives have been lost as a result of fallen trees. and the challenges posed by this extreme weather has been obvious. it's no surprise that many flights into and out of ireland were cancelled today. we are keeping a little bit of a distanc

gareth bale, left in the stand, could only watch as the republic of ireland won the game.hrough the play—offs while wales, their long wait for a place in the world cup continues. in group g spain and italy had already respectively secured the top two spots with italy into the play—offs and both secured victories in their matches. syria could take a big step towards qualifying for their first world cup on tuesday when they face australia in sydney. the tie is level at i—all after the first leg in malaysia last week, where syria have been playing their home games because of the civil war in their country. chris latchem previews the action. reaching the world cup could not be much closer. what to qualifying rounds away from a place in russia. australia are back on tuesday at reaching a fourth world cup is the only thing on their mind. we know that if we win tomorrow night we go through to the next round and our objective is to play our football and we want to be aggressive and test them and that is what we will do. the socceroos may have home at one pitch but as many as 15,00

james mcclean firing ireland ahead with the sweetest of strikes. the contrasting emotions in the stands were plain to see. for injured talisman gareth bale, it was hard to watch. as time ebbed away, so did the host's chances. they threw everything they could at ireland, but there was to be no fairy—tale comeback. the final whistle for their world cup hopes. ireland then head into the play—offs, but for wales, the waiting goes on. a night which promised so much, delivered only more heartache. yes, it was some performance from the republic of ireland. for wales, it was another case of so near, yet so it was another case of so near, yet so far. they certainly missed their star player gareth bale tonight, injured just when they needed him most. once again, their world cup hopes have ended in deep disappointment. indeed they have. thank you. newsnight is coming up on bbc two. here's evan davis. you'll remember the night of the grenfell fire, the story of the baby apparently thrown from a window, and miraculously caught — and saved — by a man below. but

not as strong as what we saw for northern ireland and the republic of ireland yesterday.you? hurricane 0phelia had tropical air and was coming up from the south, dragging in some desert sand from the sahara but we think it is more to do with the fires that are parts —— in parts of spain and portugal. i will tell you more about that at 715. oh, you are such a tease. brilliant! thank you, carol. my daughter explained the saharan sand to me. so it's not so much about it landing on yourcar. to me. so it's not so much about it landing on your car. have you checked the car? last cleaned the car about nine years ago. let's take a look at today's papers. today that britain turned orange. cannabis growers routinely being let off, they say, by the mail. the front page of the daily telegraph has also got a picture also from london. this is south—west london and the main story, tories denied majority by unfair system. milton jones the comedian put a good one up saying it looked like the metre for the sun only took all the pound coins. most of the front page of the papers are from wes

i am ireland and northern england overnight. iam hopeful on ireland and northern england overnight.y be more chances for more people to see sunshine. i know i sound like a politician, but that is the way of it. it is not without its cloud and sufficient cloud across northern ireland, coming the wales, northwest, midlands, perhaps greater manchester with the odd spot of rain. as the day gets going, some of rain. as the day gets going, some of the cloud will pop away and overall there will be a better chance of many more of you seem decent brightness if not full on sunshine. across the south—west we have cloud and rain. also running out of the north of wales and north midlands. later, more rain in northern ireland and western scotland. if you are travelling home after the weekend, if you are out and about, there is a fair amount of dry weather. on monday, much the same. perhaps with less in the way of cloud in some areas and a lot of dry weather. not a bad day for the time of year but a sign of change on the wane. across the north—west of scotla nd the wane. across the north—west of s

for northern ireland, it is their first experience.ck travellers, for some, it will be their last chance to go to world cup final. it is something we should embrace. at the end of the day, we can look back on this campaign with pride, but we have one massive hurdle to overcome and everyone will do everything possible to make sure we get the opportunity. the only time northern ireland previously played switzerland in competitive matches was in the 1966 world cup qualifiers, when a certain george best scored. michael 0'neill‘s men will need a little magic like that if northern ireland are to qualify for the first world cup finals in 32 yea rs. for the first world cup finals in 32 years. stephen watson, bbc news, at the headquarters in zurich. england's youth teams continue to show signs of progress, with their u17s through to the quarter—finals of the world cup. they reached the last eight in india after beating japan 5—3 on penalties. it finished goalless after 90 minutes. england will now play the usa for a place in the semi—finals and

scotland, northern ireland, southern scotland, northern ireland, southern scotland, northern ireland,one just gone. the strength of the winds give us some cause for concern. particularly through the central part of the country to the early hours. that could bring some branches down and perhaps some disruption to travel. something we are keeping an eye on. blustery started thursday for central and southern england and that rain will clear south and then behind it and the sunshine although will be a few showers feeding across on that both north—westerly wind. and the strength of the wind will make it feel cool even though the thermometer may read 1a—17. through tomorrow evening and overnight those winds slowly ease and thermos of the country it will be fairly clear skies which means through the early hours of friday morning rules spots could see a touch of frost. ed joyce. wherever you are and for much of friday there is a fine day. a bit of friday there is a fine day. a bit of cloud creeping through the west as the day wears on. it'll connect to this weather front which will publicly a

the aftermath of a storm that's tested ireland.galway. 0ne one man has died and two others injured ina one man has died and two others injured in a stabbing outside parsons green tube station. the metropolitan police say the incident is not a terrorist attack and no arrests have been made. thousands of civilians are fleeing the iraqi city of kirkuk after the iraqi army seized control of the city from kurdish forces. kurdish fighters, known as peshmerga, have been in control of the city since 2014 when iraqi forces fled in the face of an advance by so—called islamic state. the city lies in a region claimed by both the kurds and the iraqi government and is outside the autonomous kurdish region in the north of iraq. last month kurds voted overwhelmingly for independence, provoking the iraqi government to send in troops. 0ur middle east correspondent 0rla guerin and cameraman duncan stone have sent this report from kirkuk. pledging to defend kirkuk. peshmerga fighters began the day with defiance but this small band was no match for tan

for northern ireland it is their first experience.alify for back—to—back tournaments, for some it will be their last chance to go to a world cup final their last chance to go to a world cupfinaland their last chance to go to a world cup final and they will do everything possible to get there. this something we should embrace. we can look back on the campaign with pride. but one massive hurdle overcome. but we will do all possible to get the chance to do that. the only time that northern ireland have previously played switzerland in competitive matches was in the 1966 world cup qualifiers when a certain george best scored. they will need a little magic like that if northern ireland are to qualify for the first world cup finals in 32 years. there are some big games in the champions league this evening. liverpool are away in slovenia and the league leaders in italy, napoli, play the premier league leaders in manchester city. we will get into those games in a moment. but we start in madrid where tottenham take on the 12—time winners and b

follow the east across ireland.e wind is nowhere near as strong. —— had reached across the uk. that storm will track away from northern ireland and push its way into scotland so we will see the wind pick up here on monday night and across northern england there will be some gusty wind over and to the east of the pennines in time for the rush—hour on tuesday morning. be lowered self, what is left of the hurricane will move away. still some rain for northern ireland and in the south is well on tuesday. for a while that could be damaging wind bringing some travel disruption as well. thank you very much, darren. we are talking about the deadliest wildfires california is history. 40 people are now confirmed dead, hundreds are unaccounted for and thousands have been evacuated from their homes. devan gouvea was evacuated from her home in santa rosa earlier this week. she returned there yesterday and now wants to open it up to others in need. we can speak to devan now. thank you for talking to us. what happened to you ? tha