jon donnison reports.ll food outlets, including restaurants, pubs and takeaways, are given hygiene ratings by local councils. the scores range from zero to five. in wales and northern ireland, all food premises are legally required to publicly display those ratings, even if they have received a low score. but the same "scores on the doors" law, as it is known, does not apply in england, meaning a restaurant that might have been deemed to be filthy doesn't have to let its customers know. now, the local government association says brexit should be used as an opportunity to tighten the laws in england. the lga's calling for england to come in line with wales and northern ireland, and scores on the doors, the food hygiene ratings, are published on the premises‘s door, so that you know when you arrive at a restaurant exactly what is rating is. the lga says the change would encourage food outlets to improve hygiene, and reduce cases of food poisoning. jon donnison, bbc news. now the weather. a blustery weekend o

jon donnison reports. # 0 say, can you see...fight with these guys, but president trump is not shy of punching above his weight. today, though, at wembley, by refusing to stand for the star—spangled banner, dozens of players defied him. it came just days after president trump had this to say. wouldn't you love to see one of these nfl owners, when somebody disrespects our flag, to say, "get that son of a (bleep) off the field right now. out, he's fired. he's fired!" but in today's later games across the us, the defiance spread. taking a knee, as it's become known, has been used mainly by african—american players, in protest at cases of police brutality towards america's black communities. tonight, i am taking a knee for america. and last night at a concert in new york, stevie wonder, held by his son, went out of his way to criticise president trump. and it is notjust american footballers who are clashing with the president. steph curry is one of the world's best basketball players. as part of the nba championship team, it is tradi

jon donnison reports. # 0 say, can you see...ght with these guys, but president trump is not shy of punching above his weight. today, though, at wembley, by refusing to stand for the star—spangled banner, dozens of players defied him. it came just days after president trump had this to say. wouldn't you love to see one of these nfl owners, when somebody disrespects our flag, to say, "get that son of a bitch off the field right now. 0ut, he's fired. he's fired!" but, in today's later games across the us, the defiance spread. taking a knee, as it has become known, has been used mainly by african—american players, in protest at cases of police brutality towards america's black communities. and it is notjust american footballers who are clashing with the president. steph curry is one of the world's best basketball players. as part of the nba championship team, it is tradition that his golden state warriors should visit the white house. i don't want to go, that's really it. the things that he's said, and the things that he hasn't said

jon donnison, bbc news. gavin ramjaun has all the sport.hey won by 124 runs. moeen ali starred during england's innings, moving from 50 to 100 in 12 balls. the fastest half century in international cricket. joe root managed 84, as england made 369 at bristol. chris gayle's 94 was the best turn for the windies, who were all out for 245. it was a good time to come into that, i played myself in a bit and had licensed to clear the small ropes, and it is my size of boundary. did you get that feeling once you had cleared the ropes a couple of times that the crowd were going wild as well, you could hit every ball for six? yes. i think they bowled a lot in that area. it was just one of those days, i could easily have hit one out but everything seemed to go for six. india have moved top of the one—day rankings thanks to their series win over australia, hardik pandya scoring 78 as the home side sealed a five—wicket victory. india now have an unassailable lead in the five match series. europe have won the inaugural laver cup, beating the world team in

jon donnison, bbc news.the shape of new zealand's next government, after an inconclusive election. caretaker prime minister bill english says his national party are keen to start coalition talks, but he doesn't want to rush new zealand first, who hold the balance of power. jennifer curtin is director of new zealand's public policy institute, at auckland university, and shejoins me now. doctor curtin, thank you so much for joining us. first of all, the kingmaker here is the new zealand first party, which is led by winston peters. who is he, and why will he decide who will run the next government? so, as you probably know, we have a proportional representation system that is very much like the german system. and so winston peters, who is the leader, has actually been a politician in the new zealand parliament for close on 30 years, so he is very experienced. but he formed his own breakaway party several decades ago, and he has been in and out of parliament since then. in the election on saturday, it looks like

jon donnison, bbc news.ct white house business. the existence of the account was confirmed in a statement on sunday. during his campaign, mr trump repeatedly criticised his rival, hillary clinton, for using a personal e—mail account while she was secretary of state. stay with us on bbc news. still to come: in many parts of pakistan, stray dogs are a problem to be controlled. but, on this deserted island off the coast, fishermen are becoming their best friends. ben johnson, the fastest man on earth, is flying home to canada in disgrace. all the athletes should be clean going into the games. i'm just happy that justice is served. it is a simple fact that this morning, these people were in their homes. tonight, those homes have been burnt down by serbian soldiers and police. all the taliban positions along here have been strengthened, presumably in case the americans invade. it's no use having a secret service which cannot preserve its own secrets against the world. and so the british government has no option b

jon donnison, bbc news.e editor at the hill, a us political website. thank you very much forjoining us this evening. why is president trump feeling he can take on the might of the nfl, which of course has a massive support base across the country? the short answer is that i think he does believe that his sta nce think he does believe that his stance plays well with his base, that base at last november's election which was predominantly working—class white people, very culturally conservative people. he has played to that cultural conservatism throughout his relatively brief political career, so relatively brief political career, soi relatively brief political career, so i think he believes that will pay dividends for him again in this instance. how difficult might it be for nfl supporters who are also supporters of donald trump? for nfl supporters who are also supporters of donald trump7m for nfl supporters who are also supporters of donald trump? it will be difficult. there are some who are both supporter o

jon donnison reports.le sign of the misery coming to an end. after more than four feet of rain in less than a week, it could be days before the water levels fully recede. thousands of people have now been rescued from their homes, grabbing what they can carry and getting out. everything is gone. we lost everything in the house. overnight, the storm moved on to tennessee, bringing more heavy rain and flooding. i was walking in the grass and i was walking, and i stepped down, and something just swept me up under. my head was hit, i seen light up under there, and i came out and i tried to grab a tree, and it's swept me under again. and i grabbed onto another tree, and i asked the lord to help me, and ijust started pulling myself up out of there. the vice—president, mike pence, flew into texas to see the damage first—hand. this is a key moment for the embattled and historically unpopular trump presidency. it can't be seen to get it wrong. the american people are with you. we are here today, we will be here tom

jon donnison, bbc news. the fringes of the storm have already begun to hit cuba.t is in havana. the sense seems to be it will get worse where you are later in the day. that's right, jane. it's been another anxious 2a hours for cubans, they've had to watch this storm gradually get closer and see the destruction that it's wrought across the caribbean in its path towards them, it's been an unsettling time here on the island. we have seen the authorities here evacuate large parts of the east of the island and the northern coastline, that's obviously where a lot of tourists are based too, because of course people are heading to the low—lying coastal zones, that's where resorts are and so on. there has been an effort to bring them here to other bigger cities. at this stage it's beginning to turn into a crossing your fingers beginning to turn into a crossing yourfingers and beginning to turn into a crossing your fingers and praying situation. people are getting together with families, schools have obviously been cancelled for the day. we have just heard as well that flig

jon donnison reports. # 0h, say can you see by the dawn‘s early light #.ut president trump is not shy of punching above his weight. today though, at wembley, by refusing to stand for the star spangled banner, dozens of players defied their commander—in—chief. it came just days after president trump had this to say. wouldn't you love to see one of these nfl owners, when somebody disrespects our flag, to say get that son of a bleep off the field right now. 0ut, he's fired. he's fired! "taking a knee", as it's become known, has been used by mainly african—american players in protest at police brutality and last night, at a concert in new york, stevie wonder, helped by his son, went out of his way to criticise president trump. the things that he said and the things that he hasn't said in the right times, that we won't stand for it. but the president was not best pleased. 0n social media, he said going to the white house was a great honour and that steph curry‘s hesitation meant the invitation was withdrawn. today, as gridiron came to great britain, the controv

jon donnison has the latest on the destruction across the region. irma is proving to be relentless. the british territory of the turks & caicos islands among the latest places to be hammered. the wind has dropped, but only slightly. this was the moment irma passed over the british virgin islands. and this is what it left in its wake. the major warning was when a skylight was blown off of our roof. and you could just hear the wind blasting through the upstairs of the house and, at that moment, you thought the roof might go. that was the warning to get the hell downstairs into the basement, the most secure part of the building. a state of emergency has now been declared. all of us have been affected by irma, and some more than others. apart from the structural damage, there have sadly been reports of casualties and fatalities. i am truly heartbroken by this news. my thoughts and prayers are with each and every one of you. these pictures, from the capital, show the extent of the damage. viewed from space, irma looks almost serene but at 400 miles wide,

jon donnison reports. than four feet of rain in less than a week, it could be days before the water levels fully recede. thousands of people have now been rescued from their homes, grabbing what they can carry and getting out. everything is gone. we lost everything in the house. overnight, the storm moved on to tennessee, bringing more heavy rain and flooding. i was walking in the grass and i was walking, and i stepped down, and something just swept me up under. my head was hit, i seen light up under there, and i came out and i tried to grab a tree, and it‘s swept me under again. and i grabbed onto another tree, and i asked the lord to help me, and ijust started pulling myself up out of there. the vice—president, mike pence, flew into texas to see the damage first—hand. this is a key moment for the embattled and historically unpopular trump presidency. it can‘t be seen to get it wrong. the american people are with you. we are here today, we will be here tomorrow, and we will be here every day until this ci

jon donnison reports.ncluding restaurants, pubs and takeaways, are given hygiene ratings by local councils. the scores range from zero to five. in wales and northern ireland, all food premises are legally required to publicly display those ratings, even if they have received a low score. but the same "scores on the doors" law, as it is known, does not apply in england, meaning a restaurant that might have been deemed to be filthy doesn't have to let its customers know. now, the local government association says brexit should be used as an opportunity to tighten the laws in england. the lga's calling for england to come in line with wales and northern ireland, and scores on the doors, the food hygiene ratings, are published on the premises's door, so that you know when you arrive at a restaurant exactly what is rating is. the lga says the change would encourage food outlets to improve hygiene, and reduce cases of food poisoning. jon donnison, bbc news. let's go back to our lead story. hurricane irma's destr

jon donnison, bbc news.estored. in some areas there is little or no fuel, and people are being warned to stay put. we‘ve got down power lines all across the state, we‘ve got roads that are impassable still across state, we‘ve got debris all over the state. miami‘s financial district has been badly damaged, and just hours after the hurricane struck, looters arrived. night time curfews have now been imposed. several cities remain flooded. this is jacksonville. people have been told to watch for alligators and snakes in the floodwaters. hurricane irma may have been downgraded to a tropical depression, but it keeps causing misery as it pushes north and further inland. this is the picture in south carolina. next in its path, alabama and tennessee. irma isn‘t finished yet. sarah corker, bbc news. 0n the tourcaptain 0n the tour captain pedre and is heading back to the caribbean, very shortly —— heading back to the caribbean, very shortly -- and we can speak to captain pedre who is heading to the caribbean very shor

the bbc‘s jon donnison has the latest. horns blare.e moment of truth comes for catalonia, a show of force from those supporting independence. crowd chant. they're calling it a tractorada — an armada of farmers rolling into barcelona. cheering. determined sunday's referendum should go ahead. translation: we've come in peace and we don't want to provoke any kind of confrontation with the people of spain or anyone else. because we and the spanish are like stepbrothers, but people want to decide for themselves, not have someone else, above all madrid, deciding what happens in their own home. today, catalan officials raided the ballot boxes, determined the referendum will proceed. but that won't be easy. spain's national government has already confiscated millions of ballot papers and arrested a number of pro—independence figures. speaking to the bbc, though, the catalan president said if the referendum produces a yes vote, independence could be declared within days. translation: after results are officially published, which could be a matt

enough. 900 british troops, 50 police officers, and over 20 tonnes of aid are also on their way. jon donnisonng but it is taking time. on board this plane, medical supplies, emergency shelter, food and water. another raf cargo plane was loaded up last night at brize norton, en route to the caribbean. on board, medical supplies, emergency shelter, food and water. and later today hms 0cean will set sailfrom gibraltar, with a crew of 700 specialising in disaster relief. but it will take around 12 days to cross the atlantic. the government continues to have to answer criticism that it's been too slow to respond. the foreign secretary is going out there straightaway to report. the prime minister and i are working here back home, with the cobra emergency committee meeting every day, and we are starting work now on the longer—term reconstruction that is going to be needed. the british virgin islands have been devastated. this is a queue to get into a local supermarket on the island of tortola. people are hungry and helpless. some uk troops are already on the ground helping to distribute food and wat

but first our correspondent jon donnison has the latest. a single hurricane is horrific enough.th to hit the caribbean in less than two weeks. the french island of guadeloupe, among the latest places to ta ke guadeloupe, among the latest places to take a pounding. in nearby martyn meade, people found themselves overwhelmed by floodwaters. —— martin eeko. at daybreak they were waking up to see the damage. the island of dominica also suffered. this unverified video was posted online as the hurricane hit and the lights went out. the church roof has blown in. my neighbour's roof, blown. maria also hit dominica, where even the prime minister wasn't spared, taken to social media to say that his roof had gone and his house is flooding. from space you can see the scale of the hurricane. maria is tracking north—east towards the british territories of antigua and barbuda, anguilla and the virgin islands. in the us virgin islands they haven't begun rebuilding after being flattened by hurricane armour. two weeks later they are bracing themselves again —— hurricane irma. buildings, houses, b

jon donnison, bbc news.latest on the path of hurricane irma and where it's heading, here's chris fawkes. thank you. you might remember yesterday we were talking about this category five hurricane, the second strongest hurricane outside of the pacific basin that we have seen on record. their strongest was hurricane alan in 1980. you might remember it came onshore first of all yesterday, making its first la ndfall all yesterday, making its first landfall in barbuda. it has caused catastrophic damage here. indeed, the prime minister gaston revol described bermuda as being barely habitable. we expected winds gusting to 225 miles an hour. this was a storm at its peak, barbuda was in the wrong place. from their networked north—westwards made a second landfall across the island of st martin. again, causing catastrophic damage. one of the local councillors on the island talked about 85% of the building being damage. —— 95%. then it went north—west enduring yesterday evening time, our time, north—west enduring yester

jon donnison, bbc news.time ago — manuel bohawkez — a correspondent with the american broadcaster cbs — sent us the latest from mexico city. right now every minute is critical in neighbourhoods like this one, we are in one of the hardest hit, this is the roma neighbourhood of mexico city, and if you take a look behind me you will see what is left of the 6—storey office building that collapsed. we are told that at this point 20 people have been rescued but up to a0 may still be trapped inside. there are firefighters here, members of the mexican police, mexico city's police as well as mexican marines all helping in this effort and there are also family members who have gathered nearby, they are looking at a list of names hoping that their relatives may have been rescued and taken to a hospital and hoping that they are not still on the list of missing people. scenes like this are being repeated throughout the mexican capital. there is a school that collapsed where dozens are reported dead, including schoolchild

jon donnison reports.given hygiene ratings by local councils. the scores range from zero to five. in wales and northern ireland, all food premises are legally required to publicly display those ratings, even if they have received a low score. but the same "scores on the doors" law, as it is known, does not apply in england, meaning a restaurant that might have been deemed to be filthy doesn't have to let its customers know.

jon donnison, bbc news.nother hurricane warning has been issued across much of the eastern caribbean just a week after many islands in the area were devastated by hurricane irma. american forecasters say a storm that will hit the leeward islands tonight is strengthening into a dangerous major hurricane. hurricane maria is expected to affect the british and us virgin islands and puerto rico by the middle of the week. time for a look at the weather. here's matt taylor. maria's just been upgraded to a category 2, which isjust near martinique. damaging winds and it could have a direct impact in dominica today. it pushes towards the british virgin islands and puerto rico. more details on the bbc weather website. our real concern is whether you have got the central heating on or not. it's been a cool few days, particularly in the morning. this is the scene outside yeovil where temperatures are only around six or seven. there is a general trend there for what we'll all see in the next few days. by night, the temper

jon donnison, bbc news.e irma. american forecasters say a storm that will hit the leeward islands tonight is strengthening into a dangerous major hurricane. hurricane maria is expected to affect the british and us virgin islands and puerto rico by the middle of the week. time for a look at the weather. here's matt taylor. maria's

a warning — there are some distressing images in this report from jon donnison.xico city, a desperate race against time to try and save lives. much of the focus on this flattened primary school, where at least 20 children were killed and dozens more are still missing. family and friends clinging to hope their loved ones might still be pulled out alive. translation: the only thing we have been told is to go to the hospital to check if your family are there. but my family has gone. in some places, sniffer dogs have been brought in to locate trapped people. but shifting the rubble will take time. the mexican president visited the primary school to see the rescue operation. translation: as of now, 22 bodies have been found, including two adults. there are 30 children still missing. eight adults are missing and the rescue efforts are ongoing. remarkably the efforts are paying off. several children pulled from the wreckage. in daylight, the scale of the damage across mexico city is even more striking. and all this in a city of more than 20 million, with one of the high

ok, jon donnison, thank you.d stop them being exploited by criminal gangs. our home affairs correspondent june kelly reports. the perilous route to europe for thousands of refugees. amongst them, children travelling on their own, hoping to eventually reach relatives in the uk. as an ambassador for the children's charity unicef, the actor michael sheen has met many families from syria displaced by the war there. unicef is campaigning for unaccompanied under—18s with family in the uk to be able to come here directly. at the moment, you can't apply to be reunited with your grandparents, or older siblings, or aunts and uncles, unless you are already in europe. so what that's doing is it's making young, unaccompanied children have to take that incredibly dangerous journey to get to europe, just to have a chance to be with the only family they have. 0mar, a syrian refugee whose identity we are protecting, is getting messages from his teenage brother, still trapped in their home country. he wants to bring his brother he

but first our correspondent jon donnison has the latest.ean, the hurricanes just keep on coming. maria, the third in less than two weeks. the french island of guadalupe latest to takea pounding. in nearby martini, people found themselves overwhelmed by floodwaters, and by daybreak they we re floodwaters, and by daybreak they were waking up to survey the damage. the island of dominator also suffered. this unverified video was posted online as a hurricane hit and the lights went out. the church roof has gone in. my neighbour's roof gone. maria also hit the island of dominica. they're even the prime minister was in spread, taking to social media to announce his group. at his house was flooded. from space you can see the scale of the hurricane. it is now tracking north—west towards antigua and barbuda as well as the british territories angry and the british virgin islands. in the us virgin islands they have not even begun to rebuild after being flattened by hurricane irma. two weeks on, they are bracing themselves yet again. there is not leave,

jon donnison, bbc news.camilla, an oxfam officer who on the ground in haiti. whilst everyone prepared for the worst it seems it has been even worse than that. what is happening on the ground? good evening, well, it started raining strongly this morning and just now it's getting calm but we think it is the calm before the storm actually. how are you preparing for it, what are you expecting? we expect that the storm will hit around 2p and through lipm, thatis will hit around 2p and through lipm, that is just a couple of hours from now, and the preparations are focused right now and getting as many people away from the coastal areas, the second largest city in haiti, in the north of the island. you have seen the pictures coming out other parts of the caribbean. that must make preparations even more urgent. yes, they are very urgent but this is an unprecedented storm. we are doing all we can but the damage, is highly likely to be very bad. so how do you prepare, not for the hurricane hitting but for the recovery

jon donnison, bbc news. he still gets a standing ovation.ttacked outside the altrincham and hale muslim association, and taken to hospital with a stab wound to the back of his neck. two men have been arrested. a controversial referendum on independence for iraqi kurds, is due to go ahead tomorrow, despite growing international pressure to call it off. despite growing international there are fears that if the kurds, who live in the oil—rich north of the country and make up nearly a fifth of the population, vote to form their own state, then that would mean the end of a unified iraq, causing instability across the middle east. 0ur middle east correspondent 0rla guerin reports. decades 0rla guerin reports. of struggle have brought the kurds decades of struggle have brought the kurds to this. the last rally before their independence referendum, the outcome not in doubt. but the strong support here is matched by strong opposition almost everywhere else, especially in baghdad. the prime minister, haider al—abadi, warning in a televised address tha

but first our correspondent jon donnison has the latest. a single hurricane is horrific enough.th to hit the caribbean in less than two weeks. the french island of guadeloupe, among the latest places to take a pounding. in nearby martinique, people found themselves overwhelmed by floodwaters. by daybreak they were waking up to see the damage. the island of dominica also suffered. this unverified video was posted online as the hurricane hit and the lights went out. the church roof has blown in. my neighbour's roof, blown. maria also hit the island of dominica, where even the prime minister wasn't spared, taken to social media to say that his roof had gone and his house was flooded. from space you can see the scale of the hurricane. it is now tracking north—east towards the british territories of antigua and barbuda, anguilla and the virgin islands. in the us virgin islands they haven't begun rebuilding after being flattened by hurricane irma. two weeks later they are bracing themselves again. there is not a leaf, every tree is bent. buildings, houses, businesses, everything devas

our correspondent, jon donnison, is at oxford crown court. what is the latest?f she does not reoffend for 18 months. the background to this case goes back to the 30th of december last year when following a row with her then boyfriend at christ church college in oxford, she stabbed him with a bread knife, stabbed him with a bread knife, stabbed him with a bread knife, stabbed him in the lower leg and also cut his hand as well. the court heard how she had been drinking heavily, it she also had a drug addiction problem. now, in sentencing today, the judge addiction problem. now, in sentencing today, thejudge ian pringle qc said that lavinia woodward had shown complete genuine remorse and that she had engaged since then in an extensive drug rehabilitation programme. the reason this case has generated some controversy is because in an earlier hearing thejudge had controversy is because in an earlier hearing the judge had suggested because she was, and extraordinarily able young lady, she might avoid a custodial sentence. that led to headlines in some of the tabloid n

jon donnison, bbc news.ing two british soldiers, have been charged with terror offences — including membership of a banned neo—nazi group. they're due to appear before westminster magistrates‘ court this morning. two other men have been released without charge. a 28—year—old man is being questioned about the death of a woman at a festival. 25—year—old louella mickey was discovered in a wooded area at the bestival site on monday. she is the daughter of holby city and taggart actorjohn mickey. there is "surprisingly limited" evidence that light drinking during pregnancy poses any risk to the baby, according to researchers, but women are still being recommended to avoid alcohol completely. scientists at the university of bristol reviewed existing studies and didn't find any convincing proof that a drink or two a week is harmful. analysis by the university of bristol of studies dating back to the 19505 suggests having one small glass of wine twice a week may result in a small increase in the chances of having a

jon donnison, bbc news. they are gathering strength and heading the way of the caribbean.t is likely to go. for the latest on the path of hurricane irma, and where it‘s likely to head by the weekend, here‘s chris fawkes of the bbc weather centre. we‘ve been tracking this ferocious storm over the last few days, initially it made landfall across barbuda, coming onshore at about seven o‘clock yesterday morning. barbuda is right in the middle of this second most powerful atlantic hurricane on record. the only hurricane on record. the only hurricane that has been stronger away from the pacific has been crab—maco hurricane alan in 1980. since then, it has moved across anguilla, about 95% of that island has been destroyed as well. from there, it made landfall again across there, it made landfall again across the british virgin islands, bringing a trail of devastation, winds of 220 mph and a massive storm surge, it is working north—west. the eye of the storm stays away from the north coast of puerto rico and will stay away from the north of haiti and the dominican republic too. bu

jon donnison, bbc news.f of the island's homes and businesses are without power. laura bicker is there. as the hurricane came through the streets of puerto rico emptied. at point it sounded like a jet engine. tha nkfully point it sounded like a jet engine. thankfully unmercifully, the eye of the storm, 185 catastrophic mile an hour winds stayed further to the north of the island and bat may have saved many lives, because as people emerged this morning, the damage is not as devastating as had been feared. the main problem here has been power. there were nearly1 million people without electricity, 22 hospitals are relying on generators, and the power company had already warned before the storm went through it may be some time before the power went back on. around 46 months, they warned. the authorities are still trying to get in touch with many of those in remote areas of this island and there has been some destruction and major flooding there has been some destruction and majorflooding in some parts. but ther

jon donnison, bbc news.ong running strike affecting bin collections in birmingham in in birmingham birmingham resumed this morning — after redundancy notices were issued to some workers. the industrial action was suspended last month after seven weeks — during which time rubbish piled up on many of the city's streets. our midlands correspondent sima kotecha reports. it looks bad and it smells even worse. a bin strike that's been going on for weeks and people here have had enough. itjust smells like a tip. i mean, there's bags dumped everywhere. bags which have opened up and just scattered all across the road and we have to walk through it every single day. it's not on. i don't know what they need to do. they need to sort something out between themselves and move on. that smell, it's so awful that you would rather do this to yourself than smell it, really. the council and the refuse workers are arguing about shift patterns, pay and conditions and job losses. this strike started at the end ofjune. the council