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but lee perry is remarkable, lee perry is spontaneous, lee perry is great, he's phenomenal, you knowdied at age 85. let's bring you back to our main story this hour, let's look at the scene at the moment, hurricane ida which has been downgraded from hurricane for to a hurricane two, nonetheless, president biden has now declared a major disaster exists in louisiana, and ordered federal aid to supplement recovery efforts in the areas worst effect did by the areas worst effect did by the hurricane. and in fact the slower it goes, the more rainfall it is dumping on cities along its route. we will keep across that for you on bbc news. hello there. sunday was a day of contrast — cool in the cloud, warm in the sunshine — and in actual fact, across southwest england, we saw temperatures into the mid—20s. a beautiful sunday afternoon for many. the next few days look likely to stay quite quiet across the whole of the country. quite a lot of dry weather around as well, but it will be mostly cloudy, and i suspect the temperatures easing away just a touch, around average if we're very lucky. high

�*cause i�*ve worked with lee perry and one thing i can tell you, when lee perry calls you for a sessionand every one of us, he�*s one of the greatest producers, produced tune with bob marley, myself and it goes on and on. bob marley has three styles, where i�*m concerned, that i can see. one of the styles comes from lee perry, right? and one comes from bob marley himself and one comes from the wailers. that is what i�*ve seen with my eyes. so, you know, boy, lee perry, he�*s great. the price paid for this putter reportedly makes it most expensive ever sold, it belonged to tiger woods. he practised and experimented with the putter but did not use it in competition. reminding you of one of our main stories the sour — hurricane ida is buttering that state of louisiana bringing what forecasters call catastrophic storm surge conditions, flash flooding and extreme winds to coastal areas. more than a million people are without power including the whole of the city of new orleans as hurricane ida moves 0rleans as hurricane ida moves in with a kilometres per hour winds. 0ne in with a kilometres

president emanuel scratch lee perry pledges to rebuild the country.er way for tokyo. there are now more than 10,000 seriously ill people waiting for hospital beds. our correspondent has been travelling with the medical team in tokyo as they fight to keep their patients alive. in the back of the car, dr kazuma tashiro is trying to find a hospital bed for one of his covid patients. in this densely—packed part of southern tokyo, there are now dozens of covid patients who need to be in hospital but can't get a bed. dr tashiro and his team are a literal lifeline. in this block, a 61—year—old man is very sick and on oxygen. so, last night, i called him to check if he was alive and he could talk with me at the time. but this morning, i couldn't talk with him by phone, so i'm very anxious for his healthy conditions. as soon as he enters, it's apparent the man is alive. it turns out he hasn't been able to pay his phone bill, so it's been cut off. he's also removed his oxygen mask, and as he checks, he finds his blood oxygen level is very low. his blood oxygen

i would remember lee "scratch" perry as one of the most significant and one of the best reggae producersfrom lee "scratch" perry and one comes from bob marley himself and one came from the wailers. the headlines on bbc news: rockets have been fired towards kabul airport where — the us evacuation operation is drawing to a close. they were intercepted by an american anti—missile system. the uk government seeks international support to ensure the taliban allow people to leave afghanistan — as british troops from kabul land back on uk soil. president biden declares a major disaster in louisiana as powerful hurricane ida makes landfall — wiping out all power in new orleans. summer 2021 has been a bumper yearfor uk holidays, with many of us opting not to go abroad because of the uncertainty around covid travel restrictions. some councils have reported record breaking numbers of visitors and resorts like bournemouth say hotel occupancy has been at almost 100% this summer. geeta pendse is on north shore beach in llandudno for us this morning. this summer has been particularly busy as we have hea

lee �*scratch' perry, one of the most influential figures injamaican music, has died at the age of 85oys and released more than 70 albums. the jamaican prime minister was among those paying tribute. you have been watching newsday. a reminder of our top story: one of the most powerful hurricanes ever to hit the us state of louisiana is moving inland, flooding coastal areas and cutting power to more than half a million people. that's all for now, stay with bbc world news. hello, there. sunday was a day of contrast — cool in the cloud, warm in the sunshine — and in actual fact, across southwest england, we saw temperatures into the mid—20s. a beautiful sunday afternoon for many. the next few days look likely to stay quite quiet across the whole of the country. quite a lot of dry weather around as well, but it will be mostly cloudy, and i suspect the temperatures easing away just a touch, around average if we're very lucky. high pressure still dominates the story. it's a blocking high that's preventing weather fronts from moving in off the atlantic. but a little bit more of a breeze alway

the influential reggae producer and performer lee "scratch" perry, has died injamaica at the age of 85 and dub music, reportedly producing more than a thousand recordings over 60 years. jamaica's prime minister paid tribute, saying he was truly one of the most important creative figures to come out of jamaica. certainly many tunes that i have enjoyed listening to over the years, he will be missed. you have been watching newsday. stay with us. 0ne one of the most powerful hurricanes ever to hit the us state of louisiana is moving inland, flooding coastal areas and cutting off power to more than half a million people. meteorologists say hurricane ida is bringing sustained winds of up to 215 kph and has even reversed the flow of the mississippi river in the area. that's all for now, stay with bbc world news. hello there. sunday was a day of contrast — cool in the cloud, warm in the sunshine — and in actualfact, across southwest england, we saw temperatures into the mid—20s. a beautiful sunday afternoon for many. the next few days look likely to stay quite quiet across the whole of the cou

the influential reggae producer and performer lee "scratch" perry, has died injamaica at the age of 85dings over 60 years. here watching bbc news. the bbc has been told that the uk government is set to announce plans to gradually lift the official ban on standing in premier league and championship football grounds. it's thought a handful of clubs in england's top two divisions will be selected as "early adopters" of safe standing before the current season ends in may. our political correspondent, peter saull reports. after a year—and—a—half away from the stands, it's hard to keep your emotions in check. but doing this, standing during a premier league football match, is still officially banned. by the end of the season in may, though, it's expected that, for some fans at least, it will be legally permitted. that is as long it's in designated safe standing areas, like here at celtic park. these rail seats, as they are known, are built into a waist—high barrier for the person behind to lean on. they are also allowed to be used in england's lower divisions. like here at league 1 shrewsbur

lee scratch perry, one of the most influential figures injamaican music, has died at the age of 85.m the wailers to the beastie boys and released more than 70 albums. the jamaican prime minister was among those paying tribute today. with all the sport now, here's 0lly foster at the bbc sport centre. good evening. it's been another really good day for great britain at the paralympics. seven more golds including a first in wheelchair rugby, but there was a serial winner on the athletics track. from tokyo, here's our sports correspondent andy swiss. it's become one of british sport's most gloriously familiar sights. hannah cockroft has never lost at the paralympics and once again she did what she always does. a new world record! a sixth paralympic title for cockroft, who prepared the heat of tokyo in a plastic greenhouse at her home in cheshire. we got up to 45 degrees one day, our hottest day here has been 44, so it worked pretty well. at times it felt stupid, it felt so silly to be doing it, but here we are and it has worked, so maybe that's the secret! others were on the road to red

. ♪♪ [music break] amy: "i am the upsetter" by lee "scratch" perry.uential and pioneering reggae and dub producer and musician perry passed away sunday in west jamaica at the age of 85. this is democracy now!, democracynow.org, the war and peace report. i'm amy goodman. hurricane ida, one of the most powerful storms ever to hit the united states, roared ashore sunday in southern louisiana in an area dominated by the oil industry that is also home to many native communities. e storm brought a seven foot storm surge, 150 mile-per-hour nds, and up to two feet of rain to the gulf coast. it was so powerful, it completely knocked out power to the city of new orleans and reversed the flow of the mississippi river. the category 4 storm hit on the same day hurricane katrina devastated the area 16 years earlier. it has been blamed for at least one death and more are expected. a system of dikes and levees that protects the new orleans region from rising waters is reportedly holding -- for now. much of it built since katrina. but still its underfunded and officia