luxmy gopal reports.ing 58 people and injuring so hundreds at a music festival in las vegas and police still don't know why he did it. the 64—year—old opened fire from his hotel room before turning the gun on himself. at a press briefing, the las vegas metropolitan police department said they've gone through more than a thousand leads in the investigation. we have looked at everything, literally, to include the suspect‘s personal life, any political affiliation, his social behaviours, economic situation and any potential radicalisation that so many have claimed. we have been down each and every single one of these paths, trying to determine why, to determine who else may have known of these plans. the police have ruled out the possibility that there was another shooter in the room with paddock. but they haven't established what he was planning to do with the 50lb of explosives found in his car at the hotel. meanwhile, officials from las vegas airport say a bullet fired during the shooting pierced a jet fu

luxmy gopal reports.station, mudslides and flooding in costa rica in the wake of a powerful tropical storm. storm nate has already killed people and left several missing. the country has declared a national emergency, with more than 5,000 having to leave their homes, and the storm's destructive path has only just begun. forecasters predict it will head north, gaining force to become a categoryi hurricane when it reaches the united states across louisiana and florida. the mail of new orleans is preparing the city for the worst. given these threats i have declared a state of emergency for the city of new orleans. while still uncertain, the latest forecast shows nate strengthening and producing heavy winds and above—average rainfall in the area late saturday, sunday. models are going to change as this event draws closer. current forecasts indicate three to six inches of rain over the duration of this system, which is going to be 36 to 48 hours, and potential double that. all this after the us is still reelin

luxmy gopal, bbc news.he powerful american lobby group, the national rifle association, has backed calls to regulate rapid—fire devices for guns. stephen paddock, who killed 58 people in las vegas on sunday, used what's known as a "bump stock" to modify some of his weapons, turning them, in effect, into fully—automatic machine—guns. the white house and senior republicans are also saying they'll support a review. james cook reports from las vegas. the golden glass was shattered by a man intent on mayhem. why, police still don't know, but they say there's evidence stephen paddock had planned to survive the attack, and that he may have had help. we know stephen paddock is a man who spent decades acquiring weapons and ammo and living a secret life, much of which will never be fully understood. so far, there's been a lot of attention paid to the actions of the man who was in that building and what he did, firing down on this concert below. but what many people who were at that gig have told us is that they think

luxmy gopal reports. it's one of sweden's most popular game animals.eat than ever, but recently the species has been found to contain dangerously high levels of radiation, the result of fallout from chernobyl. in what remains the world's worst nuclear disaster, in 1986 the reactor at the soviet power station chernobyl exploded, sending a plume of radioactive material into the air. more than 30 years on it's still leaving its mark among sweden's wild boar population. one animal that was shot dead had around ten times the safe limit of radiation. translation: 13,000 becquerel, that really gave me a shock. i've shot deer containing 22,000 becquerel 30 years ago, but among wild boars, i've never heard of that. the levels have fallen in other wildlife, but experts say while wild boar are exposed to more radioactive material as they root around in the soil. the swedish authorities claim it doesn't pose a threat to humans. translation: what you can expect of radiation at such low levels is an increased risk of cancer, but at these levels, at an individual lev

luxmy gopal reports. from stephen paddock killing 58 people and injuring hundreds at a music festival in las vegas, and police still don't know why he did it. the 64—year—old opened fire from his hotel room before turning the gun on himself. at a press briefing, the las vegas metropolitan police department said they've gone through more than a thousand leads in the investigation. we have looked at everything, literally, to include the suspect‘s personal life, any political affiliation, his social behaviours, economic situation and any potential radicalisation that so many have claimed. we have been down each and every single one of these paths, trying to determine why, to determine who else may have known of these plans. the police have ruled out the possibility that there was another shooter in the room with paddock. but they haven't established what he was planning to do with the 50 pounds of explosives found in his car at the hotel. meanwhile, officials from las vegas airport say a bullet fired during

luxmy gopal, bbc news. finally to china, where a rare meteorite sighting was caught on camera.ll in the sky. witnesses described feeling the ground shake and hearing a loud roar as the piece of space rock hit the atmosphere. you can get in touch with me on twitter. stay with us. hello there. we've had a treat over the last couple of evenings. some amazing sunset pictures and this was one of them actually from friday evening. beautiful colours there, all because the sun was setting underneath this bank of high cloud that's been streaming down from the north—west. another picture there, this time from coventry. you can see the layers of cloud. that cloud has been thickening and it's been bringing with it outbreaks of rain from the north—west. that's spilling down across england and wales. the rain not amounting to very much, but it does mean it's much more difficult to see the moon at the moment. a lot of cloud as we head into the weekend. throughout the weekend we'll continue to feed in cloudier skies, and probably on saturday you're more likely to catch some rain. should be dri

luxmy gopal has more on hurricane nate. they watched it approach and now it is here. the us facing the full first of hurricane nate. winds of up to isokm/h and a storm surge is expected. it has hit the gulf coast of the states as torrential rain and flooding in parts of mississippi, alabama, florida and louisiana, where people have been ordered to evacuate. people in new orleans who remembered the devastation 12 years ago of hurricane katrina did what they could to prepare themselves for the impact of nate. the central americas already felt it with death in honduras, el salvador, costa rica and nicaragua where people are now without running water. scenes like these have become all too familiar in the last few months. the storm is turning out not to be nearly as bad as was feared. it was thought it may come in as a category two, in fact it made landfall as a category one. the explosive deepening that sometimes happens in the gulf of mexico when these storms hit hot water, warm water, has not happened with this storm, partly because it is moving so quickly. it is like i

luxmy gopal reports. they watched it approach, and then it hit.is facing the full force of hurricane nate, winds of up to 150km/h, with storm surges. the category one hurricane has hit the gulf coast of the states, as torrential rain and flooding in parts of mississippi, alabama, florida and louisiana, where people have been ordered to evacuate. being a fast—moving storm, we had to make sure the plans were in place and expedite them. we don't normally sees dance like that —— sea storms like that, it is an unusual hurricane season. the central americas already felt it with deaths in honduras, el salvador, costa rica and nicaragua, where tens of thousands of people are now without running water. and scenes like these have become all too familiar in the last few months. after back—to—back hurricanes irma and maria, people in the caribbean have been left without homes, power or clean water. visiting the islands to see the damage for himself, the united nations secretary general had a stark message. it is clear that warmer climate means more hurricanes

luxmy gopal reports.ation, mudslides, and flooding in costa rica in the wa ke and flooding in costa rica in the wake of a powerful tropical storm. storm nate has already killed people and left several missing. the country has declared a national emergency, with more than 5000 having to leave homes, and the destructive power has onlyjust begun. forecasters predict it will go north, gaining force to become a category i hurricanes when go north, gaining force to become a categoryi hurricanes when it lands against louisiana in florida. categoryi hurricanes when it lands against louisiana in floridali categoryi hurricanes when it lands against louisiana in florida. i have declared a state of emergency for new 0rleans. it is strengthening and producing heavy wind and above—average rainfall saturday and sunday. but models will change as this event draws closer. the current forecast is 3—6 inches of rain over the duration of the system, 36— 48 hours mode and potentially doubling back. all this after the us is sti

luxmy gopal reports. snapping a selfie with the local wildlife.pa rt wildlife. for some tourists, this is part of the holiday experience. and hold there is a less cuddly side to it. charities are warning that the craze for posing with wildlife sell theseis craze for posing with wildlife sell these is fuelling animal cruelty. world animal protection says the number of such pictures on instagram has quadrupled in the last four yea rs. has quadrupled in the last four years. it says behind the scenes, many creatures have been snatched from the wild i tour operators, are keptin from the wild i tour operators, are kept in paul conditions and harmed by interaction with tourists. it is a particular problem in the amazon region with pink dolphins, caymans and three toed sloths being affected. they are working to clamp down on wildlife selfie is that involve cruelty to ensure that animals are not being put at risk by this photo fad. twin brothers who've spent a lifetime trying to find out what happened to their father in the second world war have finally di

luxmy gopal reports.animal cruelty. world animal protection says the number of such pictures on the social media site instagram quadrupled in the past four years. it says behind the scenes, many of these creatures have been snatched from the wild by tour operators, are kept in poor conditions, and are harmed by tourist interaction. it is a particular problem in the amazon region with the most common selfie targets being the pink river dolphin and kay mens such as these. instagram says it is working with experts to clamp—down on wildlife selfies that involve cruelty to ensure that animals aren't being put at risk by this photo fad. plastic waste has become a major environmental problem. latest statistics suggest more than eight million tonnes of plastic ends up in the sea every year. john maguire has been to sweden, where currents and winds mean a great deal of it accumulates. reducing the eight million tons of plastic dumped in the world's oceans every year is now a priority around the globe and closing t

luxmy gopal, bbc news. that british jobs may be at risk are the us government imposed tariffs on aeroplanes made by bombardier. the wings of thejed are built in belfast where matt oven employs over 4000 people. the wings of the jet. where employs over 4000 people. the wings of thejet. where bombardier employees over 4000 people. ryanair‘s chief operations officer is to resign at the end of the month, following mistakes over pilot rotas that led to the cancellation of more then 20,000 flights. michael hickey worked at the airline for 30 years and was responsible for the scheduling of pilots' shifts. he's the first executive to leave in the wake of the flight cancellations which have affected more than 700,000 passengers. oil and gas companies in the gulf of mexico have shut their operations as tropical storm nate approaches. it has killed at least twenty—four people in central america and damaged thousands of homes. nate is predicted to be a category1 hurricane by the time it hits the united states on sunday

luxmy gopal reports. they watched it approach, and then it hit.he us is facing the full force of hurricane nate, winds of up to 150km/h, with storm surges. the category one hurricane has hit the gulf coast of the states, as torrential rain and flooding in parts of mississippi, alabama, florida and louisiana, where people have been ordered to evacuate. the central americas already felt it with deaths in honduras, el salvador, costa rica and nicaragua, where tens of thousands of people are now without running water. and scenes like these have become all too familiar in the last few months. after back—to—back hurricanes irma and maria, people in the caribbean have been left without homes, power or clean water. visiting the islands to see the damage for himself, the united nations secretary general had a stark message. this is something that we are seeing more and more. there is an increased intensity of hurricanes, an increased frequency, and devastation. and the origin is clear. we are facing the consequences of climate change. and, for those facing