richard galpin reports. anyone can survive now inevitably, here in this, the ruins of marsh harbour, one of the largest cities in the abaco islands. dorian, a category five hurricane, hit this island at full force and stayed over it for two days. hundreds or possibly thousands of people are missing here and on other neighbouring islands. i honestly believe abaco is finished. i think abaco will not recover until the next ten years. like, fully recover, because everything is gone, absolutely everything is gone. and that includes food. inevitably, some people have been breaking into shops to find something to eat and drink. and supplies becoming increasingly scarce. help is at hand from this british naval vessel which has been in the area on hurricane watch for some time. it has been delivering essential supplies, including hygiene kits and clean drinking water to those most to on this island. other international and local organisations have also been bringing in small amounts of food. and the united nations is

richard galpin has this report.to imagine how anyone can survive here, in this, the ruins of marsh harbour, one of the largest cities in the abaco islands. dorian, a category five hurricane, hit this island at full force and stayed over it for two days. hundreds or possibly thousands of people are missing here and on other neighbouring islands. i honestly believe abaco is finished. i think abaco will not recover until the next ten years. like, fully recover, because everything is gone, absolutely everything is gone. and that includes food. inevitably, some people have been breaking into shops to find something to eat and drink. and supplies becoming increasingly scarce. help is at hand from this british naval vessel which has been in the area on hurricane watch for some time. it has been delivering essential supplies, including hygiene kits and clean drinking water to those most to on this island. other international and local organisations have also been bringing in small amounts of food. and the united nations is

richard galpin has the latest.e united states coast guard, coming into the worst affected area, the islands which bore the brunt of hurricane dorian. the devastation he continues for mile after mile. homes, shops, a hospital, and the port, all damaged or destroyed. many who were injured in the winds of 200 mph and the rapid storm surges are being flown to the capital nassau for treatment. this is what the hurricane did to the home of ramon. with his mother had had to run from their car into the house when the storm hit. he also saw his neighbor's house lifted up by the winds. my island is finished. everything is gone. no banks, no stores, no nothing. it'll take at least four to five years to complete only myjob. i don't know how long it takes for the rest of the island but nothing is here. nothing at all. everything is gone. just bodies. a british ship the rfa mounts bay is also helping with the relief effort getting urgently needed supplies including shelter and hygiene kits to the tens of thousands of people on t

richard galpin has more details.oats which crossed the channel from northern france near to the south—east coast of england yesterday. a record 86 people from countries including afghanistan, iraq and iran making thejourney in a single day. what i saw was them just immediately getting out of the boat and running up the beach. all of them ran up the beach. it is only about 50 yards from the sea to where we are standing now. and then running across and they ran across into the fields. the border force carrying this boat away have, like the coast guard, had a busy summer and it is now extending into the autumn. last month 336 people were stopped by the border force at sea that is more than in the whole of last year. and so far this year 1191 people have been picked up. under pressure from london, the police here on the northern french coast have ramped up their surveillance. using drones to scour the beaches in search of migrants hoping to reach the uk and the smuggling gangs organising the crossings. this operation par

richard galpin reports.arsh harbour, one of the largest cities in the abaco islands. dorian, a category five hurricane, hit this island at full force and stayed over it for two days. hundreds or possibly thousands of people are missing here and on other neighbouring islands. i honestly believe abaco is finished. i think abaco will not recover until the next ten years. like, fully recover, because everything is gone, absolutely everything is gone. and that includes food. inevitably, some people have been breaking into shops to find something to eat and drink. and supplies becoming increasingly scarce. help is at hand from this british naval vessel which has been in the area on hurricane watch for some time. it has been delivering essential supplies, including hygiene kits and clean drinking water to those most to on this island. other international and local organisations have also been bringing in small amounts of food. and the united nations is now promising to fly in 85 tons of ready to eat meals. but when

richard galpin, bbc news.lert and cbs news correspondent hilary lane is there. what sort of preparations are being made there in case of dorian? the biggest thing is that officials are warning people in low—lying areas to get out. nine parties in florida, including here in daytona beach, and coastal communities in the carolinas and georgia are under a mandatory evacuation order. that means people should leave because they are in danger if the storm hits the area. people don't always heed those warnings. some people say they want to stay put, and in those cases, people are stacking up. a lot of supermarkets throughout the area are out of water and bread. people are hundreds of cars deep for miles and miles to get gas. some gas stations have run out throughout florida as well. for people, the biggest thing, if they live in low—lying areas is to evacuate, go to higher ground. people hunkering down, make sure they have the supplies they need. thousands of secondary school and university students in hong kong have

richard galpin has more. successful opening batsmen, becomes sir geoffrey after receiving a knighthood in theresa may's resignation honours. the former prime minister is a big fan. one of my cricket heroes was always geoffrey boycott. and what do you know about geoffrey boycott? geoffrey boycott stuck to it, and he got the runs in the end. thank you. but the knighthood is proving controversial. this is mr boycott almost 20 years ago, heading into a french court to appeal a conviction of assaulting his girlfriend at that time, margaret moore. he lost the appeal. the court had heard she'd been punched in the face and body 20 times. women's rights campaigners say his knighthood is inappropriate. at a time when prosecutions and convictions are going down, it tells survivors that they are not important, and i think that's a terrible message to send women. geoffrey boycott gave his response on the today programme this morning. it's a cross i have to bear, right or wrong, good or bad. i have to live with it, and i d

richard galpin reports. marsh harbour, one of the largest cities in the abaco islands. dorian, a category five hurricane, hit this island at full force and stayed over it for two days. hundreds or possibly thousands of people are missing here and on other neighbouring islands. i honestly believe abaco is finished. i think abaco will not recover until the next ten years. like, fully recover because everything is gone, absolutely everything is gone. and that includes food. inevitably, some people have been breaking into shops to find something to eat and drink. and supplies becoming increasingly scarce. small amounts of food are being brought in by ngos and the united nations is now promising to fly in 85 tonnes of ready to eat meals. but when this will arrive is unclear. so many here are trying to leave. many are trying to get away from this island as coyly as possible. those who are staying behind will need as much help as they can get. the international response to this disaster is only building up slowly.

richard galpin, bbc news. work with men to encourage them to challenge their own behaviour and to take a stand against sexism and gender based violence. what troubles you about the way this honours system has been operating today and the fact that geoffrey boycott is now sir geoffrey boycott. theresa may has made a serious error injudgment. theresa may has made a serious error in judgment. one of theresa may has made a serious error injudgment. one of the theresa may has made a serious error in judgment. one of the things she was trying to push through was a domestic abuse bill and this seems to throw... it seems to fly in the face of that. we have somebody who was showing no remorse, a convicted perpetrator who has been honoured in this way. that cannot be right. you know what people have been saying today, those who have been defending it, they have been saying he was convicted, it was over 20 years ago, and that this award is for a very different thing, this is for his contribution to sporting life, and for

richard galpin, bbc news.ly windy day here in ramsgate, a really windy out there in the channel. perhaps surprising that first thing this morning two more boats decided to set off from the french coast. the first was intercepted off dover, that had eight people on board, eight men who said they were from around, the second bait got into difficulty around ten miles of france gate. it started sinking, there were men, women and three children on board. when they were found by the live bait, they were said to be frightened, they were wet and cold. —— the lifeboat. all of them were brought into ramsgate except one man who was airlifted into hospital. there are various factors at play here. one is potentially the french authorities are warning migrants in northern france, some 1500, that they are going to start evictions of makeshift camps in the coming days. and there is also the brexit factor, one french politician told us he believes the people traffickers are saying to the migrants they need to get over the chan

richard galpin, bbc news. this is outside source live from the bbc newsroom. our lead story is...f protests and disorder. here are some of the main strays from the world service. 2500 people have been registering as missing, have been registering as missing, have been registering as missing, have been registered as missing in the bahamas. ten days after hurricane dorian smashed into the islands. so far, 50 people have been confirmed dead, but the authorities have warned that the final number will be far higher. the plane carrying the body of robert mugabe has arrived back in harare from singapore, where zimba bwe's former president died last week. he was undergoing medical treatment there. he was met with a presidential guard, with the coffin draped in the country's flag. more on bbc world service. scientists in italy have successfully created two northern white rhino embryos. they want to bring back the species from the brink of extinction. the world's last male northern white died in kenya last year. more on bbc.com. as we've been hearing, the queen had to give her consent for p

richard galpin reports. the harbour. dorian, a category five hurricane hit this island at full force and stayed over it for two days. hundreds or possibly thousands of people are missing here and on other neighbouring islands.|j honestly other neighbouring islands.” honestly believe it is finished. i think it will not recover until the next ten years. like, fully recover because everything is gone, absolutely everything is gone. and that includes food. inevitably, some have been breaking into shops to find something to eat and drink. and supply is becoming increasingly scarce. small amounts of food are being brought in by ngos and the united nations is promising to fly in 85 tonnes of ready to eat meals. but when this will arrive is unclear. so many here are trying to leave. me, i was unclear. so many here are trying to leave. me, iwas supposed unclear. so many here are trying to leave. me, i was supposed to live but i can't. no water, no food. no one can stay there because if you stay the... there is also n

richard galpin reports. it is hard to imagine how anyone can survive here.ibly thousands of people are missing and on other neighbouring islands. people are missing and on other neighbouring islandslj people are missing and on other neighbouring islands. i think abaco will not fully recovered for the next ten years because absolutely everything is gone. that includes food. inevitably some people have been breaking into shops to find something to eat and drink and supplies are becoming scarce. small amounts of food are being brought in and the united nations are bringing in meals. when it will arrive is unclear. so many are trying to leave. i am supposed to leave. i have no water, no food, no one can stay there. there is also no power here. generators are needed urgently but the international response to this disaster is only building up slowly. airports on the island are slowly. airports on the island are slowly becoming more operational and small flights getting in and out but the clearance process is still going and roads are damaged and that could change

richard galpin reports.hamas faced anything like hurricane dorian. the unprecedented damage done to these, the worst hit islands, abaco and grandma harmer, now becoming clearer. holmes ripped open and flooded by huge storm surges. —— homes were ripped open. the sea water rising by six feet in this part of abaco, forcing people onto the roofs of their houses. this satellite picture of freeport, maine town, showed the scale of the flooding in the area. the airport under several feet of water. the terminal building is about a mile from what was the coastline. we are on the midst of an historic tragedy in parts of the northern bahamas. our mission and focus now is search, rescue and recovery. i ask for your prayers for those in affected areas and for ourfirst prayers for those in affected areas and for our first responders. overnight, the united states coastguard got involved in that search and rescue operation, bringing some of the injured to the capital masoe from abaco island. much more helpful be needed in t

richard galpin reports.d as unprecedented. the drones and other weapons fired at this facility as well as an oil field initially knocked out half of saudi oil production. this uav, the defence minister displayed the remains of some of the weapons used and went public with its conclusions about who was behind the attack. this attack did not originate from yemen. despite the effort to make it appear so. their collaboration with their proxy in the region to create this false narrative is clear. secondly, the attack was launched from the north and was unquestionably sponsored by iran. has reference to the attack coming from the north implies that it could have been launched eitherfrom iran itself or potentially by iranian backed forces in iraq. but so far, saudi arabia has not been able to determine the exact launch location. right now we are working to know exactly the launch point, however, the uav or the cruise missile, for attacking the saudi structure and the saudi civilians. the us secretary of state has n

richard galpin bbc news.‘clock — and at 1:35 on bbc one in scotland. britain‘s leading children‘s hospital has been strongly criticised over the death of a teenage girl. (oov)14—year—old criticised over the death of a teenage girl. 14—year—old amy allan died from complications following a spinal operation in september last year. a coroner concluded that great ormond street hospital in london had failed to properly plan for her care after the procedure. however, the coroner said he was not able to make a firm conclusion that the failures had caused her death. the existence of the loch ness monster is one of scotland‘s oldest myths. now scientists say the creatures behind repeated sightings could be giant eels. researchers from new zealand have tried to catalogue all living species in the loch by extracting dna from water samples. from the shores of loch ness, iain macinnes sent us this report. it‘s a mystery which endures: just what exactly lies beneath the murky waters of loch ness? and that's what you actual

richard galpin has the latest.ling the full force of hurricane dorian. we need help. everything's down, everything's down. look, my roof is off my house. i've still got life. the damage to homes in this area, caused by winds of up to 200 mph, has been described as catastrophic. on top of this, a storm surge has left many houses and other buildings here underwater. as many as 13,000 houses could have been destroyed. there might no longer be any clean water readily availabl because of storm surges flooding wells. so we are really anticipating, as the storm passes, that might take time, as you said, that the humanitarian needs will be quite severe. and hurricane dorian is currently moving atjust one mile per hour, which means the islands will continue to be battered. this is probably the most sad and worst day of my life, to address the bahamian people. i just want to say that, as a physician, i've been trained to withstand many things. but never anything like this. hurricane experts who've been flying through the eye

richard galpin has more.g batsmen, becomes sir geoffrey after receiving a knighthood in theresa may's resignation honours. the former prime minister is a big fan. one of my cricket heroes was always geoffrey boycott. and what do you know about geoffrey boycott? geoffrey boycott stuck to it, and he got the runs in the end. thank you. but the knighthood is proving controversial. this is mr boycott almost 20 years ago, heading into a french court to appeal a conviction of assaulting his girlfriend at that time, margaret moore. he lost the appeal. the court had heard she'd been punched in the face and body 20 times. women's rights campaigners say his knighthood is inappropriate. at a time when prosecutions and convictions are going down, it tells survivors that they are not important, and i think that's a terrible message to send women. geoffrey boycott gave his response on the today programme this morning. it's a cross i have to bear, right or wrong, good or bad. i have to live with it, and i do, because i'm cle

dorian is later expected to hit the eastern seaboard of america, as our correspondent, richard galpin. clinging to the side of her damage apartment and holding onto her baby, gerthjoseph cries apartment and holding onto her baby, gerth joseph cries for apartment and holding onto her baby, gerthjoseph cries for help amid winds which have been gusting up to 200 mph. the damage done to these, the worst hit islands, abaco and grand bahama, is unprecedented. holmes ripped open and then flooded bya holmes ripped open and then flooded by a huge storm surges. the water rising more than five metres here around this government minister's house. according to an initial assessment, at least five people have been killed. we are in the midst of a historic tragedy in parts of northern bahamas. our mission and focus now is search, rescue and recovery. i ask for your prayers for those in affected areas and for our first responders. overnight, the united states coast guard got involved in that search and rescue operation, bringing some of the injured here to the capital from abaco island. much more hel

our corresponent richard galpin is here with the latest.w? we are getting the narrative from the assistant coroner who is wrapping up. as you are saying, it is clear that owen carey had not been aware of the ingredients in the meal. essentially, he had ordered grilled chicken, then he was not made aware that it came with a marinade which had buttermilk in it. he had a dairy allergy. obviously, thatis what kicked off a fatal reaction to the food. he died about 55 minutes after taking some of that food. the coroner is also saying that, at that time, it wasn't clear if the buyer and staff had had training on allergies which was sufficient. so obviously criticising byron there. and also saying that the warnings about allergens on the back of the menu. it was also apparently in a very small print. and it was on a dark background, so difficult to see, and that has now changed, they have now made it in bigger print. she was saying that it was that lack of information which was absolutely critical in what happened. thank you for that update. domest

richard galpin reports. atjust one mile per hour, which means the islands continue to be battered. this is probably the most saddening and worst day of my life to address the bahamian people. and ijust want to say that, as a physician, i have been trained to withstand many things, but never anything like this. hurricane experts who have been flying through the eye of the storm collecting data believe it will gradually track close to the coast of east florida. then, over the next few days, while weakening, it is expected to move along the coast towards south and north carolina. people here in florida are preparing for the worst. in some coastal areas, the authorities have ordered residents to move out, something the white house is also calling for. hundreds of miles before the eye of the storm before it makes landfall. it is going to go for hundreds of miles. we expect most of the eastern seaboard will be openly impacted, and some of it, very, very severely. it is not yet clear whether hurricane dorian will m

richard galpin reports. worst hit islands, abaco and grandma harmer, now becoming clearer. clinging to the side of her damage apartment and holding onto her baby, gerthjoseph cries for help amid winds which have been gusting up to 200 mph. the damage done to these, the worst hit islands, abaco and grand bahama, is unprecedented. homes ripped open and then flooded by a huge storm surges. the water rising more than five metres here around this government minister's house. according to an initial assessment, at least five people have been killed. we are in the midst of a historic tragedy in parts of northern bahamas. our mission and focus now is search, rescue and recovery. i ask for your prayers for those in affected areas and for our first responders. overnight, the united states coast guard got involved in that search and rescue operation, bringing some of the injured here to the capital from abaco island. much more help will be needed in the coming days. although hurricane dorian is still sitting over abaco