current model in the uk leading to a —— an uneven distribution and the wage growth isn't keeping up,is around and wages should be rising faster than they currently do. many are talking about this interview between meghan markle and vanity fair in the 0ctober edition and you can see the whole issue now. david is smiling. speculation is rife now of the announcement of an engagement, this kind of chitchat. no talk from her about marriage, though, is that?” about marriage, though, is that?|j haven't about marriage, though, is that?” haven't read the interview, to be honest. no interest... no, no, no, other things on this morning. you have an american... taking the lead on the public position of her and harry. and here she is, she is an american divorcee, who seems to be saying "get yourself ready, there is a future in this". but of course i guess for that there has to be approval from buckingham palace. it seems according to the story that buckingham palace was informed of the interview before so it is not something which comes out of nowhere. she is playing her cards right. it would be

we have very uneven distribution. this spread in outcome differentials is a function of that unevenness. we see it, we can understand it. technology can help us to narrow that spread. we can hopefully reach this point through empowerment and the defeat of many forms of prejudice that have created this dynamic history which is not the direction we want to go in, we can find a way to get down to, and this is my main point, down to the level of the empowerment of every single individual. not classes of individuals, not groups of individuals. not individuals who look like this or look like that or act like this or act like that. every single individual. we now are on the precipice of being able to do that. >> and i guess i sit here and wonder, does the momentum take us -- help us reverse the direction or does the momentum of this sort of re-enforce some of the divides we have already been building? by class and race. >> i think jamie is right. we're at the early stages of an extremely complicated process. we have never li

brad: the argument has always been the same, which is that there is an uneven playing field. black cap drivers have to take a knowledge ofstrate the streets. they undergo a rigorous training program, and their supply is limited. and they cannot change what they charge during the day. they cannot surge like uber does. changed, i think, is pummeling in the public's fear the past nine months. they cited things like the gray ball program where it uber was tracking regulators to avoid picking them up and getting fined. i think may be political sentiment has shifted in favor cab drivers are trying to protect the market. onry: let's get a check bloomberg first word news. out atheresa may has laid plan for a two-year transition. the u.k. formally leaves in march of 2019. she did promise to work toward a long-lasting agreement. may: if we get these spirit of partnership right, at the end of the process, we will find we are able to agree successfully and quickly. mark: she also promised the u.k. would live up to its budget commitments. the senate has what may be their last chance in a

they are in the process of picking cones up but leave behind that uneven surface as they have been milling, paving that stretch of i-76. hello to the shaders, south jersey, looking live at maple shade new jersey on route 73, mass transit running with no delays, karen and thomas back to you. >> love to hear those word, thanks, bob. >>> no school for thousands in montgomery county. teachers at methacton school district are on strike. our lauren johnson is joining us from methacton high. teachers will be out there in a short while on the picket lines, is that right? >> reporter: that is right, thomas 7:00 points and parents are saying it is summer break all over again because doors to the schoolhouse are closed this morning. the routine and pattern of back to school has been, broken after talks broken down between district and union. now teachers represented by the union will show up here, this morning to strike at 7:30 school board president believes that the salary issue is resolved but he says sticking point at this point is health care, rising costs, means teachers are demanding better co

. >> paying for my portion of the trips it's uneven and never been done before. unprecedented as i am told. >> also unprecedented is cabinet secretaries traveling private. >> price is not alone. steven mnunchin under a federal investigation after requesting a government plane for his honeymoon and taking a plane to kentucky where they viewed the eclipse. and scott pruit looking at $58,000 worth of flights on government planes and interior secretary, ryan zincy he chartered three flights since his confirmation, and now opening a bipartisan investigation asking for travel records for all agencies since the inauguration. >>> a mother in michigan could go to jail for not vaccinated her son. rebecca says she and her now ex-husband made a decision to space out and delay the vaccines for their son when he was born nine years ago and now they are divorced the child's father wants their son vaccinated and the judge ordered her to vaccinate the child or face time in jail. >> i am so angry and feel backed into a corner and my rights as a parent have been taken away. >> the

protection bureau, next speaker will -- had a hand in creating, started to do a study on this the compl uneven playing -- had a hand in creating, started to do a study on this about five years ago. and the results of the study just showed field that we have between big corporations and individuals and small businesses, by the way. and -- so they made some rules. the study confirmed what we really knew, which is that these clauses force people in minnesota and across the country to sign away their rights to go to court as a condition of buying a product or a service. they allow the corporations, the company to -- they allow corporate america to take advantage of a shadow justice system. this happens -- this is in secret. here is no process here. we had, in a hearing, a woman suing a hospital. doctor there. they had not promoted any women doctors. en she went to arbitration hearing, meeting with the arbiter, he was in a law firm in a room that had it shelves with the name of the company she was going against, binders. not binders for women. his is binders for arbitration agreements. that had bee

. >> as a black kid in baseball, he's on an uneven playing field. only 5 o black last year, and 8% are in the mlb. >> i feel as if the white person has to do this much to make it to league, i have to do this much. i have to be way better. >> he can't even wear his hair the way he wants to. >> i like to braid my hair and i get labeled as a thug. >> one of the other challenges, the underfunding of his high school baseball program. as you can see, there are several grassless patches in the field. the team doesn't even have a real dugout. >> they're not really pushing money towards us. it makes me want to do better because i know that if one day if i make it, i can do what they didn't do for me. >> it's that attitude that will help him make it captioning sponsored by cbs >> morgan: the floodwaters recede, and the devastation is revealed. >> this place looks like a battle zone.

they did milling and paving it's an uneven road is surface. be careful of that. on the big picture we had a disabled vehicle in wynnfield, monument road out of target. it has cleared. this disabled vehicle here on the ramp from i-95 southbound to girard, so look for that guy off to the side. outside live on the vine street expressway, no overnight construction, all your lanes are open right now, with no issues there. in wilmington, new castle county, i-95 between mlk boulevard and 20 the we have two lanes blocked. it should be clearing pretty soon, in the meantime you might expect slowing, matt. >> breaking overnight, a philadelphia medic gets caught in the middle of a melee and can't go anywhere because somebody slashed a tire on the ambulance. jeanette reyes is live at east detectives with update on arrests in the case, jennette. >> reporter: well, matt, two people are under arrest after what was described as a chaotic night. take a look at the video, this is one of the suspects under arrest after allegedly vandalizing a ambulance. police say it happened around

this spread in outcome differentials is a function of that unevenness. we can see and understand it, we can hopefully reach this point of empowerment and defeating forms of prejudice in society that created this dynamic history that is not the direction we want to go and, we can find a way to get down to the level of empowerment of every single individual. not classes of individuals, not groups of individuals, not individuals that look like this or that. every single individual. we are on the precipice of doing that. >> i sit here and wonder, does the momentum take us -- help us reverse direction or reinforce some of the device have been dealing with like class and race? >> we are at the early stages of a competent process. -- complicated process. we have never lived in an area where everyone is equal. macrocosm ins a this nation that will take all of us, parents, students, and forcing our governments and givingegislators to stop us money for textbooks that are for tools that are truly useful to preparing kids for the future. money as welot of are stuck

we have one lane paved one milled, you have an uneven surface you were driving over, you're working okayt this point. northeast extension southbound approaching quakertown. we have construction blocking the right lane. watch for crews, 61 miles per hour they are moving all right, though. in bucks county, construction on the turnpike westbound past benefit let me in the right and center lane. that may cause a problem. new jersey turnpike, we had an accident southbound past exit 6, it cleared. 635 miles per hour moving nicely there. we've been watching for a touch of reduced visibility for the most part things are moving great, 9 miles per hour currently at philadelphia international. the temperature is 70 degrees, we've had hot days haven't we, today's high, 90. lots of sunshine, hot once again, unseasonable so, we're in the mid to upper 70s and somewhat humid. >> we should learn about the gunman who went on a deadly rampage outside a tennessee church of the suspect emanuel sam son killed a woman in the parking lot and made his way inside the church and opened fire. a church usher tackled

it's an exodus of up to 60,000 people, caused by the uneven pace of political change in eastern europewsday on the bbc. i rico hizon in singapore. and i'm babita sharma in london. —— i'm rico. 0ur top stories: the un secretary general has warned of a humanitarian catastrophe, as more rohingya muslims flee the violence in myanmar. it's emerged that eight residents of a nursing home in miami died when power supplies were cut by storm system irma. us tennis star, serena williams, has posted the first photo of her daughter, alexis 0lympia 0hanian junior, on social media, almost two weeks after her birth. the 23—time grand slam winner and her fiance welcomed their little girl on the first of september at a clinic in florida. that story is popular on bbc.com. that's now take a look at some of the front pages from around the world. the straits times' front page is dominated by the swearing—in of singapore's eighth president on thursday. madam halimah yacob will make history by becoming the country's first woman president and only the second malay to hold the office. the south china morning po

it's an exodus of up to 60,000 people, caused by the uneven pace of political change in eastern europedlines: parts of the caribbean are struggling to cope in the wake of hurricane irma. thousands of people in the british virgin islands have yet to receive any support. myanmar‘s treatment of rohingya muslims is a "textbook example" of ethnic cleansing — so says the un, which is calling for an end to what a senior official described as a "cruel military operation." more than 300,000 rohingya have fled to neighbouring bangladesh, where many are now desperate. the bbc‘s reeta chakrabarti is in the port city of cox's bazar, close to the border and filed this report. what is happening in myanmar? looking across from bangladesh, huge clouds of smoke fill the sky. military boats patrol the river border. the army is accused of setting fire to muslim rohingya villages and of planting landmines in the paths of fleeing people. it denies that it is targeting civilians. but we've found evidence to suggest otherwise. this small hospital in cox's bazar has been coping with large numbers of rohingya c

it is an exodus of up to 60,000 people, caused by the uneven pace of political change in eastern europesharanjit leyl in singapore. i'm kasia madera in london. our top stories: hurricane irma hits and leaves a trail of devastation. the eastern caribbean islands were first in line for a battering. at least ten people are dead. it's estimated more than 150,000 rohingya muslims fleeing violence in myanmar have crossed into bangladesh in the last few weeks. chinese social media users are reacting with shock after a heavily pregnant woman killed herself, reportedly after her family refused to let her have a caesarean section. the 26—year—old woman jumped from a hospital window in northern shaanxi province. you can read more about the debate that story has sparked on social media across china on bbc.com. let's take a look at some front pages from around the world. we start with the china daily. its main headline reviews a tv documentary series on the government's anti—corruption measures, which began airing on thursday evening. but a little lower down is a report on the chinese government's c

it's an exodus of up to 60,000 people, caused by the uneven pace of political change in eastern europee latest headlines: hurricane irma has slammed into florida's west coast, with strong winds and storm surges leaving at least three people dead. millions of homes are without power, and parts of miami are underwater. almost 200,000 people have fled to emergency shelters. let's stay with that story. major richard randers from the north miami police department, and hejoins us now. 0bviously police department, and hejoins us now. obviously you must have an extremely easy time at the moment. thank you forjoining us and taking the time out. what is the situation like outside at the moment? are people going outside? we do have people going outside? we do have people venturing outside, and we are asking them to please stay inside. it is still dangerous outside, even though the storm has passed. we still have a lot of issues we are facing. what are those issues? what are the risks they face by going out? we have approximately 5-7 feet of standing water in some areas. 80% of standing water in s

it's an exodus of up to 60,000 people, caused by the uneven pace of political change in eastern europee: florida police have launched a criminal investigation into the deaths of eight residents at a nursing home hit by hurricane irma. let's go to syria now, and the battle for raqqa, the main stronghold of so—called islamic state. coalition air strikes are continuing as us backed forces, try to drive militants out of the city. this latest offensive began injune and since then tens of thousands of civilians have fled. but it's unclear how many are still there. quentin sommerville has more. 0n the one thing you will really notice here in raqqa city, apart from the destruction, which is pretty much everywhere, all around us, is the absence of people. when we have been to other cities in mosul and so on, people have always been about. but the reason for this is where it hurts air strikes recently that shattered some windows. the real fighting recently that shattered some windows. the realfighting is going on from about one or two kilometres from where i am now. there, people are facing isis

it's an exodus of up to 60,000 people, caused by the uneven pace of political change in eastern europene irma is pummelling the northern coast of cuba, lashing towns and villages in its path with strong winds and heavy rain. the hurricane is also beginning to batter the us state of florida. the governor there says the southeast is already experiencing tropical storm force winds. rohingya insurgents in myanmar have declared a month—long ceasefire — from sunday — so that aid groups can help to ease a growing humanitarian crisis. large numbers of rohingya muslims have fled to neighbouring bangladesh because of fighting between the militants and police in myanmar. that ongoing violence has left hundreds of thousands of people hungry and traumatised. justin rowlatt reports on their continuing plight — from teknaf — close to the border. they fled persecution and now they are desperate, fighting just for a bag of rice. many refugees arrive with nothing. well—meaning bangladeshis arrive in trucks to hand out food but the refugees need much more than this. yesterday, we met rashida. she is nine

it is an exodus of up to 60,000 people, caused by the uneven pace of political change in eastern europe bbc. i'm sharanjit leyl in singapore. i'm alpa patel in london. our top stories. hurricane irma is causing chaos across the caribbean. there's been widespread damage. it is now threatening the us territory of puerto rico. bangladesh accuses myanmar of planting landmines along the border, as thousands of rohingya muslims flee across it. myanmar denies the accusation. and now look at these pictures which are proving quite a hit on the bbc news website. they show a rather unusual attempt by an irish man to catch a bat which has flown into his kitchen. it was filmed in the home of derry fleming in county kerry by his son, tadge. you can see derry chasing the bat around with a small towel, rather unsuccessfully at first. he then switches to a bigger towel, though that doesn't seem to help much either. but you'll be pleased to know the bat was eventually captured, and released back into the wild, unharmed. brexit leaks are the big story for the guardian in the uk. it says the eu is to risk

it's an exodus of up to 60,000 people, caused by the uneven pace of political change in eastern europeday on the bbc. i'm sharanjit leyl in singapore. and i am babita sharma in london. let's bring you the latest headlines this our: —— hour. the un accuses myanmar of ethnic cleansing as the exodus of rohingya muslims continues. many are victims of gun attacks and landmines. the un security council has unanimously backed another round of sanctions against north korea, ramping up the pressure over its nuclear programme. governments and aid agencies in the us state of florida and islands of the caribbean are preparing for one of the biggest relief operations ever seen in the aftermath of hurricane irma. it's been down—graded to a tropical storm as it travelled up through florida, where up to six million homes are still without power. aleem maqbool reports from tampa. after a day of darkness and fury, miami opened its eyes to the aftermath. this city is now littered with the debris of the hurricane. boats were even lifted clean out of the bay and dumped on the shore. people here are emergin

it's an exodus of up to 60,000 people, caused by the uneven pace of political change in eastern europebbean islands, and british overseas territories in the region are particularly hard hit. the rescue effort started slowly and will take years to complete. the bbc we re will take years to complete. the bbc were there and the first on the ground on the island of barbuda as a mass evacuation was taking place. here is a special extended report. when not coping, we definitely not coping. what we can live and do? my whole life is here, so... describe the nightly, what happened? it started off with a win. it wasn't like life—threatening than, it started picking up and then it came m, started picking up and then it came in, the rain, and the wind picked up harder and harder. at the time i was sleeping and my brothers woke me up, the windows blown open, and he started pulling on the roof and i was holding him, we were fighting the wind. the roof came off. then my bedroom came off. we went in the living room. we had all of this boarded—up. the british virgin islands look like they have been hit

it is an exodus of up to 60,000 people, caused by the uneven pace of political change in eastern europene irma hits and leaves a trail of devastation. eastern caribbean islands were first in line for a battering. a least ten people are dead. 0ver battering. a least ten people are dead. over 150,000 battering. a least ten people are dead. 0ver150,000 rohingya muslims have crossed into bangladesh in the last few weeks. let's take a look at some front pages from around the world. we start with the china daily and its main headline a tv documentary series on government anticorruption measures which began airing on thursday evening. lower down is a report on the chinese government's calling on south korea to remove the missile system which the us has provided following a series of north korean missile tests. the japan times also concentrates on events in korea. its south korean and japanese leaders agreed to push the stronger sanctions on north korea at a meeting in russia. and the daily inquirer leads on the testimony given at a senate hearing by one of the sons of the president. it says he

it's an exodus of up to 60,000 people, caused by the uneven pace of political change in eastern europe00 british troops join recovery efforts in the carribbean as thousands are left without power in the wake of hurricane irma. laura strickling was forced to flee her home on st thomas in the us virgin islands after hurricane irma, i spoke to herfrom sanjuan in puerto rico a short time ago. they are civilian boats that are bringing supplies to st thomas and taking back people who need to go. my particular boat was organised by someone who wanted to get parents of small children off the island. we found out about the lift from another mom — there was a phone chain — "be at this place at this time." it was becoming desperate and we weren't sure it was the right move but it was the right move. we — the boats — we went to the dock to wait — they told us it would be there at 2:30 and there was no — there's no formal organisation, they just say "go, there will be a boat." we waited. we went at 2:30. the boat had mechanical errors — we didn't realise it — but we waited in the sun with no shade

it's an exodus of up to 60,000 people, caused by the uneven pace of political change in eastern europerthern japan. south korean officials say it flew 3,700 kilometres — much further than previous launches. president trump says no deal has been reached on protecting the rights of young migrants in the united states. senior democrats announced they'd reached a deal with mr trump on the co—called ‘dreamers' — children brought illegally into the us by their parents. but mr trump took to twitter to dismiss the claim. andrew plant has more. lending in florida, donald trump and the first lady here to hand out food in the state ravaged by hurricane omar. but to make america great ain! omar. but to make america great again! but other problems followed him, the issue of young migrants in america still unresolved. but other problems followed him here too. the issue of young migrants in america still unresolved. given rights in an obama—era policy known as daca, deferred action for childhood arrivals, which president trump has moved to dismantle. statements from senior democrats suggested a deal

it's an exodus of up to 60,000 people, caused by the uneven pace of political change in eastern europejoin recovery efforts in the carribbean as thousands are left without power in the wake of hurricane irma. more on this now. anna hrybyk is technical advisor at the emergency response for catholic relief services and she is in santo domingo in the dominican republican. i want to ask you about the situation as far as cuba in particular is concerned, anna, there's some complaints it hasn't got quite the attention some of the other areas hit by the hurricane have? thanks for having me. what we know coming out of cuba from our partners on the ground right now is most of the northern provinces all the way to havana as endured severe devastation. we also know 40% of the country's industrial infrastructure has been compromised, we're talking about the electrical grid, refineries and thousands are without power. we're still waiting for official estimates while our partners are doing rapid assessments on how many homes are damaged, but initial reports say the devastation is widespread. 0ur init

it's an exodus of up to 60,000 people, caused by the uneven pace of political change in eastern europerico hizon in singapore. our top stories: north korea has launched an unidentified missile eastwards over japan. the missile fell over the island of hokkaido, and fell into the sea —— flew over the island. questions about malaysia's fire safety standards are being asked in the wake of a blaze at a religious school in kuala lumpur, which killed 23 students and teachers. let's take a look at some front pages from around the world. 0n the front page of the japan times, prime minister abe's trip to india is still making headlines. mr abe and his indian counterpart, narendra modi, condemned north korea for its nuclear and ballistic missile tests. they also called for international efforts to maximize pressure on pyongyang. the south china morning post is featuring a new school lunch initiative in hong kong. the voluntary programme wants to reduce salt levels in hong kong pupils‘ lunches by half in a decade. officials say they have already seen reductions in the first month of this academic

it's an exodus of up to 60,000 people, caused by the uneven pace of political change in eastern europee top story this hour — north korea has fired a second ballistic missile over northern japan. south korean officials say it flew 3,700 kilometres — far longer than previous launches. let's get more on that now. drjohn park, a director of the korea working group at harvard kennedy school, and earlierjoined me earlier and gave me his perspective. we are seeing a rapid race to developing this capability of a nuclear—armed icbm. we just saw an intermediate—range ballistic missile. we are getting into the category of forward movement. that is the operative word — it is a programme rather than a single event. we focus on a single event. but the data shows north korea under kimjong—un, in a little overfive years of his rule, is making tremendous progress. one would say he is on the cusp of this capability. yes, indeed. we have associated north korean missile tests with failures for a long time. we are seeing much more successes. the north korean regime can't really stop testing because it wou

it is an exodus of up to 60,000 people, caused by the uneven pace of political change in eastern europe headlines — hurricane irma hits and leaves a trail of devastation across the eastern caribbean islands. at least ten people are dead. pope francis has urged colombians to set aside any desire for revenge as they come to terms with a peace deal signed last year with farc rebels. the spanish prime minister says the government won't allow catalonians to hold a vote on becoming a separate state. pro—independence politicians in the region are arranging a referendum on whether catalonia should split from spain. but pm mariano rajoy said the move was undemocratic and unlawful. will andrew plant reports. a warof a war of words across the papers in spain as the country's richest regions as it will hold a vote on whether catalonia should come a separate state. spanish politicians say the vote would be unlawful with its prime minister calling the announcement and intolerable act of disobedience. translation: there will be no referendum or self—determination. it would deprive all spaniards of the

it's an exodus of up to 60,000 people, caused by the uneven pace of political change in eastern europes — florida police have launched a criminal investigation into the deaths of eight residents at a nursing home hit by hurricane irma. the public inquiry into the fire at grenfell tower in london opens shortly. at least 80 people died in the tragedy injune. the un security general has added his voice to the deep concerns about the violence in myanmar. nearly 400,000 rohingya muslims have fled from rakhine state into neighbouring bangladesh in the past three weeks after a military crackdown. antonio guterres has described the situation as "catastrophic" and called on the international community to help. i call on the myanmar authorities to suspend military action and the violence, uphold the rule of law and recognise the right of return of all those who had to leave the country. a concerted effort to force so—called islamic state out of their stronghold city of raqqa in syria has been going on forfour months now. a combination of coalition air strikes and us—backed ground forces are tryi

it is an exodus of up to 60,000 people, caused by the uneven pace of political change in eastern europe: hurricane irma is causing chaos across the caribbean. there's been widespread damage. it is now threatening the us territory of puerto rico. let's get more on hurricane irma now. 0n the line is the prime minister of antigua and barbuda, gaston browne. prime minister, thank you very much for giving us your time. i gather that antigua is not badly hit by barbuda is badly hit absolutely. antigua was just slightly brushed. it is open for business. the airport is open and commercial flights resume tomorrow morning. electricity has been restored. antigua is fine. the problem is barbuda. barbuda sustained winds of over 200 mph and asa sustained winds of over 200 mph and as a result of that, practically everything was decimated, up to 90% of the homes are damaged and the roads, some say their homes are totally demolished. it is a terrible situation and we are trying to bring some urgent relief to the people of barbuda and shortly start the rebuilding process. do you have any realistic figure

it is an exodus of up to 60,000 people, caused by the uneven pace of political change in eastern europemain headline: hurricane irma hits and leaves a trail of devastation in the eastern caribbean islands. at least ten people are dead. staying with hurricane irma, people in florida are now trying to prepare for whatever may come. evacuations have been ordered in some areas and authorities are urging everyone to heed the warnings. the bbc‘s aleem maqbool is at miami airport. tens of thousands of people in this part of florida have been issued evacuation orders so you can imagine people trying to scramble onto flights before the hurricane hits. we've seen a lot of tourists actually as well, some of whom have been caught in limbo because they were meant to have been here in florida into the next week or so but on the one hand they're being told by their hotels they have to evacuate and then they come here and there told there aren't any seats on flights back to the uk for example. so some people are paying an awful lot of money for first class seats because they're the only ones left. we d

it's an exodus of up to 60,000 people, caused by the uneven pace of political change in eastern europed news. the latest headlines: hurricane irma is pummelling the northern coast of cuba, lashing towns and villages in its path with strong winds and heavy rain. the hurricane is also beginning to batter the us state of florida. the governor there says the southeast is already experiencing tropical storm force winds. staying with hurricane irma, and as it bears down on florida in the united states, i spoke to eunicia baker, public information officer with the city of north miami. she told me a mandatory curfew is in place. well, right now, like all of miami—dade county, the city of north miami is working hard to make sure that our businesses and residents are well prepared for the arrival of hurricane irma. so at this time, the city of north miami, we're experiencing tropical—storm—force winds. we've had a couple of re—occurring rain squalls, and some thunderstorms. so we're monitoring hurricane irma very closely. in fact, we're the sixth—largest municipality in the county, so it's imper

it's an exodus of up to 60,000 people, caused by the uneven pace of political change in eastern europeines... north korea has fired a second ballistic missile over northern japan. south korean officials say it flew 3700 kilometres — far longer than previous launches. a month after the landslide disaster in sierra leone, around a thousand people are still missing under the mud and rubble. russian submarines have fired a number of cruise missiles at so—called islamic state targets in syria, where the war has now been raging for six years. two years ago, russia entered the conflict on the side of president assad. since then, his government forces have been steadily regaining ground. meanwhile, kurdish forces backed by american air power, have been making gains against is in the north. 0ur correspondent, steve rosenberg reports from the syrian city of latakia. we're off the coast of syria with the russian navy. this is the admiral essen. the russians will show us something they've never let foreign journalists film before. combat alert. then, emerging from the sea, cruise missiles from a r

it's an exodus of up to 60,000 people, caused by the uneven pace of political change in eastern europengapore. i'm babita sharma in london. our top stories: the un security council are holding an emergency meeting later on wednesday as the number of rohingya refugees fleeing violence in myanmar surges to almost 400,000. the war of words between washington and pyongyang heats up as north korea rejects new sanctions imposed on it by the un, president trump responds by saying they‘ re nothing compared to what will have to happen. emergency crews have begun a huge oil spill clean—up after an oil tanker sank close to the island of salamis near the greek capital of athens. coastguards say an entire bay on the southeast of the island has been affected. the spill covers over 1.5 kilometres and the clean—up is expected to take at least four months. it's not clear clear what caused the sinking and reports say the weather was mild and the vessel was anchored. let's take a look at some front pages from around the world. we start with the japan times, and a front page analysis of the un vote to imp

it's an exodus of up to 60,000 people caused by the uneven pace of political change in eastern europest headlines: at least 20 people have been killed by hurricane irma with one organisation claiming that more than a million people have been affected by the storm damage. pope francis has presided over an emotional act of reconciliation let's return to our earlier story about the powerful earthquake that's hit mexico, killing 58 people. we can speak to robertjones, he's a teacher based in mexico city. thank you forjoining us. you are a few hundred kilometres away from the epicentre, describe what you felt when the earthquake struck. apologies for that, we seem to have lost robert. we will try and get backin lost robert. we will try and get back in touch with him, a teacher based in mexico city, obviously felt the quake when it struck. pope francis has presided over an emotional act of reconciliation between victims of colombia's armed conflict and former fighters. speaking in villavicencio, one of the places worst affected by the five—decade conflict between government forces and the f

it's an exodus of up to 60,000 people, caused by the uneven pace of political change in eastern europeines: at least 1a people are known to have been killed by hurricane irma — with one organisation claiming that more than a million people have been affected by the storm damage. the mexican government says at least 35 people are dead after an earthquake shook the country's south. it struck just earthquake shook the country's south. it struckjust off earthquake shook the country's south. it struck just off the position —— the pacific coast, and was felt hundreds of miles away in the capital. let's get more on hurricane. —— hurricane irma. the governor of florida has warned its 20 million residents that they should all be prepared to evacuate in the face of hurricane irma, which is wider than the entire state. 500,000 people have already been ordered to leave their homes, and the highways out of the state have been clogged with cars. aleem maqbool reports from miami. they are now calling this one of the biggest mass evacuations in american history. the roads heading out of southern flori

it is an exodus of up to 60,000 people, caused by the uneven pace of political change in eastern europest headlines: hurricane irma hits and leaves a trail of devastation in the eastern caribbean islands. at least ten people are dead. i spoke just now to alison strand, originally from the english midlands, who lives in anguilla. her house, with her and herfamily inside, was destroyed around them. my house, many houses here. i lost my roof completely. the garden‘s now in the house. a lot of people are in a similar situation. there's no power on the island. the communications company are doing their best have basic communication. people are trying to clear the roads here so we can get access to basic provisions. the navy did arrive today. there have been helicopters in the air dropping supplies to the hospital. allison, i know you had to live through this, you're probably still living through it, but can you take us through it? you're hunkered down in your house, presumably you're not seeing much because you're either behind shutters or the windows are boarded up. what are you hearing and

it's an exodus of up to 60,000 people, caused by the uneven pace of political change in eastern europenews. the latest headlines: hurricane irma has slammed into florida's west coast with strong winds and storm surges leaving at least three people dead. the first funerals have been held for those killed in a massive earthquake off southern mexico on thursday night. rescuers continue to dig out the bodies of up to ninety people who were killed in oaxaca and chiapas states, which bore the brunt of the damage. at 8.1 in magnitude, the earthquake was the strongest the country has seen in a century. sarah corker reports. the town of ixtaltepec has been reduced to rubble. this area in southern mexico was hardest hit by thursday's monster earthquake. churches, schools, homes, roads, have been torn apart, flattened. through the maze of debris, the first funeral processions. the coffin of an 85—year—old woman who died when her house collapsed is carried by mourners. many houses have been destroyed, many people buried below the rubble. rescuers say there is no hope of finding anybody else alive.

it's an exodus of up to 60,000 people, caused by the uneven pace of political change in eastern europes causing chaos across the caribbean. there's been widespread damage. it is now threatening the us territory of puerto rico. the governor of myanmar has did allegations the armed forces have undertaken indiscriminate violence against rohingya muslims. let's get more on hurriance irma now. returning to our other top story this hour, and in her latest comments on wednesday, myanmar‘s leader, aung san suu kyi, has made no mention of the tens of thousands of rohingya muslims who've fled her country. also on wednesday, the united nations secretary general, antonio guterres, said he feared a "humanitarian catastrophe. " so, why has aung sang suu kyi refused to condemn the suffering of the rohingya? our special correspondent, fergal keane, who's interviewed her several times, has this report which does contain flashing photography. against the tyranny of dictatorship, she was the perfect symbol — a compelling voice, articulating the language of universal human rights. great prizes follows, a

it's an exodus of up to 60,000 people, caused by the uneven pace of political change in eastern europeat least 20 people have been killed by hurricane irma, with one organisation claiming that more than a million people have been affected by the storm damage. the governor of florida has warned all 20 milion of his state's inhabitants that they need to be ready to evacuate ahead of the arrival of hurricane irma. the united nations is warning of an "unprecedented" refugee crisis in myanmar. it says more than 250,000 people have fled the country in recent days. it's a dramatic increase on previous estimates. the refugees from the country's muslim rohingya minority are fleeing an army crackdown against insurgents in rakhine state. the un says 270,000 people have crossed into bangladesh in just a fortnight. many of them accuse myanmar‘s army of indiscriminate atrocities. myanmar denies the claims and says militants are behind the violence. 0ur correspondentjonathan head reports from the north of rakhine province, where he's seen evidence of the operation to drive rohingya muslims from their

it's an exodus of up to 60,000 people, caused by the uneven pace of political change in eastern europee latest headlines: the terror threat level in the uk is raised after an explosion hits a morning rush hour commuter train in london. north korea's leader, kimjong—un, says his country will meet its nuclear ambitions despite sanctions, after the un strongly condemns friday's missile test. united nations human rights experts are extremely worried about the arrest of an egyptian lawyer who was detained as he was about to fly to switzerland to meet them. the lawyer, ibrahim metwaly, was due to speak to the un working group on enforced disappearances about cases including that of giulio regeni, the italian doctoral student who was tortured to death in egypt. from cairo 0rla guerin reports. lawyer ibrahim metwaly, who dared to fight for egypt's disappeared, including his eldest son, amr. last sunday, at cairo airport, he disappeared himself. he wound up here at the high—security tora prison complex, instead of addressing un experts in geneva. now, the lawyer is facing charges of illegally f

it's an exodus of up to 60,000 people caused by the uneven pace of political change in eastern europethis hour: at least 20 people have been killed by hurricane irma, with one organisation claiming that more than a million people have been affected by the storm damage. but more on that. simon cross lives in the virgin islands. give us an idea of what irma has done to your community. total devastation, to be honest. i don't even quite know how to do it. the level of damage is unimaginable and our journey to do it. the level of damage is unimaginable and ourjourney back... we took a moment because we still can't believe what's happened. there are more and more horrible stories as the hours pass. so, yeah, it's really turned the island from a beautiful paradise into a complete armageddon like state, to be honest. there are some small positives in that one of the main supermarkets is back open. so they are letting people in slowly in an organised fashion. so some control is coming back and people can get supplies, which is important, there seems to bea which is important, there seems to b

it's an exodus of up to 60,000 people caused by the uneven pace of political change in eastern europe: at least 20 people have been killed by hurricane irma, with one organisation claiming that more than a million people have been affected by the storm damage. more now on hurricane irma and the governor of florida has warned that time is running out for residents to move to safety as the storm makes its way to the us mainland. about a million of florida's 20 million inhabitants have already been ordered to leave their homes. aleem maqbool reports from miami. they are now calling this one of the biggest mass evacuations in american history. the roads heading out of southern florida are clogged, fuel in short supply. today is the day to do the right thing for yourfamily, and get inland for safety. this storm is wider than our entire state, and is expected to cause major and life—threatening impacts from coast to coast. at miami's airport, people scramble for the last chance to get out by air. in one corner, we find a couple from liverpool. luke decided to bring megan here as a surprise.

it is an exodus of up to 60,000 people, caused by the uneven pace of political change in eastern europest headlines: hurricane irma is pummelling the northern coast of cuba, lashing towns and villages in its path with strong winds and heavy rain. rohingya insurgents in myanmar have declared a unilateral ceasefire, starting on sunday, to try and ease the growing humanitarian crisis in the country. a military campaign in response to insurgent attacks has led to hundreds of thousands of rohingya muslims crossing the border into bangladesh — many of them hungry and traumatised. our correspondentjustin rowlatt reports on their continuing plight, from teknaf, close to the border. they fled persecution and now they are desperate, fighting just for a bag of rice. many refugees are rise with nothing. —— arrive. well—meaning people from bangladesh arrived in trucks to hand out food but the refugees need much more than this. yesterday, we met this girl. she is nine months treatment. her babyis she is nine months treatment. her baby is due any day. —— we met this woman. she escaped the army after t

it's an exodus of up to 60,000 people, caused by the uneven pace of political change in eastern europetest headlines: north korea has fired a second ballistic missile over northern japan. south korean officials say it flew 3,700 kilometres — far longer than previous launches. a month after the landslide disaster in sierra leone, around 1,000 people are still missing under the mud and rubble. let's get much more on the story 110w. joining me now is drjohn park, who is a director of the korea working group at harvard kennedy school. thanks forjoining us. if we look at kimjong—un, thanks forjoining us. if we look at kim jong—un, since he thanks forjoining us. if we look at kimjong—un, since he has been in power, he has fired some 80 missiles. he has shown no desire to enter into any dialogue with country 01’ enter into any dialogue with country or countries. is it inevitable that north korea will be a fully fledged nuclear state? we are seeing a rapid race to developing this capability of nuclear armed icbm. wejust race to developing this capability of nuclear armed icbm. we just saw an i

it's an exodus of up to 60,000 people, caused by the uneven pace of political change in eastern europet leyl in singapore. i'm babita sharma in london. our top stories: hurricane irma slams into the us mainland. 2.5 million homes and businesses in florida are now without power. the state governor warns water levels could be four metres higher, with the west coast now in the storm's path. the hurricane has caused widespread destruction across the caribbean. at least 25 people have been killed and thousands have lost their homes. a state of emergency has been declared in the british virgin islands. let's take a look at some front pages from around the world. the front page of the international edition of the new york times reports on the plight of civilians caught in fighting in the de—facto capital of the so—called islamic state in syria. it says civilians trapped in raqqa face air—strikes if they stay and land mines if they go. the south china daily post is reporting on a surge in the number of people quitting hong kong for a new life in canada. apparently over 12,100 hong kong residen