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Eight different people. Well speak to someone who received an organ transplant from Jemima Layzell, whose parents say they are proud of her special legacy. And, on track to do the double can chris froome add the vuelta a espana title to his Tour De France victory earlier this year . Good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. At least 1a people have been killed and more than a Million People have been affected by the destruction wrought by Hurricane Irma as it barrels through the caribbean. Millions of people are still under threat. The storm one of the most powerful Atlantic Hurricanes ever recorded was over haiti yesterday and caused widespread damage in the British Virgin islands overnight. Cuba is the next country in its path. Its due to hit the island later today. Irma is then expected to make landfall in the United States over the weekend. Jon donnison has the latest on the destruction across the region. Hurricane irma is proving to be relentless. The british territory of the turks Caicos Islands among the latest places to be hammered. The wind has dropped, but only slightly. This was the moment irma passed over the British Virgin islands. And this is what it left in its wake. The major warning was when a skylight was blown off of our roof. And you could just hear the wind blasting through the upstairs of the house and, at that moment, you thought the roof might go. That was the warning to get the hell downstairs into the basement, the most secure part of the building. A state of emergency has now been declared. All of us have been affected by irma, and some more than others. Apart from the structural damage, there have sadly been reports of casualties and fatalities. I am truly heartbroken by this news. My thoughts and prayers are with each and every one of you. These pictures, from the capital, show the extent of the damage. Viewed from space, irma looks almost serene but at 400 miles wide, its massive and it is now heading north west to cuba. There, people are doing what they can to secure their homes and bracing themselves. Translation look at the state of the houses that people have here and you will realise the magnitude of the hurricane. What will happen to the town . What will happen to the people . Translation i do feel fear. How can i not feel it . What really worries me is that it will take the whole roof away. Just north, in the bahamas, they have also been getting ready for what could be a direct hit. People have been stockpiling fuel and food. Hurricane irma has already left a trail of destruction across the caribbean. The island of st martin which is made up of french and dutch territories is one of the worst affected areas. Dutch troops are now on the streets to try to maintain order. The red cross says 1. 2 Million People have already been affected and that that figure could rise to 29 million by the end of the weekend, when the storms due to hit florida. There, 7,000 National Guard have been brought in to help, with the National Weather Service Warning large parts of the state could be left uninhabitable for weeks, or even months. With a storm surge of up to three metres expected, half a Million People have taken to the roads, after being ordered to leave their homes. Two days after Hurricane Irma first hit land, the worst could still be to come. And another storm, jose, is sweeping in from the atlantic. Jon donnison, bbc news. The fringes of the storm have already begun to hit cuba. Will grant is in havana. The next few hours will be crucial . What is the trajectory and which parts of the island is it most likely to hit . We think it will touch the eastern tip of the island, dumping a lot of rain there as it comes through. And run almost parallel to cuba as it sweeps along the northern coastline, again bringing with it the potential storm surges of several feet. So it is extremely worrying for communities living along the northern coastline. And that is where a lot of tourists we re and that is where a lot of tourists were as well because that is where the big results are, so a big evacuation operation to get them out as well. This is not the first time authorities in cuba have dealt with hurricanes. They pretty well prepared, would hurricanes. They pretty well prepa red, would you hurricanes. They pretty well prepared, would you say . Hurricanes. They pretty wellprepared, would you say . They are, as much as one can be prepared for a storm of this size. Yes, cuba has a good track record when it comes to disaster preparedness. This isa comes to disaster preparedness. This is a militarised country. The Civil Emergency authorities went around house to house, people do read the state run newspapers and baywatch state run newspapers and baywatch state run tv and they tune into state run tv and they tune into state run radio so they get information from the government. When it comes to evacuation, they are by and large response. There is are by and large response. There is a better response in cuba compared to elsewhere in the caribbean. You mentioned tourists, what is the situation, are they moving out of areas in danger or are they leaving cuba altogether . Well, to begin with, thousands were caught up in this and a lot of them very worried, particularly those on the smaller islands off the northern coast of cuba. A mixture of a response by the cuban cuba. A mixture of a response by the cu ban authorities, the cuba. A mixture of a response by the cuban authorities, the involvement of the travel agents and of the embassies of the respective countries tourists were from has removed the vast majority from that area, they understand, bringing them either to havana or the other parts of the country on the southern coastline, away from where the storm will hit. But in terms of trying to leave the country, if they have not left already, they will find it very difficult. We understand the state run Aviation Company has been told to ground all flights so they will not get out easily if they have not done already. Thank you very much indeed from havana. Lets talk about the british aid effort. The royal navy has delivered its first aid. 0ne plane took off this morning, with another two expected to go, taking marines and engineers to the caribbean. The Prime Minister has arrived back at downing street, to chair an emergency cobra meeting to discuss the response to irma. It comes amid criticism that the uk hasnt responded quickly enough to the disaster. Duncan kennedy reports from raf brize norton. The first raf flight left at lunchtime, a name ourjourney to the caribbean is the response of the crisis gets under way. The loading operation at brize norton included tents, water and medical supplies. 30 pallet loads at first, with more to come. Everything from ready made meals to an Industrial Refrigeration unit. Around 70 Royal Marines are also on board, with a range of skills and experience of working in disaster areas. The base commander rejects claims that britain has been slow to respond. Its very important that we understand the effects of the hurricane, where is open to us, where we can get to safely and thats what we have been doing over the past 2a hours. So now we are ready to make the right judgments we can most effectively deliver that aid and we will do that as quickly as possible. The french have already established a base on guadeloupe and its military operation seems more advanced. British naval helicopters have been in anguilla working off a Navy Auxiliary vessel, but its the speed and scale of britains input thats been criticised today. What we definitely need to see is a sustainable, if not continued and permanent commitment to support the development of anguilla. At present, we have had precious little support of significant quantities and we need that now. But britain says it has responded as rapidly as possible. And is now offering more than £30 million of help. The fact is, we had a royal naval vessel in the region because we knew the hurricane was coming. This is hurricane season. And in fact, we are always prepared. This is one of a number of rafjets heading to the region. In all, there will be Something Like 300 Royal Marines on the ground over the space of the next two or three days. But even when they arrive there, no one is fully clear yet what their operational role is going to be and where they can get to. The race to get help to the people of the caribbean now involves operations from more than a dozen countries. Lets cross to our correspondent matthew thompson, whos outside the foreign and Commonwealth Office, in central london. We know there is a meeting of cobra, the emergency committee, this afternoon, amid some criticism that the british relief effort has been too slow. Yes, that is precisely right. Yes, a number of criticisms levelled at the government by Baroness Amos who used to work for the un organising humanitarian relief, criticising the speed of the governments response. And we have heard from labour mps. Criticising the level of preparedness the government has had to this crisis. We have seen a response from the government to thatjust now. The cobra meeting has now started. So the Prime Minister is in the Cabinet Office behind me, it is the second in two days, it is today it was chaired by the defence secretary sir michael palin. And we havejust been told by them that foreign secretary Boris Johnson been told by them that foreign secretary borisjohnson is not here, he said the hurricane had caused great devastation to many of the British Overseas Territories, islands like anguilla and the turks Caicos Islands and they are sending a Foreign Office team helping there. And it is worth mentioning the Foreign Office has set upa mentioning the Foreign Office has set up a helpline for anybody who might be concerned or affected by that disaster. And the number for that disaster. And the number for thatis that disaster. And the number for that is 0207 008 0000. The foreign 0ffice helpline number. That is 0207 008 0000. The Foreign Office helpline number. Thank you very much. From the foreign and Commonwealth Office in london. Ronald jackson is executive director of the Caribbean Disaster Emergency Management Agency who is in charge of coordinating the aid effort for islands affect by Hurricane Irma. He joins me on webcam from the capital of barbados, bridgetown. Give us an initial sense of your estimate of the destruction caused by Hurricane Irma. Well, what i can say, it is certainly significant and may be catastrophic, if you put it in the local context of the countries that were affected. Certainly, those countries that would have been in the eye of irma oi would have been in the eye of irma or very close, the north east quadrant. So much of the British Overseas Territories sustain the tremendous amounts of damage. The island of barbuda, anguilla, the British Virgin islands and now we have established communication with turks Caicos Islands and they have indicated there is damage, to what extent they are now trying to get out on the ground to do an initial situation overview of what that looks like. But all along the corridor including the french and dutch overseas territories, they have all sustained massive amount of losses to housing and building infrastructure, utilities. In some insta nces, infrastructure, utilities. In some instances, critical facilities such as hospitals, police stations and emergency shelters. And what you are able to do to help amid so much destruction . Well, it is a challenge. The island presents lizards logistical challenge in terms of being able to get there quickly and to move between these islands. It is the same challenges experienced in the dutch and french territories, moving between islands especially love port facilities are damaged and pulling alongside and off loading relief supplies and personnel, where runways are impacted all the towers, the Traffic Control tower was damaged. It poses a problem to fly into these islands. Some of them do not have the kind of airstrip to take larger planes. That is something we are grappling with at the moment. We are making headway into these islands and also preparing to deploy assets and personnel into turks Caicos Islands and working closely with our collea g u es islands and working closely with our colleagues from the uk. To share some of the responsibilities between anguilla and antigua and the British Virgin islands, my apologies, as we try to assist as many people as we can until the additional personnel, out of the uk. In britain, there has been criticism from some quarters of the speed of the reaction of the british governments. The government say it has been swift and they have given £30 million, but are you satisfied with the british response to this disaster . Well, i can say to you that the guard ships stationed here attended to the needs quickly in anguilla. I cannot speak to the expected plans from the home office, but what has been here on the ground moved in very quickly and got in to anguilla early yesterday after the passage and provided support. And from the local team, they have been in contact from when we started our briefing meetings and they provide the support they have available at this point in time. So what has been on location in the caribbean moved into place quickly and really set about assisting us with the operations, attending to the needs of anguilla and providing Additional Support to get to the others as best as possible by what is available in the region at this time. What are the region at this time. What are the needs in anguilla and elsewhere . What sort of things to people need right now . We have seen people who have lost everything almost. Absolutely. That sums it up, however, you have to prioritise needs and the essential first need would be temporary shelter. Roof cover, tempi shelter facilities. Water. Food. And we get into Psychosocial Support because a lot of persons would have been traumatised by having to face such an extensive pounding over a matter of hours. So you have to look at that as an immediate priority. Then we move from there into looking at some of the early recovery requirements. But first, addressing the water supply needs, temporary roof cover, temporary shelter, and counselling. Thank you very much for being with us, you are really busy soi being with us, you are really busy so i will let you go. Whenjackson, from the Caribbean Disaster Emergency Management Agency, in charge of coordinating the aid effort for those islands hit by Hurricane Irma. Thank you very much for your time. You are welcome. As we were saying, the foreign and Commonwealth Office has set up a telephone hotline for british nationals in the region, oi anyone concerned about friends of relatives. That number is on your screen. 0207 008 0000. And you can keep up with all the latest on Hurricane Irma on our website at bbc. Co. Uk news. The headlines on bbc news Hurricane Irma continues its trail of destruction through the caribbean. At least 14 people have been killed and a million affected. The Prime Minister is chairing an emergency cobra meeting this afternoon, as raf flights are loaded to deliver aid to the victims. A review of the criminalJustice System in england and wales finds discrimination in the treatment of people from black and minority ethnic backgrounds. And in sport. A brilliant performance from ben stokes, this time batting, as england fightback in the deciding test against the west indies. Philippe courtinhos been left out of liverpools squad against Manchester City tomorrow. The midfielder missed the start of their premier League Campaign with a back injury, amid interest from barcelona. And fifa has opened an investigation against tottenham midfielder dele alli, after he was caught on camera gesturing with his middle finger during englands match against slovakia on monday. Ill be back with more on those stories after half past. Thank you. At least 20 people have been killed after an earthquake with a magnitude of number macro mexico. The quake which the president described as the strongest to hit the country in the past 100 years struckjust off the pacific coast, shaking buildings in the capital, mexico city, hundreds of miles away. The tremor is reported to have lasted about a minute. Sarah campbell has this report. Mexico is a country used to earthquakes, but not of this magnitude. This was a Bowling Alley in the Southern State of chiapas. 600 miles away, in mexico city, the tremors lasted for up to a minute. Some people left buildings, preferring to stay outside on the street. Many could still remember the last massive earthquake in 1985, which killed thousands. It was pretty, pretty violent. I was a child when this earthquake in 1985 happened, and this was the biggest one, and it was pretty violent. A lot of panic scenes on the streets, and in my building also. So really, this earthquake was something huge. As pictures start to emerge from the worst hit areas, the death toll has continued to rise. The fear is there may be more to come. Translation so far, there have been 65 after shocks. The strongest was magnitude 6. 1. However, its possible that over the next 2a hours, we could see a shock thats as strong as the earthquake. The epicentre was a0 miles down, just off the southern mexican coast. Tsunami warnings have been issued to surrounding countries. In mexico itself, as daylight arrives, the extent of the damage will become all too clear. A review of the criminalJustice System in england and wales has found bias and discrimination in its treatment of people from black and minoirty ethnic backgrounds. The inquiry, commissioned by the government and led by the labour mp david lammy, raises particular concerns about the treatment of young people. The report calls for some prosecutions to be dropped, if suspects complete a drug or alcohol rehabilitation programme. Elaine dunkley reports. Noel williams was 11 when he first got involved in gangs. By the age of 13, he was imprisoned for robberies and drug dealing. I was in and out of the system. I went there three times. A lot of bullying goes on, and as we say, a lack of prison staff, so they dont really pick up on certain things. People are self harming. If theyre not cutting their arms, theyre trying to kill themselves. He has now turned his life around, but believes race and ethnicity plays a part in how you are treated and punished within the criminal Justice System. I feel its unjust. Of course its unjust. And if you look at the sort of sentences that we get, theyre longer, harsher, and people are coming out not rehabilitated. Sometimes, theyre coming out and reoffending at a more accelerated rate than their counterparts too. The lammy review makes a number of key recommendations, which includes allowing some prosecutions to be deferred and possibly dropped if a Treatment Programme for issues such as drug or alcohol problems is successfully completed. Removing identifying information about ethnicity when cases are passed from police to prosecutors, so racial bias doesnt influence charging decisions. And not declaring criminal records for minor offences when applying forjobs. Im very concerned about the youth Justice System, and thats the pipeline into our adult prison system, so its very, very serious that the figures are quite as bad as they are. Im very worried about our prison system, where i do think there are still prisons where its clear that there is overt discrimination going on, and some of the treatment is just unacceptable. The government says it would look very carefully at the reviews findings. What struck me about the report too was the reality that very large numbers of british people from our black and ethnic minority communities lack confidence in the criminalJustice System. Its one of the largest reviews of its kind and highlights that radical reform is urgently needed to bring fairness to the Justice System. Elaine dunkley, bbc news. With us in half an hour a solicitor who sits on the criminal Law Committee at the law society. A 13 Year Old Girl who died from a brain aneurysm has helped a record eight different people, including five children, through Organ Donation. Jemima layzell, from somerset, who died in 2012, donated her heart, pancreas, lungs, kidneys, small bowel and liver. Jemimas parents said she was clever, compassionate and creative and would have been very proud of her legacy. Helena lee has the story. This isjemima, the 13 year old who, after she died, transformed more lives than any other organ donor. In 2012, she collapsed while preparing for her mums birthday party. Four days later, jemima died from a brain aneurysm. It was only recently that staff at nhs blood and transplant discovered her special status. Her organs were donated into eight different people. Five of those were children. No one else in the uk has helped that many through Organ Donation. Jemimas parents say they are extremely proud of their daughter. Her legacy, her name, will continue. Because she hasnt died in vain. Shes saved the lives of eight others, but shes also helping other families with brain injury through her charity. I think shed be completely overwhelmed. Shed think it was extraordinary, and i dont think she could quite believe it. She was quite a modest person, and to think that everyone was talking about her, shed be a real mix of embarrassed and proud at the same time. Last year, a56 people died waiting for a transplant, including 1a children. There are currently 6,11; people on the transplant waiting list. That includes 176 children. There are thousands of people waiting for a transplant. Three people a day die. If you would be willing to accept an organ, you should be willing to donate, and thats what were asking people to consider. And then make that decision that they will support Organ Donation. Jemimas parents say they hope other families will be encouraged to talk about Organ Donation and sign up to the register. Helena lee, bbc news. Time for a Weather Forecast is now for the weekend from matt taylor. Sunshine and showers across many parts of the uk. A cool breeze across southern and western areas. Very lively rain reading this channel and the south east, starting to ease away. Sunny conditions with fewer showers across Northern England and wales, more cloud in scotla nd england and wales, more cloud in scotland and Northern Ireland and rain coming and going in the west. Temperatures down from this time of year. Showers across southern and eastern areas fade away. They keep going in the west and heavy rain across north west england and youre the West Midlands in the dawn on saturday. Central and eastern areas, fewer showers and a bit chilly. A fresh start on saturday, showers most prevalent with heavy rain across north west england, wales, the south west. Showers develop widely across in and wales, with a blustery winds to the south. So moving from hail and thunder elsewhere, scotland and Northern Ireland, fewer showers and drier and brighter weather. Sunday changes again, a cool. With the best weather in the east. Cloud and patchy rain eased, heavy in western scotland and winds strengthening, and gales to the west by the end of the day. Hello, this is bbc news with me, ben brown. The headlines at almost 3. 30pm Hurricane Irma has brought destruction to the British Virgin islands where a state of emergency has been declared. Winds of up to 185 miles an hour battered the overseas territory. The Prime Minister prepares to chair a cobra meeting, as raf flights are loaded to deliver water, rations and troops for the many british citizens trapped in the caribbean. A powerful earthquake has hit southern mexico and killed dozens of people. The countrys president said the tremor was the strongest to hit mexico in a century. A review of the criminalJustice System in england and wales has concluded that people from black, asian and minority ethnic backgrounds are still facing bias and overt discrimination. A 13 Year Old Girl who died from a brain aneurysm has helped eight different people through Organ Donation a record number. Now time to catch up with the sport at the bbc sports centre, with leah. Including the cricket. Thank you. Just 2a hours after taking six wickets ben stokes is at it again, this time with the bat as he helped england take the lead over the west indies ona england take the lead over the west indies on a rain affected second day of the third and final test at lords. Stokes has been the first batsmen on the match on thursday. Dawid malan was dismissed this morning. Play was stopped for around three hours because of the weather. Ben stokes and Jonny Bairstow are trying to eat into the west indies lead. England are currently 127 for six. Staying with cricket and ireland have a new coach south african graham ford as the country prepares for test cricket. Ford recently ended his second stint as head coach of sri lanka and also had a spell with his native south africa. He also had stints in english county cricket with surrey and kent. Ford takes over from new zealanderjohn bracewell when his contract ends in december. Midfielder Philippe Coutinho has been left out of liverpools squad to face Manchester City tomorrow. He scored as brazil beat ecuador 2 0 in a world cup qualifier last week. Coutinho has missed the start of liverpools campaign with a back injury amid interest from barcelona. Fifa say theyll investigate tottenham midfielder dele alli after tv pictures showed he gestured with his middle finger during englands match against slovakia on monday. It happened during the 2 1 world cup qualifying victory at wembley. The 21 year old said it was a joke with good friend kyle walker. Andrew parsons has been elected the new president of the International Paralympic committee. The brazilian beat three other candidates in a vote at the ipc general assembly. He succeeds philip craven, who ran the organisation since 2001. Now all eyes will be on whats expected from him in this role and his priorities. Heres our Sports Correspondent Alex Capstick with more. It would appear Andrew Parsons has lots of backing from the ipcc, a comfortable victory for him in the end. From the ipc. As you see the next day he takes overfrom the president of the organisation, philip craven, who had been in place for 16 years, a movement which has grown from strength to strength, but there are some pressing issues, and on top of Andrew Parsons in tray must be what to do about russia with the approaching in pyongyang. The ban for the summer 0lympics remains in place, but the stands appears to have been softened by some because neutral athletes will be allowed to compete. The other thorny subject facing the movement is classification and made allegations that some countries are working the system so that their athletes compete against opponents who are significantly more impaired. They will look at strengthening relations also with the ipcc, so plenty for him to be getting on with. But he has loads of support from within the ipc as he begins his time as president. Thats all sport for now. It mightjust it might just before it mightjust before we go, england are now 128 for seven. John watson will have your next update, ben, at 4 30pm, but goodbye from me. Ben stokes has just been bowled out. Thank you. A shame that ben stokes is out. More now on irma. The storm has already had a deadly impact across the caribbean. But in its wake are two other hurricanes jose and katia. 0ne Hurricane Centre scientist in the us have called it an unparalleed event. Well, matt taylor from the bbc Weather Centre talked us through what the next few days have in store. One of the most recent areas to be feeling the wrath of Hurricane Irma have been the low lying areas of the turks and caicos and also the southern bahamas. These are areas, again, very low lying, nothing to stop the path of that raging storm as it goes across, and nothing to hinder its progress. Now, it has weakened a little bit now to a category 4, but it is still packing winds over 150 miles an hour, and they can still strengthen over the coming days. The forecast track for that storm is to continue to push its way westward. It mayjust clip the northern portion of cuba. The crucial thing, though, could be where the eye of that storm is, the strongest of the winds. If it remains over open waters, it will retain its strength and perhaps even strengthen further. The water is key to keeping the ingredients there for that storm to maintain its strength. Now, we need temperatures over 27 degrees for hurricanes to last, and i can show you this chart of sea temperatures in the area. The yellow areas are where weve got that, butjust notice in around cuba and also florida the orange colours these are where the temperatures are up to about 30 degrees at the moment, and as it moves over that there could be potentially some further strengthening. And the forecast as we go into the weekend is for that storm to take a sudden northern track, pushing in somewhere between key west and miami, then piling its way across the entire length of florida, perhaps dropping up to 350 millimetres of rain. And the residents of florida are rightly concerned. The last category 5 storm to hit was a devastating one. The strongest and the most devastating storm in floridas history, hurricane andrew. The warnings and building methods may have improved, but people fear devastation could be on a par with that, and of course its notjust that hurricane we are watching. Katia could push into mexico as we go through this weekend, and also the devastated island of barbuda could get a glancing blow from category 3 hurricanejose. That was matt taylor from our bbc Weather Centre. Within the last half an hour Florida Governor rick scott made a statement on the storm approaching his state. He warned residents to prepare themselves. Based on what we now know, the majority of florida will have major hurricane impacts with deadly storm surge and life threatening winds. And we can expect this along the entire east coast and the entire west coast. The florida keys should be prepared to start feeling the effects of the storm tomorrow morning. Evacuations. I have offered school buses to aid evacuations state wide and multiple counties have accepted these and i encourage any counties with the need for buses to evacuate residents on them right now. We will quickly run out of good weather to evacuate. If you are told to evacuate leave, get out quickly. The roads will fill up quickly so you need to go. I am a dad and a grandfather. I love my family andl dad and a grandfather. I love my family and i cant imagine life without them. Do not put yourself or your familys life at risk. If you have been ordered to evacuate and are still home, please go. Today is the day to do the right thing for your family the day to do the right thing for yourfamily and the day to do the right thing for your family and get inland to safety. Today is the day to do the right thing for your family and get inland. This storm is wider than our entire state and is expected to cause major and life threatening impacts from coast to coast. Remember hurricane andrew. Some of the worst storms in the history of florida. Irma is more devastating on its current path. Irma has already caused multiple fatalities in the caribbean. The storm is powerful and deadly. We are being very aggressive in our preparation for the storm, and every floridian should take this seriously and protect their family. Possessions can be replaced, your family cannot be replaced. That was the governor of florida. Much more on that Hurricane Irma in the coming hour. But in the meantime. Lets get more now on the review of the criminalJustice System in england and wales, which has found bias and discrimination in its treatment of people from black and minoirty ethnic backgrounds. The inquiry, commissioned by the government and led by the labour mp david lammy, raises particular concerns about the treatment of young people. With me richard atkinson, a solicitor who sits on the criminal Law Committee at the law society. Thank you very much indeed for being with us. David lammy is saying in his inquiry that people from black, asian, minority ethnic backgrounds are still facing bias including overt discrimination in parts of the Justice System. Do you agree with that . Its not my personal experience, but the evidence in his report is very strong and overwhelming. But the role of the defence lawyer, and i come from the defence lawyer, and i come from the Defence Community, is to do our very best for our clients, whatever the circumstances, and we are independent of the police, independent of the police, independent of the prosecution, and one of the points he brings out is the lack of understanding for some parts of those communities as to the independence of the defence lawyer, and that is crucial to understanding and that is crucial to understanding and affecting a proper defence and a way of representing themselves in the courtroom, so it is important that we as a Defence Community understand those concerns and work harder to address them i think. One of the concerns he raises is young people from the black and asian and minority ethnic backgrounds sometimes feel pressurised to plead guilty when they are not, because they think, you know, in the end that will be more beneficial for them. That is very alarming, isnt it . It is alarming. He talks on both sides around the guilty plea issue, because the system is set up very much to encourage early guilty pleas, and the greatest credit, and that means a reduced sentence, possibly even a sentence of a different nature, the difference between a prison sentence and a community sentence, is based on the very earliest pre , and that of course requires some degree of trust in the lawyers giving advice the very earliest plea. If the community has deep rooted mistrust in the criminal Justice System has deep rooted mistrust in the criminalJustice System it is very difficult perhaps to overcome that, when they first come across a lawyer with limited time and limited information, having to advise them to their very best ability, which is what defence lawyers will do, to act in their best interests. Sometimes that does mean giving advice to plead guilty, but if they are not trusting it they will miss the opportunities that are given in the criminal Justice System opportunities that are given in the criminalJustice System to get the greatest credit at that time so, yes, there has to be questioned around whether it is right to put so much pressure, particularly for people who are mistrusting and have had limited time with their lawyers and information to have to plead at that stage to gain the full credit. He has come up with some 35 recommendations. What would you focus in on as the best way to get trust back from black, asian and minority ethnic people in the criminal Justice System, minority ethnic people in the criminalJustice System, especially young people that is what he talks about a lot, david lammy, that young people from these backgrounds just dont trust the system . That is the biggest question of all, and all of his recommendations really are leading to answer that question i think. It is very difficult to see what one solution is. Clearly a more balanced judiciary is important, and a more balanced system where we see more people from those communities actually taking part. The low society s societies work very ha rd to society s societies work very hard to ensure a balance procession, the low societies. The proportion represented in the solicitors procession is about equal to the population as a whole. But not many in the judiciary . Yes, that needs to now be reflected in other parts of the criminalJustice System, particularly the judiciary, and also the police force so there can be greater confidence in the criminal Justice System. Can be greater confidence in the criminalJustice System. But a long way to go, would you say . There is a long way to go but there are certainly strides being taken and this report will certainly help that and im sure people will be working ha rd to and im sure people will be working hard to address it. It is very important that our criminal Justice System is seen to be fair, and that people get a proper chance to put their defence or to be treated fairly within the system and certainly not discriminated against. Good to speak to you. Thank you for coming in, richard atkinson, member of the law society. Lets get more now on the 13 Year Old Girl helped a record eight different people, including five children, through Organ Donation. Jemima layzell, from somerset, died in 2012, and donated her heart, pancreas, kidneys, small bowel and liver. She also donated her lungs and im delighted to say the young man who was the recipient of her lungsjoins me now from our studio in stoke. Ewa n ewan smith, thank you for being with us. Sojemimas ewan smith, thank you for being with us. So jemimas longs ewan smith, thank you for being with us. Sojemimas longs saved your life . Yes, i wouldnt be here if it wasnt for her. Jemimas. Life . Yes, i wouldnt be here if it wasnt for her. Jemimas. What wasnt for her. Jemimas. What was your condition at the time that you receive that donation. Was your condition at the time that you receive that donationlj was your condition at the time that you receive that donation. I wasnt healthy when i had the transplant. Im reasonably certain i would have died without a transplant. When was the transplant, and how have you been since then . The transplant took place in march of 2012, and since the transplant my life has been changed, so massively. It is really difficult i think to explain just how much it has changed, to someone who has not been through what i have been through. Before the transplant i struggled to breathe, i struggled to ta ke i struggled to breathe, i struggled to take part in most common physical sports in playground activities and such, but after the transplant i could do all those things and more just so much better. And it is extraordinary thatjemima was able to help so many people. What we re able to help so many people. What were you told about her when you received her lungs . Were you told much about who the donor was . |j wasnt much about who the donor was . wasnt told that much and i am sure thatis wasnt told that much and i am sure that is standard for all transplant recipients. I knew she was a girl. I believe i was told her age as well. Ididnt believe i was told her age as well. I didnt have a physical description of her, but that was really all i was told. It was really amazing she was told. It was really amazing she was able. To help you. And you have her lungs now. Do you think a lot about her and also the fact that she has been able, you know, not only to help you but to help so many other people as well through her organs . It is truly amazing she was able to donate so many of her organs and that those organs were successfully tra nspla nted into several different people, myself included. It truly is an amazing composition and have happened. And what does life hold for you now . Just tell us how you are and what kind of treatment you still need . Well, i will be going to university sometime later this september which, you know, before my transplant i dont think it was even considered a possibility, becoming an actual thing that i would have gone and done. I still have to take some medication, like anti rejection drugs to prevent my lungs from rejecting, a few other medications to deal with my remaining problems because of my condition, and some vitamin tablets for vitamin deficiencies, really, but compared to what it used to be an prior to the transplant it is a massive significant improvement. And very modestly you havent told us yet you area modestly you havent told us yet you are a very modestly you havent told us yet you are a very keen swimmer, you competed in the british transplant games in the 50 meter backstroke and butterfly . An amazing achievement for somebody who has had a lung transplant. Actually it was the 50 metre backstroke and the 50 metre breaststroke, which i got a bronze for, in the breaststroke, and a gold in the backstroke but, yes, i have a lwa ys in the backstroke but, yes, i have always been pretty good swimmer. Since my transplant i have been able to realise an actual lies my potential as a swimmer in the transplant games every year. That is incredible, isnt it . How do you feel when youre swimming . You feel strong, good . Yeah, ifeel really good when i swim. It is very liberating. I have always had a fondness for water and swimming, but now that i have been transplanted i can enjoy it much more than just a sport activity to keep me healthy. Well, ewan smith, thank you so much for talking to us, ewan smith, one of the many different people, eight people in fact, who was helped by Organ Donations from 13 year old Jemima Layzell from somerset. Thank you for being with us. Youre watching bbc news and it is just coming upfor watching bbc news and it is just coming up for ten minutes to four. Ina coming up for ten minutes to four. In a moment we will have a summary of the Business News this hour, but before that the latest news headlines. Hurricane irma continues its trail of destruction through the caribbean. At least 1a people have been killed and a million affected. The Prime Minister is chairing a cobra meeting, as raf flights are loaded to deliver water, rations and troops for the many british citizens are trapped in the caribbean. A review of the criminalJustice System in england and wales has concluded that people from black, asian and minority ethnic backgrounds are still facing bias and overt discrimination. Hello, in the Business News this afternoon. Britains manufacturing output expanded at the strongest pace this year in the three monthsjuly according to figures from the office for national statistcs. But there was little sign of improvement in the trade deficit despite sterlings sharp fall since last years brexit vote. And construction output fell after the biggest drop in news orders for more than three years. Pilots at Leisure Airline thomas cook have announced three more strike dates if pay talks fail, following a 12 hour stoppage. British Airline Pilots Association Members walked out on friday, in what the union said was the first strike by uk pilots since the 1970s. Thomas cook said all flights had operated without disruption but it is disappointed by the new announcement. More on this in a moment. Good afternoon. We will be talking about travel this hour. Flights have been cancelled ahead of Hurricane Irma hitting florida, and also thomas cook pilots are on strike as well. If you are planning a trip, what precautions should you be taking and what are your rights . Joining us now is travel lawyers, alan bowen. Thank you forjoining us. Firstly, if youre in a situation where your flight if youre in a situation where your flight has been cancelled for an actual disaster outside of your control, what can you do . Under eu regulations airlines have a responsibility to take a reviewer. There may be no entitlement to compensation because clearly these cancellations and delays are due to weather. The rules applies to any Airline Flying out of the United States or the caribbean any eu are lame. But they dont apply if youre travelling with an american carrier. In any case they will give you a list of hotels and tell you to help yourself. Always worth checking with a carrier to see what their policy is and what they are doing. What about situations where, you know, there is a strike involved, so we are seeing with thomas cook today that there share price has really suffered because of this 12 hour stoppage strike from pilots. Thomas cook took a decision to try to change all the flight times today, so the flight that should have taken back this morning are beginning now from four oclock onwards and their intention is to make sure, much Like British Airways did when their cabin crew we re British Airways did when their cabin crew were on strike, that their passengers still travel on the same day, but if they were going on a package holiday they would have lost the first day of their holiday. Can we also about ryanair . Their change for baggage and checked baggage policies, can you tell us a bit about that . From the 1st of november they see only those who are pat dooley backlight and paid for priority boarding will be able to ta ke two priority boarding will be able to take two backs on board they say that only those who applied and paid for priority boarding. They discovered everyone was bringing two huge bags for which there is simply was not room on the plane and they did ask in the last six months for people to be reasonable, that the second bag should be small enough to go under the seat in front. They ta ke go under the seat in front. They take the view that people have not done that and therefore they will charge people if they dont comply by the rules again. So definitely worth shopping around with those Cheaper Airlines at the moment. Absolutely, and the same goes for the major carriers. All of them are looking at ways of making more money, either by images of British Airways, putting more seats on the plane, or by many other airlines, charging for things that used to be free. Thank you, lets leave it there. Thank you forjoining us, alan bowen. Lets look at some of the other news stories. Bell pottingers asian unit is to separate from its british parent, amid reports the Public Relations could go into administration as early as next week. The Public Relations firm was expelled from the Industry Trade body after being accused of stirring up racial hatred in south africa. The boss of Bell Pottinger asia said its business in the region is entirely ring fenced and solvent. Its set to relaunch with a new Ownership Structure and operate under the name klareco communications. The fbi in the us is currently investigating uber to see if it used software to interfere with its competitors. In april, drivers for rival service lyft in the us sued uber, claiming that the ride hailing app illegally tracked their locations using a spyware named hell. a fast growing Chinese Energy company has struck a deal to buy a 14 stake in rosneft, russias biggest oil firm. Cefc china has already expanded into europe, central asia and africa, but this is its most eye catching deal to date. The deal is estimated to be £6. 74 billion. The cosmetics giant l0real has finalised the sale of the body shop to the brazilian company. Natura cosmeticos, which owns the aesop brand. L0real, the Worlds Largest cosmetics company, is selling up the chain has 3,000 stores in 66 countries. A large brand. Lets look at the markets before we go. Shares have fallen at thomas cook because of that strike, largely, by pilots. Also pub group green king have seen there shares fall apparently were not spending enough money in pubs. The Company Issued a rather bleak trading outlook. Down roughly about 14 there. I will be back in an hour with more. Back to you, ben. Thank you very much indeed. Lets check out the weather prospects with matt taylor. Thank you. Some advice, grab something waterproof and grab a jumper because you might need it. Low pressure in charge and with us throughout. Where you see will pressure you can expect rain clouds lots of cloud and you can notice the gaps the further north you are but that cloud is starting to ease, producing some heavy rain across southern parts of devon and cornwall at the moment. Then it is a story of sunshine and a few showers into the evening rush hour. Still some heavy rain through the English Channel towards the south east, easing away from what we have in the midlands at the moment. But not completely dry. More dry weather around to end the day across the midlands, parts of wales, Northern England, but that will increase across the isle of man. Still quite wet for some in the far west of scotland and that will push its way to dumfries and galloway. Eastern parts of scotland staying largely fine. Through tonight, it is in the west the showers will keep going with the breeze at its strongest as well. It is likely we will see some large amounts of rain across parts of north west england and the north West Midlands, those showers continuing to feed in. Central and eastern areas, dry weather to take us through the night but it will be rather cool and that sets us up into a cool and fresh weekend for all. A bit of rain at times, and the wind will become an increasing feature of our weather, particularly by sunday. Breeze on saturday, and these are of the showers are fine to begin with. Showers across western england and wales develop more widely, ingram and wales seeing the bulk of these, some heavy heel and thunder. England and wales. Northern ireland, i fancy england and wales. Northern ireland, ifancy a england and wales. Northern ireland, i fancy a brighter day for you tomorrow. Particularly in the west. A few more showers, perhaps feeling a touch warmer but by and large temperatures roughly where you want them this time of year. Into sunday, chilly start, dry start to central and eastern areas but then cloud and outbreaks of rain that may be and patchy. The wind will become more of a feature as mentioned. Gale force across the west. Strengthening further on the southern flank. Western parts of england and wales, there could be severe gales and some impact from that as we start the monday morning rush hour. Sunshine and showers, blustery and feeling cool and showers, blustery and feeling cool. Before we go, quick look at the latest satellite imagery from Hurricane Irma coming in from the us. A massive storm. You can see just behind me, florida, but it is the north coast of cuba that is the greatest concern at the moment. We will have more updates on that in the coming hour. Goodbye for now. This is bbc news. Im ben brown. The headlines at 11 00. Hurricane irma continues its trail of destruction through the caribbean. At least 1a people have been killed. More than1 Million People are estimated to have been affected by the storm across the caribbean, which is now heading towards the United States. Raf planes are loaded with aid for victims, as the Prime Minister chairs an emergency cobra meeting. But critics say the government was slow to react. We should have been in step with persons like president macron, who ensured that military was on the ground. In other news, a review of the criminalJustice System in england and wales finds discrimination in the treatment of people from black and minority ethnic backgrounds. Mexico is hit by its most powerful earthquake in a century, killing dozens of people