Special in the ashes this winter, after wrapping up a series win over west indies. And here in newcastle, final preparations are under way for the 36 great north run. Around 57,000 people will be crossing the start line for the Worlds Largest marathon in just line for the Worlds Largest marathon injust a line for the Worlds Largest marathon in just a few hours. And louise has the weather. Good morning. In north west, south east split this sunday with heavy rain and strong winds in north west england gradually drifting south and east. But it should stay dry in Daylight Hours for most of south and eastern england. Good morning. First, our main story. Irma has intensified into a category four hurricane as it approaches southern florida. Low lying islands in the area are already being battered by high winds and storm surges. Floridas governor has warned irma will be deadly and has urged residents who havent yet evacuated to head to emergency shelters. There was widespread destruction in cu
The stars of strictly pay an emotional tribute to the shows former host, sir Bruce Forsyth, who died last month at the age of 89. And our sunday morning edition of the papers is at 9. 35. The reviewers are Rachel Cunliffe and the former editor of the sunday times, peter conradi. Good morning and welcome to bbc news. After battering its way through the caribbean, Hurricane Irma, currently a category four storm, is within hours of hitting the us coast. The storm made landfall in cuba late on friday, causing widespread damage and cutting off power to large areas. The hurricane is now inching towards the Southern Coast of florida, where water levels have already begun to rise. Wind gusts close to Hurricane Force are battering islands south of the state, with the mainland due to be hit in the coming hours. Over 6 Million People, almost a third of the states population, had been urged to evacuate, but the state governor told residents yesterday, its now too late for anyone remaining to leave
In myanmar declare one month unilateral ceasefire. They say their aim is to ease the humanitarian crisis, but there is desperate need for food and water for around 300,000 Rohingya Muslims refugees. The stars of strictly pay an emotional tribute to the shows former host sir Bruce Forsyth, who died in august at the age of 89. Good morning and welcome to bbc news. After battering its way through the caribbean, Hurricane Irma, currently a category four storm, is within hours of hitting the us coast. The storm made landfall in cuba late on friday, causing widespread damage and leaving whole communities homeless. The hurricane is now inching towards the Southern Coast of florida, where a huge storm surge is expected. Water levels are already flooding roads in the florida keys and more than 200,000 people have lost power. 0ver six Million People, almost a third of the states population, had been urged to evacuate, but the state governor told residents yesterday, its now too late for anyone r
Also in the next hour Rohingya Muslim rebels in myanmar declare a one month unilateral ceasefire. They say their aim is to ease the humanitarian crisis but theres desperate need for food and water for around 300,000 rohingya refugees. The stars of strictly pay an emotional tribute to the shows former host sir Bruce Forsyth who died in august at the age of 89. Good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. After battering its way through the caribbean, Hurricane Irma currently a category 4 storm has slammed into the lower florida keys. The storm made landfall in cuba late on friday, causing widespread damage and leaving whole communities homeless. The ire of the storm has now reached the low lying florida keys, where water levels are flooding roads are more than 200,000 people have lost power. Over 6 Million People almost a third of the states population had been urged to evacuate, but the state governor told residents yesterday, its now too late for anyone remaining to leave. The west coast w
Checks on borrowers, particularly those in financial difficulties, as a report by the regulator is published this morning. I will have more on that a little later. In Sport England are into the semi finals of the european championships. Jodie taylor scored the winner, as the Lionesses Beat france 1 0. And carol has the weather. Good morning. Todays the day of sunshine and showers, especially in central and Northern Areas. They will be fewer and further between them were yesterday. That leads us into a showery start to the week. Good morning. First, our main story thousands of extra Mental Health workers are to be recruited by the nhs in england. The Health Secretary, jeremy hunt, said the aim is to treat an extra one Million People by 2021. The Royal College of nursing has questioned how so many staff can be hired and trained in such a short space of time. Here is more from our Health Correspondent dominic hughes. Ministers in england have already acknowledged the treatment offered to