From the front, attempting to reassert her authority. A cyclist who knocked down and killed a pedestrian in east london, has been sentenced to 18 months in youth custody. The former england football captain wayne rooney, has been banned from driving for two years, after admitting drinking and driving. And yet another hurricane bears down on the caribbean. Maria is heading towards the leeward islands, and has strengthened to a major category three storm. Its 5pm. Good afternoon, our top story is that the low cost airline ryanair, says its preparing to receive compensation claims worth a total of £18 million, following its decision to cancel up to 50 flights a day until the end of october. The chief executive Michael Oleary denies the company is short of pilots, but he did admit to in his words messing up the planning of their holidays. Keith doyle reports. It is yours Biggest Airline, and also the most punctual. But the decision to cancel so many flights had it in turmoil. At a News Co
Ft 100 of fractionally. Asia overnight markets are lower with the exception of japan which was up about a fraction. Devastation in puerto rico. The entire island this morning is about power after Hurricane Maria slammed catastrophic flooding. Very serious. Both territories are basically without power and will be for a very long time. They both had very fragile power systems. We dont have a good handle on the search and rescue at this point from the standpoint of fatalities were people trapped theater folks are moving out as soon as the weather allows encoding to be performing delayed safety missions. Maria we are following marias path as the storm battered the dominican republic. A daring operation underway in mexico. Rescuers in a race against time this morning to free a little girl trapped under the rubble of her School Following tuesdays devastating earthquake. The latest from mexico city coming out. President trump continues to deliver strong message in your beard the commanderinch
Long welcome my names peter w. Watching aljazeera live from our headquarters here in doha also coming up the u. N. Approves a team to investigate claims of war crimes in yemen but not before making a few major compromise. Surviving but struggling people in whats a rico a trying to rebuild the law itself to Hurrican Maria plus. I mean i remember the span of time about. The plan to. Have a plan to close the country. Thank. The catalonia region and spain is twenty four hours away from a political confrontation a bands a session referendum a shuttle to take place on sunday a final rally in barcelona the catalan separatist leader collars told supporters there would be no turning back. You mean get any more sheet or on sunday we have a date with the future and on monday as well and all week because on monday we will begin to walk with solid steps sovereignty and dignity that they try to take away from us and we will look ourselves in the mirror again. Well campaigners for a yes vote are occu
Here in doha your top stories from aljazeera the un approves a team to investigate accusations of war crimes in yemen but not before making a few major compromises. Surviving but struggling people in puerto rico are trying to rebuild their lives after hurricane rita plus. I mean. The friend. Of. Spains catalonia region is twenty four hours away from a political confrontation bands a session referendum a shuttle to take place on sunday campaigners for a yes vote to occupying schools expected to be used as polling stations but the Spanish Government insists theyll be no vote it says the referendum is illegal. And is deploying police to ensure no ballots are actually cost opinion polls suggest forty percent of registered voters in catalonia want to break away. From barcelona. Thank the fields and into the political fray. Farmers are vowing to turn their tractors into barricades if police try to crack down on the referendum. We have come to the fence. And we are fighting for democratic rig
Minutes. That spain is deeply divided as the government makes new threats to catalans who plan to vote in sundays secession referendum. Here a secular state arrives in china to discuss the crisis on the Korean Peninsula plus. If anybody out there is listening to us. We are dying the mayor of puerto ricos capital criticizes the u. S. Government for its slow Recovery Efforts after Hurricane Maria but donald trump fires back. And stealing oil nigerias army cracks down on pirates or raiding refineries across the niger delta. And im santa how much with all the sport as we meet golf the new entertainers. Veteran Phil Mickelson so pumped up at the president s cup find out later in the program. Spains government is cracking down on the bands the session vote in its catalonia region on sunday describing it as a mockery of democracy its worn volunteers at polling stations they could be fined more than three hundred fifty thousand Dollars Police are already begun deploying ahead of the ballots an