And chris froome is on the verge of becoming the first british rider to win the vuelta a espana, as he increases his lead after the penultimate stage. Good evening and welcome to bbc news. Hurricane irma is continuing to sweep its way across the caribbean, en route to the us coast, leaving a path of devastation. Cuba is the latest island to be hit. The storm has been downgraded to category 3 it was category 5, the highest, but has eased slightly made landfall off the North Eastern coast of cuba overnight bringing strong winds and heavy rain. Communities have lost power and communication is becoming increasingly difficult in more remote areas. The bahamas have largely been spared after the storm changed course. This is irmas trajectory. Its expected to make landfall with us coast tomorrow, before heading inland. In florida, more than 6 Million People a quarter of its population have been told to evacuate. Officials have confirmed that six people have been killed in British Virgin island
More than three months after the terrorist attack which killed 22 people. And englands cricketers wrap up the series against the west indies good evening and welcome to bbc news. Hurricane irma is continuing to sweep its way across the caribbean, en route to the us coast, leaving a path of devastation. In cuba, a Million People almost a tenth of the countrys population have been moved to safety, along with thousands of tourists. State media said it was the first time the eye of a category five storm had made landfall in the country for 85 years. Winds pounded cubas northern coast, causing flooding and bringing down power lines. The bahamas have largely been spared after the storm changed course. This is irmas trajectory. Turks and caicos behind it, making its way to cuba. Its expected to make landfall with us coast tomorrow, before heading inland. In florida, more than6 Million People, a quarter of its population, have been told to evacuate. Officials have confirmed that six people hav
More than three months after the terrorist attack which killed 22 people. And englands cricketers wrap up the series against the west indies, winning the third test at lords by nine wickets. Good evening and welcome to bbc news. Hurricane irma is continuing to sweep its way across the caribbean, en route to the us coast, leaving a path of devastation. In cuba, a Million People, almost a tenth of the countrys population, have been moved to safety, along with thousands of tourists. State media said it was the first time the eye of a category 5 storm had made landfall in the country for eighty five years. Winds pounded cubas northern coast, causing flooding and bringing down power lines. The bahamas have largely been spared after the storm changed course. This is irmas trajectory. Its expected to make landfall with us coast tomorrow, before heading inland. In florida, more than six Million People, a quarter of its population, have been told to evacuate. Officials have confirmed that six p