Florida is braced, for what many have described as the storm of the century. Our correspondents are there. We will speak to one resident who has decided to stay. And will they ever fully recover . In the wake of Hurricane Ian, 95 of the damage assessments, were downgraded by the insurance companies. This could be a disastrous 12 hours, for Tens Of Thousands of american families. Welcome to the programme. There is driving wind and torrential rainfall that has already arrived in florida, several hours before Hurricane Milton is due to arrive. The national Weather Service has confirmed in the last hour there are at least ten active Tornado Warnings in the region. We have been tracking an extremely dangerous tornado heading north near fort myers. And thats not the half of it. Right now milton is 150 miles south west of tampa with sustained winds of 145 mph, and very soon it will be pushing water onto the coast, with a Storm Surge of 15 feet expected in the worst hit areas. That is likely t
Of hamas, and the two sides have exchanged fire since then. 0ur senior international correspondent 0rla guerin reports from lebanon on the children caught up in israel s bombardments. A warning you may find elements of this report distressing. Firefighters rushing to another air strike. This one in nabatieh. They carry out the wounded. Not fighters, but children. Israel says it s targeting hezbollah sites. But it s bombing many residential areas. How old are you? he asks. Three fingers are raised. A young generation, now threatened by a war that has already killed at least 50 children this week, like the members of this family, who died together in a strike in beirut. Ali, jalal, fatima and farra, all gone. And iman and talia nasser, who took their last breaths together, also killed by israel s bombardment. But some have made it to safety, having run for their lives. My name is mehdi ahmad and my years old is ten years old. And what has been happening in the last two days? you had to
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Liverpool move to plug a hole in their defence. The premier League Champions bring in ben davies from preston, as well as a loan signing on a quiet transfer deadline day. Its not quite with the weather today, and Weather Warning for heavy snow across parts of Northern England. Valid until lunchtime. Widely three to eight centimetres above 200 metres we can easily see 15 centimetres to Sow Destruction is likely. All the details later in the programme. Its tuesday the 2nd of february. Our top story. Urgent tests are being offered to 80,000 people in england after cases of a new South African coronavirus variant were found, with no links to travel. People across eight areas are being asked to take tests, whether they have symptoms or not, after the government said the uk must Come Down Hard on the variant. Andy moore reports. 10,000 Home Testing Kits delivered to a fire station in woking in surrey. From today, the operation to deliver them door to door will begin. Across england, 80,000 p