More than three months after the terrorist attack, which killed 22 people. Englands cricketers wrap up the series against the west indies, winning the third test at lords by nine wickets. Good afternoon, 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 category four storm, it was category five, 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 5 Million People, a quarter of its population, have been told to evacuate. In the past hour, it has been confirmed that there have
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
And gusts of up to 80mph. Good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. A canadian man, kidnapped and held for nearly five years in afghanistan along with his pregnant wife, says she was raped and their baby daughter murdered. Joshua boyle and Caitlin Coleman were freed earlier this week, along with three children, all born in captivity. As john mcmanus reports, mr boyle revealed the details after returning home to canada. Afghanistan, parts of the country remain in the grip of islamist militants. Canadianjoshua boyle and his wife Caitlin Coleman, came here, he says, to carry out aid work. But instead the couple were kidnapped by members of a Haqqani Network linked to the taliban. Over five years their captors released a series of videos. One of them showed their children born in captivity. On wednesday, the family were finally freed by Pakistani Forces. They arrived in toronto late last night where joshua boyle outlined their grim ordeal including the horrific murder of his daughter. The st
Parents with top jobs and the numbers have been edging up. It survived the sinking of the titanic, now this letter is being auctioned its thought to be one of the last to be written onboard. Good morning. Its friday. 20th october. Im annita mcveigh. Welcome to bbc newsroom live. In the last few minutes, theresa may, has given an update about brexit discussions with the European Union. Speaking on the second day of a summit in brussels, mrs may said she was positive about what the negotiations had achieved so far. Earlier, the head of the European Council, donald tusk, said eu leaders would begin to prepare for talks about a trade deal with the uk. The Prime Minister acknowledged a lot more was still to be done. Iam i am ambitious and positive for britains future for these negotiations, but in no we still have some weight to go. Both sides have some weight to go. Both sides have approached these talks with professionalism and a constructive spirit and we should recognise what has been a
President trump strongly defends his America First policy in a speech to business and political leaders in vietnam. From this day forward, we will not allow ourselves to be pushed around anymore. More Sexual Harassment claims from the film world. The actor and producer Steven Seagal is the latest hollywood figure to be accused. And computer education is described as patchy and fragile, new research discovers more than half of schools in england fail to offer Computer Science at gcse. Good morning. Its friday 10th november. Im rachel schofield. Welcome to bbc newsroom live. We start in brussels, where the brexit secretary david davis is holding the latest round of talks, his sixth, with the eus chief negotiator, Michel Barnier, as pressure grows for agreement to be reached. Mr barnier insists the amount the uk will pay when it leaves the eu still needs to be settled before trade talks can start. The talks come as theresa may has outlined plans to set the uks departure date and time from