Hurricane irma continues to devastate the caribbean. We have been getting pictures in from all over. What you see here is the caribbean islands being battered by a category 5 hurricane. Thats the highest possible level which makes irma the most powerful atlantic storm in a decade. This is the island of saint martin officials warn most of the area is all but destroyed. This is antigua, very severe, home to 80,000 luckily the islanders escaped major damage to their homes, and there have been no fatalities. In puerto rico, more than half of the islands 3. 5 million residents were without power amid heavy downpours and strong winds. Look at the scene is facing them as irma swept through, heavy downpours and strong winds. And anguilla and the British Virgin islands have also been hit by the extreme weather. The hurricane sustained wind speeds of 285km h, reducing buildings to rubble and left at least ten people dead. Barbuda has been the worst hit. The tiny island there, as you can see. You
Whether Angela Merkel can remain chancellor when germans go to the polls later this year . And Behind The Scenes at the white house. Well speak to a reporter about his dinner with the president , and finding out Donald Trumps favourite modern invention. Welcome to the programme. Im katty kay in washington. Clive myrie is in london. We are learning a lot today about the firing of the head of the fbi and we are hearing it from the president. Mr Trump Hasjust called mr comey a showboat and a grandstander. He also revealed he was determined to fire the director anyway, whatever the Justice Department recommended. Mr trump also reasserted the claim, that mr comey told him three times that he personally wasnt under investigation over ties to russia. Mr trump made those comments in an interview with nbc news thats just been released. He isa he is a showboat. He is a grandstander. The fbi has been in turmoil. You know it, dynamic, Everybody Knows it. You take a look at the fbi a year ago, it w
Northern ireland and south western scotland. The rain will be heavy across the hills. A wet morning. The rain pushes through in Northern Ireland as well. It is wet across the lake district, into North Western england and wales. Plenty of rain in the south west and central and southern england. It is not quite raining in kent and sussex, through east anglia, but eventually, the second half of the morning, most of the uk is involved with the cloud, and it will be damp. The event will not be falling all day long in any one location, it will blacks and wayne. Some areas might have a bit of sunshine. On tuesday, low pressure across the atla ntic tuesday, low pressure across the atlantic sending Weather Fronts in oui atlantic sending Weather Fronts in our direction. Had of this weather front, if the cloud breaks up, with the wind coming out of the south, it could be very warm. On wednesday, it does not look like it will stay warm across the south east. We will see cloud and rain. Overall, a
Northern ireland and south western scotland. The rain will be heavy across the hills. A wet morning. The rain pushes through in Northern Ireland as well. It is wet across the lake district, into North Western england and wales. Plenty of rain in the south west and central and southern england. It is not quite raining in kent and sussex, through east anglia, but eventually, the second half of the morning, most of the uk is involved with the cloud, and it will be damp. The event will not be falling all day long in any one location, it will blacks and wayne. Some areas might have a bit of sunshine. On tuesday, low pressure across the atla ntic tuesday, low pressure across the atlantic sending Weather Fronts in oui atlantic sending Weather Fronts in our direction. Had of this weather front, if the cloud breaks up, with the wind coming out of the south, it could be very warm. On wednesday, it does not look like it will stay warm across the south east. We will see cloud and rain. Overall, a
Carpet for tonights Bafta Television awards. Michael mcintyre has won for best entertainment performance, and the bbc show happy valley has won best drama. Hello and welcome to sportsday, im hugh woozencroft. The main headlines this evening. Commiserations for hull city as they relegated from the Premier League but celebrations for Crystal Palace who are staying up fond farewells at spurs as Tottenham Say Goodbye to White Hart Lane after 118 years. And congratulations for Lewis Hamilton as he takes the victory at the Spanish Grand Prix. It was a day of contrasts at Selhurst Park a 4 0 defeat for hull city confirmed their relegation from the Premier League, but there were celebrations for Crystal Palace as the win meant they are safe in the top flight for next season. For hull though its real disappointment and a case of what might have been as nick parrott reports. Had the season started when marco silva took charge charge of hull city, they would have been tenth heading into their mat