Hello and welcome to todays verified. We start in florida, bracing itself for what could be the worst storm in 100 years. There are huge Traffic Jams across the state as more than 5 Million people respond to Evacuation Orders ahead of Hurricane Milton. We will be live on the ground in just a moment but i can show you first are the pictures from space. It gives you an idea of the size of this monster storm, officials think it could still double in size before making landfall. This is the live Tracking Shot from the national hurricane center. The category four storm is due to make landfall tonight. It is only brushed past mexico, causing flooding. On the florida peninsula, relative calm but they expect wind speeds of up to 160 mph and 3 4 Metre Storm surges. The pictures from tallahassee, where in the next few minutes we expect to get the latest briefing from the florida governor Ron Desantis and other emergency officials. We will carry that live when it starts. We can start this hour by
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designer dogs and organised crime a new investigation finds bulldogs being bred with extreme features, and sold for huge sums of money. rolling back the years in the premier league how arsenal and manchester united delivered a thriller as arsenal snatch a late win to pass another test of their title winning credentials. good morning. the north west to south east split in the weather today. in the southeast it is cold, frosty. we have fog, some slow to clear. where it does we will see sunshine. in the north west it is mild, cloudy and we have patchy rain. all the details later. it s monday the 23rd of january. our main story. pressure is growing on the former chancellor nadhim zahawi to release more details about his tax affairs it s as the bbc was told he did pay a penalty to hm revenue and customs. mr zahawi is said to be determined to stay on as conservative party chairman and the prime minister has expressed confidence in him but labour says his position is untenab
up to a million households in england, scotland and wales could be paid to use less electricity this evening, as part of a scheme to avoid blackouts. would you switch off your oven or avoid using the washing machine to get a discount? get in touch with me. california police say the gunman suspected of killing ten people near los angeles was a 72 year old man, who shot himself dead as they tried to apprehend him. former employees of the welsh rugby union have told the bbc about a toxic culture of sexism at the organisation. hello and welcome to bbc news. the prime minister is facing growing pressure today, over allegations about the tax affairs of the conservative party chairman nadhim zahawi, as well as a separate row about the appointment of the bbc s chairman. it s emerged that former chancellor mr zahawi paid a penalty to hm revenue & customs of around £5 million, to settle a dispute over his tax affairs. he says the error that caused it was careless and not deliberate
after claims he helped the then prime minister borisjohnson secure a loan before getting the bbcjob. more than 20,000 nhs workers have begun another strike over pay, manning picket lines across much of england and wales. claims of a toxic culture of sexism at the welsh rugby union as former staff tell their stories. i need to know that i have done one thing right with my life! and tipped for an oscar, we speak to brendan fraser about a new film portraying a man living with obesity. and coming up on the bbc news channel. no problems for novak, as djokovic cruises into the quarterfinals of the australian open, beating home favourite alex de minaur. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. the prime minister has asked his independent ethics adviser to examine how the conservative party chairman and former chancellor nadhim zahawi settled a multi million pound tax dispute. rishi sunak says there are questions that need answers. mr zahawi says his error was careless but