Welcome to bbc news. One of the most powerful storms ever recorded in the atlantic has been battering the caribbean islands of antigua, barbuda and anguilla causing major damage. The category 5 storm with sustained winds of 185mph and gusts of up to 225mph is now heading towards the British Virgin islands, puerto rico and then may hit florida by the end of the week. Airports have closed on several islands and people have flocked to shops for food, water, and emergency supplies before taking shelter. Officials have been warning of potentially catastrohpic effects. A french cabinet minister says its already caused major damage and flooding while communications have been lost with a number of islands. Richard galpin reports. The Leeward Islands of the caribbean are now being battered by this huge storm. This unverified video apparently showing winds of more than 180mph hitting the tiny island of saint martin. In the sky above, this special us Research Plane also takes a battering as it flies right through the hurricane, collecting vital data. For the crew, its a wild ride. From higher up, a satellite captures the seething, churning power of this, one of the biggest atlantic storms on record. And from the International Space station, a sense of how big an area the storm clouds cover. Knowing the islands of Antigua And Barbuda will be the first to be hit by the hurrican, people here started moving to safety yesterday. Here we are on market street, usually a very, very busy street in stjohns. Not today, its a ghost town. While antigua may not have been hit too badly, the situation in barbuda is not known. The biggest cause for concern right now is we seem to have completely lost contact with our sister island, barbuda. Theyre getting really the full force of this right now. I think they are currently in the eye and that should be coming to a close soon. And then they are going to get those 185 mile winds happening again shortly. So we will be very grateful when we hear and finally get some news back from barbuda. Hurricane irma is steadily moving west and according to latest reports, has already caused major damage. So now, even as far away as florida, people are stocking up with supplies. The hurricane is expected to make landfall here by the weekend. The storm is massive, and the storm surge that is predicted will go for miles and miles. Its incredibly important that all floridians keep a close eye on this incredibly dangerous storm. Do not sit and wait to prepare. Get prepared now. And already, the us authorities have ordered everyone living in the very vulnerable area of key west to leave. Richard galpin, bbc news. Our correspondent will grant joins us from havana. It looks lovely there, but to the for much longer. Thats right. There isa for much longer. Thats right. There is a bit ofa for much longer. Thats right. There is a bit of a sense of calm, you know, ahead of the storm. I know it isa know, ahead of the storm. I know it is a cliche, but it really does feel like thatment havana looks like there is nothing going on, but people on the streets are beginning to get ready, they are trying to find water and hardware to board up their homes and particularly trying to find fuel, but this doesnt reveal whats going on elsewhere m the caribbean which is we can see from richards report there, is that it isa from richards report there, is that it is a much more serious situation with the same storm just barrelling its way in this direction. So how are they preparing . What are you seeing around you . Well, by and large i think most people are concentrating specifically on their families. They are just trying to make sure those who live in low lying areas or are in more remote parts of the island come to more safe parts of cuba such as havana. Asi safe parts of cuba such as havana. As i say, people are searching out tinned goods, fresh drinking water, making sure theyve got plenty of supplies of those. One of the things about cuba is people have a good track record in dealing with hurricanes. They go through them every year in fact. So people tend to listen to the evacuation orders when they come down from the government and the government is issuing a lot of warnings on state television and radio at the moment. Whats the most destructive thing they fear most, the wind, the rain oi they fear most, the wind, the rain or the storm surge . Its, id say, it is the rain to be honest. These homes are already in a precarious state. Anyone who has been to havana will know of the crumbling state of much of the homes and the Properties Across the island. Obviously, cuba has been under a us economic embargo for decades and that makes Building Materials hard to come by so many, many homes are in a precarious state. They have been lashed by the sea spray and the winds for years and now the idea of much more rain falling at a very, very short space time and the accompanying storm surges that would go with that are extremely worrying, i think, for most residents. More so perhaps than the winds which they hope might have dissipated by the time irma reaches cuba. 0k, thank you very much for that. Thats will grant in havana. Lets speak to someone who works for save the children. Whats happening there at the moment . What are you hearing is going on . Well, at the moment, werejust keeping an hearing is going on . Well, at the moment, were just keeping an eye hearing is going on . Well, at the moment, werejust keeping an eye on the eye of the storm and seeing which direction its heading. Its looking like it will not hit the northern part of the or the large northern part of the or the large northern and western area that was initially envisaged yesterday, but it doesnt mean that haiti will not come off, you know, will be left scot free in particular with heavy rains, there is a greater chance of flooding and landslides. For save the children we have an Emergency Health unit on its way to be on stand by in the Dominican Republic to see if there is need either in the Dominican Republic or here in haiti. We have alerted our teams in the north area to be on stand by. We have also identified people in Different Health centres and schools that we support in the north so that we can be getting up to date information once the rains do hit and so that way we can monitor the situation and see which way we can go forward. Hurricanes are nothing new in this part of the world at this time of year and yet this one does seem to be different . Yes. It is, it appears to be a much more powerful one that we are used to and what would be said to be the early pa rt what would be said to be the early part of the season. And has been gathering a lot of strength as it increases coming across. It also is coming 11 months after the last devastating hurricane that hit haiti which was Hurricane Matthew which hit land fall in october 2016. Were hearing the areas that it has hit, barbuda and bermuda. Devastation. One report suggesting all government buildings in st martin have been knocked over. Presumably you have to keep an eye on whats going on elsewhere because you maybe required to get on planes and help . Yes and thats why we have already an Emergency Health unit on the move. Were also speaking with our office in dubai where supplies come in. There will be an airlift probably tomorrow morning dubai time which could be tonight our time and another airlift of supplies so whilst we look at whats going on my tonight we will know whether or not we need to bring in a lot more stock than what we already have. We need to bring in a lot more stock than what we already havem we need to bring in a lot more stock than what we already have. It is good of you to give us your time. Thank you very much. Youre welcome. Thank you. We will be talking to another guest later. The Prime Minister has told the commons that people want to see control of immigration after brexit. She was speaking after a leaked Draft Home Office document suggested that heavy restrictions should be placed on the number of low skilled workers coming to the uk and that employers should be encouraged to hire british people first. But the governments insisting it wont shut the door on eu migration. Our Home Affairs CorrespondentDaniel Sandford reports. For many voters, it was the key issue on which they made their choice in the brexit referendum. What should britains immigration policy be for eu citizens . Today, a government document leaked to journalists from the Guardian Newspaper gave some answers. The key philosophy being that immigration should benefit notjust the migrants themselves but also make existing residents better off. Those who have campaigned for years for lower immigration are delighted. Its broadly on the right lines. Its to be welcomed. If implemented, as proposed, then we see a considerable, significant reduction in the sort of numbers coming from the eu, which is what people broadly voted for a year and a bit ago. The document is clearly a recent draft of the home offices long awaited white paper on immigration after brexit. Officials here insist it is not the latest draft, its very much a work in progress and the cabinet is still arguing over it. That said, its not back of the envelope stuff either. It is more than 80 pages of proposals. One of the key phrases in the draft says that, wherever possible, uk employers should look to meet their labour needs from resident labour. But businesses insist theyre already doing that. They do everything they can to employ british workers, its just very difficult. Sometimes you have skills gaps you need to fill with people from outside the uk, and thats just the way it is. The draft proposes that any eu citizen already living here before a certain not yet specified date would be allowed to stay. And even after brexit, there would be a transition period of at least two years. But at that point, the key proposals suggests that Free Movement for eu citizens ends, they would need passports, not id cards at the border, two year work permits would be available for eu citizens, though highly skilled workers could get longer permits. For the holiday and Hospitality Industry, like butlins in bognor regis, the future could be a real challenge. 30 of their workforce are eu citizens and they may find themselves applying for lots of work permits. I think nationally coastal resorts struggle to recruit, so recruiting from the European Market is really important to us. Todays leaked document will only fuel the debate about britains future immigration policy. Theres been a mixed reaction to the leaked draft document on immigration. Heres our Political Correspondent ian watson. When britain leads the european union, the government wants to reassure businesses that the economy will not fall not off a cliff edge. Does the Prime Minister agree with me that immigration is essential to the strength of the uk economy as well as enhancing our diversity and culturalfabric . Well as enhancing our diversity and cultural fabric . Overall immigration has been good for the uk, but what people want to see is control of that immigration. Thats, i think, what people wanted to see as a result of coming out of the european union. And we continue to believe as a government that its important to have migration at sustainable levels. Theresa may knows that the only way she can get net migration down to the tens of thousands is if she cuts eu immigration significantly. That said, non eu migration is way above that level, even with tighter controls. So some leave campaigners are hoping the government will officially adopt some of the ideas in this document for further restrictions. People are fed up with people coming in from the eu into this country putting Public Services under pressure and i would say that was the number one issue why people voted to leave. The government is delivering on the promise to end Free Movement. The document is marked sensitive, but restrictions in immigration are more sensitive in some parts of the country than others. This extreme hard brexit is a blueprint for strangling the london economy. Why doi strangling the london economy. Why do i say that . On a regular basis i speak to chief executives and i speak to chief executives and i speak to chief executives and i speak to employers and speak to businesses in london and i know the impact, positive impact eu workers make. This summer the home secretary commissioned research into the impact of immigration. So, some mps say she shouldnt be floating the idea of new restrictions until she sees the results. They really must wait for the evidence from the Migration Advisory Committee about what the overall impact is and what the needs are in different sectors of the economy before they take decisions. The cabinet is yet to finalise what restrictions it wants to see on immigration, but critics say its important that skilled workers who might benefit the economy will still feel welcome. 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He was here yesterday having the same conversations, but todays statement by sinn fein does indicate they want to get into the proper talks. To try to restore power sharing in Northern Ireland. There has been no power sharing government for a matter of months, i mean since january there has been no real government and as a result they have said listen, we have been talking to the dup behind the scenes over the last week and we think some kind of progress has been made there or that some kind of an agreement could be possible. That is a big statement for them. It does indicate that some of the Party Negotiations that have been going on behind the scenes have been going on behind the scenes have been to an extent successful and another indication of that is the fa ct another indication of that is the fact that as soon as michelle oneill, the stormont leader of sinn fein stopped speaking there was a statement from the dup saying, yes, we have been involved in the chats and negotiations behind the scenes. Lets see where this all goes. There isa lets see where this all goes. There is a more muted response from the democratic unionist partiment they we re democratic unionist partiment they were saying lets see if an agreement is possible before we start to get the parties around the table again. A fourteen year old boy has died after two teenagers were shot in east london on monday afternoon. Coreyjunior davis and another boy, whos seventeen were found with gunshot injuries in forest gate. The second victim is said to have life changing injuries. Police have launched a murder investigation. No arrests have been made. Our correspondent Chi Chi Izundu is with me now. Police are looking for a light coloured 4x4 vehicle. The 17 year old has life changing injuries and he is in a stable condition in hospital. Do we know what led up to this, a 14 year old boy shot dead . Newham in east london had the most recorded gun discharges of nylon borough and we know that also the year ending march 2017 there has been a 23 increase in the amount of offences involving gun crime and in london, that figure actually shoots up to 42 . But it is quite rare. Newham particularly of late over the last couple of months had a number of shootings. And the home office, police, both saying. The home office say they are reviewing serious a nd organised crime strategy to combat police violence. The police have gone to scoltion and are talking to peel in the local area and they say they are taking this seriously. They have warned they are taking it seriously because they are worried about retaliation, particularly gang retaliation, particularly gang retaliation, but they are not ruling that out as a line of inquiry. Thank you very much. The Prime Minister was speaking after a d raft the Prime Minister was speaking after