they're like a bomb. has the cost of borrowing peaked? we'll have a better idea today, when the bank of england reveals its latest decision on interest rates. but whatever the outcome, first time buyers are still feeling the pressure. manchester united are in a "bad place", according to their manager — they're out of the league cup, after being soundly beaten by newcastle. it's their worst start to a season for over 60 years. good morning. it's thursday, the 2nd of november. a major incident has been declared across parts of the south coast of england and the channel islands, as storm ciaran brings heavy rain and strong winds, with flood and red danger to life warnings issued for several areas. many schools and airports have been forced to close, with widespread travel disruption also expected across road and rail networks. aruna iyengar has the very latest. waves crashing over the sea wall in devon. a car is washed into the sea. this is penzance in cornwall. and there is heavy rainfall and flooding across the country. areas of northern ireland have been flooded. this is the scene in newry. storm ciaran is unleashing its power across the country. hampshire county council has declared a major incident for residents in hampshire and the isle of wight. many schools are putting safety first and will be shut in hampshire, southampton and devon. amber wind warnings, the second highest level of alert, are in place for parts of the south coast. gusts are expected to reach 70 to 80 mph in the south, and 20 to 30 millimetres of rain is expected to fall today. a lot of trees injersey, some of them _ a lot of trees injersey, some of them will— a lot of trees injersey, some of them will operably fold down. slates and things flying about and causing damage _ the storm struck the channel islands last night. jersey and guernsey have seen some of their worst storm conditions in decades. so there has been a lot of structural damage, a lot of roofs, trees are down, obviously. the roads are blocked, so there is a lot of debris on the roads. they were preparing yesterday. flood defences were put in place. schools across the islands are closed. flights are grounded at guernsey and alderney airports. people have been asked not to stockpile goods after supermarket shelves were stripped. national highways has issued a warning to drivers in the south—east, saying there is the risk of cars being blown over. they're also warning about flooded roads. train and ferry companies are warning of severe disruption to services. they're asking customers to check online before they travel. the advice is to stay indoors unless you have _ the advice is to stay indoors unless you have to— the advice is to stay indoors unless you have to go out. in a the advice is to stay indoors unless you have to go out.— the advice is to stay indoors unless you have to go out. in a moment we will seak you have to go out. in a moment we will speak to — you have to go out. in a moment we will speak to our _ you have to go out. in a moment we will speak to our porter _ you have to go out. in a moment we will speak to our porter in _ you have to go out. in a moment we will speak to our porter in bute - you have to go out. in a moment we will speak to our porter in bute in i will speak to our porter in bute in cornwall. 0ur reporter meghan 0wen joins us now from jersey. meghan, what is the latest there? morning. as you can see, the storm is very much under way. it has been an extraordinary night. we are on the coast ofjersey. in the background you might not be able to see saint 0wens bay, which is next to st helier. the damage has been widespread overnight. we have heard reports of the hospital roof being damaged. we have also heard 30 people had to be evacuated by police. they say when speeds averaged more than 100 mph. there is debris on the roads. it is not safe for anybody to be out and about. we have managed to find a fairly sheltered spot. this is going to be an extraordinary day. it is coming to a standstill. schools are closed, hospitals are closed, except for emergency procedures. lots of the roads are closed as well. people are being asked to stay at home. people taking this incredibly seriously. thank you for the moment. 0ur south west england correspondentjenny kumah is in bude of for us this morning. what is happening there to the waves lashing down, the wind... gusts what is happening there to the waves lashing down, the wind. . ._ lashing down, the wind... gusts of u . lashing down, the wind... gusts of u- to 90 lashing down, the wind... gusts of up to 90 mph _ lashing down, the wind... gusts of up to 90 mph in — lashing down, the wind... gusts of up to 90 mph in some _ lashing down, the wind... gusts of up to 90 mph in some parts - lashing down, the wind... gusts of up to 90 mph in some parts of - lashing down, the wind... gusts of up to 90 mph in some parts of the i up to 90 mph in some parts of the cornwall_ up to 90 mph in some parts of the cornwall coast. already there has been _ cornwall coast. already there has been some disruption. we have heard reports _ been some disruption. we have heard reports of— been some disruption. we have heard reports of no — been some disruption. we have heard reports of no power. warnings from the train _ reports of no power. warnings from the train operator, great western railways. — the train operator, great western railways, asking people not to travel— railways, asking people not to travel until midday today. also further — travel until midday today. also further up, services have been suspended. inaudible. this combination of strong — inaudible. this combination of strong winds, high tides, lashing waves _ strong winds, high tides, lashing waves has — strong winds, high tides, lashing waves has the potential to do a lot of damage. jenny, you take care out of damage. — jenny, you take care out there. jenny, you take care out there. jenny kumar nkomo. let this take you to sidmouth in devon. you can see the way crashing in on the coastline. as we heard carol say, there have been reports of ghosts of 93 mph. you can see the impact that storm ciaran is having. —— gusts. a major incident declared in hampshire, jersey and the isle of wight. let's take you to the isle of wight. let's take you to the isle of wight. this is sandown. the picture is not entirely clear. you can understand in terms of technical is just getting a clear picture. but you can see the sea is pretty rough. people being advised very strongly to stay away, to stay indoors as much as possible. we will take you around the country, of course, around the country, of course, around those affected areas. and as i mentioned, carol will have the latest on the impact of storm ciaran. it is seven minutes past six. they have been developments in the israel— gaza raw. charlie. more than 400 people who were trapped in gaza, including some british and foreign nationals, have now made the crossing into egypt. individuals left via the rafah crossing on the southern border, with many of the injured transferred to field hospitals nearby. the foreign office has confirmed more british nationals will be able to leave the territory over the coming days. 0ur middle east correspondent yolande knell has the latest from jerusalem. gazans call at the gateway to the world. finally yesterday the rafah crossing open. for the first time in more than three weeks, some foreign citizens were allowed to leave the war song for egypt, including some britons, though details were not given. —— war zone. britons, though details were not given. —— warzone. many britons, though details were not given. —— war zone. many others are still waiting. given. -- war zone. many others are still waiting-— still waiting. this is the third time we came _ still waiting. this is the third time we came to _ still waiting. this is the third time we came to the - still waiting. this is the third time we came to the border| still waiting. this is the third . time we came to the border and nothing happened. your name is not there. so i have to go back to the school, to the shelter, waiting. that school, to the shelter, waiting. at the other end of the gaza strip more israeli strikes. hamas says nearly 200 people were killed here in two days. and across the region the humanitarian crisis deepens. the head of the biggest un agency in gaza entered to see for himself. i was shocked by the fact that everyone there was asking for food, was asking — everyone there was asking for food, was asking for water. we saw almost every _ was asking for water. we saw almost every child _ was asking for water. we saw almost every child trying to express that they need — every child trying to express that they need to eat, they need to have water _ they need to eat, they need to have water. �* ., . ., , water. but the war continues relentlessly _ water. but the war continues relentlessly 20 _ water. but the war continues relentlessly 20 47. _ water. but the war continues relentlessly 20 47. it - water. but the war continues relentlessly 20 47. it is - water. but the war continues l relentlessly 20 47. it is almost four weeks since hamas gunmen stormed the border and killed 1400 is a release. hamas is designated as a terrorist organisation by the uk government. here, the israeli army shows what it says are the weapons used against its citizens on the attacks on 7th of october. throw these into _ attacks on 7th of october. throw these into a _ attacks on 7th of october. throw these into a room, _ attacks on 7th of october. throw these into a room, close - attacks on 7th of october. throw these into a room, close the - attacks on 7th of october. throw l these into a room, close the door, shut, and it takes the temperature inside a room to 3000 degrees during that closure. it incinerate everything inside a room. nothing comes out. everything inside a room. nothing comes out-— comes out. sirens warning of incoming _ comes out. sirens warning of incoming rockets _ comes out. sirens warning of incoming rockets interrupted | comes out. sirens warning of. incoming rockets interrupted the event near tel aviv. when hamas launched its attack a retired israeli general drove down from tel aviv to rescue his son's family. using a rifle from a dead israeli soldier, he fought his way towards their home. soldier, he fought his way towards their home-— their home. this is the biggest failure in the _ their home. this is the biggest failure in the history _ their home. this is the biggest failure in the history of- their home. this is the biggest failure in the history of the - their home. this is the biggest i failure in the history of the state of lsrael~ — failure in the history of the state of israel. it was a military failure _ of israel. it was a military failure it— of israel. it was a military failure. it was an intelligence failure — failure. it was an intelligence failure. and it was a failure of the government. failure. and it was a failure of the government-— failure. and it was a failure of the government. with both sides now re -iarin government. with both sides now preparing for _ government. with both sides now preparing for a — government. with both sides now preparing for a long, _ government. with both sides now preparing for a long, difficult - government. with both sides now preparing for a long, difficult war| preparing for a long, difficult war in gaza, those making it out of rafah are the lucky few. most are left to face the fighting, feeling nowhere is safe. yolande knell, bbc news, jerusalem. we can get more now from our middle east correspondent yolande knell, who's injerusalem. bring us up to date with the situation this morning in relation to the crossing, the rafah crossing? well, we are expecting the rafah crossing to continue to operate. there were 320 foreign passport holders allowed out yesterday. we don't know exactly how many britons. but we now in gaza itself, there have been about 200 british passport holders who have been stock, some of them like the in—laws of the scottish first minister are people who went there planning a short family visit and got stuck. last night we know that rishi sunak spoke to the egyptian president. there are more efforts under way to try to get people out. diplomatic sources saying that over the next couple of weeks a total of about 7500 foreign passport holders will be allowed out of the gaza strip. and of course on top of that dozens of palestinians have already come out. we are expecting more wounded palestinians to come out and be treated at this new egyptian field hospital set up not very far from the crossing. what not very far from the crossing. what u dates do not very far from the crossing. what updates do you _ not very far from the crossing. what updates do you have _ not very far from the crossing. what updates do you have from the israeli military operations?— military operations? well, there was a briefin: military operations? well, there was a briefing by — military operations? well, there was a briefing by the _ military operations? well, there was a briefing by the military _ military operations? well, there was a briefing by the military last - a briefing by the military last night where the chief spokesman said that the israeli forces had now broken through hamas lines of defence in the north of the gaza strip. there was one commander who came out and said the ground forces were now at the gates of gaza city. so, of course, that is quite ominous. we know that the israelis want to advance on gaza city. they believe that hamas has a large underground tunnel network. it has been using that as its main command and control centre. 0vernight been using that as its main command and control centre. overnight in gaza city we are hearing from people that there were very loud explosions, still the constant noise of shelling going on. at the same time hamas has been putting out its own videos showing it is fighting back, particularly against the israeli ground forces. thank you for the moment. the prime minister rishi sunak will be talking to the tech billionaire elon musk later, on the final day of the first global summit on artificial intelligence, held at bletchley park. 0ur political correspondent ione wells joins us now, this conversation, prime minister and elon musk, it has been described differently as an interview, a chat, a meeting. what is it?— differently as an interview, a chat, a meeting. what is it? what do we now? well. _ a meeting. what is it? what do we now? well. we _ a meeting. what is it? what do we now? well, we think _ a meeting. what is it? what do we now? well, we think it _ a meeting. what is it? what do we now? well, we think it is - a meeting. what is it? what do we now? well, we think it is going - a meeting. what is it? what do we now? well, we think it is going to| now? well, we think it is going to be a conversation that will be found between elon musk and the prime minister. they are expected to talk about both the potential benefits and potential risks of ai. about both the potential benefits and potential risks of al. the prime minister has already talked about some potential risks, including the ability to... downing street will argue it is important to engage with key players like elon musk to find areas of agreement. and this is no doubt a pr coup really for this ai summit, given he is such a big name. but it has raised some eyebrows, not least because of elon musk�*s reputation for being a bit of a maverick. he has called for less regulation, less moderation, maximum free speech when it comes to his own platform at a time when the government has passed its new online safety act, which is designed to protect people from harmful material online. he will no doubt have strong views on how ai should or shouldn't be regulated. he has called for a six—month pause to the development of ai. it has registered his own ai company. he has also been accused in the past of spreading conspiracy theories, disinformation, himself. all of these potentially make it a slightly risky conversation. we understand the version that will be put online will be a version filmed, edited by the prime minister's office, so in that sense they do have some protection from the conversation potentially going off the rails a little bit. but i think certainly there is a political risk to this too. elon musk certainly has a big following. but he is not an elected politician. he is the richest man in the world. one of the criticism that has been sometimes level that rishi sunak by his critics is that he is out of touch with the concerns of ordinary people. so potentially a political risk year of appearing too much under the influence of somebody like elon musk. thank you very much. the former chief executive of nhs england, simon stevens, will be the latest to give evidence to the covid inquiry later today. it follows comments yesterday from the uk's second—most senior civil servant helen macnamara, who told the told the hearing she would struggle to pick a day when covid rules were followed properly in downing street. ms macnamara also said a sexist and macho culture meant women's perspectives were missed in decision—making during the pandemic. an australian woman has been arrested over the suspected mushroom poisoning deaths of three people. erin patterson has always maintained her innocence over the incident, which left three members of her ex—husband's family dead, following a family meal injuly. the 49—year—old said she had bought the ingredients at a supermarket. the royal mint has begun producing a new set of coins inspired by britain's natural habitat. the designs will feature british bees, a puffin and atlantic salmon, and they're expected to enter circulation at the end of this month. a painting of the pop star harry styles by david hockney has gone on display at the national portrait gallery as part of an exhibition dedicated to the artist. drawing from life re—opens today, after being postponed due to the pandemic. it features more than 30 new portraits by hockney whic are on show for the first time. famous cardigan, harry styles. 17 minutes past six. as we say hello to carol. good morning to you carol. not such a good morning from many parts of the country. i heard you say they were winds of 93 mph? absolutely right, naga. you certainly did. that gust of wind was recorded just an hour ago onjersey airport. the met office has two amber weather warnings in force. this first one for the south—west is current and it runs out at 11 o'clock this morning. wind speeds, gusts of 70 to 80 mph. the second one started at six. it has just come into force. it runs until five o'clock this evening. so, some damaging and dangerous gust of wind likely to cause disruption and also potentially some damage. we are talking about the channel islands, the jersey met service has talking about the channel islands, thejersey met service has a red wind warning in force. we have already seen in excess of 90 mph in open waters. it could be more than that. some huge waves are likely. 0n the coasts and the coastal routes, as these waves whipped up over the barriers, you will find they may have some beach material embedded in them. it is not going to be a pretty picture. that is only half of it. we have also got some heavy rain. it has been pouring in through the night and will continue to do so as we go through the course of today. a cold start in scotland and northern ireland. a touch of frost here and there but it is much quieter. through the day the low pressure centre, storm ciaran, will continue to push northwards and eastwards. in the centre of the storm the winds are light. on the back side of that song, the winds are strong and very gusty. the winds will slowly start to come down a