a huge rescue effort is taking place in the us state of florida in the wake of hurricane ian. fears are growing that there may have been many deaths. at least ten have been recorded since the storm struck. president biden said ian could prove to be the deadliest hurricane in florida s history. it is expected to crash into south carolina on friday. our north america correspondent john sudworth reports from fort myers. florida had been told to brace for a life threatening event and the city of fort myers was the first to feel the hurricane s power. boats were piled on top of each other, parts of the harbour pushed up onto the shore. at their peak, wind speeds reached over 150 mph. residents who had ignored warnings to evacuate were told to shelter in place. with the biggest risk coming from the storm surge, well over six feet in places, that left homes and businesses quickly flooded. you re looking at a storm that s changed the character of a significant part of our state. i me
hello and welcome. president putin is expected to hold a ceremony in the next few hours to declare that four ukrainian regions willjoin russia. the kremlin says luhansk, donetsk, zaporizhzhia and kherson voted to join russia in recent, self styled referendums. but ukraine and the west have dismissed the votes as a sham. ukraine insists its goal of fully liberating the country will never change, regardless of any statements from moscow. our ukraine correspondent, james waterhouse, has been to one village close to the front line, as well as where russia now sees as a new border. there aren t cues to the front line from this side. war with russia is trying to cause new water. it feels like driving into a vacuum. devoid of communities but not damaged. in the village here, it s mostly women and not many. the men and children have left now. life 11 miles from the enemy is not easy. translation: miles from the enemy is not easy. tuna/mom- miles from the enemy is not easy. translatio
territories in ukraine, but the us says it will never recognise russia s claims. meanwhile ukraine says 23 people were killed when a russian missile hit a convoy of vehicles carrying civilians. search and rescue efforts continue in florida, after hurricane ian caused widespread destruction. record numbers of nurses are quitting the nhs in england more than 40,000 have left in the last year. steve wright will host his final radio 2 weekday show this afternoon, but stressed he is not retiring and will continue at the station. the prime minister liz truss and chancellor kwasi kwarteng will meet the head of the office for budget responsibility, the uk s independent financial forecaster this morning. they ll discuss the fallout frpm last week s mini budget. while the watchdog offered to prepare a draft forecast in time for last friday s mini budget, that offer wasn t taken up. forecasts from the 0br give an indication of the state of the nation s finances and there have been cal
markets. meanwhile, ministers continue to defend plans. we had to act really quickly continue to defend plans. we had to act really quickly last continue to defend plans. we had to act really quickly last friday - continue to defend plans. we had to act really quickly last friday to - act really quickly last friday to give people confidence on energy. in give people confidence on energy. in the afghan capital kabul a blast targeting students preparing for exams kills at least 19 people. record numbers of nurses are quitting the nhs in england with more than 40,000 leaving in the last year. hello and welcome if you re watching in the uk or around the world. in ukraine, 23 civilians have been killed in the southern city of zaporizhzhia after a russian missile struck a convoy of vehicles. that s according to the governor of the province. initial pictures that have started coming in show ambulances arriving at the scene. 0ur correspondent who s just arrived there reports that
holds. and signs of torture, the u.n. says it will send a team to ukraine s recently liberated town of izium where a mass burial site has been discovered. the late queen elizabeth will lie in state for just two more days before her state funeral begins monday morning. that is not much time for the hundreds of thousands of people still waiting to pay their respects to the beloved monarch. the queue to pass by her coffin stretches for miles along the river thames with people at the very end being advised their turn to say good-bye might not come until tomorrow. later today some near the front may witness the queen s eight grandchildren hold their silent vigil at her coffin. the queen s four children, king charles, princess anne, prince andrew, head their silent vigil on friday. this is a meticulously planned event and customs and traditions dating back centuries. and kate, first to the lineup, all these people who have come to see the queen, they expect some 2 million peopl