Good morning. It is going to be fairly cloudy and wet today across the central swathes of the uk. To the central swathes of the uk. To the south of that mostly dry and mild. In the north, blustery showers with gales in north west scotland. Details later. Good morning. Its wednesday, 13th march. Rishi sunak is facing calls to hand back millions of pounds donated to the Conservative Party by a businessman accused of making racist comments about the mp, diane abbott. Tech boss frank hester is reported to have said ms abbott made him want to hate all black women, and that she should be shot. The Prime Minister called the comments racist and wrong. Our Political Correspondent Hannah Miller has more. Hello, rishi. How are you . Very nice to see you. When rishi sunak made this visit to a mill near leeds in november, his Helicopter Ride had been provided by one of his partys biggest donors, frank hester, Who Last Year donated £10 million to the Conservative Party, now alleged to have made com
coast time. he what has to overcome low approval ratings and looking into his son. his republican critics have taken notice already. the president really focused on the past more and some of the divisions. i would hope and would think he would be talking about the economy, talking about america s position in the world, and strength. so i was a little disappointed in that. it shows the contrast. it sounds like he is heading forward now on, you know, dividing our country in a way that i think will have a lasting impact that will be very negative. dana: will voters give biden four more years to finish the job? reaction. first david spunt live at the justice department for the latest on the hunter biden probe. what s going on there, david? federal prosecutors continue to weigh potential misdemeanor and felony charges against hunter biden. no decisions have been made that we know of yet. this is an investigation going on for almost half a decade over a variety issues inclu
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gangsta s goodbye the us rap star coolio dies at the age of 59. and proof that dogs really are man s best friend they can even tell when we re under stress. hello and welcome. one of the most powerful storms in us history has hit florida s southwest coast, with winds of up to 150mph and torrential rain. some towns have been almost entirely submerged under floodwater that hurricane ian, a category 4 storm has brought. our correspondent azadeh moshiri has this report. a life threatening hurricane is now barrelling towards america s sunshine state. and put millions under evacuation orders across the west coast. ian is unpredictable. it s already caused widespread damage in cuba, wiping out power to the country s entire grid, with some residents killed. but now its hurricane force winds are leaving the gulf of mexico and taking aim at florida s coast. this satellite image shows the eye of the hurricane packed with lightning. clearly, this is a very powerful, major hurricane,