All although it was the russian president who said recently that its not fair to do a blanket ban across a whole team when if theres one bad apple or two bad apples theres no sense behind that also down when you and me were speaking earlier the idea of allowing some olympians to compete under a neutral flag what does that do to combat the opening well exactly and you mentioned earlier already that perhaps the reason element as many analysts have said of politicize ation here and its ironic that that has been raised because the olympic charter in itself says they oppose the political abuse of sports athletes now if you remember the statement by one of the keel of British Isles Philip Craven last year or perhaps earlier this year. He made a very interesting remark which many took offense to lets just listen to what he had to say on russia cleaning up its act as a nation. About how the russians competing again until they got to the right policy but sure they are a clean nation never mind
Young offenders from ethnic minorities will become the next generation of criminals unless the Justice System is reformed, a new reports says. And a 13 Year Old Girl who died from a brain aneurysm has helped eight different people through Organ Donation thats a record number. Good morning. Its friday 8th september. Im annita mcveigh. Welcome to bbc newsroom live. A state of emergency has been declared in the British Virgin islands after the devastation caused by Hurricane Irma. High winds and storm surges are continuing to ravage the caribbean, with dozens known to have died and buildings destroyed. Aid agencies are warning of spreading disease after the break down of water and sanitation services. Later, a military plane carrying relief will take off from raf brize norton in oxfordshire a royal navy ship, the rfa mounts bay, is already in the caribbean. She has already delivered assistance to anguilla, and is now on her way to the British Virgin islands. Lets ta ke lets take a look at
Organs has helped a record eight different people. The parents ofjemima layzell, who died in 2012, say they are proud of her special legacy. And, on track to do the double can chris froome add the Vuelta Espana title to his Tour De France victory earlier this year . Good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. At least 1a people have been killed and more than a Million People have been affected by the destruction wrought by Hurricane Irma as it barrels through the caribbean. Millions of people are still under threat. The massive storm one of the most powerful Atlantic Hurricanes ever recorded was over haiti yesterday and caused widespread damage in the British Virgin islands overnight. Cuba is the next country in its path its due to hit the island later today. Irma is then expected to make landfall in the United States over the weekend. Jon donnison has the latest on the destruction across the region. Hurricane irma is proving to be relentless. The british territory of the turks Caicos Isla
A review of the criminaljustice system in england and wales has concluded that people from black, asian and minority ethnic backgrounds are still facing bias and overt discrimination. In a moment it will be time for sportsday but first a look at what else is coming up this evening on bbc news. At 7. 00 following the devastation of Hurricane Irma in the caribbean, well be live on the british virgi after eight oclock tonight well speak to our correspondent on cuba where british tourists are among those caught up in the evacuation of hotels there n islands to hearfrom people there. And at 9. 30, a special investigation revealing how isis used social media to plan and plot the attacks on westminster and london bridge. Thats all ahead on bbc news. Now its time for sportsday. Hello and welcome to sportsday im Lizzie Greenwood hughes. Heres whats coming up on tonights show James Anderson becomes the first englishman to take 500 test wickets. The premier league is back, but transfer wannabee,
Translator i was on a bridge when the quake struck. I have never experienced such a jolt and was shocked. Translator i was in bed when the tremors hit. The shaking lasted quite a while. More than a dozen people were injured. Electricity is back on after supply to more than 50,000 households in the prefecture was disrupted. Some bullet Train Services were suspended. One of the trains made an emergency stop in a tunnel. Local airports canceled some flights. The scope of the damage became clearer from the air. Translator many of the rooftops in this area have missing tiles. Here is a cemetery. You can see lots of toppled tombstones. Officials are warning of increased seismic activity. Translator we ask you to stay on the alert for a possible quake of the same strength in the next week or so. Please take sufficient precautions for your safety. Nuclear regulators say they havent received any reports of trouble at Nuclear Power plants located in the region. Earlier we talked to julianna in y