The Us State Of Florida is bracing itself for what could be the worst storm in A Hundred years. There are huge trafficjams across the state as more than Five Million people respond to Evacuation Orders ahead of Hurricane Milton which is expected to hit tonight. Flights between the uk and florida have been cancelled, with the Foreign Office urging britons already in the state to follow instructions from local authorities. Its moving across the Gulf Of Mexico, where warmer waters have contributed to its intensity. So far, milton has reached a Wind Speed of 160mph. Its already brushed past mexico where it caused coastal flooding. These nasa images from space show the eye of the storm as it heads towards the florida peninsula. With the latest, our correspondent Phil Mccann reports. So right now on seven news. Florida is bracing for Hurricane Milton this morning. Milton continues to be a dangerous category five hurricane, expected to bring life threatening Storm Surge and dangerous winds al
Good morning. A fairly cloudy start with rain across the North And East but later it will brighten up in the Far North of the Country And North of the far south with a few showers but it will turn Colder for us all. All the details shortly. Its Wednesday 9th october. Millions of americans have been urged to evacuate parts of florida Ahead of the arrival of Hurricane Milton. It strengthened again overnight to become a category 5 Storm the highest rating and is expected to make landfall in the next 2a hours. Forecasters say milton has the potential to be One of the most destructive hurricanes ever recorded in the Region And President Joe Biden has described the situation in florida as a matter of Life And Death. Our reporter Steve Knibbs has more. Siren. An Evacuation Siren on the streets of Redington Shores in florida. Debris is still piled up after Storm Helene two weeks ago, and now people are being told they have to leave again. Mandatory Evacuation Orders are in place for nearly Six
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Still waiting for people who are still being held hostage In Gaza and new research on a revolutionary treatment aims to discover why immunotherapy fails to work for most cancer patients. Hello. Welcome to bbc news. Israel has been stepping up its offensives against hamas in Gaza And Hezbollah in lebanon the eve of the first anniversary of the hamas attacks on israel that killed about 1,200 israelis and started the widening war. Lets bring you the latest developments from the Middle East this hour. The lebanese capital, beirut, experienced one of its most intense waves of israeli strikes yet, with large explosions reported across the southern part of the city last night. The strikes continued into the morning. Fresh Evacuation Orders have been issued for residents of several areas in Southern Lebanon as israel pushes forward with its campaign against hezbollah. In northern israel, Rocket Barrages from lebanon are continuing to trigger sirens and interception systems. 0vernight, the Isra
The Prime Ministers top adviser Sue Gray has resigned from her position as downing Street Chief of staff. She said she was standing down because it had become clear that intense commentary around her position Risked Becoming A Distraction to the governments vital work of change. It had recently been revealed she earned more than the pm. In a written statement, Sir Keir Starmer thanked her for all the support she had given him, both in opposition and in government. Iain watson reports. This is how close Sue Gray was to the Prime Minister, Meeting President biden alongside Keir Starmer just last month. The Sue Gray report into Government Lockdown parties has just been published. She is probably best known as the Senior Civil Servant who drew up the partygate report, which hastened borisjohnson s departure from number ten. The conservatives were outraged when she traded her Whitehall Job for an influential role with labour. Since last september, she was Keir Starmer s Chief Of Staff in op