they are british nationals, weather they are expats all residents, they are all british nationals, all british citizens that hold eu uk passports. like the falkland islands? yes, or gibraltar. we would have expected an equivalent response if this happened in gibraltar or the falklands but that hasn't happened. it can't be explained away by the fact france and the netherlands have a different relationship with their islands than the one we have with hours. we all sit around the same table in brussels, we are all overseas territories of the european union. we are all in a relationship with our respective countries and its nose use for not responding in a crisis. you mentioned the european union, what kind of help will come directly from brussels rather than westminster to these islands? there's a crisis fund under the european development fund for all its overseas territories and that kicks in but it takes time to help with the reconstruction. there's an expectation that in an immediate crisis the uk should have its plan in place and should be able to react and respond immediately. won't

the british coastline. it shows hordes of holiday—makers and day—trippers. these are the early days of mass tourism. jacqueline and derek osborne have made the long drive north from their home in essex each summer for the past 30 years. the feeling we had then, it wasn't brilliant, was it? it wasn't. it always looked like it had seen better days but in subsequent years we have come it has improved a lot. certainly over the last ten to 15 years it's improved. you quite like the shopping? i love the shopping, i like the scenery as well. the lakes i think are lovely. your sister, doris, she is 90 now and she likes the seafront because it's lovely and flat and it's easy for me to push the wheelchair along. looking back when lee and andrew used to come along the rock pools with us on holiday, he liked to climb on the rock pools and falling over and cutting himself badly that time, took him to hospital. and what is it about the seaside that draws people back, that evokes such happy memories? researchers at th

island, which is part of the british virgin islands. two females, one with massive head injuries and the other with minor head injuries. they were in an isolated pocket of the island where there was no assistance available, so we there was no assistance available, so we went in with a black hawk and we lowered a medic and another specialist to stabilise both patients, bring them back aboard a helicopter and fly them all the way back to a level one trauma centre in sanjuan, back to a level one trauma centre in san juan, porter rico. back to a level one trauma centre in san juan, porter rico. it is amazing you manage to find the person who is at risk with all the devastation caused —— puerto rico. at risk with all the devastation caused -- puerto rico. the storm had initially already passed, however, it was relatively calm. we were at the end of our mission, kind of low on fuel, and we had to go in and extra ct on fuel, and we had to go in and extract both of the patients at that time. what made it really difficult, besides the low fu

showing five british worships in about 6000 british and troops. september 17 1776. at the time with the soldiers saw the ships gathering in new york harbor and said i thought all london was afloat. it was one thing to declare independence to tear down the king, to declare that you are now living in the american revolution. but to actually achieve american independence was going to be an effort of many more years of struggle. the first thing americans had to deal with just survive on the slaught that was coming in the form of the british army. we have really exciting opportunity to look at that transition. these are two original revolutionary war flags. on the left made during the first year of the war. you can recognize immediately that union canton. think about that decade of nonimportation when americans are trying to not rely on important fabrics. they've used for the red here the silk. this is of type of cloth that would have been used to upholster furniture and drapes. this is a homemade frag of the beginning of the war of independence. here in 1776 we have a f

british virgin islands. three raf flights have been despatched to the caribbean as the government steps up the relief effort. the storm is on course to hit florida by the weekend. 500,000 people have been ordered to leave their homes after warnings parts of the state will be devastated. this is a storm of destructive potential. i ask nerve the storm's path to be vigilant and to heed all recommendations from government officials and law enforcement. mexico suffers its worst earthquake ina mexico suffers its worst earthquake in a century. dozens of people have died. a new review finds evidence of racial bias in the way courts treat black and ethnic minority offenders in england and wales. and at 7.45pm, we'll hear from viewers and listeners on the bbc‘s right of reply programme, newswatch. good evening and welcome to bbc news. hurricane irma has torn across the caribbean leaving death and destruction in its wake. so far at least 19 people have been killed and more than a million people affected. the massive

we also have objects that introduce you to british euros. -- british heroes. in the upper right, a tavern sign. this is on loan to us from the connecticut historical society, a wonder of society with amazing collections. they generally placed this on loan to the museum. you see a british general who died after being mortally wounded at the battle of quebec in 1759, hoping to capture french canada for the british empire. and he was celebrated by americans. this tavern sign hung in front of the tavern kept by israel putnam, who would be famous as an american general in the revolutionary war, fought in the battle of bunker hill. our second gallery we titled the price of victory. more empire, more problems. after the british victory in the seven years war, with this vastly expanded empire, particularly in north america, britain faces this challenge. everyone is excited about having this larger empire, but there are now tens of thousands of new subjects. that look to king george the third, desiring him to act as their sovereign or in the case of people who do not r

it is the type that flew over british ships and over british ports. it has what we would now call the union jack on it. it's a good reminder that these were not yet people fighting for independence. there were not trying to found an independent republic. there were trying to restore their rights within the british empire. the presence of that union on their flags of protest, it says liberty and union so if it , displays the sentiment of people resisting british tyranny, but they are still appealing to king george iii. their quarrel is with parliament, with ministers, not yet with the king. that fight is going to continue to evolve in the next couple of years, but it will eventually turn into what we know as the stars and stripes. there are several steps in that evolution. in this next gallery that we step into, we basically take you out of that decade of resistance as americans are gradually finding themselves more and more alienated from britain and both sides are hardening in their attitudes toward one another. by the fall of 1774, king george feels

british overseas territories devastated by the hurricane include the british virgin islands, where five people have died, and anguila, where four people have lost their lives. the minister said that over half a million british nationals, either residents or tourists, had been in the path of hurricane irma. he told mps the government had planned for the hurricane season, sending a ship to the area two months ago. in addition to the normal crew, the government also ensured that a special disaster relief team, consisting of a0 royal marines and army personnel, was also on board. this prepositioning of one of our most versatile national assets, along with an extra compliment of highly skilled personnel, allowed the relief effort to begin immediately after the hurricane had passed. over the course of friday and saturday, the government despatched four aircraft carrying military personnel and emergency supplies. this steady tempo of relief lights has been sustained and yesterday it included a voyager and a c—17 and i can assure the house this will continue for as long as required. we should

the first is the british army. we bring back another one of our life cast figures here who's representing a young soldier in his 20's, william burke, who was an irish recruit in the british army who served in the new york campaign. he enlisted just shortly before being sent to north america. and then objects and weapons that reflect those forces that participated in the fighting in the campaign of 1776. then we move on. we introduce another character. this is joseph martin. probably one of the most famous american common soldiers of the revolutionary war. he wrote a narrative when he was of his life when he was an old man. it was published in 1830's. it's known to many people when it was reprinted as "private yankee doodle." he listed as a young teenager in connecticut. he was one of the new england soldiers on shore when the ships and len boats were anchored off kip bay. they were completely overawed by the show of force and ran. they did not put up much of a resistance and were driven across manhattan. that was r

the first is the british army. we bring back another one of our life cast figures here who's representing young soldier in his 20's, william burke who was an irish recruit in the british army, who served in the new york campaign. he enlisted just shortly before being sent to north america. then objects and weapons that reflect those forces that participated in the fighting in the campaign of 1776. then we move on. we introduce another character. this is joseph martin. probably one of the most famous american common soldiers of the revolutionary war. he wrote a narrative when he was an old man. it was published in 1830's. it's known to many people when it was reprinted private yankee doodle. he enlisted as young teenager. we are depicting him here during the battle of kip bay. he was on of the new england soldiers on shore when boats were anchored off kip bay. new englanders along the shore awed bympletely over- this show horse, and they did not put up much of a resistance and were driven across manhattan. that was

we also have objects that introduce you to british euros. so in the upper -- british heroes. in the upper right, a tavern sign. generally placed this on loan to the museum. you see a british general who died after being mortally wounded at the battle of quebec in 1759, hoping to capture french canada for the british empire. and he was celebrated by americans. this tavern sign hung in front of the tavern kept by israel putnam, who would be famous as an american general in the revolutionary war, fought in the battle of bunker hill. our second gallery we titled the price of victory. more empire, more problems. after the british victory in the seven years war, with this vastly expanded empire, particularly in north america, britain faces this challenge. havinge is excited about this larger empire, but there are now tens of thousands of new subjects. that look to king george the third, desiring him to act as their sovereign or in the case of people who do not recognize the new sovereign, like native americans, at least seeing them as a person who they can ask for assistance with t

during the time of the british endeavor. transporting the produce and that is being produced over there with it in your drawer grounds board knocked up oh no be here been transported by graeme gray. these days only around one percent of goods are transported by rail. mr yarmulke has made sure for the past thirty three years that everything runs smoothly. i find out that i'm the senior conduct on the train during the whole trip . which makes me responsible for the lines of the passengers that i thought and for the railway property made it without a doubt for everything that happens on the way. i mean. if i'd like to have. a token is just being handed over it's in this brass ring covered in leather it ensure safety on the singletrack route and has done since one thousand nine hundred one. does make of the law when i pass on the token the train driver has the permission to travel to the next station. on. i have to ring four times to get this token economy. and that's how they know when the next station that's a train is coming.

actually this was started by the british planters. and they kept on looking after it very well it was the it was not mainly for commercial activity that says i mean the leg a mere members club because the because it was maintained like a member of the club it was not so much in the oriented people said leaving this place so it's more than the tourists is actually the members who used to come to the baby and also to play golf and he's also the surveyor i mean images and also the people around this place they start loving this place. visitors need temporary club membership to play the eighteen hole course the club has shapes the life of a sri lanka's highest town for the past one hundred and twenty five years entire families used to live here even children were born on club premises. the many white gentlemen lived on the plantations back then. they came here to pass their time. when i was between ten and fifteen i worked for them as a captain and was allowed to play. that's how i started in one thousand nine hundred eighty one i became

we can speak now to the british ex pats we can speak now to the british expats who has lived on the british virgin islands for 27 years.|j expats who has lived on the british virgin islands for 27 years. i have been out on the road is the last couple of days. the immediate impact after the hurricane, you couldn't go very far. all the roads were blocked with debris. 0ver very far. all the roads were blocked with debris. over the last day most of the major roads, including the road to the airport had been cleared but you can get by. one of my tasks yesterday was helping the community where i live up in the hills to clear road so that people could come and go, try to get supplies, try and get fuel. we heard there from laura bicker at the airport were the royal engineers are trying to make sure that planes can get in. i guess you're that planes can get in. i guess you' re pretty that planes can get in. i guess you're pretty dependent on that air traffic. we are. we have the ability to come in by boat but that takes a lot longer. for the majority of people who need to evacuate, air travel is rea

damaging wind over the british virgin islands. perhaps the greatest concern is the storm piling into puerto rico, pitting some thailand, meaning we could see some catastrophic flooding and mudslides before the storm weakens before going to the turks and take silence. the storm still has some way to go —— the turks and kite silence. myanmar‘s leader, aung san suu kyi, has insisted her government has made every effort to bring peace to rakhine state — where hundreds of thousands of rohingya muslims have been driven from their homes. she's been under international pressure to stop the military crackdown which began in response to attacks by rohingya militant groups. in geneva, the head of the un fact finding mission on myanmar says his team has received widespread allegations of mass killings — which they intend to investigate. jonny dymond reports. the exodus of the rohingya continues. a treacherous escape from burnt out villages and savage assaults. more than 400,000 have fled myanmar in under a month. its leader, aung sa

, a british overseas territory, where there's been some criticism that the british government response has been too slow. our correspondent nick bryant is one of the first journalists to get to the islands after the hurricane and he's just sent this report. the turks and caicos islands are amongst the most of the lake in the entire caribbean. the country's motto is beautiful by nature but those words now sound like a cruel taunt. in the wake of hurricane irma and the aftermath of the 160 mile—per—hour wins that wrecked so much of this country. that is the bathroom and that's another bedroom... homes and possessions that took a lifetime to accumulate, scattered to the winds in the matter of seconds. daphne had lived here the 27 years, it was the home to five adults and four children. people say seeing is believing and i see it but i cannot believe it. now herfamily is see it but i cannot believe it. now her family is homeless and she doesn't know what the next few months will bring. i have no idea but i still trust in god, believe in him that whatever will happen he will take us thr

>> i am very pragmatic what we have to do without the british people that's the decision of the british people i deeply regret it, but i am pragmatic. i have to take into account reality. the british people decided to go out of europe. we would have to make europe stronger without the british people that's it. >> let me quote mr. davis, i am sure you know what's going on, are the british being black mailed you talked about 100 billion euros as exit. are they being blackmailed >> there is no blackmail there's negotiation and fully trust in be that difficult task and challenge. but there's no blackmail there's a decision taken by british people, they decided to go out of europe, once again, i deeply regret that decision but you know, you cannot rewrite the past what has been decided has been decided and has been decided by the british people there will be no blackmail but decisions. we need decisions. >> i cannot give any figure on the bill but there will be a bill, of course. >> speaking exclusively to cnbc on the sidelines of the forum, said negotiations were not going well and the uk n

he was a colossus, striding the world of the british theatre. in a way it would be iniquitous to pick out any individual production. i think his greatest legacy must be the company he formed, the royal shakespeare company. but the wunderkind suffered a nervous breakdown and quit. only to re—emerge as laurence 0livier‘s successor as director of the new national theatre being built on london's southbank. he revelled in his new role. it is a very, very complex, very stimulating job because it is both concerned with management and with art. he combined creative flair with a phenomenal workrate, administrative skill and formidable powers of persuasion. ah, yes. he transferred national productions like amadeus to the commercial stage, and later formed his own company to direct classics and new plays in london, bath and on tour. he loved opera too, and for six years was artistic director at glyndebourne, where he demonstrated that an opera's director can be as important as its conductor. and he also made films like this nostalgic portrait of rural

the british coastline. it shows hordes of holiday—makers and day—trippers. these are the early days of mass tourism. jacqueline and derek osborne have made the long drive north from their home in essex each summer for the past 30 years. the feeling we had then, it wasn't brilliant, was it? it wasn't. it always looked like it had seen better days but in subsequent years we have come it has improved a lot. certainly over the last ten to 15 years it's improved. you quite like the shopping? i love the shopping, i like the scenery as well. the lakes i think are lovely. your sister, doris, she is 90 now and she likes the seafront because it's lovely and flat and it's easy for me to push the wheelchair along. looking back when lee and andrew used to come along the rock pools with us on holiday, he liked to climb on the rock pools and falling over and cutting himself badly that time, took him to hospital. and what is it about the seaside that draws people back, that evokes such happy memories? researchers at th

british-overseen territory. who was oneurnalist of the first thereafter the hurricane and he has just sent this report. --these islands are a months amongst the most idyllic in the caribbean. they are calm by nature. those words no sound cruel. in the wake of the wind that wrecked so much of this country. >> that is a bedroom, that is a bedroom, that is the bathroom, that is another bedroom there. >> homes and possessions that took a lifetime to accumulate scattered to the wind in seconds. daphne williams lived here for 27 years. it was the home to five adults and four children. >> people say you have to see it to believe it. i see it, but a still can't believe it. reporter: now she is homeless and has no idea what the next few months will bring. >> i have no idea, but i still trust in god. i believe that whatever happens, he will take us through. reporter: this is a british-overseen territory. the anthem that people sing here is "god save the queen." people have british passports. there has been anger about the

secretary of state rex tillerson and the british foreign secretary bars johnson we will bring you that live when it does happen rex tillerson in london for talks today also in london for talks between with our entire with more international news for us i learned. thanks kemal a senior russian negotiator says his country together with turkey and iran is close to finalizing an agreement on deescalation zones in syria and discussing the details at a meeting in kazakhstan capital a stana it's the sixth round of talks to end more than six years of civil war representatives of the syrian government and opposition groups are also at the talks which are stratford has more from istana. certainly a positive tone at the end of the first day of talks here in a star from the head of the russian delegation president putin special representative for syria alexander saying he wanted to draw a line by the end of the top saying under this plan the full of the four deescalation zones inside syria a plan that was signed by russia turkey and iran in may he said a lot of the focus of the talks today has bee

let's talk about the british aid effort. the royal navy has delivered its first aid. 0ne plane took off this morning, with another two expected to go, taking marines and engineers to the caribbean. the prime minister has arrived back at downing street, to chair an emergency cobra meeting to discuss the response to irma. it comes amid criticism that the uk hasn't responded quickly enough to the disaster. duncan kennedy reports from raf brize norton. the first raf flight left at lunchtime, a name ourjourney to the caribbean is the response of the crisis gets under way. the loading operation at brize norton included tents, water and medical supplies. 30 pallet loads at first, with more to come. everything from ready—made meals to an industrial refrigeration unit. around 70 royal marines are also on board, with a range of skills and experience of working in disaster areas. the base commander rejects claims that britain has been slow to respond. it's very important that we understand the effects of the hurricane, where is open

among them are british couple who were evacuated from their honeymoon. they blame their tour operator, thomas cook, for not providing more information. the ones that were with thomas cook, the brits, were pretty much left in the dark until thursday morning when a representative said the point to evacuate by coach to another resort. it just evacuate by coach to another resort. itjust means that we have been evacuated from one soon for the hurricane is going to hit to another one. in reply, thomas cook has defended their emergency response, saying they said they followed the instructions of the cuban government to tra nsfer instructions of the cuban government to transfer tourist to that of the resort. this event could also cut short cuba's efforts to rebuild its crippled economy. tourism has been the island's main economic motor recently, irma may have set that back for many months. on the line is dave oakley, who's on holiday in varadero in cuba. hello, dear. — you feeling, nate? i'm really annoyed and angry with thomas cook in terms of how they have d

the british coastline. it shows hordes of holidaymakers and daytrippers. these are the early days of mass tourism. jacqueline and derek osborne have made the long drive north from their home in essex each summer for the past 30 years. the feeling we had then, it wasn't brilliant, was it? it wasn't. it a lwa ys brilliant, was it? it wasn't. it always looked like it had seen better days but in subsequent years we have come it has improved a lot. certainly over the last ten to 15 yea rs certainly over the last ten to 15 years it's improved. you quite like the shopping? i love the shopping, i like the scenery as well. the lakes i think like the scenery as well. the lakes ithink our like the scenery as well. the lakes i think our lovely. your sister, doris, she is 90 now and she likes the seafront because it's lovely and flat and it's easy for me to push the wheelchair along. looking back when lee and andrew used to come along the rock pools with us on holiday, he like to climb on the rock pools and falling over

the british prime minister is in florence, to set out her proposals for brexit. the bbc understands theresa may will propose a 2—year transitional deal for the uk to try to secure a smooth exit from the european union. the war of words between the united states and north korea is intensifying. kim jong—un has describes president trump as mentally deranged, after his anti—pyongyang speech at the un. mr trump has announced more trade sanctions. protests continue a cross catalonia after the spanish government imposed daily fines on separatists organising an independence referendum. the spanish government says any vote on a split from spain would be illegal. the mexican president has promised to continue the search for earthquake survivors. he said rescuers are still looking for anyone alive in the ruins

residents have been complaining about the response of the british authorities, anguilla isa of the british authorities, anguilla is a british territory, it's taking too long, would you agree with that? the country is in a state of despair and they very patient about getting assistance. they are looking forward to the british government responding. the truth is after a devastating hurricane like lewis, it ended sometime like midafternoon yesterday, the british government figures came in by midday today with supplies, equipment and personnel. the foreign secretary spoke to me personally yesterday afternoon. it was after the storm had passed. he pledged this support and he has also directed certain actions the taken up directed certain actions the taken up by directed certain actions the taken up by the raf. the frigate is here taking part in the critical needs of the island. of course he made a promise of financial support. it is a reasonable level of support that is being suggested. but, as you know, in these situations, the immediate support is important. we're also looking forward to an a

isles, all tied in with a very vigorous british isles, all tied in with a very vigorous area british isles, all tied in with a very vigorous area of low pressure gradually trundling its way to the heart of the british isles, such that overnight and into weather the morning that could be some disruption, particularly through northern wheels in northern england. windy from the scottish borders to the south coast, gusts around 65,000 hour. they could push toward 75 miles an hour. the one bright spot is that the area of low pressure will pull away to the north see leaving a day of sunny spells and showers. you're watching beyond 100 days. hurricane irma batters the us and has now weakened to a tropical storm. seven million people are without power. but the damage is not as bad as initially feared across florida. has the storm moves into georgia, it is clear there is a lots to do. we need help, we need lots of help. in the caribbean, some islands are now without food and water, days after the storm hit them. another big step along the road to brexit. tonight, mps vote for the first time o

pregnancy advisory service. and clare murphy from the british we and clare murphy from the british are also joined b didn‘t we are also joined by a mum who didn‘t drink at all during her pregnancy. we‘ll start with you, doctor luisa zuccolo. what would you advise on women drinking during pregnancy? welcomer the advice still stands, so the advisory board has changed the advice to women trying to become pregnant and being pregnant from january 2015 and now recommend staying off alcohol completely. but you say you have looked at all the reports and all the research and the evidence that leads to that guidance about abs staining is "generally weak." yes, so when we set out to do our studies of studies —— about abs staining is "generally weak." when we looked at this particular research questioning, low level of drinking, we are talking about up to two medium sized glasses of wine per week are two paints of beer per week. unfortunately what we found is that very few studies looked at this question, so we find ourselves in a really tricky situation, we don‘t have much to grind. t

the british virgin islands we re closed. the british virgin islands were also not spared the hurricane's full force when it passed through yesterday morning. 0ur full force when it passed through yesterday morning. our initial assessment is of severe damage. we expect that the islands will need extensive humanitarian assistance which we will of course provide. the hurricane is expected to hit another british 0verseas territory later today. the turks and caicos islands lie ina today. the turks and caicos islands lie in a hurricane's predicted path and officials and in london and the territories are preparing. they are also liaising with their cou nterpa rts also liaising with their counterparts in the cayman islands for assistance. the french and dutch territories of guadeloupe and saint martin have also been hit at the initial assessments are of widespread damage. the more detailed assessment continues. no british nationals have yet contacted us to ask for assistance from these islands. to commonwealth realms were affected b

go the civil coming up in today's going on the ground but first there are quite a few issues lost in british mainstream media reporting of the north korea standoff if we put to one side u.s. military escalation against russia and china and the fact that modern north korea is the product of a u.k. u.s. killing of twenty percent of its entire population there is the issue of nuclear proliferation by britain to resume and blairite labor counterparts and so focused on spending hundreds of billions of dollars on the trident weapons of mass destruction system in scotland that they are now scaling back conventional forces it's not something much appreciated apparently north of the border the scottish government is urging the. government to reconsider these cutbacks and it's calling for fresh discussions on the closures on those two particular imparts one sense is going to be the withdrawal of the armed forces for the first payment history highlands they're all needy in fife and the other aspect of course is the economic impact to puna local areas but cutting the u.k.'s usable military capability is

british airways and ryanair are warning about that. there were about if you are travelling in and out of france. i will be live with paris to talk to a professor in international economics in france. we will now be looking at macron's reforms. that is coming up. the frankfurt motor show is getting under way today. this year electric cars are everywhere and bmw showcased an electric mini concept. the german carmaker also owns the other iconic british brand, rolls royce. in world business report, we'll ask its chief executive how a german car giant with a lot of assets in the uk deals with brexit. all that and all the other business stories, including augmented reality. we have rory cellan—jones on that. and augmented wallets, i hope? that is what you need to buy them. we arejust hope? that is what you need to buy them. we are just talk about the impact of brexit. british plans to replace the supremacy of european union law in the uk have passed their first major test in parliament. in a series of votes mps agreed to consider the propo

prisons are in crisis with uprisings in british journals this crisis been going on a long time it's a conservative created crisis we objected to the conservative government putting them reprise novices by seven thousand since two thousand and ten and the lurching from incidents incidents in our prisons and it's just getting worse and worse no there's no doubt that thousands of been cut but how on earth can you save the conservatives when it was a labor party that pursued the policy of privatizing justice and force weren't designed designed constructed measure violence twenty five year prison contracts this is all under labor so let me make it clear the position of labor in two thousand and seventeen and that is we are deeply deeply uncomfortable with the idea of profit been made from the incarceration of human beings under labor government will be no new private sector prisons but you still have faith in g. four s. and today the private contractors running so many of our for profit prisons right now the tagging scandal that g four s. have been exposed for instance that g four s. run p

first of all, these people on the islands are british. they're british nationals, they are our people and it's our duty to help. we've got to do that. 0bviously we'll work with other allies. the french have interests there. so do the dutch. but these are british nationals and they look to us for help. we are going provide it. sir michael fallon defending the british government's response to hurricane irma. earlier i spoke to josephine gumbs connor — a former adviser to the former chief minister of anguilla. she explained to me her frustration with the lack of relief effort from the uk government. this was no ordinary storm, and that i think is the heart of what needs to be appreciated. yes, there is a royal navy ship that usually is in the caribbean, in advance of storms, but this required a direct and special focus, once it was determined, which was at least a week in advance, that this was going to be a storm like no other, and that it was going to be shattering the record books as to its strength. therefore, we should have been in st

the british military have brought aid, and are already re—establishing order. they are working on a plan to try to restore power and water. one woman told me she wept with relief as she saw the plane land. hurricane irma's trail of destruction is vast, and yet the caribbean spirit prevails. as our team walked the streets, so many people told us the same message. they are simply grateful to be alive. bastiaan kroon runs a charter boat company. he is in road town, the capital of the british virgin islands. it looks absolutely devastating. what has been your thoughts about the response? the response, umm, it is very, very, very slow. i am a dutchman. the dutch were there three days ago. i have not seen any boots on the ground yet. people are getting hungry and the situation is getting hungry and the situation is getting more and more grim. no troops, nor officials, helping out? i have only seen armed police officers when they were emptying money at the banks right around the corner. i have money at the banks right around the corner. i have seen money at the banks

as tourists tried to leave, another british military transport plane touched down. there are now 1,000 british military personnel assisting the relief effort in these caribbean uk territories, but they are facing the question, why did they take so long to arrive? as soon as the word came, we were at the door very quickly thereafter, and it isjust the physical distance, the separation. but we got here pretty quickly. what is especially cruel is that the poorest communities here had onlyjust rebuilt from the last hurricane, and that was nine years ago. nick bryant, bbc news, the turks and caicos. north korea's rejected new sanctions imposed on it, and called the united nations‘ resolution illegal. the sanctions include limits on oil imports and a ban on textile exports put forward by the us. at a un conference north korea's ambassador at the organisation gave this warning to america. the dprk is ready to use any form of ultimate means. the forthcoming measures by dprk will make the us suffer the great pain it's never experienced in its history. thank you. with his o

this was the moment irma passed over the british virgin islands. and this is what is left in its wake. the major warning was when a skylight was blown off of our roof. you could just hear the winds blasting through the upstairs of our house and, at that moment, you thought the roof might go. that was the warning to get the hell downstairs into the basement, the most secure part of the building. a state of emergency has now been declared. all of us have been affected by irma, some more than others. apart from the structural damage, there have sadly been reports of casualties and fatalities. i am truly heartbroken by this news. my thoughts and prayers are with each and every one of you. these pictures, from the capital, show the extent of the damage. viewed from space, irma looks almost serene but at 400 miles wide, it's massive and it is now heading west to cuba. there, people are doing what they can to secure their homes and bracing themselves. translation: look at the state of the houses that people have here and you will realise the magnitude of

nationals over seas and british nationals over seas and british businesses have a period of certainty where they know what is going on, so they can plan for our exit and make sure that it is as smooth as possible. before i let you 90, smooth as possible. before i let you go, were some heads banged together yesterday in the cabinet? well, i am as yet not privy to the details of what goes on. you're privy to the information. with eno we know there area information. with eno we know there are a range of opinions about brexit and those discussions are important to the process to make sure we get a plan that works for the uk. but ultimately the prime minister is the prime minister, she is the one giving the speech, she is the one setting the agenda and she has made the position of the uk government as a whole completely clear in that speech. thank you very much. let's get some reaction from nigel farage. he was less than happy with the speech. it was called the referendum, we reached a conclusion and we have a year 70% of or population want the government to get on with it and what we have

of a newspaper that used it to damage jeremy corbyn in its campaign to unseat him as leader of the british labor party israel security. the ability of a society to provide housing health care social security jobs education. for its entire population or israel's security to spend a phenomenal amount of money which damages much else of our industrial base on weapons of mass destruction that can only bring danger and threat to the rest of the world well we recently caught up with a tireless campaigner against britain's weapons of mass destruction campaign at the edinburgh festival the scottish politician tommy sheridan was expelled from a historically right wing labor party in one thousand nine hundred nine and he has been to jail for his opposition to british nuclear weapons well ahead of the sixteenth of september i'm with tommy sheridan near it the bar of the gilded balloon theatre in edinburgh told me thanks so much for agreeing to speak to us teresa mayes government maintains absolutely that it is westminster her government self who controls the nuclear deterrent here based here in scotl

few issues lost in british mainstream media reporting of the north korea standoff if we put to one side u.s. military escalation against russia and china and the fact that modern north korea is the product of u.k. u.s. killing of twenty percent of its entire population there is the issue of nuclear proliferation by britain tourism may end blairite labor counterparts and so focused on spending hundreds of billions of dollars on the trident weapons of mass destruction system in scotland that they are now scaling back conventional forces it's not something much appreciated apparently north of the border the scottish government is urging the. government to reconsider these cutbacks and is calling for fresh discussions on the closures on those two particular imparts sense is going to be the withdrawal of the armed forces for the first time in history highlands they're all needy in faith and the other aspect of course is the economic impact to puna local areas but cutting the u.k.'s usable military capability is seen as a price worth paying by the so-called deep state in britain who would hav

americans do have a reliable friend in the british people and the british have a reliable friend in the united states and i think that was clearly demonstrated in response to the effects of burma throughout the incursion i'm british territory's american territories and british territories. the cooperation to that event has been extraordinary. i think all of us set down our own concerns and said what can we do to help each other as citizens and we are very help -- thankful for that and we are committed to take that same spirit into the aftermath and how can we work together to coordinate now to complete the recovery and begin the long process of reconstruction and way that i think is beneficial to everyone. i do quickly want to recognize and congratulate united states new ambassador to the united kingdom boris johnson. he arrived here 18 days ago. it ensures that our relationship will remain in good hands. they did come into the ambassador i'm a little concerned i have an ambassador johnson and eight -- and all that in ensures is a m. any given day johnson is to be blamed for something.

the british political commentator steve richards. and the uk editor of the french magazine marriane, agnes poirier. welcome to you all. thank you this sharing your day with us. irma, jose and katia. three devastating hurricanes have been tearing their way across the carribbean this week. at the time of our discussion there is a mass exodus from florida, where 25% of the state's population has been ordered to leave. so are these storms a result of climate change? agnes, can i start with you? the paris accord is of course not supported by president trump. what is your take on these extraordinary and harrowing scenes in some places? can i say something that may sound trivial, can we stop giving lovely names to these bad hurricanes? perhaps if they had demons names. climate change deniers would take them more seriously, and everybody would. hurricane stalin? something more ancient, perhaps lucifer, donald trump would take notice! climate change, there were hurricanes before global temperature started rising but the intensity, the frequen

also where the british nationals are,... martin. also where the british nationals are, . .. antigua, martin. also where the british nationals are,... antigua, barbuda, some of the overseas dependent territories and people are concerned that our government in contrast to the french and the dutch and american governments were not prepared. shall we move on? yes, there are other stories that have managed to squeeze their way onto the front pages, including the independent, a photo that of irma thrashing florida but underneath deportations of eu citizens saw, expulsions hit a record high in the year since the brexit vote. we saw a similar thing year since the brexit vote. we saw a similarthing in year since the brexit vote. we saw a similar thing in america when trump came to power. yes, with those ice agents. we are talking about almost 5000 eu citizens deported from britain in the past year, the highest on record, and it will surprise many people including brexiteers who believe you cannot report an eu citizen because the european union law, as they are a danger to security, p

our correspondentjeremy cooke is in the british virgin islands — which could be hit hard again within the next 12 hours. these islands are bracing for a second parcel hurricane injust these islands are bracing for a second parcel hurricane in just two weeks. that was when hurricane emma came through causing all of this devastation and since then it has been a race against time to make things secure and safe before hurricane maria arrives and frankly a race against time which simply could not be one such is the extent of the damage. fear now is any piece of the damage. fear now is any piece of this debris, the timber, roof sheets, household items, could become potentially deadly ammunition for hurricane maria as it is swirled around in some 100 miles an hour plus. people are hunkered down in their homes, hoping for the best but they know the hours ahead are going to be extremely difficult. really not much to do now but to wait for the storm to come. jamie cook, bbc news. meanwhile the uk task force in the caribbean is busy helping with the clear—up effort following hurricane irma. br

on the british virgin islands. 0ne people have died on the british virgin islands. one in anguilla, and we are told the death toll in the caribbean area is as many as 20, but some reports suggesting it will be more, of course, with aid and rescuers. 0f more, of course, with aid and rescuers. of course, not being able to get a complete picture of what has happened yet. let's get a little more on how the british virgin islands has been affected. nick cunha, who is a resident there, told me what people are doing to prepare themselves for the arrival of hurricane jose. really, people are still trying to gather supplies. some of the stores are open, some of the roads are open. 0n are open, some of the roads are open. on account of the community, they are pulling together. open. on account of the community, they are pulling togetherlj open. on account of the community, they are pulling together. i imagine this is a time when people are trying to help each other. we have heard about reports, though, of looting on some isl

borisjohnson met british troops in barbados who were preparing aid for british territories devastated by the hurricane. he's due to visit anguilla and the british virgin islands. more than 1,000 uk soldiers will be in the region by the end of the week to help the aid effort. us officials say 12 people are known to have died as a result of hurricane irma in florida. there are fuel and power shortages, as well as long trafficjams, as residents return to their homes. the worst hit area was the florida keys, where a quarter of houses are believed to have been destroyed. on thursday, president trump is due to visit florida. during the hurricane, one family became a bit of an internet sensation by live streaming during the storm. michael conermann‘s fiancee, melissa, worked at the marlin gas station in tavernier, florida. they had hunkered down for the storm. it is just at the start of the florida keys from the mainland. he used the time they were shut in to share what they were going through. were all safe. i love you, ma'am. this is it. this is the weather. look, the way the building is

what is the british virgin islands search and rescue british virgin islands search and rescu e tea m british virgin islands search and rescue team able to do? the virgin islands search and rescue is a marine emergency service that provides emergency medical services and emergency transportation across the 16 islands of the virgin islands. at present while bayard operating emergency services, we have advanced medics and emergency co—ordinators and first responders on the island —— while they are not. we wa nt on the island —— while they are not. we want to be operational by monday. you're in las vegas, you caught the last evacuation plane out of british virgin islands, your husband is still there, how is he getting on and when did you last speak to him? he is still there. i heard this morning that he is safe. are not entirely sure of this whereabouts. considering everything —— i'm not. there are thousands of people unaccounted for to their friends and families so i consider myself lucky so families so i consider myself lucky so i'm glad i know paul is a life. today we sp

families, british citizens, needing help. but international rules say overall, these islands are too wealthy to qualify for the uk aid budget. if this is a rich country, i don't understand how me and others, who have lost our roof and everything, still live in a poor situation. after the looting of the early days, it feels safer here now. british cops here to help the ha rd—pressed locals. you need tojoin the queue on that side for me. thank you. and more than 200 british military now on the ground. the royal marines helping locals deliver what aid they can find, making a difference. what's struck you most about being here? the sheer devastation of it all. i've never seen anything like it before. now, all of this is still about survival, but once the people here have enough food and water, attention must shift to rebuilding all this devastation, to getting these islands back to work. crucial will be tourism, but where do you start when confronted with this? the loss of income will cost the economy millions, but there is a d

m the british virgin islands search and rescue team able to do? it is in emergency service that provides emergency service that provides emergency medical services and emergency medical services and emergency presentation across the 16 islands of the virgin islands. at present, while they are not operating emergency services, we have advanced medics, emergency co—ordinators, and first responders on ireland. and the aim is to link them and have stations operational by monday. -- island. you are in las vegas. i gather you took the last evacuation plane out of the virgin islands. but your husband is still there. how is he getting on, and when did speaking in? yes, he still there. i heard this morning that he is still safe. —— and when did you speak to is still safe. —— and when did you speakto him. is still safe. —— and when did you speak to him. considering everything, i consider myself lucky. there are thousands still unaccounted for to both their friends and families, and i am just glad that i know that paul is alive. today, spoke to

elsewhere across the british isles, how do we start the new week? ina similarvein. the wind not a concern as in wales and the south—west. but the wind will be ever present for many parts of western scotland and northern ireland and a good part of england and wales. and there will be plenty of showers to go around as well. at times, some of those showers will merge to give the odd longer spell of rain. perhaps nowhere more so than this north—eastern quarter of scotland. quite close to an area of low pressure there. showers, quite sharp, they will have hail and thunder. if you see too many, you are not going to be in the mid to upper teens, closer to 10—11. out of monday and into tuesday, a little ridge of high pressure working across the british isles, tending to settle things down. this is one of the quieter days of the week, at least to start with. it will feel pleasant with less wind. 16—19, something like that. later in the day overnight into wednesday, we could see the emergence from the atlantic of a very vigorous area of low pressure gradually churning

a 1.4—tonne british bomb found on a building site will be made safe later today. and in sport, britain's lewis hamilton celebrates after winning this afternoon's italian grand prix in monza. and later this hour... in from out of town, historian adam smith looks at trump era america and the divide between the small town and the big city by going back to its modern origins in classic film noir. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. the prime minister, theresa may, has issued a statement describing north korea's latest nuclear test is reckless and says poses an unacceptable further threat to the international community. this follows condemnation from us president donald trump. he described the test is very hostile and dangerous to the united states. the device used by north korea was many times more powerful than those used in previous tests. from seoul in south korea, yogita limaye sent this report. state television proudly announcing that the country has conducted another nuclear test. it was a perfect success, the newsreader said. pyongyang claims to have detona