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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 contribu...

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 us government says it is considering breaking up google because of its dominance in online search. And charging up for the future, the international energy agency says renewables will make up nearly half of the worlds energy use by the end of the decade. Hello, could the company behind the internet search giant google be forcibly broken up? that is the very real prospect facing alphabet over at their dominance of online search, in a court filing the us department of justice says that is one ...

Florida is braced, for what many have described as the storm of the century. Our correspondents are there. We will speak to one resident who has decided to stay. And will they ever fully recover? in the wake of hurricane ian, 95% of the damage assessments, were downgraded by the insurance companies. This could be a disastrous 12 hours, for tens of thousands of american families. Welcome to the programme. There is driving wind and torrential rainfall that has already arrived in florida, several h...

Progressing to the semi—finals of the women s t20 world cup were extinguished after an 80—run defeat by south africa in dubai. Katherine fraser top scored for scotland with m — she was one of only two players to reach double figures. They now take on england in their final pool match in sharjah on sunday, while south africa face bangladesh in dubai on saturday. Meanwhile, india eliminated sri lanka with a much—needed 82—run victory to boost their hopes of a semi—final spot. Jurgen kl...

Could be too late. Joining me tonight on the panel we will get to our panel shortly, but before we do that, lets get to the latest bbc news. President biden and the israeli prime minister, benjamin netanyahu, have held a telephone conversation in which theyre thought to have discussed israels response to irans missile attack last week. In israel today, two people were killed by his brother rockets in the northeastern town of kiryat shmona. The israeli military said it had struck more than 180 ta...

Saying that it should be restarted. He also discussed the imperative of getting people back to the north of gaza. We told you in the last hour theres a huge operation on the ja palyer refugee camp. They agreed to remain in close contact over the coming days. Most directly through their national security teams. That was interesting because were waiting for that response to the iranian ballistic missile attack. Note mentioned that in the readout from the white house. Youre up to speed with that. I...

Storm of the century. Benjamin netanyahu speaks with president biden as a senior israeli minister says this countrys response will be precise, deadly and surprising. And a record—breaking day forjoe root as he becomes englands top test match run scorer ever. On newsnight at 10. 30pm tonight — well bring you fresh insight on the stories of the day, with big interviews and our regular panel of newsnighters — and of course, look at what the papers are saying about tomorrows news. Good evening...

Taking aim at the state of florida. Residents are now being urged by authorities to shelter in place. Milton is projected to be a category three storm when it makes landfall. Forecasters say its currently on track for the city of sarasota. The city of tampa is also near the path of the storm. Heres a live look now. This is fort myers beach in florida, you can see those powerful winds and lots of rain already striking the close there, and very large waves as well napping across the beach, you can...

Well ask why a political battle over the massive storm has started. And shock at westminster as james cleverly is knocked out of the tory leadership contest. Kemi badenoch and robertjenrick are the final two. What does it tell us about the future direction of the conservative party? good evening. Welcome to newsnight. In florida, time has run out for more than 5. 5 million people who were ordered to leave their homes as hurricane milton closes in. As we go on air, the storm surges have already b...