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Out of florida, millions of people under threat from monster size hurricane milton. That powerful category 3 storm with maximum sustained winds of 120 miles an hour has come ashore. The eyewall made landfall half an hour ago in siesta key, which is a barrier island off of the coast of sarasota. Right now, the storm with a diameter of 450 miles, is bringing lifethreatening winds and potentially devastating storm surge up to 13 feet. Earlier today, the national oceanic and atmospheric administrati...

Washington. A fox news alert. A massive hurricane that could be the most destructive in the history of the country is about to slam into florida. Hurricane milton could make landfall as early as 8:00 p. M. Eastern, exactly one hour from now. Now, the national weather service says the window to evacuate has closed. Shelter in place now. Tampa, fort myers and orlando are all expected to face lifethreatening impacts. Tornadoes have already been seen and many of floridas west coast beaches are at ri...

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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 afternoon. Water companies in england and wales have been ordered to repay nearly £158 Million to their customers. The Regulator Ofwat says its because the firms have failed to meet performance targets such as cutting Sewage Spills and leaks. Some future Water Bills will be reduced to reflect the missed targets. Our Environment Correspondent Jonah Fisher reports. A warning this report contains flashing images. This Report Card does not make pleasant reading for the Water Companies. Targets...

Hello, im lucy hockings, welcome to Bbc News now. Memorial benson is your land around the world to mark one year since the attacks of october the 7th. The deadliest day in the nations history. 1200 people were killed. Gunmen stormed across the border. At exactly 6 29am flags were lowered to half mast. That was the time when rockets from gaza started raining down on Southern Israel followed by the deadly rampage by thousands of militants. Israeli communities, Army Bases and the festival. At the s...

I havent even watched a football match. And from footballing novices to playing for england we meet the team heading to the first ever womens Amputee World Cup and coming up on Bbc News Pakistan dominate Day One of the Opening Test against england with two centuries helping the Home Side rack up the runs in multan. Good afternoon. Theres a day of ceremonies in israel to mark the first anniversary of the hamas attacks on October 7th last year, the deadliest day in the history of the state of isra...

Amidst the attacks and the commemorations, well be asking what lies ahead for this part of the Middle East with our international editorjeremy bowen. Also on the programme a School Bus carrying up to 70 people has overturned in Newtonards The northern Ireland Ambulance service has declared a major incident. And, Manchester City claim victory over the Premier League. Their challenge to Sponsorship Rules could impact other leading clubs. 0n Bbc London more on that story where undercover reporters ...

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Hello im. Now, as the crisis in the Middle East deepens, were taking a look back at the events of the past few weeks and asking how we got to this point and what the violence means for the future of the region. Bbc arabic S Beirut Correspondent Carine Torbey has this special report. Explosions ballistic missiles rain down on israel. An unprecedented response by iran after weeks of israeli escalation. Pushing the region to a dangerous new precipice. Explosions this is the story of how the past fe...