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Hezbollah — the next conservative leader will be a choice between robertjenrick and kemi badenoch afterjames cleverly is eliminated from the contest. Well have live reaction from westminster. Hello, im matthew amroliwala. Lets start in florida which is bracing itself for what could be the worst storm in a hundred years. There have been huge traffic jams across the state, as more than five million people respond to evacuation orders ahead of hurricane milton. Well be live on the ground in a mom...

In lebanon. Have you ever wondered whether an elephants swings left or right? the answer might be wrinklier than you think. Welcome to the world today. Presiden biden has warned millions of people in florida to leave their homes if they still can, as hurricane milton, a lethal category 4 storm closes in on the states west coast. Those still left have been warned that miltons impact will be catastrophic. These are images of the storm from space. Its being described as potentially one of the most ...

Headline of the evening. Lets cross to paul scott. Good evening. We are going to start with cricket. A dater member for going to start with cricket. A dater memberforjoe root. He is closing in on a double centre after becoming englands all—time leading test run scorer. On day three of the first test against pakistan, this immaculate 45 move ahead of sir alastair cooks record. He went on to make an unbeaten 176. Harry brooke will resume on 1111 not out. The partition helping england to reach 11...

Sunshine will come out, a few showers around coastal areas and, after the chilly start, temperatures quite a bit lower than weve been used to, but much closer to average for the time of year. The average for the time of year. The average for london is 13 and we will be at 12. The breeze making it feel more chilly. The cold air still with us on friday, with a few patches of frost on england and wales, something a bit more mild and wet coming to scotland, a weak area of low pressure ring outbreaks...

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...

A bit of mist and fog possible across some western areas early in the morning. Those temperatures not changing a great deal — again, typically a cool 11 or 12. This is bbc news. The latest headlines: hurricane milton, the biggest storm to hit florida in a century, heads towards the coast. President biden warns residents to leave for safety. Already, dangerous tornadoes are developing over florida as the storm continues to approach. Deaths following air strikes on both sides of the border, as i...

Hurried preparations, theres also a new worry. Limited resources. Gas stations literally running on empty, and grocery store shelves picked clean. Nbcs marisa is joining us from tampa. Jay gray is standing by in ft. Myers. And meteorologist michelle grossman is tracking the storm for us. The track of this storm has shifted slightly since yesterday. Where do we expect landfall now? yeah, this has kind of wobbled back and forth, ten miles north or south. As we go throughout time, we are anticipati...

Live from london, this is business today. We start with uber, the us Tech Firm that has become a global transport giant. Around The World some 6 Million people work as drivers and couriers through the uber app, and their services are used by 150 Million people at least once a month. Well, the boss of uber, dara khosrowshahi, has been talking to our business editor simonjack, about their plans to make the firm greener and get more of their drivers using Electric Cars. But hes worried that trade t...