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Lets begin in the us, where Hurricane Irma has now been downgraded to a Tropical Storm as it passes over florida. But its left 6 million homes without power 62 of the state. Four people are also believed to have been killed. This shows the predicted path of the storm. Right now its sitting over the north of florida and southern georgia. Miami managed to dodge the worst but there was still severe flooding and high winds. Lets give you a sense of what happened in various places. These are pictures...

And australian actress rebel wilson is awarded more than £2. 5 million in damages after winning a Defamation Case against a celebrity magazine. Good morning. Its wednesday 13th september. Im annita mcveigh. Welcome to bbc newsroom live. Londons fire commissioner has said that the Grenfell Tower fire must be a turning point in fire regulation calling for sprinklers in all High Rise Council flats. A bbc breakfast investigation which focused on half the uks council and Housing Association owned to...

Before the papers, sport, and for a full round up, from the bbc sport centre heres jessica creighton. Some labelled it the fight of the decade, but gennardy golovkins bout with Canelo Alvarez ended in a controversial draw. It means golovkin retains his three major middleweight titles, and remains unbeaten in 38 fights. One judge scored it 118 110 for alvarez, another 115 113 for golovkin and the third a draw. There were boos when the decision was announced at the t mobile arena, and both boxers ...

I dont want him managing the brexit process. What we have got is theresa may managing that process. She is driving the car and i will make sure that as far as i am concerned and the rest of the cabinet is concerned, we help her do that. The un secretary general says myanmars leader, Aung San Suu Kyi, has a last chance to end the military offensive thats forced 400,000 Rohingya Muslims to flee to neighbouring bangladesh. Also in the next hour. Anger and controversy in las vegas. The hotly anticip...

Schools in england failed to provide re lessons, despite it being a legal requirement. And anger in las vegas, as the keenly anticipated fight between as saul alvarez and gennadi golovkin ends in a surprising draw. Good afternoon. Police investigating the london tube bombing have made a second arrest. It follows Intense Police activity in sunbury on thames overnight, where armed officers searched a property and evacuated residents. 30 people were injured in the attack at Parsons Green tube stati...

Also in the next hour. Could do better on religious education. How a quarter of secondary schools in england are failing to provide religious education lessons, despite it being a legal requirement. And anger and controversy in las vegas, as the keenly anticipated fight between saul alvarez and Gennady Golovkin ends in a surprising draw. And coming up here on bbc news in half an hour, click looks at how First Responders in the us are using video games to prepare for mass shootings. Good afternoo...

Religious education. How a quarter of secondary schools in england are failing to provide religious education lessons, despite it being a legal requirement. Lewis hamilton wins the Singapore Grand Prix and boosts his chances of winning this years drivers championship. And in half an hour, here on bbc news, Laura Trevelyan speaks to former world tenis number one, maria sharapova, about her career and route back to redemption. Good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. The home secretary amber rudd h...

Held later this evening. Lewis hamiltons wins the Singapore Grand Prix and boosts his hopes of winning this years formula one championship. And Manchester United have taken the lead against premier league rivals everton with a stunning first half goal. Good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. The home secretary amber rudd has announced that the Terror Threat in the uk has been lowered from critical to severe. That means an attack is highly likely rather than imminent. The decision has been taken ...

Lewis hamiltons wins the Singapore Grand Prix and boosts his hopes of winning this years formula one championship. And Manchester United have beaten everton by four goals to zero. Good evening and welcome to bbc news. The home secretary amber rudd has announced that the Terror Threat in the uk has been lowered from critical to severe. That means an attack is highly likely rather than imminent. The decision has been taken after detectives investigating the bombing on a london train on friday have...

And Lewis Hamilton wins the Singapore Grand Prix and boosts his hopes of winning this years formula one championship. Good evening and welcome to bbc news. The home secretary has announced that the uk Terror Threat level, has been reduced from critical to severe, meaning an attack is no longer considered imminent. The change comes after the arrest of a second man, in connection with fridays bomb attack on an underground train at Parsons Green station in london. A 21 year old suspect was detained...