gangsta s goodbye the us rap star coolio dies at the age of 59. and proof that dogs really are man s best friend they can even tell when we re under stress. hello and welcome. one of the most powerful storms in us history has hit florida s southwest coast, with winds of up to 150mph and torrential rain. some towns have been almost entirely submerged under floodwater that hurricane ian, a category 4 storm has brought. our correspondent azadeh moshiri has this report. a life threatening hurricane is now barrelling towards america s sunshine state. and put millions under evacuation orders across the west coast. ian is unpredictable. it s already caused widespread damage in cuba, wiping out power to the country s entire grid, with some residents killed. but now its hurricane force winds are leaving the gulf of mexico and taking aim at florida s coast. this satellite image shows the eye of the hurricane packed with lightning. clearly, this is a very powerful, major hurricane,
policy is working at cross purposes. what s your reaction to what liz truss has said this morning? what impact is the turmoil in the economy having on you? get in touch with your concerns via twitter @annitabbc and use the hashtag #bbcyourquestions two million people are left without power as one of the most powerful storms in us history hits florida s southwest coast. the gangsta s paradise rap star, coolio, has died at the age of 59. and scientists find evidence that dogs can read our mood by using their powerfull sense of smell. the prime minister, liz truss, has been speaking to the media about the economy for the first time since her government s tax cutting mini budget. she s defended her strategy, saying decisive action had to be taken, and the measures were needed to get the economy moving. however she conceded that growth wouldn t come immediately. her comments came as the former governor of the bank of england, mark carney, criticised the way the government promised
a bbc investigation exposes a culture of humiliation, verbal abuse and bullying at one of the uk s largest mental health hospitals. the us rapper coolio dies at the age of 59. could earlier kick off times keep football clubs in business? a meeting will be held today to come up with a plan to help clubs deal with rising energy costs. rain to clear south west england this morning and then sunny spells and showers. with winds, not feeling as cool as it has in recent days. details later in the programme. it s thursday, 29th september. the treasury has rejected calls to overturn its mini budget plans despite ongoing economic turmoil. it s after the bank of england had to step in to buy £65 billion of government debt when some types of pension funds were at risk of collapse. hannah has been looking at some of the details for us this morning. it is quite complicated, but what the bank of england has said it has done is necessary. yes, hard to overstate the extent of the fallout f
in the pension market. we ve needed to respond to that very quickly and we just can t respond fast enough. we ll bring you details of that series of interviews the prime minister gave this morning and the latest on the markets. also this lunchtime. russia announces its formally annexing four regions of ukraine after referendums there that have been condemned as illegal and illegitimate. one of the most dangerous storms in us history hits florida, plunging millions of people into darkness. at windsor castle, the first opportunity to see the queen s final resting place. hundredsjoin the queue to pay their respects. and the research which shows dogs can tell when people are stressed by smelling their sweat and breath. coming up in the sport later in the hour on the bbc news channel, the deadline passed on monday but tyson fury says there s still time for anthonyjoshua to sign up for their world heavyweight title in december. just good afternoon. the prime minister has defended h