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Good evening, welcome to bbc news. Hurricane dorian has become the strongest storm in modern records to hit the northwestern bahamas. The Us National Hurricane center said dorian made landfall in the abaco islands as a category 5 storm, with maximum sustained winds of 185 Miles Per Hour and gusts of more than 220 Miles Per Hour. In the abaco islands as a category 5 storm, with maximum sustained winds of 185 Miles Per Hour and gusts of more than 220 Miles Per Hour. Hurricane dorian is expected to...

He rejects borisjohnsons demand for the irish backstop to be scrapped. Hurricane dorian is the strongest ever to hit the bahamas us forecasters describe the conditions there as catastrophic. Its going to go hundreds of miles. We expect that most of the eastern seaboard will be ultimately impacted, and some of it very, very severely. Pro democracy activists in hong kong target the citys airport after a night of violence in which dozens of people were injured. Political leaders from across the wor...

Would you fancy eating food like this during a hospital stay . Celebrity chef prue leith has been called in by the govt to improve the food thats served to patients. It seems to me so obvious that if youre in a hospital you need to be fed healthily food is medicine. But its notjust about health, its about pleasure. I mean, why not take the opportunity of lunch or supper to give patients, who are not having a joyous time in hospital, no ones there voluntarily, a bit of pleasure in their lives . Y...

In by the government to decide. Including usman khawaja. Coming up on afternoon live, thanks, and well bejoining you for a full update just after half past. All the sport with jane dougall. Tomasz has all the weather. And Tomasz Shafernaker has all the Bank Holiday Weekend weather. Hot and sunny Bank Holiday Weekend on the way as promised, and the yes, the Bank Holiday Weekend weather. I will stick my indications are the warm weather could last a little while across the promised yes, i will stic...

Top grades have nudged up slightly despite concerns opening day of the third test but about the difficulty of exams. The rain is playing havoc at ryanairs uk pilots have walked out in a 48 hour strike, headingley. Thanks. But so far theres been little disruption for passengers. Record numbers of fires also coming up are burning in the amazon, the microscope thats sparking brazils president claims opponents a biology revolution as it captures images at previously of his government are unseen leve...

Andrew harper. Hope for 4,500 British Steel workers, after a tentative deal to rescue the company from insolvency. Coming up on afternoon live all the sport with gavin. England take early wickets but it is looking like an. Second ashes test in australia. Second ashes test in australia. Thanks, gavin, and chris has all the weather. Yes it looks pretty tricky for their cricket but we are looking ahead to the Weather Forecast for the weekend. And will be looking back at the infamous flood in cornwa...

Multi generational holidays. If you had rain yesterday it is likely it will stick around today as well. The top and tail of the country will see the best and brightest, but they could be some showers around as well. Join me for the details. Its sundayjuly the 28th. Our top story the government is now working on the assumption of a no deal brexit, according to minister michael gove. Mr gove, whos now responsible for planning for such a scenario, said his team still aimed to come to an agreement w...

Processionalfinal stage in paris. Todayis today is looking similar to yesterdays weather. If you had rain yesterday, it is likely it will stick around today. The top and tail of the country will have the best of the days weather. Its sundayjuly the 28th. Our top story. The government is now working on the assumption of a no deal brexit thats according to minister michael gove. Mr gove, whos now responsible for planning for such a scenario, said his team still aimed to come to an agreement with b...

We are going to take it to hong kong. There were tens of thousands of people out on the streets again in hong kong. There had been a protest in a public park that had been authorised by police but it had spilled out and in view of the authorities, anything outside of the park was deemed to be illegal. Now we have got demonstrators and heavily Armed Security forces. You will recall that hong kong has seen eight consecutive weekends of Anti Government and pro democracy protests. Yesterday, police ...

Lewis hamilton spins, while Max Verstappen wins. The peleton head into paris where egan bernal will become the first colombian winner of the Tour De France well bring you the latest in sportsday in half an hour there have been chaotic scenes in Central Hong Kong where riot police have fired tear gas and rubber bullets against thousands of pro democracy protesters. Activists have been trying to reach the Chinese Governments official headquarters and the police are trying to stop them. Hong kong h...