It has just been downgraded to a category three storm, but its still capable of wind speeds approaching 200 kph. The storm has killed three people over the weekend. These are live pictures from florida, where the streets are deserted, as you can see. Officials are warning that the Emergency Services simply cannot help anybody who are still out in that storm. More than 2 million homes and businesses are now without power. The greatest danger is likely to come from storm surges. Pushing water inland. Much of the financial district of miami is now under water. At least two construction cranes have come crashing down on buildings. Curfews will now go into force in tampa and St Petersburg in the next couple of hours. Only hours before it finally hit florida keys, Hurricane Irma became more powerful. That rate here is the road in front of our house. This surge, iam road in front of our house. This surge, i am going to go with seven feet. Bryan cooper will is one of those who defied the order
Well hear from teachers who say parents have made their lives a misery. Hello and welcome to the programme. Were live until 11am. Throughout the programme well bring you the latest Breaking News and developing stories and, as always, keen to hear from you. Do get in touch on all the stories were talking about this morning. Our top story today. Labour has promised to increase pay for nhs staff and scrap tuition fees for Student Nurses if it wins the General Election. The party says it will abolish the current cap for staff in england which limits pay increases to 1 . Labour said the policies would help Address Staffing Shortages in england that had become a threat to patients. Our political guru norman smith is in westminster for us now. Hi norman, good morning. So, how much will this pay rise be for nhs staff . Well, labour are saying they wa nt staff . Well, labour are saying they want people in the nhs to get a pay rise in line with the cost of living. So that means going up, i guess
Details on that. Labour having a turbulent time in england, scotland and wales, parts thereof. Strong challenge from the snp. In wales theyve lost bridgend and merthyr tydfil, keeping hold of cardiff, swa nsea tydfil, keeping hold of cardiff, swansea and newport. In england theyve lost more than 100 councillors, many to the tories. Theyve won the male role contest in the Liverpool City Region. Lost the Liverpool City Region. Lost the mayoral contest. And it has been a terrible night for ukip, overnight they lost every seat they were defending. And the party has been wiped out on Councils Like lincolnshire, hampshire and essex. Their vote share is down dramatically, most of it going straight to the conservatives. In scotland the snp have managed to deprive labour of an overall majority in glasgow but we are not yet sure if they have won overall control of scotlands biggest city for themselves. Were still waiting for most of the results in scotland. Well keep a close eye on birmingham th
Details on that. Labour having a turbulent time in england, scotland and wales, parts thereof. Strong challenge from the snp. In wales theyve lost bridgend and merthyr tydfil, keeping hold of cardiff, swa nsea tydfil, keeping hold of cardiff, swansea and newport. In england theyve lost more than 100 councillors, many to the tories. Theyve won the male role contest in the Liverpool City Region. Lost the Liverpool City Region. Lost the mayoral contest. And it has been a terrible night for ukip, overnight they lost every seat they were defending. And the party has been wiped out on Councils Like lincolnshire, hampshire and essex. Their vote share is down dramatically, most of it going straight to the conservatives. In scotland the snp have managed to deprive labour of an overall majority in glasgow but we are not yet sure if they have won overall control of scotlands biggest city for themselves. Were still waiting for most of the results in scotland. Well keep a close eye on birmingham th
To bring figures down to the Tens Of Thousands. Labour targets child rens health, saying itll ban allJunk Food Tv Ads, before the 9pm watershed. A 2 Year Old Girl is seriously ill in hospital, a 2 Year Old Girl is seriously ill in hospital, after being mauled by Dogs Thatjumped into a garden in liverpool. Facebook launches a National Campaign with ten tips to spot fake news, helping users decide whats true and whats not. Good evening from paris, where the President Elect Emmanuel Macron has been celebrating his decisive victory over Marine Le Pen in yesterdays election and hes already started work on forming his government ahead of his formal inauguration on sunday. Hes already been congratulated by many world leaders, including the british Prime Minister theresa may. Mr macron won with 66. 1 of the vote, with Marine Le Pen of the Front National taking 33. 9 . The turnout was 7a , the lowest in nearly 50 years, and around 11. 5 Million People abstained. The transfer of power is already