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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...

Good afternoon. Water companies in england and wales have been ordered to repay nearly £158 Million to their customers. The Regulator Ofwat says its because the firms have failed to meet performance targets such as cutting Sewage Spills and leaks. Some future Water Bills will be reduced to reflect the missed targets. Our Environment Correspondent Jonah Fisher reports. A warning this report contains flashing images. This Report Card does not make pleasant reading for the Water Companies. Targets...

Two centuries for pakistan gave england a difficult first day in multan as the visiTors battled the heat and a flat pitch. And they chased they won england have beaten South Africa by seven wickets in the Womens T20 World cup, well show you how they did it. Also coming up on sportsday we hear some incredible sTories from england womens amputee team, ahead of their World Cup in columbia. Being able To stand with our chests held high. Just representing this nation. Its given us so much. Welcome To...

Nearly 31,000 people have been infected there and almost 1000 have died. A full bulletin of news and half an hour, but now it is time for sportsday. Hello, and welcome to sportsday this Saturday Night with me, chetan pathak. Coming up on the Programme Joy for Diogo Jota as liverpool Hold On for victory at Crystal Palace, but at what cost to their goalkeeper . A winning start for englands women at the T20 World Cup, as bangladesh are beaten in sharjah. And Ben Stokes agrees a new two year contrac...

In retaliation for the barrage of missiles launched by tehran two days ago. On tuesday, iran fired 180 missiles across large parts of israel. It came in response to the israeli military s Ground Invasion of southern lebanon. The conflict has continued to escalate overnight. Lebanons Health Ministry says five people have been killed in a strike on a medicalfacility in beirut. The Israeil Military confirmed it had carried out a Precision Attack on a building said to be affiliated with the iran bac...

British for now, but after todays agreement, not for much longer. The islands are all uninhabited, save for one. An important one. DieGo garcia. It is home to a vast and secretive american Military Base, used to refuel bombers during the wars in iraq and afghanistan. Foghorn but for years, the Island Nation of mauritius has been staking claim to the ChaGos Islands, planting their flag on one of the tropical atolls here and demanding that britain give up what some have called the uks last colony ...

Our maIn sTory. The IsraelI PrIme MInIster, BenjamIn Netanyahu, says Iran wIll pay a terrIble prIce for launchIng a barrage of mIssIles Towards sItes across Israel. Tehran saId It had concluded Its mIlItary actIon, but warned of further attacks If Israel retalIated. Around 180 mIssIles were fIred across large parts of Israel, IncludIng Jerusalem And Tel avIv. Most were Intercepted. Its been confIrmed that brItIsh troops were Involved In supportIng Israel. In a statement Last NIght, prIme MInIste...

Few others. Hello again. Welcome along to sportsday this evening. With the new Champions League Formatjust bedding in, tonights match at Villa Park is one that conjures up memories of what europes top Club Competition used to be. Its aston villas first Home Game since it was just called the European Cup, and villa had just won it. How fitting then that the team theyre up against tonight was the one they beat to lift the trophy in 1982 Bayern Munich. Players like captain dennis mortimer, nigel sp...

In beirut right now. Again, we have had strikes here through the day, and smoke once again rising on the skyline of the lebanese capital. The prime minister of this country, the Acting Prime Minister has called again for a diplomatic solution to the conflict and he warns that up to A Million people here in lebanon could be displaced by the ongoing violence. The streets of dahieh, this is the Beating Heart of hezbollah in beirut, now looking like a ghost town. Thousands have left, many more are s...