06/09/2017 Newsround

Hi, I'm Ricky and this is Newsround, all this on the way.

A storm so big it can be seen from space,

Hurricane Irma hits the caribbean.

And the heavy baby hippo having fun.

Hurricane Irma - which is thought to be the strongest Atlantic

storm in ten years - has reached land in the Caribbean,

causing major damage to buildings and bringing strong winds,

rain and flooding.

I've been following this story all day.

This is the moment a research plane flew into the eye of one of the most

powerful hurricanes of all time.

To give you a sense of just how big hurricane Irma is, have a look at it

from the International Space Station.

The storm, which started in the Atlantic ocean,

finally reached land earlier today, and BBC weatherman Simon King has

been following its progress.

The massive and destructive hurricane Irma made landfall this

morning on a small island in the Caribbean called Barbuda.

It brought winds of up to 155 miles an hour.

You can see the eye of the storm there, really menacing as it

moved its way through the island, and it will continue to move

westward over the next few hours, in the next few days,

across Haiti, the Dominican Republic and eventually the northern coasts

of Cuba, seeing the real force of hurricane Irma.

Irma's effects are already being felt in the eastern Caribbean.

Huge waves lashed the coasts of the island of Guadaloupe,

flooding the streets.

In Saint Martin, winds of more than a 180 miles an hour

battered the island.

People across the region have been taking shelter,

and many have been forced to leave their homes altogether.

In Florida, in the US, the hurricane is expected

to hit later in the week.

There, people have been stockpiling food and essential supplies,

and in parts of the state, people have been told

to leave the area.

The storm is massive and the storm surge that's predicted will go

for miles and miles.

Do not sit and wait to prepare.

Get prepared now.

The storm is now expected to move on towards Puerto Rico

and the Dominican Republic, leaving people to find out just how

much damage it's caused on its path.

Well, many of you may have got new pens or a fancy new pencil case

to go back to school, but one teacher thinks fashion

stationery should be banned because it's too distracting.

Here's Whitney.

First it was the bottle flip.

Then it was the giant mega hair bows.

And even fidget spinners.

But has it been taken a step too far?

One teacher wants to ban your stationery, too.

What do they want us to write with?

Spaghetti?

I think some of the stationery shouldn't be allowed

in the classroom because it's really only a distraction.

Nobody really needs a rubber shaped like a macaron.

Nobody really needs a pencil sharpener that's shaped

like a nail polish.

And nobody really needs a pencil case with seven

different compartments.

So what do these guys from Lancashire think?

My favourite piece of stationery is a rubber,

because you can get very fancy ones like this emoji rubber.

My favourite stationery is this, because I feel cool when I have it.

I like these highlighters because if one side runs out,

you can use the other side because it's double sided.

Normal stationery is boring.

If you have a special one, it makes you feel special as well about it.

I don't think the stationery should be banned because some

people would have to, like, fiddle with

stuff to concentrate.

If it gets banned, it's fine, because you've still got a pencil

to write with and rubbers to use.

You shouldn't have, like, pink things like that, or blue,

because it does distract people.

People do play with stuff like that.

Save it for break time, because that's when you can play.

But when you are in class, you have to learn.

If it was banned, how would you feel?

A bit sad because you'd just have boring plain pencils

and it's not as fun.

And we want to know what you think.

Go online now to take part in our vote.

You've got until Monday to have your say.

Now, take a look at this.

This baby hippo was born at Whipsnade Zoo, in Bedfordshire.

He's called Hodor and weighed 30 kilograms when he was born -

about the same as a fully grown Dalmatian.

Zookeepers say Hodor is confident and playful though

a little bit cheeky.

Isn't he cute!

That's all from me, Newsround's back with Hayley

from 7:40am in the morning.

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