:00:00. > :00:07.The scale of the devastation left by Hurricane Irma as it tears
:00:08. > :00:10.through the Caribbean is beginning to emerge.
:00:11. > :00:14.Barbuda has suffered massive destruction to its roads, schools,
:00:15. > :00:22.The extent of the destruction in Barbuda is unprecedented.
:00:23. > :00:25.In fact, I'm of the view that as this stands now,
:00:26. > :00:37.This is the moment it struck St Martin, severing communications
:00:38. > :00:41.What we experienced, it's like something
:00:42. > :00:48.Last night was a horrible experience.
:00:49. > :00:50.My mum cried and my brother woke me up.
:00:51. > :00:54.As the United Nations warns that as many as 37 million
:00:55. > :00:55.people could be affected, we'll have reports
:00:56. > :01:05.MPs begin their scrutiny of the Government's main Brexit
:01:06. > :01:09.bill, which aims to end the primacy of EU law in the UK.
:01:10. > :01:14.This bill simply brings European Union law into UK law,
:01:15. > :01:16.ensuring that, where ever, possible the rules and laws
:01:17. > :01:23.Tens of thousands of Muslim Rohingya refugees continue to pour
:01:24. > :01:28.into Bangladesh from neighbouring Myanmar.
:01:29. > :01:30.And Prince George is dropped off for his first day
:01:31. > :01:34.And coming up in the sport on BBC News:
:01:35. > :01:36.An early wicket for James Anderson in the deciding Test
:01:37. > :01:39.against West Indies at Lord's, as he edges ever closer to becoming
:01:40. > :02:00.the first Englishman to take 500 Test wickets.
:02:01. > :02:03.Good afternoon and welcome to the BBC News at One.
:02:04. > :02:09.One of the most powerful storms on record - Hurricane Irma -
:02:10. > :02:11.is continuing to devastate parts of the Caribbean.
:02:12. > :02:13.It has almost completely destroyed the islands
:02:14. > :02:18.of Barbuda and St Martin - ten people, including
:02:19. > :02:20.a child, have been killed - and it's feared that
:02:21. > :02:23.The storm has now moved past Puerto Rico,
:02:24. > :02:26.where it knocked out power for around a million people.
:02:27. > :02:27.It is currently heading for the Dominican Republic,
:02:28. > :02:30.and is due to hit Cuba tomorrow, and Florida in the United
:02:31. > :02:36.There are fears for the safety of a number of Britons in the area.
:02:37. > :02:38.This morning, the Government announced it was making ?12 million
:02:39. > :02:42.In a moment we'll be speaking to our correspondents live
:02:43. > :02:44.in Cuba and Florida, but first with all the latest,
:02:45. > :02:50.Hurricane Irma - a storm the size of France -
:02:51. > :02:59.On the tiny island of Barbuda, barely a building left untouched.
:03:00. > :03:10.It was seven of us, and all we had to do was to pray and call for help.
:03:11. > :03:13.I didn't know this was going to happen to me.
:03:14. > :03:15.Last night was the most devastating experience
:03:16. > :03:22.I ever had in my life, and I'm almost 60.
:03:23. > :03:25.Me and my family of seven, including an infant of two months,
:03:26. > :03:32.Hundreds of families here now find themselves homeless.
:03:33. > :03:36.My house, I lose my home, I lose my shop, also my vehicle,
:03:37. > :03:48.And right now, I don't have nowhere to go to sleep.
:03:49. > :03:51.We had cars flying over our heads, we had containers, 40 foot
:03:52. > :03:54.containers flying left and right, and the story that you're getting
:03:55. > :03:57.from most of the residents here is that the eye of the storm
:03:58. > :04:01.Persons were literally tying themselves to their roots
:04:02. > :04:08.Barbuda's Prime Minister said the island was now barely habitable.
:04:09. > :04:20.I would say that about 95% of the properties will have suffered
:04:21. > :04:28.They would have lost at least a part of their roofs.
:04:29. > :04:30.Some have lost the whole roof, some properties have
:04:31. > :04:36.With much of the island's infrastructure destroyed,
:04:37. > :04:40.aid agencies now face the difficult task of getting help
:04:41. > :04:46.The damage in Barbuda is none like we've ever seen before.
:04:47. > :04:53.We're talking about everything being completely destroyed.
:04:54. > :04:58.It's electricity, it's roads, it's water, it's
:04:59. > :05:01.it's churches, it's supermarkets, shops, everything.
:05:02. > :05:02.There is literally nothing that currently exists
:05:03. > :05:09.And imagine the terror of being caught up in this.
:05:10. > :05:13.This is the neighbouring island of St Martin, getting hammered.
:05:14. > :05:18.Sustained winds of 185 miles an hour.
:05:19. > :05:22.More than 70,000 people live on the low-lying island
:05:23. > :05:26.which is made up of Dutch and French territories.
:05:27. > :05:34.Shipping containers tossed around like Lego bricks.
:05:35. > :05:42.The authorities here are warning the death toll is likely to rise.
:05:43. > :05:47.And it's not over yet. The UN is now warning Irma could affect 37 million
:05:48. > :05:49.people. These remarkable pictures,
:05:50. > :05:54.taken from the International Space Station, show the storm tracking
:05:55. > :05:59.north-west towards the Dominican Its forecast to hit the Florida
:06:00. > :06:08.coast at the weekend. Irma is far from finished and
:06:09. > :06:12.already on the horizon in this brutal hurricane season, are
:06:13. > :06:14.hurricanes Jose and Katya. Well, let's get the latest
:06:15. > :06:18.on the path of Hurricane Irma and where it's heading,
:06:19. > :06:26.here's Chris Fawkes. Thank you. You might remember
:06:27. > :06:30.yesterday we were talking about this category five hurricane, the second
:06:31. > :06:35.strongest hurricane outside of the Pacific basin that we have seen on
:06:36. > :06:40.record. Their strongest was hurricane Alan in 1980. You might
:06:41. > :06:44.remember it came onshore first of all yesterday, making its first
:06:45. > :06:49.landfall in Barbuda. It has caused catastrophic damage here. Indeed,
:06:50. > :06:54.the Prime Minister Gaston Revol described Bermuda as being barely
:06:55. > :06:59.habitable. We expected winds gusting to 225 miles an hour. This was a
:07:00. > :07:02.storm at its peak, Barbuda was in the wrong place. From their
:07:03. > :07:08.networked north-westwards made a second landfall across the island of
:07:09. > :07:11.St Martin. Again, causing catastrophic damage. One of the
:07:12. > :07:19.local councillors on the island talked about 85% of the building
:07:20. > :07:22.being damage. -- 95%. Then it went north-west enduring yesterday
:07:23. > :07:25.evening time, our time, it went across the British Virgin Islands,
:07:26. > :07:29.particularly the Northern group, bringing huge falls of rain, really
:07:30. > :07:33.strong winds and a massive storm surge is expected as well. Since
:07:34. > :07:38.then, overnight bringing torrential rain to Porto Rico but the centre of
:07:39. > :07:42.the storm, with the strongest hurricane winds have stayed off to
:07:43. > :07:46.the north coast. The ring could still cause problems. For Dominican
:07:47. > :07:50.Republic and Haiti, brain as well. This is heading towards the Turks
:07:51. > :07:54.and Caicos Islands. About midnight hour time, about seven o'clock local
:07:55. > :07:58.time, we are expecting it to make landfall once again. We could see
:07:59. > :08:02.some big damage here because the winds are still gusting to around
:08:03. > :08:05.220 miles an hour, so is still a very powerful category five
:08:06. > :08:09.hurricane. As well as that, we talked about the storm surge
:08:10. > :08:14.yesterday, the big wall of water you get with hurricanes of the storm
:08:15. > :08:18.surge that will be working into the Turks and Caicos Islands and across
:08:19. > :08:23.the Bahamas could reach 20 foot high in places. That will cause
:08:24. > :08:26.catastrophic damage. It is not just about the winds, but the storm surge
:08:27. > :08:31.and torrential rain to come. As a storm does widespread damage and
:08:32. > :08:32.then swinging up towards Florida just in time for Sunday.
:08:33. > :08:35.Thank you. The latest from Puerto Rico now,
:08:36. > :08:38.where at least half of the island's homes and businesses have
:08:39. > :08:40.been without power. Our correspondent
:08:41. > :08:52.Laura Bicker is there. How are people coping?
:08:53. > :08:55.As the hurricane came through overnight, people took shelter.
:08:56. > :09:00.There was real concern, especially having seen what had happened in the
:09:01. > :09:06.Eastern Caribbean. Bits of Ruth went flying, there is debris on much of
:09:07. > :09:12.the road. However, the real concern right now is the power supplies. At
:09:13. > :09:16.least 22 hospitals without power, running generator power and we're
:09:17. > :09:21.hearing from the power company could be 4-6 months before full supplies
:09:22. > :09:25.are restored. We heard from authorities here that are trying to
:09:26. > :09:31.get in touch the thousands in remote areas of this island, to make sure
:09:32. > :09:36.they are safe, but there is a feeling here, as they emerge in the
:09:37. > :09:42.daylight and realise right now many of the structures remain intact,
:09:43. > :09:49.there is a collective sigh of relief. Remember, the eye of the
:09:50. > :09:53.Hurricane brushed the top of this island that did not give a direct
:09:54. > :09:54.hit and that may have saved many lives. Thank you, Laura Bicker
:09:55. > :09:59.there. Our correspondent Will Grant
:10:00. > :10:06.is in the Cuban capital Havana. The Hurricane is heading to Cuba,
:10:07. > :10:12.people must be bracing themselves? They are. They are watching these
:10:13. > :10:16.images coming out of the eastern Caribbean and listening to those
:10:17. > :10:19.testimonies we've heard with real trepidation. There is great
:10:20. > :10:24.nervousness here now. It has picked up over the last 24 hours, as people
:10:25. > :10:28.have appreciated just how severe this storm will be. People are going
:10:29. > :10:33.out and trying to find sufficient supplies of clean drinking water,
:10:34. > :10:36.Petros, to run generators with, to board up their homes as best they
:10:37. > :10:45.can. The government has issued evacuation orders for part of the
:10:46. > :10:48.eastern tip of the island from Guantanamo to Matanzas province.
:10:49. > :10:52.There are thousands of tourists caught up in this as well. Many
:10:53. > :10:56.holiday-makers from all over the world who are relying on the Cuban
:10:57. > :11:01.government to help them get away from those low-lying coastal areas,
:11:02. > :11:06.where the popular resorts are, and on their own embassies as well.
:11:07. > :11:10.There are questions in Cuba that remain about how severe this storm
:11:11. > :11:13.will be and how much rainfall it will dump, affecting not just Cubans
:11:14. > :11:15.on the Cuban government that governments around the world who are
:11:16. > :11:17.focusing on their people who are here at the moment. Will Grant, many
:11:18. > :11:19.thanks. CBS Correspondent Meg Oliver
:11:20. > :11:28.is in Miami, Florida. Hurricane Irma is expected to hit
:11:29. > :11:36.Florida at the weekend. What sort of precautions are being taken?
:11:37. > :11:42.Mandatory evacuations are going into effect here along Miami Beach. At
:11:43. > :11:46.noon today. There are people out along the beach right now and a few
:11:47. > :11:50.people even in the water, taking a last minute dip but authorities are
:11:51. > :11:54.urging people to take precautions. People are boarding up, they are
:11:55. > :11:57.filling up their tanks with gas and hitting the road. The big thing with
:11:58. > :12:01.this storm, they do want anyone to get stuck on the highway. They are
:12:02. > :12:05.urging people to do their preparation today, tomorrow at the
:12:06. > :12:09.absolute latest, and Saturday the wind and rain will start to pick up
:12:10. > :12:16.before storm makes landfall on Sunday. They don't want anyone on
:12:17. > :12:23.the road on Saturday or Sunday. Meg, thank you. CBS reporter Meg.
:12:24. > :12:25.MPs have begun debating the EU Withdrawal Bill,
:12:26. > :12:28.which will end 40 years of the supremacy of EU law in the UK
:12:29. > :12:30.and will convert existing EU laws into domestic ones.
:12:31. > :12:32.Many MPs, including some Conservative backbenchers,
:12:33. > :12:36.Labour will vote against the bill as it stands, calling it a power
:12:37. > :12:46.Our political correspondent, Chris Mason, reports.
:12:47. > :12:52.Take back control, the winning mantra of the Leave campaign in the
:12:53. > :12:57.EU referendum and now the government's job to make a reality.
:12:58. > :13:00.That means bringing back powers from Brussels to Westminster, and it's
:13:01. > :13:05.what the EU Withdrawal Bill is all about.
:13:06. > :13:10.Secretary David Davis studied up this lunchtime the man responsible
:13:11. > :13:14.for turning it into law told MPs it was vital, because... It insures on
:13:15. > :13:20.the day we leave businesses know where they stand. Workers' rights
:13:21. > :13:24.are upheld and consumers remain protected. This bill is vital to
:13:25. > :13:29.ensuring that as we leave, we do so in an orderly manner.
:13:30. > :13:33.And so begins the wrangling in fair, in Parliament, on delivering Brexit.
:13:34. > :13:37.This planned new law intends to change everything by changing
:13:38. > :13:42.nothing, cutting and pasting vast swathes of EU law and turning it
:13:43. > :13:46.into UK law the day after Brexit. It will dominate proceedings here for
:13:47. > :13:51.months to come. Labour say ministers are trying to
:13:52. > :13:54.avoid scrutiny of their plans. The decision to leave the EU has
:13:55. > :13:57.already been taken. What we are concerned with is how that should be
:13:58. > :14:00.done and the government is essentially saying that is down to
:14:01. > :14:07.us, we don't need the involvement of Parliament. It is a real power grab.
:14:08. > :14:13.Today's debate is generating international attention. The biggest
:14:14. > :14:16.change in how we are governed for over 40 years. Unprecedented,
:14:17. > :14:19.complicated and the source of many a row still to come. Chris Mason, BBC
:14:20. > :14:23.News, at wet -- Westminster. Our assistant political editor,
:14:24. > :14:32.Norman Smith, is in Westminster. How big a battle is Mrs May facing
:14:33. > :14:36.over this Brexit bill? You get a sense of just how high the stakes
:14:37. > :14:40.are by listening to the Brexit secretary David Davis, who told MPs
:14:41. > :14:46.this bill is crucial, essential, vital. Why? Because it paves the way
:14:47. > :14:50.for our departure from the EU. It is the legislative gangplank to
:14:51. > :14:55.quitting Europe, because it repeals the legislation which took us into
:14:56. > :15:05.the then European Common Market, way back in the 1970s. For that reason
:15:06. > :15:07.it is a big green brute of a bill. More than 60 pages, which means
:15:08. > :15:10.there is ample opportunity for critical MPs to tackle numerous
:15:11. > :15:14.amendments for staying in the single market, the customs union, demanding
:15:15. > :15:20.MPs have more say over the shape of legislation. It provides many
:15:21. > :15:26.possibilities to delay, to dent or even derail Brexit. And that means
:15:27. > :15:30.Mrs May has to tread an extraordinarily precarious path,
:15:31. > :15:35.because she has a tiny majority. I think the truth is we are at the
:15:36. > :15:40.start of possibly months of attrition or tussle here in the
:15:41. > :15:45.House of Commons, with endless late-night debates, knife edge votes
:15:46. > :15:48.as Mrs May tries to steer through the Commons the legislation taking
:15:49. > :15:53.us out of the European Union. Norman, thank you.
:15:54. > :15:56.So, what are the details of the bill being debated and why
:15:57. > :15:58.are opposition parties threatening to try to block it?
:15:59. > :16:00.Chris Morris, from our Reality Check team, can tell us more.
:16:01. > :16:04.It began life in a Prime Ministerial speech as the Great Repeal Bill,
:16:05. > :16:09.then it became simply the Repeal Bill and now we're
:16:10. > :16:11.working with its official title, the rather more prosaic
:16:12. > :16:22.Here's where it'll end up - with all the other vellum scrolls
:16:23. > :16:24.in the Houses of Parliament going back centuries.
:16:25. > :16:27.Well, it's a complex mix of constitutional change
:16:28. > :16:30.Firstly, it repeals the 1972 European Communities Act that took
:16:31. > :16:36.the UK into what was then known as the European Economic Community.
:16:37. > :16:42.The repeal would come into effect on the day of Brexit -
:16:43. > :16:44.which, until anyone decides otherwise, will be March 29th, 2019.
:16:45. > :16:48.Secondly, the bill will transfer EU rules and regulations
:16:49. > :16:51.wholesale into UK law to avoid legal and financial
:16:52. > :16:58.We're talking here about an estimated 19,000 separate
:16:59. > :17:01.pieces of legislation, a vast body of law that has
:17:02. > :17:05.So, a new category of domestic law will be created
:17:06. > :17:10.After Brexit, any of it could then be amended or repealed
:17:11. > :17:14.Thirdly, and perhaps most controversially,
:17:15. > :17:18.the bill will channel this man, Henry VIII, who knew a thing or two
:17:19. > :17:20.about trying to take back control from Europe.
:17:21. > :17:23.This is all about what are known as Henry VIII clauses,
:17:24. > :17:25.named after the Statute of Proclamations of 1539,
:17:26. > :17:32.which gave Henry the power to legislate by proclamation.
:17:33. > :17:34.The modern-day equivalent gives ministers and officials the power
:17:35. > :17:37.to make changes to some laws without full parliamentary scrutiny.
:17:38. > :17:40.This has set alarm bells ringing in many quarters.
:17:41. > :17:43.There are those who argue that it will undermine the ultimate
:17:44. > :17:48.sovereignty of parliament, and those who worry that EU laws
:17:49. > :17:51.that cover things such as workers' rights or environmental protection
:17:52. > :17:56.The Government says none of that is going to happen,
:17:57. > :17:59.but there is another point of contention - the role
:18:00. > :18:01.of the devolved parliaments and assemblies in Scotland,
:18:02. > :18:11.The first ministers of Scotland and Wales have described
:18:12. > :18:16.the Withdrawal Bill as a naked power grab because it returns
:18:17. > :18:18.all powers from the EU to the UK Parliament,
:18:19. > :18:19.rather than to the devolved administrations.
:18:20. > :18:22.All in all, then, there are massive challenges for the Government,
:18:23. > :18:25.as it embarks on the daunting legislative task of turning Brexit
:18:26. > :18:31.Well, let's cross now to our correspondent in Brussels,
:18:32. > :18:33.Damian Grammaticas, who's been listening to a news conference
:18:34. > :18:45.Yes, there are a couple of highlights to pick out from this.
:18:46. > :18:51.Michel Barnier first talked about the issue of Ireland. The EU has
:18:52. > :18:56.released a new paper which says it is determined to try to minimise
:18:57. > :19:01.impacts to the people of Ireland, north and south of the border, but
:19:02. > :19:08.interestingly, the EU says the onus is on the UK to come up to that --,
:19:09. > :19:17.with the solutions because it is the UK's decision to quit the customs
:19:18. > :19:23.union and single market. The UK wants to use Ireland as a kind of
:19:24. > :19:32.test case for the future of that EU- UK customs relations. This will not
:19:33. > :19:40.happen. Creativity and flexibility cannot be at the expense of the
:19:41. > :19:42.integrity of the single market Michel Barnier basically saying they
:19:43. > :19:47.would be flexible on Ireland, that would not extend to the rest of the
:19:48. > :19:53.deal on board as elsewhere. But interestingly on the financial
:19:54. > :19:57.settlement, I have been very disappointed by the UK position, it
:19:58. > :20:03.appears to be backtracking on commitments made at the start of the
:20:04. > :20:07.negotiation process to honour its financial obligations and he urged
:20:08. > :20:11.the UK to go back, look at the legal argument, because that EU position
:20:12. > :20:14.as the financial commitment was approved by David Cameron as Prime
:20:15. > :20:20.Minister, approved by the UK Parliament and must, as things
:20:21. > :20:28.stand, he cannot recommend there is sufficient progress to move on to
:20:29. > :20:38.the interim position deal either future trade deal. Thank you. Our
:20:39. > :20:43.top story this lunchtime... Hurricane Irma has left Ireland is
:20:44. > :20:47.destroyed and at least ten people killed. The extent of the
:20:48. > :20:50.destruction in Barbuda is unprecedented. As it stands now, it
:20:51. > :20:51.is barely habitable. Birmingham has been named
:20:52. > :20:54.as the English candidate to stage They beat Liverpool to the honour,
:20:55. > :20:58.but the Government must now decide 164,000 Rohingya Muslim
:20:59. > :21:12.refugees have now fled into Bangladesh from neighbouring
:21:13. > :21:15.Myanmar, which was formerly Burma. They say they've been escaping
:21:16. > :21:20.an upsurge of violence against them. In a moment, we'll hear
:21:21. > :21:22.from our correspondent, But first, this report
:21:23. > :21:29.from Sanjoy Majumder on the Bangladesh
:21:30. > :21:33.side of the border. More Rohingya refugees have come
:21:34. > :21:36.into Bangladesh today from Myanmar. And you can just see how
:21:37. > :21:38.congested it has become. Now, over here, they have
:21:39. > :21:49.brought in bamboo. This is to construct new tents
:21:50. > :21:51.for the fresh arrivals. The existing camp itself
:21:52. > :21:55.is in dreadful shape. Extremely crowded,
:21:56. > :21:56.conditions unhygienic. Now, aid agencies
:21:57. > :21:58.are very concerned. They say, apart from food,
:21:59. > :22:01.there is an urgent need MSF, the humanitarian agency,
:22:02. > :22:09.says many of the new refugees have gunshot wounds,
:22:10. > :22:18.injuries, and therefore, they need Earlier, our correspondent,
:22:19. > :22:22.Jonathan Head, sent this account from Rakhine State,
:22:23. > :22:24.in Myanmar, from where the Rohingya It does not normally allow
:22:25. > :22:32.journalists or any foreigners into this region without special
:22:33. > :22:37.permission because it wants to challenge the narrative
:22:38. > :22:39.that the rest of the world is hearing from the many refugees,
:22:40. > :22:42.the tens of thousands who have been So they have been taking
:22:43. > :22:46.us to various sites, showing us examples of destruction
:22:47. > :22:53.and letting us talk to people and all of them
:22:54. > :23:00.are sticking to the same story which is that it is the Muslim
:23:01. > :23:03.militants who have infiltrated Of course, they don't
:23:04. > :23:06.use the word Rohingya. It is pretty much banned
:23:07. > :23:08.in this part of the world. But they are saying
:23:09. > :23:10.that the Muslim communities were infiltrated by these militants
:23:11. > :23:13.and it was the militants themselves What you can see here is the remains
:23:14. > :23:17.of perhaps four or five houses, apparently lived in by Muslim
:23:18. > :23:20.inhabitants who are now being looked after next door in the Buddhist
:23:21. > :23:23.temple that you can see behind me. It is very hard for us
:23:24. > :23:26.to challenge this narrative. Everyone we are speaking to,
:23:27. > :23:29.we are doing so while in the company of police, heavily armed police,
:23:30. > :23:31.and government officials. We have heard some dissenting views
:23:32. > :23:33.when we have been able to talk quietly to people,
:23:34. > :23:36.but this is the message the government wants to get across,
:23:37. > :23:38.that it is not their fault. The security forces have
:23:39. > :23:42.denied any abuses at all, all those allegations of rape
:23:43. > :23:45.and shooting, and they are saying that all of the burning,
:23:46. > :23:47.the hundreds of villages that have been burnt down, every part
:23:48. > :23:50.of it is the responsibility of the militants themselves
:23:51. > :23:52.and nothing to do Jonathan Head there reporting from
:23:53. > :24:00.Myanmar. Universities in England could face
:24:01. > :24:02.fines if they fail to justify paying their vice-chancellors more
:24:03. > :24:04.than the Prime Minister's Universities Minister Jo Johnson
:24:05. > :24:09.says he wants to see greater Gillian Hargreaves is
:24:10. > :24:14.at Brunel University Is this effectively a cap
:24:15. > :24:28.on vice-chancellors' salaries? Well, it certainly sounds like a
:24:29. > :24:32.government minister trying to clip the wings of vice chancellors. This
:24:33. > :24:37.morning Jo Johnson went eyeball to eyeball with some of the leaders of
:24:38. > :24:40.our universities and said he wants them to show leadership and
:24:41. > :24:44.restraint when it comes to their own pay packages. He went further and
:24:45. > :24:49.said he was tired of opening newspapers and reading about
:24:50. > :24:53.salaries thinks are perhaps too generous or unjustified in some
:24:54. > :24:57.cases. The plan is they will be fined if they cannot prove there is
:24:58. > :25:01.a very justifiable reason for a vice Chancellor to get a generous salary.
:25:02. > :25:07.On average, vice chancellors get something in the region of ?250,000.
:25:08. > :25:11.For some universities that can go much higher. The Vice Chancellor of
:25:12. > :25:18.the University of Bath owns a salary of ?415,000. That of course in the
:25:19. > :25:25.face of rising student debt, people going to university this September
:25:26. > :25:29.will be charged ?9,250 in many cases per year for their university
:25:30. > :25:33.course. The ministers are trying to say, restrain yourselves a bit, draw
:25:34. > :25:37.your horns in a bit, but in practical terms, what he will be
:25:38. > :25:41.able to do right now, we're not sure, because of the university can
:25:42. > :25:45.say, we are worth it, we are worth hundreds of thousands of pounds to
:25:46. > :25:46.this country, then I think the status quo will probably remain.
:25:47. > :25:48.Thank you. One in five people who are gay,
:25:49. > :25:51.lesbian or bisexual have experienced a hate crime -
:25:52. > :25:53.that's according to But more than 80% of
:25:54. > :25:58.the victims don't report Stonewall say that three out of five
:25:59. > :26:03.gay men don't feel comfortable holding their partner's hand
:26:04. > :26:06.in the street, so today, they are launching a campaign -
:26:07. > :26:10."come out for LGBT". England have begun their third
:26:11. > :26:12.and deciding Test against Jimmy Anderson began the day just
:26:13. > :26:19.three wickets away from becoming only the sixth bowler in history
:26:20. > :26:22.to take 500 Test wickets. Our correspondent,
:26:23. > :26:35.Joe Wilson, is there. The floodlights behind me at Lord's
:26:36. > :26:39.has been used already today, reminding us of the first Test match
:26:40. > :26:45.of the series, and lights that adjusts them with the pink ball when
:26:46. > :26:50.the West Indies were overwhelmed. -- under the lights at Edgbaston.
:26:51. > :26:56.Anderson chasing history. A classic Lord Smith jar of novelty and
:26:57. > :27:01.nostalgia. Perhaps we value the sunshine more in September, a late
:27:02. > :27:05.burst of energy at Lord's. The last match for Test Match Special
:27:06. > :27:10.commentator Henry blow felt, dressed to stop the traffic, you will know
:27:11. > :27:16.him by his voice. Very good to be here. How are you feeling this
:27:17. > :27:19.morning? Pre-match nerves? No, I am waking up still, I have not been
:27:20. > :27:24.through a full infantry of how I am. We're hoping for a revival for West
:27:25. > :27:30.Indies? It would be lovely if they won the series. These players are
:27:31. > :27:33.sporting representatives of the Caribbean and at a time of deep
:27:34. > :27:40.distress and much of that region, they know their role, to inspire.
:27:41. > :27:46.But they had to face James Anderson. Bull-macro, he has put another down!
:27:47. > :27:51.That should have been his 498 Test wicket, his old pal there, Alastair
:27:52. > :27:59.Cook. Sorry, mate. You cannot keep Anderson down for long. Someone has
:28:00. > :28:08.got to hold a catch. Gone, 11:45am, and the unprecedented 500th wicket
:28:09. > :28:14.in reach. One opponent of cricket that you can never overcome. Rain
:28:15. > :28:19.interrupted play but only briefly. At 12:39pm, 499. Anderson intends to
:28:20. > :28:28.keep going, not just here, but for years. West Indies will resume
:28:29. > :28:32.shortly on 35-2, needing more of the concentration and conviction we saw
:28:33. > :28:35.in the second Test match. James Anderson just about finishing his
:28:36. > :28:39.lunch right now and he will come back and he will be as hungry to
:28:40. > :28:44.bowl again as ever in his long career, I think. Thank you. Joe
:28:45. > :28:45.Wilson there. This morning was his
:28:46. > :28:52.first day at school. He was taken there
:28:53. > :28:54.by Prince William. His mother, the Duchess
:28:55. > :28:56.of Cambridge, couldn't attend as she's pregnant with her third
:28:57. > :28:58.child and suffering Our royal correspondent,
:28:59. > :29:01.Nicholas Witchell, reports. It is a daunting day
:29:02. > :29:03.for any four-year-old, no matter who you are,
:29:04. > :29:05.and George arrived looking, well, understandably a little nervous
:29:06. > :29:08.for his first day at the new school in south London his parents
:29:09. > :29:10.have chosen for him. Dad was there to take his hand and
:29:11. > :29:13.carry his schoolbag, but not Mum. She had to remain at
:29:14. > :29:15.Kensington Palace, suffering Each day at Thomas's School
:29:16. > :29:23.in Battersea starts with a handshake George knew what was required,
:29:24. > :29:30.as did his father. And then it was time for those shiny
:29:31. > :29:33.new school shoes to head for the classroom to find the peg
:29:34. > :29:36.for George Cambridge and to meet the 20 other four-year-olds,
:29:37. > :29:38.boys and girls, who will be For William, it may have prompted
:29:39. > :29:49.memories of the day 30 years ago when he was taken by his mother
:29:50. > :29:52.for his first day at school. Back then, it was all
:29:53. > :29:55.rather more formal. A boys only school complete
:29:56. > :29:59.with a school cap. Fast forward 30 years and George's
:30:00. > :30:01.school offers a broad curriculum with a strong emphasis on sport
:30:02. > :30:04.and human values. It is a choice of school
:30:05. > :30:07.which represents a bit of a break Nothing too radical, of course -
:30:08. > :30:15.it is still private and fee-paying, but it is coeducational
:30:16. > :30:17.and the school has a strong George will find that "be kind"
:30:18. > :30:25.is one of the guiding principles for pupils here,
:30:26. > :30:27.together with courtesy and humility. All useful qualities
:30:28. > :30:29.for a future king. Nicholas Witchell,
:30:30. > :30:46.BBC News, Battersea. Hurricane Irma first making landfall
:30:47. > :30:51.in Barbuda, leaving the island barely habitable. A direct hit to
:30:52. > :30:57.sign more than, 95% of buildings destroyed according to locals. Not
:30:58. > :31:00.heard much about the British Virgin Islands yet, they took a direct hit
:31:01. > :31:05.yesterday evening, the northern islands. The latest satellite
:31:06. > :31:11.picture, Irma offshore from the Ricoh and the Dominican Republic.
:31:12. > :31:19.Torrential rain. There is an island here and I think it could be hit by
:31:20. > :31:24.Hurricane Irma and it could make landfall here as we get on towards
:31:25. > :31:31.midnight. The damage from the storm is not done. It is not just the 220
:31:32. > :31:36.mile an hour gusts of wind, but it is the massive storm surge. Up to 20
:31:37. > :31:40.foot high in places, that will cause further catastrophic damage over the
:31:41. > :31:44.coming days. It is then heading to Florida later this weekend.
:31:45. > :31:49.Satellite picture in the UK, showing quite a bit of cloud across the
:31:50. > :32:01.north-west. Slippery slide to something rather more unsettled the
:32:02. > :32:03.next few days. A band of rain sinking south into northern England
:32:04. > :32:05.from Scotland and Northern Ireland. Turning down with patchy rain in
:32:06. > :32:09.Wales and the south-west. The odd shower for the Southeast and East
:32:10. > :32:13.Anglia. Feeling cool in the winds. Overnight tonight, this band of rain
:32:14. > :32:16.sinking south. Heavy rain for a time in northern England, pushing across
:32:17. > :32:20.Wales, the Midlands, reaching southern counties of England by the
:32:21. > :32:26.end of the night, when strengthening. Plenty of showers
:32:27. > :32:30.working into the North and west of the country. The forecast for
:32:31. > :32:34.Friday, a day of sunshine and showers for many, not much in the
:32:35. > :32:39.way of sunshine perhaps between the showers, coming in thick and fast on
:32:40. > :32:43.the brisk winds. It will feel cooler times in the Northwest. A band of
:32:44. > :32:47.rain in the south accompanied by a fairly strong winds and potentially
:32:48. > :32:54.some rumbles of thunder. Temperatures easing back. Looking to
:32:55. > :32:58.the weekend, low pressure still in charge, staying unsettled. Showers
:32:59. > :33:02.continuing to be widespread, often quite cloudy and it will turn
:33:03. > :33:06.increasingly windy as we get towards the latter part of Sunday, even with
:33:07. > :33:11.the risk of burials. I will keep you up-to-date with the latest on
:33:12. > :33:14.Hurricane Irma, on the BBC weather website or on Twitter. Back to you.
:33:15. > :33:19.A reminder of our main story this lunchtime.
:33:20. > :33:24.Hurricane Irma has ploughed a devastating path through the
:33:25. > :33:27.Caribbean, leaving islands destroyed and at least ten people killed.
:33:28. > :33:30.That's all from the BBC News at One, so it's goodbye from me.
:33:31. > :33:32.On BBC One, we now join the BBC's news teams where you are.