08/09/2017 BBC News at Six

Hurricane Irma continues its deadly rampage across the Caribbean,

and now there's another hurricane coming up behind it.

In Barbuda, where there's already overwhelming destruction,

a mass evacuation is happening now to escape a second hit.

Everything just started to decay and just crumble.

What have you eaten in the last few days?

Hardly anything, because there's nothing to eat.

Britain has begun sending aid to the British Overseas Territories

in the region, devastated by the hurricane.

Irma's heading for Florida, where those who can are leaving.

Others are hunkering down and hoping for the best.

This storm is wider than our entire state and is expected to cause major

and life-threatening impacts from coast-to-coast.

We'll have the very latest from the affected region,

and looking at whether worse is yet to come.

The worst earthquake in a century hits Mexico.

Dozens are known to have been killed.

How more and more of us are being prescribed and becoming

And the 13-year-old girl whose organs have been transplanted

into a record eight people after her death.

England's cricketers dodge the rain at Lord's to eke out a slender lead

in the deciding Test against West Indies.

Good evening and welcome to the BBC News at Six.

Hurricane Irma has torn across the Caribbean, leaving death

So far at least 19 people have been killed and more

The massive storm, one of the most powerful Atlantic

hurricanes ever recorded, has passed through the Turks

and Caicos, and Haiti, after causing widespread damage

It's forecast to pass between Cuba and the Bahamas tonight,

before hitting the United States over the weekend.

And there's another hurricane coming up behind Irma in the Atlantic.

Jose has strengthened to a category four, driving winds of 125mph.

Forecasters warn it could strengthen still further.

Our correspondent Laura Bicker is the first journalist

the Islanders are racing to evacuate before Hurricane Jose makes

The island of Barbuda was once a Caribbean paradise. Now it is lost.

Hurricane Irma has reduced it to rubble. Homes are unrecognisable.

The ruins lie scattered, torn and ripped apart. Having survived the

worst storm in living memory, and knowing another is on the way,

people are exhausted, hungry and just desperate to leave. Barbuda has

just gone. What do you do now? I don't know, I'm just waiting to get

evacuated from here and then I'm going to try and come back and try

and salvage something and help. I don't know. My whole life is here,

so... We are not coping, definitely not coping. Everybody will tell you

the same, they are not coping. Everyone is in the same situation

and nobody can help one another. We will get you off the island to

safety and you will be taken care of. The Prime Minister has travelled

from neighbouring Antigua to provide some assurance. He knows it is a

race against time before Hurricane Jose arrives in a few hours. We

heard him haggling for every boat, helicopter or plane to help with the

evacuation. Kanik land? But fear starts to spread that not everyone

will get out in time. This woman has been told she does not have a place

on the next boat. The sheer, horrifying scale of the devastation

here means barely a building is salvageable. That means the whole

island will have to be rebuilt, and the government has already admitted

it simply doesn't have the money. The Prime Minister knows he will

need to find funds from somewhere. We are hoping that friendly

governments and international partners will step up to the plate

and assist us. They should not see this as a form of the Prime Minister

and the people coming with a begging bowl, cap in hand. This is a

disaster, a national disaster of epic proportions, and we really need

external assistance. This is not a want, it is a need. Fragments of

people's lives lie in ruins. They can only hope that one day they will

once again call the island home, but for now they must leave by any means

possible, including this barge. And they do not know when they will

return. The first two of three RAF flights

has been sent to the Caribbean as the Government steps up

the relief effort to A ship from the Royal Fleet

Auxilliary is now travelling to the British Virgin Islands,

where a state of emergency Nick Bryant is in the Bahamas,

which are facing storm Nick, what are the

preparations there? Fiona, the priority here is to

evacuate those outlying smaller islands of this archipelago that are

in the direct path of Hurricane Irma. Because in the past few

minutes the Prime Minister of this country has been telling his people

that the Bahamas faces the same destructive wind, the same district

of storm surge as that have caused such devastation elsewhere. The

Turks and Caicos. The Turks and Caicos,

where the palm trees that usually attract people to these islands

reeled under the violent A storm people here had been

tracking through satellite images, a monster hurricane that has looked

terrifying from space. Now a horrifying,

on-the-ground, reality. Picture postcard holiday

destinations like the British Virgin This UK territory has now declared

a state of emergency. The Bahamas is starting

to be blasted. The only sightseeing this morning,

from the relative safety of the balcony, watching

the approaching storm. Old imperial buildings that have

stood for centuries in this former British colony are braced

and shuttered, Elton Smith had only just finished

rebuilding his business from the last hurricane that caused

such devastation less This is one of the worst

storms in living memory, so you have to get as much together

as you can and plan for the worst, There are five low-lying

islands in this archipelago which the authorities

are particularly concerned about, which is why the government here has

ordered the biggest evacuation But there are fears already

for people who have stayed behind, people who have defied those

evacuation orders, people who believe they can

ride out this storm. In hurricane hit Saint Martin,

this natural disaster has been exacerbated by the man-made

problem of looting. Which is why, in the Dutch

part of this territory, the streets are being patrolled

by troops who could be helping As for Britain, it has a ship loaded

with aid off the island of Anguilla, but the UK aid effort has been

criticised as too slow. RAF planes carrying equipment

are now on their way. The constraint is

about understanding What we don't want to do is rush

in with the wrong kind of support, so from a military point of view,

it's very important we understand the effects of the hurricane,

where is open to us, where can we get to safely,

and that is what we have been doing Now we are ready to make the right

judgments about where we can most So far it is small Caribbean islands

like Saint Barts that have been hit and deluged,

but all the time, Irma is barrelling towards the American mainland,

threatening destruction The Governor of Florida has

warned its 20 million residents that they should all be prepared

to evacuate in the face of Hurricane Irma, which is wider

than the entire state. Around 500,000 people have already

been ordered to leave their homes and the highways have been clogged

with cars making their Our correspondent Aleem Maqbool

reports from Miami. They are now calling this one

of the biggest mass evacuations The roads heading out

of Southern Florida are clogged, This is a storm of absolutely

historic destructive potential. I ask everyone in the storm's path

to be vigilant and to heed all recommendations from government

officials and law enforcement. Nothing is more important than the

safety and security of our people. At Miami's airport, people scramble

for the last chance to get out Basically most of the flights

are sold out so we're not The worst case scenario that we're

going to get hit by a hurricane and it's terrifying and we're

going to be stuck here for weeks, I had to purchase another ticket

yesterday costing $8500 to go one way back to London and I've

already paid once. So, I'm just hoping they're

going to get me on this plane. The area of Miami normally

packed with tourists is within the evacuation zone

and has been left It's just extraordinary to see

Miami's iconic South Beach as deserted as this,

but it is an indication of just how seriously people

here are taking the warnings, particularly having seen the type

of destruction that's been wrought If they are coming here,

it's to fill pillowcases with sand to barricade their homes before

Irma hits. Donald Trump himself

will be affected. His Florida resort, Mar-a-Lago,

has been forced to close and is in the projected path

of the storm. The National Guard has

been deployed here. They're stockpiling commodities that

could become scarce in the coming days like drinking water,

but they're also preparing for what's likely to be

a massive rescue operation. Right across this State,

there's a sense that time is running Aleem Maqbool, BBC News,

in Miami, Florida. And as if the destruction

in the Caribbean wasn't bad enough, an earthquake has hit Mexico,

it's being described It had a magnitude of eight

and struck just off the Pacific Buildings shook in the capital,

Mexico City, hundreds of miles away. The tremor is reported to have

lasted about a minute. A bowling alley in Chiapas,

the closest state to This is a country used

to earthquakes, but not 600 miles away, the tremors

rocked Mexico city. Frightened, some people

preferred to stay outdoors. Many can still remember

the earthquake of 1985 which was similar in magnitude,

and which killed I never felt anything

so scary in my life. It was small at first, but then it

started shaking a lot and it felt As pictures have emerged

from the most severely hit areas, the death toll has

continued to rise. The fear is there may be

more shocks to come. TRANSLATION: So far there have

been 65 aftershocks. However, it's possible that over

the next 24 hours we could see a shock that's as strong

as the earthquake. In less than a minute,

Juchitan's town hall was reduced to rubble and at least 17

of its citizens were killed. Daylight has revealed the extent

of the devastation and the huge effort which will be

required to rebuild. The use of potentially addictive

painkillers across England has doubled in the last 15 years,

according to a leading health group. 50,000 patients were studied

who were prescribed at least one of four types

of potentially addictive drugs. Opioid painkillers, such

as codeine and tramadol, In 2015 they were issued

to one patient in 20, The length of time people

are being prescribed opioid pain killers has also increased,

from just over two months in 2000, to a peak of over

three months in 2014. Our health correspondent

Dominic Hughes has been meeting some of those whose lives have been

shattered by a growing dependence A few months before,

I was this normal guy, working full-time, with kids

and a wife, and happy. And then all of a sudden,

I'm basically a drug addict. A routine prescription drug led

James to the brink of destruction. We'll have a look

at your urine test. He's now getting help to deal

with a crippling addiction to powerful opioid painkillers,

commonly prescribed drugs James' problems started

with severe stomach aches. And the painkillers he was

prescribed quickly stopped working. Desperate for pain relief,

he was soon spending ?400 a month on additional supplies

from online pharmacies. He went from taking

eight pills a day to 50, and almost before he knew it,

his life had spiralled I thought it would be fine, I would

be on the tablets short-term. Before I knew it,

I couldn't get off them. For James, the side-effects

were terrible. Headaches, nausea, constipation,

and then a series of seizures It can ruin your life

without you knowing, because I do believe that probably

within a year if I had carried on taking the same amounts,

or increasing, it probably Research in just a handful of GP

practices in James' town alone identified more than 100 people

dependant upon painkillers. But responsibility for helping them

falls between the NHS and local councils, and schemes like the one

that James is on are rare. The key seems to be a better

understanding of the nature of pain. That's what they are trying

in Gloucestershire. Talking to doctors and pharmacists

about pain management, as well as identifying and helping

patients who are struggling. Most people with persistent pain

will describe it as severe. No one should stop their medication

before seeking the advice of their GP, but one

of the country's leading pain experts says it is clear that

patients using opioid drugs for a long time are often getting

little benefit but suffer I'm not suggesting that somebody

who is benefiting should have their drugs removed,

but out of a population who are taking these drugs,

the majority will not be benefiting, and those patients should

be supported to come Playing Jenga here

at her grandma's... Steven Jones knows just how

devastating it can be when the use of opioid painkillers

is not monitored closely. An accidental overdose

killed his 24-year-old daughter, Sarah, after her use escalated

dramatically. Stephen took the call

from a paramedic. I had never felt like

that ever in my life. It was literally the worst

day of my life, that. I hope I never have

to go through it again. No father expects to be

at their child's funeral. Stephen Jones talking to Dominic

Hughes. There is an exodus from Florida as

the US braces for hurricane Irma, and another hurricane is coming

behind it. And still to come, the couple

injured in the Manchester Arena bombing return for the first time

ahead of its reopening. Coming-up in Sportsday

on BBC News... Britain's Chris Froome

is on course for more history making, as the four-time Tour de

France champion is on the brink of Young offenders from ethnic

minorities will become the next generation of criminals,

unless the justice That's according to a review

by a Labour MP, that recommends delaying

or dropping some prosecutions. David Lammy's report highlights

how 25% of the prison population in England and Wales

is from Black Asian In the youth justice system

last year, that figure was 41%, compared to 14%

of the general population. And for drug offences those

from BAME backgrounds were almost two and a half times more likely

to be imprisoned. The government has said it will

"look carefully" at the suggestions, There is no hope in

the system, basically. 70% of those behind

bars are from an ethnic According to today's

review, the criminal justice system is

stacked against them. Looking at preconceptions,

stuff like that. Stefan is serving six years

for drug offences, but believes he is also being punished

because of the colour of his skin. I've met people the past

when I first started my sentence, that got less time

than me for a worse crime. We're saying drugs,

but a lot worse than I've done, but they got a shorter

sentence than I have. According to the Lammy review,

statistically the UK is worse than America when it comes

to locking up people from ethnic When we are describing

groups of young ethnic minorities, in particular black,

the term gang is used. Swathes of young people

who may not necessarily be serious gang members,

they may be affiliated, loosely affiliated to a gang,

they may live in a gang neighbourhood, they may have been

incorrectly labelled with that term, At Brixton police station, Shaquille

is taking part in a rehabilitation scheme called divert, which helps

offenders find training I'm surprised that I have seen

people of 11 and 12 selling weed on In certain places where you go to,

people grow up with that mentality that they are

on the battlefield. As a young person to get

involved in crime is just to The review has more than 30

recommendations for change. Proposals include removing

identifying information about ethnicity when cases are passed

from police to prosecutors, so racial bias doesn't

influence charging decisions. And not declaring criminal

records for minor If I go for a job and I show

them my criminal history record, whatever, they'd be like,

"Yeah, this person, The government says

it is committed to making Reviews and recommendations

are a start. Now actions are needed to reform

the character and culture of parts Victims of the Manchester Arena

attack have been back to the venue They made a private visit ahead

of the We Are Manchester benefit concert tomorrow -

the Arena's first show since May, when 22 people were killed

when a bomb was detonated Judith Moritz joined one couple

who were injured that night. Quite anxious, you know,

I'm going to see this I don't know how I'm going to feel

when I walk in there. Robbie and Leonora are on a long

road to recovery, but this part of their journey

is especially daunting. They're being taken back to

the arena where they were injured. They hope that seeing it

again will help them come to terms with the experience

of the explosion. Their physical injuries are obvious,

but there's emotional hurt too. The couple left us to visit

the scene in privacy. The shattered roof and damaged walls

of the lobby are now hidden Many of the bomb victims have chosen

to see it in the hope that it can Concert goers will be allowed back

into the building tomorrow for the first gig to be held

since the attack. Manchester Arena has been closed

for nearly four months. In reopening it this weekend

the operators have had to balance the commercial pressures

of continuing to cancel events with the sensitivities felt by some

of those bereaved and caught up After spending an hour

looking at the lobby, How did you find

the experience today? When I started walking up,

I will be honest, I started filling up and I asked the police officer

where was the bomber? Because I had seen him and I got

showed where he was standing when the bomb went off,

this distance, he was Yeah, I always thought

he was ten meters away, I couldn't believe that we were

actually beside the bomber I got these injuries,

but I don't feel so lucky though because knowing

he was beside me, we're still alive. It brings back,

you know, that night. It was hard, but the couple

are glad they went. They say they know

it was help them heal. Cricket, England bowler

Jimmy Anderson has taken his 500th Test wicket, in the third Test

against West Indies at Lord's. Anderson is the first English player

to reach the milestone. Few moments ago West Indies were

30-2 in their second innings. A 13-year-old girl who died

from a brain aneurysm has helped a record eight people,

including five children, Jemima Layzell, from

Somerset, died in 2012. Her parents said she was clever,

compassionate and creative - and would have been "very

proud of her legacy". It was just before her mum's

birthday party five years ago that She had an aneurysm that had

never been diagnosed. Doctors tried to save her life,

but her parents were We had seen the scans

and there was such a huge shadow on the left side of her brain

and she would never ever recover. By chance Jemima had spoken

to her parents about organ donation just a few days

before she collapsed. When she died they felt they had

to follow the schoolgirl's wishes. She did specifically

say that she wanted How did you make the

decision when you knew It made that decision

so much easier. It is like an automatic thing yes,

absolutely because that's Five years on Jemima's family have

been told that her organs including her heart,

lungs and kidneys have helped more What kind of comfort does it give

you to know that there are eight people out there whose lives have

either been saved That's hugely comforting

and it is exciting to know that life is continuing

because of her. Her legacy, her name, will continue

because she hasn't died in vain. Freddie is one of

those Jemima saved. He had been given just

weeks to live before he received her liver

in a transplant. This week he started

secondary school. Thank you, but that just doesn't

seem enough because you're grateful that they actually stuck to Jemima's

wishes and let her donate her organs which allowed our child to live,

but for our child to live, So it's really tough,

but we can never be thankful enough. This month the two

families will meet for the first time at a charity ball

organised in Jemima's memory. Her parents know that

not everyone would make the decision they did,

but with more than 6,000 people waiting for transplants,

they're now campaigning for more of us to

register as donors. And all eyes on the Atlantic

and the new hurricane coming up Yes. What an incredible satellite

image. It shows the sheer scale of the storm. There is Cuba, there is

Florida. Both in the path of this storm. Winds more than 150 miles

per. It could strengthen before making landfall this weekend in

Florida. Potentially more catastrophic damage to come.

Low-pressure close to our shores this weekend. Lots of showers around

at the moment. Some particularly heavy ones in southern counties.

They will gradually ease away. Still showers towards the north and West.

North-west England and north-west Wales, maybe the north-west of the

Midlands, could see heavy bursts of lengthy rain, while central and

eastern areas are clear. Further north you may be lucky enough to see

glimpses of the aurora borealis. If you are heading out, wrap up well. A

chilly start to the weekend. A cool weekend across the UK. Further rain

at times. Through the weekend turning increasingly windy,

particularly on Sunday afternoon. On Saturday we have got a dry and

bright start. In the West, plenty of showers. Particularly wet in

north-west England and north-west Midlands. Showers developing across

England and Wales. Slow-moving showers across northern England and

the Midlands. They could be heavy and sundry. Northern Ireland and

Western Scotland, fewer showers than today. Even here, you will notice a

chill. Skies clear for a time for the next area of low-pressure

waiting in the wings. You may start off dry and bright on Sunday, but

becoming cloudy with outbreaks of rain spreading east. Temperatures

pretty disappointing. If anything, the winds could get stronger. The

first proper autumn winds of the season. A mixture of sunshine and

showers. Enjoy your weekend. That's all from the BBC News at Six,

so it's goodbye from me,