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Journalist Sharon Waxman, who investigated Harvey Weinstein’s alleged past behaviour for an article in 2004 that she claims was eventually spiked by the New York Times, talks about what she says happened.

The allegations against Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein have become more serious overnight, with three women telling the New York Times that he raped them. He has denied any non-consensual sex took place. In a statement, Mr Weinstein’s wife described her sadness at the tremendous pain his “unforgivable actions” have caused women, as she announced she…

In the last few hours more allegations have emerged against Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein. He was sacked by the board of his own company two days ago after a string of women made allegations that he had sexually harassed them.

The US has ordered half its Havana embassy personnel to leave, warned Americans not to travel to Cuba and suspended the processing of visas there, following mysterious “health attacks” targeting US diplomats.

Roy Moore might be a hardline conservative but right wing American politics has a far more extreme fringe, one that’s growing fast. In August there were violent clashes after a “unite the right” march at the University of Virginia in Charlottesville, which left one anti fascist protester dead. Far-right leaders who talk of being emboldened…

North Korea has said it regards itself at war with America and threatened to shoot down US airplanes after President Trump’s comments about Kim Jong-un last week. The threat comes on the day President Trump added three more countries to his US travel ban – North Korea, Venezuela and Chad. He’s also started a fight…

President Trump has come under more fire at home after he repeated criticism of sports stars who kneeled in protest during the US national anthem. But today more than 20 players from two NFL clubs defied their President by kneeling at a match held at Wembley Stadium.

Kim Jong-un has deployed his considerable rhetorical firepower, with another swipe at Donald Trump. After he called the North Korean dictator a “rocket man on a suicide mission”, Kim Jong-un hit back, labelling the American President a “mentally deranged US dotard”. And it didn’t end there. But China has urged both sides to exercise restraint…

We meet a British couple who live in a small Florida fishing village badly damaged by Hurricane Irma – and travel back with them to find out what’s left of their home.

President Trump has said he’s close to a deal with top Democrats to protect the so-called ‘Dreamers’ – just a week after he pledged to cancel a scheme to protect 800 thousand young undocumented migrants from deportation.

Ministers are looking at ways of using the UK’s £13 billion aid budget to help the British overseas territories in the Caribbean affected by Hurricane Irma. Chief correspondent Alex Thomson visits the Britsh overseas territory of Anguilla and the nearby French St Martin to see the response to Irma’s havoc.

Sir Henry Bellingham, a former minister for Africa, the Caribbean and the overseas territories, and Bermuda Premier David Burt discuss the UK’s response to Hurricane Irma.

We report from Florida after one of the biggest mass evacuations in US history. Hurricane Irma has just about finished with Florida – finally. The monster has weakened to a tropical storm, but not before battering communities with lashing rain, violent wind gusts and storm surges in coastal areas.

Liam Dutton looks at how badly Florida will be hit by Hurricane Irma.

Blondel Cluff, UK/EU representative for the government of Anguilla, and Conservative MP and government aide, Chris Philp, discuss the UK response to Hurricane Irma.