Around a million residents and tourists have been warned to leave parts of Florida over fears that Tampa and other parts of the west coast could be submerged by the massive storm surge when Hurricane Charley strikes the state’s central gulf coast today.

Hurricane Charley is expected to slam into the British Cayman Islands today after spinning away from Jamaica.

Seven Japanese affiliates of Goldman Sachs have allegedly evaded taxes by transferring 5b yen (€42m) in income to a Dutch company within the group, reports said.