To mark battle of britain day. Oil prices have soared at the opening of the markets in asia following saturdays drone attacks on two Key Facilities in saudi arabia. The cost of brent crude rose by the most on record, after half the kingdoms output was taken out that accounts for roughly 5 of the worlds oil supply. Iran has dismissed us allegations that it was behind the strikes and accused washington of being deceitful. Our Asia Business correspondent Karishma Vaswani is in singapore. What the attack says about the vulnerability what are oil prices doing in asia right now . They have come off some of those big is that we saw in the early minutes of asian trade, when traders out here reactive, as many had expected them to, by pushing up the price of crude oil by some 19 in the onset of asian trade. They have come off those prices now. We are seeing them stabilise at about a 10 bump in the price of oil. That is pretty significant and i think underlines the fact that people here are very nervous about how saudi arabia is going to resume oil production. Some 5 of the worlds oil supplies had been knocked off line because of this attack. Certainly it is unclear when thatll come back into play, even though saudi arabia has said it can tap in to its stockpiles elsewhere. A thing all of thisjust to its stockpiles elsewhere. A thing all of this just underlines the vulnerability of these energy asset infrastructures. Certainly many people feeling very nervous about this. Absolutely. An you talked about supply resuming. What are a nalysts about supply resuming. What are analysts expecting in terms of resumption of supply, do you think . I think, right now, its not clear. It could be 48 hours or it could be four weeks. And a lot of how, the speed at which saudi arabia brings the oil markets, the oil supplies back onto the market will determine the reaction of what people in the Energy Markets will see as the future price of oil. All of this is quite ironic, simply becausejust last week we were dealing with demand side issues and what that means is because of the slowdown in the Global Economy, many had expected the oil price to falter, because they just wasnt as much demand as there has been in the past. Now were looking at the possibility of an extended shortage. Analysts say the longer the Oil Prices Remain high, the more consumers will have to pay at the petrol pump. Were not seeing an indication of that just yet. All of this is coming at a time when the Global Economy is seeing a slowdown in some of the major drivers of Global Growth countries like the us, as well as china, and out here in india as well. 0k, karishma, thank you very much indeed. The European Union says the attacks are a real threat to security in the middle east. Iran has dismissed us allegations that it was behind the strikes. Nawal al maghafi has more. The aftermath of io drone attacks that struck at the heart of saudi arabias oil industry, disrupting the worlds supplies. The missiles hit hijra khurais, one of the countrys Largest Oil Fields and abqaiq which processes about 8 of the worlds total oil daily, and is the worlds biggest crude stabilisation facility, really hitting the heart of the saudi economy. More importantly, its escalating tensions between saudi arabia and the United States on one side, iran on the other. America has blamed iran directly but they say that the us is using it as an excuse to instigate war. Houthi rebels, backed by iran, claimed responsibility for these attacks. If true, it would be their biggest attack since saudi arabia intervened in yemens war. The un has said that the houthis have the long range drones, which means its possible that they were launched from yemen. This wouldnt be the first time the houthis used drones. Loud explosion. Just last month when i was in yemen, an attacked claimed by the houthis hit a military parade, killing dozens. Saudi arabia says there wont be an oil shortage, but the more worrying outcome is a further rise of tension in the region. Suzanne maloney is a senior fellow at the Brookings Center for middle east policy and Energy Security and climate initiative. She agreed these attacks are not particularly good timing. Were on the heels of a lot of excitement about possible diplomacy between the United States and iran. President rouhani from iran will be visiting new york, his annual visit to the Un General Assembly meetings, very soon. And there was some expectation that there might be some possible new breakthrough between washington and tehran, particularly in the aftermath of the departure of the very prominent hawk from President Trumps white house. Isnt it interesting how quickly the Us Administration started to blame iran for the attacks . I think it is entirely predictable. These attacks are consistent with what we have seen over the course of the past several months. Notably since the Trump Administration opted to turn up the heat on tehran by trying to drive Iranian Oil Exports down to zero earlier this spring. What followed after that were a series of attacks on Oil Installations on small tankers in the gulf, and of course, the shooting down of an unarmed American Military vehicle that was conducting surveillance over the gulf. All of that ratcheted up pressure and tensions during the summer and drove oil prices briefly up about io . But what we saw after that was a sense that the stand off had settled in, that in fact markets had priced in some tension between the United States and iran. This is a significant new escalation. But the language coming from President Trump, in particular, locked and loaded. What is the reality here . Does that language correlate with the reality of what the situation is in washington, do you think . I think its not inconceivable that we will see some kind of retaliatory measure from the United States. That was something that the president opted not to do after the downing of the drone back over the summer and in fact he tweeted about his decision about being unwilling to inflict casualties on iran. I think that theres likely to be a reading within the administration that inaction is in fact an invitation to further escalation on the part of the iranians, simply because it helps to create some urgency within the international community. It contributes to both their bottom line in any negotiating leverage by demonstrating they can have a major impact on the Global Economy and by virtue of that, on Donald Trumps re election prospects. And do you think that while this is all going on, there will be a lot of pressure from the saudis on the americans as well . I think its going to be very interesting to see. Historically, the saudis have talked a big game but in fact have tended to be somewhat averse to seeing a full outbreak of hostilities between the United States and iran. We can think back to the 1980s during when there were very significant tensions and even some shooting between iranian and American Forces during the course of the iran iraq war and when it spread into the gulf. The saudis are not eager to see a full fledged conflict between the United States and iran because it would have catastrophic fallout for their own economy, for any kind of domestic stability and reform that theyre trying to promote, so i think theyre looking for some kind of Surgical Strike from the United States but the reality is theres very little that the United States can do that is not likely to draw the escalatory spiral further upward. Lets get some of the days other news. The trade Union Representing almost 50,000 us workers at General Motors says they will go on strike from midnight on sunday. The United Auto Workers said significant differences remained with the Gm Management and industrial action was being taken as a last resort. The union has been fighting to stop gm from closing Car Assembly Plants in ohio and michigan. A large wildfire on the greek island of za kynthos, fanned by strong winds, has forced the evacuation of two villages. Zakynthos island is about 300 kilometres west of athens. More than 100 firefighters were battling the blaze backed by 28 fire trucks. Greek firefighters say theyve been called to about 80 fires in the past 24 hours. Two candidates running to be tunisias next president , independent kais saied and jailed media mogul nabil karoui, say they are through to the second round of voting. If thats true, it means they would have seen off over 20 other candidates. The run off will take place by november the third at the latest. Police in hong kong have used water cannon and tear gas against protesters throwing petrol bombs and bricks Near Government offices. Thousands of pro democracy campaigners marched in defiance of a police ban on rallies this the 15th consecutive weekend of protests. There was also a demonstration outside the british consulate, as nick beake reports. We have now seen 99 days of this. Violence the authorities just cant extinguish. Hardcore pro democracy activists are not backing down, in what is a chinese city, even setting alight the polices latest weapon to try to wash away this protest movement. The police have decided enough is enough. Theyre making use of water cannon as well as the tear gas. Its worked for a time, but weve just seen that these hard core of protesters just keep on coming back. Because this is how sunday afternoons now unfold in hong kong. A radical element on the attack. But some say its gone too far, hitting the economy and frightening off tourists. Why not film you . Can ijust ask you, why do you think violence is still the answer . Earlier, tens of thousands had marched peacefully, defying the threat of arrest and demanding an investigation into alleged police brutality, and demanding more freedoms for hong kong. God save the queen. Others, in much smaller numbers, called on britain to stand up for its former colony. But china has warned both the uk and the us not to meddle. The hardcore crowds finally left when these powerful jets were unleashed, the water dyed blue to stain activists who can later be arrested. This is a battle for the streets, and for the future of this city. But how much longer can it take on this violent path . Nick beake, bbc news, hong kong. President trump has defended Supreme Court Justice Brett kava naugh after the New York Times published fresh allegations about his conduct as a student at Yale University in the 1980s. Last year, judge kavanaugh denied accusations of Sexual Misconduct made against him by two women during his confirmation to the Supreme Court. 0ur correspondent in washington david willis explains the latest allegations. Two New York Times journalists, who are about to publish a book on this whole affair, have alleged that there was Sexual Misconduct on the part of Brett Kavanaugh involving a former classmate at yale and a female classmate at yale, both of whom allege he exposed himself in front of them. Now, all of this has led to democrats saying that, perhaps, its time that brett kava naughs nomination was reinvestigated. Stay with us on bbc news, still to come despite a government clampdown, kashmir is in ferment. We have a special report, six weeks after the Indian Government revoked the regions special status. 30 hours after the earthquake that devastated mexico city, rescue teams still have no idea just how many people have died. There is people alive and there is people not alive. We just can help and give them whatever weve got. A state funeral is being held for princess grace of monaco at the church where she married prince rainier 26 years ago. It looked as though they had come to fight a war, but their mission is to bring peace to east timor, and nowhere on earth needs it more badly. The governments case is being forcefully presented by monsieur badinter, the justice minister. Hes campaigned vigorously for the abolition, having once witnessed one of his clients being executed. Elizabeth seton spent much of her time at this grotto, and every year, hundreds of pilgrimages are made here. Now that she has become a saint, its expected that this area will be inundated with tourists. The mayor and local businessman regard the anticipated boom as just another blessing of st elizabeth. This is bbc world news, the latest headlines the price of oil has jumped 15 following saturdays attacks on production facilities in saudi arabia. Activists in hong kong have again clashed with police on the 99th day of pro democracy protests. The former british Prime Minister, David Cameron, has accused borisjohnson of only supporting brexit to further his political career. In the latest extracts from his memoirs, he said mrjohnson didnt actually believe in brexit. Heres our Political Correspondent chris mason. These two used to be on the same side. Were going to do blue team. Do you want to go in goal or up front . Ill go here. But now, borisjohnsons attempts to deliver brexit as Prime Minister come with a running commentary about his character from David Cameron. Mr cameron, who led the remain campaign, has some scores to settle with mrjohnson, the Leading Light of leave. In his memoirs, serialised in the sunday times, David Cameron writes. You could not accuse us of being anti european. But mr cameron is accusing him of a loose affiliation with the truth and questionable motives for endorsing leave. Nonsense, say his supporters. Remain would have been the easier career choice. So borisjohnson led the campaign, he did so because he believes in brexit, and hes committed to delivering it. From silly hats to high office, some of the biggest names in the leave Campaign Just so happen to be among the biggest names in the government now, and mr camerons book is a production line of put downs. 0n michael gove, he says. This morning, michael gove was keen to keep up with the news. Are you upset by mr camerons comments . Hes accused you of being a faragist, of becoming a populist. How do you feel about that . But rather less keen to tell us what he made of it. The now home secretary had no such qualms, though. David cameron said he was most shocked at how she as a minister during the Referendum Campaign had been willing to rubbish her own government. The referendum has happened, weve all moved on, and the fact of the matter is were now working to deliver that referendum mandate. That is so important. There is no point going over the past. Thank you. David cameron left the political stage three years ago, but the noisy publicity surrounding his book will provide the soundtrack to the week ahead. And chris has been taking a look at what lies in store for borisjohnson and brexit this week. He heads tomorrow to luxembourg. Hes going to meetjean Claude Juncker of the european commission, his first meeting as Prime Minister. There isnt much time to get a brexit deal and there isnt much detail about one either but he says that he he wants one but will tell mrjuncker that if he doesnt get one, the uk will come out of the eu at the end of october, come what may. Youll remember, there is a law designed to stop that happening on no deal terms. Mrjohnson tells the Daily Telegraph tomorrow that those who passed that law want to crush brexit. On tuesday, the eyes of westminster will be on the Supreme Court as 11 Supreme Court justices examine whether that idea of suspending parliament which has now happened, is lawful. On wednesday, the European Parliament will discuss brexit. Two thoughts tonight, theres a huge amount of noise around brexit news at the moment and it can lead us to be deaf about the scale of what is happening. A Prime Minister being challenged in the court, a Prime Minister being challenged around the issues of truth by a predecessor. Theres another thing, theres a huge amount that is uncertain. Six and a bit weeks to go until brexit and we dont know if it will happen, how it will happen, who will be Prime Minister at the time or when we will get a general election. Six weeks since the Indian Government revoked indian administered kashmirs special status, the region remains tense. Mobile phone networks and internet lines are still suspended. Political leaders remain in detention. Tens of thousands of troops continue to be deployed in the region. Clashes have been breaking out between Anti Government protesters and Security Forces. And there are conflicting accounts of the number of people whove died in such incidents, and how they were killed. From srinagar, the bbcs india correspondent Yogita Limaye reports. A family says goodbye to its eldest son, his mother too stunned to react. Asrar ahmad khan was 17. He was a bright student and loved playing cricket. His family says he was hit on the head by a teargas canister and lead pellets fired from a shotgun by indian troops. Chanting in background. Wed visited asrar at the hospital when he was battling for his life. The cause of this boys death has become a symbol of the conflicting accounts of events in kashmir. Doctors say he died of injuries caused by pellets and the blast of a teargas shell. But Indian Forces say he was hit by a stone thrown by Anti Government protesters. There have been varying accounts of the number of deaths and injuries in kashmir over the past month, as protests against the removal of the regions special status have turned into violent clashes. The governments says not a single life has been lost in action by Security Forces. It alleges armed insurgents have killed three people. The owner of this shop was one of them. He was shot dead while sitting inside, in front of his wife. His family was too scared to speak to us. Police say extremist groups are warning people against opening shops, banks and fuel stations. 0rdinary people caught between the militants and the military. In many areas, residents allege it is the Security Forces who are spreading fear, illegally detaining men and even boys. Weve been to many parts of kashmir and met more than a dozen families whove told us that a child from their home was taken into custody. Some were released after several days, some are still locked up. The youngest among them is ten years old. All of them told us no Legal Process was followed. Some said they were beaten. This man was detained along with his 16 year old son. They didnt want their faces to be shown, fearing reprisal from Security Forces. His son told me he isnt able to sleep at night, out of fear. The Kashmir Police did not reply to the bbcs request for a comment. The indian army refused to respond to the allegations unless we shared the identities of the interviewees and details of the incidents. They said. For six weeks now, kashmir has remained under a clampdown. The longer it continues, the more resentment it fuels. Yogita limaye, bbc news, srinagar. A Second World War veteran has taken to the skies in a spitfire, to mark battle of britain day when the Royal Air Force turned the tide against the german luftwaffe in 1940. Kathryn stanczyszyn reports. This is how it feels to be back in a spitfire after seven decades. 97 year old george dunn is no stranger to the skies, joining the raf aged 20. A lot of the battle of britain took place over sussex and kent, so i did see a lot of it. And i suppose, being young, and looking up there and seeing the aircraft flying around, dogfights with the germans, and i thought, well, i think ill have some of that. He carried out 44 missions during the Second World War for bomber command. When the war ended, he flew spitfires. You couldnt have any instruction on them in those days, because there wasnt a dual aircraft. So it was a question of getting in and making the best of it. He has since helped the Raf Benevolent Fund raise tens of thousands of pounds by telling his story. This is a thank you. It was still exhilarating, to be there, flying it, knowing it was yours marvellous. The special flight also marked 79 years since the battle of britain, remembering all those who took part in that crucial campaign. Of course, george is a piece of living history himself, and despite it being more than 70 years ago, he says taking those controls today, he felt like he had never been away. Could have done with it being a bit longer. Kathryn stanczyszyn, bbc news. You can reach me on twitter im bbcmaryam. Thank you for watching. Hello. The weekend has been very mixed. Glorious across much of the south east, really wild for a time across the north of scotland, and in between, something a little bit in between. Some sunshine, but a bit of rain as well. The forthcoming week largely dry. 0k, a little bit of rain, perhaps, in the north west of scotland at times. Therell be some chilly nights around as well. This is how were shaping up for monday. The remnants of the weekends weather front still there to be had across the south. A lot of cloud around, the odd bit and piece of rain, primarily i would have thought before lunchtime. After lunch, a lot of cloud. Further north, a better chance of seeing some sunshine. A gaggle of showers there across the north of scotland, urged along by a noticeable breeze, but nowhere near as windy as the weekend. And a cooler, fresher feel for the most part, simply because were developing a bit of a north westerly across the british isles. High pressure trying to elbow its way in, so giving that impression of a lot of dry weather to be had. Variable amounts of cloud, quite a noticeable wind down these Eastern Shores and through the northern isles, and there comes that finger of rain just pushing into the North Western quarter of scotland. Temperatures better get used to it, this is how its going to be for a wee while 13 in the north to around about 20 or so in the south. From tuesday on into wednesday, the High Pressurejust eases in a little bit further, cutting off that supply of north westerlies, so perhaps just feeling a tad warmer. More cloud as this warm front hangs around across scotland and theres bits and pieces of rain to be had here. Cloudy fare for Northern Ireland the north of england. The best of the sunshine away towards the south west, through the south West Midlands and into wales. And again, 12 to about 20 willjust about cover it. From wednesday on into thursday, that High Pressure really does become ours. Little in the way of breeze. It could be a foggy start to the day and it could be a grey day where that fog lingers, because theres little breeze to shift it, there are no weather fronts to speak of. So it could be quite a cloudy day for some, but at least for the most part it is dry, if youve got outdoor plans to consider. Maybe were just finding a degree or two in some locations on those temperatures. 22 there in the south. By friday, were just beginning to bring in some air from the continent. So thats drier air, so less of a chance of cloud getting in the way of what is going be a sunny day. And the temperatures responding, coming up three or four degrees in hull, for example. And as we move towards the weekend, i think well begin to tap into some real warmth coming up from iberia, the western mediterranean, towards the british isles, such that on saturday we could be looking at 24 25 somewhere in the south. And its as far ahead as sunday before we see meaningful rain coming from the atlantic. This is bbc news. The headlines a day after attacks on two saudi oilfacilities, oil prices have risen sharply on international markets. The benchmark brent crude initially rose almost 20 but prices fell back after President Trump tweeted that he had authorised the release of strategic us oil reserves if needed. Clashes between police and protesters in hong kong have ended after a night in which several people were seriously injured. Violence had earlier broken out between pro democracy and pro china demonstrators in north point. In the central district, police fired water cannon and tear gas to disperse the crowd. The former british Prime Minister David Cameron has accused his successor borisjohnson of only supporting brexit to further his political career. In the latest extracts from his memoirs to be published in the times newspaper, he said mrjohnson did not actually believe in brexit
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