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Police in hong kong have used tear gas and water canon to Disperse Protesters hurling rocks and petrol bombs in Anti Government demonstrations. They were marking five years since the start of what became known as the Umbrella Movement, a campaign for greater democratic freedom under chinese rule. From hong kong, heres our china correspondent, john sudworth. The everyday object that lent its name to a movement was in use again. Five years after it first shielded the protesters from the pepper spray and tear gas. In 2014, the umbrella protests faded away. But this year theyre back with a vengeance in far more violent form. We have no choice. Like, we cant go back. Imean. For me, like. If we lose this time, hong kong cannot survive for more than another five years. The anniversary began calmly enough, with thousands joining a peaceful rally. But this is now a deeply divided society. With those who fear that hong kongs freedoms are being eroded. Pitted against often ugly confrontation against the supporters of chinese rule. This man, beaten for carrying a chinese flag by those who say they are fighting to protect freedom of speech. By the end of the night, the centre of hong kong was a battleground once more. So the protesters are retreating from the water cannon and the pepper spray. Five years ago, the Umbrella Movement began on this spot. They gained no political concessions. Thats why these people say their far more militant tactics are justified. The authorities marked the anniversary with a belated promise to look again at electoral reform. The protesters smashed their windows and then disappeared into the night. John sudworth, bbc news, hong kong. The forecast is for a low turnout in afg hanistans president ial election. Tens of thousands of police and soldiers have been protecting polling stations, after warnings of violence from the taliban. So far at least four people have been killed, and 80 others injured, in bomb and mortar attacks. The poll which had been delayed twice follows the breakdown of peace talks between the taliban and the us. Martin patience reports from the capital, kabul. Voting in afghanistan takes courage. This is an election that will be closely scrutinised for fraud. Taliban threats didnt stop these women from turning out, no matter what it took. In a hospital in the city ofjalalabad, these people know the cost of democracy. 36 people here were injured in a blast. Translation i had been queueing up to vote for ten minutes. Then i heard an explosion. The next thing i knew, i was lying on the ground and my legs were wounded. Translation we need security. We call on our next president to deliver security. But a massive security presence wasnt enough to bring people out. Whats striking is the streets of the capital have been quiet all day. Normally theyd be busy with people heading to the polls to elect their next president. But the fear of taliban attacks mean many people have chosen to stay at home. Earlier today, president ashraf ghani cast his vote, saying this election will help move the country forward. And his main challenger, doctor abdullah abdullah, conveyed a similar message. Was todays vote a success . From a Security Point of view, yes. But the taliban threats worked. Voters didnt turn out. Taliban threatened particular, certain objectives for them. They were going to attack the sites, they were going to make targeted attacks in cities. But today, they failed to do it. But if voter turnout is as low as predicted, how much legitimacy will the next afghan president have . Martin patience, bbc news, kabul. We will have more on the results of those elections in the coming weeks. Houthi rebels in yemen claim they have captured thousands of troops, including several saudi army officers, along with a large number of vehicles and weapons. A spokesman for the Houthi Movement said a three day operation was carried out near the border with saudi arabias najran region. Theres no independent verification of the houthi claim. It comes two weeks after the iran backed rebel group claimed responsibility for an attack on major saudi oilfacilities responsible for more than half of the countrys oil output. The white house has restricted access to transcripts of some of president Donald Trumps calls with foreign leaders. Thats according to us media reports. Officials say notes about calls to leaders including Russias Vladimir Putin and the Saudi Crown Prince have not been handled in the usual way. It comes as an impeachment investigation into President Trump over his administrations dealing with ukraine, is gathering pace. Our north america correspondent peter bowes has more. Well, the significance is that it really exposes two sides of the story, that according to these reports, the white house for some time now, for several months has been restricting the transcripts of conversations that the president has had with, as you say, World Leaders like president putin, the crown prince of saudi arabia, and essentially keeping that information on a special server with Access Allowed only for a few people in the white house. And the implication is that that was done because it was to stop lea ks of conversations of the president was having, there was one he had with malcolm turnbull, the then Prime Minister of australia back in 2017, that was leaked. And so the suggestion is that those calls like this very latest one, this controversial one with the president of ukraine are being kept with tighter security. Of course the other side of the story, and the democrats suspect, that in fact whats happening is that the white house is trying to cover up details of that controversial conversation. Peter bowes. As the british Prime Minister Boris Johnson arrives in manchester for the conservative party conference, there is growing speculation that opposition parties at westminster are considering a vote of no confidence in him. The labour leader, Jeremy Corbyn, says a caretaker government is becoming more likely every day. Chris masons report contains some flashing images. Borisjohnson you are not fit. Borisjohnson arrived here this evening with his girlfriend, carrie symonds. Are you losing control, Prime Minister . A Prime Minister in office but barely in control defeated in court but defiant. What a week its been. The Prime Ministers advice to her majesty was unlawful. Parliament has not been prorogued. Welcome back to our place of work. Many of us in this place are subject to death threats. Mr speaker, ive never heard so much humbug in all my life. He faces huge questions about the countrys future and his own past. The mayor of london supports you. You like hanging out hang out with us, right . Ido borisjohnson has been referred to the Police Watchdog over a potential criminal offence relating to his relationship with the businesswomen Jennifer Arcuri over allegations she received favourable treatment, including grants and a place on trade trips, when mrjohnson was mayor of london. The Prime Minister denies any wrongdoing. This issue is being politically driven, its politically motivated. And the Prime Minister has been clear that proprieties were observed. All in all, is all of this an open goalfor labour . They hope so. Even if some privately wonder if their leader is match fit. If the government falls, loses a vote of confidence, could Jeremy Corbyn become caretaker Prime Minister . At the moment he doesnt have the numbers. And yet. Its getting more likely every single day because this government is collapsing. It has now lost all seven votes since Boris Johnson became Prime Minister and this tory government has been defeated over 45 times in parliament. They dont have a majority, they dont have a programme, they dont have policies and they dont also have any credibility. The Scottish National party want to be seen to be trying to bring down the government next week and could live with mr corbyn in downing street. The only way to guarantee another brexit delay, they think, and then have a general election. Its only right and proper that he, as the leader of the largest opposition party, should have the first opportunity to form an administration. But if another name appears in the frame, a ken clarke or a dominic grieve, that people can coalesce around, then i personally and i think the snp would have very little difficulty with that. No one but no one knows whats over the horizon right now. But this is a party, despite everything, determined to show the world its best side. Chris mason, bbc news, in manchester. The former president of zimbabwe, robert mugabe, has been buried in a simple ceremony in his home village of kutama. Mr mugabes final resting place has been the subject of a dispute between his family and the government since he died earlier this month, aged 95. The Bbcs Shingai Nyoka sent this update. Its a very ordinary ending for an extraordinary political career, a low key Church Service proceeded Robert Mugabes burial here in the tranquil rural village of zvimba. A service attended by family, relatives, neighbours but very few vips and former comrades. Robert mugabe was many things to many people, he was admired for his fiery rhetoric and reviled for human rights abuses as well as ruining a once prosperous country. But very few anticipated that this is how it would and for mr mugabe, his burial in a quiet rural village. He was a man who thrived in the spotlight, who revelled in public attention. President mugabe chose to make a political statement regarding his removalfrom office. He was totally bitter about that. And the message that is coming up is never should the military be used to remove a leader who is elected democratically. It doesnt matter what you think about his policies, it doesnt matter what you think about his governance. Political leaders must not be removed by the military. Some say his decision to be buried here is a political statement. Robert mugabe was an avid chess player and he hated to lose. When he left power in 2017, he did so unwillingly. And when he leaves today, he does so on his own terms, buried here in a courtyard in his rural home, far away from those who betrayed him. Shingai nyoka, zvimba, zimbabwe. Stay with us on bbc news. Still to come 15,000 enthusiasts, millions of plastic blocks, and one huge megacity finlands fans join the countrys largest ever lego convention. In all russias turmoil it has never quite come to this. President yeltsin said the day would decide the nations destiny. The nightmare that so many people had feared for so long is playing out its final act here. Russians are killing russians in front of a grandstand audience. It was his humility which produced affection from catholics throughout the world. But his departure is a tragedy for the catholic church. This man, israels right winger, ariel sharon, visited the religious compound and that started the trouble. He wants israel alone to have sovereignty over the holy sites. An idea thats unthinkable to palestinians. After 45 years of division, germany is one. In berlin, a million germans celebrate the rebirth of europes biggest and richest nation. This is bbc news. The latest headlines tear gas and water cannon have been used by police in hong kong against protesters marking the fifth anniversary of a Pro Democracy Campaign known as the Umbrella Movement. Vote counting has begun after afg hanistans general election. The countrys incumbent president has appealed to taliban militants to respect the peoples choice and end the war. In 2014, fighters from the Islamic State group swept across Northern Iraq and captured the countrys second city mosul. They brutally imposed strict dress codes, and punished activities like smoking cigarettes or using a mobile phone with flogging or amputation. The militants posted propaganda all over the internet, but at the same time, an historian living in mosul was posting a counter narrative, exposing i s atrocities. He told witness history about his experience. Isis is a grouping of some of the worlds most violent sunni militants. So extreme, theyve been disowned by alqaeda. In less than a week, their army took mosul. You have to take sides. You have to decide whether you are with them or against them. I decided to stand against them. At that time i was teaching at the university. And it was taken over as a military camp. Mosul eye was a website i set up to get information out to the rest of the world. I wake up in the morning, i go out, i collect information, and then i go back. I would go everything by hand and scan it in. 0ne mistake could lead to death, to the end. From the pulpits, the isis leader Abu Bakr Al Baghdadi proclaimed himself the ruler of all muslims. I felt very offended because who is this guide is a claim he is a caliph in our city . Isis was getting into the city, into the neighbourhoods, there was only a thin wall between me and isis when i was reporting against them. Next door was an isis senior fighter, the other house next to our house was a isis fighter, in front of us was a house of isis. Behind the city there was another war house of isis was up and i am in the middle of all of this, reporting against isis from the beginning i decided that i would only write facts by knowing the source or witnessing the event myself. Religious police controlled everything. Shaving, smoking were all considered immoral and the punishment anything from public lashings to execution. The public executions were a system that isis imposed on the city. They were enjoying theirs. They were feeling the pleasure of terrorising the people. Isis wanted to make it like a show, as if they were shooting a film for hollywood. A horror movie. Sometimes behaving. Or they made a brother shoot his brother. What made mosul eye at the time more powerful is that its message reached out to the international media, and they made it public everywhere. Newsnight has spoken to the writer of a blog, a blog called mosul eye which has been communicating the bite of the city for over two years. I was resisting the fundamentals of the narrative, and it was something they really didnt like. That was my strength, and that was my thought, that i found a way to resist isis. And all i had at that time was the pen and the paper. Lets take a look at some of the other stories making the news. The american retailer, cvs pharmacy, has suspended the sale of a heartburn drug over concerns that it could be linked to cancer. The store says it will stop sales of zantac until further notice. Zantac is a brand name for the generic medication ranitidine. The pills are used by millions of people to reduce acid in the stomach. Us aviation regulators have ordered inspections of boeing 737 mg aircraft after cracks were found on some planes. Boeing reportedly discovered the cracks while modifying a heavily used aircraft. Similar cracks were found in a small number of additional planes. The 737 max, which was grounded worldwide in march following two crashes, is not affected by the checks. Canadian Police Say Two teenage fugitives have confessed to killing three people in videos recorded before they took their own lives. There was a nationwide manhunt for the pair after the murders in British Columbia injuly. Kam mcleod and Bryer Schmegelsky were found dead more than 3,000 kilometres away in manitoba in august. A camera with the recordings was discovered near their bodies. More than half of patients can now survive melanoma, a deadly skin cancer that was considered untreatable just a decade ago, according to british doctors. A Clinical Trial shows that drugs to harness the bodys immune system mean 52 of patients now live for at least five years. Us sprinter Christian Coleman has won the 100m World Championships gold in doha, just weeks after a controversy over his place in the competition. It makes him the fastest man of the year with a finish time of 9. 76 seconds. The build up to the competition saw the Us Anti Doping Agency charge coleman with missing three drugs tests in 12 months before withdrawing the claim. He gave this reaction after his win. Sad you start with Something Like that. Trying to smear my reputation. And i dont know how the information got out there to the public, but it shouldnt have. But it is what it is, man. Now all ive got to do is keep doing what ive been doing, focus on me, now i am world champion, that is something nobody will ever take from me. Jonathan goolt is covering the competition for letsrun. Com. I asked him whether Christian Coleman could be the next usain bolt. That is a label that is thrown around with essentially every top sprinter that has come up after bolt retired in 2017. But coleman is the real deal. He was the silver medallist in 2017, he beat usain bolt in the World Championships, now he is the 100 metre world champion, hes a really a top talent. Given he is so young, do you think were going to see more incredible performances from him . I think so. If you look at the race he ran in the World Championship final, he closed extremely well, he ran a personal best of 9. 76 seconds. I think there is room for improvement moving forward. In terms of some of the more negative coverage that has been made about these missed drug tests, is there doubt around his performance because of it . There is. It depends on who you ask, really, some track fans will say look at gatland or benjohnson 30 years ago, they are sceptical. Coleman has not failed any drugs tests, but when you are not available to drug tests, that produces suspicion among some parties. So there is some doubt within the sport. Given his performance now, do you think there will be pressure on him to make sure he goes above and beyond sticking to all the rules so that doubt is removed . Absolutely. I know he said the reason for his missed tests was due to forgetfulness and a lack of care, essentially. And i think often after this episode he made it through unscathed, he won the World Championships, but he will be paying more attention to filling out his whereabouts forms next season and beyond. More broadly, briefly, about the competition in doha, thereve been huge protests outside the Swiss Parliament with tens of thousands of people demanding the Government Take Action on climate change. 0rganisers of the march in the capital bern say 100,000 people took part. Police would only say it was one of the biggest demonstrations in the city in recent years. For nearly 90 years children, and sometimes grown ups, have been playing with lego. It is one of the most popular toys in the world. In finland theyve been hosting the countrys largest ever lego convention. And it seems the possibilities are endless, as the bbcs tim allman reports. Its amazing what you can do with thousands and thousands of little plastic bricks. So you fancy a replica of a classic portrait by vermeer . No problem youve always had a hankering for a life sized bust of a certain occupant of the white house . Voila. The 15,000 people here at this convention are, to put it mildly, lego crazy. And this is a fever that can run in the family. Translation i got my own lego bricks when i was just one year old and ive been building ever since. My own boys got interested, they are now in their 20s. And their girlfriends join in with us. My wife builds too the plan this year was particularly ambitious. The building of a lego megacity. Everyone making their little bit, then putting it all together. The result pretty spectacular. That is actually the largest lego city ever built in finland. It has around 1,500 base plates, and of course 1,500 builders. Then there is lego in monochrome, pyramids and temples made out of plastic thats appropriate for some people this toy is a little bit like a religion. Stay with us, much more coming up. You can reach me stay with us, much more coming up. You can reach me on stay with us, much more coming up. You can reach me on twitter. All of oui you can reach me on twitter. All of our top stories on the website. Hello there. A soggy, blustery night will lead into a wet and windy sunday morning across many parts of the uk. 0n the satellite picture you can see this swirl of cloud, a developing area of low pressure that has been bringing some very heavy rain, some very strong and gusty winds, and as that low pressure system slides its way across central and southern portions of the uk, through the first part of the day we will see some strong and gusty winds on the southern flank. This little lump of showery rain here could well include some very squally and gusty winds as it slides its way eastwards. Now as we go through the day ahead, parts of the midlands, east anglia, wales, down towards the south coast will see a mix of sunny spells and heavy, thundery showers. Persistent rain will continue to pile in across parts of northern england. Northern ireland and scotland should brighten up with some spells of sunshine and just the odd shower, temperatures of 13 19 degrees. But where this rain lingers for any length of time, well, there certainly is the risk of some travel problems and some localised flooding. Now, as we go into the evening, notice the white lines squeezing together on the back edge of this low pressure system. A swathe of strong winds blowing across some of these eastern coastal counties, combined with high tides, that could cause some coastal flooding. Now, through the night, one or two showers pushing across the northern half of scotland, clear spells elsewhere and the odd mist patch and temperatures will dip away. Quite a chilly start to monday. But all things considered, a calm start to the day for the majority because of this little bump in the isobars, this ridge of high pressure. But it wont last long. Here comes our next low pressure system swinging its way in off the atlantic. So as we go through the day, well see yet more rain pushing across many parts of england and wales. I think parts of wales particularly as this rain continues to pile up could well have some problems with flooding. The further north you are across the uk, more on the way of dry weather and just the odd shower. Chilly here, though, 10 degrees in aberdeen, london at 17. And then we look ahead to tuesday, that area of low pressure churns its way eastwards, rain mostly for england and wales, some showers blowing into the north of scotland, some sunny spells here as for northern ireland. But those temperatures really dipping away across the northern half of the country, 9 12 degrees. And, as we push that area of low pressure away into the near continent, as we move into wednesday, follow the white lines, follow the isobars up to the north. That is where our air will be coming from. A plunge of chilly air right across the uk for the middle part of the week. So even in the south, temperatures no better than 13 or 1a degrees. And for the end of the week, well, theres the chance we could see more wet and windy weather. This is bbc news. The headlines tear gas and water cannon have been used by police in hong kong in violent clashes with thousands of protesters who gathered to mark the fifth anniversary of a Pro Democracy Campaign known as the Umbrella Movement. Riot police dispersed protesters after activists threw petrol bombs and damaged government offices. Afghanistans incumbent president , ashraf ghani, has appealed to taliban militants to respect the peoples choice in saturdays general election and end the war. The countrys Election Commission extended voting by two hours, but turnout appears to have been low. Several people died in taliban attacks on polling stations. Reports in the us media say the white house has imposed unusual levels of secrecy on transcripts of some of president Donald Trumps calls with foreign leaders. They come as an impeachment investigation into President Trump over his administrations dealing with ukraine is gathering pace in congress. Now its time for a look back at the week in parliament. Hello again, and welcome to the week in parliament a week the government tried, but failed, to ban. Colleagues, welcome back to our place of work. Borisjohnson delivered his own Supreme Court verdict. It is absolutely no disrespect to the judiciary to say i think the court was wrong. But his defiance and language created uproar among mps. Ive had a death threat this week that literally quoted the Prime Minister and used the Prime Ministers name and words in a death threat that was delivered to my staff

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