Offer to the eu about how to deal with the irish border after brexit. Sir mo farahs former coach Alberto Salazar has been given a four year ban from athletics, after being found guilty of doping violations. Is red meat back on the menu . A new Study Suggests cutting down on that and processed meat brings limited Health Benefits after all. Thank you so much. And after their extraordinary win over ireland, how rugby fever is gripping japan. Coming up in the sport later in the hour on bbc news. Andy murray is celebrating his biggest win since returning to the singles tour. He is through to the second round in beijing. Good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. There have been violent clashes in hong kong between police and protestors as china celebrates the 70th anniversary of communist rule. One protestor has been shot in the chest with live ammunition and at least 15 people are in hospital. Thousands of demonstrators took to the streets in defiance of a ban on protests and were met with Police Firing tear gas and live rounds. The demonstrations took place as the Chinese Government staged a huge military parade in beijing. Our diplomatic correspondent, paul adams, reports. One anniversary, two reactions. While beijings celebrated, hong kong was once again full of defiance. It began peacefully enough. Protesters filling the streets to mark what they see as a black day, rejecting the communist party and its leadership. Appealing to the International Community to support their calls for democracy. Official slogan were torn down. Set alight. Organisers have called this alight. Organisers have called this a day of grief. It was a day of violence and rage. Among the worst so violence and rage. Among the worst so far. All over the city, hard core protesters confronted the police. The response, volleys of rubber bullets. Witness by bbc correspondent, stephen mcdonell. Moving up the stairs to try and reach where the police are. Charging forward. The protesters are hoping they have the numbers but the police are continually firing at them, round after round of rubber bullets and tear gas. And now the protesters are retrieving. Too many rubber bullets being fired, too much tear gas. And there was worse, in the market town, a policeman pulled out a pistol and shot an 18 year old protester at point blank range. The protester at point blank range. The protester is now in hospital in critical condition. This was always going to be a day of high emotion, but as the authorities in beijing spoke of peaceful unification, they are realities on the streets of hong kong was very different. Paul adams, bbc news. Our china correspondent, stephen mcdonell, is in hong kong. Some of the worst clashes we have seenin some of the worst clashes we have seen in these last four months, what is the situation tonight . seen in these last four months, what is the situation tonight . I am in causeway bay, this is the site were 12 hours ago this all began and still there are protesters hanging around. They marched from here through the streets. We had six lanes of traffic filled with people. Tens of thousands of activists defying a warning from the authorities not to march. But then it broke down into these familiar scenes are very violent clashes. A lot of fires. At one stage i saw the entrance to an underground train station on fire. The police used water cannon to put these fires out and the authorities have been ruthlessly efficient in crushing this really. It has taken them a while, but when the teams of riot police came through, it was swift and they were able to pin down protesters by the dozen. This sends other activists are running. At the moment, they are kind ofjust hanging around. We are seeing sporadic tear gas fired and rubber bullets are fired. You can tell, not only by the fires, the tear gas and rubber bullets, but also this incident in which an activist was shotin incident in which an activist was shot in the chest by a live round, how violent these clashes are coming and we have not seen the end of this yet. Stephen mcdonell in hong kong, thank you. In a speech in beijing to mark 70 years since the Chinese Communist party took control, president xi jinping said no force could stop chinas onward march. Crowds cheered as thousands of soldiers marched through Tiananmen Square in a display of military might. Robin brant sent this report from the capital. For big birthdays, chinas Ruling Communist Party doesnt do things by halves. Lined up perfectly and ready to go, 15,000 military personnel prepare to parade past the countrys top political leaders. President xijinping, unhindered now by limits on his term in office, took centre stage. Beside him, two predecessors one of them, jiang zemin, so old and frail now that he needed help to his seat. Looking on too were the countrys most senior party officials, all of them men. Surprise, surprise, security is very tight here ahead of the parade. The police just moving a few people down from the main thoroughfare, where we will see the tanks later. But make no mistake, china does want the world to look in at this event. The military leadership have said this is not about the show of force, but this is definitely about china showing off on its 70th birthday about how far its come. Translation it was today 70 years ago that chairman mao stood at this very place and announced solemnly the founding of the peoples republic of china. Before today, military leaders said it wasnt supposed to be a flexing of muscle. But make no mistake, this was, more than anything, a military display by a nation that after 70 years is once again taking its place at the top table. Robin brant, bbc news, beijing. Borisjohnson has said there will need to be customs checks on the island of ireland after the uk leaves the eu. In an interview with the bbc, the Prime Minister denied suggestions this would mean a series of customs posts set five or ten miles back from the border. The government has said it will publish details of a new brexit plan in the coming days, but the eu has always insisted it will not agree to new customs checks in ireland, and time is running out to find an agreement. Our political correspondent, chris mason, reports from the conservative Party Conference in manchester. And morning with the media for the Prime Minister looks Something Like this. Cameras everywhere, even stylistic help on offer. But after the comb, a quick ruffle of the hair. In straightaway to the crux of the brexit conundrum, keeping the irish border open when the uk and ireland are following different rules after brexit. The difficulty really is going to be around the Customs Union and to what extent Northern Ireland can be retained within eu bodies at all. We have made a very good offer, we are going to make a very good offer, we will table it formally very soon. But there is a difficulty, if you try to keep Northern Ireland in the Customs Union. One of the basic things about being a country is that you have a single customs perimeter and the single customs perimeter and the single customs perimeter and the single Customs Union. The Prime Minister accepts the reality, as he puts it, of customs checks being necessary on the island of ireland after brexit, but is still not providing details of how he thinks this could happen in a way that doesnt amount to moving the border somewhere else. But borisjohnson says he is compromising, with agriculture in Northern Ireland effectively being regulated by the European Union. The uk government has already made a very considerable offer. If you look at what we are saying, that is we are already accepting that you could have, in the famous words attributed to ian paisley the elder, you could have a situation which, as it were, in Northern Ireland the people are british but the cattle or irish. That is a big concession by the uk government. The government says the earlier idea it submitted to brussels, so called non paper which suggested customs clearance zones in ireland or Northern Ireland, is not the same as the legal text they are going to submit in the next few days. But there is a sense that there are some in these negotiations who are just desperate to trash anything the uk suggests. Who could they be thinking of . Well, here is they be thinking of . Well, here is the irish deputy Prime Minister last night, nothing cryptic about his view on this floated idea. So what happens if there isnt a deal . Mr johnson later suggested if the eu delayed brexit again, against the governments well, it would regret it. Brexit is due to happen remember, at the end of this month. How it happens, and whether it happens, remains far from how it happens, and whether it happens, remains farfrom clear. Chris mason, bbc news, in manchester. The question of how to avoid customs checks on the island of ireland after brexit has proved to be among the most difficult challenges thrown up by brexit. Our reality check correspondent, chris morris, explains why it has proved so intractable. The irish border its the main reason why theresa mays efforts to negotiate an orderly withdrawal from the European Union were rejected in the house of commons three times. Uk and eu negotiators became known as what is now the backstop but borisjohnson insists as what is now the backstop but Boris Johnson insists it as what is now the backstop but borisjohnson insists it has to go. Here is a reminder of exactly what it is. The backstop is key to talks over the future of the irish border after brexit. Why . Because this line between the Irish Republic and Northern Ireland will be the only land border between the uk and the European Union. That matters for trade because in theory there should be checks on stuff crossing the border after brexit. But no one wants new inspections at the border. They bring back memories of 30 years of conflict in Northern Ireland. Checkpoints could become a target. That is where the backstop comes in. It is a legal guarantee to avoid a hard border under all circumstances. It is part of the agreement that sets out the uk withdrawal from the eu. An agreement of the British Government is now seeking to renegotiate. The backstop would come into effect only if the uk and the eu cant agree a future trade deal after brexit. It would mean the whole of the uk would stay in the same customs territory as the eu. Northern ireland would be even more closely tied to eu rules than the rest of the uk. And thats just not acceptable to the current government. It wants trade across the border to continue, but insists that uk sovereignty must be respected. Some checks on goods can certainly take place away from the border in warehouses or or business premises. Or business premises. But whether you talk of customs posts, clearance centres or whatever, there would be checks of some kind and an end to frictionless trade. Thats not getting a warm reception in dublin or among business groups in Northern Ireland. It is of deep concern. This is contradictory to a lot of the advice that both myself and the freight transport association, and pretty much every Business Organisation in Northern Ireland, have given the government in the last two and a half years. Talks will intensify in brussels but unless the eu has a big change of heart it looks likely to reject the kind of solution the government is suggesting. Chris morris, bbc news. Our assistant political editor, norman smith, is in manchester. It is certainly complicated stuff, the Prime Minister says he is confident, does he have reason to be . Boris johnson is an optimist and probably just as well. Be . Boris johnson is an optimist and probablyjust as well. It is not obvious to many people how these proposals are going to fly. The problem is this, the eus position is they dont want anything to change on the island of ireland and they want life to stay as is without any economic disruption and without any economic disruption and without any checks at all. The position of borisjohnson is, any checks at all. The position of Boris Johnson is, we any checks at all. The position of borisjohnson is, we are leaving the eu, we want our own trade policy and that means our own customs regime and that means customs checks. But dont panic, these will be very, very softly, softly customs checks, you will hardly notice them. Most of them, he says can be carried out in them, he says can be carried out in the depots and warehouses before the lorries even leave for the border. And where there have to be inspections, that will be up to the customs authorities, they can do them where they want, at the depot oi them where they want, at the depot or set them where they want, at the depot orset up them where they want, at the depot or set up the customs equivalent of mot testing centres. But this is nothing like border posts or check posts. It will be a light touch customs policy. Will that be enough to get a deal . Bluntly, someone is going to have to back down. Either the eu is going to have to accept customs checks, or borisjohnson is going to have to abandon customs checks. So far, neither of those outcomes looks likely. Norman smith in manchester, thank you. Ministers will present their new proposals to the eu in the next few days. Our europe correspondent, damian grammaticas, is in brussels. Norman was talking about somebody having to back down, does the eu look likely to do that . Na words, no. The eu expects probably tomorrow oi no. The eu expects probably tomorrow or thursday something coming forward , or thursday something coming forward, and the feeling is it has to be something very different to what you have just heard about to be a cce pta ble what you have just heard about to be acceptable at all, because those ideas, thoughts being floated, a p pa re ntly ideas, thoughts being floated, apparently from earlier papers, and the government says the coming proposal will be different, but those earlier thoughts, the idea about customs posts, as norman said they might be light touch and scattered around, but is semantics, as far as ireland and the eu are concerned, it still amounts to a border with checks, even if it is disposed it amounts to customs checks and comes back to the basic point that the Prime Minister wants, all of the uk, including Northern Ireland, to be in its own customs so different to the eu. Business acetates customs checks. We have heard from the irish deputy pm who tweeted non paper equals nonstarter. The irish europe minister said this is not even a way to move forward. And the german chairman of the Foreign Affairs Committee Said that this would violate the law. The eu will simply not agree to something breaking commitments made as long ago as december 2017 by the uk government to bring in no checks on the island of either micro. Damian grammaticas, thank you. It is almost 1 20pm. Our top story this lunchtime there have been violent clashes in hong kong between police and protestors as china celebrates 70th anniversary of communist rule. And the new Virtual Reality treatment which is helping to unlock the trauma experienced by former soldiers. Coming up in the sport in the next 15 minutes on bbc news, johnny sextons going to captain ireland for the first time when they face russia at the Rugby World Cup injapan on thursday. He is one of 11 changes to the side. Sir mo farahs former coach, Alberto Salazar, has been found guilty of breaking anti doping rules, and will be banned from the sport for four years. The american coach, who ran the prestigious nike oregon project, has been under investigation by officials in the United States since a bbc Panorama Programme first revealed allegations against him in 2015. Mark daly, who was the reporter on that Panorama Programme, has this exclusive report. He is the man who helped turn sir mo farah into britain because my greatest ever track athlete. World renowned coach of the nike oregon project, Alberto Salazar, pictured just days ago at the World Championships in johar, has pictured just days ago at the World Championships injohar, has been found guilty of breaking anti doping rules. He has been banned forfour yea rs rules. He has been banned forfour years after an investigation by the anti doping agency. A panel of arbitrators said salazar had breached doping rules by trafficking the banned steroid testosterone, administering an Intravenous Infusion over the legal limit and tampering with evidence. Farah started training with salazar in 2011 and was unbeatable within a year. He had gone to nikes oregon project in the United States with the full blessing of uk athletics, the full blessing of uk athletics, the sports governing body. But i revealed in a bbc panorama in 2015 necib is a validation is salazar involving the use of banned steroids. A series of allegations against salazar. I will not leave alberto, i have seen no clear evidence. But today mo farah said. Uk athletics, following a review of panoramas allegations, gave farah the green light to continue working with salazar. It said today it acknowledged the judgment and added its investigation. Salazar said he was shocked by the decision and would appeal. Steve magnus was the insider who blew the whistle. I asked magnus was the insider who blew the whistle. Iasked him magnus was the insider who blew the whistle. I asked him about farahs decision not to cut ties sooner. Whistle. I asked him about farahs decision not to cut ties soonerlj decision not to cut ties sooner. |j dont know what he knew or did not know, only he knows that, but i know what he knew from 2015 onwards. You had to face up to those decisions you tie yourself to. Thats part of his legacy deserves to be looked at. He kind of knew what he was getting into. There is no suggestion farah cheated. Now we know his coach did, it leaves farahs cheated. Now we know his coach did, it leaves fa rahs legacy cheated. Now we know his coach did, it leaves farahs legacy and the decisions of uk athletics firmly under the spotlight. For years, weve been told to eat less red or processed meat to reduce our chance of developing cancer, but now a new study has cast doubt on that advice. An International Team of experts has concluded theres little evidence to support it, and the risks from eating bacon, sausages or steak has been overstated. But the study has caused widespread controversy, with one scientist condemning it as dangerously misguided. Our medical correspondent, fergus walsh, reports. There have been repeated studies linking red and especially processed meat with Heart Disease and cancer. The current guidance from the government advises people to eat no more than 70g of red and processed meat a day, equivalent to two rashers of bacon or 1. 5 pork sausages. Now, a team of International Experts has reviewed existing data and found only weak evidence that it is worth trying to cut back. Its worth stressing that they did not find there was no evidence of harm, but simply that it was very weak. The argument here is not so much about the evidence, but how its interpreted. Theres agreement on the evidence linking processed meat to cancer risk. Its a small effect, but it is there. Whats different here is that the researchers are recommending that it doesnt matter that much on an individual level. It doesnt matter that much on an individual level, but when you look at it across a lot of people, those effects can really add up. In 2015, the World Health Organization said eating 50g of processed meat a day, less than two slices of bacon, increased the chances of getting bowel cancer by 18 . In the uk, six out of every 100 people will get bowel cancer at some point. If we all ate an extra 50g of bacon a day for the rest of our lives, one more person per 100 would get bowel cancer. So what did customers at this cafe in Central London make of the latest research . I laughed. Something like this is always coming out in the news. You cant eat this, you can eat this. You shouldnt eat this, you should eat this. Have milk, dont have milk. Have meat, dont have meat. I mean, im lost. The job i do, so active anyway that i can pretty much eat anything i like. Yeah, i dont think its a problem in moderation. Id rather stay away from processed, because i dont know exactly what goes into that. As faras as far as red meats are concerned, straight off the cow, hasnt done me anyhow. Any straight off the cow, hasnt done me anyhow. Any harm. So cutting back on the amount of bacon or burgers you eat may make very little difference to your individual risk of getting bowel cancer, but across a whole population, it could mean preventing thousands of cases per year. Fergus walsh, bbc news. Could Virtual Reality help in unlocking the trauma experienced by members of the armed forces . Researchers in wales are working with former soldiers to develop a new treatment for post Traumatic Stress disorder. The Technology Allows the soldiers to experience simulated warzones, as a way of confronting the pain of the past. The early signs are promising, as tomos morgan reports. At its worst, i. I attempted to take me own life. Matt neve joined the raf at 16. Two years later he was in iraq, as a driver transporting injured and dead soldiers from the conflict. You have all these emotions flowing through you, you know . Fear, upset, you know, anxiety and it all kind of hits you in one wave, because you dont really know whats going on. That took its toll on me, the constant. Just seeing that on a daily basis. Just a year later and matt was medically discharged. Hed began having night terrors, flashbacks, drinking heavily and prone to angry outbursts, and those symptoms began taking a toll on his family. At the time, i did not know why matts behaviour was like that because he didnt actually tell me what he had seen or he had been through, or about hed even been in iraq. It made me think, did i particularly want to be with that person, at the time. 12 years later, after speaking to other veterans whilst competing at the invictus games, matt started looking for his own treatment, but nothing helped. Were going to walk back towards that time of your deployment. Recently, though, hes been taking part in a two year vr trial by Cardiff University and Cardiff University health board. Virtual reality exposure therapy or 3mdr involves patients walking on a treadmill in front of a large cinema style screen, showing images of the traumatic experiences they may have witnessed. I see boots on the ground. Blood. Two thirds of the 42 veterans with treatment resistant ptsd saw on average almost a 40 improvement in symptoms. Even with the evidence available now. And the belief is, that it is not just veterans that could benefit from this treatment. We can see no reason why this could not be applied to individuals with ptsd following other traumatic events, and so what we are doing now is applying for funding to do a much larger study across england, scotland and wales to look at its effectiveness in the National Health service. 3mdr is the only treatment thats managed to help matts symptoms. Although the night terrors remain, his daytime flashbacks have diminished completely and the futures now looking brighter than ever. The recovery journey is still ongoing, itll never end but, planning wise, we are going away as a family, and that is something we would not have done before, really, so its just Little Things like that, little steps going forward, that will make the bigger difference. The duchess of sussex has been carrying out solo engagements on the penultimate day of the royal couples Southern Africa tour. Meghan attended the university ofjohannesburg and took part in a round table discussion about the challenges faced by young women in accessing higher education. The duchess then visited action aid to take part in a discussion about gender based violence. Prince harry is in malawi, attending a Health Outreach programme. Japans victory over ireland was one of the biggest shocks in the history of the Rugby World Cup, and it has sparked a wave of enthusiasm for the sport among the japanese. While organisers at the world athletics championships have struggled with empty seats, there have been no such problems at rugby venues, and theres hope the tournament may leave a lasting legacy. Our sports correspondent, katie gornall, has been speaking to some of the sports newest fans. And we were singing. They came here for the rugby. Come on, scotland, yes . But this world cup is shaping up to be special both on and off the pitch. Its the first time the tournament has come to asia and it has been a cultural feast for these scotland and ireland fans, who told me about their experience of japan. The food has been great, the drink has been good, the people have been super welcoming. It is one of the best tournaments i think i have ever been to. They are just so polite. Ijust love the way they bring their children to the games theyve been showing us around. Theyve gone out of their way to show us around. One person walked a mile just to show us the right way to go. We werent really sure how into it the japanese might be. Massively, is the answer local enthusiasm was there from the opening game, but then it reached a whole new level as japans stunning victory over ireland put them on course for the quarterfinals and brought this traditionally reserved country to its feet. But here, rugby faces big competition. In the popularity stakes, baseball is in a league of its own. There is a real enthusiasm for sport here in japan. You can feel it. The whole reason the world cup came here was try to capture that, to grow the game here in asia and to try to persuade these fans that rugby is a sport worthy of their attention. I sometimes watch rugby games because its become popular now. Do you like rugby . A little i think the baseball is the best injapan because the baseball has a long history. Do you think rugby could ever become may be as popular as baseball . I think the baseball cannot be beaten. I believe that baseball is always the best. Japan has proved to be open to new ideas. Baseball was imported from overseas and the hope for rugby is that it too can make a lasting impression. For now the sport is making its presence felt. Both rugby and japan adding to theirfan base. Katie gornall, bbc news japan. Heavy rain has caused serious flooding on the isle of man. A river broke its banks, and surged through laxey village on the east coast of the island. Police have declared a major incident, and a helicopter was brought in to help people trapped in their houses. Time for a look at the weather. Heres stav. It was pretty bad for many people last night . Yes, another 24hour is of wet weather falling on saturated ground, more flooding was expected. The rain band lingered across Northern England and into the isle of man, which is
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