Show in half an hour. Much of hong kong is shut down after violent demonstrations led to the suspension of the citys Public Transport Network many shopping centres, banks and businesses have been unable to open. Thousands of people have taken to the streets to protest against a newly imposed ban on wearing face masks. The protesters use the masks to avoid identification. Hong kongs leader, carrie lam, is warning that she can no longer tolerate rioters destroying the territory. The extreme actions of the extreme actions of rioters the extreme actions of rioters created a very dark night for hong kong, and made Hong Kong Society semi paralysed. Everyone is very worried and concerned, or even scared. The government will suppress violence with the greatest determination. I appeal to everyone to support the government in suppressing violence in accordance with the law, condemn violence together and cut ties with rioters with a firm well. Lets talk to our correspondent robin brant whos in hong kong. This political crisis just seems to deepen, robin. It does. This morning there has been a protest of up to 2000 people, who made their way down to the premium shopping district here in hong kong. They have blocked the roads and were there for a brief period of time, but then they dispersed. There are a few hundred here now, but what do you see . Not just mostly young people, but lots of people Wearing Masks, and that tells you what these protesters think about that emergency measure brought in yesterday by the government, which makes wearing a mask and covering your face if you are atan mask and covering your face if you are at an illegal gathering, a criminal act. They frankly dont care. So, we have been organised to protest this morning. There was disruption on the streets, but low level and no trouble that we saw or that we have heard of, say pretty come here today. The Metro Network is shut and it closed yesterday, so there is a sense of paralysis. Shopping centres are also closed. There will be lots of Convenience Stores closed this evening in anticipation of more trouble this evening, but the sense we are getting is that people are staying away, and maybe just getting is that people are staying away, and maybejust making getting is that people are staying away, and maybe just making that decision to keep the Metro Network chatis decision to keep the Metro Network chat is the reason for that because it makes it difficult for people to get around, it makes it difficult for people to getaround, and it makes it difficult for people to get around, and it makes difficult for sizeable numbers to gather in a protest. Are the authorities or the police anywhere near moving in on people who are Wearing Masks . No, not at all. I dont think they intend to. It has been some local reporting, discussing those emergency measures. Interestingly yesterday, the Hong Kong Government said it is an emergency law, but they dont see hong kong as being in a state of emergency. There was local reporting about the Police Taking time to implement these new powers, see what happens, you know, the truth is that you have people Wearing Masks and there is talk of a big show on monday of protesters Wearing Masks across the city as eve ryo ne returns Wearing Masks across the city as everyone returns to work. At the police going to arrest everyone who they think is attending a gathering . 0r, they think is attending a gathering . Or, with a just tip of the hard core of radical protesters, those they believe are behind much of the violence . That is more likely perhaps, but for now, that is what the protesters think about not being allowed to wear masks. They are being very peaceful today, the disruption on the streets has annoyed some people in cars, but we have not seen any police anywhere. Robin, thank you. The government has indicated it could clarify its new brexit offer after the eu called for fundamental changes. Talks will resume on monday after the eu said the uks proposed alternative to the irish backstop could not be the basis the government has indicated it could clarify its new Brexit Borisjohnson has insisted the only options are a new deal or no deal. 0ur Political CorrespondentSusana Mendonca is here with me now. The question still remains, what is going to happen if there is not a deal agreed at the end of october . The government is still insisting they will exit, but they have not said how. Yes, there is a low in place which basically says if the government has not agreed a deal with parliament by october 19, then it has to ask the eu for an extension, said it has to send a letter to the European Union asking for that extension. There was a court case going on at the moment in scotland, where those who have taken that there are basically trying to make sure that borisjohnson does a baby law. The Prime Minister said that he will obey the law, but at the same time he is saying he will leave on october 31 will obey the law. But it is not clear that if you cant get a deal through parliament and the law as it stands it says we cant leave. A sense we are getting certainly from the government, is that perhaps they are looking for alternatives, other ways to get around that law. In terms of the letter that they sent to the court this week, a lot of people are suspecting that perhaps this is about discouraging the court from making some kind of ruling that would allow the cabinet secretary to send that letter to the eu if it comes to it, and the government needs to ask for an extension. There isa needs to ask for an extension. There is a lot of speculation. We dont know how the government would get around that law, and have asked leave on october 31 if it cant get a deal. That brings us back to this need to get a deal, and they are talking to the eu about that. The eu has not been particularly positive about the idea that borisjohnson came up with this week, where he talks about the idea of keeping Northern Ireland in the single market, but leaving the customs union, which would mean some kind of customs checks on the border between Northern Ireland and the republic. So, unless he can really make that happen, it is not clear as to what happens at the end of october. Someone i spoke to yesterday in dublin was suggesting that maybe the private conversations could indicate that britain will be difficult if they dont exit now in future financial negotiations that affect the eu for the next few months, or that they would ask somebody else, like hungary, to veto the extension. That line is also in the telegraph. How much credence is being given to that. This idea has been knocking about for a while, and people were talking about how can the government get away with having to ask for an extension, and what happens if you get a country to veto. This idea has been around for a while. Whether or not they could get the hungarian government to veto is another matter because that would not go down well within the eu 27, and presumably, hungary wants to keep good relations with other european countries. What we know, i was talking to downing street earlier on today, he said they were not commenting on this, but we have heard from the Hungarian Foreign minister, he said that he had not been asked, no specific requests have been made to the hungarian government. Looking ahead this week, expected prorogation again ahead of the queen speech on monday. People are making the point, how can you have a queens speech when borisjohnson how can you have a queens speech when Boris Johnson wants how can you have a queens speech when borisjohnson wants an election . Yes, the queens speech will be his programme for government. As you say, his government. As you say, his government is in a tenuous situation at the moment, and he wants to have at the moment, and he wants to have a general election. Some see this as stalling tactics, that if you have a queens speech, then time within parliament is devoted to discussing that speech, and perhaps that is why he is doing it. In terms of the prorogation, that is what has to be done before a queens speech. While the previous prorogation was ruled to be unlawful this would only be for a few days. Thank you. Senior democrats leading the impeachment inquiry into President Trump are demanding the white house hands over documents for their investigation. Mr trump is accused of pressuring ukraine to investigate his political rivaljoe biden, which he denies. Heres our washington correspondent, chris buckler. What one president asked another is at the heart of the democrats impeachment enquiry, and they are determined to find out how far donald trump was prepared to go to push the ukrainian leader into investigating his political rival joe biden, and his businessman son, hunter. The chairman of three congressional committees have now issued subpoenas demanding documents that they hope will also reveal what was being discussed inside the white house. In an open letter, they said multiple requests had been ignored, and they accused President Trump of choosing a path of defiance, abstraction and cover up. Donald trump did ask the ukrainian president to launch an enquiry into joe biden, but he claimed that was his right. This is about corruption, and if you look and you read our constitution and many other things, i have an obligation to look into corruption. I have an actual obligation and a duty. And, amid all the talk of impeachment, donald trump continues to make unfounded allegations about joe trump continues to make unfounded allegations aboutjoe biden. He hopes to challenge him in next year s president ial election. Hopes to challenge him in next year s president ial election. There is iio s president ial election. There is no evidence, none, not a scintilla, not one little tiny piece. The American People know me, and they know me. Him. Even people who support him now he lives constantly. Democrats believe the president is theissue democrats believe the president is the issue to put pressure on the ukrainian government, and that has been given more weight by this newly revealed text by bill taylor, the most senior diplomat in ukraine. Donald trump insists that there was no quid pro quo, but democrats say they need to see all of the white house document to get a clear picture of the president of s actions. And a little earlier chris explained how this order to hand over evidence or subpoena came about. Democrats inside congress have been asking the white house for these documents and now by issuing this subpoenas they are demanding them. This is all intended to put pressure on the president. They want to see a full, rather than a rough transcript, of exactly what donald trump said to his ukrainian counterpart back injuly. You might remember that controversially on that call, donald trump asked the ukrainian president to launch an investigation into his political rival and potential president ial candidate joe biden. Democrats rival and potential president ial candidatejoe biden. Democrats also wa nt to candidatejoe biden. Democrats also want to find any documents that suggest people in the white house we re suggest people in the white house were discussing the possibility of suspending Security Assistance to ukraine. I have been suggestions that the president might have been looking at that as something that he could use as a bargaining chip with ukraine. There has also been a letter from the three chairmen of congressional committees looking into impeachment, and in that they say they have been stonewalled by the white house, and they accuse the president of choosing a path of defiance, abstraction and cover up. Those are strong words, and there has been a strong response from the white house, in which they say this is nothing but a time waster and a waste of taxpayers money, and they also say that the inquiries will show that the president did nothing wrong. Doctors in the United States have confirmed that the us senator and left wing president ial contender, bernie sanders, had a heart attack on tuesday. Mr sanders was released from hospital in las vegas on friday, and issued a statement saying he was feeling great. The 78 year old suspended his campaign after having an operation on his heart, during which stents were successfully inserted. The duke of sussex has launched a legal battle against the tabloid press taking action against the owners of the sun, the now defunct news of the world, and the daily mirror, in relation to alleged phone hacking. Its not yet clear when prince harrys allegations date from, but in a phone hacking trial in 2011 he was named, along with prince william, as a victim. His move follows the announcement that his wife meghan is taking separate legal action against the mail on sunday. Ben ando has more. The end of another high profile tour fulfilling their royal duties, meeting and greeting, but amid ever frostier relations between the prince and the press. Now, harry is suing the publishers of two tabloid newspapers, the sun and the mirror, over allegations his mobile phone was hacked, its thought, in the early 2000s. The phone hacking scandal led to the closure of the mighty news of the world newspaper in 2011. And, during a trial that year, princes harry, william and kate middleton, now the duchess of cambridge, were named as victims. But why is the prince suing now . Royals rarely reach for a lawyer or a writ, and the reason is that its such a high Risk Strategy. They can be cross examined, they can also have disclosure go to places that they dont really want. So it is a very high Risk Strategy, the things that are outside their control, but its also a high Risk Strategy for the editors who are going to have to give evidence too. There are strong suggestions that in taking this action, harry is ignoring the advice of palace officials. But ever since he refused to take part in the traditional newborn baby photocall when his son archie was born in may, its been clear that the duke of sussex is ready to challenge expectations of how much or how little privacy members of the royal family can expect. On tuesday in south africa, the duke accused britains tabloids of a Ruthless Campaign against his wife meghan, and she started Legal Proceedings against the mail on sunday, claiming it unlawfully published a private letter. It seems the sussexes believe only the courts can give them the privacy they feel theyre entitled to. Ben ando, bbc news. The headlines on bbc news protests continue in hong kong as demonstrators respond angrily to a ban on wearing face masks. The government indicates it could clarify its new brexit offer after the eu called for fundamental changes. Senior democrats in the us demand the white house hands over documents for their impeachment inquiry into President Trump. Sport, and for a full round up from the bbc sport centre, heresjohn watson. Lets start at the Rugby World Cup where england have just lets start at the Rugby World Cup where england havejust redeemed against argentina in their third game. They are leading 15 3. A wind would see them reach the quarterfinals. They have scored three tries safer. Argentina have had a player sent off, say things going well for england so far. Early this morning, australia remain on course to reach the quarterfinals after beating uruguay. Remember, they were beaten by wales in the group. A good finish in the end. The youngest player to start for australia in a world cup. He scored two tries, this was his second. This was australia s final score, seven in total, and they will qualify if wales beat fiji in four days time. Last season, Salford Red Devils were nearly relegated, but this year they could be super league champions. They reach their first ever grand final with a win against defending champions wigan. They have one of the lowest budget in the competition and now face saint helens for the title. That is at old trafford next weekend. Fast times at the world athletics championships last night. The men talked up the best time this year to qualify as the reigning world champions they were anchored home by Nathaniel Mitchell break. He brought it home in a time of 37. 56 seconds. It isa it home in a time of 37. 56 seconds. It is a season best. Brazil came second and usa were third. The women came second in the heat behind jamaica. She will return for the tea m jamaica. She will return for the team in tonight s final. In the mens 20 kilometre race last night, tom bosworth finished in seventh place. He was disqualified from the event at the last World Championships and was delighted to finish strongly here, but will be able to sympathise with fellow brit callu m able to sympathise with fellow brit callum wilkinson, he was disqualified. It was one by the japanese contestant, who took gold. All eyes will be on top and today after a pretty disastrous week. They play brighton at 12 30pm after being beaten at home to bind the munich on tuesday. The defeat led to more questions about the attitude of players and the manager pochettino. The argentinian insists his side can turn things around. I cannot justify the turn things around. I cannotjustify the result. The result appears to be bigger things, and of course you cannot stop the comments. But in three days i hope com plete comments. But in three days i hope complete change. It is important that it complete change. It is important thatitis complete change. It is important that it is clear that we are all together, and we are going to find a way to win again. In the scottish premiership, rangers and celtic are not in action until tomorrow. Today, st johnstone and celtic are not in action until tomorrow. Today, stjohnstone travel tomorrow. Today, stjohnstone travel to ross county. Third motherwell host st mirren as they attempt to close the gap between themselves and rangers in second. England s winner take on brazil in a friendly in middlesbrough to saturn, hoping to end a run of four games without a win. England beat them earlier this week. This year. Nicky to paris is the only recognised striker available to phil neville. Hopefully these people that have come and bought tickets and we have got a sell out stadium, which is fantastic, they can really get behind us and put us on. As players, we are determined to put on a good performance and show what we are really about. It will be a tough game, but when we play in these High Pressure environments, it really does bring out the best in us. Coverage gets under way at 12 35 p on bbc one. England have extended their lead over argentina at the Rugby World Cup. It is now 22 3 in the second half. Thats all for now. More than 1,600 uk high street shops have closed as a result of restructuring deals since the beginning of last year, according to new figures. The local data company has looked at the impact of so called Company Voluntary arrangements, and found that nearly two thirds of closed stores are still sitting empty. Our business correspondent, emma simpson, has more. They have been trading for more than 100 years at this store. Its a beautiful cut. A Family Business that prides itself on expertise and service. The 0gden brothers have been keeping a close eye on their high street, too. And these last two years, its lost a bit of its sparkle. This is the prime shopping area, then . Its lovely. It is. It is a lovely street, and it has, yeah, always been a premium shopping street in harrogate. But youve got gaps now . But weve got gaps, and its very sad to see, because, you know, five years ago, it would have been unthinkable to have these empty units. Its a real shame. Even this attractive and popular spa town isnt immune from our changing shopping habits. I think its the cost of trading in harrogate are quite high, the rents are high, the rates are high, and i think all that needs to happen is if footfalljust drops off a fraction, it becomes less viable. Its the big chains that have been pulling out a familiar story on high streets up and down the country. And weve been crunching the numbers. Since the start of 2018, 23 chains have done restructuring deals to cut costs. Theyre known as Company Voluntary arrangements, a form of insolvency proceedings. So far, 1,676 outlets have shut, mainly in retail, and nearly two thirds of them are still sitting empty. Heres one of them. This used to be the Early Learning centre. They shut the doors and handed back the keys, leaving the landlord with a substantial repairing liability up to possibly £100,000. Now this letting agent is trying to fill the gap. Its the toughest market ive ever known for retail properties, certainly. Landlords have to reduce the rents, the government have to reduce the rates liability, which is substantial, and i think the Town Councils have to help by reducing car parking, having an hours free parking or Something Like that. He wouldnt let it to a chain again . I dont think he would let it to a chain again, no. Heres another chain that left, but its just got a new lease of life. This local business got a deal and moved in. 0ur landlord has been lovely, and hes taken a chance on us. We are an independent business, were a family run business, and we want to bring something back, and we want to be in the town centre and looking around, this is what people want. While other town centres are battling for survival, the challenge here is keeping harrogate special a recipe that might now need a tweak. Emma simpson, bbc news, harrogate. Joining me now is vidhya alakeson, the chief executive of the power to change, an independent Charitable Trust that supports and develops Community Businesses in england. What are Community Businesses . They are what are Community Businesses . They a re locally rooted what are Community Businesses . They are locally rooted businesses that trade for the benefit of their local community. They are in a local place for the long time, and that is why they have a big part to play. What does it actually mean . For example, they are community shops, leisure centres, parks, say businesses owned by local people, run for the benefit of their local community, be investing back into their local communities. Surely that happens in high street anyway, and if they were going to be successful, they would work . We have supported many of these across the country, and we have seen that they are skilled at taking on empty properties, bringing life back to those streets, and being there for the long term. That is not an answer to rejuvenating the answer, people are moving online, there needs to be properly thought through reinvestment of these places, otherwise people need to move. That is what we are arguing, that there shouldnt be a sole focus on reinvigorating high streets. These alkalinity Led Businesses of all kinds and they need to be part of the next. Communities should be an essential part of driving forward change on the high street because they are the long term curators of they are the long term curators of the high street. Isnt thatjust series of well the microwave that isnt an honest solution. Series of well the microwave that isnt an honest solutionlj series of well the microwave that isnt an honest solution. I dont think so. We have got examples in hastings, scunthorpe, think so. We have got examples in hastings, scu nthorpe, all across think so. We have got examples in hastings, scunthorpe, all across the country, driving this change. They are skilled at the end there for the long term, delivering something their communities once, so they dont come and go with the economic cycle. Thank you. There are fresh calls for a change in the law on assisted dying, from the family of an 80 year old woman who has been cleared of killing her terminally ill husband. Mavis eccleston and her husband dennis were both found unconscious at their home in staffordshire after taking an overdose. Mavis recovered but was later charged with murder. John maguire has been to speaking to their daughterjoy. Married for 60 years, their intention was to die as they have lived, together. 18 months ago, Dennis Eccleston was suffering with terminal bowel cancer. He just wanted to end his life without any pain and go without any treatment. So his wife mavis gave him an overdose of prescription medicine before taking one herself. Both were found unconscious at their bungalow in staffordshire. But after hospital treatment, mavis survived. She was then charged with her husbands murder. That word murder that doesnt live in our lives. You know, were normal people and when you hear that someones been murdered, you think of something horrific and this was my mum and dad we were talking about. So i was literally. I was holding on to her and just didnt want her to i didnt want them to take her, and you could see that they they didnt want to take her but they had to, because it was theirjob. And so obviously, she went away, bless her, and shes only four foot eight, in a nightie, dressing gown and slippers, because we got told she was just gonna be away for three hours. It ended up being nearly 30. After a trial lasting almost three weeks, a jury found mavis not guilty. Her family are joining calls for a change in legislation to allow assisted dying. The law exists to protect the sanctity of life. How can a law like this be introduced and how can a law do both things . Well, they have it in another countries and it works perfectly well. Were talking about people not the Vulnerable People people who are of sound mind to have that choice, to be able to turn around and say this is it now. This is how i would like to go. So for instance, my dad i would like to go at home with my family around me. And then, of course, youre going to have the medical team there, youre to have signed all of the documents and everything else. Theyre going to have been safeguarded. Were not talking aboutjust anybody being able to do it and get away with it. This is not what were talking about at all. Were talking about a law. One which the government says would have to be approved by parliament which, four years ago, voted against a change. But maviss family says they will keep campaigning after the loss of their father and very nearly losing their mother. John maguire, bbc news, staffordshire. The death toll from Anti Government protests in iraq has risen. Protests have spread across the country in the last five days, with clashes between demonstrators and police intensifying on friday. The Influential Shiite cleric has added his voice to calls for the Prime Minister to step down. Shia. A british australian woman and her australian boyfriend have been released from a prison in iran after being held for three months. Jolie king and mark firkin were arrested for reportedly flying a drone without a permit. The competitive world of publishing has seen many titles come and go, but one monthly magazine has Just Launched its 500th edition after almost half a century. Gay times is now europes longest running lgbt publication and ben hunte has been looking at how its changed through the decades. Glossy magazines fill the shelves, but this one, which looks like coffee table material, started 47 years ago as a monthly voice for gay activists. Here in the national lgbt archives in east london, you will find a treasure trail of queer history. One of the things we have seen within this magazine, within the first edition, is media watch. Talk me through what media watch was. It was basically a look at what was being said in the National Media about the Lgbt Community at the time. Loonies who want to send to family life. And even more relevant, save the children sordid sex lessons. Reading some of the headlines here, they arent too dissimilar to some of the headlines that we actually see today. Of course, predominantly targeted at what was called the Gay Community then, but within lgbt communities, some of these headlines being targeted towards people with a trans experience now, quite often in well known media titles. Today, the 500th edition has changed quite a bit. The magazine has diversified, and so has the business model. The magazine now really only represents a tenth of the gay times organisation. We work much more with the community in content channels across social and digital platforms, with the biggest lgbt