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Make an emotional appeal for her to return to the uk i wouldnt want to think that she put herself on that plane to go home to avoid what shes done because i couldnt live with myself. Ginger baker groundbreaking rock drummer has died at the age of 80. And at 11 30 well be taking another look at the papers with the independents deputy political editor, rob merrick and broadcaster lynn faulds wood. Good evening. Scores of people have been arrested in hong kong today under new emergency laws brought in to try and end months of civil unrest. Tens of thousands of demonstrators took part in protests and there were violent clashes with riot police. The new law forbids people from Wearing Masks to try and conceal their identity at demonstrations with a possible one year prison sentence. 0ur asia correspondent Rupert Wingfield hayes reports from hong kong. Loud bangs. At what point does a protest movement become a rebellion . Today in hong kong, it felt close to that edge. It is now illegal here to cover yourface in public. But look at these people. Young and old, parents with children, nervous but defiant, determined they will not be stopped from protesting or Wearing Masks. Chanting. If carrie lam and her government were hoping that the new regulation banning the wearing of masks was going to stop people coming out on the streets, well, theyve been proved wrong. Even in this pouring rain, tens of thousands have come out again today, many, many of them Wearing Masks. It is a sign ofjust how little credibility and authority carrie lam and her government now have here. Many protesters are now scared. They fear what is coming but say they cannot give up. Actually, we are afraid but we still go, come out, because we. We know that this is the last chance for hong kong people. Look at the kids. Honestly, look at them. They are very young, and you know, they are fighting for us, you know, it is really for the entire hong kong. I think really we should really stand up and help, honestly. Even though i know that maybe its useless. After two hours, the police decided this illegal show of defiance had gone on long enough. Loud bangs. The police are now behind this wall here inside the Police Station and they have started firing volleys of tear gas over the wall, through these trees and down into the street. The protesters are responding by pouring water onto the tear gas canisters or throwing them back. These are the black clad radicals, the hardcore activists who the facemask ban is aimed at. The government says they are hiding their identities so they can create chaos. Explosions. The tear gas barrage intensifies and the protesters now fall back in a chaotic retreat. Police whistles, shouting. The race is now on to get into the back streets before the police can catch them. But many are too slow and the police overrun them. Among those arrested are two young women. They look like teenagers. The atmosphere is tense, the angerfeverish. As the police finally withdraw, the crowd cheers in victory. Cheering. For now, at least, the streets again belong to the people. Rupert wingfield hayes, bbc news, in hong kong. The Prime Minister has urged the European Union to, in his words, grasp the opportunity to seal a brexit deal. It comes as the french president Emmanuel Macron tells mrjohnson that the eu will decide whether a deal is possible by the end of the week. Eu and uk officials will hold further meetings in brussels tomorrow and as our Political Correspondent iain watson explains, the next few days could be decisive. Deal or no deal . This is a week when that question may finally be answered. Boris johnson is pushing brussels to open serious negotiations on his latest proposals. And government ministers are warning time is short. We have set out very serious proposals, including compromise on our side, and we now need to see creativity and flexibility on the eu side in order to reach that deal. Under Boris Johnsons plan, after brexit, the Northern Ireland assembly could decide whether to remain more in step with some eu rules to ease cross border trade, or adopt any new uk rules instead. Critics say this would give too much power to Northern Irelands dup, and the government seems open to a rethink. But i am told that will be no major modifications to the Prime Ministers plan. And in a phone call today, french president Emmanuel Macron told borisjohnson the eu would evaluate whether a deal was possible by the end of the week. The Prime Minister has a much better chance of getting a deal with brussels if he can convince eu leaders that he can get it through parliament. But borisjohnson does not have a majority at westminster, so he would need at least some help from labour mps. And the Party Leadership are demanding that he makes much bigger compromises than he is currently contemplating if he wants labour support. He has got to move, he has got to compromise in the national and International Interest if he is going to get our support. But what happens if borisjohnson does not get a deal . Ministers have already been discussing how to disrupt eu business if he is forced into seeking a brexit extension that he does not want. However, some european leaders are insisting the uk can still leave on good terms. It certainly is possible, but it depends upon one crucial will element, that also mr johnson as well as the eu are willing and ready to move on a compromise manner. If the offer from the uk turns out to be a sort of take it or leave it, its going to be very difficult. The eu will tell Boris Johnson within days whether a deal is possible, and whether he will have to fight with his opponents at westminster to leave without one. And iain is here with me now. The telegraph is reporting borisjohnson is prepared to launch a legal action in his attempts to ensure the uk can leave the European Union this month with no deal. Im month with no deal. Not quite sure that is entirely correct im not quite sure that is entirely correct but if you talk to anyone in and around downing street, they will emphasise is determined to lead by 0ctober emphasise is determined to lead by october 31. Parliament has passed a law saying there is no deal by the 19th of october, he is going to have to ask for a break brexit extension. There is a route that will taken to court. That route continues but effectively, the scottish courts are looking at ways to compel him to send that letter, and they will make a ruling tomorrow. If Boris Johnson and they will make a ruling tomorrow. If borisjohnson is told tomorrow. If borisjohnson is told to send that letter and there is no wriggle room, and doesnt subsequently do so, likely he will end up back in the Supreme Court and they will then adjudicate on whether that letter should be sent but certainly those around Boris Johnson are not too worried about that prospect because they think if you can say hes been compelled to send that letter, there is no question in the public s mind he did not want to send it, he can still say at that stage, if there is an extension, people of the political establishment will try to frustrate brexit. If he is playing that game and its clearly so transparent, what is the point . Is he going to win over some members of the public . What you see is absolutely essential to get across to the public, that he is not somebody who wants to delay brexit. If he is forced somehow to compromise on that, if that power is taken out of his hands, his big fear at people go to the brexit party. No majority, an election is coming sooner majority, an election is coming sooner rather than later. Delayed until no deal is off the table. He does not want to be outflanked by a party that is even more pro brexit than he is. He has to say to them, this has got nothing to do with me, this has got nothing to do with me, this is not what i want. If you can find any other way of getting around it, by getting a deal this week, and he will do that. That looks highly unlikely because it kind of compromises, isnt to make because you will lose support amongst brexit supporters here. Well talk about this later in the papers in about 20 minutes. The chief constable of Northamptonshire Police has urged the us embassy to waive the diplomatic immunity of an American Woman who is a suspect in the investigation of a fatal car crash. Harry dunn, who was 19, was killed six weeks ago when his motorbike collided with a car. 0ur correspondent Duncan Kennedy has been speaking to his parents who have made a direct appeal for the woman to return to the uk to face justice. He was the son who always smiled, the teenager who loved life. Harry dunns parents, tim and charlotte, say their pain is profound, especially as the Police Suspect in the case has now left the country. For this to happen isjust unbelievable and i just like for this to happen isjust unbelievable and ijust like to come back and tell us why she left, why would she leave and explain to me why she thought leaving was the right way to go. Harry died here when his motorbike was hit by a car driven by the wife of an american diplomat. But despite telling police she would co operate, she has now flown back to the united states, something harrys parents simply cant believe. From mum to mum, believing that she is a mother, i wouldnt want to think that she put herself on the plane to go home to avoid what shes done because i couldnt live with myself. If you couldnt live with myself. If you could meet her, what would you say to this woman, this mother . Come back. Were not out to get put behind bars, if thats what the Justice System ends up doing, we cant stop that but were not out do that. Were out to try and get some peace for ourselves. The woman lifted this Us Air Force Base 200 yards from the crash site. The american Authorities Say they are cooperating closely with the british but tonight, the chief comp co nsta ble of but tonight, the chief comp constable of northamptonshire has written to the american embassy, urging them to letjustice take place. For harry, and for harrys family. Duncan kennedy, bbc news. The High Court Judge who wrote a report on how the metropolitan police handled what turned out to be entirely false claims of a westminster paedophile ring says there were then shocking failures at the independent 0ffice of Police Conduct which investigates police officers. Sir Richard Henriques stinging criticism is in tomorrows daily mail newspaper. Our Home Affairs Correspondent Daniel Sandford is with me now. Whats he been saying . Well, you would remember that the report of sir Richard Henriques into how police investigated this made up paedophile ring was published in lots of detail on friday and his most strong criticism of the force was the Way Police Officers had obtained search warrants for the homes of theirformer obtained search warrants for the homes of their former chief of general staff, lord brittan, and harvey proctor. He said those search wa rra nts harvey proctor. He said those search warrants had been obtained illegally because the detectives had misled districtjudge by saying their witness was very credible when there we re witness was very credible when there were concerns about the witnesses. That was referred to the office of Police Conduct. After many, many months, they decided they should be no further action and sir Richard Henriques is sort of in disbelief about the outcome. He says he cant believe that none of the officers should face even some kind of Disciplinary Proceedings or criminal proceedings. He talks about the delay in reaching the findings as gross and inexcusable, the investigation was minimal and unprofessional and Decision Making was flawed. He says its a matter of profound regret that one of the most u nsatisfa ctory profound regret that one of the most unsatisfactory and ever ridden criminal investigations in history should be followed by a lemon doubly slow investigation. A malfunctioning police force has not received the necessary oversight the home secretary will wish to address. I should say the io pc tonight pushed back quite hard saying theirs was the borough and detailed investigation. Its an argument that is going to go on as they publish their findings is going to go on as they publish theirfindings tomorrow is going to go on as they publish their findings tomorrow and we see what sir Richard Henriques says when he sees the detail. Daniel, thank you. A second whistleblower has emerged in the controversy about President Trumps conversations with his ukranian counterpart. Mr trump has already been accused of asking the ukranians to dig for dirt on his rivaljoe biden. There are also reports that us secretary of state mike pompeo has not yet come into compliance with a subpoena for documents in the impeachment investigation. Earlier, our washington correspondent Chris Buckler told us what we know about this second whitsleblower. The second whistle blower is a Us Intelligence official who apparently had first hand knowledge of this controversial conversation that took place between resident trump and president zelensky of the ukraine. President trump asked zelensky to launch an investigation intojoe biden and his son, hunter, into their business dealings in the country. But beyond that we dont know an awful lot about this. At this stage we understand that he has spoken to the Inspector General who acts as a watchdog for the Intelligence Community in the us. Whats going to be very important is not who the whistle blower is, but exactly what they have to say. Tell us more about secretary of state mike pompeo and these reports that he isnt complying with the subpoena. What does that mean . What is he being asked for . So basically democrats are pushing for a range of different information as part of their impeachment enquiries. Now, the democrats believe that already they have information against President Trump because they have the transcript that shows he asked for an investigation. They say that that shows he was asking a Foreign Government to interfere in a us election which they say is illegal and impeachable. The president s argument back is that it was far from the case, he was asking for an investigation into corruption, his right as the us president. Though ti must be said, he has no evidence of wrongdoing by either of the bidens and he continues to make more unsubstantiated allegations and has done so recently on twitter. At the same time, democrats believe there is more. As a result theyre asking the white house and state department for lots of documents and theyve issued some subpoenas. At the heart of this is an attempt to get anything that would show there was pressure put on the ukraine. There have been suggestions that the white house may have dangled a visit to the white house, some kind of summit between the president s or alternatively it may be that they would suspend Security Assistance to try to force this investigation to take place. That strongly denied by the white house but the democrats want to see the documents about any discussions. And until this point they say theyve been stonewalled by mike pompeo and it the state department and the white house but they are determined and aggressively attempting to obtain these documents. Which could set up a legal battle even before there is an attempted impeachment of donald trump. Sport and time for a full round up from the bbc sport centre. Good evening. The world athletics championships have come to a close in doha and Great Britain have failed to hit their medal target after a disappointing night in the relays. Its been a championships with some memorable performances that will also be remembered for empty seats and a very high profile drugs bust. 0ur Sports Correspondent Natalie Pirks has been there throughout. It was perhaps fitting for a championships riddled with controversy that britains night finished in drama. Confusion, there, and Great Britain and Northern Ireland gone. It meant the nation fell two medal short of their target, the teams worst championships since 2005. The womens 4x400 metre quartet came forth but were briefly bumped up to bronze but then were out of medals again. But it doesnt tell the whole tale. Sunshine off the track and an assassin on it, Dina Asher Smith became the first british athlete to win three medals at the same championship and became a World Champion to boot. Its Dina Asher Smith shes the champion i dont know what to say, i dont think it has properly sunk in. I dreamt of this but it is real now. And Katarina Johnson thompson came to dhofar like a woman reborn, the stadium now forever etched in the memory as the scene of her greatest heptathlon victory. Thats an excellent run, 13. 08 it actually felt like a dream, the lights and everything, its just been unbelievable and i cant believe this is the result. World athletics is in a very healthy state and british athletics are very much part of that. We have gold medallists, finalists here and that means we are punching with the rest of the world. Well, the performances here at the khalifa stadium have been fantastic, but away from the track there have been plenty of issues for organisers to deal with. The atmosphere here tonight is amazing but it hasnt always been this way. When Dina Asher Smith made history last weekend, the lack of crowds was a depressing sight. The humidity was also an issue, a third of the starters in the womens marathon, held at midnight, failed to finish. When the news broke that mo farahs former coach Alberto Salazar had been banned for four years for doping offences, it hung over the stadium like a dark cloud, shrouding his star athletes, whod done nothing wrong. And human rights were also high on the agenda, with the governing body defending the decision to hold the championships here. I passionately believe that sport can shine a spotlight on so many issues that other areas of the world simply do not want to address. With the world cup looming, lessons have undoubtedly been learned by qatar, and as the curtain goes down on the first World Championships in the middle east, britains games can turn further east, to the tokyo 0lympics, with some optimism. Natalie pirks, bbc news, doha. Its been a very bad day for the football champions of both england and scotland. In the premier league, Manchester City were beaten 2 0 at home by wolves city couldnt convert their possession into goals despite numerous chances and wolves caught them on the counter attack twice late on. Adama traore with both for the visitors. It was citys first defeat at home in any competition for ten months. There were three other premier league games today. It goes from bad to worse for manchester united, beaten 1 0 at newcastle united. Chelsea are up to fifth in the table after an impressive 4 1win at southampton, while a david luiz goal was enough for arsenal to beat bournemouth at the emirates. In scotland, livingstone have beaten celtic for the first time in the clubs history. The champions had Ryan Christie sent off in the first half and then conceded two goals in the second half. Rangers have overtaken them at the top of the table after they thumped hamilton 5 0. Frankie dettori and enable missed out on a record third win in europes richest race, the prix de larc de triomphe. The hot favourite and winner for the last two years was clear in the final stages at longchamp but was just pipped on the line by Pierre Charles boudot riding waldgeist a record eighth win in the arc for trainer andre fabre. Thats all the sport for now. You can find more on all those stories on the bbc sport website. Thats bbc. Co. Uk sport. James, thank you very much. A Murder Investigation has been launched after three men were found dead at an address in colchester in essex. Police were called to the property last night following concerns for the welfare of two men. Officers found two people dead inside the third was discovered in a car outside. A 32 year old man has been arrested. A bus driver in sheffield has been stabbed. The ao year old man was taken to hospital but has since been discharged. The incident happened near the crucible theatre atjust after two oclock this afternoon. A spokesman for the bus company described it as a serious attack, and they were working closely with the police. A 17 year old boy has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder. The United Nations is calling for an end to senseless loss of life in iraq after days of unrest claimed more than 100 lives and injured 6,000 other people. Iraqis have been demonstrating against corruption and high unemployment. Today, at least eight people have been killed in clashes between Anti Government protesters and police in baghdad. Iraq has denied its Security Forces have been firing directly at demonstrators. Heres our middle east editor, jeremy bowen. Its mainly young men on the streets. At times the iraqi Security Forces have answered their protests with live bullets. Thats why so many have been killed. Deadly force can only increase the anger of the demonstrators. The clashes have prompted the un in iraq to demand an end to what it calls a senseless loss of life. Security forces have been deployed by the Prime Minister who has also appealed for calm. If the security situation worsens, he warns the risk is the destruction of the state. These protests havent come out of nowhere. Their roots lie in the terrible damage inflicted on iraq and its people by decades of war and the failure of politicians to unite and rebuild a fragile country. A big force driving them to demonstrate is unemployment. Even those with jobs are struggling. Almost a quarter of the population lives on less than us 2 per day according to the world bank. This man says he has a masters degree but the government wouldnt even hire him, he says, as a street sweeper. All these young people, he complained, are treated unfairly. Frustration feeds their anger. Iraq has the worlds fourth biggest oil reserves. It should be rich. But its also one of the most corrupt countries in the world. Another generation has grown up in a state that cant offer them much more than a very hard life. These demonstrations are born of desperation. Jeremy bowen, bbc news. Heavy rain has hit the east of england, leading to flooding across norfolk. This was the scene on the a117 near honingham, west of norwich, a little earlier. Trains between norwich and lowestoft and norwich and Great Yarmouth are now running after flooding earlier closed the line. The rock drummer ginger baker, a founder member of the band cream, has died at the age of 80. Alongside eric clapton and jack bruce, cream sold millions of albums in the 1960s. Ginger baker was known for his groundbreaking drumming technique, his showmanship, and his flaming red hair which sparked the nickname ginger. David sillito looks back at his life. Drum solo. It was in 1966 that ginger baker decided he wanted his own band. Cream, with eric clapton and jack bruce, was described as a supergroup. And his freewheeling jazz inspired improvisations marked him out as one of the great rock drummers. I play to what i hear and its all thats happening all the time, which is why its never the same. Born in lewisham in south london, hed started out playing jazz. And there were many bands over the years because he was not always easy company. The director who made a documentary about his life ended up with a broken nose. Nevertheless, his work with african artists at his lagos studio, his melding of jazz and rock, he was a pioneer. It was a turbulent life of drugs, feuds and a love of polo. But behind the drums, he was one of the greats. Ginger baker who has died at the age of 80. Tributes have been pouring in for ginger baker from the great and the good of the rock world. Paul mccartney says ginger baker was a great drummer, wild and lovely guy. He added, sad to hear that he died but the memories never will. Mickjagger says sad news hearing that ginger baker has died. He was a fiery but extremely talented and innovative drummer. And fellow drummer, ringo starr says god bless ginger baker incredible musician wild and inventive drummer. Peace and love to his family. Now its time for a look at the weather. Hello. We have had a deluge, as you heard on the news a minute or two ago, across eastern parts of england. But, equally, it was very wet last night in scotland, where in the west we had 60 millimetres of rain. Today, east anglia, 111 15 millimetres of rain, which is we saw has led to flooding. There are flood warnings out on some of the rivers across Eastern England and scotland as well, and with more rain to come in the next 2a hours. The same amount of rain, but any rain on the saturated ground at the moment is not good news. It is coming courtesy of the next area of low pressure, not just when we of the next area of low pressure, notjust when we are concerned about this time, but a steady autumnal gale. Severe gales are possible for scotland. Those will come in as we go through the night time. Through the night time those will maintain our temperatures in double figures. Further east it could be a little bit cool first thing and there could be mist and fog. But another wet and potentially very windy rush hour. Lots of spray and standing water on the rose across scotland, Northern Ireland, wales, northern and western england. It may take time for that rain to arrive in eastern errors. Any early faultless, it may be right for a time. Any early faultless, it may be right fora time. Any early faultless, it may be right for a time. Eastern areas. Following on, even with brighter skies, we will see plenty of empty shower was coming in. And still that strong and blustery breeze. Temperatures average for the time of year. Very similar to today. As we go through tomorrow evening, overnight rain drags its heels to clear from southern errors. Not as heavy as it has been today. The ground is saturated and the river levels are full. We are concerned that could be further local flooding. Low pressure sits with us. It might be more showery in the rain on tuesday, but when it comes along you will know about it, it will be torrential. The low pressure overhead. Hail, thunder and lightning, squally winds, sunshine in between, but without strong and gusty wind. It looked stronger for england and wales on tuesday, possibly the windiest day for the week, tuesday in the south. Temperatures 15 17, perhaps a smidgen above average. No worries with ross because we have so much wind and cloud. It is almost a repeat performance on wednesday, but different areas catching the showers. Nevertheless, a very showery picture as you can see. The devil will be in the detail with these showers. If you have plans this week, please dont make this the last four because you see because we have further doubles to come, some windy weather, but at least there will be some sunshine as well