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We start with breaking news this hour. Police in hong kong have used live ammunition at pro democracy demonstrations and shot one protester at close range. Protesters had called for a general strike on monday and have been trying to disrupt transport in hong kong by setting up barricades. Shocking pictures of the incident in the sai wan ho district were live streamed on social media. An unarmed demonstrator can be seen approaching an officer, and then falling to the ground after being shot at close local media are reporting that he is in Critical Condition in hospital. Letters across to hong kong now. Martin yip is there. Let us. What are the latest details what has happened there . Well, we are yet to learn what actually happened before the shooting incident. What we can say for now, what they have just learned from the eastern hospital, their press office, that they are refusing to release any information at this stage. While the police, the press office line was quite engaged, asa press office line was quite engaged, as a manager to call through, they did confirm two people were actually sent to hospital, but they cant confirm both of them were injured by live bullets either. They believe one of them was injured by live bullets as we can see in the pictures that you just add. And of course they dont have any confirmation on the situation as yet. As for the second one being sent to hospital, what happened to him. It is still a fluid situation with limited details at this stage. And what is unusual, were to seeing his protest at the weekend, this was a morning as commuters were going about their business going to work these are protest. About their business going to work these are protest. Yes, but it is not unprecedented. Back in the early months of these protests there were stu d e nts months of these protests there were students on the street almost every day and they tried to call for strikes, they called to disrupt transport by locking train doors, setting up roadblocks in major thoroughfares, they did the same back then, but it was believed, people had the belief, that once school terms resumed back in september these protests would die down and thats why somehow saw protests continuing only in the weekends. But this call for strike was somehow related to the death of a university students, a Hong Kong University of science and Technology Student back last week. They somehow called it rather in a hurry and they did call out some sort of wildcat disruption to the city transport. It seems they may be changing tactics once again. Can you provide a bit of context for us. If these pictures are as they seem and obviously you mentioned we are waiting for official confirmation and details, if they are as they seem how much of an escalation does this amount to in the protests there in hong kong . Well, its hard to tell if these pictures will escalate the incident. This is already the third confirmed gun shooting incident. Back on october one there was one that young man injured also, also by live ammunition at close range. And then there was a second young man, a teenager, injured just a few days later. So this will be the third incident with someone involved getting close to a protest being shot by live ammunition. But its also a possibility that if protest is wanted to express their anger towards the death of the student in the past week, this incident, this shooting incident might also just paul moore oil on the fire, if you can put it that way. I know you will be staying across this for us. Martin yip in hong kong. Thank you very much. That is just to confirm the pictures that were apparently showing a protester shot at close range in hong kong, live streamed on social media and any more details we get on that incident we will of course bring them to you on bbc world news. The authorities in australia have declared a state of emergency as 64 bushfires continue to burn several of them on the outskirts of sydney. A0 of the fires are described as out of control. Firefighters are warning the situation could deteriorate further, with high temperatures, strong winds and low humidity expected. Heres freya cole. Authorities in australia arent taking any chances. Theyve issued a state of emergency in both New South Wales and queensland as bushfires of wreak havoc for a fourth day. There is no doubt that the fire danger s we will see in and around sydney is unprecedented. Because under these conditions fires will start incredibly quickly, they will spread very, very rapidly and we dont want people in the path of them because thatis people in the path of them because that is the potential for them to be kilde. Firefighters are bracing for the worst ahead of tomorrows dangerous forecast killled. High temperatures, strong winds, and low humidity area temperatures, strong winds, and low humidity are a deadly mix during a push emergency. The message to residents is to leave now while they can. For many it is a difficult decision, but there have been warned help may not be available when the fire arrives. Im cool, mate, im cool fire arrives. Im cool, mate, im cool. Thousands of people have been displaced. Camping out in makeshift evacuation centres and have been told they cant go home until its safe. Its just told they cant go home until its safe. Itsjust the worst told they cant go home until its safe. Its just the worst thing ive ever seen. Honestly, if safe. Its just the worst thing ive everseen. Honestly, ifa safe. Its just the worst thing ive ever seen. Honestly, if a front it was coming at us, there was nothing you could do about it. So lost a few friends in the fire, lost all the possessions. Possessions are nothing. Its the people that count. The fire is also claiming the lives of cou ntless the fire is also claiming the lives of countless wildlife stop as many as 350 koalas have a rest after fla mes as 350 koalas have a rest after fla m es to re as 350 koalas have a rest after flames tore through a century and bushland. Firefighters are working around the clock and are starting to wear out. Extra volunteers from interstate, new zealand, and even the military are being called into help during australias moment of need. Freya cole, bbc news. And another developing story this hour. Bolivias president , evo morales, has announced his resignation after the countrys military urged him to stand down. There have been violent protests across the country since his disputed re election last month. His opponents accuse him of fraud, while an inquiry found serious irregularities. Mr morales says he is the victim of a coup. Tim allman reports. In the last few minutes the Afp News Agency is saying he is claiming there is an arrest warrant out for him. Bolivias mr morales says there isa him. Bolivias mr morales says there is a warrant for his arrest. Tim allman can bring us this report now. The end, when it came, came quickly. Evo morales appearing on state television and then saying, somewhat relu cta ntly, television and then saying, somewhat reluctantly, he was stepping down. Translation we are resigning. A resigning. So that my sisters and brothers who are leaders of the socialist movement are not harassed, persecuted, and threatened. Viva bolivia on the streets of la paz, as the story broke, there was cheering. Translation it is totally glorious for us. Were very happy. And long live democracy. Translation absolutely happy. Grateful to god that this dictatorship is over, this tyranny is over. Time ran out for the president when the countrys military took to the airwaves. The head of the armed forces urging mr morales to give up his mandate for the good of bolivia. Relinquish. Stability has been in short supply since last months president ial election. Three weeks of increasingly violent protests as opponents of mr morales accused him of fraud. Evo morales was the countrys first indigenous president , coming to power in 2006. He pursued an unashamedly left wing agenda, aiming to redistribute wealth and combat poverty. For his supporters, mostly the rural poor, he was a hero. But for many in bolivias more affluent cities his policies were a lot more divisive. You have to understand that most of the population in the country has been blockaded, basically, nojobs, no public offices were open. He has now departed the scene. The victim, he says, of a coup. A new election is expected in the coming week. For the first time in nearly 15 years evo morales wont be a candidate. Tim allman, bbc news. Monica hirst is professor of International Affairs at Torcuato Di Tella University in buenos aires. We got a quick round up of these rapidly developing results in that report from tim allman. Things are moving very fast. Let us deal with this claim, i dont know whether you have heard, it hasjust this claim, i dont know whether you have heard, it has just happened that an arrest warrant is now out for the former president. What you make of that and how fragile and delicate is the situation in the country right now . Well, it seems that the situation is quite delicate and it has become very, very insecure and very uncertain because the violence that has followed the decision to resign, which, of course, was a decision under a lot of pressure, this was a coup, this was a Civil Military coup, it resembles old Time Military coups in latin america. Im in, its a very sad reality. And definitely we have a situation in which there is escalation of violence. We do not know how it will end and how far it will go and how many bolivians will be hurt by this situation. Welcome you describe it as a coup, normally ina coup you describe it as a coup, normally in a coup someone takes power. s taken power . Well, at this moment there is no state of law. In bolivia there is no state of law. In bolivia the military have the control. The power has not passed on to a civil leader. Theres no information regarding what will be the calendar, how the situation will evolve from now. So definitely this, im mean, have no other way to describe the situation and a military coup of course with the support from civil leaders and, i will say, external support as well. The oas has played a very obscure role in this situation as well. Well the protesters would say this is simply the toppling of a leader who they dont believe legitimately won the election and many dont believe, actually, he should have been eligible to be running in the election in the first place. Yeah, definitely there has been overstretching. And i would not argue against the situation in which the rear of recollection of evo morales was problematic. And for that reason, he himself had admitted the necessity, today, this morning, that a new election would be called. But, for some reason, this offer and this opportunity to sit at the table and to renegotiate the whole situation was completely dismissed. Imean, situation was completely dismissed. I mean, there was no way he could evolve to a negotiated situation as if the whole, whatever, cards were already being played with the results already being known. And, monica, know it is difficult to predict now, we have touched on how fragile and unstable the situation is, what do you hope happens next . What i hope . I would hope there would be a negotiation the two. That is my hope. I really would look forward for a political negotiation process between the two parts. Before a negotiation process which would mean state of law, which would mean no political persecution. I mean, no crime has been made, there has been no criminal situations to be resolved with unrest, with prisons, with torches. Why do we have to face a reality of this sort at this point . Torture. There should be a white out in which people could sit down and negotiate a democratic way out of this crisis. Thanks very much for your thoughts on that. At least 13 people have been killed after cyclone bulbul struck the coasts of india and bangladesh. Seven people died in indias west bengal province, and six in bangladesh mainly because of falling trees. Parvin kumar ramchurn reports. The cyclone has caused widespread damage to coastal areas in bangladesh. Officials say at least 6,000 homes have been partially or fully destroyed. Prompt evacuations are thought to have saved many lives. As many as 2 Million People left their homes and sought protection and emergency shelters. But not everybody was able to get out before the cyclone made landfall. Translation we didnt go to the cyclone shelter because my mother is an elderly woman, and we couldnt move her. Allah saved us. When we returned from the cyclone shelter we found our cattle were squashed under the fallen house, and everything is ruined. The true extent of the disaster is still emerging. Authorities say they are concerned about fishing boats that went out during bad weather and failed to make contact. At its peak, the cyclone recorded wind speeds of 120 kilometres an hour. It is expected to weaken as it travels north over the sundarbans, the Worlds Largest mangrove forest. Services at seaports and airports in the region have also been affected. In neighbouring india, the military has been put on standby to help in emergencies. The leader of Spains Socialist Party says he will call all other Party Leaders on monday to get them to tackle the political stalemate after the countrys fourth election in four years again delivered a hung parliament. Pedro sanchezs party will remain the largest just as in aprils poll. Theres been substantial gains for both the conservative popular party, which is the second biggest party, with the right wing populist vox party surging to third. Our correspondentjenny hill reports from madrid. Stay with us on bbc news. Still to come how airline fuelling practices increase Carbon Emissions a special report on aviation and Climate Change. The bombastic establishment outsider, donald trump, has defied the pollsters to take the keys to the oval office. I feel great about the election result. I voted for him because i genuinely believe that he cares about the country. Its keeping the candidates name always in the public eye that counts. Success or failure depends not only on public display, but on the local Campaign Headquarters and the heavy routine work of their women volunteers. Berliners from both east and west linked hands and danced around their liberated territory. And with nobody to stop them, it wasnt long before the first attempts were made to destroy the structure itself. Yasser arafat, who dominated the palestinian cause for so long, has died. Palestinian authority has declared a state of mourning. After 17 years of discussion, the result was greeted with an outburst ofjoy. Women ministers whod long felt only grudgingly accepted in the ranks of clergy suddenly felt welcomed. This is bbc news, the latest headlines a protester is shot at point blank range by Hong Kong Police using live ammunition. New south wales and now queensland in australia declare a state of emergency, with warnings bushfires spreading across the country could pose a catastrophic threat to sydney. Lets return now to the wildfires in australia. Joining me is dr karl kruszelnicki, professor of Earth Science and Climate Change at the university of New South Wales. Thank you very much for being with us. Should we start with the comments made by the deputy Prime Minister there in australia, saying people raising the issue of Climate Change at this time are the ravings of inner city lunatics. Change at this time are the ravings of inner city lu natics. What change at this time are the ravings of inner city lunatics. What do you make of that . It is like saying every time there is a shooting of civilians in america, now was not the time to talk about gun control, nor is any other time. The scientists proved in 1989 that Global Warming was real and that we caused this episode, and the politicians have refused to deal with it. Sooner or later they have to deal with it, hopefully sooner. New links Climate Change specifically to bushfires in australia, and specifically these events . Australia, and specifically these events . Not me, but rather doctor thomas munsen and colleagues, a few yea rs thomas munsen and colleagues, a few years ago, showed that bushfires we re years ago, showed that bushfires were linked to Global Warming, and a recent study by the Australian Department of meteorology, looking at 43 years of weather records, again, linked to bushfires. It is not a coincidence that the weather is hotter and drier with less rainfall and that we have the bushfires. Australian vegetation is unique in how much volatile oil it contains. And so when a bush fire does happen, it is absolutely horrendous. So what can be done to try and help . Longterm view, what they are doing is taking money out of National Disability and giving it to the farmers, some of whom has not even been affected by the bushfires nor the drought. What we need is a long term view where we realised that, worldwide, the weather bands are moving from the equator towards the pole at around five kilometres a year, 50 kilometres per decade, 500 kilometres per century. Recognise that, and then with that, make plans. Ok, dr karl, thanks very much for your insights. The fight against Climate Change has put an urgent focus on Carbon Emissions from aviation, something the industry says its working hard to reduce. But a bbc panorama investigation has revealed how a common practice among airlines, including British Airways, increases emissions. Its called fuel tankering, and it involves filling up in locations where fuel is cheaper, thus flying with fuller tanks than necessary for the journey. The heavier weight of the plane means higher emissions, which drive Climate Change. Our chief environment correspondent Justin Rowlatt reports. British airways says it has big ambitions when it comes to the environment. We have set ourselves the vision to be the Worlds Leading Airline group on sustainability. Over the last three years, our fuel Efficiency Programme has saved over 200,000 tons of c02. But a British Airways insider has decided to blow the whistle on one way the industry puts saving money before saving the planet. He is worried speaking out could cost him hisjob, so wants to remain anonymous. I believe them to be misleading passengers to think that British Airways is more sustainable than it actually is. He told us about a practice known as fuel tankering that causes unnecessary emissions. So heres how it works. The cost of Aviation Fuel differs between destinations and airlines can save money by filling up with fuel where it is cheap, so they dont have to buy fuel where it is more expensive. The problem is, more fuel means heavier planes, and heavier planes. Mean more Greenhouse Gas emissions. British airways can save hundreds of pounds per flight doing this, but the bbc has seen dozens of internal documents that show sometimes, it saves about a tenner. For such a big company, such as British Airways, to be trying to save such small amounts while emitting so much extra c02 seems unjustifiable in the current climate. It sounds to me like hypocrisy. It is, its exceptionally hypocritical. I have been a ba employee for a long time. Im very proud to be part of ba. But in all honesty, it makes me sad and disappointed. British airways told the bbc this is a classic example of Corporate Green wash and shows that they are willing to turbo charge the Climate Emergency even for very small additional benefits to their bottom line. This is a classic example of Corporate Green wash and shows that they are willing to turbo charge the Climate Emergency even for very small additional benefits to their bottom line. Tankering is an industry wide practice. Ba told bbc panorama it is responsible for just 2 of the additional emissions tankering generates in europe. It would be easy for European Airlines to drop the practice. Stopping tankering would raise costs a little but would cut a lot of co2 emissions, an estimated 900,000 tons every year. Justin rowlatt, bbc news. I want to return to our breaking news this hour. Police in hong kong have used live ammunition at pro democracy demonstrations, and have shot one protester at close range. Now, protesters had called for a general strike on monday, and had been trying to disrupt transport in hong kong by setting up barricades, and as we have just shown you, they are quite shocking pictures of the incident. They were actually livestreamed on social media, and we are obviously, for obvious reasons, not showing the incident itself, butjust the buildup to it, in the buildup to it, and on arms demonstrator can be seen approaching an officer. And on arms demonstrator. He then falls to the ground after being shot at close range. An unarmed demonstrator. Local media are reporting he is in a Critical Condition in hospital. These pictures we are showing you now are in the aftermath of the region where it took place. That is it for now. Get more from me on twitter. Im lvaughanlewis. This is bbc news. Goodbye. Dont be fooled by sundays sunshine. Theres more rain on the way this week, and to areas that really dont want any more. This is how thejet streams looking this week. Its taking aim at the uk. Its on a more southerly track than it might be at this time of year, nestled within these dips, we find areas of low pressure bringing wet weather, and the uk is staying on the northern side of the jet stream, and that means in the cold air. A chilly week to come. So this is what we can expect this week from this weather pattern. I am afraid low pressure will be around with further rain at times, cold enough for some hill snow. It will often be windy, low pressure, temperatures below average and frost occasionally overnight. And this is how were starting the day. A wintry start to the day across northern parts of scotland. Weve seen wet weather throughout the night, the bulk of that clearing away. It has delivered some snow to relatively modest hills north of the central belt in scotland, so could be quite tricky over some of the higher roads first thing. The bulk of the wet weather just clearing away from eastern parts of england. Could be gusty winds with that, as it clears. Then following on behind, yes, brighter skies, sunny spells around, but there are these showers, most frequent towards the north west of the uk. Heavy, thundery, wintry on hills, could see some hail as well. Pushed in on brisk north westerly winds, some will travel all the way east and south across the uk, but relatively few across southern and eastern parts. So in the afternoon, more on the way of dry and sunny weather to be found here. Temperatures for the most part in single figures, feeling colder than it did on sunday, because theres a strong wind. Overnight and into tuesday, see the showers still keep on coming in here, some clearer spells to the south and east. All down to this area of low pressure still close by on tuesday. Its likely to push a longer spell of wet weather south across the uk, and from monday into tuesday, we will see the rain totals mounting into the peak district, some snow to the high hills here, but that could influence the flooding. So we will keep an eye on that. There is the spell of wet weather moving south on tuesday, what is clearly another cold day. A bit of a lull to start wednesday, with frost and freezing fog patches, but another area of low pressure comes in, some Better Weather for northern ireland, wales, South West England on wednesday, then thursday, this band of rain sitting through parts of england and wales, and it could well be raining in some of the areas seeing the worst of the flooding at the moment. Weather warnings in force, details on our website. If youre concerned about more rain where you are, you do really need to keep across the forecast as we go through this week. This is bbc news. The Headlines Police in hong kong have shot a protester at point blank range using live ammunition. It happened during the morning commute at an intersection in the city. Thereve been clashes as pro democracy activists try to disrupt transport by setting up barricades. Australian authorities declare a state of emergency in both New South Wales and queensland. It comes after warnings that bushfires in the country could also pose a catastrophic threat to sydney. Strong winds, high temperatures and low humidity is predicted in the coming days, meaning the crisis is far from over. The president of bolivia, evo morales, resigned after nearly 1a years in power. The head of the army had called on him to go following last months disputed election victory which sparked widespread protests. Mr morales says hed been the victim of a coup. Now on bbc news the week in parliament

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