is my guest today. has that promise been broken? and could the uk have done more to honour it? lord patten, welcome to hardtalk. thank you. has that promise, that hong kong would be run by hong kong people, been broken? yes. and it was based on the perhaps misguided assumption, which some of us had occasional doubts about, that the chinese were. and it was based on the perhaps misguided assumption, which some of us had occasional doubts about, that the chinese were. the chinese communist party, let me make a distinction, would keep their word, and they have pretty comprehensively broken their word, which is contained in an international treaty lodged at the united nations called thejoint declaration. you said at the time, you wrote at the time in the hong kong diaries, which you ve just published, that, ultimately, after the handover, much will depend on whether the chinese communist party can actually be trusted to honour one country, two systems, which was the deal agr
hello and welcome to bbc world news. millions of women in the us have lost their constitutional right to abortion. the supreme court has overturned a longstanding judgment that legalised terminations nationwide. individual states can now decide whether to ban the practice. let s bring you some live pictures from washington, which shows you pictures of pro life demonstrators, appealing that decision, demonstrating against it, and that has been protests across the united states. these are live pictures from washington. these are live pictures from washington. i spoke to leah litman, assistant professor of law at the university of michigan, about the immediate consequences of this ruling. today, the only remaining clinic in the state of west virginia closed and had to cancel appointments for patients. they were on the phone with women as they were sobbing, when they found out they would no longer have access to abortion in the state. we are talking about the constitution here, o
we ll be looking at how the path america has taken compares to other countries around the world. the uk prime minister borisjohnson says he intends to take the country forward as backbench conservative mps consider fresh attempts to force him from power. i have to listen to all sorts of criticism that part of myjob as leader. police in norway say they re treating a shooting at a gay nightclub as a terrorist attack. a third day of strike action on the uk s rail network begins, with only a fifth of train services expected to run. and it is the fourth day of glastonbury. sir paul mccartney will headline tonight two years after his original performance date was cancelled because the covid pandemic. that is where he is playing. the pyramid stage. last night it was the youngest performer ever to play. for mccartney will be the oldest. paul mccartney. hello and welcome if you re watching in the uk or around the world. abortion clinics are closing this weekend in more than a d
procedures, in other countries around the world. police in norway say they re treating a shooting at a guy nightclub as a terrorist attack. a second earthquake rocks an area in south eastern afghanistan causing yet more death and destruction. the uk prime minister, borisjohnson, says he intends to take the country forward as backbench conservative mps consider fresh attempts to force him from power. i have to listen to all sorts of criticism that part of myjob as leader. and it s day two of performances at glastonbury sir paul mccartney is the saturday night headliner. hello and welcome if you re watching in the uk or around the world. abortion clinics are closing this weekend, in more than a dozen republican controlled us states. that s after the conservative dominated supreme court, overturned decades of constitutional protection for abortion rights. it s a decision that s divided america with conservative and religious groups celebrating victory. for others, it s
Azerbaijan says it will continue its Military Assault on Nagorno Karabakh until armenian separatists there surrender. Officials in the disputed territory say 25 people have been killed and more than 80 injured since fighting broke out early on tuesday. Azerbaijani forces have launched artillery, missile and Drone Attacks in the Breakaway Enclave which is recognised internationally as part of azerbaijan. Lets get more on this with our correspondent in tbilisi, rayhan demytrie. Ijust want i just want to bring ijust want to bring in a line that we are getting from the poku has offered his appeals for an end to the conflict and a peaceful solution in Nagorno Karabakh. Bring us up to date on what is happening now, rayhan . Uptodate on what is happening now, ra han . ,. ,. , rayhan . That is right, samantha, there has been rayhan . That is right, samantha, there has been a rayhan . That is right, samantha, there has been a lot rayhan . That is right, samantha, there has been a lot of rayhan