there have been reports of sudanese authorities firing heavy tear gas at protesters outside the presidential palace in the capital, khartoum. hundreds of thousands of demonstrators have taken to the streets around the country to denounce the military and to mark the third anniversary of protests that led to the overthrow of omar al bashir. turnout in local elections in hong kong has officially been announced as the lowest ever in its electoral history. officials say only 30.2% of voters took part in the first election for the legislative council since china increased its control over the territory. our correspondent danny vincent explains why the turnout was so low. the authorities here pushed quite hard to try to encourage people to vote during this election.
welcome to bbc news, broadcasting to viewers in the uk and around the world. counting is under way in the first elections in hong kong since beijing increased its control over the territory. turnout has officially been announced as the lowest ever in its electoral history just 30.2%. pro democracy activists called for a boycott because every candidate had to be vetted for their loyalty to beijing. almost all prominent opposition figures who could have taken part have either been jailed or have fled. for more on this, i m joined now by nathan law, a hong kong pro democracy campaigner who now lives in the uk where he has political asylum. it s wonderful to have you on the programme, nathan. ijust want to start by reminding viewers that you
britain s foreign secretary liz truss will become the uk s lead negotiator with the european union, following the resignation of lord frost. voter turnout in the first elections in hong kong since china increased its control over the territory has been low. the chairman of the electoral affairs committee says the overall turnout was 30.2% the lowest ever in hong kong s election history. only candidates approved by beijing could stand, leading to calls for a boycott of the poll. that decision has been criticised by foreign governments and activists. our correspondent danny vincent gave us this update from one of the counts. the authorities here pushed quite hard to try to encourage people to vote during this election. they were obviously concerned that the turnout may be low and if it was low, and it seems that it is low, we haven t got the final figures
the atmosphere is getting better. michael holding, it s been a great pleasure talking to you. thanks for being on hardtalk. thank you very much, stephen. hello again. sunday was the hottest day of the year so far in both england and wales. cardiff saw a maximum temperature of 30.2 degrees celsius the new highest temperature of the year for wales. but it was a bit hotter at london s heathrow airport, at 31.6, and that s the highest temperature we ve seen in both england and the uk as a whole in 2021 so far. now, if you re heading outside over the next few hours, chances are you ll come across clear skies. the exception northern scotland, where we could see an odd spot of rain for the western isles
forecast for the us economic growth so in general, the feeling is one of pessimism in markets today. that is all from me for now. have a lovely day and i will see you soon. hello again. sunday was the hottest day of the year so far in both england and wales. cardiff saw a maximum temperature of 30.2 degrees celsius the new highest temperature of the year for wales. but it was a bit hotter at london s heathrow airport, at 31.6, and that s the highest temperature we ve seen in both england and the uk as a whole in 2021 so far. now, if you re heading outside over the next few hours, chances are you ll come across clear skies. the exception northern scotland, where we could see an odd spot of rain for the western isles and the highlands, but otherwise it s dry. the other thing i m sure you ll notice is just how warm a start to the day it s going to be. now, looking at the week ahead,