Off in hong kong, which is in lockdown preparing for a rivalfrom the chinese president xi jinping. Lockdown preparing for a rivalfrom the chinese president xijinping. He is arriving to mark the 20th Anniversary of the handover from britain to china. It is his first visit to the city as chinese leader and protest are expected. 26 activists were arrested on wednesday after occupying a monument to the reunification. Our correspondent joins us now from hong kong. What is expected today . The chinese president expected to land around midday, but his visit has already been marred by a series of small scale guerilla type protests. The latest one overnight happened just behind me, about two dozen pro democracy protesters were arrested. They were demanding greater Voting Rights for hong kong, as well as the unconditional release ofa as well as the unconditional release of a chinese civilians. We believe they are still in police custody. We are also expecting more smaller scale protests to come.
To swing last autumns election. But today, Donald Trumps son, donald junior, was forced to release a string of emails suggesting he knowingly met last summer with russian officials who promised to dish dirt on Hillary Clinton. Today, democratic senator tim kaine mrs clintons running mate said, in terms of whats being investigated, this is moving into perjury, false statements and even potentially treason. A former watergate prosecutor described the emails as a smoking cannon. The president , meanwhile, defended his son as a high quality person committed to transparency. They only actually met last week but the exact relationship between President Trump and his russian counterpart is a constant theme among critics. There were plenty of allegations but not much fact. Now, details of a meeting between Meeting Willett were members of the Trump Campaign and a russian lawyer have changed that. The picture is rapidly evolving, the president s son having to shift his position over the last thr
On theological matters. Sir elton john cancels a number of us shows. Hes recovering from a potentially deadly bacterial infection. Ivanka trump takes to the international stage, defending herfathers record on womens rights at a summit in berlin. And, Ten Years After Natascha Kampusch fled to freedom, we talk to the austrian woman who spent over eight years in captivity as a schoolgirl. Its 5pm. Our main story is that theresa may has taken her conservative campaign to the heart of south wales, one of labours traditional strongholds, and shes urged welsh voters to drop what she calls the tribal politics of the past and to back the conservatives ahead of the brexit process. Its the Prime Ministers first visit to wales since she called the election, and she claimed that an alliance between labour and plaid cymru could undermine the brexit negotiations. Well be talking to the First Minister, labours ca rwyn jones, a little later. But first, for the latest on theresa mays visit lets join our