An ancient role in modern times. As japans Emperor Naruhito is enthroned this week, we look at the role of the empress masako. Good morning. Its 8am in singapore, 1 in the morning in london and 8am in hong kong, where the working week is getting under way. It follows another weekend of mass protests. Organisers say as many as 350,000 people took part in the demonstrations, which were held without official permission. Police fired teargas and water cannon, to try to clear the streets. Nick beake reports from the protests in hong kong. They were told they werent allowed to march today. They were threatened with prison if they wore a mask. And they were warned by chinas leader there would be broken bones for those who try to break up his country. But this is a Pro Democracy Movement that believes the world is on its side and its not backing down. We are here to fight for freedom and we are not scared about the Chinese Communist party. We want our freedom and human rights. But once again,
Stories on our website and dont forget you can download the bbc news app. But now on bbc news live to singapore for Asia Business report. The pound dips on brexit drama. Sterling loses ground after parliament forces Boris Johnson to ask for an extension to the uks exit deadline. And Indian Cyber Security scam, how online fraudsters trick people into parting with their ha rd trick people into parting with their hard earned cash. Hello and welcome to this monday edition of Asia Business report. We start with brexit because sterling has slipped as the global currency markets opened for the First Time Since the Uk Parliament delayed that crucial vote on the new European Union Withdrawal Agreement on thursday. We saw the pound having strengthened after the british Prime Minister borisjohnson, agreed after the british Prime Minister Boris Johnson, agreed a after the british Prime Minister borisjohnson, agreed a revised deal with the eu but on saturday we saw Parliament Passing legislation th
As police clamp down on so called county lines drug gangs. Theres fierce street fighting in mexico, as the son ofjailed drug lord el chapo is arrested, and later released. Theres a pause in turkeys offensive against the kurds in Northern Syria, but there are still reports of some fighting. Good morning. Im here in westminster, where borisjohnson is trying hard today to persuade mps to back his new brexit deal, agreed with the European Union. The house of commons will vote on the new deal tomorrow. The numbers are extremely tight, and that vote really is on a knife edge. Northern irelands democratic unionist mps wont support the deal, so mrjohnsons focus is on making sure as many as possible of his own conservative mps support it, and hes also hoping to win round labour mps who represent constituencies that voted leave in the referendum. So, lets take a look now at exactly what the Prime Minister agreed with first. To avoid a hard border between Northern Ireland and the republic of irel
The wounded from the town. Parliamentary elections in switzerland have seen a big rise in support for green parties. With nearly all the votes counted, the two green parties have taken hello and welcome to world news today. Around 20 of the vote. Protestors in lebanon are calling for a revolution for the fourth day in a row in the Rugby World Cup, the hosts, thousands of people japan, have lost to south africa are on the streets demanding that their government stands down. In theirfirst ever world cup quarterfinal. The protests were triggered by the governments decision to tax calls made over the internet such as whatapp or facetime. But the underlying issue of these protests is the governments handling of the countrys economic crisis. Its reported the government is hoping to approve a programme of Economic Reforms on monday. But this might not be enough for the protestors, especially the young 37 of people under 35 are unemployed. Protests are continuing into the evening despite the p
We know trr a numb of of present, so officers will speak to the people and try to piecing kurdish led forces in syria say they have left a strategic border town under a truce with turkey. Further violence on the streets of hong kong as Police Fire Tear gas at demonstrators marching in defiance of a police ban 30 wooden coffins of men, women and children, thought to belong to the families of high priests, have been found in egypt. After a nail biting finish, wales beat france by one point to book a their place in the Rugby World Cup semifinal. And in half an hour here on bbc news, londons bleeding looks at the rise of knife crime in london, following teenage stab victims from the operating theatre through to their rehabilitation. The government says its pressing ahead with efforts to get a brexit deal passed this week in parliament, despite borisjohnson having been forced to send a letter to brussels, asking for another brexit delay. Number ten said the Prime Minister sent pa rliaments