Police in hong kong have fired tear gas and used water canon to fire blue dyed water to try to and break up large crowds of protesters whove rallied in defiance of a ban. An event to mark five years since beijing ruled out fully democratic elections was banned by officials and called off by organisers. Police had warned potential protesters that they risked arrest if they turned out. Lets ta ke lets take a look at the scene in hong kong. It is evening in hong kong. The protesters have not dispersed by any means during the class of the protests which were dispersed earlier by the police, using both tear gas, fired by police officers, some up on balconies above the mean protesters as they attempted to cause the protesters to disperse. Some difficulty dispersing, not least because some of the key transport networks have been shut and the stations have been shut because of concerns about possible violence inside the stations and a way of reducing the numbers that were able to get into cent
Also on the programme. President Trump Doubles down on his attack against four democratic congresswomen calling them a racist group of troublemakers. Plus, putting a Little Christmas in july. The World Santa Claus Congress is underway and they re gathering in an amusement park, of all places. Hello and welcome im Christian Fraser in london, Laura Trevelyan is in washington. The uk is in a strategic bind. There are eight british flagged ships in the gulf at present, and the depleted royal navy doesnt have the means to guarantee their safe passage through the straits of hormuz. The British Government could call on american strength in the region, President Trump has proposed a us led military convoy but what signal would that send when the uk has such big differences with washington on the future of the Iranian Nuclear deal . Today the british Prime Minister called a cobra meeting to discuss how best to respond to the iranian capture of the british tanker stena impero. And out of that me
Scotland. Aberdeen fresh but sunny. The rest of the country, South Westerly Winds will push in thick cloud. Here is the outlook, the weekend and into next week, pretty much every weather icon the government has updated the definition of extremism, but who decides what individuals and groups are extremist . And what if they get it wrong . Tonight on newsnight. The independent reviewer of Terrorism Legislation and of state threat legislation is unimpressed. What constitutes hatred or intolerance is very much in the eye of the beholder. Im sure the government has acted with the best of intentions, but there is, of course, a risk it will be seen as a political decision. The senior government mp bob seely is here to explain how it works. Also tonight razor sharp criticism of israels actions in gaza by Chuck Schumer, americas most seniorjewish politician and the Us Senate Majority leader. The target of his ire . Benjamin neta nyahu himself. Prime minister netanyahu has lost his way. Israel c
moving, frequent lightning, gusty wind and, again, hailat times. it won t last very long because this will quickly turn back to sunshine. a bit of a mixed bag for some of us over the course of the weekend. overall, it is a hot one. 22 degrees in newcastle on sunday. how long is this warm weather going to last? well into the week ahead, we can see those temperatures hovering about above average, with one or two ago showers still lingering into monday. so summer is well and truly here. back to thanks, tomasz. and that s bbc news at ten. you can keep up with all the latest developments on bbc website. from the ten team it s goodbye. newsnight with faisal islam is just getting under way on bbc two. the news continues here on bbc one, as now it s time to join our colleagues across the nations and regions for the news where you are. goodnight. boris johnson resigns from parliament, alleging a witchhunt. is this the end for the former pm, or a return to a full blown conservative civ