In two mass shootings. President trump condemns extremism but stops short of announcing tighter gun controls. Announcer live from our studios in singapore and london. This is bbc world news. Its newsday. Good morning. Its 8am in singapore, 1am in london and 8am in hong kong, where the residents are waking up after yet another day of widespread disruption. Police arrested 82 protestors as tens of thousands of people took to the streets in the territorys first general strike in more than 50 years. Protests spread right across the territory, with major roads blocked, public transport severely delayed and more than 200 flights cancelled. The normally buzzing city was brought to a standstill. Our correspondent nick beake has this report. Hong kongs deepening crisis is exposing a dangerous clash of cultures. Pro democracy activists, dressed in black, fought street battles with men loyal to the beijing backed government. Violence rained for a third day running and this, one of more than 1,000
Prime minister to hold a second referendum on brexit says they will back remain. Jeremy corbyn says people should be allowed a fresh vote on whether to accept any brexit deal agreed by the conservatives with brussels or on whether to leave without a deal. The tories want no deal. We will stop that, and we believe the public should have a vote to decide whether it should be no deal, or remain in the eu. Britains Ethnicity Pay gap workers earned on average 4 less than their white counterparts last year. One of yemens young survivors saved by doctors as the un warns of the desperate situation for thousands of other children. Commentator it is a stunning performance by strycova. And Johanna Konta is knocked out in the wimbledon quarter finals putting an end to british hopes in the singles. Coming up on bbc news, Serena Williams is into another wimbledon semifinal in her pursuit of a 24th grand slam title. Good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. Jeremy hunt has hit back at Presiden
Mps vote to legalise same sex marriage and extend access to abortion in Northern Ireland, unless devolution is restored by mid october. And at wimbledon, andy murray and Serena Williams win in straight sets to reach the third round of the mixed doubles. Good evening. The tory leadership candidate, jeremy hunt, has hit back at President Trump over his attack on the British Ambassador to the United States after he called Sir Kim Darroch wacky, a pompous fool and a very stupid guy. The president has been angered by leaked private emails in which Sir Kim Darroch described the Trump White House as dysfunctional and inept. He also described theresa mays approach to brexit as foolish and a disaster. But in a tweet the foreign secretary, mr hunt, said the president was disrespectful and wrong. And said if he becomes the next Prime Minister, the ambassador will stay. Heres our north america correspondent, nick bryant. A lavish banquet in washington last night where the president glad handed dip
Prime minister. Well be analysing the debate and asking if there was a winner. Also tonight. President trump is accused of being wrong and disrespectful as he steps up his attack on theresa may and the British Ambassador to washington, calling him a stupid guy. Jeremy corbyn calls on the next Prime Minister to hold a second referendum before taking britain out of the eu and says labour will campaign to remain. Britains Ethnicity Pay gap workers earned on average 4 less than their white counterparts last year. And more success for andy murray and Serena Williams at wimbledon but the dreams over for britjohanna konta. Coming up. Rain stops play with india on top against new zealand in their cricket world cup semifinal at old trafford. Play will resume tomorrow. Good evening. The two men vying to be britains next Prime Minister borisjohnson and jeremy hunt have taken part in a live televised debate tonight, clashing over brexit, economic policies, donald trump, and the qualities needed to
And coming up look at the sport with gavin. We are awaiting an update on the condition of chris froome the time time Tour De France champion badly injured after a crash in france, more on the story and what it means for him and his team later on. Thanks gavin. Good weather for that duck . Yes, another day with heavy rain in june. Further localised flooding today with whether staying on the rubbish side as we head into the weekend. Well also look further afield in india for we are watching carefully for the arrival of a cyclone about to hit the north west of the country. Also coming up, the critically endangered bermuda snails released into the wild with the help of the british zoo. Boris johnson has emerged as the clear frontrunner in the conservative leadership election to determine the next Prime Minister, with more than a third of the votes cast by tory mps in the first ballot of the contest. The field of ten conservative mps has been narrowed to seven with the former cabinet minist