Im max foster welcome to the program clashes have broken out in hong kong in another weekend of prodemocracy protests police have been trying to disperse several 1000 people using tear gas and brandishing firearms the march started peacefully but skirmishes broke out. I call 1st all the charity from the west their numbers were lower than previous weekends but protesters in hong kong were not to tear down despite beijings offer of an open dialogue with selected activists next week some of the demonstrators here are skeptical. Im not sure whether it will help even if we voice our opinion and even if the selected people talk about how the demands the government might not take any action so i think marching is the most practical way. After a peaceful march through and i lying area of hong kong clashes broke out between police and a group of hard core activists police fired tear gas rubber bullets at the protesters who threw petrol bombs and built barricades our correspondent witnessed the
He rejects borisjohnsons demand for the irish backstop to be scrapped. Hurricane dorian is the strongest ever to hit the bahamas us forecasters describe the conditions there as catastrophic. Its going to go hundreds of miles. We expect that most of the eastern seaboard will be ultimately impacted, and some of it very, very severely. Pro democracy activists in hong kong target the citys airport after a night of violence in which dozens of people were injured. Political leaders from across the world gather in poland to mark the 80th anniversary of the start of world war ii, as the german president asks poland for forgiveness. Good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. Labour says itll present a bill in parliament this week designed to stop the uk leaving the eu without a deal. Sir keir starmer, the shadow brexit secretary, has told the bbc that if the legislation is passed, its likely to delay the date of departure. The cabinet minister, michael gove, refused to commit the government to imp
Made and this has been, in particular, a great friendship. So, i just want to thank you. That was very quick notice and i want to thank you. But can the symbolism translate into concrete action on north Koreas Nuclear programme . Also tonight the pregnant woman stabbed to death in south london is named as Kelly Mary Fauvrelle. Escaping el salvador the community that was home to the father and daughter who drowned trying to enter the United States. A century from Jonny Bairstow helps england to a crucial victory against india in the cricket world cup. Yes its true what they say yes its true what they say its better the devil you know. And kylie on the main stage at glastonbury, as this years festival draws to a close. Good evening. Donald trump has become the first sitting us president to step onto north korean territory, doing so in a highly symbolic moment after talks with kim jong un the first since a summit between them collapsed four months ago. The two leaders met in the dmz, the
Hello, im samantha simmonds. We start with the situation in gaza. And a ship carrying humanitarian aid is expected to set sail to the territory from cyprus this weekend, as part of a planned maritime aid corridor. Its a joint operation between the eu, us, uk and United Arab Emirates aiming to bring supplies from cyprus to the coast of gaza. The un says a quarter of gazas population is on the brink of famine, and children there are starving to death. Organisers hope the plan could allow large amounts of extra aid, but say it will be complex and continue to press israel to allow more deliveries by road. The European Unions ambassador to the us told the bbc a little more about the plans for the maritime corridor. Hopefully the first pilot try to get aid over the weekend but it takes some time to make sure that its not only once in a time but it has a Sustainable Way to supply aid to the people in gaza and palestine to make sure we ease the situation in the region. Cyprus for a long time
to be institutionally racist. a major incident is declared in surrey due to a large blaze, whilst crews in london tackle several other weather related fires. as firefighters in california struggle to contain a huge blaze there, the us special envoy for climate john kerry says president biden may announce a climate emergency. rishi sunak and liz truss vow to toughen controls on migration, in their latest announcements in the conservative leadership race. i will ensure as prime minister that we grip the challenges we face, we fix the problems at our borders and ensure that migration here is legal, orderly and controlled. now on bbc news it s time for sportsday. hello, i m olly foster, here s what s coming up on sportsday. leclerc spins out of the french grand prix handing victory to max verstappen. no winners at headingley, play is abandoned as england draw their series against south africa. and henderson holds her nerve on the final green to win her second golf major. hello th