A warm welcome to the programme, briefing you on all you need to know in global news, business and sport. Also in the programme, new Research Suggests a desk at home and keen parents will help a child get to university more than smaller class sizes and a good school. Do you agree . If you went to university what was key to your success . Get in touch, just use the hashtag bbcthebriefing. We start in hong kong where pro democracy activists have continued to occupy parts of hong kongs Polytechnic University after a night of clashes. At one stage activists set fire to two of the entrances when police moved into the campus. A0 people have been arrested and police have been clashing with other protestors in the surrounding streets. Rich preston has the details. The battle for the university lasted a whole day and a whole night of the hundreds of protesters made this their base, barricading themselves inside. Police did try to enter the building, but were met by a barrage of petrol bombs. Fi
Isaid, if i said, if it was your 19 year old son or your son, no matter what age, you would do the same as me, and he was holding my hand and he said, yes, i would. Four bulgarian football fans suspected of subjecting black england players to racist abuse have been detained following police raids. A severely brain damaged girl who the nhs believed should have her life support withdrawn has arrived in italy to continue her treatment there instead. Welcome to westminster. We are live from westminster on another really important day in the Brexit Process. The chances of a brexit deal between the eu and the uk being agreed this week this are now shrinking, according to government sources. We are alsojust we are also just hearing that Michel Barnier is being quoted as saying that he has told eu commissioners he is hopeful of getting a deal today. Thats the irish broadcaster rte saying that Michel Barnier has told eu commissioners he is hopeful of getting a deal today, so some variation in o