Now that i have proved to her i can do stuff, im really happy. Rain causes chaos at the german grand prix, Lewis Hamilton spins, while Max Verstappen wins. And onto the streets of paris wher4 egan bernal will become the first colombian winner of the Tour De France. Hello, very good evening, welcome to bbc news. There have been chaotic scenes in Central Hong Kong where riot police have fired tear gas and rubber bullets against thousands of pro democracy protesters. Activists have been trying to reach the Chinese Governments official headquarters and the police are trying to stop them. Hong kong has now seen eight consecutive weekends of Anti Government and pro democracy protests which began over a extradition bill. Nick beake reports. They have become a more wider critique of how the government is run. The latest late night clashes in a city which prides itself on being peaceful. At least, it did. Riot police are losing patience, and clearing out the final protesters, who had ignored a
Hello and welcome to world news today. Several people have been injured in pitched battles in hong kong after a third day of violent clashes between pro democracy campaigners and riot police. Some protestors had defied orders to disperse after an Anti Government rally, setting up barricades and blocking streets, before rounds of tear gas were fired. This is the eighth week of demonstrations, sparked by a proposed new bill which would have allowed extradition to mainland china. Although the plans were eventually shelved, mass protests continue, amid fears of a gradual erosion of freedoms at the hands of the authorities in beijing. Our correspondent, nick beake, has sent us this report from hong kong. Gunshots they say its one of the safest cities you can find, a peaceful place. Not today. Not this summer. A heavy cloud has descended on hong kong, and there is no sign of it lifting. Police and protesters now in a battle for the future of the place they both call home. And tonight, yet an
At ten oclock, clive myrie will be here with a full round up of the days news. First on bbc news our world. Since the election of donald trump, rival groups of far right and far left activists have battled in the streets of some american cities. Violence has broken out in new york, berkeley, and charlottesville. But perhaps most affected is portland, oregon a liberal, progressive city in the Pacific North west. Mike wendling has been there to meet activists from both sides to try to understand why the violence continues. Portland, oregon, in americas Pacific North west. Since the election of donald trump, theres been trouble in the streets. Chant usa, usa, usa the far right is on the march. See, i get very violent. Im, like, one of the more violent, because i dont like to fight for very long so. They are confronted by home grown antifascist groups. Someones gotta stop them. Theyre not going to march in my streets, not in my town. Why has this city become a battleground between the far
And slip sliding in germany, with rain taking its toll on formula one. Good evening. Hundreds of riot police in hong kong have fired tear gas and rubber bullets, as thousands of protestors tried to advance on the office of the territorys chief executive. Many had defied a police ban on marching and set up barricades blocking streets. Dozens have been arrested. Its the eighth consecutive weekend of Anti Government protests, amid fears of a gradual erosion of freedoms at the hands of the authorities in beijing. Our correspondent, nick beake, has sent us this report, from hong kong. There is a predictability to sundays in hong kong this summer. They start peacefully and end very differently. Once again, tens of thousands turned out, this time to condemn alleged Police Brutality during previous demonstrations. The police had tried to ban todays event and had warned that anyone who marched through the streets could be arrested but, as you can see, it hasnt made any difference, and you do ge
Riding into history egan bernal becomes the first south american to win the tour de france. And well be taking an in depth look at the papers with our reviewers Lynn Faulds Wood and john rentoul. Good evening. Hundreds of riot police in hong kong have fired tear gas and rubber bullets, as thousands of protestors tried to advance on the office of the territorys chief executive. Many had defied a police ban on marching and set up barricades blocking streets. Dozens have been arrested. Its the eighth consecutive weekend of Anti Government protests, amid fears of a gradual erosion of freedoms, at the hands of the authorities in beijing. Our correspondent nick beake has sent us this report from hong kong. Theres a predictability to sundays in hong kong this summer. They start peacefully, and end very differently. Once again, tens of thousands turned out, this time to condemn alleged Police Brutality during previous demonstrations. The police had tried to ban todays event and had warned that