An ancient role in modern times. As japans Emperor Naruhito is enthroned this week, we look at the role of the empress masako. Good morning. Its 8am in singapore, 1 in the morning in london and 8am in hong kong, where the working week is getting under way. It follows another weekend of mass protests. Organisers say as many as 350,000 people took part in the demonstrations, which were held without official permission. Police fired teargas and water cannon, to try to clear the streets. Nick beake reports from the protests in hong kong. They were told they werent allowed to march today. They were threatened with prison if they wore a mask. And they were warned by chinas leader there would be broken bones for those who try to break up his country. But this is a Pro Democracy Movement that believes the world is on its side and its not backing down. We are here to fight for freedom and we are not scared about the Chinese Communist party. We want our freedom and human rights. But once again,
Could be critical in deciding who wins the title. After the rain and flooding of the last few days and even some snow for some of us yesterday, this remembrance sunday gives us a chance to draw a breath. Mostly dry was sunshine, full details on the way. Its sunday the 10th of november. Our top story. Thousands of people are facing a third day of damaged homes, disrupted businesses and difficult travel as floods continue to affect parts of Northern England. Seven severe Flood Warnings are in place in the river don in yorkshire meaning theres a danger to life. This morning theres also concern water levels are rising on sections of the river trent. Andy moore reports. The village of fish lake on the lower reaches of the river don were almost the entire community, hundreds of people, have been forced to leave their homes. The water here is showing little signs of receding and the levels could remain high for some time to come. Elsewhere, on other rivers such as the lower reaches of the tre
Shyama perera and dave wooding, the Political Editor of the sun on sunday. Hello, good morning. The royal family and senior politicians will join veterans in Central London this morning, as the uk marks remembrance day. There are two minutes silence at 11 oclock, as people up and down the land honour those who lost their lives in conflict. As part of the commemorations, the Royal British legion is trying to encourage young people to observe the silence by turning off their mobile phones. Robert hall reports. On the streets of birmingham an army of poppy sellers. The last big push before britains remembrance weekend. Millions of us wear the flower which grew on the battlefields of the first world war, but is it enough to inspire new generations . The world is going so much faster so its just about trying, for everybody, adults notjust children, to slow down, to think about everything and remember. Ra njit, volunteering for the first time, believes remembrance has to move online. The you
30 years since the fall of the berlin wall fireworks and music as the city celebrates the photosynth brand of birth gate with thousands joining the party. Im calling assman thanks for joining us bolivias embattled president evo morales is calling for new elections after a Regional Election monitor reported irregularities with octobers Voting Results demonstrators queues moralise of rigging the last election and of staged multiple protests police units have marched alongside the antigovernment protesters. President morales is a leftist and he is bolivias 1st indigenous leader orale says move to call for fresh polls marks a sudden reversal after he had previously claimed victory in october about. Lets bring in our correspondent your 100 mirrors hes standing by for us in the capital of bolivia that would be love passed no you hunt the Election Monitoring Group oas thats the organization of american states said that the october vote should be in the north why is that what did the group fin
Now on bbc news, simon mccoy reports from the cornish port of penzance Kurdish Forces in syria say theyve pulled out of a key strategic town in the northeast, after a temporary truce put an end to fierce fighting. Turkey says its attempting to create a 20 mile safe zone in areas of kurdish control, after President Trump pulled us troops out of the area. Kurdish fighters are now reported to have left ras al ain, on the syrian side of the border, along with huge numbers of fleeing civilians. Our correspondent, aleem maqbool, has sent us this report from inside Northern Syria. Souad mohammed is numb. Shes been that way since seeing in a morgue the mutilated body of her daughter. The brutal killing of havrin khalaf, a kurdish politician, by Turkish Backed militants, is now being investigated as a war crime. I feel i want to burn down this home, she tells me, because the memories of my daughter are everywhere, and its too hard to bear. Her whole life is playing like a movie in my mind. She