The major power cut across the uk earlier this month was sparked by a Lightning Strike and the sudden loss of two big generators. Its emerged Jeffrey Epstein signed a will two days before killing himself in his new yorkjail cell, while awaiting trial on sex trafficking and conspiracy charges. Manchester uniteds unsettled star paul pogba misses a penalty as his side are held to a draw at wolves. And coming up. We hear from the chicken connoisseur on the decision to put anti knife slogans on chicken takeaway food boxes. Good morning, and welcome to the bbc news at nine. The irish Prime Minister, leo varadakar, has rejected a fresh demand by borisjohnson for the eu to remove the irish backstop from the brexit Withdrawal Agreement. In a letter to the European Council president , donald tusk, mrjohnson said that it was anti democratic and inconsistent with the sovereignty of the uk, and suggested that alternative arrangements could replace it. The uk and the eu had agreed on the backstop as
Cigarettes each year. Hello. Welcome to the programme. Were live until 11 this morning. Are you a teenager who bets on video games . Or the parent of one . Are you worried that your child could get drawn into gambling because theyre really into fortnite, call of duty, or other multi player games . Would you even know if they were gambling on things like that . In 20 minutes also we will talk about a report which says Gambling Companies are targeting children with ads on twitter is, so let us know if you have no any experience or thoughts on this. If you have any experience or thoughts on this. Do get in touch on all the stories were talking about this morning use the hashtag victorialive. If you text, youll be charged at the Standard Network rate. First Rachel Schofield has the news. Good morning. A Lightning Strike led to two power losses which left more than a Million People without access to power earlier this month, according to a report. The National Grid said the blackout was the
The parents of missing british teenager nora quoirin offer a £10,000 reward for her safe return in malaysia. A 50 1 one increase the surge in the number of gamblers complaining about british betting companies. And coming up on bbc news. Andy murray gets ready for a return to singles action later. He takes on Richard Gasquet in cincinnati. Hong Kong International airport has cancelled all its flights as Anti Government protests in its main terminal continue for a fourth day. Thousands of demonstrators are gathered at the airport which is one of the busiest in the world. It follows another weekend of violent confrontations between police and protestors across the former british colony. The unrest shows no sign of abating, more than two months after it was sparked by a controversial extradition bill. A warning that you may find some of the images in this report from our Global Affairs correspondent Naomi Grimley disturbing. Ground to a halt usually, hong Kong International airport is one
Between the two gangs. The government begins a review of sentencing policy for the most dangerous offenders. Women going through the menopause face a National Shortage of hormone replacement therapy. Good morning. Welcome to bbc newsroom live. Hong kong has suspended all flights in and out of the territory as a sit in with thousands of Anti Government protesters at the International Airport enters its fourth day. Mass demonstrations and unrest show no sign of abating, more than two months after they were sparked by a controversial extradition bill. Many of those protesting are critical of the actions of police, who on sunday were caught on film firing tear gas at close range. Our correspondent Stephen Mcdonell sent this update from hong kong airport. This is the scene at hong kong International Airport. Both levels are completely full, black clad pro democracy demonstrators have occupied every inch of this terminal. If we come over here, we can even see down at the bottom how many thou
Its the tenth week in a row for demonstrations in hong kong and increasingly businesses are having to choose between staffs right to protest and not upsetting beijing. Over the weekend, hong kongs flagship carrier Cathay Pacific fired two airport employees and suspended a pilot for conduct linked to Anti Government protests. Its shares have fallen almost 4 percent this morning. Hong kongs chief executive carrie lam says the unrest is causing more damage than the 2008 financial crisis. In fact, the economy which has been hit by chinas trade war with the us saw growth come in at an anaemic 0. 6 in the second quarter, compared to the same period last year. Thats much less than the 1. 6 previously forecast and the weakest growth in a decade. Carrie lam warned thatjobs will be hit because of the disruption to business and has called on landlords to reduce rent to help companies. Tourism is especially important it accounts for 5 of the entire economy with the majority of visitors coming from