Hello and welcome. Senior politicians in hong kong have been celebrating the moment the city returned to chinese rule 22 years ago. Led by chief executive carrie lam and joined by officials from china, they attended a reception a few hours ago. Outside, a flag raising ceremony was held at the harbour front. In her toast, carrie lam wished success to the motherland and to the stability and prosperity of hong kong. Away from this, though, the mood is quiet different. This is the scene live as crowds of activists have been gathering from early this morning. Theyre now in a peaceful stand off with police. There were a few skirmishes and clashes reported earlier, but we believe this is protesters just outside the entrance of the Hong Kong Convention centre where that ceremony to mark the 22nd anniversary of the handover took place, and you can see a number of protesters in hardhats, and that was because those protests last month did turn violent, there were some altercations with Police Off
Senior politicians in hong kong have been celebrating the moment the city returned to chinese rule 22 years ago. Led by chief executive carrie lam and joined by officials from china, they attended a reception a few hours ago. Outside, a flag raising ceremony was held at the harbour front. In her toast carrie lam wished successs to the motherland and to the stability and prosperity of hong kong. Away from this though the mood is quiet different. This is the scene live as crowds of activists have been gathering from early this morning. Theyre now in a peaceful stand off with police. Our correspondent Karishma Vaswani has the latest updates. In the last hour or so, we have been hearing that there is a stand off between police and protesters on one of the main arterial roads of this city. What we understand is that in the early hours of this morning hundreds of protesters camped out on that road, trying to block it. Police say some of them at least armed themselves with bricks and they hav
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
In the cricket world cup. Yes, its true what they say, it is better the devil you know. And kylie on the main stage at glastonbury, as this years festival draws to a close. And at 11 30 well be taking an in depth look at the papers with our reviewers john rentoul and ruth lea. Stay with us for that. 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 wih kim jong un the first since a summit between them collapsed four months ago. The two leaders met in the dmz, the demilitarised zone set up at the end of the korean war in1953, to mark the boundary between north and south korea. Ever since, the two countries have been in a stalemate, with the norths Nuclear Capability an increasing issue for the south. Two recent meetings between trump and kim, one last year in singapore, another this year in vietnam, have failed to resolve the nuclear issue. Might todays meeting change things . Well b
Hello and welcome. Senior politicians in hong kong have been celebrating the moment the city returned to chinese rule 22 years ago. Led by chief executive carrie lam and joined by officials from china, they attended a reception just in the last hour. Outside, a flag raising ceremony was held at the harbour front. In her toast, carrie lam wished success to the motherland and to the stability and prosperity of hong kong. Away from this, though, the mood is quiet different. Crowds of activists gathering from early this morning are now in a peaceful stand off with police. Live now to our correspondent, karishma vaswani. Lets get the very latest. Good to see you. Can you tell us what has been happening with those protest . Yes, in the last hour or so we have been hearing that there is a stand off between police and protesters on one of the main arterial roads of this city. What we understand is that in the early hours of this morning hundreds of protesters ca m ped hours of this morning hun