A ceremony to mourn the first one to be lost to climate change. 0h, hes gone. And england take wickets as they look to bowl out australia to win the second ashes test. And coming up later, this weeks click looks at whether e scooters are legal, and tests out new fingerprint based contactless cards. Good evening. The Cabinet Office minister michael gove has played down concerns highlighted by leaked government documents that warn of chaos in the event of a no deal brexit. He said significant steps had been taken in the past three weeks to accelerate planning for such a scenario. The documents, seen by the sunday times, warn of shortages of food, fuel and medicines, as well as the return of a hard border in ireland if britain leaves the eu without a deal. But mr gove insisted the papers were old, and examined the worst possible outcomes. Food shortages, fuel shortages, unworkable plans for the irish border, this is a pretty bleak picture . I think its important that we look in context at
The government says its ready for a no deal brexit after claims there could be food, medicine and fuel shortages. Ministers say the leaked details dont reflect current plans. This is an old document. Since it was published and circulated, the government have taken significant additional steps to ensure that we are prepared to leave on october the 31st, deal or no deal. The search continues for 6 year old lucas dobson, whos missing after he fell into the river stour in kent. Coming up after sport, james king reviews Quentin Tarantinos latest release. Now it is time for sportsday. Hello and welcome to sportsday. England just ran out of time. A draw in the second test at lords after a fascinating fifth days play. Frank lampard is yet to win a match as chelsea manager, they could only manage a point in their first home game of the season against leicester. And smiles all round as britains Dina Asher Smith holds her own in a star studded field at the Birmingham Diamond League. Welcome to th
Hello and welcome to world news today. More than a Million People have taken to the streets of hong kong in the latest demonstration against chinas perceived erosion of the territorys autonomy. Its been billed as a return to the spirit of the original protests that began 11 weeks ago with none of the violence of recent weeks. Beijing had hinted that paramilitary style police might cross the border in the event of clashes. From hong kong, John Sudworth reports. Beneath an ocean of colour, Hong Kong Raised its voice again. Chanting everywhere you looked, there were umbrellas, held aloft in a massive display of defiance. Why are you marching today . For hong kong. For hong kong, of course. Yeah, freedom. Yes. Its a far cry from this, the violent scenes at hong kongs airport earlier this week, which some thought risked undermining public support. The turnout today was seen as a vital test. Given the monsoon conditions, this sea of umbrellas will be seen as confirmation that the Pro Democra
Thats all. Stay with bbc world news. Stay with us for all the International News and business stories here on the bbc. And you can visit our website as bbc. Com news. Hong kong demonstrations in the wake of the 11th weekend of protests we look at the impact on the asia financial economy. Grey matters. Why many of singapores asian population are working well into their 70s. Good morning and welcome to this mondays edition of Asia Business report live from singapore with me, mariko 0i. Lets start with hong kong because as you heard on newsday, the city has seen the 11th weekend in a row of pro democracy rallies. The protest organisers say the crowd was 1. 7 million strong other police have said it was much smaller. This comes amid warnings of the Economic Impact of the unrest on the Economic Impact of the unrest on the Asian Financial hub. In just two days after Airline Cathay pacific saw the departure of it chief executive. The bbcs Stephen Mcdonnell sent this report from the demonstrat
As a gaming hub prepares to open in london, ill be asking how businesses and wannabe World Champions can make money from e sports. England rattle australia in the ashes. A hostile bowling spell from jofra archer gave england a chance of winning at lords, but the second test ends in a draw. Good morning from central london. We are in green park. It is grazing week and this morning we will be joined by a flock of sheep and a cow. Joined by a flock of sheep and a cow. Why . Iwill joined by a flock of sheep and a cow. Why . I will tell you later. Today we are looking at sunshine and showers and it will be called for this stage in august. Cool. Its monday the 19th of august. Our top story the uk has been stripped of its measles free status by the World Health Organisation after a fall in vaccination rates for the second of the two mmr jabs. The news comes as a Campaign Launches to increase the numbers of children who are vaccinated against measles. Heres our Health Editor hugh pym. Measles