Climbers swept away by an avalanche in the himalayas is released by the police. In the last hour, the leader of the hong kong government, carrie lam, has told a News Conference that a controversial draft law that would have allowed extradition to the chinese mainland is dead. The planned legislation had prompted mass protests in hong kong. This is what she had to say. The cause of all these grievances and confrontations is an exercise to amend the fugitive offenders ordinance. I have almost immediately put a stop to the amendment exercise. But there are still lingering doubts about the governments sincerity, or worries whether the government will restart the process and the legislative council. So i reiterate here, there is no such plan. The bill is dead. We will continue following that story in the coming hours, getting analysis from our correspondence in the region. The big question now is will that be enough to mollify the protesters and the demonstrators . We will keep tracking tha
A warm welcome to the programme, briefing you on all you need to know in global news, business and sport. And you can be part of the conversation. Today were asking do you eat at the desktop . I do. Keyboard crumbs, audible crunching and often powerful odours are winding up even the most easygoing of colleagues. So what is acceptable in your view . Tell us what you think. Just use the hashtag bbcthebriefing. The leader of the hong kong government, carrie lam, has told a News Conference that a controversial draft law that would have allowed extradition to the chinese mainland is dead. The bill sparked huge protests with tens of thousands taking to the streets to demand its immediate withdrawal. Last month, the government responded by suspending the bill but that move failed to appease its critics. This is what carrie lam had to say. The cause of all these grievances and confrontations is an exercise to amend the fugitive offenders ordinance. I have almost immediately put a stop to the a
With a rare hereditary disease. And after beating a former champion, Johanna Konta is bidding for a wimbledon semifinal spot shell be back on court again this afternoon. Good morning and welcome to the bbc news at nine. President trump has stepped up his attack on the uks ambassador in washington, saying, we will no longer deal with him. In a series of tweets, mr trump also said that theresa may had made a mess of brexit, adding he was thankful that the british people would soon have a new Prime Minister. The remarks follow a leak of emails written by Sir Kim Darroch, describing the Trump White House as inept and dysfunctional. Downing street says sir kim has the governments full support. Andy moore reports. Shortly after President Trump criticised mrs may and her ambassador, downing street issued a statement saying Sir Kim Darroch continued to had the full support of the Prime Minister. The leak was unfortunate, the statement went on, but the special relationship would endure. On his
In england to treat patients with a rare hereditary disease. It is making a disease that was previously untreatable treatable and has the potential to make patients lives dramatically better. In the last hour, the labour and video footage is released leader, Jeremy Corbyn, has said his party will challenge showing the final moments of a team of climbers whose bodies the next Prime Minister to put any new brexit deal to a second referendum. Were recovered in the himalayas. Following a meeting of the shadow cabinet, mr corbyn issued a statement saying labour would campaign in that referendum for remain. Good morning. The statement does not explain what welcome to bbc newsroom live. A labour would do if the party won a im joanna gosling. President trump has stepped general election before a decision had been made on brexit. Up his attack on the uks our assistant Political Editor norman smith is at westminster. Ambassador in washington, how big of a deal is this norman . Saying we will no
Hello and welcome to world news today. The opposition has won a re run of the election for mayor of turkeys biggest city, istanbul, in a major setback for the turkish president , recep tayyip erdogan. Ekrem imamoglu beat his rival mr erdogans choice by about nine percent a far greater margin than in marchs poll, which was annulled by the electoral authorities. President erdogan congratulated Ekrem Imamoglu on his victory but the re run widely seen as a referendum on mr erdogan appear quite an extraordinary scene. He congratulated him on his victory, he congratulated him on but the re run widely seen as a referendum on mr erdogan appear to be a gamble that backfired. Currently in istanbul. A very co mforta ble currently in istanbul. A very comfortable win for him, far larger margin of victory than back in march, the first time this election was held, today it was the rerun of that election and this feels like a really watershed moment for turkey because for 16 years, he is tired of this