It follows violent scenes on monday when demonstrators smashed their way into Parliament Amid fears beijing is tightening its grip on the territory. Chinas ambassador is summoned to the Foreign Office in london after a war of words over britains backing for the hong kong protestors. The uk government chose to stand on the wrong side, it has made inappropriate remarks. Well be asking what the diplomatic consequences could be. Also tonight. Obesity overtakes smoking as the cause of some of the most common kinds of cancer millions are warned their weight puts them at risk. Detectives say a heavily pregnant woman stabbed to death in london at the weekend had been subjected to a sustained and vicious attack. Her baby son also died this morning. A big boost to britains film and tv industry as the american giant netflix opens a new base at surreys world famous shepperton studios. A place in the world cup semi finals for england after a sensational catch from jos buttler helps them thrash new
Kuenssberg has been to canterbury which the conservatives held for decades until 2017 to find out who tory party voters there are planning to pick. In sunny gardens, pubs, homes or meeting halls, tory members gather to choose who to send to downing street. In sunny gardens, homes and meeting halls, tory members gather to choose who to send to downing street. Its their decision and soon. The ballot papers are going to go out on friday, most people are going to reply quickly. And so you could have this contest sewn up by wednesday. Are you all going to vote quickly, do you think . Yes. 0fficially, still three weeks to press the flesh but there could be only days to make a difference or the front runner to fall. He does has this ability to electrify a room and speak to people in a way that other politicians cannot. Quite frankly, to me, there is no contest. Ive been at Party Conferences where you have had to queue three hours to get into the main hall to listen to what boris has to say. I
Welcome to the bbcs radio theatre for a special edition of hardtalk. My guest today is known around the world for his film, television and theatre work. He made his name for his uncanny ability to portray other well known people. Tony blair, brian clough, david frost, roles that catapulted Michael Sheen into a life far from his home in port talbot, in south wales. But it was acting that also brought him back there, where he is now immersed in tackling some of the problems that face a Poor Community poverty, debt and homelessness. So how does he straddle such contrasting worlds . Michael sheen, welcome to hardtalk. Thank you very much. So how does the Hollywood Star fit in on port talbots high street . Yeah, its an interesting double life. Inevitably there is a bit of that, that happens anyway. You know, when you start to feel like, oh, this is my hometown, but i sort of feel like my belonging, my sense of belonging is split now, and that just kept extending. So at first it was having m
Tonnes of canadian waste back to canada. Hello. A cruise boat with more than 30 people on board has capsized in the hungarian capital. State media are saying at least seven people have died the south Korean Foreign ministry has confirmed they were south korean tourists. It happened on the river danube in budapest. Divers have joined the search for 19 other people still missing. 7 people have been rescued but strong currents and high water levels, caused by heavy rain, are hampering emergency teams. The vessel collided with another boat near the parliament building, and overturned. Gareth barlow has the latest. The incident happened late on wednesday evening on a popular part of the river close to the hungarian parliament. Local news reports say the boat, the mermaid, was carrying a group of south korean tourists when it collided with another vessel. A huge rescue effort is under way, with both spotlight and radar scanning the river for several kilometres downstream. Police and paramedi
Israel votes to hold its second election this year after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu fails to form a coalition. Its been sitting in the country for years now the philippines is set to ship tonnes of canadian waste back to canada. Hello. A cruise boat with more than 30 people on board has capsized, in the hungarian capital. State media are saying at least seven people have died the south Korean Foreign ministry has confirmed they were south korean tourists. It happened on the river danube in budapest. Divers have joined the search for 19 other people still missing. 7 people have been rescued but strong currents and high water levels, caused by heavy rain, are hampering emergency teams. The vessel collided with another boat near the parliament building, and overturned. Gareth barlow has the latest. The incident happened late on wednesday evening on a popular part of the river close to the hungarian parliament. Local news reports say the boat, the mermaid, was carrying a group of so