At the age of 80. The Chinese Government has announced it would take firm countermeasures after President Trump has signed into law a bill that backs pro democracy protesters in hong kong, despite objections from beijing. The bill approved by Congress Last week requires the state department to certify every year that hong kong has significant autonomy from the rest of china. That will decide whether hong kong retains the favourable trading terms with the us that have helped maintain its position as a world financial centre. The bbcs nick beake is in hong kong. Nick, first of all, this bill signed by the president overwhelmingly approved by congress, what is actually new here . What difference will it make . Well, mike, it will make a difference in that every year they will have to be. I tell you what, as i talk, letsjust walk this way, because we are on the campus of the trashed polytechnic university, and what is happening behind us, you will be able to see that there are emergency te
A warm welcome to the programme, briefing you on all you need to know in global news, business, and sport. Also in the programme, british actorjohn boyega has admitted that he left his copy of the closely guarded script for the new star wars movie under his bed and that it ended up for sale on ebay. That was after he moved and it was left behind. So wed like to know have you ever lost anything important or valuable . President trump has signed a bill into law in support of pro democracy protesters in hong kong. Under the new act, the us will have to be satisfied that hong kong retains sufficient autonomy before it agrees favourable trading terms. The Hong Kong Government said the legislation would send a wrong signal to the protesters. China described it as a gross interference in its internal affairs. Our correspondent nick beake is in hong kong. Nick, i would nick, iwould imagined nick, i would imagined that the pro democracy protesters are very happy about this move in the United St
Are battling catastrophic conditions, as wildfires continue to rage on australias east coast. Coming up on afternoon live, all the sport with jane dougall. Hello. Both Raheem Sterling and joe gomez had trained together, despite Raheem Sterling being dropped after an altercation between the two. Sterling has admitted his emotions got the better of him. Are slight respite for the rain in the next 24 hours. We will take a closer look at what is causing a catastrophic australian wildfires. Also coming up, were out and about in Bishop Auckland. We are in the north east today, in Bishop Auckland, in a town that has voted labour in every election since 1935. Is that about to change . Hello, everyone this is afternoon live. The labour Leaderjeremy Corbyn has heavily criticised the government for what he has described as a woeful response to flooding in yorkshire and the midlands. Five days after the flooding began, the Prime Minister will this afternoon chair a meeting of the governments Cobra
Of the president s oath of office. Than the president himself well as the impeachment battle heats up President Donald Trump just supporters its just a hoax also coming up. Children in chains Nigerian Police rescue hundreds of young people shackled what is said to be an Islamic School teachers are under arrest. On my heart thank you so much for your Company Everyone in the u. S. The impeachment battle is heating up u. S. President donald trump has called the democrats impeachment inquiry a disgrace and hes looking for ways to end it the whistleblower complained accuse accuses the president of soliciting interference in next years president ial election well some reports say the whistleblower was a cia man. He alleges that donald trump pressed ukraines president to investigate his leading democratic rival former Vice President joe biden and his son hunter biden who had business interests in ukraine the complaint also accuses the white house of a cover up. Defiant as ever u. S. President
Borisjohnson maintained a friendship with american businesswoman and former model Jennifer Arcuri and as a result of that friendship allowed ms arcuri to participate in trade missions and receive sponsorship monies in circumstances when she and her companies could not have expected otherwise to receive those benefits. The iopc will now consider if it is necessary for the matter to be investigated. Now on bbc news its time for the film review. Hello there. Welcome to the film review here on bbc news. Taking us through this weeks releases we have got mark kermode. We have actually got some quite interesting movies. A very interesting week, we have ready or not which is a highly regarded comedy horror. We have the goldfinch, an adaptation of a much loved book. And skin, jamie bell as a tattooed white supremacist. Ready or not, i saw, i havent seen the film but i have seen the trailer, and i feel like ive seen the film here is the thing, a fairly straightforward set up, so Samara Weaving i