In under an hour we speak to one of the scientists behind a new blood test. Good morning. Its 8am in singapore, 1 am in london and 8 in the morning in beijing where an angry war of words has broken out between china and britain over the demonstrations in hong kong. It comes after British Foreign secretary jeremy hunt warned of serious consequences for china if the rights of People Living in the territory were infringed. Beijing has accused the uk of indulging in what it called colonial era fantasies. Our Diplomatic Correspondent James Landale has more. The aftermath of an invasion. This was hong kongs parliament today, where they were beginning to clear up the mess left by protesters on monday. For many pro democracy campaigners, their demonstration was peaceful. But for some, it was violent, forcing their way into the legislative council, where they wrought substantial damage. Damage that also had diplomatic consequences in london. The uk government chose to stand on the wrong side. I
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