Between the two gangs. The government begins a review of sentencing policy for the most dangerous offenders. Women going through the menopause face a National Shortage of hormone replacement therapy. Good morning. Welcome to bbc newsroom live. Hong kong has suspended all flights in and out of the territory as a sit in with thousands of Anti Government protesters at the International Airport enters its fourth day. Mass demonstrations and unrest show no sign of abating, more than two months after they were sparked by a controversial extradition bill. Many of those protesting are critical of the actions of police, who on sunday were caught on film firing tear gas at close range. Our correspondent Stephen Mcdonell sent this update from hong kong airport. This is the scene at hong kong International Airport. Both levels are completely full, black clad pro democracy demonstrators have occupied every inch of this terminal. If we come over here, we can even see down at the bottom how many thou
To set the bar for negotiations and sell high, but we inevitably leave without a deal would be at the trail and the Prime Minister said he would get a deal and we want to see him deliver it. Well report from sweden where the rapper asap rocky has been found guilty of assault. And pacific leaders on the forefront of Climate Change hit out at australia over its coal use. There are shocking revelations about the scale of plastic pollution. Scientists have confirmed that theyve discovered particles of plastic falling in snow in the arctic. A region long thought to be pristine turns out to be contaminated microscopic particles are carried on the winds from thousands of miles away. Researchers have found more than 1a,000 microplastics per litre of melted snow. Our environment analyst Roger Harrabin travelled to the artic circle as the research was being carried out. Heres his special report. The arctic. A place of pristine beauty. Smothered with snow, clean and pure. Well, thats how it appea
The message from the un experts today is clear we all need to eat less meat to help fight Climate Change. The uns climate panel, the ipcc, have released the most comprehensive report on land use and Climate Change ever compiled, and it makes for sober reading. It says one quarter of global emissions are because of the food we eat, more than half of that is from animals. The report was released in geneva. Roger harrabin sent this report from there. This alpine landscape was covered by forest, the trees sucked Carbon Dioxide from the atmosphere and regulated the climate. Then humans cleared some of the land for food, but cattle birthed methane and that strongly heeds the atmosphere. The sort of low intensity grazing may produce protein from poor soil and it does have some environmental benefits. But it still creates more Greenhouse Gases than growing plant protein. Scientist meeting here in the alps are not saying we have all got to go vegan to protect the claimant, they are saying that
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. Tell us what you think just use the hashtag bbcthebriefing. Italys deputy Prime Minister and league party leader, matteo salvini, has called for a snap election, saying his partys differences with its Coalition Partners cant be patched up. It follows a row in the senate over a major infrastructure project. Andy beatt reports. A vote that has left italys government on the verge of collapse, the two Coalition Parties opposing each other over the future of the high speed train link to france. Backing the project at a rally outside rome, the deputy Prime Minister and leader of the right wing league party. He has now declared the governing coalition unworkable. The only way forward to hold fresh elections. Translation if a couple who are in love decide to go separate ways, it is better to do it consensually, quickly, and without quarrel. Colourfu
Briefing you on all you need to know in global news, business and sport. Also in the programme, the number of gamblers complaining about british betting firms has risen by 5,000 in 5 years last year, punters lost a record £14. 5 billion. What do you think . Is gambling too easy . Should betting companies do more to keep players safe . Get in touch just use the hashtag bbcthebriefing. Hong kong is cleaning up again after a tenth weekend of unrest as the terrotory witnesses further clashes between pro democracy protesters and riot police, in hong kong. Tear gas was fired after petrol bombs exploded near the main police headquarters. The police are due to give their daily News Conference in about four hours from now but the cheif executive carrie lam has already said the unrest has caused more damage than the 2008 financial crisis. From hong kong, heres jonathan head. This is how it starts every weekend now in hong kong. Theyve turned improvising barricades into an art form. They work wi