By democrat led committees. Also on the programme. China has been celebrating 70 years of communist rule but in hong kong more violent demonstrations. The police have been using tear gas, pepper spray and live rounds to quell the protests. And what to do when your name is facing extinction . 0ne nigel brought together 400 nigels, for a night of nigel nostalgia. Hello and welcome im Christian Fraser in london, Michelle Fleury is in washington. When the European Commission president Jean Claude Junker met with borisjohnson a few weeks ago, he said hed discovered something new; that this Prime Minister wanted more of a border on the island of ireland than his predecessor. And today mrjohnson confirmed it. The reality of brexit, he said, means that there must be customs checks of some description in Northern Ireland, after the uk leaves the eu. The Prime Minister has rejected briefings from the irish side that that will effectively mean a hard border, in the form of a series of customs pos
Of military might from china as it celebrates 70 years of communist rule. Even the Emergency Services struggle as torrential rain sweeps across large parts of england and wales. And at 11 30, we will be taking another look at the papers with susie boniface, columnist for the daily mirror, and Katherine Forster from the sunday times. Good evening. After ten weeks in office, tomorrow borisjohnson will offer the eu his plan for brexit. Number ten insists it is the governments final offer, and that the uk will leave the eu at the end of the month, despite a law passed in parliament to prevent him doing so without a deal. A major Sticking Point so far has been resolving the issue of the border between ireland and Northern Ireland. The Prime Minister has told the bbc his plan will have to include some customs checks on the island of ireland after brexit. With more, here is our Political Editor Laura Kuenssberg. Her report contains flashing images. When is a crisis an opportunity . Right now,
On wednesday, but will they win over the doubters . Isnt this just you putting forward similar proposals to what have been suggested, and turned down so many times before . Well, lets see where we get to. Taking on the tabloids harry and meghan sue british newspaper the mail on sunday. Good morning. It is midnight in london, and 7 00am here in hong kong, where the police have been defending the shooting an 18 year old protestor in the chest. It is the first time in months of demonstrations that a protestor has been injured by live ammunition. Police say the officer opened fire because he felt his life was under threat. In stark contrast, beijing celebrated seven decades of communist party rule in china. More from our beijing correspondent John Sudworth injust a moment. But first, Rupert Wingfield hayes is in hong kong. This was hong kongs birthday present to china. They had been told to stay home, that any protest today would be illegal. Any hope the protests would pass peacefully were
Dies from a snakebite. We report on kenyas efforts to save lives and the film maker who faced his fear of heights to highlight global warmings impact on the worlds glaciers. Good morning. It is 8 00am in singapore and 1 00am in the morning in london. If youre watching from malaysia, indonesia or here in singapore, you will be well aware of the haze currently blanketing the region. The thick smog, mostly caused by forest fires in indonesia, has led to a significant drop in air quality. Schools have been closed in malaysia and thousands of people have been treated for lung infections linked to the haze. The indonesian province of Central Kalimantan on the island of borneo has been one of the worst hit areas. Our correspondent Rivan Dwiastono is in palangka raya. The air quality in the city is still in hazardous level. Therefore people are still advised to wear their masks every time they leave their houses. Today we actually followed a team of firefighters and volunteers to visit some ho
Hello. Welcome to the programme. The strongest storm on record to hit the North Western bahamas is battering the low lying islands. Officials are warning that Hurricane Dorian could cause a life threatening storm surge with winds of up to 290km h. Parts of the florida coast are also forecast to be in the path of the storm later on monday. From there, Aleem Maqbool reports. These were the last pictures out of the abaco islands of the bahamas before Hurricane Dorian hit. Gusts were already strengthening but, when it made landfall, wind speeds were measured at 185 miles an hour, the strongest storm ever recorded here. This is a deadly storm and a monster storm. On two previous occasions, i have asked bahamians to leave the quays. Many have not heeded my warning, many have remained behind. I can only say to them, this is not the last time they will hear my voice. These are flat islands and the ocean surges predicted during the hurricane are expected to overwhelm them and anyone who did not