in secondary school. wales will end its stay local rules from tomorrow, meaning people will be able to travel within its borders without restrictions. tourist accommodation will also given the green light to reopen. china bans nine britons including five mps after the uk took action over human rights abuses. and the boy whose year long adventure in his own back garden raises hundreds of thousands for hospice care, earning him high praise in the process bear grylls here, and just to say, well done for all you re doing. what an incredible achievement. hi, max, it sjonny wilkinson here, and ijust wanted to send you a little message, really, just to wish you well, especially for this amazing thing you re doing at the moment. scotland s former first minister alex salmond is launching a new political party the alba party will contest seats in the scottish parliamentary election in may. he s due to hold a news conference in the next few minutes we ll bring you that live he
cream with eric clapton has died at the age of 80. and in the sport at 5.30, champions manchester city fall eight points behind in the title race after suffering a shock home defeat against wolves. good afternoon. tens of thousands of demonstrators have again taken to the streets in hong kong, defying a ban on wearing face masks, which has been imposed under a new emergency law. police used tear gas and charged with batons to try to break up the crowds. the protesters, who first took to the streets injune, are demanding greater democratic freedoms. our china corrspondent, robin brant reports. standing and waiting, taking cover under umbrellas from the warm rain, almost all of them wearing a face mask. this was how the hong kong protesters showed their contempt for their government and its latest attempt to quell the protests with emergency measures that outlaw facemasks. some were even handing them out, to stop people getting sick , one man told me. this was a sizeable tur
in the east of england, warning that disruption from flooding is likely. the british rock drummerginger baker who was part of the band ‘cream with eric clapton has died at the age of 80. and at 4:30 in witness history we ll hear first hand what happened when the soviet union tried to ban alcohol. good afternoon. tens of thousands of demonstrators have again taken to the streets in hong kong, defying a ban on wearing face masks, which has been imposed under a new emergency law. police used tear gas and charged with batons to try to break up the crowds. the protesters, who first took to the streets injune, are demanding greater democratic freedoms. our china corrspondent, robin brant reports. standing and waiting, taking cover under umbrellas from the warm rain. almost all of them were wearing a face mask. this was how hong kong s protesters showed their contempt for their government and its latest attempts to quell the protests, with emergency measures that outlaw face
sir mo farah‘s former coach alberto salazar has been given a four year ban from athletics, after being found guilty of doping violations. coming up on afternoon live, all the sport. that is with jane dougal. we hope will have all the details on the fast developing story on mo farah‘s former coach has been given a foul year ban from athletics. mo farah has never failed a year ban from athletics. mo farah has neverfailed a drug year ban from athletics. mo farah has never failed a drug test and that he has no tolerance for anyone that he has no tolerance for anyone that breaks the rules. thanks, jane. it is lively out there, darren, we will have a look at the flooding on the isle of man, the rain will ease off but there is a high tide along the east coast at the moment. tomorrow looks drier everywhere, but there is an old hurricane going close by towards the end of the week. thank you, darren. also coming up is red meat back on the menu? the controversial study that says c
of the well connected multi millionaire sex offender, jeffrey epstein. women going through the menopause face a national shortage of hormone replacement therapy. and a shock call up for an uncapped player for the england rugby world cup squad. hello, a very good evening to you. welcome to bbc news. hong kong international airport was brought to a standstill today, with all flights cancelled after anti government protesters occupied parts of the building. many of them were protesting the actions of police, who on sunday we re actions of police, who on sunday were firing tear gas and bullets at the protesters. today, the chinese authorities linked the protesters to terrorism. a warning that you may find some of the images in this report from our global affairs correspondent, naomi grimley, disturbing. ground to a halt. usually, hong kong international airport is one of the busiest hubs in the world, but today, its planes have been stopped by yet another growing democracy protes