Rubber bullets as tens of thousands of antigovernment demonstrators march for a successive weekend they say theyre worried beijing will take away their rights and freedoms. Spicer thanks for joining us. And we begin in ukraine where exit polls suggest the party of president. Will take some 44 percent in the countrys snap parliamentary election is a clear victory for the former t. V. Actor and political newcomer he called the vote hoping to consolidate his partys power and thereby implement a sweeping reform programs when he was running for office alinsky promised to tackle corruption and shake up ukraines political system but so far progress has been slow. And connelly as it. Is election headquarters nick thanks for joining us does the president have the numbers he needs to change things in ukraine. Well that this is a huge win 4445 percent even this is more than any of his predecessors had to work with. That overall majority that many people here were expecting and that explains the s
In hong kong. Iran hoists its flag on the masthead of the captured uk registered tanker in the gulf. Irelands shane lowry holds his nerve to win golfs open championship in difficult conditions at royal portrush. And well be taking an in depth look at the papers with our reviewers rob merrick and Anne Ashworth stay with us for that. Good evening and welcome to bbc news. The chancellor Philip Hammond says hell resign this week if borisjohnson becomes Prime Minister. Mr hammond says he could never sign up to a no deal brexit something Boris Johnson has left open as an option. The chancellor says he would resign on wednesday just before theresa may leaves downing street. Heres our political correspondent, chris mason. Philip hammond has been chancellor for the last three years, appointed by theresa may in july 2016. This was him packing up for the weekend. On wednesday, hell pack up for good. Assuming that borisjohnson becomes the next Prime Minister, i understand that his conditions for s
But is thwarted in his ambition to make major constitutional changes. Would you let a robot look after your children . Find out why its a dilemma families injapan may be facing very soon. Live from our studios in singapore and london, this is bbc world news its newsday. Good morning. Glad you could join us. Its 7 00am in singapore, midnight in london and 7 00 in the morning in hong kong, where police have fired tear gas and rubber bullets to disperse protestors after another mass demonstration against the way the territory is being run. Tens of thousands of people have been marching the latest in a series of pro democracy rallies that have been going on for two months now. A warning that stephen mcdonells report contains some flashing images. Protests here used to end peacefully. Not anymore. After the seventh consecutive weekend of marches in hong kong, some hardcore pro democracy protesters have decided that escalation is the way forward, and theyve been met with force. In a clear pr
Now on bbc news, its hardtalk with sarah montague. Welcome to hardtalk. Im sarah montague. My guest today has a reputation for telling uncomfortable economic truths. He famously predicted the Global Financial crisis of 2008. Now Raghuram Rajan says capitalism is under threat and if wild leaders want to save liberal democracies from a surge in populism they need to give more power to local communities and take it away from big governments and big businesses. When he left his job as governor of Indias Central Bank is that it was better to be a doer than an advisor. Now the superstar central bank is being talked of as one of the front runners to governor of the bank of england. Would he rather do thatjob than advise in another . Raghuram rajan, welcome to hardtalk. Thanks for having me. That quote from you, better to be a doer than an advisor, what is it that you wa nt to an advisor, what is it that you want to do . Watto wanted to do that time was really turn around peoples view of india
Police fired tear gas and rubber bullets as tens of thousands of antigovernment demonstrators marched successes you can see theyre worried beijing will take away their rights and freedoms. Thanks for joining us. We begin in ukraine where exit polls suggest the party of president will take some 44 percent in the countrys snap parliamentary election its a clear victory for the former t. V. Actor and political newcomer he called the vote hoping to consolidate his partys power and thereby implement a sweeping Reform Program when he was running for office selenski promised to tackle corruption and shake up ukraines political system any so far progress has been slow. And connally is in the lead skis election headquarters nick thanks for joining us does the president have the numbers he needs to change things in ukraine. Well nick this is a huge win 4445 percent even this is more than any of his predecessors had to work with short of that overall majority that many people here were expecting