Are the political commentator james millar and the business commentatorjosie cox. A very good morning to you. Welcome to bbc news. Riot police have cleared roads in hong kong after a brief stand off with pro democracy protesters, as the political crisis in the city continues into its eleventh week. This is the scene live in hong kong at the moment. Protesters are preparing to march from Victoria Park to chater garden, without official permisson from the authorities. The march itself is without official permission, although they do have permission, although they do have permission to be in the park for a gathering by the civil rights front. It was responsible for the millions strong peaceful protest back in june. This is in the causeway bay district, which is really the heart of the shopping area of hong kong. The estimates on the numbers of people who have turned up vary considerably, but the organisers insist they are expecting half a Million People in the course of this demonstration
That killed 63 people. And a glacier in iceland goes from this to this, as the country holds a ceremony to mourn the first one to be lost to climate change. 0h, hes gone and england take australian wickets at lords. Well bring you up to date on the second ashes test in half an hour. Hello and a very good evening to you. The Cabinet Office minister michael gove has played down concerns highlighted by leaked government documents that warn of chaos in the event of a no deal brexit. He said significant steps had been taken in the past three weeks to accelerate planning for such a scenario. The documents, seen by the sunday times, warn of shortages of food, fuel and medicines, as well as the return of a hard border in ireland if britain leaves the eu without a deal. But mr gove insisted the papers were old, and concentrated on the worst possible outcomes. I think its important that we look in context at the document thats appeared in the sunday times today. Operation yellowhammer is the nam
A ceremony to mourn the first one to be lost to climate change. 0h, hes gone. And england take wickets as they look to bowl out australia to win the second ashes test. And coming up later, this weeks click looks at whether e scooters are legal, and tests out new fingerprint based contactless cards. Good evening. The Cabinet Office minister michael gove has played down concerns highlighted by leaked government documents that warn of chaos in the event of a no deal brexit. He said significant steps had been taken in the past three weeks to accelerate planning for such a scenario. The documents, seen by the sunday times, warn of shortages of food, fuel and medicines, as well as the return of a hard border in ireland if britain leaves the eu without a deal. But mr gove insisted the papers were old, and examined the worst possible outcomes. Food shortages, fuel shortages, unworkable plans for the irish border, this is a pretty bleak picture . I think its important that we look in context at
At an afghan wedding. The Islamic State group has claimed repsonsibility. A glacier in iceland goes from this to this, as the country holds a ceremony to mourn the first one to be lost to climate change. And england continue to take australian wickets at lords, in search of victory in the second test of the ashes. Well bring you the latest at half seven. The government says the uk is more prepared than ever for the country to leave the European Union without a deal after a leaked document outlining the potential negative impacts was published in a sunday newspaper. The report from the Cabinet Office warns of food, medicine and fuel shortages, and suggests a return to a hard irish border is all but inevitable. The man in charge of planning for a no deal brexit, michael gove, acknowledged there might be some short term problems, but said the report is a worst Case Scenario and out of date. Borisjohnson is preparing to meet european leaders this week to make his case for a new brexit deal
Good morning. Its midnight in london and 7am in singapore and hong kong, where, despite the pouring rain, hundreds of thousands of people took to the streets in protest. Its clear evidence that, eleven weeks since demonstrations started, the opposition to perceived chinese interference remains as strong as ever. The violent clashes of last week however were absent with rally goers wielding umbrellas the symbol of the protest movement. Beijing had hinted at sending in military police in the event of clashes. From hong kong, John Sudworth reports. Beneath an ocean of colour, Hong Kong Raised its voice again. Everywhere you looked, there were umbrellas, held aloft in a massive display of defiance. Why are you marching today . For hong kong for hong kong, of course. Yeah, freedom. Yes. Its a far cry from this, the violent scenes at hong kongs airport earlier this week, which some thought risked undermining public support. The turnout today was seen as a vital test. Given the monsoon condit