Tensions have continued to escalate in hong kong where one of the worlds biggest airports Hong Kong International has been brought to a standstill by a huge gathering of protesters for the second day. Flights were cancelled, check in Services Suspended and demonstrators barricaded access to departure gates with luggage trolleys before riot police moved in to disperse the crowds. These are the latest pictures. This is the Moment Police moved into one of the terminals. There were violent clashes, including this one where a policeman is attacked by protesters. And you can see here at one point, he pulls out his gun. This has also come in to the newsroom you can see young protesters mobbing a man they suspected was an undercover policeman theyve zip tied his hands together. He was later carried to an ambulance. The editor of chinas global times, a nationalist tabloid newspaper, says the man who was tied up is one of his reporters. I affirm this man being tied in this video is the reporter
good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. the prime minister is in northern ireland, trying to win support for his new deal on post brexit trading arrangements. rishi sunak says he s confident that the windsor framework, as the new agreement is called, addresses the concerns of the democratic unionist party. and that it removes any sense of a border down the irish sea, which the dup objects to. he said his deal was not about one political party but about what s best for people and communities. the leader of the dup, sirjeffrey donaldson, said the deal represented progress, but he thought there were still issues with it. the brexitjourney has lasted for seven years. borders have moved to the centre, dominating politics here. does everyone hear that? it s about people. but the prime minister thinks he s finally found a solution. at a factory in county antrim, he told people the devolved governments would have a unique economic advantage, with local businesses having full access t
administration as assistant to the secretary of state. welcome to the programme. for the first time since brexit took effect in january 2020, the british prime minister was in europe today for a summit, the first meeting of the european political community. not an eu construct, not an eu alternative, said liz truss, but an opportunity to discuss wider interests relating to ukraine, energy and security. russia s war demands cooperation beyond the eu s 27 member states. in all, 44 countries were represented in prague today, including countries like alabania and azerbaijan, who are currently in a state of conlict. but the seating plan was hardly the most difficult issue. after last month s sabotage of the two pipelines in the baltic sea and the 0pec+ decision wedneday to cut daily oil production by 2 million barrels, europe is staring at a winter energy crisis. the national grid warned today that households in the uk could face three hour power cuts this winter in a cold snap
Think it was about getting some the education secretary went on to defend the governments record. Were seeing standards in our schools rise. Critically, were seeing the attainment gap in schools narrow. The attainment gap in this is the difference in outcomes between disadvantaged children and their better off peers. The social mobility commissions most recent report described britain as a deeply divided nation. Two thirds of the areas where young people face the brightest prospects are now in london. While many coastal, rural, and former Industrial Areas are being left further behind. And former Industrial Areas are it singled out the midlands as the worst performing area in england. Deprived areas registered some of the highest support for leaving the european union. Of the highest support the government is now facing criticism that it is so focused on the process of brexit that it is ignoring some of the reasons that led people to vote for it. Jonathan blake, bbc news. People to vot
Begins tomorrow with High Expectations in scotland as they face wales this weekend. Good morning. Its friday 2nd february. Im annita mcveigh. Welcome to bbc newsroom live. Theresa may has insisted she is delivering what the british people want on brexit, amid pressure to set out where she stands on britains future trade agreements. Speaking at the end of a trade visit to china, the Prime Minister said britain would not face a choice between a free trade deal with the eu after brexit, and striking deals with the rest of the world. Downing street says billions of pounds worth of deals have been signed during the three day visit. Earlier, the Prime Minister spoke to our Political Editor Laura Kuenessberg and said her trip would help boost British Trade prospects after brexit. It is important that we deliver what people want, which is control of our money, our borders and our laws. Its exactly what we are doing. What i am showing in china is how we can ensure that we actually enhance our t