Hundreds of people in lincolnshire still cant go back to their homes because of flooding, described by the Environment Agency as unprecedented. Around 48 Million People may be affected by a huge electrical power failure in argentina and uruguay. And the internationally acclaimed writer Fatima Bhutto talks to George Alagiah in talking books, in half an hour on bbc news. Good afternoon. Tens of thousands of protestors are back on the streets of hong kong, a day after the territorys chief executive, carrie lam, suspended highly controversial plans to allow extraditions to the chinese mainland. Carrie lam has apologised to the public with utmost sincerity and humility. The demonstrators are calling for the proposals to be completely withdrawn and for mrs lam to resign. Our china correspondent, stephen mcdonell, has spent the day at the protests. Hong kongs streets are again a sea of protest, a day after the government was forced into a humiliating back down. Its delayed a bill to allow for
Talks to George Alagiah in talking books, in half an hour on bbc news. Good afernoon. Following huge protests, the leader of hong kong has suspended plans to introduce a new law that would allow extraditions to mainland china. The proposals have prompted big demonstrations, including one last sunday where organisers said more than a Million People took part. Our china correspondent Stephen Mcdonell reports from hong kong. And a warning, the report contains some flashing images. The large demonstrations just days ago turned into running street battles with the police. It would prove the turning point in this stand off. The Hong Kong Government has been forced to concede that its controversial extradition bill has prompted ill will and division here. And the announcement came that it would be shelved, at least for the time being. I now announce that the government has decided to suspend the legislative amendment exercise, restart communication with all sectors of society, do more explana
It is about tuesday than rather than what i have for you now. It was lovely towards the east until this band of rain crept its way out of the west and is on its way further east. No smug faces there. Then they creep away. The trailing portion of that drags the cloud and some rain back into the south west to finish off the night and stop sunday. A lot off the night and stop sunday. A lot of dry weather to start off with but if you have plans on sunday, including the cricket, the forecast for many areas of the British Isles contain some showery bursts of rain. Especially so across Northern Ireland and eventually northern and eastern parts of scotland and here we are on monday and again it is Northern Ireland after a dry start, much of scotland but for england and wales, we have some decent weather, temperatures are on the up for monday and tuesday at least across southern britain. Hello this is bbc news. The headlines the leader of hong kong backs down indefinitely after mass protests ov