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An ancient role in modern times. As japans Emperor Naruhito is enthroned this week, we look at the role of the empress masako. Good morning. Its 8am in singapore, 1 in the morning in london and 8am in hong kong, where the working week is getting under way. It follows another weekend of mass protests. Organisers say as many as 350,000 people took part in the demonstrations, which were held without official permission. Police fired teargas and water cannon, to try to clear the streets. Nick beake reports from the protests in hong kong. They were told they werent allowed to march today. They were threatened with prison if they wore a mask. And they were warned by chinas leader there would be broken bones for those who try to break up his country. But this is a Pro Democracy Movement that believes the world is on its side and its not backing down. We are here to fight f ....
Stories on our website and dont forget you can download the bbc news app. But now on bbc news live to singapore for Asia Business report. The pound dips on brexit drama. Sterling loses ground after parliament forces Boris Johnson to ask for an extension to the uks exit deadline. And Indian Cyber Security scam, how online fraudsters trick people into parting with their ha rd trick people into parting with their hard earned cash. Hello and welcome to this monday edition of Asia Business report. We start with brexit because sterling has slipped as the global currency markets opened for the First Time Since the Uk Parliament delayed that crucial vote on t ....
As police clamp down on so called county lines drug gangs. Theres fierce street fighting in mexico, as the son ofjailed drug lord el chapo is arrested, and later released. Theres a pause in turkeys offensive against the kurds in Northern Syria, but there are still reports of some fighting. Good morning. Im here in westminster, where borisjohnson is trying hard today to persuade mps to back his new brexit deal, agreed with the European Union. The house of commons will vote on the new deal tomorrow. The numbers are extremely tight, and that vote really is on a knife edge. Northern irelands democratic unionist mps wont support the deal, so mrjohnsons focus is on making sure as many as possible of his own conservative mps support it, and hes also hoping to win round labour mps who represent constituencies that voted leave in the referendum. So, lets take a look now at exactly wha ....
Demonstrators clash with police in barcelona following protests over the jailing of separatist leaders. More than 700 people arrested in a week as police crack down on drug gangs operating across the uk. And to nasa astronauts make history with the first ever all female space work. Well talk to libbyjackson from the Uk Space Agency about the significance of the news. And a week of excitement but has bbc news done enough to explain what exactly the new deal is . Good evening and welcome to bbc news. The Prime Minister has been meeting his cabinet and mps as he tries to secure enough support for his brexit deal ahead of tomorrows crucial vote in the house of commons. Borisjohnson says theres no better outcome than the deal he has negotiated but he needs 320 votes to get it passed, with only 287 voting conservative mps. That means he must persuade members from across the house ....
Where its this deal or any future deal, its got to go back so the public and say, do you want to leave on these terms . And if so, then we do, if not, we remain. A double Murder Investigation has begun after two 17 year old boys were stabbed to death late last night in Milton Keynes. Further violence on the streets of hong kong as Police Fire Tear gas at demonstrators marching in defiance of a police ban. And coming up at 2 30, the winners and losers in one of the longest and most expensive equal pay battles in scotland. Thats in disclosure. Good afternoon. The government says its pressing ahead with efforts to pass a brexit deal this week in spite of a letter the Prime Minister was forced to send to brussels last night asking for a delay. Ministers today ins ....