it had damaged uk—china relations. we strongly condemn and oppose the gross interference in hong kong affairs and china's internal affairs by the british side. i call on them to keep hands off hong kong. what upset the ambassador was the warning from the foreign secretaryjeremy hunt that there would be serious consequences if china diluted hong kong's freedoms, and the promise from borisjohnson that he would back the demonstrators every inch of the way. the row centres on the joint declaration agreed by britain and china in 1984 that in future, hong kong should retain some autonomy and freedom. this meant that after the handover in 1997, hong kong would exist under a so—called "one country, two systems" policy. britain thinks that until the declaration expires in 2047, hong kong should keep its freedom. but china says the treaty is now just an historical document. theresa may said she had been shocked by the violence, but emphasised that the majority had marched peacefully and lawfully. it's vital that hong kong's hi

we have the china correspondence with more from beijing. china is allergic to displays of popular will, even more so civil disobedience. it's big fear, of course, is contagion and, with that in mind, it has been doing everything it can to make sure that people here, in mainland china, know as little as possible about what is going on. censorship has gone into overdrive. images of the protests are being blocked, even the term "hong kong" is being filtered on social media. that said, i think, for now china will be happy to allow the hong kong authorities to deal with it. they will be relieved that the police have, once again, restored order. but make no mistake, beijing is watching very, very closely. it is already defining this as an issue of sovereignty, warning foreign powers to back off. and to pick up on something james mentioned in his report there, in response to comments from the british foreign secretary talking about safeguarding hong kong's special status, a foreign ministry spokesperson here today want him to stop meddling. "we ad

there is some dissatisfaction with china. a lot of young people feel the comparatively peaceful protest under the umbrella movement in 2015 has failed and that is why they are taking a different approach. a lot of the protest has been about alleged police violence where they feel police were using excessive force during the june 12 feel police were using excessive force during thejune 12 protest. they feel the government has not listened to them and that seems to be what is driving them. you seem to be what is driving them. you seem to be alluding to a generational divide between those who want to go further and are angrierand between those who want to go further and are angrier and the many who are protesting peacefully. that's right. what is quite telling with the young protesters and the graffiti they left, someone wrote it was you who told us peaceful protest would not work. but we did see the divide. some saying it might turn public opinion against you to take over the legislative council but some of the young one felt s

our china correspondentjohn sudworth has this exclusive report. in account after account, gathered in a meeting hall in istanbul, muslims from xinjiang speak again and again of the immeasurable grief of separation from their children. who is looking after the children? back home, china has been sweeping xinjiang's uighurs, kazakhs and other minorities, who have their own languages and culture, into giant camps, where they are taught chinese and to love the communist party. abdurahman tohti moved to turkey in 2013. three years ago, his wife and children went back to xinjiang for a short trip, and vanished. but then he found this — a video posted online of his son in a boarding school, speaking not in uighur, his mother tongue, but in chinese. alongside the camps, china has been building something else — giant new schools, many with huge dormitories. this kindergarten sleeps hundreds. we film at one camp. while the adults are kept here, their children are in this nearby school. and this kindergarten has barbed wire, cameras, and signs that say o

july 1997, the moment britain handed hong kong over to china. the last governor, chris patten, presiding over one final act of empire. a handover whose legacy is still being fought over on the streets of hong kong tonight. it was back in 1984 that britain and china agreed a joint declaration that, in future, hong kong should retain some autonomy and freedom. so, after the handover in 1997, hong kong became a special region of china and the one country two system policy came into force. and that meant that, until 2047, when the declaration expires, hong kong should keep its free markets and independentjudges — at least in theory. frankly, the chinese have been breaking their word on thejoint declaration that they claim that it does not operate after 1997. the british government should make clear in the united nations, in europe, so long as we're there, and elsewhere that it does apply for 50 years after 1997 and we're going to be absolutely determined to make sure that china keeps its side of the bargain. the protesters who packed the streets i

months, hit by the us—china trade war and weakening global demand. china's already brought forward a raft of stimulus measures to cushion the impact of its cooling economy, including tax cuts worth $297 billion and spending on roads, railways and other big—ticket infrastructure projects. for more, let's go to singapore and the bbc‘s asia business correspondent, karishma vaswani. can you explain some of what is behind this slowdown in growth? well, first of all i think we need to acknowledge the fact that whenever china releases its gdp figures they come in largely in line with what the government has been forecasting for a very long time. you have to put that in perspective with the actual data that you get. many with the actual data that you get. ma ny a nalysts with the actual data that you get. many analysts are sceptical about the official figures from china, but what these numbers definitely do show is a continuing downward trajectory, a continuing decline in growth figures for the world's second—largest economy. this has been signalled by

people think here in hong kong, in the main, the system in china, in mainland china, is one that is not fairand mainland china, is one that is not fair and they believe the communist party there is essentially deciding what happens in the courts, it is not the power of the judge that has the final say, it is the politicians they are. the concern is that here a system they have got, which is acknowledged to be pretty independent judiciary acknowledged to be pretty independentjudiciary here, will be affected by that. it is a unique system here. back in 1997, the city was handed over from system here. back in 1997, the city was handed overfrom the british system here. back in 1997, the city was handed over from the british to the china. the idea was that for 50 yea rs, the china. the idea was that for 50 years, hong kong would enjoy the special status that it would not be the same as the city is on mainland china. people are looking forward to the future, people in their early 20s, they are worried about the future they are looking to and if they have children, grandchildren, what sort of

the pilot of this is entering mainland china. there was an opportunity because what's been happening over the last few weeks now as the protest have escalated, there have been asked of what the government sees as bad as them or put up an exam, there has beena them or put up an exam, there has been a picking up of these particular elements or sharing online basically saying that this is what's happening. there no protest, but as acts of hooligans happening in so when people in protesters starting to try and enter the legislative counsel, that would have been an opportunity for beijing but at the same time for people to actually get into the local parliament. seeing the phytates behind milk, one of the words he yet again and again in chinese is dog government, dog government again and again. the communist governments wanting to share pictures of this will permit such an embarrassment. the idea you can get into a parliament building in hong kong is just unheard of really. you just wa nt just unheard of really. you just want to have

many countries to fight back and ask tough questions and china's efforts tough questions and china's efforts to minimise criticism about its record means the rest of the world is not giving up and that is partly because people outside of china is seeing inaudible. thank you for talking to us. the german chancellor, angela merkel, has suffered another shaking spell — the third, in less than a month. it happened as she stood alongside the finish prime minister for the national anthem, in berlin. concerns about her health were first raised after she was seen shaking during a ceremony with the ukrainian president last month. angela merkel played down the issue, insisting there was no cause for alarm. ramzan karmali reports. angela merkel making headlines but not for the reasons she would want. up not for the reasons she would want. up until now the german press has been pretty subdued in response to the leader's shaking episodes but her public bouts of shaking have fuelled speculation about her health. first she was seen in volu nta ry health. first she was seen in voluntary shaking du

alongside the camps, china has been building something else. giant new schools, many with huge dormitories. this kindergarten sleeps hundreds. we film at one camp. while the adults are kept here, their children are in this nearby school. and this kindergarten has barbed wire, cameras, and signs that say only chinese should be spoken. chinese officials deny the camps have left large numbers of children without anyone to look after them. but such cases are not hard to find. this woman recently found this picture of her stepdaughter on social media. it is a sign her close relatives are in the camps. her stepdaughter in a boarding school and wearing traditional chinese costume. if you could send a message to her today, what would you tell her? research of online documents commissioned by the bbc shows only an 8% increase in kindergarten places for china as a whole, but in xinjiang, as the camps have been built, there has been an 82% jump, and in some uighur—majority areas, numbers have shot up even further. the xinjiang government is attempting t

the pens, china says it's a south china sea and it's the right to vision what is just off the coast of the philippines, the philippines has an economic exclusive zone and have seen incursions in the last few months but there is an oral agreement between the two presidents saying that you can fish you but they were couple of months ago, fishing vessel sunk when it was hit i.e. chinese fishing vessel. that caused all sorts of drama here in the for the beans about whether the rights of the filipinos to the sovereign claims of the land had been breached by the chinese fishermen. howard johnson in manila, keeping us up—to—date. they give so much. —— thank you. iasked hong kong pro—democracy activistjoshua wong what he knew happened. activists and citizens, they have left the protest and the rally around the evening, the gangs in suburban areas, attacked the citizens who came back home from protests a nd citizens who came back home from protests and even included journalists, lawmakers, all sorts of people were attacked by this gangs that are loyal to beijing. people were attack

protesters march in hong kong in another large demonstration against china's increasing control over the territory, the plan is to be peaceful. the plan is, the organisers said at the beginning, to be elegant. but the police are ready, they‘ re jittery, but they are ready if it turns for the worse. greece is going to the polls to elect a new parliament, with opinion polls suggesting defeat for the left—wing government. the jodrell bank observatory in cheshire, which has been at the forefront of astronomical research, is declared a unesco world heritage site. and at 11:30am, dateline london discusses whether hong kong is losing the battle for hearts and minds following thejuly 1st protests. good morning and welcome to bbc news. the trump administration has been labelled "inept", "insecure" and "incompetent" in leaked emails from the uk ambassador to washington. sir kim darroch said that the white house was "uniquely dysfunctional" and "divided" under donald trump. but the ambassador also said in the memos that mr trump should not be written off. the foreign office says the leak of

control against china's increasing control over the territory. a man in his 20s has become the second to be shot dead in london this weekend. emergency workers were called to lea bridge road in leyton, just before 3am this morning, following reports of gunshots. he died at the scene. it follows the death of a man in his 30s after a shooting in wembley on friday. up to 20,000 jobs could go at deutsche bank in a radical reorganisation of germany's biggest bank. (00v)the investment bank is expected to be particularly hard hit, with many of the cuts set to affect london and new york. the bank currently employs about 8,000 people in the uk. thousands of anti—government protesters have again taken to the streets of hong kong. they're protesting against a proposed controversial law change which would allow the extradition of citizens to the chinese mainland. demonstrators walked through a popular tourist area of hong kong to a train station which links the former british colony to the chinese mainland. our correspondent robin brant is in hong kong, an

analysts have been trying to assess the impact of the trade dispute between the us and china. car dealership lookers has said it will make less money than previously expected this year because of "challenging conditions" in the sector. while the company said trading was good during the first three months of the year, trading in the second quarter was tougher, with new car registrations down 4.6% from a year earlier. shares are down around 20% today on the news. at least 37 people have been injured on board an air canada flight that hit severe turbulence and had to make an emergency landing. the plane — carrying 284 passengers and crew — was travelling from vancouver to sydney but was diverted to hawaii. officials say 9 people were seriously injured. air canada said the boeing 777—200 jet "encountered sudden clear air turbulence... two hours past hawaii". that's all the business news. the parents of a four—year—old boy have described their horror when he vanished down a hole while walking in the peak district, leaving him with life—threatening injuries. sam tuckett

and china has a lwa ys constitutional terms and china has always regarded it as part of its territories but has a degree of constitutional independence that was supposed to be guaranteed by the joint arrangement agreed by the british and the chinese. now it's time for a look at the weather with susan powell. last week it was all about the heat. much fresher for the week ahead. and much more unsettled as well, with some fairly heavy showers to contend with as this low—pressure area makes its way in from the atlantic. on monday most of us will be between weather systems, we still have the remnants of a front across scotland, that has brought heavy rain in particular to the midlands and north of england. still some around this evening. that front weakens as a drifts northwards. a lot of humidity, misty and murky by the end of the night across much of scotland and northern england. clear skies for the south, and the best of our sunshine on monday. the sunshine will make its way further north behind the front as the day goes on. showers in scotland through the afternoon. and in that comes

the great wall of china attracts more than 10 million visitors a year. this, as you can imagine, brings some wear and tear. but now, they‘re repairing sections of the wall — and they‘re doing so using traditional methods. katie silver reports. the earliest sections of the great wall date back more than 2,000 years. building started after the unification of china in the qin dynasty, and continued until the 16th century. but parts of this well—trodden path are no longer looking so great. translation: the first reason for the destruction is the wind, sunshine, earthquakes and heavy rains, which are the main factors. another reason is the surface damage caused by the trampling of too many tourists. now, workers are restoring it, using traditional methods. translation: we have adopted the original method, the original technology, and the original materials, in order to better extend the heritage of the ancient great wall. it is a painstaking task. for the mules, it is a ito—minute journey carrying building materials up some of the steep paths, and h

china marked its first day of rule in hong kong with a series of spectacular celebrations. a huge firework display was held in the former colony. the chinese president, jiang zemin, said unification was the start of a new era for hong kong. the world's first clone has been produced of an adult mammal. scientists in scotland have produced a sheep called dolly that was cloned in a laboratory using a cell of another sheep. for the first time in 20 years, russian and american spacecraft have docked in orbit at the start of a new era of cooperation in space. challenger powered past the bishop rock lighthouse at almost 50 knots, shattering a record that had stood for 34 years. and there was no hiding the sheer elation of richard branson and his crew. this is bbc world news, the latest headlines: hong kong marks the 22nd anniversary of the handoverfrom british to chinese control, as pro—democracy protestors are locked in a stand—off with police. north korea describes the latest meeting between kim jong—un and donald trump as i. - - more now on that story. abraham denmark, is

there's always the china market consideration and i understand that. be realistic if you really wa nt understand that. be realistic if you really want to help is it possible for you to consider giving some of the piano passport holders the right to vote in the hong kong —— the right to vote in the uk. -- the right to vote in the uk. with increasing signs of protesters defying police. and obvious evidence that they are trying to frighten the youngin they are trying to frighten the young in hong kong to go back to school and back to work and back home. i wish china would think twice before they do that because that would be a huge cost. it is notjust about the us china trade disputes and things but also about beijing wanting to become number one in the international community. if you really wa nt international community. if you really want to become some big brother country and the leader in a new world order you need some moral fibre and to get that you have to show that she would reason with hong kong and at the young in hong kong would want democr

many of them come from china. no—one in hallstatt is really sure why this place has become such a magnet for tourist. ten years ago, things were much quieter here. but now it has even been cloned. in china they built a replica of the village, complete with church and the town square. hallstatt‘s fame is partly due to social media, particularly in asia. we heard it from some apps in china and many people recommended the place so we came here. i came to hallstatt to take a picture, to upload to the internet and sent to my family. tourism has been great for the economy of hallstatt. translation: the advantages are that we have become financially independent. we used to be a place that people left and we could not balance our budget but that has changed. now we can develop our own projects and offer a lot to our population. but not everyone here is happy with the developments. some locals say there are simply too many tourists. translation: we have a lot of short—term visitors who swamp the place and then leave

china has called on the uk not to "interfere in its domestic affairs" over hong kong. and speaking to the bbc this morning, the chinese ambassador in london said that china had full confidence in the hong kong authorities and would not intervene to suppress the demonstrations. (sot) if you feel the situation is getting out of control and the hong kong authorities can't control things, does beijing, does china, intervene directly in hong kong? you know, you mentioned about the one country, two systems, for 50 years. we are fully committed to this agreement. there is no question about that. so we can see that from day one until now, central government have not interfered at all. on every step of the way, we let the hong kong government handle this. instead, it is the british government who try to interfere, voiced support for demonstrators, and when these rioters stormed the legco, they even said you can't use this violence as a protest for repression. so they try to obstruct the legal process. and in answer to your question in a simple way, we have a full confidence in

i think hong kong has seen, in terms of the last 22 years of rule by china. some of the people the bbc who has been speaking to who were involved in monday night are planning more events, that is what they have said to us, they think there needs to be more of an aggressive attitude, they want to see more of a repetition of what we saw on monday night, but there are plenty others who support the cause but are worried it is counter—productive. there was much talk yesterday that did these protesters essentially fall into a trap set by the police, who were there, but did not stop them doing what they did? robin brant in hong kong. thank you very much. the treatment of migrants being held inside us detention facilities is once again stirring outrage — this time from democratic members of congress who travelled to the border on monday to see the conditions for themselves. a report was released by the department of homeland security's inspector general showing what conditions look like in the rio grande valley. the bbc‘s chris buckler reports. at america's bor

more protests are expected in hong kong today as the row over china's control of the region continues. last week activists stormed the parliament building to oppose a controversial bill which allows extradition to china from hong kong. china has already issued a sharp rebuke to the uk over its support for pro—democracy campaigners, warning britain not to "interfere in its domestic affairs". anti—government protesters are expected to rally outside hong kong's west kowloon railway station where high—speed trains depart for the chinese mainland — turning up pressure on the city's pro—beijing leaders. robin brant is in hong kong with the latest. for the protesters momentum is key. we had a big protest in monday which ended them storming and occupying a building. they are meeting here today, we are expecting 2000 to gather here but the focus is not a political target. they say the focus are people coming to the side of hong kong, the bit attached to the mainland. chinese tourists coming here to shop, they are getting the train crossing the border and protesters say they want to f

some liken it to nixon going to china and pulling offa to nixon going to china and pulling off a peace deal with china because nixon had been such a hard line on communism. i think there is a went opportunity at that boris has got to do something similar with brexit. the trouble is, so many of the people who are his most vocal, enthusiastic supporters do now believe that no—deal brexit is the only true brexit. that's something i don't believe, something a lot of conservative members and business people don't believe. there is another way out of this, we don't have to go down the route of a damaging no deal. i hope that boris as prime minister will pave it to that more pragmatic, rational outcome. one last question, a by—election next week, as you know, in brecon and radnorshire, your neck of the woods, if you like, is this the first electoral test that boris johnson will face? the polling at the moment suggest that the conservatives are lagging behind the limb turns? it will be a test for boris, that the campaign has been running for quite a number of weeks of there. the senses tha

this is over traders coming into china. of course, the bigger picture is that many people living in hong kong feel very strongly that china is encroaching on hong kong's independence from mainland china over its laws, trading and its rights to protest like this, as well. there has been some quite heavy clamp—downs on the last three of four weeks on protest like this. protesters there just very nearly border of mainland china. looking slightly hemmed in by the police, but that is the scene there at the moment. we will keep you updated as things develop. more than 30 people have been killed in floods in nepal and north—eastern india. torrential monsoon rains have caused landslides and swollen rivers to reach dangerous levels across the region. hundreds of thousands of people have been affected by the rising floodwaters. heavy rains are expected to continue in the coming days. new zealand has been holding its first public fire—arms collection event in christchurch as part of the government's response to the city's mosque

it is the special administration of china, it is not part of uk. and so i would call them to hands of hong kong and show respect of what has been achieved in hong kong, under one country, two systems. following that press conference by the chinese ambassador, mr liu was hauled in for a meeting by the head of the foreign office, sir simon mcdonald, who described the ambassador‘s comments as unacceptable and inaccurate. and on twitter, the foreign secretary, jeremy hunt, said: earlier i spoke to the bbc‘s diplomatic correspondent james landale. the chinese ambassador is a robust individual. he is a very senior diplomat. you know, he‘s not, you know, a junior diplomat. he is a very seniorfigure in know, a junior diplomat. he is a very senior figure in the chinese system. he used to be the ambassador in north korea, and so when he speaks, he does speak with the full authority of beijing. and, you know, press c0 nfe re nces authority of beijing. and, you know, press conferences at the chinese embassy are rare, few and far between, and when they do

our china correspondent, stephen mcdonnell, has been following developments. today, the same day as we have seen this probation rarely i suppose we could call it, these are the protesters who have come out to support the beleaguered hong kong government and also the police force. the police force that has been criticised for a heavy—handed approach to the rallies and opposing this very unpopular extradition bill allowing potentially for extradition to the communist party. on the same day as having this rally, a protester from a day as having this rally, a protesterfrom a pro—independence group has been arrested for having explosives and the police say ten molotov cocktail is in a storage area. this will fuel the criticism in certain circles that hong kong's political crisis is moving to a new, potentially more violent phase and we saw that last weekend and we may see it again tomorrow when there will be a much louder rally than this in favour of democracy. while today's rally, nothing near the size of the huge rallies in the pro—democracy camp, neverthel

well, i think china cares very deeply, the ccp ca res think china cares very deeply, the ccp cares very deeply, about its reputation internationally, and violence against protesters would actually tarnish an already troubled reputation. you know, it is of critical importance that the international community stand with a unified voice at this moment. international community stand with a unified voice at this momentm does seem extraordinary, though, that china would move towards over that, obvious violence. surely they are far more likely to let the hong kong government deal with this. well, freedom house has tracked troubling decline in clinical rights and civil liberties in hong kong for and civil liberties in hong kong for a while. the kicking out of alleged members, banning of political parties, and the attacks by gang members on protesters, is actually a fairly classic tactic in ccp history. you know, they are much more interested in letting others do their dirty work, to keep their hands clean. so i agree with you, violence against protesters by ccp military would be an extreme acti

our china correspondent stephen mcdonnell has been following developments. today, the same day as we have seen best pro—beijing rally, i suppose we could call it, these early have, today to support the hong kong government and also the police force. the police force has been criticised here for a very heavy—handed approach to the mass rallies in support of democracy and opposing this very unpopular extradition bill, allowing potentially for extradition to mainland chinese courts, controlled by the communist party. on the same day as having this rally, which isjust winding up here today, a protesterfrom a pro—independence group you could call them, has been arrested for having explosives. the police say ten molotov cocktails and a storage area. this will feel the criticism in certain circles that hong kong's political crisis is moving into a new potentially more violent face. we saw that last weekend, we may see it again tomorrow when there will be a much larger rally than this. while today's rally, nothing inside of the huge rallies, as i say, any proâ

sea by china flouting international law, upheld by the united nations. another mass protest is taking place in hong kong — protesters have marched to china's central government office in hong kong in another mass demonstration against the authorities. some pelted the building with eggs; others sprayed graffiti on nearby walls. stephen mcdonell is in hong kong for us. stephen, update us on what is going on please. at the moment, was protesters who were surrounding beijing's headquarters here income hong kong have been forcibly by right place. they are holding makeshift shields, cardboard and plastic and the like to try and repel the tear gas that the police have been firing at them. we might move on to see if we can get a better idea, they are definitely kitted up to take on the right to police knowing that another charge from the authorities is coming. and if we swing around to the other end of the direction we can see this bright light, that is the right police just there, waiting to come again. and they have been pretty forceful tonight i have to say

yes, they are not happy when anyone comments on what is going on in china. because of britain's colonial past in hong kong and the agreement signed with the chinese, we feel we have a right to talk about what goes on in hong kong. but as far as the chinese government is concerned, we arejust chinese government is concerned, we are just another country, hong chinese government is concerned, we arejust another country, hong kong is their territory and their right to deal with what goes on there as they see fit. well staying in asia, and china has rejected evidence presented by the bbc that it's deliberately separating muslim children from their parents as part of a campaign against religious extremism. the bbc recently gained access into one of these "re—education" camps in xinjiang. it's thought about a million adults — most of them ethnic uighurs — have been detained in them. speaking a short time ago, the chinese ambassador to the uk, liu xiaoming, said people had misunderstood the purpose of these centres. this is not a camp. it is a vocational educa

say they've seized a large amount of explosives ahead of a weekend of marches by both pro and anti china demonstrators. officers found two kilogrammes of a powerful explosive as well as petrol bombs, acidic substances and knives. they've arrested a twenty—seven year old man who's understood to be a member of the hong kong national front, which advocates independence from china. police say they're trying to determine whether the hoard is related to this weekend's protests. 0ur china correspondent stephen mcdonnell has been following developments — and hejoins us now from hong kong. stephen, what is the background? well, today, the same day as we have seen well, today, the same day as we have seen this pro—beijing rally, i suppose we could call, these are the protesters who have, to delay to support the hong kong government and also the police force. the police force which is being criticised here force which is being criticised here for a very heavy—handed approach to the mass rallies in support of democracy and opposing this merry unpopular extradition bill, allowing potentially

say they've seized a large amount of explosives ahead of a weekend of marches by both pro and anti china demonstrators. officers found two kilogrammes of a powerful explosive as well as petrol bombs, acidic substances and knives. they've arrested a 27—year—old man who's understood to be a member of the hong kong national front, which advocates independence from china. police say they're trying to determine whether the hoard is related to this weekend's protests. 0ur china correspondent stephen mcdonnell has been following developments. these are the protests who have come out today to support the government and the police force. the police force has been criticised here for a very heavy—handed approach to the mass rallies in support of democracy and opposing this very unpopular extradition bill allowing potentially for extradition to mainline china, controlled by the communist party. on the same day as having this rally, which is winding up having this rally, which is winding up here today, protesterfrom having this rally, which is winding up here today, protester from a pro—inde

it is a clear news of these protests is making it across the border into mainland china, and notjust the communist government's version of what is going on here. as night fell, the vast majority of protesters drifted home, but a hard core of militant protesters began blocking roads and causing disruption. finally, the police had had enough. for the past few hours, a group of about 1,000 protesters have been blocking one of the main roads here, nathan road, and now the police have declared it an illegal gathering, they've moved in in full riot gear and they are driving the protesters out. the game of cat and mouse continues with no clear idea of how these protests might end. rupert wingfield—hayes, bbc news, in hong kong. let's get some of the day's other news. a decree signed by the russian president, vladimir putin, has come into effect suspending all direct flights between russia and georgia, in response to anti—russian protests last month in the georgian capital, tblisi. the protesters tried to storm the georgian parliament where a visiting russian lawmaker had been allowed to

gareth bale‘s proposed move to china is off. he had been expected to finalise an extremely lucrative move to jiangsu suning in the chinese super league worth £1 million a week. but our sports correspondent david ornstein has confirmed that bale is staying at real madrid. the deal was called off by the spanish giants. liverpool have won the race to sign the fulham youngster harvey elliott. the teenage winger became the youngest player to feature in the premier league last season, atjust 16 years and 30 days. elliot had attracted interest from real madrid but chose to join jurgen klopp‘s champions league winners. the england youth international cannot turn professional though until his 17th birthday, which isn‘t until next april. england‘s women are yet to win a game in their ashes series against austrlaia but they are putting up a fight in today‘s t20. after a record loss in the first t20 match last friday, they mustered 121—8 from their 20 overs at hove. but they have taken three australian wickets this afternoon —

they were committed to the commerce they have to do with the people here in china. we take revolve then and we took pictures on the tour. all the people asking something, we are ready to do that. we come here it is a good experience for us, it is not easy to come here during the season to asia. easy to come here during the season to asia. promoter eddie hearn says there's a good chance that anthonyjoshua's rematch with andy ruinunior could take place in cardiff. joshua lost all three of his heavyweight titles to ruiz in new york injune, in what was one of boxing's biggest ever upsets. hearn says the venue for the rematch will be decided this week. i think cardiff is the frontrunner right now. he doesn't care where it is but unfortunately he has got to make the decision, i'm not making it for him. the training team will say, common—sense will tell you, home is better than away in any sport. there is the opportunity to go to madison square garden, which is of interest as well. we will be alerting ruiz‘s team this week about where the fight will be. right now, card

it does seem extraordinary, though, that china would move towards overt, obvious violence. surely they are far more likely to let the hong kong government deal with this. well, freedom house has tracked a troubling decline in political rights and civil liberties in hong kong for a while. the kicking out of alleged members, banning of political parties, and the attacks by gang members on protesters is actually a fairly classic tactic in ccp history. you know, they're much more interested in letting others do their dirty work, to keep their hands clean. so i agree with you, violence against protesters by ccp military would be an extreme action. where do you see this going for hong kongers, given this escalation that we have been witnessing over the past few weeks? well, i think we've seen that it's clear that this is about far more than the immediate and permanent withdrawal of the extradition amendment. hong kongers are really coming out in droves, nearly two million at this point, for the eighth consecutive week, really standing in solidarity, fighting for the rights that t

sea by china flouting international law, upheld by the united nations. thank you had much henryjones. we have just had a statement from the tanker company that runs the shop. the president and chief executive has said i can confirm that a formal request for permission to visit the 23 crew members of the ste na to visit the 23 crew members of the stena impero has been made to the port where the tanker is being held. it has been acknowledged what we await a formal response. in the meantime, we will continue to cooperate and liaise with all appropriate authorities. just to remain you, the 23 crewmembers are of indian, latvian, filipino, and russian nationality. so as and when we get more on this, we will bring it to you here on bbc news. the time is coming up to 2:20pm. philip hammond says he'll resign as chancellor on wednesday if borisjohnson becomes prime minister. ireland's foreign minister warns the uk's next prime minister that if they tear up the brexit withdrawal agreement ‘we're all in trouble'. nato joins international criticism of iran , for se