But is thwarted in his ambition to make major constitutional changes. Would you let a robot look after your children . Find out why its a dilemma families injapan may be facing very soon. Live from our studios in singapore and london, this is bbc world news its newsday. Good morning. Glad you could join us. Its 7 00am in singapore, midnight in london and 7 00 in the morning in hong kong, where police have fired tear gas and rubber bullets to disperse protestors after another mass demonstration against the way the territory is being run. Tens of thousands of people have been marching the latest in a series of pro democracy rallies that have been going on for two months now. A warning that stephen mcdonells report contains some flashing images. Protests here used to end peacefully. Not anymore. After the seventh consecutive weekend of marches in hong kong, some hardcore pro democracy protesters have decided that escalation is the way forward, and theyve been met with force. In a clear provocation, tonights protesters moved on beijings most visible presence in the city, defacing national symbols. This is the chinese Central Government headquarters and it has been graffitied by protesters, including here referring to president xijinping as a dog. It was always going to call for a tough response, and this is the response. Riot police have come in to clear people out of this area. And this is now whats happening every weekend in hong kong. Tensions here are high, with a feeling that there are scores to settle on both sides. Some are also wondering how long beijing will hold back from direct intervention now that the protests are targeting chinas national institutions. Earlier, a large, peaceful march made its way through the streets. What was a movement opposing extradition to mainland chinese courts has morphed into a broader defence of hong kongs freedoms and a call for democracy. We need to stand for what we want and keep going on. Because we are hong kongers, we love our homes, and so we need to fight. Translation actually, the world belongs to the young. So i think we have to come out and say to the youngsters that we have their backs, and that we can give them our support. This support seems to be holding up for the pro democracy push, despite the increasingly violent nature of the clashes. But with neither side of this deteriorating political crisis appearing ready to back down, its hard to see just how it will end. Stephen mcdonnell, bbc news, hong kong. Lets take a look at some of the days other news. Exit polls in ukraine suggest that president Volodymyr Zelenskys party will win the largest number of seats in parliament. But it may be short of an overall majority. Our correspondent Steve Rosenberg has the latest. One thing is certain. There are going to be plenty of new faces in this new ukrainian parliament. None of the candidates from this party, servant of the people, have ever been an mp before. President zele ns ky been an mp before. President zelensky will be hoping that this level of support for his party will help him push through the kind of reforms he says he wants to carry out in ukraine. He says he wants to modernise the country and to fight corruption. There are sceptics and he has his critics who believe that he has his critics who believe that he is in the pocket of a powerful tycoon. Both the president and the businessman deny that. For now at least it seems that ukrainians are keeping faith with the show man turned president and hoping that he and his party will change ukraine for the better. Steve rosenberg reporting there for us. Also making news today the uk will have a new Prime Minister later this week with borisjohnson expected to take up the position. But britains finance minister, the chancellor of the exchequer, philip hammond, says hell resign if that happens. Mr hammond doesnt agree with borisjohnson over brexit. He thinks its unlikely britain will get a deal agreed with the eu by the current leaving date of october 31st. Medecins sans frontieres and Sos Mediterranee have announced theyre resuming migrant search and rescue missions in the mediterranean. Operations were stopped seven months ago, after an msf ship was denied permission to dock in italy. The decision to resume the missions comes as a result of worsening conditions for migrants from libya. Quite simply what we have seen over recent months is an increase in the number of lives being lost in the Central Mediterranean and with a lack of any sort of response from european or other coastal states to address this problem through official search and rescue capacity, leaves us with no choice, as a humanitarian organisation, to go back out there in order to save lives. The pakistani Prime Minister imran khan and us President Donald Trump will meet for the first time on monday. The meeting in washington comes amid strained relations between the countries, after the us cut off hundreds of millions of dollars of military aid. But islamabad has said mr khan is seeking trade ties, not aid. In the netball World Cup Final in liverpool, new zealand have beaten australia to take the gold medal for the First Time Since 2003. A thrilling match ended with the silver ferns defeating australias diamonds by 52 goals to 51. Congratulations to new zealand. Lets get more on our top story now the latest protests in hong kong. Bonnie leung is one of the organisers of the protest. Does she see it as a success . Our protest is successful in terms of 430,000 people took to the streets. And it has been totally peaceful. And, of course, because the government had been ignoring our five demands for more than a month, even with a lot of protests, including ai even with a lot of protests, including a i Million People and 2 Million People turn out process, because all the protesters will be very angry and we are so worried about our fellow protesters who have been hurt, rested, or prosecutors by police. And so its understandable that our protesters are angry arrested. And still we are restraining. On the other hand, the police are not restraining themselves. As they explained before, to the press, all the clashes we have seen in the past weeks was because the police, first, they abused their powers and used breto ns they abused their powers and used bretons or other weapons to attack protesters first and then protesters tried to protect themselves batons. You mentioned you had more than 400 protesters on the streets. Protesters were saying youre only 130 thousand of you protesting on sunday police. These demonstrations have been going on for close to two months. Ben chifley that china will eventually interfere in hong kongs affairs dont you fear . The beijing government is already doing their best, badmouthing the protesters. However, hong kong people and im sure people from around the world, we are very clever and can see through basings tactics. If you mean will beijing try to intervene with troops or with laws in hong kong, the basic law stated very clearly that our city has to be totally uncontrollable basings tactics. And protesters, we did not give such excuses to beijing. Your group has been unrelenting. You have not stopped your protests, we and week out for the past couple of months, what is your strategy now Going Forward . Which other places do you plan to protest . Well, this is a very good question. Just hours ago the police, again, they have lost control. On the other hand, at another district, which there was no protest, we see that mobs had been out and tried to hit protesters with black shirts trying to get home. And even the pedestrians and journalists got her to. So the police simply ignore the situation and four hours did not show up at all to handle the mobs perch, too. So we are at a very dangerous situation. And grab bonnie leung speaking to rico hizon a short time ago. Here in the uk, the Prime Minister theresa may will chair a meeting of the governments Emergency Committee known as cobra after iran seized a british tanker. A recording has now emerged of the moment a Royal Navy Warship tried to warn irans revolutionary guard against taking over the vessel in the strait of hormuz. Britain has described it as a hostile act. Paul adams reports. Iranian revolutionary guards boarding the stena impero on friday afternoon, carrying out a two week old threat to seize a british vessel. Iran said the tanker broke the law, the ships owners and the British Government say this simply isnt true. Earlier, tense exchanges as a british warship, hms montrose, attempted to stop the ship being taken. But the revolutionary guards were determined. Hms montrose was too far away to intervene. They warned the tanker to obey. Translation we followed the ship every second, every minute, and the tanker never Left International waters. We understand that the crew are in relatively Good Condition but its a stressed situation for everyone. The stena impero was sailing through the strait of hormuz, in omani waters, when it was boarded. At its narrowest, the strait is 20 miles wide. One fifth of the worlds oil passes through it. The tanker was forced to turn north towards the iranian coast. All this is happening because a tanker carrying iranian oil is still being held by authorities in gibraltar. The grace i was intercepted by Royal Marines earlier this month. Its accused of trying to smuggle its cargo to syria, in breach of eu sanctions. Another british warship, hms duncan, is on its way to the gulf to replace hms montrose, the government facing criticism for failing to protect british shipping. If we want to continue playing a role on the international stage, bearing in mind that threats are changing, all happening just beneath the threshold of all out war, then we must invest more in our defence, including our royal navy. Iranian television has broadcast these pictures, showing the tanker now flying an iranian flag. A local official says the investigation could take a month or more. Officials here in whitehall have spent the weekend figuring out britains response. The cabinets Emergency Cobra Committee is due to meet again in the morning and the foreign secretary, jeremy hunt, will make a statement later. I understand he will say that britain is working with other countries to improve Maritime Security and he will emphasise the kind of international, diplomatic response britain is trying to achieve. Paul adams, bbc news, at the foreign office. Southwestern japan has been lashed by heavy rain as a typhoon passed across the korean peninsula, leaving several people injured. Thousands of homes have also been evacuated following torrential rain in southern china. Qandeel shaam has more. The heavy rain has not let up. Southern japan continues to be battered by torrential rain, brought by typhoon danas over the weekend. There are flood warnings and fears of landslides in q2. Hardest hit are northern parts of the island. Some cities broke records, with the heaviest rain observed in a six hour period. The resident is downpour has forced many to evacuate. Translation i heard nundah and then the rain came. It was so heavy. The road in front of my house was already under water so ive decided to evacuate. Fears are heightened after last yea rs rainy to evacuate. Fears are heightened after last years rainy season in which more than 200 people died. In china, things are not much better. Torrential rain that lasted four days caused major torrents and damaged roads. For some the evacuation call came too late. Translation the water rushed inside the house all of a sudden, leaving us no the house all of a sudden, leaving us no time to flee. No one got hurt but many personal belongings were washed away. The heavy rain lasted for half an hour and the flood went up for half an hour and the flood went up to the table top. For half an hour and the flood went up to the tabletop. The rains also ravaged south asia, killing more than 150 people in india, bangladesh, nepal since the start of the monsoon. Thousands more have been left homeless. As the rainy season been left homeless. As the rainy season continues, the danger of flooding is never far away. Qandeel shaam, bbc news. Youre watching newsday on the bbc. Still to come on the programme why a shortage of workers could mean robots taking on the role of babysitters in the near future. Also on the programme after the celebrations to mark the 50th anniversary of the moon landing, whats the next giant leap for mankind . Mission control you can see them coming down the ladder now. Its one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind. A catastrophic engine fire is being blamed tonight for the first crash in the 30 year history of concorde, the worlds only supersonic airliner. It was one of the most vivid symbols of the violence and hatred that tore apart the state of yugoslavia. But now, a decade later, its been painstakingly rebuilt and opens again today. Theres been a 50 decrease in sperm quantity and an increase in malfunction of sperm unable to swim properly. Thousands of households across the country are suspiciously quiet this lunchtime as children bury their noses in the final instalment of harry potter. This is newsday on the bbc. Im rico hizon in singapore. Im ben bland london. Our top stories. There have been more violent clashes in hong kong where police have fired tear gas at protesters during another huge pro democracy rally. Iran hoists its flag on the masthead of a captured uk tanker, despite calls to defuse tensions. And do visit bbc. Com news where our online team have just put up newly released photographs of britains prince george. They were taken by his mother the duchess of cambridge in the gardens of their home in Kensington Palace and are to mark the third in line to the thrones sixth birthday today on monday. Lets take a look at some front pages from around the world. Hong kongs South China Morning Post of course leads on the protests there. It carries this striking image of masked protesters spraying graffiti on the beijing liaison office. The national in abu dhabi says the crown prince has arrived in china for an official visit. Sheikh mohamed bin zayed will meet xijinping to discuss strengthening ties between the two countries. And the japan times reports that the Ruling Coalition won a majority in sundays upper house election. But the paper says shinzo abes ability to change the countrys pacifist constitution may be in doubt. Ben, you have more on that story for us now. Yes, rico, lets get more on those exit polls in japan, which suggest that shinzo abes centre right coalition will keep control of the upper house of parliament, but not with a so called super majority the two thirds of the house he would need to change the constitution. So does that mean he will shelve his plans . A question i put to hiro katsumata, an associate professor at tohoku universitys graduate school of international and cultural studies. Certainly the revision of the constitution is the most important political agenda for the Prime Minister and certainly you are right, he didnt get the two thirds majority. But he wasjust slightly below the two thirds. Only four seats short of the two thirds. 160 out of 245. Therefore, what he would probably try to do is to try to recruit at least four from the opposition parties and i dont think it would be so much difficult for him that he will continue to carry on. Just explain to our viewers why thatis on. Just explain to our viewers why that is so important to shinzo abe, to be able to get this change through. As you know, the japanese constitution was instituted after world war ii in 1946 and the constitution says japan cannot hold military forces however we have whats called defence forces. Therefore, the legitimacy of Japanese Defence forces is debatable, so what the Prime Minister is trying to do is legitimise, to make the presence of a Japanese Defence force legitimate. Well, one problem that japan is grappling with is an ageing population. That means there arent enough Young Workers to power its economy, but the government has a plan to deal with the crisis by getting more women into work, bringing in foreigners and by developing robots. But are there limits to what we would allow robots to do . Stephanie hegarty has been to tokyo to find out. Would you let a robot look after your children . This is vivo. So aside from being super cute, vivo also greets kids when they arrive and takes their temperature. He records how much theyve had to eat, how much theyve slept and tells the pa rents how much theyve slept and tells the parents at the end of the day when they come to pick their kids up. Aside from that this point, he doesnt do much else. Joe satamasu set upa doesnt do much else. Joe satamasu set up a series of care homes and nurseries when he was in his 20s. Now its a multimillion dollar business. But they have one mind of struggle. Majorstruggle. How long do you think it will be before the whole nursery is run by robots . 15 years . That soon . For the moment, vivo is more of an idea than a revolution. As americans celebrate fifty years since Neil Armstrong and buzz aldrin became the first people to set foot on the moon, there are questions about whats next for American Space exploration. President trump has plans for a space force and a journey to mars in his sights, but with Technology Entrepreneur elon musk also making a bid to land on mars, who will be first in the next space race . Our washington correspondent Chris Buckler reports. Mission control ignition sequence start. The images of apollo 11s mission have become a symbol of what can be accomplished. Its one small step for man. Under the moon and above nasas Johnson Space center, they lit up houstons skies, to mark 50 years since that landing. Just one part of commemorations across a country celebrating american achievement. The decades since havent brought the progress that was promised. I thought at that time, in the 1960s, that by 2000, 2005, we would be on mars. I think its about time we get on with it. Engines and turbo pumps. On the anniversary of the moon landing, a rocket took off from kazakhstan, to take astronauts to the International Space station, including an american. And the United States is now developing new and grander plans for space travel. We are looking to nasa to get us to the moon within the next five years, to lay a foundation to go to mars. But if our traditional partners cant do the job, we are going to look to the private space industry. The technology has certainly advanced from what youll find here at the national air and space museum in washington. Some of the latest leaps are a result of the research being carried out by commercial companies, hoping to take paying passengers into orbit, like Virgin Galactic and blue origin, the Company Founded by the amazon entrepreneurjeff bezos. The only reason that we can do the things that we can do today is because we are in fact standing on the shoulders of giants. Theyve got the flag up now. And yet, five decades on, much remains unknown. Beautiful, just beautiful. And no one can be sure where the next half century of exploration will take us. Chris buckler, bbc news, washington. You have been watching newsday. Im ben bland in london. And im rico hizon in singapore. Stay with us. Coming up, will the iran crisis move markets . Well be taking a look at the Global Energy market and oil prices after the seizure of that british flagged tanker by iran. And before we go, wed like to leave you with these pictures from thailand where farmers have celebrated the start of the sowing season by racing their buffaloes. They got them to sprint across a muddy field hoping to win a top prize of 100. The race is held near bangkok to show their appreciation for the animals. Meanwhile here in the uk, races are held in a somewhat more leisurely manner. These are the world snail racing championships where more than 160 snails raced against each other. Its part of a festival held in norfolk in the east of england, dating back more than 50 years. Sammy the snail won the grand final by completing the 33 centimeters course in two minutes 38 seconds. Hello. It has been a bit of a mixed weekend weatherwise but as we head through this coming week, its going to be all eyes on the temperature because things are turning increasingly hot and humid too. Some rain in the northwest during the course of monday but later in the week we are expecting some thundery downpours to develop. The reason for the heat and humidity is that weve got High Pressure sitting to the east of the uk with the wind is rotating around that and drawing on all this hot from Continental Europe and its particularly hot. In fact in paris, we could see temperatures up to 42 later this week which would break the all Time Temperature record recorded in the french capital. Without this line of cloud on these weather fronts pouring in from the atlantic during sunday night and through the day on monday, bringing further rain initially across Northern Ireland the west of scotland. Further south, mild across Northern Ireland the west of scotland. Furthersouth, mild and quite murky start your monday morning so weve got that low cloud, lingering around Western Hills and coast through the david elsewhere, the cloud should tend to in and break across much of england, Northern Ireland two. That rain pushing its way northwards is sitting across western scotland for much of the day were it will be quite heavy and persistent but in the sunshine, temperatures up to about 28 or 29 degrees. It will feel pleasa ntly about 28 or 29 degrees. It will feel pleasantly hot monday afternoon and monday evening, we lose that wet weather from the north of scotland, lingering through the course of the night but by tuesday morning, most of us dry with some clear spells and patchy cloud here and there are those temperatures from the word go will be in the mid to high teens so through the day on tuesday, probably the driest day of the week across the driest day of the week across the uk. Lots of long spells of sunshine with the southerly breeze, top temperatures by tuesday towards the south west up to about 33 or even 34 degrees and further north west, those temperatures into the mid or possibly high 20s so a hot sunny day with light winds on tuesday but as we had to tuesday night, it is going to be fairly warm, fairly uncomfortable for sleeping. About 10pm, temperatures still nearly 30 degrees so you will certainly notice things will feel pretty sticky through the course of tuesday night and with all that humidity, heavy showers and thunderstorms are possible, likely to push northwards tuesday night and into the course of wednesday, some uncertainty about where they are going to be, probably the north and west. The south east likely to stay dry through wednesday and here temperatures could well reach about 32 orso, again, another temperatures could well reach about 32 or so, again, another hot day for most of us but pressure on the far north west. Inks continue to heat up later in the week, 35 in london on thursday but do watch out more and thundery showers, maybe in the north west. Bye for now. Hello. Im ben bland with bbc world news. Our top story there has been another night of violent clashes in hong kong. Riot police fired tear gas at pro democracy protesters during a mass rally. Police say demonstrators threw bricks and petrol bombs, and refused to disperse. The protests began two months ago over a controversial extradition bill. Iran risks inflaming tension over the seizure of a British Oil Tanker after replacing the unionjack with the flag of iran on the ships mast. The British Governments meets later to discuss its next move. And theres a lot of interest in this on bbc. Com. The irish golfer shane lowry withstood howling wind and rain to claim his first major championship with victory at the open. He finished six shots ahead of englands tommy fleetwood. He described the achievement as an out of body experience. 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