A rajapaksa has won the countrys president ial election his main opponent has now conceded defeat paving the way for edge of prophesied to become sri lankas 7th leader. And iran traffic grinds to a halt in the capital tehran as people there protest against a 50 percent increase in fuel prices many residents are angry about a spike in the price of food staples as a result of u. S. Sanctions. Im married to evanston welcome to the program we begin in hong kong where there have been fresh clashes between prodemocracy demonstrators and Police Protesters barricaded hong kongs Polytechnic University as part of a week Long Campaign aimed at disrupting traffic and hitting the local economy riot police fired tear gas in a bid to clear the dead. Its traders many of whom threw petrol bombs and started fires on the streets on saturday chinese troops were deployed in the city for the 1st time since the protests began emerging from their barracks to clear road blocks. Correspondent is that inger is f
Checks marked 30 years since the fall of communism. And in iran traffic grinds to a halt in the capital tehran as people there protest against a 50 percent hike in fuel prices irans Supreme Leader says he backed the decision despite breast. Im rebecca read his welcome to the program we begin in hong kong where there have been fresh clashes between for prodemocracy demonstrators and Police Chinese troops have been deployed for the 1st time since these protests began in june activists have dug into hong kongs Polytechnic University and vowing to defend it from police its part of a week Long Campaign aimed to disrupting traffic and hitting the local economy. Another assault on the voices of protest Police Fire Tear gas at protesters occupying hong kongs Polytechnic University and blocking nearby roads massed demonstrators hurl molotov cocktails in response to the street battle pits water cannon against fire bombs and armored trucks against umbrellas and police claim protesters shot arrows
Winner of saturdays election there in the capital colombo for the celebrations and concerns for the future. And in iran traffic ground to a halt in the capital tehran is taking their protest at 50 percent hike in fuel prices around supreme leaders says he backs the decision despite the unrest. Im Rebecca Ritters welcome to the program we begin in hong kong where theyve been fresh clashes between prodemocracy demonstrators and Police Chinese troops have been deployed for the 1st time since they protests began in june activists have dug into hong kongs Polytechnic University and a value to defend it from police is part of a week Long Campaign aimed at disrupting traffic and hitting the local economy. I dont know the result. On the voices of protest Police Fire Tear gas at protesters occupying hong kongs Polytechnic University and blocking nearby roads mass demonstrators hurl molotov cocktails in response the street battle pits water cannon against fire bombs and armored trucks against um
Colombo for the celebrations and concerns for the future. And iran traffic grinds to a halt in the capital tehran as people there protest a 15 percent hike in fuel prices irans Supreme Leader says impacts the decision despite the unrest. Im rebecca raters welcome to the program we begin in hong kong where there have been fresh clashes between prodemocracy demonstrators and Police Chinese troops have been deployed for the 1st time since these protests began in june activists have dug into hong kongs Polytechnic University in a valley and to defend it from police is part of a week Long Campaign i am to disrupting traffic and hitting the local economy. Another assault on the voices. Protest Police Fire Tear gas at protesters occupying hong kongs Polytechnic University and blocking nearby roads massed demonstrators hurl molotov cocktails in response to the street battle pits water cannon against fire bombs and armored trucks against umbrellas and police claim protesters shot arrows at them
Who are refusing to surrender. Swedish prosecutors drop their investigation of rape allegations against the wikileaks co founder, Julian Assange. Prince andrew is facing calls to talk to us investigators, from a woman who says Jeffrey Epstein assaulted her. Its 5 oclock, our main story. A leaked report into severe failings in Maternity Care at shrewsbury and Telford Hospital nhs trust has criticised what it calls a toxic culture at the trusts hospitals, going back a0 years. And it warns that lessons are still not being learned. The report contains the interim findings of a review into the trust, ordered by the government in 2017. It followed allegations that dozens of babies and mothers had died unnecessarily, or been left with permanent disabilities. The report says staff at the trust routinely dismissed parents concerns, were unkind, got dead babies names wrong and, in one instance, referred to a baby who died as it. Our Health Editor hugh pym explained the significance of todays new