On the tenth weekend of unrest, there have been further clashes between pro democracy protesters and riot police in hong kong. Tear gas was fired after petrol bombs exploded near the main police headquarters. Earlier, beijing warned britain not to interfere in hong kongs affairs, after the foreign secretary, dominic raab, suggested there should be an investigation into ongoing violence against pro democracy protestors. From hong kong, here is jonathan head. This is how it starts every weekend now in hong kong. Theyve turned improvising barricades into an art form. They work with impressive speed and coordination. There is never much time before the police arrive. These confrontations are now a familiar routine in hong kongs streets. Generally, the protesters retreat, avoiding direct contact. But, by nightfall, the clashes were happening in multiple locations across the city, and getting worse. The police are stressed, and acting at times with little restraint. This was tai koo underground station, where protesters were corralled by the police and then beaten and driven down the escalators. The foreign secretary, dominic raab, has called for an independent investigation into police tactics. It is one of the five demands made by the protest movement, but his intervention has not gone down well with china, which views this as an internal matter. The longer this goes on, the greater the risk of more overt intervention by china. Now, that is something that clearly worries britain as a joint guarantor of this citys special status. But china has just made it clear it will not accept what it calls british meddling. And the influence of hong kongs one time colonial power these days is very limited. There are those here who still hope for some kind of foreign support for their cause. In truth, though, they are largely on their own, and up against an unyielding and increasingly impatient china, which has warned that it wont stand by if this unrest goes on. Jonathan head, bbc news, hong kong. For more on the developing situation in hong kong, you can head to the bbc news website, where you will find the latest information as well as the background context of the pro democracy movement. A political row has broken out in washington following the death ofjeffrey epstein, the multimillionaire businessman and convicted sex offender. He was found in his prison cell in new york yesterday, apparently having taken his own life, while awaiting trial on new sex trafficking charges. The case has created a slew of speculation from both sides of the political divide, but donald trump is facing strong criticism from democrats for retweeting a Conspiracy Theory linking epsteins death to the clinton family. Chris buckler reports from washington. Jeffrey epstein was once a man at the centre of high society parties, and a figure instrumental in the abuse of underage girls. His death in a new york prison, just weeks after another apparent suicide attempt, has raised many questions. Some, including the citys mayor, have called it convenient given the alleged involvement of some of his rich and famous friends. Among those retweeting conspiracy theories was donald trump. You know what he had he had information on the clintons, and a man ended up dead. Who gave publicity to completely unsubstantiated allegations about another president , bill clinton. His wife, hillary, ran against him for the presidency. This is another example of our president using this position of public trust to attack his political enemies with unfounded conspiracy theories. Mr trump was himself at one time a friend of epsteins. They were pictured partying together. But that was many years ago, and the president and the white house insist he is now concerned about getting to the truth about what happened at events epstein organised in florida and new york. I think the president just wants everything to be investigated. And, you know, trying to connect the president to this monster from years ago, where theyre seen dancing in a video, versus other people who are actively, i suppose, flying around with this monster. The authorities here in the us are acutely aware of the questions being asked about the death of a man who had links to some of americas most influential people. It is why the fbi are investigating, something that is extremely unusual in the case of an apparent suicide. And, while epsteins victims know he wont now face trial, they are pushing for inquiries to be widened to look at the actions of his associates. Among his many famous friends was prince andrew, who attended church with the queen at balmoral today. In recently released court documents, he has been accused of groping a girl at epsteins mansion, an allegation that Buckingham Palace has called categorically untrue. But the death ofjeffrey epstein will not end the calls for greater scrutiny of what did happen at some of his notorious parties. Chris buckler, bbc news, washington. Lets get some of the days other news china has mobilised thousands of servicemen and women to help with the clean up after typhoon lekima swept across the countrys eastern seaboard. Officials say 32 people were killed and 16 are missing. The storm system brought winds of up to 187 km h and heavy rain, causing widespread flooding. Brazils president , jair bolsonaro, has accused the German Government of trying to buy the amazon after it said it would withhold about 40 million of environmental funds because of worries about deforestation. Last month, brazils space agency reported a huge increase in the amount of trees being cleared since mr bolsonaro took office. He said brazil doesnt need german money. Hundreds of people have been evacuated from their homes on the Spanish Island of gran canaria due to wildfires. Strong wind and temperatures of over 32 degrees celsius are hampering efforts to put out the blaze, which covers ten square kilometres. A 50 year old man has been arrested on suspicion of starting the fire. Floods have killed almost 150 people in southern india. Nearly half the deaths happened in the Southern State of kerala, where continuing heavy rain and landslides have also forced more than 100,000 people to take shelter in relief camps. 0ur reporter dipti batini is in kerala with the latest. Here in this district, what we see in this relief camp is that most have shifted. About 150 people have lived in this relief camp, and they all belong to one village. And they are mostly all belong to one village. And they a re mostly essentially all belong to one village. And they are mostly essentially agricultural labourers, who work in the fields, and work as agricultural labourers. We have been speaking to some of them and most of them have been telling me that their houses have been washed away due to the floodwaters. And right now, at this relief camp, they have facilities which have been provided in terms of food, shelter and clothing. But right now, their future seems very doubtful, with their houses being washed away, and also not knowing what to expect in the coming days. Ukraine has described a visit by russias president , Vladimir Putin, to the annexed Crimean Peninsula as a blatant violation of ukraines sovereignty. Mr putin was the guest of honour of a right wing nationalist bikers group. Crimea was annexed from ukraine by russia in 2014, violating international law. Ramzan karmali reports. It is an image that the russian president likes to portray Vladimir Putin dressed in leathers, riding a russian made motorcycle, leading a convoy of bikers. But this bike ride has riled russias neighbours ukraine. Mr putin was attending the shadow of Babylon International bike show. It was taking place near the crimean city of sevastopol. Crimea was annexed from ukraine by russia in 2014, violating international law. But the president was more focused on heaping praise on the organisers of the event. The night wolves motorcycle club, a right wing nationalist bikers group. Translation im very happy that such manly and cool lads set an example for the young people in our country and show them how one should treat russia. I congratulate you on your tenth anniversary, and i wish you all the best. Thank you. The bikers club is close to president putin, and have been strong supporters of the annexation. But the russian leaders bike ride comes as he faces growing disquiet at home. Over the weekend, 60,000 protesters took to the streets of moscow, demanding fair municipal elections in september. So far, there has been around a month of Anti Government demonstrations. Ukraines Foreign Ministry described mr putins visit is a blatant violation of ukraines sovereignty, and said that attempts by moscow and its media to present such visits as routine were pathetic. Ramzan karmali, bbc news. The British Government has announced a package of measures on law and order, including extending controversial stop and search powers for police. Critics say the plans are vague and lack credibility. Richard lister reports. Stop and search the government says it cuts crime, and it wants more Police Forces to use it more often. The plan is part of a law and order package unveiled by a Prime Minister who says he wants criminals to be afraid. Figures suggest black people are almost ten times more likely to be searched than white people. But the home secretary said the initialfeedback she had had from police was that stop and search works. From all the Police Forces that ive been speaking to, even in london yesterday, i have heard that crime under 255, the age group of 25 years old, has gone down by 15 because of increased use of stop and search, and that means taking more weaponry off our streets. So, of course, the use of stop and search in the right legal and professional way drives the right kind of outcomes. Londons metropolitan police force is one of seven that has been running a pilot stop and Search Programme launched by the previous home secretary in march. But today, the met was unable to provide any figures on how the programme has worked so far. Im not aware of the pilot having been evaluated, certainly havent seen any published evaluation of it. Im not aware of there being an equality impact statement, so i really wonder on what basis has this decision been made, and why hasnt the information being made available publicly . Why hasnt it been a transparent decision. Britains overcrowded jails were another part of todays announcement. £2. 5 billion to be spent on another 10,000 prison places a major increase in prison capacity. There are some 83,000 men and women in prison in england and wales. That is close to the total capacity, which is around 85,000 prison places. Todays announcement of an additional 10,000 places represents an increase of around 12 . The government says the first new prison will be here, alongside hmp full sutton in yorkshire. That expansion was first announced more than two years ago, and the home office has been unable to give a full timetable for implementing the latest plan. Were seeing headline grabbing policies with absolutely no evidence or resource behind them, in the potential run up to a general election in the autumn, and nobody should be fooled with borisjohnson. He has form for empty promises that hes not delivered on. The Prime Minister pledged last month to recruit an additional 20,000 police officers. He said today the most dangerous criminals they face should spend longer injail, a move which could fill many of the extra prison places he has promised. Richard lister, bbc news. Stay with us on bbc news. Still to come they were schoolfriends until the berlin wall divided them. Now, nearly 60 years later, they meet again for the first time. The big crowds became bigger as the time of the funeral approached. As the lines of fans became longer, the police prepared for a hugejob of crowd control. Idi amin, ugandas brutalformer dictator has died at the age of 80. Hes been buried in saudi arabia where he lived in exile since being overthrown in 1979. 2 billion people around the world have seen the last total eclipse of the sun to take place in this millennium. It began itsjourney off the coast of canada, ending three hours later when the sun set over the bay of bengal. This is bbc news, the latest headlines the tenth consecutive weekend of pro democracy protests in hong kong has come to an end with accusations of increased police violence. Donald trump has been accused of promoting unfounded conspiracy theories about the apparent suicide ofjeffrey epstein. Polls have closed in guatemalas president ial run off election, where voters have been choosing between the centre left former first lady, sandra torres, and the right wing candidate alejandro giammattei. Early indications suggest that mr giammattei is in the lead with nearly 60 of the vote. Our latin america correspondent will grant has the latest on the vote count. There is the live scene from guatemala silly guatemala city. Early results suggest he is in the lead with 60 of the vote. Our latin america correspondent will grant has the latest on the vote count. We are getting the first partial results. Polls havent been closed for long but the Electoral Commission gives an advantage to the right wing candidate, the former prisons minister, alejandro giammattei, and it does look like he has a several percentage advantage at this stage, but there are still quite a lot of votes to be counted, particularly from some of the more remote parts of guatemala. Turnout was very low. In some areas, just as little as 17, 16 of the electorate. Some higher, some like 40, 45 but nevertheless, we can sense there has been a real rejection of this election by ordinary voters. Why is this election important at this point in time . Well, the person who takes over from Jimmy Morales has a very complicated job on their hands. First off, there is a lot of people who want to leave guatemala and head north as part of the sort of groups of migration that is heading towards the United States. They need to build jobs and development in guatemala to dissuade them from doing that but also there are key things that i think are the reason that people havent turned out to vote. One is a rejection of the corruption going on in guatemala, and the one body that is trusted to deal with that is the cicig, a un backed body which has been thrown out by the Outgoing Administration and both candidates said they wouldnt allow it to come back in either so thats creating a greater disconnection too between the guatemalan people and institutions. Plus of course, there is the relationship with the trump administration. To sri lanka now where the main opposition partys choice of candidate for this years president ial elections is proving controversial. Gota bhaya rajapaksha was nominated by the sri lankan peoples front on sunday despite having been accused of human rights abuses during his time as defence chief during the civil conflict against the tamil tigers. Our south asia regional editor anbar assan ethi rajan reports. tx the long wait is over for gotabhaya rajapa ksa the feared wartime official who is running for the countrys top job. Mr rajapaksa, a brother of the former president mahinda, is a controversial figure. He served as the defence secretary while his brother was president from 2005 to 2015. The un says tens of thousands of people were killed during the final stages of a nearly three decade old civil war. Some of those killed during the conflict were journalists who were critics of the then government. In one of the cases, a well known editor, lasa ntha wickrematunge, was murdered in colombo in 2009. Mr wickrematunges family and other rights Abuse Victims have filed lawsuits against mr rajapaksa in a us court. Mr rajapaksa, a dual national at the time of the alleged incident says he has now renounced his us citizenship. I caught up with him at his colombo residence. The well known journalist lasa ntha wickrematungewas killed about ten years ago. So far the investigation has not made any progress and the family they directly blame you for that. I am not responsible for that. In our time we inquired genuinely we inquired now under this government, they have inquired. But they have not been able to pinpoint anybody without any reasonable, you know, doubt who had done this. The number of rights abuses cases against mr rajapaksa has also risen in recent months. Even if he wins, he is likely to face drawn out court battles. Mr rajapaksa denies any wrongdoing. The president ial elections are happening in the backdrop of Easter Sunday bombings earlier this year. Mr rajapaksas strongman image appeals to many sinhalese who have been critical of the current governments failure to prevent the suicide attacks by local islamist groups. Sri lankas governing alliance has a formidable task in challenging mr raja pa ksa. Anbarasan ethirajan, bbc news. The main city in indian administered kashmir, srinagar, is once again under complete lockdown. A curfew, which had been eased for the past two days, has been strictly reimposed , for reasons that remain unclear. Streets are almost completely deserted. The region has been violently disputed by india and pakistan since their 1947 partition from britain. The bbcs rewind unit takes a look back at the key events in kashmirs fragile history. Newsreel the trouble began in early august. There were disturbances in kashmir and the forces of both sides ignore the ceasefire line and crossed into each others territory. Neither side has really won the fight but the war has shown just how bitterly divided the two countries are over kashmir and how deep are the divisions between muslims and hindus. Newsreel in divided kashmir, the indian and pakistani armies face each other across the line of control. With this eyeball to eyeball confrontation, there is always the chance of an accidental flare up leading to something much bigger. Newsreel indian artillery pounded the infiltrated hideouts on the peaks. On the receiving end of this, india admits, is a force well armed and well versed in High Altitude warfare. The berlin wall was a symbol of the division of europe during the cold war. For nearly 30 years it separated friends and family, keeping the two sides of the city apart. Now two women have been reunited nearly 60 years after the wall was built. The bbcs tim allman has their story. August 1961, two teenage girls Holding Hands as the whole world around them is transformed. They were known as the wall girls. Rosemary on the left lived in the east of the city. Kriemhild on the right lived in the west. Nearly 60 years later, almost to the day, and the two friends are reunited, both of them reliving the moment when berlin was split in two. Translation what i did was, of course, not meant to be. I ran straight to the wall. The policeman who was in the picture should have stopped me. I did not think about it at all, idid not even realise what i was doing. I walked towards my friend with only that thought in my head. East germany was forced to build the wall to try and stop the citys population fleeing to the west. Its not known exactly how many people tried to escape but 136 of them died in the attempt. The citizens of west berlin, desperate to help their eastern neighbours. Translation rosemary fled with her mother. At first, she stayed with me but then we completely lost track of each other until a year ago when we saw an article in the newspaper people where they were calling for people who knew the wall girls in the photo. Eventually, the wall and the regime it represented collapsed. A new germany was born. And two old friends could meet up in a city no longer divided. Tim allman, bbc news. A lovely story. You can reach me on twitter im reged ahmad bbc. Hello. Its been a weekend of wild weather. Weve had heavy rain thats caused some flooding, thunderstorms and strong winds, too. The week ahead looks a little bit quieter, but still an unsettled theme. Theres further rain at times, particularly on wednesday. And things are feeling rather cool and breezy, too. Now the low pressure that brought us the weekends wet and windy weather is now pushing off towards the north east, but weve still got a few weather fronts draped across the country during monday morning. So, some heavy showers, particularly in the south. Some thunderstorms possible too anywhere from the channel isles up toward sussex and kent as well. To the north of that, a little bit drier. So some sunshine norfolk, through the midlands towards wales and the north west of england. A little bit of light, drizzly rain still lingering for north east england through monday morning. And since showers packing into parts of Northern Ireland and the west of scotland, but for the bulk of scotland, a much improved day after the heavy rain and flooding weve had recently. Much drier weather for scotland. A few showers towards the north and the west. Some showers, too, for Northern Ireland but through the south of england we also going to see a few heavy showers through the day. But, some sunshine and it is generally a drier day than weve seen recently. Only 16 19 degrees to the north westerly breeze, so things are feeling quite a bit cooler than they have done. Showers will continue to monday night to tuesday but theyll slowly ease away towards the east through into the early hours and quite widely in the countryside down into single figures. So quite a cold, fresh start for tuesday for many of us. Some misty patches should clear a pretty quickly. Through the day on tuesday, one or two showers still but theyll be much fewer and further between then we have seen recently and the winds will be much lighter, too. So actually in sunshine tuesday, one of the best days this week. 16 21 degrees or so. Later in the day itll cloud over from the south west with the arrival of some more rain overnight. All down to this area of low pressure during wednesday, that brings us a very unsettled story, especially across england and wales. Thats where we see the bulk of the rain on wednesday. The winds also strengthening, particularly strong and gusty along the south coast of england. Also, some heavy showers likely across parts of scotland once again through the day on wednesday but i think a drier slot for southern scotland, Northern England and Northern Ireland. But it will feel pretty cool, particularly where youve got the showery rain. By the time we get to thursday, again, most the showers will have eased away. So a slightly drier window in the weather on thursday, some sunny spells, a few showers moving in from the north west but many of us will avoid them. Temperatures about 15 21 degrees on thursday but things turn more unsettled towards the end of the week. Down to another area of low pressure moving in that brings us some strong winds and some heavy rain by saturday. Bye bye. This is bbc news. The headlines in hong kong, clearing up is underway in the city after the tenth weekend of pro democracy marches. According to local media, pro democracy activists have accused the police of using undercover officers disguised as protestors to make arrests. There were violent scenes in several places. Two petrol bombs were thrown and police baton charged protestors. A political row has broken out in the United States over the death of the disgraced financier and sex offenderjeffrey epstein. Democrats have criticised President Trump for promoting unfounded conspiracy theories about epsteins apparent suicide. He was found dead in his jail cell in new york on saturday. Russias Communications Regulator has accused google of hostile interference by using its Youtube Website to publicise recent Anti Government protests. It has warned google to stop, saying that it will react accordingly if the internet giant does not comply with its wishes. There was another large authorised rally in moscow on saturday
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