Camps in western china are used to brainwash the muslim uighur minority. The billionaire former mayor of new york Michael Bloomberg announces he wants to run for us president as a democrat. Good morning. It is 1 00am in london, 8 00pm in new york and 9 00am it is 1 00am in london, here in hong kong, where the pro democracy parties are on course for an overwhelming landslide victory in local elections. With about half the vote counted, the pro democracy camps have won seven seats for every one held by parties backing the government. These are only local District Council elections, but this is a huge vote of support for the protest movement, after almost six months of often violent demonstrations that have brought this city to a standstill. Rupert Wingfield Hayes reports. In the Eastern District of Hong Kong Island this morning, the queue to vote at the shau kei wan polling station went on and on and on. Were seeing queues like this in districts all over hong kong today, people waiting for an hour, even up to 1. 5 hours to vote. And people are telling us they have never seen anything like this in a local election in hong kong before. Translation we didnt have to line up before. Everyone is more enthusiastic. They really want to contribute to the society. Speaks in cantonese. The passion of those standing for election today is out of all proportion to the power of the local Council Seats being contested. But, for the opposition, today is a referendum on the protests that have rocked hong kong for the last six months. David and his mother, anne, are on opposite sides of that fight. We can see just old people, pro government, pro regime, they control the power, they control the parties, they control everything, even the economy. So we can take back the control and start to have more strength and power in there. As counting got under way tonight, the turnout for todays election had topped 7i . That is the highest turnout ever recorded in any Hong Kong Election. The early signs are also that the pro democratic camp is heading for a sweeping victory. Well, you can hear all the excitement here, and that is because a 23 year old democracy activist has just unseated a pro government incumbent who has held this seat for the last 20 years. Scenes like these are being repeated across hong kong tonight the new, very young faces of hong kong politics. The question now is, will any of these victories have an impact on the hong kong government, or on beijing . We will be back in hong kong shortly. But first, lets take a look at some of the days other news the billionaire businessman Michael Bloomberg has officially announced he is running for president of the united states. In a statement, the former mayor of new york city said he was standing in the 2020 election to defeat donald trump and rebuild america. Mr bloomberg joins i7 other candidates vying for the democratic nomination. Chris buckler has more. At the heart of this is a suggestion from Michael Bloomberg that he doesnt believe that the democrats who are currently standing have a chance of beating donald trump. He thinks there is a danger that they could be another four years of President Trump in the white house. And if you take a look at his advert campaign, it is very clear that he doesnt want that to happen, describing it as a risk and even a menace at certain points. And certainly it feels like it is getting somewhat personal between the president and Michael Bloomberg. Imean, if the president and Michael Bloomberg. I mean, if you take a look at some of the campaign literature, he says that donald trump is a failed businessman whose Companies Went bankrupt, and whose reckless actions in office have harmed americans and weakened our country. Make no mistake, if he is lining up for a battle of the billionaires, i suspect President Trump will come out fighting as well. He has said in the past that there is nobody he would rather beat than who he describes as little michael. Also making news today the philippines president , rodrigo duterte, has fired his Vice President from her position as head of Anti Narcotics policy. Leni robredo was sacked less than three weeks after being appointed. She was a frequent critic of mr duterte, and has accused the government of allowing the killing of innocent people in its war on drugs. Britains prime minister, borisjohnson, has pledged to get brexit done as he launched his conservative partys election ma nifesto. Mrjohnson also promised more than 25 billion in extra funding for the National Health service. We pledged 50,000 more nurses, and their bursaries, and 50,000 more gp surgeries. And today we make this guarantee to the british people, that we will tackle crime with 20,000 more Police Officers and tougher sentencing, and that we will sort out our immigration system with a points based australian style system. The k pop star goo hara has been found dead at her home in seoul. Police say the cause of the 28 year old singers death is being investigated. She had recently released herfirst solo album, but was said to be devastated by last months death of another k pop star and close friend, sulli. Saudi Arabias Al Hilal have won the Asian Champions League for a third time after beating japans Urawa Red Diamonds 2 0 on sunday. Salem al dawsari scored the first goaljust 16 minutes from full time, before the win was sealed in injury time. Lets return to our top story here in hong kong, where pro democracy parties have thrashed pro establishment counsellors in local elections. Councillors. With me now is Legislative Council member paul tse, who also sits on the wan chai District Council. You have retained your seat on the pro establishment side. What do you make of these elections . Certainly it isa make of these elections . Certainly it is a big lesson for all concerned, for the government as well, and hopefully people. Bashing the stations and petrol bombing everywhere. I think there is a Silver Lining behind this. For the government and for the coming elections in the legco, it will be a nightmare. As i said, obviously a huge thrashing. How do you think carrie lam, the chief executive, is feeling this morning . carrie lam, the chief executive, is feeling this morning . I dont know, i havent seen her speaking yet. But certainly i think she should take it very seriously. Unfortunately it is not for her to be making decisions, political or otherwise, so we just have to deal with it. I mean, the quy have to deal with it. I mean, the guy is still here, the sun is still here, but certainly hong kong has changed quite a bit. Thats right, its a bit of a morning here, but a really dark day for the party that you represent. So to some extent, you represent. So to some extent, you are a moderate, as you say, but nonetheless, this really means that the protest side seems to have one, despite having caused, many say, a lot of chaos to hong kong, and caused the country, the city, to go into recession. Well, like they say, the people have spoken clout light quite loudly, this time, as well. Soberly the government will take very seriously, learn the lesson plans are doing which really answers all these angry calls from the people. And certainly we dont. I dont know whether we have enough time to improve, but the polling box will be opening in a few months time for legco if we dont do everything quickly enough, and i think a bigger lesson will be around the corner. Thats right, as you say, it will be a big lesson around the corner. What does this all mean, though, for hong kong . It is a special Administrative Region of china. Of course, as you say, carrie lam cant stand down even if you wa nted lam cant stand down even if you wanted to, because she is beholden to the chinese leadership. So what happens next in terms of how beijing deals with this city . Well, it remains to be seen what beijing will react to this. Certainly they wont like the result, but unfortunately thatis like the result, but unfortunately that is the way it is. And certainly we have these trade deals going on around the corner. So perhaps beijing will be watching very keen eyes to see happens between the us and negotiators before they take any other moves. To a great extent, hong kongers have spoken. They turned up in record numbers at this ballot box. They are local District Council elections, nonetheless, so really the lowest rung of government. So in terms of making a difference, though, this is really a symbolic message, isnt it . Well, yes and no. Imean, the message, isnt it . Well, yes and no. I mean, the District Council has come out with resources, financially, so that will help to put them on a very Good Platform for next yea rs put them on a very Good Platform for next years legco election. And at the same time he probably know that in hong kong the elections of the chief executive, if not also the legco, will depend very much on District Council constituencies, as well. If we have large numbers, if well. If we have large numbers, if we have control of the District Council, chances are they will have a large say in the elections of the chief executive, which is something which beijing, i think, will be taking very, very seriously. And what do you have to say to the protest movement, to those protesters, who have disrupted the city for the last almost six months . Have they won . Well, now that you have ventilated your frustration and angen have ventilated your frustration and anger, please stop bashing our stations, please go back to normal life. And that is a good way to end it on. Thank you so much. Congratulations again for retaining your seat. 0ne congratulations again for retaining your seat. One of the few pro establishment candidates to retain his seat. And of course, we will be bringing you all the latest local District CouncilElection Results as they come in. Leaked documents reveal for the first time how china is running a network of high Security Prisons designed to brainwash hundreds of thousands of people. China has consistently claimed the camps in the xinjiang region offer education and training, but official documents leaked to the International Consortium of investigativejournalists and seen by bbc panorama show how inmates are locked up, indoctrinated and punished. Chinas uk ambassador has denied the bbcs claims. Richard bilton reports. This is a journey thousands have been forced to make into chinas internment camps. Now, we know whats happening inside. This document contains orders written for those who run the camps this is an actionable piece of evidence, documenting a gross human rights violations. This should be sitting, you know, in the files of a prosecutor. In the last three years, china has built hundreds of camps across the remote province of xinjiang. They hold at least a Million People, mainly uighur muslims. China says they offer training and they stop terrorism. But the document shows why a superpower is really locking up so many people. Inmates are imprisoned until they change their beliefs, their behaviour, and their language. Its very difficult on that scale, with more than a Million People in those conditions, to view that as anything other than a mass brainwashing scheme, designed and directed at an entire ethnic community. The Chinese Ambassador in london refused to answer our direct questions about the camps. Good morning. Last week, he called a press conference about hong kong, but i wanted to know about the camps of xinjiang. A wrote to you this week, sir, actually, about the camps in xinjiang. I know that they are prison camps. Why wont you tell me the truth about those camps . First of all, theres no so called labour camps, as you describe. Theres what we call vocational educational and training centres. They are there for the prevention of a terrorist. With respect sir, what youre telling me bears no relation to what i have seen. The so called document you have seen is so called fabrications. Dont listen to fake news. Dont listen to fabrications. The documents are not fake news. They are evidence of crimes against humanity. China is caging hundreds of thousands of people in brainwashing camps, and now we know how. Also on the programme looking for Climate Friendly ways to produce cement. We travel to india, where one company is leading the way in cutting its co2 emissions. President kennedy was shot down and died almost immediately. The murder ofjohn kennedy is a disaster for the whole free world. He caught the imagination of the world, the first of a new generation of leaders. Margaret thatcher is resigning as leader of the conservative party and prime minister. Before leaving number 10 to see the queen, she told her cabinet, its a funny old world. Angela merkel is germanys first woman chancellor, easily securing the majority she needed. Attempts to fly a hot air balloon had to be abandoned after a few minutes, but nobody seemed to mind very much. As one local comic put it, its not hot air we need, its hard cash. Cuba has declared nine days of mourning following the death of fidel castro at the age of 90. Castro developed close ties with the soviet union in the 19605. It was an alliance that brought the world to the brink of nuclear war with the cuban missile crisis. This is newsday on the bbc. Im kasia madera in london. Im Sharanjit Leyl in hong kong. Our top stories pro democracy candidates in hong kongs local elections are on course to inflict an overwhelming defeat on pro beijing contenders. Leaked documents seen by the bbc, reveal how prison camps in western china are being used to brainwash the muslim uighur minority. Hong kongs local elections are dominating many of the front pages around the world. The japan times is leading with the hong kong local elections. It reports that there has been a record turnout for the territory. The paper has an image of the territorys chief executive carrie lam, casting her vote at the ballot box. The International Edition of the New York Times has a piece on the severe gender imbalance at japans top universities. For nearly two decades, women have accounted for about 20 of enrolments at the university of tokyo. And the Philippine Star focuses on how the organisers of the South East Asia games in manila were left red faced after members of timor lestes Football Team were stranded at the airport for three hours then driven to the wrong hotel, complicating their training schedules. With me is lo kin hei, vice chairman of the democratic party, who tonight was re elected as councillor for the Southern District for lei tung ii constituency. And back here in hong kong, it is a bright sunny morning, and certainly as hong kong is wake up to this result in local district elections, where pro democracy camps are on course to defeat the pro establishment beijing parties. Hong kongers wake up. With me is one of the winds from the elections. Lo kin hei is vice chairman of the democratic party, who tonight was re elected as councillor for the Southern District for lei tung ii constituency. First off, congratulations on being elected. Thank you very much. 0bviously elected. Thank you very much. Obviously it has been an extraordinary result for the pro democracy camp, which you are securely. What do you make of these results, first off . Of course we are surprised the result, we are surprised the result, we are surprised with the turnout yesterday, because we know a lot of hong kong people, theyjust cue up early in the morning, they dont mind queueing for one or two hours to actually vote. This is the greatest turnout in Hong Kong Election history. I think we appreciate hong kong peoples effort in getting to the ballot box, but of course we know that this result comes from a lot of suffering, a lot of sacrifice from a lot of people in the past half a year. So we are, on the past half a year. So we are, on the one hand, happy with the result. 0n the other hand, we are sad that we need that result so dearly now. Thats right. Really fascinating about hong kongers, as you say, turned up in record numbers, more than for any election in the citys history. They spoke out the ballot box, but we know they have also been speaking for the past six months on the streets, a street battles continue. Now, you were arrested for writing just last week. You are out on bail at the moment. Tell us how it feels from the outside, from that point of view . My rioting charge, i actually did nothing bad. I had no mask, i had no idea, no gear, so to me which was just an arrest that nobody really understood why. But this has been happening forfive months, to many hong kong is. So i am just one of the cases. Many hong kongers. Hong kong people want and demand the police to be accountable. At this moment, we will see the police being accountable, we dont see the government being accountable. We are waiting for the government to respond to this result because a lot of people, a lot of hong kong people have spoken with their votes. We are waiting for the governments to respond to our demands, and to respond to the current hong kong situation. How do you expect that response to be . We have not hea