With China to end a trade war one of the leaders of Hong Kong's protest movement Joshua one said it was a victory for those who had fought to defend democracy called you as president sign on the Hong Kong Human Rights and Democracy Act That's the remarkable achievement of all the home callers with the courage and determination of Hong Kong as to fight for freedom and democracy to start a protest movement on it just and Grace world leaders and politicians aware that it's time for them to hold call at the same time Hong Kong police is searching classrooms at the Polytechnic University where an 11 day siege has come to an end students had barricaded themselves inside the university which was then sealed off by police at one stage more than a 1000 students were trapped inside Nick he's at the university this is a crime scene I guess and so that's why some offices of collecting evidence which could be used in prosecutions in the future at the same time we've seen a massive stash of our news petrol bombs being taken out of there also a moment ago we saw some power and arrows being carried out order to try to send all the weapons that the police were coming up against in what was one of the most dramatic and violent episodes in this conflict which has gripped the past 5 or 6 months a planned 3 day general strike in Lebanon to push for the formation of a new government has been called off by its who denies this an open ended strike by petrol stations is continuing to me Bowen reports from Beirut the protest started in Lebanon 6 weeks ago there the result of deep discontent with a system that protesters say is corrupt concentrating power in the hands of discredited leaders some political bosses will warlords during Lebanon's long and disastrous civil war in the 19 seventies and eighties the protests have mostly been peaceful and have cut across Lebanon's deep sectarian divides. At least 8 Iraqi protestors have been killed and 50 others injured after security forces opened fire to disperse anti-government demonstrators in the southern city of Nasiriyah the authorities have been trying to clear to block bridges video footage shows some protesters throwing stones and using slingshots to launch projectiles at the troops across one of the bridges there's been 2 months of protests Well news from the b.b.c. The authorities in the u.s. State of Texas have ordered 60000 people in 4 towns to flee their homes after new explosions at a petrochemical plant where a huge fire has been burning for hours the order covers a 6 kilometer radius around the plant in Port nature is east of Houston. For the 1st time the New Zealand government and the country's national airline have apologized to the families of over 250 people who died in a plane crash in Antarctica 40 years ago the Air New Zealand sightseeing flight crashed into the side of Mt Erebus the disaster was originally blamed on the pilots but an inquiry later accuse the airline of a cover up because it had changed the plane's navigation system without telling the crew. Russia's limpid Committee is meeting sports federations and top coaches and athletes to discuss the country's participation in the Olympic Games in Tokyo next year which has been thrown into doubt Last week a committee of the world anti-doping agency recommended Russian's drug testing agency be suspended again because of suspected new breaches of anti doping rules Scientists in Britain say they're creating a blueprint for bands and pop stars and maybe them to perform live music without negatively contributing to climate change it will be based on tour data from the British band massive attack more from door Foster. Scientists are going to be looking at every aspect of massive attacks touring cycle from the lighting to the sound to the sets the way Cruzan stages a move from city to city and what changes the audience could be making to the research will conclude next summer and will be shared with artists across the music industry it's hoped if more musicians are seen to be acting sustainably it also encourage fans to do the same was b.b.c. Knees. Thank you for the news and a welcome to News Day. Up with for the next half hour which will take us to Hong Kong and to Syria we'll also have more on the u.k. Election campaign with just 2 weeks to go before the vote and it's a who rob for my blood. Drops its controversial. More on how the very dollars shutdown came about in the 1st place and why it's now been dropped again coming up. But 1st let's start with our top story where President Donald Trump has signed a your backing pro-democracy supporters in Hong Kong the requires him to annually review Hong Kong's favorable trade status and threatens to revoke it if the territories freedoms are quashed in any way one of the leaders of the protest movement Joshua won't say praise the new legislation and said that this was testament to the efforts of Hong Kong people who had fought to defend democracy call you as president a sign on the Hong Kong Human Rights and Democracy Act That's the remarkable achievement of all the home callers with the courage and determination of Hong Kong us to fight for freedom and democracy to start a protest movement on it just and Grace Well leaders around the world and politicians aware that it's time for them to Hong Kong Well you know in the program I spoke to Professor Chang from City University in Hong Kong about the bill take a listen the negotiations certainly have been going on in the past year. And they do not seem to have been affected by to developments in Hong Kong the 2 crisis began in June as we all know and obviously as you said the train the conversations are entering into a very dedicated final stage and I actually seem to meet. Stage agreement may be concluded. In January next year or so. The protests the Act pass certainly is a major morrow both stuff to the people in Hong Kong to the protesters who feel robbed a helpless facing an Iraq and hawkish. Government in Beijing and in Hong Kong and they do count on the support of the international community on the support of the international public opinion now we have the response from Beijing what should we read into when China speaks of countermeasures against the United States what would they mean. There. Is something expected just not in a surprise and yet the negotiations on going on they don't seem type enough acted the stamens made by the Chinese authorities are expected to teen Chinese authorities also always at the top of very strong 9 against what they perceive to be interfering in times as to mistake affairs but in this case it is still a lot of room of minority for that on news from administration the State Department could live report to Congress in one year's time and certainly the State Department will follow the line of the Donald Trump administration Congress then recommends actions and whatever actions to be taken will be decided by the White House so both download from and the time the Steve ship understand that there is still a lot of room of Minoan about but the stamens of this kind made by the time these leaders are men photo mastic consumption Chinese leaders want to present to the Chinese people that Western powers do not want China to be strong they are trying to contain China's development and opposed these payments are also intended to discredit the Protestants. 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Right had stopped answering my phone calls and his last text stated starkly it's personal this time I remember it was a Friday I was sitting in the backseat. And I was sitting in the driver's seat another car pulled up just a meter away and opened fire alley down douche and spent 2 months in hiding with Ride and their friend Homuth I saw a ride being shot and threw herself down between the seats. I tried not to breathe and faked being dead. When I finally raised myself I saw that their eyes was motionless. For the 2 later this year h.t.s. Crushed other militia groups took control of it live for his wife or 3 sons fled the country. A few months after that Russian and Syrian regime planes began a new ongoing offensive against had led the bombing became so intense that most civilians fled Catherine Bell and radio fresh which continues to broadcast in rides memory has moved its offices to another town an hour's drive away. Gathered around a laptop in their new home in France where they've been granted asylum rights wife and 3 sons listen to radio fresh. Close. Then to mark the anniversary of their father's brutal killing one year ago they sing his favorite some my homeland. Journey or the. View. His oldest son Mahmoud believes that when his father is gone he'll never be forgotten. My brother always used to say. That he would use in is an idea and an idea. Cannot be can. Result report by Mike Thompson You're listening to news day from the b.b.c. With an and county shout the main headline this half hour China has warned the u.s. That it will retaliate after President signed into law measures approved by Congress supporting pro-democracy activists in Hong Kong Matthew Kenyon has latest sports headlines Leno messy and other mark in his record book for Barcelona 700 games for Boston now and 613 goals he has scored for them created rather a lot as well he scored one and created 2 more for boss or as they beat Brazil Dortmund in the European Champions League on Wednesday evening to go through his group winners for the 13th year in a row with a game to spare only one of the team made it through last night that's all be light sweet crude through to the last 16 for the very 1st time which means that live a pole the reigning champion still have work to do They were held to a one old troll by Nat police so they need at least a point in their final match lots of points for Le Bron James 33000 of them and counting in the n.b.a. As he helped the l.a. Lakers to a 16th when of the season they've got the best record in the league so far and Ferrari's team principal in Formula One says their driver Sebastian Vettel and Charlotte like a well aware that their collision at the Brazilian Grand Prix wasn't acceptable for Ari say they've had to clear the air talks ahead of this weekend's season ending race in Abu Dhabi but it's pretty clear they don't like each other sport today at 1930 g.m.t. Master Kenyon thank you very much and now we are going to talk about Tories we are in the business news and he guesses 1st of all little quiz for you what links these 3. Ah ah. The roads to Rochester the last one Thomas the Tank at the start and the Michael Jordan commentary I admit was slightly grainy off there any guesses well big fans of. Your home the railway sets upon Iraq I read that of your. Thomas the Tank Engine was a bit of a cheat because when we were always got a licensing deal with him when I make him and you can buy him but yeah I mean if people are seen as well go and check it out on the b.b.c. Website Rod Stewart sort of version of Manhattan he's built right away say he's not a fan he's an obsessive but the company just released its financial results this morning and while it narrowed some of its losses it's gone he goes upon for you Allan off the rails or slightly in the last few years it announced another loss this year in excess of $3000000.00 but with Christmas on the horizon and some high profile types like that Thomas the Tank when I mention the company which also owns Airfix model planes and Skeletor it's race cars police there's a big appetite for its products still here's the boss Lyndon Davis I took over something that wasn't good was given a hospital pass there's no point in trying to grow a company when you don't have the right products and what we've had to do is get the right products and become product focused so you know the revenues are growing they're up 15 percent in the 1st half year losses are narrowing and we are preparing for growth I mean if you actually look at what we've done in the last 18 months is you know we signed licenses there was a time where you say home the railway sets you know now we have Harry Potter railway sets we have micro scale electrics we have wacky races we have big dastardly Muttley You know we have a lot of product that is more relevant to the to our order next year is the 100th anniversary of the 1st loco that Frank or will be put into the market so we've got an awful lot planned this it's exciting we're going to see growth Linda Davis the boss of all me that I know Alan is very excited for that sense and I want to get you in the news day Secret Santa now and Harry Potter train a replica of the Hogwarts Express The Wiz ran around procedure towers you got a big enough garden for a nice big truck I mean no I'm not getting half of West London joking I'm getting a new roof in like a watch like. 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Moving on in the run up to the British general election on the 12th of December we have been visiting various areas of the United Kingdom to meet the voters and hear what issues will decide how they cost their ballots today we visit Cheltenham It's a town in the southwest of England which is about 2 hours from London the B.B.C.'s grimly joins us from their children voted largely to remain in the wind when they voted Breck's it didn't they tell us a little bit about what the voters have been telling you it's very much or a main area or it's a rather elegant quite well feast thoughts hound and it's definitely been watched by everyone who is trying to predict the outcome of this general election it's 6 on the liberal democrat hit list they want to take it from the conservatives who currently hold it now tactical voting will be key as to which way and to find out a little bit more about being speaking to Professor Chris Henry he's a consultant for the Polling Company savation. Well Charlton was one of the seats the Lib Dems would have to win if they're going to go forward in this election so see the previously held between 92 and 2015 and it's a straight conservative contest so there aren't any of these questions like Is it the Lib Dems or is it Labor who are the best placed to defeat the Tories a street fight and finally a seat that voted to remain in the referendum and so the Lib Dems with a very clear program in position to do well so can we expect conservative voters or Labor voters to sort of get behind the Liberal Democrat candidate because they're the most likely remain candidate to win I think the case is clearer for Labor voters I think because it's a straight conservative let them fight I think you could expect Labor voters to swing behind the Liberal Democrats I think there is a an interesting question about conservative remainders they're kind of really cross pressured on the 100 got some party loyalty pulling them in one direction on the other hand they've got the referendum vote which is screaming at them to defect from the conservatives the conservatives have been you know much better keeping their supporters compact certainly much better than the labor in the Lib Dems who often are fighting over the same groups of people in the same places that Boris Johnson has been on that quickly prove Rexy it's indeed saying he'd rather die in a ditch the not leave the e.u. I mean that does leave moderate conservatives in in a bit of an isolated place doesn't it you know it's difficult and we know that for most people Rex is the most important issue but there are always be some people who are willing to say well I understand it's important but I also value economic policy and for that reason I'm going to vote Conservative people's reasons for voting can be amazingly flexible if you if you push them and prod them if you ask people what's the most important issue facing the country in their selection then a clear majority of them will say if you phrase it slightly different. And if you ask was the most important issue for you in your family you're more likely to get issues like the n.h.s. Or employment mentioned I think particularly with a winter election people start looking well you know her local hospitals coping under the strain how is my G.P.'s practice dealing with winter bugs and flus and all of our kind of stuff having said I think breaks it is one of those decades generation long events which is going to be structuring our politics not just for this election but for elections of the next 20 years the British system is 1st plus the paste it's not a proportional system does that mean it's harder for the Liberal Democrats to break through in this election absolutely I mean it's very very easy for a party in the u.k. To get 1015 percent of the vote and almost no seats at the Lib Dems probably are better than most part is exploiting some of those marginal gains that the party that has historically tended to be really disadvantaged was you can no I guess the breaks the parties in a similar position a party that could get really sizable percentage of the vote until 2 in any seats. Thank you very much that said Naomi Ed just before you go to me a new polls out today what do they say yes this this special very detailed poll that is being conducted by Hugo of company it gives Boris Johnson and that 11 point lead and when money is translated into seats in the House of Commons that gives him a majority of $68.00 a comfortable majority now one would have caveats it is just one poll but this particular company predicted it exactly right last time around in 27 to the B.B.C.'s Dimmy grimly thank you very much. Yes it was truly of the New South Wales Government announced as the city's controversial lookout laws have been scrapped and they started from 2 deaths as a result of alcohol fuelled violence from 2014 the laws districted parts of Sydney city to stop selling alcohol after 10 pm and prevent a particles from entering bars or nightclubs after 1 30 am unless peak to Jackie Munro who is a signal resident and also not to vist a good afternoon to you Jackie I'm Tell us a bit more about these laws well as you say the laws were brought in in 2004 tame and although there