A warm welcome to the programme, briefing you on all you need to know in global news, business and sport. And you can be part of the conversation, as its announced the duchess of sussex will edit the September Issue of vogue, and has picked 15 trailblazing women to grace the cover. We want to know, who would you put on the cover of vogue . Male orfemale tell us what you think. Just use the hashtag bbcthebriefing. Theres been a shooting at a Food Festival in northern california. Witnesses said a man opened fire, one report citing a hospital spokeswoman said five people had been shot. Their condition is not clear. It happened during the annual garlic festival in the small town of gilroy, to the south of the San Francisco bay area. It was taking place in a local park where weapons are banned. Armed police are at the scene. Peter bowes is our north american correspondent. Peter, what more do you know . Well, this is a three day event. It was just coming to a close. It is an event which has
Riot police are losing patience and clearing out the final protesters, who had ignored a request to leave. Once again officers deny they went too far. But today, tens of thousands of hong kongers were back on the street. Protesting against alleged Police Violence during whats been two angry months of unrest. They spread out across the city, streaming past sunday shoppers. This is the eighth weekend of protest in this former british colony, handed back to china 22 years ago. The police had tried to ban todays event and warned that anyone who marched through the streets could be arrested, but, as you can see, it hasnt made any difference, and you do get the feeling now that many people in this city have simply no respect for the authorities, orfor the police. This evening another stand off, with officers blocking the way to the main Chinese Government building, which was defaced in the previous demonstration. The police and the people at loggerheads in a city at a crossroads. We canjoin
Hello. This is bbc news. The headlines riot police in hong kong clash with thousands of protesters who defied a ban and marched through the streets for an eighth weekend. There is tear gas, rubber bullets, pepper spray. And every week it seems to get worse. Michael gove, the minister who has to prepare the uk for a no deal brexit, says its a very real prospect. Getting ready for it is now the governments number one priority. Democrats in the United States have renewed accusations of racism against president trump, after he criticised an African American congressman. Iran says it will reduce its commitments to the nuclear deal signed in 2015, until its interests are protected, following a meeting of Senior International diplomats in vienna. A 15 year old boy from essex wins nearly £1 million in the world cup finals of the online game fortnite and hes only the runner up. Now on bbc news, its time for sportsday. Hello and welcome to sportsday. The rain in germany hands victory to Max Ver
Wins nearly £1 million in the world cup finals of the online game, fortnite and hes only the runner up. She thought i was wasting my time in my room for eight hours a day but now ive won im happy. Rain chaos at the german grand prix. Lewis hamilton spins, while Max Verstappen wins. Riding into history. Egan bernal looks set to become the first south american to win the tour de france. Amid deepening unrest, several people have been injured in pitched battles in hong kong after a third day of violent clashes between pro democracy campaigners and riot police. Some protestors had defied orders to disperse after an Anti Government rally, instead setting up barricades and blocking streets, before rounds of tear gas were fired. This is now the eighth week of demonstrations, sparked by a proposed new bill, which would have allowed extradition to mainland china. Although the plans were eventually shelved, mass protests continue, amid fears of a gradual erosion of freedoms at the hands of the
Hello and welcome to world news today. Several people have been injured in pitched battles in hong kong after a third day of violent clashes between pro democracy campaigners and riot police. Some protestors had defied orders to disperse after an Anti Government rally, setting up barricades and blocking streets, before rounds of tear gas were fired. This is the eighth week of demonstrations, sparked by a proposed new bill which would have allowed extradition to mainland china. Although the plans were eventually shelved, mass protests continue, amid fears of a gradual erosion of freedoms at the hands of the authorities in beijing. Our correspondent, nick beake, has sent us this report from hong kong. Gunshots they say its one of the safest cities you can find, a peaceful place. Not today. Not this summer. A heavy cloud has descended on hong kong, and there is no sign of it lifting. Police and protesters now in a battle for the future of the place they both call home. And tonight, yet an