welcome to bbc news, broadcasting to viewers my name is reged ahmad. people are expected to return to the streets on sunday, despite the hong kong government's decision to suspend a controversial plan to allow alleged criminals to be extradited to mainland china. the proposals resulted in mass protests in the former british colony, some of which turned violent. our correspondent rupert wingfield hayes reports from hong kong. our correspondent steve mcdonnell is in hong kong.

why are people still planning to march? that is a very good question. iam standing march? that is a very good question. i am standing in victoria park, the gathering point for today's demonstration. in the coming hours they are expecting large numbers of people to turn out and much to oppose this extradition proposal. now, there are two reasons why people will still come out. they are saying, one, although the government here was forced into a humiliating backdown, putting its extradition plans on the backburner, they want this that the protest that is it that they want carrie lam and the administration say we will not have administration say we will not have a bill which would allow residents and visitors here to face court in china. they want that bill abolished

altogether. the second reason is, they are emboldened, they had a massive victory and it is a people power that hasn't done this. the government, with this system in the legislature has a number to get any bill through it once because of the appointments. even despite that, carrie lam was forced to take a big step back and say, we are not pushing that bill ahead, not in the timetable proposed and there is a —— not even a deadline for this bill to go through if ever. anger directed at the chief executive carrie lam still? yes, that's right, and that is another reason to turn out. some people want her to resign. they say

the mishandling of this by the administration is what has caused this division in hong kong. i mean, this division in hong kong. i mean, this wasn't even an issue. the umbrella movement seems to have died down. people and the city was peaceful, the normal state of affairs so they blame her for pushing through this proposal which isa pushing through this proposal which is a much hated by large sections of the community. this time last week, a million people marched through the streets to oppose that bill and yet the government ignited and went ahead so a lot of ill will against them. thank you so much for your time. don't forget you can keep up—to—date on our website.

iran has protested after the secretary general of the uk said you run was almost certainly responsible for attacks on two tanks in the goal. nazanin zaghari—ratcliffe, the british—iranian mother jailed in iran on alleged spying charges, has begun a new hunger strike, in protest at her imprisonment. she's been held since 2016 and denies any wrongdoing. omar al—bashir will be referred for trial after being accused of death in massive demonstrations. the military ousted the longtime president following months of protests. european election observers have called on the jury to consider urgent election reforms

following systemic failures in the election. the incumbent is being challenged and called by the main opposition candidate. and india is imposing trade tariffs on 28 us products including armaments, apples and walnuts. they will come into effect on thunder and is in response to the failure of exempting india to certain us tariffs. you are watching bbc news. police have made several arrests after five separate attacks in london left three men dead and three others injured. two teenagers were killed in wandsworth and plumstead on friday, while a man in his 30s was fatally stabbed in tower hamlets on saturday afternoon. the other two incidents were in clapham and brixton. the london mayor, sadiq khan, said he was "sickened". hundreds of homes in and around wainfleet, in lincolnshire, have been evacuated because of

concerns that the river steeping will breach its banks again. the area's already suffered severe flooding after two months worth of rain fell in just two days. from wainfleet, luxmy gopal sent this report. from the air, you can see the vast extent of the flood waters, the river steeping swollen after two months of rain fell in two days. more flooding is expected, and around 600 homes have been evacuated. this is the second time rebecca and jodie have had to move. you've got where all the electrics have to dry out, because you can't put them back on. so it is finding the emergency accommodation that you are going to be setting basically a new home up, when you know your home's underwater. and it's so hard. sorry. the environment agency says the river could breach at points where its flood

defences are vulnerable. an raf chinook has returned today to help shore up the bank. it's this stretch of the river steeping that's expected to burst its banks, and that's why the raf chinook behind me has been flying back and forth with bags of sand and gravel to try to plug any breach. volunteers have travelled for miles to help the flood—defence operations. been out for the past three days, we've just had to rescue a 97—year—old lady. as i say, we'rejust dropping sand bags off, rescuing people, knocking on the door, making sure we can... dropping sandbags, just basically helping people, doing what we can do. emergency crews will continue to monitor the river levels, but for now residents don't know when they or their families, four—legged or otherwise, will be able to return home. luxmy gopal, bbc news, wainfleet. rivals competing to be the next leader of the conservative party, and prime minister, have dismissed suggestions they should withdraw and allow

an uncontested "coronation" of the frontrunner, boris johnson. they've been campaigning for the support of party members at a meeting in london. our political correspondent nick eardley was there, his report contains flashing images. blink and you'll miss him — boris johnson arrives at the first leadership hustings for tory activists. in here, he told them he's a winner, and he's undoubtedly the man to beat, but his rivals say a coronation would be a mistake. that would be a complete disgrace. the public deserve the chance to look at these leaders. mrjohnson‘s opponents insist this isn't over. we had a coronation last time, it didn't work out well, so let's not make the same mistakes again. jeremy hunt insists he can shock everyone and come from behind to win. michael gove agrees it's all still to play for. the leadership hustings so far have been taking place behind closed doors. that will change tomorrow with the first televised event, at which five of the six candidates, minus mrjohnson, will attend. but ultimately those standing

for the leadership know that it's people like the ones here, party activists, that they have to convince. do you think the wider membership are listening, or it's boris and that's it? no, i think they are listening, i think they are listening. it always, always, always was going to be borisjohnson for me, but i'm now...less sure who would be the second option. i had thought i was close to making up my mind, but i've now got a bit more of an open mind after today. i mean, i'd vote raab, i must say, given the chance, but it's going to be boris. are members still listening to your pitch, mr hunt? they were, yes! the fight to be our next pm goes on. the longer this goes on, the more the underdog gets their shot. to beat this man, though, won't be easy. nick eardley, bbc news. the cricket world cup throws up many rivalries, but none bigger than this. on sunday, tens of millions of people will be watching pakistan take on india. it's always a big deal,

but this will also be the first match between the two neighbours since a dangerous flare up in tensions earlier this year. secunder kermani has been speaking to some of the many pakistanis who will be watching the game. there were cheers as pakistan took on australia earlier this week. but the night ended in disappointment for these fans in islamabad as their team narrowly lost. the passion inspired by matches against india, though, is on another level. is it a big deal to beat india? it's a pretty good deal, notjust because it's india versus pakistan but because it's like real madrid versus barcelona, sport rivalry too, so that makes it very exciting as well. sunday's game will be the first between the neighbours since the conflict in february that saw pakistan shoot down and capture an indian pilot. i'm sorry, i'm not supposed to tell you that, sir.

this advert spoofing his interrogation video in which he politely refused to answer questions while sipping tea has attracted both laughs and some criticism. you can leave now? ok, sir. for most fans, though, cricket is a rare opportunity to unite the two nations. i think primarily, we have the same culture and i think cricket can be used as a bridge between the two countries for peace and for stability throughout the subcontinent so i think irrespective of who wins, at the end of the day, a good game and peace is what matters most. pakistan—india game have, at times, produced some of cricket's greatest moments. players know tens of millions will be watching. there is a massive amount of pressure, and now that the india

pakistan games don't happen so frequently, there is more pressure. i feel someone who is in good form would probably be looking forward to doing well against india because if you do well against india, you could be a hero overnight. come sunday, grounds like this will be deserted but because of tensions between the two countries, it's been years since pakistan and india have been able to play against each other in front of a home crowd. cricket fans will hope that can change someday soon. secunder kermani, bbc news, islamabad. we can talk to an occasional sportswriter and cricket fan. cricket is probably the only avenue where we can, you know, thrash out our differences in a matter which is much more acceptable than war. and cricket is probably the only sport where both countries are the top—ranked teams so this has been a sport which unites

and provides a bit of banter opportunity as well, so it is pretty big in the subcontinent. india is the favourite to win. pakistan is the underdog. what is it going to take for pakistan to beat india? well, a lot of hard work and a bit of luck as well, because pakistan have been coming on the back of a 13—1 record in their last 14 games so they are not favoure by any stretch of the imagination. india, on the other hand, have been completely dominant. that said, betting on pakistan is a very dangerous precedent. they have the ability to come from behind and absolutely wreak havoc on the day or they can be completely disintegrated as we saw in the 1999 world cup final where they were favourites

to win the world cup yet they lost in england and now, two decades later, they were coming on the back of 12 defeats, defeated england before the australia game. so we can't really say — as cliche as it sounds — we can't really say which pakistan will turn up. but they are a few things that pakistan can. they are highly dependent on fakharzaman, babarazam, imam—ul—haq, who are the top three batsmen in the side. they need to score. pakistan needs to rely on mohammad amir, who is their strike bowler so there are a few things that they can do but it is an uphill battle. a 100 this is bbc news. the headlines: campaigners in hong kong vow to push ahead with a rally on sunday despite the decision to suspend a controversial china, extradition bill.

let's stay with that now: the decision by chief executive carrie lam is a win for protestors, but why are people still angry? that is the question i put to antony daper—ann , the author of "city of protest: a recent history of dissent in hong kong." i think people are incredibly angry at the way that hong kong's chief executive, carrie lam, has handled the entire incident and particularly angered by the statements that she made at the press conference last night, when she announced that she was going to temporarily pause the bill. a few thingsreally angered them. firstly that it was just a temporary pause, she said, and not a complete withdrawal. they are also angered that she did not apologise for the police behaviour at the protests on wednesday. and also that they feel she has patronised really,

to the hong kong people, treating them as children, eand not sufficiently listening to their voices. what could the chief executive carrie lam have done differently to kind of avoid the personal anger that she is experiencing? well, i think, the first thing she could have done is given the statement that she made last night a week ago, last sunday evening after a million people took to the streets here to protest. immediately after that protest, she and her government came out and said there basically would be no change, and it took the violent incidents on wednesday to really cause them to sit up and take notice.

i think that's something that really, really angered people. and i think the second thing isjust her messaging, which has been consistently poor and the way that it has been presented to people has helped to really rile them up. is there any clarity on how much this was carrie lam's pet project and hoe much she was under pressure from beijing to get these laws through? well, look, the official line has always been that this was entirely carrie's idea, that this was her iniative and beijing backed her up. but one really has to wonder, given the incredibly incompetent way that it's been handled and the attempt to sort of really ram through, whether there wasn't some larger hand at force, because you'd expect any sensible politician wouldn't commit political suicide like she appears to have done. you've looked back at a history of protest and dissent in hong kong. you've written a book about it. has this changed hong kong for the future? i think it's certainly hardened hong kongers' resolve. in the wake of the umbrella movement protests five years ago, largely seen as a failure, people were wondering whether hong kongers had lost their spirit and perhaps no longer had much appetite for dissent, particularly as the government has aggressively pursued and prosecuted the leaders of those protests five years ago. but i think the events of the past week have really shown hong kongers' spirit remains as determined as ever and they'll come out and protest

and dissent against policies that they feel strongly about. nazanin zaghari—ratcliffe — the british—iranian mother jailed in iran on alleged spying charges — has begun a new hunger strike, in protest at her imprisonment. she's been held since 2016 and denies any wrongdoing. her move comes at a time of escalating tension, with the united states, backed by the uk, accusing iran of a series of attacks on oil tankers in the gulf of oman. iran denies any involvement. our world affairs correspondent caroline hawley reports. these are the moments before nazanin zaghari—ratcliffe's arrest, more than three years ago at tehran airport. she thought she was heading home with her young daughter when she was approached by iran's revolutionary guards, then accused of espionage and sentenced to five years in jail in a case that's been called a mockery of justice. # wind the bobbin up...#

just a few days earlier, they'd been enjoying a holiday together with herfamily in iran. happy birthday! hello, sweetheart! today in london, a celebration for gabriella's fifth birthday, with her on the phone from tehran. # happy birthday to you.# can you blow it out? but no cake for richard ratcliffe, as hejoins his wife on an open—ended hunger strike. she called him from jail this morning. so previous phone calls, she'd been quite tense and sort of stressed and angry and, you know, distraught. actually, today she was quite calm, you know, she'd made the decision, she said she sent her letter due to thejudiciary, so it's now started, and nervous is how she sounded on the phone, but also calm, and we'll see how things go. this is a desperate move by an ordinary couple caught up in extraordinarily complex international politics. their case is intricately connected to the difficult relationship between the uk and iran — a relationship that's just got even more fraught. last month, the us sent an aircraft carrier and warplanes to the gulf, within striking distance of iran. the military build—up came a year after donald trump unilaterally

withdrew from a key agreement with iran to curb its nuclear ambitions. tensions have escalated further with a series of recent attacks on oil tankers, including this on thursday in the gulf of oman, one of the world's busiest waterways. the us quickly blamed iran, and britain followed suit. iran categorically denies involvement and has been angered by the british stance. our message to iran is, whatever the disagreements you may have with the united kingdom, there is an innocent woman at the heart of this, she just wants to get back together with her daughter gabriella, to reunite that family. please show that you have humanity, show that you have a heart, let nazanin come home.

this morning, jeremy hunt met richard ratcliffe. he's praised the family's bravery, but there's concern that the latest trouble in the middle east will do nothing to solve his wife's plight, as they embark on a joint hunger strike aimed at bringing their family back together. caroline hawley, bbc news. tensions are continuing to rise in the region as the saudis lay blame for the attacks. a roman catholic mass has been held at notre dame cathedral in paris for the first time since a fire ripped through the building two months ago. for safety reasons the priests who attended the small service had to wear hard hats. freya cole reports. it's not your usual attire for a religious service but given the iconic notre—dame isn't structurally sound,

a hardhat is a necessity. the intimate service is a first since a spectacular fire spread through the cathedral in april, devastating parisians and sending shockwaves around the world. translation: a monument such as the notre—dame continues to live on even if there was a fire. used to disposable plastic not it's not a lost monument, it continues to have life. just 30 people were invited for a mass led by the archbishop of paris. translation: it is with strong emotion that we find ourselves here celebrating the consecration of this cathedral but we are profoundly happy to be able to celebrate the eucharist. it's why it was built. authorities now know the fire started near the base of the spire. flames spread through the roof within a matter of hours, consuming more than 800 years of history. what was lost will never be exact to the same but it can be rebuilt

and replicated. donations for the cathedral‘s reconstruction have hit nearly $1 billion. it's the beginning of a new chapter in notre—dame's ancient history. the italian film and opera director franco zeffirelli has died at the age of 96. he was twice nominated for an oscar, and is perhaps best known for his adaptations of shakespeare's works. he's said to have died peacefully after a long illness. nick higham looks back at his life. drinknig song from la traviata opera plays. franco zeffirelli made his name as an opera director, on stage and occasionally on film. opera taught him how to deal with highly strung and highly talented performers. it is a simple as that — holding their hands, really dealing with very vulnerable people, very charming little kids that can't believe their luck, and they are afraid.

will thou take petruchio to be thy lawful wedded husband? his experience proved useful when he made a film with a famously temperamental couple, richard burton and elizabeth taylor. i will not...! his film version of romeo and juliet was nominated for an oscar, but it was controversial. olivia hussey, thenjust 15, appeared topless. zeffirelli, who'd started out as a stage and screen designer, was sometimes attacked for self—indulgence and for sentimentality. but jesus of nazareth, made for television, showed a different and more austere side to his work. if my kingdom were of this world, my followers would have fought to prevent me from being captured. in 2004, he was given an honorary knighthood. he'd always been an anglophile. i think about england

in terms of the country that i would like to see married with my country, italy. and i managed, you know, one way or other, to make this marriage happen with my work and my association with british talent. such a traditional honour meant a lot to a director renowned for his love of formality, opulence and beauty. the last of italy's post—war cinema giants, franco zeffirelli, who's died at the age of 96. finally: what would you expect for your birthday from the president of one of the world's biggest superpowers.

president putin presented his chinese counterpart xijinping with a giant box of ice cream for his 66th birthday —and a lovely cake — before a summit in tajikistan on saturday. xi last week made a three—day visit to russia to visit putin, whom he described as his "best friend", as the two countries seek to bolster ties amid shared tensions with the us. you can reach me on twitter — i'm @ reged ahmad bbc here's the weather now with alina. hello. another day where we've seen some torrential rain across parts of the uk, exacerbating the flooding we saw earlier in the week. this was burton upon trent in staffordshire during saturday afternoon. for others, blue skies, sunshine. this mixture that we keep as we go into sunday, our area of low pressure still slow moving to the north—west of the uk. and another frontal system working its way north and eastwards. so this will generate showers through sunday morning, initially across northern ireland, wales, south—west england, but soon extending north and eastwards across much of the uk. now, where these showers develop they'll be heavy,

they'll be thundery, they'll be slow—moving. some gusty winds as well associated with these showers. here's an idea of average wind strengths. but the gusts will be even higher. could well see some hailstones, too. meanwhile, across parts of southern and south—east england fewer showers through the afternoon, more sunshine, so 20 or 21 celsius. where we've got the frequent showers struggling to get much above 1a or 15. and these showers merging at times to give a longer spell of rain. certainly the case as we go through sunday evening. some heavy spells of rain working their way across northern england, into scotland, continue across parts of northern ireland, some rain returning to wales through the early hours of monday morning. it's not a cold night for most. we're going to hold up to between 11 and 13 celsius. high single figures across rural scotland. so as we start the new week, our area of low pressure still to the north—west of the uk, generating some heavy showers for scotland and northern ireland. turning more showery as the day wears on.

to the south and east of this, mainly dry, some spells of sunshine, some heavy and thundery showers, though, across a large swathe of scotland and northern ireland. temperatures here again 1a or 15 celsius. in the sunshine, further south and east, 20, maybe 21 celsius. now, as we go into tuesday, briefly, we see this ridge of high pressure across much of england and wales and southern scotland. keeping an eye on this area of low pressure, though, could bring some heavy rain later on tuesday into southern parts of england. still some heavy showers and longer the spells of rain across parts of scotland. but they should ease across northern ireland on tuesday. much of england and wales having a mainly dry day with some sunshine, but keeping an eye on this rain arriving into southern counties of england later on tuesday. as that clears, things are looking drier and a bit warmer

towards the end of the week. bye— bye. this is bbc news, the headlines: campaigners in hong kong are promising to continue demonstrating after a week of mass protests forced the government

to suspend a a bill allowing extradition to china. they argued it would plug a legal loophole and prevent the city becoming a safe haven for overseas criminals. nazanin zaghari—ratcliffe, the british—iranian woman being held in prison in iran, has started a hunger strike to demand her unconditional release. in 2016 she was arrested and subsequently sentenced to five years in prison, for allegedly trying to topple the iranian government. she denies the charge. a roman catholic mass has been held at notre—dame cathedral in paris for the first time since fire ripped through the iconic building two months ago. for safety reasons the priests and other religious leaders attending the small service had to wear hard hats. now on bbc news, the week in parliament.