this is the briefing. i'm sally bundock. our top stories: released from prison and ready to join the protests, democracy activistjoshua wong calls on hong kong's chief executive to resign. a television debate for the candidates to be britain's next prime minister — apart from the favourite, that is. france is to declare a natural disaster, severe weather causing major problems in the south—east of the country. big players from the aviation industry are in paris for the annual air show. will it be overshadowed by concerns over safety? also in business briefing: our exclusive interview with the wife of carlos ghosn

as she pleads for president trump to help her husband. good to have you with us on this monday, a warm welcome to the programme. briefing you on all you need to know in global news, business and sport. and our talking point today, have you ever witnessed an eat—and—run? if so, who should cover the cost? this is after the british restaurant chain, wahaca, made a u—turn after making a waiter pay when customers he'd been serving walked out without settling the bill. tell us what you think. just use the hashtag #bbcthebriefing. and we will read out your comments.

we begin in hong kong, where the student leader joshua wong, who was the face of the umbrella movement democracy protests in 2014, has been released from prison. speaking to reporters outside jail, he immediately backed the mass protests against a controversial extradition bill, saying they showed "the spirit of the hong kong people". his release comes a day after a huge demonstration that organisers say brought nearly 2 million people onto the streets. as you can see in these live pictures, some people are continuing to come out in protest. there are also large crowds in central areas are side government buildings in the financial district. reports say the atmosphere is relaxed — in stark contrast to the tension of the past week — with relatively few police on duty. joshua wong spoke to

supporters on his release. millions of hong kong peoplejoin demonstrations and protests over the past few weeks. this showed the spirit and resilience of hong kong people. we ask for is to urge carrie lam, the chief executive, to withdraw the extradition bill. what we are trying to do is civil disobedience and direct action and that the whole world singing doesn't let the international community is to realise that how hong kong people will not keep silent under the suppression of presidencies in being an chief executive carrie lam. carrie lam must step down, otherwise, ideally in the next two weeks before the anniversary of hong kong sovereignty, more and more people, not only one or 2 million people, not only one or 2 million people will come and join our fight

in till we get our basic human rights and freedom. that is joshua wong speaking to the press shortly after his release from prison. joining me now from hong kong is the bbc‘s laura westbrook. laura, joshua now becoming a mouthpiece, isn't he, in a way to explain what all these protesters are wanting the global audience to hear? yes, this is undoubtedly a big moment for this protest movement. joshua wong obviously one of the most well—known faces of the 2014 umbrella movement. he was jailed for his role in leading that movement and he's been released today. he's wasted no time in making his opinions known. he'sjust weeded in the last few minutes saying "hello well, hello freedom, go hong kong! withdraw the extradition bill. carrie lam, step down." he's

immediately his opinions heard and he's going to be hearing from his press officer that he may be heading here, where i am in central hong kong to meet the protesters who are behind me. and he is - he wasjust 17 in 2014 when he was heading up the umbrella movement as it became known, he's now in his early 20s. so, as you say, he's a very key figure this new movement. has there been any reaction from the government and front carrie lam's office to these most recent protests today and yesterday? so, behind me is where a lot of the protesters have moved. they were blocking the main roads in central hong kong. the roads are now clear, they've moved behind me and have been gathering there. there are outside hong kong's legislative council and today the

hong kong government and announced that the legislative council will be closed as well as the government headquarters. so, the mood here right now is very much — the people are still here, they want this bill to be withdrawn. 0ne are still here, they want this bill to be withdrawn. one of the key differences is that this time, the movement is leaderless. so it is significant thatjoshua wong is heading here, but up until now this movement has been leaderless, it's been quite spontaneous and people are still gathering here, hoping for that withdrawal of the extradition bill. they don't want it to be suspended. they want gone completely. -- wants it. ifjoshua wong does head to where she is an bout to talk to the crowds protesting there, we will bring you all the very latest. we'll have more ina all the very latest. we'll have more in a news weaving as well. —— our news briefing. five candidates hoping to take over

from theresa may as the leader of britain's governing conservative party and as prime minister have taken part in theirfirst televised debate. the frontrunner, boris johnson, did not appear, his lectern standing empty. the discussion between the other five candidates was dominated by brexit. ben wright reports. he turned up, so did he. do you think there is any point to turning up think there is any point to turning up to these debates without boris? very much, yes. five of the tory candidates vying to be the next prime minister. arriving for the first tv debate. but the frontrunner decided to skip it. they had an empty podium and the picture, but borisjohnson wasn't there. he thought this crowded stage would be too blue on blue, a bust—up between politicians from the same party. which it was. and brexit dominated, of course. just a second, michael. we must allow parliament to vote.

give ourselves a shot at the best shot... we cannot leave unless parliament votes for it. you would buckle. you have said you will take no deal off the table and accept legislation... i will defend our democracy. dominic raab says he is the only candidate who would be prepared to suspend parliament to leave the eu without a deal at the end of october. stop taking things off the table. make sure the only thing we are absolutely 110% committed to is keeping our promises to the voters of this country. it's the wrong thing to do, i wouldn't do it and i don't think most people in the conservative party would do it either. you know, we are not selecting a dictator of our country, we are selecting a prime minister of one of the proudest parliamentary democracies in the world. while four of the candidates said they would try and renegotiate the brexit deal parliament has rejected, by the latest 0ctober

deadline, one, rory stewart, said it was time for realism. the fundamental issue here is there is a competition of machismo. everybody is saying, i am tougher. (applause). we are not going to get a different dealfrom europe. you and i and jeremy and sajid have argued for that deal. we have argued for that deal because it is a 550—page document, works out in detail. you will not get any changes out of europe and your attempts to get any changes out of europe will leave you stuck for months and years to come. with boris johnson far ahead at the moment, this was a chance for rivals to prove they should be his challenger in the ballot of tory members. fiona cincotta from city indexjoins me now. good morning. nice to see you. you andi good morning. nice to see you. you and i have been outside parliament for the briefing in recent weeks and months. here we are this morning having a look at the television debate, happening let yesterday. give us your take. i don't think there were any clear winners and we

still — half of the debate was on brexit, which was unsurprising. but still facing the same problems. there is still no clear solution, they evolved sort of said the way of defeating jeremy corbyn would be to deliver on brexit, but the way of delivering on brexit is still — there are so many problems. the ways they are intending to do it... it actually looks like it's going to be more like a general election in 2020 anyway. what about the issue that borisjohnson anyway. what about the issue that boris johnson wasn't there? yes. he saying he doesn't want to get involved, well there are still so many candidates, he is a clearfront runner here. they are saying and i think they have a point here as well that his no—show, why is he being kept so far away from the public eye at the moment? it is concerning, perhaps they are feeling he might put a foot wrong with a gaff something he has been known to do before. i don't think it's

necessarily in his best interest to stay away. he said he would take pa rt stay away. he said he would take part in the next televised debate which is on tuesday evening on the bbc. this follows the next round of votes on who will whittle it down, as it were, to fewer and fewer candidates. we are expecting it will be borisjohnson versus another, but the question is who will that be? that is a good question. i think if you were watching last night's, michael gove came off came off particularly well as did rory stewart. there is sort of a — the floor is open because dominic raabe has sort of backed him into a corner in this idea of closing parliament to push brexit through. i don't think that is going to get too much support. the door is wide open as to who borisjohnson could be up against but boris looks like he is going to take it. one of the final two. for sure. the owner will be back for our news briefing and we will see what the rest is saying

about that debate on the other stories around the world. let's brief you on some of the other stories making the news here at the bbc. in sudan, the deposed president 0mar al—bashir has been charged with corruption and the illegal possession of foreign currency. he was driven in a heavily—armed convoy from prison to the prosecutor's office in what was his first appearance in public since he was removed from power in april. his trial is due to start next week. electricity has returned to almost all of argentina following a massive failure that left tens of millions of people without access to power. the country's energy minister said it had been an unprecedented event and claimed that the system itself was stable the exact cause remains unclear, but argentina, uruguay and parts of paraguay were affected, according to one of the region's largest suppliers. france will declare a state of natural disaster after heavy rain

and hailstorms ravaged crops in the south—east of the country. storms raged across the drome region, not far from the city of lyon, and damaged large swathes of farmland. farmers are left counting the costs of ruined greenhouses, harvests and vineyards, as gail maclellan reports. banging. the deafening drumbeat of hail. ahh! these motorists, understandably panicked, as huge hailstones smash their windscreen. the centre of the storm was romans—sur—isere — houses, shops, restaurants and churches, severely damaged. as hailstones the size of golf balls rained down, anything made of glass became vulnerable. translation: to me, it seemed like the end of the world. i was in my truck. there were pieces of glass falling. we took tables to protect ourselves.

skylights in the roof of a gymnasium hosting a judo competition smashed and glass and hail rained down on participants and audience. nearby, a german tourist died after a tree fell onto her campervan. the violence of the storm has taken everyone by surprise, including the emergency services who have been swamped with calls for help. translation: since yesterday, we've had 570 requests for help. at the moment, we have processed 260. 200 are in process and we have about 100 pending. these are mainly protective operations. fruit trees, vines, cereals and vegetables have all taken a pounding here in the area known as the orchard of france. as the clean—up begins, the government has assured farmers that they'll not be left to face huge losses. the storms were brief but brutal and farmers hope

they'll remain rare. gail maclellan, bbc news. stay with us on bbc news. still to come: nautical attraction — why fishermen are using magnets to help clean up paris's underwater environment. there was a bomb in the city centre. a code word known to be one used by the ira was given. army bomb experts were examining a suspect van when there was a huge explosion. the south african parliament has destroyed the foundation of apartheid by abolishing the population registration act, which for 40 years forcibly classified each citizen according to race. germany's parliament, the bundestag, has voted by a narrow majority to move the seat government from bonn to berlin. berliners celebrated into the night but the decision was greeted with shock in bonn. just a day old and the royal baby is tonight sleeping

in his cot at home. early this evening the new prince was taken by his mother and father to their apartments in kensington palace. the real focus today was valentina tereshkova, the world's first woman cosmonaut. what do you think of the russian woman in space? i think it's a wonderful achievement and i think we might be able to persuade the wife it would be a good idea if i could to get her to go up there for a little while. you're watching the briefing. 0ur headlines: pro—democracy activistjoshua wong has been released from prison in hong kong — as protests against the government continue. the main governing party in germany, the christian democrats, has seen off a challenge by the far—right, anti—immigrant party, afd, in a mayoral election in the east of the country.

the victory of 0ctavian ursu in gorlitz gives some respite to chancellor angela merkel, whose national coalition with the centre—left social democrats was hit by heavy losses in last month's european parliament elections. ramzan karmali reports. the city of gorlitz has a new mayor, former classical musician 0ctavian ursu. he overcame the afd‘s sebastian wippel, whose victory translation: i am happy the majority has chosen to vote for me. in the end it is not about two candidates but the orientation of this town to the outside world, and that we remain an open society and an open european town, and not isolate ourselves. germany's most eastern city is sometimes called gurliwood.

it has played host to a number of blockbuster films, including inglourious basterds, to the oscar—winning grand budapest hotel. it attracts 300,000 tourists annually, but many of its young residents have left due to a lack of opportunities. unemployment in the city is double the national rate of 3.4%. around 30 hollywood celebrities had written an open letter to voters, urging them not to give in to hate and hostility, conflict and exclusion. mr wippel, a former police superintendent, did not appreciate the interference, as he put it. he had led after the first round of voting, but once the green and left parties were eliminated, he faced an uphill struggle. talking to supporters, he tried to remain positive. translation: we did win, because probably 45—46% of voters have said we want a change, we don't want this to stay the same way. we want to overcome the standstill in the city. this election in gurlitz was seen by many as a litmus test for support of the afd in the east of the country, and with state

elections due to take place in september, there will be more hard campaigning in the months to come. now it's time to get all the latest from the bbc sports centre. hello, i'm gavin ramjaun — this is your monday sport briefing. india got the better of their rivals pakistan — in what many were calling the most hyped match of the cricket world cup, but it perhaps wasn't the finish they would have liked. india's rohit sharma blazed 140 runs and captain virat kohli made 77 as india set their rivals 337 to win at old trafford in manchester. pakistan struggled in their response — they collapsed to 166—6 before a rain delay saw their target revised to another 136 runs required from 30 balls. it couldn't be done, and india won by 89 runs, after reduced overs — a result that moves them 3rd in the world cup table. pakistan are now 9th.

we always know how important it is to start well so the focus was a lwa ys to start well so the focus was always on that to start well, and then see where the team is heading. i think, as a team, we are heading in the right direction. for us, it is important to just keep ticking all the boxes that i think as a team, we have done that. in the women's world cup, sweden are through to the world cup knockout stages — after an easy win over thailand 5—1. not quite as heavy a defeat for the thai team, recovering from that record 13—0 beating by the us, but they did score their first goal. in the same group, favourites usa beat chile, to progress too. nigeria will confirm a place in the knockout stages

of the women's world cup if they beat hosts france later. even if they don't win they could also advance as one of the four best third—placed teams. norway are also vying for a place in the last 16 — they play already eliminated south korea. over in group b, germany are already through to the last 16 with china and spain hoping tojoin them. west indies play bangladesh at the cricket world cup on monday, knowing that defeat would put them on the brink of elimination. after being dismissed by england for 212, captainjason holder knows they have to put more runs on the board. they have got the better of us in recent past. lots at stake in this game so recent past. lots at stake in this game so we are recent past. lots at stake in this game so we are all up for it. the bodyis game so we are all up for it. the body is hungry for runs. some haven't really gone on any start. there is another opportunity for them to come and get some confidence going into the backup of this tournament. —— back half.

most of the players from the nba champions — toronto raptors — returned to canada this weekend after days of celebrating their nba title in the usa. they were joined by head coach nick nurse as they were greeted by fans waiting at the airport. all the players are expected to attend a victory parade and rally in toronto on monday. the raptors became the first franchise outside the us to win the nba title, by beating the golden state warriors on thursday. you can get all the latest sports news at our website — that's bbc.com/sport. but from me gavin ramjaun and the rest of the sport team, that's your monday sport briefing. thanks to gavin and the team. for many developing countries — fishing is a vital industry. it is also one of the world's most popular pastimes. in the french capital — paris — some are going fishing — but aren't interested in catching any fish. the bbc‘s tim allman explains. the seine is the lifeblood of paris, much older than the eiffel tower or notre—dame.

it is a river full of history, intrigue, and more than a bit of scrap metal. these two gentlemen are trying to do something about that using powerful magnets to fish out bikes, scooters, and even old rifles. translation: it's a bit of an adventure, but above all you're improving the environment around you, not on the other side of the planet, but your own. it's becoming a thriving industry. the owner of this shop has sold more than 2000 magnets this year, whereas in previous years he sold barely 100. and they are becoming more and more powerful. translation: i think it's the only way of clearing pollution and having fun at the same time. fishermen say "i caught a big pike, i caught a big carp", but for magnet fishermen, it's "i brought back a fridge, or a scooter".

it's not a major moneymaker. brian has sold around four tonnes of metal and only made a few hundred euros, but it helps clean the environment, one piece of scrap at a time. tim allman, bbc news. the british restaurant chain, wahaca, has made a u—turn after making a waiter pay when customers he'd been serving in north london walked out without settling the bill. the incident was witnessed by another diner who condemned it as shameful. keith doyle has the story. wa ha ca wahaca mexican wa haca mexican restaurant wahaca mexican restaurant chain says it provides an environment as enjoyable for its staff as at ——as its customers but when diners left without paying it in north london branch, it was the waiter who had to pay part of the bill, according to a customer who tweeted her outrage.

the customer, sarah hayward, a former labour leader of camden council, said making this waiter foot the bill was shameful practice. wa ha ca foot the bill was shameful practice. wahaca said it only made servers cover pa rt wahaca said it only made servers cover part of the bill in rare cases of real negligence but it has now clarified its policy and said staff would no longer have to contribute if customers leave without paying. it said the waiter in question did not have any pay deducted. the chain, which has 25 restaurants across the uk, was founded by a master chef winner. the rail has highlighted the working conditions for working staff. the union unite said it has received similar reports from different chains where staff, already on low wages, are expected to pay for the dishonesty of some customers. we have heard for your view —— —— asked for your views. servers make

such low wages, it is a very un— classy to leave them in the lurch, thatis classy to leave them in the lurch, that is one view so far. i will see you ina that is one view so far. i will see you in a moment for the —— for the business briefing. with all that heavy rain that we had last week, the water has been coming off the hills and into our river catchments. over the weekend we had some flooding reported on the river severn. we have had low pressure every day this month so far. today is no exception. it is just to the west of ireland, to continuing to throw rain showers across many areas. if you are heading outside over the next few hours, could get a downpour in northern ireland but the wettest weather is likely in northern scotland. take your wet weather gear here. south—westerly winds will continue to work in so it is, however, a mild start of the day. you won't need to many layers, just

ta ke you won't need to many layers, just take some wet weather gear. through monday, we have a weather front extending across wales and parts of north—west england. that will be slow—moving so if you find yourself underneath this narrow band of rain, could be with you for a while. a mixture of bright spells and heavy, afternoon showers. across east anglia, southern counties, are largely dry day. some bright spells at times. it will feel leslie warm in these areas. the low pressure will lose some of its influence but bad news, we have more rain on the way. further south, dry bad news, we have more rain on the way. furthersouth, dry fora bad news, we have more rain on the way. further south, dry for a time but probably turning rather cloudy

and humid across southern parts of england and wales. we may well start to see some showers break out later in the day. the met office have issued a warning for some thundery rain to move up from the south. the amount of rain we get is going to va ry amount of rain we get is going to vary a lot from place to place. however, whether the ground com pletely however, whether the ground completely saturated after last week's's rain, we could see surface water flooding building up week's's rain, we could see surface waterflooding building up very quickly where we get the heaviest of those thunderstorms coming through. and, quite a lot of —— uncertainty about half —— how east or west it will be. it looks like mostly england that will be at risk although a bit of rain in wales. the weather hasn't been as wet in northern ireland or scotland so hopefully the rain won't have any significant impact. that's your weather.

this is the business briefing. i'm sally bundock. aviation bosses fly into paris for the annual air show with trade tensions and safety concerns set to dominate. and the wife of carlos ghosn tells the bbc why she's asking donald trump for help. and on the markets: it's a brand—new trading week. we've seen positive gains in hong kong as it would seem that the testers are hearing — being heard for now and there isn't violence in hong kong.