this is the briefing, i'm sally bundock. our top story: hong kong's chief executive condemns the protesters who stormed and ransacked parliament, promising to take a hard line. the us vows to keep up ‘maximum pressure' on iran after it exceeded the agreed limit on its stockpile of enriched uranium. lessons in staying alive. the ukrainian children learning to survive one of the world's most heavily—mined regions.

a warm welcome to the programme, briefing you on all you need to know in global news, business and sport. tonight, england play the us in the women's world cup semi—final fifa has seen a surge in interest around the world with tv audiences climbing. so we'd like to know if you're a fan and your predictions on who will get to the final. tell us what you think — just use the hashtag #bbcthebriefing. we start in hong kong where a tense calm has returned to the streets, hours after police fired tear gas to disperse hundreds of protestors who stormed and ransacked the territory's mini—parliament. the main roads have been cleared, allowing financial centre workers to make their way to their offices. the chief executive of hong kong, carrie lam, used a news conference in the early hours of the morning to condemn the violence on monday.

nothing is more important than the rule of law in hong kong so i hope community at large will agree with us community at large will agree with us that with these violent acts we have seen, it is right for us to condemn it and hope society will return to normal as soon as possible. the events in hong kong are without a doubt being closely monitored in beijing. the bbc‘sjohn sudworth is there. china is allergic to displays of popular will, even more so civil disobedience. it's big fear, of course, is contagion and, with that in mind, it has been doing everything it can to make sure that people here, in mainland china, know as little as possible about what is going on. censorship has gone into overdrive. images of the protests are being blocked, even the term "hong kong" is being filtered on social media.

that said, i think, for now china will be happy to allow the hong kong authorities to deal with it. they will be relieved that the police have, once again, restored order. but make no mistake, beijing is watching very, very closely. it is already defining this as an issue of sovereignty, warning foreign powers to back off. and to pick up on something james mentioned in his report there, in response to comments from the british foreign secretary talking about safeguarding hong kong's special status, a foreign ministry spokesperson here today want him to stop meddling. "we advise the uk to know its place," he said. the artist ai weiwei had ideas on what is going on. they will not negotiate. there will be a hard line and also possibly, more

demonstration and use force. it is no tradition for chinese government to do any kind of negotiation with a situation like that. hong kong cannot act alone with that. this is not just a situation cannot act alone with that. this is notjust a situation between hong kong and the chinese government, it is not complex just between these two systems but it reflect china's around the world — make condition around the world — make condition around the world —— china's position around the world —— china's position around the world —— china's position around the world. will be live in hong kong very shortly. the white house says the united states will continue to exert maximum pressure on iran. it follows teheran‘s announcement that it now has more enriched uranium than the limit agreed under the 2015 nuclear deal. germany and britain have also called on iran to reverse its decision, as gareth barlow reports.

as iran announced it had increased production of enriched uranium, european countries clammer to call on iran who adhere to its commitments. the landmark 2015 nuclear deal violated, an uncertain future ahead. the secretary general is very much aware of the reports that the islamic republic of iran may have surpassed itsjcpoa limits on lower enriched uranium stockpile. he is concerned by such reports. if verified such action by the islamic republic of iran would not help preserve the plan. that plan was left in jeopardy after the united states walked away last year — donald trump, having branded it a horrible, laughable, outrageous deal. he said iran was playing with fire. no, no message to iran. they know what they are doing, they know what they are playing with and i think they are playing with fire. so no message to iran whatsoever. ever since the us pulled out of the agreement, iran, with its economy crumbling

under american sanctions, has looked to europe to keep the deal alive. that message repeated once more. translation: the europeans have failed to fulfil their promises of protecting iran's interests under the deal. our next step will be enriching uranium beyond its 3.67% allowed under the deal. iran has stressed the enrichment is reversable and called on europe to do more to reduce the impacts of american sanctions. with relations strained after oil tankers were attacked off the ieanian coast, diplomatic goodwill is being been tested. american calls thie policy towards iran maximum pressure. it seems as though tehran is now trying the same. gareth barlow, bbc news. let's brief you on some of the other stories making the news.

the latest attempt by european union leaders to agree on who should fill the bloc‘s main posts has ended in failure. they'll try again in brussels later today. a number of key roles are up for grabs including the post of european commission president. two facebook workers have possibly been exposed to sarin gas at a mailing warehouse at its headquarters in california. the mail processing centre was evacuated as officials worked to determine what caused mail to test positive for the nerve agent. officials said incoming mail processed by a machine tested positive for the substance. floods in russia's irkutsk region have killed at least 14 people. river levels in the siberian region rose dramatically after prolonged rainfall. a state of emergency has been declared. the women's football world cup is now in its final stages and today is the day when england minuses will

ta ke the day when england minuses will take on the champions united states in the semi—final. england play holders usa in the first semi—final in lyon. lawrence gosling from what investmentjoins me now. you have many titles including are you still editor of for all monthly? not anymore. what have you made of this? i think it has been extraordinary. we came in expectant and hopeful but generally, the growth of women's football. the support commercially from big sponsors. support commercially from big sponsors. some of the crowds have been lower than we would have hoped but i think that's more to do with underground organisation. it feels like it is part of this extraordinary summer of sport. and tonight's game, we have had one prediction from a viewer. he says he thinks it will be 2—1 to england. prediction from a viewer. he says he thinks it will be 2—1 to englandlj thinks it will be 2—1 to england.”

think the score is about right. it will be a toss of the coin as to which way it goes. america is defending champions. england beat them two years ago 1—0. they know they can beat them. i think england has been amongst the better teams so far. and the england team haven't got to a final, have they? know but they have got to enter semi—final which has surpassed the men's team. of all the games they face, this is the one phil neville says he is prepared for most. and he has instilled this belief in the women. that is part of it. it feels like a fingers crossed today. but if we get through, that is england in a final. we haven't seen it since 1966 in this country. i hear a song. keep

your predictions coming in. who do your predictions coming in. who do you think will make it? which two teams? but now, let's return to hong kong. let's now go live to our correspondent martin yip who is in hong kong for us. it isa it is a calm morning so far. plenty of media still around here because we are seeing of media still around here because we are seeing one of media still around here because we are seeing one after the other legislators and assistance coming back to the site, surveying the damage inside the legislative council complex. there has been no protesters apart from one lone man shouting slogans nearby but mostly it is about cleaning up the area. police has moved in, with no riot

gear. some detectors will come in to conduct some sort of evidence gathering. we had the police commissioner as well as the executive vowing to... inaudible. what will happen next? what the police will plan and what the protesters are planning? i'm afraid that we are in this uncharted territory. nobody quite knows what's going to happen next, especially for the protesters because these protesters are the protesters because these protesters a re not like the protesters because these protesters are not like those in the past or five years ago during the umbrella movement ‘s where you had clear leaders. they are more or less organised among themselves. for the

government, they are talking about prosecuting those who broke the law but no arrests have been made so far. last night during the process. everybody is vowing to do something we just everybody is vowing to do something wejust don't everybody is vowing to do something we just don't know what they are going to do exactly next. all right. martin, ithink going to do exactly next. all right. martin, i think we will leave it there because we are struggling to hear you. the line is a bit tricky. martin yip. he was saying that it is unclear what is going to happen next. an uneasy calm in hong kong at the moment. we will keep right across it. we will be a any new developments.

stay with us on bbc news, still to come: we hear from the 15—year—old who wowed wimbledon — eclipsing five—time champion venus williams in the first round. china marked its first day of rule in hong kong with a series of spectacular celebrations. a huge firework display was held in the former colony. the chinese president, jiang zemin, said unification was the start of a new era for hong kong. the world's first clone has been produced of an adult mammal. scientists in scotland have produced a sheep called dolly that was cloned in a laboratory using a cell of another sheep. for the first time in 20 years, russian and american spacecraft have docked in orbit at the start of a new era of cooperation in space. challenger powered past the bishop rock lighthouse at almost 50 knots, shattering a record

that had stood for 34 years. and there was no hiding the sheer elation of richard branson and his crew. you're watching the briefing. our headlines: hong kong's chief executive has condemned the protestors who stormed and ransacked parliament — and promised to take a hard line. the us vows to keep up ‘maximum pressure' on iran, after tehran said it had exceeded the limit on its stockpile of enriched uranium agreed under the 2015 nuclear deal. the conflict in eastern ukraine between russia—backed separatists and the ukrainian government has killed more than 13 thousand people since it broke out, in 2014. it's also left a dangerous legacy which puts ukraine in the same league with afghanistan and syria for mine—related casualties. and children are the most vulnerable to this risk, as abdujalil abdurasulov reports.

final preparations for a dangerous mission. the field looks peaceful but the view is this —— deceptive. this place in eastern ukraine contains landmines and unexploded re m na nts of contains landmines and unexploded remnants of war. they are the legacy of the ongoing conflict between russia backed separatist and the ukrainian government. since the start of the conflict in 2014, this region has become one of the most heavily mined areas in the world. they have feel —— found unexploded mines and a hand grenade, projected grenades, propelled grenades. the

task they face is enormous. it has taken these de—miners so much time to cover the area. this is only the area controlled by the government. we don't know the scale of contamination on the other side, controlled by separatist. it is certainly massive. it is children who is the most vulnerable. un children's fund unicef estimates that about 400,000 children in eastern ukraine are affected by landmines and unexploded —— unexploded war remnants. this is how many kids in this class have seen mine warning signs. such mine risk education systems teach children

about safety rules. they know this can save lives. translation: i was working with my friend. we found a mine and decided to take gunpowder out of it. and we started hitting it with a stone, there was a flash and then i found myself on the grass. alexander got serious injuries in the lungs, intestines and other internal organs. it was badly burned but survived. his friend died in hospital. landmines remain a major threat in villages and towns that are near the front line. even when the conflict ends, it will take decades before all this land can be declared safe.

we are going live to speak to the pro democracy activistjosh —— joshua wong in hong kong. we are interested to hear what you think about the nature of the protests on monday that turned very violent. do you approve of how they went through yesterday on monday to the legislative council? half a million people took to the street during the anniversary totally peaceful. pa rents anniversary totally peaceful. parents brought children. at the same time, around 10,000 activists or even i guess 50,000 of them gathered outside the legislative council to occupy action. it is a progressive action. i would say that no—one would encourage youngsters to storm into legislative council. they will face ten years jail terms under

political prosecution. i understand it is hard for everyone to accept all of the behaviours of activists but the fundamental problem is first, if the lawmakers of hong kong are democratically elected, none of them need to take to the street to try any rally because the extradition bill can be blocked easily inside the system. at the same time, the hong kong government announced that they would suspend a bill but finally the bill will be terminated after next yearjuly. so, within the next 12 months, when do hong kong government freely —— went to hear hong —— when the hong kong government freely activate the bill, we don't know. let the youngsters put their life at risks, i hope people have more understanding because 2 million hong kong people already took to the street but the government still ignored our

requests. you, prior to these protests, a gathering momentum from weeks ago with regards to the extradition bill. you werejust released from jail yourself. have you heard about any arrests taking place overnight in reaction to these demonstrations that took lace at the legislative council? 20 activists have been arrested since a few weeks ago during the action to oppose the extradition bill and now hong kong police force have controlled and shut down the legislative council for criminal investigations. i would say that i know people around the world might have a bit of hesitation on what kind of force is being used bya on what kind of force is being used by a protester yesterday evening. i hope you will understand that when 30% of the population of hong kong alreadyjoined 30% of the population of hong kong already joined the rally 30% of the population of hong kong alreadyjoined the rally and urged to withdraw the bill and the hong kong government still failed to

withdraw it and say they will temporarily postpone or suspended andi temporarily postpone or suspended and i will still be the leader of hong kong, carrie lam, the leader thatis hong kong, carrie lam, the leader that is not respect the words of people. people, especially youngsters. high school students, younger than me. i knew when i stomped into legislative council, i needed to face ten years jail terms and criticism from public. 0ther than storm into the legislative council, is just the than storm into the legislative council, isjust the place than storm into the legislative council, is just the place serving the interests of beijing. why have any alternative? more than 70% of people joined the strike already to show the majority consensus to withdraw the bill. the government still ignored their words and youngsters, high school students, 15 or16 youngsters, high school students, 15 or 16 years old, they feel downhearted and depressed. joshua, cani downhearted and depressed. joshua, can i ask you quickly what you are planning next? you are seen as one

of the key leaders of this particular movement as it were. what are your plans? right now, we are hearing the streets are fairly quiet and they have been cleared. what will activists be doing next? long—term campaigning has not happened and people tried to have initiative action to show our action — make ourangerand initiative action to show our action — make our anger and covenant listen to the words of people. it really depends over the next few days, how will hong kong react? temporary suspension isjust not will hong kong react? temporary suspension is just not enough and now the damage has already been done by hong kong government. what i mean is even blame on the few hundred activists storming into the legislative council. when action happened yesterday in midnight, it is not by any leaders. people should understand that blame on activists can't solve the political criteria

that make crisis under the raging suppression. the only way out, the government should response to the world of people — make respond to the words of people. —— respond. joshua wong who has recently been released from detention. when he was a teenager, he was a part of the umbrella movement that became known as the umbrella movement many years ago. he is now in his early 20s and still protesting what is happening in hong kong. konta is the big hope for wimbledon. she starts her campaign today with her first round match. she starts her campaign today with herfirst round match. we met her before her big match. wimbledon is so unique and different. it is full

of tradition. it is the grandest stage we have in the spot. i love that it stage we have in the spot. i love thatitis stage we have in the spot. i love that it is home. for me, ifeel incredibly lucky and blessed that this is my home grand slam. the last time we saw us over in paris. you just seemed so focused and cool and calm. what happened in that match? i felt really good the whole fortnight. i really enjoyed it. i was really immersed in the tennis i was really immersed in the tennis i was playing. i was immersed in being there and wanting to be there until there and wanting to be there until the very end but unfortunately i could not be there till the very, very hand. the first semi—final since wimbledon 2017 and i was pleased to be back in that position. you are so good in staying positive and it is a mentally tough game.” have harped on about it. it really

enables me to stay grounded and to really stay true to my values which ultimately make up who i am and why i played the sport, by a train, compete, i will either come away with the wind or a wide but either way life goes on. tell me about the dog? all he really cares about is that he can come lie on my lap when he wants to, get a belly rub, an neck scratch. that is priorities right there. he has a good life. he likes to chase tennis balls as well. it was lovely to see you. thank you. good luck to her in wimbledon and good luck to the lion esses later. so many of you have been in touch for your best wishes to the english

team. inspiring. all of the other nations should be very proud for refining the beautiful game. i will see you soon. for most of us the weather is looking pretty quiet. a few subtle variations. the satellite picture in europe looks very interesting. cool ad bumps into the heat creating massive thunderstorms and the risk ofa massive thunderstorms and the risk of a flash lighting, hail and damaging winds. for us, a bit of flat that she ploughed working across scotland and northern ireland. for northern scotland, a few showers feeding in. in the highlands, you should take an umbrella with you. otherwise a dry picture for the first part of tuesday morning. not particularly

cold either. showers more limited to northern scotland. for the vast majority of the uk, drive. some sunshine even here. sunny skies but you scotland, england and wales and it will feel warm in that sunshine with temperatures in the high teens and low 20s. subtle changes in the weather picture for the middle part of the week. high pressure still firmly in charge on wednesday. we will start to see more cloud pushing in across the far north of scotland. away from that, another fine day for northern ireland, england and wales with lengthy spells of sunshine. temperatures again are similar, high teens to low 20s. edging a little bit in edinburgh and belfast for a time. into thursday, the high—pressure slips further west to allow this weather system in across scotla nd allow this weather system in across scotland so scotland will turn wet whereas england and wales turn

warmer as the eight outcomes a little bit further south. temperatures up by a few degrees. rain across scotland, it looks heavy and persistent especially across western areas of the country. we could see some of that seeping into northern ireland. the england and wales another fine day and turning warmer. similar conditions for friday before the weather turns fresher into the weekend. i mainly dry jewel with a further spells fresher into the weekend. i mainly dryjewel with a further spells of sunshine for saturday and sunday. —— are mainly dry picture.

this is the business briefing. i'm sally bundock. trump's escalating trade wars. the us threatens the eu with tariffs on another $4 billion of goods, including italian cheese and scotch whisky. digital india. will the first annual budget from the new modi government deliver on his promise to get every village online? and on the financial markets it's a flat day of trade across asia apart from the hang seng in hong kong. despite the political turmoil stocks are headed higher —