long this is bbc world news today. i'm simon pusey. more than 1,000 people are arrested in moscow. protesters are angry at the exclusion of some opposition candidates in upcoming elections. it's one of the biggest crackdowns in years. the police are trying to push back the protesters, who came here because the candidates they support were not allowed to participate in elections. riot police fire tear gas and rubber bullets in hong kong in another day of protests in the territory. a huge rescue operation in india, as a train is stranded in monsoon floodwaters, leaving passengers trapped for hours. and egan bernal is set to become the first colombian to win to win the tour de france, retaining the yellowjersey for the final ride into paris.

hello and welcome to world news today. more than 1,000 people have been arrested in moscow, during unauthorised protests against the banning of many opposition candidates from local elections. there were scuffles as police dispersed groups of protesters, who responded with anti—putin chants. the authorities say around 30 candidates failed to collect enough valid signatures, but the barred candidates say they've been blocked for political reasons. from moscow, 0leg boldyrev reports. police warned people from moscow not to come out for this unsanctioned protest but a few thousand came out anyway and soon they paid for it by being dragged into custody. the arrests were met with defiance. the police are trying to push back the protesters, who came here because the candidates they support were not allowed

to participate in elections. we don't know how many people came to protest but plenty of people are angry that the candidates they've been supporting were denied the chance to participate in the vote. those who came out despite police warnings are used to sights like this. they voice their anger again and again. "i'm against these thieves," he says, "president putin, they are like a gang, simply taking and taking from russia." election authorities say the grounds for dismissing the candidates support are not valid. the opposition hopes the anger around city elections will snowball into a wider antiestablishment campaign. but committed as they are, these protesters weren't out in numbers capable of doing that. theresa fallon is the founder and director of the brussels—based centre for russia europe asia

studies. she's currently in rhodes, greece. russia arresting political protesters is not new but how significant were the arrests today? the numbers speak a lot. people aren't happy. this is an annual event, we've seen many protests in the past but the fact they've arrested 1000 people speaks volumes, soaring the administration is nervous about this. they are coming down with very heavy hands. yes, we're looking at pictures and it seems to be pretty heavy—handed, the arrests. around people arrested. is this a big thing in russia? will ordinary russians be talking about it? in the footage many people have phones and we see the video that people are shooting but on the regular media, inside russia, this won't be shown. it's controlled. people will see this on social media but it won't get much play on the russian media itself. why do you

think the authorities are going to such extreme levels? we've seen political protests and candidates being arrested in the past but this seems to be a whole new scale. it's true, the weather is great, people are out and getting fed up. the economy is slowing down, the government isn't delivering. it's incredible when you think about it, we saw today the protests in hong kong. russia has its issues. it seems that this aspect, people are very disgruntled with this kind of authoritarian regime. elections in russia in september, will they be affected by this? i think the very extremely disgruntled by the fact that the candidates were disqualified... i think the numbers show that people are supporting the candidates and they are very unhappy with how this is turning out. you see a lot of young people, who are very disillusioned about their futures stop white did you see this coming? it seems to be a surprise

but arresting 1000 people is quite an operation. we've seen protests in the past, especially young people. we saw this last year. there is a cycle of protest, especially with regards to elections. i expect most of the media in russia will really downplay this but on social media this will get a lot of play. thank you. hong kong has been engulfed by huge anti—government protests for nearly eight weeks now, and it's still unclear how china will react to the increasingly violent demonstrations. police have fired tear gas at an unauthorised protest held by tens of thousands of people to condemn an attack by armed masked men last week. 0ur correspondent nick beake reports. tear gas, rubber bullets, and anger filled the stifling summer air. welcome to another weekend in hong kong. this is now the rhythm of life.

you find a police force trying to contain an eighth consecutive week of demonstrations. and these are the protesters who won't back down — tens of thousands of them. "shame on you," they shout, towards officers they say failed to protect them last weekend here in yeun long town near the chinese border. men in white, suspected to be triad gang members, had attacked pro—democracy activists at a metro station, sending more than a0 to hospital. hong kong police had tried to ban today's march. it didn't work. and once again, as night fell, ha rd—core protesters faced off against them. the police have now lost patience and have asked the demonstrators to leave this area, and they haven't. they've already fired tear gas, so street by street, they're coming through and clearing the way. repairing public confidence will be

an even harder task. i'm very angry because the police are supposed to protect the people in hong kong — the hong kong people, they're supposed to protect us. but instead, they don't — they stepped back when the triad attacked people. the police used too much force and violence against the protesters and the citizens. so we are here to demonstrate. tonight, a show of force to restore order — for now, at least. the protesters say they'll be back on the streets tomorrow. nick beake, bbc news, hong kong. let's take a look at some of the other stories making the news. prosecutors in sudan say eight paramilitary officers have been charged with crimes against humanity for their role in the mass killing of pro—democracy demonstrators in june. the committee head gave the initials of those indicted, but didn't name them. under sudan's military law, these crimes can mean the death penalty. a burmese government delegation has

met rohingya leaders in a bangladesh refugee camp for talks on repatriation that have been described as positive. 750,000 rohingya fled a wave of ethnic cleansing in myanmar in 2017. a repatriation deal signed 20 months ago has not won the confidence of most refugees. the hungarian prime minister viktor 0rban has claimed that the european project had been taken over by liberals and it was high time — in his words — to return it to its national and christian roots. speaking in romania, mr 0rban again declared himself to be an "illiberal leader". over 1,000 passengers have been ferried to safety from an express train trapped by torrential rains near the indian city of mumbai. helicopters, boats and diving teams were deployed by the authorities after the train was stranded on friday night close to the town of vangani. heavy rains have battered mumbai. yogita limy reports. stuck in a flood, a train

with 20 coaches carrying hundreds of passengers. a river near the tracks overflowed because of several hours of heavy rainfall, which meant the mahalaxmi express couldn't go further. people were stuck on board for nearly 15 hours. they ran out of food and drinking water. then, a massive rescue effort was launched. boats were sent in and dozens of rescuers. slowly, they brought everyone out to safety. nine pregnant women are reported to be among those evacuated. helicopters had also been put on standby. mumbai and the area surrounding it, has seen intense rainfall since friday, as have other parts of the country. this is video from rajasthan in western india. assam, in the country's north—east, is also facing floods. hundreds have already lost their lives this year, in weeks of monsoon rainfall.

and in many regions, more bad weather is predicted. human rights groups have called on the international community to intervene in the case of saudi dissident salman al—0uda, who they say is facing the immediate threat of execution. the reformist cleric was arrested in 2017 under terrorism—related charges, a move described by his family and amnesty international as "politically motivated". the trial is set to resume on sunday after a six—month postponement, with saudi authorites yet to revealed the charge sheet. the bbc has spoken to salman‘s son, abdullah al—0uda, about his father's treatment. translation: what happened to my father is classified internationally as torture. he was deprived of treatment and sleep. he was questioned for days on end. they'd tie his hands and legs inside his cell and blindfold him. he'd be thrown into a car to be taken from one place to the next, without regard for his

age or history. it was a shock when the public prosecutor called for his execution for 37 charges, incredibly trivial charges, the first about spreading corruption in the earth and seeking to overthrow the regime, because he called for a constitutional monarchy and rights and freedom in 2011, and for protecting the rights of minorities. then some other, very general charges, such as owning books that are banned, making fun of the achievements of the state and then the strangest charge, not praying enough for the ruler. is that a charge? the current king and crown prince used to ask my father's advice in political affairs. the state needed him in countering terrorism. his rhetoric was amongst the sharpest and most significant in countering terrorism in saudi arabia. i learned from my father that the cause is more important than the person, the caring for the future of my country is more important than myself or my family. the future is ours, god willing.

rescue efforts are under way in the northern philippines where a series of earthquakes has killed at least eight people. the us geological survey said the largest quake registered was a magnitude of 5.9. many of the island's renowned spanish colonial era buildings have been destroyed. the bbc‘s howard johnson in manila has more. to give you a sense of the geography of where these earthquakes struck late last night in the philippines, itbayat is the northernmost inhabited island in the philippines. it's around 200 kilometres away from taiwan. when we visited last october, locals told us it's so close, they picked up taiwanese radio there. now, sadly, one of the people we met last time told us that her house had been destroyed by this earthquake. she said that the church opposite her, the santa maria church, the main church on this island, which serves around 1000 people who live on the island, had been badly damaged, lots of cracks in the facade, the belltower had snapped into two and collapsed onto the road. we've also seen on social media pictures of cracks in the roads on the islands and also

neighbours helping one another to remove rubble from affected houses. the army are now on the island and are helping to distribute aid and join in with the search and rescue operation. we've also heard that the one airport on the island is being used to take people back to batanes, the main provincial capital, where six people are now being treated in the main hospital. stay with us on bbc world news. still to come... who said playing computer games was a waste of time? the world's best gamers are battling it out at the fortnite world cup, and the winners could take home a massive $3 million prize. the us space agency nasa has ordered an investigation after confirmation

today that astronauts were cleared to fly while drunk. the last foot patrol in south armagh. once an everyday part of the soldier's lot, drudgery and danger. now, no more, after almost four decades. if one is on one's own in a private house, not doing any harm to anyone, i don't see why all these people should wander in and say you're doing something wrong. six rare white lion cubs are on the prowl at worcestershire park. they've been met with a roar of approval from visitors. they‘ re lovely, really sweet, yeah, cute. this is bbc world news today. the latest headlines.

let's return to hong kong where protests have turned increasingly violent since they began nearly eight weeks ago. they kicked off onjune 9th when around 1 million people marched against extradition laws that could allow suspects to be sent to mainland china for trials. hong kong's leader carrie lam has already halted the bill, but the protests have grown to encompass demands for its complete withdrawal, democratic reform, and for carrie lam to resign. then last sunday, mobs of men wearing white shirts attacked protesters at the yuen long station. it's unclear how much longer this can go on for. protests that took place on saturday ended in tear gas and rubber bullets. let's talk to victoria hui who is an associate professor of political science at the university of notre dame in the us, shejoins me now. this started about the x tradition build but the protests seem to have moved on. yes, every week there have been new protests because the government wouldn't make any concessions, in particular withdrawing the bill completely and

starting an independent investigation. 0n starting an independent investigation. on top of that every week the police have been using excessive force, so every week there have been new reasons for the protesters to come out. talking about excessive force, the police say they've used rubber bullets and tear gas because of violence from the protesters. how angry are the protesters with the police? extremely angry. 0n social media there have been posters showing the contrast between last week and today. last week you had people wearing white, gangsters. today you had police forces in full gear. police have been beating up protesters. is this making the resolve of protesters even stronger? it seems this is going to backfire. the protesters have become more determined to come back out. after last sunday in your —— in yuen long,

many people said it was like a terrorist attack and they shouldn't be intimidated by it and should show they aren't afraid. where do you see they aren't afraid. where do you see the protests going next? will people keep coming out onto the streets and if so, what do the authorities need to do to keep them off the streets? people have already been planning weekly protests. it's basically going forfive or six weekly protests. it's basically going for five or six weeks already. it seems every week the police have to come out and do something to intimidate people. given what we've seen s0 intimidate people. given what we've seen so far, it's just going to escalate. how is it going to end? it doesn't seem it's going to end very soon because the government haven't given any concessions, adding more fuel to the fire and the protesters are becoming more determined. and

civil servants and others have come out asking for an independent investigation. how influential has the government in beijing been through this? it seems to be very influential because many people ask what's the point in not holding an independent investigation because there seems to be particular tactics. perhaps beijing behind it saying they cannot give in to people power. talking about the violence in hong kong and the amazing protests, thank you. the finals of the fortnite world cup are taking place in new york. for those of you who don't know, fortnite is a computer game in the battle royale genre, popular all over the world. there's massive prize money on offer too with over £30 million upforgrabs. 0ur correspondentjoe tidy is in new york and following developments. we're halfway through this

massive event in e sports. it is the fortnite world cup and it's the duos, the two best pairs. it isn't looking very good for brits. victor benson, you are part of a large gaming organisation. what do you do? i take care of talent, connected to different titles. we are at the world cup with one of our aspiring young talents, called smeeth. his name is jake smith, british, can you tell me about him. he got the big eu players together and they've been fighting the last six months to get here. he's a big personality in the eu fortnite scene. he's not playing today. he is playing tomorrow in the solo. one of the older players here, 18, which is quite hilarious! what are his chances? if he does what he's best at, letting himself become the beast in the moment, it's about getting confidence, getting the ego out there, taking care of yourself, he has a big chance of getting

in the top ten. what does this mean for you as a company and as someone involved in e sports as the industry? is itjust a big event that has a lot of money behind it? it is something that goes beyond what e sports and gaming has been for a couple of years. we will look at fortnite and epic as being the first mainstream titles. this is incredible for the players but also the people who don't follow these kind of things, mothers seeing their kids playing games may think differently of it after they've seen this event. the players we are watching, especially benji fish and mr savage, they have been pegged for glory. it isn't looking good but are you hopeful they can pull it out of the bag? they come from a tight group of friends and anyone from that group can always come back, it doesn't matter what they do in the first three games, there can be miracles and there will be miracles. let's hope so.

thank you. it's all go here, apparently a sell—out, 20,000 tickets sold today and tomorrow. there are lots of empty seats so i'm not sure it's capacity that you'd get with the us open that is held in the same stadium. we start with the news that egan bernal is poised to become colombia's first winner of the tour de france, after finishing saturday's penultimate stage in the yellow jersey. the 22—year—old will also become the youngest tour winnerfor 110 years. however, there was heartbreak for frenchman julian alaphilipe who yesterday lost the yellow jersey after wearing it for 13 stages. simon brotherton reports. the final showdown of this year's memorable tour de france was shortened because of landslides but no less intense. vincenzo nibali took the tour win but we have the first colombian to win the tour, and

the third youngest to win the race. julian alaphilipe dropped from second to fifth overall. geraint thomas up to second in the standings. the dutchman in third. there were emotional scenes in bernal‘s home town of zipaquira, as his friends and family gathered to watch him put himself in position to become the first colombian to win the tour. we'll hear in a moment from the outgoing champion, britains's geraint thomas, but first from the man who'll replace him as tour de france winner, egan bernal. when i was high in the mountains i was feeling much better than at the start of the climbs. that was something good for me. i think that i'm a climber. when we were going

up, going up, kilometres and kilometres of climbing, it was better. it's incredible, i said to him, enjoy it, soak it up and don't worry about crying because all real men cry! it's amazing to be part of. a phenomenal athlete, 22. an amazing year ahead of phenomenal athlete, 22. an amazing yearahead of him. phenomenal athlete, 22. an amazing year ahead of him. amazing to have beena part year ahead of him. amazing to have been a part of this. mercedes‘ lewis hamilton is on pole for sunday's german grand prix after both ferraris dropped down the grid, following serious power problems. charles leclerc had been fastest in practice and looked on course to pip the mercedes, but a fuel system problem meant he was unable to post a time. his team—mate sebastian vettel also had a powerfailure. that left lewis hamilton clear to finish the third session with the fastest time. red bull‘s max verstappen will start from second, and hamilton‘s team—mate valteri bottas from third. it's it‘s been, particularly on my side,

a really difficult weekend in the car. we struggled with our pace. we‘ve been there or thereabouts. i think the upgrade is working. i don‘t know what happened to the ferraris. they‘re always quick here. i was happy with my lap. arsenal have reached an agreement to sign ivory coast winger nicolas pepe from lille, in a deal worth around $86 million. the details are still to be finalised, but the move is expected to be completed over the course of the weekend. arsenal will pay for the 24—year—old winger in a series of installments. pepe scored 22 goals for lille last season. american swimmer caeleb dressel has won a hat—trick of gold medals at the world championships in south korea. dressel added the 50 metres freestyle and 100 metres butterfly titles. he then helped the americans to victory in the mixed 4x100 freestyle relay. saturday‘s gold medal haul takes his tally

for the championships to six and means that the 22—year—old now has 13 world titles from two world championships. meanwhile it‘s emerged that australian swimmer shayna jack tested positive for a banned substance before the championships. the australian sports anti—doping authority found an adverse result in an out—of—competition test in june. jack says insists she "did not take the substance knowingly". that‘s all the sport for now. a reminder of our top story. more than 1,000 people have been arrested in moscow, during unauthorised protests against the banning of many opposition candidates from local elections. there were scuffles as police dispersed groups of protesters, who responded with anti—putin chants. a number of demonstrators were injured. the authorities say around 30 candidates failed to collect enough valid signatures, but the barred candidates say they‘ve been blocked for political reasons.

you can find more on our website. thanks for watching. see you soon. sunshine and warm weather continuing for some today. dorset, 2a degrees and surprisingly in shetland, temperatures approaching 24. in between a completely different and to the weather scale, reign over the last 24 hours. grey cloud remaining. this is why, a front almost stranded in the same spot tonight, from western scotland through the midlands towards east anglia and the south—east. we‘ll see some further rain, some heavier bursts and on the eastern edge, we may have some thunder and lightning moving north. easterly went towards the north—east pa rt easterly went towards the north—east part of the country where we‘ll see clear skies and temperatures in the teens. fresh to the south—west with

clear conditions. temperatures may be in single figures. sunday, similar split. it will be a wetter day for some in the north and east of northern ireland. staying wet in north—east england. the south—east may brighten up relative to what we saw today. sunny spells in parts of wales and to the south—west with a westerly wind. a greater chance of heavy showers and fund storms over the mainland. blue skies in shetland where temperatures may creep above 20 degrees. warm in the south—east compared with today. under the rain, 17-20. compared with today. under the rain, 17—20. rain heaviest in the north—east of northern ireland into sunday evening. the weather front easing as it moves north into next week. low pressure pushing towards the south—west. moving in late in the south—west. moving in late in the day with strengthening wind and

rain. much of england and wales with a brighter and warmer day. some cloud building up later. some heavy and fund resale is in the north—west of scotland. even here temperatures are into the low 20s. the low pressure to the south—west bringing more substantial wet and windy weather in the south—west into tuesday, also wales. maybe some torrential thunderstorms. sunny elsewhere but reining in the north of scotland. as low pressure dominates towards the end of the week, warm in the sunshine but be prepared for thundery showers.

the headlines. more than a thousand people have been arrested in moscow during a protest against the banning of many opposition candidates from local elections, with scuffles as police dispelled protesters. hong kong police have fired tear gas at an unauthorised demonstration. thousands marched through the northern district of yuen long in response to an assault on pro—democracy demonstrators last week. hundreds of people have been rescued from a train in india after it became stranded in monsoon waters near the city of mumbai on friday. nine pregnant women were among them. this man is set to become the first colombian to win the tour de france

after he maintained his lead over the latest