welcome to bbc news. i'm duncan golstani. our top stories: hong kong airport says operations have resumed, after a huge protest stopped all passenger flights. the trump administration continues to clamp down on immigration, this time targetting people who need government aid. a norwegian man appears in court in oslo, accused of terrorism in connection with a gun attack on a mosque. and 50 years on, we'll hear from the couple who came to represent the spirit of woodstock.

welcome to the programme. authorities in hong kong say flights have now resumed at the airport, after monday's shutdown because of protesters. these are life pictures coming from hong kong airport and it is looking fairly normal although authorities say flight movement will be affected through tuesday. it comes after another weekend of clashes between police and demonstrators angry about what they believe is china's erosion of their freedoms. beijing has raised the stakes, claiming the weeks—long unrest has begun to show what it calls the "sprouts of terrorism". jonathan head reports. as the last flights came in, their passengers were greeted with a chorus of appeals from young hong kongers waving posters,

pleading for support. chant: fight for freedom! they feared the police were about to storm the airport. its sudden closure left travellers bewildered and stuck. catherine morgan and her daughter helena were due to fly back to britain, but their flight was cancelled. we flew in from taipei this morning, and it was fine, until we got to arrivals and there was a mass protest and everything closed down. the crowds had built up during the day, as more people poured into the terminal to protest at police brutality over the weekend. this incident in particular, where demonstrators were cornered, beaten and shot at with pepper guns at the top of an underground escalator, has shocked hong kong. at a press conference, localjournalists held up pictures of the injured, demanding better answers

from the city's police chiefs. this is now a beleaguered force, detested by many hong kongers over its handling of the unrest. so, would china intervene to reinforce them? that would be a dramatic and dangerous step. the language from beijing, though, has hardened, describing the protests as terrorism. and the airport closure will doubtless be depicted by china as yet more unacceptable damage to hong kong's economy. the rumours have been swirling that the police are actually going to move in and try to clear the protesters who are still here. it's hard at the moment to understand how they're going to do that. there are still a lot of stranded passengers sleeping at the airport, but certainly these activists believe that that operation is possible and they're deciding what to do about it, and whether they resist. suddenly, they were gone.

a violent confrontation had been avoided, the airport could prepare to reopen. but the protesters say they will be back. hong kong's season of strife has not yet run its course. jonathan head, bbc news, hong kong airport. in the next hour we are expecting hong kong chief executive carrie lam to be speaking. we will try and bring that life to you as it happens. —— live. there are still numerous questions surrounding the apparent suicide of disgraced financier, jeffrey epstein, on early saturday morning. an autopsy has been completed but officials say more information is needed before the results are released. two investigations are taking place into the epstein‘s death in his prison cell in new york, where he was awaiting trial on sex trafficking charges involving underage girls. the incident has sparked wild conspiracy theories, and accusations that

the correctional facility in manhattan was extremely understaffed. the attorney general william barr said he was outgraged. we are now learning of serious irregularities at this facility that are deeply concerning and demand a thorough investigation. the fbi and the office of inspector general are doing just that. we will get to the bottom of what happened, and there will be accountability. but let me assure you that this case will continue on against anyone who was complicit with epstein. any co—conspirators should not rest easy. the victims deserve justice, and they will get it. indian—administered kashmir has remained under lockdown during the islamic festival of eid. all the big mosques were closed amid concerns that a large number of people gathering

could spark unrest. the region has been tense ever since the indian government revoked its special status last week. the indian government has said that law and order has been maintained across the disuputed region. from srinagar, the bbc‘s india correspondent yogita limaye reports. after they said their eid prayers, hundreds took to the streets in one part of the city. they were protesting against the indian government's decision to remove kashmir‘s special status. two days earlier, a rally in the same area had turned violent. today, it remained peaceful. the rest of the city wore an uneasy calm. security forces were out in full strength. there were checkpoints on virtually every road. big mosques were closed. people were allowed to pray in smaller numbers but not everywhere.

this elderly man argued with a policeman to let him through. behind a makeshift fence, a crowd gathered just across the road from the mosque they go to. "they are not allowing us to go to the mosque and offer prayers," this man said. "we don't know what the problem is." "even though we've come in peace, we are not being allowed to go ahead," another one told me. few ventured out to meet relatives and friends. humera shah was one of them. she took a chunk of meat to her brother's home, an eid tradition. translation: we don't feel like today is eid. we're in sorrow, we're in mourning. what have these people done to us? on a festive day like eid, this street would have been bustling, with people coming out here to buy sweets, clothes, jewelry. today, the shutters are down, the markets are empty. for more than a week now, this region has been in a lockdown, and there are no clear answers

about how long it could go on for. the restrictions that have been imposed at certain sensitive places were completely maintained and we, depending on the local situation, have given some relaxation. outside this region, india's people overwhelmingly support the government's actions. here, the anger is simmering, and a government that is perhaps worried that the situation could spiral out of control is taking no chances. yogita limaye, bbc news, srinagar. a 21—year—old norwegian man has appeared in court in oslo accused of terrorism in connection with a gun attack on a mosque at the weekend. philip manshaus was also charged with attempted murder, as well as the murder of his stepsister. prosecutors have been granted permission to extend his custody for another four weeks. ramzan karmali reports.

a bruised and battered philip manshaus making his first appearance in court accused of a terrorist act against a mosque in oslo. he has also been charge of attempted murder as well as the murder of his stepsister. he had been found filming his actions. translation: during the incident, the defendant ball and helmet with a camera attached to it. the camera was filming and has given us important evidence. we cannot go into details of the video but it has provided us with important evidence. witnesses say the attacker was carrying numerous weapons. thankfully no—one was seriously hurt thanks mainly to this retired officer. he has been praised for tackling the gunmen and

disarming him. worryingly, the head of the police security service admitted they have received a tipoff about philip manshaus some time ago. translation: based on the tip, the police and the pst cooperated but did not find any grounds to pursue it further. he did not indicate imminent terror planning. police say suspect had far right views. he expressed admiration for the new zealand mosque attack. these postings have now been deleted. philip manshaus did not speak while reporters were present and has so far declined to talk to police stop his attorney says he is using his right not to be interrogated and is not admitting his guilt. as

requested by the prosecution, he will be held in custody for another four weeks. in the united states, new rules will make it harder for legal immigrants to extend visas or gain permanent residency. the so—called ‘public charge rule' seeks to limit immigrants to people who will be self—sufficient and rely less on the us welfare system. critics say it will lead to deportations as more people on temporary visas are refused permanent status. there are also concerns some will now decide to forego critical benefits like medicaid and food stamps. our north america correspondent peter bowes joins us. this could affect quite a lot of people, couldn't it? it could affect many of the estimated 22 million people who are in this country as migrants, legally, but potentially may have to renew their visa,

perhaps return home to their original country to eventually become a permanent resident or indeed a citizen of the country. the government will assess how they have been using social services, housing benefits, food benefits, government run health benefits and if it is determined they are high users of those services it is likely any likely application would be declined. this has been betrayed by many critics responding to this announcement as a very direct attack on the poorest people attempted to come and live in the us. —— portrayed. some people trying to stop this taking effect? human right groups have responded angrily. they will sue the trump administration

over this and an angry reaction, mostly over this and an angry reaction, m ostly fro m over this and an angry reaction, mostly from democrats, we had from a number of democratic candidates, harris, one of the main candidates has spoken and says bluntly that this is an attack on the poorest of people, that it is racist in nature and shejoined people, that it is racist in nature and she joined many people, that it is racist in nature and shejoined many of people, that it is racist in nature and she joined many of the civil rights organisations who are planning to take this to the cause. —— courts. stay with us on bbc news. still to come: environmental groups head to court, angry about changes being made by the trump administration. the big crowds became bigger as the time of the funeral approached.

as the lines of fans became longer, the police prepared for a hugejob of crowd control. idi amin, uganda's brutalformer dictator, has died at the age of 80. he's been buried in saudi arabia, where he lived in exile since being overthrown in 1979. two billion people around the world have seen the last total eclipse of the sun to take place in this millennium. it began itsjourney off the coast of canada, ending three hours later when the sun set over the bay of bengal. this is bbc news.

the latest headlines: hong kong airport authorities say operations have resumed after a huge protest stopped all passenger flights. the trump administration continues to clamp down on immigration, this time targeting people who need government aid. a group of environmental organisations in the united states is planning to launch a legal action against changes to the 1973 endangered species act. the trump administration insists the new plan will reduce regulations, but activists say the changes favour industry, like mining and logging, and not the protection of threatened or endangered animals. kristen boyles in the lead attorney of us organisation earthjustice, one of the environmental and conservation groups planning legal action against the changes. thank you forjoining us on bbc

news. just take us through, what are your concerns about these changes? well, thank you for your interest. there's lots of changes in these regulatory amendments. the most striking are the removal of protections from species that would normally have those protections. there is also concerns about the amount of habitat that is protected or allowed to be destroyed. and then overarching concern that climate change and the global impact that it has will not be appropriately considered anymore when considering both protections for species and whether or not certain harmful projects like timber or mining can go forward. so what wildlife are we talking about here? well, we're talking about here? well, we're talking about here? well, we're talking about from endangered salmon and orca wales appear in the pacific northwest, where i am, two grey worlds, grizzly bears, to different types of bird species —— whales.

sagein types of bird species —— whales. sage in the middle of the country. practically every single species you can think of. how important is it to be on this list? i mean, how has it worked since 1973? it has been one of the most successful laws we have had on the books. it has been in place since 1973. 99% of the species that get listed are still around, they have not gone extinct. it is our kind of final safety net, if you well. and so it is that last line of protection for species, and has worked very well for the last a0 plus years. but the federal government, from their point of view, says they want to rollback red tape, they want to get the economy going in these areas. do you have any sympathy for that argument?” have no sympathy, because there is no indication that that is actually... that the endangered species act is a problem. the fact is that the endangered species and economic development have been proceeding side—by—side. the act

itself, by our conquest, to put endangered species as a priority and first, and there is nothing in these new regulations that does anything to protect threatened and endangered species. it is completely against the spirit of the law. we will leave it there, but thank you very much for joining it there, but thank you very much forjoining us. thank you, my pleasure. let's get some of the day's other news: the uk will be first in line for a trade deal with the us, according to the us national security adviser, john bolton. he has been in london meeting borisjohnson on the same day that the prime minister and president trump discussed brexit, trade and economic issues over the phone. wildfires burning in russia's vast siberian wilderness have created a cloud of smoke so vast it is thought to be larger than the size of the european union. that is according to one research scientist at the finnish meteorological institute, showing smoke cover from the fires exceeds 5 million square kilometers. by comparison, the size of the eu is just under a.5 million square kilometers.

heavy rains and floods are continuing to cause havoc across large parts of south asia. in india alone, nearly 200 people have died, while an estimated 1 million people have been rescued from floodwaters. the southern state of kerala has been the worst hit. relief efforts are being hampered by ongoing thunderstorms. there have also been major floods in eastern china, where a powerful typhoon has killed at least aa people. typhoon lekima triggered landslides and caused dams to collapse. these pictures are from shandong province. transport has been severely disrupted, with trains and flights cancelled across the region. this week marks 50 years since the beginning of the troubles in northern ireland, a conflict which lasted three decades, claiming 3,500 lives. our ireland correspondent emma vardy has been speaking to people in belfast about their memories of the sectarian fighting,

which led to the british army being deployed on the streets of their city in august 1969. i was in my house that night, and the land rovers and all the vehicles we saw passing the window. and i thought, "what are they here for?" few would have guessed this was to be the start of one of the most prolonged military deployments in british history. ifelt really bad because, you know, these guns were pointing at me. a civil rights campaign and street protests aimed at ending discrimination against catholics escalated into violence between the nationalist and unionist communities. people sometimes had wardrobes in front of their living room

windows and, you know, furniture was shifted around just in case a stray bullet would come in off the street. nina lived in a mainly protestant area at the time. just streets away, catholics were being driven from their homes. you could see the flames and the shouting. incredible. whole streets were burned to the ground. bombay street was just gutted, and the smell, the sound, even of the wood still splintering, even after two weeks. at first, for patricia, seeing british soldiers in catholic areas was a relief, but it was short—lived. people here who'd give tea to soldiers. that was part of the irish tradition, you welcome the stranger. we thought they were going to stop, get all this stopped, and it just didn't happen.

the provisional ira began a armed campaign. its aim — removing the british presence in northern ireland. loyalistsjoined paramilitary groups to fight back. i was a 20—year—old farmer. we would get a call and just turn out to it. the first thing i always remember was you get the terrible smell of — acrid smell of brick dust. our policy always was save life, save property and if you can, save yourself. falls road is closed... a curfew was imposed as thousands of troops carried out house—to—house searches. like many in her area, patricia joined sinn fein, the political wing of the provisional ira. i think the curfew was the turning point in terms of how the catholic population, nationalist population, saw the soldiers. and then they became the enemy. nationalist and unionist communities became further divided. here, the catholic community of ardoyne separated from their protestant neighbours, just across the road. and, 50 years after the barricades first went up, these two communities

still live apart. northern ireland is now a very different place than the dark days of the summer of 1969. peace has brought prosperity, but divisions remain. scars that are difficult to heal. the hardest part, i would say, was waking up every morning and finding more catholics killed. i found that — that would have made me think we need to stop here. to this day, do you believe the ira attacks were justified? yes — yes. you could not qualify or quantify the harm the troubles, or the conflict, has done to northern ireland. and will we ever get back to normal again? well, i don't know. this week marks the 50th anniversary of the woodstock festival. nearly 500,000 people gathered together to watch some of the biggest names in rock'n'roll. one couple who made the trip

were immortalised on the front cover of the official album, and now, 50 years on, they have returned. the bbc‘s tim allman reports. august 1969. early in the morning, and a young couple embrace. this image was to become one of the defining symbols of probably the most famous music festival in history. 50 years later, bobbi and nick ercoline, now married, both 70 yea rs nick ercoline, now married, both 70 years old, relive that moment. even if the memories are a little hazy from the first time around. just getting up in the morning, standing up, giving my girlfriend i hope, and then somebody took a picture. that's what i... then somebody took a picture. that's whati...i then somebody took a picture. that's what i... i don't even remember the picture being taken, honestly.

woodstock was one of the most significant cultural moments of the 19605. a significant cultural moments of the 1960s. a decade supposedly devoted to peace and love drawing to a close with a giant party in a muddy field. the practicalities were far from perfect, but the intention was noble. under not the best of circumstances. water was intermittent and sketchy. food was sold out as of friday night. no bathroom facilities. the weather was absolutely awful, and 450,000 people gathered here. not one incident of violence. that's pretty amazing. this world needs more woodstock. bobbi and nick have a copy of the photo on their wall, a reminder of when they were young, and how their love ca m e when they were young, and how their love came to represent the spirit of woodstock. you are watching bbc news. we are

back very soon, goodbye for now. hello. well, our cool weather with showers is here to stay through the week. if anything, it's going to turn even more unsettled as we head into friday and the weekend. but that's still a long way off. in the short—term, actually, there is a lot of dry weather out there, a lot of clear weather across the uk. this is what it looks like through the early hours. so yes, we have some showers across the south, some across the lake district, lancashire, maybe western scotland, and our temperatures nine degrees first thing in the morning in edinburgh, 12 degrees there in devon and cornwall. this is what it looks like first thing on tuesday, then. so we wake up to a lot of sunshine, a scattering of showers in the west

of scotland, some across northern england, one or two affecting the south—west of england as well. now, the daytime will bring sunny spells and temperatures of around 21 degrees for london, 17 expected in belfast and newcastle. now, notice there's a bit of cloud and rain there in the south—west, and that should reach cornwall and devon a little bit later on in the day. but, for most of us, the end of the day on tuesday is looking absolutely fine, lovely at sunset out there. here's mid—week, and low pressure dominating the weather across the atlantic. a succession of weather fronts and low pressures heading our way, one just to the south of greenland there. they're all heading our way. this is what it looks like on wednesday, so one weather front brings rain to wales and many parts of england, another one to northern ireland and western scotland, as well. that bit in between there, perhaps the north—east of england and the borders getting away with it, but probably later in the day that rain will arrive.

suffice to say most of us will catch at least a bit of rain on wednesday. now thursday, the weather does improve a little bit. you'll notice our weather icons are showing dry here, partly cloudy skies. and then on friday, the weather goes downhill again. another low pressure comes off the atlantic, and this one is a big area of low pressure. that will be barrelling through, notjust during the course of friday, but the weekend as well. so for many of us, an increase in wind, and outbreaks of rain, particularly across western areas on friday. temperatures still around about 18—20 degrees. this is relatively humid air coming in out of the south. and then that low pressure is still with us through the weekend. you can see how big it is, stretching from the central north atlantic, in fact, all the way to scandinavia, and further weather fronts will swing around it and bring us some wet weather. bye— bye.

this is bbc news. the headlines: operations have resumed at hong kong airport, after the departure of hundreds of pro—democracy demonstrators. aviation authorities say they're aiming to resume passengerflights in the coming hours, after they were all cancelled on monday. the protest was prompted by allegations of excessive police violence against demonstrators. the us is to penalise legal immigrants who rely on public assistance programs such as food stamps, medical care, and housing vouchers, as part of a drive to curb immigration. the new policy, known as the public charge rule, will aim to deny permanent residency and citizenship. a norwegian man has appeared in court in oslo, accused of terrorism in connection with a gun attack on a mosque at the weekend. philip manshaus was also charged with attempted murder, as well as the murder of his stepsister.