welcome to bbc news. i'm mike embley. our top stories: after days of violent protests and thousands of cancelled flights, calm descends upon hong kong airport, but can it last? but more ominous warnings from china as chinese troops manoeuvre near the hong kong border. president trump delays a 10% tariff on some chinese imports to avoid christmas shopping price hikes. and sailing to the summit, teenage climate change campaigner greta thunberg prepares to sail across the atlantic to attend a un summit in new york.

an uneasy calm has descended on hong kong airport, after pro—democracy protestors severely disrupted flights for a second day. all check—ins at one of the busiest transport hubs in asia were cancelled on tuesday afternoon. there were angry confrontations just before midnight between security forces and demonstrators staging a sit—in. protestors used barricades to stop police forcing their way into the building but local media are reporting that the airport authority has been granted a court order to evict the occupiers. our correspondentjonathan head is at the airport and sent this report. this was the day a self—styled democracy movement came close to mob violence. fearful of infiltrators, the protesters seized individuals they believed were undercover chinese officers. with emotions so raw it was hard to restrain them.

for a second day they had occupied the airport and shut it down. luggage trolleys rammed together to make effective barricades. thousands filled the departure hall, mingling with bewildered passengers whose flights were no longer leaving, and at times trying to win their understanding. what started as opposition to a controversial extradition bill has evolved into demands for fully democratic government in hong kong and for police accountability. a roar from the crowd and another suspected infiltrator had gone down. it was a struggle for medics to evacuate him. a delegation of police was allowed into the airport. this officer pleading for cooperation. but the bellowing fury of these young protesters drove them back out of the terminal. that was followed by lines of riot police moving

towards the doors. it sent them scurrying for more trolleys. outside, this officer's attempt to arrest someone backfired badly and he had to raise his gun to fend off his attackers. as you can see, they are building barricades at the moment at the entrance to the terminal. we have seen riot police outside, they are trying to stop them coming in. have a look down there, there are still passengers arriving at this airport. how are the police going to storm this building? while all this was going on, stranded travellers sat among the empty check—in desks in one of asia's most important transport hubs. losing control of it is a humiliation for the hong kong government.

more significantly, it is a humiliation for china, which has warned that its patience is running out. jonathan head, bbc news, hong kong airport. gary locke is a former us ambassador to china. i asked him for his take on the situation in hong kong. these are very, very disturbing views and this is really a crisis that has fallen on hong kong. it really could portend the future of hong kong, any remnants of democracy, we need to be very, very concerned. the world community has to be very concerned about any intervention by the mainland chinese forces who are on the other side of the border, ready to step in. it would really hurt the future of hong kong, it could really set back any type of democratic democracy in hong kong, rule of law, self or autonomous government, it could also ring huge condemnation and sanctions

against the mainland china if they we re against the mainland china if they were to intervene. we are facing the prospect of another event for there would be a lot of bloodshed if the chinese forces were to cross into hong kong and try to put down and bring stability back. that is why the hong kong government itself needs to really take charge and perhaps even change the leadership asa sign perhaps even change the leadership as a sign of recognition of the grievances of the protesters. what are the chances of that? and what are the chances of that? and what are the chances of that? and what are the chances of china intervening? everybody has in pointing out what's happening in hong kong is surely going to be seen asa hong kong is surely going to be seen as a humiliation for the man than chinese government, particularly what is happening at the airport. that's why the man the chinese government has to put pressure on the hong kong government to stop the violence and to really cut off

figure out a way that is face—saving for the protesters because the hong kong government has ever been com pletely kong government has ever been completely ineffective, by taking this hardline position in orderfor men and do not go off as being —— for mainland to not come off as being hardliners, putting pressure on the hong kong chief executive to step down. it's time for the members of the hong kong legislature to intervene and call for a change in the top leadership. because so far, the top leadership. because so far, the top leadership. because so far, the top executive has been resolute although tabling the proposal for extradition of people to the mainland and other countries, has not said she was giving up on that effort. so that has become a rallying cry for the protesters

along with other grievances about democracy, autonomy, and independence from the mainland. so she has really been the focal point, the chief executive —— chief executive, the man that was to avoid coming off as the villain, it needs to orchestrate a change in leadership. let's get some of the day's other news. 22 states and seven cities in the us are suing the trump administration for loosening restrictions on coal—fired power plants. they argue that new measures approved by the environmental protection agency will extend the life of dirtier coal plants and won't lower carbon emissions. the president has spent millions of dollars to prop up the coal sector, which is being undercut by the falling cost of renewable energy sources and gas from fracking. a second day of losses for argentina's peso, since the electoral success of centre left candidate alberto fernandez in sunday's primary elections. not as dramatic, though, as monday, because the central bank intervened following a morning session of big losses.

the gains for mr fernandez suggest he will win october's general election. one analyst company has suggested that makes a sovereign default more likely. the danish prime minister has formally apologised to hundreds of victims of historical abuse in state—run children's homes. no—one has ever been prosecuted, despite evidence that, from the 1940s to the 1970s, children at one orphanage were sexually abused, beaten, and drugged. the opera singer, placido domingo, has been accused of pressuring women into having sexual encounters with him over the past 30 years. eight singers and a dancer allege he misused his celebrity status to forcibly kiss and fondle them. the spanish tenor, who's 78, says the allegations are inaccurate and that he believed all the relationships were welcome and consensual. president trump says he has delayed the introduction of a 10% tariff on some chinese imports until mid—december to prevent hurting american customers

during their holiday shopping. earlier this month, trump had announced that tariffs on $300 billion worth of chinese imports would take effect in september. but now a certain goods including laptops, cell phones and items of clothing have been spared. speaking in pennsylvania earlier, mrtrump maintained he was optimistic about a trade deal with china. and we are doing well, and we are fighting against a lot of countries that have taken advantage of us for many years, but they are not doing it so much anymore, and in a little period of time they won't be doing it at all anymore. they have taken advantage of this country. heather long is the washington post's economics correspondent, and explains the reason why president trump chose to delay the rollout of these tariffs. retailers in the united states have bombarded the white house, saying that these tariffs have gone into effect, all them on september one, it would be a huge blow to consumers, it would raise prices,

people would not go out and shop as much as they normally do, and it would be a terrible holiday shopping season would be a terrible holiday shopping season in the united states. president trump appears to have been reliably spooked by all of this, and decided to delay about half the tariffs, about half the 300 billion won't go into effect until december 15 which basically meant they were not in place for the holiday shopping period. so this reaction is more about domestic politics than really what the president is characterising it to? it seems to be an omission —— admission for the first time that this does have an impact on the american consumer. that's right. that's one of the most momentous things that happened today. resident trump has —— insisted for months that china is very the full right of his tariffs, that the chinese pay his tariffs, today we saw both his actions and in his words, was an admission that

these tariffs do impact consumer prices, they do raise consumer prices. and that americans do have to pay at least some of his tariffs at the end of the day. that is a big change model of scene. just briefly, if you don't mind, the president does seem to be picking winners and losers, what is the rationale between which goods are hit and which was a not? well, a cynic would tell you it's who has the best lobby. if you look down the list, bibles were one of the few items that are now totally exempt from any ta riffs that are now totally exempt from any tariffs in september or december. 0ther tariffs in september or december. other items like shoes, certain types of golf shoes, won't until september, others will get a tariff in september. police in malaysia are saying they've found the body of 15—year—old nora quoirin who went missing last week. the teenager — who has learning difficulties — was on holiday with her family when she disappeared from the resort. her body was found just over a mile from where she was staying.

0ur correspondent howard johnson sent this report from seremban — a warning, there are flashing images coming up. a malaysian police helicopter hovers over the area of dense jungle where the unclothed body of nora quoirin was discovered. then this... winched up in a cage, supported by a police officer. the teenager went missing from the dusun eco—resort in western malaysia 10 days ago. the family had planned a two—week holiday, but the morning after they arrived nora's father sebastien discovered her bed empty and a downstairs window open. the family have always insisted, given nora's learning difficulties, it is very unlikely she would have walked off alone. nora! today's sea rch—and—rescue effort started with more than 300 personnel scouring a 2.5 mile square radius around the resort. but by mid—afternoon, the police were alerted to a macabre discovery. in the last half—an—hour,

we've seen a flurry of activity here, policemen coming and going. these are some police chiefs here, you can see the lights are on on this forensics car here. what we've found out is there is a gentleman inside who is being questioned. he was the one who went up to a police checkpoint earlier on today and said that he had found a body. the body was taken to a nearby hospital, where nora's family had the grim task of confirming it was her. translation: the family has been brought in to identify the body found today and have confirmed the body is indeed nora anne, who went missing on august 4th. a post—mortem will be carried out tomorrow. it came just a day after her parents announced a reward for information about her. she has been vulnerable since the day she was born. she is so precious to us and our hearts are breaking. what started as a dream holiday for nora and herfamily,

has ended up being every parent's worst nightmare. howard johnson, bbc news, pantai, malaysia. stay with us on bbc news — still to come: one year on — italy prepares to remember the victims of the deadly genoa bridge collapse. 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. our main headline: calm descends on hong kong airport. hundreds of flights that were cancelled due to pro—democracy protests, are now being rescheduled. more on this now, as chinese troops manoeuvre near the hong kong border, the bbc'sjohn sudworth says intervention from beijing is not a certainty but the odds are rising.

hong kong is a major international financial centre, it is one of the busiest transport hubs and here it is locked in this extraordinary escalating violence with chinese troops seemingly menacingly poised the border. i think, troops seemingly menacingly poised the border. ithink, in troops seemingly menacingly poised the border. i think, in recent weeks people have said the actions of the hong kong authorities have played into the hands of protesters, police violence, but the scenes we have seen today injonathan‘s report must play into the hands of beijing. it is in overdrive trying to convince people this is a city out of control and, although the majority of people fear that their freedoms are being eroded by an increasingly authoritarian in china, the irony is, that infighting those freedoms, they may give china the excuse to sweep them away altogether.

the us attorney general, william barr, has ordered staff changes at the new yorkjail where the financier, jeffrey epstein, died while awaiting trial on sex trafficking charges. he was found hanging in his cell on saturday. a warden has been moved and two officers have been placed on leave. three workers at the jail where jeffrey epstein was found. the latest details from our north american correspondent. we know now, as you say, that the two officers have been suspended, on administrative leave. and the warden at the prison has been reassigned to a differentjob, aty another prison, to a differentjob, at another prison, while the investigations into the circumstances surrounding jeffrey epstein‘s death continue. two major investigations — the fbi and also the justice department. we also have learned that one of those prison guards was not in fact a fully fledged prison guard, that he worked for the prison service, he may well have been in administration, a clerical worker or a teacher, but it seems he was working at least that night as a prison guard.

the other bit of information that we're learning is that mr epstein‘s cellmate had been moved out on their cell the previous day, leaving him alone and us media is suggesting that may have been against protocol, to leave him in a cell by himself. and of course, remember, he was on suicide watch in the last few weeks, having been found unconscious on the floor of his cell with some marks around his neck. all of this fuelling, of course, the many conspiracy theories. many, many theories, peter, indeed, racketing around. what does seem to be true is the fbi has raided the epstein private island. do you know more about what's going on there? yes, we know that it's happened. we don't know much detail. this is his private island in the caribbean. that there was a search and we do not know what they found, or exactly which parts were searched but it definitely happened.

or exactly which parts of the island were searched but it definitely happened. there were people there who saw it going on. it seems as if this may well simply be a very high—profile display to anyone watching, perhaps co—conspirators, that this investigation into alllegations of sex trafficking continues and, of course, william barr, the attorney general has warned those potential co—conspirators that they are being watched, that this investigation is continuing. and it does raise a question though of why this search did not happen previously. this is an investigation that has been going on for many, many months and for it to occurjust a couple of days after his death, again, simply raises more questions. memorial services in italy on wednesday will mark one year on from the collapse of the morandi road bridge in genoa. 43 people were killed when a section of the crossing fell around 50 metres to the ground. there will be a minute's silence at the exact moment the disaster happened. the bbc‘s tim allman has the story.

amidst the rubble, amidst the devastation, a glimpse into the future. the city's new bridge beginning to take shape, replacing the old one that brought such despair. one year on and the memories are still raw. translation: every time i am on a bridge or a road i get panic attacks. i get anxious so i'm really scared. translation: there are bad days, others are better, but i try to live normally and i try to enjoy the single moments of every day. at exactly 11:36 local time, a 200—metre section of the morandi bridge collapsed. the structure fell when decaying cables, encased in concrete, snapped. an official investigation as to who is to blame has yet to reach a conclusion.

translation: when the bridge collapsed, it was like a piece of the state, of italy, of its history collapsed with it. the remaining sections of the morandi bridge were only destroyed injune this year. a replacement bridge is expected to be opened towards the end of 2020. in the certosa district, near to where the disaster happened, they are remembering in their own way. giant murals, a sign of a city that still has hope and belief. genoa it is down but not out. tim allman, bbc news. it's looking as though the spread of radiation from a failed rocket engine test in russia is more serious than first reported. map) last thursday, a launch at russia's main testing centre for ballistic missiles, caused an explosion on a sea platform near

the nyonoksa military base. afterwards, the state weather service said radiation levels spiked up to 16 times their normal level. pharmacists nearby say local people have been rushing to stock up on medical iodine , which blocks the take—up of radiation. officials are now urging people in the surrounding area to evacuate their homes. five workers died at the site of the explosion, and state media is now reporting that the paramedics who treated them, have themselves been sent to moscow for tests. despite all this, the kremlin is insisting there is no danger to public health. hundreds of indigenous women have protested in brazil's capital brasilia on tuesday against the policies of far—right presidentjair bolsonaro. the women condemn government cuts to indigenous medical services, forcing them to travel to local towns and cities to see doctors that lack the infrastructure and specialised units. on wednesday, women from over 100 ethnic groups will come together to demand greater protection for their land. president bolsonaro, who faces growing criticism over deforestation in the amazon,

says he is opposed to demarcating land for indigenous groups. it's still a few weeks until a major summit on climate change at the united nations in new york but greta thunberg is already packed, because the teenage campaigner is going to sail across the atlantic on a zero carbon journey. she'll be travelling on a yacht with solar panels and underwater turbines. our chief environment correspondent justin rowlatt has been speaking to her about the voyage. how do you get to new york without any co2 emissions? this is how. but greta thunberg isn't anxious. i might feel a bit seasick and it's not going to be comfortable but that i can live with. the malizia is all about speed. look at her, she's just a giant sale attached to a superlight carbon fibre hull. she basically bounces through the wave, sometimes dives right through them. it is a very, very rough ride,

it's a very wet ride, and to be honest, i'm not sure that i could take two weeks of this. it is thrilling but it won't be comfortable, warns the skipper boris hermann. so, no washing, no shower. we just put clothes on and we keep them for two weeks. there is no fridge, no kitchen, no heating and no privacy. so here you have your little intimate corner. you can hide here and use the bucket. and look, "poos only, please". but there are also no carbon emissions. the entire journey will be under sail and all the electricity will be generated by solar panels and turbines. if we are honest, one person giving up flying doesn't make any difference in a world of 8 billion people. so what is the point? i mean, the point, ithink,

is to sort of create an opinion. by stop flying you don't only reduce your own carbon footprint but also that sends a signal to other people around you that, i mean, the climate crisis is a real thing and that also pushes a political movement. but it's been a year since the 16—year—old began her climate strikes and carbon emissions have continued to rise. she plans to encourage world leaders to take more urgent action in new york. and despite the privations, she is looking forward to the trip. i think it will feel good in a way to be just alone with those on the boat and the ocean. the voyage will take two weeks. greta's team say they haven't yet planned how she's going to get back from america. justin rowlatt, bbc news, plymouth.

more on that and all the news any on the bbc website. thank you for watching. a pretty cloudy day ahead of us with a chance of vinyl to thunderstorms in east anglia and lincolnshire but not until a bit later on in the day. this weather front pushing in this direction. the cloud pushing into western parts of the uk and it is starting to turn wet. the forecast for early on wednesday morning, shows the rain moving through wales, the lake district but here it is also quite mild to start. temperatures around 12 — 1a degrees

and that because we have mild winter. notice how that rain moves through the midlands, the south and parts of yorkshire through the course of the afternoon. this is where you can see the thunderstorms from the midlands into lincolnshire and east anglia. a separate area of rain moving into northern ireland and western parts of scotland. temperatures around the high teens for most of us, may be touching 20 degrees. once that weather system is out of the way, we are in between weather systems. we are in this window of opportunity. the weather is going to improve temporarily in the week on thursday, some sunshine around. a very pleasant day. temperatures will rise because they will be more sunshine around. 20 degrees in newcastle. and then it is backed down the hill again. low pressure swings of the atlantic, bringing some stronger winds and, in

fa ct, bringing some stronger winds and, in fact, this low pressure will be barrelling across the uk through the whole weekend. so friday starts off quite right in the east but then the clouds will roll in. this is a cold front, blustery conditions, gusts of around a0 miles per hour along the west and southern coast and the rain will be quite heavy. not too much rain across eastern areas. that rain will probably reshoot later on in the day on friday. saturday and sunday is just wet and windy with on and off show was pretty much all through the course of the weekend.

this is bbc news, the headlines: after days of violent clashes, sit ins by protesters, and hundreds of cancelled flights, hong kong airport, one of asia's busiest transport hubs, seems to have calmed down. authorities used new powers to get flights departing and arriving largely on schedule. president trump has delayed introducing a 10% tariff on some chinese imports until mid—december. he says to prevent hurting american consumers doing their holiday shopping. tariffs on $300 billion worth of chinese imports were due to take effect in september. the us attorney general has ordered staff changes at the new yorkjail where the financier, jeffrey epstein, died as he awaited trial on sex trafficking charges.

he'd apparently hanged himself. three jail workers have been switched to different duties. now on bbc news: panorama. the betting business is booming in britain. it is as simple as tap, tap, boom. but is it problem gamblers who are paying the price? they never questioned whether i could actually afford to, you know, spend 50 grand a night. we meet the punters who've lost everything. i was insane, i was insane. but i couldn't stop. the gamblers who don't know when to quit. um, an addiction, a compulsion like i've never seen in my life. this is a man with a problem.