our top stories. hundreds of thousands of protesters brave the rain to call for democratic reforms in hong kong in a largely peaceful demonstration. desperate migrants try to swim ashore after the italian government refuses to let their ship dock. uk ministers hit back after leaked documents suggest a no — deal brexit would mean chaos. this is an old document that since it was published and circulated, the government have taken significant additional steps to ensure that we are prepared to leave on october the 31st, deal or no deal. and a ceremony is held to mark the loss of a 700—year old glacier that's disappeared in iceland.

hello and welcome to world news today. more than a million people have taken to the streets of hong kong in the latest demonstration against china's perceived erosion of the territory's autonomy. it's been billed as a return to the spirit of the original protests that began 11 weeks ago with none of the violence of recent weeks. beijing had hinted that paramilitary style police might cross the border in the event of clashes. from hong kong, john sudworth reports. beneath an ocean of colour, hong kong raised its voice again. chanting everywhere you looked, there were umbrellas, held aloft in a massive display of defiance. why are you marching today? for hong kong. for hong kong, of course. yeah, freedom. yes. it's a far cry from this,

the violent scenes at hong kong's airport earlier this week, which some thought risked undermining public support. the turnout today was seen as a vital test. given the monsoon conditions, this sea of umbrellas will be seen as confirmation that the pro—democracy movement is farfrom losing momentum. warnings from china also appear to be having little effect. shortly before the rally, the authorities released new footage of troops rehearsing crowd control techniques just across the border. in much of the city, away from the protests, in working—class neighbourhoods like this one, there is the appearance of normality. but opinion is deeply divided. "of course it's not good," this woman tells me. "hong kong's a mess."

this man says he supports the protests, but he has a pessimistic view about the likelihood of success. "it's in xijinping's hands," he tells me. "the communist party is so strong, it's up to them." this is a spontaneous movement, a mass acting as one with no real leaders. on the one hand, sheer weight of numbers, on the other, an uncompromising government and no end in sight. john sudworth, bbc news, hong kong. beyond hong kong itself, the chinese government has continued to build—up paramilitary police in the neighbouring city of shenzhen. it's been heavily publicized by the chinese state media. this is the view of some living nearby on the mainland: translation: perhaps these paramilitary exercises are done— on the one hand — for the purpose of training, perhaps on the other hand,

they are done to show china's pledge and determination towards hong kong staying peaceful and united with china. translation: as long as everyone maintains the one country principal, it will be fine. now some people are calling for independence, like free hong kong. i think this is ridiculous. as long as they insist on respecting the principle of one country, i think since they are a democracy and they have freedoms, that's fine. it's only that they shouldn't call for independence. robert lawrence kuhn is long—term advisor to china's leaders and hosts a show on chinese state—tv. he joins me live from new york: it is very good to have you with us, robert. given that beijing has recently described the protests as near terrorism, today ‘s peaceful protest somewhat makes a mockery of that claim, it? certainly china want stability for hong kong which is the

foundation of economic development, it wants to maintain rule of law which is the foundation of civil society, but china has three red lines that it cannot be crossed. it will do the absolute minimum that it has to, support the local governments, support the local police at all cause, but there are these three red lights that cannot be crossed, one is movement towards independence or quasi independence, it is sort of on the border. secondly, any use of hong kong to undermine the political system of the mainland and finally, its unrelenting chaos which would not only disturb hong kong but potentially spill over into other areas and if any of those three red lines seem to be broached, all things are on the table but once again china will do the absolute minimum that it has to do in terms of intervention because it wants to preserve the one country, two systems concept. with that in mind, given that there was no reported

violence this weekend, do you think that china ratcheted up the rhetoric a bit too quickly and describing those protests as being near terrorism? well that was certainly the reaction when they took over the airport and disrupted hundreds of flights over several days. one could be legitimately concerned that the ratcheting up of the rhetoric and indeed if you put yourself in the shoes of the protesters and their objectives, the violence was counter—productive and undermined their own interests. in that sense, their own interests. in that sense, the lack of violence is good for the protests in terms of the vision they have but once again china will not broach these three red lines. those red lines you mentioned about maintaining order, the economic viability of hong kong and so on, if china felt that it had to intervene, given how important those elements are, to beijing, how do you balance

that against what they could potentially lose as a result of being seen to be heavy—handed? potentially lose as a result of being seen to be heavy-handed? that isa being seen to be heavy-handed? that is a fundamental question, because we have it good from the perspective of china, going in opposite directions, allowing the local government to run everything totally, support the one country two systems idea, china would like to use that with respect to taiwan, but the stability and requirement of hong kong not moving towards independence and no chaos is absolutely sacrosanct. china once again will do the minimum it has to, but if it has to, it will. there was an announcement today, i cannot imagine it was coincidental, about the chinese commitment to build sheds and is a world city with target dates are 2025 and 2035 and then mid century to where it would become one of the worlds leading cities in economics, finance and

innovation and design. i believe that as a signal to hong kong as well. thank you very much indeed. gibraltar has rejected a request by the united states to once again seize an iranian oil tanker that's been held sincejuly. the vessel was suspected of transporting oil to syria. the gibraltar government lifted its detention order on thursday, saying it couldn't seek a new order based on washington's request because us sanctions against iran didn't apply in the eu. the tanker is still moored off gibraltar, but iran says it's expected to set sail in the coming hours. some of the migrants stranded on board a charity ship off the coast of italy have jumped into the sea to try to swim ashore. they've been marooned for two weeks after the italian government refused to let them dock. spain has now offered to take the vessel but the ship's owners say that's too far to travel. here's leigh milner. chaos and frustration aboard the migrant rescue boat proactiva open arms.

they have been stranded off the coast of the italian island lampedusa for two weeks now and, in a desperate attempt to reach the shore, some have decided to take matters into their own hands. italy's government has reluctantly allowed 27 children and two newborn babies to disembark from the open arms, the rest have been told to stay on board. translation: the two newly born children are promised to get off, but the presumed minors, the presumed refugees fleeing a presumed war, presumed sick people — no. i am alone against everyone. the prime minister wrote to me to get people off. the court has opened a case. do i need to end up injail because i defended the borders of this country? there are now more than 100 migrants are left on board, most of whom are african who were picked up of the coast of libya. following italy's refusal to talk, spain has since offered to take the boat, but crews say they will not be able to last for another six days of sailing.

translation: we've been warning for days — people jumping into the water, fights, violence, panic, anxiety, crisis. what else do we need — dead people? those who did not die at sea have to die here on board the open arms? is that what we need? i hope the public prosecutor office act and act now. this is unsustainable. only a few civilian rescue boats, like this one, are still operating in the mediterranean as they say they face more and more hostility at european ports. leigh milner, bbc news. let's take a look at some of the other stories making the news. canada has accused the uk government of ‘off— loading its responsibilities' after a man who fought for islamic state was stripped of his british citizenship. jack letts was captured while trying to reach turkey in 2017, and is currently in prison in northern syria.

he also holds canadian citizenship, which allowed the uk government to withdraw his citizenship without making him stateless. parts of india have been hit by severe weather. torrential rains in the north of the country have killed at least 10 people and stranded hundreds more. several roads have been damaged in the states of oo—tra—kaand and him—a—chall pradesh, where rivers have risen suddenly due to the heavy rain. the opposition in sudan, which signed a landmark power sharing deal with military leaders on saturday, has chosen the five people it wants to be part of a sovereign council. it's due to be sworn in on monday, to help pave the way for a transitional government and, eventually, elections. the military is also nominating five names for the council, it's already named three. the british prime minister, borisjohnson will tell eu leaders there needs to be a new brexit deal when he makes his first trip abroad as pm later this week. it comes as a sunday newspaper has

printed leaked government documents warning of food, medicine and fuel shortages in a no—deal scenario. our political correspondent nick eardley reports. it has been the mantra of boris johnson's government. .. come out of the eu on october the 31st, no ifs or buts. we need to get brexit done. we have to leave the eu on october the 31st. so far, though, europe has remained adamant, the brexit deal will not change. so this week, the prime minister will take his case to berlin and paris to tell two of the eu's most influential leaders things have got to change. number ten thinks the chance of a breakthrough is slim. expectation management, but the pm knows he needs to make progress soon or the uk will be facing a no deal exit. this morning, the sunday times published a leaked government document looking at what that might mean. on the food supply... critical elements of the food supply chain may be in short supply. on plans to keep

the irish border open. the model is likely to prove unsustainable because of economic, legal and bio—security risks. michael gove is the minister in charge of getting the government ready for no deal. this is an old document. since it was published and circulated the government have taken significant additional steps to make sure we are prepared to leave on october the 31st, deal or no deal. do you accept there could be food and fuel shortages in a no deal scenario? it is the case, as everyone knows, that if we do have a no deal exit there will inevitably be some disruption, some bumps in the road. numberten, meanwhile, is furious. a source accused an unnamed former minister of leaking this document to try and influence talks with europe. but for opponents of no deal, those tory rebels and opposition mps convinced it would be a disaster, leaks like this are confirmation that their worst fears could become a reality. this isn't project fear, this is project reality. what we have seen revealed in the sunday times today sets out that we could be here in 2019

with shortages of food, shortages of fuel and shortages of medicine. the next few weeks will be crucial in determining whether no deal becomes reality. the brexit process is reaching a crunch point and nobody knows for sure what will happen. stay with us on bbc world news, still to come: funerals are held in afghanistan after 63 people were killed in a bomb attack at a wedding ceremony. washington, the world's most political city is today assessing the political health on the world's most powerful man. indeed i did have a relationship with miss lewinsky that was not appropriate. in fact, it was wrong. in south africa, 97 people have been killed today in one of the worst days of violence

between rival black groups. over the last ten days 500 have died. czechoslovakia must be free. russia is observing a national day of mourning for the 118 submariners who died on board the kursk. we are with them now, in our hearts. the pope has celebrated mass before a congregation of more than 2.5 million people in his hometown of krakow. "stay with us", "stay with us", chanted this ocean of humanity. "well, well" joked the pope, "so you want me to desert rome?" this is bbc world news today. i'm ben bland. our top story this hour. hundreds of thousands

of anti—govermnet protesters have been out in central hong kong. police had banned marches but crowds have been overflowing on to the streets, blocking roads. the islamic state group has said it carried out a bomb attack at a wedding in afghanistan on saturday. sixty—three people were killed and nearly two—hundred others were injured in the suicide bombing in the capital, kabul. owleya atrafi reports. a tragic end to a family celebration. wedding guests are burying the dead. here, 13 friends and family buried in one mass grave. translation: in this attack, i myself lost two family members. my brother and my nephews. we could never imagine that such an instant could happen at a wedding.

the feast was abandoned as people run for safety. the bombs went off just as the marriage ceremony was ending. the couple survived, but the groom said he and his wife felt guilty that so many people had died at their wedding. translation: i've lost hope. i've lost my brother and my friends who came to join my wedding party. the celebration of independence day doesn't matter to me any more. more than 180 guests were injured. many are here, fighting for their lives. the family are not known to be political, and the fear now is that the attackers have switched from targeting politicians and officials to targeting ordinary afghans. hours after the attack, families are still looking for their loved ones here at the emergency hospital. this attack was particularly

shocking, because normally, when civilians are caught in conflict, it's a matter of being in the wrong place at the wrong time. but here a wedding was specifically targeted. people aren't feeling safe anywhere, any longer in this country. those safety concerns are increasing, especially now that the islamic state group has claimed it carried out the attack. taliban assurances that they are in control throughout the country, are no longer credible. owleya atrafi, bbc news. the demise of a 700—year—old glacier has been marked in iceland at a ceremony highlighting the effects of climate change. it's the island's first glacier to disappear — but scientists warn it won't be the last, unless immediate action is taken. courtney bembridge reports. (tx sot) photographs taken from space show just how rapidly the 0k glacier disappeared.

in 1986, it was a massive solid white, spilling from the crater of an extinct volcano. but by 2014, it was no longer thick enough to move, and the glacier was officially declared dead by glaciologist, sigurosson. translation: by reaching this stage, the nature of the glacier changes dramatically. it starts to slide, it erodes the land beneath much more quickly, dirty water emerges from it, and the water stopped seeping through it. five years later, iceland's prime minister and environment minister were among the mourners who gathered to commemorate the loss of the glacier. the idea for a memorial came from two professors from a texan university, who made a documentary about the loss of the glacier in 2018. one of them is cymene howe. now is the time to act, it is already past the time to act, and so in some ways we see this as a memorial to recognise the loss of this glacier, and in that sense, it's

a sad moment. but we also see it as a call to action. iceland is home to more than 400 glaciers, ok is the first to lose its glacier status, but scientists warned all of the island's glaciers could be lost within 200 years, due to climate change. a plaque unveiled at the site titled, a letter to the future, reads— this monument is to acknowledge that we know what is happening, and what needs to be done, only you know if we did it. courtney bembridge, bbc news. staying with glaciers, take a look at these pictures of kayakers getting right up close to one in alaska. huge chunks fell of ice fell off the glacier, causing a massive wave that came straight at them. the kayakers were unhurt as they very quickly paddled away.

jane dougal has all the sport. hello and thanks forjoining us. the second ashes test between england and australia has ended in a draw on the last day after england ran out of time to bowl the aussies out. earlier in the day, jofra archer had been on fire with the ball, taking two wickets in quick succession after england put australia into bat. they had declared on 258 for 5. joe wilson was watching the days play at lords. well england will feel that they came within grasp of victory as play finally concluded under floodlights ona finally concluded under floodlights on a gloomy london evening here. the chance of victory was set up by ben stokes his innings for england in their second innings was a mini masterpiece of controlled aggression. finally letting loose when he felt the situation was safe and that enabled joe root to declare

with enough of a lead to feel safe and enough time to potentially take ten australian wickets. then he could unleash the debutant, jofra archer steam den at pace and it was immediately clear that the australian batsmen were in for another torrid time. he was complemented by jack leach, another torrid time. he was complemented byjack leach, with his left arm spin and guile and he made his mark and both of them consistently took wickets throughout the day. the man who really stood between england and victory made history of his own here today by being a concussion substitute with steve smith unable to take part, he woke up feeling groggy, headache, mild concussion and could not play. the concussion protocols were followed. so australia, with a draw, will continue in the series 1—0 up but i think we have to say the dynamic of the ashes changed thanks really to jofra archer. he dynamic of the ashes changed thanks really tojofra archer. he says he wa nts to really tojofra archer. he says he wants to play in the next test which

begins on thursday and that has to begins on thursday and that has to be in some serious doubt. thrilling finish here, as it often is when test matches end in a draw. leicester fought back from a goal down to draw with chelsea, in the english premier league. it was former chelsea player frank lampard's first match in the home dugout for his new club and they started well. 20 year—old mason mount with chelsea's opener at stamford bridge capitalising on some sloppy defending by wilfried ndidi. ndidi made up for that lapse in the second half by heading the equaliser from a corner. both sides still looking for their first win of the season. this is home for me and i am here to doa this is home for me and i am here to do a job this is home for me and i am here to doajob and this is home for me and i am here to do a job and i was very keen to take the moment and enjoy it and i really appreciate it. trying to win the game will be my focus. i love the fa ct game will be my focus. i love the fact that this is my club and i played here so long. i want to do a good job. i'm slightly disappointed tonight that we did not finish the job and get the win to send the fans

home happy. we will keep working. frank will do great here. he is really focused. it was nice to see a guy surrounding him as well, they are all chelsea guys, all the other staff, they have got some outstanding players here, world—class talent in the squad as well as young talent coming through. he will do very well. it is just time, stability and constant work. sheffield united have theirfirst win of the season. the blades — who returned to the premier league after a twelve year absence — beat crystal palace 1—0, thanks to a second half goal by defenderjohn lundstram. there was an impressive field at the athletics diamond league event, in birmingham — with 10 reigning olympic champions involved. one of those was the bahamas' shaunae miller—uibo, who came through to beat britain's dina asher—smith in the 200 metres in 22.24 seconds. two—time olympic champion shelley anne fraser—pryce was third.

in the men's 100 metres, former world champion yohan blake just pipped another brit — adam gemili — to first place. 10.07 seconds for the jamaican. all the results are on the bbc sport website. that's all the sport for now. thank you. whenever there's a plan to demolish a megastructure — especially if there's dynamite involved — you can be sure of a good crowd. that was the case in the english town of didcot where three famous towers used to produce electricity were turned to rubble. it didn't all go to plan though. a nearby power line caught fire and some residents were cut off around an hour.. you can find more on the stories on the website whenever you want to. you can also download the news app and reach me on social media. thank

you for watching. hello, again. showers have been a really widespread today, particularly across the northern half of the uk. and of course, with the showers, we get rainbows, like these. this was spotted earlier on in the day in rossendale in lancashire, thanks to beverly for sending us that. the radar picture shows the extent of the recent showers then, you can see, absolutly caked in showers. scotland, northern ireland, northern england and north wales. it will be one of those days where most places will have seen downpour after downpour today. southward, showers will continue to keep going as wll overnight, driven on by the brisk, westerly winds. just some slightly bigger gaps between the showers, the further south that you are. temperatures overnight between around 10—13 celsius. it's going to be another breezy start to the day as we look at the forecast into monday. the same area of low pressure still with us. the same low we've had all weekend. it is moving closer to norway.

we have still got north—westerly winds coming in. they will be bringing plenty of heavy, thundery showers. i think some of the heaviest downpours on monday are likely to move into northern ireland, southern scotland, and probably north—west england, maybe north wales as well. scotland will continue to see heavy showers here. and it is going to start to get cooler as well, because the winds in scotland and northern ireland are coming down from polar regions, whereas for england and wales, the air is coming in from the mid—atla ntic. so some temperature contrasts across the country form north to south. a cool 16 in edinburgh, 17 in belfast. across england and wales, still generally around 19—22 degrees. for tuesday, the supply of that really cold air gets cut off. do have a little ridge moving across the uk for a time on tuesday, ahead of this next weather system that will ultimately bring some rain into western areas. so should be a dry start to the day across eastern parts, with some sunshine, clouds gather with rain pushing into northern ireland. perhaps parts of wales, northwest england, and westerns and seeing the rain arriving later in the day.

with many eastern areas probably staying fine. fewer showers for the far north of scotland, so weather improving here, but still a cool feel to things. heading into wednesday, we have another area of low pressure moving in. that is going to be bringing in some heavier rain to the northwest of the uk. that rain band pushes across the whole of northern ireland to scotland. the whole of northern england, probably north wales as well. whereas across the south, it should stay dry, and the tendency is actually, later on in the week, the weather will be coming increasingly dry and increasingly warm as well. could see 27 in london next saturday.

this is bbc world news, the headlines. hundreds of thousands of hong kong protesters have been braving the rain to call for democratic reforms. organisers saying 1.7 million attended the peaceful march. desperate migrants have tried to swim ashore after the italian government refused to let their ship dock. more than 100 people have been stranded for more than two weeks. uk ministers have hit back after leaked documents suggested that a no—deal brexit could mean food, medicine and fuel shortages. the islamic state group says it was behind a suicide bombing at a wedding in the afghan capital that killed 63 people. another 200 people were injured in the attack in kabul.