welcome to bbc news, i'm reged ahmad. our top stories: despite severe warnings from beijing, hundreds of thousands braved the hong kong rain. the protesters show no signs of backing down. burials take place in kabul for the victims of a suicide bombing that killed 63 people. the islamic state group says it carried out the attack. desperate migrants try to swim ashore after the italian government refuses to let their ship dock. and, iceland bids farewell to its first glacier lost to climate change, with a warning ‘there‘s no time to lose‘.

hong kong is gearing up for more protests this week after hundreds of thousands of anti—government demonstrators braved heavy rain to rally peacefully on sunday, marking a change to what have often been violent clashes. organisers estimate 1.7 million people turned out. the protests began 11 weeks ago, against what some see as attempts by beijing to undermine the territory's autonomy. our china correspondent, john sudworth, was there. his report contains some flashing images. 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 far from 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 this city, away from the protests in working—class neighbourhoods like this one, there's the appearance of normality. but opinion is deeply divided.

"of course it's not good," this woman tells me, "hong kong is 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, and uncompromising government and no end in sight. the islamic state group says it carried out a suicide bombing at a wedding reception in the afghan capital, kabul. 63 people were killed and close to 200 more were injured in saturday's attack in a shia area of the city. aulyia atrafi has more.

a tragic end to a family celebration. crying and yelling. wedding guests are burying the dead. here, 13 friends and families buried in one mass grave. translation: in this attack, i myself lost two family members, my brother and my nephews. you could never imagine that such an incident could happen ata wedding. the feast was abandoned, as people ran for safety. the bombs went offjust as the marriage ceremony was ending. the couple survived, but mirwais, the groom, said he and his wife felt guilty that so many people had died at their wedding. translation: i have 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. aulyia atrafi, bbc, kabul.

the iranian oil tanker that was seized by gibraltar last month has left port and is heading east into the mediterranean. its destination isn't known, but gibraltar says it has secured assurances from teheran that the cargo will not go to syria. john mcmanus reports. at anchor off the coast of gibraltar, prior to restarting her journey which was interrupted last month, the grace one has now been renamed and is flying the uranian flag. the authorities said that the taker could leave after receiving written assurances from tehran that its cargo of oil would not end up in syrian hands that its seizure

sparked a diplomatic crisis. british royal marines detained the grace one of the coast of gibraltar on suspicion it was transporting a radiant oil to syria in defiance of un sanctions. iran accused the us — uk of piracy and in response, they moved to protect shipping but on july 19, the iranians revolution of the guards boarded the uk flag ship and detaining the crew. they said it had violated maritime rules and it was in international waters when it was in international waters when it was boarded. iran released pictures of that operation and later of the detained crew. one month on, concerns remain for their welfare. there has been no substantial evidence brought forward by the iranians as to why that was detained. our hope is that now grace one has been released that actually

the crew of steno impero will be repatriated. meanwhile, a second attempt by the us to re— detain it has been thwarted. us sanctions against iran do not apply in the eu. they haven't taken our ships, they have taken ships, but they haven't taken our ships and they better not but i will say this, i really think that iran wants to get there. donald trump says iran would like to talk about the tankers but it seems there already may be a resolution to this crisis on the horizon. john mcmanus, bbc news. some of the migrants stranded on board a charity ship off the coast of italy have jumped into the sea to try and 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.

crying and screaming. chaos and frustration aboard the migrant rescue boat proactiva open arms. they've been stranded off the coast of the italian island lampedusa for two weeks now, and in the 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 i 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 left on board, most of whom are african who were picked up off the coast of libya. following italy's refusal to dock, spain has since offered to take

the boat in, but crews say they won't 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 persecutor 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 get some of the day's other news. parts of northern india have been hit by severe weather. flash—floods have left at least 22 people dead in the state of himachal pradesh. roads have been swept away in some areas, and two national highways have been blocked due to landslides.

president trump says he's unlikely to grant another temporary reprieve to the chinese technology company huawei, citing national security concerns. in may, his administration banned huawei from doing business with us companies, but the commerce department subsequently gave the company a ninety day reprieve. argentina's economy minister, nicolas dujovne, has resigned after a week of financial turbulence in the country. his departure follows the government's defeat in primary presidential elections. the argentinian peso lost 20 per cent of its value against the us dollar after president macri suffered electoral losses last week. canada has accused the uk of offloading its responsibilities, after a british man with dual nationality, who'd travelled to syria to join the islamic state group, was stripped

of his uk citizenship. jack letts was captured by kurdish forces two years ago. he's currently being held in prison in northern syria. our security correspondent frank gardner has been speaking about the canadian reaction. they have said they were very disappointed with this and they pointed out that terrorism has no borders and countries need to work together and don't forget, canada and britain are parts of the what is called the five eyes agreement where they sit — share sensitive intelligence with america, canada, new zealand and australia. some will say that this is a politically motivated populist move he has a canadian father and a british mother. others will say this was done on sound national security grounds. it's not the first time this has happened. in february, shamima begum was stripped of her british

nationality, another teenager, who went out to marry an isis fighter. the big picture here is that there are still around 320, an estimated 320 british citizens somewhere out in the middle east whojoined isis, and no solution has been brought up as to what to do about them. it is a problem and it hasn't been thought through. thank you, frank gardner. audrey macklin is a law professor at the university of toronto and specialises in citizenship and migration. thank you for your time. first of all, what is your reaction to the uk's decision to stripjacka let of his uk citizenship? well, about this question. ifjack his uk citizenship? well, about this question. if jack letts his uk citizenship? well, about this question. ifjack letts is a his uk citizenship? well, about this question. if jack letts is a threat to the national security of britain because of his involvement with isis asa because of his involvement with isis as a foreign fighter, in what way is he less of a national security threat to canada ? he less of a national security threat to canada? by the same token, by what standard could jack letts,

born, raised and formed by england, be properly considered more of the responsibility of canada, the sole responsibility of canada, the sole responsibility of canada, rather than the uk? so i think it is fair to say that if your viewers could put yourselves in the position of canada, they might well wonder about both the ethics and the legality of the uk act. son who perhaps support the uk act. son who perhaps support the uk's decision might argue that they view citizenship as a privilege as opposed to a right and that canada doesn't have to repatriate jack letts and in fact jack canada doesn't have to repatriate jack letts and in factjack —— canada has said it doesn't have an obligation to return any of their citizens. ultimately, estate has a legal obligation. sooner or later it does. the idea of citizenship being a privilege rather than a right, well, if it is a privilege for the uk, it suddenly becomes a right with respect to canada because no country can legally make a citizen stateless

so can legally make a citizen stateless so if the uk think that it a privilege for uk nationals, it can't also be a privilege for the other state of citizenship. that is the way it works. there are some who might argue that the uk government has domestic support for this kind of action. what is the view in canada of repatriating citizens who have fought with islamic state? canada of repatriating citizens who have fought with islamic state ?|j would invite your viewers to consider how it might look from the other side. if this is such a great policy then i guess the uk would like to see every country in the world emulated. so if canada presently have the same policy as the uk, that is the ability to strip citizens of their nationality, i guess citizens of their nationality, i gu ess really citizens of their nationality, i guess really what you would see is the uk and canada in a race to see who could stripjack letts‘s citizenship first. hard to see how that advances global cooperation in the struggle against terrorism and radicalisation. infact, it

the struggle against terrorism and radicalisation. in fact, it seems like a grubby, parochial move. radicalisation. in fact, it seems like a grubby, parochial movem obviously is a complicated subject which many countries are grappling with but i wonder what the view is in canada amongst canadian citizens. it is not that popular in canada, either, for repatriating people who have fought with islamic state? of course, it is an issue for the beat is difficult for the nobody is crazy about the challenges that it poses but that doesn't provide a justification for imposing the responsibility on some other state. every state has a responsibility that it can't simply disavowal by, in effect, trying to depose of them on another state so it is a collective responsibility that every state has a responsibility to uphold. certainly a very difficult subject. thank you for your time. stay with us on bbc news, still to come: the power station that inspired poetry — but the demolition didn't

quite go to plan. washington, the world's most political city, is today assessing the political health of the world's most powerful man. indeed i did have a relationship with ms 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 past ten days, 500 have died. chanting: czechoslovakia must be free! czechoslovakia must be free! chanting: czechoslovakia must be free! russia is observing a national day of mourning for the 118 submariners who died on board the kursk. we all with them now. with — 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 news, the latest headlines: hundreds of thousands of people braved heavy rains, for hong kong's latest pro—democracy march — the 11th consecutive weekend. the british prime minister, borisjohnson will tell eu leaders that there needs to be a new brexit deal when he makes his first trip abroad as pm later this week. it comes after a sunday newspaper printed leaked government documents warning of food, medicine and fuel shortages in a no—deal scenario. our political correspondent nick eardley reports. it's 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 won't change. unless someone blinks or mps force a delay, the uk is heading for a no—deal exit. this morning the sunday times published a leaked government document warning what that could look like, including shortages of food, medicine and fuel. the minister in charge of no deal preparation says it's an old document. it's certainly the case that there will be some bumps in the road, some element of disruption in the event of no deal. but the document that has appeared in the sunday times was an attempt in the past to work out what the very, very worst situation would be so that we could take steps to mitigate that, and we have taken steps. the dossier, however, paints a bleak picture.

we are not going to ensure that there are any impediments on the irish border. what the european union decide, well, that's a matterfor them. that's fine and well, but this document suggests that's unworkable. no, it is the case, that we can ensure that we will have a system in place that ensures that there is no need for any infrastructure at the border. it will be for mps to consider those assurances when they return here in a couple of weeks. number10, 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.

and what we've seen revealed in the sunday times today sets out that we could be here, in 2019, with shortages of food, shortages of fuel, shortages of medicine. the prime minister will enter the international arena this week, taking his case to brussels and paris, telling the eu's most influential leaders the deal has to change if the uk is to sign up. if not, a no—deal exit looms. nick eardley, bbc news. a ceremony has been held in iceland to unveil a plaque commemorating the disappearance of a 700—year—old glacier. it's the island's first to melt away due to climate change, but scientists warn it won't be the last unless immediate action is taken. courtney bembridge reports. 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 officially declared dead by glaciologist oddur sigursson. 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 stops 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's already past the time to act. an 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 warn 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. 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 certainly the case in the english town of didcot where three famous towers — once used to produce electricity — were turned to rubble. it didn't quite go as planned though, as louisa currie reports. they've watched over didcot from more than half a century. boom.

but it took just seconds for the power station's three remaining cooling towers to be flattened. applause. it's quite an emotional thing, really, because those towers have been up since before i was born. so they were always like a landmark here. finding my way home from a long journey. you would always see the towers whenever you come in from the motorway and it's in a way something saying you're nearly home. i feel quite sad losing them, really, yeah. it's the skyline's changed, forever. dan and kevin worked there for many years. we want to be more environmentally friendly, that's the right thing, but when you've spent all that time there, and your dad spent all that time there, it's a sad day. it is quite nice to not see the towers, because obviously it's

restored the area to its natural environment again, but, yeah, a sad day. work to clear the site has been ongoing since it shut in 2013. but in 2016, tragedy struck. a 10—storey boiler house collapsed, killing four men. the investigation into what caused it is still ongoing. today's demolition appeared to run smoothly, but moments later an explosion — 119,000 homes lost power forjust over an hour. once the site is clear, it will be redeveloped. there's already plans to build a hotel there, 400 new homes and it's going to be a site for business, leisure and also residential. so it's changing, already going to have use going forward. before that, there is one last demolition planned in the autumn for the largest chimney. louisa currie, bbc news.

stay with us. much more coming up. you can reach me on twitter, i'm @regedahmadbbc. hello again. well, we've seen plenty of showers around over the course of the weekend. and showers again are the name of the game as we look at the forecast for monday too. clouds like these will be bringing those showers in, we've seen plenty of those recently as well. the radar picture shows the most extensive showers across northern and western areas of the uk, there could be a few though over the next few hours running through the english channel, and perhaps sneaking onto the coastline of southern england as well. but it's across eastern areas of england, part of the midlands that will have the longest of the clear spells over the next few hours. but if you are heading out, it's worth taking an umbrella with you today for sure. it's going to be quite a breezy start to the day,

but not cold. temperatures 10—13 degrees or something like that. and for monday we have the same area of low pressure firmly in charge that we had with us through the weekend, the only difference is it's moving over towards norway, allowing the winds to switch to a more north—north—westerly direction across parts of the country. showers from the word go, really. the heaviest, northern ireland, scotland under north—west of england. much greater chance of seeing downpours in the south as well. the winds are coming down from polar regions, whereas across england and wales, they're coming from the mid—atla ntic. there is a north—south difference in temperatures, just 16 degrees in edinburgh whereas we should see temperatures in the low 20s still across eastern counties of england. tuesday's weather, we've got a ridge of high pressure here for a time ahead of this warm front that was spread ultimately thicker cloud and outbreaks of rain into western parts. so rain gets going into northern ireland, parts of western scotland, western england and wales as the day goes by and you will see some of the cloud become quite low for some of the hills.

it is probably a better kind of day in those eastern parts of the country. changes for wednesday — a cold front swings in across the west part of the country, so some real contrast in the weather for wednesday. wet and windy weather for northern ireland, the rain getting into western scotland could see a few spots running ahead into north—west england and north wales, but by and large eastern parts of the country dry and it will turn cloudier with those temperatures coming up a little. highs of 18 degrees in edinburgh on wednesday, up to 23 degrees in london. once we've got wednesday out of the way, the weather should become dry for a few days and it should get warmer as well. in london, as we head into the weekend, temperatures could reach 27 by saturday.

this is bbc news, the headlines: the organisers of the latest pro—democracy protests in hong kong say at least 1.7 million people took pa rt say at least 1.7 million people took part ina say at least 1.7 million people took part in a peaceful rally. the demonstrations have now lasted 11 weeks and sometimes led to clashes with police. china has ordered an end to the protest. burials have been taking place in cabo, afghanistan, for the victims ofa cabo, afghanistan, for the victims of a suicide bomb which killed 63 people. the islamic state group said it was behind the attack. and the iranian oil tanker seized by gibraltar last month has left port and is heading east into the mediterranean. it's destination is not known. it was originally seized on suspicion of transporting oil to syria in violation of eu sanctions, something tehran denies. those are the latest headlines.