this is bbc news, i'm lukwesa burak. the headlines at 6pm: thousands take to the streets across the uk to condemn borisjohnson‘s decision to suspend parliament. i never thought at my age, 61 years of age, i would have to be here in whitehall protesting against the shut—down of parliament. there's been renewed violence in hong kong, with pro—democracy protesters defying a ban on rallying. more than 50 migrants have been detained as they tried to cross the english channel to reach kent. several boats have been intercepted. same—sex couples could be allowed to compete on strictly come dancing from next year. and in sportsday in half an hour, manchester united draw with southampton in the premier league.

good afternoon. demonstrations are taking place across the uk in protest at boris johnson's decision to suspend parliament for five weeks in the run—up to brexit. the government insists it's acting properly, but critics say it's an attempt to by—pass democracy. tens of thousands have taken to the streets from sheffield to swansea, belfast to london. here's our home editor, mark easton. we will shut down the streets! calls for direct action from protesters outside downing street. several thousand people gathered in whitehall, many to voice their opposition to borisjohnson‘s move

to shut down parliament ahead of britain's scheduled exit from the european union on october 31. stop brexit! the crowds were diverse, cutting across class, age, ethnicity and traditional party politics. today's protest is a reminder of how arguments over brexit represent a reshaping of political discourse in britain. bankers and corporations... who get richer while the workers get poorer. as well as london, there were similar demonstrations in towns and cities across the country. from yorkshire to belfast to bangor. in london, the apparent unity of the crowd disguised divisions over what they were opposed to. the government's suspension of parliament orjust the government? opposed to a no—deal brexit or leaving the eu at all? is this about proroguing or brexit or conservatives? a bit of both, really. mainly proroguing and brexit, but both. are you a supporter

of the european union? i am not in support of a bosses club, i am in support of european workers of greece, spain and italy, but i don't support a bosses club in europe. you're anti—eu? i am anti the eu, yes. i am opposed to a no—deal brexit. brexit with a deal would be ok? i would prefer we would remain, but i could live with a brexit with a decent deal. why are you here? why am i here today? because i am one of the eu 27 who has been living for decades here. it is about a no—deal brexit and hatred and it is about hindering democratic processes. deeply held feelings are on display as thousands take to the streets. but it is worth reflecting on the people who are not here, people with equally passionate views on the other side of the brexit debate. public opinion and the country are riven as to what democracy should mean. the organisers of today's

demonstration say it should be seen as the beginning of a campaign of civil disobedience against the government's treatment of parliament. mark easton, bbc news, whitehall. our political correspondent jessica parker is at westminster. there has been a lot of noise and anger today, but does that mean that borisjohnson is looking out of his window, worried by what he sees and having second thoughts? well, the evidence so far suggests this administration isn't exactly afraid of a bit of confrontation, and in that vein, next week, we are set to see court battles, but also an almighty confrontation here in westminster as a group of cross—party mps are set to try to bring forward legislation to block the possibility of a no—deal brexit in the little time they now have left before parliament is set to be suspended. i think perhaps for those mps, today's protests will be a morale booster, a shot of energy for the fight ahead, but for those who think borisjohnson is taking absolutely the right approach, today's anger and noise may

well fall on deaf ears. jessica parker there. tens of thousands of pro—democracy demonstrators have taken to the streets in hong kong in defiance of a police ban. petrol bombs were thrown at officers who responded with tear gas and water cannon. it's five years since beijing ruled out allowing fully democratic elections in the territory. from hong kong, john sudworth has more. tear gas from the roof of the hong kong government offices met with utter defiance. the political deadlock here is a growing increasingly violent. the only way some believe to defend this city's freedoms under chinese rule. by nightfall, this giant fire was raging in the central business district. but with scenes like

these, china is also in no mood to compromise. this man is editor of one of beijing's ultra loyal communist party run papers. translation: america and britain are interfering in hong kong's affair. you are inflaming the situation. these irrational emotions do not come from this society. a large part has come from foreign support. despite the risk of arrest, this peaceful, unauthorised march was joined by tens of thousands. as well as one british mp here to observe he says. big changes happening in the world and we need to understand them. i know we are all obsessed about brexit but we have the growing power of china and the growing authoritarian china as well. are you meddling? no. if one mp gets blamed for this, that is simply nonsense.

this is an indigenous protest from the people here. within a few hours, though, hong kong seem to be on the break again. for the first time, police used water cannon with coloured dye, to make identifying suspects easier. even a few weeks ago, ina suspects easier. even a few weeks ago, in a city once famed for its stability, this level of violence would have seemed unimaginable. this isa would have seemed unimaginable. this is a very centre of hong kong and look at it. they warned them not to protest today. the government buildings under siege and it is com plete buildings under siege and it is complete mayhem. the day ended with running battles in a number of arrests. a fight for democracy, a global clash of values playing out on the streets. as always, they were finally brought back under the control of the police. but no one doubts the protesters will be back. timothy mclaughlin is a journalist based in hong kong. he's been at the protests today and says he was struck by the number of people who turned out.

i think banning the march, which the police did yesterday, certainly angered a lot of people. i believe rightfully so. it is their right to come out and peacefully protest in hong kong and give their views on things. i was surprised by the turnout today. a lot larger than i originally expected. i thought maybe some people would stay away, given the risk that this was considered an unlawful assembly from the beginning. but by mid—afternoon, it was clear as the report said, there were tens of thousands people out there streaming every which way through the city, crisscrossing hong kong island. you said you were surprised by the numbers. what else did you see on the streets? was there a change in tactics that was obvious? i think one of the major developments we've seen is this deployment of these water cannon trucks that the police have rolled out. today was the second time we have seen them, and they certainly seem to be

a deterrent when they do show up because people know the power that they have. they can drive a lot of people off the streets very quickly. we saw those today. we saw them firing water that was dyed blue. that's done to mark the protesters so their skin and clothes are dyed, so it's easy for police to identify them later on in the week or the day. that certainly seems to be a new tool that we're seeing by police they have rolled out quite recently that we saw the day a little bit more than we have seen in the past couple of days. yeah, both sides appear to be digging in. do you think there is any obvious end in sight? well, of the five demands the protesters have put forward, two — full withdrawal of the bill and an independent inquiry into how this all unfolded — are the two most widely accepted by a huge part of the population here, and notjust by the population but by the city elites and moderates and even some people within the pro—establishment government would like to see those

two demands at least met or discussed to kind of cool tensions here. but carrie lam, the chief executive, has shown no sign that she has any interest in addressing any of those demands or those two demands in particular. so, no, it seems like this is going to will continue on for a while. some breaking news from the world of formula i racing. we understand... formula i racing. we understand... formula to racing, sorry. we understand that the formula to driver macro one has been killed at a crash at the belgian grand prix. —— anthoine hubert. the 22—year—old frenchman suffered a huge impact from another car that was being driven by the american one at manwell herrera at a speed of around

170 mph. this took place in belgium. the statement does give a little bit more detail, saying that anthoine hubert was taken to a medical centre after the incident and died at 1835 local time. that is 6:35pm at local time. he was taken to a hospital in belgium and was reportedly in stable condition, this the american also involved in the accident. no further information about his condition. more brought to you in the sporting news from 6:30pm so itjust remind you the formula to driver macro one has been killed in a crash at the belgian grand prix. —— anthoine hubert it. more at 6:30pm in sports news. more than 50 people have been detained after several migrant boats were intercepted in the english channel. it comes a day after the home secretary, priti patel, said urgent action was needed

to stem the flow illegal immigrants. the latest arrivals came ashore at kingsdown, near dover, with search and rescue missions in operation along the kent coast. so far this year, more than 1000 migrants have been detained by the uk border force, with 590 picked up by the french authorities on their way to britain. this month, two people have died trying to cross the channel. there are no figures for migrants arriving in the uk stowed in lorries, the main form of illegal entry. earlier, our correspondent leigh milner gave this update. so, what we've been told is that 50 migrants were actually spotted in kent this morning by coastguards, trying to cross the english channel. what we don't know is where they've come from. but what we've been told by officials is that they've currently been detained. and also, in fact, several other boats have actually been intercepted. as you can imagine, search and rescue operations will be taking place in that area. so, if you are living in kent today,

just expect some activity there. and as you mentioned before, you know, the home secretary said urgent action had to be taken to tackle the migrants crisis. particularly migrants using small boats trying to cross the channel, because that is, as we can see, it's extremely dangerous, extremely choppy waters there. and to be fair, following that announcement, british and french ministers have agreed to work together to try and tackle this problem. and speaking to french officials, they say they have seen a rise, particularly over the past couple of months, possibly because of the warm and hot weather, and just looking here, we've got some figures. since january, more than 1000 migrants have either been rescued by british or french coastguards. that's more than double the number in comparison to the whole of last year. ok, i mean, normally when we talk about migrants trying to cross the channel, they're using lorries. we've seen a different side to this now. certainly.

so, it's important to remember, we are seeing a rise in the number of migrants using small boats, but, in comparison, looking at the figures, it seems as though lorries are still the favoured option. you know, a year ago, migrants illegally crossing the channel was quite a rare occurrence. now, we're seeing hundreds trying to make thatjourney. why? well, it's easier, and it's cheaper. police in france say one man has died and six other people have been injured in a knife attack at a metro station near the city of lyon. reports say one person has been arrested, but another fled the scene. scotland's first minister, nicola sturgeon, has condemned the violence overnight in glasgow. trouble flared when a planned march in support of a united ireland was met by a counterprotest in the govan area of the city. riot police and mounted officers were called in. the us national hurricane centre

says a powerful storm threatening the bahamas and florida has gathered strength and is now expected to be the strongest weather system to hit the us coast in decades. hurricane dorian now has winds of 140 miles an hour. this is how the bbc weather centre expects the hurricane to develop over the next few days. it's now marked as a category four storm, one that is considered to be extremely dangerous. cbs news correspondent hilary lane is in cocoa beach in florida. a lot of people here are breathing a sigh of relief. much of florida and cocoa beach here was in dorian‘s direct path yesterday, but overnight, those models shifted and showed the storm going out to sea and also hitting places like north carolina and georgia as of now. many people in florida were in line for hours getting gas. they were hunkering down. they were getting supplies, but everyone now breathing a sigh of relief as there is a good chance the storm will miss florida at this time.

but still a very uncertain storm, and it can make many changes before it's expected to make landfall on tuesday. in terms of preparations that are still being made? yeah, absolutely, i mean, especially when people thought that the storm was going to directly hit florida, there were hundreds of cars waiting outside gas stations. people waited for hours, gas ran out in many gas stations throughout florida. if you went into a walmart or any grocery store in florida, the shelves for water — completely empty. people bought cases and cases. the governor of florida told everyone that they should stockpile enough food, water and medicine for about a week, but again, we are seeing people breathe a sigh of relief. things are starting to loosen up here as hurricane dorian takes a different track. but very uncertain at this time. it can still hit north florida, and georgia and north carolina are still paying very close attention to this storm.

the headlines on bbc news: thousands take to the streets across the uk to condemn borisjohnson‘s decision to suspend parliament. there's been renewed violence in hong kong, with pro—democracy protesters defying a ban on rallying. more than 50 migrants have been detained as they tried to cross the english channel to reach kent. several boats have been intercepted. more now on unrest in hong kong, as tens of thousands of pro—democracy demonstrators took to the streets in defiance of a police ban. petrol bombs were thrown at officers who responded with tear gas and water cannon. our correspondent stephen mcdonnell has sent this update. outside, a couple of officers here. you can see water cannon is being deployed. people here are ducking down beneath the parapet to also avoid tear gas which is being fired. you can see from above. to the right here, you can see the protesters coming in and they are moving forward

towards the government headquarters, where they may be able to throw molotov cocktails at closer proximity to the police at times. outside, a couple of officers here. there goes one now, catching fire on the barricades. this is the violent showdown people predicted when permission was denied to have this march today and also follows the arrest of high—profile pro—democracy figures here. and so the riot police now coming through the causeway bay shopping area. quick step. behind them, they have the water cannon. and they are looking to mop up any protesters remaining in this area. and as has been the way, when the riot police come

through with such force, in such numbers, protesters, they tend to scamper. especially they know, behind them, riot police have these two water cannon trucks. the government is showing no sign that it's prepared to hear any of the demands of the protesters. activists say they are going to keep turning up and confronting the police if their demands are not met. despite the police telling people not to come out and protest today, we had large crowds, tens of thousands of people here are ducking down beneath the parapet to also avoid tear gas people, risking arrest. and itjust shows you the depth of the problem with both sides digging in. and all along, every time we have a clash like this, people in the city are wondering are we one step closer to that central government intervention, which would involve the people's armed police or troops from the chinese mainland getting involved.

nearly 2 million people in assam in india are facing the possibility of becoming stateless after narendra modi's government published a register of citizens. it's a list of people who can prove they came to the north—eastern state before neighbouring bangladesh declared independence from pakistan in 1971. the final version of the list leaves off 1.9 million people, many of them muslims. india's governing bjp party has been accused of bias towards its hindu population, a charge it denies. rajini vaidya nathan has more from assam. across the state of assam, people have been coming to these centres to check whether their name appears on the national citizens register. for the last few years, people here, all 32 million of them, have had to prove they're indian by providing documents and paperwork. and today is the moment of truth, where they come here and see

if their name and their face is on this list. now, we've been told that 1.9 million people in the state of assam have been excluded, and it's unclear what will happen to them. they will have the chance to appeal, but once that appeal process is over, then what? do they go to a detention centre? or are they deported? and if so, where to? because neighbouring bangladesh says that it won't be taking these people. now, the whole point of this exercise, the government says, is to crack down on what they say has been a decades—long problem of illegal immigrants coming from nearby bangladesh. but critics of this process say that it targets minorities, especially muslims living in assam. five teenagers, arrested on suspicion of arson after a huge blaze at a kitchen appliance factory in peterborough, have been released. around £2 million worth of damage was caused as 52 lorry trailers were destroyed in the fire on thursday.

police inquiries continue. the use of food banks has become a common sight across the uk and rarely out of the headlines. but what about communities restricted by what they can eat based on their religion or diet? one food bank in east london which provides halal and vegetarian food, says it has seen an increase in people from the asian community asking for help. it also says the fear ofjudgement often prevents many from accessing its services. the bbc asian network's nalini sivathasan reports. forget baked beans and pasta. humdum is not your typical food bank. here, you're more likely to find vegetable rice and lamb curry. volunteers provide home—cooked asian food, with halal and vegetarian options. everyone is welcome, but it caters in particular

for barking's muslim, hindu and sikh communities. as well as taking donations, humdum needs to buy a lot of the food it needs, and for nighat bhola, one of the founders, it means shopping trips need careful planning. the process does take a bit longer because we have to check the ingredients — is this suitable for our vegetarian or halal clients as well as anyone else? back at base, it's nearly time to eat. across the country, food bank use has increased. the trusell trust, the uk's biggest food bank network, gave away 1.6 million packs of food in the past year. that's an increase of nearly 20% from 2018. humdum has had around 30 people that have come to the food drive, but volunteers here say for some people in the asian community they may feel embarrassed coming to a food bank. they're very shy. they don't want to go out and beg.

i've dedicated my time to go out and deliver to their houses. yasmin, which is not her real name, comes weekly. the food is very nice. i am muslim, so i especially eat halal food. they can speak with me punjabi, so i can explain what i want and they are giving me. but for some, the stigma is too great. nighat tries to encourage them in, not least for the social contact. they can come up here, they feel lonely, they feel they can come up to a place on a saturday, sit down, have lunch, talk to people. we are like their humdum family. and the volunteers here say they benefit from the community feeling, too, including 22—year—old nurse zara. once we have done our work, cleaned up, ourgroup, our team leader will sit us down and we all eat together, which is fantastic, because you're not just coming here to volunteer, you're also here to make friends. with a stronger sense of community, humdum hopes it will help asian

people shake off the shame that some associate with food banks. the charity samaritans is being criticised for entering into a year—long partnership with a gambling company. staff at paddy power betfair chose samaritans as their charity of the year and are supporting it through fundraising, corporate donations and volunteering. critics say samaritans shouldn't work with the gambling industry. dan whitworth, from radio 4's money box programme, has more. if you're sat in the pub, you can tell a guy who's an alcoholic. let's be honest, you can tell if a guy is on drugs. the man sat in the corner on his phone is gambling his life away, and nobody knows because it's such a hidden thing. critics, including relatives of people with gambling problems who took their own lives, say samaritans is risking its well—earned reputation by working with paddy power betfair, adding it should stop taking

the compa ny‘s money. the mp, carolyn harris, who chairs the all—party parliamentary group on gambling—related harm, says she's shocked by the deal. she calls it distasteful and appalling. others on social media, as well as the charity gambling with lives, have voiced similar opinions. both samaritans and paddy power betfair have defended the partnership, though. samaritans says it will work with the company to... paddy power betfair, meanwhile, says that charity's expertise will help it develop existing safeguards for vulnerable customers. there are more than 400,000 problem gamblers in britain, according to the gambling commission, defined as people whose gambling compromises, disrupts or damages family, personal or recreational pursuits, with a further 2 million people at risk. things even now can just hit you.

it's just something stupid that'll set it off. you'll hear something or see something or remember something and before you know it, you're tearing up again. it never goes away. it does get slightly better, but it doesn't go away. same—sex couples could be allowed to compete on strictly come dancing from next year. in a statement, the bbc said it's "open" to having same—sex couples competing on the show in the future. it said that strictly come dancing is an inclusive show and would consider including same sex pairings between celebrities and professional dancers in the future "should the opportunity arise". earlier, i spoke to robin windsor, a former professional dancer on the show, who welcomes the move. strictly has always been pitched as a family show, and in their own words a few years back, they said that's the reason they wouldn't include same—sex couples. what did you make of that at the time? it was very disheartening at the time, but of course families are now made up very differently than they were, and i think

it's fantastic that they are open to have some more inclusivity on the show. what is your experience of same—sex dancing? the first time i saw it, i found it strange, because growing up, you had never really seen that. generally, it's between a man and a woman, or two women dancing together, because there's never enough boys to go around, and of course, there are thousands of girls who dance with each other, and we always think of same—sex partnerships, when we mention it for strictly, as two men, but it can of course be two women as well. how does strictly compare with other versions of the show around the world? in australia, it's called dancing with the stars. we had an incredible drag act dancing with a man, and it was so well—received by the australian public, they were the nation's sweethearts at the time, and they embraced it, they went all the way to the final. it was done so perfectly. she did not always dance as a drag queen, sometimes it was as a male as well, it was absolutely fantastic. i was just going to say,

does a drag act equate to a same—sex dance? i think we sort of forgot that courtney was actually a man, so it was nice to see what they did with their tango. it was amazing, you can see that online. because it was so well—received, i think it would be fantastic to do that here. and of course, you do not need to be gay to dance with somebody of the same sex, either. ballroom dancing is just about two people moving together in perfect unison across a floor. as long as you have a leader and a follower, it should not really matter who is who. how do you think it'll go down with viewers? what do you think the bbc were afraid of? us brits are very traditional when it comes to our ballrrom dancing, but of course, like anything in the world, it is evolving, and it moves on, and people need to see it to be able to embrace it. i think it is one of those things people are a bit scared to see, they think it is not quite right, but until you see something, look at the first lesbian kiss on air in brookside a few years ago caused an absolute uproar,

but now it's just the norm. we are looking at some shots on the screen, it is fun, isn't it, strictly come dancing? it is all about fun. it is. it is about two people dancing together... i'm not sure that was dancing, but never mind! it's about two people learning skills together, especially celebrities. it's great for mental health, socialising, fitness, you name it. are there classes or schools where same—sex dancing does take place? once a month, i go to a ballroom in south london, they have a same—sex evening called the pinkjukebox. the first time i went, it was incredible, a jam—packed studio full of same—sex dancing. it is up, it is on the rise and i think everybody should embrace it. now, it's time for a look at the weather with nick miller.

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