welcome to bbc news, i'm duncan golestani. our top stories: the most powerful storm ever to reach the bahamas makes landfall. bearing the brunt, the northernmost abaco islands. part of it is already under water and, in some areas, you cannot tell the difference as to the beginning of the street versus where the ocean begins. this is bbc news. the headlines: chaos at hong kong the most powerful storm international airport, in modern times to hit the bahamas as protestors block road and rail links and force dozens of flights is battering the archipelago's northernmost islands. hurricane dorian has to be cancelled. winds of almost 300km/h. officials have warned of life—threatening storm surges of up to seven metres with some a blunt message for britain's conservative mps: block a no—deal brexit parts already underwater. and be barred from elections. eighty years after the attack that sparked world war two, thousands of pro—democracy germany's president asks protesters have brought chaos to hong kong international airport for poland's forgiveness. for the second time in three weeks,

blocking road and rail links and from palm oil plantations and forcing dozens of flights to beauty products. to be cancelled. how our lifestyles fuel the destruction of asia's rainforests. thousands tried to enter the terminal building but were stopped by riot police. it comes a day after violent clashes at a banned rally. british conservative party mps have been told that if they vote to block a no—deal brexit, they'll be suspended from the parliamentary party and barred from standing in the next general election. a cross—party group of mps is planning to introduce legislation this week to stop the uk leaving the eu without an agreement. the strongest storm on record to hit the north—western bahamas is battering the low—lying islands. now on bbc news, it's hardtalk. officials are warning that hurricane dorian could cause a life—threatening storm surge, with winds of up to 290 kilometres an hour. parts of the florida coast are also forecast to be in the path of the storm later on monday. from there, aleem maqbool reports. these were the last pictures out of the abaco islands of the bahamas before hurricane dorian hit.

gusts were already strengthening but, when it made landfall, wind speeds were measured at 185 miles an hour, the strongest storm ever recorded here. this is a deadly storm and a monster storm. on two previous occasions i have asked bahamians to leave the quays. many have not heeded my warning, many have remained behind. i can only say to them, this is not the last time they will hear my voice. these are flat islands and the ocean surges predicted during the hurricane are expected to overwhelm them and anyone who did not evacuate. the police will not be coming for you in the middle of a hurricane. you will have to hunker down, if you're head is hard and stubborn and you will not move, you will have to hunker down, after a certain time, because no—one will render any assistance to you.

the potential of severe risk to people's lives will continue, as the hurricane passes through the bahamas, but people on the south—eastern coast of the usa are already preparing for what could come their way, in the coming days. we have talked about the wind, we will also have substantial destructive, life—threatening storm surge, freshwater rainfall and four states — florida, georgia, south carolina and north carolina — can all expect to see trppical storm hurricane—force impacts over the coming days so the time for preparation is now. well, the problem for people living in this part of the united states, as has been the case in the bahamas over the last couple of days, is that this hurricane has changed its path so dramatically, that it is hard to know where to evacuate and where is going to be safe. the immediate concern though is that all those who needed to escape for their lives in the bahamas manage to do so. aleem maqbool, bbc news.

joining me now on the line from eleuthera in the bahamas is arther nixon, a taxi driver and tour guide. thank you for speaking to us. how is it looking now? right now we are looking pretty good, in the clear because the winds have almost subsided and we are looking pretty much out of it now. how much damage have you seen? i have not seen any physical damage of any kind of devastation here. i saw a rise in surf, a township five miles of me, has had an unusual tide, so to speak. i do than that it looks

pretty well 0k. —— either. speak. i do than that it looks pretty well 0k. -- either. it is late in the evening. how will you organise your house to protect yourself and your family?” organise your house to protect yourself and your family? i think we're yourself and your family? i think we' re pretty yourself and your family? i think we're pretty much out of the woods as far as we're pretty much out of the woods as faras any we're pretty much out of the woods as far as any further damage is concerned so i am not planning on doing any extra thing here tonight as far as preparedness. electricity came back up after being shut down at 3am this morning. wejust came back up after being shut down at 3am this morning. we just got an atrocity returned a few minutes ago. i have not made any planes of any further preparations. —— plans. i have not made any planes of any further preparations. -- plans. that is good to hear. what have the preparations been like over the last few days? people have been pretty much sensible about their

preparedness. battening down the windows, storing what is necessary. idid limited windows, storing what is necessary. i did limited preparedness this time around because i really well monitored movements and from past experiences of hurricane ‘s, i determined that we would not get a direct impact, which again was a pretty sensible call on my part even though it was not the proper thing to do but then again we came through it without any devastating damages, as far as it without any devastating damages, as farasi it without any devastating damages, as far as i am concerned. that is the most important thing. really appreciate your time. you are most welcome. the bbc weather team has all the latest on the progress of hurricane dorian. you can see the maps and charts

of its progress by heading to our website. or download the bbc news app. let's get some of the day's other news: the us says it's concerned by rising tensions along the lebanese border after clashes between israel and the militant group hezbollah. the israeli military fired about hundred shells at hezbollah positions in southern lebanon, following an attack on one of its bases. hezbollah sources reported several israeli casualties, but israel said none of its soldiers had been injured. a senior aid worker in yemen has spoken of his shock at what he saw at the scene of a saudi—led coalition air strike on a prison. it's believed more than 100 detainees were killed. they were prisoners of war who'd fought against the rebels for the yemeni government. early results from state elections in eastern germany suggest that mainstream parties have held off a challenge from the right—wing, populist alternative for germany. the afd failed to overtake the christian democrats in saxony,

or the social democrats in brandenberg. argentina's government has introduced restrictions on foreign currency purchases in an attempt to prop up the peso, which lost a quarter of its value last month. the move requires exporters to seek the permission of the central bank to make transfers abroad. it's raised further concerns about the state of argentina's economy. hong kong is braced for more disruption on monday with calls for a general strike and a higher education boycott. it follows a weekend of serious violence, some of the worst in recent months. hong kong international airport was targeted for the second time in three weeks, blocking the access road and sabotaging the rail link. it meant dozens of flights had to be cancelled or delayed at one of the world's busiest transport hubs. demonstrators first took to the streets of hong kong

three months ago, demanding an end to plans to allow people to be extradited to face trial in mainland china. since then, huge numbers have joined the protests, calling also for free elections and for charges to be dropped dropped against protesters. in a momemt, we'll be live in hong kong wth the latest but firstjohn sudworth reports on sunday's violence. hong kong airport, a vital part of an open, free trading economy, under siege. chanting: fight for freedom! with pilots having to clamber over the barriers, as the pro—democracy campaign tries to hit this city where it hurts. well, this is the main airport approach road and, once again, this meandering, leaderless protest movement is showing its ability to take its message to the international community. they come, they disrupt, and, if necessary, melt away

and there is very little the authorities can do about it. thousands turned up for the action, and although many flights were still getting away, with transport links brought to a standstill, passengers faced major problems. do you support what they're doing? i support what they're doing but there's means and ways of doing it. i don't think this is the right way. hong kong's never had democracy and it's certainly not going to have it in the future, so... what do you make of the disruption? it's (bleep). i'm trying to go on my honeymoon. eventually, the police arrived in force, but, as predicted, the protesters had already vanished. moving on to this nearby metro station, the service now a target of violence and vandalism for closing stations, giving protesters fewer ways to escape. yesterday, similar acts were met by a fierce response,

heavily criticised over accusations that innocent bystanders were caught up in it. but defended today in this police press conference. "minimum force was used," they said. it was anger over that incident, though, that helped fuel today's demonstration, with many walking home along the airport expressway, as this city's extraordinary, escalating cycle of chaos continued late into the night. john sudworth, bbc news, hong kong. let's go live now to hong kong and the bbc‘s sharanjit leyl. what are we expecting on monday? you saw what are we expecting on monday? you sanohn‘s report and another weekend of violence in hong kong. it is now monday morning and it is of

the first of a two—day general strike that has been called as well here. stormy weather, which is no stranger to hong kong, there was a cyclone wanting but it has been downgraded, it has been a tropical storm. it has to some extent interrupted some of the action. it is the first of a two—day general strike and we know also students who have formed the backbone of a lot of the demonstrations and protests over the demonstrations and protests over the last 13 weekends, they are also planning to boycott school. today is the first day of term for many of them and the reports that as many as 10,000 secondary school students are planning to boycott school today and they are also going to take part in a rally. there are two rallies approved by authorities to take place today, one of which is

starting this morning. another one taking place at this afternoon. we know those rallies have had incidents of violence take place but also have taken place fairly peacefully. at the moment things appear peaceful and a lot of those transport links are back again, particularly in the subway. stay with us on bbc news, still to come: the devastating environmental — and human — cost of palm oil in the beauty industry. she received a nobel peace prize for her work with the poor and the dying in india's slums. the head of the catholic church said mother teresa was "a wonderful example of how to help people in need." we have to identify the bodies, then arrange the coffins and take them back home. parents are waiting and wives are waiting. hostages appeared, some carried, some running,

britain lost a princess today, described by all to whom she reached out as irreplaceable. an early morning car crash in a paris underpass ended a life with more than its share of pain and courage, warmth and compassion. this is bbc world news, the latest headlines: hurricane dorian has made landfall in the bahamas — it's the most powerful storm ever to reach the islands. there's been a day of chaos at hong kong international airport — as protestors blocked road and rail links and forced dozens of flights

to be cancelled british conservative party mps have been told that if they vote to block a no—deal brexit, they will be suspended from the parliamentary party — and barred from standing in the next general election. a cross—party group of mps is planning to introduce legislation this week to stop the uk leaving the eu without an agreement. our political correspondent, iain watson reports from westminster. chanting: boris johnson's got to go! a week of protests on the streets, and a week of rebellion at westminster lies ahead. save our democracy! these protesters want the suspension of parliament later this month lifted. but mps will still meet this week and opposition parties plan to seize control of the parliamentary agenda and pass a law effectively ruling out a no—deal brexit. but if that happens, this cabinet minister refused

repeatedly to say that the government would accept the will of parliament. we will see what the legislation says when it is put forward. let's see what the legislation says. you're asking me about a pig in a poke. let's see what the legislation is. but michael gove also expressed hope that the government would defeat attempts to block no deal. i believe that a majority of mps in the house of commons this week will back the prime minister because we know the prime minister is making progress with our european friends and allies in attempting to secure a deal. and this could be the reason for michael gove's confidence. a procession of government whips going into chequers, the prime minister's country pile. over lunch, they cooked up a plan to turn up the heat on borisjohnson‘s critics. tonight, the gloves are off, notjust in the battle between boris johnson and the opposition, but between the prime minister and conservative rebels, some of them recently cabinet ministers. government whips, those responsible for party discipline, are tonight ringing around those

rebels and delivering a blunt message: if you vote with the opposition to block no deal, you'll be blocked as a candidate for the conservative party at the next general election. some of them perhaps didn't realise that's what borisjohnson meant when he said he'd unify the party behind him. a meeting scheduled for tomorrow between the prime minister and the so—called gaukeward squad, david gauke and otherformer ministers opposed to no deal, was abruptly cancelled tonight. number ten cited a diary clash. but david gauke signalled he is likely to rebel. sometimes there is a point where it is — you have to judge between your own personal interests and the national interest, and the national interest has to come first. but i hope it doesn't come to that, and i hope that cooler and calmer heads will look at this

and think that trying to split the conservative party in this way is not a sensible way forward. labour say boris johnson could defuse any row with parliament, if he puts forward his own brexit plan and gives mps a say. the prime minister can cut through this very easily this week by saying, "i'm going to put my proposal "up for a vote, and i'm going to live by the result. "if parliament gives me backing to leave without a deal, "so be it, and if they don't, i'll abide by it." but he won't do it. importing goods from the eu... this week, the government's going to step up its campaign to get us ready for brexit, but it's clear some of borisjohnson‘s mps are far from ready for no deal. at least 7 people are now known to have been killed and 21 others injured after a gunman opened fire from a vehicle in the us state of texas. it's the state's second mass shooting in a month. it happened on a road between the towns of midland and odessa. the gunman has been shot dead by the police

and the motives remain unclear. comedian and actor kevin hart has reportedly been injured in a serious car accident in california. a police report said hart was a passenger in a vehicle that rolled down an embankment in malibu in the early hours of sunday morning. hart and the driver both suffered what are described as "major back injuries" — and were taken to hospital. the german president, frank valter schtinemeier, has asked for poland's forgiveness at an event marking the 80th anniversary of the invasion that sparked the second world war. he was speaking in the polish town which was the first to suffer german aerial bombardment. our berlin correspondent, jenny hill, reports from warsaw. sudden, violent, the attacks came from air, land and sea. 80 years ago, nazi troops stormed in to occupy poland, an act of aggression which triggered the deadliest conflict

in human history. air raid siren. before dawn this morning, sirens to commemorate the first civilian casualties of the second world war. german bombers destroyed the town of weilun. speaking in polish, the german president said he was sorry. translation: i bow my head before the victims of the attack on weilun. i bow my head before the polish victims of germany's tyranny, and i ask for forgiveness. in warsaw, a chance to reflect on the horrors of conflict past, but among the leaders and heads of state, two notable absences. donald trump cancelled his attendance at short notice, and the russian leader, vladimir putin, wasn't invited. the leaders who came here today came to commemorate notjust war

but europe's hard—won peace, yet they themselves are deeply divided over the very values on which post—war europe is built. there was a sense at times today that the unity those leaders are supposed to represent is in fact rather fragile. jenny hill, bbc news, warsaw. demand for palm oil in food products around the world has fuelled the destruction of rainforests in indonesia and borneo — as palms are planted on cleared land. what is less known is immense demand for palm oil from the skincare and beauty industry — it is used in more than two—thirds of makeup products. our environment correspondent claire marshall has been to papua new guinea — to investigate the cost of a controversial industry — and to see how palm oil can be sustainably produced. what helps to make lips glossy? face cream creamy? palm oil, a driver of rainforest

destruction and in 70% of make up. and just relax your lip. open. emmy owns her own salon in somerset. we went with her to the other side of the world to investigate what's in the products she uses. this is one of the largest palm oil plantations in papua new guinea. to make way for it, the forest has been cut down, huge chunks at a time. nobody sees this. we don't appreciate kind of what goes into... putting things on our face or what we used to, like, wash with. this side of it should be shown more. we came uninvited and this is what we found. there were young children, barefoot, working in the searing heat. do they have any rules saying no children or...? there is no rules for children or anything. they can bring children. they have to work in the farm so they will have money.

in a nearby village, more children of the plantation. some clearly need medical help. they say, when the palm oil company came, it promised them a new hospital. eight years later, it's still not been built. we used to live by the forest. the forest was our source of food. it was just like our supermarket. but now the company came, we lost everything. in another village, they tell us a similar story. bhiwani oil palm plantation is not a certified sustainable palm oil company. it told us it acted legally, it didn't allow child labour and said the area had been neglected for decades. it had broughtjobs and benefits and was committed to addressing the needs of the villagers. it's important to remember that this whole process, its impact on the forest, the communities, it's all down to produce a product that we want. this is just out of my make—up bag, foundation, moisturiser, lip gloss.

palm oil's in all these things and thousands of others. we went to a different part of papua new guinea to see a company that has signed up to produce palm oil in a better way. on this certified sustainable plantation, they follow strict rules. they plant and harvest the palms but don't cut down any new rainforest. they also pledge to treat workers fairly. i feel happy because the company provides water. yeah. and, like, transport for the children to go to school. the fruit is taken off to the mill and processed. this oil gets a stamp, a bit like a fairtrade one, but most of the time, this isn't put on product labels. the average consumer going into the supermarket, you know, doesn't know. all they know at the moment is that palm oil is bad, and that's particularly frustrating for the sustainable palm oil industry.

emmy glimpses a fragment of rainforest not yet destroyed by palm. it's incredible! i'm going to go home and try and look into the brands that i use, to make sure that the ingredients that are in it, you know, where it's come from. palm oil is up to ten times more productive than other vegetable oil crops. producers hope the sustainable, more acceptable side, won't stay so hidden. claire marshall, bbc news, papua new guinea. pope francis was late making his sunday appearance at st peter's square after getting stuck in a lift. the pontiff was inside the elevator for 25 minutes before a team of firefighters managed to start it again. once he made it on to the balcony the pontiff announced he would be appointing 10 new cardinals next month. you can reach me on twitter — i'm @duncangolestani.

hello there, good morning. cloudier, milder weather is set to return across much of the uk for monday. the weather will look a little bit different to the way it did on sunday. still a few showers around at the moment, particularly across northern areas but it is turning quite chilly and we have clearer skies across the south as well. we have had those cooler, fresher, north—westerly winds on sunday and they will be replaced by these west— south—westerly winds coming around top of this area of high pressure. we're going to find these weather fronts focusing the wetter weather across the northern half of the uk. ahead of that, with the clearer skies, in eastern scotland, eastern england, it will be chilly and temperatures could be lower than this in rural areas, perhaps three orfour degrees. milder across northern ireland and western scotland. they will start the day with cloud

and outbreaks of rain which will push steadily eastwards. further rain through the day across scotland. always wetter in the west. rain for northern ireland and northern england and north wales. a few spots of drizzle further south over those western hills. middle and south—east england, some sunshine in the morning, more cloud in the afternoon. it will probably be dry, temperatures at best 22 degrees. even further north with the cloud and rain, those numbers are higher than we saw sunday. quite windy in many places. those south—westerly winds should tend to push away the worst of the rain during the evening. it will stay a bit damp and dreary around some of these western hills and coasts. and on the whole, there'll be a lot of cloud on monday night, into tuesday morning. as a result, the temperatures will be a bit higher. by which time, we've got the high—pressure really getting squeezed down to the south of the uk. this broad westerly airflow, some weather fronts on the scene, complicating what is a fairly straightforward cloudy air mass that's heading our way. there may be sunshine across eastern areas out to the west. we will find some thicker cloud, rain and drizzle. turning wetter later in the day for western scotland and northern ireland where there will be some brisker winds, too.

still dry for eastern parts of england. in the south—east and we will see highs of 23 celsius. in the north—west, that rain could turn heavy later. it will slide its way down across england and wales and bring some rain into south—eastern areas. could be half an inch of rain or so overnight into wednesday morning as the wet weather hangs around for a while. and then we will get some sunshine and showers, longer spells of rain, driven down across scotland and northern ireland and into northern england. some really windy conditions, actually, for western parts of scotland and that will really start to drop the temperatures once again. briefly, we're getting a north to north—westerly wind on wednesday but then we're back to these atlantic winds as we head into thursday. again around that area of high pressure so more cloud and some rain 00:28:50,088 --> 4294966103:13:29,430 in the north.