i'm kasia madera in london. the headlines: borisjohnson insists there are no circumstances that would make him delay brexit, but is the uk on course for a snap election? hurricane dorian claims at least five lives in the bahamas, with 13,000 homes destroyed or damaged. the prime minister says it's a historic tragedy. and i'm rico hizon in singapore. in an emotional outburst caught on tape, hong kong's leader, carrie lam, says she's to blame for the crisis and wishes she could quit.

calling miss joanne! and, filipino food with a twist — the restaurant serving up good mental health with every meal. hello, it's 8:00am in singapore, 1:00am here in london and the uk could be heading towards an early general election. it's thought prime minister borisjohnson will request the election on october the 14th if mps back legislation to stop the uk leaving the eu on 310ctober without an agreement. a group of backbench mps are seeking to further extend the brexit process to allow negotiations to continue. here's our political

editor, laura kuenssberg. boris, boris, boris! 0ut, out, out. conflict and confrontation, the soundtrack to recent days around downing street already. behind the gates, the prime minister 0pposition and some tory mps want emergency votes to make it impossible for him to take us out of the european union without a deal. number ten is trying everything to stop them. if they do, they will plainly chop the legs out from under the uk position and make any further negotiation absolutely impossible. there are no circumstances in which i will ask brussels to delay. we are leaving on the 31st of october, no ifs or buts. let's let our negotiators get on with their work without that sword of damocles over

the next and without an election, without that sword of damocles over their necks and without an election, without an election. i don't want an election. you don't want an election. he might have rushed back in without it coming from his lips, but if mps change the law this week, it is clear the lectern will be out to call an election within days. i want to introduce you to the socialist who will go into number ten in a matter of weeks, jeremy corbyn. it is notjust up to the tories. labour is rallying to the cause of preventing us from leaving without a deal and technically they could stand in the way of calling an election. their leader didn't sound much like he would try to stop one tonight. when the election comes, i am ready for it, you are ready for it, we will take the message out there and we will win for the people of this country. we will defeat this lot and bring about the sense ofjustice and equality. that is what our movement was founded to achieve.

downing street might have welcomed its newest resident today, a rescue dog adopted by the prime minister and his partner. but how long he and his owners call this home, may soon be a question that is answered by us all. 0ur political correspondent, jessica parker, has more on what we can espect at westminster this week. 0n on tuesday, a group of rebels are going to try to seize control of the 0rder going to try to seize control of the order paper. the following day, that is when they will try to put forward and pass the legislation, or start the process of passing the legislation, a piece of legislation to stop a no deal brexit. they will

effectively be forcing the prime minister to ask for a delay. government ministers have made it clear that if mps are successful in taking control, that is when the government will make its move and call a snap election. the current data being talked about is october the 14th. if the government wants to do that it needs to get the support of two—thirds of mps. the opposition labour leader, jeremy corbyn, is being a bit gung ho, while also saying his priority is stopping a no deal brexit. what is big decisions for mps to make this week, and we knew it would be a bit of a showdown when mps returned to the house of commons after their summer recess, but it is really shaping up to be a momentous week in uk politics. we seem to always say it is a momentous week, but this could be the one!

when it comes to the state of a possible snap election, 0ctober11i, it may not be that date, in fact? there are a couple of complexities here. if the government did call for a snap election and two—thirds of mps a snap election and two—thirds of m ps voted a snap election and two—thirds of mps voted for it, it is still actually within the prime minister's power to recommend a date to the queen, unless mps managed to seek some kind of legally binding guaranteed to the date, it is theoretically possible that boris johnson wouldn't, and he would say actually november the first would be actually november the first would be a better day, and the parliament is dissolved in the run—up to a general election, and mps worry this could bea election, and mps worry this could be a way to railroad through a no deal brexit. it gives us a notion of the kind of clouds of suspicion floating around westminster at the moment. mps not exactly trusting the other side as they try to get through their plans, whether it is

to block a no deal brexit or back boris johnson's to block a no deal brexit or back borisjohnson‘s government. riot police in hong kong clashed with protesters in the early hours of this morning, this time in the mongkok region of the kowloon peninsula. earlier, demonstrators rallied peacefully in several locations, but skirmishes broke out when a small group surrounded a police station in mongkok. meanwhile, the city's chief executive, carrie lam, has said she blames herself for what she described as the "unforgivable havoc". she made the admission in an astonishing audio recording of a meeting with business people, obtained by the reuters news agency. here's what she said.

well, let's go live to to sharanjit leyl, who's in hong kong. how are people reacting to this recording of carrie lam, and what is currently the mood on the ground? well, it is hard to gauge how many hong kong people will react to this. many sceptics are suggesting this could well be a pr strategy as a way of her to could well be a pr strategy as a way of herto gain could well be a pr strategy as a way of her to gain some kind of sympathy, so protesters don't continue to take to the streets, as they have done for three months now. at least one editorial is calling for her to resign. it is saying if

you can't negotiate with protesters she should admit her functionary position and tell beijing to stop interfering with the promise of the one country to systems, that level of freedom and autonomy that hong kong enjoys. all of this started as an unpopular extradition bill, which she says she proposed, which would have allowed criminals and some worried chinese dissidents, to china for criminal trials. that bill has now been suspended, but of course the level of defiance continues. we have seen three months of these violent protests, continuing again this weekend on the streets on saturday, protesters setting alight barricades and throwing petrol—bombs and molotov cocktails. the police of course responding with tear gas, pepper spray, they have been seen beating protesters with batons and spraying water cannons with blue ink

so spraying water cannons with blue ink so they could identify some of those hardline so they could identify some of those ha rdli ne protesters so they could identify some of those hardline protesters from the front lines. 0n hardline protesters from the front lines. on monday, we saw and taken to another level. of course, stu d e nts to another level. of course, students were rallying. they should have been starting their new term at school after the summer break, but many said they would boycott school for as much as two weeks, essentially, as a way of trying to get their demands met by the government. they want greater freedom, greater autonomy, government. they want greater freedom, greaterautonomy, less meddling from china, so we saw thousands of students stay away. they took part in rallies that took place on campuses gci’oss they took part in rallies that took place on campuses across hong kong. today, what we are expecting to hear is from the macau and hong kong affairs office of the state council. this is the chinese government's mouthpiece. they will be holding a press c0 nfe re nce mouthpiece. they will be holding a press conference this afternoon, they will be watching for that and

beijing, as we know, continues to ta ke beijing, as we know, continues to take a hard—line stat. they have suggested that of course the end will be coming for many hong kong people who continue to disrupt the city. on top of that, there is also the revelation that since these protests started in june, the revelation that since these protests started injune, well over a thousand people have been arrested. police have said they have arrested. police have said they have arrested 1117 people. the latest developments in hong kong. also making news today: the taliban has confirmed that about 5,000 us troops will be withdrawn from afghanistan as part of a provisionally agreed deal between the two sides. earlier, us envoy zalmay khalilzad said the american troops would be withdrawn from five bases during the next five months. he said president trump must first approve the deal, concluded after nine rounds of talks in qatar. shortly after he spoke on afghan tv, at least five people were killed and 50 injured by a car bomb in kabul, an attack claimed by the taliban.

the us coast guard says that four bodies have been recovered and up to 30 people are still missing after their boat caught fire off the coast near los angeles. a fierce fire broke out in the early hours on the twenty—metre scuba diving vessel when it was anchored off the north of santa cruz island. five crew members on deck when the fire broke out were rescued by another vessel. courts in russia have rejected a request by prosecutors to strip two couples of their parental rights after they took their children to protest rallies. the parents were given a warning instead. the prosecutors had argued that the couples had endangered their children's lives by their actions. the move had caused outrage in russia. the us anti—doping agency, has withdrawn its case against sprinter christian coleman,

the fastest man in the world this year. coleman had been charged with missing three drugs tests and was facing an automatic one—year ban. he is now free to compete at the world athletics championships, beginning in doha at the end of this month. hurricane dorian has ground to a halt over the abacos islands in the bahamas, where 13,000 homes are feared to have been destroyed or severely damaged. at least five people have died. the storm is forecast to head towards the east coast of the united states, where more than a million people have been evacuated from their homes. 0ur north america correspondent, aleem maqbool, reports. 0vernight, life was changed in abaco in the bahamas by the strongest storm ever recorded there. large areas of these low—lying

islands were totally submerged. winds reaching more than 160 miles an hour with ocean surges recorded up to 23 feet high. the scraps of footage posted online as the hurricane barrelled through, before power and communications went down, painting a terrifying picture. please, pray for us. pray for abaco, please, i'm begging you. my baby's only four months old, so please pray for us. the roof of the apartment block of the mother who took this video had been ripped off. she was clinging to the side of the building with her baby as she broadcast this. some people, the water just took them. there has as yet been no update on her safety and no official figure for casualties. we have reports of casualties and bodies seen, but we cannot confirm those until we go and look for ourselves. that is the water hitting my front window, which is extremely high. the place is completely flooded out. that is my kitchen window, that water is hitting.

that has to be a minimum of about 20 feet off the ground. among those helplessly watching the waters rise the minister of agriculture, michael pintard, who filmed this. aid agencies estimate that up to 13,000 homes could have been destroyed as the catastrophic storm moves through the bahamas, at some points at just a mile an hour. it could be days until help reaches many and as well as fears about lives lost and those injured, there are concerns that food and clean drinking water will be hard to come by. this is now the fourth year in a row in which there has been a category 5 hurricane in the atlantic, a record in the modern era, with experts attributing the increased frequency of these weather events to climate change.

and dorian now heads towards florida, with projections this storm could remain hurricane—strength for much of the week. hurricane dorian is just 100 hurricane dorian isjust100 miles away from here. states of emergency have been declared not only in the us but in four other countries, as the us braces for the impact of this record—breaking storm. of this record—breaking storm. you're watching newsday on the bbc. still to come on the programme: we visit a very unusual restaurant in the philippines. created by a bipolar man, it's designed to make people like himself feel at home. 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, trying to escape the nightmare behind them. 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 newsday on the bbc. our top stories: britain's prime minister says there's nothing that can make him delay brexit on october 31st. hurricane dorian has claimed at least five lives in the bahamas, with 13,000 homes destroyed or damaged. let's take a look at some front pages from around the world: like many news outlets based here in eastern asia, the japan times' front page looks at the student protests in hong kong. these are students from st francis' canossian college on strike — they're wearing gas masks, helmets and holding banners, one of which reads, "five major demands are indispensable".

hong kong's south china morning post also reports on the protests rocking the city and on beijing's latest reaction to the us—china trade war. a commentary in communist party mouthpiece people's daily said china needs to stand up to washington and not give in to pressure. and finally, the french daily le figaro responds to the uk government's latest brexit approach, proclaiming that boris johnson "wants to impose his law on parliament". let's return to hurricane dorian now which has caused unprecedented damage in the bahamas and remains extremely dangerous. jose andres is in nassau — he's the founder of ngo world central kitchen. he explains what the situation is at the moment in the bahamas.

well, listen, we have all seen the videos and the photos of the total devastation in the grand bahama ‘s. we have to understand this is not normal, this is almost like — people will describe it as the caribbean sea has taken over the islands. already we know there has been at least five deaths, it seems confirmed. there may be others, but everybody is wanting to give aid. we know there have been us coastguard helicopters with at least three landings, taking away injured people from the hospital. it is overwhelmed by injured people, and at the same time the hospital is being used as a shelter, so the situation is complicated. number one, they need to do all the rescue missions, but

at the ngo all we do is food. we go everywhere, indonesia, mozambique, we are in colombia and venezuela right now. here in the bahamas it is the same situation. we will come, we will try to do two kitchens, one on each island, and we will start feeding people one shelter at a time, one meal at a time. what is the priority in this kind of circumstance? i presume it is water. yes, clean water. we bring with us water and also water filters. they can be used to try to make sure people have access to water. i know the bahamian government, they are ready with ships waiting for the seas to calm down and move in, and bring all those necessities. but food as well. we know already that the supermarkets were empty, but we

need to understand, everybody‘s home has been damaged. people will be living out of their homes and made up living out of their homes and made up shelters for quite a long time, so up shelters for quite a long time, so we're going to have to make that food is covered in the meantime until things go back to normal a few weeks from now. in the philippine capital, manila, there is a restaurant unlike any other. its creator was diagnosed with bipolar disorder. he designed his restaurant to make himself and others like him feel safe and happy. he also hopes it will encourage discussion about mental illness in the philippines. this is his story calling miss joanne!

i amjetro rafael and i am the merriest, kookiest resident here at van gogh is bipolar. van gogh is bipolar is more than a restaurant, it is a safe haven for the community. i may claim it is the first mood healing sanctuary in the whole world. this space, this very tiny space, every nook and cranny tells a story. we just have five tables, so it is the most intimate place to dine in. that's my bedroom! guests are encouraged to write their deepest darkest secrets. this is part of playing and at the same time healing. there are a lot of broken things here. you have your broken chair to acknowledge the

imperfect parts of us. looking back ten years ago, before this place was born, i was on the brink of ending my life. what stopped me? ifelt something inside my being. it felt like a firefly, like a blink of light. it gave me that realisation of living my life without conforming, and so i found this space.

from word of mouth, from curiosity of my friends, it became an accidental restaurant. doi do i get guests with psychosocial conditions? yes, and beyond. do i get guests with psychosocial conditions? yes, and beyondlj consider conditions? yes, and beyond.” consider it as a safe haven, a place wherejudgement is left consider it as a safe haven, a place where judgement is left at the door. i'm not sure how strong the support syste m i'm not sure how strong the support system is in the philippines with regards to mental health. one thing is for sure — there is a place called van gogh is bipolar where we embrace our weaknesses and celebrate the greatness we are at the same time. it sounds like an excellent place.

you have been watching newsday. i'm kasia madera in london. and i'm rico hizon in singapore. stay with us. hello. there's a trend to something cooler for all of us in the week ahead. still not much rain across parts of east and south—east england and barely a cloud in the sky in sevenoaks on monday afternoon. for others, we've had more cloud and outbreaks of rain, some of which has been heavy, especially in scotland, northern ireland and parts of northern england. more rain in the forecast on tuesday. but in the early hours of tuesday, more rain confined to southern scotland, northern england, quite light and patchy but some mist and fog developing along western coasts. we start tuesday with some spells of sunshine for central, southern and eastern england. also for the northern isles and channel islands, which will hang on to that sunshine in the afternoon. cloud building north and west, bringing rain into northern ireland, northern and western scotland. likely to be heavy in places.

maybe a bit patchier in southern scotland, northern england and parts of wales and dry in central, southern and eastern england with temperatures up to 22 celsius, just 1a—15 where we had the cloud and rain in scotland. eastwards on tuesday evening and this rain sliding south and east along england and wales, some of which could be heavy. clearer skies developing behind and a fairly mild start for most with temperatures in double figures. we've still got this band of rain to deal with first thing on wednesday morning, soon pulling away from east anglia and south—east england. sunshine developing behind. notice how the isobars start to squeeze themselves together. a much windier day on wednesday, particularly for northern and western coasts. the rain out of the way for east anglia and south—east england with sunshine behind. showers soon developing, though, in northern ireland, scotland and northern england, merging to give a longer spell of rain in places, and some showers pushing down to wales and south—west england. much windier day with gales developing in the western isles. add the strength of the wind to temperatures ofjust 12 celsius, really a chilly day in parts of scotland, with temperatures

getting up to 20 or 21. further south and east, it will feel cooler given the strength of the wind. now, all these fronts start to pull away eastwards as we go into thursday. the isobars becoming a bit further spaced apart, so the winds will fall lighter. still showers and longer spells of rain to deal with, particularly for northern and western scotland. a few may filter into the far north of england. for northern ireland, england and wales, thursday will be a day of sunny spells and variable amounts of cloud. fairly brisk breeze, not as windy as wednesday, and a cooler feel. this continues into friday and the weekend. temperatures not much higher than 18 or 19 celsius. still some outbreaks of rain at times the further north and west you are, but drier further south and east. for the latest on hurricane dorian, you'll find all the details on our website. goodbye.

i'm kasia madera with bbc world news. our top story:

borisjohnson has insisted there are no circumstances that would make him delay brexit on october the 31st. rebel conservative and opposition mps are preparing to try to force an extension. he's urged them not to vote for what he called another pointless delay. hurricane dorian has claimed at least five lives in the bahamas, with 13,000 homes destroyed or damaged. the monster storm continues to batter the islands with surging seawaters and ferocious winds as it creeps towards the us coast. and a story on our website highlights some of the stunning snapshots from this year's portrait of britain exhibition celebrating the country's diversity. the winning photos have gone on display around the uk in railway stations, malls and on high streets. that's all. stay with bbc world news.