welcome to bbc news — i'm maryam moshiri. our top stories: a huge surge in the price of oil — one day after an attack on saudi arabia's largest production facility. water cannon and tear gas mark the 99th day of protests in hong kong. a special report from kashmir — six weeks after the indian government revoked its special status and locked down communication. more than a dozen families have told us that a child from their home was taken into custody. some were released after several days, some are still locked up. and we meet the 97—year—old former fighter pilot taking to the skies to mark battle of britain day.

oil prices have soared at the opening of the markets in asia following saturday's drone attacks on two key facilities in saudi arabia. the cost of brent crude rose by the most on record, after half the kingdom's output was taken out — that accounts for roughly 5% of the world's oil supply. iran has dismissed us allegations that it was behind the strikes and accused washington of being deceitful. my colleague mariko oi is in singapore. bring us up—to—date on what the cost of crude is doing. there was a huge spike when oil began trading on the

global markets. that is right, we saw brent crude prices jumping global markets. that is right, we saw brent crude pricesjumping by almost 20% when they opened and still currently we are seeing the jump still currently we are seeing the jump of10—12%. still currently we are seeing the jump of 10— 12%. a double digitjump that we have really not seen before. the easing of the jump was somewhat because of the us president donald trump moving to ease the jump because of the us president donald trump moving to ease thejump by organising the release of reserves but he also raised concerns with traders by saying that america was, quote, locked and loaded. but i was speaking to a former adviser to the bush administration and he was saying this is significant, that even though saudi arabia says it will try and avoid having oil shortages, these attacks really raised geopolitical tensions and thatis raised geopolitical tensions and that is why traders are really concerned. we are seeing this move on the oil market. this will have an impact on the wider market and the way that investors view oil right now. indeed. here in asia, the

japanese market is closed for public holidays so we are not seeing the stock market reaction just yet. we have australia and south korea currently trading. of course we will have hong kong and chinese markets reopening very soon. i think it is fairto reopening very soon. i think it is fair to say that after last week when investors had a bit of a hopeful moment when they thought that tensions between the us and china about the trade war might be easing and we saw the stock market is doing quite well towards the end of last week, this is definitely going to be a huge concern as we start a brand—new trading week. the european union says the attacks are a real threat to security in the middle east. iran has dismissed us allegations that it was behind the strikes. nawal al—maghafi has more. the aftermath of drone attacks that struck at the heart of saudi arabia's oil industry, disrupting the world's supplies. the missiles hit hijra khurais, one of the country's largest oil

fields and another abqaiq which processes about 8% of the world's total oil daily, and is the world's biggest crude stabilisation facility, really hitting the heart of the saudi economy. more importantly, it's escalating tensions between saudi arabia and the united states on one side, iran on the other. america has blamed iran directly but they say that the us is using it as an excuse to instigate war. houthi rebels, backed by iran claimed responsibility for these attacks. if true, it would be their biggest attack since saudi arabia intervened in yemen's war. the un has said that the houthis have the long—range drones, which means it's possible that they were launched from yemen. this wouldn't be the first time the houthis used drones. just last month when i was in yemen, an attacked claimed by the houthis hit a military parade, killing dozens. saudi arabia says there won't be an oil shortage, but the more worrying outcome is a further rise of tension in the region.

suzanne maloney is a senior fellow at the brookings center for middle east policy and energy security and climate inititiative. she's in chevy chase maryland. let's start by talking about the geopolitical tensions because putting aside the oil prices... this is not good timing, is it? no, i don't think so. we are on the heels ofa don't think so. we are on the heels of a lot of excitement about possible diplomacy between the united states and iran. resident rouhani from iran will be visiting new york. —— president. his annual meeting. there was some suggestion they might be a possible new breakthrough between washington and tehran, particularly in the aftermath of the departure of the very prominent hawk from president

trump's white house. isn't it interesting how quickly the us administration started to blame iran for the attacks? i think it is predictable. the attacks are consistent of what we have seen over the course of the past several months. notably since it tried to drive uranian exports down to zero earlier this spring. what followed thatis earlier this spring. what followed that is the shooting down of the unarmed american vehicle that was conducting surveillance over the gulf. all of that ratcheted up pressure and tensions during the summer pressure and tensions during the summerand pressure and tensions during the summer and drove oil prices briefly up summer and drove oil prices briefly up by summer and drove oil prices briefly up by io%. what we saw after that was a sense that the stand—off had settled in. and that markets had priced in some tension between the united states and iran. this is a significant new escalation. does

that talk about the escalation right now? it is not inconceivable that we will see some retaliatory measure from the united states. it was something that the president opted not to do after the downing of the drone back over the summer and in fa ct drone back over the summer and in fact he tweeted about his decision about being unwilling to inflict casualties on iran. there is likely to bea casualties on iran. there is likely to be a reading that it is an invitation further escalation by the iranians. it contributes to their bottom line in any negotiating leverage by demonstrating they would have a major impact on the global economy and by virtue of that, on donald trump's re—election pro ——

prospects. will there be pressure on the saudis on the americans as well? it will be interesting to see. historically, the saudis have talked a big game but have been adverse to seeing a full outbreak of hostilities between the united states and iran. we can think back to the 1980s during when there were very significant tensions and even some shooting between irani. the saudis are not eager to see a full—fledged conflict between the united states and iran because it would have catastrophic fallout for their own economy, for any kind of domestic stability and reform that they are trying to promote so i think they are looking for some kind of surgical strike from the united states but the reality is there is very little that the united states can do that is not likely to draw the escalatory spiral further upward.

the trade union representing almost 50,000 us workers at general motors says they will go on strike from midnight on sunday. the united auto workers said significant differences remained with the gm management and industrial action was being taken as a last resort. the union has been fighting to stop gm from closing car assembly plants in ohio and michigan. a large wildfire on the greek island of za kynthos, fanned by strong winds, has forced the evacuation of two villages. zakynthos island is about 300 kilometres west of athens. more than 100 firefighters were battling the blaze backed by28 fire trucks. greek firefighters say they've been called to about 80 fires in the past 2a hours. two candidates running to be tunisia's next president — independent kais saied and jailed media mogul nabil karoui — say they are through to the second round of voting. if that's true, it means they would have seen off over twenty other candidates.

the run off will take place on november the third at the latest. police in hong kong have used water cannon and tear gas against protesters throwing petrol bombs and bricks near government offices. thousands of pro—democracy campaigners marched in defiance of a police ban on rallies — this the 15th consecutive weekend of protests. there was also a demonstration outside the british consulate, as nick beake reports. we have now seen 99 days of this. violence the authorities just can't extinguish. hardcore pro—democracy activists

are not backing down, in what is a chinese city, even setting alight the police's latest weapon to try to wash away this protest movement. the police have decided enough is enough. they're making use of water cannon as well as the tear gas. it's worked for a time, but we've just seen that these hard core of protesters just keep on coming back. because this is how sunday afternoons now unfold in hong kong. a radical element on the attack. but some say it's gone too far, hitting the economy and frightening off tourists. why not film you? can ijust ask you, why do you think violence is still the answer? earlier, tens of thousands had marched peacefully, defying the threat of arrest and demanding an investigation into alleged police brutality, and demanding more freedoms for hong kong. # god save the queen...# others, in much smaller numbers,

called on britain to stand up for its former colony. but china has warned both the uk and the us not to meddle. the hardcore crowds finally left when these powerful jets were unleashed, the water dyed blue to stain activists who can later be arrested. this is a battle for the streets, and for the future of this city. but how much longer can it take on this violent path? nick beake, bbc news, hong kong. stay with us on bbc news, still to come: despite a government clampdown, kashmir is in ferment. we have a special report, six weeks after the indian government revoked the region's special status. 30 hours after the earthquake that devastated mexico city, rescue teams still have no idea just how many people have died. there is people alive and there is people not alive. we just can help and give them whatever we've got. a state funeral is being held

for princess grace of monaco at the church where she married prince rainier 26 years ago. it looked as though they had come to fight a war, but their mission is to bring peace to east timor, and nowhere on earth needs it more badly. the government's case is being forcefully presented by monsieur badinter, the justice minister. he's campaigned vigorously for the abolition, having once witnessed one of his clients being executed. elizabeth seton spent much of her time at this grotto, and every year, hundreds of pilgrimages are made here. now that she has become a saint, it's expected that this area will be inundated with tourists. the mayor and local businessman regard the anticipated boom as just another blessing of st elizabeth. this is bbc news. the latest headlines: the price of oil has jumped 15% — following saturday's attacks on production facilities

in saudi arabia. activists in hong kong have again clashed with police — on the 99th day of pro—democracy protests. the former british prime minister david cameron has accused borisjohnson of only supporting brexit to further his political career. in the latest extracts from his memoirs, he said mrjohnson did not actually believe in brexit. here's our political correspondent chris mason. these two used to be on the same side. we're going to do blue team. do you want to go in goal or up front? i'll go here. but now borisjohnson‘s attempts to deliver brexit as prime minister come with a running commentary about his character from david cameron. mr cameron, who led the remain campaign, has some scores to settle with mrjohnson, the leading light of leave. in his memoirs, serialised in the sunday times, david cameron writes...

you could not accuse us of being anti—european! but mr cameron is accusing him of a loose affiliation with the truth and questionable motives for endorsing leave. nonsense, say his supporters. remain would have been the easier career choice, so borisjohnson led the campaign, he did so because he believes in brexit and he is committed to delivering it. from silly hats to high office, some of the biggest names in the leave campaign just so happen to be among the biggest names in the government now. and mr cameron's book is a production line of put—downs. 0n michael gove he says... this morning, michael gove was keen to keep up with the news... are you upset by mr cameron's comments? he's accused you of being

a faragist, of becoming a populist. how do you feel about that? ..but rather less keen to tell us what he made of it. the now home secretary had no such qualms, though. david cameron said he was most shocked at how she as a minister during the referendum campaign had been willing to rubbish her own government. the referendum has happened, we've all moved on and the fact of the matter is we're now working to deliver that referendum mandate. that is so important. there is no point going over the past. thank you. david cameron left the political stage three years ago, but the noisy publicity surrounding his book will provide the soundtrack to the week ahead. and chris has been taking a look at what lies in store for borisjohnson and brexit this week. he heads tomorrow to luxembourg. he's going to meetjean—claude juncker of the european commission, his first meeting as prime minister.

there isn't much time to get a brexit deal and there isn't much detail about one either but he says that he he wants one but will tell mrjuncker that if he doesn't get one, the uk will come out of the eu at the end of october, come what may. you'll remember, there is a law designed to stop that happening on no deal terms. you'll remember, there is a law designed to stop that happening on no deal terms. mrjohnson tells the daily telegraph tomorrow that those who passed that law want to crush brexit. on tuesday, the eyes of westminster will be on the supreme court as 11 supreme court justices examine whether that idea of suspending parliament which has now happened, is lawful. on wednesday, the european parliament will discuss brexit. two thoughts tonight, there's a huge amount of noise around brexit news at the moment and it can lead us to be deaf about the scale of what is happening. a prime minister being challenged in the court, a prime minister being challenged around the issues of truth by a predecessor. there's another thing, there's a huge amount that is uncertain. six and a bit weeks to go until brexit and we don't know if it will happen, how it will happen, who will be prime minister at the time or when we will get a general election.

president donald trump has defended supreme courtjustice brett kavanaugh after the new york times published new allegations about his conduct as a student at yale university in the 1980s. mr trump tweeted that judge kavanaugh should... last year, judge kavanaugh denied accusations of sexual misconduct made against him by two women during his confirmation to the supreme court. 0ur correspondent david willis has more on these latest allegations. two new york times journalist, who are about to publish a book on this whole affair, have alleged that there was sexual misconduct on the pa rt there was sexual misconduct on the part of brett kavanaugh involving a former classmate at yale and a female classmate at yale, both of whom allege he exposed himself in front of them. now, all of this has led to democrats saying that, perhaps, it's time that brett

kavanaugh‘s nomination perhaps, it's time that brett kava naugh‘s nomination was reinvestigated. david willis there. six weeks since the indian government revoked indian administered kashmir‘s special status, the region remains tense. mobile phone networks and internet lines are still suspended. political leaders remain in detention. tens of thousands of troops continue to be deployed in the region. clashes have been breaking out between anti—government protesters and security forces. and there are conflicting accounts of the number of people who've died in such incidents, and how they were killed. from srinagar, the bbc‘s india correspondent yogita limaye reports. a family says goodbye to its eldest son. his mother, too stunned to react. asrar ahmad khan was 17. he was a bright student and loved playing cricket. his family says he was hit on the head by a tear—gas canister and lead pellets fired

from a shotgun by indian troops. we'd visited asrar at the hospital when he was battling for his life. the cause of this boy's death has become a symbol of the conflicting accounts of events in kashmir. doctors say he died of injuries caused by pellets and the blast of a tear—gas shell. but indian forces say he was hit by a stone thrown by anti—government protesters. there have been varying accounts of the number of deaths and injuries in kashmir over the past month, as protests against the removal of the region's special status have

turned into violent clashes. the government says not a single life has been lost in action by security forces. it alleges armed insurgents have killed three people. the owner of this shop was one of them. he was shot dead while sitting inside in front of his wife. his family was too scared to speak to us. police say extremist groups are warning people against opening shops, banks, and fuel stations. 0rdinary people caught between the militants and the military. in many areas, residents allege it's the security forces who are spreading fear, illegally detaining men and even boys. we've been to many parts of kashmir and met more than a dozen families who've told us that a child from their home was taken into custody.

some were released after several days, some are still locked up. the youngest among them is ten years old. all of them told us no legal process was followed. some said they were beaten. this man was detained along with his 16—year—old son. they didn't want their faces to be shown, fearing reprisal from security forces. his son told me he isn't able to sleep at night out of fear. the kashmir police did not reply to the bbc‘s request for a comment. the indian army refused to respond to the allegations unless we shared the identities of the interviewees and details of the incidents. they said "indian army prides itself on protecting human rights".

they also said that in the last five years only three of 37 reported cases of human rights violations were found to be probe—worthy and nine personnel were punished. for six weeks now kashmir has remained under a clampdown. the longer it continues the more resentment it fuels. today, even here, there's anger. for

six weeks now cashmere has remained under a clampdown. the longer it continues the more resentment it fuels. a second world war veteran took to the skies in a spitfire this afternoon, to mark battle of britain day, the 15th of september, when the royal air force turned the tide against the german luftwaffe in 1940. george dunn, who's 97, undertook the flight to thank people who've raised thousands of pounds for the raf benevolent fund. kathryn stanczyszyn reports. this is how it feels to be back in a spitfire after seven decades. 97—year—old george dunn is no stranger to the skies, joining the raf aged 20. a lot of the battle of britain took place over sussex and kent, so, i did see a lot of it. and i suppose, being young, and looking up there and seeing the aircraft flying around, dogfights with the germans, and i thought, well, i think i'll have some of that.

he carried out 44 missions during the second world war for bomber command. when the war ended, he flew spitfires. you couldn't have any instruction on them in those days, because there wasn't a dual aircraft. so, it was a question of getting in and making the best of it. he has since helped the raf benevolent fund raise tens of thousands of pounds by telling his story. this is a thank you. it was still exhilarating, to be there, flying it, knowing it was yours — marvellous. the special flight also marked 79 years since the battle of britain, remembering all those who took part in that crucial campaign. of course, george is a piece of living history himself, and despite it being more than 70 years ago, he says taking those controls today, he felt like he had never been away. could have done with it

being a bit longer. kathryn stanczyszyn, bbc news. what a lovely story. good from us. —— goodbye from us. hello. the weekend has been very mixed. glorious across much of the south—east, really wild for a time across the north of scotland. and in between something a little bit in between. some sunshine but a bit of rain as well. the forthcoming week, largely dry, 0k, a little bit of rain, perhaps, in the north—west of scotland at times. there will be some chilly nights around as well. this is how we're shaping up for monday. the remnants of the weekend's weather front to be had across the south. a lot of cloud around, the odd bit of rain. primarily i would have thought before lunchtime. after lunch a lot of cloud. further north the better chance of seeing some sunshine, a gaggle of showers there across the north of scotland, urged along by a noticeable breeze, but nowhere near as windy as the weekend. and cooler, fresher feel for the most part —

simply because we're developing a bit of a north—westerly across the british isles. high pressure trying to elbow its way in, so giving that impression of a lot of dry weather to be had. variable amounts of cloud, quite a noticeable wind down the eastern shores and through the northern isles. and there comes that finger of rain just pushing into the north—western quarter of scotland. temperatures, better get used to it, this is how it will be for a wee while, 13 in the north to around about 20 or so in the south. from tuesday on into wednesday, the high pressurejust eases in a little bit further, cutting off that supply of north—westerlies. so perhaps just feeling a tad warmer. more cloud as this warm frontjust hangs around across scotland and there are bits and pieces of rain to be had here. cloudy fare for northern ireland the north of england. the best of the sunshine away towards the south—west, through the south—west midlands and into wales.

and again, 12 to about 20 willjust about cover it. from wednesday on into thursday, that high pressure really does become ours. little in the way of breeze. it could be a foggy started the day and it could be a grey day where that fog lingers. because there's little breeze to shift it. there are no weather fronts to speak of. so it could be quite a cloudy day for some. but at least for the most part it is dry, if you've got outdoor plans to consider. maybe we're just finding a degree or two in some locations on those temperatures. 22 there in the south. by friday we're just beginning to bring in some air from the continent. so that's drier air. so less of a chance of cloud getting in the way of what is going be a sunny day. and the temperatures responding. coming up three or four degrees in hull, for example. and as we move towards the weekend i think we'll begin to tap into some real warmth coming up from iberia, the western mediterranean, towards the british isles. such that on saturday we could be looking at 211—25 somewhere in the south. and it's as far ahead as sunday before we see meaningful rain coming from the atlantic.

this is bbc news, the headlines: a day after attacks on two saudi oilfacilities, oil prices have risen sharply on international markets. the benchmark brent crude initially rose almost 20% but prices fell back after president trump tweeted that he had authorised the release of strategic us oil reserves if needed. clashes between police and protesters in hong kong have ended after a night in which several people were seriously injured. violence had earlier broken out between pro—democracy and pro—china demonstrators in north point. in the central district, police fired water cannon and tear gas to disperse the crowd former british prime minister david cameron has accused his successor borisjohnson of only supporting brexit to further his political career. in the latest extracts from his memoirs to be published in the times newspaper, he said mrjohnson did not actually