welcome to bbc news. i'm reged ahmad. our top stories: we speak to a former ukrainian prosecutor about allegations donald trump put pressure on ukraine, to dig up dirt on a potential presidential rival. running street—battles in hong kong as protestors prepare to disrupt chinese celebrations to mark 70 years of communism. un investigators speak for the first time of their shock and horror listening to murdered journalist jamal khashoggi's final moments at the saudi consulate in istanbul. and it's the gaming sensation which has millions hooked — we join fans from around the world as teams battle it out to become champions of overwatch.

democrats in the united states congress say impeachment hearings against donald trump could be held in the coming week. the allegations centre on claims he put pressure on ukraine, to dig up dirt on a potential rival, who's running for the white house in 2020. joe biden is one of the front runners for the democratic nomination to challenge mr trump. but a former prosecutor in ukraine, says there was never any dirt to dig up. jonah fisher reports from the capital, kiev. advertisement voiceover: joe biden promised ukraine a billion dollars if they fired the prosecutor of... with an impeachment enquiry underway, president trump is on the attack, tweeting a new video about his possible opponent in next year's election. we've stepped up the official assistance to help backstop

the ukrainian economy. this was four years ago in kiev. joe biden was vice president and the obama administration's go—to man on ukraine. advertisement voiceover: burisma is the leading... at the same time, his son, hunter, had a well—paid job on the board of a ukrainian energy company. president trump has claimed, without supporting evidence, thatjoe biden got a ukrainian prosecutor called viktor shokin sacked because he was investigating hunter's company. today in kiev, the man who took over from mr shokin blew a big hole in president trump's story. have you got any evidence that joe biden acted in anyway which supported hunter biden‘s company, burisma? it is not myjurisdiction. but have you got any? it is not myjurisdiction. i can't do nothing which is not connected with ukrainian law. so, under ukrainian law,

you've got nothing? nothing, certainly. mr lutsenko has changed his tune. we spoke with mr giuliani, one, before new york, then three days in new york then one or two days. the former prosecutor general was earlier this year close to president trump's lawyer, rudy giuliani. the former new york mayor has taken a particular interest in ukraine, and both men talked up a biden investigation. let's play the clip, please. shown his one—time ally‘s interview with us, mr giuliani quickly declared the friendship over. mr lutsenko is exactly the prosecutor thatjoe biden put in, in order to tank the case. mr lutsenko‘s about turn won't help president trump as he seeks to make this story aboutjoe biden and his son, rather than his own conduct. with an impeachment inquiry

underway, it's likely we are going to be hearing a lot more about rudy giuliani and what he's been doing here in ukraine. jonah fisher, bbc news, kiev. let's get some of the day's other news: security forces in burkina faso say 17 people have been killed in a series of attacks in a region where islamic extremist groups are known to be active. gunmen attacked two villages in the province of kongoussi, north of the capital ouagadougou. northern and northeastern parts of india have been hit by severe floods triggered by torrential rains. bihar and uttar pradesh have been particularly affected, dozens of people have lost their lives in uttar pradesh alone. the monsoon usually starts retreating at the start of september but has been delayed by a month this year. twenty—five luxury cars, which were confiscated from the son of the president of equatorial guinea have been auctioned

off in switzerland. the sale, including lamborghinis, ferraris, and rolls royces, raised $23 million for social projects in the african country. it's part of a deal reached with swiss prosecutors to drop an investigation into misuse of public funds. this weekend has seen some of the worst violence in hong kong in more than three months of anti—government unrest. there were running battles as protesters threw molotov cocktails, and the police fired round after round of tear gas and rubber bullets. it comes ahead of major celebrations planned in china to mark 70 years of communist rule. john sudworth reports. they're determined to spoil the party. with just two days to go before china's big anniversary, hong kong is decidedly off message. while in beijing, rehearsals

are in full swing for a celebration of 70 years of communist rule and a message of unity and strength, in hong kong there's division, uncertainty and fear. it's a faultline that cuts across class and generation. this 73 year—old is showing me the protective gear he wears when supporting the protesters. translation: for 70 years the ruling party has subdued its people. do you think we are in the mood to celebrate? this woman is in favour of chinese rule and says the protests are scaring off mainland chinese tourists. translation: i still have business but not as much as before. i've lost at least a half of my revenue. with more protests planned on tuesday, the authorities are not taking chances.

you can still taste the tear gas in the air. hong kong finds itself at the centre of a global clash of values — authoritarianism against freedom. on the streets of this city, china's vision of its future has run into a crisis of legitimacy. the chaos continued into the night. for some, it's a principled fight. for others, a doomed strategy that risks provoking an ever more powerful china to sweep this city's freedoms away for good. john sudworth, bbc news, hong kong. tuesday officially marks the 70th anniversary of the founding of the people's republic of china, and the commemorations are already underway on the mainland. president xi,considered the most powerful chinese leader since mao, has

been giving out medals and honorary titles. the ceremony took place in great hall of people in beijing which will also the setting for a national day reception in the coming hours. then later on monday flower baskets will be placed in front of the monument to the people's heroes in tiananmen square. a fire at an overcrowded refugee camp on the greek island of lesbos is reported to have killed two people. an angry crowd at the moria camp complained that firefighters had taken too long to tackle the blaze. extra police were sent to restore order. the bbc‘s tim allman has the story. thick, billowing clouds of smoke as pa rt thick, billowing clouds of smoke as part of this camp burns. somehow, one of the giant shipping containers the house many of the refugees here had caught fire. people ran for their lives, men, women, and children, eyes burning from the

noxious fumes. afterwards, you could see the destroyed remains of the container. some voice their anger, accusing fire crews of taking too long to respond, but mostly there was despair. look at the people here, fighting stop look at that big fire, people are going to die. please, please, leave the people to go. the moria houses around 12,000 refugees, four times the number it was designed for. that has been a spike in numbers. —— there has been. by spike in numbers. —— there has been. by some estimates almost a million people, many fleeing the syrian civil war, across from turkey into greece in 2015. then a deal was done between ankara and the eu and the

number of refugees dropped dramatically but now that figure is picking up once more and this failure shows the burden being placed on greece can be a heavy one. tim allman, bbc news. austria's conservative people's party led by the former chancellor sebastian kurz, is on course for victory in the country's snap general election. with nearly all ballots counted, the party has won around 37% of the vote — up from 31% last time the country went to the polls. the process of building a coalition is likely to begin soon. bethany bell is following the story in vienna. sebastian coe and his supporters are celebrating. despite the collapse of his coalition in may, his conservative people's party has emerged stronger than before. conservative people's party has emerged stronger than beforelj emerged stronger than before.|j would emerged stronger than before.” would like to thank our voters. it is incredible, it is an amazing day.

it's an historic result of our party and then we will try to get talks before our other parties before the parliament and tried to form a government that works for the people of austria. also celebrating, the greens. climate change has emerged as one of the top concerns for voters. and the greens could now be a viable coalition partner. the biggest loser of the night was the anti— immigrant freedom party. it's anti— immigrant freedom party. it's a pot drop by 10% following by a corruption scandal in may involving its former leader. the social democrats, who came in second, also had a disappointing result. so they now look to the left or right to a coalition? another pact with the freedom party could work in terms of content but might be unstable and

the greens say they want radical change from the right wing policies of the government from the ride. the votes are of the government from the ride. the votes a re in of the government from the ride. the votes are in coalition talks could be complicated. it could be many weeks if not months before austria has a new government. jamaica's shelly—ann fraser—pryce has won the women's 100 metres at the athletics world champiosnhips in doha, beating britain's dina asher—smith into second place. fraser—pryce has now won a record four gold medals at the world championships, that's one more than compatriot usain bolt. her victory comes two years after giving birth and she said her renewed enjoyment for the sport is thanks to her son. it isa it is a wonderful feeling to be able to have my picture up with my son. he is responsible for the comeback and it is definitely... it was a

special moment for me to share with my son. well, lets get some analysis on this, ben croucher is at the bbc‘s sport centre she is 32 now and first lunda wells title back into thousand nine, an olympic title in 2008. —— first one a world title. two years ago, she took a year out to give birth to her son and after her maternity break, she returned and it looked really good all season. she was only beaten a couple of weeks ago. she got her revenge this time this year and barely anybody, sadly, whether to watch it. her husband and son were there. a lap of honour which was

nice to see. she made the point after the race that having my son and coming back and performing the way i did means she can hopefully give inspiration for women starting afamily and give inspiration for women starting a family and they can do anything and it is not about who you are but where you start in the first place. there was another american in a different competition who has also given birth and went on to win. these women breaking this myth that you cannot have children and perform atan you cannot have children and perform at an elite level. alison felix is the woman you are referring to. she has one a 12 world title, she has one more medal than usain bolt. it crosses athletics as well. just look at what serena williams has done in tennis. she has got to four grand

slam finals. she won the australian open when she was pregnant. as all of these athletes are proving is that having a family and taking part in an elite spot is perfectly possible. does this make fraser—pryce better than usain bolt? it isa fraser—pryce better than usain bolt? it is a very, very difficult to compare the two. she is certainly in the conversation and, in terms of her track record and a cv, the longevity she has shown and having one for 100 metre world titles, within women sprinting, she is one if not the greatest of all time and she will probably go for a third olympic title as well and if she is able to do that, i think that is a conversation certainly there to be had again. a diplomatic answer.

thank you very much. stay with us on bbc news, still to come: britain's prime minister boris johnson defends his language in the brexitdebate — saying he's "a model of restraint". in all russia's turmoil it has never quite come to this. president yeltsin said the day would decide the nation's destiny. the nightmare that so many people had feared for so long is playing out its final act here. russians are killing russians in front of a grandstand audience. it was his humility which produced affection from catholics throughout the world. but his departure is a tragedy for the catholic church. this man, israel's right winger, ariel sharon, visited the religious compound and that started the trouble. he wants israel alone to have sovereignty over the holy sites. an idea that's unthinkable to palestinians. after 45 years of division, germany is one. in berlin, a million germans celebrate the rebirth of europe's biggest and richest nation.

this is bbc news, the latest headlines: us democrats say impeachment hearings against donald trump, could be held in the coming week. the allegations centre on claims he put pressure on ukraine, to dig up dirt on a potential presidential rival. there've been running battles on the streets of hong kong, as china prepares to celebrate the seventieth anniversary of the communist state. saudi arabia's crown prince mohammed bin salman says he takes full responsibility for the murder of the journalist jamal khashoggi a year ago this week, but stopped short of admitting any personal role.

he was speaking in an interview with cbs's 60 minutes. mr khashoggi, who was also a critic of the saudi government, was murdered in the country's consulate in istanbul. now, two people who have listened to covert recordings of his killing, have described to the bbc what they've heard. members of a un investigation team have told the bbc‘s panorama programme of the "horror" and shock of listening to his final moments. jane corbin has this report. a year ago, on the 2nd of october, jamal khashoggi vanished after entering the saudi consulate in istanbul. we only know what happened next because the consulate was bugged by turkish intelligence. you could hear them laughing. it's a sort of chilling business. they're waiting there knowing that this man is going to come in and he is going to be murdered.

british barrister, helena kennedy, is one of the very few people who have listened to the audio recordings of the journalist's death. the horror of listening to somebody‘s voice, and the fear in someone's voice makes a shiver go through your body. baroness kennedy was invited to join a team headed by agnes callamard, the un special rapporteur for extrajudicial killing, who negotiated access to the crucial tapes. the recordings reveal what happened to the journalist inside the consulate. he says, "am i being kidnapped?" "how could this happen in an embassy?" the sounds that are heard after that point indicate that he is suffocated, probably with a plastic bag. callamard's report concluded that the saudi state was responsible for the murder. the saudi government declined to give an interview to panorama but said it condemned the abhorrent killing, and it was committed to holding the perpetrators accountable. it said that the crown prince had absolutely nothing to do

with what it called a "heinous crime". jane corbin, bbc news. for our viewers in the uk, panorama — the khashoggi murder tapes, is on bbc one this monday at 8.30 pm. if you're watching on world news — check out our website for transmission times in your area. britain's prime minister boris johnson says he's been "a model of restraint" when it comes to the language he uses in the brexit debate. it follows a week of bitter exchanges between mps in parliament. our political editor laura kuenssberg reports from the conservative party conference in the northern english city of manchester. brexit is still the lens through which every political conversation is taking place and borisjohnson has real determent a rush determination to try and bring that to an end and that is why some people here in this conservative bubble are absolutely behind him but

thatis bubble are absolutely behind him but that is also why some other people in the conservative party are really unhappy and worried about his determination to get brexit done by halloween, whatever the cost. but there is another aspect to the conservative joys on one hand and woes on the other in terms of boris johnson as a leader. some people like his style, they love his personality, so what if he has been rattling the cages since he has been in numberten? but rattling the cages since he has been in number ten? but for other people in the party, he has been going too far. he might be ruthless but that could tip into being reckless. and there are still chatter about what has happened in his personal life that continues to dog him. here tonight in manchester, there are again allegations about something that happened in his personal life long ago, claims that have been put forward that have then been denied by number ten. so whatever your view of borisjohnson, by number ten. so whatever your view of boris johnson, he by number ten. so whatever your view of borisjohnson, he is still a leader that divides, even though this ought to be a gathering of the

party faithful. the wells fargo centre in philadelphia has seen some of the biggest stars play its stage — from madonna to rihanna. now, thousands have flocked from across the globe to watch two teams battle it out to become champions of overwatch — the gaming sensation which has millions of gamers hooked. the grand final saw the san fransisco shocks and the vancouover titans competing. the shocks came out on top and took the one point one million dollar prize. here to discuss the rise of this gaming phenomenon is rod brezlau an e—sports consultant. thank you forjoining us. first to welcome to the uninitiated, what's go to? thank you for having me. overwatch is a team, first person shooters game with elements and characters that the creator of the game wizard, has made in the minds and people across the world that really identify with the creator of the characters. so it is a first

person shooter game but there is some fantasy involved ? person shooter game but there is some fantasy involved? they have done a good job of putting an element into the games. it is a more realistic shooter. they have done a good job of including communication in terms of this game that is not like other games. we are having a little trouble with your sound but let us just keep going. there were two tea ms let us just keep going. there were two teams facing off against each other in this final. other groups that have played together for years? ordo that have played together for years? or do theyjust get formed for this competition and see how they go? activision weather people behind the games and they have created a franchise in the last two years so a lot of these teams and players have been playing with each other for the last two years and more organically, but because they have had

franchising, a lot of these teams have been able to meld together only recently and it is a good example of people who haven't had a way of competed. just quickly, is this really, could it be seen as a sport oi’ really, could it be seen as a sport or is it the publishers of the game using it as a bit of pr? well, obviously we would want them to be successful because they are the ones that hold the ip ‘s that i have had this discussion a lot of people a lwa ys this discussion a lot of people always ask is esports a sport? realistically, it doesn't matter because because people are watching across the world. there are tens of millions of people who will want their favourite teams. there millions of people who will want theirfavourite teams. there is millions of dollars in prime ‘s money and teams and professional players that are doing what they love so is it a sport really isn't a

question that needs to be answered when it has proven to be a real thing. we will leave it there. the sound hasn't been great but thank you very much for your time. we apologise for the quality of that line. before we go, let us show you some pictures of a beer which certainly has a bite and that is because a snake managed to get his head caught in the can. luckily for the hapless creature, some locals we re the hapless creature, some locals were on hand to help. the reptile was safely rescued and released back into the jungle. the video, from the indian state of odisha, has taken the internet by storm. and hopefully it will remind people not to leave their beer cans behind. a lot more on our website on our top story and all our other stories, the

top story being that a ukrainian ex— prosecutor general has told the bbc there is no reason for his country to investigate donald trump's political rivaljoe biden. stay with us. hello there. parts of wales have seen over 130mm of rain over the last seven days. no wonder, then, that we've had problems with flooding. and after a quieter start to monday, it looks like rain will then return from the south—west. we start off with this little bump in the isobars. a transient ridge of high pressure moving its way through. this cold front bringing some showers into northern scotland and this area of low pressure will be feeding rain in from the south—west. so we start off with mist and fog patches which should tend to lift and clear and then a decent amount of sunshine, some showers feeding in across scotland and then this rain, particularly through the afternoon, piling into the south—west of england, three wales,

where in the high ground, we could see a further 70mm, getting into three inches, rain getting into the midlands as we go through the afternoon. to the north of that, northern england and scotland, largely dry with just the odd shower but on the cool side. as we go through monday night, the rain pushes northwards and eastwards, getting into the far south of scotland, certainly rain into northern ireland, some showers chasing on into the south where it will be a mild night, but we start tuesday morning on a decidedly chilly note across the northern half of scotland. our area of low pressure just churning its way eastwards as we go through tuesday. along the line of this frontal system here we will see heavy bursts of rain and there could be thunder and lightning mixed in. the wet weather tending to pivot its way south—eastwards, leaving something brighter behind but with the winds coming down from the north, there will be a few showers and it is going to feel really chilly, nine for aberdeen and stornoway. some of the showers over the highest ground in northern scotland could contain some sleet and even some snow over the mountain tops. as we get into wednesday and the area of low pressure continues to slide away eastwards, while we all get into this cold northerly wind, we could well start wednesday morning with a touch of frost. temperatures for parts

of northern england, southern and central scotland, out in the countryside, could be all the way down at freezing. but it is looking for like a beautiful day for the most part. lots of crisp sunshine and blue sky overhead. some showers running down these north sea coasts on a brisk wind. lighter winds further west but daytime temperatures of just 11—14 degrees. heading towards the end of the week, there is a lot of uncertainty, it looks like temperatures will start to climb again but there could be wet and windy weather. we'll keep you posted on that one. for the end of the week, more rain at first but temperatures climb for the end of the week but there is the chance for more wet and windy weather.

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the headlines: democrats in the united states congress say impeachment hearings against donald trump could be held this week. the allegations centre on claims he put pressure on ukraine to dig up dirt on a potential presidential rival. but a former prosecutor in ukraine says there was never any dirt to dig up. there've been running battles on the streets of hong kong as pro—democracy demonstrators clash with police. protesters threw molotov cocktails and the police fired tear gas and rubber bullets. it comes ahead of major celebrations planned in china to mark 70 years of communist rule. saudi arabia's crown prince mohammed bin salman says he takes full responsibility for the murder of the journalist jamal khashoggi, but stopped short of admitting any personal role. un investigators have spoken of the shock and horror of listening to his final moments at the saudi consulate in istanbul.