this is the briefing, i'm ben bland. our top story: this is the scene live in beijing where china's armed forces are taking part in a military parade marking the 70th anniversary of communist rule in the country. i'm mariko oi in hong kong. many shops and stations are being shut down as large—scale pro—democracy demonstrations are expected to get under way very soon. the british government says it has drawn up an updated brexit deal and is getting ready to put it to the eu. president trump's personal lawyer

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#bbcthebriefing. beijing is hosting enormously lavish events to mark the 70th anniversary of the founding of the people's republic of china. a huge military parade featuring thousands of troops and military vehicles is currently underway. addressing the crowds assembled in tiananmen square, xi jinping — the general—secretary of the chinese communist party, and national president, praised what he calls the ‘china dream' — his grand vision of restoring the country to perceived past glory. translation: today, a socialist china is standing in the midst of the world. and there is no force that can shake the foundation of this great nation.

no force can stop the chinese people in the chinese nation forging ahead. applause. in a moment, we'll speak to the bbc‘s mariko oi in hong kong, but first let's go live now to beijing. our correspondent robin brant is there. explain for us the importance of this occasion in china. it is a national celebration, 70 years since the founding of the people's republic of china back in 1949 on this precise day, so there is a huge national pride. it is a chance as well, certainly in terms of the military parade which we have seen at the beginning, to show the world the hardware that china now has access to and the capabilities it now has to defend itself and that is

in an area that is expanding, particularly in this part of the world. it is also an opportunity for xijinping, this nation cosmic leader, to address his people and further consolidate his control and the control of the communist party on this country. —— nation cosmic leader. these events are of —— for international consumption but it is a lwa ys international consumption but it is always the domestic audience which remains most important for the communist country here. what we have seen is a speech from president xi jinping. unity, struggle, strip the word struggle remains very important for the country country's people. we

had a huge display of military might. we saw new hardware, a new missile to carry chinese nuclear weapons. we saw a new hypersonic missile and we went on to see a whole range of hardware that the navy commie —— navy, and the army have access to. there has been a huge amount of preparation. we were at pains to say that this was not china flexing its muscles, it is not a show of force, but at the heart of its day is —— show of military force and showing the world how capable it now is will stop there are now challenges ahead and challenges that china is dealing with. we will talk about hong kong and the civil disobedience going on there for the last three or four minutes in a minute. but also the economy in this

country, the economy is slowing down, it is in the middle of a trade war with the us and that shows no signs of resolution. the pollution is pretty bad here today, it is smoggy. that is a big domestic challenge for president xi jinping who is trying to deal with the environment today but today of all days we are seeing the price that china has paid for those decades of industrial development. going straight to mariko 0i in hong kong. there has been concerned on the mainland that potentially there could be disruption among the pro—democracy protesters trying to use this as a chance to push for what they have been pushing for for several months. that is right. the authorities didn't give permission for the marchers to go ahead. very

soon. that didn't stop many protesters from taking to the streets in the past and that is why we are expecting some large—scale pro—democracy —— pro—democracy protests to start again and as you can see behind me, many shops are being shut down. we store ——we saw train station is being shut down as well because we are in a causeway bay area, a very popular shopping district, but this is where we saw violent clashes between the protesters and the police over the weekend and earlier today as well we saw smaller scales gashes already. —— clashes. that is why many stores are being prepared for what could come ina are being prepared for what could come in a few hours. mariko oi in hong kong, thank you very much. turning attention to europe because a proposed new brexit deal has been drawn up and the legal text of it will be made public in the next few days. that's what british government sources have told the bbc.

such proposals were expected ahead of a summit of eu leaders on 17th october. the new plan is said to include possibly creating customs posts in so—called clearance zones some distance from the border between northern ireland and the republic. iain watson reports. he says he is prepared to leave without a deal but now he wants to leave with one. apparently he has a plan. soon after the conservative conference concludes on wednesday, the government is expected to send new proposals to brussels. the main sticking point so far has been the northern road backstop. this would avoid a hard border in ireland where avoid a hard border in ireland where a new trade deal would happen after brexit. many brexiteers with the leave it would also keep the uk too closely in step the eu rules and the prime minister says it is antidemocratic so what is the alternative? the bbc understands the government will propose new customs checks on the island of ireland

after brexit but these will be done away from the border, mostly where goods originate or at their final destination. the government hopes this will be enough to kick start a new intensive rounds of talks by the end of the week but the irish government says it still hasn't seen a credible alternative to the backstop. the prime minister is likely to say that the new proposals prove he is determined to get a deal. we should know by the weekend if the eu will see them as a serious step forward. for more on this i'm joined by lawrence gosling, editor—in—chief at what investment. they had to come up with someone, the british government, because there was this deadlock and lack of agreement on the terms of britain leaving the eu. here we have a possible solution but it all depends on whether it is palatable to the other eu members. absolutely and this solution which is said to be a

new solution, feels very reminiscent of the one we had 12 months ago which would be a technology solution to the border issue. now we are hearing this solution might be more within ireland. it doesn't feel to me like it will move the debate significantly forward. the eu will probably already anticipate this, it certainly wouldn't have become public if there hadn't been some discussion behind the seeds. —— behind—the—scenes. i suspect he can't take it forward. good idea, interesting, but i don't think we are any closer to a solution. just to go back to the basics of it, the sticking point is essential to be resolved because it is what stopped british mps, lawmakers in parliament, from voting in favour of a deal, but yet, if you have two separate areas of different customs

rules, there inevitably has to be some sort of safeguard and checks to ensure the integrity of both of their customs areas, both the uk and their customs areas, both the uk and the rest of the eu. absolutely. it is about creating clear delineation between the eu and the uk outside of it. again, it feels like we're kind of in some sort of fudge solution to what feels like almost an intractable problem at the moment. it is in the papers and we will go through that. president trump is under growing pressure as the impeachment inquiry puts two of his key aides under the spotlight. his personal lawyer rudy giuliani has been ordered to hand over to congressional committees all documents relating to his work foertrump in ukraine. and it's been revealed that last week the president asked the australian prime minister to cooperate with an investigation, led by attorney general william barr, aimed at discrediting the mueller report. 0ur north america correspondent peter bowes reports.

and accuser who is willing to stand up and accuser who is willing to stand up to point the finger atjoe biden and say," up to point the finger atjoe biden and say, " you up to point the finger atjoe biden and say," you are a crook". rudy giuliani at the centre of the political firestorm. he appeared giuliani at the centre of the politicalfirestorm. he appeared on fox news to defend his role in the unfolding drama. president's personal lawyer has been ordered to hand over records relating to his contacts with ukrainian officials. he has admitted in several tv interviews to asking them to investigate the former vice presidentjoe biden. the current front runner to challenge donald trump for the presidency next year. it reads like an organised crime shakedown. democrats have launched an impeachment enquiry after donald trump spoke on the phone with the president of ukraine and asked him to investigate joe biden. president of ukraine and asked him to investigatejoe biden. also secretary of state mike pompeo was listening in which raises questions

of the state department's role in this growing controversy. donald trump is fighting back and after a string of angry tweets, he has that branded it a witch hunt. his fury has focused on adam schiff, the chairman of the house intelligence committee, who parroted the word of the president and a transcript of the president and a transcript of the phone call was made public. he also wants to know the identity of his accuser. we are trying to find out about a whistleblower. we have a whistleblower that reports things that were incorrect, as you know, and you probably have now figured out, the statement i made to the president of ukraine, a good man, nice man, was perfect. it was perfect. the democrats believe the call was so far from dead —— perfect. the democrats believe the call was so farfrom dead —— perfect that it could be grounds for donald trump's dismissal from office. he gave us trump's dismissal from office. he gave us no trump's dismissal from office. he gave us no choice. it wasn't any change of mind. i always said we

will follow the facts when it —— where they take us and we are ready. the australian government has confirmed that donald trump asked the prime minister scott morrison to investigate the origins of the enquiry into russia's meddling into the 2016 election and the usjustice department says that the attorney general william barr's request that they —— donald trump has asked other countries for assistance. one of the best—known operatic sopranos of the 20th century, jessye norman, has died in new york. she was 7a. she sang in church from the age of four and made her opera debut in wagner's "tannhauser" in 1969, with a voice described as sumptuous and shimmering. she was the soloist at events including the bicentenary of the french revolution, bill clinton's second inauguration, and the unveiling in new york of two monumental columns of light, six months after the 9/11 attacks.

stay with us on bbc news, still to come: in the saddle and not a horse in sight. the german cyclists bringing pedal power to jousting. 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. you are watching the briefing. 0ur headlines: china is celebrating 70 years since the communist party came to power with a military parade in tiananmen square, in the centre of beijing. british prime minister boris johnson's proposed new brexit deal has been drawn up, and the legal text of it will be made public in the next few days. two years on from catalonia's failed attempt at independence, the spanish region's president has told the bbc he plans to hold another referendum, despite the last one being declared illegal. in the coming days, verdicts will be handed down on 12 jailed catalan politicians, with some facing up

to 25 years in prison. jean mackenzie has travelled to catalonia, where tensions are high ahead of those verdicts. catalonia's quest for independence was stopped brutally in its tracks. those held responsible were put on trial. this man, yuri sanchez, was one of the activists who led the demonstrations. he faces up to 17 yea rs demonstrations. he faces up to 17 years injail. you demonstrations. he faces up to 17 years in jail. you think it is good, and it is going to be all right, but the next day you feel depressed, and you think that he will never get out ofjail. you think that he will never get out of jail. did you think that he will never get out ofjail. did you know you think that he will never get out of jail. did you know that there was a chance that he would be arrested and he would be sent to prison?

the town of gerona has been at the centre of the fight for independence. these yellow ribbons dominate streets here. they are on bmp dominate streets here. they are on lamp posts, they are on balconies, street signs. they have become this symbol of independence. at the trial has left the region bitterly divided. the latest poll shows there are marginally more people who want to remain part of spain than who wa nt to remain part of spain than who want independence. many of these yellow ribbons have all been set up ata yellow ribbons have all been set up at a certain height, so that non— independent —ists cannot rip them off at night. this woman has been targeted for not supporting independence. this is my home, this is what they painted. we had people coming into our garden, poisoning oui’ coming into our garden, poisoning

our plants, defecating in the garden. it is a way of menacing people, and saying, if you think the way you think, you are liable of having this or worse things done to you. if, as expected here, the prisoners are found guilty, separatists plan to seize the moment. the president of catalonia's party called the referendum. moment. the president of catalonia's party called the referendumm moment. the president of catalonia's party called the referendum. if they wa nt to party called the referendum. if they want to be guilty by the spanish judges, not going to accept the sentence. the people of catalonia will protest. what is your plan for independence now? we will do again. we will do again what we did. we are going to vote again for the independence of catalonia. are you angry with them ? independence of catalonia. are you angry with them? yes, i am angry. they knew when they started off that it wasn't going to work, and now they should pay for the consequences of whatever they decided to do.“ he is found guilty and sentenced to

yea rs he is found guilty and sentenced to years in prison, will it have been worth it for you, as a family? with the verdict just with the verdictjust days away, tension hangs in the air here. there isa tension hangs in the air here. there is a nervous anticipation over what they will unleash. now it's time to get all the latest from the bbc sports centre. hello, i'm marc edwards, and this is your tuesday sport briefing. we're going to kick things off with the english premier league, where manchester united and arsenal played out a grim stalemate at old trafford. the game was a pale shadow of their mighty clashes of years gone by. scott mctominay gave manchester united the lead at the end of the first half. arsenal equalised just before the hour, courtesy of pierre—emerick aubameyang. it is manchester united's worst start to a season in 30 years. they languish in tenth. a great

we wanted to take three points tonight, and we had a great opportunity to get them three points, because we had the game where we wanted. but that's sometimes — or how many times this season have we been 1—0 up and we haven't managed to get the second goal, which is the most important thing, and you learn from it. today was a steep learning curve for us. norway's karsten warholm completed a perfect season by blazing to world championship gold in the 400 metre hurdles at the world athletics championships in qatar. warholm, who is the second—fastest ever over the distance, held off the challenge of america's rai benjamin, having passed him with 150 metres remaining. qatar's abderrahman samba finished third. and scotland kept their rugby world cup hopes alive with a much—needed win over samoa. after losing to ireland in theirfirst game, the scots bounced back with a convinving 311—0 win over the islanders. four tries for the scots mean they seal a vital bonus

point as well. the champions league returns later on tuesday with a huge match between german champions bayern munich and tottenham in london. although they beat southampton at the weekend, spurs have had a mixed start to the season. that was only their third league win so far. they did fear that striker harry kane might have picked up an injury in the game, but after training on monday, it looks like he will be fit to face a bayern side hoping to go deep into the competition. they are a club that every season try to prepare. they prepare themselves to try to win the competition, the champions league, because their history says that. i think it's a great club, great players, of course, amazing coaching staff. i know them well, we play the cup and i wish them a great time together. my feeling is it's a club, historic, that can be one

of the contenders, for sure, to win the champions league. meanwhile, real madrid's champions league campaign got off to the worst possible start a couple of weeks ago, when they were thrashed 3—0 by paris st—germain. real have won two and drawn one since then, though. they host club brugge at the bernabeu later. and finally, novak djokovic has been soaking up some of the japanese culture before his first match at the japan open in tokyo. he went to see some sumo wrestlers in action, and for reasons only known to him, he decided to take his shoes off and give it a go. the world number one had a bit of a wrestle with one of the retired sumos, but the locals didn't look too impressed. he might be better sticking to tennis. you can get all the latest sports news at our website. that is bbc.com/sport. but from me, marc edwards, and the rest of the sport team, that's your tuesday sport briefing. when you think ofjousting, what comes to mind? knights in shining armour on powerful horses, perhaps. in berlin, there is an annual event

where they do things a little differently, as the bbc‘s tim allman explains. for the modernjouster, it seems to be a case of four hooves bad, two wheels good. that was certainly true for the competitors in berlin's pedal battle. all kinds of bicycle—based tomfoolery, where the old meets the new, and it can be a fairly hazardous business. translation: when you hold the lance and hit your opponent, it really affects your wrist and hand, so i think injuries in that area will definitely be the worst thing that happens. 0therwise, just a few scratches and bruises. there's notjustjousting. there's — whatever this is. you can enjoy a little mediaeval catering, and then there is liquid

refreshment of a more familiar kind. the event takes place every year, but this time it is a little bit different. it is now an equal—opportunities joust. translation: women have the same rights as men, and we're allowed to fightjust like the men. this time there's a women's team, the valkyries, and we want to lead the men to valhalla. a celebratory parade for all those taking part — knights of the modern age, with armour, lance, and bicycle clips. i'll be back with the business briefing in just a few moments. i was asking about this study saying that cutting down on processed meat may not be that beneficial. we asked for your thoughts on this and if you

got in touch. troy says a balanced diet is the best way. remi says i don't necessarily ignore these studies but i don't eat these foods ona studies but i don't eat these foods on a daily basis so i don't feel the need to change my habits. i will see you soon. hello there. the average height of a two story house here in the uk is about seven metres high. imagine then, if you can, just for a second, waves that are three times that size, at around 22 metres high. well, that is what hurricane lorenzo is capable of producing, with its 105 mile—per—hour sustained winds. there are warnings for the western azores for waves to reach an unimaginable 22 metres high as the storm system moves very close to the western azores through tuesday

night. torrential rain on tuesday, we could see some problems here. the torrential rain will turn into an area of low pressure, and there is still some uncertainty exactly where it ends up thursday. 0ur still some uncertainty exactly where it ends up thursday. our main focus for the time being is on threat of some further cutting across england and wales. after the recent heavy rain we have seen, i'm afraid there's more to come on tuesday. this band of persistent rain for northern ireland in northern england initially. heavy showers and thunderstorms for wales in south—west england through the morning stop through time these showers will push across the midlands into east anglia and south—east england. some truly torrential downpours. we could get around 30—110 millimetres of rainfall in the space ofjust a few hours, bringing the real threat of localised flooding. and because there's going to be so many showers, it is going to be one of those days where there is rain on and off for much of the day. it is relatively mild in the south, highs of 19 degrees in london. cooler airfor northern england, northern ireland and scotland. at least here it will tend to brighten up as the day goes by, with some sunshine. a few showers in northern scotland, it's

just they won't be as torrential. 0vernight the rain finally clears off across southern counties of england. we will be left with clearing skies, a few mist and fog patches, certainly some chilly air pushing southwards. in the towns and cities, temperatures getting down into the low single figures. in the countryside, some areas will see some pockets of frost to start the day on wednesday. wednesday, a much colder day. northerly winds feeding in and seeing to that. dry for many of us, which is good news after all that heavy rain. it will allow some time for some of those floodwaters to ever way. some showers in northern scotland and a few running down north sea coast. it will feel cooler. the top temperatures in london reaching a high of around 1a degrees. that's your latest weather.

this is the business briefing. i'm ben bland. from financial minnow to economic powerhouse in 70 years. we look at the chinese economy — past, present and future. and — as the people's republic marks this significant milestone, we look at the challenges faced by the country's carmakers. and on the markets... hong kong is closed for the rest of the week for the celebrations. but here is the picture from the all 0rdinaries in australia and how the

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