you're watching bbc newsroom live. it's 11 o'clock, and these are the main stories this morning. borisjohnson confirms the uk is proposing customs checks on the island of ireland as part of its plans for a brexit deal, but denies these would mean a hard border or a customs clearance zone. i think that we'll be making a very good offer, and clearly i've seen some briefing already — i don't know where he does come from, i think probably from brussels — which is not quite right. borisjohnson boris johnson says borisjohnson says he is still confident of a deal despite the hostile reaction and insists he is not planning for customs checks a few miles back from the border.

it comes as china puts on a huge display of military hardware in beijing to mark the 70th anniversary of communist party rule. clashes in hong kong — a pro—democracy is reportedly shot in the chest by police during protest. 15 people have been taken to hospital with one in a critical condition. if you look at the amount of tear gas that has been fired, itjust gives you an idea of how things are escalating today. no red alert — experts conclude there's little evidence that eating red meat increases the risk of cancer. mo farah‘s former coach, alberto salazar, has been banned from athletics for four years, after being found guilty of doping violations. coming up: how a treadmill and a large screen might be the key to helping victims of post—traumatic stress disorder heal their mental scars.

good morning. welcome to bbc newsroom live. the prime minister, borisjohnson, has denied overnight reports that a string of customs posts could be set up just a few miles from the irish border to avoid the backstop, the mechanism to avoid a hard border in ireland. he acknowledged they would have to include customs checks on the island of ireland. he denied reports a string of customs checks could be set up to avoid the backstop, the mechanism to avoid a hard border in ireland. he said the reality of brexit is that the uk has to have a single customs territory. he also said he had not asked eu leaders to refuse a further brexit delay as a way of getting around the law that requires him to ask for an extension if no deal has been agreed by the 19th of october. norman smith is at the conservative party conference in

manchester. a lot more of, that's not true but what is true in terms of what is being discussed behind the scenes? we don't have the exact sort of proposal from boris johnson but i think we are beginning to get the shape of it. that is, yes, there will be customs checks between northern ireland and ireland. but no, there won't be a hard border and these checks won't be carried out five or ten miles away from the border. the government is saying, we can do most of these customs checks in the depos and the warehouses before the lorries even leave to go across the border. in some instances, yes, there will have to be physical inspections, but then it will be up to the customs authorities to decide where they wa nt authorities to decide where they want to do those checks. they may do them out of the depots and warehouses. they may want their own

area. they have not been specific. they are dismissing the idea that somehow there is going to be a string of checkpoints just set back from the border. but borisjohnson was asked about that this morning. i think that we'll be making a very good offer and clearly i've seen some briefing already — i don't know where it has come from, i think probably brussels — which is not quite right. just remind people what we are talking about. so there was a leak yesterday that suggested there would be a string of border posts, not along the irish border, but not far back. are you saying that simply isn't true? yes, that's not what we are proposing at all. but i think probably, at the moment, nick, if you forgive me, i would like to veil our proposals in decent obscurity until we've been able to share them properly with our friends. the problem is really theirs. the view of the irish government and the

eu is they don't want any checks at all because they view that as a hardening of the border even if it is not a hard border. the view of the british government is life can't just carry on as before because we are leaving the eu, and secondly, we wa nt are leaving the eu, and secondly, we want to have our own trade policy with our own customs and tariffs. that means a separate regime for policing, for checking those customs. it's hard to see how you square that circle. so there has been criticism from dublin, criticism too from some of mr johnson's tory rebels. this was the former attorney general dominic grieve. the prime minister is fully entitled to put forward ideas to resolve the issue of the irish backstop. to suggest effectively that you are going to solve the broader problem by having a hard border move ten miles back from where the border is

on each side, it is in fact the creation, is it not, the creation of a hard border with a no man's land in between? so i am not altogether surprised the irish comedy may find that difficult. given that sort of reaction you would think mrjohnson's proposals are shortly going to crash and burn. however, those around him remained pretty confident, or at least hopeful, because they say in private of the talks have actually been a lot more fruitful than some of the sort of public argy— bargy. nevertheless, given the two seemingly contradictory positions of the irish government are saying there can be no checks and the british government saying there have to be some checks, it's kind of hard to be some checks, it's kind of hard to see how you put that together in a deal. thank you very much, norman. more reaction to that shortly. let's ta ke let's take your life to hong kong

where there have been violent clashes between the police and protesters opposed to china's anniversary. 15 people have been taken to hospital and one person is understood to be in a critical condition. these are the live pictures we are getting from hong kong. lots of debris, very few people in the streets. cause for concern, of course, with news that a protest has been shot in the chest in what appears, according to some reports, to be the first use of live fire during months of pro—democracy protests. you can see there the security forces lined up. the emergency vans there as well. other than that, very little sign of much going on there right now after those

latest clashes. our correspondent, stephen mcdonnell, sent us this. these activists have been moving forward like this, in an attempt to challenge the police, they get to this stage. this warning from the police, who are now firing tear gas down at them, and they're attempting to reach where the police are. you can see rubber bullets being fired, hitting those activists. and it's going to be difficult for them to actually storm those steps, because the police have overwhelming firepower. now, this is not the way beijing would have wanted to celebrate its 70th anniversary of the communist party being in power, scenes like this. yet these activists, they don't mind causing this type of chaos. they think it helps their cause in pressing for democratic reforms in hong kong.

and these are the more hardcore amongst the activists, i suppose you could describe them as that. they're moving right along there, maybe we can move in and just get a shot of them up close. they're down low to try and avoid these projectiles being fired at them from the police. and here comes a molotov cocktail, about to be thrown. small bang. it didn't go off very well. now the police coming down the stairs. shots fired. they're moving now up the stairs to try and reach where the police are, charging forward. the protesters have the numbers but the police are continually firing at them, round after round,

of rubber bullets and tear gas. and now the protesters are retreating. there have been too many rubber bullets fired, too much tear gas. they can't match that type of firepower from the police. gunfire. protesters had threatened to use increased force today and the police also predicted that this would happen, and that is indeed what has come to pass. look at this amount of tear gas that's been fired all through the streets here, moving up that escalator to where the police are. itjust gives you an idea of how things are escalating today. stephen mcdonell reporting. it is

being reported that live rounds of ammunition have been used. beijing is hosting lavish events to mark the 70th anniversary of the founding of the people's republic of china. the anniversary has been marked by a huge military parade featuring thousands of troops and military vehicles. addressing the crowds assembled in beijing's 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 east of the world, and there is no force that can shake the foundation of this great nation. no force can stop the chinese people and the chinese nation forging ahead. applause.

let's ta ke let's take you quickly back to hong kong and live pictures. you can see demonstrators behind a barrier. tensions are high. we havejust seen the report that has come through from stephen mcdonell, with clashes between protesters and the security forces firing tear gas and reportedly also rounds of live bullets as well. we will keep you updated on the situation there. let's go back to brexit. the news that boris johnson let's go back to brexit. the news that borisjohnson says the reality of brexit is that there will need to be customs checks between northern ireland and ireland. he has, however, denied reports it would mean hard checks in place several miles away from the border, potentially. seamus leheny is policy manager at the freight transport association for northern ireland,

hejoins me from belfast. what do you make of the latest reports? there have been reports they may be a checking zone away from the border. borisjohnson says thatis from the border. borisjohnson says that is not correct. the reality is they will need to be customs checks? yes, it is of deep concern. this is contradictory to a lot of the advice both myself and the freight to and is board association and pretty much every business organisation have given the government in the last two yea rs. given the government in the last two years. the government has sought feedback, suggestions and our advice and basically what could be in place. initially only business groups here in support of the withdrawal agreement. anything that is an alternative to the backstop must pass certain tests. this doesn't past a lot of the criteria — pass. doesn't past a lot of the criteria —— pass. it doesn't guarantee a frictionless border and something that would protect the economy in northern ireland. it is a hard

border. it is simply not geographically at the precise point of the border. it will be inland. it is something that works very well in a port oran is something that works very well in a port or an airport, so for example, between dover and calais this system would be compatible. or to try to employ that on a land border with over three hundred road crossings, where there is a very tightly interwoven economy and supply chain, we fail to see how it can deliver a frictionless border and ease the freedom of movement across that border. what about the suggestion that most of the customs checks could take place in depots and warehouses, and where it was decided that physical inspections need to be carried out, that is down to the customs authorities, he said, and it would be up to them where they will be carried out, but they could also be carried out in depots and warehouses? again, that's pretty vague. there may be a handful of operators who go to do with it. how often with these audits, these checks take place? or would be

carrying them out? they could be spread out across northern ireland. instead of having your border frontier, it is throughout the entire town and timelines of northern ireland. we also hear about intelligence led checks. would these be taking place at the border or within the buffer zone? for example, the ten 20 mile limit of where checks would normally take place. there are a lot of unanswered questions. we look forward to clarity from the prime minister. he said this morning this is not the exact offer of the uk government. we need to get a definitive answer is soon because when i speak to businesses, both in logistics and manufacturing, there is a lack of clarity and a growing concern that we are 31 days away from a potential no—deal brexit that would completely undermine the northern ireland economy. can you see any alternative to close regular to realignment, which would mean checks were not needed? that is where we are getting

political. the backstop, the reason every business organisation supported the withdrawal agreement, was because the backstop ticked all the right boxes. to get something aligned will take very close alignment on customs rules and single market rules, so we don't need those checks on agri— foods and customs inspections for tariffs etc. there will be a lot of compromise. there will be a lot of compromise. the eu will certainly have to give a lot of derogations to the island of ireland. we are not sure that is something they are willing to concede this leisurely day. what we are crying out for now is clarity and some answers, something like we have heard last night, this leaked document, the only thing that is doing is raising concern among businesses. spell out your concerns about the prospect of customs checks, the impact it may have? you have said things straight into the political. there are practical and political. there are practical and

political issues? yes, we were told these checks will take place inland. the prime minister has said they may not necessarily be five to ten miles away. where exactly will they be? there are more than three hundred road crossings. it is not feasible to have checks inland from every one of those crossings. what that leads us of those crossings. what that leads us to is a system of designated or approved roads. we could be looking at six road crossings between northern ireland and the republic of ireland that freight traffic most transit. all of a sudden overnight that changes how we do work here. you can no longer take the quickest way from a to b. you must first go via c. that is adding on mileage, time, costs and red tape. we may have exporters in a lot of manufacturing businesses, so we could be on the farcical position where a lorry could be going to summer where a lorry could be going to summer like newry on the border, collecting goods and driving ten to 20 miles north towards belfast to

fulfil customs declarations and checks, to then have to drive south again into the republic of ireland. it is something, like i said before, it works really well in a port scenario. but to imply that in a land border that is just so closely interwoven with supply chains, where we are looking about 111,000 lorries a day crossing the irish border, huge amount of traffic to manage. most of that traffic, 70% of it in fa ct, most of that traffic, 70% of it in fact, it is ingredients and components we use in northern ireland to make things we then sell around the world and across the uk. we must protect that trait. thank you very much. an update on our headlines. borisjohnson you very much. an update on our headlines. boris johnson has rejected leaked claims that the government has proposed customs clea ra nce zones to government has proposed customs clearance zones to tackle the irish border issue. there's been more clashes in hong kong, where a pro—democracy has reportedly been shot in the chest by police during protests there — 15 people have been taken to hospital with one in a critical condition.

a new study has concluded there's little evidence that eating red meat, sausages and bacon increases the risk of cancer. in sport, mo farah‘s former coach, alberto salazar, has been banned for four years after being found guilty of doping violations. it is the result of a four—year investigation and a two—year court case. salazar says he is shocked and will appeal. he has been barred from the world athletics championships in doha, where dina asher—smith is through to tonight's 200 metres semifinals. she ran the fastest time in the heats. manchester united have made their worst start to a league season in 30 yea rs worst start to a league season in 30 years after a 1—1 draw at home to arsenal. it leaves them tenth after seven games. i will be back with a full update in 15 minutes. a treadmill and a large screen

might be the key to helping victims of post—traumatic stress disorder, including war veterans, to heal their mental scars. that's according to the researchers behind a new "virtual reality" treatment which has been trialled in wales. tomos morgan went to take a look. at its worst, i... ..i attempted to take me own life. matt neve joined the raf at 16. two years later he was in iraq, as a driver transporting injured and dead soldiers from the conflict. you have all these emotions flowing through you, you know, fear, upset, you know, anxiety and it all can hit you in one wave, ‘cause you don't really know what's going on and that took its toll on me, just seeing that on a daily basis. just a year later and matt was medically discharged. he began having night terrors, flashbacks, drinking heavily and prone to angry outbursts. those symptoms began taking a toll on his family. at the time, i did not know why

matt's behaviour was like that because he didn't actually tell me what he had seen or he had been through about even being in iraq. it made me think, did i particularly want to be with that person, at the time. 12 years later, after speaking to other veterans while competing at the invictus games, matt started looking for his own treatment but nothing helped. we are going to walk back towards that time of your deployment... recently though, he has been taking part in a two—year vr trial by cardiff university and cardiff university health board. virtual reality exposure therapy, or 3mdr, involves patients walking on a treadmill in front of a large cinema—style screen, showing images of the traumatic experiences they may have witnessed. i see boots on the ground. blood. alongside a concurrent study in the netherlands, this is the only other study in the world looking into using 3mdr to treat ptsd. you're having them thoughts because you're looking

at these images which are taking you right back there. and you're back in that place you don't want to be. at times, matt wanted to quit. the risk with this treatment being that relapses could occur, with some not seeing any improvements. but two thirds of the 42 veterans with treatment—resistant ptsd saw an average of almost a 40% improvement in symptoms. even with the evidence available now... and the belief is, that it is notjust veterans that could benefit from this treatment. we can see no reason why this could not be applied to individuals with ptsd following other traumatic events as so what we are doing now is applying for funding to do a much larger study across england, scotland and wales to look at its effectiveness in the national health service. 3mdr is the only treatment that has managed to help matt's symptoms. although the night terrors remain, his daytime flashbacks have diminished completely and the future is now looking brighter than ever.

the recovery journey is still ongoing but on the other hand, we are going away as a family, and that is something we would not have done before really so it's just little things like that that will make a difference. let's talk more about that. we are joined via webcam by drjennifer wild from the university of oxford. thank you forjoining us. it is an amazing thing to see and obviously hope that it could have a big impact. what are your thoughts on this treatment? i think it's an exciting treatment. it combines two very novel and effective treatments. it combines eye movement... that is a treatment recommended by the nice micro guidelines. it makes it accessible for veterans. three md art making it accessible for

vetera ns to art making it accessible for veterans to walk towards the trauma members —— memories. they are literally walking towards the trauma memories. they are on the full screen. memories. they are on the full screen. that means they obviously can't avoid them but they can approach them and update the memories anyway that was not possible before, because the memories potentially were too overwhelming for there was a significant cognitive avoidance. effectively reprogramming somebody to overwrite old experiences, is it? yes. that's essentially what the brain does when we recall an event. the brain rewrites that event. that memory overlays the initial memory laid down. we are constantly rewriting our memories. this is key in overcoming post—traumatic stress disorder. when people complete their therapy, the memories of their trauma are different by the end of

it, and include —— the meaning of the memory becomes less threatening. you are approaching the memory and by doing so you are updating it because you see that you can cope, you may see things that you have forgotten and you may remember things that were forgotten at the time that makes the memory less threatening, which is helpfulfor all of those re—experiencing symptoms such as flat —— flashbacks. we heard that matt is doing much better in the daytime, so is having fewer flashbacks. he is better in the daytime, so is having fewerflashbacks. he is still better in the daytime, so is having fewer flashbacks. he is still having quite a few nightmares, distressing dreams and night terrors. those are also experiences that have yet to be ameliorated by the treatment. but they typically take longer to resolve those symptoms. we heard in the reported could be applied other traumatic memories. what can you see as potentially other helpful

applications for this treatment?” was thinking about that when i heard the other person talking about the other applications of the treatment. imeani other applications of the treatment. i mean i think that is a tricky one. i think maybe potentially the trauma ofa i think maybe potentially the trauma of a natural disaster, for example, or the larger kind of, yeah, group traumas where many people are affected. when we think about physical or sexual assault i would have some concerns about clients or patients walking towards trauma memories where they see something similar. i think for those kinds of trauma they do respond very well to trauma they do respond very well to trauma focused cbt. i don't think we need to move towards another treatment for that. i think the military trauma, this treatment is very helpful and has previously been shown to be very helpful in the states. vr has been used for a long time by the military with good

effect. it is really exciting to see this now in the uk and to be sharing personal stories from matt and other vetera ns personal stories from matt and other veterans who are doing so well with this treatment. when you describe it and see it, it is an obvious way to treat somebody. why has it taken so long to happen? i think we were waiting for the evidence to come out. there were a few studies that came out a few years ago, but in order for... came out a few years ago, but in orderfor... it is being trialled over here still, so it hasn't been rolled out yet. it was under trial in cardiff. that is what has to happen with treatment development. they need to be evaluated rigorously in more than one trial. once we have got results, they can be com part of the guidelines. —— become. it is a step in that process. that is why it has taken longer. thank you for joining us. thank you.

let's go to hong kong now, where those renewed protests by pro—democracy demonstrators have been taking place. our correspondent, stephen mcdonell, is there. we are seeing live pictures and a little while ago we saw your report where you were alongside the rep —— protesters and security forces with tear gas and rubber bullets being fired. what the latest? well, definitely it has been a violent day in hong kong, just as had been predicted. local media is reporting that it has been confirmed that one activist was shot in the chest with activist was shot in the chest with a live round. there is footage which appears to show him striking a police officer with a pole. the police officer with a pole. the police officer with a pole. the police officer pulling out his gun and firing at the protest to force them back. we have seen tear gas, rubber bullets, fires later through the heart of the city, sometimes barricades have been on fire. and

the police have been pretty ruthlessly efficient in pursuing protest yesterday, pinning them down on the ground and making lots of arrests. activists have charged in all different directions. not so long ago there was a very large crowd here and then bang, they were gone, because they could see the intent on the part of the police. so it could well be that we see more violent clashes tonight. i mean, it is where we are now. it has been a very violent day. we are seeing pictures from earlier of a cloud of tear gas. you said that obviously when the bullets are fired people will disperse. it is an unpredictable situation. in terms of live bullets being fired, that does ta ke live bullets being fired, that does take things to another level, doesn't it? well, this has been coming. there have been so many times were a police officer has

nearly shot their weapon. we have seen nearly shot their weapon. we have seen them being attacked with truncheons, and according to their training, if they face a life threatening situation, they are able to fire. i think many officers have shown quite a lot of restraint until today. protesters had threatened to really u p today. protesters had threatened to really up the anti today and in certain places that has happened. they believe that escalation, certainly the hardcore protesters, believe that escalation is the way forward in terms of pressing their course for more democratic reform, foran course for more democratic reform, for an enquiry into these allegations of police brutality. but earlier we saw a much larger peaceful march. that was illegal. tens of thousands of people defied the authorities, marching through the authorities, marching through the streets, calling for reforms here and trying to upstage those events in beijing, trying to say, well, look, you might be said of

reading seven decades of communist party rule, but we think we should have democratic rights we were promised when hong kong was handed back to china from britain. this is why so many people joint that protest. but there is no doubt, it's been quite serious and dangerous at times. i saw the entrance to an underground train station completely on fire. as i say, fires up and down the street, you see them every 25 metres. the police have come in with water cannon, using that to not only disperse the protesters but also to put out those fires, especially the ones on barricades which are blocking the street. so, we will have to see in the coming hours if the protesters a re have to see in the coming hours if the protesters are able to gather somewhere else and mount another campaign, if you like. they raced in all different directions about an hour ago. i'm not all different directions about an hourago. i'm not quite all different directions about an hour ago. i'm not quite sure where they are but it is possible they will regroup somewhere down the

street behind me and we could see more clashes yet today. thank you very much. stephen mcdonell reporting live from hong kong. here there are lots of flood warnings in place. let's get the latest from simon king. a lot of rainfall in the last couple of weeks or so and over night, some heavy rain moving northward across the uk. this is the latest rainfall imagery. the rain has moved northward overnight. heavy showers developing elsewhere across england and wales. but we have about 74 england and wales. but we have about 7a flood warnings currently in force across england and wales, with further heavy downpours likely for the rest of today, still more problems to come. the rain will continue across northern parts of england into the isle of man, where there is an amber warning from the isle of man met service issued here. elsewhere, further south, heavy and thundery downpours. we have some yellow warnings from the met office, some frequent lightning and some

localised flooding issues with those heavy downpours. further north, across scotland and northern ireland, brighter here, some sunshine but much chillier. look at the temperatures, 10—13, compared to the south, 15—18. but the rain will continue to clear away to the south and then we are looking at some clear skies developing across many parts of the uk. beneath those clear skies, it will turn pretty chilly. we will see a frost across northern parts of england and into scotland. temperatures locally below freezing. quite widely, the temperatures and low single figures for wednesday morning. we have this key finger of cold air from the arctic right across the uk, so much chillier data come during wednesday. it does mean wednesday morning will start off on a sunny note. their sun chad will continue for many into the afternoon, just a bit of cloud in southern areas, cross eastern parts and eastern parts the afternoon. the possibility of the odd shower but mostly dry. look at the

temperatures, 12—14 degrees. and then we go to the end of the week. i will show you what's going on in the mid—atlantic. will show you what's going on in the mid—atla ntic. hurricane lorenzo. will show you what's going on in the mid—atlantic. hurricane lorenzo. it will push north and east side and that will affect the azores as a hurricane through tonight. but if we continue its track, which is still a little uncertain, it has to be said, this is the most likely scenario. it will move northward, as it reaches the cooler waters of the north atla ntic the cooler waters of the north atlantic it will weaken and no longer be a hurricane but will pass towards the west of the uk. its impact for our weather on thursday and friday are still uncertain but we are looking at some strong winds parts developing across western parts developing across western parts of the uk. with that there will be some rain at times. worth staying tuned to the focus. bye—bye for now. hello, this is bbc newsroom live with joanna gosling. the headlines: borisjohnson has confirmed the uk is proposing customs checks on the island of ireland as part of its plans for a brexit deal, but denied these would mean a hard

border or a customs clearance zone. shots fired. there's been more clashes in hong kong, where a pro—democracy protester has reportedly been shot in the chest by police 15 people have been taken to hospital with one in critical condition. meanwhile, in china, a huge military parade has taken place in beijing as part of celebrations of the seventieth anniversary of the chinese communist state. a new study has concluded there's little evidence that eating red meat, sausages and bacon increases the risk of cancer. sport now, and for a full round up, from the bbc sport centre. mo farah‘s former coach alberto salazar has been banned for four years from athletics for doping violations. it follows a four—year investigation by us anti doping

and a two—year court case. an independent panel found that salazar and a doctor associated with his training group, jeffrey brown, "possessed and trafficked a banned performance—enhancing substance" and should be banned for "orchestrating and facilitating prohibited doping conduct." salazar, who plans to appeal, has been immediately barred from the world championships in doha, where he has athletes competing. farah, who left salazar's group two years ago, has released a statement. he says he's relieved that the investigation has been concuded and says that he has no tolerence for anyone who breaks the rules. mark daly investigated a series of allegations made against salazar for the bbc‘s panorama programme in 2015. there are big questions now for uk athletics. remember, after my panorama in 2015 there was an investigation launched into alberto

salazar and his relationship with mo farah and gave him a clean bill of health and allowed mo farah to continue to work with him. that mo farah himself, there are no allegations against him. he has a lwa ys allegations against him. he has always denied breaking any rules but questions will be asked about his judgment and his decision to stay with alberto salazar following the panorama allegations in 2015. it wasn't until october 2017 that mo farah decided to part ways with salazar. we know salazar had been charged with doping offences some months before. that is the news that will dominate day 5 at the world athletics championships but there's plenty going on on the track — dina asher—smith goes in the semi—finals of the 200—metres tonight. she collected the silver medal she won in sunday's 100 metres final yesterday, before taking to the track again, and she showed no sign of fatigue, running the fastest time in the 200 heats. it's men's 200—metres final tonight.

adam gemili is the only british man lining up. he ran his quickest time of the year to qualify fourth fastest, and the former european champion says that there's more to come. manchester united have made their worst start to a season for 30 years after being held to a 1—1 draw by arsenal at old trafford. torrential rain didn't make it the easiest of nights, but scott mctominay put united ahead just before half time. var overturned an offside decision against arsenal, allowing pierre—emerick aubameyang's equaliser to stand. arsenal are now in the top four, but united are 10th with nine points from their seven matches. andy murray has his biggest win on tour since returning to singles following his hip surgery injanuray. —— back in january. he's through to the second round of the china open in beijing, it was another tough match for him — straight sets but he was a break down in both, with both going to tie—breaks. he beat matteo berrettini —

the world number 13. he'll face his fellow—briton cameron norrie. not being in pain now is making tennis a little bit more fun so they practice and the preparation for tournaments, it's a lot easier. you know, the last few years, that really wasn't the case and i was finding it alla really wasn't the case and i was finding it all a really stressful, wasn't getting much enjoyment out of it. so, you know, it's a little bit different now, which is nice. johnny sexton will captain ireland for the first time, in their rugby world cup game against russia on thursday — one of 11 changes to the side that lost to japan on saturday. the importance of sexton was underlined by that shock defeat to the hosts, and coach joe schmidt will be relying on him as a calming influence. someone to give them a bit of a spark. ireland's fate is still in their own hands. they'll be sure of a quarterfinal place with bonus—point wins in their last two pool games.

they also face samoa. it's a massive honour. i spoke to joe this morning. i only found out myself in the last few hours, i haven't even had the chance to tell my family haven't even had the chance to tell myfamily are haven't even had the chance to tell my family are anything but i'm sure they will be very proud as well. something i had thought about since i was something i had thought about since iwasa something i had thought about since i was a kid. something something i had thought about since iwas a kid. something i've something i had thought about since i was a kid. something i've made a lot of decisions around trying to get there one day and it's taken a while, but it was worth the wait and i feel incredibly proud. i want to be captain and have a good performance. that's my main focus. i don't think anything changes, really for me. that's all the sport for now. the bbc website has much more reaction to the four—year ban for alberto salazar for doping violations. more in the next hour. thank you. eating red meat, sausages and bacon makes little difference to the risk of contracting cancer,

according to a new study, which contradicts the advice of most of the world's major health organisations. here's our medical correspondent fergus walsh. there have been repeated studies linking red and especially processed meat with heart disease and cancer. the current guidance from the government advises people to eat no more than 70g of red and processed meat a day, equivalent to two rashers of bacon or 1.5 pork sausages. now, a team of international experts has reviewed existing data and found only weak evidence that it is worth trying to cut back. it's worth stressing that they did not find there was no evidence of harm, but simply that it was very weak. the argument here is not so much about the evidence, but how it's interpreted. there's agreement on the evidence linking processed meat to cancer risk. it's a small effect, but it is there. what's different here is that the researchers are recommending that it doesn't matter that much on an individual level. it doesn't matter that much on an individual level,

but when you look at it across a lot of people, those effects can really add up. in 2015, the world health organization said eating 50g of processed meat a day, less than two slices of bacon, increased the chances of getting bowel cancer by 18%. in the uk, six out of every 100 people will get bowel cancer at some point. if we all ate an extra 50g of bacon a day for the rest of our lives, one more person per 100 would get bowel cancer. so cutting back on the amount of bacon or burgers you eat may make very little difference to your individual risk of getting bowel cancer, but across a whole population, it could mean preventing thousands of cases per year. our medical correspondent fergus walsh is here. it is going to leave people at home thinking, what is the right thing to do here, in terms of consumption?m

is about sensible health messaging. there is not really much argument about the statistics, it's about the interpretation. so there has been lots and lots of studies that have suggested that red and particularly processed meat increased cancer risk and particular bowel cancer risk. these researchers, who have been commended for doing an excellent statistical job have just interpreted it in a different way. they have said the evidence is very weak, so the evidence, scientists accept, is not as good as you want. really, what you would really want is half the population to eat lots of red and processed meat all their lives and the other half not to eat very much at all, and for them to conduct their lives exactly the same apart from that one factor. studies are not done like that. so they have

said, look, on an individual level, if you are eating a bit of meat every day, probably ok. and the health bodies worldwide are saying, you should probably cut down. the advice here in the uk is 70 grams, that's a sausage and a half a day or two rashers of bacon. and i think probably the take—home message is this: if you spend your eating burgers and salami, pepperoni, ham and that is the staple of your diet, then you are doing harm to your health in a lot of ways. if you have it occasionally, then it is fine. so it's about moderation. so these researchers and public health bodies are looking at the same evidence, but just through a are looking at the same evidence, butjust through a different prism. what has the reaction been, if any,

from public health bodies, in terms of the messaging? it dilutes the message, doesn't it? absolutely furious, especially in the us. some of the bodies there are just absolutely appalled at this canadian led team. we spoke to the lead canadian researcher yesterday and he was reluctant, actually, to go on tape. he clearly wanted to let his, their study do the talking. but i think they were expecting a backlash. it is hard for people at home, because the danger with things like this is that you will end up with people saying, "oh well, i may as well carry on doing whatever i do because in a couple of years' time they will turn round and say that x we thought was bad for us is actually good for us." if there is just one health message that i would like people to take home, the one

thing they shouldn't do, the number one preventable cause of ill—health is smoking. that beats everything else into a cocked hat, including processed meat and everything else. if people don't smoke and they exercise and they have a balanced, healthy diet... it is that boring old message and that messaging is solid evidence. thank you very much, fergus. it is just after 11:a5am. tributes have been paid to bbcjournalist hanna yusuf, who has died at the age of 27. hanna, who wrote for the bbc news website and as a tv news producer, recently carried out an investigation into working conditions at costa coffee stores, which led to the company launching an independent audit. her family said they were "deeply saddened and heartbroken" and hoped her legacy "would serve as an inspiration". changes aimed at forcing the most serious offenders in england and wales to serve at least two—thirds of their prison

sentence will be unveiled byjustice secretary robert buckland today. currently, inmates can be released at the half—way point of their sentence. the plan, which forms part of a review ordered by the prime minister, will be announced at the conservative party conference, which will today address various issues surrounding law and order. in a moment we'll have all the business news, but first the headlines on bbc news. borisjohnson has rejected leaked claims that the government has proposed "customs clearance zones" to tackle the irish border issue. there's been more clashes in hong kong, where a pro—democracy has reportedly been shot in the chest by police during protests there. 15 people have been taken to hospital with one in critical condition. a new study has concluded there's little evidence that eating red meat, sausages and bacon increases the risk of cancer.

hello, iam hello, i am alice baxter. in the business news... thomas cook's auditor, ey is to be investigated. the uk accountancy watchdog — the frc — has launched an investigation into the collapse of the travel firm and will look at the audit of the company for the year ending 30 september 2018. the investigation has the power to impose unlimited fines and suspend individual accountants. thomas cook collapsed last week, putting 9,000 staff in the uk out of work — and leaving 150,000 british holiday—makers stuck overseas. household appliances will become easier to repair thanks to new standards being adopted across the european union. from 2021, firms will have comply in ensuring they're longer—lasting, and supply spare parts for up to ten years. the new rules will apply to lighting, washing machines, dishwashers and fridges. but campaigners for the "right to repair" say they do not go far enough as only professionals — not consumers — will be able

carry out the repairs. uk house price growth has "almost ground to a halt" in september — that's according to the nationwide building society. they add that property prices are 0.2% higher than a year ago, but down 0.2% compared with august. it said activity in the housing market had been slow, but stable, for two years, and that the average home is now valued atjust over £215,000. but first, we transfer is a massive file sharing platform handling over a billion files a month. it was founded ten years ago by british entrepreneur damian bradfield. the company is now based in amsterdam, but also has a big presence in tech savvy california. damien is also the author of the trust manifesto, about how the profits—first—ask—questions—last culture of silicon valley has led to widespread practice of ruthless data mining,

addictive products, intrusive advertising and misinformation. and how these in turn damage mental health, critical thinking democracy and trust. well damianjoins me live now. thank you forjoining us. talking of trust, hugely important in your business. you did suffer a big data breach in june of business. you did suffer a big data breach injune of this year. how are you able to fix that and how are you able to rebuild client trust? thank you very much for having me. we did suffer a breach but it wasn't big in the scale of things for a company of our size, where we have more than 50 million companies and do more than a billion transfers a month. it was a very small percentage of our user base. the thing that we have always done since 2009 is try to put trust at the forefront of everything we do. so we have always worked very intensely with local authorities and

in the last couple of years we have been very active in trying to make sure we follow all the great regulation that is coming out from the european union, particularly around gdp are. i think anyone tech —based has to follow the same sort of precedent and that is something i think we're pretty proud of in the ten year history we have had of the company where this thing has rarely happen to us. what do you think makes we transfer more trustworthy and different to other data sharing platforms out there that you are the use of things like aggressive data mining and addictive features and so on? since we started we had no sign up on? since we started we had no sign up on the service. we had a big advertising format which wasn't all about pop—ups and banners and intrusion. we really tried to do and build something that is about aesthetic sand tried to build it so people could really easily use it and have fun with and be creative with. i think when everybody else in the industry was really going after

attention, and this is something we touch on a lot in the book, how many companies have really spent so much time trying to casino, or like a casino, use your data to keep you in the loop? our mission was always, we wa nted the loop? our mission was always, we wanted a service that was super simple for people to use and for them to go away and do something us, get inspiration somewhere else and come back. i think what we have observed that has happened over the last ten years is the market has changed significantly and it has moved in favour of we transfer. in the book, we talk about how many companies really are controlling the media that we absorb every day. i have two kids that are 1a and 11. what i think is super important is that we look at the environment and time that we spend online, in the same vein as we do the off—line time that they have and use the same sort of values that we have off—line as

we would online. talking of changing and evolving values, and you mentioned your children there, a younger client base is increasingly environmentally focused, aren't they? just thinking about the concept of transferring that many files you can do through we transfer, its very energy intensive in terms of bandwidth and server time. is that conversation you are having to increasingly engage within this increasingly environmentally conscious young client base? yes, and especially video streaming services, which we are not, i think companies like netflix will come under increasing scrutiny. also we have always gifted 30% of our advertising to support causes, gun reform, young artists, young entrepreneurs, young photographers, to try and give as much back as we got was that we could have been a lot more profitable than we are but we actively sought a different, and

alternative business model. very similarto alternative business model. very similar to companies like ben & jerry's and patagonian. i think in the off line world it's very common. we love the concept of waitrose, companies that opt in employees and t companies that opt in employees and opt in the custom of us that we don't really see that in the tech world and that is something i think we tra nsfer world and that is something i think we transfer has been at the forefront of. through the book, we talk about quite a lot of examples. ben &jerry‘s talk about quite a lot of examples. ben & jerry's is talk about quite a lot of examples. ben &jerry‘s is one fantastic example. a dot on the horizon for a lot of tech, if we see what these two hippies from vermont managed to achieve and transform a company like unilever, to think about gm and organic foods, really, really need to consider how we consume data, what we do with it from an internal point of view is a company but also asa point of view is a company but also as a man on the street perspective and think about... white maggot if i could just break in, it so

interesting hearing you talk about something else that springs to mind... something else you decided to do differently, you could be a billionaire right now, couldn't you? why have you decided to not go public? why have you decided as a company to not go down that ipo public route? is it fear of external shareholders, what is the thought process behind that? it's not that we've said no to going public but there is a lot of attention on the moment around some of these big unicorns that have gone public which i think of caused an awful lot of tension in the market. i think the ipo market around tech will be a very controversial one in the coming yea rs, very controversial one in the coming years, coming months, probably. we asa years, coming months, probably. we as a business, and i think as an organisation, have tried to focus on trust and on value and on creativity first. we have been a very healthy, profitable business since 2014. we

didn't necessarily need to raise money and we are not looking at the moment to go public and to deal with... moment to go public and to deal with. .. the trajectory moment to go public and to deal with... the trajectory everyone expects from a tech company. i think what we have tried to do that is really about the gig when everyone else was sagging is something we would like to pursue further. that isa would like to pursue further. that is a great expression, great to talk to you. damian bradfield, founder of we transfer. that is all the business news for this hour, back to you, joanna. thank you very much, see you later. a bridge has collapsed in eastern taiwan, crushing fishing boats and launching an oil tanker onto the road below. video footage shows the single arched bridge collapse in the middle, dropping its buckled road and steel arch into the water within seconds. reports suggest ten people were injured. it's not clear what caused the collapse of the bridge, which was completed in 1999. now it's time for a look at the weather. with simon king. lots of flooding about and warnings of it, simon?

there are indeed, some heavy rainfall at the moment across england and wales, through to the isle of man. you can see it here on the rainfall radar picture from the last 24 hours or so. heavy showers developing across the southern areas. it is this band of rain further north in england into the isle of man causing some problems. 74 flood rulings in place across england and wales, that could change with further heavy downpours. the rainfall will continue through this afternoon across northern england, and asi afternoon across northern england, and as i mentioned the isle of man. rescue operations currently undergoing here because we have this amber warning from the isle of man met service. further south, amber warning from the isle of man met service. furthersouth, met office yellow warning involves but these heavy and thundery showers. frequent thunder and lightning, a lot of rainfall in a short amount of time could lead to some flash flooding. temperatures across the southern areas, 15—18. further north, where you have some sunshine, much chillier, temperatures 10—12, a

bit of wintry precipitation over higher ground. overnight tonight, cloud and rain will move southward. clear skies for many of us into wednesday morning. it will be pretty chilly. temperatures for many of us down into pretty low single figures, close to freezing across northern parts of england and up into scotla nd parts of england and up into scotland and that is because we have this aircoming scotland and that is because we have this air coming all the way from the arctic. this finger of blue across the uk, that colder air will give us that chilly start on wednesday but it should be a fine start, lots of sunshine on wednesday. a bit of cloud across scotland, eastern parts of england, further south in south wales and south—west england. a bit of cloud into the afternoon but temperatures, they will be around 10-14 temperatures, they will be around 10—14 degrees, so feeling much more chilly across southern areas compared to today. for the end of the week, i will show you hurricane lorenzo. it is out in the mid—atla ntic at you hurricane lorenzo. it is out in the mid—atlantic at the moment. this is the satellite imagery, it is pushing north—eastward for some not a powerful hurricane, it will move

close to the azores, impacting them through tonight. as it moves northwards, this is the expected path we think at the moment, it will move into cooler waters and we can. it won't be a hurricane by the time it moves close to our shores thursday into friday. impact for our weather, still a little bit uncertain but it will likely bring us some pretty strong winds across western areas in particular, with that there will be some outbreaks of rain as well. looking very unsettled into the end of the week as well. that is all from me, bye—bye.

you're watching bbc newsroom live. it's midday, and these are the main stories: violent clashes in hong kong between police and demonstrators — 15 people have been taken to hospital, one is in critical condition. look at this amount of tear gas that's been fired all through the streets here, moving up that escalator to where the police are. itjust gives you an idea of how things are escalating today. it comes as china puts on a huge display of military hardware in beijing to mark the 70th anniversary of communist party rule. borisjohnson confirms the uk is proposing customs checks on the island of ireland as part of its plans for a brexit deal, but denies these would mean a hard border or a customs clearance zone.

i think that we'll be making a very good offer, and clearly i've seen some briefing already — i don't know where he does come from, i think probably from brussels — which is not quite right. something to chew on — experts conclude there's little evidence that eating red meat increases the risk of cancer. mo farah‘s former coach, alberto salazar, is banned from athletics for four years, after being found guilty of doping violations. coming up: how a treadmill and a large screen might be the key to helping victims of post—traumatic stress disorder heal their mental scars. good afternoon. welcome to bbc newsroom live. i'm joanna gosling. there have been violent

clashes between police and protestors in hong kong as china celebrates seventy yea rs of communist rule. 15 people have been taken to hospital. at least one was in a critical condition. the police used live ammunition to shoot one protester in the chest after he attacked officers with a pole. the unrest unfolded after china's communist party marked the anniversary with a parade in beijing. despite being banned from marching, hong kong protesters had promised to show their opposition to beijing's rule in the territory. stephen mcdonnel sent us this. definitely it has been a violent day in hong kong just as had been predicted. local media is reporting and it has been confirmed that one activist has been shot in the chest with a live round. there is footage which appears to show him striking a police officer with a pole. the police officer with a pole. the police officer with a pole. the police officer then pulling out his gun and firing at that protest to

force them back. we have seen tear gas, rubber bullets, we have seen fires laid through the heart of the city, sometimes barricades have been on fire. and the police have been, well, pretty ruthlessly efficient in pursuing protest yesterday, pinning them on the ground and making lots of arrests. and activists have charged in order —— in all different directions. not so long ago there was a large crowd here and then bang, they were gone, because they could see the intent on the part of the police. it could well be that we still see more violent clashes tonight. it is quiet where we are now but it has been a very violent day. we are seeing pictures from earlier of a cloud of tear gas. you said that when the bullets are fired people will disperse. so it is an unpredictable situation. in terms of live bullets being fired, that it does take things to another level,

doesn't it? well, this has been coming. there have been so many times were a police officer has nearly shot their weapon. we have seen nearly shot their weapon. we have seen them being attacked with truncheons and, according to their training, if they face a life threatening situation, they are able to fire. i think many officers have shown quite a lot of restraint until today. protesters had threatened to really increase the pressure and in certain places that has happened. they believe that escalation, the hard—core they believe that escalation, the ha rd—core protesters, believe they believe that escalation, the hard—core protesters, believe that escalation is the way forward in terms of pressing their calls for democratic reform and enquiries into the allegations of police brutality. earlier we saw a larger, more peaceful march. that was illegal. tens of thousands of people defied the authorities, marching through

the authorities, marching through the streets calling for reforms here and trying to upstage those events in beijing, trying to say, look, you may be submitting seven decades of communist party rule, but we think we should have these democratic rights we were promised when hong kong was handed back to mainland china from britain. and so this is why so many people joint that protest. but there is no doubt, i mean, it has been quite a serious and dangerous at times. i saw the entrance to an underground train station completely on fire. fires up and down the street. we can see them every 25 metres at one point. the police have come in with water cannon, using that to distress —— disperse the protesters and put out fires blocking the street. in the coming hours we will have to see if the protesters can gather somewhere

else and mount another campaign, if you like. they raced in all different directions an hour ago and i'm not quite sure where they are. it is possible they will regroup somewhere down the street behind me and we could see more clashes yet today. stephen mcdonell reporting from hong kong. china is hosting lavish events to mark 70 years since the founding of the people's republic of china. according to the ministry of national defence, around 15,000 military personnel, 580 pieces of military equipment and 160 aircraft made an appearance at the parade. but the celebrations were overshadowed as thousands took to hong kong streets, with some violent clashes breaking out. robin brant reports. for big birthdays, china's ruling communist party doesn't do things by halves. lined up perfectly and ready to go, 15,000 military personnel prepare to parade past the country's top political leaders.

president xi, unhindered by limits on his term in office, took centre stage. beside him, two predecessors, one of them so old and frail now that he needed help to his seat. looking on too, the country's most senior party officials, all of them men. surprise, surprise, security is very tight year ahead of the parade. the police just moving a few people down from the main thoroughfare, where we will see the tanks later. make no mistake, china does want the world to looking at this event. the military leadership have said this is not about the show of force, but this is definitely about china showing off on its 70th birthday about how far it has come. translation: it was today 70 years ago that chairman mao stood at this very place and announced solemnly the founding of the people's republic of china. before today, military leaders said it wasn't supposed to be a flexing of muscle.

but make no mistake, this was, more than anything, a military display by a nation that after 70 years is once again taking its place at the top table. translation: there is no force that can shake the foundation of this great nation. no force can stop the chinese people and the chinese nation forging ahead. tanks advancing on tiananmen square, an ominous sign 30 years ago. today they were just one element of a multitude of hardware on display. keenly watched, no doubt, in washington dc and beyond. it was a debut for a new chinese nuclear missile system and various hypersonic drones. in one part of china though there wasn't choreographed celebration. in hong kong democracy

protesters continued to clash with police, a banner describing the 70th anniversary as a national tragedy. this has been going on for more than three months. it is not the national unity that president xi spoke about from his beijing lectern. as the parade became more carnival—like, it focused on ethnic unity. dancers representing the muslim minority waved towards their president. meanwhile, we know that thousands of miles away in the far west, up to a million of their brethren remain locked up in re—education centres, simply because of their religion. it's just one of the very heavy price is that some here have paid in the name of progress over the last 70 years. robin brant, bbc news, beijing. the prime minister has revealed he will put forward formal proposals for a brexit deal within days, and acknowledged those would have to include customs checks on the island of ireland. but borisjohnson denied reports that a string of customs posts could be set up just a few miles

from the irish border to avoid the backstop, the mechanism to avoid a hard border in ireland. he told the bbc the reality of brexit meant the uk had to have a single customs territory. the prime minister also said he had not asked eu leaders to refuse a further brexit delay as a way of getting around the law, which requires him to ask for an extension if no deal has been agreed by october the 19th. our assistant political editor, norman smith, is at the conservative party conference in manchester. customs checks but no hard border controls away from the border, so what is the thinking? well, the thinking is to have very light touch, low— key, unobtrusive thinking is to have very light touch, low—key, unobtrusive customs checks. borisjohnson says he is not thinking about the sort of checkpoints just set back from the border, five or ten miles away. what he is talking about is doing most

customs checks actually at the depots or warehouses before the lorries even leave to go across the border. and in those instances where there have to be physical checks, they are leaving it up to the customs authorities to decide where they want to do the checks, whether they want to do the checks, whether they have the customs equivalent of a sort of mot centre where they do such checks. he is talking about a very unobtrusive system of customs checks. the problem is the eu say, we don't want any checks, never mind light touch checks, no checks. so the problem you've got is boris johnson saying, we are leaving the eu, life can't carry on as it is, things are going to be different, we wa nt things are going to be different, we want our trade policy, or grant tariff to write customs, we'll have to have our own customs checks. the eu say if you do that you will disrupt business and it may not be a ha rd disrupt business and it may not be a hard border but it will be a hardening of the border. mrjohnson was asked about that this morning. i think that we'll be making

a very good offer and clearly i've seen some briefing already — i don't know where it has come from, i think probably brussels — which is not quite right. just remind people what we are talking about. so there was a leak yesterday that suggested there would be a string of border posts, not along the irish border, but not far back. are you saying that simply isn't true? yes, that's not what we are proposing at all. but i think probably, at the moment, nick, if you forgive me, i would like to veil our proposals in decent obscurity until we've been able to share them properly with our friends. well, the irish foreign minister, simon coveney, has given a dismissive response to these proposals, as has dominic grieve, one of mrjohnson's tory rebels on the backbenches. the prime minister is fully entitled to put forward ideas to resolve the issue of the irish backstop. to suggest effectively that you are going to solve the broader

problem by having a hard border move ten miles back from where the border is on each side, it is in fact the creation, is it not, the creation of a hard border with a no man's land in between? so i am not altogether surprised the irish government may find that difficult. here is the curious thing. just looking at the two sides it is very ha rd looking at the two sides it is very hard to see how they are going to be able to do a deal given their contradictory positions on customs checks. and yet, when you talk to dogs around mrjohnson, they are adamant that in the private talks with eu leaders, things are actually going a lot better and the conversations are much more fruitful and constructive and a lot of the public dialogue. so they haven't given up on a deal. thank you, norman. i will be speaking to an irish politician who has described the prospect of customs checks is

very worrying. morant today's main story is coming up at bbc newsroom live. now we say goodbye to viewers on bbc two. back now to our main story — suggestions that some customs checks on the island of ireland may be agreed as a way to avoid the so—called backstop in the eu withdrawal agreement. senator neale richmond is a fine gael politician who chairs the irish senate's brexit committee. hejoins me now via webcam from dublin. what is your reaction to the prospect of customs checks which borisjohnson prospect of customs checks which boris johnson says prospect of customs checks which borisjohnson says is the reality in the event of brexit? well, it's a very disappointing development. but the british and european negotiating sides made it very clear that the resolution will not see any additional infrastructure or checks on the island of ireland. we have to leave that border open. we have to keep the integrity of the good friday agreement in play and the reports you discussed previously and last night's leaked documents are

com pletely last night's leaked documents are completely unacceptable. we wait for the prime minister to provide serious proposals. he was meant to do it to ten days ago. we will continue to be patient and hope a deal can still be secured. does this ta ke deal can still be secured. does this take us back to theresa may's withdrawal agreement is the only viable option for you? at the moment the only clear way for the uk to leave the eu is through the ratification of the withdrawal agreement by westminster and lets move on to the next step to negotiate trade and customs. we have not seen any credible alternative, any real alternative from the british government heretofore. we are very serious british government heretofore. we are very serious that we need to get are very serious that we need to get a deal, we want a deal, but that deal must protect the three key issues of citizens‘ rights, financial settlement and crucially, maintaining an open border on the island of ireland. boris johnson has

said that customs check zones and point several miles away from the border are not correct. he is talking about light, light touch, low— key, talking about light, light touch, low—key, unobtrusive customs checks mostly taking place in depots and warehouses. what would be wrong with that? we have seen no detail, to be honest. no credible alternatives have been proposed by the british government. we are 30 days away from the 31st of october. what we want to see is a solution. we want to guarantee there will be no hardening of the irish border, leave the backstop as an insurance policy but we wa nt backstop as an insurance policy but we want to negotiate a deep and meaningful trade and customs deal between the eu and uk as a whole. we have not seen any credible solutions. papers last night a very worrying. the fact that mrjohnson is now talking about customs checks on the island of ireland is a very disappointing term for what has previously been agreed by the uk and the eu, notjust in the withdrawal

agreement but in the joint political declaration as well. we have to work together on this because time is running out. boris johnson said the talks are proving productive. if does lead to a deal along these lines, would ireland veto it? this isn‘t a matter of ireland. we need a deal that is acceptable to the entire eu 27. we have not seen anything. sorry to interrupt what anything. sorry to interrupt what any one country could veto it. would ireland veto it? we need to see what is presented. what we have consistently said, what michel barnier has said, is if there is an alternative to the backstop, it still must meet the aims of the backstop. we have not seen any alternatives. i am very worried at this stage that somehow people are trying to pin this on ireland. this isa uk trying to pin this on ireland. this isauk—eu trying to pin this on ireland. this is a uk — eu discussion. the uk must meet its commitments to the good friday agreement. we will listen to any proposals. however, they need to come soon any proposals. however, they need to come soon and they need to be

proper. do you believe that the eu, you are saying obviously that it is not a matter just for ireland you are saying obviously that it is not a matterjust for ireland and the eu has made its position clear on protecting the good friday agreement. do you believe there is absolutely no way that a deal would bea absolutely no way that a deal would be a great along the lines that is being discussed at the moment?‘ be a great along the lines that is being discussed at the moment? a lot of this is rumour and conjecture but it‘s completely unacceptable to the entire eu 27. we have seen nothing but wholesale solidarity from our 26 other member states. we hear the words of the german foreign minister, the french european affairs minister, very clear that we need a withdrawal agreement that respects the integrity of the single market and ultimately protects the good friday agreement. we need to hear what westminster really wants and we need to hear it very soon. thank you very much forjoining us. the headlines on bbc news: there‘s been more clashes in hong kong, where a pro—democracy has reportedly been shot in the chest by police during protests there.

—— pro—democracy demonstrators. 15 people have been taken to hospital, with one in critical condition. borisjohnson has rejected leaked claims that the government has proposed "customs clearance zones" to tackle the irish border issue. a new study has concluded there‘s little evidence that eating red meat, sausages and bacon increases the risk of cancer. sport now, here‘s ollie. good afternoon. mo farah‘s former coach alberto salazar has been banned for 4 years from athletics for doping violations. it follows a four—year investigation by us anti doping and two—year court case. an independent panel found that salazar and a doctor associated with his training group, jeffrey brown, should be banned for "orchestrating and facilitating prohibited doping conduct." salazar, who plans to appeal, has been immediately barred from the world championships in doha where he has athletes competing. farah, who left salazar‘s group 2

years ago, has released a statement, he says he‘s relieved that the investigation has been concluded and that he has no tolerence for anyone who breaks the rules. the bbc‘s mark daly investigated a series of allegations made against salazar for the panorama programme in 2015 there are big questions now for uk athletics. remember, after my panorama in 2015, uk athletics launched a review into salazar‘s relationship with mo farah and gave him — salazar, that is — a clean bill of health and allowed mo farah to continue working with him. sir mo farah himself, well, there are no allegations against him. he has always denied ever breaking any rules but questions now will be asked about his judgment and his decision to stay with alberto salazar following the panorama allegations in 2015. it wasn‘t until october 2017 that farah chose to part ways with salazar. what we now know is that salazar had

been charged by usada with doping offences some months before. andy murray has his second win on tour since returning to singles following his hip surgery injanuary. he‘s through to the second round of the china open in beijing, he‘s now ranked outside the top 500 but beat the world number 13 matteo berretini in straight sets. he had to work really hard for the victory , he was a break down in both, with both going to tie—breaks , he‘ll face his fellow briton cameron norrie tomorrow. johnny sexton will captain ireland for the first time, in their rugby world cup pool match against russia on thursday — the returning fly—half one of 11 changes to the side that lost to the hosts japan on saturday. seven of the forwards will start their first game of the tournament. ireland‘s fate is still in their own hands. they‘ll be sure of a quarterfinal place with bonus—point wins in their last two pool games.

they also face samoa. it is something i have thought about it since i was a kid, i have made a lot of decisions around trying to get there one day. it has taken a while. but it was worth the wait. i feel incredibly proud. but i want to be captain now with a good performance and a good win in a world cup game, so that‘s my main focus. that‘s all the sport for now. i‘ll have more for you in the next hour. we arejust we are just hearing there has been an incident at a shopping mall in finland. police say at least one person has been killed and nine reportedly injured in the shooting incident. according to local media, witnesses are reporting a large scale police operation and they say police have arrested a suspect, a

sole suspect. police initially reported three injured but the numbers have since been updated, according to journalists in numbers have since been updated, according tojournalists in finland. so nine reportedly injured. the shooting actually happened on the premises of a vocational school, which is... initial reports say it was a shooting. however, some witnesses say a knife was used. these reports just coming through to us. a school at a shopping mall in finland. we will keep you updated. a treadmill and a large screen might be the key to helping victims of post—traumatic stress disorder, including war veterans, to heal their mental scars. that‘s according to the researchers behind a new "virtual reality" treatment which has been trialled in wales. tomos morgan went to take a look. at its worst, i...i attempted to take me own life. matt neve joined the raf at 16. two years later he was in iraq, as a driver transporting injured and dead soldiers from the conflict.

you have all these emotions flowing through you, you know, fear, upset, you know, anxiety and it all can hit you in one wave, ‘cause you don‘t really know what‘s going on and that took its toll on me, just seeing that on a daily basis. just a year later and matt was medically discharged. he began having night terrors, flashbacks, drinking heavily and prone to angry outbursts. those symptoms began taking a toll on his family. at the time, i did not know why matt's behaviour was like that because he didn't actually tell me what he had seen or he had been through about even being in iraq. it made me think, did i particularly want to be with that person, at the time. 12 years later, after speaking to other veterans while competing at the invictus games, matt started looking for his own treatment but nothing helped. we are going to walk back towards that time of your deployment...

recently though, he has been taking part in a two—year vr trial by cardiff university and cardiff university health board. virtual reality exposure therapy, or 3mdr, involves patients walking on a treadmill in front of a large cinema—style screen, showing images of the traumatic experiences they may have witnessed. i see boots on the ground. blood. alongside a concurrent study in the netherlands, this is the only other study in the world looking into using 3mdr to treat ptsd. you‘re having them thoughts because you‘re looking at these images which are taking you right back there. and you‘re back in that place you don‘t want to be. at times, matt wanted to quit. the risk with this treatment being that relapses could occur, with some not seeing any improvements. but two thirds of the 42 veterans with treatment—resistant ptsd saw an average of almost a 40% improvement in symptoms. even with the evidence available now... and the belief is, that it is not

just veterans that could benefit from this treatment. we can see no reason why this could not be applied to individuals with ptsd following other traumatic events as so what we are doing now is applying for funding to do a much larger study across england, scotland and wales to look at its effectiveness in the national health service. 3mdr is the only treatment that has managed to help matt‘s symptoms. although the night terrors remain, his daytime flashbacks have diminished completely and the future is now looking brighter than ever. the recoveryjourney is still ongoing but on the other hand, we are going away as a family, and that is something we would not have done before really so it‘s just little things like that that will make a difference. tributes have been paid to bbc journalist hanna yusuf, who has died at the age of 27. hanna, who wrote for the bbc news website and as a tv news producer,

recently carried out an investigation into working conditions at costa coffee stores, which led to the company launching an independent audit. her family said they were "deeply saddened and heartbroken" and hoped her legacy "would serve as an inspiration". flood warnings are in place across the uk with some regions expected to see as much as two weeks of rain in less than an hour later, are the met office says. this is the scene on the isle of man, where major incident has been declared after flooding left people trapped in their homes. the fire service has evacuated several properties and people are being told not to drive. the environment agency has issued more than 70 flood warnings across england. coming up here on bbc news: the countdown is on for this year‘s royal institute of british architect‘s most prestigious award, the riba stirling prize.

now it‘s time for a look at the weather with simon king. —— stav danaos. hello. the last 24 hours have been very wet. flood warnings creeping up in england and wales. 74 at the moment. wet and windy weather across northern england and the isle of man. in amberwarning issued northern england and the isle of man. in amber warning issued on the isle of man. met office warnings for scattered thunderstorms which will develop across parts of central southern england and wales. temperatures here around 18 to 19 degrees. much colderfurther temperatures here around 18 to 19 degrees. much colder further north. writer with sunshine but a few showers which will be wintry. the colder air spread south this evening and overnight. it turns drierfor all but it will be a cold night. the cold est of all but it will be a cold night. the coldest of the season with a touch of frost across northern england and into scotland. a crisp start on wednesday morning thanks to this

arctic air which will also be tied in with a ridge of high pressure. plenty of sunshine. it starts to turn more unsettled again but milder on thursday and friday.

hello, this is bbc newsroom live with joanna gosling. the headlines: gunfire. there‘s been more clashes in hong kong, where a pro—democracy protestor has reportedly been shot in the chest by police. 15 people have been taken to hospital, with one in critical condition. meanwhile, in china, a huge military parade has taken place in beijing, as part of celebrations of the 70th anniversary of the chinese communist state. borisjohnson has confirmed the uk is proposing customs checks on the island of ireland as part of its plans for a brexit deal, but denied these would mean a hard

border or a customs clearance zone. a new study has concluded there‘s little evidence that eating red meat, sausages and bacon increases the risk of cancer. mo farah‘s former coach, alberto salazar, has been banned from athletics for four years, after being found guilty of doping violations. more on our main story, as the uk prepares to put forward formal proposals for a brexit deal within days, the prime minister has acknowledged it will include some customs checks on the island of ireland. we‘ve heard a lot about the backstop, a plan to avoid a hard border with northern ireland, but what is it and why does it matter for brexit? our reality check correspondent chris morris explains the terminology. you‘ve probably heard about the backstop. it‘s a baseball term, really, so what does it

have to do with brexit? think in terms of a safety net and you get the general idea. the backstop is key to talks over the future of the irish border after brexit. why? because this line between the irish republic and northern ireland will be the only land border between the uk and the european union. that matters for trade, because, in theory, there should be checks on stuff crossing the border after brexit. but no—one wants new inspections at the border. they bring back memories of 30 years of conflict in northern ireland, and checkpoints could become a target. so, that‘s where the backstop comes in. it‘s a legal guarantee to avoid a hard border under all circumstances. it‘s part of the agreement that sets out the uk withdrawal from the eu. an agreement the british government is now seeking to renegotiate. the backstop would come into effect only if the uk and the eu can‘t agree a future trade deal after brexit. it would mean that the whole of the uk would stay in the same customs territory as the eu,

with northern ireland even more closely tied to eu rules than the rest of the uk. critics don‘t like it. it would prevent the uk doing its own trade deals on goods around the world. there‘s also no get—out clause, to allow the uk to leave the new customs relationship unless the eu agrees. don‘t worry, the eu says, the backstop is only temporary, and we‘ll try really hard to make sure it‘s never used. but there‘s still no time limit to the backstop. that‘s one of the main reasons why the withdrawal agreement has been rejected in the uk parliament three times. the eu says it is happy to consider an alternative plan which provides the same guarantee of an open border, but, at the moment, it doesn‘t think there is one. unless that changes, no backstop would mean there would be no brexit agreement at all. chris morris reporting.

eating red meat, sausages and bacon makes little difference to the risk of contracting cancer, according to a new study, which contradicts the advice of most of the world‘s major health organisations. here‘s our medical correspondent, fergus walsh. there have been repeated studies linking red and especially processed meat with heart disease and cancer. the current guidance from the government advises people to eat no more than 70g of red and processed meat a day, equivalent to two rashers of bacon or 1.5 pork sausages. now, a team of international experts has reviewed existing data and found only weak evidence that it is worth trying to cut back. it‘s worth stressing that they did not find there was no evidence of harm, but simply that it was very weak. the argument here is not so much about the evidence, but how it‘s interpreted. there‘s agreement on the evidence linking processed meat to cancer risk. it‘s a small effect, but it is there. what‘s different here is that the researchers are recommending that it doesn‘t

matter that much on an individual level. it doesn‘t matter that much on an individual level, but when you look at it across a lot of people, those effects can really add up. in 2015, the world health organization said eating 50g of processed meat a day, less than two slices of bacon, increased the chances of getting bowel cancer by 18%. in the uk, six out of every 100 people will get bowel cancer at some point. if we all ate an extra 50g of bacon a day for the rest of our lives, one more person per 100 would get bowel cancer. so cutting back on the amount of bacon or burgers you eat may make very little difference to your individual risk of getting bowel cancer, but across a whole population, it could mean preventing thousands of cases per year. our medical correspondent fergus walsh had more details about the research.

there‘s not really much argument about the statistics, it‘s about the interpretation. so, there‘s been lots and lots of studies that have suggested that red, and particularly processed meat, increase cancer risk and particular bowel cancer risk. these researchers, who‘ve been commended for doing an excellent statistical job, have just interpreted it in a different way. they have said the evidence is very weak, so the evidence, scientists accept, is not as good as you‘d want. really, what you‘d really want is half the population to eat lots of red and processed meat all their lives and the other half not to eat very much at all, and for them to conduct their lives exactly the same — apart from that one factor. and studies aren‘t done like that. so they have said, look, on an individual level,

if you are eating a bit of meat every day, probably ok. and the health bodies worldwide are saying, you should probably cut down. the advice here in the uk is 70g, that‘s a sausage and a half a day or two rashers of bacon. and i think probably the take—home message is this: if you spend your day eating burgers and salami, pepperoni, ham and that is the staple of your diet, then you are doing harm to your health in a lot of ways. if you have it occasionally, then it‘s fine. so, it‘s about moderation. so these researchers and public health bodies are looking at the same evidence, butjust through a different prism. what has the reaction been, if any, from public health bodies, in terms of the messaging?

it dilutes the message, doesn‘t it? absolutely furious, especially in the us. some of the bodies there are just absolutely appalled at this canadian—led team. we spoke to the lead canadian researcher yesterday and he was reluctant, actually, to go on tape. he clearly wanted to let his, their study do the talking. but i think they were expecting a backlash. it is hard for people at home, because the danger with things like this is that you will end up with people saying, "oh well, i may as well carry on doing whatever i do because in a couple of years‘ time they‘ll turn round and say that x we thought was bad for us is actually good for us." if there‘s just one health message that i would like people to take home, the one thing they shouldn‘t do, the number one preventable cause

of ill—health is smoking. that beats everything else into a cocked hat, including processed meat and everything else. if people don‘t smoke and they exercise and they have a balanced, healthy diet... i mean, it is that boring old message and that messaging is solid evidence. fergus walsh talking to me earlier. 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. our north america correspondent peter bowes reports. an accuser who‘s willing to stand

up to point the finger atjoe biden and say, "you‘re a crook!" rudy giuliani at the centre of a political firestorm. mr giuliani appeared on fox news with sean hannity to defend his role in the unfolding drama. the president‘s personal lawyer has been ordered to hand over records relating to his contacts with ukrainian officials. he‘s 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 a classic organised crime sha kedown. democrats have launched an impeachment inquiry after donald trump spoke on the phone with the president of ukraine and asked for a favour, to investigate corruption allegations against mr biden. it‘s also emerged that the us secretary of state mike pompeo was listening in on that conversation. it‘s raised questions about the state department‘s role in this growing controversy. donald trump is fighting back.

through a stream of angry tweets, he‘s branded the inquiry another witch hunt and he‘s lashed out at democrats who are preparing to hold hearings in congress. his fury has focused on adam schiff, the chairman of the house intelligence committee, who parodied the words of the president and a transcript of the phone call was made public. he also wants to know the identity of his accuser. we‘re trying to find out about a whistle—blower. we have a whistle—blower that reports things that were incorrect, as you know, and you probably now have figured it out. the statement i made to the president of ukraine, a good man, a nice man, new, was perfect. it was perfect. the democrats believe the call was so far from perfect that it could be grounds for donald trump‘s dismissalfrom office. we could not ignore what the president did, he gave us no choice. so, it wasn't any change of mind. i always said we will follow the facts where they take us and when we see them, we will be ready, and we are ready. in a separate development, the australian government has confirmed that donald trump asked

the prime minister scott morrison to help investigate the origins of the inquiry into russia‘s meddling in the 2016 election, and the us justice department says at the attorney general william barr‘s request, the president has asked other countries for assistance. peter bowes, bbc news. an iceberg big enough to fit 250,000 football pitches on its surface, has broken away from the antarctic iceshelf. it‘s the biggest iceberg to have been calved in two years and contains more than 300 billion tonnes of ice. the berg will have to be tracked because it could pose a hazard to shipping. scientists stress this has nothing to do with climate change. it will be several years before it breaks apart and fully melts. jessye norman, one of the most renowned operatic sopranos of the 20th century, has died in new york. she was 74. one of the few black singers to become stars

of opera, jessye norman sang at the presidential inaugurations of ronald reagan and bill clinton, and won four grammy awards. 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, jordi sanchez, was one of the activists who led the demonstrations. he faces up to 17 years in jail. one day you feel good and also that it‘s going to be all right, but the next day you feel depressed, and 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 girona has been at the centre of the fight for independence. these yellow ribbons dominate streets here. they‘re on lamp posts, they‘re on balconies, street signs. they‘ve become this symbol of independence. but 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 want independence. many of these yellow ribbons have all been set up at a certain height, so that non—independentists can‘t rip them off at night.

hi, hi! hola. elda has been targeted for not supporting independence. this is my home, this is what they painted. we had people 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. quim torra is the president of catalonia — his party called the referendum. if they are going to be guilty by the spanish judges, we are not going to accept this sentence. the people of catalonia will protest. what‘s 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? 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. if he‘s found guilty and sentenced to years in prison, will it have been worth it for you, as a family? with the verdicts just days away, tension hangs in the air here. there‘s a nervous anticipation over what they‘ll unleash. jean mackenzie, bbc news. an update on our headlines on bbc news. there‘s been more clashes in hong kong, where a pro—democracy has reportedly been shot in the chest by police during protests there. 15 people have been taken to hospital with one in critical condition. borisjohnson has rejected leaked

claims that the government has proposed "customs clearance zones" to tackle the irish border issue. a new study has concluded there‘s little evidence that eating red meat, sausages and bacon increases the risk of cancer. the winner of the royal institute of british architect‘s most prestigious award, the riba stirling prize, will be announced a week today. there are six nominations for britain‘s best new building of 2019, which include a railway station, new council housing and a property made entirely of cork. we will be taking a closer look at each of the nominated buildings over the next week. today, we look at the nevill holt opera building — the 400—seat opera house is tucked away in the leicestershire countryside. it‘s located in the stable block, which is attached to a grade i listed building that dates back to before the year 1300. opera singing.

this is originally a stable block courtyard. we‘ve converted this beautiful historic building into an exceptional but intimate theatre. you can‘t see it at all from the outside, you enter the building and this remarkable space is revealed. in contrast to many opera theatres which have gold and red velvet seats, we wanted to retain some of the character of the stable yard. we already had these rich ironstone walls, timber and felt it a natural material to go to. our first task was to make a new floor, to bring the stage at ground level. we then created a new roof over the courtyard to make the room. but we wanted to keep a memory of the courtyard, and so we introduced a large roof light over the space.

singing. we have a mission at nevill holt opera to encourage young artists and young performers and we want them to excel and sound excellent in this acoustic. the building is a little like an instrument, and we had to tune it to ensure that the young performers can hear their own voices when they‘re performing. we did this with adjustments to the form of the balcony, ensuring that there were reflective surfaces which bring the sound back to the performers. and the wooden material very carefully, designed and selected by the acousticians, make sure that the sound resonates but also is absorbed by the stone walls. so the whole building works in harmony — we get resonance and absorption. i can safely say there is not a bad

seat to be had in this house and everywhere, the music in this building sounds fantastic. you can find out more about all of the nominated buildings on the bbc arts website and watch this year‘s riba stirling prize live here on the bbc news channel next tuesday evening from 8:30. most people who donate blood will never know who has received it. but, in a bid to increase blood donations within the black community, our reporter jayne mccubbin was given the chance to introduce one donor to the recipient of her life—saving gift. the result was rather special. this is salome. and this is zamzam. they‘ve never met before,

but one owes her life to the other. my name is salome. i have sickle—cell disease, which is a degenerative disorder. without blood transfusions, life is so hard. i'm zamzam, i am from manchester and i donate as often as i can. i'm, what, in and out within 45 minutes and then continue with the rest of my day, and potentially helping somebody else's life, really. potentially life—saving? yeah. but where zamzam‘s gift of blood has ended up has always been a bit of a vague concept. until now. thanks to the blood service, we‘ve been able to track down gift giver with gift receiver, and salome knows that gift keeps her alive because, without transfusions, her own mother died aged 24. life looked terrible, and i knew the clock was ticking.

i knew it. you are about to meet a woman who has your blood coursing through her veins. i'm very nervous about that. zamzam, i‘ve just found out you‘re there, you gave me your blood. oh, i thought that was her. you‘re all heroes, they‘re unsung heroes, they‘re heroes we don‘t see in uniforms. they‘re god—sent angels. hello! you are zamzam? my children made you a card. 0h... a thank you card to you. "thank you for saving our mother. "thank you from the bottom of my heart." because of that blood, i‘ve managed to live to see them reach that age. my daughter is 12 today and i didn‘t know it would happen, you know? i can‘t thank people enough. although the overall need for donors has decreased with medical advances

like keyhole surgery, there‘s a desperate shortage of donors from within the black community. my name is lynne, i'm the clinical donor centre manager at the leeds city donor centre. what we used to do was give the patients top up donations but, really, all the recent evidence and all the clinical trials have demonstrated that the best treatment and the best outcomes comes from a full transfusion, a full exchange transfusion. salome needs that every six weeks to avoid pain, a stroke, organ failure, even death. the ro blood she desperately needs, which is common within the black community, was only available on 55% of the times it was required this year. whoever can donate, please go and donate. whoever has donated, thank you so much, you are a life—saver. thank you. i want to cry.

a bridge has collapsed in eastern taiwan, crushing fishing boats and launching an oil tanker onto the road below. dramatic video footage shows the single arched bridge collapse in the middle, dropping its buckled road and steel arch into the water within seconds. reports suggest ten people were injured. it‘s not clear what caused the collapse of the bridge, which was completed in 1999. when you think ofjousting — what comes to mind? knights in shining armour on powerful horses, perhaps. in berlin, there‘s 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. otherwise, just a few scratches and bruises. there‘s not just jousting, there‘s... ..whatever this is. you can enjoy a little medieval catering, and then there‘s liquid refreshment of a more familiar kind. the event takes place every year, but this time it‘s a little bit different. it is now an equal opportunities joust. translation: women have the same rights as men and we are allowed to fightjust like the men. this time, there is 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. tim allman, bbc news. the one o‘clock news is coming up in a moment but now time for a look at the weather, the latest on the flooding. hello, the impacts are more wet weather for the last 24 hours is causing some issues across england and wales. the flood warning numbers are rising, and more heavy downpours in the forecast, particularly across central and southern parts of england and wales this afternoon. we still have that wet weather affecting parts of the isle of man and into northern england. wet, cool and into northern england. wet, cool and windy but it‘s the thunderstorms and windy but it‘s the thunderstorms and showers breaking out across england and wales we are concerned about, with surface water flooding. an amber warning enforced by the isle of man met office for the

incessa nt isle of man met office for the incessant heavy rain and a flooding which we have already seen. temperatures in the high teens across the south come in between these torrential downpours given some sunshine to stop cooler in the north, temperatures in the mid teens. through this evening and tonight, the colder air spreads down from the north, pushes the rain and showers away from much of the country for stop continuing with a few showers in northern scotland, where it will also be very windy. a cold night to come, the coldest night of the season, a touch of frost in northern england and scotland. the reason for it is we have northerly winds blowing down from the arctic for a short while around midweek but also high—pressure, a brief ridge of high pressure should settle things down nicely on wednesday. a cold and crisp start to the date. quite a keen wind blowing across the northern isles, down the east coast of england, perhaps feeding on a few showers which will be wintry over the high ground of scotland. elsewhere, mostly dry away from the north—west of wales, which could see

a shower. dry and chilly. i want to draw your attention to the mid—atlantic, this is hurricane lorenzo, continuing to weaken as it pushes northwards close to our shores and encounters the colder waters. it is expected to push north—eastwards towards the british isles, hitting by ram thursday. it could bring a spell of gales and heavy rain. still some uncertainty to this but it does look like it is also going to bring some very mild airfrom the also going to bring some very mild air from the south—west. you can see the orange colours taking over as we head into friday. the current thinking is that thursday, turning much wetter and windier across western areas. temperatures begin to creep up and it looks like the wetter weather will spread east, where temperatures across england and wales will be backin across england and wales will be back in the high teens celsius.

violent clashes between police and protestors in hong kong as china celebrates 70 years of communist rule. one protestor has been shot in the chest by a police officer as pro democracy demonstrations spread across hong kong. look at this amount of tear gas that‘s been fired all through the streets here, moving up that escalator to where the police are. itjust gives you an idea of how things are escalating today. these are the pictures beijing wanted the world to see as it held its biggest ever military parades to celebrate the ruling party‘s anniversary. these are some of the worst clashes in hong kong since they began four months ago — we‘ll have the latest live borisjohnson says the uk is preparing to make a "very good