this is bbc news — welcome if you're watching here in the uk, on pbs in america or around the globe. i'm mike embley. our top stories: hong kong suffers one of its most violent days — police fire live ammunition at a protester for the first time. i'm mariko oi in hong kong. the 18—year—old's injuries are not expected to be life—threatening, but there is real anger here at the latest escalation in violence. south korea investigates north korea's missile launch in the last couple of hours as a possible test of a submarine—fired weapon. pompeo under pressure. the us secretary of state's issued a subpoena, the latest twist in the trump impeachment inquiry.

harry and meghan sue the mail on sunday newspaper — the prince says the press are vilifying his wife. police in hong kong have defended the shooting of an 18—year—old protestor in the chest. it's the first time in months of demonstrations that a protestor has been injured by live ammunition. police say the officer opened fire because he felt his life was under threat. we can go live to mariko oi in hong kong. how does this look from there now? as you can see behind me on the streets of hong kong it is now back to normal. almost unimaginable how violent it was last night but this has become somewhat of a new normal.

violent clashes between police and protesters on the weekend and on special occasions like yesterday when china was celebrating the 70th anniversary of the foundation of the people's republic of china. but as you mention, the first incident in which a protester was injured by a live ammunition yesterday and even though he is expected to survive, as you can imagine it has really begun a debate about whether live ammunition was necessary and whether the police officers life was really in danger as the police chief commissioner has been defending his action. here is our report from our reporter out and about yesterday as protests were taking place. this was hong kong's birthday present to china. they had been told to stay home, that any protest today would be illegal. any hope the protests would pass

peacefully were quickly dashed. this was central hong kong this afternoon, and this the town of tsuen wan, police and protesters fighting running street battles. in the middle of one such battle, this happened. as a young protester tries to strike a policeman with a metal bar, the officer shoots at almost point—blank range. the 18—year—old protester is expected to survive. but news of his shooting only increased the fury on the streets. we are not afraid. because they shoot, we will get angrier and angrier. we are not afraid of them. especially us, we have to stay in the front line to protect our people, to save hong kong and the future of hong kong. as night fell, the streets of hong kong began to burn. the protesters began targeting chinese state—owned banks with molotov cocktails.

but, as police reinforcements arrived, the protesters decided it was time to retreat. so this is the middle of causeway bay on hong kong island. and you can see, here come the riot police, here come the water cannon. they're about to start clearing this street. this is only one of at least six different protests that's taking place here. with the water cannon speeding after them, and the riot police close behind, the protesters fled into the back streets. and so began a game of cat—and—mouse. on a street corner, we found this group of angry local residents cursing the police. up above, they had a suspected protester cornered. as the police marched him away, the crowd screamed at them, "gangsters, we curse your whole family." this is how deep the divisions have now become here. this is now the new normal. rupert wingfield—hayes,

bbc news in hong kong. let's return now to hong kong. many people have commented that the scenes yesterday from beijing of the massive military parade in tiananmen square and the cult of personality around a president who hasjust abolished term limits for his job, is quite representative of everything those protesters in hong kong protest against. they are back in action today in a low—key manner ata in action today in a low—key manner at a school i believe? that is right. protesters have been sitting outside the school of the 18—year—old protester who was shot in the chest yesterday. also some of them have been gathering outside the court where about 100 protesters who we re court where about 100 protesters who were arrested and charged on sunday have been appearing in court. they are charged with rioting offences,

of course one of many demands of the protesters d id not of course one of many demands of the protesters did not characterise them asa protesters did not characterise them as a writer. 0ther demands include the unconditional release of all protesters who have been arrested as well as universal suffrage, of course. when you speak to many expert it is highly unlikely, they think, that beijing would offer, especially universal suffrage, and thatis especially universal suffrage, and that is why many people are asking after one of the most violent days in the recent history of the city, how the city can actually find a solution to calm down the violence and the opinions are really split, as we saw in that report, over how the city can move forward. this all begins with the controversial extradition bill which has now co ntroversially extradition bill which has now controversially —— officially been withdrawn but it is about more than that now. how the city can recover, we really don't know the answer to that. north korea may have fired a ballistic missile

from a submarine, according to officials in south korea. it's thought the missile was launched in the sea north east of the port of wonsan and flew around a50 kilometers before landing in the sea ofjapan. south korea's military says it reached an altitude of 910 kilometers. japan's prime minister has suggested there were two missiles — one landing in the country's exclusive economic zone. he noted that pyongyang is in violation of un resolutions. it's just a few hours since north korea's vice foreign minister announced talks with the us would resume later this week. jonathan pollack is from the brookings institution independent think tank. he gave me his assessment of the missile launch. this is part of a continuing process of missile testing, short—range missile testing that north korea has been undertaking in recent months. some of these missiles may be intended to evade detection in terms of the missile systems arrayed against them. but the signals here go beyond the question

of technology development. the north koreans are well aware that president trump has said he has no objections to short—range missile test, he only objects to nuclear missiles and long—range missiles. so they feel they have room to manoeuvre even as renewed discussions with the us begin. they may also feel in pyongyang that president trump is under increasing political pressure to produce something meaningful here. he is enormously invested psychologically in this relationship with north korea and he has very little to show for it, frankly. so add to this picture north korea's intent to try and find ways to weaken wherever it can the ongoing relationship between the united states and south korea, but also reminding japan that these

short—range missiles pose a direct threat to japan and that is why i am not surprised that the japanese prime minister has taken note of them. so north korea is always looking for where there are openings of one sort or another that they will not pay a price for, and i suspect that is where we find ourselves now. it remains to see whether there is anything meaningful that can be realised through these renewed discussions. we don't even know where they will be held or who the participants will be but it is another thing that north korea is dangling to the united states without, in essence, north korea having to make any real concessions or moves back from its missile and nuclear programmes. briefly, i saw an analyst saying that we should understand that not everything north korea does is always tactical or strategic. sometimes it isjust them doing whatever the hell they want to do.

there is something to that. we can overanalyse their behaviour but, again, on issues of missile testing they have something of a past. i'll make it explicit. on this basis they can sustain some of what they do when they feel it is convenient or necessary or technologically feasible to test different aspects of these short—range systems, they do so and there is no political cost that they seem to pay for it. so from the north korean perspective, this is an acceptable degree of risk in terms of relations with the outside world. it also of course is just a reminder to the south korean president that he himself is under a lot of political pressure with low approval ratings and they are reminding him that the goal here is for north korea to try to achieve some kind of a breakthrough with the united states and really not give a great deal of attention to their

relations with south korea or throuthapan who north korea continues to shun on a regular basis. let's get some of the day's other news: the government of mali says at least 25 soldiers have been killed and about 60 are missing in attacks by extremists on two military posts in the region of mopti. in response malian troops have begun a joint operation with forces from neighbouring burkina faso. legislators from zimbabwe's main opposition party have again refused to take part in the president's annual state of the nation speech. political tensions have been growing since last year's contested elections. the movement for democratic change has rejected an invitation for dialogue to help resolve the worst economic crisis in a decade — it didn't feature in president emmerson mnangagwa's address. vatican police have seized "documents and electronic devices" from departments within the vatican as they investigate suspected financial irregularities.

0ne department, the secretariat of state, is the most powerful within the holy see and the administrative centre of the worldwide catholic church. the belfast shipyard probably best known for building the titanic has been saved from closure. harland and wolff has been bought by a company specialising in energy infrastructure projects. all workers who didn't take voluntary redundancy when the yard went into administration will now keep theirjobs. the duchess of sussex has begun legal action against the mail on sunday over a claim it unlawfully published one of her private letters. in a statement prince harry referred to what he called relentless propaganda against his wife. and said he wasn't prepared to see her victimised by the press as his mother was. the duke and duchess are on the last leg of their tour of southern africa. 0ur royal correspondent nicholas witchell is injohannesburg.

it is remarkably outspoken. it is nothing less than a stinging attack on the british tabloid media. now, at the centre of this legal case is a letter written by the duchess to her estranged father, thomas, at his home in mexico, portions of which were quoted in the mail on sunday earlier this year. in his statement, the duke says that his wife has become one of the latest victims of the british tabloid media. he refers to a ruthless campaign that's escalated over the past year. he talks about the double standards of this specific press pack, which has vilified her almost daily for the past nine months. he says that this amounts to bullying, and then he says this. "my greatest fear is of history repeating itself."

now, i understand that both the queen and the prince of wales have been informed of this legal action. both the duke and duchess clearly feel very strongly about this. they feel that they have no option now but to take one of the country's most powerful newspaper groups to court. in a statement a short time ago, the mail on sunday has said that it stands by its story, and that it will be defending this case vigorously. stay with us on bbc news, still to come: a relic returns — the 2,000—year—old stolen sarcophagus that turned up in a prestigious american museum, is back in egypt. in all russia's turmoil, it has never quite come to this. president yeltsin said the day would decide the nation's destiny. the nightmare that so many people have feared for so long is playing out its final act here. russians are killing russians

in front of a grandstand audience. it was his humility which produced affection from catholics throughout the world. but his departure is a tragedy for the catholic church. this man, israel's right winger, ariel sharon, visited the religious compound and that started the trouble. he wants israel alone to have sovereignty over the holy sites, an idea that's unthinkable to palestinians. after 45 years of division, germany is one. in berlin, a million germans celebrate the rebirth of europe's biggest and richest nation. this is bbc world news. the latest headlines:

violence in hong kong escalates as police shoot a protester with live ammunition for the first time. north korea has fired another missile into the sea ofjapan. the south suspect that may have been launched from a submarine. in congress over his phone call with the ukrainian president is gathering pace. leaders of three house of representative committees have accused his secretary of state of intimidating witnesses they want to question. mike pompeo has thrown back much the same accusation. in a tweet, he has written: "i'm concerned with aspects of the committee's request that can be understood only as an attempt to intimidate, bully, & treat improperly the distinguished professionals of the department of state." more on this from jill abramson, former executive editor at the new york times and professor at harvard university. thanks very much for your time. good to talk to you. just tell us what

may happen here. can witnesses be prevented from testifying to congress? if they are, what does that do to the enquiry? yes, they can refuse to testify. in the past, witnesses, people who worked for the president and the white house and elsewhere have refused to testify before congress. but i think that the key dynamic is that, you know, the key dynamic is that, you know, the democrats seem to have a solid 224 member, you know, coalition that is for impeachment. i think 218 are needed, so the proceedings in the house, i think, needed, so the proceedings in the house, ithink, will depend needed, so the proceedings in the house, i think, will depend less on, you know, which witnesses testify. as long as the story remains pretty

much the one that has come out so far, i think that support for impeachment in the house is there. some democrats making the point that perhaps a little rich for mike pompeo to complain about this, when he was known as a ferocious cross examiner when he was in congress, especially with the benghazi enquiry, and also that having said i know nothing about that phone call with the ukrainian president, i haven't read the transcript, it then turns out he was there for the whole call. so how do you think all this feeds into all this? well, i think it just continues to feeds into all this? well, i think itjust continues to diminish the credibility of the trump administration. it seems like there is perpetual lying and covering up, and itjust is perpetual lying and covering up, and it just seems is perpetual lying and covering up, and itjust seems to be getting worse and worse as they all dig themselves into a bigger hole. and yet let me just put to you what you

will have heard from republicans, of course, who argue this is a political misstep by the democrats, that voters actually don't care about this. it is likely to galvanise president trump's voters, and of course, when this happened to bill clinton, where the political control of congress was the other way around, he came out of it much more popular. he one. it's true, but the most recent polls in the us show that, you know, republican support for the president is somewhat less than rocksolid, and his numbers are going down. and, you know, the trump base, the conservative base in the republican party, is still behind the president. but the numbers have weakened a little bit. and if they continue to crack, then i think republicans may surprise us, some of them. and yes, one republican

senator said, you know, anonymously, that if the senators could vote anonymously, that the republicans would be in favour of finding the president guilty in his senate trail. well, we will see, won't we? thank you very much indeed. thanks for having me. a former police officer in the united states is due to be sentenced for murder. she has been found guilty of shooting dead her black neighbour inside his own apartment. amber guyger had argued that she killed botham jean because she mistakenly thought she was in her own flat in dallas, and he was an intruder. sylvia lennan—spence reports. we, thejury, we, the jury, unanimously find we, thejury, unanimously find the defendant, amber guyger, guilty of murder as charged in the indictment. and emotional outpouring from the family of botham jean after the

guilty verdict they had been hoping for. this verdict today is for them. everybody can raise their hand. this verdict is for them. the 26—year—old, who worked for an accounting firm, had been sitting in this apartment in dallas in september last year when he was shot dead by former police officer amber guyger. she said she had mistaken jean's apartment for her own on the floor below and burst into confront a suspected intruder. he either got up a suspected intruder. he either got up from the sofa was partially crouching when he was shot twice while eating ice cream. testifying on her own defence, a tearful guyger said she believed her own life was in danger when she pulled the trigger. i was scared. in danger when she pulled the trigger. iwas scared. iwas in danger when she pulled the trigger. i was scared. i was scared of this person in my apartment, and i'm so sorry. i'm sorry. botham

jean's mother, alison, who had remained composed throughout the trial, fought back tears as she described the day she learned her son had been fatally shot. she came to informed me that she had gotten a call, and that... somebody told her that botham was shot, and that he died. the shooting of botham jean, an unarmed black man, sparked demonstrations in dallas and appeals forjustice, becoming a flashpoint on police violence and racial bias, particularly when prosecutors initially decided to bring the lesser charge of manslaughter against amber guyger. this is a victory for black people in america. it's a signal that the tide is going to change here. the offices are

going to begin to be held accountable for their actions, and we believe that that will begin to change policing culture all over the world. sentencing is due to take place on wednesday, with 31—year—old guygerfacing a possible place on wednesday, with 31—year—old guyger facing a possible life term. armed police in peru are preventing mps from entering congress, a day after the president dissolved the chamber. a group of about 20 parliamentarians are still refusing to leave, while streets around parliament in lima are in lockdown. president martin vizcarra accuses parliament of blocking his anti—corru ption reforms. mr vizcarra has ordered new elections injanuary, prompting members of congress to suspended the president and appoint a rival head of state. but their choice of replacement, mercedes araoz has resigned the vice presidency and said she does not wish to be president. officials in cairo have welcomed the return of the golden coffin of a priest from ancient egypt. it had been stolen and smuggled out of the country. the gilded sarcophagus was discovered in the metropolitan museum of art in new york.

management at the met have apologised, saying they were given fake documentation. the bbc‘s tim allman reports. the relics of egypt's ancient past neverfail to impress. shimmering gold, ornate inscriptions, and now back where it belongs. more than 2,000 years old, it is believed to be the coffin of a priest who worshipped heryshaf, the ram—headed god of fertility. golden wooden coffin. it's not that big, of course. it's the golden one, covered with gold. look at the tiny details of all the hieroglyphic inscriptions. it looks a really amazing one. the coffin of the priest nedjemankh has been on quite a journey. it was smuggled out of the southern province of minya in 2011.

using forged documents, it was sold to the metropolitan museum of art in new york in 2017 for $4 million. but, once they were alerted to the fact it was stolen, american officials agreed to return it. we're so happy that it's back here in egypt, where it ought to be, where it can be enjoyed by millions of people who come to egypt, to visit egypt and to see the amazing cultural heritage of egypt. and that opportunity will be available next year when the coffin goes on display to the public. its return has been described as a victory for egypt. tim allman, bbc news. and briefly, and finally, the elusive graffiti artist banksy has revealed he has opened a homewares store in south london. his aim is to try and prevent a greeting card company obtaining a trademark his art. contains items like the stab

proof vest designed for stormzy‘s set at glastonbury. more details on the bbc news website. thank you for watching. good morning. we've all had our fair share of rain, haven't we, just recently? in fact, tuesday, i'm sure you're now well aware of the flooding rains that we had through the isle of man and the north of england. but they have gradually drifted their way south and east over the last few hours and we are seeing a slow improvement. so the sharp, thundery downpours easing as well in the south—east, and they will continue to clear. so by dawn, temperatures are going to be the talking point, not the rain. and in fact, with the northerly wind kicking in, the temperatures falling away quite sharply, so we are going to be greeted with some blue tones on our chart. temperates close to freezing in places. so, yes, there could be a touch of frost first thing this morning, and certainly it's going to be chilly start in comparison to of late.

so we start off, yes, on that chilly note. but it will be a dry one, with some lovely spells of sunshine coming through, and probably the best day in terms of drier, sunnier weather through wednesday. now, a northerly wind could drive in a few sharp showers up into the far north of scotland, and at the same time, down to the south—west, we could pick up a little more fairweather cloud. and those temperatures really struggling after that chilly start. 11—15 degrees the high, down on where they should be for the early half of october. so wednesday a cool day, the blue tones denoting that. but if we look out into the atlantic, around this circulation here, the warmer russets, the winds coming from more of a southerly direction. and within this significant area of low pressure is a lot of tropical moisture, so a little more warmth is set to return. you're probably aware now that this has the remnants of ex—hurricane lorenzo in it, and it's this low that's going to track to the west of ireland, and it will bring some wet weather and some pretty rough seas and high tides. that moves across ireland, into northern ireland, and ahead of it, we'll see the cloud

thickening and the winds strengthening to gale—force gusts. but further east, there should be a little more in the way of brighter weather, a little more sunshine coming through from time to time, and temperatures similar values on thursday to wednesday. we're looking at highs of around 11—16 degrees. but it's when this low pressure, which is going to track its way steadily eastwards and south during thursday into friday, which will introduce slightly milder air, but it will bring a spell of wet and windy weather, before that system slowly starts to ease as it pushes south. take care.

this is bbc news, the headlines: there's anger among activists in hong kong after police fired live ammunition at protesers for the first time since unrest broke out in the territory four months ago. an 18—year—old who was shot in the chest is in a stable condition. his fellow students are staging a sit—in at his school. north korea may have fired a ballistic missile from a submarine according to officials in the south. was launched in and flew 450 kilometres before landing on the sea of japan. the japanese prime minister said there were two missiles. it has beenjust minister said there were two missiles. it has been just hours since the north said they were resuming talks with the us. the duchess of sussex has begun legal action against the newspaper after claiming it unlawfully published one of her private letters to prince harry is referred to the relentless propaganda against his wife and he is not prepared to see her victimised by the press as his

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