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the headlines at 11am. writing in two sunday newspapers, borisjohnson urges the eu to show that it's willing to compromise with the uk on a brexit deal — the brexit secretary says the onus is now on the eu. we set out very serious proposals, including compromise on our side and we now need to seek flexibility on the eu side in order to reach that deal. this is the live scene hong kong — as police have fired tear gas at demonstrators as they continue to defy an emergency law by wearing face masks during a protest against police violence pope francis denounces the fires that recently devastated large areas of the amazon — as he opens a three—week synod focusing on the latin american region. more british success at the world athletics championships in doha — as both the men and women's 100m

relay teams win silver medals how an exhibiton on travel waste is helping to find new ways to cut back on the amount of rubbish we produce when in the air and foreign correspondents based in london will give their take on the protests in hong kong and the brexit negotiations. that's in dateline london in half an hour. boris johnson has urged the european union to show that it's willing to compromise with the uk on a brexit deal. writing in two sunday newspapers, the prime minister has appealed to the eu to begin serious negotiations, saying that his proposals are picking up support among mps on all sides. this morning, the brexit secretary steve barclay, has told the bbc that he is willing to look at concerns regarding the northern ireland consent mechanism in the brexit proposals. our political correspondent helen catt said that talks are due to resume tomorrow.

all the discussion this morning is about how do we get to the point where the uk and the eu get into intensive negotiations, the type that i needed to get a deal thrashed out ahead of the eu council on the 17th of october and what boris johnson says in his article this morning is that he believes it is up to the eu to move on this. he says, they need to join us at the negotiation table in the spirit of compromise and cooperation. he uses an analogy of jumping compromise and cooperation. he uses an analogy ofjumping into an island in the middle of a river and now he needs the eu to do the same. what might improve the chances of that is if he goes to brussels armed with proposals that have the support of mps, and he says he believes he has that, to a degree. he says there are mps from every wing of his party that support his proposals from the dup and even some labour mps. there was doubt cast on the number of

labour mps that might support that this morning. the deal that he is currently proposing, that is not going down well in brussels were with us is a deregulatory deal that business in this country doesn't want, trade unions don't want, climate change activists don't want and people that ca re activists don't want and people that care about medicines and foods don't want. he has got to move, he has got to compromise in the national and international interest if he is going to get our support. what is the eu reaction been? of course, it's all very well thinking you can or can't get a deal through parliament but you need to get the reaction first and the reaction has been slightly sceptical. they are pleased he has the proposals but for example the irish prime minister last night said he does not believe they form the basis for those deeper negotiations and it seems the eu would like some changes made to it. the question is wherewith the changes come from from

these proposals. brexit secretary barclay was asking about the stormont veto, a mechanism for the northern ireland assembly to give their consent to entering in to the replacement to the irish backstop arrangement. i think the key issue is the principle of consent. that is why the backstop was rejected three times. it was a concern about both sides in northern ireland not approving of the backstop. of course another mechanism, as part of the negotiations, we can look at that and discuss that. you might move on that? the key issue is if you are going to have a regulatory zone in which laws apply, there has to be consensus in northern ireland. the mechanism, we have set out proposals in an eagle —— legal text and we can discuss that mechanism but the key issue is the principle of consent to any

regulatory zone. steve barclay himself is jetting off to amsterdam later for more talks, resuming tomorrow in brussels, to see if they can move us onto this phase of intense negotiations. steve barclay was also asked whether the government will be bringing back these proposals to parliament. what ifa these proposals to parliament. what if a deal isn't reached before that counsel? he said the government was considering it. thousands of masked pro—democracy protesters have taken to the streets of central hong kong in defiance of a ban on face coverings. police have fired tear gas at the protesters who they say are participating in unlawful assemblies and blocking major roads. i've been speaking to our china correspondent robin brant who is there. we saw tens of thousands of people marching fairly peacefully with the police at the side, the police using tear gas in the past but they are definitely using it now. there are officers

on this walkover bridge here holding out a rather ominous sign saying, warning — tear gas. what they are trying to do and they've been doing for the past ten minutes over in ten minutes over in this area and also to the left, what you can see, is to try and dispose this crowd. we are not having violent confrontation in terms of the hand—to—hand combat we have seen in the past but they are using tear gas and it is proving pretty effective. the crowd was definitely in the tens of thousands. disrupting this big arterial road that goes through hong kong and over on the other side as well. a couple of hours of marching and now the police trying to essentially get them to break up. the protesters at times were against the police protest tactics themselves. how does this play into themselves. how does this play into the hands of the protesters who are unhappy with the tactics? what is interesting as you have tens of thousands of people amassing,

taking over the roads, huge disruption, wearing the face masks that have been banned so it is essentially a criminal act. the police are essentially outnumbered. now the police are trying to disperse the crowd to end the protest. tactically, this is the only way that they could do it. what has been most interesting about todayis has been most interesting about today is to see the number of people here in such huge numbers defiantly wearing the masks that were banned on friday and they now constitute a criminal act. we are months into these protests, aren't we? however they changed in tone, purpose and size? look, i will talk to you about size. come this way. this is the remnants of tens of thousands of people who, asi of tens of thousands of people who, as i said, were up and down the

streets. now trying to get away fairly quickly partly because of the tear gas, i suspect. fairly quickly partly because of the tear gas, isuspect. i fairly quickly partly because of the tear gas, i suspect. i suspect the police will try to move them with batons and shields. it was relatively peaceful, relatively big in number. in the past that hasn't been the case. friday night we saw a lot of violence against property, clashes with the police at one moment where a police officer who was off duty was attacked with petrol bombs. the most senior politician in hong kong described it asa politician in hong kong described it as a paralysis here, and this is the kind of thing i think the hong kong government and its supporters and those in beijing feel can't go on forever and this is part of the way to try to end it. reporting from hong kong. roman catholic bishops are gathering at the vatican this morning for the start of a three—week meeting which will include discussions on whether to allow married men to be ordained as priests. pope francis led a mass this morning to open the meeting, where catholic bishops from around

the world will be discussing the future of the church in the amazon. if they decide to allow married men to become priests, it would break centuries of tradition, but would help to alleviate a shortage of clergymen in the region. john mcmanus reports. this is the fourth synod that pope francis will open since he was elected pontiff. unlike the others, it's set to be controversial. as well as the expected focus on the social and environmental challenges in the amazon, such as deforestation and mining, the 264 participants will also discuss whether the church should set aside its own rules on priestly celibacy and ordain older, married men. that would boost the church's presence in rural regions, where a shortage of clerics means priests often visit some communities only a few times a year. another idea is how to acknowledge and perhaps promote the often central role that women play in maintaining catholicism. but there is serious opposition to the synod among some senior catholics who fear this will dilute or change long—held teachings. the us cardinal raymond burke, who's emerged as the de facto leader

of those forces within the vatican opposed to pope francis, has called for fasting and prayer to combat what he termed theological errors and heresies. john mcmanus, bbc news. i'm joined now via webcam from rome by chistopher lamb, rome correspondent for the catholic newspaper "the tablet". thank you forjoining us. how unusual is it for a synod to focus ona unusual is it for a synod to focus on a particular part of the world like this, in this case the amazon? it is not unusual to have it focused ona it is not unusual to have it focused on a particular region but it is the first time they have looked at the amazon area, a vast expanse covering nine countries. the church has a presence there. it is looking at how

the presence can be bolstered in the region. what are the options they are considering? these are not as going to focus on how the church can stand with the indigenous people who suffer greatly from the exploitation that goes on in the rainforest, because they have been the victims of the recent wildfires. the pope wants to focus on the environment, which he wrote about almost five years ago. that is the prime focus but as part of that, the prime focus but as part of that, the bishops are going to be looking at how they can get a stronger presence for the church and look at the question of ordaining married elders. it's very difficult for missionary priests from outside to come into communities, to learn the local languages. and there are

already indigenous men who are married and ordained as deacons and... we are struggling to hear you a little bit but let's keep going and hope that it comes good. sorry. i don't think it's your fault at all. some ministries in some parts of the world already have married men as ordained priests. why would this be such a leap? it wouldn't be. there are exceptions in parts of the world. we have the married and anglican priests. they are looking for an exception in that way. it is new insofar that in the past they have been exceptions to married anglicans who are already ordained bringing their family with them, so it is slightly different in that they are going to ordaining married men for the first time in

the amazon, but it is about responding to local needs. the pope today was very clear to the bishops in the mass when he said that if the church wants to maintain the status quo, it really is going to be the future... in the future there is going to be failure. he was talking about the fire of the gospel turning into ashes unless new ideas and new pathways are sought for the church, andi pathways are sought for the church, and i think that is at the heart of what pope francis is trying to do, which is reinvigorate the church in these mission territories. thank you very much. 99 people have now died in clashes between demonstrators and security forces in iraq, prompting the united nations to demand an end to the violence. protests against unemployment and government corruption began in baghdad on tuesday and have since spread to the south of the country, with troops using live rounds and tear gas on the crowds. the un's top official in iraq says those responsible for the deaths must be prosecuted.

mental health patients are at increasing risk due to poor treatment facilities and ageing buildings — that's according to new evidence gathered by the organisation which represents nhs hospital, ambulance and community services. nhs providers found there were nearly 1,400 more "safety incidents" last year than in the previous 12 months — including a patient who fell from a window. the government says that "mental health care is a priority". of course we welcome the announcement of additional investment for some new hospitals. it's much needed. but we were really dismayed there was nothing in there at all for mental health despite all of the commitments that we've heard so far. and the fact that there's really unacceptable conditions out there in mental health buildings and facilities, which we know are really putting patients' safety at risk. of course we welcome the announcement of additional investment for some new hospitals, it's much needed.

the headlines on bbc news... writing in two sunday newspapers, borisjohnson urges the eu to show that it's willing to compromise with the uk on a brexit deal police in hong kong have fired tear gas at demonstrators as they continue to defy an emergency law by wearing face masks during a protest against police violence pope francis denounces the fires that recently devastated large areas of the amazon — as he opens a three—week synod focusing on the latin american region. sport and for a full round up, from the bbc sport centre, here'sjohn watson. good morning. france have joined england in the quarterfinals of the rugby world cup — but only just. they edged past tonga by 23 points to 21 in kumamoto. after france scored two early tries — alivereti raka with this one — they were looking comfortable but with seconds left, tonga made them sweat when zane kapeli touched down in the corner and it was converted.

but time ran out, and france will play england on saturday to decide who wins their pool. new zealand are all but through to the quarter—finals — they ran in ii tries to beat namibia by 71 points to nine, after a bit of a slow start. first half probably didn't turn up with the right attitude and then allowed namibia to partake a lot more than they should have. that isn't being disrespectful to namibia but we sorted it out at half—time and came back with a bit more direction and understanding of what we wa nted direction and understanding of what we wanted to do. had it not been for the try at the end, it was a special one. it even got me out of my seat. not too many things do that.

dina asher—smith said the experience within the british women's sprint team was behind their success in last night's axioom relay at the world athletics championships in doha. the women were just edged into second place byjamaica but it was a season's best time for britain — and it gave asher—smith her third medal of the competition — two silvers and that gold from the 200m. she and the team have been talking this morning to our sports correspondent natalie pirks. we didn't practice any of those changes and they were all successful and we run a really fast time so we crossed the line and we were like, look at that! world silver medallist with very minimal practice! it is testament to our hard work, our individual talents, experience and also the trust we have in each other. it is great to come back and share a medal with these ladies. seeing their success in recent years has really inspired me. i wanted to get involved and i've been able to do that.

it isn't about the splat speed, it is about how much you care about each other, love each other and trust each other and know that you can get round. you can go as fast as you like but if you don't have that pond you're not going to get it around so really proud and, yeah, on to tokyo! the men's quartet also won silver, setting a european record in the process — they were only beaten by a usa team that ran the second fastest race in history. laura muir missed out on a medal in the 1500m, finishing fifth behind winner sifan hassan, in what was a really quick race — in fact muir's time was faster than the one which gave kelly holmes olympic gold in 200a. muir was caught with about 150m to go. hassan, who also won the 10,000 metres title, broke the championship record and was really emotional afterwards about the suspician hanging over her, after her coach alberto salazar was banned for doping offences. do you think i don't get tested? i get tested every time. and i — they can test me every day if they want to. welcome, i will be happy.

i get so hard time in these championships. i did my best here to show the world i am clean and i was always clean and i will be clean. it's safe to say that world number one novak djokovic has recovered from his shoulder injury. he's won his first tournament back since pulling out of the us open last month, beating john millman in straight sets in the final of the japan open. it took him just 70 minutes, he only lost five games and he didn't drop a set throughout the event. spain's marc marquez has won the world motogp title for the sixth time, after a thrilling victor at the thai grand prix. he stormed to victory in a heart—pounding final—corner duel with fabio quartararo to clinch it. marquez was taken to hospital after a crash in practice on friday and he crashed again in qualifying but there were no signs of any problems, as he took the title for the fourth time in a row, with four races to spare. that's all the sport for now.

you can find more on all those stories on the bbc sport website. there is live coverage from the cardiff half marathon online. i will be back in an hour. a radio ixtra gig in birmingham was called off last night after a man suffered what police describe as a slash wound while he was backstage. the event was taking place at the city's arena and being broadcast live on radio. the injured man was treated on site by medical staff and did not require hospital treatment. west midlands police have launched an investigation. there was music after music and all ofa there was music after music and all of a sudden, they were running out of a sudden, they were running out of the building. they didn't actually tell us what happened. it wasjust finished. actually tell us what happened.

it was just finished. i think he drew the short straw. he came onstage and said because of circumstances it was finished. and then we were just told to leave the venue then we were just told to leave the venue for safety. it was good until then. now i'm just freezing cold and soaking wet. lam soaking wet. i am absolutely frustrated, i'm not going to lie. i'm devastated from tonight because i understand the actions and i understand why they had to clear the venue. that's not my beef. you know, it's not, i get it. earlier i spoke to our correspondent simonjones, who said the event is known as bringing together some of the biggest names in grime and rap. it was completely sold out. the venue has a capacity of around 15,000 people but at around 10pm yesterday evening the event had to be halted. it was due to go on for another 45 minutes or so. the main act, wizkid, was yet to perform. the bbc said there had been a serious incident and then we got more information from west midlands police.

a man was assaulted backstage and he had a slash wound. he didn't need to go to hospital and he was treated by medics at the arena. he has not been named but he has been widely identified on social media as one half of a rap duo called krept, which appears to have been confirmed by his partner konan who has tweeted to say "bro's good". and it has also been confirmed by their manager. what about the security at the event? there will be big questions about the security, i think. spectators were warned that security would be tight and there would be metal detectors like the kind you see at airports and there would be sniffer dogs, and a visible presence inside and outside the venue. what is not clear is what sort of security there was backstage. we have asked the bbc and they told us that the venue itself was responsible for the security.

when i spoke to the venue, they said they didn't want to comment any further on what had happened because there is now a police investigation under way. i think this will raise serious questions. the bbc in a further statement have apologised to the fans who had to go home before the end of the concert. you can see on social media that there is a lot of confusion. when someone took to the stage to announce the gig was being called off, some people started booing and asking for their money back and they didn't realise the seriousness of the event. the bbc has also said it is upset that this happened to one of their guests. simonjones. let's get some of the day's other news. a north korean negotiator is blaming washington for the reported breakdown of nuclear talks with the united states. the us state department says north korea's comments do not reflect the content — or spirit — of the meeting, which lasted for more than eight hours in sweden. kosovo is holding a parliamentary election on sunday. the vote was forced by the resignation of prime minister ramush haradinaj after he was

called for questioning by a war crimes court in the hague. but mr haradinaj — a former leader of the kosovo liberation army — is still standing for re—election. tunisians will be able to vote shortly to elect a new parliament. however there may be no clear winner — voters are angry with politicians for failing to improve living standards, and unemployment is as high as 30% in some cities. parliamentary elections are being held between the two rounds of a presidential poll. we know flying is bad for the environment — making up 2% of annual global carbon emissions. but what about all the rubbish we produce when we're in the air? plastic cutlery, cups, wrappers on blankets, headphones, food. they make up 6 trillion tonnes of waste each year. a new exhibition at london's design museum

is trying to find inventive ways to cut back on that, as katie prescott reports this is a typical long—haul passenger's rubbish and one third of it is single—use plastic. it can't be recycled. we have the seaweed capsules here for items such as dressings or milk. one design firm thinks there is another way to travel, starting with the economy meal tray. each of the elements has different properties. we have looked at how we can use by—products to create items that were otherwise plastic. the meal tray itself is actually created from coffee grounds. we've looked at things such as the lid for the dessert dish, which is made out of the waffle cone that you would have an ice cream in. while at the moment this might be too elaborate for the average economy flight, airlines are taking more immediate steps to cut down on rubbish. but with 4 billion passengers a year worldwide, it is no easy task. when all that waste arrives at the airport, there is a limit to how much of it can be recycled because of international regulations. here at heathrow, 90% of cabin waste is incinerated or sent to landfill and the airport wants governments to take a far more

measured approach to that. with lots of that waste, we can't recycle as much as we would like to because it might have some food or liquid that is contaminating it. what we are keen to do is say, look, where a flight might be coming from america where they have quite strict standards on food and plant health, we should be able to recycle more of that waste that comes off the plane. heathrow could be the next to trial a european union scheme that it hopes will change this. it is currently under way in madrid with spain's largestairline, iberia. until any changes are made, it is also up to us passengers to change our habits while on the go. katie prescott, bbc news. dateline london is coming up. now it's time for a look at the weather. thank you very much. it was a soggy morning across parts of the uk. very quickly, rain has cleared from

western areas and we start off with plenty of sunshine for northern ireland, wales, south—west of england and central southern england as well, as the photograph shows from hampshire. we see flooded roads behind me in norfolk, where the rain is incessant and likely to continue during this afternoon. particularly lincolnshire and down towards east anglia. further heavy rain could lead to surface water flooding and could lead to some travel disruption, so bear that in mind if you are heading out. this is the culprit, almost stationary. starting to ease down from scotland as we head through the afternoon, so they will be some more dry weather but some showers towards the west and east. a breeze into the northern isles. fine the further west you are but there will be showers across northern england, the midlands and the south—east. they could be heavy and thundery. into lincolnshire as

well, as the rain continues to hang about. also, the wind will pick up not just across the east and about. also, the wind will pick up notjust across the east and even in towards wales. gusts through the afternoon. about 17 degrees. the rain and showers ease down this evening for the first part of the night. it is drierfor a while evening for the first part of the night. it is drier for a while with a few mist and fog patches but then next system moves in from the west bringing with it heavy rain and winds. gail is due to severe gales across the north—west of scotland, tied in with this area of low pressure. the isobars really packed close together. monday will have a wild start to the morning across the north and the west. severe gales transferring towards the northern isles, staying very window. after a dry and bright start, we will see the rain, fermenting as it moves

eastwards. sunshine and showers pushing in behind. they could be heavy for northern ireland and scotland. temperatures 12—16d. then for the rest of the week it remains u nsettled for the rest of the week it remains unsettled with low pressure always nearby. ourair is unsettled with low pressure always nearby. our air is coming off the atla ntic nearby. our air is coming off the atlantic so temperatures around the seasonal average. rain at times heavy, followed by sunshine and showers. that's all from me. hello and welcome to dateline london. i'm carrie gracie. this week: desperate measures in hong kong, will they work? and brexit‘s man with a plan embarks on a brussels endgame.

my guests today: isabel hilton of china dialogue, iain martin of the london times, greg katz of the associated press, thomas kielinger, author and veteran correspondent of die welt. thank you all forjoining me. a tale of two chinas. controlled choreography in beijing, chaos in hong kong. far from celebrating the 70th anniversary of the communist revolution, democracy protesters called it a day of mourning. vandalisation escalated, and two protestors were hit with live ammunition. the government then closed the rail network and banned face masks. events in hong kong simply do not fit beijing's birthday narrative of a nation united and on the march. you have been watching china and hong kong for half a century. tell us what is going on now. is carrie lam is going to sort this out? i don't think this is going to be sorted. you know, the face—mask ban which precipitated last night's