this is bbc news. the headlines at 12:00pm. 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 european leader. is now on european leaders. 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. police in hong kong charge protestors with batons and use tear gas once again — a day after the government bring in emergency legislation banning the use of face masks. 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 bbc click investigates the possible state manipulation of wikipedia — more on that in half an hour on bbc news. 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 are needed to get a deal thrashed out ahead of the eu council on the 17th of october and what borisjohnson 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 the uk jumping 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. shadow attourney general said 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 or dublin or 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 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 has 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 eu first and the reaction first 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 where will 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, andrew, is the principle of consent. that is why the backstop was rejected three times. it was the concern about both sides in northern ireland not approving of the backstop. of course in the 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 legal texts 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 if a deal is reached before that council? he said the government was considering it. thousands of masked pro—democracy protesters have ta ken 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. things have changed.

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 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 the hands of the protesters who are unhappy with the tactics?

what is interesting is 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 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? how have 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, as i said, were up and down the streets. now trying to get away fairly quickly partly because of the tear gas, i suspect. they 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 and one moment where a police officer who was off duty was attacked with petrol bombs. the most senior politician in hong kong, carrie lam, described it as a paralysis here, and this is the kind of thing i think the hong kong government and its supporters and backers in beijing feel can't go on forever and this is part of the way to try to end it. reporting from hong kong. let's show you the live pictures. a

lot of people out on the streets, identified across by the umbrellas that they carry. there have been thousands and thousands of anti—government protesters turning out today, despite the weather conditions. spurred into action by the government ban on masks which was introduced by invoking powers that dated back to the colonial rule by the british. it has, of course, prompted further concerns about the erosion, as these protesters say, of their democratic rights. that they think are under threat because there is only semi—autonomy in this territory. 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. let's talk to reverend drjohn gilibrand. he is an anglican priest in the church of wales and an associate of the christian think tank ekklesia. he joins me via webcam from swansea. thank you very much forjoining us. it isa thank you very much forjoining us. it is a very busy day of the week for you. thank you for the invite. it is not unheard of for a married man to be ordained as catholic priests. when the anglican church decided to ordain women, there was a move away from anglican church into the catholic church by priests who couldn't accept that. how well are they welcomed by the roman catholic church? i've experienced the ministry through friends of married roman catholic priests and to be fair,

they've had a tremendous welcome in their ministry over many years. i have had an opportunity to see that and those are genuine and heartfelt welcome and those are genuine and heartfelt welco m e two and those are genuine and heartfelt welcome two married priests when that has happened in certain circumstances. if pope francis is trying to promote the idea of ordaining married men in the idea of ordaining married men in the amazon, where there is a shortage of clergymen, how does he reconcile that with the concerns of those conservatives within roman catholicism who don't want the exception to become the rule? well, as i say i am an anglican priest, very much formed within the catholic tradition, within anglicanism. and i think it is really a question of establishing what our priorities are. in the end, one needs to provide a mass on a regular basis. in the end, one needs to provide pastoral care. i obviously understand the

reservations and profound concerns with a more conservative parts of roman catholicism but for all denominations these days, we have to be putting mission and pastoral care and shared worship front and centre. how do you soothe those concerns? for some people it is a fundamental... there is a fundamental... there is a fundamental need for priests to be celibate and not married. ithink... i celibate and not married. i think... i think it is a very difficult one. i have huge respect for the holy father. he has been facing tensions within the church. he seeks to move things forward. it would be as true with roman catholics as with ourselves that there is a process of talking and talking things through, and mutual listening, which are going to be

hugely important. and that goes for the way the holy father is addressing things during his pontificate. in terms of as he is doing today gathering a synod and listening to peoples voices and particularly the voices of people on the ground in that wonderfully diverse area of the amazon basin in all its cultural diversity and all the challenges it presents. one of the arguments that i have read is that there is a concern that if you are a married man with a family, there is a tension between your commitments to that family and also how do you tend to the needs of your congregation? you surely can a nswer your congregation? you surely can answer that very well. it is ina answer that very well. it is in a way easier for me to a nswer it is in a way easier for me to answer that because i've been married for 27 years, as i say, as an anglican priest rather than a

roman catholic priest. it has been something that has hugely enhanced and supported my ministry. obviously, i understand the calling to celibacy and the importance of that calling as well. again, i recognise the tension but i would say that being a married priest within anglicanism has hugely enhanced my ministry. we must of course stress that there are plenty of women who are roman catholics in the amazon region of latin america. what might their role will be in future where there is a lack of clergy? i have been looking at this fascinating document that goes with the synod, new parts for the church and an integral economy. it is a fascinating document from which we can all learn. one of the thing that is stressed is the role of the laity in ministry and in witness. within

anglicanism, i am extremely supportive of all that has happened towards the recognising of ministry of women and the priestly and episcopal ministry of women. in a sense, from where i am it is not so much of an issue. i am also aware of sisters within roman catholicism who are themselves campaigning for change within their own church. the reverend doctorjohn gillibrand. thank you very much for sharing your thoughts with us today. thank you very much indeed. pleasure to do it. the headlines on bbc news: writing in two sunday newspapers, boris johnson urges the eu to show that it's willing to compromise with the uk on a brexit deal. police in hong kong charge protestors with batons and use tear gas once again — a day after the government bring in emergency legislation banning the use of face masks.

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 time for a full round up, from the bbc sport centre. good afternoon. france have joined england in the quarter—finals of the rugby world cup — but only just. they edged past tonga by 23 points to 21 in kumamoto this morning. 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. it was a bit of a slow start, and despite such a big scorline it was only their final try that got head coach steve hansen excited. 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 wanted to do. as 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. scottish champions celtic, unbeaten so far in the league, are up against livingston in one of two matches in the premiership today. no score there yet — the home side have lost

four on the bounce. celtic are currently a point clear of rangers, who play hamilton at 3.00pm. 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. they 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 ran a really fast time so we crossed the line and we were like, look at that! world silver medallists 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 just about the flat 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. without that trust, this isn't happening. you can go as fast as you like but if you don't have that bond you're not going to get it around so really proud and, yeah, on to tokyo! 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. it was a fantastic week in every sense. i felt great on the court, felt really welcome by the japanese people of the court as well. they made me feel like at home. didn't dropa made me feel like at home. didn't drop a set, played really well, served great. just overall, a great

experience. spain's marc marquez has won the world motogp title for the sixth time, after a thrilling victory at the thai grand prix. he stormed to victory in a heart—pounding final—corner duel with fabio ouartararo 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. i'll have more in the next hour. four people were killed and five others wounded in a shooting at a bar in kansas city, officials have confirmed. police told the bbc that the suspect is a hispanic man and that he was on the run after the incident. further details about the motive and whereabouts of the gunman are still unclear. it comes just weeks after two separate shootings in texas, which left 44 people dead. 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. 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. here's what some of those attending the concert said afterwards. i was getting a drink. there was music after music and all of a sudden, everyone was running out of the building. it was just finished. they didn't actually tell us what happened. it was just finished. i think seany b 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 for safety. it was good until then. now i'm just freezing cold and soaking wet. i am absolutely devastated, 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. the rock drummer ginger baker — who was a co—founder of cream — has died at the age of 80. the south—london born musician also played with blind faith, hawkwind and fela kuti in a long and varied career. a message on ginger‘s twitter account said he "passed away peacefully in hospital this morning". flood warnings are in place across the east of england and the east midlands, as heavy rains caused disruption. trains are unable to run between norwich and lowestoft and norwich and great yarmouth due to flooding, rail operator greater anglia has said. rail replacement buses are currently in operation. 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 tons 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.

coming up after the headlines — the click team investigates possible state manipulation of online encyclopeadia, wikipedia. now it's time for a look at the weather with stav danaos. hello. it was very wet overnight and a soggy hello. it was very wet overnight and a soggy morning in northern and eastern england. through the afternoon the heaviest rain is confined to east anglia and lincolnshire. further surface flooding in places so take care if you are heading out. the heaviest of the rain generally here. easing down from scotland through the afternoon. a future is in the west but the best of the sunshine in wales and the south—west of england, where we will see 17 degrees. turning windy here later in the day. the rain petering out this evening, the next frontal system bringing some wet and windy weather with the risk of gales or severe gales across the north west and scotland. temperatures for many

in the west holding onto double figures. the band of rain and wind sweeps eastwards throughout monday. a little bit brighter across scotla nd a little bit brighter across scotland and northern ireland with some heavy showers but the rest of the week will stay unsettled and often windy. hello this is bbc news. the headlines: