good afternoon. tens of thousands of demonstrators have again taken to the streets in hong kong, defying a ban on wearing face masks, which has been imposed under a new emergency law. police used tear gas and charged with batons to try to break up the crowds. the protests began injune over plans to allow peoit‘s the latest in months of street protests, wdemanding greater democratic freedoms our china corrspondent robin brant reports. standing and waiting, dating, under

umbrellas from the warm rain, and almost all of them wearing a face mask. this was how the hong kong protesters showed their contempt for their government and its latest attempt to quell the protest with emergency measures that outlaw facemasks. some were even handing them out to stop people getting sick, one man told me. this was a sizeable turnout. tens and tens of thousands marching on the streets and shutting down major roads once again. as the police watched from on high, some made roadblocks. others prepared weapons for a fight, and then... the police firing tear gas to try and disperse this crowd. firing fairly indiscriminately over the top, the police, and while there

is no confrontation this is their first attempt to try and disperse the crowd today, it is definitely numbering in the tens of thousands. hong kong's leader carrie lam spoke of paralysis here yesterday, condemning the protesters once again. the facemask ban has done nothing to help lessen that. translation: carrie lam is trying to use the ban to keep us from coming out. i want to tell her that this is counter productive. she's just targeting the symptoms, not the root causes. she's suppressing our right to express ourselves, and she wants to express ourselves, and she wants to suppress us further. the hong kong police now have even more powers to disperse arresters and various techniques at their disposal to push people back but as night falls, even more shops are closing early, fearing violent attack from the hardcore, who have targeted some businesses. robinjoins us from hong kong now.

no sign of these protesters dying down. not at all, and as it is dark to get his cat and mouse exchanges between some protesters and the police, we have come to the kowloon side of hong kong, the part attached to the mainland. there are some protesters here and personnel on the top, we don't know if they are army or police, shining spotlights down, and there were audio warnings coming from inside the barracks, and at one point a flag went up warning the protesters. that has not happened before. that means that the people inside the barracks, the macro view, acknowledging what is happening here on the streets for the first time and no sign of a de—escalation, no sign of compromise. you have protesters we have five key demands, and on the other side a hong kong government with the backing of beijing and the backing of the people's liberation army, who show

no appetite for giving them what they want, particularly when it comes to increased democracy. boris johnson has urged the european union to, in his words "grasp the opportunity" his brexit plan offers, insisting britain will leave the eu at the end of october. the brexit secretary, stephen barclay, has suggested that the government is willing to be flexible on the detail of its proposals. labour says the prime minister's current plan is not acceptable. here's our political correspondent, helen catt. if borisjohnson is to get a brexit deal done in time for the 31st of october then talks need to turn into formal intensive negotiations within days. and so far, the eu has said the uk's proposals are not enough for it to agree to that. writing in two sunday papers, the prime minister said the eu needs to move and grasp the opportunity that our new proposal provides...

european leaders say they believe a deal can be done but mrjohnson needs to move too. one area of concern is the plan to keep northern ireland following eu rules on goods if a trade deal can't be reached that allows no border with ireland. the northern irish assembly would get to vote on whether or not to do it and then again every four years and keeping it. the brexit secretary has hinted at a possible further uk compromise there. obviously as part of the intense negotiations in the coming days, discuss that mechanism but the key issue is the principle of consent to any regulatory zone. the problem for borisjohnson is that if he changes what he set out too much, he risks losing the vital support he's gained from some groups within parliament. although labour is sceptical he could get through what he is currently proposing in any case. he has got to move, he has got to compromise in the national and international interest if he's going to get our support. meanwhile, some ministers are privately discussing what may happen if borisjohnson cannot get

a deal done. there have been discussions on how the uk could disrupt eu business if brexit is delayed, and reports that mrjohnson himself could refuse to leave downing street if opposition parties vote him out. but for now, the focus remains on getting a deal, what's clear is a breakthrough depends on someone budging. the question is who. helen catt, bbc news. a bbc radioi extra live music event in birmingham was ended early last night after a man was attacked with a knife backstage. the rapper krept suffered a slash wound before his performance. this morning he tweeted a message thanking supporters and saying he is "good and will be back in no time". the bbc said it was saddened at what happened and is offering its full support. mental health trusts in england claim that patients are being put at risk by outdated

buildings and unsafe wards. the organisation, nhs providers, says mental health facilities largely missed out when the government recently announced new funding for hospitals. the department of health insists that record spending is transforming services. at least five people have been killed in a new round of clashes in the iraqi capital baghdad between anti—government protesters and police. the united nations has called for an end to the "senseless loss of life" as the death toll from five days of violence nears 100. it's the deadliest unrest in iraq since the islamic state group was declared defeated in 2017. here's our middle east editor, jeremy bowen. the iraqi security forces are opening fire on demonstrators. that's why so many people have been killed. the use of deadly force as well as tear gas and other methods

can only increase the anger of the mainly young people who have gone onto the streets to protest. the un in iraq has demanded an end to what it calls a senseless loss of life. decades of war have inflicted terrible damage on iraq and its people. unemployment is high and even those with jobs are struggling. a quarter of the population lives on less tha n a quarter of the population lives on less than two us dollars a day. this man says he has a masters degree but the government wouldn't even hire him asa the government wouldn't even hire him as a street sweeper. all these young people, he said, are treated unfairly. the try —— the prime minister has offered little more than vague promises and an appeal for calm. he said he was speaking so this deterioration in the security situation would not lead to the destruction of the state. perhaps

it's unsurprising that it's taken so long for demonstrators to go onto the streets. iraq has the world's fourth biggest oil reserves. it should be rich. but it is also one of the most corrupt countries in the world. another generation has grown up world. another generation has grown up in world. another generation has grown upina world. another generation has grown up in a state that can't offer them much more than a very hard life, and these demonstrations are born of desperation. jeremy bowen, bbc news. the british rock drummer ginger baker has died at the age of 80. cream — the band he formed with jack bruce and eric clapton — became one of rock's first supergroups. nicknamed gingerfor his flaming red hair, he was known for his groundbreaking drumming technique, and his showmanship. you can see more on all of today's stories on the bbc news channel. the next news on bbc one is at 5:50pm.

hello. you're watching the bbc news channel. as we've been hearing, 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 sides, 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 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 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 at 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. 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. a man's been arrested on suspicion of murder after three men were found dead in colchester. police were called to

an address on wellesley road yesterday evening, where they found two men dead inside the property and the body of a third man in a car outside. a 32—year—old man from colchester has been arrested. detectives say they aren't looking for anyone else, but are keeping an open mind. 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. let's get a little more on the attack on grime artist, krept, backstage at a bbc ixtra concert.

he was treated by staff at the arena birmingham — and didn't need hospital treatment. the bbc cut short the concert, and says it's working with the police to find out what happened. 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 seani 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. 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. earlier i spoke to david willey who's been reporting on events in the vatican for nearly 50 years. i asked him how significant it is that the synod is discussing the issue of ordaining married men into the catholic church. this is not the main subject of the discussion here in rome, it isjust

one of the suggestions that have been made by church leaders in the amazon region to deal with the lack of vocations for new priests. basically the church is being hamstrung in large parts of latin america by the fact that there is an acute shortage of priests to minister to the predominantly catholic population and the catholic church, quite understandably, wants to keep its leading presence in that area of the world and to carry out its work of spreading the gospel. there are some problems though, for example you've got brazil which, you know, covers 60% of the amazon region where you've got the head of state describing the local catholic hierarchy is the worst of the worst. he is an evangelical. pope francis on the other hand is very keen to

foster the best possible relations with other religions, other separated christians, evangelicals and muslims and hindus. he is in favour of beefing up the efforts of the roman catholic church for interreligious cooperation. there is already of course a vatican department which deals with that. then there is another interesting thing you may see in the pictures today, lots of red in amongst the crowd. these are the new cardinals who he has appointed for the first time with yesterday's new appointments of cardinals, the princes of the church, future leaders and electors of the next pope, they are increasingly in favour of... they are people who think like him. in other words, there are big changes in the offing,

in the leadership of the catholic church. a whole generation of old men is gradually dying off and new people have been chosen by pope francis who are going to lead the church in what he hopes is a more successful direction for the catholic religion in the 21st century. six elephants have fallen to their deaths in thailand while trying to save each other from a notorious waterfall. a warning — this report contains some upsetting images. donna larsen reports. the bodies of six elephants lying motionless at the bottom of the waterfall known as hell's abyss. among them is the body of a three—year—old calf. the discovery was made in thailand's khao yai national park when rangers heard two elephants crying close to the scene. it is thought the adult animals had been trying to save the infant. the elephants were trying to cross the river. one of the smaller elephants might have slipped, and the adults were swept away by the current

when they tried to rescue. a mission was launched to rescue the surviving elephants trapped in rocks above the fast—flowing waters. food laced with supplements was thrown to boost the animals' strength and to give them the energy to climb back up into the forest. at the moment, the elephants are taking a break. they are quite tired from trying to cross over from the other side. they are just resting by standing still, because they have used up a lot of energy wading through the water. the waterfall, which also claimed the lives of eight elephants in 1992, was closed to tourists as the operation took place. park officials now say they fear for the safety of the remainder of the herd, as the animals are known to suffer from emotional grief. donna larsen, bbc news. 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. sport, and here's 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 11 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. despite losing four on the bounce the home side are comfortable, because celtic are down to ten men, ryan christie sent off mid way through the first half. celtic are a point clear of rangers, who play hamilton at three o' clock.

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 off the court as well. they made me feel like at home. didn't drop a set, played really well, served great. just overall, a great experience. dominic thiem and stefanos tsitsipas are playing in the men's final of the china open — and tsitsipas is a break up in the opening set. but women's world number one ash barty has been beaten in beijing. she took the first set but lost in three to naomi osaka — that's her second title in a row and takes her winning run to 10 matches.

dominic thiem was the man who knocked andy murray out in the quarter—finals in beijing — and he's still in china, for the shanghai masters, he plays in the first round tomorrow. and murray says his return from surgery is going really well. until a few weeks ago, maybe a month ago, you know, i didn't know how competitive i would be at the top level. obviously, since i got here, you know, i feel like level. obviously, since i got here, you know, ifeel like in the matches i've played i've been competitive against all of the players i've played against. i have played top ten, top 20 and to top 30 players. i haven't won all of the matches but i felt like i've done pretty well so hopefully over the next months i can keep progressing a little bit. we will see. just to let you know that celtic are now trailing 2—0. rangers will move to the top with a wind later if that

score stays the same. that's