the welcome to newsday on the bbc. i'm rico hizon in singapore. the headlines: defying a new ban on face masks — dozens of demonstrators are detained in hong kong as violent clashes continue. they started firing volleys of tear gas, over their heads, into the street. the protesters are responding. a second whistleblower comes forward in the impeachment case against donald trump. into the street. the protesters are responding. a second whistleblower comes forward in the impeachment case against donald trump.

i'm lewis vaughanjones in london. also in the programme: the pope speaks out against those who started the amazon fires, comparing their greed to a new form of colonialism. and prepare to be inspired — we'll meet the 75—year—old who's probably stronger than you. live from our studios in singapore and london, this is bbc world news. it's newsday. good morning. it's midnight in london and 7 am here in singapore and also in hong kong, where scores of people were arrested on sunday after new emergency laws where brought in to try and end months of civil unrest. tens of thousands of demonstrators took part in the latest protests and there were violent clashes

as they were met by riot police. the new law forbids people from wearing masks to try and conceal their identity at demonstrations — with a possible one year prison sentence. our asia correspondent rupert wingfield—hayes reports from hong kong. loud bangs. at what point does a protest movement become a rebellion? today in hong kong, it felt close to that edge. it is now illegal here to cover yourface in public. but look at these people. young and old, parents with children, nervous but defiant, determined they will not be stopped from protesting or wearing masks. chanting. if carrie lam and her government were hoping that the new regulation banning the wearing of masks was going to stop people coming out on the streets, well, they've been proved wrong. even in this pouring rain, tens of thousands have come out again today, many, many of them wearing masks. it is a sign ofjust how little credibility and authority carrie lam and her government now have here. many protesters are now scared. they fear what is coming but say

they cannot give up. actually, we are afraid but we still go, come out, because we... we know that this is the last chance for hong kong people. look at the kids. honestly, look at them. they are very young, and you know, they are fighting for us, you know, it is really for the entire hong kong. i think really we should really stand up and help, honestly. even though i know that maybe it's useless. after two hours, the police decided this illegal show of defiance had gone on long enough. loud bangs. the police are now behind this wall here inside the police station and they have started firing volleys of tear gas over the wall, through these trees and down into the street. the protesters are responding by pouring water onto the tear gas canisters or throwing them back. these are the black—clad radicals, the hardcore activists

who the facemask ban is aimed at. the government says they are hiding their identities so they can create chaos. explosions. the tear gas barrage intensifies and the protesters now fall back in a chaotic retreat. the race is now on to get into the back streets before the police can catch them. but many are too slow and the police overrun them. among those arrested are two young women. they look like teenagers. the atmosphere is tense, the angerfeverish. as the police finally withdraw, the crowd cheers in victory. cheering. for now, at least, the streets again belong to the people. rupert wingfield—hayes, bbc news, in hong kong. let's take a look at some of the day's other news. a second whistleblower has emerged in the controversy over president trump's conversations

with his ukranian counterpart. national security lawyer mark zaid confirmed the reports on twitter. our washington correspondent chris buckler has more. this second whistle—blower has been described as a us intelligence official and they apparently have first—hand knowledge of this controversial conversation that took place between resident trump and the ukrainian president. you might remember, in that phone call back in summer, president trump asked zelensky to launch an investigation intojoe biden and his son, hunter, into their business dealings in the country. now, the democrats believe that already they have information

door firmly denied by president trump and he insists he had every right to ask for this kind of investigation. he wanted corruption to be investigated. of course, while he has made unsubstantiated allegations againstjoe biden and his son, hunter, who had business dealings in ukraine, he is not produced any evidence on this weekend again, he's been going ahead and bring out more unsubstantiated allegations. meanwhile amid all this noise of politics taking place in washington, there are three congressional committees that are quite working away on impeachment enquiries. at the moment, democrats are trying their very best to get information from the white house. they want documents about anything connected with that call between ukraine and the united states. they will also want to hear exactly what this whistleblower has had to say. it's understood they have already spoken to the inspector general. as the person relaxes the watchdog for the person relaxes the watchdog for the us intelligence community.

also making news today. after nuclear talks in sweden broke down over the weekend, north korea on sunday said it will not continue discussions about denuclearisation with the united states unless washington abandons — what it called — its hostile policy. the statement from the foreign ministry in pyongyang said kimjong—un had set a deadline until the end of this year for the us to show more flexibility or that north korea would find a new path. a report in the financial times says the banking group hsbc is planning to cut up to 10,000 jobs. the cuts would come on top of more than 4,000 redundancies that were announced in august. the latest cuts are said to be part of interim ceo noel quinn's ambitious campaign to reduce costs across the company. hsbc is making no comment on the story. police in kansas city say four people have been killed in a shooting in a bar in the early hours of sunday morning. five others are reported to have

been injured; their condition is described as stable. police say details of the incident are still sketchy, and that they have made no arrests. catholics in the philippines have marked world animal day celebrations by taking their pets to mass. the flock looked more like a pack at this manila church, as dog—owners held up their pets to be blessed. squirrels and cats were also among those to receive blessings. world animal day coincides with the feast of st francis of assisi, the patron saint of animals. let's return now to our main story, the continuing protests in hong kong following the introduction of new laws which have banned the use of face coverings in public. with me is the hong kong—based senior director and crisis management expert with bower group asia, chi—jia tschang.

you have been living in hong kong for ten years experience in close to 18 weeks of protests now have this emergency law that has been implemented. what are your thoughts? i think when the law came into effect going into saturday, midnight, i think a lot of the observers really commented that it was just observers really commented that it wasjust going to observers really commented that it was just going to inflame tensions, make things worse in the public iraq reaction was immediate. even at lunchtime in central on friday, before the law was actually announced, it was announced around 3pm but at lunchtime, people were gathering in central protesting and putting up hands for the five demands and they stayed out there and it ended up into an occupation ofa and it ended up into an occupation of a large part of central and i walked down at about 430 and all the shops were closing, businesses were sending people home. people were

prepping for a big weekend. they have defied basically this base covering ban and this is basically the tip of the iceberg and if this law is implemented in its full force, like curfews and other provisions, it could even get worse. there is that option. it seems very targeted. the government and police wa nt to targeted. the government and police want to prevent protesters from wearing masks in public gatherings but like you said, emergency regulations ordinance, and basically gives the chief of the power to enact any kind of law she wants without having to go through the normal legislative process that has been a discussion or talk in local media about whether or not they are going to implement a curfew as some of the police have advocated, whether or not they going to give more money to the security, to the police force, without having to go through legislative council of rouble and also i think one more

that was discussed has been extending the time of detention. lot of question marks up in the air but the bbc interviewed one protest over the weekend and she said, i don't have much confidence in protest because the government has ignored our demands, even when millions came out to join these demonstrations. 0ur protest is starting to get weary and tired? are we seeing any results. it's been 18 weeks. even though a lot of the headline uses the fires in the violence in the petrol—bombs, this is primarily an mostly a non—violent, peaceful moment. i say mostly because of all seen the violence that has happened but there are everyday acts of civil engagement and expression that are happening. there has been the singing of the song, an anthem written for the movement,

with the human chain, peaceful rallies that continue to be authorised by the authorities. 0rganised authorised by the authorities. organised by everyday people. so there is a lot that is ongoing, even though everyone living in hong kong 110w though everyone living in hong kong now knows on the weekends, between certain hours on certain days, you need to avoid places and even now it's getting harder for people to go and protest anywhere they want because of warranties are shutting the mtr in the weekends. everybody's hoping for a peaceful resolution to this ongoing conflict. thank you so much for your insight. iraq's interior ministry has confirmed 104 people have been killed in less than a week of anti—government protests. around 6000 have been injured. security forces have been using tear gas and rubber bullets to shut down the protest. the united nations has called for an end to the quote "senseless loss of life". 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. it's mainly young men on the streets. at times the iraqi security forces have answered their protests with live bullets. use of deadly force as well as tear gas and other methods can only increase the younger of mainly young people have gone onto the streets to protest. the un in a rock demanded an end to what it calls a senseless loss of life. decades of war have inflict terrible damage on a wright and its people. unemployment is high and its people. unemployment is high and even those with jobs are struggling. a quarter of the population lives on less than $2 us a day. this man says he has a masters degree but the government wouldn't even hire him as a street

sweeper. all these young people, he said, are treated unfairly. the prime minister has so far offered little more than vague promises and an appeal for calm. he said little more than vague promises and an appealfor calm. he said he little more than vague promises and an appeal for calm. he said he was speaking so the deterioration in the security situation would not lead to the destruction of the state. perhaps it's surprising that it's taken so long for demonstrators to go onto the streets. the wright has the world's fourth biggest oil reserves. it should be rich. but it's also one of the most corrupt countries in the 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. you're watching newsday on the bbc. still to come on the programme. days to decide if there can be a brexit deal —

emmanuel macron tells the british prime minister his proposals will be evaluated by the end of the week. also on the programme, the 75—year—old who has become a bodybuilding champion. this was a celebration by people who were relishing in their freedom. they believe everything's going to be different from now on. they think the country will be respected in the world once more as it used to be before slobodan milosevic took power. the dalai lama, the exiled spiritual leader of tibet has won this year's nobel peace prize. as the parade was reaching its climax, two grenades exploded and a group of soldiersjumped from a military truck taking part in the parade and ran towards the president, firing kalashnikov automatic rifles. after 437 years, the skeleton ribs of henry viii's tragic warship emerged.

but even as divers work to buoy her up, the mary rose went through another heart—stopping drama. i want to be the people's governor. i want to represent everybody. i believe in the people of california. welcome back, everyone. this is newsday on the bbc. i'm rico hizon in singapore. i'm lewis vaughanjones in london. our top stories: police in hong kong have fired tear gas at pro—democracy demonstrators and arrested some protestors for defying a law banning face masks. and a second whilstleblower has emerged in the controversy with president trump's phone call to his ukrainian counterpart, where he's accused of asking favours to dig up dirt on his rivaljoe biden.

let's take a look at some front pages from around the world. the south china morning post is leading with the protests in hong kong. tens of thousands of protesters defied a face mask ban for the third day in a row, taking to the streets despite a thundery downpour. marches became violent on sunday as demonstrators set up roadblocks, and hurled bricks and petrol—bombs in protest at the latest move from the government. the japan times looks at the breakdown in denuclearisation talks between pyongyang and washington. north korea says dialogue cannot continue until the us abandons what it calls its "hostile policy". but washington insists the meeting was good. saturday's talks in sweden were the first since president trump and kim jong—un met on the border of the two koreas injune. and lastly, that report in the financial times that hsbc is set to axe up to 10,000 jobs.

the paper says it's part of a cost—cutting drive linked to low interest rates, trade conflicts and brexit uncertainty. hsbc says it's making no comment on the story. those are the papers. lewis. thanks, rico. the british prime minister is considering launching legal action to push through a no—deal brexit, according to a british newspaper. the daily telegraph says several government sources have told the daily telegraph that borisjohnson is willing to go to the supreme court in an effort to avoid having to write a letter to the eu asking for a delay to brexit. under the terms of legislation passed by the uk parliament the prime minister is required to ask the eu for an extension to the negotiations, if no deal has been agreed. here's our political correspondent iain watson. effectively, what borisjohnson says

he is doing at the moment as prime minister is pushing for a deal with his european counterparts. so that is his focus this week. so far though they haven't begun the intense negotiations you would like. so he does have to turn his mind to what happens if no deal is a prospect. and, as you say, he has been told that if there is no deal by the 19th of october he must seek a brexit extension. that is the law. that is what parliament has told him to do. there are lots of suggestions about how he gets around this. there isa about how he gets around this. there is a route towards the courts, i'm not sure it is quite the route that some of the newspapers are suggesting. there is a court in scotla nd suggesting. there is a court in scotland looking to pin him down to force him to send the letter. it makes again tomorrow. if it rules effectively against the prime minister then it is likely he will ta ke minister then it is likely he will take an appeal to the supreme court, to the ultimate court in the land. in i think, to be perfectly honest, the people around him, his aides, his ministers, not too worried about the prospect. they relish the idea that if he does have to extend the brexit deadline beyond 0ctober

that if he does have to extend the brexit deadline beyond october 31, which they have said they won't do, that he can then demonstrate he has done absolutely everything possible to leave on time and that he will be forced into doing something because of the courts, because a parliament, because of other people, that he will blame for trying to frustrate brexit. and that is important because the plans you have an early general election if he can and he does not want the brexit party and nigel farage to eat into his lead ‘s. so under those circumstances, dragged kicking and screaming to the courts is not a bad place to be —— votes. i understand that is a sign of the times, kind perverse logic to it all. what are the chances of a deal? we have about one week left. it all. what are the chances of a deal? we have about one week leftlj think the chances are relatively small. what the prime minister is hoping to put forward, his new proposals, is that negotiators would go into the tunnel, intense negotiations where they are effectively, in secret, go through the whole thing line by line. that hasn't happened. what has happened instead is a series of phone calls

with european leaders. president macron said by the end of the week we will evaluate whether your proposal even give us the basis of a deal. don't forget the clock is ticking. his talk to another couple of leaders who have given us a message. the latvian prime minister spoke to the bbc today and said it was a bit of a long shot. what boris johnson will need to do for the eu is move closer to a customs arrangement with the eu, which is not prepared to do, he would lose domestics as board —— supportive he did. there are proposals around the consent issue in northern ireland. small changes, not fundamental changes. we are more likely to be heading towards a no—deal. changes. we are more likely to be heading towards a no-deal. that was political corresponded iain watson speaking earlier to lewis. pope francis has denounced the fires that recently devastated large areas of the amazon region at the opening of they three day synod. the vatican is also considering whether married men should be ordained as priests in the amazon — a move to boost dwindling numbers of clergy in the region.

john mcmanus reports. at the opening mass for the synod of the amazon, pope francis had a tough message for those he accuses of exploiting the amazon basin. translation: may god preserve us from the greed of new forms of colonialism. the fire set by interests that destroy, like the fire that recently devastated amazonia, is not the fire of the gospel. the environment is the main focus of this three—week meeting of bishops and laypeople from the amazon region the preparatory document is a potentially explosive idea, that to remedy the serious shortage of priests in the amazon, the church could ordain married men. that would break with centuries of tradition, whereby only celibate men could be raised to the priesthood. the suggestion has aroused serious opposition within the vatican, with some clerics worried that a solution to a latin american problem could be exported

across the catholic world. cardinal raymond burke, who has become a focus of opposition to the pope within the vatican, has already denounced some of the synod discussion as heretical. but church leaders in brazil are adamant that the problem is real. 0ne diocese of more than 67,000 square miles has only 21 priests. any final decision would be made by the pope and it's unlikely even a reformer like francis would enact such a sudden and dramatic change. but the very fact that married priests are even being discussed is another sign of how this pope is opening up the church to different ideas. john mcmanus, bbc news. jong—so lim is 75 years old and she recently won second prize at the wbc fitness open world championship in south korea. the bodybuilder says age is merely a number and she wants more older women to be more health—conscious.

very impressive stuff. rico, i will say show us your muscles, but i wouldn't want you to rip that suit. laughter. jong—so lim has muscles. i have musk elets. you have the p020. -- pose.

you have been watching newsday. i'm lewis vaughanjones in london. and i'm rico hizon in singapore. stay with us. hello. it has been another way to 24 hours for some. western scotland, overnight, into sunday, had nearly 60 millimetres of rain. in places in east anglia, we had 40—50 millimetres of rain through the course of sunday, which has resulted in flooding. and in fact, there are a number of flood warnings in place across the rivers of scotland and england and with more rain to come in next 24 hours that is not good news. the ground is saturated as well. but more rain is what we have. this next dominant area of low pressure is advancing on. we're looking at severe gale full swing the course of the date across parts of northern and western scotland and gales in other areas in the north and west as well. combined with yet

more rain it will be particularly unpleasant as we go through the rush hour. we these are ms chen some fog under the terrace goes further east. a very windy day across northern and western areas, very wet through the rush hour as well. not as expecting as much rain as we have had in the last 24 hours, but nevertheless the ground is saturated so it will go straight onto the roads and rivers. lots of spray and standing water for those travelling. and of course the strong and gusty winds which will eventually blow the rain boy from scotla nd eventually blow the rain boy from scotland and northern ireland, and allow brighter skies stopping could ta ke allow brighter skies stopping could take much of the day for the rain to get into southern and eastern areas, once the fog is cleared away. it doesn't look as went for east anglia as it was during the day on sunday. but nevertheless more rain is not good news. now, it does meander its way into the near continent as we head into tuesday morning. it is very close by. so a drug that feels a little bit. then that low pressure is moving a little closer to the north—west of scotland. still windy in northern and western areas. avintia and potentially across northern england wales. it is more

ofa northern england wales. it is more of a sorry day bigger showers will tend to merge to give longer spells of rain. strong and gusty winds will blow them right the way is across england and across scotland, northern ireland and wales. they will be heavy. there will be torrential downpours with pale and lightning and therefore thunder. but temperatures are doing quite well. narelle frost worries this week. damages by day a little above average. another very showery picture as you can see on wednesday, perhaps clumping together in places to give longer spells of rain. and perhaps you're reaching eastern areas, but we are clutching at straws for the details of the devil is in the detail this week. of course there will be some sunshine, but it will often be quite windy without low pressure sat close by. no sooner than that wants us to move away then by the end of the week we have another area of low pressure coming in and yet more weather fronts with those. as ever you can stay up—to—date on the website.

snooze i'm lewis vaughan jones with bbc world news. our top story. there's be another day of violent unrest in hong kong. police in the territory fired tear gas at pro—democracy demonstrators, and arrested some who were among thousands to defy a law banning face masks. a second whistle blower has emerged in the controversy about president trump's phone call with his ukranian counterpart. mr trump is accused of asking the ukranians to dig for dirt on his rivaljoe biden. more than 500 hot air balloonists have taken to the skies of new mexico for the ' alba kirki international balloon fiesta', which was initially delayed by thick fog.