what this is bbc news, the headlines: police in hong kong have shot a protester at close range using live ammunition. it happened during the morning rush—hour at an intersection this is bbc news. welcome if you're in the city. there've been clashes watching here in the uk or around the globe. i'm lewis vaughan jones. as pro—democracy activists our top stories: police in hong kong use live ammunition during clashes with protesters. try to disrupt transport a demonstrator has been shot by setting up barricades. police said they had attempted to disperse protestors due at point blank range. to "extensive illegal acts." australian authorities declare a state of emergency in both a state of emergency is declared in new south wales and now new south wales and queensland. it comes after warnings that queensland, with warnings that bushfires in the country could also bushfires in australia could pose pose a ‘catastrophic‘ a ‘catastrophic‘ threat to sydney. threat to sydney. strong winds, high temperatures and low humidity is predicted in the coming days, meaning bolivia's president evo morales announces his resignation after weeks of protests over last the crisis is far from over. month's disputed elections. cyclone bulbul rips through coastal the president of bolivia, evo morales, has resigned areas of bangladesh and india, after nearly 14 years in power. killing at least 13 people the head of the army had called and forcing more than two million on him to go following last month's out of their homes. disputed election victory which sparked widespread protests.

police in hong kong have used live ammunition during clashes with pro—democracy demonstrators, shooting one protestor at close range. activists had called for a general strike on monday, and have been trying to disrupt transport in hong kong by setting up barricades. shocking pictures of the incident in the sai wan ho district were live—streamed on social media. an unarmed demonstrator can be seen approaching an officer, and then falling to the ground after being shot at close range. local media have reported that he is in a critical condition in hospital. our correspondent stephen mcdonnell is at the scene

in hong kong. we've not heard much in the turner way of official information but what have you heard so far with my i am standing on the crossing where the young activist was shot but the riot police are here clearing debris from the streets. and then, and they are being abused. you can see members of the public hurling abuse at them. there is a lot of anger here after this protester was shot. he is the third protester to now have been shot with a live round since this crisis began. and as you can see, tense scenes here. people are throwing things at the police,

calling out abuse at them and there isa calling out abuse at them and there is a lot of media here as well. i wa nt to is a lot of media here as well. i want to show you the scene on the road want to show you the scene on the roa d sto p want to show you the scene on the road stop there is all manner of things being thrown across the road. a barricade was set up here, it was set on fire at one point full of the fire brigade came to put out the fire brigade came to put out the fire on that barricade and then the police came and you can see they are now threatening to use pepper spray to clear people away. and even though somebody has been shot here, it is not making people less likely, if you know what i mean, to approach the police and it made them angrier. you can hear it. i imagine that, well, the pressure these police are coming under right now and there are many questions being asked as to why that live round was fired and there will be a lot of debate about whether or not it is justifiable

force or not. have we had any update on the person who was shot? all we know is that he was taken away in an ambulance. you can see that on the video full of there are reports, local reports that he has faced serious injuries. at one point in the video you can see him getting up and trying to walk away after being shot but that is being attributed as a rush of adrenaline because then he was taken to hospital and by some reports the bullet may have hit his liver and if that is the case it would be quite serious indeed. stephen, we can hear quite loudly, if you can still hear me, we can hear the chanting. what kind of things are they saying? people are accusing the police here of being

black police, they call them. this is one of the reasons activists say there should be an enquiry into the police force fearful of actually they received some support from an international panel over the weekend. an international panel recommending that the existing police complaints procedure is unable to deal with this crisis. so to that extent it has fuelled calls for a genuine independent enquiry into the police because there have been many allegations about police brutality. police say there have been many violent acts towards them. for example they are denying these links to the underworld which are being alleged either way many independent observers who say why not have an enquiry full why give people the chance to air their grievances instead of coming out like this and hauling out abuse at the police, knowing that there would be some sort of a way for people to vent their anger and to hear some

genuine independent evidence in terms of how these clashes are playing out the way they are because, you know, it is becoming increasingly violent here. there we re increasingly violent here. there were several stabbings last week and one politician had half their ear bitten off. things are becoming evermore tense here today after this shooting. if this protester dies, for example, it would escalate the situation quite a bit. i would like to pick up on that point because we have seen these protests month after month and yes there have been clashes with the police at the time but seeing these pictures, the graphic pictures that were shared so widely and quickly on social media, what has been the response there, not just of the protesters who we can see shouting out police there are people more widely in the region? there has been a lot of

anger on social media. the fact that so anger on social media. the fact that so much of this crisis is played out in cyberspace, you know, of course it has also added to the crisis. at one point the footage that you can see of that clash which led to this activist being shot, you can see at one stage he seems to have fallen unconscious and there are two activists being held on the ground by police. the crowd is abusing them and then they realise that he has become unconscious and you can see an officer trying to get the young person to respond and he has gone limp. he then somehow wakes up and tries to run away and then later on we know he went to hospital and we have reports now that he is in a very grave condition. so i think many people are waiting to see what happens with him and hopefully he can pull through. like i say, if

that person was to die as a result of these injuries sustained from this shot either police officer, there will be a lot of anger here, even more than we have right here at the scene at the moment. thank you very much, stephen. extraordinary events there on the streets of hong kong this morning. authorities in australia have declared a state of emergency — with weather conditions expected to worsen significantly in the next 2a hours. 64 bush fires are still burning — and several of them are edging closer to the outskirts of sydney. at least three people have been killed in new south wales and authorities fear more lives are at severe risk. here's freya cole. authorities in australia aren't taking any chances. they've issued a state of emergency in both new south wales and queensland as bushfires of wreak havoc for a fourth day. that there is no doubt that the fire danger that we will see

in and around sydney is unprecedented. because under these conditions fires will start incredibly quickly, they will spread very, very rapidly and we don't want people in the path of them because there is the potential for them to be killed. firefighters are bracing for the worst ahead of tomorrow's dangerous forecast. high temperatures, strong winds, and low humidity are a deadly mix during a bushfire emergency. the message to residents is to leave now — while they can. for many it's a difficult decision, but they've been warned help may not be available when the fire arrives. what do you reckon, mate? not cool, mate, not cool. thousands of people have been displaced. they're camping out in makeshift evacuation centres and have been told they can't go home until it's safe. it's just the worst thing i've ever seen. honestly, the front that was coming at us — there was nothing you could do about it. so lost a few friends in the fire, lost all the possessions. possessions are nothing. it's the people that count, eh.

the fire is also claiming the lives of countless wildlife. as many as 350 koalas have perished after flames tore through sanctuary in bushland. firefighters are working around the clock and are starting to wear out. extra volunteers from interstate, new zealand, and even the military are being called into help during australia's moment of need. freya cole, bbc news. bolivia's president, evo morales, has announced his resignation after the country's military urged him to stand down. there have been violent protests across the country since his disputed re—election last month. his opponents accuse him of fraud — while an inquiry found serious irregularities. mr morales says he is the victim of a coup. tim allman reports. the end, when it came, came quickly.

evo morales appearing on state television announcing, somewhat reluctantly, he was stepping down. translation: we are resigning. iam resigning. so that my sisters and brothers who are leaders of the socialist movement are not harassed, persecuted, and threatened. viva bolivia! on the streets of la paz, as the news broke, there was cheering and jubilation from supporters of the opposition. translation: it is totally glorious for us. we're very happy. and long live democracy. translation: absolutely happy. grateful to god that this dictatorship is over, this tyranny is over. time ran out for the president when the country's military took to the airwaves. the head of the armed forces urging

mr morales to renounce his mandate, allowing for peace to be restored and the maintenance of stability for the good of bolivia. stability has been in short supply since last month's presidential election. three weeks of increasingly violent protests as opponents of mr morales accused him of fraud. evo morales was the country's first indigenous president, coming to power in 2006. he pursued an unashamedly left—wing agenda, aiming to redistribute wealth and combat poverty. for his supporters, mostly the rural poor, he was a hero. but for many in bolivia's more affluent cities his policies were a lot more divisive. you have to understand that most of the population in the country has been blockaded, basically, nojobs, no public offices were open. he has now departed the scene.

the victim, he says, of a coup. a new election is expected in the coming weeks. for the first time in nearly 15 years evo morales won't be a candidate. tim allman, bbc news. the leader of spain's socialist party says he will call all other party leaders on monday to get them to tackle the political stalemate after the country's fourth election in four years again delivered a hung parliament. pedro sanchez‘s party will remain the largest — just as in april's poll. there's been substantial gains for both the conservative popular party — which is the second biggest party — with the right—wing populist vox party surging to third. our correspondentjenny hill reports from madrid. it's four years since spain had a stable government. can this man deliver one? pedro sanchez knows the eyes

of the world are on him. his socialist party failed to win a majority in april. it's unlikely they have done any better today. "what spain needs now", he told reporters, "is stability". he won't find it in catalonia. the independence crisis has exploded into violence in recent weeks, and dominated this election. take the far right, campaigning to crack down on separatists. the anti—immigrant party vox is winning over spanish voters. it will complicate coalition building. viva espana! but spain is struggling under the burden of high unemployment and slowing economic growth. this religious festival, comfort for some, but it is the fourth time the country has gone

to the polls in four years. many are losing faith in spanish democracy. i think that is not ok when you have a vote in april and now in november are you voting another time. translation: i'm worried about the stability of the country. i'm worried about the economy and i'm worried about catalonia. spain's socialist party headquarters tonight. weeks of negotiation likely lie ahead. what they, what this country fear most, ongoing political paralysis. jenny hill, bbc news, madrid. stay with us on bbc news, still to come: how airline fuelling practices increase carbon emissions — a special report on aviation and climate change. the bombastic establishment

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this is bbc world news, the latest headlines: a protester is shot at point blank range by hong kong police using live ammunition. hong kong police havejust issued a statement in what it describes as writers extensive illegal act, referring to the shooting incident, says during police operations, one police officer has discharged his service revolver. one male was shot, in the shut in operations, police officers have drawn their service arms from their holsters, online rumours stated that police management have ordered front—line officers to recklessly use their firearms in today's operation. the police clarified that the allegation is totally false and malicious.

police have strict guidelines and orders regarding the use of firearms. all police officers are required justify their enforcement actions and appeal to radical protesters to be calm and rational. protesters should stop all acts that threaten others safety and obstruct polices lawful execution of duties, thatis polices lawful execution of duties, that is quite a long statement from the police but worth reading out in full because that is the first time we have heard any kind of response to that shooting of a protesterjust a few hours ago. let's speak now to wu chi wai, the current chairman of the democratic party and member of the legislative council. he's in hong kong now. thanks very much for being with us, wu chi wai. this is an incident that has been quite shocking this morning, it streamed live on social media, what was your to it?l

morning, it streamed live on social media, what was your to it? a and extremely shocking by the police brutality is, in particular, they really get protester hurt and in serious situations, and of course i hope the injured can be rescued and can be saved, but they have to condemn the police brutality and their use of excessive force. and what do you make of the polices statement there? they were quick to try to dismiss rumours that their orders had changed, that the approach using a firearm had remained the same. from the social media videos, we can see that it is the police trying to chase the

protester a nd the police trying to chase the protester and then they try to wander protester. they use the firearms directly against a protester a nd firearms directly against a protester and get the protester hurt and wounded, and i think that is not and wounded, and i think that is not a proper act because by the time the police hold the firearm, there is no threat to the policeman himself, and what he or she should do is try to, even though they shoot up to the skies to make a warning to the protester, so a see that that is a change of use of force. that is really interesting, we can clearly see from the statement from the police that every single officer who draws their weapon has to justify that and there has been no change

there, but you are pointing towards there, but you are pointing towards the fact that the police moving towards the protesters, trying to break up what was happening, you think that is a change of policy too? i don't know, because there is only one policeman over there and they should not put himself in a dangerous situation, so i don't think he should be chasing the protester. and even though he gets close to the protester and if he or she found any dangerous, i'd believe what he or she should do is he can pull out the guns and shoot to this day to provide a warning signal. he shouldn't shoot directly to the protester. ok, well we are waiting an update therefore the condition of the protester who was shot and we will of course bring that information when we do have at. for the moment, wu chi wai, thank you

for your thought. you are welcome. the fight against climate change has put an urgent focus on carbon emissions from aviation, something the industry says its working hard to reduce. but a bbc panorama investigation has revealed how a common practice among airlines, including british airways, increases emissions. it's called fuel tankering and it involves filling up in locations where fuel is cheaper — thus flying with fuller tanks than necessary for the journey. the heavier weight of the plane means higher emissions, which drive climate change. our chief environment correspondent, justin rowlatt, reports. british airways says it has big ambitions when it comes to the environment. we have set ourselves the vision to be the world's leading airline group on sustainability. over the last three years, our fuel efficiency programme has saved over 200,000 tons of c02. but a british airways insider has decided to blow the whistle on one way the industry puts saving money

before saving the planet. he is worried speaking out could cost him hisjob, so wants to remain anonymous. i believe them to be misleading passengers to think that british airways is more sustainable than it actually is. he told us about a practice known as fuel tankering that causes unnecessary emissions. so here's how it works. the cost of aviation fuel differs between destinations and airlines can save money by filling up with fuel where it is cheap, so they don't have to buy fuel where it is more expensive. the problem is, more fuel means heavier planes, and heavier planes... mean more greenhouse gas emissions. british airways can save hundreds of pounds per flight doing this, but the bbc has seen dozens of internal documents that show sometimes, it saves about a tenner. for such a big company, such as british airways, to be trying to save such small amounts while emitting so much extra c02 seems unjustifiable

in the current climate. it sounds to me like hypocrisy. it is, it's exceptionally hypocritical. i have been a ba employee for a long time. i'm very proud to be part of ba. but in all honesty, it makes me sad and disappointed. british airways told the bbc: this is a classic example of corporate "green wash" and shows that they are willing to turbo—charge the climate emergency even for very small additional benefits to their bottom line. tankering is an industry—wide practice. ba told bbc panorama it is responsible for just 2% of the additional emissions tankering generates in europe.

it would be easy for european airlines to drop the practice. stopping tankering would raise costs a little but would cut a lot of c02 emissions, an estimated 900,000 tons every year. justin rowlatt, bbc news. they want to return to our developing story this hour out of hong kong, and we have had a official police statement in response to the incident. police are saying that one officer has discharged his service revolver and one male was shot. interestingly, they are going on to confront what they are going on to confront what they call online rumours stating that police management have ordered front—line officers to recklessly use their firearms. front—line officers to recklessly use theirfirearms. in front—line officers to recklessly use their firearms. in the police statement, they say that these allegations are totally false, in fa ct allegations are totally false, in fact they are malicious and the police have strict guidelines and orders regarding the use of firearms. we await now a health

update from the person who was shot. that's it, you are watching bbc news. don't be fooled by sunday's sunshine. there's more rain on the way this week, and to areas that really don't want any more. this is how thejet stream's looking this week. it's taking aim at the uk. it's on a more southerly track than it might be at this time of year, nestled within these dips, we find areas of low pressure bringing wet weather, and the uk is staying on the northern side of the jet stream, and that means in the cold air. a chilly week to come. so this is what we can expect this week from this weather pattern. i'm afraid low pressure will be around with further rain at times, cold enough for some hill snow. it will often be windy, low pressure, temperatures below average and frost occasionally overnight. and this is how we're starting the day. a wintry start to the day across northern parts of scotland.

we've seen wet weather throughout the night, the bulk of that clearing away. it has delivered some snow to relatively modest hills north of the central belt in scotland, so could be quite tricky over some of the higher roads first thing. the bulk of the wet weather just clearing away from eastern parts of england. could be some gusty winds with that, as it clears. then following on behind, yes, brighter skies, sunny spells around, but there are these showers, most frequent towards the north—west of the uk. heavy, thundery, wintry on hills, could see some hail as well. pushed in on brisk north—westerly winds, some will travel all the way east and south across the uk, but relatively few across southern and eastern parts. so in the afternoon, more on the way of dry and sunny weather to be found here. temperatures for the most part in single figures, feeling colder than it did on sunday, because there's a stronger wind. overnight and into tuesday, see the showers still keep on coming in here, some clearer spells to the south and east. all down to this area of low pressure still close by on tuesday. it's likely to push a longer spell

of wet weather south across the uk, and from monday into tuesday, we will see the rain totals mounting into the peak district, some snow to the high hills here, but that could influence the flooding. so we will keep an eye on that. there is the spell of wet weather moving south on tuesday, what is clearly another cold day. a bit of a lull to start wednesday, with frost and freezing fog patches, but another area of low pressure comes in, some wetter weather for northern ireland, wales, south—west england on wednesday, then thursday, this band of rain sitting through parts of england and wales, and it could well be raining in some of the areas seeing the worst of the flooding at the moment. flood and weather warnings in force, details on our website. if you're concerned about more rain where you are, you do really need 00:28:46,438 --> 2147483051:51:07,935 to keep across the forecast 2147483051:51:07,935 --> 4294966103:13:29,430 as we go through this week.