you are watching newsday on the bbc. i'm sharanjit leyl in singapore. the headlines: in hong kong, younger activists are led out of the campus of the polytechnic university — but hundreds of others remain. the trump administration reverses four decades of us policy, saying israeli settlements in the occupied west bank aren't illegal. i'm kasia madera in london. also in the programme: is this the sustainable choice for the meat—eater‘s table? some conservationists are saying it's time to eat kangaroo.

and — tiny manuscript — but a big price. one of the first works by charlotte bronte is sold for $500,000. voiceover: live from our studios in singapore and london, this is bbc world news. it's newsday. good morning. it's 9am in the morning here in singapore, 1am in london and 9am in hong kong, where activists remain under siege inside the polytechnic university. but around 100 protestors — including 50 minors — have been led from the buildings as part of a deal negotiated by a group of school head teachers. there's been more violence as police try to keep the campaigners trapped inside.

outside the university, protesters have tried to break the police lines while police have responded with rubber bullets and tear gas. 0ur correspondent rupert wingfield—hayes has the latest. for a few minutes today, it looked like the siege of hong kong polytechnic university might end peacefully. the young protesters began streaming down the stairway, that on sunday was set aflame to block the police from storming the campus. but seconds later, riot police began firing tear gas grenades, sending the young protesters scattering in confusion. some did not escape. the clear message from the police today — if you surrender, you will be arrested. hundreds of protesters are still holed up inside the university, and some of them, still preparing for a fight. this young man's brother is one of them.

he is 22 years old, he graduate last year in poly university. he was, go to the school after work. and we reached him by whatsapp. as we know, he is safe now but he cannot come out because police forces around the school — he's trying to, he trying to come out last night but not successful. this evening, a small group made another break for it, abseiling down ropes from one of the university footbridges to a roadway below. and being taken away on awaiting motorcycles. as night fell in kowloon, thousands of other protesters began coming onto the streets in support of those still besieged inside the university. soon the streets of kowloon were once again ablaze. down the street behind me here, about half a mile away is the hong kong polytechnic university, which is still under siege. around it, in many, many places tonight are scenes like this

of complete chaos, of running street battles between protesters and riot police. this, where we'e standing here, is next to many 5—star hotels. this is the heart of hong kong's tourist and shopping district. trapped in their rooms, tourists gazed down at the scenes below. late tonight, a handful of underage protesters were allowed to leave the university campus. but for everyone else, police here are now taking an increasingly hard line. ted hui is a democratic party lawmaker and has been at the polytechnic overnight and in regular contact with those inside. i spoke to him a short time ago and asked him whether he knew how many people were still inside the university building. i estimate that there are still around about 200 students still on

campus right now. they are still trapped. but many of them are ready to leave the campus now. and all of those under 18, have they all been removed, have you been made aware? there is an arrangement made by the police for those who are minors who are under 18. they are allowed to go leave their campus without any arrests. so i think the majority of the minors have already left without being arrested. but for those who are 18 or over, if they want to go, they will be arrested. so, many of them already have decided to go and be arrested, but quite a large number of them are still inside

without accepting this arrangement. i see. when it comes to the minors, do you believe there is still some minors between the campus grounds, just to clarify that and get that point across. there are minors who are still on campus who are afraid, if you don't trust the police arrangement at all. though they decided to stay in the campus. so, yes, there are still a number of minors still on campus, and a large number of over 18s trapped on the campus. what is the situation like

on campus? do they have running water and food ? on campus? do they have running water and food? this situation is quite chaotic. i believe more than half of the students have already left. there are still limited supplies like water and food, but i don't think these supplies can last for another day. so it's a typical situation for those who decide to stay, so they are having a discussion, or actually, they are sleeping. they are very, very tired. and some are having a discussion on whether they should just leave the campers 01’ even be whether they should just leave the campers or even be arrested —— leave the campus. so they are facing a very difficult situation. that interview with ted hui, a legislative lawmaker, that happened one hour ago. we will be back in hong kong to get the latest on newsday. let's take a look at some of the day's other news:

a 15—year—old girl has died, after a suspension bridge collapsed in southern france. a lorry driver is still missing, after at least three vehicles plunged around 20 metres into the river tarn, north of toulouse. local authorities say the bridge was renovated 16—years—ago. also making news today: the brazilian space agency says that the deforestation of the country's amazon rainforest increased by 29.5% in 12 months. this makes it the highest rate since 2008. the far—right president jair bolsonaro has in the past questioned the accuracy of data provided by the space agency. four soldiers and two porters have died after an avalanche struck on the siachen glacier in indian—administered kashmir. the patrol was 5,800 metres up in the himalayas when the avalanche hit. rescue teams managed to pull all the men out and helicopters evacuated seven critically injured members. six of the men later died of hypothermia.

hundreds of demonstrators have gathered in santiago's plaza italia as anti—government protests show no sign of letting up. chilea ns want changes to the pension system, quality public health and better funding for education. on sunday president sebastian pinera acknowledged that the police had committed "abuses" when dealing with protests. 22 people have died and more than 2000 have been injured. the united nations says more than 7 million children worldwide are being held in detention, institutions, immigration centres, police custody, and prisons. in a new report, it says children with mental health issues or disabilities are disproportionately affected. the us secretary of state mike pompeo has announced that washington no longer considers israeli settlements built in the occupied west bank to be illegal.

the move breaks with four decades of us policy stemming from a 1978 legal opinion from the state department that the settlements were "inconsistent with international law." here's part of mike pompeo's announcement. calling the establishment of settlements inconsistent with international law hasn't worked. it hasn't advanced the cause of peace. the hard truth is there will never be a judicial resolution to this and arguments as a matter about who is right or wrong as a matter of international law will not bring peace. this is a complex political problem that can only be solved by negotiations between the israelis and palestinians. 0ur north america correspondent david willis explained how the us are justifying their decision. the us secretary of state, mike pompeo was saying basically that

previous government, us government state m e nts previous government, us government statements on this issue have been inconsistent and confusing, and he believes that this policy will straighten things out and provide the scope for some sort of peace settle m e nt the scope for some sort of peace settlement in the middle east. i have to say that our analysis, generally speaking otherwise, argues that this could perhaps put pay to any hope of a two—state solution in the middle east. as you mentioned, previous policy's been based on a state department legal ruling, going back more than a0 years, that thesejewish settlements in these palestinian territories were a contravention of international law. it's the third decision by the trump administration that is seen to be pro—israel. there was the recognition ofjerusalem as the capital of israel, recognition of israeli annexation of the golan heights and now this and you can imagine why the palestinian are up in arms about this. it's interesting because of that decision by the trump administration, the announcement of the recognition of the israeli sovereignty over the golan heights

came in apriljust before the polls opened at that particular time. and given we have next year the presidential election, will this decision have any impact on that? it's interesting because of that decision by the trump administration, the announcement of the recognition of the israeli sovereignty over the golan heights came in apriljust before the polls opened at that particular time. one of the inconclusive elections that have been held there. and there is the suggestion that this is an attempt to help mr netanyahu again. whether it will do so of course remains to be seen because he's locked in a very tight race with his main rival there. we'lljust have to wait and see, but meanwhile, i think the fallout from this could be perhaps considerable. the united states warning citizens in the region to be mindful of the possibility of attacks against citizens or us interests in the region as a result

of this announcement today. david willis speaking to kasia madera earlier. you're watching newsday on the bbc. still to come on the programme: an update on the hong kong situation. we'll be looking at the chances for a resolution of the crisis. also on the programme: after his interview with the bbc, britain's prince andrew is facing more pressure to speak to the american authorities. benazir bhutto has claimed victory in pakistan's general election and she's asked pakistan's president to name her as prime minister. jackson's been released on bail of $3 million after turning himself in to police in santa barbara. it was the biggest demonstration so far of the fast—growing european anti—nuclear movement.

the south african government has announced that it's opening the country's remaining whites—only beaches to people of all races. this will lead to a black majority government in this country and the destruction of the white civilisation. part of the centuries—old windsor castle, one of the queen's residences, has been consumed by fire for much of the day. 150 firemen have been battling the blaze, which has caused millions of pounds worth of damage. this is newsday on the bbc. i'm sharanjit leyl in singapore. i'm kasia madera in london. our top stories: prominent figures in the hong kong government have entered the blockaded campus of a major university to persuade protesters to leave. local reports say 100 still remain.

the trump administration has reversed decades of us foreign policy by announcing that washington no longer considers israeli settlements in the occupied west bank illegal. let's take a look at some front pages from around the world. singapore's straits times features a rather explosive discovery on a construction site. more then 600 homes were evacuated after a world war two bomb was uncovered. you'll be glad to know the 50 kilogram explosive was detonated safely. ido i do believe we have a picture of that at some point. there it is. readers of the japan times might be wondering if contaminated water from fukushima is safe to be released into the ocean. the paper reports that the government has decided it is indeed safe. the water was used to cool the melted—down cores at the nuclear plant.

and finally, the arab times announces that saudi arabia's season of celebration is set to continue. the riyadh season — which aim to promote tourism in saudi — includes k—pop stars and michelin chefs. lets return to our top story now — the continuing unrest in hong kong. i'm joined by antoni dapiran, who is a hong kong based lawyer and author of ‘city of protest: a recent history of dissent in hong kong! i believe hejoins us i believe he joins us via i believe hejoins us via skype. it's really interesting. we're getting some news that china's type legislator says hong kong courts have no power to rule on the constitutionality of the city's legislation with regards to the basic this is according to the news channel. explained to us the significance of that. this is a hugely significant, and really would

bea hugely significant, and really would be a fundamental change to the hong kong legal system and rule of law. hong kong, like the uk and other common lawjurisdictions hong kong, like the uk and other common law jurisdictions has hong kong, like the uk and other common lawjurisdictions has a 3—way separation of power whether courts have the power tojudge separation of power whether courts have the power to judge when the government complies with the law. china says they don't want that to be the case anymore in hong kong which would be a completely fundamental change in the way the legal system operates. of course i ask you this because you are a lawyer based there. a lot of people on the pro—democracy side i really concerned, they say that the independence of the judiciary is under threat, sojust independence of the judiciary is under threat, so just how important will records be as this crisis continues in the weeks and months ahead? the courts really play a key role in overseeing the behaviour of the government and making sure the government does not overreach and infringe upon those rights and freedoms that hong kong people enjoy and they treasure, making hong kong

different from mainland china. if the court can no longer exercise that power that effectively means that power that effectively means that those rights and freedoms which could be infringed by the hong kong government at any time, and it is one more step down that slope towards hong kong being just another city in china. the courts really stand as the last guard point between hong kong and the rest of china in that sense. give us a sense of just how china in that sense. give us a sense ofjust how much pressure there is on the legal system in hong kong, also the penal system because latest figures show that some a500 people have been arrested since may, and for context, we know the total prison population in hong kong is just about 8000, so a great deal of pressure, isn't there? yes there is a. to hong kong government indirectly have been using the court system to put pressure on dissidents through the city through arresting and charging protesters, using various injunctions in the cord to

prevent discussion of certain topics and disclosure of police information, so the court system has been used by the government to try and clampdown on dissent in the city. the court system has remained independent and does make its judgements in accordance with the law, some go the government's way, some, as yesterday, when the court overturned the government's facemask man, do not go the government's way, and china does not like that this and china does not like that this and wants to put an end to that trend. i thank you for updating us around some of those legal issues surrounding the protest. britain's prince andrew is facing more pressure following his interview with the bbc when he was questioned about his friendship with the convicted sex offender jeffrey epstein, who died earlier this year. a majorfirm has pulled out of a project involving the prince, and victims of mr epstein have asked him to help the us authorities with their inquiries. the prince has consistently denied allegations about his own conduct. 0ur royal correspondent nicholas witchell‘s report contains flashing images.

in los angeles tonight, a lawyer for some of jeffrey epstein‘s alleged victims and a young woman who says she was raped by epstein at the age of 15. and, in no uncertain terms, prince andrew was urged to step forward and tell the fbi everything he knows about the behaviour and activities of his former friend, jeffrey epstein. he described in his interview this weekend thatjeffrey epstein‘s home was "like a railway station". well, a lot of the people in his homes that were coming in and out were minors, underage girls. it's not something that anyone should close their eyes to. these are somebody‘s children. these are kids. it would help the victims, ms allred said, if prince andrew would take the initiative and submit himself to being questioned. it's the honourable

and right thing to do. but will he? there's no absolute commitment so far that prince andrew will agree to be questioned by the us authorities. the palace line at the moment is that, if a request is received, it will be considered. two nights ago, prince andrew did his best to answer the central allegations with categoric denials of impropriety. do you remember meeting her at all? no. you can say categorically that you don't recall meeting virginia roberts, dining with her, dancing with her at tramp, or going on to have sex with her in a bedroom in a house in belgravia? i can absolutely, categorically tell you it never happened. but today, a further sign of the damage this is doing to the prince's reputation. one of his initiatives is called pitch at the palace — it's a scheme to help entrepreneurs.

tonight, the accountants kpmg announced they were withdrawing their sponsorship for the scheme. the decision was taken before the newsnight interview, but it's understood the ongoing controversy around prince andrew is one of the reasons for it. but, for all of the criticisms, andrew's officials say he's determined to carry on. there is no question of him stepping back in any way from his royal duties. nicholas witchell, bbc news, buckingham palace. if you're looking for a more ethical and sustainable way to consume meat, you might want consider kangaroo. that's the conclusion of a growing number of conservation experts in australia who say choosing marsupial meat is better for the environment — and kinder — than eating farmed livestock such as beef and lamb. here's one of those experts, euan ritchie. i think the main thing is that kangaroo has obviously evolved on the australian continent so it's very well suited to our conditions here at as many would know, australia is very dry, it has very poor soil, so it's a very old continent,

that there are not many nutrients and kangaroos are very well suited to these conditions as opposed to, say, sheep and cattle. and it is described as kangaroo harvesting, isn't it? and harvesting itself seems like an old word because you are really hunting them which of course brings up lots of concerns by animal welfare groups that somehow this is cruel. well, that's correct, so they're not farmed, these animals are killed in the wild and it is a scientific—based harvest. so there's approximately a0 million of the harvestable species in australia and they calculate how many animals are in this area which is where they are harvested annually and they take a proportion, 15% is a maximum, and bear in mind, usually not even a quarter of that is taken so it's a very sustainable and science—based harvest. of course, to many people watching, it might seem really, really odd to eat kangaroo meat. have you come across lots of people

who seem really put off by it? it is interesting. i've certainly been to the supermarket where i've been quizzed by people about why i'm eating kangaroo but people don't think twice about eating lamb or beef or in fact even worse, potentially veal. so i guess i would always put the question back to people and think about well, why do we accept eating things that have not grown in our conditions in australia to be well—suited to the environment, we know have quite significant health impacts on people and obviously environmentally speaking as well, we know they produce a lot of methane which is contributing to environmental problems. so really, in terms of sustainability and ethics, kangaroo is a great choice. a tiny piece of literary history has sold for more than half a million dollars in paris. it's a miniature magazine by the author, charlotte bronte. lucy williamson has the story. inside this tiny book charlotte bronte covered the world. stories of heroes and adventurers, feuds and love affairs in far—flung corners of the globe.

the manuscript called the young men's magazine was written for her brothers‘ toy soldiers. today it sold for three quarters of a million euros to the bronte parsonage museum in howarth. it already has the other four surviving little books. we are absolutely delighted. i could almost hear the whoops of delight all the way from howarth. it's the second time they've tried to buy this manuscript. the first time they tried and failed in 2011 when it was bought by the collection that is being dismembered here. to finally bring it home for them now is a great moment. packed into these a000 tiny words are early clues about charlotte bronte's literary ideas. in one story she describes a man in a burning bed, a scene that is revisited in her most famous workjane eyre.

you have been watching newsday. thanks for watching, goodbye. hello there. the largely dry and sunny conditions of the next few days will be very welcome across much of the country, particularly for england and wales which has seen so much rainfall over the past few weeks. this morning we're starting off on a cold, frosty note with some fog around. some of it could be quite dense. it looks like it will stay sunny for many areas through the day. a ridge of high—pressure bringing these fine, settled conditions. this weather front pushing into western areas means that temperatures will be starting on such a cold note, as they will be further north and east. perhaps —9 or —10 degrees in one or two spots in scotland and around —5, —6 for northern england, so a bitterly cold start of the day with a hard frost across the country. dense fog patches through the midlands into southern england, wales, could cause some issues through the morning. they'll tend to lift into low cloud,

perhaps drift northwards into parts of lincolnshire and yorkshire, spoiling the sunshine a little bit here. for most it will be cold and sunny. this weather front bringing outbreaks of rain into parts of northern ireland, western fringes of wales and into the south—west of england where there it will be less cold here, but another chilly day for all. 0n into tuesday night, picking up more of breeze from the south, so although it starts off cold, by the end of the night, it looks like rural frost will be limited more towards scotland and the north—east of england. still actually start for wednesday. variable amounts of cloud with spells of sunshine too. this weather front across the west will be producing spells of rain for northern ireland, perhaps western wales and in towards the south—west of england. but most places should be dry. temperatures reaching 10 degrees, belfast, plymouth, but still single values elsewhere. now into thursday, subtle change as this area of low pressure, this weather front, just wiggles a bit further east. it could introduce outbreaks of rain through thursday to western parts of england, wales, northern ireland and perhaps

south—west scotland. could see just one or two showers moving up the east coast affecting the north—east of scotland. these will be wintry on the high ground. a breezy day with the wind blowing up from the south—east. again temperatures reaching double figures across the south, maybe 11 or 12 in plymouth. single figures elsewhere, will remain fairly chilly. and dry and bright with sunshine. as we head into the latter parts of the week and into the weekend, low pressure skirts by southern parts of britain and heads on into the central mediterranean but another low pressure system will push into western parts of the country through the weekend, perhaps into the start of next week, bringing very mild air to our shores but also could push some rainfall across more central and eastern parts of the country as well so turning a bit more unsettled into the weekend.

i'm kasia madera with bbc world news. our top stories: hundreds of activists in hong kong remain under siege inside polytechnic university. several prominent figures in hong kong have entered the university and persuaded a number of anti—government protesters under the age of 18 to leave. the us secretary state, mike pompeo, has announced that washington no longer considers israeli settlements in the occupied west bank illegal, reversing four decades of american foreign policy. and this story is still getting a lot of attention on bbc.com. prince andrew is reported to be standing by his decision to be interviewed by the bbc, about his links to the convicted sex offenderjeffrey epstein. the interview has been widely criticised, including by lawyers representing epstein‘s victims. that's all. thank you for watching.