this is the briefing. i'm sally bundock. our top story: an uneasy calm in hong kong as protesters give themselves up to the authorities after a violent two—day stand—off at polytechnic university. prince andrew loses sponsorship from a major international firm, following revelations about his relationship with sex offender, jeffrey epstein. an international award for naturalist sir david attenborough and the bbc‘s natural history unit, to mark its campaigning work against plastic pollution and in the business briefing: fun and games at google, as the firm streams its way into the gaming market.

a warm welcome to the programme, briefing you on all you need to know in global news, business and sport. also in the programme: are you tempted to have a power nap at work? the us government says sleeping on thejob is banned in federal buildings. tell us what you think? is a nap at work a part of your routine? get in touch — just use the hashtag bbc—the—briefing let's bring you the latest on what is happening in hong kong. it's been a tense but calm morning at hong kong's polytechnic university, after days of some

of the most violent and dangerous confrontations yet between police and protestors. most of the protestors have now left the campus, some led away by fire officers, others by a group of school teachers who were anxious to get some of the youngest demonstrators out of harm's way. but about 100 remain on campus, surrounded by police officers. and the territority‘s chief executive, carrie lam, has said she wants a peaceful solution to the stand—off, but she can't rule out using force if a life—threatening situation emerges. one protester spoke to the media as she left. the only way is to surrender than we were really afraid of being charged and then we have been trying to escape since yesterday morning but then could not find a way out and this is the only way so i was quite desperate.

joining me now is correspondent andrew wood. what is the situation at the moment? the stand—off seems to have eased a bit. there is a hard—core inside the polytechnic university. the chief executive of hong kong carrie lam has spoken in the past couple of hours and she said she wanted to see a peaceful solution to this stand—off and said she was worried the polytechnic university had become basically a weapons factory for things like petrol—bombs and so on. if there are protesters under the age of 18, she said that would not be charged if they surrendered although she did say their names and information would be taken. it is a steel quite tense on the whole in hong kong. remember, we have district council elections coming up

on the weekend. carrie lam said these elections would be postponed if there is continuing violence and has repeated that threat in the last 24 has repeated that threat in the last 2a hours. that could make things worse. there is no sign that the protesters are going to come up with any form of truce over the next few days but it is a bit of a blow that the siege at the polytechnic university is ending as it has. andrew, thank you for now. geoff is a protester still trapped on campus. that is not his real name but he has agreed to a top this under conditions of anonymity. —— talk to us. conditions of anonymity. —— talk to us. right nowl am conditions of anonymity. —— talk to us. right now i am trapped in the campus and staying in some blocks,

different rooms. have you tried to leave campus or different rooms. have you tried to leave campus 01’ are different rooms. have you tried to leave campus or are you staying there because you wish to?” leave campus or are you staying there because you wish to? i want to escape but i did not try because, according to the best of my knowledge, most who tried to escape ended with failure, arrested or wounded, so it was for my best interest to stay as the best policy. how long have you been inside the campus and what are the conditions like? i have been in the campus for about two days. do you have food and water steel? are supplies getting to you? asi

water steel? are supplies getting to you? as i arrived supplies were not a problem. a decent meal is provided but most of the... most of the people inside the campus, some successfully escaped, most are being arrested. some are being persuaded to surrender to police... what are you going to do next? you said you have tried to escape and failed, what do you think is going to happen to you? my strategy is to... i have started an amount of dried food ——

stored. i could state a week or two weeks or something so i want the police to resolve the trapping zone so police to resolve the trapping zone soi police to resolve the trapping zone so i can leave. how many of you with the same plan, to stay as long as you can to avoid arrest presumably? precisely, i do not know how many people but with me... protesters are still staying in the podium, waiting for other people to rush inside but the situation... i know some are

suffering because it is extremely cold. thank you for talking to us and keep in touch with us at the bbc. that is the latest from our correspondent but also listening to geoff, not his real name, a protester inside the campus at the moment. the united states has reversed a forty year—old policy by declaring that washington no longer considers israeli settlements in the occupied west bank to be illegal. the us secretary of state said the trump white house took the view that the settlements reflected the reality on the ground. the move puts the us in opposition to the un, which regards the settlements as being in flagrant violation of international law. david willis reports. four decades of us foreign policy

overturned in a single sentence... the establishment of israeli civilian settlements in the west bank is not per se inconsistent with international law. america's secretary of state said previous policy had been an obstacle to peace in the region. we have recognised the reality on the ground and have declared settlements are not per se illegal under international law and have provided the very space your question suggests, the very space for israel and palestinians to come together to find a political solution to this very vexing problem. 600,000 dudes are thought tob problem. 600,000 dudes are thought to band problem. 600,000 dudes are thought to b and the west bank. —— jew. earmarked for a future palestinian state, such a prospect becomes

impossible. this constitutes a major threat to international peace and security and this is a turning the international community from the rules of international law, of solving a contract by peaceful means into the rules of thejungle. solving a contract by peaceful means into the rules of the junglem solving a contract by peaceful means into the rules of the jungle. it is pa rt into the rules of the jungle. it is part of a pattern by the trump administration. in december 2017 the president recognise jerusalem as israel's capital despite the fact that the palestinians claim territory there and in april this year, the government recognised sovereignty over the goal and night. the structure role in the —— golan heights. translation: this is an historic day and another great achievement to our policy. the us administration has now put an end to the lie that settlements are illegal. i thanked the lie that settlements are illegal. ithanked president

the lie that settlements are illegal. i thanked president trump and secretary of state mike pompeo. america's new policy on the israeli settle m e nts america's new policy on the israeli settlements lives at odds with both the european union and the united nations, not to mention its allies in the middle east. it would also seem to signal an end to any prospect of a two state solution in that region. the eu in response is urging israel to and its settlement activities which it says is undermining hopes of a lasting peace. david willis, bbc news let's brief you on some of the other stories making the news: protest organisers in lebanon are trying to prevent mps gathering for a parliamentary session on tuesday. protesters say they'll block roads leading to parliament in an attempt to stop a controversial amnesty law to be discussed. they say it could allow corrupt officials to evade justice. a series of concessions to the protesters, including the resignation of the prime minister, saad hariri, have so far failed to quell public anger over corruption.

research by brazil's space agency shows deforestation in the amazon is at its highest level in more than a decade, and up 30% on last year. the total amount of trees cleared in the year to august was almost 10,000 square kilometres, that's the equivelent of around 2,000 football pitches a day. that's the equivalent of around 2,000 football pitches a day. sir paul mccartney will headline the 50th anniversary of the glastonbury festival next year. the former beatle will top the bill on the pyramid stage, a week after his 78th birthday. mccartney last played the festival in 200a. organiser emily eavis said having sir paul back was a "dream come true". have you got your tickets? i bet that was a real rush after the

announcement that paul mccartney will be there. uk prime minister borisjohnson and the leaders of the labour party and liberal democrats all gave speeches at the confederation of british industry on monday. mrjohnson said that a planned cut on corporation tax would be put on hold, while leader of the labour party, jermey corbyn, said businesses had "so much to gain" if his party was victorious in next month's election. jo swinson said we can stop brexit. i'm nowjoined by inga beale, who's a board director at london first. good morning. what did you make of it? all three leaders, those who we re it? all three leaders, those who were they could not draw a breath. it is extraordinary timing to have all three joint it is extraordinary timing to have all threejoint the it is extraordinary timing to have all three joint the election campaign at your annual conference and what a platform for the political leaders. representation of most of business sitting in front of

them. i was not there myself but i heard reports afterwards that eve ryo ne heard reports afterwards that everyone of those three leaders had dared that speech is beautifully around business. they even had personal anecdotes of how they had been connected in business, how they admired business leaders. there were other things discussed, it was not all about politics. i had a look at the programme and lots of alcoholics at the bbc weather —— lots of ale colleagues. a tough audience for all three leaders, particularly the prime minister and jeremy corbyn. jeremy corbyn with a nationalisation campaign which is extremely unpopular with business leaders but for the prime minister everyone in the room rolling their eyes, brexit fatigue, the weariness could be

felt. and also what can we believe 110w felt. and also what can we believe now about what is being said when views are changing and suddenly we have a corporation tax and you're looking around as a business leader trying to plan for the future and wondering what the outcome is going to be. at least we are not waiting as long for a brexit to happen after the election. thank you for now. you will be back later. all that to come and interesting stories to discuss. coming up we have the business briefing and looking at google and gaming, a very ambitious plan but will they win new subscribers. all that to come. i will see you in a moment. 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.

you're watching the briefing. our headlines: in hong kong, many protestors surrendering to the authorities in the stand—off at the polytechnic university campus. kpmg is not renewing its sponsorship ofan kpmg is not renewing its sponsorship of an initiative started by britain public prince andrew lowing revelations about his ties to the convicted sex offenderjeffrey epstein. britain's prince andrew is facing more pressure in the wake of his bbc interview, when he was questioned about his friendship with the convicted sex offender, jeffrey epstein. a majorfirm has pulled out of a project involving the prince, a students group has asked for him to be sacked as their university's chancellor, but more importantly, he's been urged by victims ofjeffrey epstein to help american investigators with their inquiries. sophie long reports

from los angeles. this is lawyer in los angeles representing five ofjeffrey epstein‘s alleged victims. with her, a young woman who told reporters crammed into the small room that epstein raped her when she was 15. we were not hidden. it is upsetting to me to think that anybody who was close with jeffrey epstein to me to think that anybody who was close withjeffrey epstein could argue that they didn't suspect he could be sexually abusing children. her attorney urged prince andrew to come to the united states and tell investigators everything he knows about the behaviour and activities of his formerfriend 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. a lot of people coming in and out. he should have asked why

are these girls here? this is the interview the lawyer was referring to. prince andrew responded to the allegations about him with categorical denials of impropriety. you can say categorically that you don't recall meeting virginia roberts, dining with her, dancing with her at tramp going on to have sex with her in a bedroom in a house in belgravia. yes, i can axle loosely categorically tell you, it never happened. but there are further signs of the damage to prince andrew's reputation. the a ccou nta nts prince andrew's reputation. the accountants kpmg are withdrawing their sponsorship for one of his initiatives, an entrepreneur scheme that make a scheme forjapan nurse. so be long, bbc news. —— entrepreneurs. now it's time to get all the latest from the bbc

sports centre. hello, i'm chetan pathak with tuesday's sport briefing. the davis cup finals are underway in madrid with a brand new format and some upsets on day one with defending champions croatia losing 3—0 to russia. karen khachanov won their second singles match of the day against borna coric in three sets, that gave them an unassailable lead — they then went on to win the doubles match too to wrap up a 3—0 victory. canada pulled off a big shock by beating italy 2—1. italian world number 12 fabio fognini lost to vasek pospisil in their opening rubber. a man who's ranked 150th in the world after recovering from back surgery — he was only a last minute substitute, but won 7—6, 7—5. denmark have sealed their place at next year's european championship finals after holding on for a draw in their final group qualifier against the republic of ireland. martin braithwaite's goal on 73 minutes gave denmark the lead and although ireland equalised with five minutes to go they'll have to play in a play off.

six wins from seven matches has left germany top of group c heading into their final euro 2020 qualifier on tuesday. they've already booked their spot in next year's finals, but a defeat against northern ireland would open the door for second—placed netherlands to snatch first position in the group. so still plenty to play for considering the dutch are overwhelming favourites to beat fifth—placed estonia in their game. translation: i don't have sleepless nights and think about the european championship ‘s just yet. it is still too far away so i don't have those problems yet. i am seeing a tea m those problems yet. i am seeing a team that is willing, ambitious and has great potential, but what i see is that they are at the beginning of their development. iraq take on bahrain

in their qualifier for the 2022 world cup later. group c's so far proved to one of the most competitive, with asia's top—ranked side iran in third place currently. due to civil unrest, iraq have been forced to move the tie from basra to amman in jordan. we don't play at home, we don't play in basra because of the situation is like this, we can't change it. we are here, we hope tomorrow we will win, we are ready for this. fans, i would like to advise the fans that they need to be patient, they need to support the match for 90 minutes because it will be difficult. it's day two of the davis cup finals in madrid where australia get their group campaign underway against colombia. the winners from each of the six groups progress to the quarter—finals on thursday along with the two best runners—up. and before we go —

time to show you one of the more obscure competitions in the world where you still need plenty of skill — this is the rubik's cube world cup final in moscow. the rules are simple — whoever completes the puzzle fastest is crowned the winner. that in practice is not that simple for most of us. i'm guessing it's going to take hours, days, weeks or longer — for these pros a matter of seconds. you can get all the latest sports news at our website — that's bbc.com/sport. but from me chetan pathak and the rest of the sport team, that is your tuesday sport briefing. the renowned broadcaster and natural historian, sir david attenborough, says the world is starting to act on the threat of plastic pollution. it comes as the bbc‘s natural history unit is to be given an award from the foreign affairs think—tank chatham house — mainly for its campaigning on plastic. sir david has been speaking

to our science editor david shukman. depressing images of plastic waste drifting in the water. sites ca ptu red drifting in the water. sites captured by the bbc documentary series blue planet two. the damage being done by marine —— to marine life by a throwaway culture. resented by so david attenborough, the programmes were showed about —— showed around the world, capturing public attention and enforcing governments to take action. this london supermarket, for example, is turning its back on plastic rack edging. part of a movement that is gathering pace in many different countries. so when i meet sir david in kew gardens in london, he says that the dangers of plastic waste are now so that the dangers of plastic waste are now so clearly understood that there are reasons to be optimistic. it is the beginning and people in all parts of society are aware of what is happening and it is vile, it is horrid, it is something we are clearly seeing inflicted on the

natural world and having a dreadful effect and there is something that they can do about it so in a way it isa they can do about it so in a way it is a bit ofa they can do about it so in a way it is a bit of a litmus test to see whether the population care about this sort of thing and people do and soi this sort of thing and people do and so i think it is very encouraging. sir david said he found these scenes of albatrosses the most moving. feeding their chicks with plastic four. they think it is food and the chicks later die. he says there is still a long way to go to tackle the problem. the rivers of asia keep adding more plastic waste to the ocea ns adding more plastic waste to the oceans sir david believes the world isa oceans sir david believes the world is a start. really interesting to hear that sir david attenborough is —— thinks we are slowly changing our habits concerning plastic. it is not easy being to do at all. boucher your top tips on how you have managed to replace plastic —— do

share your tips. let us know your thoughts, use the hashtag #bbcthebriefing. stay with us here on bbc news, so much more to come. hello there. the fine unsettled weather over the next few days will be welcomed to areas which have seen far too much rain recently and all that flooding was up tuesday will be a cold and frosty start. the coldest start of the season so far stopped some dense fog patches in places. these weather front out west will bring more cloud to northern ireland internet western wales. not quite as it is cold to start elsewhere. a hard frost. lots of sunshine but dense fog across wales, the midlands and the south could be problematic during the morning and tend to live to low cloud in the morning —— in the afternoon. absence of the west midlands and yorkshire.

double—figure values for northern ireland into the far south—west of england. moreover breezy and outbreaks of rain. as we start to pick up wins through the south, it will become more confined to scotla nd will become more confined to scotland and the north—east of england, a rural frost. scotland and the north—east of england, a ruralfrost. starting on a dry note on wednesday. variable cloud across the west where we will see outbreaks of rain in northern ireland, irish sea coasts. again, double—figure values here but for most, another chilly day. a few su btle most, another chilly day. a few subtle changes as we head on into thursday. this area of low pressure because a bit further east with its weather front so it means we could start to see some rain pushing in two western parts of england, into western scotland as we move through the day. it will be a blustery day.

wintry over the high ground but a cloudy day particularly further west. some could be heavy but nothing too heavy or persistent. double—figure values further south and then a cold day further north. it looks like the next area of low pressure will skip to the south of the uk and push on into the south of the uk and push on into the south of the mediterranean. another area of low pressure could across —— cross western areas and scoop up mild air into what is our shores but it looks like it could be quite unsettled on the weekend into next week thanks to this area of low pressure will bring breezy, windy conditions with mild airand breezy, windy conditions with mild air and outbreaks of rain.

this is the business briefing. i'm sally bundock. fun and games at google, as the firm streams its way into the gaming market. but will it be a success? and us president donald trump gives chinese telecoms giant huawei another reprieve. it was a record close for the broad market in the us and a mixed picture emerging in asia with hong kong up another 1% today.