there've been violent clashes between police and the public, as mass protests took place in the lebanese capital beirut against the country's leadership. some government buildings were briefly occupied by protesters demanding a change of regime after tuesday's explosion. donald trump signs executive orders aimed at providing aid to us workers suffering the economic impact of the coronavirus. the move comes after talks with democrats on a rescue package broke down on friday. mr trump's proposals include protection against eviction, extending zero interest loans for students and increasing unemployment benefits. france is sending equipment and technical advisors to the indian ocean island of mauritius after its prime minister appealed for urgent assistance to contain a worsening oil spill there. president emmanuel macron said teams were being deployed from the nearby french island of reunion. now on bbc news — click.

this week: hong kong activists, a touch of space tourism... fire! fire! and (6! catwalks. this is bbc news with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk hey, welcome to click. and around the world. the lebanese army retakes government buildings in beirut hope you're doing 0k. after they were stormed laura certainly is, because, by protesters angry over look, she has got a new friend. tuesday's explosion. that's right. basil, meat spencer, spencer meet basil. thousands demand regime change on the streets. hello, basil, nice to meet you. protesters are hit by tear gas, a police officer dies in the violence. look at us we're talking to plants, that's what lockdown has done to us. japan remembers the victims of nagasaki, yeah, this is what it 75 years after the atom bomb has come to. this is a small example

of my amazing gardening talent. was dropped on the city you may recall a few weeks ago i planted a whole vertical farm. yes i do, how was it, in brazil, a light projection honours the victims is it still alive? of the pandemic as the yes, it's doing really well, and i think devices like this country's fatalities pass or that really stop 100,000. you from going wrong. because once you have got them no compromise in congress plugged in and you make sure on how much to fund out—of—work they don't run out of water, americans, so president trump forces though his plans the device does the rest with executive orders. of thejob. later in the programme i will show you all of the food that i have been growing. well, can't wait. thanks, laura. we will come back to laura in a few minutes. first of all, we are going to hong kong. now you will probably know that there have been protests in hong kong against the chinese authorities for over a year. and now beijing has introduced new laws to crack down on civil unrest. there are fears that these will give the authorities unfettered control over the internet, and many worry that the great chinese firewall is about to be extended. danny vincent has been talking to hong kong tech activists on the front line. every day at midnight, hong kong's most prominent activist, joshua wong,

live streams his updates to the world on facebook. he is using the livestream to report he is to his followers. it's one small way that young activists in hong kong are using technology in the wake of the new national security law. joshua thinks the authorities are building a case against him, and arrest is imminent. we have no confidence at all to guarantee all of our speech, and all of our statements could be legal under the framework of the nat sec law. hong kong saw thousands of protesters take to the streets last year in opposition to an extradition bill. they say they are now facing an even greater threat to their freedoms in the form of a new national security law. they say they're not only facing heavy policing on the streets, but also online. glacier kwong is a tech activist, she sees the internet as a new battle ground. she says the new national security law limits freedom

of speech online. digital sovereignty, it's a word that china and beijing often use. they use it to describe that they have to have the right to control what information and what is available online for chinese citizens. this is how theyjustified their great firewall in china. and they are now trying to expand this kind of concept into hong kong by implementing the national security law into hong kong. they are trying to argue that they have the sovereignty over hong kong and they have the rights to control what is available on the internet. the central government says the introduction of the new law is to restore order after a year of often violent protests. it criminalises state subversion. punishment could mean life in prison. the law gives the authorities the power to force internet providers to delete content. china is evolving into a digital superpower.

they have really smart and comprehensive approaches in controlling its people including hong kongers. for example, they have the great firewall in china, and they're implementing it in hong kong. not the physical infrastructure, because we have the open telecommunication system, but then they are trying to implement it through having this national security law because that will encourage platforms and their users both to censor themselves and their users, and therefore we have limited access to information. this footage is from a livestream of recent arrests of student activists suspected of violating the national security law. their phones and computers were taken into custody. tech activists are worried about mobile phone extraction technology used by the police force, equipment reportedly provided by an israeli company. the software allows users to access the content of mobile phones without using security features such as passwords.

when the law was passed, people were thinking of deleting telegram and replacing with something else. when you are in custody, police can still use that hardware and software to obtain your deleted messages and recover all of them. there are cases proving that messages deleted could be recovered by that software. encrypted apps like telegram were used for mass communication to organise the street demonstrations. protesters like simon say the police are using data extracting technology to build cases against young protesters. tony is an it professional, and protester. he asked us to hide his identity. he says the protesters and residents are adapting to the new changes. he says hong kongers have been deleting past messages and starting to use encrypted apps en masse. people feel empowered that their physical identities will not be traced easily to their virtual identities. it's a wise act that people

start deleting their previous messages, because it might not have existed on a safe channel or on a secure medium. it's a prudent move that people switch to new alter egos. china and america are engaged in another tech war, donald trump is in the process of banning chinese app tiktok over national security concerns. american social media apps could be banned outright in china. hong kong seems stuck in the middle. there are fears here that this city, promised political freedoms for 50 years, may becoming just another chinese city. well. 0k, well. ok, that was danny vincent and danny is online with me now from hong kong. danny, how are you right now? how are you feeling? the new law was a huge shock to not just the activists, notjust the protesters, not just just the activists, notjust the protesters, notjust to ta ke the protesters, notjust to take activists, but also ordinary people. they didn't expect this law and exchanges

to come about so quickly and it feels like is really bracing for what comes next. do you get the sense that you are not going to be able to report as freely from hong kong? for me asa freely from hong kong? for me as a journalist working here, the lines have simply changed almost overnight. in some ways you could say it feels even stricter than mainland china, because in the mainland, at least, have a reference point. you know what can be written about, what can be said live on tv, you know what the lines are. but here in hong kong today it's not clear what the lines are. it's not clear what the future will bring. and the city, in some ways, feels quite unrecognisable. and just to reiterate, whenever i've been to china and hong kong, the differences very start, as soon as you cross border from differences very start, as soon as you cross borderfrom hong kong into china google stops working, other services become unavailable, and it pretty much does happen at the border. and so the worry maybe is, are you

saying, is that will extend into hong kong? that's the fear. the issue of the law is that so vague that people don't know exactly how it will be interpreted. they don't know how people will be charged, and they don't know how quickly some of these further changes will be implemented. right now the activist but i've been speaking to, they‘ re the activist but i've been speaking to, they're confident that at least online, when it comes to the app they're using, like facebook, twitter, like instagram, they think they will still be able to continue using them for a while. people have spoken to are also very much aware that hong kong is now caught in the middle of this new cold war, essentially, between washington and beijing. is the worst case scenario the great firewall and all of the restrictions there are on mainland china just extend and hong kong is subject to exactly the same restrictions? that is the same restrictions? that is the worst case scenario. there isa the worst case scenario. there is a feeling here that hong kong is living on borrowed time. of course, many people

are now choosing to leave the city because they do think it's going to becomejust city because they do think it's going to become just another ordinary chinese city with those type of restrictions. 0k, danny, listen, thank you so much for doing that report and stay in touch. hello and welcome to the week in tech. it was the week that the european commission announced it will carry out a full scale probe into google's ta keover of full scale probe into google's takeover of fitbit. nasa launched exploration rover perseverance into space as it ends its seven—month journey to mars. but all that goes up, spacex's crew dragon splashdown. yes, the first commercial spacecraft to travel to the international space station came straight back down to earth after a successful mission. samsung has unveiled the galaxy that fold two. as a screen is 1.6 inches bigger than the last galaxy fold as it isa than the last galaxy fold as it is a small and fiddly size was one of his biggest criticisms. and, finally, the fourth as

strong as a key scene from star wa rs strong as a key scene from star wars the empire strikes back has inspired researchers to create electronic skin with feelings. it is made up of a network of sensors connected by a single electrical conductor. it can be used in robots or prosthetic limbs to potentially recreate a sense of touch that feels pain, tablatu re, recreate a sense of touch that feels pain, tablature, shape, and texture. it's most recent development allows robots to read braille and classify objects. vertical farming. a controlled environment to create perfect crops, sometimes even seen in restaurants or supermarkets. this now home devices allowing you to do the same on a smaller scale are growing in popularity. and in my garage. well, here is my click & grow smart garden.

yes, that is its actual name. as you can see, everything has grown pretty nicely. when i planted it i logged it all in the app because the app does not sync up with the device, there is a bluetooth version coming soon that will do that. but it does provide a good diary function. i know i planted these 27 days ago, and i have given that advice on how long it takes for them to be ready to eat. my lettuce is ready, my tomatoes are not. i never received the alert to refill the water that i should have done, but that was apparently down to a glitch in the app which i'm told has since been fixed. and walking away seeing lights left on did feel quite odd, but i was left with some really nice leaves. it will take you a few fair lettuces to get your money's worth on buying the kit, but in the uncertainty of a global pandemic, devices like this do seem to have their own appeal. i feel like i was going to battle when i went to the grocery store with my mask and my hand sanitiser, and my wipes, so it has been really nice to be able to grow my own food here.

to not have to worry about that. here you see my mature plants and these are my newer plants coming in for my second harvest. new modular concepts do allow you to personalise your set up. choosing whether you want one salad shelf or two or three. and like many of the latest growers, this one connects to an app to remind you to add water or nutrients, or to harvest your veggies. one of the trickiest problems was getting the whole system integrated so that you can replace these trays, having it so you could add on trellises to the system, add on modular systems later, integrating all the sensor data of where the water is, and with the ph levels are and the nutrient levels. putting all that into an app. while big brands lg and samsung have shown off some intriguing kitchen concepts, lesser—known farm shelf has a device that might beat them to market.

its indoorfarm uses sensors and computer vision to monitor the plants, automatically providing the right amount of water and nutrients. we are collecting data on how the plants are growing and monitoring those from a variety of equations as well as the way the images are analysed. and as that data set grows we are able to automate more and more actions in the system as well as automatic notifications. and changes to the plant recipes at the plant progresses through its lifecycle. everyone smile! for communities like this women's shelter, having an on—site farm has been a lifeline through the coronavirus crisis. this huge container can house 9,000 plants to help feed more than 1,000 women and children staying there each night. food supply chains have been varyingly broken across our country. one thing we knew that we always had was our farm.

the container farm cost over $100,000, but it has certainly proved its value. we have produced in less than nine months over $40,000 equivalency, in fresh, leafy greens and vegetables. whether it's the pandemic or just the everyday uncertainty of life in a homeless shelter, it has been a tool for learning and healing on every level. although for most of us these high—tech gardens will be more of a hobby, these self—sufficient growers can seriously help out in unpredictable times. maybe needs a bit of dressing, but it's good. now, then, we have plenty of earthbound worries at the moment. but that hasn't stopped developments in commercial space travel. spacex has now

successfully sent a crew to the international space station and back again. and it looks like space tourism outfit version galactic has been busy too. now, the company recently announced a partnership with engine manufacturer rolls—royce to develop a supersonicjet capable of flying out three times the speed of sound. but is london to sydney in five hours. —— that's london to sydney. but for now, the company still has its sights set on space, as marchers like reports. —— mark cieslak. work continues at virgin galactic to realise its goal of reusable space flight that allows space tourists to experience zero g and views of the earth from low orbit. i spoke with virgin galactic‘s chief space officer, george whiteside, about testing during the pandemic stop we

have had a great run so far this year. the next flight we are going to do willjust have to pilots in the front. soon after that, employees will help us after that, employees will help us test the experience to make sure it is absolutely amazing for our customers. virgin galactic has announced plans to cut more than 3000 jobs in the uk. the economic effects of the covid—19 pandemic have caused problems for virgin galactic‘s founder, sir richard branson. happier times, when sir richard branson happier times, when sir richard bra nson launched happier times, when sir richard branson launched virgin atlantic. the billionaire requested a financial bailout from the uk government for struggling virgin atlantic, hit ha rd by struggling virgin atlantic, hit hard by all airlines in the colla pse hard by all airlines in the collapse in our travel due to the pandemic. the british government rejected the bid. this week, a uk court also heard the carrier could run out of money if its creditors don't approve a £1.2 billion rescue package which has now been secured through private funding. and as part of the court sanctioned process which needs the creditors' approval, virgin atlantic has failed chap

13 bankruptcy protection in american courts. since the crisis began, branson has sold a £405 crisis began, branson has sold a £1105 million stake in virgin galactic, part of which has now been pumped into the airline. how have the virgin's groups wider problems affected virgin galactic? we're in a relatively strong financial position before the covid hit. —— we we re before the covid hit. —— we were ina before the covid hit. —— we were in a relatively strong financial position. so we have been lucky to be in relatively good place where all our direct employees have been basically retained throughout this crisis. the pandemic means that galactic has turned to virtual reality as a means of revealing the cabin interior of its spacecraft to journalists. welcome to virgin galactic virtual reality. the vr experience for the 0culus quest highlights the achievements to date and allows users to be test pilot and astronauts. my name is kelly latimer, and i am a virgin galactic pilot. as well as giving us a virtual taste of space pilot. jeremy brown is responsible for the

design of the ship's cabin, as well as the interior of spaceport america. we couldn't be more social distance, as he is on the other side of london, but he is able to give me a quick tour in vr. you are right behind us, 0k. quick tour in vr. you are right behind us, ok. my vr guide gives me the lowdown on some of the main features. 17 windows on board, we provided 360 degrees view. we are capturing it with 16 cameras on board. not only do we know the size of your suit, and that is going to be perfectly fitting, but also your seat. i bid jeremy farewell and continue my virtual space 0dyssey solo. before we blast off, i can investigate these spacecraft don't get up close and personal with them. you really can see all the details and checking them out. for me, this experience is all about getting up experience is all about getting up in the air. and the beauty of the other is that we can do that very, very quickly indeed. and here we are. wow. that of you, that is what you pay

£250,000 for. the view of the planet earth from low orbit. even in vr, i have to say it's pretty breathtaking, and i can do something that you won't be able to do in the real spaceship, and that's stick my head outside of the ship. in virgin galactic‘s recent financial quarterly results call it said the pandemic had slowed the compa ny‘s call it said the pandemic had slowed the company's pace. its latest plan suggests sir richard branson will take a flight richard branson will take a flight to space in the first quarter of 2021 with actual paying customers living later in the year. for those of us who don't have £250,000 to drop on the real thing, the vr is perhaps the closest we will get toa perhaps the closest we will get to a jaunt perhaps the closest we will get toajaunt in perhaps the closest we will get to a jaunt in low earth orbit. now, if you will excuse me, i'm going to pop my headset back on and enjoy the view. 0rchestral music. now, the fashion industry is worth an estimated two and half trillion dollars,

and in the uk alone, nearly 900,000 people work in it. but after months of being hidden away at home in our comfy clothes, passion could be making a comeback stop the issue is, how on earth can fashion shows take place? well, jen cope stake has been taking a look at how technology can help. designers are getting creative with using technology and ourcampaigns and creative with using technology and our campaigns and live events. burberry‘s photographer nick knight asked model kendall jenner to take 200 pictures of herself at home. she was then recreated using stills under model in a motion capture suit, ina model in a motion capture suit, in a computer—generated environment. and for men's paris fashion week, designer ziggy chen combined images from german artist hannah hawke and photos from a trip to the river ganges. along with the clothing designers, there is of course a whole host of people who work

on fashion shows, from soundtrack designers to make up artist and even journalists, and fashion weeks have typically driven the cycle of demand. but is orbit about to change? some clearly think so, and were working in this way even before the pandemic. at rebellion studios in didcot near 0xford, the team from satore studio is working on what the post pandemic fashion show might look like. two mightier is a well—designed visual designer who has collaborated with artists like alexander mcqueen and beyonce. he is here working with lighting company nbs to use tracking systems, lcd screens and code to create experiences in mixed reality. the screen is 20 metres wide by four metres tall, and there are over 10 million pixels here. it is essentially two giant 4k screens. his team includes a specialist in visual effects, motion capture and multisensory

theatre. but these models are all computer—generated, along with the environments they are walking through. what really makes it cool is we grabbed the camera and we can move around and actually go into the space. 0h, cool. that's what makes it amazing. as it pans you can see how the parallax is changing completely. so if you are inside you can actually move around the space directly. to make it feel like you are actually in the space. you can see us. yeah, there we are! we will be in the space? we are in the space. we are into space, 0k. working in this new way impacts not only the way to fashion show is consumed by the viewer, but on what we physically consume. fewer governments need to be made, if any, as experiments on fabric can be done digitally. patterns are tested can be done digitally. patterns a re tested before can be done digitally. patterns are tested before any fabric is cut or ordered. and the latex

avatar, would be addressed, she loved it so much and she called for her pattern maker and she made it in latex, because she saw what the possibilities were. so do you think this is the future? i do think this is the future? i do think this is the future. i think that, i don't think that shows should cease to exist, because i think they are important. i think they are important. i think they bring an element, the theatricality of it is amazing, but i do think the industry needs a revolution. look at the grey dress, really find... and john galliano, too, has embraced this revelation, showcasing maison margiela's autumn collection in a short film. it features zoom calls, auto imaging cameras. it is beautiful, how itjust... auto imaging cameras. it is beautiful, how it just. .. the technological revolution brought in by the pandemic will have long lasting effects on the fashion industry. we may even see the end of the traditional seasonal show. that wasjen, traditional seasonal show. that was jen, and traditional seasonal show. that wasjen, and that's it for this

week. keep up with the team on social media, youtube, instagram, facebook and twitter at bbc click. thank you for watching and we will see you soon. hello there. pressure is on to bring in the harvest. there is heavy rain and thunderstorms in the forecast for next week. at the moment, it's all about how high the temperatures are going to get. it wasn't quite as hot on saturday as it was on friday. but still, the temperature in hampshire reached 3a degrees. the highest temperatures were in sussex and at frittenden in kent, and it's these sort of areas that we'll see the focus of the heat again during sunday. we start with some very high temperatures in the morning in the south—east corner of england, perhaps 19—20 degrees. again, it's cooler as you had further north, maybe 11—5 in the north—west of scotland. in between, we have

got this zone of cloud that's pushed in off the north sea. and there may be 1—2 light showers in that as well. any shower threatening the far south—east should move away. gradually, the sunshine develops more widely, the cloud gets burned back onto some of those north sea coasts. we have got that onshore breeze keeping it a little bit cooler as well. with that sort of wind direction, it will be cooler across eastern scotland than western scotland. and in northern ireland, temperatures will reach 20 degrees. the heat,though, is really focused on the south midlands, southeast wales, the west country, southeast england and east anglia. 33—34, possibly even 35 degrees to the west of london. into next week, the heat will slowly subside, and it is only very slowly, but we have got this increasing risk of some torrential rain and thunderstorms. that could start to develop on sunday night into monday morning, and the focus looks like it's more of these western areas with those storms pushing their way northwards. now, large parts of the country will still be dry and quite sunny. more sunshine, perhaps, around some of those north seacoasts. but, again, the highest temperatures are towards the southeast of the uk. now, what's happening is that higher pressure is less in charge of our weather. pressure is falling

from the south, we've got a weather front trying to push in from the west as well. so the air is essentially destabilising, which is why we have got this increased risk of some very heavy and thundery rain. the devil is in the detail, and there is still a lot of uncertainty. but it looks like on tuesday, most of those downpours are moving northwards across northern england and scotland. but later in the day, we could see some developing further south across parts of england. still some strong sunshine and, again, the focus of those higher temperatures will be across eastern 00:27:40,614 --> 2147483051:50:35,022 and southeastern 2147483051:50:35,022 --> 4294966103:13:29,430 parts of england.