beijing's favourite candidate, carrie lam, becomes hong kong's new leader. pro—democracy activists denounce the poll as a sham. i'm babita sharma in london. we meet two young boys in a hospital in mosul as the iraqi city continues count the cost of the fight against is. isis is not messing around. they don't want people to leave, and they don't care whether it is a child, a man or an old woman. everybody is being shot as they try to escape. we hear from the lawyer representing amos yee, the singaporean teenager who has been granted asylum in the us after being jailed for his online comments. live from our studios in singapore and london. this is bbc world news. it's newsday. good morning. it's 7am in singapore, midnight in london and 2am in moscow where thousands of russians have been taking part in anti—corruption rallies across the country in defiance of the kremlin. the biggest protests were in the russian capital, where police say 500 people have been detained. they included the opposition leader, alexei navalny, who'd called for the demonstrations. the

what are they saying about carrie lam? investors are not reacting to this news because it was already something that was forcing. carrie lam was the front runner, she was very much the preferred candidate of the chinese government and she also had the support of the city's business community, seen as relatively pro—business, although her arrival, john tsang, who was much more popular with the general public, he was a financial secretary, he had some support from the business community. —— her arrival. but certainly they threw their backing under mrs lamb and she was elected with 777 votes, the most votes ever cast for a chief executive candidate. —— her rival. —— miss lam. the general public didn't have a say in this. there are concerns about mrs lam. she is a divisive and polarising figure. she became so in the last few years. she was the person responsible for selling this political reform agenda, which didn't pass, and the introduction of which helped to trigger the 2014 pro—democracy protests. there are worries with he

his deputy, carrie lam, is beijing's choice for the top job.ohn tsang, is the public‘s favourite. the final candidate is retired judge woo kwok—hing. we judge woo kwok—hing. have live pictures ahead of vote, we have live pictures ahead of that vote, the 1200 seat selection committee looks like they are getting ready to go in and take part in that vote. not sure entirely how long the process will last, but of course we will bring you the result as soon as we get it. we're expecting that in around four hours. these are live pictures from hong kong. you can see the sign for the chief executive election, that is before the 1200 seat election committee, mostly pro— beijing, will pick their candidate. there are three candidates to take over from the outgoing leader, his name is cy leung. his deputy, carrie lam, is beijing's choice for the top job and according to opinion polls, her main rival, the former finance chief, john sang, is the public favourite. the final candidate is retired judge woo kwok—hing. they are meeting and greeting at the moment a

bejing's favourite candidate, carrie lam, has become hong kong's new leader.ut pro—democracy activists are angry over how the poll was conducted, denouncing it as a sham. and this video is trending on bbc.com. it was a very warm and very energetic welcome for chinese premier li keqiang who is in new zealand marking the 45th year of diplomatic relations between the two countries. you are up to date. stay with us. and the top story here in the uk: a 30—year—old man has been arrested in birmingham in connection with the westminster attack. counter—terrorism police have been searching a property where friends of khalid masood lived. carrie lam will become hong kong's new chief executive. but what the new chief executive. but what the new leadership mean for the economy? and what to look for in buying a piece of art. we get a few tips from the experts. hello and welcome to asia business report. i'm sharanjit leyl. a 1200 strong committee dominated by pro— beijing executives have elected carrie lam as the new hong kong chief executive. she has promised to heal wound

the voting. >> translator: our pro democracy friends have agreed not to cast a single ballot for carrie lam. >> in the past, the most popular candidates won. even pro china delegates are concerned that lam will struggle to run the government. suchch low support from the public. >> so under carrie lam, things may get better in hong kong, but it will continue to be divisive. and it will give the democratic camp a lot of ammunition to keep protesting and fighting for the next five years. >> it looks as both hong kong and china are heading for more strife. does anyone see a way out? >> it all depends on how the election turns out. many here are bracing for further confrontation. beijing wants hong kong's new leader to run a stable government. especially now, stability is their top priority. china has entered a politically sensitive period ahead of a major power shuffle within the communist leadership later this year. there is talk that president xi jinping will make his first visit to hong kong in july on the 20th anniversary of its happenedover from britain. china wants to show the world that

carrie lam is the first woman chief executive elected in hong kong.adowed somewhat eye the fact that she has become such a polarising figure in the past few years. she was not the people's choice. i think she admitted that come at somewhat, in her first press conference, saying that she knew she was coming in with humility and needed to mend some words. this is one of the top—selling chinese daily newspapers in hong kong. and it is a broadsheet. as you can see, large photos make photo splashed on the front, showing carrie lam and her main competitor, who was shown to be more popular in many polls. the headline say that she won 777 votes, the most won by any candidate for chief executive. and that her top priority would be to mend ruptures in society. and below that, a handy table of the promises she has made in herfirst table of the promises she has made in her first speech and also in table of the promises she has made in herfirst speech and also in her platform as she was running for chief executive. so quite a handy summary chief executive. so quit

i do not have any hope that carrie lam will solve hong kong's social issues. are warning of a governance crisis once she takes office. the first dinosaurs may have originated in the northern hemisphere, and could even have lived in the area that's now britain. that's just one of the findings in a new study published in thejournal nature, which suggests that theories about dinosaurs that have been around for over 100 years could actually be wrong. 0ur science correspondent pallab ghosh has more. fossilised bones that capture a time that dinosaurs ruled the earth, more than 65 million years ago. by measuring how they changed over the years, researchers worked out how they are related, and how they evolved. but a new reassessment published in thejournal nature, which suggests that that theory which has lasted 130 years, maybe wrong. the current theory is that there are two main groups of dinosaurs. one, which includes the stegosaurus, and another, which has two branches. the vegetarians such as the brontosaurus, and the meat eaters, such as the savage tyrannosaur

carrie lam being elected, it would be a nightmare at all.ould be the chief executive of hong kong after the 26th of march is not dependent on the hong kong people or hong kong elite. it depends on president xi. so whether the president of china will elect carrie lam, at this stage, no one knows. what we can do is just clearly request and uphold what we believe m, request and uphold what we believe in, which means democracy, and continuing to fight in the future. but just to be continuing to fight in the future. butjust to be clear, you would regard the winner of that selection process , regard the winner of that selection process, and that hypothetically say it is likely to be carrie lam, you regard her sitting there with no mandate, no legitimacy whatsoever. it is lack of legitimacy from people, because we can't vote in an election. so how come we can say that the executive, which means the leader of hong kong, is representing hong kong citizens? so will you try to get people out on the street ain? to get people out on the street again? bec

carrie lam has promised to heal divisions in society. people who support beijing, the establishment groups, and the pro—democracy groups. so these groups do clash. as you can see there are two groups behind me. carrie lam has promised to try to heal those divisions, but as she is personally so unpopular many are wondering if that actually possible. we will leave it there. remember, you can get lots more on online at the bbc website. and remember, you can get in touch with me on twitter. more than 30 people have been hurt ina more than 30 people have been hurt in a suspected gas explosion at birkenhead. these images show breaks and debris across the streets. we will bring you more details on that as soon as we have it. the bodies of two 17—year—old boys have been found at the foot of cliffs at saltburn, near middlesborough. cleveland police have begun an investigation and say the families of both teenagers are being supported by specialist officers. from saltburn, linsey smith sent this report. peaceful and calm, just as it was before 7pm

but the real strong frontrunner is actually carrie lam.his poll. woo kwok—hing, the retired judge, received 27% of votes. politician, got the vast majority of votes, and certainly the organisers are hoping that the electors will vote for him come sunday. you are watching newsday on the bbc. still to come on the programme: behind the shock tactics of the philippines war on drugs. also on the programme: the race to save the unique kristang today we have closed the book on apartheid and that chapter. more than 3,000 subway passengers were affected. nausea, bleeding, headaches and a dimming of vision. fifi gt inns esq—fail? ijy the trophy itself was on the pedestal in the middle of the cabinet here. this was an international trophy and we understand now that the search for it has become an international search. above all this was a triumph for the christian democrats of the west, offering reunification as quickly as possible and that's what the voters wanted. this is newsday on the bbc. i'm rico hizon, in singapore. i'm babita sharma in london.

haslind: so carrie lam promised on boosting the economy.very first day in office. betty: she very well could be here thank you so much. rosalind chin in hong kong. up next, capital challenges, former u.s. commerce secretary tells bloomberg he is not surprised that president trump this finding restorations with washington. our interview is just ahead. this is bloomberg. ♪ betty: good morning. i am betty liu in new york. this is "daybreak asia". china southern and talks to share a stake to american airlines. shares resumed trading in the next few moments after being suspended last week when bloomberg reported american airlines was preparing to make an investment of up to $200 million. let's head to our aerospace editor in singapore. what do we know so far about this tie up? is it a purchase of the stake or are there other elements to the partnership? purchase is one of the things that are being discussed between china southern and american. entail it will anything further, we will have to see. with a stake in the company, it would be obvious

carrie lam was elected by a large majority. she is a polarizing figure without a mandate from the public. nhk world's estella mok reports. >> reporter: her first step after her victory was to visit her former boss, the outgoing executive. he has become increasing unpopular since the protests three years ago. >> my priorities as laid down in the manifesto and the first task of trying to unify a society and to improve the relationship between the executive and the legislatur legislature. >> reporter: that's not an easy task. opposition supporters remain skeptical about lam's ability. >> the election under the culture of china government. >> reporter: the way the election was held has fueled resentment and frustration. ordinary people weren't allowed to vote. lam was chosen by an election committee that has just 1,200 members and is dominated by probeijing delegates. public opinion polls show lam is an unpopular choice. her rival, john tsang, enjoyed much higher levels of support from regular citizens. a beijing plant tabled four

carrie lam has promised to heal divisions in society.ainst hong kong's small circle chief executive elections. as we all know, hong kong people do not have the right to choose their own chief executive. i do not have any hope that carrie lam will solve hong kong's social issues. the chief executive elect has become an increasingly divisive figure, despite her promise to unite the city, some are warning of a governance crisis once she takes office. fifa's former medical director has spoken out about the abuse of the beagle painkillers, some of which could have life—threatening implication —— legal painkillers. he claims that many footballers take non—steroidal anti—inflammatory drugs. it is known as the beautiful game, but the pursuit of glory can be ugly. when but the pursuit of glory can be i y but the pursuit of glory can be ugly. when injury occurs, there is pressure to play through the pain. a leading doctor says that the use of legal medication is one of football's biggest problems. legal medication is one of football's biggest prob

carrie lam has promised to heal divisions in society.d between people who support beijing, the pro—establishment groups, and the pro—democracy groups. so these groups do clash. as you can see there are two groups behind me. so mrs lam has promised to try to heal those divisions, but as she is personally so unpopular many are wondering if that actually possible. the pentagon has acknowledged that american—led coalition fighter jets struck a location in the iraqi city of mosul where many civilians were killed. us central command says iraqi military requested the attack against islamic state militants. 0ur middle east editor, jeremy bowen, is near the front line. he sent this report. thousands of people have arrived, have walked out of those parts of mosul still controlled by islamic state — and it's a big area — in the last couple of days. and they've arrived really with just the clothes they're standing up in, and maybe a few spare odds and ends. they need food, they need water, they need shelter. it's a massive humanitarian challenge, an

: carrie lam is a devout catholic, a life-long bureau cat, the former chief bureaucrat and the loyal secretary to the deeply popular executive c.y. long. she is seen to be a continuation of his policy. her nickname has turned into c.y. 2.0. john zang, her rival, was seen to be more popular and she seems to be out of touch with the main p populous here in hong kong. they see her as a pragmatist and a safe pair of hands to steer the territory forward. >> that's christie lou stout live from hong kong on the appointment of a new chief executive for the city. thank you. >>> investigators do not see a direct isis hand in wednesday's attack outside parliament. a british counter terrorism official tells cnn no evidence has emerged to show khalid mehsud was communicating with the terrorist group. they have released all but one of the people that was arrested. >>> the las vegas strip has now completely reopened after police say a man shot two people killing one of them. the suspect surrendered after a long standoff on saturday. the shooting happening on a public transportation bus near the cos

. >>> and carrie lam has been elected as hong kong's next leader. she won 770 votes from the city's election committee. 67% of the vote. emily tan joins from us hong kong. emily, this is the first leadership raise since the widespread major protests back in 2014. what was it like today? >> well, we did have some protests during the chief executive election when the votes will be counted. as far as elections today, we haven't heard anything, but we did get some comments coming from one of the protest leaders during the occupy umbrella protest, making joshua wang, i should say, he said after carrie lam's victory, number of leaders from the hong confederation of students that was amongst the leaders of the occupy umbrella movement here, they received phone calls from police indicating their arrest because of their participation in the umbrella movement three years ago. and they expect political prosecution against student activists to continue. now, in response to that, the chief executive elect carrie lam, she did speak to some reporters and made some

a an election committee in hong kong has elected carrie lam.he addressed some of the concerns that are leading prodemocracy activists to protest her election. >> hong kong, our home, is suffering from quite a serious divisiveness and has accumulated a lot of frustrations. my priority will be to heal the divide and to ease the frustrations and to unite our society to move forward. >> our christie lou stout joins us from the convention center where the ballots were cast. good to see you, christie. >> reporter: good to see you, ivan. this is where the announcement was made at hong kong election headquarters. when it was announced the new leader was carrie lam, there were cheer ns ts in the public viewing area. according to the public opinion polls, she is not the people's choice. she is the choice of the nearly 1200 member election committee said to be broadly based on the hong kong people but packed with pro-business and pro-beijing interests. there has been a lot of criticism about the makeup of the committee and the process of how the vote went

carrie lam has the most nominations going into this.does not mean people cannot change their mind once they get in there. has theugh john tsang support of pro-democracy groups, more than 200, he does not have enough to score more than carrie lam at this point. like,jing really does not they may veto the results. affected david: it is noon in hong kong. here's is an update of your top stories. a vote on the stalled health care bill. called the freedom caucus forced a delay, demanding a broader repeal of obamacare. the chairman says he does not believe negotiations with the white house are open. shareholders of samsung have said plans to split the company into a holding group and operating group are not easy.

. >> let's take you back to hong kong where the new chief executive has been chosen, carrie lam elected by a small group of 1,200 people. ivan watson has been closely following lam's election. ivan, let's put this in the context, the prodemocracy that took place in hong kong where you are more than two years ago. at the time they were demanding free elections and now several protest leaders are being charged, do you see it as a coincidence that this is happening on the same day that carrie lam was elected? >> it certainly is kind of remarkable, 24 hours after the election of the next top official for this city, suddenly organizers of the occupy, umbrella protest movement of 2014 say they received summons from the hong kong police to turn themselves in and that they're likely to face charges for protests of more than two years ago. that certainly is a conclusion that those activists are coming to, they're arguing that this is the hong kong authorities by extension, the communist party in beijing sending a message they're going to take a hard line against these protesters, carey lam, the

his deputy, carrie lam, is beijing's choice for the top job.rival, former finance chiefjohn tsang, is the public‘s favourite. the final candidate is retired judge woo kwok—hing. the bbc‘sjuliana liu is at the count in hong kong. the voting is happening in the building just behind me. the general public do not have a say in stead of the voters are a group of less than 1200 people largely loyal to the chinese government. the result is expected around noon local time. 600 votes are needed to wind and the clear front runner is carrie lam, widely perceived as the preferred candidate of ageing and there is still a series of direct and indirect statements to local media in support of her by pro— beijing media. barring any last—minute surprise or scandal she is expected to be named hong kong's next chief executive. the pentagon has acknowledged that american—led coalition fighter jets struck a location in the iraqi city of mosul where many civilians were killed. us central command says iraqi military requested the attack against islamic state militants

carrie lam had the backing of the chinese government and was widely expected to win.make of the territory's new chief executive? juliana liu is in hong kong. bring us up to date because it's interesting when you talk about what business there wants and what they wa nt business there wants and what they want in the territory, have they got the right woman? well, they certainly think so, even before yesterday's vote we had a number of tycoons here in hong kong coming out publicly in support of carrie lam, she was selected by a economy of 1200 people, less than 1200 and many are from the business sector. given she won such strong support it's clear the business community supports her. there are issues, though. the issue is that over the last few years she has become a polarising person, a politically divisive person. she was the one in charge of pushing through a political reform package that was unpopular and eventually led to the 2014 protests which paralysed the city for weeks. now she is the chief executive—elect we are expecting more protests. at least one political

beijing's favourite candidate, carrie lam, becomes hong kong's new leader.. i'm babita sharma in london. we meet two young boys in a hospital in mosul as the iraqi city continues count the cost of the fight against is. isis is not messing around. they don't want people to leave, and they don't care whether it is a child, a man or an old woman. everybody is being shot as they try to escape. we hear from the lawyer representing amos yee,

carrie lam, seen in the middle here, is believed to be beijing's preferred candidate.the first round of voting by a specially chosen committee. pro—democracy activists had denounced the poll as a sham, arguing that everyone should have a vote. the taxi firm uber has suspended its pilot programme for driverless cars after an early model of its self—driving car crashed on a roadway in arizona. the accident is the latest in a series of crashes involving autonomous vehicles. it's not yet known whether the car was in self driving mode at the time of the crash. uber said it caused no serious injuries. in case you missed it, the clocks went forward this morning and some people working in the uk's tourism sector are calling for british summer time to stay. the british association of leisure parks, piers and attractions says an extra 80,000 jobs will be created due to longer daylight hours. half of all tourist visits to britain take in a leisure or amusement park, such as alton towers, thorpe park and the london eye. now the group that represents these parks is calling for brit

. >> translator: carrie lam said on she wanted to restore unity, but the latest divides society. >> reporterthe pro-beijing leadership in hong kong is expected to face a backlash from pro-democracy activists. china's foreign ministry has launched a protest with japan over a visit by a senior japanese official to taiwan. >> translator: the visit by the japanese official is -- promises to only have non-governmental and local exchanges. china opposes the move, and we have made official representations to japan. >> reporter: she said that while japan claims it upholds its promises on taiwan, says it's actually being provocative. she says the visit has undermined the improvement of bilateral ties. state minimum for internal affairs and communications visited taiwan over the weekend to take part in a promotional event for tourism. sources say he was the highest ranking official to visit taiwan since japan severed official diplomatic ties with taipei in 1972. details remain unclear on negotiations to end a travel ban between malaysia and north korea. the two sides have prevented each other's citize

in a controversial vote, china- backed carrie lam was elected as hong kong's new leader today and will become hong kong's first female chief executive on july first, defeating a more popular opponent. she wasn't chosen by the general electorate but by a 1,200 member committee dominated by pro- chinese officials and political figures. police and pro-democracy protesters clashed. the demonstrators accuse china of meddling in the vote process and called the outcome a "fake election." in mosul iraq, there are conflicting reports today about recent air-strikes that are alleged to have killed more than 100 civilians. the u.s.-led coalition acknowledged yesterday that it carried out strikes in the part of west mosul where dozens of bodies were pulled from the rubble and said there is an investigation underway. but iraq today raised doubts the deaths were caused by air strikes, putting the blame instead on islamic state explosive devices. u.s.-backed iraqi forces pummeled isis militants in west mosul today despite reports they had paused their offensive to investigate the civilian deaths. in s

carrie lam, the favoured candidate of an electoral committee dominated by beijing elites, has been selecteds the new leader of hong kong. she has vowed to heal divisions in the territory, as pro democracy groups denounced the election. the majority of residents in the china—ruled city have no say in deciding their leader. now on bbc news, as theresa may prepares to invoke article 50 some news to bring you from the united states of a nightclub shooting in ojai. it is reported that one person has been killed and 14 that one person has been killed and 1a others injured early this morning, that is in a shooting at a nightclub in cincinnati, ohio. the news chief says they are in the middle of a horrific situation that occurred at the nightclub with multiple victims. we will bring you more on that when we have it. now on bbc news, as theresa may prepares to invoke article 50 for brexit, we investigate scotland's dilemma. scotland's streets are full of tributes to those who have helped shape the country and wider europe. thinkers, politicians, warriors. but now, scotland is torn between two identi

bejing's favourite candidate, carrie lam, has become hong kong's new leader.ut pro—democracy activists are angry over how the poll was conducted, denouncing it as a sham. and this video is trending on bbc.com. it was a very warm and energetic welcome for the chinese premier in new zealand, marking the 45th year of diplomatic relations between the two countries. that's all from me now. stay with bbc world news. now it's time for reporters. welcome to reporters. i'm philippa thomas. from here in the world's newsroom, we send our correspondents to bring you the best stories from across the world. in this week's programme... football on the front line. richard conway reports on syria's world cup dreams, and asks whether soccer can help to unite a country at war. football coming back to syria provides the people with a chance to forget about their worries. at least for 90 minutes. the plight of the people of western mosul. orla guerin reports from the camps in iraq, struggling to feed up to 500,000 survivors of the so—called islamic state. they say they have no run

the paper points out it comes just a day after carrie lam was elected the city's new leader, promisingmercial property purchases. beijing's tightened regulations after an increase in speculative buyers. the report reckons average prices could now drop by 30%. and the guardian here in the uk has more on last week's attack near parliament. it says police believe the attacker acted alone, without contact with the islamic state group and quotes his mother saying how shocked and sorry she was. now, what's caught your eye online, rico? it's the hazards of fake cartoons online. thousands of imitations of popular children's shows with disturbing and inappropriate content have been appearing on sites like youtube. in one peppa pig—style video, a character's teeth are pulled out by the dentist against a soundtrack of screaming. parents have expressed concern. youtube says it makes it easy for anyone to flag a video. pa rents, parents, watch out for these types of videos! sexual harassment is a huge problem in india. some surveys suggest more than 80% of women there have been harassed at some tim

the paper is reporting that carrie lam's first move as hong kong's new chief executive is to affirm thatrk, rather than looking to beijing for help. the japan times is leading with a story that claims police have opened an investigation following the avalanche in which eight people died at the nasu onsen resort. the paper says efforts will focus now on why the group organised a mountaineering lesson, despite an avalanche advisory warning for the region. the gulf news leads with the region's biggest technology merger and acquisition. it reports amazon has secured a presence in the middle east by acquiring dubai based souq.com. the value of the deal has not been disclosed. now, rico, there's been an unexpected side effect from a sporting event last year? yes, that's right. it's all to do with iceland's historic success at euro 2016. you may remember how the team surprised everyone by knocking england out of the tournament. well, it seems the celebrations may have created a new generation of potential world—beaters. yes, nine months after that victory, hospitals in iceland are reporting a r

carrie lam, seen in the middle here, is believed to be beijing's preferred candidate. voting by a specially chosen committee. pro—democracy activists had denounced the poll as a sham, arguing that everyone should have a vote. in case you missed it, the clocks went forward this morning and some people working in the uk's tourism sector are calling for british summer time to stay. the british association of leisure parks, piers and attractions says an extra 80,000 jobs will be created due to longer daylight hours. our business correspondent joe lynam has more. half of all tourist visits to britain take in a leisure or amusement park, such as alton towers, thorpe park and the london eye. now the group that represents these parks is calling for britain to be on the same time zone as france or italy. it says doing so would create a boost worth £2.5 billion—£15 billion to the economy. it says brighter evenings could cut co2 emissions by half 500 million tons a year and prevent a road deaths annually. balppa also says shipping time zones would encourage more outdoor activity

hong kong's new chief executive says healing divisions in the territory will be her priority t carrie lame of nearly twelve—hundred people — most of them loyal to beijing. ms lam had the backing of the chinese government and was widely expected to win. united airlines has faced a barrage of criticism after it barred two teenage girls from boarding a flight for wearing leggings. a third girl aged ten, also wearing leggings, was only allowed to board the plane after she put on a dress that was in her backpack. a female member of staff told the girls that they could not proceed while wearing spandex, which the airline deems inappropriate. caroline davies reports. it is the online argument that has been called leggings—gate, and this was the tweet that sparked it. shannon watts, a campaigner in the united states, saw two girls banned from a united airlines flight because they were wearing leggings. she tweeted the incident to the airline. this was their response. and it led to a tirade, with some celebrities joining in. comedian sarah silverman said she would not fly on united airlines. model

carrie lam, seen in the middle here, is believed to be beijing's preferred candidate.emocracy activists had denounced the poll as a sham, arguing that everyone should have a vote. fossilised bones that capture a time that dinosaurs ruled the earth, more than 65 million years ago. by measuring how they changed over the years, researchers worked out how they are related, and how they evolved. but a new assessment published in thejournal nature, which suggests that that theory which has lasted 130 years, maybe wrong. the current theory is that there are two main groups of dinosaurs. one, including the stegosaurus, and another which has two branches. the vegetarians such as the brontosaurus, and the meat eaters such as the savage tyrannosaurus rex. it turns out that the meat eaters are in the wrong group and should be with the stegosaurus. it also shows that the very first dinosaurs did not originate in east africa, but much further north, possibly in an area which is now britain. we have taken dinosaur origins, which originally were thought to be southern hemisphere and b

carrie lam, seen in the middle here, is believed to be beijing's preferred candidate.ocracy activists had denounced the poll as a sham, arguing that everyone should have a vote. staying in hong kong, at least 18 people have been injured, one seriously, after an apparent escalator malfunction in a shopping centre. the escalator was packed with shoppers when it apparently went in to reverse at high speed and dozens of people were thrown to the bottom. one man received a serious head injury. a spokesperson for the langham place centre said the escalator had passed a recent safety inspection. the taxi firm uber has suspended its pilot programme for driverless cars after an early model of its self—driving car crashed on a roadway in arizona. the accident is the latest in a series of crashes involving autonomous vehicles. it's not yet known whether the car was in self driving mode at the time of the crash. uber said it caused no serious injuries. the first race of the new formula one season, the australian grand prix, has been won by ferrari's sebastian vettel. his team's fi

carrie lam, the favoured candidate of an electoral committee dominated by beijing elites, has been selecteds the new leader of hong kong. pro democracy groups denounced the election in protests against the lack of a public vote by millions of the territory's registered voters. coming up in a few minutes, our sunday morning edition of the papers. this morning's reviewers are ian birrell, assistant editor at the mail on sunday, and journalist and broadcaster shyama perera. before the papers, a full round up of sport from the bbc sport centre. ferrari's sebastien vettel won the first race of the formula one season, as lewis hamilton and his mercedes team were left to rue a badly timed pit stop which cost them victory in melbourne, australia. signs then perhaps that this season may not be the procession for mercedes that it has been in recent years. as nick parrott reports. the sebastian vettel victory finger had not been seen for 18 months, until today. that's because mercedes have dominated formula i for the last three years, starting from pole in melbourne, lewis hamilton was the favourite t

carrie lam, seen in the middle here, is believed to be beijing's preferred candidate.as a sham, arguing that everyone should have a vote. the taxi firm uber has suspended its pilot programme for driverless cars after an early model of its self—driving car crashed on a roadway in arizona. the accident is the latest in a series of crashes involving autonomous vehicles. it's not yet known whether the car was in self driving mode at the time of the crash. uber said it caused no serious injuries. in case you missed it, the clocks went forward this morning and some people working in the uk's tourism sector are calling for british summer time to stay. the british association of leisure parks, piers and attractions says an extra 80,000 jobs will be created due to longer daylight hours. it also says shifting time zones would encourage more outdoor activity and cut obesity levels, especially among children. it that continues to rumble! a5 as we celebrate mothering sunday today... cheryl fernandez—versini has announced that she's given birth to herfirst child, a baby boy. the sin

carrie lam has been elected as hong kong's new leader, the first woman to hold the top job.oment. she is the first woman chief executive elect in hong kong. she did not get to soak up hong kong. she did not get to soak up the applause for long. minutes later, a group of activists protested against her when. they carried you want it was, a symbol of the 20 1ath carried you want it was, a symbol of the 201ath democracy carried you want it was, a symbol of the 20 1ath democracy protests and chanted, i want universal suffrage, as she stood on stage. the former civil servant was undaunted. my priority will be to seal the divide and to ease the frustration is and so unite our society. there was little sign of unity outside the voting venue. she was elected, not by the people, but by an election committee, large and loyal to beijing. these activists are protesting against the entire election process, calling it a sham. she has promised to shield divisions in society, but, given the lack of widespread public support for her, that could be very different to achieve. we are here to pr

carrie lam 167% of the votes. he was formally the number two official. i am taylor riggs.loomberg. tom: let's do a data check. francine has the european angle. big move on the dow. the two cents spread was 112 basis points. oil trying to find a bid with the euro dollar stronger. the vix was a 10. now we are near 15. i will have the chart on a bear market in a moment. the 10 year yield is wrong. it is lower by five basis points. bond under 3%. the yen. we are not there yet. francine: we need to keep an eye on it. i put the 10 year yield on my chart and it should be read. berall, investors seem to shedding riskier assets because they are skeptical donald trump will be able to implement his economic agenda. gold is climbing. the yen strengthening to the highest since november. the market has been docile and politics. let's look at the dow. is from the great bull market. the yellow bar is the correction. the red bar is a bear market, about 18%. this is two standard deviations down, about 18,200. correction, 18,500. is 16,800. market we have barely started. it is amazing to see

carry it out? i am answering your question. lam not carry it out? i am answering your question.ed in these circumstances is long—term support and care. sorry, can ijust finished? they also acknowledge one reason they do not look for an abortion is they see their baby as an innocent party as well, so we need to protect and love them both rather than looking to kill a child isa rather than looking to kill a child is a solution to a crisis in pregnancy. how do you respond to that? i did not think we would be talking about fake news, anyway. the strike today is symbolic and follows symbolic strikes around the world, we have as people to take an annual leave day which people have, thousands of students and parents have organised. we have over 50 regional groups in ireland and the world, from aberdeen to argentina so that thousands taking part today, so not sure what the significance of the point about the strike was, it isa the point about the strike was, it is a social strike. we would not as people to work —— into their workplaces because that is not an industrial dispute. but ther

lam kasia hello. i am kasia madera with bbc news. the man who carried out wednesday's deadly attack in westminster is identified. he was british born and known to the police. the death of a fourth victim emerges as a vigil is held in trafalgar square where the mayor of london delivered this message. those evil and twisted individuals who tried to destroy our shared way of life will never succeed. and the head of the fbi is accused of double standards by the man who ran hillary clinton's failed presidential bid. is intervention just 11 clinton's failed presidential bid. is interventionjust 11 days before the election, yet total silence with respect to russian intervention. —— his. the number of people killed in wednesday's attack at westminster has risen to five, that includes the attacker. the metropolitan police have confirmed that a 75—year—old man died after being injured on westminster bridge. his identity has not yet been released. detectives have confirmed that the attacker was a 52—year—old british man, khalid masood. it's now emerged that he had

carried on. there were, of course, signs of yesterday's attack, but those we spoke to one morning commute where resilience. you mustn't let fear govern your life. you must get on with it. lamn ever. journalism students from the university of sheffield were visiting parliament yesterday as the attack unfolded. today, they carried on with their london visit as planned. i think it has kind of changed how i feel about terrorism, and it makes it so much more real, but it has not change the fact that you could be anywhere in the world, it could happen anywhere. it has not changed me wanting to come to london. it isjust sad, isn't it? i am not scared. this is a city that has been attacked before. add remembers the aftermath of 7/7 well. the city came together then, and he says this latest attack won't shake londoners. it isa latest attack won't shake londoners. it is a horrible thing that has happened. you don't want to become accustomed to that happening regularly. but i am a londoner. it does not worry me. i can see, i can imagine it would worry some people, but no, not me. you just get on? yes, i do. some areas were quieter than usual. the london eye was one of a handful of at

carrie lam being elected, it would be a nightmare, at all.who would be the chief executive of hong kong or hong kong elite. so whether the president of chg; = in the future. selecfifimpmcefifinfilet‘fi it is lack of legitimacy from people, because we can't vote so how come we can say that the executive, which means the leader of hong kong, is representing hong kong citizens?

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