straight to hong kong leno where we're joined by correspondent charlotte charles and feel welcome in charlotte bring us up to date. her where we're not wrong are close. while one rule things no matter. unfolding her out leaving the admirable room on the border ground that we're. the protesters who have gathered near the university rally are now about half a kilometer or not you know that sound off. on bearing walls but not progress because it is getting more and more tense today we're hearing talk of protestors but i want to balance those students who are currently hold up here inside the unit asking how come our live now days now stuck inside that none of us tempests very little things. and arrested by police. several daring attempts by protestors to get away some have models to respond but there are folk ought to be huge numbers of protesters inside that university we spoke to at the parish some of those students who were gathered in a somewhat comical gathered together some only 7 information obviously very concerned about their loved ones who were inside that university campus one

could change depending on the results on this i'm joined by our correspondent on the ground charlotte charles until. you're at a polling station tell us what the scene is like where you are out. well usually nic district council elections don't attract a huge amount of fanfare but i'm sure you can tell from what's going on just behind me this year is very different there are huge queues snaking along this path just behind me with voters hoping to cause that ballots in this vote which is seen by so many as a litmus test of the popularity of authorities here and of the pro-democracy movement the unrest that's been raging for almost 6 months now now we've just heard that by lunchtime the voter turnout has exceeded the total play to turn out the last 6 straight council elections in 2015 now it's possible that there has been an early search people concerned that the violence of or clashes could stop them causing that ballots but this really is a significant sign of just how many people have been compelled to cast their ballots today on this referendum if you like on this protest movement and. what

charlotte charles worked there for 12 years and is now a union organiser.r members have been in a state of flux for a number of months now, and so to have some concrete commitment to steel—making in scunthorpe is always going to be welcome news, but the devil will be in the detail. the due diligence has been done extremely quickly, and so now what we want is a commitment to secure the jobs and terms and conditions for our members moving forward. if the deal goes ahead, current workers' jobs are secure, according to company assurances to the government. well, i have been given reassurances that next to all current staff will be kept, and that in the medium to longer term they are likely to want to expand the workforce, so i have been given quite strong reassurances on that front. this is not a totally done deal yet, there's details to go through, investment plans to be pored over, and we've had false dawns in scu nthorpe before. but folks here are encouraged that the prospective buyer is a steel—maker, not a financial investor — and company that doesn't make

charlotte charles worked there for 12 years and is now a union organiser. cautiously optimistic. our members have been in a state of flux for a number of months now, and so to have some concrete commitment to steel—making in scunthorpe is always going to be welcome news, but the devil will be in the detail. the due diligence has been done extremely quickly, and so now what we want is a commitment to secure the jobs and terms and conditions for our members moving forward. if the deal goes ahead, current workers‘ jobs are secure, according to company assurances to the government. well, i have been given reassurances that next to all current staff will be kept, and that in the medium to longer term they are likely to want to expand the workforce, so i have been given quite strong reassurances on that front. this is not a totally done deal yet, there's details to go through, investment plans to be pored over, and we've had false dawns in scu nthorpe before. but folks here are encouraged that the prospective buyer is a steel—maker, not a financial investor — and

pro-democracy movement of them are now we're joined live from hong kong by our correspondent charlotte charles impels so we have some stunning results here charlotte how are hong konger is reacting today. sara i think both camps today are astonished at those election results last night typically the pro establishment parties dominate these district council elections this time around they have practically been obliterated we're hearing from local media that some 90 percent of seats have now gone to pro democracy candidates now those candidates were expecting to make some gains particularly in light of the numbers the registration things the number of voters who did turn out to cost their ballots yes that but they weren't expecting anything like this as i'm sure you can imagine they are now celebrating what they see as a massive victory and potentially a turning point in this almost 6 month pro democracy movement on the part of the the pro stablish main parties then now licking their wounds the chairwoman of the beijing party the da these offer to resign after suffering stunning losses on her pa

we can talk now to charlotte charles harry's mum and the family's spokesperson radd seiger. of anne sacoolas, it must be incredibly difficult for you, living and breathing this and trying to grieve but at the same time, you clearly feel very let down by the foreign secretary dominic raab, just explain, you think he has made contradictory statements. absolutely, one month ago today, in parliament, he said there was no obstacles parliament, he said there was no o bsta cles in parliament, he said there was no obstacles in the way to secure justice, and yesterday morning, on a news channel, he stated that he was still working to clear the obstacles forjustice. still working to clear the obstacles for justice. those words still working to clear the obstacles forjustice. those words about... i am really angry with that, one month ago we were led to believe that there was nothing stopping now the cps from looking at the case. dominic raab has blown that open again once again. clumsy language? have you managed to ask, do you think it is a case of, the cps is not looking at this clos

activists they've now managed to escape from the university we've got more now from w correspondent charlotte charles until. important hearing no. right. now. there are thousands. you know well responding with. there i'll. bring a person just over 3 months of them to sort out the point that hunger there oh crap why i you know about you know. what i want to tell you money or. hold on to me for more i'm going to go our. own some of those holed up in the. well or out. around. harm. them all the while. you're out by. not i mean i. know you're not welcome. and that was charlotte until they're reporting from hong kong iran's leaders are defending the hike in fuel prices which have sparked days of rioting at least 3 people have been killed more than a 1000 a rested the government insisting that the price raises are necessary to fund social welfare programs the internet has been cut off and the supreme leader today accused the united states of being behind the rest of. the central bank and day behind in flames police cars and a billboard of the ayatollah and they are also engulfed in blazes scenes of unrest

charlotte charles worked there for 12 years and is now a union organiser.ur members have been in a state of flux for a number of months now, and so to have some concrete commitment to steel—making in scunthorpe is always going to be welcome news, but the devil will be in the detail. the due diligence has been done extremely quickly, and so now what we want is a commitment to secure the jobs and terms and conditions for our members moving forward. if the deal goes ahead, current workers' jobs are secure, according to company assurances to the government. well, i have been given reassurances that next to all current staff will be kept, and that in the medium to longer term they are likely to want to expand the workforce, so i have been given quite strong reassurances on that front. this is not a totally done deal yet, there's details to go through, investment plans to be pored over, and we've had false dawns in scu nthorpe before. but folks here are encouraged that the prospective buyer is a steel—maker, not a financial investor — and a company that doesn't m

charlotte charles worked there for 12 years and is now a union organiser.c. our members have been in a state of flux for a number of months now, and so to have some concrete commitment to steel—making in scunthorpe is always going to be welcome news, but the devil will be in the detail. the due diligence has been done extremely quickly, and so now what we want is a commitment to secure the jobs and terms and conditions for our members moving forward. if the deal goes ahead, current workers' jobs are secure, according to company assurances to the government. well, i have been given reassurances that next to all current staff will be kept, and that in the medium to longer term they are likely to want to expand the workforce, so i have been given quite strong reassurances on that front. this is not a totally done deal yet, there's details to go through, investment plans to be pored over, and we've had false dawns in scu nthorpe before. but folks here are encouraged that the prospective buyer is a steel—maker, not a financial investor — and company that doesn't

charlotte charles worked there for 12 years and is now a union organiser.s have been in a state of flux for a number of months now so so have some concrete commitment to steel—making in scunthorpe is always going to be welcome news, but the devil will be in the detail. the due diligence has been done extremely quickly so now what we want is a commitment to secure the jobs and terms and conditions for our members moving forward. if the deal goes ahead, current workers‘ jobs are secure, according to company assurances to the government. well, i have been given reassurances that next to all current staff will be kept and that in the medium to longer term, they are likely to want to expand the workforce, so i have been given quite strong reassurances on that front. this is not a totally done deal yet, there are details to go through, investment plans to be pored over and we‘ve had false dawns in scu nthorpe before, but folks here are encouraged that the prospective buyer is a steel—maker, not a financial investor, and one prepared to sink in much—needed money t

let's talk now to harry's pa rents charlotte charles and tim dunn and to their lawyer radd seiger who. i want to ask you, if you feel you are getting any closer to justice for you son? yeah, we do. i think it is baby steps all of the time, but we are getting closer. it feels like things are moving in the right direction in comparison to where we we re direction in comparison to where we were a few weeks ago. we are just going to keep trudging along with it and carry on doing everything we can. there is one newspaper today, the the guardian, reporting that british and american officials have begun talks to explore the possible extradition of anne sacoolas. do you know anything about that, do you know anything about that, do you know if that is true. no, the same as you, we see it this morning in the papers. we haven't been told anything official about that. the interview that northamptonshire police have done with anne sacoolas, has been passed to the crown prosecution service and you're waiting to see if they will bring charges, how confident are you that they will press charges?” cha

let's talk now to harry's mother charlotte charles, and the family's spokesperson radd seiger.all we are asking is for a charge to be brought forward. they have had the case for a good few weeks, the evidence is really strong, they have ceased evidence, witness statements. as far as we are aware the file that the police put into them is full and complete. we just do the police put into them is full and complete. wejust do not the police put into them is full and complete. we just do not understand the delay. if there is a reason, talk to as. just for viewers as well, the sea, we understand... in a statement, the crown prosecution service has said that: "we fully understand how difficult this must be for harry dunn's family, and the cps is doing everything possible to reach a charging decision as soon as we can." how much difference to you as a family does delay make? it is horrific. it puts our grief back further and further. if they were to come to us and say, ok it is going to be christmas, or it is going to be january or it is going to be easter. ok, fine. give us a reason a

for you know what they're aiming for here in hong kong our correspondent charles impale in hong kong for us thank you charlotte. well romanian very tuesday costing about it say to the 2nd round of presidential elections but they're doing so in a climate of political instability and public anger over allegations of corruption that if spock huge street protests that well lotus will decide between the incumbent president klaus your highness and former prime minister he couldn't cheat on his government was recently ousted because all the alleged corruption now whoever wins will have no executive power but could have a significant influence over the future direction of the country. proud romanian staunchly pro europe and a level headed champion of the rule of law. that's the carefully crafted image of romania's incumbent president klaus yohannes he's been in office since 2014 and secured 40 percent of votes in the 1st round of the 29000 presidential election. i'm going to say where all the old woman should have always believed in romanians this is a great joy for democracy. at sea at the in the money. this exceed y