gareth barlow reports.r announced he would step down. sa'ad hariri said a great shock was needed to fix the crisis, which has brought rare unity to a country often plagued by sectarian division. translation: i am going to the palace to present the resignation of the government to the president and the lebanese people in response to the will of many lebanese who took to the streets to demand change. lebanon is burdened by debt and chronic corruption, and demonstrators are demanding change. they say the resignation of the prime minister and the cabinet is only the beginning. translation: hariri's resignation is the beginning of what we are working for. this is not enough. we want more of this. we want more than this. we want to continue with the remaining steps. translation: the resignation of hariri is a first step in building a patriotic, democratic country. the first victory of this uprising has been realised. now we have to start planning for the second victory. earlier on tuesday, protests turned violent

gareth barlow has more.ght party alternative for germany. in just five years, the afd has more than doubled its share of the vote. translation: the sun is rising above the east and soon we will let the sun shine upon all of germany. we have made the east blue, and in a few years we will be a people's party for the whole of germany. i am looking forward to our common path. cheers too from supporters of the ruling left—wing party, die linke, the descendants of former east german communists, topped the election in the the state of thuringia. translation: five years ago they didn't think we could do it. and then they bet we would fail after 100 days. and five years later, we're here and say we'll keep on rocking it. but it's the rise of the far right and the demise of angela merkle's christian democrats that's made the headlines. two years ago, the afd rocked politics and entered parliament for the first time. a jarring moment for a country acutely aware of its nazi past, and is now dealing with the rising threa

gareth barlow, bbc news.rated container lorry in the uk have been released on bail. the driver, maurice robinson, is due to appear in court on monday, charged with manslaughter. meanwhile, the families of those feared dead have been holding vigils and ceremonies back in vietnam. many are thought to have come from the village of yen thanh, from wherejonathan head reports. singing. a community overwhelmed by shock and despair. they haven't heard from sons and daughters who were en route to britain for days and they all fear the worst. earlier this year, le van ha left vietnam to seek his fortune in europe. since he left, his wife has given birth to their second child. he was the great hope of this family. the news from britain has left them stunned. his wife ha can't eat or speak. his father, le minh tuan, is inconsolable, constantly hugging his eldest grandchild. he believes he's lost notjust his son but his livelihood as well. he mortgaged all his land to borrow the money he paid for le van ha's journey. "the

gareth barlow, bbc news.iate with his political opponents over the country's disputed presidential election result. but he has said he'll take part in a run—off with his closest rival, carlos mesa, if vote—rigging is discovered during an audit of the official tally, being carried out by the organization of american states. there have been violent protests since the polls closed last sunday, when electoral officials said the result was close and a second round of voting would be held. at least three protesters have been killed in iraq. it means more than 200 people have now died in anti—government protests this month. the violence comes in spite of protest leaders announcing a pause in demonstrations until the new year, to give the government time to respond to their demands. our middle east correspondent tom bateman has the story. protesters were back on the streets in their thousands. they chanted "freedom!" they demanded jobs and an end to corruption. in the southern city of nasiriyah, a group of protesters

gareth barlow, bbc news.der way. you can see there the new emperor as he ascends to the throne. moments ago we got a glimpse of his wife. she is next to him, as you can see there. cannot quite get a close—up to see the extraordinary hair construction that we were being told about moments ago but this is a ceremony thatis moments ago but this is a ceremony that is well under way now as we mentioned, thousands of people have come from all over the world including prince charles, representing the uk, for this ritual bound ceremony. we will keep your ci’oss bound ceremony. we will keep your cross it as it does progress that may keep you across it. —— we will keep you across it has the day progresses. the british prime minister, borisjohnson is urging mps to back legislation to implement his brexit deal, as three days of intensive debate in the commons begins. 0pposition mps say that the bill isn't being given enough time to face proper scrutiny. a vote on the timetable for debates later today could be the first s

here's gareth barlow with a taste of what went on. it's chocolate coach your.ting the sweet stuff. translation: i made 2000 chocolate pearls, then i covered them in different textures, like crushed cocoa or cocoa powder, then i pierced all the bells and threaded elastic through them to make a pattern. to open the 25th paris chocolate fair, designers from around the world made clothes to champion cocoa producing countries, such as peru and the philippines. there is, though, one challenge with chocolate clothes: making sure you don't eat there more melt them before you get home! gareth barlow, bbc news. what happens if you're having a hot flush? that's what i want to know? anyway! we've been asking for your thoughts about this story, which we will unpack later in the programme. you can see it on bbc online: what they have been trialling is get those people with window seats on first, then people at the back, et cetera. what do you think? many have beenin cetera. what do you think? many have been in touch, brett says, "there are numerous studies on this and random

gareth barlow reports.thousands of chileans continue to protest, angry at issues like the country's huge wealth inequality, the cost of healthcare, and a lack of funding for schools. outside the presidential, protesters made their voices heard. the authorities responded with water cannon and riot police. inside, the the president, sebastian pinera, made sweeping changes to the cabinet, replacing eight ministers with the hope of placating the protesters. translation: chile has changed and the government must change whether confront these new challenges in these new times. at least 20 people have died in the demonstrations and many chilea ns want have died in the demonstrations and many chileans want the government to do more. translation: the cabinet should have been a cabinet with moore street participation, one that has empathy, the put themselves and the people's shoes —— more street. translation: you can sit on histories, there is no possibility of this meeting. the people of chile are betting on a const

gareth barlow, bbc news. of santiago and has taken part in several protests. thank you forjoining us. what is going on right now on this second night of the curfew? hello. well, here people are very afraid but nevertheless a lot of people are on the streets right now. they are protesting, so still protesting, still banging pots, still lighting things on fire. supermarkets are being looted. the curfew that the president has put upon the people has not been respected at all. people are no longer — do not longer believe in politics in chile anymore. this is not about political parties i think it people are angry and this is something that has been coming for quite a long time. it could have happened at any time. what is it like when you go outside at the moment? well, there is military on the streets, which is something that i never thought i would see in my lifetime. my parents told me about it but i didn't think i was going to live to see that. so it's very, it's very scary, it's very nerve racking. people are

gareth barlow reports.age of the vintage aircraft. the b—i7 flying fortress reported difficulties just five minutes after takeoff. the tower was advised that there was an issue with the aircraft. we don't know exactly how that was relayed, whether it was relayed as a mechanical issue, but that there was an issue with the aircraft and it attempted to circle around. emergency services rushed to the aid of the three crew and ten passengers. the aircraft is a second world war icon, around 13,000 were produced. just a handful are still flying. we did observe that the aircraft was not gaining altitude. the aircraft attempted to return to the runway, it circled around the airport, but, unfortunately, upon touchdown the aircraft obviously lost control. eyewitnesses said the crash caused houses to shake and a fireball to erupt into the sky. an investigation is under way. gareth barlow, bbc news. stay with us on bbc news, still to come: a nervous night for liverpool and barcelona in the champions league. both survivi

gareth barlow reports.bration as the prime minister announced he would step down. saad hariri said a great shock was needed to fix the crisis, which has brought rare unity to a country often plagued by sectarian division. translation: i am going to the palace to present the resignation of the government to the president and the lebanese people in response to the will of many lebanese who took to the streets to demand change. lebanon is burdened by debt and chronic corruption, and demonstrators are demanding change. they say the resignation of the prime minister and the cabinet is only the beginning. translation: hariri's resignation is the beginning of what we are working for. this is not enough. we want more of this. we want to continue with the remaining steps. translation: the resignation of hariri is the first step in building a patriotic, democratic country. first victory of this uprising has been realised. now we have to start planning for the second victory. earlier on tuesday, protests turned violen

gareth barlow has more.party alternative for germany. in just five years, the afd has more than doubled its share of the vote. translation: the sun is rising above the east and soon we will let the sun shine upon all of germany. we have made the east blue, and in a few years we will be a people's party for the whole of germany. i am looking forward to our common path. cheers too from supporters of the ruling left—wing party, die linke, the descendants of former east german communists, topped the election in the the state of thuringia. translation: five years ago they didn't think we could do it. and then they bet we would fail after 100 days. and five years later, we're here and say we'll keep on rocking it. but it's the rise of the far right and the demise of angela merkle's christian democrats that's made the headlines. two years ago, the afd rocked politics and entered parliament for the first time. a jarring moment for a country acutely aware of its nazi past, and is now dealing with the rising threat of

gareth barlow, bbc news. briefly, that main news again.ad to flee their home to get away from the danger. in washington, dc, legislation to be introduced to put sanctions against turkey. that is it for now. thank you for watching. hello. so far 0ctober has been a very wet month for some of us. now, as you can see in this forecast, it takes us all the way through the weekend, we're not done yet. and during friday there will be more heavy rain across parts of england, wales and scotland, especially in the west with heavy showers here mostly to the north of glasgow. let's take a look at the big picture, the set—up takes us through the weekend. this weather front, hanging around parts of england and wales for much of the weekend. a feed of showers running into western parts of scotland. then we go on through into sunday, this weather front will eventually start to pull away, but we'll see more heading in from the atlantic. yes, it is staying unsettled even into next week, as well. this is how we start friday, you can see the areas of heavy rai

gareth barlow, bbc news. southwest research institute in boulder, colorado. she told me why this space—walk is a cause for celebration. i mean, fundamentally, these professionals are doing the work they've been trained to do, and so they are the right people at the right time to do the job and they did amazingly well. this is a toughjob. they have been training six years to do it. above all, they are professionals. this is a significant moment and i don't want to take away from that at all. this is the first time that two women have the work together. so, as your report already said, women have done space walks, i think the first was in 1983, but this is the first time two women have done it and i think that is a really significant milestone in terms of space exploration for women and all minorities by extension. about 600 people have gone into space, only 65 women are among them, why are women onlyjust beginning to catch up? well, i think it was to do with opportunity, right? when space exploration began, mo

gareth barlow, bbc news.rty looks set to stay in power following a general election. exit polls give the conservative nationalist party 44% of the vote, enough to take a majority in the lower house of parliament. kasia madera is in the polish capital warsaw. an election that is being described as one of the most significant since the fall of communism hasn't really brought about any surprises. the ruling law and justice party was always doing very well in the opinion polls. the question was whether they would get a majority. according to the exit polls, they have. that could all change when the electoral committee finally brings out its official results. but regardless, there will be an awful lot of soul—searching amongst the opposition parties. this has been a really divisive election campaign with minority groups such as the lgbt community coming under attack from supporters of the ruling law and justice party. this election really matters in poland, the turnout speaks for itself — a historic high of 61%. s

gareth barlow reports. where people protested, now they paint. and destruction, there is a greater sense of calm in santiago. translation: it is legitimate to protest, it is legitimate to want changes. we all want them but let's not destroy the things that affect all chileans. translation: we have to clean up, it's our city — we live here and destroying it is the worst way we can protest. on friday, a reported one million people marched through the capital, a largely peaceful demonstration despite some scuffles with police. in response, president sebastian pinera says the night—time curfew will be lifted and the cabinet will resign. translation: i asked all ministers to resign in order to form a new government and to be able to respond to these new demands and take charge of these new times. in the past days, at least 17 people have been killed and over 7,000 arrested. chile is one of latin america's wealthiest countries but also one of the most unequal — deep—rooted issues that can't be swept away. gareth barlow, bbc news. at least three protest

gareth barlow, bbc news. stay with us on bbc news, still to come...e hearfrom the music producer discovering the world's hidden voices. i want to be the people's governor. i want to be the people's governor. i want to be the people's governor. i want to represent everybody. i believe in the people of california. this is bbc news, the latest headlines... democrats have issued a legal demand to the presidents‘ chief of staff for documents relating to an impeachment inquiry. thousands of protestors in hong kong have defied a government ban on face masks, and held unofficial marches and rallies. buckingham palace says prince harry has begun legal action against the owners of the sun, the now defunct news of the world, and the daily mirror, in relation to alleged phone—hacking. it's not yet clear when the prince's allegations date from, but in a phone hacking criminal trial in 2011, he was named, along with prince william, as a victim. his move follows the announcement earlier this week that his wife meghan was taking a separate legal action against the ma

gareth barlow has more.ay's wait, ambulances return from the syrian—turkish border, bringing 30 injured people and four bodies as clashes between turkey and the kurds continue. translation: we were able to reach the hospital and we were told that in the city there were many wounded and many people under the rubble. a fragile ceasefire is in force despite sporadic fighting. but kurdish fighters have accused the us, which brokered the deal, of failing to monitor it. warning of possible ethnic cleansing. meanwhile, turkey has threatened to resume fighting if kurdish forces don't withdraw from the border. translation: if it works, it works. if it doesn't, the minute those 120 hours expire we will continue from where we left off and keep crushing the heads of those terrorists. as civilians escape the violence, turkey's working to create a so—called safe zone along its frontier with syria. ankara considers the kurdish ypg, allies of america in the fight against islamic state, as terrorists. it wants to force them

gareth barlow, bbc news.he government attempting to spray fake blood over the treasury building. members of extinction rebellion used an old fire engine to spray 1,800 litres of coloured water over the building. it comes ahead of two weeks of protests. and as ayshea buksh reports, not everything went to plan. taking control of a fire hose is never easy, particularly when you are aiming it at a government building. the red liquid is said to symbolise blood, and the people behind it, climate change activists. a small group of demonstrators stayed outside the treasury, testing, they said, against the government's funding of claimant damaging policies. after a few hours, some were arrested, including vetera n hours, some were arrested, including veteran protester, 84—year—old phil kingston. our inaction is making our weather... and at a press conference in soho, some of those plans were unveiled. we are going to peacefully blockade and sat down every single road going into the central area of westminster around t

gareth barlow, bbc news.cretary of state mike pompeo has dismissed questions about president trump's attempts to push ukraine and china to investigate democratic rival joe biden as a silly gotcha game. democrats leading the impeachment inquiry into the us president have issued a legal order demanding the white house hand over more documents on its dealings with ukraine. chris buckler reports from washington. no matter where america's commander—in—chief goes there is no escape from the talk of impeachment or the many questions about his request for a foreign government to investigate one of his political rivals. requests for documents from the white house have become demands with a subpoena issued by the democrats alongside a strongly—worded letter that accuses the president of choosing a path of defiance, obstruction and cover—up. among the many records they want is a full, rather than a rough transcript, showing exactly what mr trump said to the ukrainian president in a phone call during the summer. that is

gareth barlow, bbc news. don't forget you can reach me on most of the team on social media.exit vote in the uk parliament that is happening later on saturday. i said the link therefore you on twitter, and it sets out the boats that i needed by borisjohnson to win parliamentary approval for the deal he agreed with the eu, and the numbers he can rely on, supporting him, but also the ones that remain doubtful. so that link is treated for you. you can find it and read plenty more on the website bvc .com/ news as well as the bbc news app —— bvc .com. good morning. this time last week the world whether story was typhoon hagibis. in fact, the world whether story was typhoon hagibis. infact, we the world whether story was typhoon hagibis. in fact, we were watching this powerful typhoon barrelling its way towards the shores of japan. weather warnings were enforced, several of the rugby world cup matches were cancelled, including the england— france. i'm pleased to say fast forward seven days and yes we have some shower cloud across japan but the weather story looks much betterfor jap

gareth barlow, bbc news.ainst curtis —— the fight against curtis fighters, and we were talking about the most powerful typhoon this year in the region ofjapan. the most powerful typhoon this year in the region of japan. saturday's practice and qualifier forjapan‘s formula 1 grand prix has been cancelled. world cup qualifying matches have also been cancelled as well. there is more news for you anytime on the bbc website. thank you for watching. hello. so far 0ctober has been a very wet month for some of us. now, as you can see in this forecast, it takes us all the way through the weekend, we're not done yet. and during friday there will be more heavy rain across parts of england, wales and scotland, especially in the west with heavy showers here mostly to the north of glasgow. let's take a look at the big picture, the set—up takes us through the weekend. this weather front, hanging around parts of england and wales for much of the weekend. a feed of showers running into western parts of scotland. then we go on

gareth barlow, bbc news.sed and more productive, that is according to a new survey, at least. so has ditching facebook make you —— make you happier? we have heard that before, but this survey says it also makes you better with money. let us know if you think thatis with money. let us know if you think that is the case. let us know your thoughts. use the hashtag #bbcthebriefing. we will be back in a few minutes with business briefing in a moment. hello. at one stage hurricane lorenzo, way out in the atlantic, had winds gusting up to 190 mph. it is no longer a hurricane, and it weakens quite quickly as it moves from ireland across the united kingdom during friday. that said, it is still quite windy, though nothing too unusual for the time of year. as we start friday, winds easing in northern ireland, but they are going to be picking up towards south wales and south—west england. and it'll be fairly blustery wherever you are, with cloud and outbreaks of rain. a much milder start compared with thursday morning. a

gareth barlow, bbc news.he first us state to ban the manufacture and sale of animal fur. from 2023, residents will no longer be able to sell or make clothing, shoes or handbags from fur. the move has been celebrated by animal rights groups who have been calling for a ban for some time. but opponents say the measures will affect local businesses and could lead to a black market. the headlines on bbc news... ministers say the american woman — who left britain after being involved in a fatal car crash — no longer has diplomatic immunity because she's returned to the united states. typhoon hagibis sweeps across japan killing at least 18. rivers have burst their banks in over a dozen different places, and almost half a million homes are without power in tokyo. more than 130,000 people have been displaced from rural areas in north eastern syria, as a result of fightingbetween turkish—led forces and kurdish militia. rescue crews are trying to reach two workers trapped in the wreckage of a building under construction

gareth barlow, bbc news.neral election suggest that president evo morales appears to be heading for a run—off vote in december — as he seeks to secure a fourth consecutive term. with more than eighty percent of votes counted, mr morales leads the main opposition candidate, carlos mesa, by forty—five to thirty—eight percent. evo morales has never had to face a run—off vote. bbc south america correspondent katy watson joins us for more on this. up up untilafew up until a few hours ago, it was around 83% of the votes being counted. evo morales had a0 5% of the vote and carlos messer, his closest rival, had 38%. —— a5%. —— carlos mesa row. in the last hour, the international observer had said that they had asked the electoral body to explain why the count had stopped. audio breaks up. carlos mesa has also said that what is happening is very serious. some question marks about why it has stopped and what that might mean for an eventual run—off. stopped and what that might mean for an eventual run-off. your line did

gareth barlow has the details. for almost eight hours, they made history.tside the international space station, 400 kilometres above the earth. this is to everybody that has a dream and is willing to work hard to make a dream come true. watching from solid ground as they made repairs to the space station, president trump held the moment. and i just want to congratulate you, what you do is incredible. and so, you're very brave people. i don't think i want to do that, i want to tell you, but you are amazing people. earlier, what would have been the world's first all—women's spacewalk was cancelled because nasa did not have enough medium—sized spacesuits. it took nasa until 1978 to start appointing women, far later after russian female cosmonauts. now in 2019, proof that there is space for us all. don't forget you can get in touch with me and some of the team on twitter — i'm @benmbland gareth barlow, bbc news. good morning. this time last week the world whether story was typhoon hagibis. in fact, we were watching this powerful typhoon barrelling its way towar

gareth barlow reports.rs of debate, mps thwarted the government's attempt to hold a vote on boris johnson's new deal. cheering and applause. instead, they first want parliament to pass the laws needed to implement the agreement before their vote on the deal itself. the prime minister however wants mps to think again. i hope that honourable members are faced with a choice of oui’ members are faced with a choice of our new deal, our new deal for the uk and the european union, will change their minds because it was pretty close today. this man, john bercow, the speaker of the lower house, will decide if mps have another vote. in the past, though, he says he sees no reason to repeat debates was because the loser doesn't like losing that the government says it will win. he has divided doubters, got a deal. notwithstanding the shenanigans in parliament, we appear to have the numbers to get this through. the only question is, why aren't we getting on with it? parliament has forced boris johnson getting on with it?

gareth barlow, bbc news.mbassador to the united arab emirates — and is now at the middle east institute in washington. it isa it is a wealthy country with an educated population, why are there so many problems? i think we have to see this in terms of very high expectations after the overthrow of saddam hussein in 2003. that have not been met by either the us occupation and a few allies including the united kingdom, or by the succession of freely elected iraqi governments since then. governments have faced similar outbreaks of dissent in the past, essentially, iraqis believe that democracy ought to bring more than just free media and elections. it ought to bring improved government services, clean water, electricity, better education, better health care and it ought to bring a lot more jobs for the increasing number of educated iraqis who are not able to find meaningfuljobs. educated iraqis who are not able to find meaningful jobs. despite educated iraqis who are not able to find meaningfuljobs. despite the fa

gareth barlow, bbc news.ince harry has begun legal action against the owners of the sun and the daily mirror newspapers, in relation to alleged phone—hacking. it's not yet clear when the prince's allegations date from, but in a phone—hacking criminal trial in 2011 he was named, along with prince william, as a victim. his move follows the announcement earlier this week that his wife meghan was taking a separate legal action against the mail on sunday. our royal correspondent, johnny dymond, reports. all smiles at the end of a high—profile tour. but in the works, a legal bombshell. harry is suing two of the biggest newspaper groups in britain. mirror group newspapers, publishers of the daily mirror, and news group newspapers, which publishes the sun, and the now closed news of the world, are the defendants. the case: allegations of harry's calls being hacked in the early 2000s. the news of the world closed down as a result of phone—hacking revelations. its owner paid out huge sums to celebrities, as has mirror

gareth barlow reports.escalated, with chileans angry over huge wealth inequality. the capital should be quiet as there's a state of emergency, but instead the streets are ringing with the sound of pots and pans — a symbol of dissent which continued into the night amid the military controlled curfew. the announcement that soldiers would be used to protect people and their property marks the first time troops have been deployed to the streets since chile returned to democracy in 1990 following the military dictatorship. i remember the dictatorship. i was a kid. my parents and friends were very afraid of the army so seeing them in the street was very shocking. them in the street was very shocking. the protests have brought chaos to parts of the capital. more than 300 people have been arrested and the metro is closed after it was heavily damaged. in an effort to quell the unrest, chile's president announced the fare hikes would be reversed. i want to announce today we will suspend the rise of the metro tickets.

gareth barlow, bbc news. let's get more now on brexit.that borisjohnson will send a letter to the eu asking for a brexit delay, if no deal has been reached by the 19th of october. the details were included in papers submitted to the court of session in edinburgh, where campaigners are seeking a legal ruling to ensure the prime minister complies with the an act passed by mps last month to prevent a no—deal brexit. 0ur scotland correspondent, lorna gordon, said that given everything else that we know, this is something of a surprise. the prime minister has previously said he would rather be dead in a ditch than ask for an extension to the brexit deadline. he has also said he will obey the law. but here at the court of session today, we learned two things, really, we learnt that the government will write a letter is required by the benn act, asking for an extension to the brexit deadline if no deal is in place by october the 19th. we also learnt that it will be the prime minister who writes that letter. clea r? well, not exactly. because as

gareth barlow reports.f santiago for the first time since the end of the military dictatorship. the curfew too and unrest has been extended for a second night. the curfew to end unrest has been extended for a second night. translation: i am convinced that democracy not only has the right, but has the obligation to defend itself using all the instruments that democracy provides, and the rule of law. to combat those who want to destroy it. protests began after a rise in ticket prices for the capital's metro, a decision which has been reversed. but anger has widened among the huge inequality between the rich and the poor. parts of santiago's transport system have been destroyed. but on sunday, residents help with the clean—up. but on sunday, residents helped with the clean—up. translation: it would have been nice if everyone came down and banged on pots and protested other ways, but this? not even when we have the conflict with pinochet did we touch the metro. we know the matter is for us. now look at this. th

gareth barlow reports.ngled wreckage of the vintage aircraft. the b—i7 flying fortress reported difficultiess just five minutes after takeoff. the tower was advised that there was an issue with the aircraft. we don't know exactly how that was relayed, whether it was relayed as a mechanical issue. but that there was an issue with the aircraft in an attempted to circle around. emergency services rushed to the aid of the three crew and ten passengers. the aircraft is a second world war icon, around 13,000 were produced. just a handful are still flying. we did observe that the aircraft was not gaining altitude. the aircraft attempted to return to the runway, it circled around the airport, but, unfortunately, upon touchdown the aircraft obviously lost control. eyewitnesses said the crash caused houses to shake and a fireball to erupt into the sky. an investigation is under way. gareth barlow, bbc news. stay with us on bbc news, still to come: giving the bard a bad name. the royal shakespeare company cuts ties wi

gareth barlow, bbc news.by the british government to hold another meaningful vote on borisjohnson's brexit deal. the prime minister was hoping to win approval for the agreement to allow the uk to leave the european union, as he's promised, at the end of the month. many members of parliament are worried they don't have enough time to scrutinise the 110—page bill that would turn mrjohnson's brexit deal into law. this from our political correspondent, jonathan blake. we are now into a period where the government is trying to get to parliament what is cold, as you say, the withdrawal agreement bill, and thatis the withdrawal agreement bill, and that is the 110 page piece of legislation which translates the brexit deal reached by the prime minister with the european union into uk law. and, if it is passed, and it's a big if at this stage, that will count as the uk's ratification of the brexit deal and it would then be over to the european parliament to do the same. but there was no straight yes or no vote in the h

gareth barlow reports.ngers resist, that was the call as protesters formed human chains, as they defied a ban on facemasks while demonstrating. everyone knows carrie lam is messing up hong kong. this is why she is pushing through with the emergency law. we all expect the next step to be imposing a curfew. this is a tool, a way to suppress hong kong people. carrie lam has not learnt from this and has not done anything to appease us. she is just constantly suppressing us. throughout the city, shops and transport hubs remain closed after a spike in violence. in a televised address, hong kong's chief executive carrie lam pledged to quash the violence. fellow citizens, hong kong had a very dark night last night because of the extreme acts of the rioters. today, the city is semi—paralysed. everyone is worried or even afraid. the government will act with the utmost determination to curb violence. months of protests have paralysed hong kong hand have proven a stern test of the laws that provide greater freedoms com

gareth barlow, bbc news. blocked an attempt by the british government to hold another meaningful vote on borisjohnson's brexit deal. the prime minister was hoping to win approval for the agreement to allow the uk to leave the european union, as he's promised, at the end of the month. many members of parliament are worried they don't have enough time to scrutinise all 110 pages of the bill that would turn mrjohnson's brexit deal into law. world leaders and foreign royalty are gathering to attend the enthronement of japan's emperor naruhito. the ceremony officially marks the emperor's ascension to the chrysanthemum throne. his father abdicated earlier this year. our correspondent, mariko oi, is in tokyo. despite the weather it is a significant day forjapan. of course, for many viewers who were watching us back in may, you might be wondering "didn't they have this ceremony for emperor naruhito to take the throne?" and it did happen. on the first of may, he took the throne and, of course, the new era, reiwa, star

gareth barlow, bbc news. they're investigating reports that turkey has used chemical weapons against civilians in northern syria. the republican leader in the us senate — mitch mcconnell — has criticised president trump — saying the withdrawal of american troops from syria was a ‘grave mistake'. turkish forces have been criticised after doctors say an increasing number of children are being treated for severe burns. two american astronauts have completed the first—all women spacewalk. christina koch and jessica meir spent more than seven hours replacing a failed power unit outside the international space station. they were congratulated by president trump via a video link during their walk. nasa abandoned a previous all—female mission in march because of a shortage of spacesuits to fit women. we are at westminster this morning, it's an extraordinary day. the commons will be sitting, the brexit vote will be happening. it's all about numbers. but can the pm get enough support from across the commons? lets take