i'm lewis vaughan jones. our top stories: in hong kong, some of the worst street battles yet between protestors and police spill over into the underground system, and continue late into the night. it's the very centre of hong kong — and look at it. they warned them not to protest today. the government building under siege, and it's complete mayhem. tens of thousands take to the streets across britain to protest against prime minister borisjohnson‘s decision to suspend parliament. a major battle is continuing in the afghan city of kunduz as the taliban launch attacks on the security forces and coming up — circling over the bahamas — the us national hurricane center says storm dorian poses an immediate threat, as it heads towards the islands. hello, and welcome to world news today. it's 4am in hong kong — where police have just finished a press conference defending themselves against accusations of excessive force against protestors. it's been one of the most violent days since demonstrations began 13 weeks ago

i'm lewis vaughan jones. our top stories. a shooting at a shopping mall in el paso texas, details are still coming in but police are reporting mutliple deaths. police fire tear gas in hong kong as anti—government protests continue for the ninth consecutive weekend. another week and, under the serious matter in hong kong as the right police come in with full blast to try to clear the streets. —— the riot police. hello and welcome to world news today. we begin with some breaking news from texas, where police are reporting multiple deaths after a shooting. it happened in el paso which is located in the far west of the state, right on the border with mexico at the cielo vista shopping centre. details are still coming in but local authorities in el paso say there up to 20 casualties, and and at least one suspect is in police custody. let's get the lastest from peter bowes who's in los angeles. what is the latest? we are beginning to hear from what is the latest? we are beginning to hearfrom some what is the latest? we are beginnin

i'm lewis vaughan jones. our top stories. 20 people are killed in el paso in texas when a gunman opened fire on shoppers in a busy store. police are treating the attack as a possible hate crime. prosecutors say they will seek the death penalty for the 21—year—old man in custody. just hours later in a second mass shooting, 24—year—old connor betts is identified as the man who shot dead nine people in a bar in dayton, ohio. he was killed by police. and more clashes in hong kong between police and pro—democracy protestors, ahead of a planned strike on monday. hello and welcome to world news today. two mass shootings just hours apart have killed 29 people in a weekend of violence in the united states. the first in el paso, texas — close to the mexican border — is being treated as a possible hate crime against the city's majority hispanic community. then, just hours later, a gunman killed nine people in dayton, ohio, before being shot dead at the scene by police. more on that in a moment, but first the el paso sho

and i am lewis vaughan—jones in london.osing new trade tariffs on chinese imports after this week's trade talks fail to reach agreement. aid workers battling a year—long out make of ebola in eastern congo appealfor an make of ebola in eastern congo appeal for an international borders to remain open. let's now take a look at some front pages from around the world. the japan times has this picture of two recently elected politicians. they are the country's first lawmakers with severe disabilities, both of whom had been pushing for changes to welfare services that aid people with special needs. meanwhile, the south china morning post reports that the hong kong justice secretary pushed police to charge protesters with writing offences this week. the newspaper describes the move as a eagerness by the authorities to send the message to demonstrators. and finally, the philippine star which leads with a multibillion—dollar corruption scandal that hit the country's gambling agency. the paper asked that president duterte will be nami

this is bbc news with lewis vaughan jones.n arson attack on a house in west yorkshire. police say they're treating the incident in heckmondwike as attempted murder. two young girls, aged 16 and 11, were in the house at the time. a warning that alasdair gill's report does contain some flashing images. for in the morning and a house in heckmondwike is on fire. 0ne—bedroom is completely ablaze. neighbours say the fire was started deliberately took hold within seconds with a family of four still inside. you could hear the screaming and i got up could hear the screaming and i got up to look out the window and i saw the smoke and flames were licking out the doors, the windows, the back, the loft, it was just every bit of the house was in flames. west yorkshire police says this was an arson attack and is treating it as a case of attempted murder. they want anyone who has information about people acting suspiciously or of males buying petrol in cans to get in touch. ten minutes before the fire started, this cctv captured two people wa

this is bbc news, i'm lewis vaughan—jones. the headlines at 8pm. serious about fighting crime, the government promise 10,000 more prison places in england and wales, and extend police stop and search powers, to tackle knife crime. the use of stop and search in the right, legal and professional way drives the right outcomes, and that is what we are seeking to do. lawyers for the alleged victims of the multi—millionaire businessman and convicted sex offender jeffrey epstein say his death shouldn't stop the investigation into his alleged crimes. china tells the uk to stop interfering in hong kong's affairs, as police again use tear gas, on thousands of protesters. going underground —

i'm lewis vaughan jones.—— running battles and brutal violence in hong kong in some of the worst clashes yet between police and protesters. it is the very centre of hong kong, and look at it. they warned them not to protest today. the government buildings under siege and it is complete mayhem. tens of thousands take to the streets across britain to protest against prime minister borisjohnson's decision to suspend parliament. fierce fighting in the northern afghan city of kunduz as a taliban suicide bombing leaves at least ten people dead. and bearing down on the bahamas — hurricane dorian threatens catastrophic damage.

this is bbc news i'm lewis vaughan jones. mall in el paso texas. reports from the us say at least 19 people have been killed. police fire teargas in hong kong as anti—government protests continue for the ninth consecutive weekend. talks to avert strike action at heathrow resume on sunday, but more than 170 flights next week are already cancelled. and the belfast pride event gets a special visitor — the irish prime minister leo varadker.

i'm lewis vaughan jones. between protestors and police spill over into the underground system, and continue late into the night. it's the very centre of hong kong — and look at it. they warned them not to protest today. the government building under siege, and it's complete mayhem. tens of thousands take to the streets across britain to protest against prime minister borisjohnson‘s decision to suspend parliament. a major battle is continuing in the afghan city of kunduz as the taliban launch attacks on the security forces and coming up — circling over the bahamas — the us national hurricane center says storm dorian poses

i'm lewis vaughan jones. our top stories...panies to look at ways to close their operations in china after beijing says it's imposing more tariffs on us goods. the eu threatens to block a huge trade deal with south america, unless brazil curbs forest fires blamed on president bolsonaro's policies. firefighters in the state most affected by the amazon fires have been working here for the past two weeks, using blowers and water to put out the flames but resources are an issue here as it is a vast area with few people on the ground. and russia launches the world's first floating nuclear power

i'm lewis vaughan jones. the headlines at five. prince andrew says "at no stage" did he "see or suspect" any criminal behaviour that subsequently led to the arrest and conviction of disgraced financierjeffrey epstein. the prime minister has said he will urge president trump at the g7 summit not to escalate a trade war with china. the state of global trade, i'm very worried about the way it is going, the growth of protectionism of tariffs we are seeing. the uk thrives mightily on the open and outward—looking free trading nation, that is what we are going to be promoting. the prime minister has been warned against forever being known as "mr no—deal" over brexit. donald tusk also said the eu will not co—operate with leaving europe without an agreement. i still hope that prime minster johnson would not like to go down in history as mr no—deal. brazil's president has bowed to international pressure and ordered the armed forces to tackle the record number of fires in the amazon forest. british airways is facing anger from thousands of pa

this is bbc news, i'm lewis vaughan jones.witness or suspect any behaviour of the sort" that subsequently led to the arrest and conviction of disgraced financierjeffrey epstein. the prime minister has said he will urge president trump at the g7 summit not to escalate a trade war with china. the state of global trade, i'm very worried about the way it is going, the growth of protectionism of tariffs we are seeing. the uk thrives mightily on the open and outward—looking free trading nation, that is what we are going to be promoting. ahead of the summit, the prime minister has been warned against forever being known as "mr no—deal" over brexit. donald tusk also said the eu will not co—operate with leaving europe without an agreement.

i'm lewis vaughan jones. our top stories: tunning battles and brutal violence —— running battles and brutal violence in hong kong in some of the worst clashes yet between police and protesters. it is the very centre of hong kong, and look at it. they warned them not to protest today. the government buildings under siege and it is complete mayhem. tens of thousands take to the streets across britain to protest against prime minister borisjohnson‘s decision to suspend parliament. fierce fighting in the northern afghan city of kunduz as a taliban suicide bombing leaves at least ten people dead. and bearing down on the bahamas — hurricane dorian threatens catastrophic damage. it could hit the islands within hours. hello and welcome to bbc news. riot police have stormed a metro station in hong kong, using batons to beat passengers in the latest round of clashes with pro—democracy campaigners. and police confirm two officers fired live rounds into the air during operations to clear protesters from the streets. tens

this is bbc news, i'm lewis vaughan jones. the headlines at 3pm.he g7 summit that he risks forever being known as "mr no—deal" over brexit i still hope that prime minster johnson would not like to go down in history as mr no—deal. borisjohnson said in reply it would be the eu's donald tusk who will be known as "mr no—deal brexit" if he doesn't listen to uk demands. president trump and other world leaders have also arrived for the summit, which looks set to focus on trade. prince andrew has said he did not "see, witness or suspect any behaviour of the sort that subsequently led to his arrest and conviction" of disgraced financierjeffrey

this is bbc news, i'm lewis vaughan jones. the headlines at 3pm. the prime minister hits back at a warning from donald tusk ahead of the g7 summit that he risks forever being known as "mr no—deal" over brexit i still hope that prime minster johnson would not like to go down in history as mr no—deal. borisjohnson said in reply it would be the eu's donald tusk who will be known as "mr no—deal brexit" if he doesn't listen to uk demands. president trump and other world leaders have also arrived for the summit, which looks set to focus on trade. prince andrew has said he did not "see, witness or suspect any behaviour of the sort that subsequently led to his arrest and conviction" of disgraced financierjeffrey epstein. brazil's president has bowed to international pressure and ordered the armed forces to tackle a record number of wildfires raging in the amazon forest. tens of thousands of british airways passengers could be affected, as pilots are to strike next month, in a dispute over pay. it's not looking good for england's hopes of regaining the ashe

i'm lewis vaughan jones. bye—bye. hello. next few days. not good news for those parts of the uk already so badly affected by flooding. you can see on the satellite picture this area of cloud rotating. ahead of its tribes of cloud bringing showery rain —— stra ps cloud bringing showery rain —— straps of cloud. printing into the eastern side of northern ireland for a time down into wales in the south—west. we take that band of cloud and moisture, some showery rain, and we push it eastwards as the day wears on. and as that moisture works into northern england and scotland it will kick off some hit and miss heavy downpours and thunderstorms. would be thejuxiao for wales in the south—west, but equally over high ground. many spots here will be dry. east anglia and the south—east phenomena dry through the south—east phenomena dry through the day. although it will be fairly cloudy, temperatures will get up to 25 or 26 with a few glimmers of brightness. for northern england, central and southern england, there isa central and souther

i'm lewis vaughan jones. the headlines at five.rest and conviction of disgraced financierjeffrey epstein. the prime minister has said he will urge president trump at the g7 summit not to escalate a trade war with china. the state of global trade, i'm very worried about the way it is going, the growth of protectionism of tariffs we are seeing. the uk thrives mightily on the open and outward—looking free trading nation, that is what we are going to be promoting. the prime minister has been warned against forever being known as "mr no—deal" over brexit. donald tusk also said the eu will not co—operate with leaving europe without an agreement. i still hope that prime minster johnson would not like to go down

this is bbc news i'm lewis vaughan jones. our top stories: a shooting at a shopping mall in el paso texas. reports from the us say at least 19 people have been killed. police fire teargas in hong kong as anti—government protests continue for the ninth consecutive weekend. talks to avert strike action at heathrow resume on sunday, but more than 170 flights next week are already cancelled. and the belfast pride event gets a special visitor — the irish prime minister leo varadker. hello and welcome to bbc news. the attorney—general in the us state of texas says that between 15 20 people have been killed in a gun attack on a shopping centre in city of el paso. police have arrested the suspected gunman described as a "white male in his twenties" but not yet established a motive for the attack. he has been named by us media as patrick crusius. our north america correspondent chris buckler has been following developments. oh, my god. families were out shopping on a saturday morning when they were advised to run. run, run, run. insid

this is bbc news, i'm lewis vaughan jones. the headlines at 2pm. donald tusk warns borisjohnson against forever being known as "mr no deal", and says the eu will not co—operate with leaving europe without an agreement. i still hope that prime minsiter johnson would not like to go down in history as mr no deal. president trump joins other world leaders in the french resort of biarritz for the g7 summit. the fires burning in the amazon are among the issues to be discussed by g7 leaders, as brazil's president orders troops to be sent in, to help fight the blazes. tens of thousands of british airways passengers could be affected as pilots are to strike next month, in a dispute over pay. medical leaders call for more to be done about the ongoing shortage of hormone replacement therapy. it's not looking good for england's hopes of regaining the ashes, they need 359 in the third test at headingley. and coming up talking movies explores the role of the producer in both big hollywood productions and smaller independent films. the european council president,

i'm lewis vaughan jones. our top stories... president trump orders american companies to look at ways to close their operations in china after beijing says it's imposing more tariffs on us goods. the eu threatens to block a huge trade deal with south america, unless brazil curbs forest fires blamed on president bolsonaro's policies. firefighters in the state most affected by the amazon fires have been working here for the past two weeks, using blowers and water to put out the flames but resources are an issue here as it is a vast area with few people on the ground. and russia launches the world's first floating nuclear power station in the arctic. hello and welcome to world news today. finacial markets have been tumbling after donald trump has waded deeper into the us—china trade war. this time the us president said he was ordering us companies to look at ways to close their operations in china and make more products in america. on twitter he said... "our great american companies are hereby ordered to immediately start looking

i‘m lewis vaughan jones. police are treating the attack as a possible hate crime. prosecutors say they will seek the death penalty for the 21—year—old man in custody. just hours later in a second mass shooting, 24—year—old connor betts is identified as the man who shot dead nine people in a bar in dayton, ohio. he was killed by police. and more clashes in hong kong between police and pro—democracy protestors, ahead of a planned strike on monday.

i'm lewis vaughan jones with bbc world news.s special status, if necessary, at the united nations. indian—administered kashmir is still under lockdown, with telephone lines cut and thousands of extra troops on the streets. the chinese government has warned democracy protesters in hong kong, china that "those who play with fire will perish by it". it's also staged displays of mainland security forces practicing putting down riots. and this video is trending on bbc.com. a man who was filmed tipping a fridge—freezer off a hillside road in spain has been handed a punishment to fit the crime. the local authorities made him and a friend carry the fridge back up to the top of this slope and fined him $50,000. that's it. stay with bbc world news.

i'm lewis vaughan jones with bbc world news. heir of the al-qaeda leader osama bin laden, is dead. he's understood to have died in a military operation, but us officials have not given any details of how he died. the us federal reserve has cut interest rates for the first time in more than a decade. the american central bank said the rate would be lowered by 0.25%. and this video is trending on bbc.com. a toddler in china has miraculously survived a six—storey fall, caught by passers—by holding out a blanket below. chinese authorities reported the good news that he not only survived, but got away without injury. that's all. stay with bbc world news. the top story in the uk: the government has announced more than £2 billion

i'm lewis vaughan jones. our top stories: nato blames russia after the collapse of a cold war nuclear deal between the us and moscow. we do not want a new arms race. that is the reason why we will respond in a measured and defensive way. the head of brazil's government agency that monitors deforestation in the amazon, quits his job and calls president bolsonaro ‘a coward'. vast swathes of arctic siberia are ablaze after intense summer temperatures and high winds. we have a special report. hello and welcome to bbc news. the united states has officially withdrawn from an arms control pact with russia that dates back to the cold war. the intermediate—range nuclear forces treaty was a landmark agreement at the time but now the us accusses russia of violating it — which moscow denies. the fear is that without the restrictions a new arms race could get underway. the bbc‘s diplomatic correspondent james landale has more. it was a crucial moment towards the ending of the cold war. the moment in 1987 when the leaders

i'm lewis vaughan jones.ear deal between the us and moscow. we do not want a new arms race. that is the reason why we will respond in a measured and defensive way. the head of brazil's government agency that monitors deforestation in the amazon, quits his job and calls president bolsonaro ‘a coward'. vast swathes of arctic siberia are ablaze after intense summer temperatures and high winds.

this is bbc news, i'm lewis vaughan jones. the headlines at 2pm.pe without an agreement. i still hope that prime minsiter johnson would not like to go down in history as mr no deal. president trump joins other world leaders in the french resort of biarritz for the g7 summit. the fires burning in the amazon are among the issues to be discussed by g7 leaders, as brazil's president orders troops to be sent in, to help fight the blazes. tens of thousands of british airways passengers could be affected as pilots are to strike next month, in a dispute over pay. medical leaders call for more to be done

i'm lewis vaughan jones. our top stories.ut police are reporting mutliple deaths. police fire tear gas in hong kong as anti—government protests continue for the ninth consecutive weekend. another week and, under the serious matter in hong kong as the right police come in with full blast to try to clear the streets. —— the riot police. hello and welcome to world news today. we begin with some breaking news from texas,

i'm lewis vaughan jones. the headlines at seven: new measures on law and order, saying it's "serious about fighting crime — the government promise 10,000 more prison places in england and wales, and extend police stop and search powers, to tackle knife crime. the use of stop and search in the right legal and professional way drives the right kind of outcomes and that is effectively what we are seeking to do. lawyers for the alleged victims of the multi—millionaire businessman and convicted sex offender — jeffrey epstein — say his death — shouldn't stop the investigation into his alleged crimes. china tells the uk to "stop interfering" in hong kong's affairs, as police again use tear gas, on thousands of protesters. going underground, how these fighter planes get repaired with a high tech fix. and manchester uniteds hit four against chelsea — that and the rest of the day's sport in sportsday in half an hour. good evening. the government has announced a package of measures on law and order, saying it's "serious

i'm lewis vaughan jones.o not want a new arms race. that is the reason why we will respond in a defensive way. the head of brazil's government agency that monitors deforestation in the amazon, quits his job and calls president bolsonaro ‘a coward'. vast swathes of arctic siberia are ablaze after intense summer temperatures and high winds. we have a special report.

this is bbc news, i'm lewis vaughan—jones. the headlines at 8pm.ew measures on law and order — saying it's serious about fighting crime, the government promise 10,000 more prison places in england and wales, and extend police stop and search powers, to tackle knife crime. the use of stop and search in the right, legal and professional way drives the right outcomes, and that is what we are seeking to do. lawyers for the alleged victims of the multi—millionaire businessman and convicted sex offender jeffrey epstein say his death shouldn't stop the investigation into his alleged crimes. china tells the uk to stop interfering in hong kong's affairs, as police again use tear gas, on thousands of protesters. going underground — how these fighter planes get repaired with a high tech fix. manchester united get off to a winning start in their premier league campaign, hitting four against chelsea. and in half an hour, the travel show heads to lebanon to find out how beirut is trying to regain its reputation as the entertainment capital of the middle east. go