nick beake their reporting.ent stripped it of its special status. normal life has been affected and hundreds of weddings have been cancelled as a result. the bbc met one bride in srinagar who had been preparing for her wedding for months. ijust want you have been watching newsday. i'm kasia madera in london. and i'm rico hizon in singapore. stay with us. another year, another iphone. tech giants apple unveils their latest model in california, but will they be able dodge the fallout from the us—china trade war? good morning. we really are experiencing all flavours of autumn this week. it was rather cool and disappointing on monday, wasn't it? but tuesday made up for it. some lovely spells of sunshine for most of us — as you can see by this beautiful weather watcher picture sent in from leeds. however, today it's again a different story. we are seeing some wet and windy weather arriving, so some rain at times today and a noticeable blustery wind. and that's because of the remnants of ex—hurricane dorian. an area o

nick beake, bbc news, hong kong. the trade union representing almost 50,000 us workers at general motors says they will go on strike from midnight on sunday. the united auto workers said significant differences remained with the gm management and industrial action was being taken as a last resort. the union has been fighting to stop gm from closing car assembly plants in ohio and michigan. president trump has defended supreme courtjustice brett kavanaugh after the new york times published fresh allegations about his conduct as a student at yale university in the 1980's. last year, judge kavanaugh denied accusations of sexual misconduct made against him by two women during his confirmation to the supreme court. 0ur correspondent in washington david willis explains the latest allegations. two new york times journalists who are about to publish a book on this whole affair has alleged that there was sexual misconduct on the part of brett kavanaugh involving a former classmate at yale, and a female classmate at yale, both

nick beake has the latest. how much longer can this go on?e the authorities just can't extinguish. hardcore pro—democracy activists are not backing down, in what is a chinese city, even setting alight the police's latest weapon to try to wash away this protest movement. this the police have decided enough is enough. they're making use of water cannon as well as the tear gas. it's worked for a time, but we've just seen that this hard core of protesters just keep on coming back. because this is now the sunday afternoon past—time for the radical youth of hong kong. some say it's gone too far. hitting the economy and frightening off tourists. why not film you? because our identity is our possession. can ijust ask you, why do you think violence is still the answer? inaudible earlier, tens of thousands had marched peacefully, defying the threat of arrest. and demanding an investigation into alleged police brutality and demanding more freedoms for hong kong. # god save the queen... others, in much smaller numbers, called on britain to stand up for i

nick beake reports from hong kong we have now seen 99 days of this.e authorities just can't extinguish. hardcore pro—democracy activists are not backing down, in what is a chinese city, even setting alight the police‘s latest weapon to try to wash away this protest movement. the police have decided enough is enough. they're making use of water cannon as well as the tear gas. it's worked for a time, but we've just seen that these hard core of protesters just keep on coming back. because this is how sunday afternoons now unfold in hong kong. a radical element on the attack. but some say it's gone too far, hitting the economy and frightening off tourists. why not film you? can ijust ask you, why do you think violence is still the answer? earlier, tens of thousands had marched peacefully, defying the threat of arrest and demanding an investigation into alleged police brutality, and demanding more freedoms for hong kong. # god save the queen...# others, in much smaller numbers, called on britain to stand up for its former colony. but china has warned both

nick beake, bbc news, hong kong.in england and wales is now rising again for the fourth year running. there were over 43,000 offences in the year to march — the highest since records began. over 4,000 were in the west midlands, where nearly 700 children were the victims last year. well the west midlands police have launched new anti—knife campaign, fronted by a convicted murderer. sadam essakhil was 15 when he and a friend stabbed a man to death. police hope his message — delivered from prison — will have an impact, especially on other young people, as phil mackie reports. i just went out there, feeling that i need to protect myself. and obviously one thing leads to another and you never, ever think you're going to kill someone... the face and voice of killer. when you actually think about it, you don't need that knife. a lot of the times, i used to think i'm protecting myself... sadam essakhil was just 15 when he took another man's life. now, having just turned 20, it's hoped his message, filmed in prison, will pers

nick beake, bbc news, hong kong.efended supreme court justice brett kava naugh after the new york times published fresh allegations about his conduct as a student at yale university in the 1980s. last year, judge kavanaugh denied accusations of sexual misconduct made against him by two women during his confirmation to the supreme court. 0ur correspondent in washington, david willis, explains the latest allegations. two new york times journalist, who are about to publish a book on this whole affair, have alleged that there was sexual misconduct on the part of brett kavanaugh involving a former classmate at yale and a female classmate at yale, both of whom allege he exposed himself in front of them. now, all of this has led to democrats saying that, perhaps, it's time that brett kava naugh‘s nomination was reinvestigated. stay with us on bbc news. still to come: despite a government clampdown, kashmir is in ferment. we have a special report six weeks after the indian government revoked the region's special status. 30 h

nick beake, bbc news, hong kong.a government clampdown, kashmir is in ferment. we have a special report, six weeks after the indian government revoked the region's special status. 30 hours after the earthquake that devastated mexico city, rescue teams still have no idea just how many people have died. there is people alive and there is people not alive. we just can help and give them whatever we've got. a state funeral is being held for princess grace of monaco at the church where she married prince rainier 26 years ago. it looked as though they had come to fight a war, but their mission is to bring peace to east timor, and nowhere on earth needs it more badly. the government's case is being forcefully presented by monsieur badinter, the justice minister. he's campaigned vigorously for the abolition, having once witnessed one of his clients being executed. elizabeth seton spent much of her time at this grotto, and every year, hundreds of pilgrimages are made here. now that she has become a saint, it's expected that t

nick beake, bbc news, hong kong.in the middle east after yesterday's drone attacks on two major saudi oilfacilities. earlier today, the foreign secretary, dominic raab, condemned the incident as a "reckless attempt to damage regional security and disrupt global oil supplies." the houthis — the rebel group the saudis have been fighing in yemen — say they carried out the bombings. but the us secretary of state, mike pompeo, has blamed the houthis' backers, iran — a claim angrily rejected by officials in tehran. nina nanji reports. an increasingly bitter war of words between iran and the united states over who is to blame for the attacks on the heart of saudi arabia's economy. the saudis say half of their oil production has been knocked out after drone strikes on two oilfacilities. houthi rebels in yemen say they were behind the attacks. but the us secretary of state dismissed this, saying there was no evidence the drones came from yemen. in a tweet, he said that "tehran is behind nearly 100 attacks on saudi arabia, whi

nick beake, bbc news, hong kong.he 15th of september, when the royal air force turned the tide against the german luftwaffe in 1940. george dunn, who's 97, undertook the flight to thank people who've raised thousands of pounds for the raf benevolent fund. kathryn stanczyszyn reports. this is how it feels to be back in a spitfire after seven decades. 97—year—old george dunn is no stranger to the skies, joining the raf aged 20. a lot of the battle of britain took place over sussex and kent, so, i did see a lot of it. and i suppose, being young, and looking up there and seeing the aircraft flying around, dogfights with the germans, and i thought, well, i think i'll have some of that. he carried out 44 missions during the second world war for bomber command. when the war ended, he flew spitfires. you couldn't have any instruction on them in those days, because there wasn't a dual aircraft. so, it was a question of getting in and making the best of it. he has since helped the raf benevolent fund raise tens of thousands of

our reporter nick beake sent this update from the very noisy protests. protests in hong kong. if you thought things had died down, they simply haven't. this is the main government headquarters and you can see a handful of protesters all dressed in black. they have molotov cocktails. the police have been responding with tear gas. this is what happens. we have seen it time and again. there was a big rally early on with lots of families involved that was very peaceful, but thenit involved that was very peaceful, but then it descends into this. you get then it descends into this. you get the feeling this will go on for a few more hours to come as they continue to attack the police. who so continue to attack the police. who so far have been holding back. we can takea so far have been holding back. we can take a look at some live pictures from hong kong. it is sunday night there. some police using tear gas. the former mayor has claimed the situation on the streets of hong kong has deteriorated but it seems to have calmed down for now. we saw some pictures from

nick beake, bbc news, hong kong. irish lions — came out as gay at the end of his playing career. daniel davies reports. dawn on the first day of living publicly with hiv. gareth thomas embarked on the ultra endurance ironman wales triathlon today after revealing a medical condition he'd tried to keep secret. i've got hiv, and it's ok, like. that's what i want to learn more than anything. this is how he first came to prominence, breaking records on the rugby field, known to fans as alfie. he came out as gay at the end of his playing career. now, in a bbc documentary, he says he wants to break the stigma of hiv. one of my fears is that all of a sudden who i was prior to people knowing i have hiv might be forgotten. cheering. in fact, on social media and on the streets of tenby today, the support for him was obvious. it's hugely significant for somebody with such a high profile to talk about living with hiv. medical advances means now that somebody on effective treatment can have a normal lifespan, and really importantl

our correspondent nicke beake was at the game.ce again for the young people of hong kong to join together and once again for the young people of hong kong tojoin together and make their voices heard. it's not a rally, though, it's not fights with the police. a5 rally, though, it's not fights with the police. as a football match. although it does seem that tonight's sport does take second place because the biggerfighters sport does take second place because the bigger fighters for the future of their city. and once again they're taking this opportunity in front of the cameras to send a message to beijing that they don't wa nt to message to beijing that they don't want to be a chinese city in the future. well, we had the chinese national anthem being booed and some of the vans have been seen... we can hear passions are really, really running high. in the past the football association in hong kong has been fired because of this sort of gesture, which peter connelly governing body, is seen as political. —— fiefia. the four bombers, th

our reporter, nick beake, sent this update from the very noisy protests.sts in hong kong. look at this. if you thought things were dying down, they're simply not. this is the main government headquarters here and you can see a hardcore of protesters all dressed in black. they are attacking it once again wth bricks, with molotov cocktails. the police have been responding with tear gas. and this is what happens. we have seen it time and again. there was a big rally early on with lots of families involved that was very peaceful, but then it descends into this. you get the feeling this will go on for a few more hours to come as they continue to attack the police, who so far have been holding back. the clear—up operation is continuing, after parts of southern spain experienced some of the heaviest rainfall on record. six people have lost their lives. the spanish prime minister, on a visit to the area, promised to do everything he could to help those affected. simonjones reports. we will now return to bournemouth where the leader of the liberal democrats, jo swi

our correspondent nick beake was at the game. singing.ng to join together and make their voices heard. it's not a rally, though, it's not fights with the police. this is a football match. although it does seem that tonight's sport does take second place because the bigger fight is for the future of their city. and once again they're taking this opportunity in front of all the cameras to send a message to beijing that they don't want to be a chinese city in the future. now, we heard the chinese national anthem being booed and also some of the fans have been singing their own unofficial anthem. you can hear passions are really, really running high. in the past, the football association here in hong kong has been fined because of this sort of gesture, which fifa, the governing body, has deemed to be political. nonetheless, people here think they're sending an important message. the football match, the result tonight, doesn't really matter, because it is the future, the future of this city, the future of these young people which they're talki

tens of thousands of people joined the protest, even though it had been banned. 0ur reporter, nick beakeg kong are on the march. this is the 15th consecutive weekend of protests in hong kong. look at this. if you thought things were dying down, they‘re simply not. this is the main government headquarters here and you can see a hardcore of protesters all dressed in black. they are attacking it once again wth bricks, with molotov cocktails. the police have been responding with tear gas. and this is what happens. we have seen it time and again. there was a big rally early on with lots of families involved that was very peaceful, but then it descends into this. you get the feeling this will go on for a few more hours to come as they continue to attack the police, who so far have been holding back. a new storm has brought heavy rain to the bahamas, almost two weeks after hurricane dorian claimed at least 50 lives — and devastated the islands. tropical storm humberto, is slowly moving north and is expected to become a hurricane either tonight or tomorrow morning. emergency services say 1,300 p

nick beake is there and sent us this report. they have made arrests.is is a pretty tense situation. so far, no tear gas fired, probably because we are indoors, but all the time, we are aware of people coming through. if you just have a look... real anger here. it is clear, it looks like that man and woman have been arrested. this is pretty chaotic. saturday afternoon shopping in this part of hong kong, this was supposed to be a relatively peaceful day ahead of a big rally tomorrow. but as you can see, demonstrators are pouring through, we know they are pro—beijing crowds here and also pro—democracy crowds, that is what is causing this tension. it is clear there has been some sort of clash. the police have come in and as we have just saw, they have been making arrests. five people have died in spain as heavy rain and flash—flooding continue to batter the south—east of the country shutting down regional airports and schools. olivia crellin reports. a woman and her family are hauled to safety. one bag of possessions all they could take with them, as the w

nick beake reports. you can see the police are now running through this shopping centre. arrests and some people are being led away. this isa some people are being led away. this is a pretty tense situation. so far no tear gas fired, probably because we are indoors. but all the time we are aware of people coming through, if you just look... real anger here. it is clear that that man and woman have been arrested. saturday afternoon shopping in this part of hong kong, this was supposed to be a relatively peaceful day ahead of a big rally tomorrow, but as you can see, demonstrators are pouring through. we know that there is a probating crowd here, and also a pro—democracy crowd. that is what is causing this tension. —— pro—beijing crowd. there has been some sort of clash, the police have come through and they have been making arrests. coming up on this week's travel show: i'm finding out how you can get up close, as experts restore one of the world's most famous works of art. oh man, it looks incredible. christa goes wild swimming off the coast of scotland. you know what, it

nick beake is there and sent us this report. you can see people are being led away.doors, but all the time, we are aware of people coming through. if you just have a look... real anger here. it is clear, a lot like that man and woman have been arrested. this is pretty chaotic. saturday afternoon shopping in this part of hong kong, this was supposed to be a relatively peaceful day ahead of a big rally tomorrow. but as you can see, demonstrators are pouring through, we know they are pro—beijing crowds here and also pro—democracy crowds, that is what is causing this tension. it is clear there has been some sort of clash. the police have come in and as we have just saw, they have been making arrests. the united states and brazil have announced plans to support private sector investment and job development in the amazon, which they claim will help protect wildlife and reduce deforestation. it follows international criticism of brazil's handling of the forest‘s worst fires for two decades. the country's space agency says there are still more than 80,000 fires burning acros

our reporter nick beake sent this update from the protests. on the march. "stand with hong kong" is what they are shouting. many people are raising their hands because they have five demands. the government have given into one. they have withdrawn the controversial bill that sparked off the protest three months ago. but still, the protesters want more. in particular they want free elections here. they don't like being given a short list of pro—beijing candidates and so people will be on the march here today. a bit of a carnival atmosphere at the moment. lots of families but what we have seen over the past three months now is that as the big crowds melt away, hard—core protesters come out and there are clashes with the police so we will have to see whether that happens again today, but it is clear that lots of people on the streets, even though the police have tried to ban this, and they warned that anyone here today technically is breaking the law but as you can see, that seems to have little impact here in hong kong. let's ta ke let's take a

nick beak reports from this latest one.or five years and once again people hearing hong kong setting a message to beijing. this is the kind of thing that they really don't like in the chinese capital, and people are making clear that they do not want to be part of china in the future, and of course for the past three months now pro—democracy protests of a taking place and tens of thousands have been progressing tonight can we not in the streets or fighting at the moment but they are here to support the football team in this 2022 world cup qualifying match and the result this evening does not count. he could feel the people are fired up. as there future they are concerned about, not the result on the football field, it's the future of their city that is at stake tonight, and so may people passionately want with their saying in the message they're sending tonight. football and politics intertwining. an iranian female football fan has died a week after she set herself on fire outside a courtroom. sahar khodayari was arrested i

let's talk to our correspondent nick beake, who's in hong kong. very good morning to you.do you think they will last? morning. well, this is the 15th consecutive weekend here in hong kong that we are expecting some form of protest. it has to be said today it looks like it should be a peaceful affair. we have some secondary school students joining togetherfor have some secondary school students joining together for what is looking like a peaceful rally. i think the concern is tomorrow, there is another big march which people are intending to take part in the police have banned this and we have seen in previous weeks and months that when the police have done that it is added to more violence really in terms of people wanting to take on the police and we have seen battles and tear gas being fired and water cannon gushing through the streets. and the big thing here is even though the government have made a concession to the protesters, they have withdrawn this bill that would have withdrawn this bill that would have sent suspects from here in hong kong to mainland china to fac