china correspondent stephen mcdonnell reports.ists in their thousands are back on the streets of hong kong, ending the quiet of coronavirus. beijing has introduced new security legislation for the city. they are attempting to resist it. protesters say it elevates acts of dissent and government opposition to treason and sedition, potentially meaning serious jail time if you, for example, call for hong kong independence. we are worried that the chinese communist party make use of the evil law to further suppress hong kong people. following last year's summer of rebellion, more than 7,000 protesters have been charged with public assembly and rioting crimes. before the end of the year, they could be accused of trying to overthrow the communist party. but china's leaders say the law will mean a better atmosphere for business, and that it should be applauded rather than feared. translation: this targets a very narrow category of acts that seriously jeopardise national security. it has no impact on hong kong's high degree of autonomy, or

stephen mcdonnell, bbc news, beijing. stay with us on bbc news.ce prepares to open its doors to domestic tourists, offering some relief to an industry hit hard by the country's lockdown. in the biggest international sporting spectacle ever seen, up to 30 million people have taken part in sponsored athletics events to aid famine relief in africa. the first of what the makers of star wars hope will be thousands of queues started forming at 7:00am. taunting which led to scuffles, scuffles to fighting, fighting to full—scale riot, as the liverpool fans broke out of their area and into the juventus enclosure. the belgian police had lost control. the whole world will mourn the tragic death of mr nehru today. he was the father of the indian people on the day of independence. the oprah winfrey show comes to an end after 25 years and more than 4,500 episodes. the chat show has made her one of the richest people on the planet. geri halliwell, otherwise known as 'ginger spice,‘ has announced she has left the spice girls. argh, i don't believe it. she's the o

stephen mcdonnell, bbc news, beijing.he latest coronavirus developments from around the world. president trump has suspended travel from brazil, a major new hotspot in the coronavirus pandemic. south africa's president cyril ramaphosa has warned that the coronavirus situation in his country is going to get far worse. he says a third of the country's more than 22,000 cases for covid—i9 were recorded last week. austria's president alexander van der bellen, has apologised for staying at a vienna restaurant beyond a coronavirus—related cu rfew. he said he'd been out with his wife and friends, but had forgotten what time it was. good news for sports fans — professional teams can return to their training facilities in new york after getting the green light from the state's governor. there will be no live audiences but people can watch from home. and muslims around the world celebrated the first day of the eid al—fitr holiday — but many avoided visiting family and friends due to the lockdown restrictions in most parts of the wor

stephen mcdonnell, bbc news, beijing.hit several cruise ships across the world — with passengers and crew trapped on board while waiting for permission to dock. the majority of passengers have now been evacuated back to land — but thousands of ship crew are still trapped on several boats. in us waters alone — the coast guard estimates that more than 511,000 crew members are stranded. let's speak now to caio saldanha — a brazilian dj who's been at sea for more than 65 days. asimple a simple question, how are you? well, i'm doing to make each day day by day. it's really hard to tell how amiin by day. it's really hard to tell how am i in general. i'm doing day by day. right now i'm feeling fine. you've been trying to get home for two months, is that right? yes, that is right. i've already got five dates to come back to brazil, but it was always cancelled. it was really frustrating. what do you do all day on board the ship? well, i stay in the cabin, i go to eat, i sleep, and i try to do my best to learn something while i'm h

stephen mcdonnell, bbc news, beijing.hina and the united states has been china's handling of the coronavirus outbreak in wuhan. in the latest escalation, china's foreign minister has warned that certain us interests are pushing for ‘a new cold war‘ in their condemnation of beijing. i'm joined now from los angeles california by jonathan pollack, who is a nonresident senior fellow in the center for east asia policy at the brookings institution. has the outbreak excluded old fault lines between china and the united states were created new ones as look to some extent it has created new wins but i think it's reflective of a very grim atmosphere present in the us china relationship. the question is whether or not in this context there would be the possibility for any resumption of tolerable cooperation. in the trumpet ministration seemingly trying to use china —related issues in the upcoming residential campaign. can it powerful superpower like china and the united states learn to coexist? i guess the short a nswer learn to coe

china correspondent stephen mcdonnell reports.ivists in their thousands are back on the streets of hong kong, ending the quiet of coronavirus. beijing has introduced new security legislation for the city. they are attempting to resist it. protesters say it elevates acts of dissent and government opposition to treason and sedition, potentially meaning serious jail time if you, for example, call for hong kong independence. we are worried that the chinese communist party make use of the evil law to further suppress hong kong people. following last year's summer of rebellion, more than 7,000 protesters have been charged with public assembly and rioting crimes. before the end of the year, they could be accused of trying to overthrow the communist party. but china's leaders say the law will mean a better atmosphere for business, and that it should be applauded rather than feared. translation: this targets a very narrow category of acts that seriously jeopardise national security. it has no impact on hong kong's high degree of autonomy,

stephen mcdonnell, bbc news, beijing.mentioned, the china's annual national people's congress — the most important political event for the communist party — is under way in beijing. and in addition to the brewing tensions with hong kong over the proposed security law, this year's congress has also seen an escalation in beijing's war of words with the united states. china's foreign minister warned that certain us interests are pushing for what he called ‘a new cold war‘ in their condemnation of beijing's handling of the coronavirus outbreak. natasha kassam is a china expert at the lowy institute and former australian diplomat in beijing. she joins us from sydney. natasha, i have been to some of these national peoples congresses. you don't necessarily get huge amounts of breaking news but you do find out what the communist party wa nts you find out what the communist party wants you to know. what are they telling you this year? the most important thing they are telling us this year is that there won't be a gdp growth target

stephen mcdonnell, bbc news, beijing.ockdowns and social distancing, muslims around the world have begun celebrating eid al—fitr. the "festival of the breaking of the fast" is one of islam's two major celebrations. traditionally, whole communities turn out to attend eid prayers at their local mosques. but with many countries still under coronavirus restrictions, eid is very different this year — including here in the uk, where some mosques are streaming their services live on social media. turkey, which had one of the fastest growing coronavirus outbreaks in the world, says it's turning the tide. the rate of infection is slowing to its lowest level, since the first recorded case back in march. the authorities say a nationwide contact tracing system, involving almost 6,000 teams, has been key. from istanbul, our international correspondent, 0rla guerin reports. how do you track a virus that sweeps unseen through a city? in istanbul, home to more than 16 million, the answer is — you don't waste a minute. right from the very

stephen mcdonnell, bbc news, beijing.t in response. it says china's decision to impose the new national security law on hong kong lies in direct conflict with its international obligations under the principles of the legally—binding, un—registered sino—british joint declaration. morgan ortagus, spokesperson for the us department of state, has told the bbc this is a pivotal moment for the people of hong kong. people of hong kong are already losing out to the chinese communist party. the people of hong kong have been threatened and harassed and detained by the chinese communist party for the past year. and so, we know that they are the ones that suffer most from these actions by general secretary xhi. we will do everything we can to stand by the people of hong kong and stand up for the rule of law and what is right. we know that this is a series of broken promises that the chinese communist party makes to the world when they never had any intention of keeping those premises. they say is, again, ithink, keeping those premise

stephen mcdonnell, bbc news, beijing.in tumour. tatiusi ratucaucau was ineligible for free nhs treatment due to his immigration status. he's one of a number of com monwealth vetera ns who are now taking legal action against the government over their rights to remain in the uk, as our defence correspondent, jonathan beale reports. growing up in fiji, taitusi ratucaucau had a dream to play rugby and tojoin the british army. he fulfilled both, but now passing a rugby ball is part of his therapy after major surgery to remove a brain tumour. medical treatment that's left him with a bill of nearly £30,000, which he can't afford. taitusi served in the british army for more than a decade with tours of iraq and afghanistan. when he left in 2011, he thought he'd be looked after by the country he served, and which his family's made home. but in hospital, he found out he wouldn't be treated like any other veteran, and would have to pay the nhs as an overseas patient. right now, i feel betrayed because i gave my life to fight for this

stephen mcdonnell, bbc news, beijing.the cabin crew “— passengers, the rest of the cabin crew —— make the rest were the pilots and cabin crew. we‘ll build bring you more details in the aftermath of this crash the hours ahead. new research shows that patients who suffer the most from coronavirus also have extremely low numbers of a particular immune cell called a t—cell. uk scientists and critical care doctors have now embarked on a clinical trial of a treatment that boosts the numbers of these cells. victoria gill has more. for an unlucky minority of patients, covid—19 is a cruel disease, and it‘s one with no specific treatment. but an examination of blood samples taken from 60 hospital patients has now revealed a vital clue — the samples show that those with the most severe form of the disease also had extremely low numbers of a particular virus—fighting immune cell called a t cell. it is a very specific type of t cell, the one that we need to remove these virus—infected cells, that appears to be getting into so much tro