Hong Kong protesters hit the streets as China marks 70th anniversary

An activist involved in anti-government protests in Hong Kong has been shot in the chest by police during a clash. The incident came as thousands of people demonstrated in defiance of a protest ban for the 70th anniversary of Communist rule in China.

Also in the programme: The British Prime Minister Boris Johnson says the reality of Brexit means there will have to be customs checks in Ireland; and the World Health Organisation says alcohol consumption in Russia has fallen by forty percent since 2003.

Picture: Pro-democracy protesters marked the 70th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China in Hong Kong through demonstrations as the city remains on the edge with the anti-government movement entering its fourth month. Credit: Getty Images.