good afternoon. spanish riot police have clashed with voters in catalonia as they try to stop an independence referendum from taking place. the emergency services say 38 people have been injured in the violence. the spanish central government has ruled the vote illegal this is where three years of as the spanish government sees it, threats from the catalan government they would have a referendum each time it each time - it would this g— this part of the , , , this part of the country, , , size at belgium language - culture and down if"; " " ';”;’ ’ " ”'" down to if"; " " ';”;’ ’ " ”'" now condemned by

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breakaway behaving according to the law and a brea kaway vote behaving according to the law and a breakaway vote in a region the size of belgium cannot go ahead. many voters here dismiss the claim. they have no choice after seeing the massive amount of people wanting to vote, about 80% of the population of the country. they have to vote for this referendum. the legality here, i think we are over legality. it is about freedom and democracy. this is exactly what the catalan government hoped for. bringing the power of politics to the street, illegal or not, people have queued up since friday. the police have been and gone and across catalan at the numbers are growing. that is what this is about. legitimate or not it is turnout that counts. translation: the last seven years the government said say no. and now we the people organised to vote and they send thousands of police and suppress citizens here peacefully waiting to vote. calls for independence in

catalonia have been building for decades. the young and old have taken to the streets. but there are many others who will stay at home, not wanting to see the region split. those voting had been told if large numbers vote overwhelmingly for yes, independence could be declared in 48 hours. both sides claim they have the right to act and neither are backing down. to add to the whole complexity, there are those in catalonia going around with spanish flags saying they want to be part of a union. the european union said it is closely watching events. the belgian prime minister said he condemned all violence and so to the scottish first minister. we do not know where it is going. it is fractures and fever pitch in some polling stations. they said it will end at eight o'clock tonight and they will announce what happens from here. they could announce, we think, independence in 48 hours. gavin,

thank you very much indeed. gavin lee in barcelona. theresa may has announced a series of measures ahead of the conservative party conference she's hoping will appeal to younger voters. there's to be a freeze on tuition fees and students won't have to start paying back loans until they're earning over £25,000 a year. the prime minister says these are the first steps in a wider review of university funding. labour, which has promised to abolish tuition fees, has called the proposals "desperate." 0ur political correspondent alex forsyth reports. the first day of conference. a big day for the prime minister. she has not had much to celebrate lately. theresa may knows she has got a lot to prove to her party and to voters. herfirst pitch is to prove to her party and to voters. her first pitch is to the younger generation with a promise to look again at the wayjewish and these work. when we said that policy what we expected for the range and

diversity in the system. —— jewish and —— university fees. we have got to look at it again. in the meantime some changes had been announced already. university fees will be frozen at £9,250 instead of going up with inflation. the amount graduate earned before they start to repay will go up, from 21,000 up to £25,000 per year. maybe unsurprisingly those at conference who protested were not impressed. unsurprisingly those at conference who protested were not impressedm must be a good thing but preferably we would not be having to pay any fees at all. it should be scrapped and we should bring something else in. the prime minister will say this conference will show the conservatives have something to offer everyone. the first announcements were about domestic policy but what is likely to dominate is the divisive issues of brexit and the future of theresa

may. borisjohnson, brexit and the future of theresa may. boris johnson, leading brexit and the future of theresa may. borisjohnson, leading for manchester this morning, has again been accused of undermining the prime minister. —— leaving for manchester. the prime minister was asked about him this morning. can he be sacked? let's be very clear about what we have here in this government. we have a government determined to build a country that works for everyone. despite some hidden frustration among senior figures, in public there is a united front. boris and i am the rest of the cabinet are entirely behind the prime minister on brexit we know we have to get the best deal for the country and one that works for the rest of the eu. the firm ‘s speech set out a road map to make it happen. the issues and challenges facing the tory party will without doubt emerge. even if only on the edges of this conference. norman smith, assistant political editor, is here in manchester.

theresa may trying to show the conference is not just theresa may trying to show the conference is notjust about brexit? very much so. they do not want it to be brexit and brexit. because it is a difficult issue, a divisive issue and a draining issue. and frankly it probably bores the pants off many voters to go on and on about it. which is why we have a broader agenda with announcements about situation —— universe tvs. and housing. she has got no money for major domestic initiatives. —— university fees. she lacks a majority to push through radical changes and some in her party are determined to keep banging on about brexit and in particular one brian —— boris johnson. brexit and in particular one brian —— borisjohnson. he has been sketching out new red lines and the signs are given the prime minister appears not to be in any mood to

sack him, he will carry on with his outbursts over brexit norman, many thanks. norman smith in manchester. —— over brexit. the former american football star and actor oj simpson has been released from prison. he had been serving nine years in a nevada jailfor armed robbery, assault with a deadly weapon and ten other charges over a confrontation in 2007 at a las vegas hotel. lewis hamilton has extended his lead at the top of the formula one world championship after coming second in the malaysian grand prix. the race was won by 20 year old dutchman max verstappen — as nick parrot reports. 0n pole with his rivals sebastien vettel at the back of the grid. this was hamilton's race to lose. but mercedes struggled for much of the weekend and his lead lasted only three laps. max verstappen charged through with a confidence of a multiple world champion that he overtook. he was no threat to

hamilton's title ambitions. that was not too troubling but his surging through the field was, sebastien vettel. he repeatedly broke the record on his way to fourth position. victory was the perfect birthday present for max verstappen. he turned 20 yesterday. yes! great start of a new decade, well done. he turned 20 yesterday. yes! great start of a new decade, well donem was a bittersweet day for sebastien vettel with a crash damaging his ferrari. repairs could mean a grid penalty next weekend in japan. ferrari. repairs could mean a grid penalty next weekend injapan. it was not the result hamilton hoped for, either. but he still extended his championship lead up to 34 points. you can see more about all today's stories on bbc news. the next bulletin is at ten to six. goodbye for now. you are watching bbc news with me,

ben brown. it is ten past one exactly. more for you now on our main story of this afternoon with spanish writer police breaking into polling stations and confiscating ballot boxes. it is part of their operation to stop the controversial independence referendum going ahead in the north—eastern region of catalonia. catalan officials accused the police of unjustifiable violence after officers fired rubber bullets and used that ons. many people were queueing up for hours to make sure they could cast their ballot today, despite the authorities in madrid banning the poll. i have been smoking to the europe editor for the bbc world service. he said the cata la n bbc world service. he said the catalan garment is going against the central government's wishes. —— speaking. —— catalan government. going to a referendum without

authorisation from madrid, the constitutional court in madrid has said the ballot shouldn't go ahead because they want the time to examine the legality. the spanish and is very unhappy on that basis. there are a lot of other spanish regions with justifiable claims to a greater degree of autonomy. the bask country. the collisions and even valencia to the south of catalonia would kind of claim to greater autonomy and madrid is sending the message that if that is going to happen you have to negotiate properly with us and not go ahead on your own. what we are seeing now with spanish police on streets firing rubber bullets and so on, was it inevitable, that crackdown we are seeing to stop the referendum, or try to stop it? it has been like a slow motion car crash. when the governor took the decision i said repeatedly the ballot would not go ahead, to stop it in the face of a

cata la n ahead, to stop it in the face of a catalan government determined to hold it, of course they have to use some degree of force. the local police, the catalan police, refused the court order to seize ballot boxes and voting materials. it has been led to the national guard, which is the police force controlled by the interior ministry and defence ministry in madrid, to intervene. that brings back echoes of the civil war when madrid was the power, the fascist power, against the republican hold out of catalonia. it brings back very bad memories. andy moore scenes like this we are watching now, it presumably inflames passions and even increases feelings for independence. —— and the more scenes like this. if there were a com pletely scenes like this. if there were a completely constitutional referendum with everybody allowed to vote

freely, would there be a majority for independence in catalonia? no. 0pinion polls showed 45—55 against independence. but what catalan does not like is being told it cannot vote. it would like to hold the exercise. and that is where the madrid government might eventually be seen to have made a tactical error. maybe if they let the ballot go—ahead, there would not have been a vote in favour of independence a nyway a vote in favour of independence anyway or it would have been so close the justification wouldn't be there. max sanders. monarch, the low—cost travel company, has been granted a 24—hour extension to its license to sell package holidays. it means travellers who book holidays with the firm until midnight tonight will be protected against a potential collapse. the airline is in talks with potential investors to find a buyer for part, or all, of its short—haul flight business.

i would say the civil aviation authority assertion that they can sell package holidays today is something of a red herring because as far as something of a red herring because as farasi something of a red herring because as far as i can see something of a red herring because as far as i can see a something of a red herring because as far as i can see a is not selling anything today. not necessarily because people are not confident they will not fly next week or next year but because overnight they have quadrupled prices. iwas year but because overnight they have quadrupled prices. i was checking last night. you could fly almost anywhere for £32, leeds bradford, from manchester, birmingham, luton and gatwick and this morning all the prices have gone up by at least £100. the only thing i can infer is they do not actually want to sell any tickets today. because it would increase their exposure if the worst happened and the airline were to shut down. as simon said in his report everything is going normally today. people are unpacking in lovely places in spain and portugal, italy and greece, having flown out this morning. people are boarding

flights to come back as scheduled. everything is happening fine today. i honestly cannot speculate if it will be happening 0k tomorrow. i honestly cannot speculate if it will be happening ok tomorrow. more generally, what are the problems of monarch? it has been very unlucky. it was committed to sean al sheikh in egypt. and now no british airline can in egypt. and now no british airline ca n fly in egypt. and now no british airline can fly there any more because of security concerns. they had many flights into turkey. demand in that pa rt flights into turkey. demand in that part of the world has declined because of terrorist concerns. it really did have to do what everybody else did, ploughing capacity into short—haul routes into spain and portugal. com petition has been intense. at the height of the summer, intense. at the height of the summer, you intense. at the height of the summer, you had flights to ibiza £40 return in the middle of august. unheard—of. every airliner has had a tough summer. going into the winter these kinds of prices they were able to get looked even more impossible.

and it seems as though the investors, who came up with a restructuring plan one year ago with £175 million have not been able to go to the civil aviation authority with a large bunch of cash and say, we will keep going another year, please. simon calder, travel editor of the independent. the headlines... theresa may has announced plans to freeze university fees in england on the first day of the tory party conference. 38 people are injured during violence in catalonia has police are moving in to try to disrupt the independence vote there. moloch is granted a 24—hour extension to its licence to sell package holidays. —— monarch is granted. more than 140,000 people are still living in temporary camps in the indonesian island of bali as fears continue that the volcano might

erupt. for many more, those forced out of their villages, it is their tenth day living in makeshift shelter. the bbc have been taking a look around the biggest of the camps. this is day ten for most of the eva cu ees this is day ten for most of the evacuees in bali. here there are about 3000 people here, most of them bedding down in this hall. they have bags of clothes and boxes of food. children's toys. very important. anything they could grab when they we re anything they could grab when they were told to get out and leave their homes. there is a big humanitarian effort going into supporting the evacuees. this is the medical centre. people are mostly coming in with respiratory problems and some with respiratory problems and some with bites. sadly five people have died. we are told mostly elderly patients with long—term problems. there are more than 300 children at this camp. there is a big effort to support them full stop there as a

child psychologist here. if the children are happy that parents are going to feel better, as well. the governors warn of these cans could be overwhelmed and have called on some of the people who have not yet come from the exclusion zone around the volcano to go home. even then and even if it does not erupt tens of thousands of people in bali could end up in temporary camps for several months. at least 29 football supporters in france have been injured after a security barrier collapsed during a game in the north of the country full --. 15 minutes into the match and the scoring was opened. the lille fans erupted with joy. many pressed against the metal fence separating them from the field. the fence could not bear their weight and collapsed, sending

me supporters tumbling over each other on to the ground. the match was stopped. emergency workers treated the injured. this season the club is playing in the first division in the french league for the first time. the stadium was built in 1999 and is undergoing renovation. 0fficials insisted there was no link between the work and the accident. the club president blamed lille fans for charging en masse against the fence which he said was in perfect condition. austria ‘s law austria ‘slaw banning face veils have begun. the measures are seen as an attempt to counter the rise of the far right ahead of a general election next month. there are around 700,000 muslims in a country with a population of about 8 million. austria is banning the full veil in public places. headscarves

are allowed. but the tiny minority of muslim women who wear the burqua now face a financial penalty. it is estimated at only 150 women here actually wear one. the lord is not just target muslim veils. it also restricts the use of medical face masks and clown make—up. —— the law is not. they would not let as film inside but on their website they do is show adverts for the burqua. it is show adverts for the burqua. it is rare to see muslim women wearing full face veils in austria and those who do so are believed to be young and converts. the coalition government of the social democrats and conservatives say the law is about standing up for women's rights. in a free society we have to protect the values of the free society. 0ne protect the values of the free society. one of the values is the

equal rights of men and women and not banning the woman from the public. we cannot accept a woman as a second class person. this election poster by the far right freedom party said islamisation should be stopped. this about muslims are widespread but they have not been major terrorist attacks here. the islamic community in austria have said they are not in favour of face veils but they do not like the new law. muslims feel populism is taking over and they are very worried that they are made responsible for attacks. we need —— there is a feeling of them and us in society and these laws do not up and are counter—productive. and these laws do not up and are counter-productive. tourism officials are also concerned. they say those most likely to be affected by the ban are wealthy tourists from the gulf. arrests could be bad for

business. prince harry says he hopes to expand the invictus games in the future, saying the "sky's the limit". speaking at the closing ceremony of the event for injured service personnel and veterans, he congratulated the competitors for the example they had shown the world, as andrew plant reports. the final day of competition in canada in the games set up by prince harry in 2014. week—long event that helps wounded servicemen and women with physical and psychological rehabilitation. the closing ceremony then, a star—studded ending with some of music's biggest names and recognition for one of the game's biggest stars, the uk's mark 0rmerod, multiple medal winner, the former royal marine commando recognised with the exceptional

performance award. to the thousands who filled the stands this week and the millions who watched at home, let me issue you a challenge. don'tjust move on from these games with happy memories. instead, make an invictus goal for yourself. the invictus games are not just for the already determined. these games are for those who need it most. please help us find them. as the scene sets on toronto's games, the flag was passed to the next host. it will be game on down under. i'll see you in australia. sydney taking on the duties. now looking forward to the next invictus games. for generations of footie fans he was the ultimate hero and now roy of

the rovers is making a comeback. he will feature in a series of books and graphic novels. he will also be crossing into social media, has jeremy stern reports. whether you play at wembley stadium or windmill school, there is nothing quite like the feeling of scoring a goal. every young player has a hero. he's really strong. diddier drogba has a great attitude on the pitch. definitely neymar. green—macro rashford because he is speedy and he scores goals. it would be a perfect description for another legend of the game, the star striker, roy race. the comic peaked in the 1970s and he hangs up his boots 15 years ago. an 0xford —based production company is now bringing him out of retirement. he was a hero. the local boy done good. he scored great

goals, with either foot, boy done good. he scored great goals, with eitherfoot, with his head and he played for his team had for his team—mates and everybody loved him. he will return as a 15—year—old and a five—year storyline is being developed. no doubt he will dominate on the pitch but his biggest challenge might to flourish in the digital age. roy is a contemporary character. we will have a youtube channel, we will engage in social media and it will have a presence in different ways. comics have disappeared almost entirely from the news stands in the uk but where they have started rising is in the book world. none of these children had heard of manchester's favourite son. by the time the first edition of the new graphic novel is released next september, roy race could be the one they aspire to. now the weather and nick miller has the prospects for us this afternoon. a wet afternoon in much of the uk.

but things will brighten up in the next few hours. initially northern ireland and part of west scotland and maybe west england and west wales before the day is done. elsewhere, a fair amount of rain. a lot of it is like an patchy. still heavy outbreaks in scotland for a time. not many of us are seeing much in the way of sunshine. the rain clearing eastwards. more heavy showers coming into north—west scotla nd showers coming into north—west scotland initially. some develop into northern ireland and northern england by the end of the night and the wind is picking up. not going down too far. the temperatures. across scotland, northern ireland and england, some gusts of around 50-60 and england, some gusts of around 50—60 mph. maybe more in exposed areas. showers here. a blustery day but mainly dry with sunshine but south west england will see some cloud and rain as the afternoon goes along. temperature is a little bit low and it will feel different compared with recent days. despite any sunshine. you are watching bbc news with me,

ben brown. the headlines... theresa may announces plans to freeze university fees in england on the first day of the conservative party conference. spanish police have clashed with voters in catalonia as they try and stop an independence referendum organised by the regional government. the low—cost travel company monarch is granted a 24 hour extension to its licence to sell package holidays. an air france light forced to make a sudden diversion after it lost part of an engine over the atlantic. in formula one, red bull's max verstappen has won the malaysian grand prix in a thrilling race in sapang. there was drama even before the race began, because kimi raikkonen's ferrari had a problem with its battery, which ruled him out of the race. lewis hamilton finished second — but extends his lead in the championship standings because rival sebastian vettel finished fourth.

there are three games in the premier league today. arsenal are at home to brighton in the lunchtime kick—off. monreal gave the gunners the lead after 16 minutes. iwobi added a second ten minutes into the second half. it's currently 2—0. this afternoon, everton are at home to burnley, and the newcastle manager rafael benitez faces his old club liverpool, who — he admits — he still has a soft spot for. as forjurgen klopp's side, they'll be hoping to put september's frustrating run of results behind them. there were a few teams that are flying, so doesn't mean other teams should not stratify also, so we all have to close super well, manchester 0biang so well this year! i want to season ticket! we need to sort our things out, and to improve with all

of our problems, but we still have 11 points. with no problems with criticism, i have problems with people with saying that they can't sort this problem. they have charted every game, they saw lots, and we need to be solid and not to give them the chance to create so many so