this is bbc news. the headlines at 11:00pm: 11 people are injured in an accident outside london's natural history museum, after a car struck pedestrians. police say a man has been arrested following the incident, which they are treating as a road traffic accident. the prime minister says her thoughts are with the injured. tens of thousands take to the streets across spain, as the country faces a critical test over catalonia's demand for independence. we have seen for too long a confrontation between both sides. we have seen for too long a confrontation between both sidesli think that we need dialogue. politicians haven't been doing their job really well. a new threat to thousands of bombardier workers in northern ireland, as the us imposes yet more tariffs on their planes. emergency measures in place in four southern states in the us, as hurricane nate approaches the gulf coast.

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in the street, awaiting arrest. there is confusion here. no—one knows exactly what has just happened, but when a car strikes pedestrians in an area full of families, people fear the worst. people started running. people were saying, "run." and then everything went mental, with police cars, and they locked down the whole place. lots of people screaming, crying, sort of panicked, people picking up their children, dragging their children. and so i thought, immediately, something's happened. armed police quickly arrived on the scene, responding to what looked to many like a terror attack, right next to some of the city's busiest museums. 11 people were injured. ambulances took nine to hospital with head and leg injuries.

but, for several anxious hours, police couldn't confirm what had happened. downing street was kept informed. a wide cordon was maintained around the crash site. then, in a brief statement, police confirmed this was in fact an accident, not an attack. the investigation is continuing tonight, as police try to learn more about what caused this serious accident. but things are returning to normal here, and there is a palpable sense of relief that this was not a deliberate act. none of those hurt have life—threatening injuries, but this was an alarming incident, and tonight, the driver remains in custody. richard lister, bbc news. thousands of people have taken to the streets in spain, demanding national unity and dialogue to end the crisis over catalonia's demands for independence. the biggest demonstrations were by supporters of the national government in madrid, calling for tough action against the catalan leaders, who have said they may declare independence within days. other people across spain were urging peaceful dialogue to defuse the crisis. our correspondent james reynolds has sent this report. in spain's capital, demonstrators came out to deliver a simple message

— this country should not be broken into pieces. the region of catalonia must give up its plans to declare independence. translation: this is horrible. i don't agree with any of it. and i hope we reach a solution soon, because it's very bad for spain. translation: we have come to ask for the unity of spain. we don't want spaniards to fight amongst each other. there is a minority of separatists, but i think the majority of catalans want to be with us. these spanish demonstrators in the southern city of alicante are fed up with flag—waving. they choose to wear neutral white. they are from a new movement called shall we talk? the middle ground of spain is now trying to make itself heard.

campaigners here want the authorities in madrid and barcelona to end their brinkmanship and begin real talks. translation: i'm here because i want unity for spain. i don't want division for anything in the world, because the most important thing is that we unite with love and help each other. what's the solution? dialogue. dialogue between both parts. madrid and barcelona? yes, of course. will that happen? i don't think so. the campaign for dialogue extends to barcelona, the heart of catalonia's pro—independence movement. politicians on either side have shown recent signs of wanting to find a way out of the current crisis. these mass demonstrations may help them to make up their mind. and just to let you know that prime

minister rajoy has said that calls for mediation will not be considered, ruling out using mediation to resolve the issue. there are renewed fears for the future of jobs at the bombardier aerospace factory in belfast. the us government has announced a further increase in tariffs on planes made by the company, making it prohibitively expensive to import them. the united states claims bombardier has received unfair financial support from the uk and canada, where the planes are assembled. our business correspondent joe lynam reports. bombadier and its predecessor, short‘s, have been at the heart of the manufacturing economy in belfast for decades. 4,000 skilled workers make high—tech composite wings, in a province which doesn't have many of those jobs. but, over the past fortnight, potential american tariffs have placed a huge question mark over their future. now, in a new blow, the us commerce department has slapped a further 80% tariff

on bombadier planes, meaning that all of its largest aircraft could soon face import duties of up to 300% in america. it looms very large over these workers, and it's time for the british government to actually step up for british workers. we see it with britain being bullied now, the british government being bullied by boeing. the eu needs to step in, because effectively, they are being bullied now, too. it needs to stop, and it needs to stop now. and, for the bombadier workers, it is a waiting game. we've all store got a job to do, and we keep our fingers crossed, we keep knuckling down and keep working away. it will affect whole economy, probably, if — whatever the outcome is. and this is the plane that the americans object to. the c—series is assembled

in canada, with wings made and sent from belfast. but the americans claim it has received $1 billion in subsidies from the canadians, which allows it to undercut boeing in bidding for contracts. this whole row puts the government, and especially the business department, in something of a bind. it is kept in power by the dup, and the bombadierfactory in belfast is dup heartland. but at the same time, boeing, which is the eca to these tariffs, employs more people than bombadier, 19,000 people elsewhere in the uk, and it is building a new factory in sheffield. we have an international regulatory regime which has worked extremely well. these type of measures threaten competition and innovation, and as a consequence, that's bad news for consumers wherever they are. these 300% tariffs are recommendations by one branch of the us government. if there is no solution, though, they will come into force in february. in that time, the nails of thousands of workers here, and trade negotiators on both sides of the atlantic, will be bitten down to the quick.

joe lynam, bbc news. to give you an update on the incident which took place outside the natural history museum, it is being described as a traffic accident. there were early concerns it was terror related, but that has been quashed and it has been confirmed it was a traffic accident in south kensington. ambulance services attended. they found a car involved in the collision with a number of pedestrians. ii involved in the collision with a number of pedestrians. 11 people we re number of pedestrians. 11 people were injured, nine were taken to hospitalfor were injured, nine were taken to hospital for treatment. the statement also says that they have now been discharged. the majority of those have been discharged, and there are no life—threatening or life changing injuries. a little bit more about the man involved in this collision, who was detained and arrested at the scene. a man aged in his 40s was arrested at the scene on suspicion of dangerous driving and

was taken to hospital for treatment before being ta ken was taken to hospital for treatment before being taken to a north london police station for questioning, and reiterating that the incident is entirely a road traffic investigation, and is not terrorist related. it is not a terror related incident. enquiries are ongoing. that is the latest from the metropolitan police regarding the incident that took based in south kensington early today. the outer edge of hurricane nate has now reached the us gulf coast. the hurricane is expected to make landfall in the coming hours. warnings are in place from new orleans in the west to panama city, in florida, to the east. it has already caused devastation across the central americas, killing at least 25 people, and causing heavy rain, landslides and floods. julia macfarlane reports. last—minute scrambles at the supermarket.

food, supplies, fuel, anything that might be needed. new orleans is not taking any chances, as citizens make their final preparations. shipping lanes have been closed, curfews have been set, and evacuations ordered for some areas. our greatest threat from this particular storm, because everyone is different, is not necessarily rain, but strong winds and storm surge. i am ordering a mandatory evacuation of venetian isles, lake catherine, and areas of the city of new orleans. nate is the ninth hurricane to form in the atlantic in this busy season. louisiana, mississippi, alabama, and parts of florida have issued written warnings and evacuation orders. what do you pray for at a time like this? for god to help us through this storm, you know, and everything to be ok

when we get back home, and everybody is safe. although it is less powerful than other recent storms, the governor of louisiana warned citizens to take it seriously that nate has the potential to do a lot of damage. you can already see the damage in central america, still dealing with the tail end of the storm. at least 25 people have died in costa rica, nicaragua, and honduras. in costa rica, 400,000 people were reported to be without running water. the intense rains and winds made short work of homes, trees, even roads. it is expected to make landfall in the us on saturday night. the hurricane is set to pass through gulfport, in mississippi. rupert lacy is the emergency management director for harrison county. what we're starting to see in harrison county, of course, are the outer bands of the storm are starting to make the approach towards the mississippi coast. we've got periods of heavy rain

from some of that band activity. as we're very concerned about the storm surge, we are seeing the waters build in our bays and bijous, and the rivers which lead down to those bays and bijous. we're seeing the surge starting to push in and giving high water values. we're seeing water coming in the mississippi coast beach. our neighbouring countyjust went under a tornado watch. just a very dreary day showing us that we have a hurricane approaching us, and going to make landfall sometime later tonight, or early in the morning. police in russia have detained more than 100 opposition activists for taking part in a wave of anti—kremlin protests across the country. the demonstrations were in support of opposition leader alexei navalny, who is serving a 20—dayjail term for violating rules on public meetings. a criminal conviction means he can't

run for next year's presidential election, which navalny supporters say was politically motivated. president vladimir putin is widely expected to run for the fourth term. our correspondent sarah rainsford is in moscow, and sent this update a short time ago. these are really extraordinary scenes for russia. this crowd is now heading down russia's main street towards the kremlin, and they are chanting slogans against president putin, calling him a thief and corrupt. they are now heading to the kremlin. the riot police are accompanying them. for the moment, though, they are not intervening. they are just escorting them down the street. you're not afraid to be here? we have no choice, we must be here. we have no future with putin. the only chance for us in this country, not to live abroad, is alexei navalny.

the whole point of this protest is to support alexei navalny‘s right to run for president. he has been gathering crowds in support of his bid for the presidency. officially, he is not allowed to run because he has a criminal sentence, but he says he has huge support and wants to prove that by being allowed to run. they are heading to the underpass and the police have moved in to block the way through to red square and the kremlin. they have done the same above ground, too. they're trying to keep protesters as far away as possible from the seat of power. perhaps the strangest thing about all of this is that it appears to have ended without mass arrests. the riot police normally move in quickly in situations like this, but this time the police seem to have stood back and let

the protest take place. the headlines on bbc news: 11 people have been injured in an accident outside london's natural history museum, after a car mounted the pavement and struck pedestrians. police say it's not terror—related. a man has been arrested following the accident. the prime minister says her thoughts are with the injured. rallies have taken place across spain as tensions continue over catalonia's bid for independence. the spanish prime minister has ruled out any mediation or a snap election as a result of the crisis. emergency measures are in place in four southern states in the us as hurricane nate approaches the gulf coast. sport now. time for a full round—up from the bbc sport centre. good evening. leeds rhinos have gotten eighth final. they beat castleford. less than 20 miles

separate these west yorkshire neighbours. in recent years they have been further apart than that to be together on the big stage, this is the modern game's most successful club, leeds. castleford came here as favourites, their title to lose, or to be stolen. tom briscoe did that to open the scoring. castleford has a population ofaround 40,000. they brought 30,000 fans to old trafford. they needed luck. they didn't get it. a golden opportunity lost. if this was billed as their fairy tale, there was another. after 16 years, danny mcguire leaves leeds rhinos after tonight. this was the most spectacular way to say goodbye. now there was to be only one winner. leeds, dominant. briscoe's second try showed why they are so revered, the big club for

the biggest occasion. still time for danny mcguire to provide one final moment of magic. another friend to bring to an end a quite astonishing leeds career. so castleford leave here bitterly disappointed. they say there is no substitute for experience. leeds have proved that. they are super league champions once more. champions exeter have beaten newcastle to go above them into the top spot of the rugby union premiership. the closest game was with leicester who had looked co mforta ble with leicester who had looked comfortable for much of the match before this converted try. his sixth in six games. two late scores

including this from alex brought them within a point. the final score, 28—27. there were also wins for gloucester and bath. the all irish derby. the boot of sexton proved the separation. max whitlock has become the first richest umist to retain a world title by taking gold in the pommel horse. —— british gymnast. the new world all—round champion of china taking bronze. the victory means he now matches the top score. lewis hamilton says he is driving better than ever after

taking his 10th pole in 16 races. the japanese leader took the track 16 times. he was three tenths of a second quicker than his mercedes tea m second quicker than his mercedes team mate valtteri bottas. it is sebastian vettel who will line up at the front of the grid. sebastian vettel who will line up at the front of the gridlj sebastian vettel who will line up at the front of the grid. i never got a great balance in the past. i never did great in qualifying. to get the balance behind me with the great work of my engineers and timing from mechanics, ifinally work of my engineers and timing from mechanics, i finally got on track and did the time. it was crazy. and thatis and did the time. it was crazy. and that is all of the sport, la —— back to you. and now for a quick look at the front pages. the sunday times reports the prime minister has suggested she's prepared to demote borisjohnson. the observer says tory grandees are urging mrs may to cultivate the next generation of mps to lead the party.

former prime minister sirjohn major has blasted plotters in the mail on sunday, saying he's dismayed by senior conservatives "with their own agenda." the sunday telegraph says the pm is preparing contingency plans in case of failing to secure a brexit deal. and "brexit‘s big three back the pm" is the lead in the sunday express, referring to borisjohnson, liam fox and david davis. the sunday mirror has pictures from inside a prison which it says exposes the party lifestyle of convicts. president trump has said that "only one thing will work" when dealing with north korea. he's taken to twitter to say this. our north america correspondent,

laura bicker, has been giving us the latest from washington. this is a rather cryptic announcement by the us resident on twitter and is open to interpretation. —— president. he has said in the past the us is prepared to do anything to protect itself and its allies. last week he had, it seemed, to be an open spat with his secretary of state, rex tillerson, when he found out they were back channels between the us and north korea to try to get them to talk. at that time he tweeted he told rex

tillerson he is wasting his time trying to negotiate with the rocket man. if this is blaster, it is incredibly dangerous. —— bluster. it is open to interpretation in pyongyang. when it comes to that interpretation, they will take that as an act of war, as they have in the past. and that was laura bicker. concerns are growing for the world's donkey population because of a demand for their skins in china where they're used in traditional medicine. british charity the donkey sanctuary is leading an international campaign to halt the trade in donkey skins and meat until it can be properly regulated. africa is being particularly badly hit as the animals are vitally important for poorer communities. alastair leithead reports from kenya. across africa, donkeys are working animals. this is a common sight in the continent, but their future is injeopardy. carlos makes a living delivering water, earning just £3 to £4

on a good day. but now he has to rent a donkey, after his was stolen and killed for its skin. and that's more than half his income. he's really upset talking about the animal he looked after and worked with for four years, and now it's affecting his family. translation: it is a big difference to me now. i don't have enough money. i haven't paid my rent. i have people who depend on me. well, donkeys are an important part of the economy, particularly in poorer neighbourhoods. here, they are filling up as water trucks when there is no mains supply. dropping off concrete for building works and sometimes acting as removal vans.

the price of the donkey has doubled in two years, because they are in demand. this is one of kenya's three donkey abattoirs. brought in from across the country, they are sold by live weight. chinese buyers monitor the process. that's where the skins are heading once they're salted and dried. donkey meat is also popular in china, so that's exported, too. so many people benefit from the donkey today. we are happy with the chinese country. because, before, there was nothing coming out of the donkey. this is the finished product. health foods and medicine containing gelatin made from boiled donkey skins. china is running out of donkeys, so suppliers are looking elsewhere. the donkey sanctuary in devon has been leading the international campaign to have the trade stopped. this is the biggest crisis donkeys have ever faced. we're talking about millions of animals and about suffering on a scale we have not witnessed before. over a dozen governments have taken action to stop this trade. countries like botswana and burkina

faso. because they know it is impoverishing their people. as well as being massively cruel to animals. and with donkey prices so high, carlos can't afford another. people across kenya and the continent are losing their animals and livelihoods. bbc news, nairobi. the ambassador for the un the ambassadorfor the un is tweeting images of the damage caused by hurricane nate. we will be talking to him soon. we will be talking to him soon. we will be talking about the damage from recent hurricanes and also other issues facing the united nations. now for

the weather. nothing quite as dramatic closer to home as that hurricane going to louisiana. we have had some rain but it is fading away. there is some punch in the showers close to scotland. a run of showers coming out of the irish sea. not a cold start. many areas keeping cloud overnight. it will not be wall—to—wall first being any means. —— thing. rain going to the north of wales. showers in the east of scotland. in between, gaps in the cloud. a lot of cloud around, i have to say. a lot of dry weather. i have highlighted the wetter spots. some clouds could be lurking with intent across the channel. elsewhere in the

southern half of britain, a lot of clouds, but dry weather as well. if you have a plan for sunday morning, the weather will not get in the way. in the afternoon, it will brighten even further in the east. if you are sheltered from the north—westerly breeze, the south—eastern corner of wales, it could be pushing 18 degrees. later in the day, the cloud will feel in again in the west of scotland. more in the way of atla ntic scotland. more in the way of atlantic fronts propping up the rain. fairly weak affairs. if you have travelled from these shores to follow the world cup qualifiers, a mishmash of weather. close to a big area of low pressure in lithuania. closer to home, we have low pressure across the north of scotland. quite across the north of scotland. quite a bit of cloud. you get the sense on the big picture quite a lot of dry

weather around. rain pushing into the west of scotland and northern ireland as well be monday and tuesday, here comes that combination of cloud. wet and windy. it goes down across all parts of the british isles eventually that the starting to dry in the south—eastern corner. —— eventually. once that happens, things will become nice for a time with dry and bright weather. a general, following on behind, the middle part of the week looks cloudy, wet, and windy. —— in general. hello, this is bbc news. we will be taking a look at tomorrow morning's papers in a moment. first the headlines at 11:30pm: 11 people have been injured in an accident outside london's natural history museum, after a car mounted the pavement and struck pedestrians.