this is bbc news. the headlines at five. catalonia's deposed leader calls for "democratic opposition" to madrid's direct rule a day after independence was declared. it comes as thousands take part in rallies in spain's capital madrid in favour of unity with catalonia. the environment secretary michael gove apologises "unreservedly" for an on—airjoke about disgraced movie mogul harvey weinstein. "warped and degrading" — condemnation from jeremy corbyn of a culture that tolerates the abuse of women at westminster. compulsory drug testing aboard royal navy submarines is ordered after nine crew members on the nuclear vessel hms vigilant were dismissed for allegedly using cocaine. also in the next hour: the humanitarian crisis affecting almost 400,000 syrians in an eastern suburb of damascus is described as an outrage by the un.

many are children at risk of severe malnutrition after a four—year long siege. the zip—wiring and clubbing glasgow pensioners, aiming to tackle loneliness and improve their health. england take the lead in the under 17 world cup in india against spain. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. the spanish government has begun implementing direct rule over catalonia a day after the region's parliament declared independence. madrid has stripped catalonia of its autonomy and the interior ministry of the national government

has taken control of the regional police force. catalonia's regional president, carles puigdemont, has called for "democratic opposition" to madrid's move. 0ur correspondent gavin lee reports from barcelona in catalonia. squashing the insurrection, the spread of headlines across spanish newspapers this morning read the same. the spanish government has opted for the so—called nuclear option to deal with catalan separatists after their proclamation of independence yesterday. the reasons parliament has been dissolved, separatist leaders will be removed from office and elections have been called just before christmas. in barcelona, the clampdown didn't stop thousands of catalan independence seekers claiming victory, partying into the night singing songs of liberation. tense moments too with confrontations between those on both sides. it's calm here now in plaza de saintjaume after

last night's celebrations, but many on both sides are now asking exactly the same question, how does the government in madrid assert its authority here and separatists talk about protecting and defending the institutions if the spanish government tries to forcibly remove carles puigdemont and his separatist cabinet. i think that there are a lot of things that we haven't resolved yet from the past and today and yesterday was a very important day, yes. translation: to throw out the government that the people elected and install themselves, this is an attack. they want war. translation: i've lived in catalonia for 11 years, but i'm from madrid. for me, i am spanish. i'm not going to stop being spanish and i have a child who was born in catalonia, but i don't want to stop him being spanish. but i also believe you can't silence so many people. we are supposed to be living in a democracy and you have to listen to the people. it's now emerged that spain's deputy prime minister, soraya saenz de santamaria, has been placed in de facto charge

of catalonia and the fate of carles puigdemont, the man who still regards himself as leader, is unclear. it's understood he and his cabinet may be facing charges of rebellion which carries a 30—year sentence for acting against the state. gavin lee reporting there. my colleague tim willcox is in the catalan capital barcelona and spoke to me a little earlier. he said that more catalan politicians could be arrested over the next few days. mr puigdemont gave a pre—recorded address from girona, a town where he was mayor. in it, we're in a parallel universe because he doesn't consider himself sacked from the position as catalan president because he says the referendum on october the 1st was legal. 90% of people voted for him ona legal. 90% of people voted for him on a turnout of 43% is only carried

on a turnout of 43% is only carried on as normal, but the key thing he was saying to catalan people, of course many millions of whom don't support him, they want to stay with madrid, but his message was one of a pacifist response to anything that was happening now. he said, we have oui’ was happening now. he said, we have our own laws, we have our own system so our own laws, we have our own system so basically, i am still in charge but when madrid takes over, he is calling for a peaceful resistance so no mass demonstrations called at the moment. i think will be interesting is to see what happens on monday morning when civil servants begin their working week including the local police officers because they have been taken over by madrid. the information or the advisory have been given is to stay neutral in this crisis but it will be interesting to see whether they follow the orders of the bid in place by madrid or whether they will continue listening to mr

puigdemont. he seems very relaxed because when that message was going out, he was spotted having lunch in a resta u ra nt out, he was spotted having lunch in a restaurant in girona with it, we understand, his wife, family and friends are using is very calm about the situation and i think there is relief after last night when i was speaking to some of the people very close to him, there is relief that madrid didn't come in hard immediately and tried to arrest them. but that could still happen over the next few days. in a short time, we will hear the latest from sarah raynsford who is in madrid and quite important that we speak to her because the spanish government has been responding with a number of comments including that they would welcome mr puigdemont‘s participation in the elections on the 21st of december, so we will be getting the latest to that and any

reaction from sarah shortly here on bbc news. the labour leader, jeremy corbyn, will use a speech this afternoon, to warn that what he calls a "warped and degrading culture", which tolerates the abuse of women is thriving at westminster. downing street has described the allegations of sexual harassment in politics, as "deeply concerning." this morning, the environment secretary michael gove apologised for making what he said was a "clumsyjoke" about the disgraced hollywood producer, harvey weinstein, while being interviewed on radio 4's today programme. let's have a listen to what was said. sometimes i think that coming into this studio with you, john, is a bit like going into harvey weinstein's bedroom. laughter. applause. i tell you what... may have got something else to say there, michael. john goes way past groping! you pray that you emerge with your dignity intact. 0ur political correspondent ellie price spoke to me

earlier from westminster. she said the labour leader's speech on harassment came after newspaper reports that mps had behaved improperly at the house of commons. let's listen in to what mr corbyn is saying. i saw that myself throughout the general election campaign, not only all over england and wales but in scotland as well. and on the last full day of campaigning, i started with a rally on the streets of glasgow, hundreds of people turned up glasgow, hundreds of people turned up at 730 in the morning for an election campaign as we then set off going southwards to five more rallies later that day. fantastic mood and fantastic enthusiasm and i would like to thank all those people who attended all of our events and did so much to help the labour calls

in the general election campaign. thank you for all that you did. because although we have been written off time and time again, as we we re written off time and time again, as we were by so many expert commentators at the start of the election campaign, we showed that it is our party that is capturing the mood both in scotland and across the hall of the united kingdom. we are a party brimming with ideas of how we can help society working everybody‘s interest and defined by this infectious energy of wanting to make oui’ infectious energy of wanting to make our socialist vision a reality. that is what we are determined to do. we won an additional six constituencies in scotland and are now running for many, in scotland and are now running for any in scotland and are now running for many, many more. but we are under no illusions, there are still many people that need to be persuaded to place their trust in labour and this is the beginning of the rebirth of the scottish labour party and the

beginning of a movement that will transform our country for the many, not the few. however, none of our recent successes. . . not the few. however, none of our recent successes... jeremy corbyn is speaking in aviemore at the united union's scottish policy conference. what we are really waiting to hear from him are his comments as perhaps an indication of labour attitude towards sexual harassment that is taking place, a culture of tolerance he has described at westminster. ali price has been giving us an insight as to what she is expecting mr corbyn to say later. the timing is particularly interesting because all of this comes up interesting because all of this comes upjust interesting because all of this comes up just one interesting because all of this comes upjust one day interesting because all of this comes up just one day after those reports in the sun newspaper yesterday which said that a number of female parliamentary researchers and aids here in westminster had been using what's up to talk about some of the inappropriate behaviour

and the stories of mps that they may have had over the last few years. so we sort of... it feels very prescient as the moment, if you like, that that is what everyone is talking about. it seems as if he knows that this has been taking place, it has been allowed to thrive at westminster, many people will say, why is he only speaking about it is now? what has caused him to speak up? with this have anything to do with mara, he now has to show direction? the were criticisms of the labour party during the week when one of its labour mps was suspended from the party for comments he had made online a few years ago before he was nominated as a candidate in the last general election. of course, jarrod 0'mara was an mp who was elected in the la st was an mp who was elected in the last general election. unexpectedly. there was some criticism that he was chosen as a candidate, that he perhaps was not vetted properly. the

labour party strenuously deny all of that. they say they have robust systems for choosing candidates and that is, of course committee has been suspended. let's hear what mr corbyn is saying on the matter of sexual harassment. a culture where the abuse of women has often been accepted and normalised. the problem doesn't stop with those who make u nwa nted doesn't stop with those who make unwanted advances on women, it extends to a culture that has tolerated abuse for far too long. it has warped and degraded, degrading culture that also exists and thrives in the corridors of power including in westminster. it is a culture that we all, all, have a responsibility to challenge and m. too often when women have spoken out, they have not been listened to. this needs to be the turning point. any members of

parliament who have engaged in this sort of behaviour must be held to account. i urge anyone with any complaints to come forward to their party organisations or for those working in parliament, the commons authorities or to the police were appropriate. as leader of the labour party, i want to make it absolutely clear that our party will not tolerate any form of discrimination 01’ tolerate any form of discrimination or harassment, any harassment discriminatory language or behaviour that has no place in the labour party or any other party or the workplace or across society. that is why. .. applause that is why our national executive committee adopted new, robust procedures to deal with sexual harassment injuly of this year.

this protects the confidentiality of those making complaints and is established —— has established a sexual harassment hotline for any party members. more must be done to ensure that women are able to come forward about abuse without fear of retribution, consequences for their jobs or careers or legal fees. for women who experienced abuse in their workplace, any workplace, and feel at risk by speaking out, employers must set out clear processes for complaints and the government must ensure they have the means to take further action if necessary. don't forget it was our movement that got employment tribunal fees overturned in the courts. that strengthening of trade union rights, including rights

to representation, is crucial, absolutely crucial, to combating sexual harassment at work. strong trade unions deal with harassment at work. applause it's not enough to say we have zero tolerance of sexual harassment and abuse. we must do everything we can to act against this injustice. we should celebrate and never apologise for the vital link between the labour party and the trade union movement. not only are trade unions and essential part of any civilised democracy, but they also have a unique and extremely powerful potential strength in bringing about positive change in our society. it's no wonder, then, that they are so regularly attacked by the privileged few who are doing very well for

themselves out of the status quo. and there are so many recent exa m ples of different and there are so many recent examples of different unions, tremendous work to organise those whose lives are reflected by insecurity. 0ne whose lives are reflected by insecurity. one of the defining features of work in the new liberal economy. whether it be the bigger‘s union strike at mcdonald's or the work done by your union, unite, at sport direct, unions are leading the way in pushing for a fairer settle m e nt way in pushing for a fairer settlement between employers and employees. similarly, unite's fia hospitality charter is a fantastic initiative to give support and security to often young and often very vulnerable workers in the huge hospitality sector. this conference here in aviemore exemplifies the importance of this movement from infighting for this fairer settle m e nt infighting for this fairer settlement at work. as well as broader changes across society. by

ensuring that it is the voices of working people that are at the forefront of that change. anyone who has any doubts about the importance of trade unions should just cast their eyes over these summary of issues being debated here this weekend. examples of items on the agenda— the importance of recognising mental health and the need to properly fund... that is jeremy corbyn they're speaking in aviemore at the unite union scottish policy conference. his commentary on how the labour party is dealing with sexual harassment, the women who are brave and up to speak up need to be listened to and change, more needs to be done. we are all responsible to be done. we are all responsible to challenge and enter this culture thatis to challenge and enter this culture that is in westminster. a culture of tolerance of sexual behaviour needs tolerance of sexual behaviour needs to be stopped. that was generally corbyn. we are going to return to our top story and events taking

place in catalonia. 0ur correspondent sarah rainsford is there. sarah, three new points coming out via a government spokesman the first of which is that the government, the spanish government, is confident that the regional police in catalonia will be the lot. the second comment is that if mr puigdemont does not abide by the law, the government would respond with intelligent and common sense but really what gets me thinking here is that spain would welcome mr puigdemont‘s participation in the elections on the 21st of december. does this mean he is not going to be arrested? well, the point that at the party spokesman, the governing party spokesman that i spoke to made was that this was entirely up to the justice system here in spain which is, of course, independent. it is not a government decision whether mr puigdemont would be rusticated sewer

shimmering heat were not prosecuted then theoretically what you are saying, quoting the government again, is that he would be able to run for office again. the thinking generally so far and the language so far has been to refer to mr puigdemont here in madrid as a man at the head of an illegal referendum. the prime minister yesterday referred to what has happened in catalonia is not only illegal but criminal and that kind of language suggest that the government, whilst it doesn't influence the courts, would expect the courts to take action. a lot of question marks still going forward about mr puigdemont‘s date. the man i was speaking to also pointed out that mr puigdemont had been making his latest speech himself not from his latest speech himself not from his office but from a neutral location so suggesting perhaps that he realise that if he were to speak

from office, he could be prosecuted for another crime which would be usurping public office because as far as madrid is concerned, the constitution is now being enforced and mr puigdemont is no longer in office. mr puigdemont obviously saying that he wants to encourage democratic opposition, i'm thinking civil disobedience. is there a fear that the regional police will resist governance from madrid? that the regional police will resist governance from madrid ?|j that the regional police will resist governance from madrid? i think there is a very strong hope that they want and certainly the message that we've had so far, the reports we have had is at the regional police are being urged to follow orders. those orders of coarse wit, from madrid was certainly madrid appointees. it is a big question is whether in specific incidents if they were to arise, how the police would respond and everyone remembers what happened during the referendum itself. i do not think the government wants to see a repetition

of those scenes when i asked this party spokesman what might happen, he was very firm that the whole point is enforcing the law. he said there will not be acts of aggression as far as the spanish police are concerned but they would respond to any provocation is within catalonia. i think the general understanding is, the picture is that these are extremely complex and sensitive times. at the moment, we are in a bit of a holding pattern ahead of monday when all the civil servants return to work and administrators are back in operation, theoretically normal practice to see exactly what direct rule will then look like so i think monday will be a key date for that. anqi very much, sarah. the headlines on bbc news: catalonia's deposed leader has urged peaceful opposition to madrid's direct rule the day after the region's parliament declared independence. the environment

secretary, michael gove, has apologised unreservedly for an on—air joke apologised unreservedly for an on—airjoke about apologised unreservedly for an on—air joke about the apologised unreservedly for an on—airjoke about the disgraced movie mogul harvey weinstein. and the labour leaderjeremy corbyn is warning that a culture which tolerates the abuse of women is thriving at westminster. and in a moment, the young at heart, glasgow pensioners zip wiring and clubbing. england's under 17 to come from two goals down to read 3—2. they are currently in injury time, so very close to that final blow the whistle. there was a very early lead from spain, but england's... get lesley! they have just won! i thought it was all over. there we go. england have won, 5—2. we are

talking about the under 17 ‘s match taking place in the kolkata with a huge amount of support from the local crowd as well. more of this, i'm sure, in the sports news. stay with us. you're watching bbc news. nine sailors from a nuclear missile submarine have been dismissed from the royal navy after failing drug tests. the ministry of defence confirmed the dismissals from hms vigilant, one of four submarines that carry the trident nuclear deterrent. according to the daily mail, the men are alleged to have taken cocaine. the defence secretary is understood to have ordered all uk submarine crews to be tested for drugs. 0ur correspondent laura trant is outside the ministry of defence. the defence secretary has said to have given the royal navy's had a roasting after learning that nine members of hms vigilant tested

positive for illegal drugs. sir michael fallon has now ordered compulsory testing of all crew aboard royal navy submarines. the ministry of defence says the nine servicemen have been dismissed from hms vigilant. the daily mail has said that the nine crew members tested positive for cocaine which they allegedly took during parties in the united states when the submarine was docked while it was waiting to pick up nuclear warheads. an mod spokesperson has said, we do not tolerate drugs misuse, those found to have fallen short of our high standards face being discharged from service. the submarine isn't new to controversy because of these latest revelations, after claims that the captain and the second in command were both removed over allegations of having inappropriate relationships with female crew on board. 0n the alleged affairs, a royal navy spokesperson has said it is an investigation is underway and any allegations of wrongdoing are taken seriously. you would not expect older people to

ta ke you would not expect older people to take part in zip wiring and clubbing. why are they doing this? it isa clubbing. why are they doing this? it is a new initiative organised to encourage older people to join in and to meet new friends. katrina renton has been finding out more. not for the faint—hearted. and this is maybe not what you would expect as a typical pensioner‘s day out. but it's all about getting active and experiencing new adventures. it is 70—year—old helen's first time on a zip wire. it was fabulous! i am doing this exciting thing today on this zip wire and i am going to get all the information and experience home and tell my grandkids and i am going to have a great—grandkid so more to tell them. they'll hardly believe i am doing this. very nervous. but i am willing to give it a go. i want to challenge myself.

hold on like that. irene wants to conquer her fears. i have made it! lam glad i did it, though. 0ccupational therapist palmas sallas came up with the idea of what she calls weekday wow factors. there are holistic benefits, to physical health, mental health and social health as well, they're meeting other people and it's feeding everybody‘s souls from the people doing it and for the people watching and it's also reducing ageism in our society. what are we going to request the dj? a man, tom jones! if zip wiring is not your thing, then how about this? it's a monday morning and cathy is getting ready to go dancing. cathy has dementia and her family say it can make her feel very lonely. it's a change from the house and the same routine,

day in, and day out. you need to get a break. this is a disco with a difference. held during the day in a real nightclub. instead of cocktails, there is tea, sandwiches and great company. do you come here often? yes, i come here to enjoy the fun with the girls. are you enjoying yourself? i always enjoy it. everyone's having fun on the dance floor but there are serious reasons behind these days out and are making a real difference for those involved. in the moment, the national news but right now the weather. pretty cloudy today, but tomorrow a brighter, sunny day but also a great

deal called. across the northern pa rt deal called. across the northern part of the uk in particular, a cold arctic blast is coming our way, dropping the temperatures for some to below normal for the time of year. first time i have said that this autumn! a lot of cloud first of all with light rain and drizzle on the western coast and health boards will also be quite murky but signs ofa will also be quite murky but signs of a change in scotland is clear skies working and the northerly winds arrive dropping the temperatures late on in the night. could get close to freezing in sheltered in rural areas of northern scotland. on into sunday, after a cloudy start to the day, northern ireland, england and wales, the cloud melts away and become a sunshine we are expecting. a sunny afternoon, but the error getting progressively colder. a few showers across the north east of scotland but temperatures at eight and nine. factor in the winds and it really will feel quite chilly. good afternoon.

the deposed separatist leader of catalonia has called for peaceful opposition to direct rule by the spanish government. carles puigdemont promised to work to build a free country. yesterday, spain's prime minister dissolved the catalan parliament after it declared independence. in madrid today several thousand peoplejoined a rally, calling for unity in spain. 0ur correspondentjames reynolds is in barcelona. for the first time in four decades, catalonia he is being ruled directly from madrid. but the deposed catalan leader refuses to set down and that leaves catala ns leader refuses to set down and that leaves catalans here living in a

strange, half world. this is the first full day of direct rule from madrid and nobody knows what to make of it. catalan organisations have told people to carry on as normal. it is hard to tell anything has changed one way or another. local catalan police officers still goblets, the catalan political headquarters. and separatist leaders who have technically been sacked by madrid, are now trying to work out their next move. the catalan leader, carlos puigdemont featured on today's front pages, refuses to accept he has been fired. translation: we do not deviate, we continue persevering in the only way that can make as winners. without violence, without insults, in an inclusive way, respecting people, symbols and opinions. many here are worried about what might come next,

antonio, queueing up for lottery tickets, just want a fresh start. elections, elections, elections. he tells me. and over in madrid, demonstrators have come out to support the imposition of direct rule in the cata la n imposition of direct rule in the catalan region. translation: for me, this is great, the best thing they could have done. they should have done it earlier, but they have done the right thing. today i give them attend. translation: i am catalan, today i give them attend. translation: lam catalan, i today i give them attend. translation: i am catalan, i am spanish and we need to be more united and more brave and do something definitive. here in catalonia, the arguments run deeply. but right now, a single view appears to unite all sides. no one should resort to violence. james reynolds, bbc news, barcelona. the labour leaderjeremy corbyn is about to deliver a speech where he's expected to say that mps

who engage in abuse and sexual harassment must be held accountable for their actions. he says a "warped and degrading culture" where the abuse of women is accepted and normalised, is thriving in the corridors of power. 0ur political correspondent alex forsyth reports. jeremy corbyn went to scotland with a clear message, to address head—on, claims of abusive behaviour by politicians. jeremy corbyn offered no evidence or specific examples, but described a culture where abusive women had been accepted and normalised. it extends to a culture thatis normalised. it extends to a culture that is tolerated abuse for far too long. it has warped and degraded culture, but also exists and thrives in the corridors of power, including in westminster. those comments about these corridors followed newspaper reports of unnamed mps acting

inappropriately. no one has been directly accuse, so far no complaints made, but some who know this place well, say it is a problem that must be addressed. in westminster there has been a long—standing issue and we are quite right to see women coming forward if they have faced that kind of difficulty in the workplace. it is totally u na cce pta ble. difficulty in the workplace. it is totally unacceptable. downing street has stressed any claims of abuse will be taken seriously. so an attempted joke by milk will go this morning wasn't welcomed. the environment secretary made the quip during a live recording of the today programme. he was talking to presenterjohn humphrys and lord kinnock joined presenterjohn humphrys and lord kinnockjoined in. sometimes i think coming into the studio with you, john is like going into harvey weinstein's bedroom. you have something else to say,

michael? it goes way past groping. you just pray that you merge with dignity intact. he apologise later on twitter at his clumsy attempt at humour, saying it was inappropriate. without specific allegations of impropriety swelling in westminster, politicians of all parties want to make it clear they don't see it as a joking matter. alex forsyth, bbc news, westminster. at least seven people have been killed by two explosions in the somali capital mogadishu police say a suicide car bomb was driven into a hotel popular with officials and army officers. 20 minutes later, a second explosion occurred nearby. it's a fortnight since a huge bomb attack in the city killed more than 350 people, in an attack blamed on islamist militants. kurdish officials in northern syria say a 21—year—old man from oxford has been charged with membership of the islamic state group. jack letts, who travelled to syria

in 2014, was captured in may by the kurdish militia, the ypg. mr letts has previously said he is opposed to is. the ministry of defence has ordered the royal navy to carry out compulsory drug testing on board all of its submarines, after nine crew members on hms vigilant were sacked for illegal drug use. the vessel is one of four british submarines which carry nuclear—armed trident missiles. laura trant is outside the mod. laura, what more can you tell us? the defence secretary is said to have given the head of the navy are roasting, after learning nine of the crew on board hms vigilant tested positive for illegal drugs. sir michael fallon has ordered compulsory drug testing for all crew on board royal navy submarines. the nine servicemen who failed their drugs test have been dismissed from

duty. according to the daily mail, they allegedly took cocaine was partying in the united states when the submarine was docked and waiting to pick up nuclear warheads. an mod spokesperson said we do not tolerate drugs misuse. those found to have fallen short from our high standards face being discharged from service. the submarine is a new to controversy. the latest revelations come after both the captain and the second—in—command were removed after allegations of inappropriate relationships with female crew members on board. 0n those alleged affairs, a royal navy spokesperson said, an investigation is underway and any allegations of wrongdoing are taken very seriously and dealt with appropriately. laura, thank you. in the past few minutes, england have won a dramatic world cup final

to become the under 17 champions. they were trailing spain 2—0. but they fought back, scoring five goals to spark wild celebrations. it is the first time the under 17 ‘s have won the world cup and follows the victory of england in the under 20 victory of england in the under 20 victory in june. manchester united scored the only goal of the game, as they ended tottenham hotspur‘s four—game unbeaten run in the premier league. anthony martial scored with nine minutes to go at a wet old trafford, in a game with few clear chances. the win keeps united second in the league, with tottenham still in third place. anthonyjoshua defends his wba and ibf world heavyweight boxing titles in cardiff tonight. some 70,000 fans are expected at the principality stadium to seejoshua take on the french—cameroonian carlos ta ka m. 0ur sports correspondent david 0rnstein is in cardiff, the book makers havejoshua as odds—on favourite. yes. the question many are asking,

is not if, but how quicklyjoshua can beat takam, who only stepped in for this fight after the original challenger pulled out through injury just 12 days ago. it is a tough ask fortakam, just 12 days ago. it is a tough ask for takam, who hasn't had long to prepare for this. but this is heavyweight boxing, anything is possible and joshua will want to guard against complacency. but 70,000 plus crowd will make this the biggest attendance pour in indoor fight. it is indicative ofjoshua's growing popularity. this is only his 20th about, he is still relatively youngin 20th about, he is still relatively young in boxing terms but these are the stepping stones fighters might ta ke the stepping stones fighters might take if they want to challenge for the biggest prizes. the aim is to win and hold all four of the belts, no man has managed to do that. he will try to do it next year and if he wants to, he will have to win

tonight. david, thank you. there's more throughout the evening on the bbc news channel, we are back with the late news at 10:10pm — now on bbc one its time for the news where you are. goodbye. hello, this is bbc news. let's get more on the labour leaderjeremy corbyn's speech on the allegations of sexual harassment in westminster. he was speaking at the unite union policy conference in the last half an hour. he said anybody who abuse or sexually harass women, must be held to account. he spoke out against a culture where the abuse of woman has been accepted and normalised. misogyny and sexism are widespread problems across society. sexual abuse and abusive treatment of women by men is not confined to

any one industry, workplace or institution. it is rooted in unequal power relationships that treat women as subordinate to men and a culture where the abuse of women has often been accepted and normalised. the problem doesn't stop with those who make unwanted advances on women. it extends to a culture that is tolerated abuse for far too long. it has warped and degraded culture, and it also exists and thrives in the corridors of power, including in westminster. it is a culture that we all, all have a responsibility to challenge and end. too often, when women have spoken out, they haven't been listened to. this needs to be the turning point. any members of parliament who have engaged in this

sort of behaviour, must be held to account. i urge anyone with any complaints to come forward to their party organisations, or for those working in parliament, the commons authorities or to the police, where appropriate. as leader of the labour party, i want to make it absolutely clear that our party will not tolerate any form of discrimination or harassment. any harassment, discriminatory language or behaviour that has no place in the labour party, or any other party, or the workplace, or across society. that is why. .. that workplace, or across society. that is why... that is why our national executive committee adopted new, robust procedures to deal with sexual harassment in july robust procedures to deal with sexual harassment injuly of this year. which protects the

confidentiality of those making complaints and has established a sexual harassment hotline for any party members. more must be done to ensure that women are able to come forward about abuse without fear of retribution. consequences for their jobs or careers, or legal fees. retribution. consequences for their jobs or careers, or legalfees. for women who experience abuse in their workplace, any workplace and feel at risk by speaking out, employers must set out clear processes for complaints and the government must ensure they have the means to take further action if necessary. jeremy corbyn. the bbc‘s 100 women series has been looking at sexism in sport. in brazil, women's football has struggled with credibility and access. it was illegalfor women has struggled with credibility and access. it was illegal for women to play football at all until 1979.

they have had more success recently, but women in the meantime turned cheerleading into a demanding athletic activity. now it has been given provisional recognition as an 0lympic given provisional recognition as an olympic sport and men want to do it as well. the 100 women team went to ta ke as well. the 100 women team went to take a look. now on bbc news it's time for meet the author. rj palacio but, is haunting. my name is august, i won't describe what i look like. whatever you are thinking, it is probably worse. the story of this boy starts from there and it is a journey that has enthralled readers around the world. welcome. the beginning of the book is startling, even horrifying.

in that sense, you're saying to the reader: do you have the guts to stay with the story, aren't you? i wanted to whet their appetite. but at the same time, yes, sort of like, say, are you with me? are you in for this trip. it is quite a journey. it's an emotionaljourney. it is quite an emotionaljourney, i will get you to describe it but what you are touching on with the idea of a deformity, so awful, it cannot be described at the beginning of the book, you are touching on one of the deepest fears that people have about how they appear? i think in a lot of ways, cranio facial differences are tough for people. there is something about the face being that first line of public persona. it is your telegraph to the world.

so, if you have a cranialfacial difference, you face a challenge unlike any other, in that is how people perceive you. their first line ofjudgment is based on the face. and the boy, august, knows this is going to define him every day for the rest of his life? yet he does not define himself as looking different. he is used to his face. he actually likes it in some ways. he brushes his hair. he wants to looks a good as he can look, he is fine with it. he understands that other people may be curious, and may react but he doesn't mind that, it is more when people attach cruelty or people make assertions about his character, based on what he looks like, that is where he draws the line. you're saying in a way, that this is a lesson in why

we should not make judgments? absolutely. you have to get to know a person before you make any sort of judgments. take us through the story. it is about a ten—year—old boy called august, born with a canial facial difference that sets him apart. when he is 10 years old, and had major surgeries are behind him and it is time for him to go to a school, not to be home schooled. so the book takes us from his point of view through the first 5th grade year, in the states, and then it switches points of view, it starts from augie's narrative but then into the perspective of his sister and several of the other friends that he meets along the way in thatjourney throughout the first year in school. the way you write is distinctive. they are short chapters,

like snapshots. it's a device that, i mean it is quite natural because of the nature of the story but it means that the whole story has the sense, almost as if you are turning a scrap book with, you know, a different picture, a different situation on each page. that's a great way to put it. i never thought of that. but they are like polaroid snapshots of his life. the chapters are short. one of the reasons is that my target audience is young. i know that kids like to keep it quick. this is a book, that because it is touching on a universal theme, as we mentioned, fear, misunderstanding, reluctance to look behind the outward appearance, these are things that affect everybody, whether you are in your ‘70s or whether you are 10 ? right, you don't have to look like august to be able to relate

to the sense of social isolation or remember your own childhood, the moments when a friend may have betrayed you. these are universal experiences. this is a book that makes you wonder, anybody wonder, it made me wonder, how did you get the idea? what was the trigger for the story? i was with my young son, i have two children. i was with my youngest, three years old at the time, we found ourselves in close proximity to a little girl who had a severe cranial facial difference. my younges was three years old. he started to cry when he saw her. quite a natural reaction. quite natural but in my haste to shield herfrom seeing his reaction, i thought that the best thing at the time to do was to leave

as quickly as i could. but i realised laterfrom her perspective or from the mum's, it may have looked like i was trying to shield my son. there is no easy way out. that got me thinking about what it was like to face a world every day, that does not quite know how to face you back. and august, he lives with it every day, it is no big deal. he's learned to cope with it. but you know that every time you meet somebody for the first time, there will be this reaction. you almost get used to saying don't worry, i'm fine. right. and that's exactly his whole, everything he talks about. that's his theme. it is like i am an ordinary kid, it's just the rest of the world that does not see me that way. how do you explain the reaction to the book. it has had a huge number of glowing reviews but more obviously than that, it seems to grip people as a story.

it is something that they cannot stop reading. they are just fascinated by it. i suppose that there is a sense of horror, as imagining yourself in that position, despite his well balanced personality? well, i think also, it is a very optimistic view of humanity. i think ultimately, as a parent, and as, i think a lot of people read it, and they think that if a boy like augie who has been met with such unkindness in his life can nevertheless manage to be kind to other people and find that humour and kindness, certainly if he can do it, i can do it. we spoke about the way that this book has come to appeal to people of all ages but you spoke about your target as a reader, really, being a very young person. what do you find exciting about writing for young readers? perhaps readers not yet in their teens? i think that ten, 11, and 12—year—olds are very,

i like writing about them and writing for them because it's a very tender moment in a person's life. it's a moment when they are transitioning between being very young and that point in your life when your parents are making all the decisions for you, who to play with, who to hang out with, what to eat and your teachers in school are telling you who to sit with and all of that. i like writing about it as i think it is an interesting moment but the theme of the book is about kindness. it's about how if you think about it, if your natural default to every situation in life is try to be kind about it, you can never go wrong. so that's sort of the message of the book. try to be kind, whatever you do and you'll be ok. so that's really what i was trying to write about. rj palacio, author of wonder, thank you very much. thank you so much.

it was a pleasure. i really do appreciate it. for most it has been a cloudy day. the satellite picture tells that story. there have been brighter moments across scotland, sunshine across the midlands and southern england. earlier today, we had this sunny picture from salisbury, wiltshire in central, southern england. another picture sent to us from northern scotland. this cloud is caused by strong winds blowing the clouds over the high lands and calling the air to wave around, making it wavy pattern in the clouds. it stays windy this evening over scotla nd clouds. it stays windy this evening over scotland and east over the pennines. gusts could be up to a0 to 50 mph. the change will take overnight and into tomorrow as we

drag in colder, northerly winds. although it starts on a cloudy note everywhere, the club big enough for occasional light rain and drizzle around the coast and hills but murky over the high ground, it is later in the night the colder air will come into scotland. where it stays cloudy, temperatures in double figures but cloudy in scotland and it could get close enough to give some ground frost. there will be much more sunshine to go around than is the case today. a few showers coming and going across the north—east of scotland, but it is the temperatures you will notice. it will get colder as the day goes by. eight or 9 degrees across northern scotland. it will feel chilly. late in the afternoon, those temperatures dropping away in london. 0n in the afternoon, those temperatures dropping away in london. on sunday night, high—pressure drifts across the british isles. that will give a

combination of clear skies and light winds and temperatures will plummet and it will be colder than we have seen and it will be colder than we have seen for a long time. but touch of frost developing across parts of wales, maybe into northern ireland, northern england and parts of scotla nd northern england and parts of scotland as well. on monday, it there could be mist and fog patches to stop the day but it is dry and bright. cloud coming in across the far north and west. temperatures colder than normal. but it is autumn. a quick reminder, the clocks go back tonight. this is bbc news. i'm lukwesa burak. the headlines at six. catalonia's deposed leader calls for "democratic opposition" to madrid's direct rule a day after independence was declared. it comes as thousands take part in rallies in spain's capital madrid in favour of unity with catalonia. jeremy corbyn says mps who engage in abuse and sexual harassment

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