this is bbc news. i'm lewis vaughan jones, our top stories: thousands call for spanish unity at a mass rally in madrid. but catalonia's sacked leader vows to resist direct rule. a gun battle has taken place inside a mogadishu hotel between somali security forces and al—shabaab militants after two bomb blasts outside leave more than a dozen dead. carles puigdemont, has made a televised address calling for peaceful resistance to madrid imposing direct rule on the region. spain's government has dissolved the regional parliament and installed a new police chief after mr puigdemont declared independence. in madrid, several thousand people held a rally, waving spanish flags and calling for national unity. our correspondent james reynolds reports from barcelona. this is the first full day

of direct rule from madrid. and no one's yet sure quite what to make of it. catalan organisations have told people here to carry on as normal. right here, it's hard to tell that anything has changed one way or another. local catalan police officers still guard this, the catalan political headquarters. and separatist leaders, who have technically been sacked by madrid, are now trying to work out their next move. carles puigdemont, the catalan leader, featured on today's front pages, refuses to accept that he has been fired. translation: we do not deviate. we continue persevering in the only way that can make us winners. without violence, without insults, in an inclusive way, respecting people, symbols and opinions. many here are worried about what may come next.

antonio and pilar, here 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 catalan region. why do they want to break up spain? there is no sense. it is a problem that is not only affecting catalonia. it is affecting the whole of spain. it is affecting the whole of europe. and we cannot just stay and see what happens, we have to act. tonight, catalans may wonder who exactly is running their lives. they're ruled directly by madrid, but their own deposed leader continues to try to govern, leaving people here in a strange half world.

james reynolds, bbc news, barcelona. the somali islamist group, al—shabaab, had said it carried out a twin bomb attack on a hotel in the capital, mogadishu. at least 1a people have been killed and 17 injured. ministers and regional officials were in the hotel ahead of a meeting on sunday to discuss security. sarah corker reports. the sheer force of the first explosion left a heap of tangled metal. as the first ambulances arrived to treat the injured, sporadic gunfire was heard in the distance. cuba a suicide car bomb had been driven into the gates of a hotel popular with politicians. militants then stormed the building. there was a second explosion nearby. a minibus packed with explosives, police said. smoke billowed over mogadishu. translation: i was driving in front of a hotel, a soldier was talking to someone in a luxury car and then a big blast went off.

two female passengers were on board but i do not know where they have gone. the islamic militant group al—shabaab said they carried just two weeks ago the city was hit by the worst ever bomb attack. al—shabaab has been blamed for that attack although the group has not claimed responsibility. thousands of somalis took to the streets demanding tougher action against the insurgents. somalia has been a more or less failed state now for over 25 years, torn apart first by rival warlords and, more recently, by the islamist extremists al—sha baab. the group lost their foothold in mogadishu in 2011 but have continued their battle to overcome the somali government. allied to al-qaeda, they're believed

to have between 7000 and 9000 fighters. in 2016, 723 people died and 395 bomb attacks in somalia. and this latest bombing came as ministers were due to meet emergency services have warned the death toll is likely to rise. polls have closed in iceland, where a snap election has taken place after a row over a paedophile led to the collapse of the governing coalition. the scandal emerged after the father of the prime minister, bjarni benediktsson, wrote a letter saying the paedophile should have his honour restored. it's iceland's second snap election in a year and comes as polls show there is deep voter distrust despite a thriving economy. stay with us on bbc news, still to come: mixed dancing, make—up

and the first marriage. a new reality for raqqa after islamic state. jeremy corbyn has called for mps who are guilty of sexual harassment or abuse to be held to account. in a speech this afternoon, the labour leader warned that a warped and degrading culture was thriving in westminster. 0ur political correspondent alex forsyth reports. jeremy corbyn‘s warning today was stark, he said sexism and misogyny were widespread in society and while the labour leader gave no specific examples or evidence, he used a speech in scotland to describe a culture in westminster where abuse had been accepted. it extends to a culture that has tolerated abuse for far too long. it is a warped and degrading culture that also exists and thrives in the corridors of power,

including in westminster. his comments about these corridors follow newspaper reports of unnamed mps acting inappropriately. no—one has been directly accused or official complaints made, but those who know this place well say there is a problem that must be addressed. in westminster, there has been a longstanding issue and we're quite right now to see women coming forward if they've faced that kind of difficulty in the workplace. i think it's totally unacceptable. in parliament, many aides and researchers are employed downing street has stressed, any allegations will be taken seriously, which is why, when a cabinet member made an attempted joke about the hollywood producer harvey weinstein today, many didn't think it was very funny. michael gove was taking part in an anniversary edition of the today programme when he made

a quip about presenterjohn humphrys. the former labour leader, lord kinnock, joined in. sometimes i think that coming into the studio with you, john, is a bit like going into harvey weinstein‘s bedroom. laughter and applause i tell you what... i think you've got something to say there, michael! john goes way past groping, way past groping. you just pray that you emerge with your dignity intact. mr gove later apologised on twitter for his clumsy attempt at humour, saying it wasn't appropriate. but that failed to appease critics, including an mp from his own party who said his comment had insulted victims of rape and other sexual assaults. the allegations swirling around here may so far be anonymous, but few think it's a joking matter. many worry this workplace, like others, may have turned a blind eye for too long.

alex forsyth, bbc news, westminster. 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. all crew members on royal navy submarines are to undergo compulsory drugs tests after nine sailors on hms vigilant were discharged for reportedly using cocaine. the order has been made by the defence secretary, sir michael fallon. the snp says the uk government has questions to answer over the clyde—based nuclear sub. andrew black reports. the hms vigilant, one of four submarines based on the clyde, confirmed that nine sailors serving on the submarine had been thrown out

of the navy after failing drug tests. according to one report, the drug they took was cocaine. now the mp who represents the area which takes in the home of trident nuclear weapons says answers are needed. i'm absolutely astonished, deeply disappointed and very, very concerned by these reports. if we are to have these weapons of mass destruction on our doorstep here at faslane, we have got to be absolutely confident that the people at the ministry of defence, the royal navy put in charge of them, take their responsibility seriously. i don't believe in this case that they have. there's been trouble on hms vigilant before. earlier this month its captain was relieved of his command after an alleged inappropriate relationship with a member of his crew, although the navy said operations were not impacted. following today's revelations, the royal navy said it did not

tolerate drugs misuse, adding those who are found being discharged from service. defence secretary sir michael fallon is now understood to have ordered drugs tests on all uk submarine crews. he's said to have given the head of the navy a roasting for the incident. meanwhile, the snp, which wants trident removed from the clyde, said it's seeking to ask urgent questions in parliament next week. andrew black, reporting scotland. voting in kenya's disputed election remains on hold, with the poll suspended in several areas because of clashes between rival groups. the opposition leader raila 0dinga refused to run in the contest against president uhuru kenyatta. but attempts are being made on the ground to defuse tension. 0ur africa editor fergal keane joined a peace convoy led by two local governors touring the villages in kisumu appealing for calm. if this country is to end its political crisis, this convoy might be an inspiration.

two leaders from different tribes and with different politics but one message. governor paul kiprono is a kalenjin and supported the elections. of peace, he says. the governor of kisumu, anyang nyong'o, is a luo and an opposition leader. from today, there will be no more roadblocks, he promised. this is a significant event. because so often in the past, powerful men have used ethnic rivalry to their political advantage. this is quite the opposite. the two governors are going into their respective communities together to preach a message of tolerance. these kalenjin farmers say their luo neighbours stopped the election taking place here. they refused our people to vote. they wouldn't allow you to vote? yeah, and our people don't like it. we drove past the barricades set

up to prevent voting. these sugar cane fields just a few minutes from the land occupied by one group, to the land of another. has inflamed local divisions. the young men said they'd armed in self defence. they claimed they'd been attacked and had cattle stolen a few hours earlier. there were moments of tension, some shouted at the visiting kalenjin governor. in the morning, when we took our people to work out there, they started beating them

and chasing them away. what is the solution? the solution is, it's good that the governors have come. we need those people to bring back our cattle fast. so we can sit down and find a solution. the peace initiative follows election violence that took the life of this man's son george. the 19—year—old was shot by police during demonstrations before polling in nearby kisumu. translation: i feel pain. ifeel pain because my baby was not sick. he died from a bullet. it's the human toll that makes today's peace move something far greater than the politics of gesture. we have de—escalated a tension that was there by almost 100%. this is the way forward for kenya. this is the way forward for africa. the bigger crisis remains unresolved.

but across the west, it felt calmer tonight. fergal keane, bbc news, kisumu. thousands have called for spanish unity at a mass rally in madrid. catalonia's deposed leader has vowed to resist direct rule. at least 1a people have been killed after two explosions in the heart of the somali capital, mogadishu. let's get more on those attacks now. joining me now from washington is muhammad fraser—rahim, an expert on violent extremism who has worked for the us department of homeland security. thank you so much forjoining us. of these thank you so much forjoining us. pi? lli°ztsz ..|.u.t.. thank you so much forjoining us. but unif— ltltt’i: thank you so much forjoining us. 5th ”ill ltltt’i: still coming in, but what do you make of the significance of the still coming in, but what do you make of the 1 you ‘icance of the still coming in, but what do you make of the 1 you ‘icance this |e still coming in, but what do you make of the 1 you ‘icance this is still coming in, but what do you mak difficult you ‘icance this is still coming in, but what do you mak difficult time. :ance this is still coming in, but what do you mak difficult time. :anc in his is still coming in, but what do you mak difficult time. :anc in the s very difficult time. just in the past two weeks, 0ctober1li, we saw one of the most deadly attacks in

somali history, and what that shows is that al—sha baab somali history, and what that shows is that al—shabaab as an organisation is no longer on its heels. it has re— mobilised, it has reconstituted itself, and this is a very difficult time. and we have seen just very difficult time. and we have seenjust in very difficult time. and we have seen just in neighbouring very difficult time. and we have seenjust in neighbouring areas, not very far away in mozambique, one of the first attacks ever by individuals declaring to be affiliated with al—sha baab. individuals declaring to be affiliated with al—shabaab. so the horn of africa is seeing a lot of concerns, and al—shabaab in particular is certainly leading that force. well, the received wisdom of the last couple of years among some people was that they were on the retreat here. are you saying that... does this reshape that now? yes, absolutely. i think i myself, along with other analysts, have certainly said for quite sometime we have seen al—shabaab see considerable amount of setbacks in light of ongoing us counterterrorism operations, collaboration with their counterterrorism operations, collaboration but their counterterrorism operations, collaboration but i heir counterterrorism operations, collaboration but iheir - we

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this is time more than ever. somalia is no longer a failed state, it is a fragile state and fragility is a positive thing in terms of comparing it to just ten years it to just years ago, just ten years asa ago, it being certainly ranked as a failed state. some have to incremental progress, and we have to ta ke incremental progress, and we have to take it from there. and just briefly, al—shabaab take it from there. and just briefly, al—sha baab obviously take it from there. and just briefly, al—shabaab obviously having some success with these attacks. what have the backers of somalia been doing wrong in the west? what needs to happen now? you know, i think we need to actually have an anti— al—shabaab coalition, just like we have anti— isis coalitions dealing with islamic state in iraq. i think the us and particular, in the western world, have two put policy behind us. if we are serious about this, we need to realise that somalia needs this campaign, and it can't just be somalia needs this campaign, and it can'tjust be the high—level targets we are going after. it has to be the rank and file types, and we had to actually see this as an important

issue that needs to be addressed immediately. thank you so much. thank you. let's go to the syrian city of raqqa, which was captured by us—backed forces less than two weeks ago. it was the self—declared capital of the islamic state, where atrocities were carried out against people living there. it will be some time before life for those returning can but, in a first since the city's liberation, women and men have unimaginable just months ago. david campa nale reports. in traditional manner, women swirl and undulate in wedding celebration in one of raqqa's western neighbourhoods. this is the first such gathering since so—called islamic state were driven from the city by a coalition of kurdish, arab and syrian fighters. 0n the patio, a man's spins his prayer beads to the beat, as he leads a line of men

and women in the dabke, a traditional dance. dancers hop and sway as children run around and elders look on. almost everything in the scene would have been impossible during the three years of brutal islamic state rule. the group banned music and dancing, imposed a strict dress code, prevented women from wearing make—up, and forceably prohibited the mixing of men and women. the groom's family, unlike many others who fled raqqa during the fighting, has been able to return to their neighbourhood and celebrate. translation: this is the first time that we have got together like this. women used to have to stay here and men there — there was no mixing. now that they're gone, we can mix, and we no longer have to wear the burqa. female guests, forced underjihadist rule to wear all—enveloping black, including gloves and face veils, now enjoy patterned robes and bright red lipstick.

for now, raqqa is close to uninhabitable. with many buildings destroyed, and large parts of the city off—limits due to fear of unexploded ord nances. hundreds were killed in the fighting, and many residents are still searching for missing family members. for the wedding guests, the celebration is a glimmer of hope for the future. david campanale, bbc news. the pakistani cricket team are preparing to host sri lanka on sunday, the first time since they were attacked by militants nine years ago. eight people were killed when gunmen opened fire on the sri lankan team bus, and ever since then, pakistan have been forced to play their home games in the gulf because other teams have been too concerned about security. as heralding the return of international cricket to the country. secunder kermani reports from lahore. this empty plot of land is host to three simultaneous games of cricket. but the match everyone is talking about

will take place a few kilometres away, when pakistan take on sri lanka at the gaddafi stadium. translation: i'm really happy the sri lankan team is coming here. for a long time, there's been no cricket in pakistan. that's been really damaging to young players. translation: we will be supporting both teams, but particularly the sri lankans. whoever wins, it's a victory for cricket. this is what happened last time the sri lankan team came to lahore. eight people were killed, a number of players injured. following the attack, pakistan have held their home games in the united arab emirates. even the top domestic cricket championship is played there. all at a huge cost to the cricket board. in foreign lands like dubai, means our expenses are literally, like, 100% increased.

net profits of ecb are all plowed back into management, into player fees, and the grounds, and so on and so forth. all of that has suffered. at the gaddafi stadium, they are preparing for sunday's match. a world 11 team visited, too. but cricket won't be back to normal until everyone feels comfortable visiting. if we have regular bilateral series, then you can honestly say that cricket has come back. but, right now, it's almost like a one—off event, you know. it's like they are starting to get teams back, so that the world gets comfortable with the idea that cricket is returning to pakistan. terrorist attacks have greatly reduced in pakistan in recent years, but there will still be tight

security for this game. the next step, though, is for matches to be played in other cities across the country, and then for a full international series. cricketing authorities here say they hope that will happen within the next two years. in brazil, 11 cities are in a state of emergency and 27 are on alert because of drought conditions. a lack of rain in recent months has impacted farmers and exacerbated fires. it has also had serious consequences on local wildlife. sophia tran—thomson has this report. this is an island, a large river island in the central resilient state. it hasn't rained in the state's capital for 20 weeks now, and without enough water, it is difficult for large reptiles to keep cool difficult for large reptiles to keep cool. these relatives of the alligators are searching for relief from the sun, but the mud is so dry that some are finding themselves

stuck, and dozens have died. to help them, conservationists are pulling them, conservationists are pulling them from the mud and relocating them. translation: [m them. translation: more and more the animals need our- without our for them assistance, it is difficult for them to survive in such extremes. they are transported to an area with more water, where they can call off safely. conservationists are also rescuing trapped and dehydrated cattle. for some of the state's farmers, the drought has been devastating. translation: i had to sell all of my livestock, so they wouldn't die. for these animals, the assistance from environmentalists is life—saving. at what they need more than anything is rain. —— but. dancing devils and towering skeletons have made their way down mexico city's main thoroughfare to commemorate the day of the dead holiday. up to 600,000 people were expected at the dia de los muertos procession, which is part of a 3,000—year—old tradition

celebrating life and reflecting on mortality. this year, mexicans have dedicated the holiday to the nearly 500 people killed in september's two devastating earthquakes. a change in the clock is going to bring a big change in the weather as well. now, on saturday, we had some very interesting cloud formations helped by some very gusty westerly winds, which brought a temperature of 17 degrees in aberdeen, so relatively mild. but that is changing now, because our air is starting to come down all the way from the arctic. much colder northerly winds, especially to the north—east of the uk. it will bring much more sunshine and a brighter day on sunday, but for many of us, it will be noticeably

colder, as well. the colder air coming in behind this very weak weather front is more a band of cloud. a little rain or drizzle on it as well. gusty winds with that. that is keeping temperatures up across southern parts of england and wales. but in the clear skies, as you head further north, sunday will start much colder. there will be more sunshine around on sunday. we will see that cloud in the south and south—west. it eventually clears away from devon and cornwall. some good spells of sunshine throughout the day. where the wind will be strongest. and it is here it will feel particularly cold. so a significant drop in temperature for the likes of newcastle in aberdeen. but the south and west, it will be warmer. 1a degrees — it will will be much more pleasant. however, we're going to find this area of high pressure building in across the uk overnight. so it's going to push away any remaining strong winds. we'll have largely clear skies and a cold night. temperatures probably in rural areas close to orjust below freezing. we haven't had much frost at all so far this month, but monday is going to

start pretty chilly, with frost at least on the grass. it won't warm up much through the day. it may turn milder through the week, because the westerly winds will return, meaning more cloud. that means more rain, not much, most of it in the north—west. starting monday, bright, sunny but cold. eastern areas may hold onto the sunshine. it will total hazy and more cloud will come in from the north—west, where we could see a little rain in the north—west scotland and northern ireland. temperatures 9—12 degrees. now, as we move into tuesday, we start to get more influence from the atlantic west to south—westerly winds. that means bits and pieces of rain, most across the northern half of the uk, but temperatures returning up to about 1k, perhaps 15 degrees. and even on wednesday, we start to see those winds strengthening a little bit. more rain coming into scotland and northern ireland, but for most of england and wales, it should be dry and rather mild. this is bbc news, the headlines:

the sacked leader of catalonia has given a defiant response to its takeover by the spanish government calling for democratic resistance. the spanish government said it would welcome the participation of carles puigdemont in new elections but said he could still be prosecuted. there's continuing gunfire inside a hotel in somalia's capital, mogadishu, which has been attacked by the islamist group, al—shabaab. at least 1a people were killed in two bomb blasts outside the building, with many more injured. all crew members on british royal navy submarines are to undergo drugs tests. it comes after nine sailors were sacked for using cocaine on board the nuclear—armed hms vigilant. earlier this month, the submarine's captain was relieved of his command