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this is bbc news. the headlines at ten: supporters of a united spain are expected to gather in barcelona amid rising tension over catalonia's declaration of independence. heathrow airport says it's investigating how details the cabinet office is to investigate whether the international trade minister proctor ministerial code after asking his secretary to buy sex toys. heathrow airport says it's investigating how details of its security procedures were found lying in the street. scotland's first minister is to apologise on behalf of her government to gay men convicted of sexual offences which have since been abolished. anthonyjoshua successfully defends his wba and ibf world heavyweight boxing titles with a tenth round stoppage. and, on the trail of the online crooks — inside out here on bbc news, in half an hour. good morning and
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welcome to bbc news. pro—unity demonstrators are expected to take to the streets of barcelona today, as the spanish government continues to take powers back from catalonia. catalonia's leadership was sacked and the region's autonomy was revoked after it declared independence on friday. but madrid has said former catalan leader carles puigdemont will be free to take part in new elections in december. sarah corker reports. spain is gripped by its biggest political crisis for a0 years. on friday, catalonia declared independence from spain. madrid responded by imposing direct rule and sacking the entire catalan government.
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but it's deposed leader, carles puigdemont, says he isn't going anywhere. 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. but in madrid, thousands of people turned out on saturday calling for national unity. why they want to break up spain? there is no sense! it's a problem that's not only affecting catalonia, it's affecting the whole of spain and the whole of europe. the spanish government has announced new elections in catalonia and they warn that mr puigdemont may face prosecution for charges of rebellion, but nevertheless said it would welcome his participation in those elections. he has no powers, no competences, no financial means so i insist that if he wants to continue in politics, which is his right, i think
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he should prepare the next elections to be held, as i mentioned before, on the 21st of december. and so the two sides remain poles apart. later today there will be another rally in barcelona held by those opposed to catalonia's independence. sarah corker, bbc news. let's ta ke let's take a look at the latest from barcelona, life pictures of the pro—unity demonstration. that is just beginning to get underway in barcelona, pro—community protesters gathering for a rally in the catalan capital to days after the regional parliament voted to break away from spain, plunging spain into what is an unprecedented political and constitutional crisis. as those
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protesters have been gathering we heard from the deputy president of the now deposed regional government in catalonia who said it is a coup d'etat by madrid. we will be waiting to see how many people turn out onto the streets of barcelona for the pro—unity, anti—independence demonstration in barcelona this morning. earlier i spoke to our europe correspondent, gavin lee ahead of the pro—unity demonstrations in barcelona. what will happen here is a pattern we have seen over the past few days and weeks which is often at demonstrations as they built up to short catalans are wanting receptors and those wanting unity. today those who say they are appalled at the decision by carles puigdemont to declare the republic of catalonia illegally and also we are told by the demonstration‘s organisers they
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are not necessarily calling for the forced removal of the catalan leaders but they want to short there is unity. many on both sides ask how will this work was that you have the spanish government that have said who will be the de facto legal leaders of the region. it will be the deputy prime minister, go to woman of mariano rajoy in the time of crisis. but we have carles puigdemont, former president, as madrid would say, he was in his hometown yesterday and said he would call on people to democratically resist any attempts to move them from spain. we've heard from us deputy in the few minutes who said they will remain in power and they claim it is a coup d'etat by spain.
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so what happens next? the police force, the catalan police force, who do they operate, madrid or their original leaders? -- who delay the bay? notjust bay? not just the bay? notjust the police but at bay? not just the police but at the bay? notjust the police but at the fire service. many the officers on october the ist worth protecting the people voting in the referendum and some were hit by police officers. there are fault lines in the civil service and the port of barcelona. people on both sides who do not want to follow orders from the spanish government, the same with the police and conversely i've heard from spanish police unions that said there are up to 1000 police from the regional branch who want to leave andjoin regional branch who want to leave and join the spanish side. two belief flash points to look out, one is tomorrow morning and will ex—president carles puigdemont tried to go to work and if he does well
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the police tried to forcibly remove him given that could be a barrier of people and said the government offers to stop them. the prosecutor was like others say they are working on criminal charges for the cabinet and we understand that includes rebuilding, sedition and usurping, as he says he is in power, altogether that carries up to 35 yea rs altogether that carries up to 35 years imprisonment if that comes to pass. government has referred the international trade minister mark narnia to understand if there has been a breach of ministerial conduct. what has been happening on this? there has been focused on the issue of sexual harassment after the
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allegations against harvey when staying in the usa. there has been reports in largely tired newspapers about a culture of abuse at westminster is an certain inappropriate behaviours from certain individuals. the prime minister was responding to a report earlier this week but said any such stories were unacceptable and issues will be taken seriously and yesterday we had jeremy corbyn saying there have been a culture of abuse and it was unacceptable. this morning there was a story regarding the international trade minister and the international trade minister and the mail on sunday, reportedly he asked one of secretaries to buy sex toys for him but also using the robert korean language to her. he told the paper he does not deny it. —— derogatory language. the health
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secretary jeremy hunt was —— derogatory language. the health secretaryjeremy hunt was asked about this this morning. these stories, if true, are totally unacceptable and the cabinet office will be conducting an investigation as to whether there has been a breach of the ministerial code. the fa cts breach of the ministerial code. the facts a re breach of the ministerial code. the facts are disputed. i would say there are parents loved daughters who politics students hoping to get a job at westminster —— who have daughters and it must be confident their daughter would not be subject to some of these behaviours we been seeing. on the same programme we had diane abbott talking about her experiences of sexual harassment at westminster. it is clear that it is not a new issue and has happened, as it does in all walks of life, for some time but mps happen reflecting on their own experiences and diane abbott suggested things have own experiences and diane abbott suggez years. ngs have own experiences and diane abbott sugge: years. if js have own experiences and diane abbott sugge: years. if anything, it was
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recent years. if anything, it was worse when i first became an mp. you will remember what you were there. you would have micro—sexual aggression. woman would get up in the chamberand aggression. woman would get up in the chamber and tories opposite would do this gesture like they were moving their breasts. there were harassment and jokes that were not very funny. the problem is it was a very funny. the problem is it was a very male environment, the idea of all these men are away from home, there were eight bars and very long hours and the bars are open as long as we are sitting. partly that is the notion what happens in westminster stays in westminster. it isa westminster stays in westminster. it is a little bit better now but long way to go. we can expect there to be more reports and more stories emerging in the coming weeks and days, as people look back in parliament on their own career and experiences. the health secretaryjeremy
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career and experiences. the health secretary jeremy hunt career and experiences. the health secretaryjeremy hunt mentioned this before, the prime minister has written to the speaker of before, the prime minister has writ requesting pea ker of before, the prime minister has writ requesting a 5a ker of before, the prime minister has writ requesting a new' of before, the prime minister has writ requesting a new independent and requesting a new independent body to be set up a new procedure put in place for members to report claims harassment. heathrow airport says it is investigating how details of its security procedures were found lying in the street. the sunday mirror says information concerning the queen was on a unencrypted memory stick as well as files on safeguards for cabinet ministers and foreign dignitaries. heathrow says it's confident that the airport remains secure. our correspondent ben ando is at heathrow airport. a man who was walking in west london when he found this memory stick on the street which he took a library to see what was on it and he found 174 unencrypted files which included details about how the queen travels
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to heathrow and her roots and information about security systems, id passes and vip areas and about the ultrasound system used to guard the ultrasound system used to guard the perimeter fence. what the ultrasound system used to guard the perim said fence. what the ultrasound system used to guard the perim said in ice. what the ultrasound system used to guard the perim said in response? they have heathrow said in response? they have launched an investigation and are confident the airport is secure. they launched a statement saying they have among the most robust aviation security in the world and remain vigilant. they say they are reviewing their plans but i'm confident the airport remained secure and have also launched an investigation to find out how this happened. does this brash show the dangers of putting so much information on a tiny memory stick, it is not like the briefcase. we've heard before of information in a briefcase is being left in tube stations but memory sticks, we keep them in our pockets and you can get so them in our pockets and you can get so much information on them. we serious questions the airport will
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ask is why that data was put on a memory stick in the first place and then taken out of the airport to somewhere it could clearly be lost by somebody and left in the street. nicola sturgeon is to apologise on behalf of the scottish government to gay men convicted of now—abolished sexual offences. the first minister will make her statement next week to coincide with new legislation to grant automatic pardons to those affected. the law will also allow the removal of such crimes from criminal records. catriona renton reports. until 1981, all sexual activity between men was a criminal offence in scotland. the law was then changed to decriminalise sex between men over the age of 21. in england, that law was changed in 1967. but it took another 20 years for the age of consent to be reduced to 16. last month, the first minister, nicola sturgeon, announced a new bill that would automatically pardon all men, alive and dead, convicted of these crimes. she will publish this and make an apology at holyrood on the seventh of november on behalf
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of the scottish government for the treatment of homosexual men under previous governments. by offering you this ring... gay marriage became legal in scotland in 2014, but looking to the past, the scottish government said the new bill will give justice to those criminalised simply because of who they loved. those who have convictions will also be able to apply to have them in england and wales, there is no automatic pardon, except for those who died before february this year. those who are living will receive a pardon after their convictions have been deleted because the secretary of state is satisfied that the conduct is no longer criminal. catriona renton, bbc news. let's speak now to tim hopkins, director of the scottish lgbt charity, the equality network. hejoins me on webcam from edinburgh. what do you make of this
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announcement from nicola sturgeon and how significant is it going to be? we very much welcome the apology. the important is if you passed legislation to give somebody a pardon that is great but that itself does not say the person did nothing wrong in the first place so that is what the apology does, it says the laws were wrong and not the relationships. there has been campaigning on this for a long time in scotland. it took more than 30 years to get the law equalise, sex between men become —— the law equalise, sex between men become - —— decriminalised become analysed —— decriminalised and the equalisation in 2001. we have been talking to the scottish government about allowing people to have the criminal records updated for several years now so we are have the criminal records updated for several years now so we are very for several years now so we are very welcome this for several years now so we are very welcome this is moving ahead quickly. as katrina said in the piece, although it has taken longer in scotland than the rest of the uk we think the scottish government
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we re we think the scottish government were alert to some of the problems with the legislation in the rest of the uk and in particular for men who are still alive you do not automatically get the pardon whereas the scottish government have been clear their bill will give that automatically to everybody. what do you make of the fact you do have different situations in different parts of the uk on this? the quality network supported devolution 20 years ago because we thought we could get more appropriate law in scotland by working with the parliament here in edinburgh and that has proved to be the case. something scotland has moved ahead on lgbt issues compared to england and wales such as moved ahead on lgbt issues compared to englan section ales such as moved ahead on lgbt issues compared to englan section 28 s such as moved ahead on lgbt issues compared to englan section 28 in uch as moved ahead on lgbt issues compared to englan section 28 in 2000, three repealing section 28 in 2000, three years before the rest of the uk. sometimes the list of uk moved ahead but i think it has all the case because the parliament is in edinburgh we can talk to them, they consult us and we get legislation
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thatis consult us and we get legislation that is appropriate for scotland. in some cases our legislature has been slightly better than the legislation south of the border. we are talking about this in legal terms but from the point of view of the individuals concerned, what does this announcement mean did you think? i spoke to a man the other day who had a conviction in 1994 kissing his boyfriend in the street in glasgow. he was fined £150. that has been on his record ever since and because he works with disabled people it shows up every time he goes for a job interview. it has really affected his career for 25 years. the pardon will be very important for him and the fact the conviction can be taken of records apology is will be important but the apology is very important because it finally says, after all of the past discrimination, we as citizens of scotland are equally respected to everybody else. tim, good to talk to
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you. thank you. the headlines on bbc news: supporters of a united spain are expected to gather in barcelona amid rising tension over catalonia's declaration of independence. heathrow airport says it's investigating how details of its security procedures were found lying in the street. let's get all the latest sport now from the bbc sportscenter. big news from the bbc sportscenter. big news from boxing as well as football. last night anthony joshua from boxing as well as football. last night anthonyjoshua cemented their record—breaking year by defending both his heavyweight
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titles in cardiff. he built on his april when by stopping his opponent in ten rounds. he was met to fight another man, with the frenchman stepping injust over two another man, with the frenchman stepping in just over two weeks ago at the replacement and after the fight he said training had its challenges. in short fight is always tougher, —— short fighters. they have been dealing with guys might hide all their life so they know how to get out the way of punches and i am used to dealing with guys my height. just a bit more tricky. but we got there in the end. she is not the only english world champion this morning with the england under 17 is world cup winners for the first time after beating spain in the final in india. the under 17s fought back
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from two goals - to win 5—2, from two goals down to win 5—2, meaning they are now double world cup winners this year, after success for the under 20s in june cup winners this year, after success for the under 20s injune also. if we keep working as we are and the players keep developing as the art i am sure more opportunities will come down the road because we have good talent in this country and doing what we have done and what the other teams have done back in the summer i think people are taking notice that england have some top players coming through. two games in the premier league later. yesterday, manchester city extended their lead at the top of teh table after a 3—2 win at west brom. it's now eight straight wins for pep guardiola's men — leroy sane with the pick of their goals as they remain five points clear of rivals manchester united, who were 1—nil winners over tottenham through this late strike from antony martial.
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wins also for arsenal, chelsea, liverpool and stoke. there's been an important victory for england's women in the third one day international of their ashes series, australia went into this match four points up — two are awarded for a win. but some crucial wickets late on helped england, as australia chased a revised total because of rain. they hit a boundary to finish but fell 20 runs short of their target. and with australia only needing eight points in the series to retain the ashes, this win keeps england's hopes alive. heading into the test match, and t20 matches to come. there's a big day ahead for lewis hamilton who could win a fourth world championship later. rival sebastian vettel kept his slim hopes alive by taking pole position for the mexican grand prix. hamilton came third. but he only needs to finish fifth to win it. vettel ahead of the red bull of max verstappen. but fifth or higher, a fourth world title will be his no
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matter what the german does. in the rugby league world cup, scotland have lost their opening match against tonga. and just like england and wales before them it was a heavy defeat. the scots trailed 38—0 to their opponents at half time but did manage to at least get on the score board with this try from danny addy. but the match ended 50—4 to tonga at full time. better news for the irish though — they beat italy 36—12 in their opener. they came straight down the middle, like we thought, power through the middle. we went weighed at first which made it easy for them and we tighten up on the second half. but they are quality and we only had two good ball sets. fair play to them. they got the results. plenty more litter or including the
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built up to today's premier league games —— later on. parents will no longer be able to use a legal loophole to avoid paying child maintenance under new rules to be introduced in the new year. the overhaul will affect those who keep their money in a joint account with a new partner. the government says it hopes the change will lead to nearly £400,000 a year in additional child maintenance being collected. thousands of drivers are breaking the law by driving their diesel cars without pollution filters, experts have told bbc five live investigates. nearly 2000 cars have been found without filters since 2014, but it's thought the number is much higher. it is illegal to drive without them but many cars which have had the filters removed go unnoticed during mot tests. the driver and vehicle standards agency says it plans to improve the tests next year. security forces in somalia have ended a twelve—hour siege by islamist militants at a hotel in the capital, mogadishu. two bombs were detonated outside
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the hotel where a security meeting was due to take place. militants then entered shooting a number of people. at least 25 people are known to have died with around 30 injured. russell trott reports. the sheer force of the first explosion left a heap of tangled metal, and as the first ambulances arrived to treat the injured, sporadic gunfire was heard in the distance. a suicide car bomb was driven to the gates of the hotel, popular with politicians. militants then stormed the building, and a gun battle ensued. laden with explosives. plumes of smoke billowed over mogadishu. translation: i was driving in front of the hotel. a soldier was talking to someone in a small luxury car, then a big blast went off. two female passengers were on board, but now i don't know where they have gone.
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the islamist militant group al—shabaab said it had carried out the latest bombings. just two weeks ago, the city was hit by somalia's worst—ever bomb attack, in which more than 350 people were killed, and causing widespread devastation. al—shabaab had been widely blamed for that attack, though the group has not claimed responsibility. thousands of somalis took to the streets, demanding tougher action against the insurgents. somalia has been more or less a failed state now for over 25 years, torn apart first by rival the group lost their foothold in mogadishu in 2011, but have continued their battle to overthrow the somali government. allied to al qaeda, al—shabaab is believed to have between 7,000 and 9,000 fighters. in 2016, 720 people died in 395 bomb attacks in somalia. this latest bombing came as ministers were due to meet on sunday to discuss security. emergency service crews said there were many more dead bodies. the winner of the royal institute
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of british architects' most prestigious award — the stirling prize — will be announced on tuesday. the nominations to become britain's best new building 2017 include a rejuvenated seaside pier on the south coast of england, a london housing development and an extension to the british museum. today, we look at the studio of the fashion photographer jurgen teller by 6a architects. essentially, jurgen wanted a studio, a place to work. but in his world that is quite a few different things. it means shooting photographs of course and also making books, making exhibitions as well as receive lots of people. so that is where the idea of several buildings and several gardens, somewhere where lots of different
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types of shoots can happen in a very natural setting. jurgen used to share his home with a studio. we wanted to make this new building have the same kind of moments of intimacy. so he still has the kitchen table which is where he meets clients and where he works. there is a library, there is a sauna and a gym. there is a really private inner world to the studio and then there is the big studio in the middle where he lays out and does shoots and things. and then there is the public building at the front, which has different collaborators and staff and an archive. there is equality between garden and internal space all the way through the building. it is a really beautiful part of it. that really reduced material palette that has texture but allows it to be background, and jurgen's work and photography to be the foreground always in this space. there is a quality of light, both within and in the gardens, which is almost archaic. and i think that makes an amazing setting for the work thatjurgen does.
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i am using every single centimetre of the space. and i have photographed every bit of it and it is tremendous fun, it is like a haven of quietness and freedom and madness. it is just brilliant. for me, it's excellent. and you can see all the nominated buildings on the bbc arts website and find out who is the winner of the riba stirling prize for architecture live on the bbc news channel next tuesday between 8.30 and 9pm. let's check out the weather. so far it has been called back but so near to the north and more cloudy in the south. that rain has been in wales, midlands and the south—east. that will clear into the midlands and the south—east. that will cle sunny the midlands and the south—east. that will cle sunny spells for many. cold
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decent sunny spells for many. cold northerly wind along the east coast and some showers. that breaks up to some sunny and some showers. that breaks up to some sunny spells in south wales and south west but not quite as cold. further north it will be called. well known in comparison to yesterday in scotland. high pressure stays tonight and light winds allows temperatures to fall away. rural sports could see temperatures below freezing. perhaps the first widespread frost of the season. this sunshine tomorrow and the south—westerly wind bringing in more mild but wetter conditions in the far north. the headlines: supporters of a united spain gathering in barcelona amid rising tension over catalonia's
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declaration of independence. the cabinet office is to investigate whether international trade minister mark whether international trade minister mari of|rnier whether international trade minister mari of their code of the admitted asking his secretary to buy sex toys. heathrow airport says it is investigating how details of its security procedures we re details of its security procedures were found lying in the street. scotla nd were found lying in the street. scotland back robot first minister is to apologise on behalf of the government to gay men convicted of sexual offences which have since been abolished. —— scotland's first minister. parents will no longer be able to use a legal loophole to avoid paying child maintenance under new laws to be brought in within months. those are the headlines, now, on bbc news, a look at the week's strongest stories from the bbc‘s inside out teams.

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