this is bbc news. i'm shaun ley. the headlines at 3. at least 300,000 march through barcelona in support of spanish unity and against catalonia's unilateral declaration of independence. the international trade minister, mark garnier, faces an investigation after he admitted asking his secretary to buy sex toys. then heathrow airport says it's investigating how details of its security procedures were found lying in the street. 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. lewis hamilton needs only a fifth—place finish in the mexican grand prix to be crowned world champion. and spotting fake news and debunking the people in power. the journalists trying to sort fact from fiction — that's coming up in click at half past three. good afternoon and

welcome to bbc news. hundreds of thousands of people have been demonstrating in barcelona in support of spanish unity. it follows madrid's decision to take direct control of catalonia after regional leaders there voted to declare independence on friday. the dismissed catalan separatist leader carles puigdemont has called on his supporters to show "democratic defiance" of direct rule from madrid. but supporters of spanish unity have been calling but supporters of spanish unity have been calling for mr puigedemont to be jailed. gavin lee reports from barcelona. the organisers say the silent majority are coming out. the police say there are 300,000 in the crowd the organisers more than a billion. this is what has been developing in the last few hours. claiming back their streets. thousands of catalan protesters marching through the city of barcelona saying no to an illegal

declaration of independence by their now ousted government. this is expected to be the largest demonstration yet in support of unity. well, this is becoming a familiar noise. it is a pro—spanish unity demonstration. over the weekend, we have seen pro—separatists. one of the voices here, shouting for spain. if you are to listen to them individually, people want very different things. we have never been out like this before, but now we have to, because we can't stand it any more. we're still europeans, spanish and catalan. it is not possible. the key moment here will be what happens to this man, carles puigdemont, who still calls himself the catalan president. he's been removed from office by the spanish government, along with his cabinet and more than 100 officials.

his job in all but title has been transferred to spain's deputy prime minister, soraya saenz de santamaria, until elections in december. what do you want the spanish government to do? do you want them to take over forcibly? he has to go to... he has to go to the... the prison. independence supporters are being urged to democratically resist any attempts from madrid to forcefully remove the separatist leaders. but a flash point could come tomorrow, if carles puigdemont tries to return to his old position. there are reports he could face charges linked to sedition and rebellion against the state. asi as i was walking through the crowd i off duty as i was walking through the crowd i met off duty regional police officers who said they did not want to be identified but were concerned. they were pro—unity and said many

collea g u es they were pro—unity and said many colleagues felt the other way and it is causing divisions within the force. this is the wider question. while we have carles puigdemont potentially returning to work tomorrow, what about others who are returning to work, told they are controlled by spain. let's speak now to michael reid, senior spain editor at the economist. where do you think this goes now?|j think where do you think this goes now?” think everybody will be watching tomorrow as your reporter said. the government has taken over catalonia, direct rule, for only 55 days. it is easierfor the regional direct rule, for only 55 days. it is easier for the regional police, direct rule, for only 55 days. it is easierfor the regional police, and they have appointed a new commander, it is easierfor the they have appointed a new commander, it is easier for the police to stop ca rles it is easier for the police to stop carles puigdemont and his it is easier for the police to stop carles puig getting and his

it is easier for the police to stop carles puig getting into his it is easier for the police to stop carles puig getting into their councillors getting into their offices then it would have been to ta ke offices then it would have been to take them out have they decided to barricade themselves in which they have not done. we will see. the fax the spanish prime minister has called an early election in catalonia may serve to diminish some of the tension. the immediate cause, the declaration of independence. harris carles puigdemont got himself into a situation whereby the end of next week he had no other situations and to callan next week he had no other situations and to call an independent declaration otherwise he would have looked like a busted flush? many people think he made a crucial mistake. he was poised on thursday to call a regional election himself, which would have been a way out of the situation, but he was faced with resista nce the situation, but he was faced with resistance from radicals in his independence movement accusing him of being a traitor and he opted to go with them. and go ahead with the

declaration of independence. that precipitated the intervention from madrid. on madrid's side, precipitated the intervention from madrid. this iiadrid's side, precipitated the intervention from madrid. this as irid's side, precipitated the intervention from madrid. this as well side, precipitated the intervention from madrid. this as well as ie, precipitated the intervention from madrid.| this as well as they might handled this as well as they might have done? i think the government made a colossal mistake on the ist of october when you will remember they send police to try to prevent a referendum that was illegal under cata la n referendum that was illegal under catalan and spanish law, but which was peaceful. many people supported it. those images of police charges against people trying to vote were damaging to spanish democracy. i think since then the government has played it better. it has been careful to line up support for its intervention from the opposition socialists and also from a centre—right party. it gave carles puigdemont plenty of time to back down and in the end he did not and i think the prime minister's decision

to call the election in 55 days, sooner to call the election in 55 days, sooner than expected, is quite clever. he runs the risk that the election could return a separatist government, but he has reduced to minimum the amount of time he the minimum the amount of time he will try to impose direct rule and all the other hand he has obliged the pro—independence parties to think about an election. do they ta ke think about an election. do they take part, do they boycott? mariano rajoy‘s position has been difficult because he has been struggling to stay in power without a majority andy had an agreement with the socialist party which means there will be a commission looking at the constitution long—term. is that where it will get resolved, with a settle m e nt where it will get resolved, with a settlement that does notjust where it will get resolved, with a settlement that does not just single out catalonia, but affects all the regions? the former belgian prime minister made a parallel with

flounders, saying in the 90s, when there was an upsurge in calls for independence from some flemish belgians was a federal constitution, it killed off the anger. is that an option for spain? you raise the crucial point. whatever happens in the election in december there is a problem in catalonia. if you ask yes, no, it is 44% for independence and 48% against but if you offer a third option, a better deal in spain, support for independence. to 996 spain, support for independence. to 9% and that is the task facing the constitutional commission. it is not easy because catalonia already enjoys wide powers of self—government. because of what has happened, the appetite in the rest of spain for example, giving people control over the courts, is close to zero. much has changed in the a0

yea rs zero. much has changed in the a0 years since the constitution. spain is now a member of the european union, which it was not. you have to find a way of making catalonia feel included, feel special and to get the rest of spain to go along with that. some think it might be federalism, others think it might be tweaking what bain has at the moment. michael reid, thanks. fascinating. it feels like the first world war, will it all be over by christmas? complaints about inappropriate behaviour and sexual harrassment by mps have now led to a government minister being investigated to see if he broke the ministerial code of conduct. international trade minister mark garnier asked his secretary to buy two sex toys in soho, in 2010. he's described the incident as "good humoured high jinks". meanwhile theresa may has written to the house of commons speaker asking him to look at the creation of an independent body to which allegations about mps'

behaviour can be reported. here's our political correspondent jonathan blake. mark garnier has been an mp for seven years. he's currently a minister at the department for international trade. in the mail on sunday, mr garnier‘s former secretary said in 2010, he asked her to go into a shop to buy sex toys. she also accuses him of using derogatory language. the minister has not denied it, telling the newspaper that he would have to take this on the chin. he described what happened as good—humoured high jinks and added that it absolutely does not constitute harassment. but, aware of other recent reports about mps acting inappropriately, the government was quick to respond. these stories, if they're true, are obviously totally unacceptable and the cabinet office will be conducting an investigation as to whether there has been a breach of the ministerial code in this particular case. but, as you know, the facts are disputed. what i would say is there are mums and dads who have daughters who are politics students hoping to get a job in westminster

and they must be able to be confident that if they get that job, their daughter will not be subject to some of these behaviours that we have been seeing. westminster has been braced for accusations of abuse against mps. in the wake of the harvey weinstein scandal, those in public life are facing renewed scrutiny. last week, the labour mp jared 0'mara was suspended after apologising for sexist and homophobic comments. long—serving mps said things have changed, but that there is still more to be done. it was partly to do with the fact it was a very male environment. 650 mps when i went there, just 20—odd women. it's partly to do with the idea that all these men are away from home. it's partly to do with the fact there were eight bars and very long hours and the bars are open for as long as we're sitting. and partly it was the notion of what happens in westminster stays in westminster. it was worse. it's a little bit better now, but there's a long way to go. with a fresh focus on the issue of sexual harassment at westminster, the prime minister has written to the speaker of the house of

commons asking for a new procedure for mps and staff to report abuse. theresa may has also asked for advice on how the culture at westminster can be changed. earlierjonathan earlier jonathan blake earlierjonathan blake join me earlierjonathan blakejoin me and said the government had been quick to react to allegations of misconduct. first let's hear what the former minister anna soubry had to say. i had already this morning sent a request to the speaker asking for an urgent statement from the leader of the house as to what could now be done to make sure that any complaint — actually against anyone working in parliament — to extend the protections workers throughout the rest of businesses and in other workplaces have, they should now be extended clearly the pm is well on to this and it strikes me this is a very good idea. we have to make sure everybody who works in parliament, whoever they are, enjoys the same protections as other workers,

so i very much welcome this. that was anna soubry. jonathan when he came into the studio gave me analysis of what she is proposing what the government is looking at. there has been swift reaction from the government. you saneremy hunt saying the minister had been referred to the cabinet office and they will look into whether his behaviour, alleged behaviour, has broken the ministerial code of conduct. that is one response. the prime minister wrote to the speaker, john bercow, who has a sort of overseeing role in terms of parliamentary discipline to ask for a new procedure to be set up, contratually binding procedure, she has said, to allow mps and staff to report accusations of sexual

harassment and inappropriate behaviour and have confidence they will be dealt with. as it stands, anyone can make a complaint against an mp to the parliamentary commissioner for standards but there is clearly a feeling procedures need tightening up and i think we will see more on that in the coming days. difficult if the mp you are complaining about is your employer? we have heard of mps talking in the wake of these accusations in the last few days saying they know of cases where people do have concerns and have been the victim of abuse or inappropriate behaviour on whatever level and have not reported it, either they did not have the confidence it would be taken seriously, or because they had been urged not to. anna soubry is one of those talking about these accusations and suggesting she and others have tried to make progress for some time. i had already this morning sent a request to the speaker asking for an urgent statement from the leader of the house

as to what could now be done to make sure that any complaint against anyone working in parliament, to extend the protections workers throughout the rest of businesses and in other workplaces have, they should be extended into parliament and asking for an urgent statement from the leader. clearly the pm is well on to this. it strikes me it is a good idea. we have to make sure everybody who works in parliament, whoever they are, enjoys the same protections as other workers. i very much welcome this. another complication that occurs to me, mark garnier is investigated under the ministerial code that the accusations relate to a period when he was a backbench mp. how could he be in breach of the code if he was not a minister? it is a tricky question and one the cabinet office and those investigating this... they

are not trying to pass it into the long grass. i do not think that is the intention. jeremy hunt said if the intention. jeremy hunt said if the allegations are true they are not acceptable. there is i think good will on all sides because it appears to be a cross—party issue. if you are not a minister, or you we re if you are not a minister, or you were not a minister when you are alleged to have done something, it is difficult to see how you could be in breach of the ministerial code, but there are other rules and standards by which mps are held to you and we may see those come into play with these accusations and others, which i'm sure will follow in the days to come. jonathan blake and a second appearance by anna soubry. the headlines on bbc news: hundreds of thousands are marching through barcelona in support of spanish unity and against catalonia's unilateral declaration of independence. the international trade minister, mark garnier, faces an investigation

after he admitted asking a former secretary to buy sex toys. heathrow airport says it's investigating how details of its security procedures were found lying in the street. in sport, the south coast derby is into stoppage time and all square. 1-1 into stoppage time and all square. 1—1 between brighton and southampton with brighton scoring the equaliser in the second half. lewis hamilton is third on the grid in the mexican grand prix knowing that fifth place or better will guarantee a fourth world title. scotland suffer heavy defeat in their opening match in the by defeat in their opening match in the rugby league world cup. i will be back with more on those stories in the next hour. the president of iraqi kurdistan, masoud barzani, has confirmed his intention to step down. mr barzani told a closed—door session of parliament he was resigning, as the fallout from the region's independence referendum continues.

his current term had been due to end in four days. we can talk to our arab affairs editor. mr barzani was in a sense the champion of the independence.- drove it through against some opposition within kurdistan. although it received a huge majority from the people, it was not something everyone their politically believed in and it was his cherished projects for many years, as it is with many kurds, but he obviously felt this was the moment the kurds had ina felt this was the moment the kurds had in a sense got themselves in the driving seat thanks to what they had donein driving seat thanks to what they had done in the battle against isis. they had ta ken done in the battle against isis. they had taken control when iraqi forces fell to pieces and it left them in control of this important

area outside kurdistan. with so many oilfields. exactly. he felt it was the moment. he sold the referendum as, this will increase our bargaining. baghdad reacted very strongly from the start, in the lead up strongly from the start, in the lead up and afterwards. do you think he had simply not calculated how swiftly that would happen? and whether indeed the government in baghdad was strong enough to take effective action? i think that must‘ve been the miscalculation to an extent, feeling the battle against is had gone on so long now, the iraqi government has been able essentially to declare victory finally in that battle, and whether they would then the appetite for a new confrontation, one essentially that had been put to one side during this epic confrontation with isis, but have never gone away, whether they would have the appetite. but

they would have the appetite. but the prime minister made clear he would and then on the ground, the iraqi army and other forces moved quickly into place and kurdish forces moved away from k cook. there has been fighting. there is a ceasefire at the moment which has been suspended another day. dash—macro kirkuk. talks have been going on to resolve this without more violence. but for mr barzani this has been a huge blow. it was a huge gamble and it has failed for the moment and left him in a difficult situation and critics within kurdistan were able to use this and also believed it was something not in the interests of kurdistan and needed to act and so he has faced opposition outside for the vote and when the vote has not achieved what hath been wanted, very quickly inside kurdistan. he has

announced his intention, saying that his mandate expires on wednesday. there was meant to be an election on wednesday, but that has been put off for eight months. he told parliament, i cannot continue in this role, you need to distribute my powers, so we do not have any power vacuum while we await the elections, in which he said he will not stand. there is a sense of the changing of the guard with the old generation seemingly passing away, notjust him but his great rival. who did and there was a huge three—day funeral in kurdistan. as the referendum was going on. it was symbolic it happened. these are the important families within kurdistan. and in some sense what mr barzani is doing is ensuring his name, his brand is

not solid. fascinating. thank you. it's been reported that the bbc has suspended radio 5 live presenter george riley following claims that a number of women who have complained about his behaviour. george riley presents rugby league, snooker and darts and is a regular voice on radio. the bbc said it could not comment on individual staff members. george riley himself has yet to comment on the claims. the health secretary has hinted that nhs nurses might get a pay rise. in an interview on the bbc‘s andrew marr show, jeremy hunt said the chancellor had told him there was scope to talk about higher pay. along with other public sector workers, nurses have had pay rises capped at 1% since 2010. the leader of iraqi kurdistan has announced he is stepping down as officials at heathrow airport are investigating after details of its security procedures were found on a memory stick in the street. the sunday mirror says information concerning the queen was on the unencrypted device as well as files on safeguards for cabinet ministers and foreign dignitaries. 0ur correspondent ben ando is at heathrow airport. this memory stick that ended up in

the hands of the sunday mirror, do we know anything about its provenance? no. that is subject to an internal investigation being carried out by the airport. he throws says it reviewed all security plans and it says it wants to reassure people the airport remains safe. what we know is that the memory stick contained 17a unencrypted files. a memory stick the size of this. a lot of data. unencrypted, able to be viewed and information included the location of cctv cameras, about id passes to different parts of the airport, information about the roots the queen and other vips would take to

the airport and information about the airport and information about the location of emergency access tunnels to the heathrow express rail link. how the memory stick was downloaded and ta ken link. how the memory stick was downloaded and taken out of the airport and lost will be the question at the heart of the investigation. heathrow authorities must be embarrassed about this happening. presumably they can make counter arguments about other ways of securing the airport's integrity, that they can change things so stuff on the memory stick is effectively out of date. it may have changed already. but it is hard to get away from the fact that somebody has messed up along the line. it is embarrassing. it goes without saying. how much of a real danger it is is not immediately apparent. it is is not immediately apparent. it is not ideal, this data is secret and meant to be kept secure. 0rganisations, particularly important places like heathrow, are

supposed to have cyber security arrangements to stop this sort of thing happening. heathrow knows it isa thing happening. heathrow knows it is a target, one of the busiest airports in the world. 1300 flights every day. they'd know it is the kind of place that would be a target and they would be aware that some of the sensitive data on the memory stick that was found could have been information you would not want getting into the wrong hands. thank you. the government is changing the rules around paying child support so parents can no longer use a legal loophole to avoid their responsibilities. people have been able to avoid payments by putting their money in a joint account with a new partner. the department for work and pensions says it hopes the change will lead to nearly £a00,000 a year in additional child maintenance being collected. the winner of the royal institute 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, so somewhere where lots of different 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 kind of 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. 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. now the weather. chris will have more to tell us about that cold 2a hours ahead. yesterday one of the warmest places the uk was in aberdeenshire, hitting 17 celsius. since then the wind has changed direction, coming from the north, and temperatures are around 8 degrees, and coupled with that the winds gusting at 30 mph. i am sure that would have felt cold. tonight we will keep the brisk winds. isolated showers, but inland, clear skies and a recipe for cold weather,

one of the coldest of morton so far. temperatures dipping 2—2d in parts of scotla nd temperatures dipping 2—2d in parts of scotland and northern england and pockets of frost even across parts of the south. tomorrow a cold but glorious start. the north west of scotla nd glorious start. the north west of scotland in the afternoon, the breeze will pick up and cloud and patchy rain will move through. hello. this is bbc news. the headlines at half past three: hundres of thousands of people have marched through barcelona in support of spanish unity and against catalonia's unilateral declaration of independence. the international trade minister, mark garnier, faces an investigation — after he admitted 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