this is the briefing. i'm sally bundock. our top story: catalonia's deposed president could face criminal charges today, following the region's declaration of independence from spain. powerful storms sweep across northern and central europe, killing at least six people and leaving hundreds of thousands without power. and lewis hamilton races into the record books, clinching his fourth formula one title at the mexican grand prix. and our top business story today: president trump keeps markets waiting as he deliberates over who will be the next head of the us central bank. i'll be speaking to a leading economist about the two main contenders and what it could mean for us interest rates and the global economy. a very warm welcome to the programme, briefing

you on all you need to know in world news, business and sport. and with the launch of apple's new iphone this week, we're asking do you trust the latest tech like facial recognition for your smartphone security? or could this unlock more opportunities for fraud and misuse? be a part of the conversation — just use the hashtag #bbcthebriefing. we start the programme with spain. prosecutors are preparing to file criminal charges against catalonia's deposed president, carles puigdemont, possibly as soon as today. following his refusal to recognise madrid's order removing him from power,

hundreds of thousands of people took to the streets of barcelona on sunday to condemn catalonia's unilateral declaration of independence. it was one of the biggest shows of force to date by supporters of a united spain. joining me now is gavin lee in barcelona. gaven, it is a critical day today. what will happen? yes, it is. it is not a normal day at the office for ca rles not a normal day at the office for carles puigdemont. the rosier every morning at 830. —— he arrives here. todayis morning at 830. —— he arrives here. today is not an ordinary day because he has been replaced in all but title by the spanish deputy prime minister. he and his cabinet, who had been sacked, play nothing has changed. they see this as a coup d'etat by the state in madrid. we think he's been in his hometown over the weekend. he gave a brief

pre—recorded television address for three minutes where he said people should peaceably, democratically, resist article 155, which is the garment reasserting control. they say this is a symbolic manoeuvre by madrid. —— which the government reasserting. also, you mentioned criminal charges. first of all, if he comes through the doors, does the spanish government apprehended and? some say he does not need to be arrested as he is ready lost authority. they may file charges today. they put sedition, usurping, and rebellion. rebellion could carry 30 years. they would have to be passed and followed up. we are uncertain, but we should know in a few hours' time. both sides are at

pains to say that they want to have carried out peaceably. yes. i figured as interesting. some of the main organisations for independence have no call for people to come out onto the streets as morning to protect the institution. that is something people on friday, when miss boak after this declaration independence, albeit illegal, the people here in stjames' square were singing and dancing. but a call has not gone out this time. those within the independence party, and helping to organise demonstrations, they are seeing right now they do believe the spanish government is going to implement anything by force. the other thing to bear in mind briefly in this is that the regional police officers, they have taken down the

pictures of ca rles officers, they have taken down the pictures of carles puigedemont on the orders of spain. things sound like they are already changing on the first day back at work for everybody, given friday's events. thank you very much, gavin lee. we will keep in touch throughout the morning of the day. we will keep you up—to—date as well. we will move on, now, because winds of more than 140 kilometres an hour battered northern and central europe on sunday, killing at least six people in germany and the czech republic. hundreds of thousands of homes were without power. and during the storm, a huge freight tanker ran aground in the north sea close to northern germany — authorities are watching closely for oil leaks. sarah corker has the latest. powerful winds sweeping across austria proved challenging for pilots at sulzberger airport. is this passenger plane at approach the runway, it lurches side to side. at

the last moment, the pilot abandons his attempt to land safety. —— salzberg. in eels of the country, the storm caused widespread damage, blocking roads ripping through ruse. in germany, a state of emergency was declared. in hamburg, it was the problem. what fighting that was the problem. what is roads around the historic fish market, three minutes high —— three metres higher than normal. 0ff market, three minutes high —— three metres higher than normal. off the coast of northern germany, an oil tank has run aground. elsewhere in the czech republic, this orthodox wooden church was torn to pieces in the city. falling trees killed two pedestrians and damaged powerlines. translation: it could have been worst go out worse. the two fell in

this direction, and not towards the house, so it has caused less damage. -- it house, so it has caused less damage. —— it could have been worse. house, so it has caused less damage. -- it could have been worse. large areas were battered by winds of more than 140 commoners are now. but forecasters say conditions are expected to ease today. the wild weather has swept along the polish coast. a photo opportunity for some, but on the roads, conditions were treacherous. falling tree ranges killed three motorists. and there was - travelled disruption in the was also travelled disruption in the austrian capital of vienna. parts of a construction site fell onto the rail tracks, closing the main station. the storm has knocked out power to hundreds of thousands of homes across the czech republic and poland. corker, bbc news. let's review of some of the other news making the news today. the veteran president of iraqi kurdistan, masoud barzani, says he'll continue to fight for an independent state for kurds, even though he's resigned.

barzani complained nobody had stood up for the kurds after their recent vote for independence, and accused some of his rivals of committing high treason, in allowing iraqi forces to take the city of kirkuk. later today, kenyans may hear the outcome of their disputed election. in the west of the country, many opposition supporters boycotted the vote and prevented those backing the government from taking part. there have been clashes in some districts. thousands of demonstrators have taken the #metoo online campaign against sexual harassment and assault on to the streets of france. in paris, mostly female protestors held a rally at the place de la republique. there were similar rallies in other french cities, including marseille and bordeaux. the hollywood star kevin spacey has apologised after he was accused of making a sexual advance toward a child actor more than 30 years ago. mr spacey said he did not remember the incident, but if it did happen, it would have been deeply inappropriate.

the allegations were made by the star trek actor anthony rapp. now, this is a very big week for central bank news, because president trump is expected to announce his nomination for the next boss of america's central bank. current federal reserve chairjanet yellen‘s term ends in february. it is a critical post — the most powerful central banker in the world and will help to influence trump's economic success going forward. we have a familiar face with us today. alpesh patel, chief executive of praefinium partners. nice to see you. congratulations on the new show. let's talk about the fed, then. janet carr issue is not nominated again to go for a second

term, and many believe she won't, what are your thoughts? —— janet, if she is not. this will be critical to whether or not the $5 trillion of market capitalisation, which has been added since donald trump became president, the stock value has gone up president, the stock value has gone up $5 trillion. to give you an idea, thatis up $5 trillion. to give you an idea, that is almost a quarter of their national debt. it is 70 like powell, you don't necessarily sack somebody after their first term. —— you don't necessarily sack somebody after theirfirst term. —— if it you don't necessarily sack somebody after their first term. —— if it is somebody. the idea is that markers will be happy and it will fuel growth. it is an important poll for donald trump, because the only poll that he is a slowly winning hands down is the stock—market - if it down is the stock—market bowl. if it is taylor, who a is taylor, who is this economist, a bit more miserable with interest is taylor, who is this economist, a bit more n don't )le with interest is taylor, who is this economist, a bit more n don't forget] interest is taylor, who is this economist, a bit more n don't forget thaterest is taylor, who is this economist, a bit more n don't forget that donald rates, and don't forget that donald trump isa rates, and don't forget that donald trump is a real estate guy. we'll be discussing is a lot more in detail

in business briefing, but let's talk about the new iphone. they are not the first to use facial recognition. no, samsung. it is a waste of time for many of us. also, you are using this walking around, and this is not a problem that you need fix. my opinion is fact. it is like donald trump's opinion being fa ct! like donald trump's opinion being fact! many of our viewers have an opinion on that. but thank you for that now. but please keep your comments coming about smartphone security. we are talking about whether or not it is a good thing or a bad thing, facial recognition. just - hashtag

recognition. just use the hashtag #bbcthebriefing. there is a new front line against so—called islamic state in syria. forced from their stronghold of raqqa, is fighters have retreated south east to the province of deir al—zour, where they're believed to be preparing for a last stand. but the forces trying to destroy them are divided. on one side is the syrian army, backed by russia, on the other the syrian democratic forces, or sdf, an alliance of kurdish and arab fighters backed by the united states. from there, bbc arabic‘s feras kilani sent this special report. as this damning, is only state make their last and in syria, at this is their last and in syria, at this is the crisis they leave behind. these people are just the crisis they leave behind. these people arejust some the crisis they leave behind. these people are just some of the 350,000 who have been forced to flee their homes in deir al—zour province since this offensive started. after living under militants' rule for years,

they now live with suspicion. we need a solution to this situation. it isa need a solution to this situation. it is a very bad situation. many end up it is a very bad situation. many end up here in the desert, waiting for days, because, before they given permission to enter cans. we escaped. we left everything. our building. some family are still there. we left everything normally with us and we came here, no shelter, no food, no water, no everything. if people stay here for two more days, they will all die. we would rather be killed by an airstrike or islamic state ben kavanagh. my daughter is suffering from a bow sickness. she is ill. i used to take her to damascus for a treatment. —— islamic state took over. in the city of deir al—zour, the us—backed syrian democratic forces are closing in on islamic state positions. this area is one of the last remaining strongholds the

militants have left in syria. the islamic state at differently fighting to keep it. translation: they are taking our positions here and there. now we are being targeted by snipers. the men quickly returned fire. for these men, it is personal. many have had family members killed by the islamic state. in another nearby village, and these fighters know the threat of his estate. the militants have been pushed out, replaced by syrian government forces. translation: our defensive line is over there, at the sugar factory. beyond that, the regime is in control. islamic state is no longer present there. we had an agreement that we will not target each other. but we have been shelved by artillery fire. the war he has drawn

in the world's biggest players, and 110w in the world's biggest players, and now their proxies here each other. in this area, these us—backed forces 110w in this area, these us—backed forces now line up against syrian regime troops, which are in turn supported by russia. the stakes here are high. the big question is what will happen next. stay with us on the briefing. also in the programme: a century after the russian revolution, we report on how the event's being marked with protests, not pageantry. indira gandhi, ruler of the world's largest democracy, died today. only yesterday she'd spoken of dying in the service of her country and said, "i would be proud of it, every drop of my blood will contribute to the growth of this nation." after 46 years of unhappiness, these two countries have concluded a chapter of history.

no more suspicion, no more fear, no more uncertainty of what each day might bring. booster ignition and liftoff of discovery, with a crew of six astronaut heroes and one american legend. well, enjoying the show is right — this is beautiful. a milestone in human history. born today, this girl in india is the 7 billionth person on the planet. you're watching the briefing. our headlines: catalonia's deposed president, carles puigdemont could face criminal charges today — following the region's declaration of independence from spain. powerful storms have swept

across northern and central europe, killing at least six people and leaving hundreds of thousands without power. it's 100 years since the russian revolution, an event that would define the 20th century. this week in a special series of reports, our moscow correspondent steve rosenberg will be crossing russia, visiting four cities closely connected to the drama of 1917; to see how russians today view let us speak to stephen moscow. this isa let us speak to stephen moscow. this is a journey which took me right across what is the largest country in the world, the journey of more than 6000 kilometres from west to east the question i was asking people, what i wanted to find out,

is how does russia in 2017 rue dash of view russia in 1917? what do people today think of the russian revolution, this seismic event. what happened here in st petersburg a century ago shook the world. soviet cinema would portray it as russia's bastille moment, the people led by the bolsheviks storming the winter palace and creating the world's first communist state. the reality was rather different. for a start, many of the red guard revolutionaries who got into the building that night had revolutionaries who got into the b backdoor|t night had 55 "is f 55 ff n q revolutionaries who got into the b backdoor whicht had 55 "is f 55 ff n q revolutionaries who got into the b backdoor which hadn't? "is f 55 ff n q revolutionaries who got into the b backdoor which hadn't been 7— f 55 ff n q revolutionaries who got into the b backdoor which hadn't been locked. fl a backdoor which hadn't been locked. there was no dramatic storming of this palace. as the claims of a mass uprising of workers and peasants and soldiers, well, today, that might be referred to as fake news. this had been a clue and one party, the

bolsheviks, had seized power in russia. but the revolution is fading from russia's collective memory. there is little interest here in the centenary. there will be no commemorations of the style or scale ofa commemorations of the style or scale of a french bastille day partly because a coup in 1917 is not something the kremlin 2017 wants people to remember. the ideas of people to remember. the ideas of people taking guns, making crowds and taking the police, the idea of the revolution, let's abolish private property, completely alien for the current regime. and political discontent is stir ring again. in st petersburg, we sort it this anti—government protest. it doesn't mean another revolution is on the way but with real incomes falling in russia, any signs of

dissent make the authorities nervous. i think there were two things that struck me. people seem confused about their past because the past and russia keeps being rewritten and reshaped and reinterpreted and there is little interest in this anniversary and that suits the authorities just fine. the kremlin faces a dilemma because 1917 gave birth to the soviet union which vladimir putin has praised on many occasions but the idea of a revolution, an armed uprising at, that is not the kind of example the kremlin wants to emphasise. we look forward to hearing more for you as the week progresses. here's our briefing on some of the key events happening later. we start in the hague where at around 0900 gmt, the war crimes trial of a former member of the ethiopian dictatorship under mengistu haile mariam will begin. it's expected to last two weeks. also this morning at

the northern ireland assembly, talks on power—sharing between sinn fein and the democratic unionist party will resume. if there's no progress the british government is expected to start the process for setting a budget for northern ireland (ani) and watch out for this later in washington — special counsel robert mueller may unveil the first criminal charges in his investigation into possible russian meddling in the us presidential election. reports in us media suggest one or more arrests could take place as early as monday. now with news about formula 1 and the rest of today's sports briefing, here's tulsen tollett. here's what we're looking at, here at the bbc sport centre. we'll have more reaction on lewis hamilton becoming formula one world champion, pressure is mounting on zinedine zidane at real madrid and in tennis, despite winning another title, there'll be no

roger federer as the paris masters gets under way. expect a lot of people on monday to be talking about how good a driver lewis hamilton is and how good he can be. he is formula one world champion for a fourth time. and he's probably already thinking about how to win it again. he only came ninth in mexico after colliding with sebastian vettell on the first lap. but, that also meant vettell couldn't finish higher than fourth, so handing hamilton the championship. he might be challenged next year by the race winner twenty—year—old max verstappen but with mercedes still looking like they have the best car another title for hamilton is not unlikely. his first world championship was almost a premature one that he has learned so much and he has developed so well into driving for a team that is almost unbeatable.

they say politics and sport don't mix. but the home fans of girona were delighted to take to the streets of their catalan city to celebrate their first ever victory over real madrid. the win over the spanish champions moves them up to 13th in the league in what was real‘s first ever league match at girona. goals from cristhian stuani and portu cancelled out isco's opener for real as they fall eight points behind the primera division leaders barcelona. the catalan leader carles puigdemont tweeted after the game ‘girona fc‘s victory against one of the greatest teams in the world is an example and a benchmark for many situations'. caroline wozniacki finished the season taking the biggest title of her career, the wta finals title in singapore. the dane went into the final against venus williams having lost all seven of her previous meetings against her but the 27 year old claimed a straight sets win for her second championship of the year. the former world number one is now hoping for a first grand slam title after a well earned break. honestly, i'm just going to enjoy

this and enjoy my vacation and when the time comes for me to start coming back on the practice squad, i'll think about it but for now, i'm just going to enjoy this moment. but won't be heading to the paris masters, as he continues to manage a back problem. and it took tight security but pakistan hosted sri lanka again eight years after gunmen attacked the tourists team bus they faced off in lahore. shoaib malik starred again, he made a half century in their total of 180 off their twenty overs. sri lanka fell 36 runs short. the three twenty20 defeats follow a five nil one day series whitewash. right that's it for this hour.

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this is the it's been a mild october so far that this is the most it's been a mild october so far that this is the most widespread it's been a mild october so far that this is the most widespread cold night of the season. clear skies in many areas. even showers by the end of the night. otherwise, with high—pressure, clear skies, light winds, those temperatures fall away quite sharply. those of the numbers in towns and cities. grass frost and in many places, a frost as well. a cold start that a lot of to greet monday. showers around the wash cold start that a lot of to greet monday. instead 5 around the wash cold start that a lot of to greet monday. instead we ound the wash cold start that a lot of to greet monday. instead we look the wash cold start that a lot of to greet monday. inz to id we look the wash cold start that a lot of to greet monday. inz to see e look the wash cold start that a lot of to greet monday. inz to see some the wash north—west to see some changes, tried to put in —— pushing some atla ntic tried to put in —— pushing some atlantic out. ploughed into northern ireland and scotland. perhaps a bit of rain in the far north of scotland. dry in the afternoon across england and wales. that will limit the temperature rise after the

cold start. only about nine degrees or so. sunshine across southern parts of england. temperatures 11, 12 degrees. a chilly day certainly. across the south—east, still the risk of a touch of frost. the mild air that is risk of a touch of frost. the mild airthat is on risk of a touch of frost. the mild air that is on the way takes a bit longer to reach here but it does turn milder on tuesday. we've got strengthening west, southwest winds blowing in a lot of cloud and seeing some rain in scotland, heavy rain over the hills in western scotland. temperatures back to where they should be. closer to that area of high pressure which, by tuesday, is not over the uk, more across central high pressure which, by tuesday, is not ove europe. more across central parts of europe. seeing those weather fronts bringing some weatherfronts bringing some rain. rain focused on scotland, the western side of scotland. again, for england and wales, lighter winds. still quite mild for the first day

of november. the rain sinks southwards, very weak. some cooler airfor southwards, very weak. some cooler air for thursday. maybe the southwards, very weak. some cooler airfor thursday. maybe the risk southwards, very weak. some cooler air for thursday. maybe the risk of air for thursday. maybe the risk of a grass frost. on most places, a dry day. my my name is sally bundock. here are the headlines: president trump leaves markets on tenterhooks, pledging to appoint the next federal reserve chair this week. we run you through the main contenders. and troubled japanese steelmaker kobe withdraws its earnings forecast, as the scandal over its falsified data casts uncertainty over the compa ny‘s results. and on the markets stocks in asia are mixed amid a slew of big corporate earnings and losses on markets in china. plus political turmoil in spain weighs on the euro.