this is bbc news with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. i'm sally bundock. opposition in spain as prime minister, pedro sanchez is set to pardon nine jailed catalan separatists. australia's great barrier reef could lose world heritage status as unesco says it's in a very poor condition. the uyghur children separated from their parents — why china still won't reveal their whereabouts. and the american football carl nassib says he's gay, making him the first active nfl player to come out.

hello and welcome. spain's prime minister, pedro sanchez, is set to take a big political gamble on tuesday and pardon nine catalan separatist leaders. they were jailed over their role in a failed bid for independence in 2017. polls show a majority of spaniards oppose freeing the politicians, but catalan leaders say they'll continue their mission to break free from madrid. courtney bembridge has this report. madrid has seen mass protests against the pardons, and polling suggest more than 60% of people in spain did not agree with them. this was the view on the streets of madrid on monday.

view on the streets of madrid on monday-— view on the streets of madrid on monda . �* ,, �* view on the streets of madrid on monda . ~ ,, ~ ._ on monday. translation: the way i see it, on monday. translation: the way i see it. they've _ on monday. translation: the way i see it, they've got _ on monday. translation: the way i see it, they've got away _ on monday. translation: the way i see it, they've got away with - i see it, they've got away with that. if someone breaks the law and does not get punished, they can'tjust and does not get punished, they can't just do what they want again, they mayjust even go further, push it to the limits. they have been imprisoned for some — they have been imprisoned for some years now, and they are going — some years now, and they are going to — some years now, and they are going to be forgiven the gears left because it was a very high sentence. _ left because it was a very high sentence, so i feel it is a necessary step to break the situation _ necessary step to break the situation that is leaving catalonia in ms ——in a mess. catannins— catalonia in ms ——in a mess. catalonia's bid for independence plunged spain into its political crisis in fortis years — a0 years. nine separatist leaders were jailed present separatist action for nine and 13 years. the prime minister says he's trying to calm tensions over catalonia. translation: this is what the spanish government has decided, to face the problem, to look for agreement, so tomorrow, keeping in mind the harmonious

spirit of the constitution, i will propose to the cabinet to grant clemency to the nine prisoners. grant clemency to the nine prisoners-_ grant clemency to the nine risoners. , , ., ., prisoners. there is still a lot of sunport — prisoners. there is still a lot of sunport for— prisoners. there is still a lot of support for them - prisoners. there is still a lot of support for them in - of support for them in barcelona. these are pro independence protesters on monday. independence protesters on monda. ~ ,, �* independence protesters on monda. ~ ,, ~ ., independence protesters on monda. ~ ., ., monday. translation: i do not a . ree with monday. translation: i do not agree with the _ monday. translation: i do not agree with the pardons - monday. translation: i do not agree with the pardons because | agree with the pardons because this does not solve the problem. we claimed independence of our people, and this does not provide any solution, thisjust this does not provide any solution, this just solves the suffering of nine families. find suffering of nine families. and the prime _ suffering of nine families. and the prime minister was interrupted by pro—independence hecklers during his speech in barcelona. long—lived catalonia, independence is the only solution, shout this man, as pedro sanchez pressed on. granting the pardons is a risky decision for the socialist leader who has two years left in office and covers on a razor thin majority. courtney bembridge, bbc news.

the australian government says it was blind—sided by a recommendation that the country's great barrier reef be listed as in danger. unesco has published a draft decision which could threaten the reefs world heritage status. the un agency says the reefs condition has deteriorated from poor to very poor, citing widespread coral bleaching, and it's called for more action from the australian government to address the effects of climate change. shaimaa khalil is our sydney correspondent. there has been a flurry of activity in government quarters, hasn't there, in response to this?- quarters, hasn't there, in response to this? yes, the government _ response to this? yes, the government here - response to this? yes, the government here has - response to this? yes, thej government here has been enraged by this recommendation by unesco, they feel they have not been consulted, as you mentioned, they say they were blindsided, we heard earlier this morning from the environment minister saying that the government has simply been stunned and that this is a

backflip on what the recommendation was for previous assurances that this step would not be taken, but essentially what unesco is saying, this is a water quality issue, despite efforts and achievements by both australia state and government, they have just not done enough in the quality of water aims and targets have not been met. we have seen several bleaching events in the last five years or so, including as recently as 2016 and 2020, so it is getting worse, it is still under threat and of course this is because of the rising temperatures overseas thatis rising temperatures overseas that is a cause of climate change because of the burning of fossil fuels, all of the things that the unesco the rest of the world has been urging australia to do more on. if australia to do more on. if this recommendation is followed through on, then actually this would mean that this is the first time a natural world heritage site has been placed

on the endangered list, mainly because of the impact of the climate crisis, so this puts further pressure on the australian government to cut its greenhouse emission, surely? its greenhouse emission, surel? ,, . , its greenhouse emission, surel? ,, ,, its greenhouse emission, surel? ,, .,y , surely? essentially this is a downgrade _ surely? essentially this is a downgrade. remember, i surely? essentially this is a - downgrade. remember, before covid—19 the great barrier reef was a global tourist attraction, people came from different parts of the world to see the great barrier reef, it is absolutely stunning and it has been suffering for years because of the effects of climate change, so world heritage sites in danger is not great to put on the poster, it would allow more funds, but it really would downgrade the tourism industry and when that eventually comes back, and as you say, this is yet another push by the world for australia to do more on climate change. just a few days ago, the prime minister scott morrison was in the g7 meeting in cornwall and

yet again, he refused to commit to net zero emissions by 2050. the reticence here is real, because it is a domestically politically toxic issue, but it is another reminder from the world that if australia does not do something about climate change, this will affect its global standing, change, this will affect its globalstanding, notjust diplomatically and economically, but now culturally as well. thank you for nova _ also under threat of losing its world heritage status, the northern english city of liverpool, its waterfront area has links with transatlantic shipping. moved to strike it from the coveted list will be discussed at the unesco meeting next month after a report found modern developments posed an ever—increasing risk to its value. let's get some of the day's other news. hong kong's leader, carrie lam, insists the decision to freeze millions of dollars worth of assets at apple dialy let's get some of the day's other news. wasn't an attack on press freedom.

the newspaper, who's founder, jimmy lai, is injail, had assets frozen over allegations that its reports breached a national security law. it's been a frequent critic of the leadership in mainland china and the board are meeting on friday to decide whether or not to close the publication mexico and argentina are recalling their ambassadors from nicaragua for consultations following the detention of another presidential candidate early on monday. thejournalist, miguel mora, is the fifth person seeking to challenge president daniel ortega to be arrested in recent weeks. health officials in cuba say the abdala coronavirus vaccine developed by researchers on the island has an efficacy of more than 92% after three doses. a8,000 adult volunteers took part in the third phase of clinical trials in mid—march in three eastern cu ban provinces. the country has opted not to import foreign vaccines but to rely on its own

the bbc has been investigating the plight of thousands of children believed to have been separated from their parents as a result of china's treatment of its uyghur population. beijing has denied that uyghur families are being deliberately split up, but reports have consistently emerged of uyghurs being forced into internment camps, women being sterilised and the use of forced labour. reporting from taiwan, here's our china correspondent jon sudworth. these mothers are marching for their missing children back home in xinjiang. walking almost 300 miles across turkey where they now live to highlight the years of silence from china. i want them to let me see them, kalbina tells me. in this information age, why can't i contact my children?

two years ago, in a meeting hall in istanbul, in dozens of similar accounts, uighurs from xinjiang told us how they'd lost all contact with the children. do you know where your children are now? so where are these children? shown that testimony, the chinese ambassador in london at the time denied the claims but promised to investigate. if you have people got their children lost, you give me names. with our interviewees' permission, we sent him the names. in 2016, fearing china would force her to have an abortion, kalbina left xinjiang to give birth to her youngest daughter, mersier. little did she know the camps designed to replace ethnic identity with loyalty to the communist party were being built

on a massive scale. having relatives overseas was one sign of suspicion, so contact with the outside world simply stopped. kalbina's husband was detained, and she hasn't seen him, or herfive older children, since. except for this. the video she discovered online formed in a school hundreds of miles from the family home. i'm sure it's my daughter, she told me. a claim china dismisses as a lie, although it hasn't provided any proof. after the promised to investigate, uk embassy officials confirmed receipt of art documents saying they had reported the matter to china. we send follow—up e—mails but were told there was no feedback from beijing. and our requests for comment eventually went unanswered. we also handed over details of the missing relatives to officials

in xinjiang including copies of id cards, again without success. then, one year after his first appearance, the ambassador went on live tv once more. the bbc did provide the chinese embassy with names, and we haven't heard back. i never received any names since our last show. i hope that you can give me the names. we certainly will get back to you. so we renewed our request. where, for example, are kalida's missing sons? are their wives still in the camps? where are her 1a grandchildren? kalida, who lives in kazakhstan, now spends her days protesting outside the chinese consulate. until china gives me information, i will keep coming, she told me. earlier this year liu xiaoming left the uk with an online farewell reception, and his promise still unmet by the

chinese government. no progress, said the latest e—mailfrom his officials. no explanation, for example, as to why this 68—year—old uighur spent 18 months in a camp and why she is now being prevented from travelling to see her daughter who lives in the uk. what do you think the fact that we have heard nothing from them in response might tell us? they are trying to, not to answer, or trying to hide what they're doing. what she has been through in the camp, they don't want her to speak out what's happening in there. after two years of promises to help find the missing, xinjiang's shattered families have been offered only silence. john sudworth, bbc news, taipei.

jon snow growth has been at the forefront of reporting on the uyghurs in china, you can see more on our website. i have also tweeted the link to this story as well, that has just gone out as well. stay with us here on bbc news. the american football carl nassib says he's gay, making him the first active nfl player to come out. members of the neo—nazi resistance movement stormed the world trade centre, armed with pistols and shotguns. we believe that, according to international law, that we have a rightful claim to certain parts of this country as our land. i take pride in the words "ich bin ein berliner". cheering and applause. as the uk woke up to the news that it is to exit the european union, leave

campaigners began celebrating. in total, 17.a million people voted for the uk to leave the eu. the medical research council have now advised the government that the great increase in lung cancer is due mainly to smoking tobacco. it was closing time for checkpoint charlie which, for 29 years, has stood on the border as a mark of allied determination to defend the city. this is bbc news, the latest headlines: opposition in spain as prime minister, pedro sanchez is set to pardon nine jailed catalan separatists. australia's great barrier reef could lose world heritage status as unesco says it's in a very poor condition.

in new york city voting is due to begin on tuesday to choose the city's democrat candidate for mayor. given the city's political makeup, the winner will be the heavy favourite to replace incumbent bill de blasio in the autumn election. our new york reporter nada tawfik looks the candidates and the issues dominating the campaign. new york is looking like its old self. fast paced and full of life. as residents emerge from the fog of quarantine they have a critical choice to make. who should leave the city? getting about 50% capacity in our office here.— getting about 5096 capacity in our office here. empty offices like this one _ our office here. empty offices like this one in _ our office here. empty offices like this one in midtown - our office here. empty offices like this one in midtown are l like this one in midtown are just one of the challenges the next mayor will face to maintain new york �*s global standing as a cultural and financial hub.— financial hub. retailers booming _ financial hub. retailers booming and _ financial hub. retailers booming and you - financial hub. retailers | booming and you cannot financial hub. retailers - booming and you cannot get a reservation in residential neighbourhoods because they are

busy but we do not see that right now in the commercial district where office buildings are because people are not coming back. as cricket ritual is the recovery will be, crime and public safety another leading concerns of voters. the city has seen a rise in murder, shooting and 80 asian attack. and it has provoked a debate on how to best approach to policing. it how to best approach to policing-— how to best approach to olicinu. , policing. it has complicated the left wing _ policing. it has complicated the left wing the _ policing. it has complicated the left wing the parties - policing. it has complicated l the left wing the parties push for police reform. they pin their hopes on a civil rights attorney who has picked up powerful endorsements including from aoc. indie powerful endorsements including from aoc. ~ ., powerful endorsements including fromaoc. ., ., ., ., ., from aoc. we do not want to go back to the _ from aoc. we do not want to go back to the things _ from aoc. we do not want to go back to the things that - from aoc. we do not want to go back to the things that did - from aoc. we do not want to go back to the things that did not . back to the things that did not work — back to the things that did not work we _ back to the things that did not work. we must be honest about what _ work. we must be honest about what has — work. we must be honest about what has happened and a plan needs— what has happened and a plan needs to — what has happened and a plan needs to be a place that needs to say— needs to be a place that needs to say you _ needs to be a place that needs to say you don't need to choose between — to say you don't need to choose between violence on the streets around — between violence on the streets around over policing. enthusiasm grew for a moderate,

eric adams. the president and former nypd officer received the backing of george floyd's brother. ., ., , brother. not only was i arrested _ brother. not only was i arrested and _ brother. not only was i arrested and beaten i brother. not only was i arrested and beaten by brother. not only was i - arrested and beaten by police officers but i went into fight for same reform raised on a personal history.— personal history. and then there is the _ personal history. and then there is the yang - personal history. and then there is the yang gang. i personal history. and then i there is the yang gang. they are still hopeful that the polls have it wrong and that andrew yang has not slipped out of contention after his early front—runner status. he of contention after his early front-runner status. he comes as a private — front-runner status. he comes as a private citizen _ front-runner status. he comes as a private citizen with i front-runner status. he comes as a private citizen with a i as a private citizen with a fresh perspective and no baggage. so you like his outsider perspective? i do. three of the eight candidates are female. depending on how the votes sway, they could have let the first female mayor. it let the first female mayor. it is let the first female mayor. it is time for a woman. let the first female mayor. it is time for a woman. this i let the first female mayor. it is time for a woman. this is| let the first female mayor. it l is time for a woman. this is an unpredictable _ is time for a woman. this is an unpredictable election - is time for a woman. this is an unpredictable election and i is time for a woman. this is an unpredictable election and one of the most consequential in a

generation. whoever voters choose will be judged on the recovery of the city and whether it is a recovery for all. the american football player carl nassib has announced he is gay, making him the first active nfl player to come out. in a video post he said he finally felt comfortable to get the issue off his chest. i am carl nassib and i'm in my house here in westchester, pennsylvania. i'm taking a moment to tell people i am gay. i've been open about it for a while now but i'm finally comfortable to get it off my chest. i really have the best life, the best family, friends and job a guy could ask for. i'm a pretty private person so i really hope you guys know i'm not doing this for attention, but ijust think representation and visibility are so important. i actually hope that one day, videos like this and the whole coming out process are just not necessary. carl nassib.

he has also made a $100,000 donation to an lgbt queue charity and now, let's get the rest of the sports news. hello, i'm tulsen tollett and this your sports news, where we start with an incredible footballing story at the european championship, again involving denmark, and again in copenhagen. after a horror opening weekend that saw christian eriksen suffer a cardiac arrest from which he recovered they lost that game to finland and then to belgium before claiming a a—1win over russia in their last game on monday, climbing off the bottom of group b to take second place and reach the knockout stages where they'll play wales on saturday in amsterdam. we area we are a unit. it is not one person. it is a unit and we support each other and that is the best value that we can show the best value that we can show the world, that we stand united, we are helping each other. for denmark to go through they also needed

belgium to win their game against finland in saint petersburg, which was hard work with romelu lukaku having a goal ruled out and then an own goal putting roberto martinez�*s side ahead, before lukaku did get on the scoresheet in the final 10 minutes. to be able to see 90 minute's and in the time that kevin was on the pitch, the demands of 90 minutes was satisfied and if on top of that you look at every unfilled player on the pitch in these three games, it is the perfect moment to go forward to the next game. scotland midfielder billy gilmour has tested positive for covid—19 dealing a massive blow to his side as they prepare for their must—win european championship match against croatia later on tuesday. gilmour who made his first start in the goalless draw with england last friday will miss the crucial group d game as steve clarke's side need to pick up all three points if they're to have any hope of making the knockout stages. and gilmour�*s positive test also has ramifications for england — after the midfielder played against them on friday night.

his chelsea team mates mason mount and ben chilwell are both isolating and it remains unclear if they'll be available for england's final game against the czech republic. the england manager gave his response to the gilmour news. ido i do not want to cause a drama for scotland but if you are all in the dressing room together, where does everything stand? i don't know is the honest answer to that. our medical people are dealing with all of this. i am being updated as regularly as we can be, every hour or so. we have a little more information and we have to accept whatever the situation is and adapt to it. day 5 of cricket's inaugural world test championship final is set to get underway in southampton in the coming hours. new zealand and india saw monday completely abandoned due to the weather, the second day of the test to be lost completely.

there is a reserve 6th day in place that can be used with the black caps 101 for 2 chasing india's first innings total of 217. in the nhl — vegas golden knights host the montreal canadiens later on tuesday with their stanley cup semi—final series level at two games all. the knights won game four when nick wah struck in overtime, the second game in a row that was decided in the extra period. you can get all the latest sports news at our website — that's bbc.com/sport. but from me and the rest of the team that's your sports news for now. now how's this for a story of heroism and friendship? xavier bouget was walking through his village in france when he saw a vicious attack taking place. he eventually stepped in and rescued blanchon and the two of them are now inseparable. the only twist — blanchon is a pigeon. the bbc�*s tim allman explains.

# thank you for being a friend # travel down the road and back again # your heart is true, you're a pal and a confidant.# to call them the odd couple seems almost like an understatement. an 80—year—old man who used to work in the building trade and a 2—year—old white pigeon. their unusual friendship began when xavier — he is the man, not the bird — was out for a stroll. translation: i saw a small, almost featherless, pigeon i fall to the ground and tried to escape some cats. i thought, another living being is having a bad day. i told my wife, and she asked, "did you not take it?" and i said "no, i didn't." so i went back to pick it up, and i came home with blanchon in my pocket. wherever one goes, the other follows. xavier thinks their relationship could be

an example for others. translation: there are billions of us, i and we have to share the earth. animals have as much of a right to be here as we do. we must know how to respect them, and everyone can do it. people often ask xavier how he managed to train the bird to be so tame. no trick, he replies — just mutual respect. # thank you for being a friend.# tim allman, bbc news. we love those stories. we have got all the top as nurse stories coming up here next on bbc news —— all the top news and business stories. and this time we will be looking at the tpp, 11 countries including

canada, japan, australia new zealand and singapore. many on the list. we will hear from the uk trade minister who has been speaking to our correspondent. hello. monday was the summer solstice, but for some places, including parts of southeast england, it was colder than the winter solstice. this was the picture as we ended the day in pontypridd, south wales, so quite a lot of cloud around there. through the course of the night, though, the cloud has tended to break up a little bit. so, tuesday, it will be a drier day in the south, certainly compared to what we had on monday. and for most places, some spells of sunshine around. low pressure that brought monday's rain will be slowly clearing away towards the south. we have got another weather front approaching from the north—west. before it gets there, though, a lot of clear and dry weather. quite a chilly start to the day, single figures in the north. in fact, those temperatures close to freezing in a few rural glens in scotland, so perhaps even a touch of frost to start the day. but tuesday morning, for most of us, it is dry, it is bright

with some sunshine. cloudier for the southeast of england and east anglia. a few spots of rain for the likes of kent and sussex which should clear away through the day. so, light winds, not particularly warm for the time of year — temperatures around the east coast around about 15 to 17 degrees. the warmest spots probably for north—west england, into wales. 20 degrees or so towards cardiff. we have got some patchy rain arriving across northern ireland and western scotland through the evening, and overnight into wednesday, thatjust spills its way a little bit further south. so it won't be quite as cold as we start the day on wednesday, but the lowest temperatures will be across parts of southern and southeast england first thing. so, through wednesday, then, we've got this warm front slowly pushing south, bringing quite a lot of low cloud, mist, murk and drizzly rain, but towards the south, it's going to be a fine, dry day on wednesday. so, sunshine holding on for southern england, east anglia as well. further north, we have got more in the way of cloud, a few spots of drizzly rain coming out of this cloud for some places as well. temperatures getting up to about 20—22 degrees where you do see the sunshine. typically the high teens where you are stuck under the cloud, towards the north and north—west. into thursday, again, we've got a weather front that's a bit more active this time across western scotland,

perhaps parts of northern ireland also seeing some fairly heavy rain on thursday, slowly slipping its way south. i think much of england and wales holding onto some dry weather, variable amounts of cloud. 20—22 degrees in the south, but the mid—to—high teens further north. bit of a mixed picture as we look towards the end of the week. most of us see some drier and eventually some slightly warmer weather too as we head towards the weekend. still, one or two showers around on friday. bye— bye.

this is bbc news with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. britain starts trade negotiations with the trans pacific partnership — that's 11 nations including canada, japan and australia. we hearfrom the uk trade minister. in australia, a technology that protects people is harming sea creatures instead, but companies are stepping up. burn—out at bumble — the dating site for women run by women has given it's entire global workforce a week off to switch—off and focus on themselves.