when i would have only said what i thought of her number thirty eight fronted. by mackenzie it is as if. this is due to be a new life from berlin a battle of wills over the future of spain madrid says it won't be blackmailed over catalonia demands for independence and the czechs calls from the da should have money at last the country's going in pushes on with a threat to secede we'll ask our correspondent if there is any way back from the break also coming up the growth in the las vegas gunman speaks out she says she had

no idea he was planning the worst mass shooting in modern u.s. history. i'm sumi so much going to thank you for joining us the crisis over cattle on independence has hit a deadlock spain's government has rejected calls for talks over what it calls an illegal movement and says it will give in to blackmail officials and catalonia has threatened to announce their split from spain as soon as next week they claim some ninety percent of catalans voted for independence in last week's referendum. not everyone in catalonia once independence these demonstrators in the regions capital barcelona are against the independence process which the spanish government also rejects is illegal. criticism of the movement following sunday's referendum has

also come from spain's king philippe in a television address to the nation the king accused separatists of being disloyal a charge which catalonia as leaders dismiss. the king's speech was an endorsement of the policies of prime minister policies that are catastrophic for catalonia. madrid has appealed to catalonia as leader to respect spain and its institutions that happens happens mr puts demands message is a journey to nowhere because there is no democracy outside the law there is no clear existence there are no rights outside the law for a long time is to put them on has been living outside the law outside reality and outside sanity for. catalonia as leaders are planning to make a formal declaration of independence on monday but catalans on barcelona's famous last ramble a spool of art have mixed views. dumon said was very good he rejected

the king's speech because in the end what we want is to achieve independence and we're not harming anybody because this is something we've wanted for a long time. to moan has opened pandora's box he wants independence i respect but i think the number of votes doesn't reflect the majority of the catalan people this referendum doesn't count. the man was good and proper he should act in accordance with what people voted whether the king likes it or not democracy must prevail. for now the deadlock continues the spanish government has rejected an offer from the separatists a fresh talks but the catalan leaders insist their independence will become a reality. our correspondent funny for char is in barcelona i spoke to her earlier and asked her how people there are reacting to the current crisis. in

fact just is international concern at this point deputy within the your party european parliament has been quoted as saying that this situation may actually ask later towards a scenario similar of a civil war and then people hear that and when they hear about these concerts they are really getting extremely worried in fact just before i've been know talking to a man who is living here in barcelona but was originally from other did and he says he really doesn't care at this point anymore whether there is any political movement forward or against independence the only thing he cares about dialogue as long as it's possible and as long as the window is open. what would it take for that window to open funny what would have to have to happen for the catalan leaders to take a step back or for this crisis to somehow be resolved. this is some legal measures to say so that i have not been applied here yasu sort of

increase the pressure on the cuttlebone you're for example to take that step back and not call for the independence and not declare independence that would be article one hundred fifty five in the spanish constitution mudra it could apply to the parliamentary majority article one hundred fifty five it should basically mean suspending the autonomy of the government and even dismissing the government regional government here in catalonia because it is the stability of spain according to disparage constitution and then on the other hand barcelona could sort of go how to move forward some sort of a light independence that would be politically or declare independence actually executing it but declaring it to make a political point here either way high avar barcelona. they are really stuck fast the central government is really stuck fast that if that happens if

a declaration of independence happens to use any math that is a whale of according to the constitution to make sure that this does not happen that barcelona does not break away from spain all right with the very latest from barcelona thank you funny. now to some other stories making news around the world iraqi prime minister hyderabadi has told the french president that he wants to avoid armed conflict with iraqi kurds a man michael has offered to mediate between baghdad and iraq's autonomous kurdish region following his meeting with a body in paris today kurds voted overwhelmingly in favor of independence in a regional referendum late last month. meanwhile iraqi forces have announced that they have captured the last stronghold of the so-called islamic state terrorist group in the north of the country iraq's military backed by a u.s. led coalition launched an all fence of last month to retake the town still controls a stretch of iraq's western border with syria and tens of thousands of thais formed

kilometer long lines as they waited to pay their respects to king going on today the late monarch has been lying in state since his death last october and this is the final day that mourners can see the much revered royal before his cremation later this month. the girlfriend of the las vegas gunman has spoken out for the first time in a statement mary lou danley said she has no idea what prompted stephen paddick to carry out the worst mass shooting in modern u.s. history she was in the philippines when patrick gunned down fifty eight people on sunday danley now returned to the u.s. where she's being questioned by authorities this is the woman who police hope will be the key to unlocking the mystery behind the motive of sunday's mass shooting investigators have been questioning mary. the las vegas shooter's girlfriend in a statement read by her lawyer she denied any knowledge of his sinister plans never

said anything to me or took any action that i was aware of that i understood in any way to be a warning that something horrible like this was going to happen. investigators say the shooter led a double life that he spent decades acquiring weapons and ammunition they described him as disturbed and dangerous evidence to this point to indicate terrorism. but this is an ongoing investigation we're going to continue to look at all avenues we're not closing down any doors u.s. president donald trump met with survivors of the attack many of them still in hospital but i just have to tell you that i just met some of the most amazing people we we met patients that were absolutely terribly wounded and the doctors the nurses all of the people of the hospital have. a job that's

indescribable. and they were for the night that it happened before it happened and they found many people tramples or met with some of the first responders and said in a prepared statement that they showed the world what professionalism looks like. near the scene of the attack people unite in grief their wounds fresh and their resilience strong. phenomenas following the latest developments in las vegas for us i spoke to him earlier and asked him how investigators are reacting to the statement given by the gunman's girlfriend. well obviously i cannot really say for sure if they believe her what seems clear is that investigators from now don't seem to see her as a suspect they see her rather as a witness or personal interest as we've heard in the report the girlfriend mary lou

definitely was not directly involved in the shooting she was not even in the country last sunday apparently two weeks ago the shooter had bought her a flight to the philippines to allow her to visit have family there in the way it seems like he was trying to get her out of the way and according to that statement that mrs stanley's lawyer read yet also wired her a substantial amount of money while she was in the philippines which in hindsight could be seen as a kind of parting gift i have to say though that for me personally it still looks sort of strange that mrs bentley who has been living with mr pedagog for years would have noticed nothing. about her boyfriend basically when he was in the possession of forty guns he knew how to handle them even to modify them so we'll see if this is really the last word when it comes to the question what mrs bentley really knew did it has cost him

phenomenal reporting there and then we have some of breaking news coming into us now a british novelist and short story writer because it will be brutal has been awarded the nobel prize for literature now he's best known for his novel the remains of the day the academy said they wanted to recognize his works of quote great emotional force and i will bring you more on issues work in the award in the coming hour. now it's one of the biggest environmental challenges of our time later today world leaders and leading experts will discuss ways to protect the world's oceans cover seventy percent of the planet the international our ocean conference kicks off today on the mediterranean island of malta with plastic litter accumulating an alarming rate marine pollution is one of the main topics on the agenda the european union is hosting the talks this year and they'll also look at ways of pretty protecting ocean ecosystems walk creating

a sustainable economy. some sports news now a report suggest byron munich will hire their former coach your pikas to replace the sacked carlo and chalabi until the end of the season the seventy two year old time because it would take charge of the german champs for a fourth time his most recent tenure ended with his retirement to twenty thirteen after he led byron to a trouble of champions league and german cup titles. and the german national team's world cup qualifying campaign continues on thursday night when they visit northern ireland at the world champs are the only team in group c. with a perfect record and they would qualify for next year's world cup in russia if they avoid defeat but northern ireland other second best in the group having lost just once so far. the germany team braving the elements in belfast on wednesday as they prepare for their clash with northern ireland the germans have won every world cup qualifier so far most recently dealing norway

a six neil spanking but they haven't always looked at hundred percent convincing and coach you walk in live knows one of their biggest enemies will be complacency. shocked law offices next it's clear that next year as reigning champions and confound cup winners the hardest thing will be to maintain and call on this. superhuman motivation. that will be our biggest task. and not just because of. germany will be facing a northern ireland side that are guaranteed second place in group c. leap frogging germany into first is all but mathematically impossible that means they'll need to win out in a playoff against another group runner up to qualify still germany aren't taking anything for granted in this contest. and on going into there a very unpleasant opponent to be facing supported by very loud fans it'll

definitely be a tough task of. anything but a win will deservedly or not unleash becky elation that this germany team isn't at the level of the unit that won the world cup three years ago that shows just how high the expectations are. writer minder of our top stories that we're following for you at this hour madrid has said it will not be blackmailed over catalonia as demand for independence has rejected calls for mediation in the dispute that's us officials in catalonia say the region could split from spain as soon as next week. and the girlfriend of the las vegas gunman has spoken out for the first time in a statement donnelly said she has no idea what prompted stephen paddick to carry out the worst mass shooting in u.s. history describing him as a kind and caring man. you can always get you to be a news on the go just download or app from google player from the app store that will give you access to all the latest news from around the world as well as push

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