bethany bell, bbc news, vienna.united nations is warning of an increase in sexual violence against rohingya refugees fleeing a military crackdown in myanmar. doctors in bangladesh say many of the women and children who have crossed over the border from myanmar have been sexually assaulted and abused by soldiers. more than half a million refugees have now passed into bangladesh from myanmar. that is it from me and the team. you can get in touch with me on twitter. iam tom can get in touch with me on twitter. i am tom donkin. for now, thank you, and goodbye. hello again. it's typical autumn fare over the next few days. the start of a new month, wind, sunshine and rain. these weather systems tracking rain in from the atlantic, deepening low pressure strengthening winds as well. quite a contrast in temperatures. clear skies in scotland, not far from freezing this morning. much milder weather with rain and drizzle further south, low cloud as well. rain on the way for the great scottish run after a chilly start. temperatu

bethany bell, bbc news, barcelona. coast art is getting quite a following on social media with her unique way of styling hers. the bbc went to meet her they are amazing, aren't they, let me know what you think: don't forget you can get in touch with me and some of the team on twitter — i'm at geeta guru—murthy st thank you for watching. goodbye. good evening. this weekend we've really ta ke n good evening. this weekend we've really ta ken a good evening. this weekend we've really taken a battering courtesy of brian. these are scenes from the cornish coast yesterday, big waves being whipped up by the strong winds. brian now, a fairly innocent looking area of low pressure in the north sea. a little ridge of high pressure for us overnight. this area of low pressure in the atlantic will keep us busy in the week ahead but it isa keep us busy in the week ahead but it is a weather front sweeping across the british isles. a breather for the next few hours, showers clearing and clear skies chilly for a time to the east of the b

bethany bell reports from austria's capital vienna.. headscarves are allowed but the tiny minority of muslim women who wear the burqa or niqab now face a fine. it is estimated only 150 women here actually wear one. the law doesn'tjust target muslim veils, it also restricts the use of medical masks and clown make—up. this shop sells clothes for conservative muslim women. they would not let us film inside, but on their website they do so ads for the niqab. it is very rare to see muslim women wearing full faced veils, here in austria. those who do so are believed to be young and converts. the coalition government of the social democrats and conservatives says the law is about standing up for women's rights. in a free society, we have to protect the values of the free society, and one of the values is the equal rights of man and woman and not ban the woman from the public. we cannot accept a woman as a second—class person. this election poster by the far—right freedom party says islamisation should be stopped. fears about muslims are wide

bethany bell, bbc news, vienna.endence referendum in catalonia, regional leaders insist that polls will open in a few hours time. this is the live scene in barcelona, where people were already queueing at a voting station for a referendum on independence for catalonia — that's a vote that the spanish government considers illegal and has tried to stop. we will have to wait and see how this plays out. they could be confrontations but leaders in catalonia insists the referendum will take place. hello again. it's typical autumn fare over the next few days. the start of a new month, wind, sunshine and rain. these weather systems tracking rain in from the atlantic, deepening low pressure strengthening winds as well. quite a contrast in temperatures. clear skies in scotland, not far from freezing this morning. much milder weather with rain and drizzle further south, low cloud as well. rain on the way for the great scottish run after a chilly start. temperatures lifting but winds picking up as well. heavy rain across wester

from vienna, bethany bell reports.ople's party casting his vote. just 31 years old, he has a chance of becoming europe's youngest leader. he's taken a hard line on migrants. that may have helped him attract votes away from the far right. during the refugee crisis of 2015 and 16, austria took in tens of thousands of asylum seekers. support for the far right freedom party soared. but then sebastian kurz moved his conservatives to the right. he took a lot of thunder from the freedom party. so he imitated their content, their issues, made them his issues and in that he profited a lot from the situation. the freedom party has accused mr kurz of stealing its policies. but many believe it could choose to go into a coalition government with the conservatives. austria's current chancellor, christian kern of the social democrats, is hoping there'll be a last—minute surge in support. austria could be on the verge of a political change. the next coalition government could include a far right eurosceptic party that has campaigned s

bethany bell, bbc news, vienna.ng the "sky's the limit". speaking at the closing ceremony of the event for injured service personnel and veterans, he congratulated the competitors for the example they had shown the world, as andrew plant reports. the final day of competition in canada in the games set up by prince harry in 2014. 17 nations, over 500 participants, for a week—long event that helps wounded servicemen and women with physical and psychological rehabilitation. the closing ceremony then, a star—studded ending with some of music's biggest names and recognition for one of the game's biggest stars, the uk's mark 0rmerod, multiple medal winner, the former royal marine commando recognised with the exceptional performance award. to the thousands who filled the stands this week and the millions who watched at home, let me issue you a challenge. don'tjust move on from these games with happy memories. instead, make an invictus goal for yourself. the invictus games are not just for the already determined. these game

bethany bell, bbc news, barcelona.oncert to help the victims of the hurricanes which have hit the united states this year. barack obama, george w bush, his father george h—w bush, bill clinton, and jimmy carter came together to support the one america appeal, following the hurricanes harvey, irma and maria. the appeal has so far raised more than 30 million dollars. bill clinton had this message for americans. there is still work to be done in texas, florida and ourfriends in puerto rico and the american virgin islands have only begun to dig their way out of what could still be a calamitous disaster but can be a new beginning, if wejust calamitous disaster but can be a new beginning, if we just do what we ought to do. and prove that the heart of america, without regard to race 01’ heart of america, without regard to race or religion, or politicaler party, is greater than our problems. cheers there was a joke shared there, did you catch it? at the age of 21, alex tew had a brainwave. aiming to become a millionaire, he se

bethany bell is in vienna for us this evening.gest european leader? yes, it looks as though sebastian kurz will be austria's next chancellor. it has been a remarkable careerfor chancellor. it has been a remarkable career for someone chancellor. it has been a remarkable careerfor someone who chancellor. it has been a remarkable career for someone who joined the government for the first time in 2009, and then in 2013 became foreign minister. he has revitalised his conservative people's party, and on the campaign trail, i have been speaking to people who support him, saying he has really given the party in new sense of energy. others i have spoken to are less convinced. they say he is just the old conservative people's party repackaged. one thing that is interesting about his campaign is, he has very much focused on fears about migrants here in austria, and indeed, the far right freedom party has even accused him of stealing some of their policies. he has vowed to try and stop illegal migration, and that seems to be something that ha

bethany bell, bbc news, barcelona. ofjava in indonesia are facing extinction because of huge demand for them in wildlife markets. they're trapped and sold to buyers who prize their musical sound, but some species may disappear within the next ten years unless urgent conservation action is taken. within the next ten years unless victoria gill reports from java. within the next ten years unless the within the next ten years unless steep slopes of th west the steep slopes of this mountain in west java. our the steep slopes of this mountain in westjava. our guide the steep slopes of this mountain in west java. our guide knows the steep slopes of this mountain in westjava. our guide knows this lush forest in out. it is where he made his living. this is showing me how you make a bird trap out of sticks from the trees around us and a piece of string. where would those birds go? he no longer hands here. he is now a conservationist but in forests across java songbirds are still trapped in vast numbers. this is in jakarta, the l

bethany bell, bbc news, vienna.ecree last week allowing women to drive for the first time. until that decree comes into force injune next year, the gulf kingdom will remain the only country in the world with such a ban in place. the announcement has pleased activists, but also created a potentially huge new market for car makers. now, prince harry says he hopes to expand the invicta schemes in the future, saying the sky is the limit. speaking at the closing ceremony of the event for injured service personnel and veterans, he congratulated the competitors for the example they had shown the world. the final day of competition in canada in the game is set up by prince harry in 2014. 70 nations, 500 participants, a week—long event that helps wounded service men and women with physical and psychological rehabilitation. the closing ceremony, then, a star—studded ending, with some of music's biggest names and recognition for one of the game's biggest stars, a multiple medal winnerfrom the biggest stars, a multiple medal wi

measures follow catalonia's disputed independence referendum earlier this month. 0ur correspondent bethany bellanish. it is small. these people are demonstrating in support of the spanish army and the police. it comes one day after the spanish prime minister said he would take steps to impose direct rule on catalonia from madrid. the catalonian government are not following the laws. they do what they want. they do not represent the catalan people, they represent a small percentage, not all of us. this is why the government has to do what it has to do. the spanish foreign minister says the regional government will soon lose authority. they will not have any legal authority, it will be a group of rebels trying to impose their own arbitrariness onto the whole people of catalonia. the plan by the spanish government is unprecedented. it is the first time that madrid has moved to strip a region of its autonomy and it dramatically escalate this political crisis. yesterday almost half a million pro—independence supporters took to the streets of barcelona. with them was the catalan leader. the separatis

bethany bell, bbc news, barcelona.cottish man has been sentenced to three months injailfor touching a man's hip in a dubai bar. jamie harron, who's from stirling, was arrested injuly and charged with public indecency. he claimed he had simply been trying to avoid spilling his drink when he touched the man. the international trade secretary, liam fox, says the government won't decide how much money it will pay to the european union after brexit until it becomes clear what trade agreement the two sides will reach. dr fox says ministers are still trying to establish what the eu wants. i am saying that what we would decide is a number when we can see the final package. discussions we have had with ministers across the european union, we have been very clear on our position. when we said to them, would you simply give a number before you knew what the outcome was good to be, they say, absolutely not. in which case we say, why should we? but the shadow foreign secretary emily thornberry says she thinks the uk is heading for

bethany bell is in vienna for us. they choose to form a coalition with? yes, he is keeping his options quite close to his chest at the moment, he was asked that question a little while ago on austrian tv and he said he was going to consider every option. he said he wanted to form a sta ble option. he said he wanted to form a stable government. he has several choices. he could go back into another coalition with his former partners the social democrats but their alliance fell apart acrimoniously earlier this year and thatis acrimoniously earlier this year and that is why there has been this early general election. some people believe he may decide to go into an alliance with the far right freedom party because they have campaigned on quite a lot of similar issues, particularly when it comes to the question of migrants. mr kurz has taken a tough line on illegal migration, saying he wants to stop it and the far right freedom party often accused him of stealing their policies particularly on migrants. that would be a cont

a disputed referendum which spain's highest court said was unconstitutional. 0ur correspondent bethany bellcelona for us. bethany, is it clear what sort of powers the central government is planning to take control of? well, the spanish prime minister mariano rajoy has said he wants to remove the regional government, the regional leadership. he wants to suspend its parliament, he wants to initiate direct rule from madrid and he also wants to see new elections. this is an unprecedented move. it would mean the first time that madrid has acted to strip one of its regions of its autonomy and it really deadens the political crisis. what would have to happen next is the upper house, the senate, would vote on these measures which is expected to do at the end of this week. and what about the president of the catalan region, how is he likely to respond? well, he and his allies are now trying to consider their next steps. catalonia in a state of some uncertainty here. he has not said exactly what he plans to do next but he has denounced the move by the spanish prime minister. but what it is believed h

we can go live now to our correspondent bethany bell in vienna.nd what we are expecting to happen. well, if he wins, sebastian kurz would be the youngest leader in europe, if not in the world. he is only 31. he is no stranger to politics and he is serving as foreign minister here. he is very much moved to the right with his party with this message against illegal migration. he positioned himself against the migrants that we re himself against the migrants that were coming into austria during the crisis of 2015 and 16 and he worked to try and close the balkan route for migrants and he has taken on a lot of the far right policies. but what is interesting is he could if he wins be on the verge of forming a coalition with the far right freedom party, bringing them into government, which could be cite controversial. what are the opinion polls saying and there is a general drift to the right in austrian public opinion as a result of that influx of migrants? it seems to be the case if the opinion polls are to be believed. there was a huge boost for sebas

our correspondent bethany bell is in vienna. years there has been a democrat in power. but if the polls are correct, we could see a conservative leader, 31—year—old sebastian kurz. he has moved his party to the right, and has vowed to try and stop illegal migration. that has led some people to think he might try and form a coalition with the far—right freedom party, something that could be quite controversial within europe. so all is up to what the austrian voters decide. the shadow chancellor has said parliament could stop the uk leaving the eu without negotiating a deal. john mcdonnell told the bbc he was prepared to work with other parties in order to stop a ‘damaging' outcome — and said if the uk failed to reach a deal it would be ‘disastrous' for the economy. iam not i am not going to countenance no deal. i am i am not going to countenance no deal. iam not i am not going to countenance no deal. i am not willing to countenance that. it is not going to happen. there is not a majority in parliament but no deal, on a cross— par

a disputed referendum which spain's highest court said was unconstitutional. 0ur correspondent bethany bellterday's announcement by the spanish prime minister was unprecedented. the spanish prime minister has said that he wants to remove the regional government, the regional leadership, you want to suspend its parliament, he wants to initiate direct rule from madrid, and he wants to new elections. this is really an unprecedented move. it would mean the first time that madrid has acted to strip one of its region of its autonomy, and it really deepens the political crisis here. what would have to happen next, is that the upper house of the senate, would have to vote on these measures, which is expected to do at the end of this week. speaking to the andrew marr show today, the spanish foreign minister dismissed the suggestion that a coup was taking place. if there is a coup, it is the one... what we are doing is following strictly our constitutional obligations, they are a carbon copy of the german position, and it is the kind of position that you can see in many western constitutions. regulat

bethany bell reporting from vienna for us.expelled from the organisation that hands out the oscars. after being accused of rape and sexual assault. allegations he denies. drivers who cause death in the most serious cases could face life sentences. and austrians heading to the polls for a snap general election. the 31—year—old conservative party leader, sebastian kurz, tipped to become europe's youngest leader and to form an alliance with the far right. sport now and here is richard. manchester city made the headlines with their 7-2 city made the headlines with their 7—2 thumping of stoke to move clear at the top of the premier league and the most eye—catching result was at crystal palace, where they won for the first time this season against the first time this season against the champions. there was an cesar azpilicueta own goal and then chelsea equalised before the home side found a winner, zaha making it 2-1. side found a winner, zaha making it 2—1. much to the relief of roy hodgson. very enjoyable. i said to the players, t

our correspondent bethany bell is in vienna.—up here in austria? for more than ten years there has been a democrat in power. but if the polls are correct, we could see a conservative leader. he has moved his party to the right, and has vowed to try and stop illegal migration. that has led some people do think he might try and form a coalition with the far right freedom party, something that could be quite controversial within europe? so all is up to what the austrian voters decide. the headlines on bbc news: hollywood producer, harvey weinstein, has been expelled from the organisation that hands out the oscars after being accused of rape and sexual assault , allegations he denies drivers who cause death in the most serious cases of dangerous and careless driving could now face life sentences under new legislation the irish met office holds an emergency meeting as category three hurricane ophelia approaches the british isles. sport now, and for a full round up, from the bbc sport centre, here's richard askam. manchester city made

a short while ago, the bbc‘s bethany bell sent this report from barcelona.r chest at the moment. i've been speaking to pro—catalan independence politicians, and one of them i asked specifically, are you going to call for a vote on that unilateral declaration of independence at the next meeting of the catalan parliament? he said, we have the legitimacy and the mandate to do so, but he would not be drawn on whether they will do it. at the moment, a lot of discussions going on as to the strategy of the catalan regional government, questions about whether carles puigdemont should go to madrid to address the senate, which has been invited to do, and exactly how this will play out, but we are waiting to see just what will happen in that session of the regional parliament on thursday. a major warning from scientists, that rising carbon dioxide levels are threatening all sea life around the world. it comes after an eight—year study involving hundreds of scientists from all over the world. they blame modern industrial society, climate change, pollution, coastal devel

we can go live now to our correspondent bethany bell in vienna. hany? well, that at this point, bethany? well, thatis that at this point, bethany? well, that is according to the opinion polls, if they are correct. the polls, if they are correct. the polls have put mr kurz in quite a strong leading position for a while, but we have to wait and see what the austrian voters today have decided when it comes to that. he has espoused quite a tough line, particularly when it comes to the question of migrants. austria was one of those countries that was very much impacted by the migrant crisis backin much impacted by the migrant crisis back in 2015 and 16. it took in tens of thousands of asylum seekers and the country started moving towards the country started moving towards the right. the far right freedom party initially got a lot of support with its anti—migrant message, but then mr kurz and the conservatives started saying that as well in a slightly softened form and that is certainly giving him a boost according to the opinion polls but we are waiting

as our correspondent bethany bell explained, yesterday's announcement by mariano rajoy was unprecedentedat he wants to remove the regional government, the regional leadership, he wants to suspend parliament, he wa nts to he wants to suspend parliament, he wants to initiate direct rule from madrid, and he wants to see new elections. this is really an up precedent it move, it would mean the first time that madrid has acted to strip one of its regions of its autonomy, and it really deepens the political crisis here. what would have to happen next is that the upper house of the senate would have to vote on these measures, which is expected to happen at the end of this week. prison officers in fourjails are to trial the use of parva spray —— which is similar to pepper spray —— to defend themselves against aggressive inmates. the ministry ofjustice will also issue more than five—thousand body—cameras to officers in england and wales, as well as handcuffs. violence in prisons rose significantly last year —— significantly last year with assaults on staff reaching record levels. the prisons minis

we can talk now to our correspondent bethany bell, who's in barcelona.he mood was pretty defiant on the streets, big demonstrations in support of the separatist campaign. how are things looking now? well, i think this place is in a state of uncertainty at the moment. the separate —— separatist leaders are trying to consider their next steps after a day in which this crisis was significantly escalated. the catalan leader as denounced the moves by the spanish prime minister, but he has not announced his next steps yet. it is believed that he may call a session of the regional parliament here in the next couple of days or so, and that that session there could be aon a unilateral declaration of independence. —— a vote. at the moment, a lot of negotiations, a lot of things behind closed doors are going on. neither side wants to reveal their next steps to the other. mr puigdemont, in his remarks yesterday, brought up the memory of general franco, which hasincensed the memory of general franco, which has incensed some of the unfinished business of modern spain

we canjoin our correspondent in dnr, bethany bell, as expected, looking like the conservatives or aheadnna. this election has taken place very much under the shadow of the migrant crisis in europe, back in 2015, 16. this country has moved to the right and now in these first projected results, 42% of the votes counted, the conservatives coming out first with around 30%, the freedom party just in out first with around 30%, the freedom partyjust in second place at the moment with 26 ahead of the social democrats with 26.2%. it seems this country has shifted to the right, one of the biggest campaigns is the question of migrants and it was interesting, immediately after the migrant crisis the freedom party, the far right party, surged in popularity but then sebastian kurz of the conservatives, packaged up many of their themes, softened and in many ways, there is only 4% between him and the far right party. how quickly is that sort of thing sorted out? that is something double take a lot of haggling. all of the party leaders will keep their cards quite close to their chest when it came to pos

democrats on 27 percent and the anti—immigration freedom party on 26 percent. 0ur correspondent, bethany bell latest projections still show the conservatives in clear first possession but the social democrats are now just ahead possession but the social democrats are nowjust ahead of the possession but the social democrats are now just ahead of the far possession but the social democrats are nowjust ahead of the far right freedom party in second place. the social democrats at 26.9%, the freedom party just social democrats at 26.9%, the freedom partyjust behind at 26%. this means sebastian kurz‘s choice of college and partner is open, he can choose to go back into coalition with the social democrats although that could be difficult because their last coalition collapsed acrimoniously earlier this year. his other choice is to go into coalition with the far right freedom party and some people say that's more likely. particularly because both parties campaigned so strongly against stopping illegal migration here in austria. that could be complicated for sebastian kurz because that kind of coaliti

bethany bell is in vienna. we can speak to her now. we can speak to her now.ions are suggesting? well, the latest projections still show sebastian kurz and his conservatives in the clear first position, but the social democrats are now just ahead position, but the social democrats are nowjust ahead of the position, but the social democrats are now just ahead of the far position, but the social democrats are nowjust ahead of the far right freedom party in second place. the social democrats, according to the latest projections, are at 26.9%. the freedom party just latest projections, are at 26.9%. the freedom partyjust behind, at 26%. this means that sebastian kurz‘s choice of a coalition partner is open. he can choose to go back into coalition with the social democrats, although that could be difficult, because their last coalition collapsed acrimoniously earlier this year. his other choice is to go into a coalition with the far right freedom party, and some people say that is the more likely option, particularly because both parties campaigned so strongly agai

let's speak to our correspondent bethany bell who is in vienna. good morning.ria was one of the countries that was most hit by the migrant crisis in 2015. it took in tens of thousands of asylum seekers and that made a lot of people here in austria concerned. there has been a big shift to the right. one of the other parties that has campaigned against migrants is the far right freedom party, and a lot of people are speculating that sebasian kurz may choose to go into a coalition with the far right which could be quite controversial and prove a headache for the eu which is already dealing with nationalist parties in countries like germany, hungary and poland. thank you very much. we have a couple of major business stories this morning. i suppose we should start with the warning from the financial conduct authority. the head, andrew bailey, they regulate financial services and consumer debt, he said he has seen a particular growth in the area of debt building up for young people that maybe before did not quite exist. pronounced was the word he used. he said it is

catalonia's disputed independence referendum earlier this month. disputed independence our correspondent bethany bell

our correspondent, in vienna, bethany bell said the issue of immigration appeared to be a big factorce brain much under the shadow of europe's migrant crisis back in 2015-16. this europe's migrant crisis back in 2015—16. this country has moved to the right and now in these first projected results with 42% of the vote counted we have seen the conservatives coming out first with about 30%, the freedom party in second place at the moment with 26 pointed percent ahead of the social democrats with 26. it seems this country has shifted to the right, one of the biggest campaigns has been the question of migrants and immediately after the migrant crisis, the freedom party, the far right party, surged in popularity but then sebastian kurz of the conservatives to god many of the themes, package them slightly differently in our softer and less extreme way and that has pushed him into first place but there's only about four present between him and the far right at the moment. looks like a coalition could be on the cards, how quickly is that kind of thing sorted out? that's something that will ta

bethany bell reports. this man is hoping to be austria's next leader. in the polls. i think he's a very good, charismatic politician. i like sebastian kurz because he's really honest and he always says the things that attract the people in my opinion. sebastian kurz has been called the wonder hotshot. his party has been in the doldrums for years, but now there's a new sense of energy, partly because of his carefully cultivated image and partly because of his hard—line against migrants. during the migrant crisis in 2015, austria took in tens of thousands of asylum seekers. at first, sebastian kurz welcomed them, but he soon cracked down, pushing to close the balkan route. not everyone is convinced by him. this election video by the far—right freedom party mocks austrians who believe that sebastian kurz represents a change. the freedom party says mr kurz has stolen far—right policies especially on migration, but an alliance between the two parties is possible. mr kurz could choose to form a coalition with the far—right after the election. the social democ