explosives experts were called to the sellafield nuclear plant in cumbria after an audit of chemicals stored in a laboratory. drivers could soon be allowed to pass through sections of motorway roadworks at higher speeds. storm brian hits the uk. there are gale—force winds and high seas — but less fierce than predicted. and at 430 foreign correspondents currently posted to london look at events in the uk through outsiders‘ eyes in dateline good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. the spanish prime minister mariano rajoy has announced steps to remove the current administration in catalonia and to hold fresh elections there as soon as possible. he warned of economic disaster if the region's separatists succeeded in splitting from spain. let's cross to my colleague tim willcox in madrid. iam high i am high above in central barcelona, tens of thousands of people already on the streets. i can show you some pictures. the people are chanting and whistling. they are doing a police helicopter. —— they are booing. it stretches for about a could limit the won this has been organised by 90 differen

but from here, in cumbria, outside cumbria crystal, i will leave you with this age—old industry, just decade ago but despite 13 summits, talks remain back at a standstill. a quick look at how the markets are faring. the other global markets, asia and the us are touching record highs at their close overnight. we will see if the european markets respond to that later in the day. this week we had more news about the scale of yahoo's data breach in 2013. the eu announced a tax crackdown on amazon, and google unveiled a pair of headphones that are like something from the hitchhiker‘s guide to the galaxy, allowing the wearer to speak and translate a foreign language. let's get the inside track on all this with our technology editor, rory cellan—jones. rory, let's start with the google stuff. fascinating. a big push into hardware by the firm. yes, what is extraordinary about google is obviously, they are a very powerful softwa re obviously, they are a very powerful software com pa ny. obviously, they are a very powerful software company. that is where they made their name and their money. th

explosives experts were called to the sellafield nuclear plant in cumbria after an audit of chemicals stored in a laboratory. criticism at the world health organisation — after zimba bwe‘s president robert mugabe is appointed as a goodwill ambassador. also this hour, storm brian hits the uk — but luckily fails to live up to predictions. gusts of over 70mph were recorded this morning — some areas have been hit by power cuts and flood warnings. and a big shock in the premier league — as newly promoted huddersfield beat manchester united for the first time in 65 years. a full round with sportsday in half an hour. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. the spanish prime minister, mariano rajoy, has announced steps to remove the current administration in catalonia and to hold fresh tim willcox is in barcelona. i am standing in the centre of barcelona, leading down to... at the tail end of a massive demonstration against the decision to oppose direct rule from madrid. you can see some live pictures now. there are tens of thousands of people at this demonstration. according to the local pol

more rain over western scotland pushing into cumbria, perhaps north wales.shine and those temperatures are going to be close to 20 degrees. quite warm air across much of the uk, and as we head into the weekend, we're going to draw up some warmer air from iberia, from biscay, into some central, southern parts of the uk. quite a difference in temperature, as you can see, either side of that weather front which, which having moved southwards, is going to start to move northwards again on saturday, and initially, not much rain on that at all. a band of cloud, drizzly rain over the hills. it may turn wet in the north—west later in the day. but warming up to the south, and those temperatures getting up to 19, 20 degrees. hello, this is breakfast, with naga munchetty and charlie stayt. a cap on energy bills for 12 million households. the government will release details of a law put a limit on some of the most common tarrifs. the prime minister hopes the move will keep costs down, but some in the industry warn it could drive prices up. i'll be looking at the details

in cumbria, heavy cloud, low cloud as well producing a lot of rain, feeding into the rivers as the waterer ground, and it was in the highest ground that we have some of the heaviest rain. honisterfor example, over 200 millimetres of rain falling in about 2k hours. it was quite localised, but heavy for a while on what was a thicker band of cloud, a more active weather front, but as that's worked its way south eastwards, so the cloud thinned and narrowed, the weatherfront weakened and it is out of the way. we're into a bit of a flat ridge if you like for today, but this deepening low pressure is waiting in the wings to arrive by the end of the week. but a quieter day on thursday, a little bit chilly out there in the morning, one or two early mist patches in the south, but a lot of dry weather and some sunshine, too. as you head further north, though, the winds are that bit stronger, in scotland and northern ireland in particular, and there will be a little bit more cloud here from the word go, and a few showers, mainly around the highlands and islands, the heavier showers for the northern

explosives experts were called to the sellafield nuclear plant in cumbria after an audit of chemicals stored in a laboratory. storm brian hits the uk. there are gale—force winds and high seas — but less fierce than predicted. and at 330 michael fish presents a special programme in which he retraces the route of the great storm of 1987 from dorset to sussex. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. spain's prime minister mariano rajoy has confirmed that the national government will take temporary control of the autonomous region of catalonia. tim willcox is in barcelona. welcome to central barcelona. in the next hour we are expecting hundreds of thousands of people to protest against the decision by the spanish cabinet in madrid to impose direct law, that won't happen immediately in terms of the imposition of direct rule, it has got to go through the senate but the spanish prime minister mariano rajoy has made it very clear what will happen, unless there is any climb—down, basically there is any climb—down, basically the catalan parliament will be dissolved and the local police will be

explosives experts were called to the sellafield nuclear plant in cumbria after an audit of chemicals stored in a laboratory. drivers could soon be allowed to pass through sections of motorway roadworks at higher speeds. storm brian hits — with gale—force winds and high seas — but less fierce than predicted. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. spain's prime minister mariano rajoy has confirmed that the national government will take temporary control of the autonomous region of catalonia. tim willcox is in barcelona. welcome to high above barcelona, in central barcelona, one of the most famous houses by goudie the architect behind me —— gaudi. this isa architect behind me —— gaudi. this is a significant day in spanish history, the spanish prime minister mariano rajoy has declared they have invoked article 155 after the illegal referendum and will have direct powers now from madrid after it has gone through the senate. in the next couple of hours we are expecting hundreds of thousands of people here on the streets of barcelona protesting against that direct rule from madrid. and now

explosives experts were called to the sellafield nuclear plant in cumbria after an audit of chemicals stored in a laboratory. raising speed limits to lower heart rates — motorists could soon drive faster through motorway roadworks in england to reduce congestion. also this hour — storm brian hits the uk but luckily fails to live up to predictions. gusts of over 70mph were recorded this morning — some areas have been hit by power cuts and flood warnings. and two late goals saw chelsea come from behind to beat watford 4—2 huddersfield beat manchester united. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. the spanish prime minister, mariano rajoy, has announced steps to remove the current administration in catalonia and to hold fresh elections there as soon as possible. he warned of economic disaster if the region's separatists tim willcox is in barcelona. iam standing i am standing in the centre of barcelona, leading down to... organisers have predicted up to1 million protesters out on the streets today. i don't think we have quite that number but possibly a couple of hundred thousand. all the

it was wet in the past 2a hours, over 200 millimetres of rainfall in parts of cumbria. up with several warnings, flood warnings on the rivers in the north—west. fortunately as you can see the rain cleared out of the way later and it will clear out of the way from the south—east through the early hours. showers following but they will dampen down a little and we will be left with quite a chilly ona we will be left with quite a chilly on a clear night. 9—10 does not look too low for towns and cities but in less built—up areas four or five will give us a grand frost. could be missed or shallow fog which will ta ke missed or shallow fog which will take time to clear, sunshine to be enjoyed, showers pestering the highlands and islands and later in the day the winds escalate picking up the day the winds escalate picking up the nuclear force again and they will usher in more persistent cloud and again the next weather front. for most of us lots of sunshine, 13-18, for most of us lots of sunshine, 13—18, feeling more pleasant because of the sunshine. through the night we keep t

cumbria particularly where it was so wet yesterday there was a risk of further flooding.rain clears across scotland and northern ireland. not bad at all. however, the rain persists, particularly over the hills across the southern uplands, into the lake district, to the dales, into snowdonia, not a great day here. lots of misty low cloud as well. the best of the chances of dry and bright weather will be further east and it will feel quite warm. friday evening and overnight that weather front stays put weakening all the time. it will move northwards again into saturday. that weather front will be around for much of the weekend but you can see out in the atla ntic we weekend but you can see out in the atlantic we have another low pressure running along that weather system and it push it is northwards. as it pushes northwards it draws in the wafrmer air. where we see the sunshine this weekend we will see temperatures around about the mid—20s. it's going to take a while because there will still and bit of cloud saturday with that weather front before it pushes north again so f

betis weather over the hills, and in western scotland, more rain pushing into cumbria and north walesmuch of the uk. at the weekend, we draw up warm airfrom iberia, biscay, and into central and southern parts of the uk. a difference in temperature, as you can see. either side of that weather front, and initially not much rain on that at all. in the north—west later in the day, temperatures getting up to 19 or 20 degrees. heavy rain continues. not quite as warm here, but in the south—east, it could be 22 or 23. this is newsday on the bbc. i'm rico hizon in singapore, the headlines: at least 21 people have died in wildfires in california, which the authorities say are likely to get worse. the un accuses the burmese security forces of a systematic policy of brutal expulsion of the muslim rohingyas. i'm kasia madera in london. also in the programme: the harvey weinstein scandal intensifies — hollywood a—listers are the latest to accuse the movie mogul of sexual harassment. and, how india's border with china isn't as secure as you might think — we visit a remote village on the edge of indi

we are concerned about the amount of rain across cumbria and north—west wales, particularly cumbria wheren just persists particularly over the hills of the southern uplands into the la ke of the southern uplands into the lake district across to the dales, into snowdonia, really not a great day here. lots of misty low cloud, the best of the chances of dry and bright weather are further ease, 19-20. bright weather are further ease, 19—20. through friday evening and overnight, the weather weekends and it will. to me northward into saturday. let's take the bigger picture, the weather front will be around most of the weekend that you can see of the atlantic, low— pressure can see of the atlantic, low—pressure running along the weather system and pushing it northward. as it pushes northward, it throws in the warmer air, where we see this sunshine below the target of a run about the mid 20s, 23-24 target of a run about the mid 20s, 23—24 possibly. it will take a while with cloud on saturday, meandering in central layers before pushing northwards, not all seeing warm and dry weather but fairly wa

people have been talking about that in cumbria today. —— the sky. the last hour. we can feel the winds coming in on the coast now, due to peak ina coming in on the coast now, due to peak in a of hours. many thanks, the owner with the latest in the conditions in cumbria. let us go to pembrokeshire. just descends there again, whatare pembrokeshire. just descends there again, what are the elements telling you? i'm standing alongside the sea wall here. it is really a cauldron. this is a sheltered spot. i spent most of the afternoon up on their head lands and the winds gusting up to 70 miles an hour. they advised us against broadcasting and told us to come down here to talk to you. they are monitoring the coast from devon up are monitoring the coast from devon up to wales. they have a bank of monitors, taking in live webcam feed across wales. i saw some footage from port coll. they are worried about people who are gathering and peers to watch the waves. they are worried people could be swept away. here in pembrokeshire there are 70 schools which are clos

for a while on wednesday we had severe weather in cumbria.ain, feeding into the rivers as the water drained down from higher ground. and it was in the highest ground that we had some of the heaviest rain. honister, for example, over 200 millimetres of rain falling in 2a hours. it was localised but heavy for a while on a thick and active weather front. but, as that swept south eastwards, so the cloud thinned and narrowed, and the front weakens. we are into a flat ridge, if you like, for today as this deepening low pressure is waiting in the wings. quiet day on thursday. a little chilly out there in the morning, a couple of mist patches in the south. a lot of dry weather, and some sunshine too. as you had further north, though, the wind is a bit stronger and scotland and northern ireland in particular. there will be more cloud here from the word go and a few showers, mainly around the highlands and islands. the heaviest showers for the northern isles. winds will be gusty and scotland, picking up in northern ireland. a bit more cloud around here

the heaviest of the rain in cumbria. further south and western scotland. further south and east it is likely to be dry. where we get sunshine it will be even warmer. touch and nearly 20 degrees. the temperatures could rise even higher as we head into the weekend. not everywhere, certainly, but enjoying warm air from iberia and that will come into england and wales in particular. south of this we re wales in particular. south of this were the front here, it starts to move again during saturday. sunday at stalls. said they will start with more in the way of cloud across northern england did not a lot of rain, the weather in the north—west later. high temperatures across england and wales, particularly where we see sunshine. that is the difficulty, really, how much sunshine we will get. that will have an impact on the temperatures. still have the rains of scotland and perhaps northern scotland. went over the western hills of scotland but otherwise is temperatures could be as high as 22 or 23 degrees in the south—east in fro

explosives experts have been called to the sellafield nuclear plant in cumbria and a partial cordon is in place. speed limits for motorway roadworks could be raised in england under plans aimed at reducing congestion. parts of the uk are preparing for the arrival of storm brian with winds of up to 70 miles per hour. cornwall is one of the first areas to feel the impact. now on bbc news, a weather world special. from florida and the bbc weather centre, the team examines why this year's atlantic hurricane season has been so active. this time on weather world, i'm in florida in the united states where the power of hurricane irma has had devastating consequences. and we will be speaking to scientists about cyclones here in the centre. we will be looking at the season's other major hurricanes, including harvey and maria. plus the science behind these monster storms, and how climate change could be affecting them. from harvey's unprecedented tropical deluge in texas. it slammed into the caribbean, before heading to florida. to the explosive intensification of maria, as the caribbean took ano

not everybody has sunny skies today, clouds and many northern areas, this is cumbria.bud far from it in kent. we will see temperatures up to 20-21 in kent. we will see temperatures up to 20—21 in the east this afternoon, dipping away by the time it gets to five o'clock. south wales that, in the cost, lots of cloud, thicker cloud in north—west england. scotla nd cloud in north—west england. scotland and northern ireland are rather cloudy and in western areas of scotla nd rather cloudy and in western areas of scotland we will see some outbreaks of rain. more rain in northern ireland. achieving this evening and night, wet weather across the far north—west. windy weather developing here as well. it could be gale forced in some spots. temperatures 12—14d. a mild night ended when you consider all well and are in october. sunday, a split in our fortunes. are in october. sunday, a split in ourfortunes. some are in october. sunday, a split in our fortunes. some outbreaks of rain spreading southwards and use words like eating. england and wales, dry weather and 20 is easily achi

always we just over the western hills of scotland with rain into cumbria.kend, we import some warm airfrom biscay, from iberia up in too much of the uk. notice a difference there in temperatures. either side of the weather front, which starts to move northwards again on saturday. there may not be much rain on the front across northern england, the wetter weather pushing back into the far north—west scotla nd pushing back into the far north—west scotland letter on to get some sunshine across england and wales and temperatures will be 19, 20 degrees quite widely. for england and wales it is all sunshine on the way and if you get sunny skies in the south, the temperatures will be close to 22 or 23. this is bbc news, the headlines: at least 2a people have died in wildfires that have devastated california's wine country. thousands have been left homeless by the 22 blazes being fanned by high winds. they are spreading quickly and unpredictably. new york police department is searching for evidence in respect of allegations of rape and sexual assault made by at lea

experts have been called to deal with a chemical incident at the sellafield nuclear site in cumbria —er a number of buildings were evacuated last night. speed limits for motorway roadworks could be raised in england under plans aimed at reducing congestion. parts of the uk are preparing for the arrival of storm brian with winds of up to 70 miles per hour. cornwall is one of the first areas to feel the impact. now on bbc news, it's time for the travel show. coming up on this week's programme — i head to the scottish orkney islands to help uncover their neolithic past. it's about 5,000 years old, the like of which have never really been seen before. here we go, guys. yeah? go, go, go, go, go, go! we take off in macedonia in search of new thrills. and ade takes a look at what's been trending in travel online, including a tweet that's been beamed into outer space. william shatner: we offer friendship across the stars. the 0rkneys are a remote archipelago of islands about 30 miles off the northern coast of scotland. they're known for their rolling green farmland and dramatic cliffs, but th

the wettest weather will be over the hills, western scotland, more rain pushing into cumbria and northe to 20 degrees. quite warm air across much of the uk and as we head into the weekend, we will draw up some warmer air from iberia, the baia biscay and into central and southern parts of the uk. either side of the weather fronts, which, having moved southwards, it will move northwards again on saturday. not much rain on that at all, rain over the hills but it may turn wetter in the north—west later on in the day. warming up to the south and those temperatures getting up to 19 or20. rain those temperatures getting up to 19 or 20. rain continues in the north—west of the uk. in ireland and over the hills of scotland. further south, get some sunshine, particularly in the south—east and we could be 20 three. hello, it's bbc world news. the top story: officials say that wins and dry conditions could spread wildfires that are the most deadly in the state's history. north korea has issued a fresh threat to the trump administration, accusing the president of lighting the wake of war. it comes a

experts have been called in to deal with a chemical incident at the sellafield nuclear site in cumbria. drivers could soon be allowed to pass through sections of motorway roadworks at higher speeds. police in the german city of munich are hunting for a man with a knife who has injured several people. also in the next hour, bracing for storm brian. the uk prepares for gale—force winds and possible flooding. and at 11.30, foreign correspondents currently posted to london look at events in the uk in dateline. good morning and welcome to bbc news. spain's prime minister, mariano rajoy, is chairing an emergency meeting of his cabinet which is expected to start imposing central control over catalonia. its regional government says it will respond with a unilateral declaration of independence. my colleague tim willcox is in barcelona for us. hello again. what news in the cabinet meeting? that cabinet meeting is underway, it started at ten o'clock local time. mariano rajoy is holding this exceptional meeting with his entire cabinet to decide what measures they are going to impose under article

it will rain for much of the day across parts of cumbria and north wales, a concern clearly for cumbriaand could have another 60, 70 millimetres of rain here. some brightness, not as much across southern and eastern areas because this weather front which starts to push further north saturday and further still on sunday as this high pressure establish it is self across the south—east. the importance of thatisitis the south—east. the importance of that is it is the wind direction that is it is the wind direction that starts to pull up these warm winds i talked about. that is still on the cards, temperatures into the low 20s, even up into parts of the midlands and northern england through the weekend. chillier to the north, particularly ifwecan you are stuck under the cloud. saturday morning, a lot of misty low cloud further south. so a while before the grey weather lifts and it brightens and there will be sunshine. where we see the sunshine 18—20 is on the cards. some wet weather developing late on for parts of northern ireland and particularly north—west scotland. here wet and often wind

but, for a while on wednesday, we had severe weather in cumbria. producing a lot of rain, feeding into the rivers as the water drained down from higher ground. and it was in the highest ground that we had some of the heaviest rain. honister, for example, over 200mm of rain falling in about 24 hours. the rain was quite localised, but heavy for a while on a thicker, a more active weather front. but, as that swept south eastwards, so the cloud thinned and narrowed, and the front weakened. we're into a bit of a flat ridge, if you like, for today as this deepening low pressure is waiting in the wings by the end of the week. but a quieter day on thursday. a little bit chilly out there in the morning, one or two mist patches in the south. but a lot of dry weather, and some sunshine too. as you had further north, though, the winds are that bit stronger in scotland and northern ireland in particular. and there will be more cloud here from the word go, and a few showers, mainly around the highlands and islands. the heaviest showers for the northern isles. no

explosives experts have been called to the sellafield nuclear plant in cumbria and a partial cordon isch runs the plant, said there has been no explosion and no reason for people living locally to be concerned. they are disposing of a number of chemicals which are no longer used and say its routine to call in experts. they will be a controlled explosion later on today. joining me now is francis livens, a professor of radiochemistry at the university of manchester. cani can i ask you what you make of this, what little we know so far about what little we know so far about what has happened at sellafield? the very little that i know of suggests that it very little that i know of suggests thatitis very little that i know of suggests that it is the sort of thing that happens not infrequently at universities, schools, industrial establishments around the place where things get put in the backs of coverts a nd where things get put in the backs of coverts and left for a long time and when they are discovered, they have started to decompose and are not in a particularly stable state and the nee

on wednesday we had some severe weather in cumbria, heavy cloud and low cloud producing a lot of rainr ground. it was in the highest ground we had some of the highest ground we had some of the heaviest rain. 0ver the highest ground we had some of the heaviest rain. over 200 millimetres falling in about 24 hours. it was quite localised, heavy for awhile on what was a thick band of cloud on a more active weather fronts but that has swept its way south eastwards, so the cloud thinned and narrow down the weather front is out of the way. we are into a flat ridge, but this deepening low pressure is waiting to arrive by the end of the week. a quieter day on thursday. chile in the morning, early mist patches in the south. aof a of dry weather and sunshine as you had further north, the winds are that bit stronger and in scotland and northern ireland in particular, more cloud from the word go and a few showers, mainly around the highlands and islands and the heavier showers for the northern ireland. winds will be gusty in northern ireland and picking up in scotland. threat of rain in the far no

for a while on wednesday we had severe weather in cumbria. rivers as water drained down from higher ground. it was on the highest ground that we had some of the heaviest rain. it was localised but heavy for a while on a thick and active weather front. as that swept south eastwards, the cloud thinned and narrowed, and the front weakens. we are into a flat ridge, if you like, for today as this deepening low pressure is waiting in the wings. quiet day on thursday. a little chilly out there in the morning, a couple of mist patches in the south. a lot of dry weather and sunshine as well. as you had further north, the wind is a bit stronger and scotland and northern ireland in particular. there will be more cloud here from the word go and a few showers, mainly around the highlands and islands. heavy with showers for the northern isles. winds will be gusty and scotland, picking up in northern ireland. a bit more cloud around here from time to time. the threat of rain in the far north—west. patchy cloud in england and wales but more sunshine than we

wet for cumbria and northern wales. the weather front weakens on saturday morning.comes out. it is quite warm. you‘re watching beyond 100 days — rhetoric versus reality. president trump is poised to make one of the biggest foreign policy decisions of his administration so far. he‘s always said he hates the iran nuclear deal, but that doesn‘t actually mean he‘s going to pull america out of it. he‘s famously called it the worst deal ever made, but america‘s allies and tehran await his decision and the fallout. they‘ve been held hostage forfive years in afghanistan — now an american family is free and in the hands of the pakistani military. 85% of puerto rico still doesn‘t have power after hurricane maria. today, president trump threatened to pull out government help. if it‘s a deep and special relationship developing between these two men, it‘s not brought any breakthrough in the brexit talks — at least not yet. and is donald trump taking executive privilege too far when it comes

but, for a while on wednesday, we had severe weather in cumbria.lot of rain, feeding into the rivers as the water drained down from higher ground. and it was in the highest ground that we had some of the heaviest rain. honister, for example, over 200mm of rain falling in 2a hours. the rain was quite localised, but heavy for a while on a thick a more active weather front. but, as that swept south eastwards, so the cloud thinned and narrowed, and the front weakened. we're into a bit of a flat ridge, if you like, for today as this deepening low pressure is waiting in the wings by the end of the week. but a quieter day on thursday. a little bit chilly out there in the morning, one or two mist patches in the south. a lot of dry weather, and some sunshine too. as you had further north, though, the winds are that bit stronger in scotland and northern ireland in particular. there will be more cloud here from the word go and a few showers, mainly around the highlands and islands. the heaviest showers for the northern isles. now, the winds are going to be qu

experts have been called to deal with a chemical incident at the sellafield nuclear site in cumbria. drivers could soon be allowed to pass through sections of motorway roadworks at higher speeds. police in germany say an attacker with a knife has injured several people in the southern city of munich. also in the next hour — bracing for storm brian. the uk prepares for gale—force winds and possible flooding, with gusts of up to 70mph this morning. and at 10:30 the travel show heads to scotland's orkney islands to see an archaeological dig aiming to uncover their neolithic past. good morning and welcome to bbc news. spain's prime minister, mariano rajoy, is chairing an emergency meeting of his cabinet which is expected to start imposing central control over catalonia. the regional government says it will respond with a unilateral declaration of independence. my colleague tim willcox is in barcelona for us. welcome to a beautiful and sunny barcelona. i'm standing here high above one of the best—known streets in barcelona, just behind me on my left the cathedral designed by architect gau

the wane has caused disruption across cumbria today we have had over 200 millimetres since it startedvening. as you can see it was very cloudy, very poor visibility, lots of hill fog. although the main bulk of the rain is clearing, and we are coming into clearer weather behind, there are lots of showers coming in as well. that cloud denoting some fairly intense downpours. we will enjoy a little late sunshine before it faded. the rain has taken till after dark to reach southern and eastern areas. those showers are starting to ease a little in the north so that in the glens of scotland it could be close to frost levels and even further staff we will have a touch of grass frost. a chilly start tomorrow morning. some mist and fog perhaps in central southern areas but there is a fair breeze still blowing across scotland and northern ireland. 0ne blowing across scotland and northern ireland. one or two in northern ireland. one or two in northern ireland but clouds over later the most parts of the country thursday looks fine. temperatures can parable to today but slightly fresher air. good e

experts have been called in to deal with a chemical incident at the sellafield nuclear site in cumbria. german police have arrested a suspect following a knife attack in munich in which several people were injured. bracing for storm brian — the uk prepares for gale—force winds and possible flooding. spain's prime minister, mariano rajoy, is chairing an emergency meeting of his cabinet which is expected to decide to impose central control over the catalonia region. its regional government says it will respond with a unilateral declaration of independence. my colleague tim willcox is in barcelona for us. welcome to a sunny barcelona. i'm standing here are both one of the most famous streets in the capital of this region. just behind me, one of this region. just behind me, one of the houses designed by the famous architect. in the next few hours, we are expecting hundreds of thousands of people, maybe even a million people packing this street below me. demonstrating against it is happening in madrid at the moment because there are, the spanish prime minister has held a crisis cabinet meet

then we move a little bit further northwards, into northern wales, the north—west of england, around cumbriaireland. here, i think, some sunshine first thing in the morning. it is going to feel a lot fresher, so a much better start to the day. but, even here, notice that there are a few spots of rain through the lowlands, here in glasgow and edinburgh. but this is really light, and we are back into the sunshine at 8:00am in the morning across most of yorkshire, and then back into that weather front across the midlands, east anglia, and down into the south—east. now, through the course of the morning, into the afternoon, what is going to happen with this weather front is it'll move a little bit further northwards. but it is also going to introduce some very muggy air, so it is not going to feel particular cold across the south. it is going to be sort of that damp, muggy, grey sort of feeling, with on—and—off light rain or drizzle. you can see those temperatures, despite the cloud and the rain, getting up to 17 in london. but then the other side of this weather front here, further north, it is

there could be a splash of rain in cumbria by the time we hit mid—afternoon, but much of england andth nothing untoward at all. but cloudier compared to some eastern areas. where the cloud breaks, temperatures will be above what you see here. maybe as high as 23 celsius in one or two spots. that is where should be at the stage in october. by monday morning, hurricane 0phelia is getting closer. no longer a hurricane, but will still be a substantial storm, the core of which likely to affect the republic of ireland. southern and western areas in particular. we will see winds strengthen through the morning, particularly around irish sea coasts, the celtic coast as well. the northern ireland could see damaging and destructive winds of 70 or even 80 miles an hour. later during the day, a cool day in the north. further east, a bit of a breeze, but not a bad day. temperatures could reach 23 or 24. monday night into tuesday, the centre of a low pressure system as it is scotland with heavy rain hit throughout the night. strongest of the winds in the south of scotland and northern england as we

especially over high ground, could see 50mm to 80mm of rain, maybe 100mm or more for some of the hills of cumbriauld be gales in exposed spots. so our band of rain only slowly moving southwards and eastwards, and could be enough to give some issues with localised flooding. behind it, something brighter for scotland and northern ireland, but some hefty showers, too. staying largely dry down towards the south—east, but often fairly cloudy, and temperatures of 14 to 17 degrees. but our slow—moving weather front finally gets its act together during wednesday night, pushing off to the east. and, behind it, will leave largely clear skies. could be the odd fog patch here and there, and particularly in the south, where the winds fall light, it could be a bit chilly. some spots in the countryside down to about four or five degrees. thursday, then, a decent day. certainly a dry day for north—east england and north wales. many of us fine, with some spells of sunshine. thicker cloud though for northern ireland and northern and western scotland. some outbreaks of rain here later — 12—17 degrees. the cloud int

and on the m6 in cumbria, at shap a lorry was overturned.d. in many areas, residents had to fend for themselves, and choose between protecting their property, or fleeing for their lives. even some of those who did flee ran into terrible trouble. with up to 6,000 firefighters on the ground during the day on monday, most of the blazes were gradually brought under control, even as the number of dead rose steadily. paying homage to the victims in this terrible year for fires, portugal‘s prime minister called for a cross—party consensus to ensure, in his words, nothing will stay the same. translation: we are aware that the country demands rapid results, after decades of forest disorganisation. we cannot deceive the portuguese by promising immediate results. but we do not fear the challenges, and we find in this national requirement a motivation to collectively overcome this battle. over the border in north—western spain, in galicia, deadly forest fires also raged. there, local officials blamed arsonists for the repeated outbreaks. in portugal, to

especially over high ground, could see 50mm to 80mm of rain, maybe 100mm or more for some of the hills of cumbriainds will be strong — could be gales in exposed spots. so our band of rain only slowly moving southwards and eastwards. behind it, something brighter for scotland and northern ireland, but some hefty showers, too. staying largely dry down towards the south—east, but often fairly cloudy, and temperatures 01:14 to 17 degrees. but our slow—moving weather front finally gets its act together during wednesday night, pushing off to the east. and, behind it, it'll leave largely clear skies. could be the odd fog patch here and there, and particularly in the south, where the winds fall light, it could turn a little bit chilly. some spots in the countryside maybe down to four or five degrees. thursday, then, a decent day. certainly a drier day for north—east england and north wales. many of us fine, with some spells of sunshine. thicker cloud, though, for northern ireland and northern and western scotland. some outbreaks of rain here later — 12—17 degrees. that cloud in the north—west will then s

floods have hit cumbria after a burst of very heavy rain, forcing nine schools and two bridges to close, and this time there was plenty of warning. david shukman, bbc news. the rise in the number of acid attacks in britain has prompted a response by government and plans to restrict the sales of corrosive substances. experts say that british policy—makers should study the experience of bangladesh, where acid attacks were once commonplace, but new measures have led to a drastic fall. bangladeshi women are now raising awareness here in uk. our correspondent, tulip mazumdar, met some of them at a fashion show in london. today, though, they‘ re doing the exact opposite, but it's been a long and painful process for them to get to this point. i put lipstick on my lips and i changed my hairstyle. so really looking nice. nahar was 15 when she rejected the advances of a teenage boy in bangladesh. then one night, he came to her house and doused her in acid. after my attack, i started my life off. i had to go back to my studies, but now i'm more confident and i think i cannot change my face, but i

drizzle, low cloud over the hills of west wales and western parts of scotland, and a dull start in cumbriaf the pennines, most places in england and wales starting with sunshine, but more cloud in the west and misty over the welsh hills. the winds picking up, blowing in more cloud, but there will be some areas of sunshine, maybe in the south east of england to the east of the welsh mountains, east wales will see some sunshine, and across the north—east of scotla nd sunshine, and across the north—east of scotland where temperatures could be as high as 16, but typically 13-14 be as high as 16, but typically 13—14 where we have the cloud, but it will get colder, the cold air is coming from the arctic, coming behind this weather front. and we see a change in the weather, as well, and still on the weather front, cloud and drizzle in the south, so mild on sunday, but already colder with clearer skies in the north. drier areas pushing down on the strengthening northerly winds, pushing the cloud away, giving sunshine. and here we have the strongest of the winds, it will feel especially chile, stru

heavy rain and flooding is causing disruption in parts of cumbria.srupted. the environment agency has issued 18 flood alerts and eight flood warnings. borrowdale is one of the worst affected areas — with two bridges closed. northern rail says lines are blocked due to floods between carlisle and maryport. time for a look at the weather. here's phil avery. well that is the headline, because the weather front has been very slow moving working its way down and across the british isles. 211 millimetres following within the past 2a hours at harleston pass. not with the same intensity, that journey of the front will be completed overnight, the skies will clear for a completed overnight, the skies will clearfor a time behind that completed overnight, the skies will clear for a time behind that weather front and in them the north, temperatures down to single figures. so chilly start to the day. but if you're fed up with the rain, a lot of dry weather on thursday. except for perhaps the far north of scotland. but in the south west, feeling a bit fresher but st

cumbria gets into the soggy weather.inish the day on a wet note. clearer skies elsewhere after a bit of sunshine before the sun disappears below the horizon. through the night it will be quite chilly. there could be a touch of frost on the ground in rural areas to start thursday morning. thursday shaping up to be quite pleasant day. by the winds, a bit of rain for the highlands and islands. most places will be dry with sunny spells, and temperatures like today at around 13 to 17 or 18 celsius. a few across eastern england, especially friday, saturday and sunday, could get into the high teens and low 20s. that is how it is looking. almost sounds like summer. when world mental health day was first marked, 15 years ago, it was designed to increase awareness and end stigma surrounding issues like depression and anxiety. since then, many famous faces, including prince harry and dame kelly holmes have gone public about their struggles. so how receptive are we becoming to the idea of opening up? breakfast invited singer jamelia

again, looking pretty wet across western scotla nd looking pretty wet across western scotland into cumbriaen here, the winds will be picking up again too. this is bbc news. the headlines. hundreds of people are injured in a day of violence in the spanish region of catalonia as police try to prevent a referendum on independence from taking place. one of the policemen take him by the head, take off his glasses and then started to kick my dad here. french soldiers shoot dead a man who killed two women in a knife attack outside the main railway station in marseille. on the first day of the conservative party conference, the prime minister says her cabinet is united as she faces questions over the loyalty of the foreign secretary. is the unsackable? let's be very clear about what we have

then we move a little bit further northwards, into northern wales, the north—west of england, around cumbriaireland. here, i think, some sunshine first thing in the morning. it is going to feel a lot fresher, so a much better start to the day. but, even here, notice that there are a few spots of rain through the lowlands, here in glasgow and edinburgh. but this is really light, and we are back into the sunshine at 8:00am in the morning across most of yorkshire, and then back into that weather front across the midlands, east anglia, and down into the south—east. now, through the course of the morning, into the afternoon, what is going to happen with this weather front is it'll move a little bit further northwards. but it is also going to introduce some very muggy air, so it is not going to feel particular cold across the south. it is going to be sort of that damp, muggy, grey sort of feeling, with on—and—off light rain or drizzle. you can see those temperatures, despite the cloud and the rain, getting up to 17 in london. but then the other side of this weather front here, further north, it's

maybe into cumbria. eastern scotland. andre gray start.into the south—west of bingo, west wales, as well as the north, and the west are being that, and the west of wales —— the south—west of england. we see more cloud heading in, but there will be areas that see some sunshine for a bit longer. the south—east of england and the ease coast of england and the ease coast of england and the north coast of scotla nd england and the north coast of scotland where temperature could reach 16, around 13—14 —— east coast but the clocks change on saturday night, the air coming all the way from the arctic, eventually behind the weather front, which from the arctic, eventually behind the weatherfront, which is producing rain and drizzle overnight, and first thing on sunday morning. keeping temperatures up in the south but it will be a cold start further north. the rain getting pushed away very quickly, sunny spells developing away from the showers, running down the north sea coast, and it will feel very cold, because that is where the wind will be at its

at this cumbria glass maker, growth starts with a glob of molten sand.process, where it's melted, shaped and transformed into luxury goblets, the firm's analysed how it can trim costs and boost the amount each worker produces, their productivity, from new glass recipes to energy—saving furnace doors and that in turn can boost the amount each worker is paid. 0ur turnover has doubled and our productivity has tripled. we managed to reduce our energy costs by 30% byjust changing the style of doors. the furnaces didn't have any doors, they had to be invented and designed especially for us, but a small change that's brought about a massive benefit to the company. u nfortu nately, growth in productivity like that is now the exception, not the rule. until the financial crisis, each worker produced a little more each year, but that engine of growth has stalled. if it had kept growing like it used to, each worker would produce a fifth more than they do now. we're not the only ones struggling to boost productivity, japan and canada produce less per worker, but we'r

pretty wet across western scotland and into cumbria for a time on wednesday.th of that staying mainly dry but even here the wind picking up again as well. hello, this is bbc news. the headlines: the mayor of barcelona says over 460 people have been injured in clashes with riot police sent to catalonia to stop people voting in a disputed independence referendum. theresa may announces plans to freeze university tuition fees in england on the first day of the conservative party conference. it's part of a series of measures designed to appeal to younger voters. french soldiers have shot dead a man who stabbed two women to death outside the main railway station in marseille. the city's mayor said the suspect appeared to go by several identities. the low—cost travel company monarch has been granted a 24—hour extension to its licence to sell package holidays. it means customers who book with the company until midnight will be protected in the event of a collapse. the creation of winnie the pooh is the focus of a new british film. we will get mark kermode‘s thoughts o

quite wet for cumbria and north wales. that weather fronts wea ke ns into north wales.turday morning, there will be a lot of cloud and the rain pushes back northwards again. and to the south of it as the sun comes out it's quite warm. hello, i'm ros atkins, this is 0utside source, police in the uk and us are investigating sexual assault claims against harvey weinstein. this man is at the top of a very particular iceberg. i do think you can describe him asa iceberg. i do think you can describe him as a sex addict, he's a predator. this north american couple have been released by the afghan taliban and after being held for five years. donald trump spoke after the news. pakistani governments corporation —— is a sign that it is honouring the american wish that it do more to provide security in the region. donald trump is also threatening to pull back relief

brighter skies eventually getting in towards the cumbria area as this weather front begins to ease furtherth and east. but the wind becoming more extensive. and noticeable breeze as well and you may have had some rain in the south—east and east anglia but i suspect the rain will come after dark from this weather front. and as that moves away and the sky is clear, we still keep some trees. quite a cool night to come especially in the countryside. at least that means it is going to be a brighter, fine start to the date and it stays that way for many parts of the british isles. save perhaps for the british isles. save perhaps for the northern part of scotland with quite a bit of shower activity and a noticeable breeze. feeling fresher but fresher than we have had of late. then on friday and other weather front, wet again across northern ireland and parts of scotland. further south and east, the first signs of warmth as withdrawal in this warm air from the near continent. but not for everyone, it rather depends where you are in relation to the front. the warmer air certainly to the south of th

then we move a little bit further northwards, into northern wales, the north—west of england, around cumbriank, some sunshine first thing in the morning. it is going to feel a lot fresher, so a much better start to the day. but, even here, notice that there are a few spots of rain through the lowlands, here in glasgow and edinburgh. but this is really light, and we are back into the sunshine at 8:00am in the morning across most of yorkshire, and then back into that weather front across the midlands, east anglia, and down into the south—east. now, through the course of the morning, into the afternoon, what is going to happen with this weather front is it'll move a little bit further northwards. but it is also going to introduce some very muggy air, so it is not going to feel particular cold across the south. it is going to be sort of that damp, muggy, grey sort of feeling, with on—and—off light rain or drizzle. you can see those temperatures, despite the cloud and the rain, getting up to 17 in london. but then the other side of this weather front here, further north, it is a lot fresher. it i

heavy rain for the north—west of england, especially cumbria.ecently. dry to the east. heading our way south across east anglia and the south—east, clear spells around here, so a bit of a fresh start. but sunshine developing. moving westwards across england, thick cloud and a few patches of drizzle for the likes of dorset and towards cornwall. it is quite easy through the day there. across wales this morning it is cloudy with a frontal system bringing outbreaks of rain. some of that rain heavy across snowdonia and anglesey and northern ireland having a cloudy and damp start to the day. quite windy here. through the day the rain in the north and west edges its way slowly little bit further southwards. so some clearer skies reappearing in northern parts of northern ireland and scotland later. to the south of the front we also have some warmer and drier weather. we could have 19— 20 degrees towards the south—east. cooler further north where we have the rain across northern england, into wales too. temperatures on the mild side for the time of year