welcome to the program for catalan leader has been arrested in germany on a european arrest warrant put on was detained by police after he crossed into germany by call from denmark now the former president turned left finland to avoid arrest on friday a spanish court reactivated warrants for the rest of a number of separatist paedos an advisor to put someone said he was returning to belgium where he planned to corporate authorities. went into exile last year in the wake of an independence referendum. and in the village of should be at the german danish border is our correspondent alexander dec so so alexander what exactly happened that. it was approximately twenty minutes parts eleven on sunday when the countess postum aunt was arrested here in the northern part of germany approximately forty kilometers far away from the tender spot and afterwards he was brought to this small police station right behind me in the village of sooty and she he was holed for several hours of a few hours and she was treated where we very well and he told us it seems to be that the family's off got alone you

with us former consul on president carlos preached among has been arrested in germany on a european arrest warrant they arrest what has sparked angry demonstrations in barcelona where police have clashed with protesters who have taken to the streets in the thousands we'll get an analysis in the moment but first this report on how those events unfolded. clashes on the streets of barcelona as grows over karla's push them on survey asked demonstrators find themselves on the end of police batons the radius led away it was at the site of this german motorway where the former catalan president was detained close to the danish border he was on route to belgium after delivering a lecture in finland the german authorities see their following to process. who for utopian arrest warrant has been issued we received a request and it's been looked into a more assessing its preconditions we were farther assess whether extradition can be granted the step before that however is the detention order and we're seeing if we can proceed with thoughts on all of us if you've. got the catalan leader has been in exile in be

they say it's down to the complexity of issues such as data sharing, the european arrest warrant and r, mark easton reports. membership of the eu mean to the uk enjoys access to valuable police data bases, the european arrest warrant and the services of europol. the government says it is optimistic about guest seated just as good deal for when we leave but after taking evidence from people from the national crime agency and other organisations relying on eu security corporation, an all—party committee of mps says it does not share that optimism. we are worried that security treaty will not be signed and implemented in time for when the transition period ends and that could leave us with proper exhibition arrangement when people flee from crimes but also without access to criminal data that police need. access to systems and the resources of europol depend on different things. being outside the europeanjurisdiction is different things. being outside the european jurisdiction is a different things. being outside the europeanjurisdiction is a red line but the mps say europe should not be

catalonia separatist leader is behind bars in germany police detained connor's push for more on a european arrest warrant after he enters the country from denmark will go to the german danish border to find out what could happen next plus. germany foreign minister is in israel michael mann's visits bosham where he condemns to semitism as the solidarity with israel is central to german policy. and during the congo rooted in a single called the first direct commercial flight between australia and europe touches down in london. welcome to the program we begin with that news a former cast of energy to put it on has been arrested in germany on a european war and pushed one was detained by highway put in use of to he crossed into germany by car from denmark the former castle and president had left finland to avoid arrest one of his advisors said that he was returning to belgium where he planned to cooperate with authorities regarding spain's attempt to extradite him. went into exile last year in the wake of an independence referendum. we now go to the village of show be at the german danish border where our co

good to have you with us former consul on president call this fisherman has been arrested in germany on a european warrant was detained by police after he crossed from denmark into germany by car the separatist leader was driven to a prison in the northern city of newman star of the arrest has sparked angry demonstrations in barcelona where police have clashed with protesters take. to the streets in the thousands on friday the spanish court reactivated arrest warrants for a number of politicians behind catalonia bid to break away he spain fisherman went into exile last year in the wake of a banned independence referendum and the deputy state prosecutor a prosecutor in germany's northern state of place they all stein had this to say about the arrest warrant. of it to someone who for you to pee in a rush warrant has been issued we received a request and it's been looked into i'm going to say saying it's pre-conditions we will far the rest say whether extradition can be granted the step before that however is the detention order and we are seeing if we can proceed with doctrinal reasons if you will include i

has been arrested in germany on a european arrest warrant. was detained by police after he crossed into germany by car from denmark the former president had left finland to avoid arrest on friday a spanish court reactivates had warrants for the arrest of a number of the last supper to see it as an advisor to push said he was returning to belgium where he planned to cooperate with authorities bushnell went into exile last year in the wake of an independence referendum. i'm now joined by a correspondent alexander doctor who is standing outside the prison where callous for tomorrow is being held and in studio by our correspondent public folly and here thank you both for joining me so let's start with you alexander here just outside the prison as we mention what's been happening there today. well today. called the sports among arrested approximately twenty minutes after eleven and he was arrested. so the next was a motorway the a seven so we learned and it was not a routine police control because the prosecutor in charge told us that he gets infor

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carles puigdemont, is spending the night in prison in germany, after being detained on a european arrest warrantemont is wanted by the spanish authorities for organising an illegal referendum last year on catalan independence. bill hayton reports. 0n the streets of barcelona, an outpouring of anger over the detention of carles puigdemont. independent activists tried to reach the offices of the spanish central government but were beaten back. the violence prompted this appeal from the region's most senior serving politician. translation: i share with you the feeling of indignation and, in this especially unfair situation, i call for calm and responsibility from everyone because responses must be democratic, civic and peaceful as ever from catala ns. we must not give away victories to those who do not want democracy to win. for now mr puigdemont is being held in this prison in northern germany. he was arrested as he crossed the borderfrom denmark, on sunday. on monday, a judge will decide whether he should remain in custody while spain seeks his extradition — that might take two months. mr puigdem

his lawyer says he'll fight the case all the way translation: the european arrest warrant is being misusedor political purposes. it is being used to put political opponents behind bars. "astonished and ashamed" — the australian cricket team is engulfed in scandal after the captain admits to cheating and steps down. when i heard about it, i was outraged. i was just outraged. this is our national team. the australian cricket team for australians is iconic, and for them to behave in this way is just unbelievable. hundreds attend a memorial service for the victims of an islamist militant attack in southwest france. and tributes are pouring in forjose abreu — whose music education programme, el sistema, brought classical music to the slums of caracas. hello and welcome to world news today. thousands of people are protesting on the streets of barcelona after former catalan leader, carles puigdemont, was arrested in germany. this was the scene in the centre of the city a little earlier. tensions were already running high after several other pro—independence politicians were arrested. mr puigdemon

people of scotland but on the same day back in madrid the spanish supreme court was issuing a european arrest warrant the charge rebellion connected to his leading role in october's catalan independence referendum in madrid the news of demands arrest has been largely welcomed but there are lingering concerns about the wider political damage this continues to inflict and. i don't agree with arresting politicians for ideological issues i think they should be more concerned with improving their dialogue. in communication rather than imposing the law. throughout his self-imposed exile from spain proves the man maintained he would cooperate fully with the relevant authorities that promise will now be put to the test here in germany when he decides whether to oppose or cooperate with his extradition to spain like alan al-jazeera burning well david fisher joins us live now from barcelona david what's the expectation there about whether pushed the month will actually be extradited to spain and what would happen if he was i think there's a huge momentum building here they are alarmed at what's happened there

the european arrest warrant decision the offenses you know must be recognized as punishable under the law of both stites so he's in charge for sedition rebellion and misappropriation of public for this edition sedition as an. offense against the spanish law in germany we have also some kind of hope for hans addition but it's sitting against the german legal order that's totally different and on the other hand we have a long tradition in the sense that no extradition on grounds of political offenses this is a highly political offense and i am not sure that. he might be extradited on grounds of the charges everybody has that seems to care sedition and rebellion misappropriation of public funds just sounds like stealing well that sounds like stealing but misappropriation of public money because they organized elections that also that has a political note. might be seen as a foaming a hole a compact hold together with a rebellion and this all will have to be weighed was a judge's so you're think it's unlikely that he'll be extradited. he might be answered i did on just on grounds of misap

the eu member states how best to continue cooperation on a range of issues, including the european arrest warrant the issue of young people taking knives to school. the number of knives being carried by school children has reached epidemic proportions, in the words of a labour mp. she's fearful that efforts to combat the rise could be hampered by cuts to school budgets. the matter came up at education question time in the commons. knife carrying in schools across the uk is up 42%, and yet in my constituency in croydon, and i expect across the country, at least three quarters of head teachers have had to cut staff, special needs provision and support life mentoring, which are all crucial in preventing crime. now that this epidemic has infiltrated our schools, will he admit that school cuts are threatening our children's safety? you've heard the secretary of state regarding school finance. all i would say to the honourable lady is that the department is working with the home office, and of course other stakeholders, police, ofsted and health and safety, etc, on updating our school security guidance

people of scotland but on the same day back in madrid the spanish supreme court was issuing a european arrest warrant the charge rebellion connect it is leading role in last october's catalan independence referendum. in madrid the news of police to mons arrest has been largely welcomed one gambling. when someone commits a crime you must take responsibility for it that's what happened to me so must be the same to him. but the wrong lingering concerns about the wider political damage this continues to inflict. i don't agree with the rest of politicians for ideological issues i think they should be with improving the dialogue and communication rather good imposing. and in the council on capital barcelona sentiment was also mixed. i'm very sad because this means that politically nobody reached an agreement and that's a shame politics is absolutely destroyed for both sides and the only thing that rules is repression. throughout his self-imposed exile from spain has maintained he would cooperate fully with the relevant authorities that promise is now going to be put to the test as he decides whether to opp

people of scotland but on the same day back in madrid the spanish supreme court was issuing a european arrest warrant the charge rebellion connected to his leading role in october's catalan independence referendum. in madrid the news of monza arrest has been largely welcome but there are lingering concerns about the wider political damage this continues to inflame and when they demand a i don't agree with the resting politicians for ideological issues i think they should be more concerned with improving their dialogue and communication rather than imposing the law. throughout his self-imposed exile from spain has maintained he would cooperate fully with the relevant authorities that promise is now going to be put to the test as he decides whether to oppose or cooperate with extradition to spain. and we can speak to and the live now in berlin for us when are we expected to find out if push them aunt will indeed be extradited to say. above or he's in detention right now and we he will face a german court tomorrow in the town of in the north of the country near where he was arrested it's largely a forma

welcome to the program for mike castle and sports that one has been arrested in germany on a european arrest warrant put someone was detained by highway police after he crossed into germany by car from denmark the former catalan president had earlier left finland to avoid arrest one of his advisors said he was returning to belgium where he planned to cooperate with authorities regarding spain's attempt to extradite him pushed him on went into exile last year in the wake of an independence referendum. and in the village of should be at the german danish border is our correspondent alexander dec so so alexander what exactly happened that. it was approximately twenty minutes parts eleven on sunday when the countess pushed him on was arrested here in the northern part of germany approximately forty kilometers far away from that and sparta and afterwards he was brought to this small police station right behind me in the village of sooty and she he was hold for several hours so a few hours and she was treated well we very well and he told us it seems to be that the families of cuts alone you know was arre

extradition to carry be carried out between two european states so what we do know about this european arrest warrant is that the country where he's arrested has two months now in order to make the extradition take place if there is an appeal if there is no appeal on the part he agrees with the extradition order he has ten days so it would make sense that he's been moved now to some kind of detention facility or if not that he will be very soon. mr putin man had tweeted on saturday afternoon european time that we will fight to the end so it does appear that he will be doing that and his spokesperson has said also on twitter that he has been treated fairly and that he is now in fact detained here in germany everybody thinks data on that life in. syria's government is closing in on the east and go to the capital damascus rebels into areas that have surrendered withdrawing so they know they've province which is one hundred fifty kilometers away thousands of civilians and phases of being moved out of the clave the group says it wanted to put an end to the human suffering to human suffering after more tha

the arrest of former catalan president catalyst wisdom and wisdom on twas the taint of a european arrest warrant in germany one hundred belgian protesters are rallied in front of the european commission's office in barcelona and have stopped traffic on four major highway which have all fled spain in october after leading an illegal referendum. at least thirty seven people many of them children have been killed in a fire at a shopping center in siberia sixty nine others are reported to be missing in the blaze in the city of committal hundreds more rebel fighters and civilians have been evacuated from the syrian region of eastern who thought the government forces are close to controlling all of what had been the last rebel stronghold damascus following a months long offense where those are the headlines my colleagues and the how we'll have more news and half an hour coming up next it's witness thanks for watching. al jazeera. and for your. business what i'm a lot of. i get em all we want to know it but i almost. at the point of people thought i love you i mean. part of the a month in the me how to

police on the european arrest warrant after he entered the country. and during the congo wrote in the single the first direct commercial flight between australia and europe touches down in london after seventeen long. kicks off with the surprise of the australian. there are a. champion lewis hamilton to a dramatic victory. welcome to the program former. has been arrested in germany on a european war and pushed him was detained by police after he crossed into germany by car from denmark now the former president had left finland to avoid arrest and on friday a spanish court reactivated warrants for the arrest of a number of catalan separatist leader as an advisor to push along said he was returning to belgium where he planned to cooperate with authorities which along went into exile last year in the wake of an independence referendum. the deputy state prosecuting germany's north and state big hole stein had this to say about their arrest warrant. for you to warrant has been issued we received a request and it's been looked into i'm going to say saying i

catalonia separatist leader is behind bars in germany police detained qantas puts them on bond a european arrest warrant after he entered the country from denmark to get the details from our political correspondent. and doing the kind of route and single the first direct airline flights between australia and europe touches down in london opening the way for other ultra long routes to follow. the money welcome to the program for markets and then lead to one has been arrested in germany which one was detained by highway police after he crossed into germany by car from denmark the former president had left finland to avoid arrest one of his advisors said he was returning to belgium where he had planned to cooperate with authorities regarding spain's attempt to extradite him pushed him or went into exile last year in the wake of an independence referendum. when i'm not joined in studio by a political correspondent thomas paro who give us the very latest on this thanks for joining us tell us a pleasure so we do know that has been detained but one of the circumstances behind which the most attention he was de

catalonia separatist leader is behind bars in germany police detained car days push to moms and european arrest warrant after he enters the country from denmark because that makes sense from our political correspondents. compound in sports the formula one season kicks off with the surprise that komatsu the australian grand prix in melbourne carries the box in fact will pits world champion lewis hamilton to a dramatic victory to find out how he did us. on the honors are welcome to the program former or current us push to montage has been arrested in germany where samantha was detained by highway police after he crossed into germany by car from denmark. or near left to avoid arrest an advisor said he was returning to belgium where he planned to cooperate with authorities regarding spain's attempts to extradite him placed him on twente into exile last year in the wake of an independence referendum on. and i'm joined now by our fiscal correspondent who's here to give us a bit more insight into the story tell us what more can you tell us about the circumstances of his detention so most of the information th

security forces the tensions come after carlos pushed him on was detained by german police on a european arrest warrant when he enters the country we'll get the reaction from barcelona. and doing that came out in a single hop the first direct flight to.

says it is down to the complexity of issues like datasharing, european arrest wa rra nts issues like datasharing, european arrest warrants optimistic about negotiating just as good a deal for when we leave, but after taking evidence from people from the national crime agency and other organisations which relying on eu security corporation, an all—party committee of mps says it does not share that optimism. we are worried that a security treaty will not be signed and implemented in time for when the transition period ends and that could leave us without proper extradition arrangements if people flee justice and flee from crimes, but also without access to criminal data that the police properly need. access to eu—wide data systems and the resources of europol depend on legal obligations underpinned by the european court ofjustice. the uk has said being outside the european courts jurisdiction is a red line, but the mps say the government should not be too rigid on such matters if it wants to get a good deal. and they reckon the complex technical and legal issues mean both sides need to be ready to extend the two—year trans

to be extradited to spader not even also finland was obliged to do that this is an arrest warrant for the whole european union so he would be this would be executed everybody in the you. ok so public tell us we know that there has been reaction now to this arrest massive protests clashes overnight in barcelona similar to you know the unrest that we saw last year if we're just looking on the face of it similar images that we've seen how important is this role that puts them on plays in catalonia right now will put them on as essentially a symbol mass movement for many people i mean those those images that we saw overnight are owed to the scenes as a spaniard it's not very but he is abroad. you know if they want to push ahead with you know the drive for independence they would need different leaders what's happened is that since then we've seen two other candidates being put forward who could also not be elected to parliament because there's you know either being involved in this push for independence on also have charges brought against them which wouldn't be permitted so to sum up is there a word we're

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he's spent the night in a german prison after being detained on a european arrest warrant.illegal referendum last year on catalan independence. mr puigdemont‘s detention triggered mass protests in catalonia demanding his release, as bill hayton reports. on the streets of barcelona, an outpouring of anger over the detention of carles puigdemont. independent activists tried to reach the offices of the spanish central government but were beaten back. the violence prompted this appealfrom the region's most senior serving politician. translation: i share with you the feeling of indignation and, in this especially unfair situation, i call for calm and responsibility from everyone because responses must be democratic, civic and peaceful as everfrom catalans. we must not give away victories to those who do not want democracy to win. for now mr puigdemont is being held in this prison in northern germany. he was arrested as he crossed the borderfrom denmark, on sunday. on monday, a judge will decide whether he should remain in custody while spain seeks his extradition — that might ta

this european arrest warrants gives governments with any you you sixty days to determine whether or not. the person who has been targeted by warrant should be sent back to the country issuing a warrant if that person should buy some jazz or for some reason say well i've actually guilty of having a home that is a ten day that it. is not like. this will be the case getting into the nitty gritty in the politics of this so it looks like. mister bush would could likely be without any contest actually out of bases of. miss bending had that public funds for which is one of the charges major is leveliling against him for organizing at referendum which ministry did not want toto see. happen that is something that is a crime at the dispute between barcelona major it needs to be. resolved within thehe constitututional framework f spain's it on any expect any high level intervention i witchell see a mr versions from from jail. make sauces that. doesn't solve russian diplomats are being expelled from the united states and europe of the poisoning of a full of russian spy in the uk and in this month.

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belgium since that declaration of independence from spain was last seen in finland but a european arrest warrant has finally caught up with him germany isn't saying what happens next but he is wanted in spain for sedition and rebellion this kid will from accountant who joins us live from berlin tell us more about what happened. and we know that he was pulled over on the german autobahn on the side of the highway by german police in the northern state of. in germany we believe that he had taken perhaps the car ferry from finland into denmark and then crossed over the border into germany he did have a flight booked on saturday evening out of finland where he had been speaking with finnish parliamentarians and also speaking at the university of helsinki he didn't take that flight instead he he showed up in a car in germany and that's where he was arrested now we heard this through his assistant who had tweeted that he was being detained in germany that he was being treated well what happens next with mr push him on an extensive legal process here in germany we have been on the foreign with the pros

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german authorities said his arrest was based on a european warrant.ext four years in the largest—ever increase of maternity staff in england. the plans will also see expectant mothers treated by the same midwives throughout their pregnancy. a religious service has been held in the southern french town of trebes to remember the four people who were killed on friday by an islamist gunman. more from me at 3pm. now on bbc news — it's time for the week in parliament. hello and welcome to the week in parliament. coming up... real anger on the conservative benches over the government's brexit fishing deal. there is no way i can sell this deal in a transitional period as anything like a success to the fishing communities in moray, scotland or the uk. the foreign secretary likened vladimir putin and the world cup to hitler and the 1936 olympics.

separatist leader is behind bars in germany police detained qantas pushed him on on to a european arrest warrant after he entered the country from denmark to get the details from all political correspondents. and doing the kind of rude and single call the first direct.

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translation: the european arrest warrant is being misused for political purposes. it's being used to put political opponents behind bars. i'm sharanjit leyl in london. also in the programme: a crisis in australian cricket, as a scandal over ball tampering sends shockwaves through the world of sport. and tributes pour in forjose abreu, whose music project, el sistema, transformed the lives of thousands of children in venezuela. live from our studios in singapore and london, this is bbc world news. it's newsday. glad you could join us. it's 8am in singapore, 1am in london, and 7am in kemerovo in russia, where at least 37 people are now known to have died in a fire that tore through a shopping centre. local emergency officials say up to 30 people are feared missing, and that a high proportion of these could be children. andrew plant reports: a fire on the fourth floor. this shopping centre surrounded by firefighters searching for survivors, trying to reach upperfloor windows, fighting the smoke billowing outside. the fire started here on sunday. dozens were evacuated,

where he was detained where he was held overnight and that court will rule as to whether the european arrest warrant in fact must be carried out and he must be extradited to spain so that is the legal ruling we have heard from the german justice minister yesterday who said that she sees no cause for the government itself. get involved for politicians to get involved that it is a straight up and down legal matter and in fact that court will then apparently decide today although the extradition then may not occur until sometime within the next sixty days and there is such a sense of anticipation in barcelona as to what that decision could be and that's where we will go to you now stephen because we saw massive clashes as we mentioned they're all over night how angry are people in barcelona over pushed amongst attention would you say. i think people get angry since freude everywhere and the judge basically declared in smaller. government or brought in charge of brit independence is there's going to be jailed you know people say oh this is no way to deal with things or we see the arrest of bush the most

and then starting on this long legal process of whether germany does want to carry out this european arrest warrantr germany also has similar laws, such as rebellion and sedition, infringements which are the charges laid down by the spanish officials against mr puigdemont. that could make it easier, if so. but interestingly mr puigdemont is not the only person to be under this international arrest warrant process. there are six former cata la n process. there are six former catalan independence leaders who are also going under a similar process, one of them is a professor in st andrews university, she is now liaising with the police to turn herself in, and she could also be extradited back to spain if britain agrees with the international arrest warrant. thank you. the first scheduled non—stop flight between australia and europe has landed in london. the boeing dreamliner took just over 17 hours to complete its fourteen—and—a—half—thousand kilometrejourney from perth. the head of qantas described the service as a "game—changing route". with all the sport, here's lizzie greenwood hughes at the bbc s

people of scotland but on the same day back in madrid the spanish supreme court was issuing a european arrest warrant the charge rebellion connected to his leading role in last october's catalan independence referendum. in madrid the news of police demands arrest has been largely welcomed but there are lingering concerns about the wider political damage this continues to inflict there and then there is the matter i don't agree with arresting politicians for ideological issues i think they should be more concerned with improving their dialogue and communication rather than imposing the law. throughout his self-imposed exile from spain greece amman has maintained he would cooperate fully with the relevant authorities that promise is now going to be put to the test as he decides whether to oppose or cooperate with extradition to spain paul brennan al-jazeera. well let's now go. callan is standing by for us and i would do we know about the circumstances surrounding the arrests. but we know that he was arrested on the side of the german also not long after crossing the border for. he had been speaking in

forces the tensions calm after call this bridge them off was detained by german police on a european arrest warrant when he entered the country we'll get the view from the vice president of the council on parliament. plus germany's new foreign minister is in israel heiko must visit if ya give a sham where he can do.