for more i'm joined now by maria of a nationals the chief observer for the european union election mission in liberia she joins us from the capital monrovia thanks for being with us it's liberia's first democratic transition since one thousand nine hundred forty four just how important is this election for the country's future it's really important because it's so they will try to transition our its importance for lengthier in people and so on and have to have a credible election. credible election process to sure not only for libya it looks or sort what all the regions you know you know are there will election the next in a few months and other kinds of in the region so it's really important to assure that democratic transition with an election process credible election process is doubt able to manage it you're there to ensure fair play in the country so how free and fair has the process been so far. we are here for the european observation mission we have been here till. september and we're still here till january so it's a very long term observation mission. we hope served the first rou

. >> for more, i am joined by maria, she sheep observer for the european union election commission in liberia. she joins us from the capital monrovia. peggy for being with us, it is liberia's first democratic transition since 1944, how important is this election for the country's future? quest is really important because it is democratic transition now, it is important for liberian people and so they have to have a credible election day, a credible election process to show not only for liberia but for other reasons, they will have election in a few hours and the other countries in the region so it is really important to show that democratic transition with -- this credible election process. >> you are there to ensure fair playing in the country, humphrey and fair as the process ends of our? >> we are here for the european positive -- observation mission. we are here till september and we will stay here until january. , it is a very long-term observation mission. we observed the first run and second run for these elections, we can see it at all the processes, even if we had had some in

what is at stake tonight for the european union in this election in catalonia? rbara: the european union of course wants a peaceful resolution of this. it wants a political solution at people find together, that they learn to talk to each other again, stop hating each other and sort of begin at political process here because the well-known catalog -- catalan rider, he said it is like northern ireland with the intensity of hatred, the emotion of the two camps against each other, only without the violence. the e.u. wants for this to go away. it is one conflict it does not need. there are so many other things to concentrate on. brent: that is certainly the case. what are you hearing in your respective places? what can we expect? lisa, what are you hearing? lisa: we understand that the first results are coming in right now. the definite results might actually only be known by wednesday next week. so they are counting the results bit by bit and publishing them which is a bit of the bizarre situation. you have this tv screen in the back in that room behind me, and peop

a lot from brussels what is at stake tonight for the european union in this election in catalonia. the european union of course once a peaceful resolution of this it once that there is a political solution that top people find back together that they learn to talk to each other again stop hating each other and sort of begin a political pro says here because he is well known cattle on writer said in an interview with a newspaper this is a cop's alone has become like go of the island in the intensity of hatred and emotion here off the two camps against each other only without the violence and so of course the e.u. ones for these two go wait it's the one conflict it really doesn't need there's so many other things to concentrate on you have to certainly be curious let me ask both of you barbara and lisa what are you hearing there when can we expect the first results of this election to come in place so what are you hearing. we understand that i was the first results are actually coming in right now that is that the the. the definite results might actually end to be known

dies i would really want to cooperate but we don't need an institution like the european union where mostly on the elected people like the all the european commission those deciding for the hour the mockery democracies what to do and if you talk about immigration today european union brussels is in charge of our immigration rules and the national capitals the national governments not anymore they have transferred most of the immigration policies to brussels so we are not in charge of our own front door anymore so it would be a good thing instead of a bad thing if were to erode not your rope but the institution called the european union has said that hysterical was a phobia rains and you're a ban in the netherlands why is that i mean does europe have enough problems without this being from top to. well you know i see a terrible thing happening in most of the european countries on the one hand they criticize the american administration they make fun of mr trump and love defending miss the from all the things he does but there is only criticism ninety nine percent of the politicians criticized one of the sup

their citizens themselves are in favor of the european union that's what so absurd if you will at one point there that their government the government they elected in poland is at odds with the european union acts. in opposition basically to the values of the european union on the other hand they love the european union so in the next years what we will have are talks about the funding about the european union budget and that's where the on the countries really have the possibility of hurting hungry in poland and those two countries are well aware that . all right our brussels bureau chief max often on the story for us tonight max thank you in the united states a sweeping tax bill is edging ever closer to becoming a wall the house of representatives are expected to give the final approval to the controversial legislation within the next hour the bill was already approved by both chambers of congress but an embarrassing procedural error forced the senate to send it back to the house for a revote and once it has been approved again it will be sent to president double trauma to be signed into law. are here's some of the other stories now that are m

watching tonight and barbara you do a lot of reporting from brussels from the european union what is at stake in this election for the e.u. . the e.u. of course once this conflict to go away it once it peaceful and then once a political solution to this it once at madrid and barcelona back on talking terms and to sort of figure something out a way out of this constant crisis that has been ongoing now for a couple of years even if the e.u. really does not need that crisis. this is really this political conflict that it's entirely homemade in catalonia and so everybody of course still hopes but at the moment it doesn't really look as if this would pass and the stalemate cuts alone you might just carry on. our other correspondents barber of easel and lisa lewis in barcelona tonight to both of you thank you. well if you've ever been to germany's tallest peak. you may have had a long wait to get to the top but that is a thing of the past the now brand new cable car system capable of transporting more than five hundred people an hour to the summit and its record breaking in other ways as well. the weather and kitch

election. >> at the end of march, two years to go before the united kingdom would leave the european union. >> it is a lot of work to do. when i did call the general election i was aware we had work to do in relation to the brexit negotiations. i made the final decision on the general election, before we came back into parliament. >> at that election, 6 months later in the european union for two more years. >> i haven't bet the european union for two more years. if you look what i said in the house speech, we were talking about the concept of an orderly process from the european union. that is with the implementation period is about. it is not two more years to negotiate with the european union but two years when practically, those businesses and government will be able to put in place the changes necessary to move from the current relationship to the future partnership. >> in march 2017, is not long enough. i know you want those two years. in that time, did you realize that? >> i don't accept what you say about the timing and implementation period. because it is a general election we need an

are people on favor of more european union talk about three from what it actually means is not reform but more european union and indeed about these like mine we won the elections my party as a culture became the second biggest party in the netherlands where we have thirteen fourteen but the symbolic moment in france money in the bannister rightfully mention became the second spot the in france in austria the f.b.o. became the second biggest party in austria probably going to government as well in austria and germany as sort of the ultimate diva feel good new body became the third biggest of the germany so indeed i will force the voice of millions of europeans is getting stronger today and we don't want more european reform we want more national sovereignty we want less european union my party wants to leave the european union we believe that we can only be sovereign and the judge of our own front door when it comes to immigration if we outside the european union and become a strong sovereign nation again so as you will see our party is called the party for freedom and you talk about freedom all the time but at the same time i mean you're suggesting closing mos

are people on favor of more european union talk about three from what it actually means is not reform but more european union and indeed about these like mine we won the elections my party as a those who became the second biggest party in the netherlands where we have thirteen fourteen but the symbolic moment in france money in the banish you rightfully mentioned became the second spot the in france in austria the f.b.o. became the second biggest party in austria probably going to government as well in austria and germany is sort of the ultimate diva feel a new body became the third biggest of the germany so indeed i will force the voice of millions of europeans in is getting stronger today and we don't want more european reform we want more national sovereignty we want less european union my party wants to leave the european union we believe that we can only be sovereign and the judge of our own front door when it comes to immigration if we outside the european union and become a strong nation again so as you will see our party is called the party for freedom and you talk about freedom all the time but at the same time i mean you're suggesting closing mosques

people off favor of more european union talk about three from what it actually mean is not free fall but more european union and indeed about these like mine we won the elections my party as a culture became the second biggest party in the netherlands where we have thirteen fourteen but the symbolic moment in france money in the bannister rightfully measured became the second spot the in france and austria the f.b.o. became the second biggest party in austria probably going to government as well in austria and germany is sort of the ultimate diva feel good slams a new body became the third biggest party of germany so indeed i will force the voice of millions of europeans is getting stronger today and we don't want a lawyer european we.

in prag the group called for an end to the european union in its current form but the meeting was not without protest boosted by their gains at recent elections leaders of europe's far right parties clearly intended a show of strength at this meeting in prague here they waved the same flag though not that of the european union and institution the family reject. none of us is then a phobic where in opposition to the european union because we believe it's a catastrophic lead disastrous organization. she cannot migration is close to being unbearable all respected cultures are being destroyed. the could. be this big chief but far right parties from britain the netherlands italy austria and france were all represented here they were invited by tommy or camorra he is the son of a check mother and japanese father and takes an openly anti muslim stance. but the best life for the check and slovaks was proved to be in their national states the same applies to europe and muslims we will achieve a peaceful life only if everybody lives in his own country according to its traditions and its own culture muslims in the muslim countries and us europeans in eu

leading brexiteers has suggested that voters can use the next general election to have their say on a final deal with the european union to force a future government to change course if they don't like it. the environment secretary, michael gove, makes his comments in the daily telegraph, a day after theresa may's agreement in brussels cleared the way for trade talks. the cabinet is expected to meet in the next fortnight to discuss britain's future relationship with the eu. with me is our political correspondent, jonathan blake. in some ways, it's a statement of the obvious because the government can bind its excesses, opponents can change the arrangement but what is the message that michael gove is trying to get across whether growth a difficult one, a lot of people are scratching their heads and wondering what he's up to. he's making the point that once britain has left the european union, it will be free as he sees it, to take back control of oui’ he sees it, to take back control of our laws and borders and if voters don't like the deal that is agreed by this government, as to our future relationship with the eu, th

one thousand ballots in this hotly contested presidential election had concluded election observers from the european union announced early monday that that process is unfinished. only bro says he some finished we cannot say if they just that and confirm but we want to guarantee that these procedures meet the conditions of transparency and opposition leaders including presidential candidates and other than that i continue to denounce what they call the fraudulent electoral process going as far as claiming victory in the presidential elections already now all of this traffic this heavy vehicle traffic that you see behind me these are people rushing to get home ahead of that strict six p.m. curfew that still in effect now the curfew how does help calm things down here in the city. and the rest of the country but it also suspends a number of constitutional rights for honduran citizens and the concern in the back of every person's mind here is that violence could start up once again now the un's political affairs chief is traveling to north korea jeffrey feltman is the first senior u.n. official to visit pyong

european union. mr. johnson: russian attempts to interfere with our elections are , whatever they may have been, have not been successful. you can reassure yourself on that point. that is an important consideration. because i think had it been successful, that would have been an entirely different matter. lavrov tonight any russian involvement in business politics, saying he would like to be "presented with the facts of our unsuccessful interference." the deposed head of catalonia is demanding that spain recognizes victory in regional elections after separatist parties won a majority yesterday. carles puigdemont says the government must guarantee he will not be arrested if he returns to spain. puigdemont fled to brussels to avoid jail after cattle -- catalan separatists declared independence in october. china is signaling it is ready to back another round of u.n. sanctions on north korea. security council voted today on whether to cut petroleum projects to kim jong-un's regime by 19%, in response to north korea's long-range missile test last month. global news 24 hours a day powered by more than 2600 jou

european union. campaigning has ended for the second round of chile's presidential election voters will head to the polls on sunday to elect a successor to president michel they're choosing between right wing businessman and former president sebastian pinera and former journalist handle key air and in peru opposition politicians are demanding the resignation of president petro public which in ski it follows revelations the brazilian construction giant old wreck transferred nearly five million dollars to companies linked to him the right wing party popular force which holds a majority in congress is demanding he steps down by the end of thursday kaczynski denies any legal earnings and offered to answer questions before a congressional committee next week witness continues next. let. let. let let. let let. let. let. let let let mother. do it was. plumbing. even when the economy is. in a little. getting. a little. i'm a little holes. all over. the. sloane. board. you're saying the good people in there will do something for the world. then the more they keep. you off the. hook with no. i don't. get. out of.

elections. the european union took the unprecedented step today of censuring poland for overhauling its justice the country's ruling rightist party has moved to take greater control of polish courts. in brussels, the e.u.'s executive body charged that the changes threaten the rule of law, and could trigger sanctions. >> the executive or legislative powers are now set up in such a way that the ruling majority can systematically politically interfere with the composition, the powers, the administration and the functioning of these authorities, thereby rendering the independence of the judiciary completely moot. >> woodruff: poland's president was undeterred. hours after the e.u. announcement, he signed the last of the new laws, completing the transformation of the judicial system. 92 somalis are accusing u.s. immigration agents of gross mistreatment during a botched deportation this month. they say they spent nearly 48 hours shackled on an airplane before ultimately being returned to the u.s. a class-action lawsuit charges that immigration agents "kicked, struck, choked and dragged" the detainees

elect his successor. i'm headed home for good to have you with us austria has a new government has affirmed its commitment to the european union the coalition includes the far right you're a skeptic freedom policy but its leaders said the government would not hold a referendum on whether austria should leave the european union sebastien because of austria conservative peoples a potty is to come all strays next chance of a off to his policy wonks i was election with a hardline against immigration. the deal is done for a new government in austria and it has shifted sharply to the right is a bust and courts leader of the conservative austrian people's party will become chancellor and europe's youngest head of government at just thirty one. he is partnered with heinz christie. the leader of the far right freedom party their top goal to curb immigration. our goals are very clear we want to reduce the burden on taxpayers we want to strengthen our position to secure a social security system above all we want to ensure more security in our country including fighting illegal immigration. court says hardline stance on immigration was on

meantime the eyes of brussels eyes from all over the european union are looking closely at this election there is still much at stake as well in that regard just filesystem. yes obviously the e.u. is hoping that this political crisis will just go away that catalonia will stay within spain because there are many countries in europe for example france which have a region that would like to separate from the main country in spain it's corsica for example so the e.u. does not have any interest at all it all in split in in the countries splitting up into little italy regions because it's it'll be very much a lot more difficult to govern that and to speak in a common voice really say the e.u. so just hoping that the no two independents will win that things will calm down and that will give them as a common body for all these states more strength really lisa lewis standing by with the very latest from barcelona where voting is underway as we mentioned voting actually wrapping up you will also be live with us later with the results as they come in we thank you very much for your reporting. let's

election tomorrow let's give you a quick reminder of why this election is so important not just for spain but also the whole european union now three months ago a disputed referendum produced a yes vote for independence but madrid declared it unconstitutional shutting down many polling stations and spanish unionists boycotted it after the vote tensions ran high hundreds of thousands of independence supporters as well as unionists took to the streets of barcelona the catalan parliament then declared its independence from spain and madrid reacted immediately spanish prime minister mariano rajoy sacked the local government and called fresh elections but campaigning has been anything but easy several former ministers are in jail on rebellion charges while others including of this man ex-president carlos bruised fled the country for belgium pushable is running for office again addressing his supporters from a safe distance. this is one scene that catalonia is former president has pushed him on will not be needing atis final campaign rally he would be having his say from over a thousand kilometers away this is electioneering an

of brexit and weaker pound since last year's referendum on departing european union we're going to finish with parliamentary electiontalonia. you may recall the prime minister called for new elections ousting catalan president and government after they declared independence following the referendum he deemed to be illegal pro separatist and union parties too close to call. still catalonia election a big focus for some investors out there. carl, back to you. >> appreciate that let's get to hq for sue herera's update sue. >> good morning, everyone. here is what's happening this here as dom mentioned the house is preparing for final vote on the tax bill in just about 30 minutes. house speaker paul ryan was on the "today" show this morning where he said corporate tax cuts are vital in helping the american worker. >> the vast majority of businesses are going to do just what we say, reinvest in workers, actories, pay people more money, higher wages the data is really clear by the way. workers benefit through this by higher wages not if but where it goes. >> the state department confirming death of multiple u.s. citizens i

european union, operating on the same basis at the moment, and therefore i think that stops us off from a different position in terms of our negotiations on trade in the future. having called the electionu imagine you would be back six months later and beg the european union for two more years in the florence speech? i have not begged the european union for two more years. if you listend to what i said in the lancaster house speech, you will see that we were already talking about the concept of a smooth and orderly process of withdrawing from the european union. that is what the implementation period is about. this is not two more years to negotiate with the european union. this is about two years when practically both businesses and governments will be able to put in place the changes necessary to move from the current relationship to the future partnership that we will have. the home affairs committee pressed the prime minister on the meaningful vote that mps had secured last week and exchanges which would have consequences later in the day. will that primary legislation happen before written goes through the ratification process for the treaty? we will have had... parliament would h

leading brexiteers has suggested that voters can use the next general election to have their say on a final deal with the european unionture government to change course if they don't like it. the environment secretary, michael gove, made the comments in an article in the daily telegraph, just a day after theresa may's agreement in brussels cleared the way for trade talks. we can speak now to our political correspondent jonathan blake. jonathan, what more has mr gove said? michael gove is the first tory minister to come out and give his opinion on what has happened in brussels over the last 2a hour was. he is reminding people of the key issues and praising the prime minister's tenacity. it will take us a few weeks and months to understand this ambiguous agreement which property news just get on with the negotiations. the wintry weather looks set to continue with met office warnings in place for large parts of the uk. some of these reindeers are getting the first taste of snow in dudley. and in the early and in the early hours, more snowfalls have been reported the early ve been reported across the uk, although condition

leading brexiteers has suggested that voters can use the next general election to have their say on a final deal with the european unionture government to change course if they don't like it. the environment secretary, michael gove, made the comments in an article in the daily telegraph, just a day after theresa may's agreement in brussels cleared the way for trade talks. we can speak now to our political correspondent jonathan blake. jonathan, what more has mr gove said? what has michael gove said here on white is he talking about the next election? it's perhaps a sign of things to come for the prime minister theresa may as everyone picks through the details of the 15 pages of negotiations. he is putting his spin on it. it's significant that he is reminding people that nothing is agreed until everything is agreed. so come the final deal, everything could unravel. also, to remind everyone that the uk are taking back control. after that two year transition, the uk will be in full control. in other words, year transition, the uk will be in full control. in otherwords, if year transition, the uk will be in full control. i

european union. it was revealed russia metal in the u.s. election are more than 3000 ads to boost the campaign of donald trump. one of the officials said he is dissatisfied with facebook's response writing it would appear no work has been done by facebook to look for other fake accounts and pages that could be links to russian backed agencies which were active during the eu referendum as i requested. facebook issued a statement saying it takes the request seriously.>>> a survey from the university of michigan shows marijuana use is up over all about 1%. 10,000 of the teenagers who were surveyed said they had bait smoked or eaten marijuana in the past year. marijuana use was significantly higher than cigarette smoking. 5% of teenagers that they smoke cigarettes in the last 30 days compared to 15% who said they use marijuana.>>> holiday shoppers beware. the proactive approach police are taking at one shopping plaza after a spike in car break-ins.>>> his complete forecast. he will spotlight the changes coming in the weather. how's it going down there?

leading brexiteers has suggested that voters can use the next general election to have their say on a final deal with the european unionture government to change course if they don't like it. the environment secretary, michael gove, made the comments in an article in the daily telegraph, just a day after theresa may's agreement in brussels cleared the way for trade talks. here's our political correspondent, eleanor garnier. —— we will get more on that later in the programme. the wintry weather looks set to continue with met office warnings in place for large parts of the uk. more snow is expected in northern and eastern regions over the weekend. the freezing conditions caused significant disruption to commuters yesterday and hundreds of properties in the west midlands are still without power. simon clemison has this report. some of these reindeer are getting their first taste of snow in dudley. and in the early hours, more snowfalls have been reported across the uk, although conditions are expect to ease for today. at manchester airport, wings have had to be de— ice. —— de—iced. an image some are about to leave behind.

leading brexiteers has suggested that voters can use the next general election to have their say on a final deal with the european unionment to change course if they don't like it. the environment secretary, michael gove, made the comments in an article in the daily telegraph, just a day after theresa may's agreement in brussels cleared the way for trade talks. jonathan, i suppose there has been time for reflection since yesterday morning? that's right. the dust has settled on that agreement and everybody has had a chance to flick through the detail. this from michael gove this morning in the telegraph is perhaps a sign of things to come for the prime minister. michael gove was of course a key leave campaigner and he has given his view of what has been agreed so far. he praises the prime minister's tenacity and skill in securing that —— in ensuring that there would be no hardboard between there would be no hardboard between the republican northern ireland, getting a settlement to about £39 billion in securing the rights of eu citizens in the uk and vice—versa. as if to remind people, worried that this might be pointing

leading brexiteers has suggested that voters can use the next general election to have their say on a final deal with the european unionernment to change course if they don't like it. the environment secretary, michael gove, makes his comments in the daily telegraph, a day after theresa may's agreement in brussels cleared the way for trade talks. the cabinet is expected to meet in the next fortnight to discuss britain's future relationship with the eu. the former conservative party co—chairman grant shapps told me earlier mr gove's comments were not surprising. i saw what michael was saying in the paper. i didn't think there was something remarkable about it. every election is the ability for the electorate to boot the government out. clearly, the electorates will make a bunch of decisions about not things in the past such as the brexit deal but also what parties are promising to do, pledging to do in future. it's not that surprising to say it will be in part, a referendum. with me is our political correspondent, jonathan blake. the point grabbed chaps was responding to that is what michael gove said this morning is th

electing such a minister now finally a french president. once this finance minister to control all of the european union's finances and not just for the euro area so this is something we'll certainly keep an eye on for you and hopefully later speak to our stock market expert to see how all of this is going down there in frankfurt but first turning to a major success story bitcoin the cryptocurrency is the past twelve thousand dollars today soaring from less than one thousand dollars at the start of the year the sky is the limit it seems but analysts warn that the price surge is based on nothing but speculative frenzy and that the asset bubble is poised to best know that doesn't stop some stock exchanges i'm future markets from joining the party. bitcoins may be a mystery for most people but many are intrigued by the crypto currency bitcoins are mind in massive data centers such as here in china the currency only exists online there's no bank or financial institution behind it the cash flows are anonymous and there's little oversight and yet big coin is currently enjoying an unusual run. at the start of this year one bitcoin was worth one t

voters can use the next general election to have their say on a final deal with the european union, accordingin the cabinet. the environment secretary, michael gove, made his comments in the daily telegraph, a day after theresa may's agreement in brussels cleared the way for trade talks. he said if voters didn't like the final deal, they could force a future government to change course. our political correspondent jonathan blake has been following the story. he makes it sound easy. what has he been saying and how has it been received? michael gove set out in the daily telegraph what he see as asa the daily telegraph what he see as as a cautious welcome for the agreement theresa may reached with brussels. at the end of the first stage of the brexit negotiations. and he prays the prime minister's tenacity, but is clear to point out that the caveat that is on page one of that agreement, nothing is agreed until everything is agreed. so suggesting that things may change and as if to remind people the uk is taking back control of its laws and borders he uses the phrase, "after the two year transiti

leading brexiteers has suggested that voters can use the next general election to have their say on a final deal with the european unionre government to change course if they don't like it. the environment secretary, michael gove, makes his comments in the daily telegraph, a day after theresa may's agreement in brussels cleared the way for trade talks. wildfires in southern california show little sign of letting up as hot, dry winds continue to fan the flames. more than 200,000 people have fled their homes, with more preparing to evacuate today. president trump has declared a state of emergency, as sarah corker reports. in the mountains north of los angeles, wildfires continue to roar through the forests of ventura county. dry winds are fanning the flames, causing them to spread rapidly, and cutting across highways. radio: these guys are scrambling. and the thick plumes of smoke billow for miles. across southern california, tens of thousands of people have already fled. and this is the destruction they are escaping from. i always equate these to my family friends as disaster war zones is what you see, with the homes th

leading brexiteers has suggested that voters can use the next general election to have their say on a final deal with the european unionto change course if they don't like it. the environment secretary, michael gove, made his comments in the daily telegraph, a day after theresa may's agreement in brussels cleared the way for trade talks. he said if voters didn't like the final deal, they could force a future government to change course. i've been getting more details from our political correspondent jonathan blake. he praised the prime minister's tenacity, but is clear to point out that the caveat that is on page one of that agreement, nothing is agreed until everything is agreed. so suggesting that things may change and as if to remind people the uk is taking back control of its laws and borders he uses the phrase, "after the two year transition outside the eu, the british people will the opportunity to diverge from eu law on the single market and the customs union." now that's a bit controversial because the prime minister said we will remain, we will leave the customs union and the single market during the transitio

leading brexiteers has suggested that voters can use the next general election to have their say on a final deal with the european unioney don't like it. the environment secretary, michael gove, made his comments in the daily telegraph, a day after theresa may's agreement in brussels cleared the way for trade talks. police are investigating the deaths of two teenagers at a nightclub in plymouth in the early hours of this morning. officers believe the deaths were drugs related and are urging people to think twice before taking any unknown substance. andy birkett reports. police were informed two men had been found unconscious by ambulance crews. the two teenagers were then taken to hospital, where the pair both later died. police believe they had taken the drug known as mdma, and are urging anyone else thinking of taking recreational drugs to think twice before taking any unknown substance. the families of both men have been informed but no formal identification has yet taken place. police have an 18—year—old man in custody awaiting questioning on the matter, they stressed there is no evidence to suggest the drugs were

whether the momentous elections held this week in catalonia will have reverberations far beyond spain's borders with allegations of meddling levelled against russia, the european union (ani) is a picture of the patriot missile system that was deployed to intercept a missile fired at saudi arabia's capital, riyadh. yemen's houthi rebels claimed responsibility for the attack saying the target was al yamama palace, the official residence of king salman. and finally on mashable's uk website, an animatronic version of us president donald trump created by disney's robot makers has attracted ridicule. the new addition to the hall of presidents attraction in florida has led some social media users to point out that it looked strikingly similar to trump's election opponent, hillary clinton. let's begin. with me is liam booth—smith who's chief executive at localis ,

whether the momentous elections held this week in catalonia will have reverberations far beyond spain's borders with allegations of meddling levelled against russia, the european union and france. (ani) on front of the arab news (ani) is a picture of the patriot missile system that was deployed to intercept a missile fired at saudi arabia's capital, riyadh. yemen's houthi rebels claimed responsibility for the attack saying the target was al yamama palace, the official residence of king salman. and finally on mashable‘s uk website, an animatronic version of us president donald trump created by disney's robot makers has attracted ridicule. the new addition to the hall of presidents attraction in florida has led some social media users to point out that it looked strikingly similar to trump's election opponent, hillary clinton. let's begin. with me is liam booth—smith who's chief executive at localis , an independent think tank. welcome back. let's start with our top story. we understand that the senate has begun voting. we think it will take a little bit of time so in the meantime, let's start with fox news on this story. they are saying is $1.5 trillion package will

leading brexiteers has suggested that voters can use the next general election to have their say on a final deal with the european union to force a future government to change course if they don't like it. the environment secretary, michael gove, makes his comments in the daily telegraph, a day after theresa may's agreement in brussels cleared the way for trade talks. the cabinet is expected to meet in the next fortnight to discuss britain's future relationship with the eu. this was the reaction of andrea leadsom, the leader of the house of commons and a prominent leave campaigner when she spoke to bbc radio 4 earlier. sovereign governments are always in a position to undertake and then subsequently to make different arrangements, should the will of the people be that they do that. i don't really see that this is getting us anywhere. it is the case in a sovereign parliament that the voters can choose to take a country in a different direction. also speaking to bbc radio 4, the former conservative leader and leave supporter, iain duncan smith, said regulatory alignment did not necessarily mean having the same regulation

election. to be held on the 8th ofjune. every vote for the conservatives will make me stronger when i negotiate for britain with the prime ministers, presidents and chancellors the european unionhe conservatives will mean we can stick to our plan for a stronger britain, and take the right long—term decisions for a more secure future. general election. you're joking, not another one! go on, go on. the path ahead seemed pretty clear for theresa may and the tories could almost smell victory. they thought. the local elections saw the conservatives make big gains across the country. at the expense of ukip, whose vote collapsed. and labour. we've had very disappointing results in other parts of the country. yes, we have to go out there in the next four weeks and get the message out. there were recriminations, too, among some labour mps. it's a pretty disastrous picture. simply not good enough for a party that has been in opposition for seven years, that is heading towards a general election in five weeks, to not be picking up seats and not making forward progress. so much progress was made on the labour election manifesto that it was finished five days early and promptly leaked to t

elections back in september. the e.u. has launched an unprecedented process that could strip poland of its voting rights within the european union now the move follows months of tension between warsaw and brussels over judicial reforms which i hold as president. appeared defiant today he said that he will sign to laws to put the country's courts under political control he says that the laws and make the judiciary more accountable to regular citizens brussels says the reforms are a threat to the rule of law. a landmark decision was on the table as the european commission gathered in brussels at stake one of the values enshrined at the core of the european identity the rule of law which the commission says is under threat in poland at the center of the rallies and series of reforms effectively giving parliament the power to appoint judges. within a period of two years a significant numbers of laws have been adopted thirteen in total which puts at serious risk the independence of the judiciary and the separation of powers and. the commission has taken the unprecedented step of invoking article seven of the e.u. treaty theoretically

european union. we don't have any future outside the european union, and outside our country. because catalonia is our homeland, spain is our country, and europe is ourfuture. months of crisis are now marked by a single electioncatalonia will count its divide. james reynolds, bbc news, barcelona. the british prime minister theresa may has been forced to sack her deputy, damien green, after an official inquiry concluded he gave misleading statements about the extent of his knowledge that pornography had been found on a computer in his office. he's the third cabinet member to leave the government injust seven weeks. here's our political correspondent, alex forsyth. side—by—side yesterday, the prime minister and her close ally damian griffin. her deputy in orbit name. hours after they sat together in the house of commons, he was sacked. it goes back to this police raid on mr green's parliamentary offices nine yea rs green's parliamentary offices nine years ago. officers said legal pornography was found on computers. mrgreen pornography was found on computers. mr green has always and still denies it was his, but he also said he hadn't been told about it, and that wasn't right. he has now admitted police lawyers s

european union. we don't have any future outside the european union, and outside our country. because catalonia is our homeland, spain is our country, and europe is ourfuture. months of crisis are now marked by a single electionnt its divide. james reynolds, bbc news, barcelona. mps in uganda have voted overwhelmingly to remove the age limit for the presidency — so allowing president yoweri museveni to run for a sixth term. they're also reintroducing a two—term limit for heads of state, that means mr museveni could stay in office until 2031. from kampala, catherine byaruhanga. the bill passes. victory is theirs, and they are relishing every moment. uganda's ruling party mps want their leader, president yoweri museveni, to stay in power. and, one by one, they voted to remove age caps for the presidency. we are enjoying peace and stability in northern uganda. it is because of the effort of president yoweri museveni. we cannot not, on a technicality, knock him out of the race. this is president museveni at his first swearing—in ceremony, in 1986. he fought a bitter civil war to seize power, and brought hopes for a brighterfuture. over 30 years later, he has contested in five elections. he says he needs more time