memory of general franco, which has incensed some of the unfinished business of modern spain cominghis constitution gave power to the regions. when you mention general franco and accused your opponents of acting like him, or in a manner he would have understood, quite a dangerous political game to play in spain. there is a very strong sense of emotions being heightened on both sides, mentioning general franco, words like coup d'etat, which we had there from the spanish foreign minister, a sense really of both sides ratcheting up, and the difficulty is, when both sides have increased the tensions in this way, some people are saying, you know, how do they bring it back down ain? how do they bring it back down again? how do they manage to start talking and bring the situation down? i mean, some people have suggested that if there is a unilateral declaration of independence by the catalan leader, at that point, you could then be, spain's judiciary at that point, you could then be, spain'sjudiciary could at that point, you could then be, spain's judiciary could charge at that point, you

translation: this is the worst attack on the freedoms of catalonia since the days of general franco. ministers approved what is known here as the nuclear option. in a few days, catalan autonomy will be suspended. the regional government sacked, all of its responsibilities run from madrid. prime minister rajoy said catalan leaders will not be allowed to destroy the whole way in which spain is governed. translation: we apply article 155 because no government of any democratic country can accept disregard for the law. catalonia is divided on the issue of independence. and some here, like carlos, accept that the spanish government have no option. he says it is 50% madrid's fault and 50% catalonia's government for causing this crisis. a crisis which seems to be getting worse. they won't give up. even as european governments insist this is an internal issue for madrid. the key test will come when madrid tries to physically take control of the catalan authorities. will the catalan police and other local officials follow the spanish government's orders or disobey? chanting a new country won'

million catalans rally in barcelona as their leader compares the spanish government's actions to general franco. they were practically deciding the future of a nation is not a crime. now i'm glad designs are alive from london also coming up on the program another attack in the afghan capital just twenty four hours after a suicide bombers targeted a shia mosque in kabul. now open in japan could become the country's longest serving democratically elected leader. and the czech voters elect a party led by a euro skeptic businessman who's been charged with. seven hundreds of thousands of people have been out on the streets of barcelona to support catalan secession is the constitutional crisis comes to a head in a t.v. address is a short time ago the regional president said the people of catalonia could not accept what he said were illegal measures taken by central government here the spanish prime minister mariano rajoy announced plans to dismiss most government subject to approval by the senate next week madrid intends to impose direct rule taking control of ministries the police and the cattle and

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carles puigdemont, catalan‘s leader, compared the actions of madrid to the fascist regime of general francotom burridge reports from barcelona. angrier than ever before, catalans who want independence digesting madrid's unprecedented move to temporarily scrap their devolved government. theyjust want to crush us down, and we've got dignity. we've got our dignity. we've fought for it for years. we couldn't speak catalan only, like, 40, 50 years ago. are we going to go back to that? i want to see the army here. we're going to see it at this rate. i don't want that. i'm young and i don't have that much knowledge but i have enough knowledge to know that that isn't normal and it shouldn't be happening in our country. we are a developed country. this isjust outrageous. i'm speechless. the leader of catalonia's devolved government in the crowd. tonight, he called it the biggest attack on catalonia's autonomy since the dictatorship of franco. translation: this is the worst attack on the institutions and people of catalonia since the dictatorship of franco. earlier, spanish ministers approved what is

minister's plans as the worst attack on catalonia's institutions since the fascist dictatorship of general franco. mariano rajoy earlier announced plans to sack the regional government, suspend the parliament, and hold fresh elections. almost 500,000 people protested on saturday against those measures. from barcelona, tom burridge reports. angrier than ever before — catalans who want independence, digesting madrid's unprecedented move to temporarily scrap their devolved government. theyjust want to crush us down. and we've got dignity. we've got our dignity. we've fought for it for years. we couldn't speak catalan 40, 50 years ago. are we going to go back to that? i want to see the army here. we're going to see it at this rate. i don't want that. i'm young and i don't have that much knowledge, but i have enough knowledge to know that that isn't normal, and it shouldn't be happening in our country. we are a developed country, this isjust outrageous. i'm speechless. the leader of catalonia's devolved government in the crowd. tonight, he called it the biggest attack on catalonia's autonomy since the

attack against the institutions and the people of catalonia since the military dictatorship of general franco. the head of the world health organization says he is rethinking the appointment of zimbabwe's president mugabe as a goodwill ambassador. president trump is planning to open up secret files on the assassination ofjohn f kennedy. and a big shock in the premier league, as newly promoted huddersfield beat manchester united for the first time in 65 years. and in half an hour, a look at tomorrow's front pages, including the observer, which leads on the growing political tensions in spain. good evening and welcome to bbc news. the spanish prime minister, mariano rajoy, is planning to strip regional leaders in catalonia of their powers following their controversial referendum on independence. almost 500,000 people have been protesting against the new measures. the catalan leader says they are the worst attack on catalonia since the fascist regime of general franco. tom burridge reports from barcelona. angrier than ever before, catalans who want independence, digesting madrid's unprecedented

carles puigdemont compared the actions of madrid to those of spain's fascist dictator general franco. thousands took to the streets to protest against the government. the new head of the world health organization says he's rethinking his decision to appoint zimbabwe president robert mugabe as a goodwill ambassador for the global health agency. it follows international criticism of mr mugabe's human rights record and zimba bwe‘s health infrastructure. millions of japanese people are voting in a snap general election. the prime minister, shinzo abe, called the poll more than a year earlier than needed. if he wins, mr abe has proposed changes to the constitution, including scrapping the article that declares japan a pacifist country. now on bbc news, dateline london. hello and welcome to dateline london. i'm jane hill. this week we discuss spain's constitutional crisis in catalonia. the continuing brexit negotiations. has there been perhaps some movement this week? and, with one of the leading middle east analysts around our table, could we be witnessing the beginning of the end of the w

carles puigdemont, catalan‘s leader, compared the actions of madrid to the fascist regime of general francoif laws are risk in catalonia, they will also be at risk in europe. democrat graphically deciding the future of the nation is not a crime. this goes against foundation is that european citizens have through their diverse city. catalonia is call to the european values. —— core. we value why they do because we believe ina value why they do because we believe in a democratic, peaceful europe. our correspondent, tom burridge is in barcelona with this assessment. the spanish government and the catalan devolved government have been nudging each other for weeks, willing the other side to make the big move. madrid's done exactly that today. now, its plan needs to be approved by the spanish senate. that could take days. in the meantime, the catalan leader could try and convene the regional parliament here to make a more emphatic unilateral declaration of independence. now, in practice, that might not mean very much. you can'tjust create a state overnight. so i think the most interesting thing w

attack against the institutions and the people of catalonia since the military dictatorship of general francorganization says he is rethinking the appointment of zimbabwe's president mugabe as a goodwill ambassador. president trump is planning to open up secret files on the assassination ofjohn f kennedy. and a big shock in the premier league, as newly promoted huddersfield beat manchester united for the first time in 65 years. and in half an hour, a look at tomorrow's front pages, including the observer, which leads on the growing political

the region's push for autonomy was a key trigger for the civil war and general franco's repression was was part of the‘s returned to democracy. —— granting autonomy was pa rt democracy. —— granting autonomy was part of spain's return to democracy. now at least temporarily madrid is imposing control. after securing support from the senate, spain's government moved quickly into a crisis meeting to decide its next steps. imposing direct rule over catalonia is an unprecedented move and one with unseen consequences, but at this point there seems to be little mood here in madrid for compromise. tonight the government set out its plan. the catalan parliament will be dissolved with new elections on the 21st of december. catalan ministries that employ more than 28,000 people will be run from madrid. the chief of police has been fired with 17,000 members of his police force now overseen by the spanish state. for now madrid has international backing. the president of the european commission said spain had made its choice and the eu will not interfere. but on paper the government's plan is one thi

by spanish dictator general franco who regarded the catalans as a threat the people here grew up with it it's intricate moves have been passed down through generations and classes like this are popular. of one fire along with our mountains the sadhana our language it's everything a sketch islands have it's our inspiration. with no great momentum for independence the focus for most catalans here is on keeping in step with france but dancing to their own tune natasha butler al jazeera. unresting cameron's mainly english speaking region has forced the government to close its border with nigeria protesters say the region should be fully independent from the french speaking part but in smith reports. more. they have a national anthem their own flag and a leader in waiting all the trappings of a potential new country but without any land because what these people want to call amazonia is the english speaking part of cameroon. it's here the demonstrations have gathered momentum in the last year by people saying they suffered discrimination at the hands of the french speaking government most

rest of spain and many saw the glory that the bullfighting show as a relic of the old redeem of general franco. got the law he's also one of the wealthiest regions of space generating considerable tax revenues for the government but even it has not been immune to the effects of the two thousand and eight doable recession austerity policies have hit the economy and both fighting is an entire industry comic downturn and the ban have had a domino effect on the breeders on transport and even on matador cost to make because. they know. it is. this will blow air gay and. as she left office thought oh my life i mean you have to look at i wonder but as a guy now that he has as a father those. of us in politica. see i was lucky that out of necessity out of it i would stay out of it going to families a car on the road but i was in several of the nationalist banja. that actually said . that almost out of course at the preventer at the prison there and you know now it's those that live in a cathedral gig it is your brothers you had they don't lie now there are a whole and is to begin to have an idea who m

155 and why people of catalonia are so deeply concerned it not being invoked since the fascist general franco was in power. >> it has nevever been used. it is vague. the one thing that is not vague as far as primus to relate goes, he the right constitutionally to bring g regions into compliancef they attempt to break away from the centralized state. what is interesting about that dynamic is the optics. if one looks at the ways in which the government has behavad leading up to the declaration of article 155, preventing people from going to the ballot boxes at the referendum, incarcerating some of the political leaders from the region, threatening the head of police, then brininging the european union into support themem, is that in terms of the optics of this, i think that people's grievances against madrid and this feeling that isrid's central government overreachihing have been enforcd by this. this is one of the main arguments that is been used by the separatists, is that madrid is to interfering in the region. so even as people who might have not automatically been in favor of the referend

mounted and compared the actions of the government in madrid to that of the fascist dictator, general francogrier than ever before. catalans who want independence, digesting madrid's unprecedented move to temporarily scrapped their devolved government. the leader of catalonia's government in the ground. he called it the biggest attack on catalonia's autonomy since the dictatorship of franco. translation: this is the worst attack on the institutions and people on catalonia since the dictatorship of franco. earlier, spanish ministers approved what's known here as the nuclear option. in a few days, catalan autonomy will be suspended, the regional government sacked. all of its responsibilities run from a trade. the prime minister said catalan leaders will not be allowed to destroy the whole way in which spain is governed. translation: we apply article 155 because no government of a democratic country and accept disregard for the law. vt test will come when a trade tries to physically take control of the cata la n physically take control of the catalan authorities. other catalan police and other

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branded by quite a few people as being the worst attack on catalonia since the dictatorship of general franco is that not over the top though given that there franco killed thousands of people. i don't think anyone is saying it is the same thing i think what they're saying is that it is the worst thing since that time perhaps the only other attack on democracy in spain was the one nine hundred eighty one coup attempt which by the way had its part of its objectives to curtail that then emerging carolina thomas reality but also i think my mentioning his name though is the attempt not to try and you know memories of franco and to try and make people concerned. i don't think it's i don't think it's an abusive use of overall i think history is history i think. institutions are allowed to exist in their form or they are not and when they are not people in catalonia have a memory of when the last of these institutions were undermined forcibly do you think that might on a rock caught catalonia by surprise today did he move quicker than expected not at all the idea of invoking article one fifty five w

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the rest of spain and many saw that go to the bullfighting show as a relic of the old regime of general franco. got the lonia he's also one of the wealthiest regions of spain generating considerable tax revenues for the government but even it has not been immune to the effects of the two thousand and eight doable recession austerity policies have hit the economy and both fighting is an entire industry comic downturn and the ban have had a domino effect on the breeders on transport and even on matador cost to make. a minute. i don't know. but. this will blow their hair gay alexander a little they got their own yeah. she left off a thought oh my life i mean you have the last i want i was under but as i now that he has a father that those. politica. see i was lucky that out of necessity i've got i'll stay out of it going to family is a cabin in. but i wouldn't see burleson out in a lift banja. just as he said. that almost of course at the preventer at the prison don't you know now it's those that live in a cathedral get it you'll know there's a god they don't then either a hole in is to you becau

government of mr a whole turn absolutely crazy have they gone back to the middle ages or to generals franco's dictatorship military that they should what on earth is going there in that place and why are they acting in this crazy man but why do you think europe is so silent and we haven't heard any real comment coming from differing european officials say and if such a crackdown to plait took place elsewhere it would probably cause an outcry in the e.u. but this is not happening at the moment why do you think so but i think european leaders are also shocked. and even probably didn't expect this or in this way but we have seen things and we've seen the belgium prime minister making statements we've seen. calling the spanish premier overhaul. we we we saw the other day donald trump the president of the us also making public statements on this so yes there is widespread interest but we will have to wait and see i'm sure a european governments are now trying to decide what they do and what they can do what we obviously make a call to the international community to. take an active part in this we

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many people said they feel that this would be exactly like going into the dictatorship and the general franco. what about the future of color sputum own people were so happy with him a few days ago because he was slightly ambiguous about the nature or the status of cattle and independence of people fully behind him. yes i think people are behind him now many people said they were initially disappointed to be on thursday when they were expecting him to come out with an announcement whether that was the declaration of independence or a snap election which would have stopped that vote in madrid that all the article one five five he didn t. basically said i'm going to hand this back to the catalan politics site which they have today many people said immediately they were disappointed with that reaction however they got through to passage and they said actually caps it was better that it was handed back to the parliament so that it would be democratically each legally binding and also another signal to create another signal to the european parliament and you have the union catalans want to do this

because one of the things you associate with general franco's time is that he suppressed separate identityis still the legacy of the unfinished business of that or it is entirely unconnected with that? well, obviously the history is history and without that, we couldn't understand what happened in catalonia, what happened in the world, but i think one of the greatest things spain is that diversity. 0k? and busily catalonia isa diversity. 0k? and busily catalonia is a great region. if people are not happy with the current situation, maybe it's time for a debate, but again, in the central parliament, in the parliament of catalonia as well but ina the parliament of catalonia as well but in a legal framework. you need to change the constitution. but in a legal framework. but if the government don't want to do anything or the king, what can they do? now, it's a measure of how frequent multiple gun murders in the united states are in the headlines that many people were more shocked by the number of injuries than by the number of dead. the one—man carnage wreaked by stephen paddock from his hotel

political leaders in catalonia have compared the spanish government to the former dictator, general franco, after madrid announced it would impose direct control over the region. coming up in a few minutes our sunday morning edition of the papers — this mornings reviewers are the spectator‘s katy balls and the journalist and broadcaster rachel shabi. before the papers — sport and for a full round up, from the bbc sport centre, here's jessica creighton. good morning. a very good morning to you. in the last suker she made its, a former fa board man has told the bbc she thinks dan ashworth's position as senegal director at the fa is untenable. the fa apologised on wednesday, racial we describe the remarks made by the former women's manager mark samson to striker any illegal. more football, and horrors of field claim the highest profile scalp in their premier league season, it condemning manchester united to their first defeat of the season. united to their first defeat of the season. coupled with their victory over burnley, it has opened up a s—point gap at the top the table. three cheers for

it is interesting you talk about a0 years ago, that was the end of the dictatorship of general francothat ran spain and removed what autonomy catalonia had. how much is the shadow of these yea rs had. how much is the shadow of these years still hanging over spain? how much is there a sense of unfinished business and all of this? it is there. it has been used by both sides. we have heard incredible accusations in the last few weeks. the catalan separatists are continually referring to madrid, whatever action they take, as proof of the franco authoritarianism, we have also had members of the conservative party in madrid calling the catalans conservative party in madrid calling the catala ns now conservative party in madrid calling the catalans now azeez, which is out of line —— calling the catalans nazis. the transition from dictatorship to democracy in 1979, it was a patchwork in terms of establishing other things including what kind of federal structure, or not federal structure, spain had. what kind of federal structure, or not federalstructure, spain had. in many ways the result was

until the spanish civil war in the 1930s it enjoyed broad autonomy, but general franco's dictatorshiproded that. after his death in 1975, catalonia regained much of its autonomy within spain. fast forward to 2010 and the constitutional court handed down a ruling that rolled back much of the autonomy. since then, the topic of full independence has not gone away. the bbc‘s damian grammaticus is in barcelona. he's been looking at today's developments. on the ones that you have the government of spain saying this is a legal matter and what the catalan government is trying to do is illegal. today the prime minister said the way to resolve this was for the catalan side to drop their talk ofa the catalan side to drop their talk of a unilateral declaration of independence, to return, he said, to a legal path and at that point he would be prepared to talk. on the other side the catalan side, as you heard, i saying this is a political matter. more than 2 million people cast a vote for independence in that referendum on sunday. what we had today interestingly was the intervention of the socialis

government of mr a wholly turned absolutely crazy have they gone back to the middle ages or to generals franco's dictatorship military that they should what on earth is going there in that place and why are they acting in this crazy man but why do you think europe is so silent and we haven't heard any real comment coming from different european officials say and if such a crackdown to plait took place elsewhere it would probably cause an outcry in the e.u. but this is not happening at the moment why do you think so but i think european leaders are also shocked. that even probably didn't expect this or in this way and but we have seen things and we seen the belgian prime minister.

carles puigdemont compared the actions of madrid to those of spain's fascist dictator general franco. thousands took to the streets to protest against the government. the new head of the world health organisation says he is rethinking his decision to appoint zimbabwe president robert mugabe as a goodwill ambassador for the global health agency. it follows international criticism of mr mugabe's human rights record and zimba bwe‘s health infrastructure. millions of japanese people are voting in a snap general election. the prime minister, shinzo abe, called the poll more than a year earlier than needed. if he wins, mr abe has proposed changes to the constitution, including scrapping the article that declares japan a pacifist country. now on bbc news, it is time for click. this week: life on the ocean waves. a big cloud makes a big bang, which makes a big cloud. and climbing higher and higher, and back down again. this weekend, the world's toughest sailing race begins. held every three years, the volvo ocean race starts in alicante, in spain, and ends in the hague, in the netherlands. no

when you've got to remember in the whole history of catalan nationals and since the death of general franco in the end they shoot back in one thousand nine hundred five they have avoided violence unlike the basque country and that's been their strength and i think they're going to continue to ensure that while there are hundreds of thousands millions of people on the screens this will be a peaceful movement if you like that's one of the selling points and also an issue here is the economy when we've talked about ideology and politics but. companies effectively voted themselves didn't they after the announcement of this referendum and left catalonia i mean economically as a region it could easily be damaged by what's happened then it could be difficult for catalonia to operate is an independent sort of region. it could be able to know where you are a member of the would be is a relative economic success story barcelona is home to some of the how most successful high tech industries in europe what you've got to ask yourself is well spain of course doesn't want to lose because it puts far more

triggerfor the civil the region's push for autonomy was a key trigger for the civil war and general franco's was brutal. now at least temporarily madrid is imposing control. after securing support from the senate, spain's government moved quickly into a crisis meeting to decide its next steps. imposing direct rule over catalonia is an unprecedented move and one with unseen consequences, but at this point there seems to be little mood here in madrid for compromise. tonight the government set out its plan. the cata la n the government set out its plan. the catalan parliament will be dissolved with new elections on the 21st of december. catalan ministries that employ more than 28,000 people will be run from madrid. the chief of police has been fired with 17,000 members of his police force now overseen by the spanish state. for 110w overseen by the spanish state. for now madrid has international backing. the president of the european commission said spain had made its choice and the eu will not interfere. but on paper the government's plan is one thing, implementing it in this climate is fraught

the catalan president compared the government in madrid to that of the fascist dictator, general franco madrid guy hedgecoe says the political debate in spain has soured in the last few weeks. that's been the case in the last few months, particularly so in the last two or three weeks since the 0ctober1st referendum on independence which the catalan government staged and which the spanish government opposed and the courts opposed. the situation has really deteriorated since then, tensions have risen. the two sides have become as entrenched as ever, really, and it's very difficult to see a way out of it. what form of civil disobedience do we think there is likely to be by people supporting the catalan authorities when the madrid government finally takes these powers in what, a week's time? i suppose the obvious form will be for civil servants to refuse to obey the of those ministers and those departments in madrid giving orders as opposed to the ministers in catalonia, the catalan government. they could possibly refuse to obey and not carry out their duties. we are told that those measure

believes repression of the catalan language and culture and the general franco's dictatorship which ended in the mid one nine hundred seventy s. may have fueled the independent spirit yet that doesn't change his mind i'm not here to rebuild my grandfather i got my own life i'm looking to the future i love people from madrid i got better friends in madrid so everything that my father grandfather was telling me it doesn't match my reality that's what it is i'm not going to really bench times of change a law across town i head to a social club for men like retired farm worker danielle cabin yetto he migrated here from the neighboring arab gone region in the one nine hundred fifty s. but feel strong loyalty to the rest of the country catalonia is vibrant economy has drawn several million workers from poorer corners of spain and abroad. they will never have independent catalonia is a province of spain and always will be that's how it should be the people behind this referendum must be half crazy they'll never achieve it. but catalan leaders i determined to try a bit that seems destined to deep

it's the worst attack on catalonia since general franco —— it is a coup against democracy.ot ready a problem inaudible if people blame the police, telling them that it is their fault, you are not winning. they are what is you happening in catalonia. thank you for being with us. our correspondent sarah rainsford is on madrid. what are the next steps in this constitutional crisis? these next apps are critical, they will be difficult for the government here in madrid because this is crunch time. monday morning will be crunch time, when the civil servants and the ministers who have been removed from power officially on paper, that is when we find out whether they intend to go back to their offices or whether they intend any of them to resist orders for direct rule from madrid. also, the 200,000 or so civil servants and staff members who work for them. the question is, what ca rles work for them. the question is, what carles puigdemont decides to do, if he decides to retake office, he has officially been removed from power but he does not accept that. if he tries to return to hi