the us or it is a chronology that there are unable to find a way out without the help of an independent party now the president of consul demands of the force of self and national police to leave the region he says that for many people here are many people here were protesting for years and many times and never in the streets of boston and never in the streets of council on us or that much of while and violence that we saw on sunday it is really the biggest

didn't need your party to get elected why would i join you now and then i started seeing this independence party of minnesota which was a party made up of disgruntled republicans and democrats and i started aligning myself with them subsequently did serve four years or so mayor went back to the private sector for four years which is why i'm not a politician i'm a statesman and here's the definition a politician makes of his career or his or her career a statesman serves and then goes back to what he or she used to do that's what i did then i came out ninety eight ran for governor and the rest is history i won that also but i did do it not being a democrat or republican it can be done. going into the next question than if you were not a democrat or republican whether it more challenging for you to be the governor or the mare and also what was the most challenging thing. well it's very challenging because number one you have no allies both parties in my governor's race i raise three hundred thousand dollars i actually made more money doing the job than what i spend to get it i'd love to find anoth

independence party thank you very much indeed for your thoughts and. well meanwhile pro independence sentiment is on the rise across the in over a dozen countries minorities are vying to have their own state for example in belgium germany and france well it's not just catalonia that's held an referendum on this particular matter back in twenty fourteen scotland voted not to break away from the united kingdom well this year a second referendum was proposed by the scottish government in the wake of bracks it although the current tory government has ruled out another vote and later this month over in italy the regions of long body and the veneto are holding votes on autonomy too well we spoke to stefano rather get it done betty and m.p. in parliament he says it's important to listen to the will of the people they need to rejoin the military people are very rules look at the lonely people many of us out of our when you travel europe will be to be the real people use a live show we want to call rise of it we become young people are most important the free f

will be the leftist independent parties.nds of people, maybe more than 100,000, organisers were predicting up 100,000, organisers were predicting up to in people, and i don't think there is that number here, but this road goes for a kilometre. the cata la n road goes for a kilometre. the catalan president carles puigdemont, i think we can see pictures of him. he is going to make an address at nine o'clock local time. it could be that he and his government decide maybe to declare full independence before the article 155 is invoked and passed by the senate. that is the situation here in barcelona at the situation here in barcelona at the moment. studio: thanks for joining us. speed limits through motorway roadworks in england could be raised from 50 to 60 miles per hour. the proposed changes follow trials which found drivers would feel safer at higher speeds. jon donnison reports. roadworks and mile after mile of little orange cones are the bane of many driver's lives. the current speed limit when passing through motorway road

for the second parliamentary election and to here is early tallies suggest that the ruling independence party is ahead followed by the left green movement from minister be on a benediction called the vote after a three party coalition collapsed over scandals linked to his independence party. as the headlines on al-jazeera do stay with us living beneath the drawings continues next thank you for watching. through. continuing his journey into the mountainous region of mungo hard at the pakistan border our reporter najib will look for a she has heard about the shrine but people with mental health problems are kept in cells chained to the walls. that gentleman actually. cherished. that she. should. run. away with all that we're going to get there she's got. their own shrines all over of going to stand which attracts people with different medical conditions who hope to be cured through prayer and charms but that the shrine near jalalabad the mentally ill are chained and only given limited food mainly bread black pepper and tea they are not allowed to wash and are kept here for up to forty days many

the second parliamentary election of the year where the alliance won a narrow majority the independence party led by the incumbent prime minister remains the biggest party though the president still hasn't asked him to form the next government criminal organizations in mexico are recruiting minus to smuggle undocumented migrants into the u.s. al-jazeera has obtained rare access to some of the children acting as guides in what is just across the border from texas to home and the story. beyond that train is the united states so close to see that what is mexico you can almost reach out and touch it. the dream of many is to get to the other side and that's where mexican cartels have scented an opportunity smuggling across those without visas for a price. what's little known is to do that they're increasingly relying on minors as people smugglers they call them dogs. this fourteen year old boy is one of them like others we talk to two hundred dollars for every mexican he takes across five hundred percent from americans with the money i can do many things buy clothes and food and you do many things

i my ass waiter thanks for joining us a new opinion poll in catalonia shows pro independence parties would lose their majority their parliamentary majority by a razor thin margin in an election the spanish central government has called for a regional vote in december after imposing direct rule meanwhile the recently unemployed cuts alone president carlos pushes among has called for quote democratic opposition he says madrid's move to dismiss him as illegitimate and is vowing to pursue his struggle for what he said ought to be a free country madrid's actions have left supporters of independence outraged. colace bustamante has been fired as the head of government in catalonia. but for supporters of catalan independence here in the city of jonah he's still the president. pushed him on to address catalonians in a prerecorded speech on saturday and called for peaceful resistance replication of article one five five the spanish constitution which imposes direct rule in catalonia from madrid. how he said it will be of my message to you is to have patience perseverance and maintain perspecti

independence party thanks very much this hour. now in a new report the un chemical weapons watchdog ses it is confident that syria was to blame for a deadly attack in the rebel held town of come in in syria in april parts of the document were leaked to the media here's how one i've reported on it more than eighty people were killed in the attack p.c. w confirmed the use of serving at the time the government was widely blamed although it was based on this evidence the u.n. chemical weapons watchdog assigned a special panel to investigate the incident saw the u.s. launch a missile strike on a syrian military which it claimed was where the chemicals had been a story. of syria has rejected all i can say sions made in the report of using chemical weapons while russia's permanent mission to the u.n. is concerned by the leak it's already question the documents credibility and is studying its contents. even a cursory read shows that there are many inconsistences and discrepancies down to witness accounts and then verified evidence is stil

of those radical independence party the senior. participated their boy scout. protest now the other separatists are going to visit the dalai lama really because they have to choose. boycotting the elections and if they protest against the very worst. is that what they themselves were trying to get out of which is not listen. to the anti dr on the other hand if they do run the elections. then that would be as good as admitting that yesterday's independence declaration was. so. very difficult to see what will happen and again if they do take power if they do the elections they're playing right into ron's hands well again we're in uncharted territory nobody's ever seen anything like this before. the next days and weeks along the very uncertain. martin roberts in madrid and. barcelona for us thank you both very much. kenya is a country in electoral limbo officials have again postponed a rerun of the presidential election scheduled in several areas considered strongholds of the opposition the cost of the divisive it is becoming ever more apparent at least nine peopl

parties will for independence led by. a allowed to stand and be whether or not if they are they will stand because it's very possible that they could boycott any vote that's the vote that goes ahead now that this region is extremely divided it always has. ben. less than fifty percent of people actually support independence that's certainly what people here are telling us it's close could be very interesting to see what happens people here have been shouting that they want to see one of the female leaders of the opposition regional opposition here become the next president we was speaking to earlier and she said that she would like to represent the whole of catalonia not just those who are for independence she would like to speak for everybody the lot of people here feel that they've been neglected by the catalan authorities up to this point chalo pretty strong call for peaceful democratic opposition to madrid but of course no one has forgotten the violence that broke out during the original referendum all we looking at a

many different distribution of votes between independent party and non independent this parties but maybe because they will change the results inside the independent east parties and they will give bryce to some independence party opting for a more constitutional possibility and for delay. and then some years and that would be an exit for that what about the president what's he going to do it's a game of really you know it's right to the wire isn't it it's really a case of who blinks first yes probably and. things that mr puts him on we call for . elections before he will have two. hundred fifty five into real practice and mr. article hundred fifty five into practice and maybe then he will call for elections and the game is there we don't know what will happen really great question we've seen so many people. visual the protests the pro independence but what about those many millions of people who don't want independence here i mean there they are pretty quiet you don't see them from the university more nationalist camp with their demonstrations what's your view not so much as a constituti

can put up new leaders however if you look at the latest polls for four put a centrist pro independence party they were in so hot it wasn't really so great it's not that he would just easily sail into majority plus his government now is being propped up by an extreme leftist party and we don't know anything about their fates they might not be able to do this again and get enough votes together so that is completely unclear and there's a further aspect during the last regional elections voter turnout was only in the sixty's of percents so now this time we can be quite sure that everybody who is against independence who wants to sort of return to the life they don't want to threaten economic welfare and the economic future of catalonia will turn out to vote so it's really cool open we don't know what will happen now what do we know about the next move by the catalonian government we know nothing of course because they're keeping their cards very close to their chest however they have three options put cement re declare independence during this coming week and go down in flames be arrested and b

party won enough votes to rule out right prime minister but jordan a benedictions conservative independence party won a larger share of the vote but they don't have any willing coalition partners it's the second election in a year of political scandals to shake iceland. pakistan has released sixty eight indian fishermen who were arrested for fishing in its territorial waters without permission the men are being sent to the border by train and will then be handed over to the indian authorities india and pakistan often detained fishermen from each other's countries early go fishing. five people have died after a powerful storm swept across central europe leaving a trail of destruction and its wake the storm calls traffic chaos and left hundreds of thousands of homes without power in poland and the czech republic parts of germany were also hit hard just weeks after being battered by another fierce storm . the power of storm heavy heart in germany's hearts mountains with wind gusts up to one hundred seventy kilometers an hour. it's extreme you have to fight to stand up against. the storm front slamme

that pushed him months pro independence party said it intends to take part in a snap regional election scheduled for december twenty first puts them on may have lost this battle but it seems he's not about to back down. and we want to pull in our correspondent charlotte. is in barcelona covering the latest developments there for is going to mean to you charlotte what more can you tell us about the whereabouts of mr. yes we've had that confirmation from his now lawyer to say that he is indeed in brussels now that is a stunning turn of events for people here there was a long part of the day where we actually didn't know where exactly he was people were expecting him to walk into the building just behind me the regional government office to go to work today forget this is the man who on friday declared independence here in catalonia then on saturday in a statement he emphasized that he was going to push ahead with that independence and he believes he was still the man in charge now we don't know exactly what he is doing in brussels that's not yet been confirmed there have been some claims

this is a stronghold for puerto rico's independent party. only . if you. want to hear. the caribbean island which was annexed by the u.s. in eighty ninety eight is about to elect a new governor. many young people have turned out before this ruth wants to make us a. little bit to take another look like oh but if i lose i am a little slow down when you must elect to seventy percent that's. dying out on the south china. sea to look at it look at the illegal alien fund. the new law has been passed bringing austerity measures to overcome the crisis. a federal american board is supposed to govern puts a rico. dog is the independent candidate she's determined to defy washington for many view the federal board is a humiliation as it is in the senate can be only looked at me because i mean i said it was a little simpler disability took him a little second to look at. the ceiling here easy to listen to despoil he says he'll get a pretty good. i mean. when you consider that. to me. part of the u.s. has poverty and. if you go to your. diddy you look up how. hot. it will be. getting

one another folks to rule out right prime minister the job may benedict's and conservative independence party won the largest share of the vote but is lacking willing coalition partners says the second election in a year of political scandals to shake the country pakistan has released sixty eight indian fishermen arrested for fishing in its territorial waters without permission the men are being sent to the border by train and will be handed over to indian or storage he's there india and pakistan often detain a fisherman from each other's countries for illegal fishing. in formula one germany's sebastian vettel will start in pole position in sunday's mexican grown pray that all eyes will be on lewis hamilton the brit only needs to finish in fifth place or higher to take the title now settle in his ferrari pulled out all the stops to grab hold ization beside him in second place max first stop in at the netherlands for red bull hamilton is right behind in row two in the sadie's drive in leeds by sixty six points and could well wrap up his fourth for me to one title this weekend. in the bundeslig

this is a stronghold for puerto rico's independent party. the caribbean island which was annexed by the us in eighty ninety eight is about to elect a new governor. many young people have turned out before. ruth wants to make us. want to take another one but if i live i am a. little mass killing to seventy percent that's. the look at him look at the illegal alien fund. has been passed bringing austerity measures to overcome the crisis. a federal american board is supposed to govern puts a rico. is the independent candidate she is determined to defy washington in many view the federal board is a humiliation. seeming second belief that is set up with. disability that it will go to. the ceiling easily this is this. and this is. a desolate and consistent. i mean. this. part of the u.s. has. to be good. i didn't. like who. knew how. it would be. getting was like i. was. paralyzed that public debt is sixty six billion euros i record in the history of the united states. to its status as a free associated state doesn't have the same rights as other s

if you ban the independent parties, what happens with these 2 million people...d obviously this is a reaction from the people. what do you think it will be? as they sack their government and the chief of police and catalonia. how will those institutions, as well as the catalonian people, how will they react? i think it will continue to bea react? i think it will continue to be a resistance from the streets. there are millions of people, thousands of people in the streets. we need to see what is happening in a legal way, whether they will rest or not. everything is very fresh. i think they are playing with fire. and briefly, how long do you think it will be bought for we see some sort of intervention? what kind of intervention will we see in the coming hours or days when it comes to taking control of the region? they said that the intervention will be immediate. they will accelerate. normally they have to publish all of the

its first week under direct rule from spain central government today one of the region's pro independence party said it would take part in a snap regional election in december a move that could be seen as a backtrack earlier today spain's state prosecutor called for a rebellion and sedition charges to be brought against catalonia as leaders over their push to separate from the country catalonia president carles pushed in was believed to have traveled to brussels this morning he posted a picture of the regional government building wishing everyone with a good wishing everyone a good day. today because charlotte chance of hell is in barcelona covering this story for us hi charlotte we mention that there have been reports that carl's tomorrow is in process what more can you tell us. what is more than reports now seeing now we're hearing from spain's interior ministry that he is indeed impossible as it comes as a big surprise to everybody who's been waiting here to see if he's going to show up to work in this building behind me today we've been waiting for hours thinking that he would he would come

i have with me and italia, who is vice president of the pro—independence party. a university lecturer. he almost went there. what do you think? i think that the declaration of independence has been made. but also i think that our government and oui’ also i think that our government and our parliament chose to give a broad spectrum per negotiation and agreement. i think that says a lot about our country and our will to reach an agreement. the problem is that madrid, it seems, don't accept this. are you disappointed. i got the impression speaking to a lot of supporters of separatism that he could have gone further? i'm not disappointed. the session is not over. there are things still going on. i think we have to wait and trust that this is a good tradition. if not now, when? this is the slovenian way, to announce the declaration of independence... yaz and announced that. he has announced his intent. -- he hasn't announced that. that is right. the catalan government is open to dialogue from international powers. we were thinking that this might happen, this may be an

they will boycott the vote i'm outside one of the head are the qua equarters for the erc, t independence party and ask them whether they will be participating in the vote. of course the real dilemma for them if they boycott that vote which we've heard will be happening december 21st they'll be shut out of the local parliament we're waiting to hear what the latest fate is of carles puisdemont lot of questions whether the civil servants running the government in catalonia will be taking their orders happily from madrid >> willem it's not been a great couple of days mr. puigemont but he had good news from soccer >> an unexpected victory, clearly something he's hoping will be reflected in his politics and the real question whether he will participate in the selection. he's eligible to so long as "he's not in jail. >> mr. rajoy supports real madrid, added soccer we'll discuss it further on the cnbc news line, michael, good morning to you as we look at things right now, it's this whole process, is it going to prove to be a big mistake by mr. puigemont >> well i don't think so when you speak to peopl

so he will be still under pressure from not only his own party but other pro independence catalan partiesjority in the parliament, to keep this project going. he has kind of given them may be enough, but is there patients going to run out and then of course there's the other dimension of this, there's the other dimension of this, the spanish government in madrid. let's go to damian who joins us from madrid. will those nuances be a cce pta ble madrid. will those nuances be acceptable to madrid? the short a nswer acceptable to madrid? the short answer is no, absolutely not. this speech has been watched absolutely minute by minute here. we'rejust outside the parliament. inside people were watching, deputies, even security guards had it on their screens watching what was said and following it. ithink screens watching what was said and following it. i think the government will view this as a fudge, it is not the declaration of independence, it is as you were saying, carles puigdemont asking for the mandate and saying he wants to delay that. they will still say i'm pretty sure from what we hear

and there is a slim majority of pro-independence parties in the catalan parliament. i think those things are going -- are pushing him ahead toward n-suspending independence if spain does send these forces according to article 105. all of this is going toward giving puigdemont this opportunity to keep holding the moral high ground, as he would in this narrative of repression by the spanish state. i do not see how that can be reversed at this point. stand ofe are at a here, on the break of a potential crisis. why is the e.u. staying out of this, not mediating, at a time when we know all of this could eventually impact the bloc? at the european parliament yesterday. i spoke to a very senior official on one of the committees there. he sort of gave me a sense that the idea of setting a precedent is actually very important to european leaders at the moment. examples he mentioned -- firstly, on scotland, he said, remember that scotland held a referendum because there was an agreement between london and edinburgh at the time. what happens if the cattle am crisis as -- if the

despite slight losses, pm bjarni benediktsson‘s independence party is ahead. lear who would get the mandate to form a government. the second snap election in a year was held amid deep voter missed truck —— deep voter mistrust despite a thriving economy. in brazil, 11 cities are in a state of emergency because of drought. a lack of rain has impacted farmers and exacerbated fires and has had serious consequences for local wildlife. brazilian state of tocantins. and without enough water, it is difficult for large reptiles to keep cool. these caimans, relatives of alligators, are searching for relief from the sun. but the mud is so dry that some are finding themselves stuck, and dozens have died. to help them, conservationists are pulling them from the mud and relocating them. translation: more and more, the animals need our help. without our assistance, it's difficult for them to survive in such extremes. they are transported to an area with more water, where they can cool off safely. the conservationists are also rescuing trapped and dehydrated cattle. for some o

we have to bear nibbed the inside the catalan parliaments, the pro—independence—minded parties are a ate bunch. and when it comes to the all—important next step of whether to declare independence, views is fluid and fast changing and full of false rumours. what can seem ioo% certain tonight can change again tomorrow. theresa may says she is not someone who gives up, despite moves against her by some of her mps in the wake of her faltering party conference speech. the former prime minister sirjohn major today accused those conservatives who are seeking to undermine her of being self—absorbed and disloyal. here's our political correspondent chris mason. after a turbulent week, a chance for quiet contemplation. the prime minister and her husband arrive at church this morning. theresa may wa nts to church this morning. theresa may wants to be seen to be getting on with it. by this afternoon, she'd swapped a pew, for the streets of her berkshire constituency. she told a sunday newspaper her calamitous conference speech was "uncomfortable" but should be kept in proportion. one minute journa

iceland for the second parliamentary election in two years early tallies suggest that the ruling independence party is ahead followed by the left green movement prodding mr b. on a bed index and call the vote after the three party coalition collapsed over scandals linked to his independence party unofficial results from kenya's repaired presidential election suggest president hu kenyatta has won more than mind to seventy percent of the vote but his mandate appears to be weak with a low voter turnout and opposition supporters boycotting the vote for the miller reports from nairobi. this is all that's left of these businesses and homes in water west of nairobi they were burned down by protesters throwing pixel bombs. event as one guy worked here he says they knew the attack was coming but they couldn't stop it he says the attacks based on ethnicity often targeting people who have voted on friday one man was beaten to death young. demonstrations have followed thursday's presidential rerun which was boycotted by the opposition and the areas which are opposition strongholds are bearing the brunt of it.

independence party m.e.p. day because you've been in he believes the push for independence to stem from a loss of power to brussels. from chatting with present you i spoke with a couple of weeks ago the the european union have no intention of interfering in spanish affairs internal affairs i think they've now got the idea with the problems though taking part in spain that maybe is for a good idea of the actually key posts of internal figures of the various countries because it's just a farce to many other countries in europe who have problems with the central administration spain doesn't govern itself anymore it's governed by the european union decisions are no longer made in madrid they're made in brussels maybe the city is the european union has brought this to a head and it's not just. brain problems with the boxee of the front of the the floodwalls in belgium and various parts of europe but are there problems people want to secede because people don't want to be ruled by faceless bureaucracy in brussels the

is a stronghold for puerto rico's independent party. the caribbean island which was annexed by the u.s. in eighty ninety eight is about to elect a new governor. many young people have turned out before. ruth wants to make. fun of. has been passed bringing austerity measures to overcome the crisis. a federal american board is supposed to govern puts a rico. does the independent candidate she's determined to defy washington in many view the federal board is a humiliation.

independence party has elected a new leader henry bolton becomes the fifth head of the group in justover a year well fifty four year old bolton is a former british army officer he used to be in the liberal democrat party and he was awarded the order of the british empire the other be his services to international security and henry bolton joins us now. hello there henry congratulations on your new position i mean well let's start there with your key party policy which is u.k. independence well the exit secretary david davis has issued a strong warning to the you that britain says that we no deal if there's no breakthrough in talks what do you think of that i think that's absolutely right my fear is that it's well and good saying that but the british government was plan and prepare to leave we must we must be prepared to leave and we must be prepared immediately to leave if necessary if there is no deal and that without that preparation there's no real credibility behind such a statement well let's look at some other independence issues i mean particular the one we've been talking abo

in the second parliamentary election there in a year the alliance won a narrow majority the independence party led by the incumbent prime minister remains the biggest party the president still hasn't asked him to form a government. jane is here with the news grid in about half an hour i will see you at the usual times tomorrow up next here on al-jazeera the listening post. you stand the differences. and the similarities of cultures across the. al-jazeera. u.s. backed forces syria are celebrating their eyes rock rock. rock. but i think i'm going to. sit around and operation. hello i'm richard disparate and you're at the listening post this week we're examining the media in and around syria starting with spin city the islamic state abandons rocca leaving the story in the hands of international journalists lebanon has more refugees per capita than any other country and the media coverage of them can smack of sensationalism and zina phobia in spain madrid moves against the biggest player on the catalonian airwaves t.v. three and chinese media and a young american all singing from the same song. we

despite slight losses, prime minister bjarni benediktsson‘s independence party is ahead. ar who would get the mandate to form a government. iceland's second snap election in a year was held amid deep voter distrust, despite a thriving economy. voting in kenya's disputed election remains on hold, with the poll suspended in several areas because of clashes between rival groups. the opposition leader, raila 0dinga, refused to run in the contest against the sitting president, uhuru kenyatta. but attempts are being made on the ground to defuse tension. 0ur africa editor fergal keane joined a peace convoy led by two local governors touring the villages in kisumu, appealing for calm. if this country is to end its political crisis, this convoy might be an inspiration. but one message. governor paul kiprono is a kalenjin and supported the elections. "it was important we came here today with a message of peace," he says. the governor of kisumu, anyang nyong'o, is a luo and an opposition leader. from today, there'll be no more roadblocks, he promised. this is a significant event beca

politically, there is strong pressure coming from pro-independence parties, including a key partner,he far left. >> if we are not a state, it is difficult to discuss with states at the same level. a situation difficult for us. that is one of the main reasons, we want the declaration and a real statement of independence. >> since the disputed referendum , pressure not to declare independence has been mounting. late monday, the mayor of barcelona said no unilateral measures should be taken. she says it is time for dialogue, even if she blames madrid for exacerbating the situation. >> n now, more than ever, we ned to think collectively as a country and not precipitate actionon. we cannot afford to put in peril social cohesion and catalonia institutions. thinky businesses catalonia may not be willing to take the risk of no longer being a part of spain and the eurozone. added their names to a growing list of companies that are planning to relocate. and i visit with financial consequences that may or may not that may not affect the decision. more about what we may expect tonight at 6:00 p.

looks like on monday there will be a meeting of the catalan parliament and the pro independence parties have a majority in the parliament and that they could well issue a unilateral declaration of independence if the situation is not diffused before then the spanish government seems to be considering the possibility of using a article in the constitution which would kind of emergency article which would give it special powers to intervene in the region of catalonia that would be kind of the nuclear option for the spanish government and it could essentially take control of the police force the regional police force it could even call regional elections in the cattle and region that clearly would risk further escalating this crisis but the spanish government feel it has no other option guy had to go with the very latest from madrid we thank you very much for telling us a little bit more about the tensions in the country at the moment we appreciate it . u.s. president donald trump has visited las vegas three days after a mass shooting at an open air concert that killed fifty nine people an

weekend he also believes that in order to find a compromise between madrid and barcelona as independent party is needed so as you can see the concrete the situation here is so complicated that even authorities are ready to acknowledge that there are unable to find a way out without the house and now there are independent sides now the president of consular demands that the forces of national police will leave the region he says that for many years and many times people of conscience on your work protesting and never there's been violence on the streets so it is really the biggest constitutional crisis spain has sent in decades and it really seems that it is time now for both parties to sit down and try to negotiate in order to avoid further escalation. whatever it is from the european union have now propose holding a session over what happened in catalonia however european officials have remained largely silent previously stressing that the issue is an internal one for spain altie is probably boyko has been taking stock of the international reaction. well it's been quite a muted european reac

despite slight losses, pm bjarni benediktsson‘s independence party is ahead. ther coalition parties losing ground it is unclear who would get the mandate to form a government. iceland's second snap election in a year was held amid deep voter distrust, despite a thriving economy. stay with us here on bbc news, still to come: levelling the playing field. brazil takes the lead on challenging sexism in sport jeremy corbyn has called for mps who are guilty of sexual harassment or abuse to be held to account. in a speech this afternoon, the labour leader warned that a warped and degrading culture was thriving in westminster. our political correspondent alex forsyth reports. jeremy corbyn‘s warning today was stark, he said sexism and misogyny were widespread in society and while the labour leader gave no specific examples or evidence, where abuse had been accepted. it extends to a culture that has tolerated abuse for far too long. it is a warped and degrading culture that also exists and thrives in the corridors of power, including in westminster. his comments about t

if, at the end, we see at thursday's plena recession that there is a temptation by the pro—independence parties independence, this will make it clear to us as a parliamentary group, and the government of spain asa managing group, and the government of spain as a managing body, that we must act accordingly. but catalan leaders have reiterated they will not accept madrid reasserting control over the region. here's what one had to say to bbc radio 4's today programme this morning. how can the european union live with that situation? how can the eu survived, and it's incredible that they allowed this to happen. what i can tell you is that the people in catalonia will not let this happen. so how are things likely to play out later this week? a short while ago, the bbc‘s bethany bell sent this report from barcelona. they are keeping their cards close to their chest at the moment. i've been speaking to pro—catalan independence politicians, and one of them i asked specifically, are you going to call for a vote on that unilateral declaration of independence at the next meeting of the catalan parliament?

the us or it is a chronology that there are unable to find a way out without the help of an independent party now the president of consul demands of the force of self and national police to leave the region he says that for many people here are many people here were protesting for years and many times and never in the streets of boston and never in the streets of council on us or that much of while and violence that we saw on sunday it is really the biggest constitutional crisis spain has seen in and decades and it really seems that the two sides has to somehow find a way to sit down and negotiate to avoid escalation. today but in a question about in barcelona thank you very much indeed thank you. well earlier we heard from ben on the elevators who is an election observer at the referendum and here's what he had to say about the police reaction. actuations up to a policeman of the spanish policeman have been completely scandalous i mean it's it's there was. extreme violence against specific people that only they didn't even fold back they were just torn away torn on the floor this behavior is