katya: are you happy? >> very.atya: but anxiety soon spread amongst all the euphoria, as is next began to weigh heavy on people's minds. a catalan republic had been declared, but not in everyone's name. many here don't want independence. just around the corner, we found this man waving a spanish flag. >> i am not happy, i'm not represented. the catalan people as a whole didn't vote. >> it is disasters, the result of an extended manipulation which does not reflect the will of the catalan people. katya: but nothing today was going to stop the catalan president from savoring his moment in history. parliament, hen spoke of his emotions, but also of his conviction that declaring catalan independence was the right thing to do, the legitimate thing to do, he says. hardly the view of the spanish government in madrid, which is fuming. the public prosecutor here says he will be filing charges of rebellion against the catalan president. at the very same time the catalan parliament voted on independence today, the spanish sena

katya: "now is our time," genevieve told me. the president has to announce independent catalonia today. their wish for separation from spain so nearly came true, when the president inside the regional parliament announced it the decision by catalans in favor of independence in the recent referendum. this is the moment the crowd has been waiting for. catalonia has won the right to be an independent state, says their president. they believe they are witnessing the birth of the new republic of catalonia. then came the but. >> the government and myself propose that this parliament suspend the effects of the independence declaration in order to establish dialogue, without which we cannot reach a solution. katya: this was the catalan president acknowledging the fact that spanish courts deemed the referendum illegal, so it has not been recognized by the spanish government or by catalans wanting to remain a part of spain. but disappointment amongst the pro-independence crowd was deep. >> i am really sad. we were expecting something very

katya many thanks for the latest there. katya adler, in barcelona.s in england, wales and scotland, as we reported last night. the bbc understands that the growing crisis has now led to a shift in government policy. local areas have been given options to consider, including the use of drug consumption rooms where users can take class a drugs without fear of prosecution. our home editor, mark easton, reports. 200 milligrams. yeah. due today. yeah. until last year, chronic heroin addicts in three parts of england could get their daily fix provided by the nhs and funded by the home office. medical grade heroin, diamorphine, was prescribed and its use supervised by health professionals, schemes that saw large local reductions in dangerous street heroin use. have you used anything since your last injection? funding for the pilot has now ended, but while central government won't pay for such schemes itself, ministers say local areas are free to open them. there's uncapped needles there, the needles have got blood inside them. in durham, the police and crim

katya adler.e timing of a second independence referendum, because of uncertainty about brexit. speaking from her party‘s conference in glasgow, scotland‘s first minister says she is considering the need for a second referendum on leaving the eu, and suggests she is planning to increase income tax rates in scotland. she‘s been talking to our scotland editor, sarah smith. since their last party conference, snp party members have been led halfway up the hill towards referendum and halfway down. now it seems they are neither up and are down. as nicola sturgeon says, she is considering calling for quite a different vote. a referendum on the result of the brexit negotiations. different vote. a referendum on the result of the brexit negotiationslj have result of the brexit negotiations.” have said i think the case for the argument for, not another vote on the principle of eu membership, but a vote on the outcome of that, may become quite hard to resist. i don‘t think we are there yet, it is not my party‘

katya adler, bbc news, barcelona.'s leading defence manufacturer, bae systems, has announced plans to cut almost 2,000 jobs across england. 1,400 are going from its military jet business, with factories in lancashire and east yorkshire badly hit. the firm is facing a drop in demand. the trade unions warned the affected areas would lose highly—skilled jobs, as our business editor, simonjack, reports. a typhoon fighter makes its impressive ascent. but sales of this war plane are going in the opposite direction. a decline in orders and deliveries have led the manufacturer, bae systems, to cut nearly 2,000 jobs. 750 of them in samlesbury and warton in lancashire. kind of expecting it, obviously. it's just one of them. we know we've got a world beater with typhoon. and we really should be getting more orders. maybe we will. hopefully we will. we just have to wait for them to come in. bae accounts for one in four manufacturing jobs in this area. and many more in the supply chain. butjobs depend on orders. it is really about

katya, many thanks again. katya adler there for us ins barcelona tonight.y's other news stories. the independent 0ffice for budget responsibility has warned that it expects to "significantly" downgrade its outlook for productivity growth in the uk over the next five years. the 0br blamed the uncertainty on brexit and low interest rates. the scottish government is to set up a publicly—owned not—for—profit energy company. nicola sturgeon, the snp leader, told the party's conference that the company will sell energy to customers at "as close to cost price as possible." she also said the snp will "always make the case for independence." firefighters are continuing to battle unprecedented wildfires in northern california. 13 people are known to have died and officials warn that number could rise. around 1,500 houses and businesses have been destroyed, 20,000 people have been forced to leave their homes. kenyan opposition leader, raila 0dinga, has pulled out of this month's election re—run. mr 0dinga said his withdrawal would give the electoral commission enough

katya adler in brussels, oui’ question. katya adler in brussels, our europe editor.rexit, telling the conservative party conference that withdrawing from the european union will not be easy. he said there had to be government unity if britain was secure a deal that would be good forjobs and prosperity. he took aim at labour's record on the economy, but the day also brought criticism from the british chambers of commerce, which said there was a lack of competence and coherence at the heart of government on brexit, as our political editor laura kuenssberg reports from manchester. you might not have thought they'd need the extra champagne this year. the fizz went flat for the tories after the election. is austerity dead, chancellor? before then, they hardly knew they would have to really take their enemies on. now, if they are sure of one thing, it's that with jeremy corbyn in the ascendancy, they need to fight. he is a clear and present danger to our prosperity. by abandoning market economics, corbyn's labour has abandoned the aspirations of ordinary working people. we

katya adler, bbc news, barcelona. also making news today...n thailand has announced that a general election will take place in november next year. the military government has repeatedly delayed elections since seizing power three years ago. the prime minister told journalists the exact date has not yet been decided. the un has started a mass vaccination programme against cholera for rohingya refugees in bangladesh. but the number of rohingyas arriving is not going down, on monday alone the un says more than 11,000 people crossed the borderfrom myanmar — a big increase on last week's average daily arrivals. the un says many of those arriving say they're fleeing violence, and the burning of their villages. many of the new refugees came from an area and myanmar‘s northern rakhine state, some 35 kilometres east of mongol. some said they had fled the torching and killing back home. one boy had seen a big gash across his neck. 0thers home. one boy had seen a big gash across his neck. others said they left in fear of anticipated violence. president t

katya adler, bbc news, girona.e news in brief now: president donald trump sent several angry tweets on sunday about hillary clinton and the democratic party. it comes amid reports that the first arrest in the russian collusion inquiry could be imminent. however, mr trump insists the allegations are phony and a witch hunt. somalia's government has sacked the country's police and intelligence chiefs a day after two bomb attacks and a siege took place in the capital, mogadishu. at least 27 people were killed in the attack by al—shabaab militants. it came just two weeks after another attack where over 350 people died, one of the deadliest ever to hit mogadishu. kenya's opposition leader raila odinga says kenyans won't be ruled by the gun. he addressed supporters on sunday at a church in nairobi. violent clashes broke out following a re—run of presidential elections boycotted by mr odinga. election authorities postponed the vote in four volatile western counties and are yet to announce when the polls in those areas will

katya adler, bbc news, barcelona.ision by the catalan parliament to declare independence is being condemned by leaders across europe. the european commission presidentjean—claude juncker said it was important to avoid any splits in the bloc of european nations. catalonia has long had a fractious relationship with madrid, but things have been brought to a head by the referendum earlier in the month. support for a tough stance against catalan independence. many spaniards, like their government, see the move to break away as illegal. so they've begun flying the national flag here to show they're backing for a united country and for madrid's move to take control in catalonia. natividad told me the separatists should be in prison for their move. this man still hoped the crisis could be sorted so catalonia stays with spain. his friends are from all over the country. but catalan separatism has deep roots. the region's push for autonomy was a key trigger for the civil war and general franco's repression was brutal. granting a

katya adler, bbc news, barcelona. you're watching newsday on the bbc.en north and south korea — the most militarised border in the world. also ahead on the programme, a japanese advertising firm is fine for making employees work excessive overtime. we take a look at how widespread the problem is. this was a celebration by people who were relishing their freedom. they believe everything's going to be different from now on. they think their country will be respected in the world once more, as it used to be before slobodan milosevic took power. the dalai lama, the exiled spiritual leader of tibet, has won this year's nobel peace prize. as the parade was reaching its climax, two grenades exploded and a group of soldiersjumped from a military truck taking part in the parade and ran towards the president, firing from kalashnikov automatic rifles. after 437 years, the skeletal ribs of henry viii's tragic warship emerged. but even as divers work to buoy her up, the mary rose went through another heart—stopping drama. i want to be the people's governor. i want t

katya adler, bbc news, madrid. still to come: as author kazuo ishiguro wins the nobel prize for literature, he tells us about his unique perspective. i do feel the japanese part of my upbringing is crucial to who i am as a person and a writer. in all russia's turmoil, it has never come to this. president yeltsin said the day would decide the nation's destiny. the nightmare that so many people have feared for so long is playing out its final act here. russians are killing russians in front of a grandstand audience. it was his humility which produced affection from catholics throughout the world. but his departure is a tragedy for the catholic church. israel's right—winger ariel sharon visited the religious compound and that started the trouble. he wants israel alone to have sovereignty over the holy sites, an idea that's unthinkable to palestinians. after 45 years of division, germany is one. in berlin, a million germans celebrate the rebirth of europe's biggest and richest nation. this is bbc news. the latest headl

katya adler, bbc news, brussels. our political editor laura kuenssberg is in westminster. effort, and the priorities we know the prime minster has, are there any signs of progress this week?|j the prime minster has, are there any signs of progress this week? i think that only a few days ago we were discussing the term deadlock which was thrown out by the eu was not chief negotiator, to the immense frustration of those in westminster where four weeks, ministers have been saying publicly and privately they just want the eu to been saying publicly and privately theyjust want the eu to get on with it and take these talks seriously. tonight, number ten is pleased that the arch eurocrat jean—claude juncker himself, has agreed to go on record calling for just juncker himself, has agreed to go on record calling forjust that, the talks to accelerate. so in political terms, it does have a meaning. the use of this word agreed on both sides, will help fend off accusations that these talks have been going nowhere at all. they will help downing street fend off claims that the uk may wel

katya adler, bbc news, barcelona.ncer say that it could cut the number of women having surgery by a third. the test has been developed in manchester here in the uk. our health correspondentjenny walrond's report contains flash photography. they have a friendship forged through a fight against cancer. charley and annie were tested for the brca gene mutation after losing family members to breast and ovarian cancer. charley was a carrier and given up to an 87% risk of breast cancer. annie wasn't but was told she had up to 50% chance. as a result, both had mastectomies. 87% is pretty high so to me, ijust wanted to get rid of them as soon as i could. had the risk been a bit lower, i would have maybe thought twice about it, and been a bit calmer about the situation and perhaps gone for regular screening as opposed to such drastic surgery. i always thought that they would kill me so i wanted them off. so it was all to do with mindset, really. but, no, it is a big operation and it is, um, something that is life changing. the

katya adler, bbc news, barcelona.ught up in the country's dual—nationality saga will begin in the high court in canberra shortly. all seven admit they may have breached the constitution by taking office while holding citizenship rights in other countries. if some, such as deputy prime minister barnaby joyce seen here on the top left, lose the case, then the australian government could lose its majority. scott ludlam is among seven politicians facing the high court. mr ludlam joins me now live from perth, western australia. you set this saga in motion, so to speak, when you announce you were a citizen of new zealand and you a bru ptly citizen of new zealand and you abruptly quit parliament. you have had different experiences on how you breached these code. is there an issue with the actual code itself? well, if it is continue to be read by the court as strictly as it has been a red in the past, potentially it would invalidate the candidacy of all seven of the people, including myself, who are caught up in these, but it

katya adler, bbc news, barcelona. let's take a look at some of the other stories making the news.ecretary of state, rex tillerson, to an iq test — saying "i can tell you who's going to win". he was responding to reports that mr tillerson had described him as a moron. in an interview, mr trump said it was "fake news" — but an iq test would prove he was the smarter man. the un has started a mass vaccination programme against cholera for rohingya refugees in bangladesh. but the number of rohingyas arriving is not going down, on monday alone the un says more than 11,000 people crossed the border from myanmar, a big increase on last week's average daily arrivals. the un says many of those arriving say they're fleeing violence, and the burning of their villages. south korea's military says two us bombers have been flown near the korean peninsula in a show of force amid continuing tensions in the region. the bombers were on a training exercise and flew from the us airbase in guam. the operation follows allegations that north korean hackers stole military documents from the south — includ

katya adler, thank you.lice and opposition protesters, as the country goes to the polls in a re—run of august's presidential election. president uhuru kenyatta, whose original victory was annulled due to irregularities, has urged people to vote. but the opposition leader raila 0dinga has told his supporters to boycott the poll. from the capital nairobi, anne soy reports. disturbing signs of a country in crisis. upheaval on election day in the opposition's stronghold of western kenya. no voting took place here. it's now been postponed to saturday. in nairobi, more neutral ground, there was little enthusiasm. this is the second election in three months and kenyans have grown weary of the process. and a gloomy, grey day only adding to the despondency. i was here in august right around this time and there were long queues of people, it was unbelievable, all around the field there were long lines. but today, they are using just half the field and in some stations people don't even have to queue. right now there's

katya adler, bbc news, barcelona. 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 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. enter next, offering support, this man, sirjohn major, who knows what it is like to be a prime minister under pressure. it is time to put up or shut up. he saw off his internal critics two decades ago. now he wants to help theresa may do the same. those undermining her, he said, were unde

katya adler, bbc news, barcelona. stay up to date on events in spain with our online coverage. so for the latest on the politics on catalonia, including analysis from our correspondents. the hollywood mogul, harvey weinstein, has been sacked from the business he founded with immediate effect. the weinstein company said the decision was taken in light of the last three decades. our correspondent in los angeles is peter bowes. just explain to us what the allegations are? these allegations we re allegations are? these allegations were first made public by the new york times newspaper last thursday. a detailed account describing a thorough investigation talking to past employees, current employees, looking at e—mail is another legal documents. a long history of inappropriate behaviour towards women. the newspaper claimed he had reached settlements with at least at mac of those women and that prompted very quickly a statement and an apology by harvey weinstein, saying he acknowledged that he had done harm to those people h

katya adler, bbc news, barcelona. let's take a look at some of the other stories making the news. secretary of state to an iq test, saying: "i can tell you who's going to win". he was responding to reports that rex tillerson described him, in a pentagon meeting, as "a moron", which mr tillerson has not denied. in an interview, mr trump said he thought the reports were "fake news", but a test would prove he was the smarter man. a mass vaccination programme against cholera is underway for rohingya refugees in bangladesh. more than 11,000 crossed the border from myanmar on monday alone, a big increase on last week's average daily arrivals. many have told un officials they are fleeing violence, and the burning of their villages. south korea's military says two american bombers have been flown near the korean peninsula in a show of force. with tension in the region still high, the bombers flew from the us airbase in guam, on a training exercise. all this amid allegations that north korean hackers stole military documents from the south, including a plan to assassinate kim jong—un. equi

katya adler, bbc news, barcelona.politicians caught up in the country's dual—nationality saga will begin in the high court in canberra shortly. all seven admit they may have breached the constitution by taking office while holding citizenship rights in other countries, if some, such as deputy prime minister barnaby joyce seen here on the top left, lose the case, then the australian government could lose its majority. former australian senator scott ludlam is one of the seven politicians at the centre of this saga. he was the first to announce he had dual citizenship and quit parliament as a result. hejoined me earlier, raising concerns about the particular section of the australian constitution which has prompted the case. well, if it is continued to be read by the court as strictly as it has been read in the past, then potentially, it would invalidate the candidacy of all seven of the people, including myself, who are caught up in this, but it would also arguably disenfranchised a very large number of australians. ap

katya adler, bbc news, madrid. to bolster the prime minister's position. after wednesday's blighted conference speech. it was an ordeal to deliver and difficult to watch. a prankster, a cough and a disintegrating set derailed theresa may's keynote speech to the tory party conference. she looked vulnerable and exposed, but battled on. and, just as they did yesterday, her cabinet has rallied round. what did you think of mrs may's speech? very brave, very good speech. is there a plot against her? i should think not. "should think not", the brexit secretary snapped. she has my full support, thank you. there was already heightened tension in the tory party after the snap election that destroyed the conservatives' commons majority. and the prime minister's rotten luck yesterday has got her critics circling again. in public, most people are being pretty loyal. i think in private people are very concerned. i think there will be quite a few people who will now be pretty firm in the view that she should resign. the tory part

katya adler, bbc news, barcelona. more of the days news in brief.n faces new charges according to her husband, which could mean she spends more time injail. nazanin zaghari ratcliffe was arrested in april last year as she tried to leave tehran. she was jailed for five years, accused of accused of trying to overthrow the government. human rights groups have called for her release. a hearing on the case of seven australian politicians caught up in the country's dual nationality saga is underway in the high court in canberra. all seven, including deputy prime minister barnabyjoyce, admit they may have breached the constitution by taking office while holding citizenship rights in other countries. a man in a shark costume has fallen foul of an anti—burka law that recently came into force in austria. designed to ban the full—face islamic veil, the law says people's faces must be visible from hairline to chin. the man in the shark mask was advertising a business in central vienna and the business was fined. the oscar—winning hollywood producer harvey weins

more now from our europe editor, katya adler, whojoins us from barcelona.tnessed an extraordinary day in spain. that is right, extraordinary and historic, the day we re extraordinary and historic, the day were after so much toing and froing the catalan parliament did proclaim a new independent republic of catalonia. at the same time the spanish government used a power never used before in modern spain, to strip away one of spain's regions of its autonomy. catalans tonight go to bed in two parallel universes. those who believe an independent catalonia think they go to sleep in it and those who do not want to think they are going to sleep in spain and they are waiting for the spanish government to return what they call normality. everyone, though, will be dreaming of the what next? what is next because many people will be watching this with great anxiety? well, of course. first, let's look at the new catalan republic. how can that work when it has no power, no recognised legitimacy outside of this region and those people who believe in it. if we look at madri

katya, thank you.ans are fleeing the iraqi city of kirkuk, after the iraqi army seized control of the city from kurdish forces. kurdish fighters — or peshmerga — have been in control of the city since 2014, when iraqi forces fled in the face of an advance by so—called islamic state. it lies in a region claimed by both the kurds and the iraqi government and is outside the autonomous kurdish region in the north of iraq. last month, kurds there and in kirkuk voted overwhelmingly for independence, provoking the iraqi government to send in the troops. our middle east correspondent, orla guerin, and cameraman, duncan stone, have this report from kirkuk. pledging to defend kirkuk, this morning, still defiant. a handful of mesh merga fighters with a —— peshmerga fighters with a few guns and grenades. and locals with whatever came to hand. we lost 2,000 men fighting is, he says. "we're not afraid of the iraqi prime minister." but further on, fear had emptied the streets. remnants of unity on display with kurdis

katya adler, bbc news, barcelona.od producer harvey weinstein, whose work includes major successes such as pulp fiction and shakespeare in love, has been sacked by the company he founded, following allegations that he sexually harassed women over three decades. the actress meryl streep has called his alleged behaviour "disgraceful", but there's also been criticism of an apparent reluctance in hollywood to respond to the claims, as our correspondent nick bryant reports. there flash photography coming up. he's a behind the camera figure who's become one of the movie industry's most prominent red carpet stars. harvey weinstein, now cast by some as a sexual predator, the alleged villain in a saga of his own making. he is the producer behind a string of hits. pulp fiction showed how he could turn arthouse films into box office sensations. the king's speech brought oscar—winning success. now he's been fired from the company he co—founded, in light of what the weinstein company described as new information about his miscondu

our europe editor katya adler is in madrid. showdown, do you detect any evidence of a willingness to move on either side? what you feel most of all tonight is that emotions are running really high and there is a sense of apprehension, notjust high and there is a sense of apprehension, not just in high and there is a sense of apprehension, notjust in catalonia but in madrid and across spain. whoever i speak to, whether politician or person on the street, no one knows what will happen next. there is a deadline looming, that is when the catalan parliament discusses the results of their independence referendum that has not been recognised by the spanish government. that could be this friday all this coming monday, but in the meantime the spanish prime minister refuses the catalan offer of dialogue as long as the threat of declaring unilateral independence remains on the table. as tensions mount, the realfear is that this constitutional crisis could spill into violence on the streets of catalonia. not again with spanish police but r

katya adler, bbc news, madrid.ecade are being forced to live in emergency accommodation in england, as cuts to welfare and a lack of affordable accommodation have left tens of thousands of families homeless. 120,000 children will be sleeping in emergency accommodation tonight. 78,000 households are affected. councils say they are struggling to cope with a sharp rise in families being evicted by private landlords. the prime minister has said it's her personal mission to tackle the problem. our home editor mark easton has been to east london, where the crisis is particularly acute. boarded up for over five years. rubbish piled in the doorway. the earl of essex pub in east london has a secret. upstairs, behind the filthy nets, is a shocking consequence of the housing crisis. this is what the phrase "temporary accommodation" means for desperate families. how many of you are in this room? four. four of you? yes. and just all on the one bed? i met alexandra, a business and management student whose husband is a technician

katya adler in barcelona.ed coastal areas and former industrial towns as being particularly badly affected by a lack of social mobility. life chances in blackpool, for instance, are some of the worst in the uk. now extra money, mainly from the lottery, is being provided to help educate parents, and cut the number of children being excluded from school or leaving with few qualifications. our education editor bra nwen jeffreys reports. blackpool — showtime and bright lights on the front, behind, some of the poorest streets in britain. for parents, it can be a lonely place. graham wants roxanne to have a better chance. he's getting help to learn to read to his daughter. from these groups, i am confident enough to pick a book up and go through the pictures and show her that i am trying. from where i was, i didn't know how to deal with... especially having a girl as well. graham had to fight for shared custody of roxy. he told me it left him with little confidence, wary of authority. i wouldn't be confident to walk

katya adler in brussels, thank you.lice in england and wales has reached the highest level in 10 years. it's thought the rise is partly due to the police improving how they record crime, but a surge in violent crime is believed to be genuine. and it's that rise in particular that has helped to push the total number of recorded offences up to 5.2 million for the year leading up tojune — that's up 13% on the previous year. but data from the british crime survey — which asks people about their experience of crime, and includes offences that may not have been reported to the police — suggests overall crime is going down in the long term. our special correspondent, lucy manning, reports. her injuries have healed, but misha's attacker has not been caught. this was misha's face a month ago, after she was assaulted on a night out in london. i broke my nose and i broke my orbital bone and i got a concussion. after everything, i have double vision in one eye. quite serious injuries then? yeah. it really is, i still have severe pr

our europe editor katya adler reports from barcelona.and excitement filled this barcelona square this morning as on so many mornings during the catalan crisis. the independence—minded crowd once again arching and chanting its way towards the catalan government building, believing, after many weeks of waiting, the catalan leader inside now had a dramatic announcement to make. until he didn't. after more than an hour of waiting, in the end it was a no—show. the catalan leader never turned up to make his much anticipated declaration. the press are leaving and outside on the streets catalans are none the wiser as to what their future holds. now i feel very very angry because i want an answer of someone. who is going to tell me something about this because i'm very very confused. there followed hours of more confusion. the catalan leader had a difficult decision to make — declare unilateral independence and incur the wrath of the spanish government or back down, call regional elections instead and face mutiny in his own political ranks. final

all the recent talk of ‘deadlock‘ and growing tensions between the two sides, as our europe editor katyarom brussels. great expectations of the prime minister's dinner in brussels were a little one—sided. the european commission is theresa may's latest stop, in a month long charm offensive across europe. pressure from home demands she wrangles concessions from the eu, moving asap to stage two of brexit negotiations on trade and transition deals. but that is unlikely to happen tonight. we do not know exactly what will be on the menu in there, but probably a main helping of polite conversation with a side dish of awkwardness. the eu has made clear that it does not regard a private dinner as a forum for brexit negotiations. they see this visit as symbolic, even a pr exercise, trying to convince eu countries and the british public that she is in the driving seat and she means business. or hopefully makes more headway than during the last dinner date with eu commission chief jean—claude juncker. back in april, it began all smiling but ended in mutual mudslinging. at least the foreign secretar

our first report is from our europe editor katya adler who is in barcelona. all: si, si, si.y one the yes votes were counted, celebrated, relished by this delirious pro independence crowd. as they watched the catalan parliament finally after weeks, some here say years of waiting, vote on separation from spain. do you believe it will happen today? yes. it has to be today. and today it was. all around here catala ns are singing their national anthem, the national anthem they now believe belongs to their independent republic, separate from the spanish state. there are so many questions. what will the spanish government do? but for now, this crowd just wants to celebrate. it's a long time we are waiting for this moment, we deserve this. lam crying. are you happy? very, very. but anxiety soon spread amongst all the euphoria as the what is next began to weigh heavily on people's minds. the catalan republic had been declared, but not in everyone‘s name. many here don't want independence. just around the corner we found this man waving a spanish flag. translation: i'm not happy, i'm

katya adler, bbc news, madrid. now it's time for newsnight.ches, we shall fight on the landing grounds, we shall never surrender! churchill's rallying cry has echoed through the decades. now we learn of defence cuts to the royal navy, which may render that impossible. many defence insiders blamed the distorting effect of the carrier programme for what is now happening. one senior royal marine told me it was the worst procurement decision of the last 50 years, and now the royal marines will be sacrificed for it. we will speak to our guest chris parry about the impact of cuts on the armed services. police say that if sir edward heath was alive, he would have been questioned. but friends of the former prime minister say that claims of sexual abuse against him are groundless. so how should police investigate these allegations of historic abuse? we debate with a former tory mp himself accused and cleared. police in las vegas are no closer to understanding the gunmen‘s motivation, newsnight heads to his hometown of mesquite. the right to bear arms i

our europe editor katya adler reports. viva espana!ng out "long live spain" along barcelona's main boulevards. these are catalans who don't want independence, who reject the independence declaration made last week. the mood here was festive but the message, serious. "i feel catalan and spanish," says this young woman. "spain must stay united," this woman insisted. "it must be catalonia and spain". a little later, in front of the catalan government offices, frustration with separatist politicians bubbled over. the crowd here demanded the immediate arrest of carles puigdemont, the catalan president sacked this weekend by the spanish government. but he insists he will keep building an independent catalonia regardless. but right now, he's avoiding the public glare. the new catalan republic? well, he left barcelona this weekend, coming here to the mediaeval town of girona. it is his hometown, also known as the heartland of catalan nationalism, but right now, it's in full fiesta swing. today was the annual celebration of this town's patron s

now both in unknown territory. james reynolds, bbc news, barcelona. joining me is our europe editor katyatraordinary day, what happens next? here in catalonia where we experienced a surreal situation, after weeks of will they will pay, today they did, there was the declaration of independence and even though i was standing in that huge crowd of people dancing and singing and crying, all the while there was spanish national police helicopters circling overhead and on the ground amongst those celebrating, that feeling of joy gave amongst those celebrating, that feeling ofjoy gave to anxiety about how the spanish government will react and reacted definitely well. the spanish prime minister is holding an emergency cabinet meeting and as we heard, the spanish senate has already given him at the paris to sack the catalan government and its leader and in catalonia there are two different parallel realities between catalans who want independence and believe they are already living in an independent republic and catala ns already living in an independent republic and catalans who do not wa nt repu