thanks very much for your company we want to begin the end spain where the standoff between madrid and barcelona has intensified after an extraordinary cabinet meeting space prime minister has demanded clarification from catalan leaders after they signed a declaration of it in the pens last night only to those suspended and asked for crisis talks with madrid well this comes after months of mounting tensions and a referendum on independence that spain tried to block let's take a look at how the drama unfolded would he or wouldn't he in the end collins pushed him or did a bit of both after declaring catalonia its right to independence he put the brakes on. we propose that the parliament suspend the effects of the declaration of independence so that in the coming weeks we undertake a dialogue without this it is not possible to reach a solution. but madrid says those words are confusing it's demanded catalonia its leadership be more clear. the cabinet has agreed to formally request that the caravan government confirm whether or not it is declared independence. and then field a couple on your. as the

over what we have heard previously prior to the actual announcement that the approach today madrid barcelona to spokesperson of the catalonia government said that if mother it triggers article one hundred fifty five which would mean to dismiss the government here then right away the catalan government is going to declare the no india as a republic it has not happened yet because of course moderates did not say we're going to apply article one hundred fifty five they just started the first step that the ho drive there that they want this official statement from catalonia finally that catalonia says yes officially we declare catalonia to be an independent state as long as that does not happen the food the process to trigger article one hundred fifty five is also blocked. does that mean that the ball now is back and put in months court now and do we expect him to make that to unequivocal declaration of independence. definitely because you cannot block a process for ever in fact there is one week in which you really have to come to terms here so that this entire process to invoke article one hun

it is facing the bitter standoff between madrid and barcelona continues the question now is will catalonia as push for independence could spain break up find out on quadriga. beach. next on. every journey begins with the first step and every language with the first word published in the. rico is in germany to learn german why not learn a simple online on your mobile and free. d w z e learning course because german made easy. alone a very warm welcome indeed to quadriga where the focus this week is on spain which is facing its greatest political crisis in decades separatists in the catalonia region in the northeast of the country have stepped up their push for independence from madrid but the central government has firmly rejected the separatist drive and a large number of cats a man's have themselves also made it clear that they want to remain part of spain in a key development ahead of the council on government has suspended a declaration of independence saying there is still time to. sew a question on quadriga this week barcelona against madrid spain a break up and to discuss that questi

sew a question on quadriga this week barcelona against madrid spain a break up and to discuss that question i'm joined here in the studio by gabriella gonzales soria from d.w. spanish debt. q. says catalonia should state a part of spain but the rigid approach adopted by prime minister oha is only strengthening the council and independence movement also with us is motor laming from the berlin daily the target spiegel the two argues that council lonia must remain part of spain but only if negotiations lead to a very far reaching tone. and a woman also to marry come pretzel his bowling ball but says she feels like a counselor and is indeed the head of the delegation of the council on government here in germany she believes that the situation in catalonia and spain requires international mediation. primary coverage so this point in time the only thing we really know for certain the about what's happening in spain is that the the bits of standoff between madrid and barcelona continues what can you tell us about how determined the separatists in catalonia remain to push for full independence from

madrid's response is yet another insult hundreds of thousands of separatist demonstrators took to barcelona streets on saturday among them was carlos put him on the catalan leader his supporters later gathered again outside the regional parliament to protest madrid's move to impose central authority. without going through the polls with little support and against the will of the majority the government of marianna wants to appoint a directory to remotely control the life of catalonia from madrid. was harsh in his criticism of madrid likening its announcement to spain's fascist dictatorship that ruled the country for much of the twentieth century. the spanish government with the support of the socialist and liberal party has undertaken the worst attack on the institutions and people of catalonia since the decree of the military dictator francisco franco abolishing the government of qatar lonia. spain's prime minister mariano rajoy was likely expecting a strong rebuke from barcelona and triggering article one fifty five of spain's constitution he has turned to what he considers a measure of l

in madrid expectation and uncertainty in madrid let's go back to barcelona for a second charlotte this has been an extraordinary twenty four hours on top of an already extraordinary few weeks how the people there are reacting you were telling us earlier about some tensions is that the overriding feeling there one of tension . yes or they've been samy twists and turns in this process seventy ups and downs with people it really has been an emotional roller coaster a lot of people here are telling me that what they really fear is a repeat as martin was talking about what happened on october first when this place for madrid where keys are being very handy heavy handed with people going to the polls they've all been saying that they can very much for see that happening again i was so crucial to point out about this situation is depending on who you ask and it really is extraordinary some people say that they think that spain is is in charge other people madrid is still in charge other people are saying that they still recognize him on in fact when he was in people were chanting president pr

suspend the secession beds to give negotiations another chance to bring in complete coverage from madrid barcelona and bust also on the program fast moving wildfires devastate california wine country at least eleven people have been killed in the folks who say that number could rise from. the cold front to five shots into the front for the book fair which spotlights francophone digits of a shift from the presidents of open day events together with germany's chancellor. until gail welcome to the program and a highly anticipated speech they'd of catalonia has delayed declaring independence from spain in order he says to encourage dialogue callers proved to behold they had a mandate to declare independence but would delay take the next step for a few weeks to encourage dial. he said it's show time and it's no cause if you have . to watch out. for your expertise don't approve of the referendum says that number of about if the majority number of the votes are yes i mean the parliamentary tax will mean. just what we can. declared on your independence the independence of catalonia. your hands in the spit

martha roberts reporting from madrid and barcelona to w.'s or charlotte some pill reporting on those unfolding events thank you for your coverage. and as polling officers in kenya count ballots for that country's presidential election rerun ordinary people are counting the cost of this device a vote one person has been killed in clashes between protesters and police today bringing the overall death toll to at least five or kenya has been locked in political uncertainty since the supreme court an old presidential elections held back in august. the streets of kenya's capital nairobi are unusually quiet worried about the prospect of violence many are staying indoors those few who have ventured out have had enough after months of political tension. i would like politics to quieten down so we can continue with our work we don't want people to fight or kill each other we want kenya to be peaceful. we want life to continue as normal. our incomes are being hurt and we are struggling. old we're tired of politics. thursday's repeat elections were marr

tens of thousands of people have rallied in madrid and barcelona to call for unity as spain suffers its worst political crisis in decades the demonstrators want talks to be held between officials from the northeastern region of catalonia which is pushing for a succession and spanish leaders who say last weekend's referendum on a split from spain was illegal john a hole is in barcelona. it's all in the hands apparently at a demonstration in barcelona the fluttering gestures of openness and peace. let's talk they say in spanish and in catalonia the language of this region pushing to secede. but not all catalans want to break away many prefer spain united the protest here mirrored by large crowds in the capital madrid what this shows is that whatever was happening has been actually for the on the way some but by no means the people with the. phone and and alberto have just married at the town hall of course the square from the regional government headquarters they're happy they say to share their union with calls for national unity in spain i personally think that it must mean you know. i

people on the streets of explaining how unhappy they are with the actions of madrid of course there are also people here in barcelona and elsewhere in catalonia who support those actions of madrid however one of those is certainly not and now as we can describe the former president. bush he made a brief statement earlier today decrying that action from madrid take a listen to what he said. bendish ministers agreed to depose the catalan government intervene in our self rule and dissolve the parliament these are decisions that contradict the will of the citizens of our country to express at the ballot box in a democratic society it is the parliamentarians not elect or deposed a president. well the reality is that nobody knows exactly the future it now holds immediately before to catalonia the true independence members of parliament want to push through with creating a republic understand that they are trying to draft a document which they will release in the next forty eight hours of which they will describe how they will look to secede from spain in the meantime madrid says it's taking full control of catalonia and i

we will be talking about spain, madrid, against barcelona. come back next week. [thunder] [heavy breathing] flute music] ♪

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the government in madrid says it will push ahead with moves to impose direct rule on the region after the catalan leader threaten to declare independence. let's cross now to barcelona where our correspondent barbara basler is standing by barbara it's been a very busy morning in spain and madrid madrid and barcelona can you run as through what's been happening that. you know we've been waiting since the early morning what the two sides would do because we knew ten o'clock was crunch time that was when the final final ultimatum of the government in madrid would run out it has run out and madrid has sort of kicked the ball back into the field off the cuff alone government it has indeed set in motion the legal proceedings for article one five five and that means now that the government in the palace behind us here in the center far solona where they are holed up there since the early morning they will have to figure out how to react early announcement said announcement that they would retell the age by now really announcing finally announcing independence off the region however they obviously are still deliberating and trying to play for time bought the article one fiv

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take a step back now and look at the bigger implications to do that we'll hear both from barcelona and from madrid but we'll start in barcelona a reporter. on the story for us good evening just essentially fired all of cattle long as lawmakers how is that going down there in barcelona. there are very dubious scenes behind me and i mean thousands here or on the streets outside catalonia government office i knew some of the developments are marrying their own way and haven't seemed to have done in spirit people very much wanting to celebrate as news independence in fact some people have told me that they want to celebrate now because they simply do not know what is going to happen tomorrow you've got children here on the streets men women dogs wrapped in wraps in fact just to give you a sense of the spirit here with the headlight band playing behind us with announcements every now and then with some updates and just a moment ago they said that public radio had announced live on as if they were going to cross live to that foreign correspondent or fairing to that correspondent in the dritte we've also

thousands took to the streets of madrid and barcelona. a car has ploughed into pedestrians outside the natural history museum in central london injuring at least 11 people. police say they are not treating the incident as terrorism—related. they described it as a traffic accident. one man has been arrested. police in the us state of washington have arrested the rapper nelly after a woman accused him of sexually assaulting her on a tour bus. nelly‘s lawyer described the allegation as completely fabricated and motivated by greed. he's best known for his number one hits "hot in here" and "dilemma". for the latest on all those including in—depth analysis, just go to our website and you can also get the bbc news app. more now on the crash in central london. more now on the crash in central london. 11 people have been injured after a car mounted a pavement in one of london's busiest tourist areas and crashed into pedestrians. it happened outside the city's natural history museum. the driver was detained as police mounted a major security operat

violations against humanity now he also believes that in order to find a compromise between madrid and barcelona the help of a party is needed so as you can see the situation is at the moment so complicated that even 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

for the spanish region of catalonia is expected to intensify on friday with two key votes in madrid and barcelonas set to approve central government plans to remove some powers from the autonomous region. 0ur europe editor katya adler reports now from barcelona. hope 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 uni

by uses neither madrid nor barcelona has shown much sign of backing down for now spaniards can do little but wait and in barcelona dance. thousands of people rallied in the maltese capital sunday to on the investigative journalist. she was killed by a car bomb a week ago a murder that shocked the mediterranean island was a passionate anticorruption investigator who wasn't afraid to probe government officials and their family members. this was not a vigil it was an act of collective anger protesters upset over the assassination of journalist daphne. called for the resignation of the island nations police commissioner they threw coins at a banner of laurence chanting shame on you and to no change no justice. was an investigative journalist who specialized in corruption cases just before her death she posted a message saying that in malta there were crooks everywhere she died when a bomb planted in her car exploded. at another rally close by in the capital people remembered her passion. i would say she was at the present and in equal measure. the way she wrote the elements of it especially

unauthorized independence referendum on sunday now this may be a sign that the tone between madrid and barcelona in the standoff over catalonian independence is softening it comes also as catalonia as leader has been meeting with a newly formed team of mediators. if the catalan president's power struggle with spain is to end any time soon he will need the help of mediators like those he met with today. and he may be listening to his guests carl last push them all said he will update parliament on the current political situation on tuesday and didn't doing so he avoided breaking a constitutional ban on a station shared job from monday. i gesture of goodwill says his party. in brazil know that but you must the president of catalonia has a great opportunity to make the real statement he made a few days ago which is to start a dialogue. meanwhile in madrid a possible change in strategy for the first time the spanish government issued an apology of sorts for the heavy handed policing of sunday's illegal referendum. i said this very clearly before the police were following an order they where in order

by uses neither madrid nor barcelona has shown much sign of backing down for now spaniards can do little but wait and in barcelona dance. now it's not often that all five of america's living former presidents get together on stage but last night jimmy carter bill clinton barack obama george h.w. bush and john. bush put aside partisan differences to raise money for hurricane victims they were joined by popular paul rock and country stars for a concept that was broadcast nationally from houston texas. the old state and see the concert and a plea for help your fellow americans on the soap the that was the message that the five living former presidents had for america at a fundraiser in houston texas to help victims of hurricanes that devastated us gulf states and caribbean territories this fall sure former surgery tomorrow could mark the proud of. their wrists fourths of americans. well this is and this is their friends. this is. american step up. the concert also featured country and rock n roll stars. but the night surprise headliner was pop superstar and grammy award winner lady gaga. pa

after an independence declaration followed by a night of celebrations and barcelona will get the latest from our correspondents in madrid and barcelona also coming up. concerns are rising that kenya could see another day of violence as the authorities postpone the presidential election rerun in opposition strongholds over fears of the safety for election officials. and air berlin takes off for the last time almost four takis after the airlines maiden voyage the last flight left berlin bound for unit but true to form it was wait for it delayed. i'm irish waiter thanks for joining us it's official madrid has taken control of the cots along government after cuts alone a separatist parliament declared independence world leaders are saying they are recognizing cuts alone but the council on parliament's independence vote still triggered celebrations inside the assembly and even larger ones on the streets outside. yes to independence that was the news from catalonia is parliament it was the moment the separatists had been waiting for and they took to the streets of bos alone or in their thousands to celebrate. if. that's an en

catalan leaders has not gone down well in barcelona where large crowds have been rallying to protest the central government's move. through these catalogs madrid's response is get another insult hundreds of thousands of separatist demonstrators took to barcelona streets on saturday their dream of catalan independence goes on despite the central government's dramatic step. he was hoping it didn't have to come to this in triggering article one fifty five of spain's constitution prime minister mariano rajoy has turned to what he considers a measure of last resort in the growing political crisis between madrid and barcelona. the autonomy and self governance of catalonia will not be suspended it will remove the people that put the autonomous government outside the law and the constitution. to self governance will not and it will be recovered for the sake of its legality and for the coexistence of all catalans not just those who are pro independence. under romney's plan catalan affairs come under madrid's direction regional elections would be held within six months they would exclude members of the current government of karla's push them on from madri

the rift between madrid and barcelona deepens as catalonia says it's ready to declare independence from spain in a matter of days. leadership of the al nusra terror group in syria is all but eliminated after twelve top commanders died and the group leaders left in a critical condition following a russian airstrike. on the middle east is also in focus at the russia energy week forum with saudi king solomon set to arrive in moscow for talks with president putin. welcome to news headlines here at r.t. internationally moscow i think. excessive use of force during the council on referendum has been criticized as a session of the european parliament and the peace have called for dialogue between the spanish government and regional authorities despite catalan leaders promising to declare independence by next week and has been following events in barcelona at the parliament's discussion today we have been hearing voices saying that people need to stick to the law aka of course this is a job at cards lonia the european parliamentarians do believe that they need to adhere to the spanish constitut

says it won't intervene in the dispute between madrid and barcelona. to china now where the president is said to have his own political theory incorporated in the constitution it will be known as being fooled and has fourteen principles according to chinese state news agency and while the move is expected to further consolidate she's power putting him on power with mao zedong who founded china's ruling communist party well let's get more on this now with our china correspondent adrian brown who's joining us live from beijing just how historic a moment is this adrian for xi jinping for china and. well elizabeth we've had the chairman mao era we've had the dung shopping era welcome to the xi jinping era it is a very significant day for chinese politics throughout this congress president xi jinping has been stamping his authority outlining his vision not just for the next five ten or fifteen but twenty years now comes news that his name is going to be written into the constitution now only two other leaders have had their names written into the constituti

says it won't intervene in the dispute between madrid and barcelona. the white house chief of staff has come out in defense of president trump's phone call this week to the widow of a slain soldier this is trump's accused of making insensitive remarks during a phone call to the widow of a soldier who was killed in an ambush in the earlier this month. now about one hundred thousand kurds have fled the kit cook area since it was retaken by iraqi forces a monday the united nations says it's worried by reports that civilians are being forced out of their homes and businesses are being looted and destroyed from the kurdish regional capital bill seventy ducker reports. in a dusty abandoned housing project on the outskirts of erbil these are unexpected occupants. kurdish families who fled their homes in car could consider rounding areas just a couple of days ago now scrambling for basic supplies. to man abdul karim says she left because she was scared of shia militia fighters called hostile shabby who arrived alongside the iraqi army. they weren't good with k

says it won't intervene in the dispute between madrid and barcelona. now about one hundred thousand kurds have fled the kid a cork area since it was retaken by iraqi forces on monday the united nations says it's worried by reports civilians are being forced out of their homes and businesses are being looted and destroyed from the kurdish regional capital at a b u stephanie deck of upholds. in a dusty abandoned housing project on the outskirts of these are unexpected occupants. kurdish families who fled their homes in kirkuk and surrounding areas just a couple of days ago now scrambling for basic supplies. to man abdul karim says she left because she was scared of shia militia fighters. who arrived alongside the iraqi army. they weren't good with kurds they didn't treat us well. and imprison them even hit women my husband is dead all i could do is take my four children and we came to a build it is ours to get the bride with. iraqi prime minister. has ordered all armed groups out of kirkuk but only the iraqi army and federal police remain he insists. for

barcelona. we will bring you the latest from madrid and barcelona. plus, new clashes in kenya claim more lives as the country grapples with the fallout of the repeat presidential election. and in the end of an era for air berlin, almost four decades after they first took off. today is their last ever flight, taking place right here in the german capital. ♪ sarah: welcome to the show. i'm sarah harman. good to have you with us. we begin in spain, where the prime minister says he is dissolving the catalonian parliament. he sat the government -- sacked the government and has called a snap election for the region that that is set to take place on december 21. all of this after the catalan parliament voted in favor of declaring independence from spain. that vote triggered huge celebrations in parts of catalunya, large ones on the streets outside. [cheers] correspondent: yes to independence, the moment the separatists were waiting for and they took to the streets in the thousands to celebrate. ♪ [singing] [cheers] >> it is an enormous satisfaction because

roy tells catalonia to respect the rule of law or face the consequences we'll take you to madrid and barcelona for reaction also. a german journalist faces turkish justice richelle a total says she's not guilty of terrorism in a case that inflaming tensions between berlin on and harvey weinstein six scandal deepens he's lost his wife and his company now more hollywood a listers are breaking their silence accusing the movie mogul of sexual misconduct. i'm bring golf it's good to have you with us and ultimatum with eyes on the clock the spanish government has given catalonia until monday to state clearly whether it has declared independence from the rest of spain earlier today and spanish prime minister ariana roy told the national parliament that madrid could impose direct rule over catalonia if the region broke away he was sharply critical of the recent catalan independence referendum describing it as illegal and undemocratic and he rejected offers of international mediation and the prime minister told parliament that the resolution to the crisis late with catalonia is regional president. in h

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protestors in madrid have gathered to defend the unity of spain for the rallies are expected on sunday a sign passions on both sides will continue to run high. i'm joined now in barcelona by our correspondent charlotte's also helped and by journalist mark roberts in madrid welcome to you both charlotte first to you how strong a statement did first of all make. it was very strong he made clear that he still believed that he was the man in charge here and yet there was some uncertainty to people here on the streets to really know what to make of it you've got these jewel narratives going on at the moment spain has said it is imposing direct rule that it is taking charge of institutions here is already removed the police chief from power and yet one doesn't seem to recognize any of this he is still saying that he wants to push ahead with independence and that he has a mandate to do so in his statement he did say that he wanted calm he didn't want anybody to take to the streets and start rioting it appears he as he was making that statement he was actually in and he was spotted actually in a restaurant having a glass of wine say perhaps that adds to this narrative that he'

in the dispute between madrid and barcelona. taliban fighters have killed forty three afghan soldiers in an assault in the middle of the night at a military camp the group set off two suicide car bombs at a base in the my one district of kandahar followed by a gunfight more than one hundred twenty people have been killed in the series of taliban attacks this week. from the capital kabul. the taliban attacked the afghan army base in southern afghanistan in my want near the helm on the border in the early hours of thursday morning killing forty three afghan soldiers there elsewhere in afghanistan at about the same time five soldiers killed five police killed the numers and six killed in northern block province that of course coming after earlier this week two separate attacks in eastern afghanistan borders impact and in gaza killed another eighty people as well most of them afghan security forces some of them civilians the gardez attack involving two suicide car bombs also wounded three hundred people security forces as well as ci

and we start the program with spain where thousands of support both the madrid barcelona and the. activists hit the streets waving spanish flags from their cars and bikes the protests reflect a deepening crisis in society the region for many declared independence on friday and the move triggered outrage in madrid which sacked. government and arranged. reports on how events unfolded on friday. well many people have gathered outside the spanish parliament and i don't know if you'll be able to see just behind me but it has been entirely blocked off because they are expecting this crowd to potentially get agitated depending on what happens today whether that is the implementation of article one fifty five by madrid or whether indeed it is a declaration of independence here in catalonia the catalan parliament and now discussing the possibility of making that declaration. because of that the citizens party is not going to allow spain to be cool down we will not allow you to give orders and a number of the members of the polish she left the chamber and decided they would not take part in

madrid this is seen as a logical step. but it is unacceptable from any kind of months among the demonstrators in barcelona and other membershis government they've denounced madrid's move as a step too far just listen if you go. because this constitutes a coup d'etat against the catalog people. article one fifty five does not allow the spanish president to call for new elections and dismiss a democratic government. for now catalonia his government in barcelona is still standing the spanish senate will decide on friday whether to approve prime minister royce decision to trigger article one fifty five his conservative people's party holds a majority of the senate seats. let's hear about how catalonia is reacting to these new moves from madrid barbara faisal now joins me from buffalo in uprights good to see you so the capsule and president is delivering an address right now what's the mood in boston. i didn't.

barcelona. was on the ground for us and covering madrid is robert show us start with the new we're a couple hours away now from that euphoric independence declaration inside the parliament what is the mood right now in barcelona. things started to calm down a little bit now sorry for our independence declaration was made there with thousands of people on the streets here behind me celebrating it really jeevan me the any way i can describe it she's like a con of spirits people were overwhelmed at the decision that had been taken here that been a lot of backwards and forwards it was not clear really into the mind that happen that we were going to get this independent secularization and then to say it is people who realise that which is out on the streets outside the parliament things as i said are calming down a little bit now there had been some threats of violence breaking out we heard a short while ago that i was in and see independence protests not too far away there was some reports in local media that they were going to head all way that doesn't look like it's going to happen police seem to t

we will take you to barcelona and madrid. also, here e in germany, chancellllor angela noununcea ststart date for coalition talks to start a new government. it was a compromise on refugee policy that open to the way, or was it? while fires sweep into california wine country, destroying vineyards, forcing tens of thousasands to evacuate, and the some very exclusive homes -- torching some very exclusive homes. brent: i am brent goff. good to have you with us. one of the most significant political crises in modern spanish history is about to come to a head, and it may forever change in spain as we know it. tomorrow in barcelona, the regional government of catalonia is expected to declare independence. lawmakers say 90% of cattle and voters chose independence in a referendum held just a week ago. but spanish prime minister mariano rajoy says the referendum was illegal, and he is warning tonight that his government will not tolerate a breakup, even if it means moving in and taking total control of catalonia. we will go live to bar

madrid and barcelona? yes, of course. will that happen? i don't think so.at a fuel station in the ghanaian capital, accra, has killed a number of people. the blast, involving natural gas, sent a giant fireball into the night sky and caused panic among residents. to bbc news. still to come: a threat to thousands of bombadier workers in northern ireland as the us imposes ta riffs northern ireland as the us imposes tariffs on their planes. 11 people have been injured after a car mounted a pavement in one of london's busiest tourist areas and crashed into pedestrians. it happened outside the city's natural history museum. the driver was detained as police mounted a major security operation, due to concerns the incident could be terror—related. police have confirmed the collision was an accident. richard lister reports. minutes after the car drove into the crowd, a man is pinned down in the street, awaiting arrest. there is confusion here. no—one knows exactly what has just happened, but when a car strikes pedestrians in an area full of families, people fear the

madrid and barcelona? yes, of course. will that happen? i don't think so.r dialogue extends to barcelona, the heart of catalonia's pro—independence movement. politicians on either side have shown recent signs of wanting to find a way out of the current crisis. these mass demonstrations may help them to make up their mind. a short time ago we received this update from madrid. the catalan authorities in barcelona have to decide whether or not to declare independence as they promised in recent days. the catalan lido leader —— leader is set to move towards a declaration of independence and if he does the authorities here are madrid then have a decision to make. they need to make need to decide if they will suspend self—determination in catalonia as is their right in the constitution. it may be that politicians on each side do not wish to go down that road to crisis. we may find out more on tuesday when the catalan leader addresses parliament. let's take a look at some of the other stories making the news. the interior ministry in saudi arabia says two soldiers