mr puigdemont and his collea g u es from spain. his colleagues have the opportunity to challenge that and say why they think they should not be extradited back to spain. and what the judge has to do is make a decision by tomorrow morning as to whether to execute that warrant or not, so we should know soon whether the belgian authorities will go ahead with this. if they do of course, mr puigdemont and his colleagues can seek to challenge it through the courts. so there is a process beyond that decision, by tomorrow morning at the latest. that also questions being asked about whether the charges being brought by spain will be recognised by belgium —— are questions being asked? this is one of the issues that confront the investigating judge at the minute. thejudge will look at investigating judge at the minute. the judge will look at the european arrest warrant but has been sent and the first decision they're having heard mr puigdemont‘s case, the judge could throw it out, could hold mr puigdemont under arrest in the police station or

mr puigdemont is in brussels. i'm sure he's working on that. so don't worry about this.king about practical reality is opposed to fantasy. in terms of this udi, declaration of independence... i am sorry, sir, that is an interpretation. let's get to real practicality. if you believe you live in an independent nationstate, explain to me how you do not control your borders, in terms of the most basic infrastructure, from airports to railroads to telephone systems — you are entirely dependent on madrid. and, frankly, even forfinance, you are entirely dependent on madrid. so i come back to the point: is your talk of an independent catalonia, right now, fantasy or reality? there was a declaration of independence. that's a reality. it was voted by the people, and then it was ratified by the catalan parliament. there is a wave of repression against that. because the people voted and because the politicians and the leaders of catalonia organised that vote. now that is real. that's real. it's also real that catalonia is not an independent nation, right now, to all regards and purp

if they do, mr puigdemont and his colleagues can seek to challenge it through the courts.rocess beyond that decision by tomorrow morning at the latest. is that also a question mark over whether the charges brought by spain would be recognised by belgium? this is one of these use that confronts the investigating judge of the minute, he will look at the european arrest warrant that has been sent and having heard the case the first decision will be whether to proceed with that warrant. the judge could throw it out, could hold mr puigdemont under arrest in the police station or could release him on bail while he proceeds with the case against him. we understand that mr puigdemont has said through his lawyers that whatever the decision, he will seek to challenge it if this goes ahead, through the belgian courts, through the appeals. a process that could take at least a month, probably more because there are layers of appeals that he could make and presumably at every stage he would want to challenge the legality of this. damian grammaticas. the royal college of psychiatrists sa

so what chance is there that belgium will send mr puigdemont back to spain?crown prosecution service and now partner at peters and peters law firm. there has to be a judicial process now in belgium to decide whether the warrant is valid and should be executed and, therefore, mr puigdemont should be returned to spain. that is far from straightforward. there are several tests that the court will need to apply before it reaches a conclusion. the first one is whether what he did in spain would amount to an offence in belgium. that is the dual criminality test. he is charged with, among other things, rebellion and sedition. it is not at all clear whether that would be an offence in belgium. they have their own federal system and there and separatist movements there as well. you can see immediately how that is sensitive for a belgian court to consider. it's a0 years since one of the biggest advances in human fertility — in vitro fertilisation — or ivf. since then more than a quarter of a million healthy ivf babies have been born in britain alone. here are some thin

we do know that mr puigdemont has said ifa do know that mr puigdemont has said if a decision comes, andwill appeal. that could take several levels of appeal, perhaps 60 more days. the earliest we could hear is this afternoon, possibly within the next week to ten days. thank you, damian grammaticas. our top story this lunchtime... zimbabwe‘s president robert mugabe makes his first public appearance since the country‘s army took over. and coming up... accessing the archives — the campaign to get us unearthing our own family history. coming up in sport, the former england women‘s goalkeeping coach lee kendall admitted to using a fake caribbean accent towards striker eni aluko, before stepping down from his role yesterday. a military dog who helped save the lives of british and afghan troops in afghanistan is to receive the animal equivalent of the victoria cross — the dickin medal. mali was seriously wounded in 2012 when he entered a building in kabul under fire to sniff out explosives and insurgents. his new handler, corporal daniel hatley, says mali was exceptionally brave. richard liste

mr puigdemont has said he will not return to spain unless he receives guarantees of a fair trial. of extradition at the crown prosecution service and now partner at peters & peters law firm. he told me that the process of extraditing carles puigdemont is not likely to be straight forward. the problem in this case is that the offences are not straightforward and they arise out of a very intense and heated political situation in spain, so this is the kind of case where the court would be entitled and actually obliged to go behind the spanish warrant and actually explore whether it was issued for a political purpose and whether carles puigdemont could get a fair trial. the very first question they have to answer is actually whether what he is accused of doing in spain would be an offence in belgian, that is the dual criminality test. that is far from straightforward. there are charges of sedition and rebellion against the spanish state. how are the belgian authorities, particularly the belgian courts, particularly likely to look on that? i do not think it is straightforward at all. c

commenting on social media, mr puigdemont called for the release of political prisoners.in custody in spain. in the czech republic, some people were turning back time on saturday — namely to the victorian era. cycling enthusiasts gathered in prague for an annual racing event. but the bikes they were using were a little old fashioned — as tim allman reports. meet the members of the czech velocipedists' club, claimed to be the oldest sporting club in europe. every year, the men and women, although mostly men, come to this park in prague to remember simpler times. the slower pace of life, riding their penny farthings. there is a spot of racing, albeit at a fairly sedate pace, but there is also some formation display cycling. the velocipedists may hark back to the 19th century, but this event is a bit more recent than that. translation: it started as a race. the tradition was born in 1993 when prague hosted the world championship of historic bicycles. we had some broken arms and concussions so we decided it was better to go more slowly and enjoy the ride in the autumn. and en

mr puigdemont has said he will not return to spain unless he receives guarantees of a fair trial.ion at the crown prosecution service and now partner at peters and peters law firm. thank you for being with us this morning. let me ask you first of all, about the prospects of extradition. the principle of the european arrest warrant seems quite simple, that countries with the same sort of legal arrangements to our partners and trust each other‘s standards of justice, should partners and trust each other‘s standards ofjustice, should quickly be able to extradite a suspect to face charges. how does it work in practice? that is the way it works in practice for straightforward offences but the problem in this case is that the offences are not straightforward and they arise out ofa straightforward and they arise out of a very intense and heated political situation in spain, so this is the kind of case where the tort —— court would be entitled and actually obliged to go behind the spanish warrant and actually explore whether it was issued for a political purpose and whether carles puigdem

mr puigdemont has said he will not return to spain unless he receives guarantees of a fair trial.o downplay the findings of a major climate change report compiled by 13 us federal agencies. the report said it was extremely likely, meaning with 95% to 100% certainty that global warming is manmade, mostly from carbon dioxide through the burning of coal, oil and natural gas, contradicting senior trump officials. us president donald trump kicks off an 11—day trip to asia this weekend, taking in south korea, japan and china. it will be the longest tour of asia by a us president in 25 years. before setting out he visited hawaii's pearl harbor to see a us battleship sunk by japanese bombers in the second world war, and received a security briefing from the us pacific command on issues including north korea's nuclear programme. only around a half of fixed speed cameras in the uk are actually switched on, according to figures obtained through a freedom of information request. the data reveals that at least four police forces have no fixed speed cameras at all, and 13 have fewer than half a

mr. puigdemont has left the country?rlotte: people here were stunned when the news came down and he was in brussels but we did not see him last night or this morning. there was a hunt for puigdemont, as it was being described in brussels. a lot of people here needed to believe it to see it. we did ee him today, he gave that press statement. people here who are for independence are divided on exactly how they do feel -- how they feel about. some are dismayed he left. some suggest he is a captain leaving a sinking ship. then there are those who are still really backing him. they were people out on the streets on friday saying he was a hero. they believe this is part of a well-crafted plan and they back him on his desire to get european support for the strategy. those were against independence, many of them are quite relieved he left the country and is not trying to still govern from within catalonia and instead is backing these elections, which are going to take place december 21. looks like we are heading more towards a d

mr. puigdemont ? yes to stay put for a while come it doesn't he? -- for awhile, doesn't he?rg: indeed. the situation he finds itself in is that he is not in prison, he can move freely in belgium, cannot leave the country. but it does not seem to be a position that he cannot campaign. it looks very much like year of has to prepare for more campaigning events for the upcoming elections in catalonia like this one. brent: our correspondent on the story force tonight in brussels. thank you very much. war-torn syria says it is ready to sign up to the paris climate accord. that leaves the united states is the only u.n. member not to do so. the decision comes as experts and activists are meeting to bolster the 2015 agreement at the ua climate congress. the surprise move by syria comes after nicaragua signaled its intention to join the pack to cut carbon emissions. here is what the syrian representative had to say at the conference today. >> i would like to assure you that syria supports the paris accord and also the principles of justice and joint responsibilities assigned to each s

mr puigdemont has said he will not return to spain unless he receives guarantees of a fair trial.se has attempted to downplay the findings of a report which goes against the trump administration's view on climate change. the study, compiled by us government scientists said it was "extremely likely" — with 95 to 100% certainty — that global warming is man—made, mostly from carbon dioxide through the burning of coal, oil and natural gas. netflix has cut all ties with kevin spacey, who plays the lead role in one of its most successful programmes, house of cards. the company said it would no longer be involved in the series if the actor continued to be part of it, following allegations of sexual misconduct. it comes as police in new york say they now have a viable case against the hollywood producer harvey weinstein, facing rape allegations, which he has denied. ben ando has the latest. from awards and honours, to accusations and cancellations. the influential tv company netflix says it will all longer work with director kevin spacey, as allegations against him mount up. a number of m

i tell you something, spain has always been a very pro— european country, except some, like mr puigdemontbe among the most ambitious. we had gone through a very, very difficult crisis, economic crisis in spain, we are now growing. we will get over this catalan constitutional crisis. legality has been restored. we will be the leading, the deepening of the european union. i can assure you of that. we have to end there. butjorge toledo, in madrid, thank you very much for being on hardtalk. thank you very much to you. i hope next time, if there is a next time, it will be face—to—face. thank you. hello. if tuesday was too cold for you, i don't think you're going to find much comfort in the forecast for the next couple of days. if anything, it will get even colder. northerly winds diving all the way down from the arctic, the air turning increasingly cold, and with that, some wintry showers feeding in across northern and eastern areas. now, where the showers will have been falling through the night across northern scotland, there is the risk of some icy stretches. could be some ice across easter

mr. puigdemont's in brussels with his lawyer, saying he cannot return to face trial because the climate isnot good for him to return. it comes as 8 catalan leaders were placed in custody following a high court appearance in madrid. u.k. prime minister theresa may has posted her israeli counterpart, benjamin netanyahu, to mark 100 years since great britain pledged support for the declaration paving the way for a jewish state inside palestine. the declaration is a polarizing topic, with israel and jewish communities viewing it as moment momentuous, while palestinians regard it as a historical injustice. for the first time in more than 10 years, the bank of england has raised interest rates. the bank rate has been raised to .5%, the first increase since july 2007. it reverses the cut in august of last year made in the wake of the vote to leave the european union. president trump leads for his first official trip to asia on friday. the agenda during his five-country tour will be dominated by the risk of conflict over north korea's nuclear weapons program. but behind that crisis is an underlyin

mr puigdemont has said he will not return to spain unless he receives guarantees of a fair trial. 0nlyhed on, according to figures obtained through a freedom of information request to police forces around the country. and at least four police forces don't have any fixed speed cameras at all. alan clayton reports. for motorists caught out by them, they infuriate and bring a hefty fine. safety campaigners argue speed cameras are lifesavers. new research suggests only around half of the luminous boxes throughout the uk are operational. the press association sent a freedom of information request to all of the 45 forces asking how many fixed speed cameras they had and how many were active. the 36 which responded had a total of 2838 cameras, of which only 52% were working. forces in cleveland, durham and north yorkshire said none of their fixed speed cameras were active. while northants said it turned its cameras off six years ago but left them in place to deter speeding. those that replied said they used mobile speed cameras and regularly reviewed which cameras were turned on. i suspect in

mr puigdemont, who is currently in brussels, has been summoned to madrid with 13 former members of hisanswer to charges of rebellion and sedition for declaring the independence of catalonia. a us navy investigation has found that two collisions between navy destroyers and commercial vessels in the western pacific earlier this year were avoidable and caused by a number of preventable errors. seventeen sailors died in crashes involving the uss fitzgerald and the ussjohn s mccain. the report blamed inadequate safety plans and "a loss of situational awareness." dustin hoffman has become the latest a—list hollywood star to face sexual harassment allegations. a production assistant who worked with him in the 1980s claims that he touched her inappropriately and made crude sexual remarks. more allegations have also emerged against kevin spacey also dating back to the 1980s. the british defence secretary, michael fallon, has resigned over his personal conduct, following a wave of allegations of sexual harassment and abuse against members of parliament. mr fallon admitted that his behaviour in t

mr puigdemont faces charges over the illegal independence referendum.lier on friday, he said in a belgian tv interview that he was ready to run in snap regional elections in catalonia next month. well, thousands of protesters gathered in barcelona, injaume square in front of the city hall, to rally against the detention of catalan cabinet members and also against the arrest warrant for carles puigdemont. tom burridge reports from barcelona. another night, another protest. this time, calls for catalan politicians to be released. these prisoners didn't commit any crime. if they take them to jail, they should take us to jail too. we only want to vote and to be free. catalonia's former government, which they elected, is accused of rebellion. eight former catalan ministers will spend the weekend in prison after a judge denied them bail. and now, an arrest warrant, for the former catalan president, carles puigdemont. he's in brussels. tonight, on belgian tv, he described the case against him and his colleagues as exceptional and wrong. translation: this is no

mr puigdemont is in belgium, he insists he's not trying to evade justice but says the spanish judiciaryticised. it follows the disputed independence referendum for the catalan region which the spanish government declared illegal. there were demonstrations against the arrests of other catalan ministers tonight, as tom burridge reports. another night, another protest. this time, calls for catalan politicians to be released. these prisoners didn't commit any crime. if they take them to jail, they should take us to jail too. we only want to vote and to be free. catalonia's former government, which they elected, is accused of rebellion. eight former catalan ministers will spend the weekend in prison after a judge denied them bail. and now, an arrest warrant, for the former catalan president, carles puigdemont. he's in brussels. tonight, on belgian tv, he described the case against him and his colleagues as exceptional and wrong. translation: this is not normal, that we face up to 30 years in prison, 30 years because we respected the wishes of the electorate. this is not normal, this is extre

mr puigdemont — who was sacked as the region's leader after declaring independence last week before spainat a spanish court earlier this week. thejudge rejected his request to testify by video conference. the weather now. there may be some fog patches earlier this evening but the rain is going to be developing over the next few hours and overnight. main developing over england and wales, quite heavy as well, a band of rain followed by showers in scotland and northern ireland. and surely are clear, otherwise quite mild —— some cold air. the rain initially heavy will creep east, eventually clearing away from east anglia and the south—east. remaining areas should get some sunshine. showers coming in on the north—westerly wind, especially scotland and northern ireland. there may be some snow over the highlands. it will feel colder as the day goes on. cold start on sunday, showers pushing down the midlands to the south—east of england and fading away for many northern areas. fewer showers, england and fading away for many northern areas. fewershowers, more sunshine but a cold feeling day, temp

mr puigdemont has said he will not return to spain unless he receives guarantees of a fair trial.ppeared in court in zimbabwe, charged with insulting president robert mugabe. martha o'donovan is accused of being behind a twitter account which posted a tweet saying the country was being led by a selfish and sick man. ms o'donovan, who works for a satirical video outlet, denies the allegations as baseless and malicious. the lebanese prime minister, saad hariri, has resigned. in a statement read out at a news conference in beirut, he voiced fears of being assassinated, saying the current situation was similar to that when his father rafik was killed in 2005. he also criticised iran and the hezbollah militant group which wields considerable power in lebanon. our correspondent, martin patience, joins us from beirut. how is this announcement, this resignation being received? people here are absolutely stunned, stunned by the resignation, stunned by the fact that the lab and nice prime minister resign not in lebanon, but in saudi arabia. —— that the lebanese prime minister. this has inje

i tell you something, spain has always been a very pro— european country, except some, like mr puigdemontill be among the most ambitious. we had gone through a very, very difficult crisis, economic crisis in spain, we are now growing. we will get over this catalan constitutional crisis. legality has been restored. we will be the leading the deepening of the european union. i can assure you of that. thank you. jorge toledo, thank you very much had been on hardtalk. thank you very much to you. i hope next time, if there is a next time, it will be face—to—face. thank you. hello there. if tuesday was too cold for you, i don't think you're going to find much comfort in the forecast for the next couple of days. if anything, it will get even colder. these northerly winds diving all the way down from the arctic, the air turning increasingly cold, and with that, some wintry showers feeding in across northern and eastern areas. now, where the showers have fallen through the night across northern scotland, there is some risk of icy stretches. there could be snow mixed in with these showers. even to

mr puigdemont says the case against him amounts to political persecution. you're someone who prides yourself on being punctual, this story will impress you. ajapanese train company has apologised after one of its tokyo commuter trains left the station 20 seconds early. in a statement tskuba express gave its "deepest apologies" for the early running, saying the driver failed to check the time. saudi arabia has denied that it's imposed a blockade on yemen, where millions of people are facing famine. the saudi foreign minister has told the bbc that the blame for the crisis lies with houthi rebels in yemen. the un says that thousands of civilians will die unless aid is allowed into the country. the saudis have now cut off access to the international airport and to major red sea ports, including al hodaydah, to try to block supplies to the rebels. 0ur chief international correspondent, lyse doucet, reports. yemen, the world's worst humanitarian crisis. now on the brink of an even greater catastrophe. ten days ago, all its air and sea ports were shut by neighbour

i tell you something, spain has always been a very pro— european country, except some, like mr puigdemont among the most ambitious. we had gone through a very, very difficult crisis, economic crisis in spain, we are now growing. we will get over this catalan constitutional crisis. legality has been restored. we will be the leading, the deepening of the european union. i can assure you of that. we have to end there. but, jorge toledo, in madrid, thank you very much for being on hardtalk. thank you very much to you. i hope next time, if there is a next time, it will be face—to—face. thank you. milder, well, less cold air will be with us for the weekend but with that, lots of cloud around. many of us in the day ahead will have sunshine and arctic air around high pressure to the west and low pressure to the east. arctic air, of course, it is very cold. widespread frost to start thursday. icy patches where we have had showers overnight and these are town and city temperatures. of course, it is colder in rural spots. the coldest parts of northern england and scotland will be down to about minus

mr puigdemont has said he will not return to spain unless he receives guarantees of a fair trial. charged with insulting president robert mugabe. martha o'donovan is accused of being behind a twitter account which posted a tweet saying the country was being led by a selfish and sick man. ms o'donovan, who works for a satirical video outlet, denies the allegations as baseless and malicious. it is 17 minutes past ten. the headlines on bbc news: the conservative mp charlie elphicke denies any wrongdoing after being suspended by the party over serious allegations. police in new york say they have a viable case against film producer harvey weinstein after an actress accused him of raping her seven years ago. the white house downplays a major report on climate change compiled by us government scientists. sport now, and for a full round—up from the bbc sport centre, here's mike. good morning. the first round of the fa cup continues this afternoon, and for many non league teams this is their cup final weekend, their moment in the headlines, and it got underway last night — but not in the

spanishjudge has issued a european arrest warrant for the oustead catalan leader carles puigdemont mr puigdemontader after declaring independence last week before spain asserted direct rule over catalonia — had left the region failed to appear at a spanish court earlier this week. thejudge rejected his request to testify by video conference. eight former ministers from the spanish regional government of catalonia are preparing to spend a second night injail, charged with rebellion after the disputed independence referendum. thousands of catalans have staged protests in barcelona, saying the politicians had become political prisoners. this report from our correspondent, tom burridge, contains flash photography. si. a week ago, they declared independence. now, eight former catalan ministers are behind bars. they face charges of rebellion. and were denied bail by a judge at spain's high court. theirsupporters, outside catalonia's parliament, stunned. it has polarised opinions further. which, even in sleepy catalan villages, is now often on public display. the abuse hurled atjordi, a pro—independenc

and even that gets passed that hurdle, they can even decide that mr puigdemont will not get a fair trialon for a belgian court to make about what is hanging in spain. that list to me suggest this will be quite hard for the spanish for it is to get what they want? i think it's hard to say, but there are a great many challenges ahead. the fact this is the dual criminality test that has to be passedis criminality test that has to be passed is the main challenge, the cause he sadly can't be expedited and less what these people have been alleged to have done it is also an offence in belgium. this is being considered in the courts, but considering these are allied countries and both members of the man, do you anticipate politicians may get involved in some level to try and see this process along?|j don't try and see this process along?” don't think that would happen. they won't get involved directly, because that would only prove the argument that would only prove the argument that this is a politically motivated or at least influenced case. i think the belgian court with the lows to pronounce

mr puigdemont has said he will not return to spain unless he receives guarantees of a fair trial. will create tension in the region. in a statement at a news conference in beirut, saad al—hariri voiced fears of being assassinated saying the current situation was similar to that when his father rafik was killed in 2005. he also criticised iran and the hezbollah militant group, which wields considerable power in lebanon. bbc arabic‘s carine torbeyjoins us live from beirut. there seems to be some speculation as to his real reason for resigning — any more clarity on that? as to his real reason for resigning - any more clarity on that? welcomer at the moment, the country is still reeling from the shock of this resignation is that came as a total surprise. it seems that no one knew about it in advance, not even the inner circle of the prime minister himself, saad al—hariri. lots of questions are being asked at the moment, first about the location of this. why did he announced his resignation from riyadh, the capital of saudi arabia, rather than from lebanon? why did he make this decisio

they failed to appear at a madrid court hearing earlier, and mr puigdemont has been pictured in brusselsis in barcelona for us. james comey how would you sum up the situation this evening? medved has certainly taken the offensive. there are nine something. remember last friday, when you saw those pro—catalan and independence politicians declaring independence? six days later the people who used to run this building, the people who declared independence, they are now either all in exile, on bail or imprisoned. it is a stunningly quick turnaround. does that mean this drive for independence has simply evaporated, or not, james? no, it doesn‘t. it may be that the eight former politicians who are now remanded in custody, together with two campaigners, become icons to the pro—independence camp. in a few minutes‘ time you will see people behind me here and more will come to demonstrate, and we have seen not recently of several big demonstrations in cold of these politicians and activists‘ release. thenin politicians and activists‘ release. then in december there will be local elections here, ch

mr puigdemont has travelled to belgium along with four members of his cabinet, saying the climate in 16 mile march on the hottest day of 20—13. a coroner ruled parts of the planning and conduct of the march were inadequate. paul heaney has the details. reservists craig roberts, edward meir and james dunsby were trying to join the sas. a timed 16 mile march on one of the hottest days of the year. in the brecon beacons in the 2013. of course it was going to be tough, but neglect by the ministry of defence also played a part in their death. according to an inquest. the army later apologised. we are truly sorry for the mistakes the coroner identified today. we‘ve already made a number of changes to the exercise in terms of the way it is run in terms of our own investigations and those of the health and safety executive. in march last year the health and safety executive said the ministry of defence would have faced prosecution for what happened that day if it didn‘t have immunity. an independent body called the special prosecution authority initially decided not to pursue charges against

government responded by stripping the region of it's powers and sacking its president, carles puigdemont. mront‘s lawyer has suggested that spanish prosecutors interview him by videolink in brussels, saying the former catalan leader would not be travelling to the spanish capital. caroline davies has the latest. sending them off. crowds gathered at barcelona's main train station to see these catalan politicians. less than a week after declaring independence, they're on their way to face charges of rebellion. if found guilty, they could face 30 years in jail. i don't think it's fair at all. i mean, we voted for these politicians in the democratic elections. now, they are being called to courtjust because they did something that is supposedly not democratic, which isjust defending the people's vote. draped in catalan flags, supporters greeted them with hugs and chants, following them through the station. but not everybody gave them such a warm goodbye. police stepped in to separate pro—unity protesters holding spanish flags from those pro—independents. through the barriers, the politicians left

mr puigdemont and four of his ministers surrendered themselves to police after the spanish governmentarrest. they've been told they are not allowed to leave the country and are expected to appear at a belgian court in the next two weeks. police in devon say they've made a breakthrough in a twenty year old murder investigation. 14—year—old kate bushell was attacked as she walked her neighbour's dog near her home in exeter in 1997. police now believe that her killer may have been wearing bright orange work overalls, after discovering fibres on her body and clothing. starting today, some nhs patients will be able to access gp consultations via video calls on their smartphone 2a hours a day. the royal college of gps is warning that some patients could be left behind and complex conditions may be misdiagnosed. but the team behind the project say it will bring health consultations into the 21st century. it's high time that nhs patients we re it's high time that nhs patients were giving the opportunity to benefit from technology to improve access to health care. we have benefited from this k

european arrest warrant for the ousted catalan leader, carles puigdemont, and four members of his former cabinet, who travelled with him to belgium. mrr in belgium said he would cooperate with the court, but he added that the climate in spain was "not good". 0ur correspondent james reynolds has the latest from barcelona. these pro—independence campaigners have come out to protest against the remanding into custody of eight former ministers. "libertad, libertad," they chant in catalan. "freedom, freedom." bear in mind, just a few days ago, these ministers were working in this, the headquarters of the catalan government. but now the reversal has been stunning. in a matter of a few days, those ministers declared independence, then madrid took over this region, and now all the ministers who work there are now in exile, on bail or in prison. and the town hall has reacted. in catalan there, there's a sign, "freedom to the political prisoners." that will be a strong feeling among the pro—independence camp here in catalonia. the anti—independence camp might simply say that spain is now following the law. there will be plenty more demonstrati

mr. spacey. a judge in spain has issued a european arrest warrant for the ousted catalan leader carles puigdemont in belgium. the warrant also covers 4 ex-ministers. the belgian authorities say they will study the arrest warrant. it looks like a second night in jail for government ministers after they were charged with rebellion stemming from the disputed independence referendum. a warning, there is flash photography. reporter: a week ago that they declared independence. now 8 former catalan ministers are behind bars, facing charges of rebellion. and were denied bail by a judge at spain's high court. their supporters outside catalonia's parliament stunned. it has polarized opinions further, which, even in sleepy catalan villages, is often on public display. the abuse hurled at a pro-independence counselor at a local school where a month ago he, arms crossed at the front, led a han wall blocking spain's civil guard. it is because of that referendum that his political leadere in jail ahead of a trial. me more of a repressive state like turkey than a country in the european union. reporter: lively d

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mr trump's longest foreign trip so far — with visits to japan, china, vietnam and the philippines. belgium has received an international arrest warrant issued by spain for the ousted catalan leader, carles puigdemontd four other ex—ministers. they are accused of rebellion and sedition. a belgian prosecutor will study the document before deciding whether to pass it to an investigativejudge. president trump has expressed outrage at a decision by an american military court to spare a soldier from prison. bowe bergdahl admitted deserting his post in afghanistan and was captured by the taliban. now on bbc news, it's time for the travel show. this week on the show: beefed up security in the city of love. there has not been at time when we have felt u nsafe. has not been at time when we have felt unsafe. birthday celebrations in the basket country. we are ready for the future. and how to stay in london for a tenner a night. first today we are in paris. the decades, the french capital has been one of the most popular travel destinations in the world. the city tops many people's travel bucket list and there are no shortage of reasons why people are drawn here. you have to visit paris, the river, everything

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puigdemont will cooperate with the judiciary. >>> president trump and his wife paid respects on friday in pearl harbor, hawaii. mr.hawaii on the way to asia. the 12-day trip to the pacific rim will mark the first trip to the region as u.s. president. ahead of president trump's trip, the u.s. is flexing its muscle in the region. including b-1 bombers at the korean peninsula and the several bomber mission. >> cnn was granted access to the rapid response drills off okinawa. it happens every year, but no escaping the heightened tensions make this year's exercises different. ivan watson has more. >> reporter: pounding through the pacific ocean. the approach vehicle in the belly of the larger ship. we are watching how one of the landing craft comes on board the dark landing ship. it's a remarkable piece of engineering and it takes a coordination of dozens and dozens of sailors. some call this complicated procedure taming the dragon. we've been invited to see annual military exercises off the coast of okinawa on the board of "uss ashland." this can house hundreds of sailors and marines. a small floating city. where a vis