i mean, john carlin, you yourself were fired from the spanish newspaper come the leading spanish paper el pais after you wrote an article on catalonian independence. can you talk about the kind of coverage it is getting and what people understand in spain? >> well, look. in spain outside catalonia, which is about 85% of national territory, there is a very, very strong sentiment against catalan independence. there's a pretty strong prejudice against catalans generally, which i think is part of the engine of all of this rather non-copper rising, hard-line action taken from madrid. as far as the media concern, outside catalonia is pretty unanimous. television,public it is sure nearly biased in favor of the government. outside public television, it is surely biased in favor of the government. too,ally, the newspapers, are very much in favor of this imposition of direct rule in catalonia, the dissolution of the government, the charging of the president as we just recently heard, and in catalonia, you actually get a rather more balanced position. now i should say the catalan state television is also

in an interview for a spanish newspaper, el pais, he said he couldn't rule out suspending catalonia'stonomy. james reynolds reports. in spain's capital, demonstrators came out to deliver a simple message: this country should not be broken into pieces. the region of catalonia must give up its plans to declare independence. translation: this is horrible. i don't agree with any of it. and i hope we reach a solution soon, because it's very bad for spain. translation: we have come to ask for the unity of spain. we don't want spaniards to fight amongst each other. there is a minority of separatists, but i think the majority of catalans want to be with us. these spanish demonstrators in the southern city of alicante are fed up with flag—waving. they choose to wear neutral white. they are from a new movement called shall we talk? the middle ground of spain is now trying to make itself heard. campaigners here want the authorities in madrid and barcelona to end their brinkmanship and begin real talks. translation: i'm here because i want unity for spain. i don't want division for anything in th

we will speak with journalist carlin, who reported for the spanish newspaper el pais for nearly two decades before he was fired two weeks

we will speak with journalist carlin, who reported for the spanish newspaper el pais for nearly two decades before he was fired two weeks

in an interview with the spanish newspaper el pais, mr rajoy also rejected any mediation to resolve the that the latest words of the spanish prime minister are as compromising and persistent as he has been for the last few weeks. he says ultimately if in the next few days the catalan government declares unilateral independence, will use any legal means and they were the spanish government to make sure it doesn't happen. they could use the constitution act 155. he said spain will be spain and will continue to be for a long time and he urges and wa nts to be for a long time and he urges and wants to see a moderate, a government here in catalonia that is sensible as well. i think ultimately what we are seeing now and perhaps what we are seeing now and perhaps what the hope is from the spanish government is the catalonian government is the catalonian government are starting to think, wanting time and space to work out is this the right move. there are reports that within the cabinet in barcelona there is a hesitation, wanting some room to negotiate with the spanish government, perhaps hopin

newspaper review. what is making headlines around the world 7 the digital front page of spanish paper el pais is leading with the catalan independence push. spain's senate is expected to curtail the region's autonomous powers from today. the sydney morning herald is following the high court of australia's ruling that the election of five members of parliament was invalid because they held dual citizenships at the time of their election, which is against the constitution. deputy prime minister barnabyjoyce was among the ousted. saudi arabia's bid for a future beyond oil reached fever pitch this week at a major investment conference, but the new york times asks if much meaningful progress has been made to diversify the kingdom's economy. in the independent, twitter announces it is banning two of russia's biggest media outlets from buying advertising, amid fears they attempted to intervene in the 2016 us election. and finally, on the bbc‘s website, a story with a lot of heart. new research finds open—heart surgery is safer in the afternoons, because the heart is stronger later in the day. so let's begin. i

newspaper review. what is making headlines around the world ? the digital front page of spanish paper el pais senate is expected to curtail the region's autonomous powers from today. the sydney morning herald is following the high court of australia's ruling that the election of five members of parliament was invalid because they held dual citizenships at the time of their election, which is against the constitution. deputy prime minister barnabyjoyce was among the ousted. saudi arabia's bid for a future beyond oil reached fever pitch this week at a major investment conference, but the new york times asks if much meaningful progress has been made to diversify the kingdom's economy. in the independent, twitter announces it is banning two of russia's biggest media outlets from buying advertising,