let's return to our top story: the fa ct let's return to our top story: the fact businesses are realigningelves amidst the uncertainty with catalonia and spain —— let's return to the top story and the fact businesses are realigning themselves amidst the uncertainty with catalonia and spain. doctorjaume ventura from the centre for research in international economics in barcelona. no surprise businesses are looking at different plans given what has happened this week. good morning and thanks for having me here. up to this point the situation is one in which the businesses have not made any real move. they've made a lot of noise but no real moves. basically what a few banks and also a few corporate have done is to move their legal headquarters away from barcelona, or away from catalonia, into other parts of the state. why are they doing that? one possibility is that they feel more protected if their headquarters are elsewhere. that doesn't mean moving anyjobs, that doesn't mean moving any facility, that doesn't mean moving any operation. there is a sense that this looks a little bit like the

those are the top stories of key publications around the world. co not surprisingly this has got people talking online. and if you don't like heights then look away. because this is a glass walk way on the edge of a sheer mountain in northern china. well don't panic the glass is not really cracking underfoot, this is actually a special effect. a headline grabbing stunt but understandably it got visitors worried and the tourist park which operates this walkway had to apologise. this was part of a marketing video for the park and it went viral in china. let's go back to our main story — the hollywood film producer harvey weinstein has denied raping three women after allegations were made in the us magazine the new yorker. it claims mr weinstein forced sex on the women, including the italian actress, asia argento. with so many women coming forward, is hollywood waking up to the problem? the bbc‘s david willis is in los angeles. after these very serious allegations, disturbing allegations against harvey weinstein, there might use some other senior exec

our top story.nt xijingping exerting a tighter control on power. the president is expected to consolidate his position for another five year term and is set to become the most powerful leader of the country in decades. new york prosecutors are investigating the company co—founded by harvey weinstein following multiple allegations of sexual assault against the hollywood producer. and this story is popular on bbc.com... the portuguese footballer cristiano ronaldo has won the fifa men's player of the year award for the second year in a row. and lieke martens claimed the women's player award after inspiring holland to victory on home soil at euro 2017. that's all from me for now. stay with bbc news. and the top story here in the uk: theresa may has told mps that there is a "new momentum" in the brexit negotiations and what she called a "willingness

our top story.ential election has produced its first criminal charges. former trump campaign manager paul manafort has pleaded not guilty to 12 charges, including concealing earnings from his dealings with ukraine before he joined the trump team. his lawyer has denied any suggestion of collusion. a former foreign policy advisor to the trump campaign has admitted lying to the fbi about his contacts with russian officials. the white house has distanced itself from the arrests. and this video is trending on bbc.com. the white house has been hosting trick or treating children a as part of a halloween event. president trump and his wife melania gave out high fives and the usual sweets to costumed kids and their parents. that's all from me for now. and the top story here in the uk. a man and several of his children remain unaccounted for after fire

our top story. days of severe floods and landslides in vietnam have left 60 people dead and almost a0 missing. entire villages, roads and homes across several provinces are under water. a tropical storm is heading to the region, threatening to dump even more rain over the north of the country. police in somalia say the massive bomb attack in the capital mogadishu has killed at least 230 people — and wounded hundreds. it's the deadliest attack on civilians in the country to date. and the harvey weinstein investigation continues to be one of the most read stories online — another woman has contacted police in britain to say she was sexually assaulted by the hollywood produce. the metropolitan police are now examining five allegations made by three women. mr weinstein has denied allegations of non—consensual sex. and the top story here in the uk — cabinet minister chris grayling has said that british farmers would step up and produce more food for the nation, if the uk left the eu without a trade deal.

first, our top story. opposition supporters have taken to the streets in kenya after the supreme court announced it could not hear a last-minute petition to postpone thursday's presidential rerun because there are not enough judges present. demonstrators have barricaded a westernhe -- in city, while outside the capital -- the supreme court in the capital of nairobi, hundreds of gathered to call for peace. this appears to clear the way for thursday's rerun. opposition leader raila odinga is set to address supporters shortly. supreme court justice david marengo had this to say. justice: with due apologies to all the parties, this matter cannot proceed to a hearing this morning. rochelle: let's get the latest with julia, standing by in nairobi. julia, talk us through the you are.ming out where how is this decision going down? we appear toave lost our correspondent. we hope to connect with her in a short time. we can takeld news, you to china, where president xi jinping has formally kicked off his second term,

our top story.ss several provinces are under water. a tropical storm is heading to the region, threatening to dump even more rain over the north of the country. police in somalia say the massive bomb attack in the capital mogadishu has killed at least 230 people — and wounded hundreds. it's the deadliest attack on civilians in the country to date. and the harvey weinstein investigation continues to be one of the most read stories online — another woman has contacted police in britain to say she was sexually assaulted by the hollywood produce. the metropolitan police are now examining five allegations made by three women. mr weinstein has denied allegations of non—consensual sex. and the top story here in the uk —

our top story: catalonia's regional government says sunday's vote opens the door to independence, claiming 90% backing. but it follows a day of violent clashes where hundreds of people were injured, two seriously. at least 12 policemen were hurt. spain's prime minister, mariano rajoy, said that as far as he was concerned, there had been no referendum in catalonia. two women charged with killing the estranged half—brother of the north korean leader go on trial in malaysia. they are accused of smearing a chemical nerve agent on the face of kimjong—nam at kuala lumpur airport. and this story is trending on bbc.com: donald trumps tweets that his secretary of state should not bother trying to negotiate with north korea's leader. the president described kim jong—un as "little rocket man". that's all from me for now. stay with bbc news. and the top story here in the uk: at the conservative party conference in manchester, the prime minister has insisted that her cabinet is united on brexit and unveiled plans designed to appeal to younger voters. now on bbc news all the latest business news live fr

our top stories. prosecutors in spain say they're preparing to file criminal charges against catalonia's deposed president, carlos puigdemont. the president of iraqi kurdistan steps down, saying nobody stood up for the kurds after their vote on independence last month. the british prime minister calls for new measures to deal with sexual harassment in parliament after a minister admits asking his secretary to buy sex toys. welcome to bbc world news today. prosecutors in spain are preparing to file charges against the sacked catalan leader carles puigdemont. he's refused to recognise the order from madrid that removed him from power on friday. hundreds of thousands of people have been demonstrating in barcelona in support of spanish unity. local police say 300,000 people attended. the organisers say it was around a million. this comes after madrid's decision to take direct control. mr puigdemont has called o, his supporters to show "democratic defiance". the bbc‘s james reynolds has this report from ba

and the top story here in the uk: the uk government has announced plans to ban the sale of acids

plenty more on our top story and the situation in las vegas. keep up—to—date on all website. in sport today. this is sport today, live from the bbc sport centre. coming up on this programme: barcelona's gerard pique gets a hostile reception as he trains for spain. rangana herath reaches 400 test wickets as sri lanka pull off a thrilling win against pakistan. garbine muguruza is out of the china open after falling ill in her first—round match. hello, and welcome. barcelona defender gerard pique had a hostile reception from some spain supporters as he trained with the national side a day after catalonia's independence referendum. jeering well, you can hear the whistles and jeers there at spain's public training session in madrid ahead of their final world cup qualifiers against albania and israel. the 30—year—old voted in the referendum on sunday and condemned the brutality of police in trying to prevent

let's take a look at our top stories this hour. a magazine, that he raped three women. catalonia's leader signs a declaration of independence, but says breaking away from spain must be put on hold to allow for talks. the jury in the case of an army sergeant accused of attempting to murder his wife by tampering with her parachute has been taken to the airfield where the flight took off. victoria cilliers suffered multiple injuries when both her main and reserve parachutes failed to open. emile cilliers denies the charges. duncan kennedy reports. thejury spent the jury spent around four hours inside the base where victoria cilliers took from. the jurors can't be filled for legal reasons, but had been shown in locations that, until now, they have only seen in photos in the courtroom. at each point, this detective explained to them the places that victoria and emile cilliers went in the lead up to her jump, when her parachute failed to open properly. you would have seen and heard recordings with marked walking around the hangar and dem

those are the top stories of may major publications around the world. —— major publications. ssions online? the duchess of cambridge has returned to her royal duties at a charity event in london. it's her first public appearance since it was announced in september she was expecting the couple's third child but suffering severe morning sickness. here she is at paddington station in london dancing with none other than paddington bear himself. more on that story at bbc.com/news. nice dance moves! authorities in vietnam have launched a new alert as typhoon khanun authorities in vietnam have launched a new alert as typhoon khanun is approaching the country. people are still struggling to recover from last week's floods that killed at least 72. thousands of homes have been completely submerged and some 22,000 hectares of rice fields have been damaged. the government has said these were the worst floods in decades. the bbc‘s hoang nguyen in hanoi has the latest on the situation. typhoon khanun appears to be either weakened or did not even reach the mainland in the north as we speak.

those are your top stories carney stay with al-jazeera al-jazeera world comes up next and then we'll have a news hour at the top of the hour hope to see them by. you. see. i. was. on the scene. of the war you know you know so much meat and then eat eat. eat the lowly. come to. eat. eat eat eat eat eat eat eat eat eat eat. yeah. yeah i was. there. was. a long hard. and if you do want to work until. you're sure you have to hear. this morning. we are. younger we have been before opening the party that's what. for counting what you born on syfy i don't see it should i didn't see it on the cd it was yesterday i'm kind of the counties who last fall trying to. tunnel in macau norm the company said what about everything you know kind of china when you know for colonel what you are doing a little what i mean must be done with the she walked in when you can walk again it's. her earlier. in the. in that the i am honest more young woman hostile to your own we've always seemed so no issue among your means the whole year i mean people normally as a lady no influence from home duties will be sure on

let's go back to our top story. treating survivors of the mass shooting. it was just after a news conference by city and state officials, which included much praise for the response of the emergency services. that is right, well, at this hospital here more than 100 people arrived in the early hours of the morning. now this is a level one trauma centre here. so dealing with the worst of the injuries. but i spoke to one surgeon who spent more than 15 out hours treating patients here. he said it was controlled chaos in the waiting rooms here. he described it as a war zone. he said there were a range of injuries. most of the injuries are gunshot wound. 0ther of the injuries are gunshot wound. other hospitals have also been treating people who were trampled as they tried to get out of the concert. 0thers they tried to get out of the concert. others who were trying to jump concert. others who were trying to jump from fences and were injured as they fell. now, the doctors here we re they fell. now, the doctors here were pr

our top story. fleeing into bangladesh from myanmar every week. many of them are in urgent need of medical attention. aid workers say they are struggling to cope with the high numbers of children at risk of dying. donald trump's chief of staff, john kelly, has said he was stunned by the criticism of the president's phone call to comfort the family of a sergeant ladavid johnson, who died while serving in niger. and this video is trending on bbc.com...it‘s the moment when three of europe's leading politicians decided to make their conversation a little less public. both the french president and german chancellor decided to keep their advice to the british prime minister private. what they actually said on their way into an eu summit in brussels is still a mystery. and the top story here in the uk...as the number

our top story.f a gun accessory used by las vegas gunman stephen paddock. the powerful lobbying group the national rifle association has backed calls to regulate devices that can turn guns into automatic weapons. it's four days since the shooting that left 58 people dead and nearly 500 injured. cardinal george pell has arrived in court in australia, to face charges of historic sexual abuse. the vatican treasurer has consistently denied any wrongdoing. and this video is trending on bbc.com. a church in the belgian capital brussels — that was nearly forced to close its doors for lack of parishioners — has launched a new beer. it's hoped sales of 50,000 bottles could raise vital funds to keep it going. that's all from me for now. stay with bbc news. and the top story here in the uk.

and the top story here in the uk. bbc research has revealed that nhs hospital targets,

and the top story here in the uk. indicating that the government's prepared to walk away from the negotiations without a final deal.

you're up to date with all of the top stories the listening posts now looks at the stories that go behind the week's headlines i'll see you later on. it's our top story tonight because it involves a coast ball that if you touch the shark in many trash aha that i think i've got a. caution because all the time off the bat if they came to fall there is a sense of outrage at the shrinking space great media in our cash.

let's return to our top story.and pro—gun lobbyists in the united states apparently backing some limited new controls on the use of guns. the bbc‘s peter bowes is in los angeles. well, it is significant that the nra, the national rifle association, is suggesting that at least one aspect of gun—control should be re—examined in the light of what happened in las vegas. to determine specifically whether these devices that allow semiautomatic rifles to behave as if they were fully automatic, in other words to allow these rapidfire technique which is achieved through these weapons to see if this complies with federal regulations. but what the nra is not asking for is essentially a change in the law in terms of gun ownership oi’ in the law in terms of gun ownership or gun in the law in terms of gun ownership oi’ gun use. cardinal george pell, the vatican's treasurer, will appear in court in melbourne today on charges of historical sexual abuse. the 76—year—old australian, seen here arriving a short time ago, denied any wr

our top story: north korea's leader, kim jong—un, has given his younger sister more power. 28—year—old. huge crowds have turned out in barcelona, in a show of support for the unity of spain and against plans for the independence of catalonia. it's not clear whether the region will go ahead with a full declaration of independence. and this story is trending on bbc.com... the us vice—president, mike pence, has walked out of an american football game after some players knelt down during the national anthem. mr pence said he would not dignify any event which showed such disrespect. the symbolic protest against racial injustice has been staged at a number of games in recent weeks. stay with bbc news. and the top story here in the uk: 0n the first day of the snp‘s conference in glasgow, nicola sturgeon has insisted, with brexit looming,

welcome back and reminder of the top stories u.s. president donald trump's former campaign manager has handed it to the f.b.i. facing charges arising from the investigation by special counsel robert mueller into alleged russian meddling in the presidential election. spain's top prosecutor has called for. leaders to be charged with sedition embezzlement of funds and abuse of authority also last week's declaration of independence. spain central government is now taking direct control of the region. and opposition supporters in kenya have reacted angrily to her being declared the winner of the rerun of the presidential election. let's stay with all top story in the u.s. to go outside the district court in washington d.c. tell us what's going on right now shihab. well we expect rick gates to appear before a federal judge within the next fifteen minutes or so for an initial appearance the judge will explain what charges these men these men face twelve counts under the indictment was released this morning by conspiracy but also of hiding th

just a reminder of the top story, washington won their game against the cubs. that's all for now.mack. thanks for watching, see you soon. hello, good morning. the weather is much, much quieter now. it's actually turning quite chilly out there under the clearer skies. but for a while on wednesday, we had some quite severe weather. in cumbria, heavy cloud, low cloud as well producing a lot of rain, feeding into the rivers as the water drains down from the higher ground, and it was in the highest ground that we have some of the heaviest rain. honisterfor example, over 200 millimetres of rain falling in about 2k hours. it was quite localised, but heavy for a while on what was a thicker band of cloud, a more active weather front, but as that's worked its way south eastwards, so the cloud thinned and narrowed, the weatherfront weakened and it is out of the way. we're into a bit of a flat ridge if you like for today, but this deepening low pressure is waiting in the wings to arrive by the end of the week. but a quieter day on thursday, a little bit chilly out there in the morning, one or

would like to go back now to our top story and spain's prime minister is expected to announce a decision over catalonia autonomy shortly to delhi is correspondent joins me now from barcelona so barbara what is prime minister mari and her hoy's likely to turn out for catalonia what powers could madrid take away from that region. he still could go the harder option that is completely take over government put in in an administrator from madrid in this palace this government palace here behind us or you could go the softer option and just replace a few minister and president which to munge and particularly take power over finance and the police probably and maybe the regional broadcast t.v. tastes those are more or less the two ways we do have an indication that madrid might be ready to play hardball because what we've heard is that the state prosecutor has ready to indictment against put him on his ministers and against the president of the parliament here in catalonia for rebellion that means probably treason of we translate the spanish words that is the hardest accusation that could possi

our top stories: saying no to independence. supporters of a united spain stage a huge protest in barcelona, calling for catalonia's sacked leader to be jailed. picking up the pieces in the filipino city of marawi, which for five months saw desperate battles to push islamic militants out of the city. i'm kasia madera in london. also in the programme: the last stage of the elaborate funeral ceremony for thailand's king who died last year. india celebrates successfully staging the under 17 world cup — but will the cricket—crazy nation catch football fever? live from our studios in singapore and london, this is bbc world news. it's newsday. i am glad you could join us. it's 9am in singapore, 1am in london, and 2:00 in the morning in madrid, where prosecutors says they are preparing criminal charges against leaders in catalonia who declared unilateral independence on friday. those same leaders have called on their supporters to defy direct rule from madrid. so far, massive demonstrations representing both sides have been peaceful, b

and reminder of the top stories here on al-jazeera thousands of people are on the streets of barcelona after spain's prime minister announced news to impose direct rule over catalonia pro independence demonstrators the rallying asked my iraq oist six to suspend the autonomy of the cattle and regional government is off the article one five five to be triggered which would mean catalonia as leaders removed and a snap election is called. the government has had to trigger article one five five of the constitution that was not our wish or intention it never was i think that most of spain society knows this article one five five is part of our constitution and it is only invoked in extremely extraordinary circumstances no government in any democratic country can accept that the law is ignored or changed this is done by trying to impose a criteria on someone else there's been another suicide bombing in the afghan capital kabul the taliban says it targeted a minivan carrying military academy cadets in the west of the city killing fifteen soldiers at least eighty nine people were killed in two

our top stories: the leader of catalonia prepares to address the regional parliament will he declare independence from spain? at least ten people are killed as one of the worst firestorms in california's history tears its way through the state's wine region. and why a court case over dual citizenship could cost the australian government its majority in parliament. schools closed, flights cancelled and demonstrations — french unions urge more than 5 million workers to take to the streets. and staying relevant — the world bank says more needs to be invested in education, before artificial intelligence axes millions ofjobs. the leader of catalonia's devolved government will address the regional parliament later, and there is intense speculation that he could unilaterally declare independence from spain. carles puigdemont will address regional politicians and present the results of a disputed referendum his government held, even though the spanish central government declared it illegal. reporting from barcelona, tom burridge. catalonia's future is hanging in the balance. the years, some

and they were entire nandan the top stories around jazeera u.s. president donald trump is unless vegas in the wake of the worst mass shooting in modern american history has met survivors and first responders from sunday's attack in which at least fifty eight people were killed and more than five hundred injured the only message i can say is that we're with you one hundred percent we are friday invited a lot of them over to the white house is that if you read what you did you come over to the office of the old saying you want to do it i will do it ever leave me i'll be there for you but the message i have is we have a great country and we are here for you. offices and now questioning the partner of the gunman after she returned to the u.s. from the philippines hundreds or castro has more. the one person who may have information on the reclusive gunman's motive arrived in the united states on tuesday night f.b.i. agents escorted stephen paddocks girlfriend mary lou danley through los angeles airport when she landed from the philippines police say sh

a quick reminder for you of our top story this hour german chancellor angela merkel's conservatives have reportedly reached an agreement with them to variances to party on the divisive issue of a cap on migration party sources saying migrants arrivals could be limited to two hundred thousand a year if confirmed the deal would remove a key hurdle to efforts to form a new coalition government here in germany. they're watching queued up news in both in stay with us for an exclusive interview with the former speaker of germany's parliament the social democrat country as that's up next here on details. w.'s program guide to. the lights. the whole.

our top story: the islamic state group has been driven from raqqa — its self styled capital in syria.he flags of a us—backed militia are flying over the city. but scores of the jihadi militants are still being pursued amid its ruins. china's top officials are gathering in beijing for the start of the communist party congress, where the next five year plan is about to be revealed. and this story is trending on bbc.com: hollywood star reese witherspoon has alleged that she was assaulted by a director when she was just 16 years old. she said she was angry with the people in the film industry who had made herfeel that keeping quiet about what had happened was a condition of her employment. more to come here on bbc news. stay with us. live coverage of the conference in china here on bbc news. and the top story here in the uk: a man who'd just been released from a secure hospital — against the advice of psychiatrists — has been found guilty of murdering his neighbour. jeffrey barry stabbed kamil ahmad more than 25 times. now on bbc news all the latest business news live from singapore. it i

here are the top stories working for you this morning. a d.c. man is accused of assaulting and trying to kill a woman in camp springs. he was arrested saturday after prince george's county police officers caught him running from the victim's home naked. he's a 23-year-old. he was supposed to be under gps monitoring after being arrested for assaulting a woman if d.c damaged in severe storms in north and south carolina. tens of thousands of people don't have power right now.

reminder of the top story we're following for you british police say eleven people have been injured off to a coffee to protest trains outside the natural history museum in london one man has been detained in the area evacuated police say the incident is now not being treated as terrorism. you're watching the news from but any more coming up at the top of the hour i'm having a home for a quick fourth to see here again see. the top stories followed across social media to share your comments and content welcome to. news. on the west steps of central asia. an expedition in search of an ancient denizen of kazakhstan the saigon antelope species since mammoth time. or year ago scientists found evidence of a mysterious catastrophe i saw with my own eyes the first at saigon's like that. which killed so many of them and or those that are alive endangered psychos in distress find out more in our interactive internet documentary t w dot com site goes. to the. following the controversial referendum protest is on the streets of parceling i want to see come to lamia become independent as soon as p

alp top stories: —— our top stories: deadly wildfires rage on across the wine region of california —overnment dismisses his offer of talks. fresh allegations against harvey weinstein — the hollywood producer denies claims he raped three women. and the surge in deaths from herald of years here in the uk. we have a special report on a potentially fatal addiction. —— from heroin abuse here in.

those are the top stories stay with the strain is next. i am for me ok you're in the stream live on al-jazeera english and you choose the me to campaign has ignited conversations around the world about sexual harassment assault and rape over the past two weeks women have been sharing their experiences online in offices and in schools and while some have criticized the campaign as little more than activism it has encourage men to talk more about accountability and if they are oh he's really could pull out he's been following the online discussion for it i mean as you can see it is a global movement so women around the world have been opening up with their stories of sexual assault and harassment using the hash tag new to the hashtag a spurred conversations online among women and men calling for accountability that's prompted many men to respond with how i will change our fill of tweets men keep in mind women don't owe us their stories for us to become advocates for them in public and private spaces and women are also using the hash tag to t

lets get more on top story, the final day of the congress in china.n what's next for china's future. in xi jinping new era, people who think differently learned to hide. hi! layla is carefully she opens the door too. police harassment is a co nsta nt door too. police harassment is a constant fear and she has been forced to move many times. hejust pulls her out of the door and he says, "if you don't do what i said, i will arrest you". she and her partner are targets because they belong to a women's group, a threat in the eyes of the one—party state. whatever i do, they will come to me. they will harass me. they will harass my landlords, because they are afraid. so how does the party see you? does it see you as trouble? definitely, they saw me, they see me as a rebel, maybe someone who will cause a lot of trouble, who doesn't stop, who doesn't behave. and here's the rebel at work, campaigning against sexual harassment on public transport. in xijinping's china, enough to get some women detained. his preferred politics on display at the party congress in

our top story. police in the us and uk are investigating allegations of sexual assault made against harvey weinstein. several actors have now accused weinstein of inappropriate behaviour, sexual harassment or assault. pakistani forces have freed a north american family held hostage by the afghan taliban for five years. the family's three children were born in captivity. pakistan's army says they were rescued after a us tip—off. and this colourful video representing the changing state of the ozone layer during the last year, is trending now on bbc.com. and the top story here in the uk. brexit negotiations between the uk and the european union are deadlocked over the size of britain's financial commitment when it leaves. the eu's chief negotiator, michel barnier, said insufficient progress had been made to allow talks to move on to a possible trade deal. send someone hits a record high in profits. —— samsung. and the new silk route. we visit a thriving port city in pakistan which is attracting billion

our top stories.vote opens the door to a declaration of independence, with 90% backing. and president trump tells his secretary of state to stop wasting time trying to negotiate with north korea, describing president kim jong—un as little rocket man. let's take a look at some front pages from around the world. let's start with the japan times leading with that referendum in catalonia we were talking about earlier. it says catalans defied police orders to leave designated polling stations for the banned referendum; and clashes broke out soon after polls opened. another contentious referendum that took place recently, the one in the kurdistan region of iraq, is analysed by the new york times. the paper says that turkey has threatened to cut off its oil pipeline with the region, and the relationship with the us soured after the kurds rebuffed its appeal to cancel the vote. the paper claims that while kurds might have gained an emotional victory, they are now alone in a dangerous neighbourhood. and china'

the top stories this hour.inzo abe declares victory in his country's snap election and pledges to reverse the pacifist constitution. rex tillerson says all foreign fighters battling islamic state in iraq should now leave the country. armed police have ended a four—hour siege at a bowling alley at nuneaton in warwickshire, where two hostages were being held by a gunman. the suspect has been arrested and two staff members rescued, uninjured. sophie long reports. panic, as parents desperately try to get their children to safety. she was very scared, because we have small kids so very scared! like the movies. lots of arms with shells with everything, with dogs, with everything. the park, home to play areas and restaurants, was packed with families. just after half past two a man entered the bowling alley with what eyewitnesses described as a shotgun. he ran up to the door with a gun in his hand and opened the door and told me to get out of the area... these two friends were in the middle of a game. a man who was al

before you head out the door, here are the top stories on today >>> 6:56. welcome back.efore you head out the door, here are the top stories here on "today in the bay." >> we have a live look in san jose bay. this was the scene where police are investigating a shooting that left four people injured outside of a restaurant. it happened a little before midnight. police tactical units responded in full gear. police were seen moving around people at gunpoint. they didn't know who had been involved in the altercation. all four injured people are expected to survive. >>> a live look in sonoma county where firefighters are making a stand against the nun's wildfire. this is new video posted overnight from alameda county firefighters showing how chaotic things were sunday night when the fire storm started. sonoma county authorities, this morning, widened the mandatory evacuations to include the area around moon mountain road east of highway 12. here is a look at napa county now. it has been a very busy night for people who live in calistoga. authorities issued a mandatory evacuat

our top stories: catalonia's leader says he will not accept madrid's plan to curb the region's powers. as thousands take to the streets of barcelona, carles puigdemont makes a passionate appeal for the defence of catalonia's rights. we do what we do because we believe ina we do what we do because we believe in a democratic and peaceful europe. after growing international criticism, the world health organisation rethinks its decision to make zimbabwe's president, robert mugabe, a goodwill ambassador. as afghanistan buries victims of a mosque attack on friday, another car bomb kills 15 army personnel in kabul. also coming up: donald trump has announced he plans to release thousands of classified documents relating to the assassination ofjohn f kennedy in 1963. hello and welcome to bbc world news. the political crisis in spain has deepened. the leader of catalonia says the region will not accept madrid's plan to impose direct rule, and carles puigdemont described the spanish prime minister's plans as the worst attack on catalonia's institutions since the fascist dictatorship of general f

welcome to the program your top story the deposed catalan president carter's puja mount spoken for the first time since charges were filed against him and secessionist leaders for declaring catalonia his independence from spain he met his lawyer in brussels on tuesday but says he is not there seeking political asylum there has been growing tensions in spain impose direct rule and ordered new regional elections. in regards to the elections called by the spanish central government we think they are a democratic challenge and we're not scared by democratic challenges quite the opposite if the spanish government wishes to carry out these elections to legitimize article one fine five's use of course we will face these elections well spanish national police searched castle and police headquarters on tuesday as they investigate who helped facilitate the band independence vote on says he's in belgium so he can act in quotes freedom and safety he and other catalan leaders could face thirty years in jail if convicted of rebellion sedition and embezzlement we've got correspondents following the s

you're watching business live — our top story.p to foreign investors. a quick up to foreign investors. this is how the european markets look. the pound is stable. how do you move from tv to tequila? today's inside track is cleo rocos was once famous as the glamorous sidekick of british tv comedian kenny everett. but she's now the boss of tequila producer aqua riva. the firm was founded five years ago, aimed at customers wanting an affordable, high—end tequila without the hangover! tequila's come a long way, from a hangover—inducing margarita laiden with salt and lime, to premium product with booming sales. in the uk alone, sales are up by a third to £173 million or $228 million. in the us, there's been a big rise in demand for premium tequila. that's the reason drinks giants arejumping on board — this year diageo bought george clooney‘s upmarket casamigo brand for $1billion, while france's pernod ricard invested in another premium tequila brand. let us have a look at this with cleo rocos. why did you found this business? was it be

our top story.ew top leadership line—up for the next five years. analysts will be looking for clues about whether the party is lining up a successor for president xi — or whether his term will continue beyond the usual two terms. a very different kind of reception in the united states for president trump, who faced a protestor accusing him of treason. two senators from the republican party have also criticised his effect on american politics. and this video is trending on bbc.com... two notes written by albert einstein suggesting advice for happy living have sold for a million and a half dollars. the first recommends "a calm and humble life" the second one just reads: "where there's a will, there's a way." that's all from me for now. stay with bbc news. and the top story here in the uk... a british man is back in the uk, two days after he was jailed

our top stories.rmer campaign manager, has denied a series of charges, the first resulting from the official inquiry into alleged links between the trump campaign and russia. another former aide, george papadopoulos, has admitted lying to the fbi about his links to russia. but the white house has insisted there was no collusion. let's take a look at some front pages from around the world. let's take a look at the japan times — and the country has reaffirmed a $6. billion commitment to the philippines. the move is seen as an economic assistance race against beijing to form a better relationship with manila. the international edition of the new york times reports on south korea and japan debating the need for their own nuclear arsenal as north korea threatens the region. in south korea, polls show 60% of the population favours building nuclear weapons. and in the south china morning post taking a back—seat ride in hong kong's first locally built driverless vehicle. hong kong university has marked roboti

the catalan poll is the top story for the ft, which carries a picture of riot police brawling with aer. the telegraph says the violence shows the eu is in crisis. it carries a large picture of a police officer using a truncheon. the same picture again in the times, which says that spain has been "torn apart" by the violence. the metro also has that picture, but its top story is divisions in the conservative party — it reports that senior figures say the pm's days are numbered. "backlash against boris" is the lead for the i, it reports the mood of the tory conference has swung against the foreign secretary over his perceived "disloyalty". a different take for the express, which declares mrs may is winning the brexit battle. it reports that eu leaders have praised her for her florence speech. daily mail says the pm's attempts to reach out to voters have been shadowed by infighting. and a rather excitable front page for the sun, which says that prince harry and meghan markle's first public kiss has sparked what it calls "a frenzy of engagement speculation". i don't know amongst whom. i

the top stories this hour.tigating a fire and explosions at a firework factory on the outskirts of jakarta, which killed nearly 50 people. president trump has blamed chinese suppliers for an epidemic of opioid abuse in the united states and said he'll be raising the issue with president xi next week. a woman from birmingham who bought her husband a combat knife that he planned to use in a terror attack has been found guilty of preparing an act of terrorism. dominic casciani reports. wrestled to the ground by armed police, a birmingham man setting out to kill. this was the man arrested, ummariyat mirza. he wanted to rampage in his home city. now convicted alongside his wife, madihah taheer, and his sister, zainub, who encouraged them both. mirza was obsessed with knives and replica guns. he wanted to fight in syria but then turned his attention to home. his pregnant wife bought him this combat knife on her credit card and he trained on this martial arts dummy. mirza's attack plan wasn't fully formed when he was

well here's a reminder of the top story we're following for you several people have sustained injuries after scuffles broke out between riot police and voters outside polling stations in catalonia the region is pressing ahead with the band independence referendum the spanish government has called it a farce and badged catalonia to end it. that's all from news a busy hour ahead in the humphrey will be joining you on the top of the hour thank you for watching i'm eating my. freedom and the whole. world i come from the region is rich in history starting on talent but still poor and if your creation opportunity and freedom this makes it especially difficult for independent journalists i see many of the younger promising generals who are now making names for themselves all over the. song might get along the way some might follow some with continue. the experience of freedom in a sense is like the union of day you can visit it with your call come back home. my name is your fish would i work at the. invention land and of country do germans want to live in. i'll be speaking with sociologist go