with me is richard burgess, the uk news editor for bbc news. welcome, we know david attenborough is an important documentary maker and his programmes area big documentary maker and his programmes are a big event but is it news?” think so, it's a significant moment not only for television that in the culture of the uk and across the world. his last series, blue planet ii —— planet earth ii, it was one of the most watched natural history programmes of all time, the iguana sequence was watched nearly 5 million times on youtube. a new series by david attenborough is a big moment in uk life and people are interested. but the top line in how the bbc reported it is "there is a new bbc tv programme on". there's no newsline. in the david attenborough interview, we got some news lines. we sent our science editor, david shukman, we could speak about ocean pollution and acidity, the bleaching of the coral reef, climate change, there was a big report about the increasing acidity of the oceans that day and it gave us an opportunity to get onto that sub

hugh pym, bbc news. when it comes to dealing with the problems of mental health, it's the police who are on the front line in most of our cities. they say they're spending too much time waiting for people in crisis to be admitted for treatment, because of under—staffing in nhs services. 0ur social affairs correspondent alison holt has spent several days following the metropolitan police's rapid response unit. her report contains flashing images. a met police rapid response team heads to an emergency call that's just come in. this is our second mental health call for the night. it's our second call of the night, we haven't dealt with anything else but two mental—health calls already. we spent four shifts with front line officers as they dealt with 999 calls. this address has come back for a male who has suicidal thoughts. you don't have to spend long with the emergency response team to realise just how many of their calls involve people with mental health issues in some way or another. hello? police.

we have the controller of the bbc news channelsjoining me have the controller of the bbc news channels joining me now. have the controller of the bbc news channelsjoining me now. too much time on the coughing, the attention seeker, and the letters falling. time on the coughing, the attention seeker, and the letters fallingli think there was a clear balance in terms of how the coverage had to run on wednesday afternoon. there had been a huge amount of discussion in the weeks leading up to the conservative party conference about the prime minister's authority and leadership. it was clearly stated through the morning that it would be a very important speech in terms of what she would deliver and put across in her programme. therefore the delivery and speech and the performance was as important as the policies themselves. through the course of the day, in the afternoon, on the one o'clock news, six and ten, there was plenty of analysis of the policy coverage as well. to suggest the performance over shadowed the coverage of the policy was first up what that's what a lot of viewers have said

this is bbc news. i'm gavin grey. our top stories: spain imposes direct rule on catalonia, hours after its politicians vote for independence. the prime minister, mariano rajoy, sacks the catalan leader, his cabinet and chief of police, vowing to restore the rule of law. translation: this independence is very sad. it causes anguish. that is what all catalans who are not for independence felt today. but catalan separatists remain defiant, saying the independence vote means they no longer fall under spanishjurisdiction. and digging for their own water. as the taps run dry in libya's capital, people are forced to drill

ring weak with your thoughts on bbc news, or e—mail, and we are on bbc news, or e—mail, and we are on twitter as well. that is all from us, we will be back to hear your thoughts about bbc news coverage again next week. goodbye. good evening. well, we started the week with remnants of hurricane ophelia, and we finish with the arrival of storm brian, it has already reached peak strength, but we will still have some impact to our weather, and the forerunner is this weather front, producing heavy rain across parts of northern ireland, wales, south—west england, and that band of rain and strengthening winds will spread across the country, in its wake, clear skies and thundery showers. the peak of the winds will not be until through saturday morning, so we start saturday morning with temperatures around 10—12 degrees, feeling quite fresh in the wind. but through the morning the wind speeds really pick up, around the coast of wales, southern england, and even inland we will see gales develop, but around the coast up to 70 mph winds possible. couple that with high tide, we could see some

rory cellan—jones, bbc news. downing street has said any allegations of sexual harassment and abuse at westminster are "deeply concerning". it was responding to claims reported by the sun newspaper made by researchers and assistants on social media. our political correspondent ben wright is in westminster. where have these allegations come from? no complaints have been made and no mps have been named, but the prime minister's official spokeswoman was responding to a report in the sun today which claimed some female researchers working at mess —— michael westminster for members of parliament have been sharing m essa 9 es parliament have been sharing messages about allegedly sleazy and inappropriate behaviour by some mps. we do not know if this group exists but downing street did respond and the official spokeswoman for the prime minister said any reports of sexual harassment work concerning and allegations will be taken seriously and urged anyone with information to contact the authorities. that view has been

daniel sandford, bbc news. rock music's biggest stars have led tributes to the american musician, tom petty, who has died at the age of 66. he had a long career with his band the heartbreakers and then with the super group, the travelling wilburys, and sold more than 80 million records worldwide. 0ur entertainment correspondent, david sillito, looks back at his life. # well, i won't back down # well, i won't back down # no, # well, i won't back down #no,| # well, i won't back down # no, iwon't # well, i won't back down # no, i won't back down... # tom petty had one ambition, as a child he met elvis and thenth beatles, his heart was set on rock—and—roll. # i won't back down... # his songs were rooted in real—life. his songs were rooted in real—life. his band the heartbreakers old friend from his home state of florida that he bumped into one night ina florida that he bumped into one night in a studio. i came down to the studio and this band was in the room. they are all people i'd known. so we playeded th

this is bbc news. the latest headlines: donald trump has denied being insensitive to the widow of an american serviceman. she claimed the president struggled to remember her husband's name during a condolence call. the un says the global community must pledge more money to help hundreds of thousands of rohingya refugees who've fled myanmar. more now on our top story. a short time ago, my colleague, laura trevelyan, spoke to the former us secretary of defence and one—time white house chief of staff, leon panetta. she asked him about the controversy surrounding what president trump said — or didn't say — to myeshia johnson, whose husband was killed in action. it makes no sense to get into this tit—for—tat and all it does is it lowers the office of presidency, when you engage in this kind of attack on a widow. i mean, she's 2a years old, she's just lost her husband and her life and, because of that, itjust would be better for the country, and for the presidency, if he could just simply move on a

bbc news, sydney. rajini: before last year's democratic national convention, few have heard of khizr khan or his son's story of service. but after an impassioned speech led to a public feud with donald trump, mr. khan was thrust in the spotlight. now he has written a new book, "an american family." earlier today, i sat down with him and got his take on the recent row between president trump and the widow of one of the soldiers who died in niger. mr. khan: i'm saddened by the critical expediency that this sad, tragic moment, which should be dignified and privacy and restraint should be the call of the day, that you extend the courtesy, condolence, and dignity to the family, and you provide them privacy so they can grieve and be stronger, instead of making it so public for the purpose of political expediency, nothing else. just for that purpose. that saddens me. the behavior of the president is just notsers right. that is not the way america treats its gold star family's. let me ask you, have you even re

this is bbc news. the latest headlines: civil rights groups in the us have vowed to fight the trump administration's new rules blocking access to free contraception. from nashville, tennessee, we arejoined by dr eugene gu, physician at vanderbilt university medical centre and ceo of ganogen research institute. thank you forjoining us on bbc news. we should say, you are a critical president trump and his policies, but as a physician, what did you think the impact is going to be on women? —— a critic. did you think the impact is going to be on women? -- a critic. thank you for having me on this show. i think the impact on women is going to be very severe. this is a huge attack on women's rights, especially since about 55— 60 million women currently have their birth control covered by their insurance companies. now that trump has cited" religious freedom" for non—profits and employers to ta ke for non—profits and employers to take away this birth control coverage, i think hundreds of thousands o

this is bbc news. i'm kasia madera. our top stories: spain imposes direct rule on catalonia, hours after its politicians vote for independence. the prime minister sacks the catalan leader, his cabinet and chief of police, vowing to restore the rule of law. translation: this independence is very sad. it causes anguish. that is what all catalans who are not for independence felt today. but catalan separatists remain defiant, saying the independence vote means they no longer fall under spanishjurisdiction. also on the programme: the father of an american muslim soldier killed in iraq, who lambasted donald trump at the democratic national convention, speaks about his unwavering faith in america. hello and welcome to bbc world news. spain is in a state of constitutional turmoil, with the country's prime minister, mariano rajoy, announcing that he's dissolving catalonia's parliament and calling snap regional elections. it follows a vote by the catalan parliament to declare independence from spain. mr rajoy s

this is bbc news. i'm duncan golestani. our top stories: america's battle over birth control — civil rights groups vow to fight the trump administration's new rules blocking access to free contraception. catalonia's government could be just days away from declaring independence from spain, but its former leader warns the region's not ready to go it alone. vigils in las vegas for the victims of the deadliest mass shooting in recent us history. police say they've chased more than 1,000 leads, but the motive‘s still not known. a group campaigning to abolish nuclear weapons is awarded this year's nobel peace prize. and 30 years after the chernobyl disaster, sweden's wild boars are still contaminated with high levels of radiation. hello. welcome to the programme. donald trump's administration has announced new rules that could deprive around 60 million american women of access to free contraception. the us department of health said employers and insurance companies can now exempt themselves on religious

this is bbc news. the headlines at ten. the deposed leader of catalonia calls for peaceful resistance against direct rule from madrid. it comes as thousands take part in rallies in spain's capital madrid, in favour of unity with catalonia. jeremy corbyn demands that mps who sexually abuse or harass women are held to account and appeals for victims to come forward. this needs to be the turning point. any members of parliament who have engaged in this sort of behaviour must be held to account. compulsory drug testing on board royal navy submarines is ordered — as nine crew members are dismissed for reportedly using cocaine. the humanitarian crisis affecting almost 400,000 syrians in an eastern suburb of damascus — is described as an outrage, by the united nations. good evening and welcome to bbc news. the spanish government has stripped catalonia of its autonomy and taken charge of its government. the measures came early this morning after the catalan parliament voted to declare independence yesterday. the government in b

this is bbc news. the white house says it welcomes a conversation about the use of a gun accessory used by las vegas gunman, stephen paddock. the fbi is still trying to establish a motive for the attack. and topical store nate has killed 20 people in central america and is heading towards the us. let's return to our top story — republican politicians and pro—gun lobbyists in the united states apparently backing some limited new controls on the use of guns. what do you make of this move from the white house and the nra?” what do you make of this move from the white house and the nra? i think it's probably a pretty smart move by the nra. i think they probably don't wa nt to the nra. i think they probably don't want to be defeated in a battle over banning or highly regulating these bumps stocks. it's probably not an important issue to them. it's better for them to get on the side of further regulation or even banning them to avoid a legislative defeat. not much chance of defeat in any other way for

this is bbc news. i'm kasia madera. our top stories: hollywood's sex scandal deepens: rose mcgowan is the latest actress to claim she was raped by film producer harvey weinstein. hillary clinton says the allegations against the movie mogul — a prominent supporter of the democratic party — are heartbreaking. i was shocked and appalled because i'd known him through politics as many democrats have. in other news: president trump refuses to sign off the iran nuclear deal — condemning tehran as a ‘fanatical regime'. we will deny the regime all paths to a nuclear weapon. the worst wildfires in california's history leave at least 3a people dead and hundreds missing — the flames are still spreading. and after months of protests and food and fuel shortages venezuelans prepare to go to the polls. hello: the growing scandal around the hollywood producer harvey weinstein has intensified. the american actress rose mcgowan became the latest woman to make accusations of rape. she says she repeatedly told th

welcome to bbc news. the donald trump administration has issued new rules limiting women's access to contraception under former president 0bama's affordable care act. the new rule allows employers and insurance to decline birth control if doing so violates religious beliefs or moral convictions. 55 million women benefited from the barack 0bama rule which made companies provide free birth control. the american civil liberties union has challenged these rules in court in san francisco, and the state of massachusetts is doing the state of massachusetts is doing the same. the president believes the freedom to practise your faith is a fundamental rights in this country. all of us do. that is all the was about. the federal government should a lwa ys about. the federal government should always protect that right. and donald trump always will. what would you say to the women out there, the families out there, who now have to pay more out of their pocket to get contraception coverage that the jews? contraception c

daniel sandford, bbc news, at new scotland yard. stay with us here on bbc news. still to come: banging the drum for equality — we meet the woman muscling in to the male bastion of bhangra. parts of san francisco least affected by the earthquake are returning to life. but in the marina area, where most of the damage was done, they‘re more conscious than ever of how much has been destroyed. in the 19 years since he was last here, he‘s gone from being a little—known revolutionary to an experienced and successful diplomatic operator. it was a 20 pound bomb that exploded on the fifth floor of the grand hotel, ripping a hole in the front of the building. this government will not weaken. democracy will prevail. it fills me with humility and gratitude to know that i have been chosen as the recipient of this foremost of earthly honours. this catholic nation held its breath for the men they call the 33. and then... bells toll bells tolled nationwide to announce the first rescue and chile let out an almighty roar. this is bbc news. the latest headlines: austria has

this is bbc news. the headlines at 7:00: they say not enough progress has been made for trade talks, but agree to begin planning for them. i am ambitious and positive for britain's future and for these negotiations, but i know we still have some way to go. my impression is that the reports of the deadlock between the eu and the uk have been exaggerated. oxford and cambridge universities are accused of perpetuating a "social apartheid" after data shows they're admitting few under—privileged students. a warning millions of mobile phone users are being overcharged by their contract providers, even after paying off their handsets in full. pollution is linked to the deaths of more than 50,000 people in the uk in a major new medical study. also in the next hour... days after storm 0phelia, storm brian is about to hit. it's expected to bring winds of up to 70 miles an hour together with a risk of coastal flooding. coming up on tonight's newswatch... allegations against harvey weinstein are still hitting the

this is bbc news. i'm lewis vaughan jones. thousands call for spanish unity in madrid. the sacked leader of the spanish region of catalonia, vows to resist direct rule. cricket returns to pakistan. nine yea rs cricket returns to pakistan. nine years after the national team was forced to play abroad. years after the national team was forced tc make—up ad. dancing, make—up and the first marriage. - reality for raqqa marriage. a new reality for raqqa after islamic state. welcome to the programme. the sacked leader of the spanish region of catalonia, carles puigdemont, has made a televised address for peaceful resistance to madrid imposing direct rule on the region. spain's government has dissolved the regional parliament and installed a new police chief after mr puigdemont declared independence. in madrid, several thousand people held a rally, waving spanish flags and calling for national unity. our correspondent james reynolds reports from barcelona. this is the first full day of direct rule from mad

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welcome to bbc news. the political crisis in spain has deepened, with the leader of catalonia condemning the spanish government's plans to sack the regional administration. carles puigdemont declared that a coup was being mounted, and compared the actions of the government in madrid to those of the fascist dictator general franco. the spanish prime minister, mariano rajoy said he had been left with no choice by an "illegal" independence referendum. tom burridge reports from barcelona. angrier than ever before — catalans who want independence, digesting madrid's unprecedented move to temporarily scrap their devolved government. theyjust want to crush us down. and we've got dignity. we've got our dignity. we've fought for it for years. we couldn't speak catalan only, like, 40, 50 years ago. are we going to go back to that? i want to see the army here, we're going to see it at this rate. i don't want that. i'm young and i don't have that much knowledge, but i have enough knowledge to know that that isn't n

the next news on bbc one is at 5:50pm. bye for now. this is bbc news. let's return to harvey weinstein who has been kicked out of the academy that runs the oscars. in a statement, the board said he no longer merited the respect of his colleagues. it follows a series of sexual assault accusations against the producer — including rape — which he has denied. the film criticjason solomons described how harvey weinstein treated him. at the venice film festival i published an unfavourable review of a harvey weinstein film, madonna's we. not very well directed by madonna. the film industry was not pleased about madonna being elevated to the status of auteur and being at the venice film festival, but that was the power harvey weinstein had to get his products into these prestigious film festivals. when a critic took against his film, he would single them out. he came for me and shook me at a reception and said, you can't publish that. "you're never coming to the baftas again, you will never go to cannes, you will never work in this town again." i was in ven

phil bodmer, bbc news. to find out what's happened to house prices where you live, head to the bbc news website and you'll find an online calculator where you can put in your postcode. sainsbury‘s is to cut 2,000 jobs as pa rt sainsbury‘s is to cut 2,000 jobs as part of a wider plan to reduce costs. the roles are being lost in its human resources department. it announced plans to save costs within three years, not long after it completed its takeover of argos. a huge clear—up operation is taking place across ireland following the damage caused by storm ophelia, which killed three people. winds of around 100 miles per hour brought down power lines and trees. thousands are still without electricity, as chris buckler reports. the storm clouds have gone, but ophelia made her presence felt all along ireland's coastline, and today in county after county, they've beenle clearing the mess left behind by the extreme weather. ophelia has done her damage, but the repairs now have to be carried out and there are

this is bbc news. i'm david eades. our top stories: the wildfires rage on in california — the death toll mounts and authorities fear things are about to get worse. there's a torrent of further accusations in the harvey weinstein scandal, as new york police now pursue claims of rape and sexual assault. riot officers restore order at a uk high—security prison, after reports dozens of inmates attacked staff. and i'm sally bundock, with business news. virtual reality check. it's "the next big thing" that never quite took off. so can facebook‘s new gadget finally bring vr to the masses? plus, the art of ditching the deal. could president trump's new strategy on iran mean the return of us sanctions? we get the views of an iranian investor. hello and welcome to bbc news. the statistics for california's wildfires tell their own story: 22 major blazes being fought by thousands of firefighters. 2a people known to have died with more than 500 people missing. the state's wine country, and much more, is being hit like never b

this is bbc news. the latest headlines: the white house has welcomed backing from the powerful lobby group the nra for calls to regulate rapid—fire devices for guns used by the las vegas mass killer, stephen paddock. the fbi is still trying to establish his motive. tropical storm nate has killed at least 20 people in central america and it looks set to strengthen as it heads for the us. one of the most senior cardinals in the catholic church, the vatican treasurer george pell, has appeared in court in australia, charged with historical sexual offences. cardinal pell, who's 76, denies the allegations — full details have not been made public. 0ur correspondent hywel griffith is following the case in melbourne. yes, this is a procedural matter. but it has drawn a huge amount of attention from journalists, the media, and some protesters. he needed a police escort to make his way in yet again. he was the vatican treasurer, one of the most senior catholics in the church. eventually, matters got under way

jon kay, bbc news. four people believed to be british missionaries have been kidnapped in the remote southern niger delta area of nigeria. police have identified a small, local militant gang calling themselves karowei as being behind the kidnap. at the moment it's unclear what the group want. the foreign office is yet to comment. three of northern ireland's most senior police officers, chief constable george hamilton, his deputy drew harris and assistant chief constable mark hamilton are under investigation for alleged misconduct in public office that could amount to conspiracy to pervert the course ofjustice. all deny any wrongdoing. the spanish government has said it will start the process of stripping the region of catalonia of its autonomous powers on saturday after the catalan leader refused to back down in his push for independence. at the beginning of the month, catalans voted for independence in a disputed referendum which the spanish government declared illegal. 0ur correspondent tom burridge i

this is bbc news. our main story this hour. police investigating sunday's mass shooting in las vegas, america's worst in modern times, say they have found more weapons at the home of the man they said carried out the attack. let's stay with that story now and we can speak to our correspondent gary o'donoghue in las vegas. is used grim news. 0ne is used grim news. one thing worse mentioning is the public response, even with the history of mass shootings, the line of people queueing to give blood to the hundreds wounded is enormous. -- it's. there was a big appeal for blood earlier in the day, as you can imagine with 500 plus people injured. lines were stretching four hours and hours. we haven't had an update in the last wild, people clearly did turn out in their numbers and respond to that appeal ina way numbers and respond to that appeal in a way that communities do after these terrible events. they try and rally around. we also know that in the early evening, as we stand here, there are some vigils go

this is bbc news. i'm david eades. our top stories. fours hours and counting. a second and final deadline approaches for catalonia's devolved government to state whether it really has declared independence from spain. britain's prime minister offers more reassurance to eu citizens living in the uk about their rights after brexit, but will that persuade eu leaders to start talking about a future trade deal with britain? "you'll be held accountable." the us warns myanmar‘s army as the rohingya refugee crisis in bangladesh worsens. and i'm sally bundock. the business stories. it's a $700 billion relationship, but trade looks like it's still off the agenda in brexit talks, as the deadlock over cash continues. plus, eyes on the prize! north american cities battle to host amazon's new $5 billion headquarters. we're in a tough newjersey neighbourhood that is daring to dream. hello, and welcome to bbc news. a battle of words and of wills comes to a head in spain shortly. madrid has demanded catalonia's devol

this is bbc news. i'm gavin grey. our top stories: thousands take to the streets of barcelona as the catalan leader carles puigdemont makes a passionate appealfor the defence of catalonia's rights. we do what we do because we believe in a democratic and peaceful europe. millions of people across japan are voting in a snap general election. we'll have the very latest live from tokyo. after growing international criticism, the world health organization is set to rethink a decision to make zimbabwe's president a goodwill ambassador. storm brian batters parts of britain, bringing high seas and violent winds of more than 120km/h. hello and welcome to bbc news, i'm gavin grey. hundreds of thousands of people have taken to the streets of barcelona to protest against spain's plans to sack the regional government and hold fresh elections. the spanish prime minister said he'd been left with no choice but to restore the rule of law. carles puigdemont, catalan‘s leader, compared the actions of madrid to the fasc

this is bbc news. i'm lewis vaughan jones, our top stories: the sacked leader of the spanish region of catalonia, carles puigdemont, has made a televised address calling for peaceful resistance to madrid imposing direct rule on the region. spain's government has dissolved the regional parliament and installed a new police chief after mr puigdemont declared independence. in madrid, several thousand people held a rally, waving spanish flags and calling for national unity. our correspondent james reynolds reports from barcelona. this is the first full day of direct rule from madrid. and no one's yet sure quite what to make of it. catalan organisations have told people here to carry on as normal. right here, it's hard to tell that anything has changed one way or another. local catalan police officers still guard this, and separatist leaders, who have technically been sacked by madrid, are now trying to work out their next move. carles puigdemont, the catalan leader, featured on today's front pages, refuses

this is bbc news. the latest headlines: rose mcgowan is the latest actress to claim she was raped by the hollywood producer, harvey weinstein. president trump has set out a new, confrontational strategy on iran, and has refused to certify the international nuclear deal. madagascar is facing its worst plague outbreak for years. 50 seven people have died and the number of cases has doubled over the last week, with another confirmed case in the neighbouring seychelles. madagascar has suffered plague outbreaks almost every year since 1980, often caused by rats fleeing forest fires. but the emergence of the pneumonic form of plague which affects the lungs and is transmitted through coughing, has raised serious concerns. sarah corker reports. madagascar accounts for most of the world's plague cases. outbreaks are common on this island nation. it is treatable. millions of doses of antibiotics arrived this week, as well as rat traps. this year's outbreak is different. both bubonic plague spread by flea bites a

this is bbc news. i'm ben bland. 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 illega

this is bbc news. i'm kasia madera. our top stories: suicide attacks on two mosques in afghanistan have killed nearly 60 worshippers. brazilian police arrest more than 100 people, in the biggest operation ever against paedophiles in latin america. eu leaders agree to begin preparing for the next phase of brexit talks, covering trade. how much of a breakthrough is it? shocking footage showing sloths being dragged from the rainforest so they can be used in tourists‘ holiday selfies. and we get a preview of items from the ill—fated titanic, expected to reach record prices when they're auctioned off this weekend. hello, and welcome to the programme. 60 people have been killed in suicide bomb attacks on two mosques in afghanistan. the first attacker opened fire and set off explosives in kabul, so—called islamic state said it was responsible. in the second blast in ghor province, the bomber targeted a sunni mosque. anbarasan ethirajan has the latest. the massive suicide attack triggered a medical emerg

this is bbc news. the latest headlines: supporters of a united spain have staged a huge protest in barcelona, as prosecutors prepare criminal charges against pro—independence leaders. the president of iraq's autonomous kurdish region has resigned, after his bid for independence backfired. a year of official mourning for thailand's late king has drawn to a close after a five—day funeral. on the last day, king bhumibol‘s son and heir transported his father's ashes to two bangkok temples, where they will be housed. jonathan head reports. this was the last stage in a prolonged and, for thailand, profoundly important funeral. plenty of ordinary thais were prepared to wait outside the royal palace, to see this grand farewell out to the end. king vajiralongkorn presided, as he has throughout the ceremonies, as the cremated remains of his father, king bhumibol, the monarch credited with shaping modern thailand, were blessed. these rituals are as important in cementing the new king's legitimacy as they ar

this is bbc news. i'm david eades. our top stories: spain rejects the offer of talks over the future of catalonia, as the region's leader avoids an immediate declaration of independence. fresh allegations against harvey weinstein — the hollywood producer denies claims he raped three women. and just when they needed it most, a magical messi hat—trick drags argentina into the world cup finals. hello, i'm sally bundock. saving north american trade — president trump and canada's prime minister trudeau meet, as tensions rise over the region's $1 trillion pact. and a scandal deepens at another majorjapanese supplier to the world's biggest car companies shares in kobe steel plunge. thank you forjoining us. the spanish government has rejected the offer of talks over the future status of catalonia, and will be holding an emergency cabinet meeting later to discuss the crisis. the region's leader, carles puigdemont, backed off from making an immediate declaration of independence on tuesday, to allow for neg

this is bbc news. i'm tim willcox. our top stories: the us calls for calm after iraqi government forces seize control of the oil—rich northern city of kirkuk. thousands take part in a vigil in malta for a leading investigative journalist murdered by a car bomb. three days of national mourning in portugal after at least 36 people are killed in deadly forest fires. hello, i'm sally bundall quit the business stories. —— with. drama in the high skies: european planemaker airbus takes a majority stake in bombardier‘s c seriesjets. is this enough to dodge us sanctions? video—streaming pioneer netflix has done it again: more people are paying to tune in to programmes like the latest season of narcos. the us state department has called for calm after iraqi government forces seized the northern city of kirkuk and nearby oil fields from kurdish control. the kurdish flag was pulled down in the centre of the city, where it has flown for the past three years. it comes just three weeks after iraqi kurds vo

this is bbc news. the headlines at 11pm: police in britain are now investigating claims of sexual assault by three women against hollywood film executive harvey weinstein. the actress lysette anthony says she was raped by him at her london home in the late 1980s. a cabinet minister says if food prices go up because of a no—deal brexit, british farmers will produce more. police in northern ireland are investigating if an 11—year—old boy found dead with cuts to his head was attacked by the family dog. the car maker vauxhall says 400 jobs are to go at their plant at ellesmere port in cheshire by the end of the year. the company has blamed declining sales in europe. patients in england who go to see their doctor or attend a hospital appointment may be asked to declare their sexual orientation. also in the next hour: troops are mobiles as hurricane ophelia heads for ireland. all schools both north and south of the border are to close due to the risk from high winds. and in half an hour, a look at tomo

this is bbc news. the latest headlines: the us says it holds myanmar‘s army accountable for the deepening rohingya refugee crisis in bangladesh. president trump denies claims that he was insensitive during a phone call to the widow of a soldier, sergeant la david johnson, killed in action. there are fears of food shortages in zimbabwe after it banned fruit and vegetable imports to help preserve its dwindling money reserves. the new orderfollows one injune that banned maize imports. most of the supply of groceries in the capital harare come from neighbouring south africa. andrew plant reports. fresh fruit and vegetables on sale in zimbabwe. much of this food is imported, and now there are fears the shelves here could soon run short. landlocked in southern africa, zimbabwe relies heavily on imports, mainly from south africa. traders here say cutting them out will only damage demand. "this ban will kill our business," he says, "even though we produce apples, our customers prefer imported ones, which we

paul adams, bbc news. this year the bbc‘s 100 women season is challenging female teams to tackle some of the biggest issues facing women around the world in just five days. well, we've reached the end of the first challenge in silicon valley. a little earlier, our teams revealed four new products which aim to shatter the glass ceiling. one of them is a new phone app which encourages women to speak up in meetings. nuala mcgovern caught up with two of the app's designers to see how it works. we gave a number of women a challenge to change the world in a week. we looked at the technology industry to see if women could smash through the glass ceiling. a number of inventions have been created in just five days. these two are core experts. let's look at what you have revealed in front of dozens of people who reacted well to it. shall we ta ke people who reacted well to it. shall we take a look? the application is called all.ai. we want everyone to realise that technology is for everyone. it is artificial intel

this is bbc news. the headlines at nine: theresa may announces a freeze on university tuition fees in england and an extension of the "help to buy" scheme in a bid to win over younger voters voters clash with riot police in the spanish region of catalonia, as they try to take part in a banned referendum on independence. the low—cost travel company, monarch has been granted a 24—hour extension to its licence to sell package holidays. and air france flight was forced to ta ke and air france flight was forced to take the division after it lost an engine over the atlantic. also in the next hour —— the invictus games reach their closing ceremony. founder prince harry wants to expand the event in the future, saying ‘the sky's the limit‘ and our sunday morning edition of the papers is at 9:35. this morning's reviewers are political commentator james miller and the journalist and broadcaster shyama perera. good morning and welcome to bbc news. theresa may has announced a freeze on university tuitio

on wednesday, bbc news ran a report about the introduction across the uk of universal credit — a new benefits system which has been criticised for the impact it has on claimants. social affairs correspondent michael buchanan met one woman who's still waiting for payment eight months after first claiming. what's been the worst part for you? not being able to see my son. i can't sit and watch this for much longer. it's horrific. it's come to a point where my own child doesn't even know who i am. and all she's asking for is £54 a week. derek hart was concerned that coverage of the implementation of universal credit gave what he called a biased picture. every week, we hear about certain words and phrases used by bbc news presenters, which really seem to annoy some of you, and one example was identified by dr ian barnish in an email to us on monday. let's hope ian wasn't watching the news at ten the following evening, which began like this. tonight at ten, a special report on the record number of people dying from heroin and morphine addiction. good evening. we start tonight with a speci

sophie long, bbc news. the majority of households have experienced problems with their broadband over the last year, with slow speeds the most common complaint. a survey by ‘which‘ suggested customers of virgin media, talktalk, sky and bt were the worst affected. our personal finance correspondent simon gompertz reports. frustration with broadband is boiling over in some households. we've become so dependent on it for shopping, banking and entertainment that the internet not working can drive people mad. it cuts out more than it should. i live in the countryside, and it's terrible there, like 5 megabytes per second is the maximum you'll ever get. speed in my area doesn't actually work as well as it should. depends on where you live. i live in, like, a newbuild apartment, so yeah, i mean, the speed's pretty good, so i get what i pay for. which?‘s survey shows 21% of customers had problems with speed, i7% experienced frequent dropouts in the connection, 12% had a wireless router fault, and 8% had no con

this is bbc news. the latest headlines: the authorities in catalonia say 90% of those who voted backed independence from spain after a day of violent clashes with police. police in canada have arrested a somali refugee suspected of stabbing a police officer and injuring four pedestrians in edmonton, alberta. some breaking news in the past few minutes, the uk's fifth—largest airline, monarch, has gone into administration. it is the largest airline in the uk ever to enter administration. they had been concerned about the company's finances. so, it's happened, the worst possible outcome? yes, that statement has just come through from the civil aviation authority. monarch airlines has ceased trading with immediate effect, leaving 110,000 customers overseas and around 300,000 future bookings cancelled. the civil aviation authority also says they have chartered 30 planes from other airlines who will bring back monarch customers who are currently stranded overseas. what about passengers that booked on fligh

celia hatton, bbc news. heathrow airport says it's begun an internal investigation, after a memory stick containing security information was found on a street in west london. the unencrypted drive is said to have outlined details 0ur security correspondent gordon corera has more. this is serious and embarrassing. it is serious because of what was on the memory stick. details of the security procedures when the queen uses security procedures when the queen uses the airport, as well as other vips. security patrols, cctv cameras. even the location of escape hatches from the heathrow express tunnel. all the kinds of information that would be invaluable to somebody who wanted to attack the airport. and we know aviation remains a top target. there is no evidence got the wrong hands, but what is embarrassing was how it was done. it was simply found under some leaves ona was simply found under some leaves on a street in west london, then handed over to the sunday mirror. what heathrow are not saying is whether the m

andy verity, bbc news. the trial of an army instructor accused of trying to kill his wife has been shown pictures of the parachute she was wearing which he's alleged to have tampered with. victoria cilliers suffered multiple injuries when both her main and reserve parachutes failed to open during a jump over salisbury plain. duncan kennedy reports from winchester crown court. this is the first time the parachute at the centre of this case has been seen in public, it was worn by victoria cilliers. 0ne expert said he'd never seen a main chute so tangled and said the reserve chute had ties, known as slinks, that were missing. the prosecution case is that emile cilliers, on the left here, sabotaged his wife's parachute by deliberately tangling the main chute and removing two slinks. the court heard emile cilliers wanted victoria cilliers dead so he could benefit from her life insurance policy and because he was having an affair with another woman. when mrs cilliers main and reserve chutes failed to open over sa

this is bbc news. the latest headlines: the funeral procession of thailand's revered king bhumibol adulyadej, who died a year ago, has begun in bangkok. kenya's electoral commission says a presidential election rerun will go ahead after the supreme court was unable to rule on whether or not to halt the ballot. president uhuru kenyatta won the first vote in august, but the result was annulled by the supreme court after allegations of irregularities in the poll. but the opposition claims any new vote will be rigged with their leader, raila odinga, urging his supporters to boycott the vote. our africa editor fergal keane reports on wednesday's events. the president's party turned to god this morning. a prayer meeting by women supporters near the supreme court. hoping thejudges, too, would hear their pleas. nothing is moving at the moment, until we have peace and elections. that's our prayer. in a country where many institutions have been undermined by decades of corruption, the supreme court is seen as an

anne soy, bbc news. joining us now from minneapolis is abdi ismail samatar — he's a scholar, writer and professor with the university of minnesota and has written extensively about democracy and development in africa. welcome to the programme. if this does turn out to be al—shabab, does it suggest the group is far from being on the run, that it is stronger than ever? i am pretty certain this is al—shabab because the truck came from a road in an area that is dominated by al—shabab. i think what we see here is that al—shabab is incredibly resilient and the african union force of 22,000 forces —— soldiers that have beenin 22,000 forces —— soldiers that have been in the country for ten years are engaged in a war using the wrong strategy and the wrong tactics. yes, a guerrilla war. ijust don't think they are going to deliver the promised peaceful somalia. be that as it may, it is easy to point the finger at what they are doing wrong. what should they be doing instead? the international commu

bbc news. vigils have been held in las vegas to remember the lives people who lost their lives while attending an outdoor concert on sunday. it has revived the debate on gun control, but even among survivors, opinions are split. >> ♪ amazing grace how sweet the sound that saved ♪ in their darkest hour, they have turned to their god. the massacre in las vegas struck at the heart of the christian country music community. these are patriotic americans. they are proud of their country and its freedoms, including the right to carry a gun, even after the deadliest of mass shootings. >> we lost my uncle from a head wound on tuesday afternoon. reporter: terry king is the niece of a 61-year-old. >> my uncle was the funniest fun nest, hillbilly, country music loving good old boy. though tighter gun laws may perhaps have saved his life, his niece is resolute in her beliefs. >> i believe in our right to bear arms. i believe we are the land of the free. we are free to make our choices. reporter: your un

this is bbc news. the latest headlines: austria has elected 31—year—old sebastian kurz — of the conservative people's party — to be its next leader. somalia's president has declared three days of national mourning after saturday's massive bomb blast, that killed at least 230 people in the capital, mogadishu. police in london are investigating allegations of sexual assault made by three women against the hollywood film producer, harvey weinstein. one of them, actress lysette anthony, says she was raped by weinstein at her flat in the late 1980s. another woman has made allegations of an attack in 1992, while a third says she was assaulted on three separate occasions since 2010. daniel sandford reports. being battered by a storm of sexual abuse allegations in america, the clouds are gathering over harvey weinstein in the uk too. this was british actress lysette anthony in 1982, 19 years old and at the start of her career, filming the science—fiction fantasy krull. that was when she met harvey we

this is bbc news. i'm tom donkin. our top stories: queues start to form outside polling stations ahead of the catalonian independence referendum banned by the spanish government. but the spanish government says the vote can't go ahead and deploys thousand of police officers to stop it. horrific stories emerge of sexual violence and brutality against rohingya women and children who've fled the military crackdown in myanmar. dozens of french football fans are injured after a security barrier collapsed during a game in the northern city of amiens. hello and welcome. despite spain's efforts to stop an independence referendum in catalonia, regional leaders insist that polls will open in a few hours‘ time. this is the scene in barcelona where people are already queueing at a voting station for a referendum on independence for catalonia — that's a vote that the spanish government considers illegal and has tried to stop. spanish police earlier sealed off polling stations and raided a communications centre