Spains Prime MinisterMariano Rajoy has confirmed that the National Government will take temporary control of the autonomous region of catalonia. Tim willcox is in barcelona. Welcome to high above barcelona, in central barcelona, one of the most famous houses by goudie the architect behind me gaudi. This isa architect behind me gaudi. This is a significant day in spanish history, the spanish Prime MinisterMariano Rajoy has declared they have invoked article 155 after the illegal referendum and will have direct powers now from madrid after it has gone through the senate. In the next couple of hours we are expecting hundreds of thousands of people here on the streets of barcelona protesting against that direct rule from madrid. And now the latest developments. Looking relaxed, in a Cabinet Meeting like no other, because no Spanish Government has done this before, but the spanish Prime Minister is moving to exert direct control and limit catalan autonomy. Translation we apply article 155 because no government of any democratic country can accept disregard for the law. Last nights playings king firmly behind the Spanish Government last night, spyings king. Translation spain is a country in which catalonia would a lwa ys a country in which catalonia would always be a central part, and we should root ourselves in loyalty and solidarity. Catalonia is split over the question of independence and there is anxiety over what the future will hold. But those who want independence they madrids tactics could backfire. Said. Independence they madrids tactics could backfire. Said. There will be peaceful protest likely work to rule from Civil Servants, for example, the catala ns rule from Civil Servants, for example, the catalans are not going to lie down and take it easily. There is no solution going this route. But the measures announced by the Spanish Government wont come thick and fast, expect a careful and slow running strategy to minimise the risk of making a tense situation in catalonia even worse. Tom burridge reporting, we can go to madrid now. It has got to go through the senate, but this effectively is it, the Catalan Parliament will be dissolved and there will be no role for ca rles dissolved and there will be no role for Carles Puigdemont, the catalan president. Madrid will take over. That is right. Theres a feeling that this has been very strident reading of article 155 on the part of Mariano Rajoy, even though he has tried to play down the extent of it. He said he not suspending catalonias Self Government. But many people will be reading this differently, seeing this as exactly that, he is suspending their Self Government and removing Carles Puigdemont from office and all his regional ministers, constricting the role of the Catalan Parliament and calling for elections sometime in the next few months, these are strident measures. The ball is now rolling. How does that play out question not we have a huge demonstration planned in the next couple of hours play out peshawar there will be huge numbers of people here who disagree with what Mariano Rajoy has done. How on earth will he ta ke rajoy has done. How on earth will he take control . Theres a local police force of 17,000, 20,000 Civil Servants, how can madrid get them to conform . Thats a good question and much will depend on exactly how madrid implements this and how it goes about the nitty gritty detail. It would seem it would have to put in loyal Civil Servants in key positions, notjust ministerial ones, which will be controlling from madrid, but elsewhere across the board in all the departments of the catalan administration. There are concerns about possible civil unrest and it looks as if this crisis is maybe moving out of the corridors of power and out onto the streets. We will see the big demonstration in barcelona this afternoon but theres a feeling there will be much more of that come in the next few days. Ok, thanks forjoining us. We are waiting for this massed on station here on the streets of barcelona and we also hear that the catalan president Carles Puigdemont will be making a statement at nine oclock here local time were waiting for this mass demonstration. We will be covering every development here on the streets of barcelona in what was a significant day, the first time that an anton must region here has had power removed autonomous region. And returned to madrid. Thanks forjoining us. Explosives experts have been called to the Sellafield Nuclear plant in cumbria and a partial cordon is in place. Sellafield limited, which runs the plant, said there has been no explosion and no reason for People Living locally to be concerned. They are disposing of a number of chemicals which are no longer used and say its routine to call in experts. Joining me now from seascale, which is next to the plant, is sharon barbour. What has been going on there today . The first thing to say, im at the plant, the sellafield plant, you can see the buildings behind me. Very shortly bomb disposal experts which have been called in, and you may have been called in, and you may have heard that blast, that is then disposing of those chemicals, they we re disposing of those chemicals, they were going to bury them in the ground and surrounds them in sandbags and blow them up. And we just heard that blast. We are not sure what was in the chemicals, around five canisters were found, and they had been there 25 years, they should not have been there so long. They werent using those chemicals any more. They had to be removed. 0ne chemicals any more. They had to be removed. One of the chemicals is a chemical which is flammable in its liquid form, but it is when they start to crystallise that they can become unstable and unsafe. They said they had crystallised but certainly they had to be removed from the laboratory and disposed of. This was after part of an audit in each part of the building . That seems to be what happened, yesterday around 10110, somehow on paper they saw these chemicals were here, 25 yea rs, saw these chemicals were here, 25 years, they needed removing. 25 yea rs years, they needed removing. 25 years old. Years, they needed removing. 25 yea rs old. Process years, they needed removing. 25 years old. Process was started to use the bomb disposal experts, and remove the chemicals. The staff were also removed from the building, and also removed from the building, and a hundred metre cordon was put around the building. How dangerous was the situation, there were chemicals in that laboratory, if a fire had broken out, because that was the risk. A fire on the sellafield site sounds extremely dangerous, this is where most of the countrys Nuclear Waste is being processed. Lets have a look over my shoulder to see the proximity of the laboratory and the area where the Nuclear Waste is kept. We dont know which building but in the building behind me as a laboratory and another building behind me is the site where the Nuclear Waste is kept. It sounds through dangerous, the proximity, but what they say here, it isnt really about how close they are because the building that the Nuclear Waste is kept is extremely safe and sellafield, they say, is safe. Sharon, thanks for joining us. Two boys have been injured in a serious collision with a van in cleethorpes in lincolnshire this morning. Humberside police were called to the incident after a white peugeot van mounted the pavement on st peters avenue at about 830. One of the boys suffered life threatening injuries, and both have been taken to hospital. Speed limits through motorway roadworks in england could be raised from 50 to 60 Miles Per Hour. The proposed changes follow trials which found drivers would feel safer at higher speeds. Jon donnison reports roadworks and mile after mile of Little Orange cones are the bane of many drivers lives. The current speed limit when passing through motorway roadworks is 50 mph, but highways england says that could be increased to up to 60. It follows trials where drivers were fitted with heartrate monitors to measure stress levels, driving through roadworks at different speeds. 60 of participants recorded a decrease in average heart rates in the 60 mph trial zone. In the 55 mph zone, the decrease was 56 . Some drivers said they were more relaxed at higher speeds because it allowed them to accelerate away from large lorries. What you find at 50 miles an hour is many trucks have their Speed Limited to 56, and therefore they try and drive faster, they tailgate cars, a foot off their bumper. That becomes incredibly dangerous. So on those stretches, if you can have 55 or 60 miles an hour, you will get less tailgating, fewer drivers just studying their speedometer, and it really can be safer. But ucatt, the Union Representing road workers, has described the plans as a deadly version of wacky races, which would make dangerous work areas twice as dangerous. Highways england says it is carrying out further tests, but the changes could be phased in by the end of the year. Jon donnison, bbc news. Im joined now by peter rodger whos head of driving safety at the Road Safety Charity iam roadsmart. He also used to be a road traffic policeman and also worked on the project to introduce variable speed limits on the m25 motorway. You have a number of different hats to wear, what you think of this proposal . The original reason for having the speed limits is to protect the workers doing the roadworks. Highways agency as it was have been successful at reducing the injury rate to their workforce, who are trying to do the roadworks on a motorbike and we all want that. But we all know there are times when you drive past the roadworks and you are subject to a speed limit which is very uncomfortable for some people asa very uncomfortable for some people as a driver when there is no work going on. It is balancing these things together, in some places this is easy because you have variable speed limits, and you could have it reduced when people are working and then raise it for the rest of the day. It is about finding that balance of getting it right. Uncomfortable why for road users at 50 mast brouwer and basso at 60 . 50 mast brouwer and basso at 60 . 50 mph and less so at 60 which this is because the speeds at which lloris operate, lorries operate, they can only go up to 56 Miles Per Hour, and so they carry on running at that speed, thinking they were get prosecuted. And you can be in narrow lanes as well. Yes, you can be in narrow lanes, uncomfortably close to something that towers up above them. You mentioned the original plan, to help those who are doing the roadworks, and it would appearfrom doing the roadworks, and it would appear from what the union have said, bay of is worried about this possible change, how do you respond to their concerns gridlock have said they are worried about this possible change, how do you respond to their concerns . It is understandable. Where they are working on the roadworks, they will retain the 50 limit, that is what they said when they released the information earlier, so they are clearly trying to manage this both ways, and what worries the road Workers Union is the number of people who drive into the close of areas. That is concerning but maybe there are things we can do to make it more clear and more straightforward which bit that is. We will see how this unfold. Thanks for joining we will see how this unfold. Thanks forjoining us. Winds of up to 70 Miles Per Hour and high tidal waves are expected in parts of the uk, as storm brian makes landfall. The met office has issued a yellow weather for parts of wales, southern england and the midlands. Winds of 60 miles an hour have already struck the welsh coast and the strong winds are also expected to cause some flooding in coastal areas. Lets talk to our reporter Clare Woodling whos in seaton in cornwall. How is it there . Storm brian is making its mark, we have experienced is very strong south westerly wind forcefully coming onshore and bringing strong waves. We havent seen any boats out all day, the only person i have seen in the sea is a windsurfer. Conditions have felt rather changeable today, sunshine and brightness one moment and then really heavy downpours. The only consistent thing is the very strong wind and we measured it at 50 mph earlier. Here in cornwall there are two car parks which are out of action because of the floodwater which is coming in and the road is com pletely which is coming in and the road is completely submerged. This is it, when the road and the water has begin to subside, and when i have stood in this, it is up to the top of my boots. People are hoping we have come to the worst of the weather but we are expecting more strong winds for the next two hours. I was strong winds for the next two hours. Iwasa strong winds for the next two hours. I was a bit worried for you there for a moment, ithought i was a bit worried for you there for a moment, i thought you were going to get soaked by a car. We will leave you for a moment. There is another one coming, but more slowly. Thank you very much. Thats the situation in cornwall for the time being. The headlines on bbc news spains Prime MinisterMariano Rajoy has confirmed that the National Government will take control of the previously autonomous region of catalonia. Explosives experts were called to the Sellafield Nuclear plant in cumbria after an audit of chemicals stored in a laboratory. Drivers could soon be allowed to pass through sections of motorway roadworks at higher speeds. Human Rights Groups and zimbawes political opposition have condemned a decision by the world health 0rganisation to appoint president Robert Mugabe as a goodwill ambassador for the un agency to help tackle non communicable diseases. Human rights watch said that, given mr mugabes record on human rights, it was an embarrassment to give him such a role. A spokesperson for the uk government said the apppointment was surprising and disappointing. We can speak now to doug coltart, a human rights lawyer and activist, who joins us from his home in zimbabwe. What is your reaction . Thanks very much. The reaction generally here in zimbabwe amongst many people is one of outrage, zimbabweans are the ones who have to experience the decrepit Health System that we have and mugabe does not, he flies off to singapore monthly for his medical treatment and he never has to use the broken down is Health Systems that we have here, and people find this outrageous. It is an insult to many people here. What Robert Mugabe has said, his country has developed a National Policy on nonclinical diseases and he talks about a Palliative Care policy and he has engaged in a Cervical Cancer prevention strategy, as well, i use a manner that has happened . Are you saying that none of that has happened . There may be minor things that have been done, but what i can tell you, we have a doctor to patient ratio of one two 250,000, many rural patients have to walk over ten kilometres to get to Health Clinics and there are most almost no medicine in many hospitals, medical students are treated horrendously and many of them were kicked out of their residences recently. This is the daily experience. If there are levies but on certain things to raise funds, whether that will ever get to people, or sucked up in the patronage system like many other taxes, remains to be seen. But being spirits on the ground for most people here is one of a completely broken Health System but the experience. That they also have no access to. The argument is that this is an International Organisation which might agree with some other points you have made but wants to extend the love ranch to the country with some of the points you have made but would like to extend the olive branch to the country. Well, if they are now extending the olive branch to mugabe himself, the question we have to ask what has changed that all of a sudden he should be a goodwill ambassador . And be given the honour when really nothing has changed in symbolic weight . If anything, things are deteriorating nothing has changed in zimbabwe. The second thing, the wto and other agencies need to consider the damage to their own reputation, globally and in countries like zimbabwe, where people who are suffering under the oppression and the mismanagement of a leader like Robert Mugabe, now see him being honoured on the world stage for something which clearly seems totally ironic for the majority of them, it totally undermines the reputation of these un agencies and they need to consider that, the problematic aspect that that has, the repercussion that can have for the long term. Repercussion that can have for the longterm. Thanks forjoining us. Police in germany say an attacker with a knife has injured several people in the Southern City of munich. The stabbings occurred near the rosenheimer underground station. There were no life threatening injuries. A man has been detained. 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. Weve 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 its terrible there, like 5 megabytes per second is the maximum youll ever get. The speed in my area doesnt actually work as well as it should. It depends on where you live. I live in a newbuild apartment, so the speed is pretty good. I get what i pay for. Which . s survey shows 21 of customers had problems with speed. 17 experienced frequent dropouts in the connection. 12 had a wireless router fault, and 8 had no connection at all for hours or days. With talktalk, 33 said their speed was very slow. 22 in the case of bt. While 38 of virgin customers complained about price increases. Talktalk says it is disappointment and its extensive Investment Programme has already led to fewer faults and quicker repair times. Virgin says its service is faster and the majority of its customers get their advertised speed or above at peak times. There is a regulator, 0fcom, with the job of making sure companies provide what they promise. It says they must up their game. Simon gompertz, bbc news. The church of england is to Debate Holding services of blessing for same sex couples for the first time. If its agreed by the churchs ruling general synod, the services could be held after a couple has married in a secular ceremony, or formed a civil partnership. Callum may reports. I, david, take you, peter, to be my lawfully wedded husband. Since 2014, same sex couples have been able to marry outside the church, but the church of england does not allow their relationships to be blessed. It says there is real and profound disagreement about sexuality. Bishops set up a group to spend three years discussing what to do next, but their hand may now have been forced by some members in hereford, who voted in favour of prayer and dedication following a marriage or civil partnership. Now it will be debated by the churchs ruling synod. The proposed service is described as neither contrary to or opposed to the current doctrine and priests will be able to opt out. They havent yet gone as far as anglicans in the scottish episcopal church, which began holding same sex weddings this year, and conservative campaigners called the move a fundamental departure from church teaching. The synod which meets twice a year is yet to fix a date for the debate to take place. Thousands of people have rallied in the australian city of sydney to express their support for the legalisation of same sex marriages. Similar events are being held in towns and cities across the country this weekend. Australians are taking part in a postal vote to gauge the level of support for same sex unions. The poll closes in two weeks time, with the result due to be announced in mid november. Swansea is bidding to be crowned uk city of culture in 2021 waless second city claims it could attract over a million extra visitors and a £31 million economic boost if its awarded the accolade. It does face competition though from paisley, sunderland, stoke on trent and coventry. Nick higham has been to swansea to discover why it thinks it deserves the title. Swansea and its magnificent bay. A place once famous for industrial grime and male voice choirs, the birthplace of the poet dylan thomas, now hopes to be the uks next city of culture. Tammy davis grew up 15 miles away. Now shes back, performing cabaret in the city centre, and shes delighted by swanseas bid. Nobody loves music like welsh people. I honestly believe that. When they say to be born welsh is to be born privileged, not with a silver spoon in your mouth. But with music in your heart and soul, i believe that. Thats how were born. With music. 0urvoices, ouraccents, sing. She is performing here at a new venue in the citys dilapidated high street. Swansea has problems high unemployment, homelessness, depravation. The city of culture bid could be part of the solution. For decades swansea has been struggling to revive a local economy which never really recovered from the collapse of Traditional Industries like this. Bidding to be city of culture is one way of doing that, and of turning the decaying legacy of the past into something positive an engine of regeneration. This is all that remains of hafod morfa, the largest copper foundry in what was once the copper capital of the world. Next door, in swansea museums warehouse, they have a model of the works in its heyday, surrounded by vast slagheaps. The pollution it produced was appalling. The citys past, including its maritime heritage, is an important plank in its bid. Go and see the birthplace of dylan thomas, you can see where he did his early writings. You can come to swansea and visit a tate collection in the new glynn vivian gallery. We have the National Waterfront museum and soon we will have a brand new, first of its kind, digital arena in the uk. This is what the digital arena will look like. They will build it anyway, but city of culture status could draw more visitors to swansea and make the locals feel good about the place. This youth theatre, busily rehearsing, occupies another previously empty building in the high street. The director here knows what kind of city of culture he wants. It needs to be organic, community led, cultural vision and practice. Otherwise its not going to feed into a wider debate about real economic change. And this is one of three buildings colonised by artists. Almost 100 of them. I could have easily worked at home, but i wouldnt have this community, i wouldnt have that input, i wouldnt have that communication and whats going on and how we feed off each other, which is really important. Of the citys poorest corners. It isa it is a busy day of weather so we can have the up to date weather forecast. It certainly is pretty busy in the weather centre, storm brian making its presence felt in southern and Western Areas of the British Isles the strongest winds in the south and south west, into wales, inland will have 40 50 Miles Per Hour, and it could be around 60 70 on the coast. With rough seas and the potential for some coastal flooding. A lot of heavy rain from the west, as well, and we go through the night, keeping gales in the south west. Still some heavy downpours pushing in from the west, and it will not be a mild night, 9 11, and that is in the towns and cities. Tomorrow, things slowly improving, storm brian on its way out, the cloud breaking up. Showers in the west. As we head into the coming week, pretty mixed, spells of rain and breezy weather, but for the end of the week in the south it looks like things will warm up south it looks like things will warm up and we could get into the 20s. Hello. This is bbc news