Thousands take to the streets in a general strike in catalonia, in protest against Spanish Police tactics during sundays disputed referendum. Im free dart mac freefallin. Im free. Freefallin. And tributes to the american rock star tom petty, whos died at the age of 66. Good morning its tuesday third october. Im rebecca jones. Welcome to bbc newsroom live. Police in las vegas investigating sundays mass shooting at a Music Festival are trying to establish the motive of the killer, 64 year old Stephen Paddock. Paddock opened fire on crowds of concert goers from the window of his hotel room on the 32nd floor of the mandalay bay hotel, before shooting himself dead. Vigils have been held in memory of at least 59 people who died and more than 500 who were injured. It is the deadliest mass shooting in modern us history and has once again raised the bitterly divisive issue of gun control in the country. The president , donald trump, has called the massacre an act of pure evil. The flag at the w
Prime minister cameron i know the whole house will wish to join me in paying tribute to Flight Lieutenant alan scott of 32 squadron and Flight Lieutenant Geraint Roberts of 230 squadron. Both men died along with three other Coalition Personnel when their Puma Helicopter crashed on sunday in kabul, afghanistan. They have given their lives serving our country and making our world more secure, and our deepest sympathies are with their families and friends at this very difficult time. Mr. Speaker, i also wish to pay tribute to Police Constable David Phillips, who was killed in the line of duty last week. His death is a stark reminder of the very real dangers our Police Officers face on a daily basis, and my thoughts, and, i know, the thoughts of the whole house, are with his family and friends during these tragic circumstances. This morning i had meetings with ministerial colleagues and others and in addition to my duties in this house, i shall have further such meetings later today. Dr. C
Which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. Visit ncicap. Org] for free transcripts or to give us your comments, visit us at qanda. Org. These are also available and cspan podcasts. [captions Copyright National cable satellite corp. 2014] minister davidn cameron takes versions of the house of commons. Then a discussion about washington politics and bipartisanship with former House Speaker Dennis Hastert and and richard gephardt. 11 00 p. M. , and another chance to see q and a with documentary filmmaker rory kennedy. On the next washington journal, National Journal correspondent James Oliphant on judicial elections. We will fact check, the claims from candidates and outside groups on this campaign season. On the impactoole of the midterm elections will have on defense legislation. As always, we take your calls and you can join the conversation on facebook and twitter. Washington journal live at 7 00 a. M. Eastern on cspan. Wednesday and the british house of commons, Prime
Children and their upstairs asleep you could still just children and their upstairs asleep you could stilljust have two people over, that is in england. Time for a look at the weather. The weather for everyone to date turning much cooler than yesterday and a real change in fortunes. Yesterday we had sunshine in east anglia and temperatures of 26 but todayis anglia and temperatures of 26 but today is cloudy and wet. That covers a good part of england and wales. Brighter across scotland and Northern Ireland. Glorious this morning across parts of scotland, very still and sunny conditions. Through the rest of the date we have this band of rain pushing east across england. Turning increasingly heavy and persistent across eastern areas as we go through the afternoon. We could see showers for Northern Ireland and South West England and perhaps another area of rain developing across the midlands and running into east anglia for a time. Never really clearing away and also turning wendy this eve
Cameron was in algeria wednesday for talks concerning the recent hostage situation that left six brittons dead and made a surprise visit to libya. He took questions from the british house of commons in his weekly question time session which topics included state of the economy, housing benefits for veterans and a proposed tax increase on beer and alcohol. This is 35 minutes. Order. Questions to the Prime Minister. Alison seabeck. Thank you, mr. Speaker. This morning i had meetings with mine tieral colleagues and others and in addition to my duties in the house i will have other meetings today. Alison sea beck. Im hear to speak, it right a mother in his constituency should not speak of the bedroom tax and confirm why her minister be able to offer her son, serving in the magestys armed forces either a home or a bedroom on his return from duty . The reforms to housing benefit that were putting in place, ill very happily look at the case, as the honorable lady says. But the reforms that ar