Hello and welcome to world news today. In the last couple of hours, hundreds of thousands of catalans have marched through barcelona calling on the madrid government to free the jailed separatist leaders. Most of the demonstrations have been peaceful. However one protest has seen hardliners surround a Barcelona Police station, where theres currently a tense stand off. Police say 350,000 people have attended the demonstrations overall. 0ur correspondent Sarah Rainsford is in barcelona. The stand off is still going on. The standoff is still going on. Our correspondent has been there throughout the evening. I know it is loud where you are, you may have a bit of trouble hearing me, but if you can hear me, tell me what is happening now. Well, you can see behind me what is happening now. As stand off has been going on for several hours but in the last hour oi several hours but in the last hour orso, several hours but in the last hour or so, the police basically seemed to lose their patience
Of the papers is at 9. 30 five this mornings reviewers are the sunday times rosamund urwin, and john crowley from first draft, which tackles online mis information. Us media are reporting the military has conducted an operation against the leader of the so called Islamic State group. The white house says President Trump will make a statement later today. There are reports he will announce Abu Bakr Al Baghdadi was killed during a us led raid yesterday. The is leader has been described as the worlds most wanted man. In 2011 the us officially designated him a terrorist and offered a reward of ten Million Dollars for information leading to his capture or death. He emerged in 2010 as the leader of alqaeda in iraq, one of the groups that merged with is, and rose to prominence during the attempted merger with the al nusra front in syria. A night time strike on the highest of targets. This unverified footage is said to show commanders attacking the hideout of Abu Bakr Al Baghdadi, the leader o
Wales are out of the Rugby World Cup, after losing to south africa in the semi final. And in half an hour, well take a more in depth look at some of the weeks stories in dateline london. Us media are reporting the military has conducted an operation against the leader of the so called Islamic State group. The white house says President Trump will make a statement later today. There are unconfirmed reports he will announce the groups leader Abu Bakr Al Baghdadi was killed during a us led raid yesterday. The is leader has been described as the worlds most wanted man. In 2011 the us officially designated him a terrorist and offered a reward of ten Million Dollars for information leading to his capture or death. His death has been wrongly reported on several occasions. He emerged in 2010 as the leader of alqaeda in iraq, one of the groups that merged with is, and rose to prominence during the attempted merger with the al nusra front in syria. Mark lowen reports. A night time strike on the
Borisjohnsons brexit deal unless changes are made. Millions of californians face having their power cut as the state battles a surge in wildfires. Good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. A man has been arrested who is of interest to Police Investigating the deaths of the 39 people discovered in a refrigerated truck in essex on wednesday. Irish police say they have detained a man in his 20s at dublin port. Four suspects remain in custody. All 39 bodies have been recovered but police say they cannot confirm the identity of the victims or speculate about their nationalities, although it appears several of them may be vietnamese. The vietnamese Prime Minister has ordered government officials to help establish the identities of the victims and to look into cases of vietnamese citizens sent abroad illegally. Dci Martin Pasmore from essex police says that identifying the victims is their primary concern. What ive done this morning is ive met with the vietnamese ambassador, and we are building
With a stunning win against defending champions new zealand in yokohama. Thats how we thought they were going to play and we hoped theyd play, and they did. The dup leader Arlene Foster vows to keep opposing borisjohnsons brexit deal unless changes are made. We will not give support to the government when we believe they are fundamentally wrong and acting in a way that is detrimental to Northern Ireland and taking us in the wrong direction. Millions of californians face having their power cut as the state battles a surge in wildfires. And coming up at half past six, sportsday will bring you up to date with all of todays premier league results. Hello and welcome to bbc news. Police have charged a man with 39 counts of manslaughter and conspiracy to traffic people after 39 bodies were discovered in a refrigerated lorry container in essex. Maurice robinson, the 25 year old driver, will appear at Chelmsford Magistrates Court on monday. Severalfamilies in vietnam have contacted the bbc, fea