Really is. Also tonight. In belfast, thousands ofjobs at risk at bombardier as the americans impose huge tariffs. The Prime Minister says shes bitterly disappointed. Were very clear about the importance of bombardier, about the importance of those jobs in Northern Ireland, and were doing everything we can to ensure we can see thosejobs being guaranteed into the future. A man has died after armed police opened fire on a car near bristol. An official inquiry has been launched. More problems for ryanair. Flight cancellations will go on until march, 400,000 more passengers will be affected. And ben stokes is picked for the ashes tour to australia despite his arrest and despite breaking a finger earlier this week. And coming up in sportsday on bbc news, Romelu Lukaku puts united in control of their Champions League fixture against cska moscow. Well have news of celtic and chelsea as well. Good evening. Jeremy corbyn told the labour conference in brighton that the party now occupies the Poli
On the ashes in australia. And coming up on sportsday on bbc news, defeat for england in the opening match of the rugby world cup. They were beaten by the hosts and defending champions, australia. Good evening. The constitutional crisis in spain escalated today with catalonias Regional Parliament in barcelona voting for independence from spain and the Spanish Parliament in madrid voting to impose direct rule over catalonia. The independence vote triggered jubilation from crowds in catalonia, but the situation has caused alarm in europe. Spains Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy called for calm, and promised to restore legality to catalonia. Spains crisis was triggered on october first, when catalans voted to split from spain in a referendum a poll that was declared illegal by the Spanish Government. From barcelona, heres our correspondent james reynolds. For centuries, catalonia has been pa rt for centuries, catalonia has been part of the kingdom of spain. This afternoon, after years of grow
Welcome to bbc news. The constitutional crisis in spain escalated today, with catalonias Regional Parliament in barcelona voting for independence from spain, and the Spanish Parliament in madrid voting to impose direct rule over catalonia. Lets get the latest from tim willcox. Welcome to a very noisy central barcelona were thousands of people have taken to the streets to celebrate catalonias newly independent state. Several thousand people behind me in the square. The flags are waving, music is playing and people are shouting viva catalonia. A very different story from that in madrid which at that time of the declaration of independence here was passing a senate vote arranging to impose article 155, effectively direct rule from madrid. Lets catch up with the very latest on the political is to wish them, the greatest constitutional crisis to affect spain since the attempted coup in 1981. This report byjames reynolds. For centuries, catalonia has been part of the kingdom of spain. This a