Of protesters take to the streets in support of spanish unity. The government insists the poll is illegal. And viking enthusiasts from around the world will visit london this weekend for a huge historical re enactment. Good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. On the eve of the conservative Party Conference, theresa may is facing renewed pressure over the governments approach to brexit. The foreign secretary, borisjohnson, has intervened again on the issue, calling for a strict time limit on any transition period. Pro brexit campaigners have published their own letter to the Prime Minister demanding she should walk away from talks with the eu if negotiations on trade dont begin by christmas. Heres our political correspondent, Jonathan Blake. Setting the stage for the conservative partys annual gathering in manchester. Their first Conference Since the bruising election result in june. But what or who will delegates be talking about . Borisjohnson has made sure brexit is top of the agenda
Streets in support of spanish unity in madrid. Police seal off more than half of the polling stations in catalonia as they step up efforts to stop tomorrows referendum on independence. The government insists the poll is illegal. These people, mainly independence supporters want to keep this school open so it can be used as a polling station in the referendum. And at liz30pm well bring you dateline, where foreign correspondents currently posted to london look at events in the uk through outsiders eyes. Good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. On the eve of the conservative Party Conference, theresa may is facing renewed pressure over the governments approach to brexit. The foreign secretary, borisjohnson, has intervened again on the issue, calling for a strict time limit on any transition period. Pro brexit campaigners have published their own letter to the Prime Minister demanding she should walk away from talks with the eu if negotiations on trade dont begin by christmas. Heres our Pol
And gusts of up to 80mph. Good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. A canadian man, kidnapped and held for nearly five years in afghanistan along with his pregnant wife, says she was raped and their baby daughter murdered. Joshua boyle and Caitlin Coleman were freed earlier this week, along with three children, all born in captivity. As john mcmanus reports, mr boyle revealed the details after returning home to canada. Afghanistan, parts of the country remain in the grip of islamist militants. Canadianjoshua boyle and his wife Caitlin Coleman, came here, he says, to carry out aid work. But instead the couple were kidnapped by members of a Haqqani Network linked to the taliban. Over five years their captors released a series of videos. One of them showed their children born in captivity. On wednesday, the family were finally freed by Pakistani Forces. They arrived in toronto late last night where joshua boyle outlined their grim ordeal including the horrific murder of his daughter. The st
Of course. That full interview in around 15 minutes time. And the Television Producer and writer, Daisy Goodwin who created the itv drama, victoria has claimed she was assaulted by a Government Official during a visit to number ten. Hello. Welcome to the programme, were live until 11am. We won an award last night, i hope you dont mind me mentioning it. It is courtesy of the mind Mental Health charity. Thank you to mind and thejudges health charity. Thank you to mind and the judges who gave us this award. And really its a massive thank you to you, people who trusted us thank you to you, people who trusted us to come on the programme and talk in frank weighs about their Mental Health issues. This is for you. A little later well hear how councils are using bailiffs to collect unpaid debt. Its been described as deeply troubling by the Money Advice Trust really keen to hear from you. Has a council used a bailff on you . Do get in touch and share your experiences this morning use the hashtag
Tens of thousands of demonstrators have turned out in boston to protest against so called free speech rally featuring right wing speakers. The rally, which was held on boston common, attracted only a few dozen people and was disbanded early. Some participants needed a Police Escort to leave the area safely. This comes exactly a week on from the violence in charlottesville, virginia. Thats when a rally attended by white supremacists, to protest the removal of a Confederate Monument clashed with a counter rally. A 32 year old woman, heather heyer, died as a result. Todays events in boston saw a heavy police presence. Hundreds of Police Officers saw that arrests well omitted. The mayor had appealed for people to protest peacefully, but made his feelings clear. This so called free speech rally, some of the people speaking has said hurtful things about the jewish the people speaking has said hurtful things about thejewish community, the African American community, about a whole lot of other