Its friday 27th october. Im vicki young. Welcome to bbc newsroom live. The spanish Prime Minister, Mariano Rajoy, has called on senators to approve direct rule over catalonia, amid an escalating crisis over the regions push for independence. The Catalan Parliament could respond by declaring independence. Lets cross over live now to my colleague in barcelona. You join me live outside the Catalan Parliament, where after weeks of turmoil, demonstrations and chaos and anger, this Catalan Crisis finally looks to be coming to a head. In the last few minutes, ca rles head. In the last few minutes, Carles Puigdemont, the catalan president , arrived here at parliament. We understand one of the motions he put to a vote today is a declaration of independence, a declaration of independence, a declaration that catalonia will be a sovereign state, independent, they will notify the eu, and any think madrid two sides will be irrelevant because it will be outside catalan law. That flies in the face of
While theyre doing it. Looks utterly stressful to me, im afraid lets catch up with the weather now. Most m ost pla ces most places dry today, one or two showers towards eastern areas, a heavy one in eastern scotland and more clouded in southern england and wales compared with yesterday. Once the sun breaks through it will feel warmer than yesterday. Warmest of all in the far south east, highs of 25 degrees. Showers this evening will fade away. Good beat and ijust a few isolated ones to the west and in the english channel. The main risk will be in the highlands of western scotland but even here many will stay dry. Not a chilly start a sunday morning. Early mist and fog clearing, sunny spells for many, more clouded the highlands and patchy rain and drizzle. Any morning showers in the west fade away quickly. Most will stay dry throughout the day and feeling a touch warmer than today, with temperatures up a degree or so for many. Monday, bank holiday for most, wet and windy in scotland and
While theyre doing it. Looks utterly stressful to me, im afraid lets catch up with the weather now. Most m ost pla ces most places dry today, one or two showers towards eastern areas, a heavy one in eastern scotland and more clouded in southern england and wales compared with yesterday. Once the sun breaks through it will feel warmer than yesterday. Warmest of all in the far south east, highs of 25 degrees. Showers this evening will fade away. Good beat and ijust a few isolated ones to the west and in the english channel. The main risk will be in the highlands of western scotland but even here many will stay dry. Not a chilly start a sunday morning. Early mist and fog clearing, sunny spells for many, more clouded the highlands and patchy rain and drizzle. Any morning showers in the west fade away quickly. Most will stay dry throughout the day and feeling a touch warmer than today, with temperatures up a degree or so for many. Monday, bank holiday for most, wet and windy in scotland and
To save victims of the fire injune in which at least 80 people died. And Lewis Hamilton wins the belgian grand prix, halving Sebastian Vettels championship lead. Good evening and welcome to bbc news. More than 1,000 people have been rescued from flooding in one of americas most populous cities, houston, in texas, as a huge storm continues to batter parts of the state. Forecasters there say the conditions are unprecedented, and warn that the waters are still rising. 2a inches of rain fell in one day, and emergency workers are still trying to reach hundreds of people stranded in their homes. President trump will travel to texas on tuesday. 0ur north america correspondent, james cook, reports from houston. Harvey arrived in houston with a vengeance. No longer packing the full force of a hurricane, but still deadly. This is the strongest storm on record. For the fourth largest city in the united states, the results are devastating. This appears to be either the worst or one of the worst fl
To save victims of the fire injune in which at least 80 people died. And Lewis Hamilton wins the belgian grand prix, halving Sebastian Vettels championship lead. Good evening and welcome to bbc news. More than 1,000 people have been rescued from flooding in one of americas most populous cities, houston, in texas, as a huge storm continues to batter parts of the state. Forecasters there say the conditions are unprecedented, and warn that the waters are still rising. 2a inches of rain fell in one day, and emergency workers are still trying to reach hundreds of people stranded in their homes. President trump will travel to texas on tuesday. 0ur north america correspondent, james cook, reports from houston. Harvey arrived in houston with a vengeance. No longer packing the full force of a hurricane, but still deadly. This is the strongest storm on record. For the fourth largest city in the united states, the results are devastating. This appears to be either the worst or one of the worst fl