Welcome to bbc news. The spanish Prime Minister, Mariano Rajoy, has announced steps to remove the Current Administration in catalonia and to hold fresh elections there as soon as possible. He warned of Economic Disaster if the regions separatists tim willcox is in barcelona. Iam standing i am standing in the centre of barcelona, leading down to. Organisers have predicted up to1 million protesters out on the streets today. I dont think we have quite that number but possibly a couple of hundred thousand. All these people coming out to demonstrate against a decision by Mariano Rajoy, the spanish by minister, after a crisis Cabinet Meeting to impose home rule, direct rule from madrid, on this region. The First Time Ever article 155 has been invoked against an autonomous region. People on the streets today say they believe the referendum held on october the 1st was legal. And that 90 of the people who voted in favour of independence should be heard. Their voices should be heard. But catalon
Iam in i am in florida iam in florida in i am in florida in the United States, the power of Hurricane Irma has had devastating consequences. Good morning and welcome to bbc news. The government says it is considering ways of making buying and selling houses faster, cheaper and selling houses faster, cheaper and less stressful. It is launching and less stressful. It is launching a consultation in england and wales which will look at whether its possible to reduce moving costs and end practices like gazumping. Community secretary sergey javad says the government has planned a massive House Building programme. Our business correspondentjoe lynam reports. Moving home is often compared to getting divorced in terms of stress and worry. Picking your new home is the easy part of the process, before venders, surveyors, solicitors, banks, agents and removal vans get involved. Currently, it can take three months on average to move home. Getting the mortgage offer from your bank alone takes around
But yes, i think she will. We will have to see whether or not she gets forced into a general election. You we re forced into a general election. You were mentioning the sales as a metaphor, but lets talk about the real Boxing Day Sales. £4 billion bonanza as foreigners boost the Boxing Day Sales. Foreigners, we like them now this is the daily express, thats ok then why are foreigners coming . Because of the pound it is astonishing. We were talking before we came on air about the old days when there would be a very posh person from the bbc who would interview a young couple sitting outside a Department Store somewhere and they were going to go to safer for £20. Theres a woman quoted here who bought two pairs of shoes that were reduced from £630 to £90 a pair, if you can afford to spend that on shoes then you probably dont need to go in that crash in the sales i find probably dont need to go in that crash in the sales ifind it astonishing. But it is good for retail. Youre not a sales
But yes, i think she will. We will have to see whether or not she gets forced into a general election. You we re forced into a general election. You were mentioning the sales as a metaphor, but lets talk about the real Boxing Day Sales. £4 billion bonanza as foreigners boost the Boxing Day Sales. Foreigners, we like them now this is the daily express, thats ok then why are foreigners coming . Because of the pound it is astonishing. We were talking before we came on air about the old days when there would be a very posh person from the bbc who would interview a young couple sitting outside a Department Store somewhere and they were going to go to safer for £20. Theres a woman quoted here who bought two pairs of shoes that were reduced from £630 to £90 a pair, if you can afford to spend that on shoes then you probably dont need to go in that crash in the sales i find probably dont need to go in that crash in the sales ifind it astonishing. But it is good for retail. Youre not a sales
Level for more than a decade with 1. 6 Million People now out of work. The Supreme Court rules bus drivers must do more to accommodate Wheelchair Users, after a disabled man couldnt board when a woman refused to move her buggy. And record breaking weather Scientists Say 2016 was likely the worlds warmest year the third in a row to top the charts. And tributes to former england womens cricket captain Rachael Heyhoe flint, who has died aged 77. Borisjohnson has warned eu leaders not to give the uk Punishment Beatings for brexit in the manner of some world war ii movie. He said that Penalising Escape was not in the interests of the uk friends and partners. The president of the European Commission Jean Claude Juncker has told the European Parliament that he will do everything he can to ensure that the negotiations over britains exit from the European Union end in a good result for all concerned. But he also said the negotiations would be very, very, very difficult. And this afternoon its b