Spanish police step up efforts to stop tomorrows referendum on independence in the northeast region of catalonia. And in madrid, thousands of protesters take to the streets in support of spanish unity. The government insists the poll is illegal. Good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. 0n 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 if 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
And laptop computers, i didnt really think about whether the battery we were developing would be a world famous invention. Ive been very pleased to see how its being developed in the hands of the engineers. It has stood the test of time with electric vehicles today relying on thousands of lithium ion cells for their battery pack modules. The dependence of modern society on fossilfuel energy is not sustainable. And so one of the things we need to do is find storage of electric power generated by alternative energy sources, and also storage batteries that can power an electric vehicle with a Competitive Price and performance. Certainly sounds like doctor goodenoughs invention has proved good enough for 37 years, but lithium ion isnt without its problems and thats led some people to look for alternate battery technologies. And this summer the uk government pledged a £250 million into the research and development of battery tech. At the forefront of this research is Warwick Manufacturing
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
The governments in iraq and spain have been responded to the referendums proposed and held . It makes you actually be more in favour of referendums then i would normally be inclined to be because i tend to think referendums put very complex questions in very simple terms, which is something we saw with the brexit referendum very vividly, when everybody was actually voting on a different topic and for Different Reasons on a very apparently simple question. But when you see Spanish Government resorting to the most repressive tactics to prevent the catalan referendum happening, you think, well, there is a reason to do this after all and if i were catalans and inclined to vote no, i might begin to think about voting yes because of it. Germany, of course, has, as i was suggesting, a different attitude to referendums, does that question of let the people decide never resonate in germany . No, of course it does but it does more on a local or regional level so because its a federal system, we
Dashes under the archbishop of canterbury criticises the investigations into jimmy canterbury criticises the investigations intojimmy savile. It would be the first time a volcano in indonesia has erupted for many years. 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 blakez. Chris mason is in manchesterfor us now. Chris mason is in manchesterfor us now. From the mancunian streets which are being flooded by conservatives, the mood set by their expectation and contemporary reality. That big leap forward and the reality o