These people are demonstrating in support of the spanish army and the police. It comes one day after the spanish Prime Minister said he would ta ke ste ps spanish Prime Minister said he would take steps to impose direct rule on catalonia from madrid. The catalonian government are not following the laws. They do what they want. They do not represent the cata la n they want. They do not represent the catalan people, they represent a small percentage, not all of us. This is why the government has to do what it has to do. The Spanish Foreign minister says the Regional Government will soon lose authority. They will not have any legal authority, it will be a group of rebels trying to impose their own arbitrariness onto the whole people of catalonia. The plan by the Spanish Government is unprecedented. It is the first time that madrid has moved to strip a region of its autonomy and it dramatically escalate this political crisis. Yesterday almost half a million Pro Independence supporters took to the streets of barcelona. With them was the catalan leader. The separate tests are defiant. The Catalan Government stretched out its hand and the spanish Prime Ministers spat on it. That is not very proper or nice. We think that now the Catalan Government is legitimised to push ahead, if it considers it appropriate and left that suspension of the declaration of independence. The Pro Independence leaders are now considering their next steps. The Regional Parliament could decide to vote on an unilateral declaration of independence. Catalonia is in a state of uncertainty. Bethany bell, bbc news, barcelona. The songbirds ofjava in indonesia are facing extinction because of huge demand for them in wildlife markets. Theyre trapped and sold to buyers who prize their musical sound, but some species may disappear within the next ten years unless urgent Conservation Action is taken. Within the next ten years unless victoria gill reports from java. Within the next ten years unless the within the next ten years unless steep slopes of th west the steep slopes of this mountain in west java. Our the steep slopes of this mountain in westjava. Our guide the steep slopes of this mountain in west java. Our guide knows the steep slopes of this mountain in westjava. Our guide knows this lush forest in out. It is where he made his living. This is showing me how you make a bird trap out of sticks from the trees around us and a piece of string. Where would those birds go . He no longer hands here. He is now a conservationist but in forests across java songbirds are still trapped in vast numbers. This is in jakarta, the largest wildlife market in asia. Up to 16,000 birds can be found for sale here in a single day. The vast majority of those will be caught in the wild, it is that co nsta nt caught in the wild, it is that constant harvesting of wild birds by the thousands which is driving this extinction crisis. The bitter irony of the destructive trade is that demand is driven by a National Passion for songbirds. Something on full display at this bird singing competition. But it has now reached a tipping point. This bird may be the only one of its kind left on the planet. The last of its kind . Yes. This bird is one of 19 species identified by a global assessment to be on the brink of extinction. That is why british conservationists are at the centre as part of an International Effort to save some of the worlds critically endangered songbirds by taking them out of the wild and into captivity to breed. we do nothing, these species will go extinct within the next decade, there is no doubt about that, but we will do everything we can, fight to save the species. The search is now on for a save habitats to release these birds. This small flock is being set free in a private safari park. But with some species now down to fewer than 100 individuals, their long term future depends on human intervention. Victoria gill, bbc news, java. With all the sport, heres karthi at the bbc sport centre. Good evening. At the bbc sport centre. It had already been a difficult week for everton and their manager, Ronald Koeman, and after a 5 2 defeat to arsenal, they are now in the premier League Relegation zone. Defeat to arsenal, they are now in arsenal move up to fifth place with the victory, while tottenham are just five points off the League LeadersManchester City after a fast paced 4 1 win over liverpool. David 0rnstein reports. 4 1 win over liverpool. Two 4 1 win over liverpool. Teams whose seasons have fallen two teams whose seasons have so far fallen short of expectations. Both are in need of inspiration, a time for a key men to show their worth. Step up wayne rooney. Almost 15 yea rs step up wayne rooney. Almost 15 years to the day after scoring his First Premier League goal at the same end against the same opposition. That was as good as it got for the home side, Nacho Monreal al reacting quickest to equalise for arsenal. Then at mesut ozil rounding offa arsenal. Then at mesut ozil rounding off a slick move to put them ahead. A red card for a red card for airdrie said dea swung further in the gunners feather and they capitalised when Alexandre Lacazette made it 3 1 before aaron ramsey got the fourth. Everton fans were now voting with their feet, in the meantime, the deficit was reduced but arsenal had the final say. Alexis sanchez completing the rout and leaving the under pressure Ronald Koeman with a bitter taste. The days second meeting of north london and merseyside started how the first ended. Harry kane punishing liverpools ponderous defence to give tottenham an early lead and from scorer came soon turned provider. He timed his run and finished to perfection. Attacking football of the highest order, Diego Maradona watching on and no doubt approving. At the other end, spurs were not quite so sharp. Mohammed al fayed taking advantage to give liverpool and the manager fresh hope. Hope that would fade when dele alli struck on the stroke of half time and it was that brittleness at the back that cost liverpool again. Who else but harry kanein liverpool again. Who else but harry kane in front of more than 80,000, a Record Premier League crowd. David 0rnstein, bbc news. Motherwell have booked their place in the Scottish League cup final for the first time in over a decade with a 2 0 win over rangers. Both goals were scored by louis molt, his spectacular second strike sending motherwell through to next months final, where they will meet the holders, celtic. Lewis hamilton could be crowned formula one World Champion for the fourth time later. Formula one World Champion the mercedes driver will start on pole postiion for the United States grand prix, which begins at eight oclock. His title rival, sebastian vettel, is in second place on the grid. The womens ashes started overnight in brisbane, with england losing the First One Day International against australia. One Day International it was a narrow two wicket win, with Alex Blackwell top scoring on 67 not out, and jessjonassen hitting a four to ensure australias victory to go 1 0 up in the series. Hitting a four to ensure australias the rest of the days sport is on the bbc website, including a gold for Great Britain at the european treack cycling chamoionships and the season ending wta finals in singapore. Thank wta finals in singapore. You. Before we go, the la that thank you. Before we go, the latest that we have on the hostage situation in nuneaton in the west midlands, two people working at a Bowling Alley are being held by a man with a gun. Police say the incident is ongoing and it is unconnected to terrorism. The news channel will have continuing coverage but now on bbc one, it is time for the news were this is bbc news with vicki young. Two people are being held hostage by a gunman at a Bowling Alley in nuneaton. Warwickshire police have confirmed that the incident is not terror related and have urged people to stay away from the bermuda park area. West Midlands Ambulance service are at the scene, but say there are no casualties at present. Other people who were in the complex, which includes cinemas and restaurants, are being held in lockdown and some others have been evacuated to a nearby hotel. 0ur reporter David Crabtree is at the scene. What can you tell us about whats been going on there . A picture is 110w been going on there . A picture is now a merging of the chaos and panic when this gunman stormed into this building around 3pm today. There we re building around 3pm today. There were many children, some having birthday parties, theres going to a childrens play area, and bowling parties. We had one guy, chris turner, who turned up to pick up his two children from the play area. I have just come to pick the kids up from the soft play centre, but i parked around near the Bowling Alley. As i then walked around the Bowling Alley to go past the main entrance, the guy actually ran up to the door with the gun in his hand, opened the door, told me to get out of the area. With a few verbals. And then he turned to. There was a sparse crowd, but a few people there, and he said, ive already told you once to get out of the area, once again using verbals. Describe that scene. Everyone quickly. Well, everyone ushered back a little bit, because he did have a gun in the air. Again, he wasnt pointing at anyone directly, but he was threatening, and at that point i quickly went straight into the soft play area. I got my kids, and i said to the grandparents, we have got to go. We got out of there before it all got locked down, to be fair. This must have been a terrifying incident from your point of view. It was, i was shaken up at first, i feel sorry for the people who are stuck in there. I didnt want to raise the alarm, there was a few people that kind of knew the situation, they were trying to shut the door, but i knew that ijust wanted to get out of there with my kids, get out of the area. He was clearly agitated, can you describe his demeanour . He was very angry. Obviously, he may have told people before to stay away. I was unaware of that, as i walked past, so that may have made him more angry at that time. With a sawn off shotgun. Indeed, and that is what i was focusing on. To be fair, i can recognise the guy briefly, but i was more worried making sure it was not pointed at me. And how far away were your kids at that point . They were in the building next door, but when we got out of the building, he wasnt outside again, he had obviously gone back inside, but within 25 yards of the place, we just went around the outside and got in the car. The police are saying that this is not terror related but clearly there isa not terror related but clearly there is a lot of Police Activity we can see behind you, ambulances and armed police have been there all day. How have people been reacting and what by the police saying . The public are being told to stay away but for some its difficult, they live in the area and roads have been cordoned off so they cannot get to their homes. We have heard of people taking car keys from them and bringing them out of what has been called the danger zone. We understand there were paramedics on stand by, no word yet that anyone has been injured but the hostage situation is ongoing. Police hope to update us in the next artwork to the era saying this is a softly softly approach, they have negotiators trying to get this old sorted out without any death or injury, but people here are still trying to find out what is going on with their local neighbourhood, they are very concerned and we had several reports of the chaos and panic when he first came in and people running for cover with their children, hiding under chairs, even hiding in the toilets, and apparently the gunman told them to keep away from the building, so he seemed to have singled out one or two people and tried to get the rest of them out of the area. Two people and tried to get the rest of them out of the arealj understand of them out of the areal understand some people have been evacuated to a nearby hotel, we spoke to parents who were there on a busy day with the Bowling Alley, cinema and restaurants packed, and some people are still being kept in the complex. The police have said they have had to keep a minute by minute watch on what everyone is doing around the area. It is a big complex and they are worried about leading people out when there is an active gunman inside one of the buildings so it is a dangerous situation at the moment. We heard from chris turner, who we spoke to earlier, who said he thought the guy was a white man in his 40s who had a rock kind of style of dress, and he believed this guy may have worked or known somebody within the leisure centre, and that is quite it has become specific to two hostages who we re become specific to two hostages who were still being held inside. The bbc spoke to other eyewitnesses to describe what they saw. We were in the play area, the Adventure Park in nuneaton. We were ready to go home. My friends, they were ready to go next to the bowling, to the playground there. In the meantime we want to go out. But there was a guy with a gun, he took some hostages in the bowling area. So they wont allow us to go outside. They keep us there for a while. So the police told you there was a man with a gun . Yeah. The police and some other guys from outside. Some of them managed to go out. They say its a man with a gun. He went into the bowling area and took some hostages. That is all we know about him. They said theyd transfer us to a hotel and wait there but they didnt say anything. When we can go. The police came inside and prepared all of us to exit so we could go to the hotel near there. They transfer us there, so that would be a safe place. What was going through your mind when you were told this . Just very scared because we have small kids, so very scared. I was not so afraid. I was sitting at the window and i had the live on facebook, filming everything. Yes, but you never know what could happen. Yes, you never know what could happen in that time. I was worried about my kids but in that moment you dont know what to do. To be afraid, to be scared, to stay calm, but it was good because everybody was not scared. Everybody was scared inside. Yes, they were scared but nobody. No one panicked. Everybody was sitting calm and listened to what the police told us to do. Did you see lots of armed police . Yes, like in the movies. Lots of armed police with shells, with dogs and everything. Earlier i spoke to the local mp marcusjones, who described what he has been told. Im extremely concerned for the people who are there at bermuda park. Im concerned obviously for members of the police force that are there trying to keep those people safe. I have spoken very briefly to the Warwickshire Police and crime commissioner about this incident. Im waiting for an update from a senior officerfrom Warwickshire Police. But im taking the view at the moment that we must allow the police to get on with theirjob, do theirwork, and hopefully keep the people that are there safe. And is it your understanding that this is an ongoing situation, that they are still dealing with something, whatever it is . Can you give any indication of what it might be . There are a lot of eyewitness reports. Im not absolutely sure of all the information so i dont think it would be right for me to actually try to speculate as to what is or isnt going on. I think its important at this stage that the police are allowed to do their work, and in terms of some of the speculation that is coming out, if some of the information is right, it is a very sensitive situation. Ive also spoken to a friend of mine who was in the soft play area next to the Bowling Alley thats being talked about. From the friend of mine that i spoke to, he said that the police very quickly moved them to a local hotel as a place of safety to avoid the incident that was clearly going on. Marcus jones, the marcusjones, the local marcus jones, the local mp. A short time ago i spoke to megan westwood, an eyewitness who was in a play area in the Leisure Complex when the incident began. Basically, we were in the bermuda play area, me and my friend were about to leave, but the staff said to get away from the windows because there was a man with a knife. As time went on, we were told that he actually had a gun, and they barricaded the doors, kept us away from the windows, then we were told he had hostages in the Bowling Alley next to us. And then, eventually, we got evacuated one by one by the back door into the hotel next to us. Its full of children at the minute. We can hear in the background, obviously a lot going on. We are seeing some of the pictures that you took, and video of you having to leave the area. Just describe it. You must have been absolutely petrified. It was hard work keeping the kids calm because theyre all confused. What was everyone else doing . Taking pictures, running, keeping the kids calm. And did you see any Police Activity . Yeah, there was quite a few, like bullet proof vans. Ive just seen an air ambula