more than half a century after the assassination of presidentjohn f kennedy, the final batch of classified files is being released. when hip hop died, it left a legacy, spoken word poetry. and we explore the mix of rap and conventional poetry that's known as spoken word. coming up in sportsday on bbc news: rangers are searching for a new manager, after sacking pedro caixinha, after 26 games in charge. good evening. the political crisis surrounding the future of catalonia has reached breaking point, on the eve of a vote in the spanish parliament. senators are expected to vote tomorrow to impose a form of direct rule on catalonia, following the recent referendum on independence, which the spanish government considered unlawful. catalonia's vice—president has warned that any such vote would lead to the declaration of a sovereign catalan state, with far—reaching implications for spain and the eu, as our europe editor katya adler reports from barcelona. hope and excitement filled this barcelona square this morning as on so many mornings during the catalan crisis. the independence—minded crowd once again arching and chanting its way towards the catalan government building, believing, after many weeks of waiting, the catalan leader inside now had a dramatic announcement to make. until he didn't. after more than an hour of waiting, in the end it was a no—show. the catalan leader never turned up to make his much anticipated declaration. the press are leaving and outside on the streets catalans are none the wiser as to what their future holds. now i feel very very angry because i want an answer of someone. who is going to tell me something about this because i'm very very confused. there followed hours of more confusion. the catalan leader had a difficult decision to make — declare unilateral independence and incur the wrath of the spanish government or back down, call regional elections instead and face mutiny in his own political ranks. finally, with catala ns for and against independence hanging on his every word, he opted for neither, blaming the spanish government. translation: my responsibility as president of catalonia was to exhaust all the options available. what we need is de—escalation and dialogue. but once again i have not had a satisfactory reply from the spanish government. 300 miles away in madrid, the spanish government was unimpressed. it is ploughing ahead with a vote tomorrow here in the spanish senate to unravel catalonia's autonomous powers. we came here to meet a senator from the governing popular party. translation: launching article 155 of the constitution, which will affect catalonia's autonomy, is the last resort. it's the only way to restore legality, tolerance, democracy and economic stability to catalonia. this is all the fault of the catalan president. this is one of the most dramatic moments in modern spanish history. never before has a government here moved to strip the autonomous powers of one of spain's regions. the spanish prime minister will be sitting here and most of the senators in this room belong to his party so we know he will win the vote but what we don't know is what impact that will have not just on catalonia but on spain as a whole. back in barcelona tonight, with the possibility of an independence declaration still in the air, the catalan leader was hounded by the press. his regional administration and the spanish government are on a collision course. tomorrow promises to be an explosive day in spain. live now to barcelona to talk to kata. when we talk about the vote in the senate and the significance people should attach to t it is dramatic. known as the nuclear option in spain. never, ever before has a spanish government moved to remove the autonomous powers of a spanish region. we really are going into unchartered territory. a very dramatic move indeed. while the senate in madrid is discussing, here in barcelona the catalan government will be meeting with the possibility to declare universal independence still on the table and to keep the pressure up on their lawmakers here. pro—independence catalans are going to pour to this area of bars lonia, just outside the parliament —— barcelona just outside the parliament, hoping for that declaration. all of this will be watched closely not just declaration. all of this will be watched closely notjust by spaniards but the european union as well because the issue of nationalism, separatism, economic and political instability, so visible here in the catalan crisis, are issues of concern right across the continpent. thank you very much. the later there from barcelona. a woman from birmingham, who bought her husband a combat knife that he planned to use in a terror attack, has been found guilty of preparing an act of terrorism. madihah taheer, who's 21, had expressed her support for the islamic state group on social media but she told woolwich crown court that she hadn't known what the knife was for. her husbnad, ummariyat mirza, and his sister, had already pleaded guilty to terrorism offences, as our home affairs correspondent dominic casciani reports. wrestled to the ground by armed police, a birmingham man setting out to kill. this was the man arrested, ummariyat mirza. he wanted to rampage in his home city. now convicted alongside his wife, madihah taheer, and his sister, zainub, who encouraged them both. mirza was obsessed with knives and replica guns. he wanted to fight in syria but then turned his attention to home. his pregnant wife bought him this combat knife on her credit card and he trained on this martial arts dummy. mirza's attack plan wasn't fully formed when he was arrested but he has admitted preparing an act of terrorism by researching targets, including a synagogue and this raf careers office in the city. it is one of seven foiled plots so far this year. typical of the kinds of terrorist threat we are now seeing in the united kingdom. small groups of individuals, or in this case family members, or it could equally have been friends, sharing very explicit extremist material, being inspired by other attacks they have seen either in the united kingdom or abroad. taheer told the jury she wanted to escape her abusive father. she fell in love with mirza and he brainwashed her into supporting the so—called islamic state. as their wedding approached, taheer messaged her boyfriend, saying, "i want you to kill people for me. i have a list." mirza said, "the day of the marriage i will kill them all. give me the list." her reply: "you can't have it until you put a ring on it." radicalisation experts say her conviction is symptomatic of the new role that some women now play. what we have seen is a woman who seems to be in control, she is confident. she is not someone who is going to stand there but she is actively encouraging. so i think that needs to be borne in mind in terms of a shift in gender roles. the jury concluded madihah taheer was no naive young woman. she was her husband's willing partner in crime. she had wanted a hero, like the painting she placed on her facebook profile, and she found him and now they both face jail. dominic casciani, bbc news. in kenya, there have been violent protests as millions of voters go to the polls in a presidential election that has caused deep divisions. the violence has forced kenya's electoral commission to delay voting in four areas but elsewhere polling is reported to have been peaceful. the main opposition candidate, raila odinga, had urged his supporters to boycott the latest election, the second in less than three months, after the supreme court identified irregularities in the original contest. our africa editor fergal keane reports from nairobi. it was a day of striking contrasts. and of vastly different realities. when this diverse nation seemed further away than ever from unity. as the polls opened, the overwhelming sense was of weariness. for months, the kenyan electorate has watched politicians indulge in ever—more bitter exchanges. this was downtown nairobi, where they heeded the president's call to turn out. come here to vote and to make the way. this kenya is ours and we have to fight for it. so it's a must. i have to make it, yes. all morning they have been voting here. it's very painstaking checking people's identity. here you have a box full of presidential ballots, people who have already cast their votes. there are some international observers but far fewer than before amid concern over security and the credibility of the entire process. president kenyatta is confident of victory. not surprising — the opposition is not taking part. he saw kenya's vote as an inspiration. we believe we are setting an example as kenya and we want our entire continent to continue in this particular path. but contemplate the empty polling stations in opposition strongholds, and a big fall in the official turnout. and the anger of those who took to the streets today. in kibera, a vast nairobi slum, we saw running battles between the opposition and police. demonstrators driven back from a polling station. elsewhere in western kenya, two people were shot dead. so they are continuing here to try to prevent any polling taking place at this station. rocks being thrown and at some point they expect, they know there is going to be a response from the security forces. tear gas being fired. what do you want? i want a credible election to be done in kenya. and you don't believe this is credible? this is not credible. this is a sham election. inside the polling station, beleaguered officials were forced to acknowledge defeat. so as we go back to the vehicle, they need to be escorted back. i'm not safe here. the gas is effecting me. violence is localised, kenya is not sliding into anarchy. but on a day of such division, the fear is for the very credibility of democracy here. fergal keane, bbc news, nairobi. a man who was arrested as part of an investigation into the banned far—right group national action has been charged with encouragement to commit murder. the bbc understands that the charge relates to the labour mp, rosie cooper. christopher lythgoe, who's 31 and from warrington in cheshire, is one of six men charged with being members of national action. there's been a sharp fall in demand for new cars in the uk, which has led to a slump in production. some manufacturers are blaming the uncertainty about britain's future trading relationship with the european union. the society of motor manufacturers and traders say plans to improve air quality have also contributed to the trend. our business editor, simon jack, is here. tell us more about the figures? september was the fifth month in a row when the number of cars produced in the uk was lower than the year before. it is a sharp fall, down 14.2%. that mirrors what we have seenin 14.2%. that mirrors what we have seen in the sales rooms. we have seen in the sales rooms. we have seen figures falling 9.3%. in the all—important september month. part of the reason is a big fall in diesel cars which fell 22%. a lot of confusion about national and local air policy, on what they are going to do with older diesel cars, affecting sells. is it wetter bearing in mind a lot of vehicles are made for ex—sported. that's right. 80% made for export. most going to the eu. sales there holding up. also worth remembering the car industry in the uk has been on a strong run and a lot of people thought that couldn't go on indefinitely. but it is a nasty screech of the brakes if you like, sales down, production down and probably most importantly, investment in the car industry is down 64% compared to two years ago. the car industry super sensitive of the relationship with the eu. a lot of car makers saying until we get more clarity about that, there won't be investment. that will worry government and i have learned there is going to be a meeting with the prime minister and some of the big uk car bosses to discuss exactly that next week. thank you very much. some 300,000 people leave theirjobs every year because of mental health problems, according to a report commissioned by the government. among the recommendations is encouraging open conversations about mental health in the workplace and the prime minister says that nhs england and the civil service will adopt the guidelines. during the day, senior police officers warned they were facing increasing demands because of the number of incidents involving people with mental health issues, as our social affairs correspondent, alison holt, discovered when she spent time with the metropolitan police emergency response team. a met police rapid response team heads to an emergency call that'sjust come in. this is our second mental health call for tonight. it's our second call of the night. we haven't dealt with anything elsem, apart from two mental health calls already. we spent four shifts with front line officers, as they dealt with 999 calls. the address has come back before to a male who has suicidal thoughts. you don't have to spend long with the emergency services to realise just how many of their calls involve people with mental health issues in some way or another. hello, police. officers have been called in by neighbours, worried by a man who is shouting and swearing. are you ok? can we just come in and have a chat? he doesn't want them to come into his flat and is clearly very agitated. stop shouting, please, we're not shouting at you, we're checking you're 0k. local residents are also upset. we can't do anything more. listen, i'm sorry, we can't — we couldn't get in his house, there's nothing we can do. it is becoming unbearable. the man has a history of mental health problems and they don't feel he gets the help he needs. this is a catalogue of really, really serious incidences where he is a danger to himself and a danger to other people. and as they talk, the man comes back on to his doorstep worried about what's going on. right, so this isjust going to antagonise the situation even more now, isn't it? yeah, and we're antagonised. it's hard to deal with when you have both parties at you. you are just trying to help everybody out as much as you can. and by day, there's no let—up either. the met estimates it gets a call involving mental health every five minutes. officers are on their way to what at first appears to be a domestic dispute. in fact, the woman has a history of self—harm and her ex—partner is worried. hello, can we come in? she's reopened old cuts, hasn't taken her medication and is in floods of tears. do you want a cuddle? come here. come on. sobs she won't go to hospital but her former partner say he'll stay with her. really she needs help from a doctor, she needs to see a counsellor, we're not trained in that area. we are not trained counsellors but we try. we do a lot of counselling in our own way, we try. worried by the increasing number of such calls, the met now works more closely with health services. of course this is a concern but that's why we're working with ourfriends in health. that's why we're looking for different solutions, different ways of working so that we can get the person in crisis to the care they need, as quickly and efficiently as possible. and that means back on the street where officers were dealing with the man who's ill and upset neighbours, they can now call in a mental health nurse. she's able to see how he's doing and arrange for another professional to see him in the morning. for now, at least, it takes the pressure out of this situation. alison holt, bbc news. in thailand, vast crowds have lined the streets of the capital bangkok for the funeral of king bhumibol, who died last year at the age of 88. by tradition, the king's body has been lying—in—state for a year. 0ur correspondent rupert wingfield—hayes sent this report. in bangkok today, scenes this city hasn't witnessed for over a century. a funeral fit not for a king but for a god. for in death, that is what many thais believe king bhumibol has become. thailand has been in mourning for the king for a year now. finally his golden funeral urn was placed atop a golden chariot hauled through the streets by 222 soldiers. as the chariot passed, 100,000 black—clad mourners prostrated themselves. across the city, hundreds of thousands more lined up for hours to lay floral tributes. among them, was this woman and her sister. translation: he was the king but he always went to the poorest places, met with the poorest people. he didn't need to do that, but he did. to me he was like a father. i don't know what to say. it is extremely hot here in bangkok today but that has done nothing to dampen this really extraordinary outpouring of love and devotion for the old king. for 70 years king bhumibol really held this country together. through the cold war, through numerous military coups, through wrenching economic change and love for the old king is one of the very few things that almost all thais can agree on. by mid—afternoon the funeral cortege had arrived at the golden crematorium, specially built for the occasion, reputedly at a cost of £70 million. there to meet it, king bhumibol‘s son and heir, king vajiralongkorn. draconian laws mean it is not safe for me to speak frankly about the new king but he is not loved like his father and there is great anxiety here about what he intends to do with the monarchy. as the moment of the cremation drew close, crowds started to gather again, knowing this was the final moment to say goodbye. for thailand, an era has closed tonight and a new much more uncertain one has begun. rupert wingfield—hayes, bbc news in bangkok. more than half a century after the assassination of us presidentjohn f kennedy, the final batch of classified files on the killing are being released by the us national archives. the killing in november 1963 has been the subject of endless conspiracy theories but experts are warning not to expect any dramatic revelations from the thousands of documents due to be released, as our correspondent nick bryant explains. november the 22nd, 1963. it appears as though something has happened in the motorcade route. something, i repeat, has happened in the motorcade route. notjust one of the most shocking days of american history, but also, one of the most disputed. president kennedy has been assassinated. it is official now. the president is dead. the official explanation is that john f kennedy was assassinated in dallas by a lone gunman, lee harvey oswald. but the case has never been closed in the american mind. were the soviets involved? the cubans? the mafia? renegade elements within the government he led? the national archives holds 5 million documents on the assassination. 99% have already been opened in some form. but it's that final 1% of mainly cia and fbi files that's so intriguing. i would welcome a eureka moment. i doubt that we get a eureka moment. most of what we are going to see is going to be about details and incremental advances in our knowledge about the assassination. but, again, i hope i'm surprised. fuelling the conspiracy theories, the shooting of lee harvey oswald, by dallas nightclub ownerjack ruby. he died hours later. the documents may reveal more about a trip 0swald made to mexico just weeks before, where he met soviet and cuban spies. it's more than 50 years since america mourned the loss of its young leader. a national wound that has never truly healed and a chapter in the national story that has never had a satisfactory ending. the assassination ofjohn f kennedy was a turning point notjust because a 46—year—old president had been cut down in his prime, but because many americans came to believe that their government simply wasn't telling them the truth. part of the reason why congress ordered this document dump was to regain that lost trust. the historical irony is that the decision to release the files rests with a modern—day president, donald trump, who has promotedjfk conspiracy theories himself. but will they bring a sense of closure? nick briant, bbc news, washington. a brief look at some of the day's other other news stories. 11 people have been arrested in one of the biggest ever operations against people—smuggling in the uk. 200 officers took part in overnight raids in london, birmingham, and gateshead. 0ther arrests were made simultaneously across europe. a university student has been cleared of a terrorism offence after a manual called the anarchist cookbook, with instructions for making bombs, was found under his bed. joshua walker, who's 27, was detained last december after he returned from helping kurdish forces fighting is in syria. he told birmingham crown court he'd printed the document for a role—playing game. advances in science and foetal screening may lead to more abortions for minor abnormalities according to one of the world's leading geneticists. dr kari steffanson made his comments as britain prepares to mark 50 years since the passage of the abortion act, which legalised abortion under certain circumstances. experts point to iceland as a country where the number of terminations, for a wider range of reasons, is particularly high, as our religious affairs correspondent, martin bashir, reports. svava and her husband, gunnar, are doting parents, cradling solomon, an unusual baby in this part of the world. he looks like he's in pain and we can't really do nothing about it. born in iceland five months ago, solomon's brain is underdeveloped and he can't swallow. his mother underwent foetal screening but her christian faith meant she would not terminate the pregnancy. so we did the screening in order to prepare ourselves for what would follow the birth. this is decode, a company that studied the genomes of more than half of iceland's population. they have isolated genetic markers that indicate a range of abnormalities. most mothers who test positive for down's syndrome choose to terminate their pregnancies. when i was in medical school, you know, 40—something years ago, it was considered one of the goals of obstetrics and gynaecology to figure out how to screen for down's syndrome. and now we are sitting here in iceland, the year 2017, and there are no children born with down's syndrome. by comparison, the number of those who opt for a termination after receiving a positive test for down's syndrome in the united states is 67%. in britain it's 90%. svava and gunnar lead the only baptist church in iceland. i know this is a difficult question to consider, but would it not have been an act of mercy for him not to have been born? that's a child made in the image of god. iceland's leading geneticist is now concerned at how foetal testing and the availability of abortion may encourage the pursuit of perfection. do you worry that we will end up screening for minor abnormalities, even non—medical traits eventually? yes, i'm extremely worried about this. i'm extremely worried about the use of the knowledge that comes out of genetics. solomon, whose life expectancy is less than two years, spends at least half the week in hospital and the scientific breakthroughs that might have ended his life are now helping to sustain it. martin bashir, bbc news, reykjavik. spoken word is now a familiar feature of festivals across britain. it's been described as a mix of rap and conventional poetry but with performance at its heart. 0ne prominent exponent is dylema, a spoken word artist and musician from east london who's been explaining to our reporter izin akhabau why it challenges our traditional notions of what poetry is and the impact it can have. what if a black girl knew that she would be desired by others only if she desired herself? that beauty is not a shade but a mindset? and the best indicator of it is self—confidence, as i talk some sense, insert here, confidence. spoken word poetry to me is like one of the purest artforms that there is right now. it's really special, it's actually a special time right now. the dynamic genre helped dylema solve the puzzle of who she is, proudly woman but fighting stereotypes, black and british but not an outsider. i'm heavily inspired by my background. i grew up in an african household, and i'm african and british and that dual nationality had a lot of influence in my poetry because what happened was, with people who are born in another country and they come to another country, they have nowhere to call home. because i'm not completely nigerian and i'm not completely british. so where do i call home? so i decided to make my home out of poems. what if a black girl knew that life is what you make of it, opportunities are what you take from it and there will be no female black president if no black girl wants to become it? what is the difference between conventional poetry and spoken word poetry? it's different to actual like written poetry, because written poetry, you can go away and read it, you have time to digest it. with this there is more of a performance stance on it. i am no stranger to the look, to the taste and to the feel of danger. i am no stranger to fire, water or air, to the slippery slope, die in hope, hangman's rope, new birth by old generation of cavemen, caved in, minds enslaved in time unchanged and i am no stranger to your skin. and on those wet, windy, rainy nights when those clouds open up, how it feels when that rain strike. dylema is not the only one. across the country, people are taking to the stage,