hundreds of thousands of people have been on the streets of barcelona in a huge show of support for the unity of spain and against plans for the independence of catalonia. spain's worst political crisis for decades was sparked a week ago by a referendum on independence for the wealthy north—eastern region. spain's prime minister has warned of "drastic action" if that happens. our europe editor katya adler reports from barcelona. chant: viva catalonia! viva espana! catalans who oppose independence from spain call themselves the silent majority. today they made a lot of noise. we want to stay together. we don't want to break this country. i am catalan. i am spanish. and today i'm here because i'm very proud. and i don't want that catalonia go out of spain. everyone we spoke to here was catalan but people came from all over spain in the name of spanish unity. this crowd is emotional, excitable and passionate because this is all about identity, their identity. whether catalonia remains in or outside spain but the power of emotions aside, today is also all about politics. the question here for the spanish prime minister, will he wait for the catalan government to declare independence or act first? his answer in a rare televised interview today... translation: be absolutely reassured, the government will prevent any declaration of catalan independence from turning into something real. spain will continue to be spain. it is what the majority of spaniards want. maybe but catalans remain split between families and friends with tensions remaining this week. i'm worried independence can happen in 48 or 72 hours and i don't think i've heard have a clear explanation of how things are going to work. i don't know if i'm going to be in europe, if i will be using the euro. we have two countries, spain and catalonia. my heart is divided. i'm excited with the idea of creating a new country but i'm worried too. my friends are very, very worried. but ardent pro—independence catalans aren't concerned. they're elated. they view the spanish government as oppressive and identify with the catalan language and culture, not spanish. the number of pro— catalan voices have been growing in the last few years. we are waiting for a long time. i'm excited. last week catalans held an independence referendum not recognised under spanish law. so now will the catalan government fulfil their promise, declare independence and risk a strong response from madrid? talking to an mp from the governing party that seems increasingly unlikely. a kind of yes, but. we are sure and we have understood that the majority of catalans want this country to be an independent state. we are ready to talk, negotiate with the catalan, with the spanish government, in order to make this effectively. that does not sound like a unilateral declaration of independence. this is the point. but by now the point for many catala ns, whatever their political persuasion, is to avoid deepening divisions, between fathers and sons, colleagues and cousins. after days of colourful flag waving, a heartfelt plea for dialogue. katya adler, bbc news, barcelona. and you can stay up to date on events in spain with our online coverage. so for the latest on the politics on catalonia, including analysis from our correspondents. the hollywood mogul, harvey weinstein, has been sacked from the business he founded with immediate effect. the weinstein company said the decision was taken in light of the last three decades. our correspondent in los angeles is peter bowes. just explain to us what the allegations are? these allegations we re allegations are? these allegations were first made public by the new york times newspaper last thursday. a detailed account describing a thorough investigation talking to past employees, current employees, looking at e—mail is another legal documents. a long history of inappropriate behaviour towards women. the newspaper claimed he had reached settlements with at least at mac of those women and that prompted very quickly a statement and an apology by harvey weinstein, saying he acknowledged that he had done harm to those people he had worked with over the years and that he was taking a leave of absence to essentially get to grips with the demons that he was battling with. there was an acknowledgement in part of what he had done, however, at the same time on the same day, he said through his lawyer that there were m ista kes through his lawyer that there were mistakes in the new york times article and that he was going to sue them. this is rather awkward for hollywood and the liberal circles that harvey weinstein has dominated for so many years. it is the only thing people have been talking about for the past three days. a lot of people are clearly shocked by the detail of the allegations. others almost shrugging their shoulders saying they are surprised it hasn't taken so long for allegations like this to me made public. people talking about his notorious bad temper and the way he deals with issues, with colleagues, female collea g u es issues, with colleagues, female colleagues especially. i had a phone call from someone who was clearly working with him at the time describing someone someone who is extremely ill tempered, rude and extremely ill tempered, rude and extremely bust it, let's put it that way. —— bombastic. it is in a matter of time this would come out. what has happened in the past couple of daysis has happened in the past couple of days is people have been approaching the company, the weinstein company, saying that perhaps could not continue to do business an organisation with someone like that working in it. and now the company, including his brother, robert weinstein, deciding to terminate his employment. the row between the white house and american football players who've been kneeling during the national anthem in protest at racial injustice has resurfaced. the us vice president, mike pence has walked out of a game in indiana because some of the players knelt. president trump tweeted tonight to say he's proud of him. andrew plant has the latest. it is called taking any. sports stars refusing to stand during the national anthem. among the fat of these nfl game, vice president mike pence, who walked out of the stadium straight to the airport and on board a plane home. the vice president treated he left the game because he would not dignify an event, he said, that disrespects our soldiers, our flag or our national anthem. president trump also tweeted that he had asked his vice president to leave the game if any players nield. it isa leave the game if any players nield. it is a protest against racial injustice, started to go in the nfl but taken up by athletes elsewhere. a basketball team missed out on a white house dinner after players criticised president trump. gt brown with a feast in the air. gestures of protest coming commonplace. in september, president trump had this to say. wouldn't you love to see some of these nfl owners, when someone some of these nfl owners, when someone disrespects our flag is to say get that bleep out and fired.|j taking a knee for america. there seems to be galvanised support. public figures like stevie wonder joining in. meanwhile, questions being asked whether the walkout was planned in advance and the cost of using a force to the flight to and from the game, estimated at up to $200,000. let's take a look at some of the other stories making the news: turkey says it will stop issuing all non—immigrant visas to us citizens. the announcement came after the us embassy in turkey imposed a similar measure. last week a worker at the us consulate in istanbul was detained on suspicion of links to people involved in last year's failed coup. storm nate has weakened to a tropical depression after bringing strong winds, heavy rain and some flooding to the south—eastern united states. it made landfall as a hurricane twice, in louisiana and mississippi. the storm system killed at least 25 people in nicaragua, costa rica and honduras. this billowing cloud of smoke comes from a huge fire at a shopping centre in moscow. 3,000 people were evacuated from the market which specialises in building materials. nearly three hundred fire fighters were sent to the scene. reports say that part of the roof collapsed and there have been injuries. a rescue operation is under way near the bangladeshi coast where a boat, carrying rohingya muslim refugees fleeing myanmar, has capsized. officials say at least two people are dead and many others are missing. local media say the vessel sank due to high waves and rough weather. earlier we werejoined by regional media manager for save the children, evan shuurman, who is currently in cox's bazar. the latest we know is that there were about 100 people on board, high numbers of children, search and rescue operations are still ongoing, we don't know more information than that. is a heartbreaking situation and highlights the tragedy happening in myanmar, the fact that so many people are still willing to get on board overcrowded boats and they are literally putting their lives at risk to make it to bangladesh, to a situation where they are safe. as you say, it is a heartbreaking situation. it is a children's emergency. children are struggling and suffering and i think one of the things that is very evident from just walking through the camps is that children are struggling emotionally. they are traumatised and distressed and they need more psychosocial support and support services like that. what they have experienced in myanmar, the horror there, the death and the killing that they have been through is something i can't even imagine. save the children is running a lot of child spaces, we run therapeutic playgroups were children have an opportunity to be with their friends, to sing songs and, i must admit, having heard so many stories of tragedy, to witness these child friendly spaces in action is special because suddenly the children are happy and playing and it is such a beautiful thing to see. it is a big challenge for bangladesh and i think the government have been generous in allowing over half a million people to come into the country and to seek shelter and safety. but it is also putting strain on communities. we need to remember that the area that the rohingya have fled to, it is not a prosperous area. there is a lot of poverty and poor people and suddenly half a million people turned up on their doorstep. it has put a lot of pressure on local communities but i think they are doing is well as possible. stay with us on bbc news, still to come: lighting up the city of brotherly love — the art exhibition that combines illumination and pedal power. this was a celebration by people who were relishing their freedom. they believe everything's going to be different from now on. they think their country will be respected in the world once more, as it used to be before slobodan milosevic took power. the dalai lama, the exiled spiritual leader of tibet, has won this year's nobel peace prize. as the parade was reaching its climax, two grenades exploded and a group of soldiersjumped from a military truck taking part in the parade and ran towards the president, firing from kalashnikov automatic rifles. after 437 years, the skeletal ribs of henry viii's tragic warship emerged. but even as divers work to buoy her up, the mary rose went through another heart—stopping drama. i want to be the people's governor. i want to represent everybody. i believe in the people of california. this is bbc news. the latest headlines... hundreds of thousands of people have been on the streets of barcelona in a huge show of support for the unity of spain and against plans for the independence of catalonia. the oscar—winning film producer — harvey weinstein — has been sacked from the business he founded with immediate effect. more now on one of oui’ more now on one of our top stories, the american vice president walking out of an american football game after some players and altered during the national anthem. david lombardi is a 49ers sports writer with the athletic. he's been covering the game between the sanfrancisco 49ers and the indianapolis colts. hejoins us from indiana now. thank you forjoining us on bbc news. could i checked, did the fans in the stand realise that the vice president had left and if so, what was their reaction? the fans were on social media and they realise this is as mike pence tweeted that he left six minutes after the kick—off of the game. but i do not think there was any audible reaction among there was any audible reaction among the fans because everybody was privately noticed ring on their own, if they followed him on twitter. the 49ers team, most of them did not know that mike pence had left. was a close game that went into overtime and they were embroiled in the close game. when i went into the locker room afterwards and asked players, i was actually telling them what had happened and only one player, the one who started the protest, was aware that mike pence had left. and what was his response? eric reid was at the forefront of all of this, it was started by their quarterback,:, who is no longer with the 49ers. eric was the first player to join colin in the kneel down. he has been quite eloquent on this subject in press c0 nfe re nces quite eloquent on this subject in press conferences and he has explained the reasons behind this kneel down protest and he again to reiterate many of the reasons that this protest is happening. he took a special offence to mike pence tweeting that he left because the protest d isrespects tweeting that he left because the protest disrespects american military. the american flag and the country as a whole. eric said that we're not here to disrespects the military. in fact, we're not here to disrespects the military. infact, my we're not here to disrespects the military. in fact, my mother was in the military, i have three in the military. we're here to about social change. he was frustrated that mike pence tried to reframe his protest and his idea of it which is a protest to stop... —— us of —— to stop an affront against the american flag but eric says that is not intend at all. there are mixed reactions. i am on social media so i get a lot of different reactions. i feel that the 49ers, they are team near san francisco, one of the more progressive cities in the united states. there is a loud and audible outpouring of support. in other areas of the country, for example in arizona, around 20 players kneel to the national anthem and there were a lot of loos in the stadium. just like america is polarised right now and divided, i feel that like america is polarised right now and divided, ifeel that the reaction to all of this protesting during the national anthem has been polarised and divided as well. thank you very much, david. scientists who've developed a new gene test for breast cancer say that it could cut the number of women having surgery by a third. the test has been developed in manchester. if proved successful, it could be rolled out across the national health service. our health correspondent jenny walrond's report contains flash photography. they have a friendship forged through a fight against cancer. charley and annie were tested for the brca gene mutation after losing family members to breast and ovarian cancer. charley was a carrier and given up to an 87% risk of breast cancer. annie wasn't but was told she had up to 50% chance. as a result, both had mastectomies. 87% is pretty high so to me, ijust wanted to get rid of them as soon as i could. had the risk been a bit lower, i would have maybe thought twice about it, and been a bit calmer about the situation and perhaps gone for regular screening as opposed to such drastic surgery. i always thought that they would kill me so i wanted them off. so it was all to do with mindset, really. but, no, it is a big operation and it is, um, something that is life changing. the women's chances of developing breast cancer could have been much lower but it was not possible to tell. charley has the same brca gene mutation as the hollywood actress, angelina jolie, who had her breast tissue and ovaries removed after also being told she had up to 87% risk of breast cancer. within six months, women with a family history of breast cancer, who come for brca testing on the nhs, in manchester, could be given a much more accurate assessment of their risk, thanks to a new test looking at 18 genetic variants, which influence the chances of having breast cancer, alongside other risk factors, including breast density and the age of puberty. scientists believe it could cut the number of preventative mastectomies by a third. if you can get the risk below 50— 50, women are much more likely to take their chances, have screening, other preventative measures, rather than go for risk—reducing mastectomy. scientists hope to go further and believe, within the next two years, they will be able to give a breakdown of any women's lifetime chances of developing breast cancer using up to 300 genetic variants. i think this new gene test could be a game changer in trying to prevent breast cancer by giving women early warning that they carry a genetic risk. perhaps, even if it has never been in their family before. scientists are also investigating whether this research could also be used to understand the way our genes affect our chances of developing prostate, ovarian, lun and colon rectal cancers. jenny waldron, bbc news, manchester. kim jong—un has given kimjong—un has given his sister more power by promoting her to the nation's top decision—making body. 28—year—old kim yo—jong will replace her aunt 28—year—old kim yo—jong will replace heraunt in 28—year—old kim yo—jong will replace her aunt in the politburo. her promotion is being seen as further evidence of the kim family strengthening its grip on north korea. over the weekend, the north korean leader paid homage to his father and grandfather — both ruled the country before him. it was a reminder that ruling north korea, since its founding in 1948, has been a family affair. to reinforce that point, mr kim used a party meeting to promote his younger sister, kim yo—jong, who was not yet 30 and only started appearing regularly a few years ago but is thought to be in charge of her brother's public appearances. it is uncertain how much power she will wield behind the scenes but she will be aware that being part of the ruling family does not give her lifetime protection. kim jong—un had his uncle executed in 2013. and north korean agents are thought to have been behind the assassination of his half brother who had been living in exile. he was killed with a nerve agent at this malaysian airport earlier this year. north korea's attempts to build a nuclear—tipped missile has brought about an international crisis as pyongyang faces down its neighbours and the united states. kim yo—jong has come to prominence at a dangerous time for her family and her country. let's head to philadelphia now, and what's being described as the largest public art project in the us for a decade. one of the city's major thoroughfares is celebrating its centenary. an artist from china — who helped organise the opening and closing ceremonies at the beijing olympics — has found an unusual way to mark the event. tim allman explains. the city of brotherly love. lit up like never before. one of the main streets of philadelphia celebrating its centennial. so a special exhibit. dozens of pedal powered ca bs exhibit. dozens of pedal powered cabs strung up with 1000 chinese lanterns. but this art is notjust for looking, it is for writing as well. it is phenomenalto for looking, it is for writing as well. it is phenomenal to see it outlined. it is all childhood magic. talking to people, they ask if it's art, it is. it is a very special time. all of this is the work of cai guo-qiang who based the designs on la nterns guo-qiang who based the designs on lanterns he played with as a child. every one of them was handmade in his hometown and carefully shipped across the pacific. some of them are more traditional shapes. some of them are aliens and panda bears and star as much sushi. cai guo-qiang says it lanterns were an extension of his dreams. a chance for people to meet and exchange feelings. a light -- to meet and exchange feelings. a light —— night sky illuminated like fireflies. a reminder now of our top story. hundreds of thousands of people have been on the streets of barcelona in a huge show of support for the unity of spain, against plans for the independence of catalonia. i will be backin independence of catalonia. i will be back ina independence of catalonia. i will be back in a few minutes. hello, once again the weekend has been marked by relatively benign conditions for most areas. and at its best we saw decent spells of sunshine boosting the temperatures to around about 17 or 18 degrees. but there's no escaping the fact that in some spots, there was quite a bit of cloud around as well. and for some the odd bit and piece of rain. that's pretty much how we start the new day on monday. not a shock to the system as you step out — temperatures for the most part in double figures. a lot of cloud around. probably at its thickest perhaps across parts of scotland. weak weather fronts here, just dragging cloud and rain, from west to east to many areas. northern ireland perhaps a little bit drier, just a fraction brighter. certainly as we come south of the border, the greater part of england and wales is dry. bright at best, probably, maybe the odd hint of sunshine. that won't be the case across parts of the far south of wales and south—west england. the air is moister here, the cloud sitting very low in the atmosphere, and there could be some drizzly rain on breeze as well. i'm hopeful that that situation will improve as the day really gets going. i think brighter skies too, eventually, getting into parts of wales, the north of england and certainly for scotland, after that rather dismal start. northern ireland, i have not forgotten you, it's jus that you started off quite bright and then the cloud fills in, with rain into many areas by around about teatime and early evening and that is exactly the moment at which wales and the republic of ireland will clash horns in a crucial world cup qualifying match, in wales. overnight, there will be quite a bit of rain across the northern half of britain. that same weather front though, as it moves into the southern half of britain, is not much more than a band of cloud, with the odd spot of rain, perhaps. brighter skies follow on behind, though no too many isobars there. so that turns out to be a decent afternoon for many spots, save for this north—western quarter, where we are seeing the first signs of a wet night and a pretty wet and windy day too, as these weather fronts pile in from the atlantic. some heavy rain on the western hills of scotland, across the cumbrian fells, top end of the pennines, eventually down into the welsh mountains. aheead of it, the cloud just fills in but you stay dry for the greater part of the day. behind it, things begin to improve. certainly dries out and that is the shape of things to come, for many of us through thursday. still a little bit breezy perhaps but a lot of dry weather around and some brightness as well. that all comes to us thanks to this albeit transient ridge of high—pressure. because it's elbowed aside by the next set of weather fronts coming in from the atlantic. notice again, we have a number of isobars there so we finish the week, perhaps for many, with a combination of wet and windy weather. this is bbc news. the headlines — hundreds of thousands of people have been on the streets of barcelona in a huge show of support for the unity of spain and against plans for the independence of catalonia. spain's worst political crisis for decades was sparked by a referendum on independence for the wealthy north—eastern region. the oscar—winning film producer harvey weinstein has been sacked from the business he founded with immediate effect. the weinstein company said the decision was taken in light of new information about misconduct. us media had reported he'd reached settlements over claims of sexual harassment. the us vice—president has walked out of an american football match after some players knelt during the national anthem. mike pence said he left the game in indiana — between the colts and the san francisco forty—niners — because he would not dignify any event which showed such disrespect. the snp leader nicola sturgeon says she won't think about the timescale