Welcome to bbc news. Pro unity demonstrators are gathering on the streets of barcelona, as the Spanish Government continues to take powers back from catalonia. Catalonias leadership was sacked and the regions autonomy was revoked after it declared independence on friday. But madrid has said former Catalan Leader Carles Puigdemont will be free to take part in new elections in december. Sarah corker reports. Spain is gripped by its biggest political crisis for a0 years, and the standoff is excalating. On friday, catalonia declared independence from spain. Madrid responded by imposing direct rule and sacking the entire catalan government. But its deposed leader, Carles Puigdemont, says he isnt going anywhere. Translation we do not deviate, we continue persevering in the only way that can make us winners without violence, without insults, in an inclusive way. But in madrid, thousands of people turned out on saturday calling for national unity. The Spanish Government has announced new elect
Welcome to bbc news. Hundreds of thousands of people have been demonstrating in barcelona in support of spanish unity. It follows madrids decision to take direct control of catalonia after regional leaders there voted to declare independence on friday. The sacked catalan separatist leader Carles Puigdemont has called on his supporters to show democratic defiance of direct rule from madrid. But supporters of spanish unity have been calling for mr puigedemont to be jailed. Gavin lee is in barcelona. The organisers of this prounion demonstration say the silent majority are coming out. Police say there are 300,000 in the crowd, organisers say more than a million. This is what has developed over the last few hours. Claiming back their streets. Thousands of catalan protesters marching through the city of barcelona saying no to an illegal declaration of independence by their now ousted government. This is expected to be the largest demonstration yet in support of unity. Well, this is becoming
Australians in. And in half an hour, the film review looks at andy serkiss directorial debut, breathe. Good evening and welcome to bbc news. Hundreds of thousands of people have been demonstrated in barcelona today. The dismissed separatist leader, carles puigdemont, has called on his supporters to defy director of the madrid when they return to work tomorrow. Those backing a United States spain say he should go to jail. 0ur correspondent is in barcelona. This may be spains most profound crisis, but there is a order to it. The anti Independence Movement had its say today. Catalonias pro Spain Movement is emerging from its recent quiet. These are the people who want to stay inside spain. They make up around half of the population of this region, and they insist that they are both catalan and spanish. And you are catalan . I am catalan from my grandparents, my parents, and i am catalan and spanish and european. So you dont want to leave . I dont want to leave at all. Catalonia is spain,
Welcome to bbc news. Hundreds of thousands of people have been demonstrating in barcelona, in support of a united spain. It follows the National Governments decision to take direct control of catalonia, after regional leaders voted to declare independence on friday. The sacked separatist leader carlos puigdemont, has called on his supporters to defy direct rule from madrid. But those backing a united spain, say he should go to jail. Our correspondentjames reynolds is in barcelona. Catalonias pro Spain Movement is emerging from its recent quiet. The afternoon in, this anti Independence Movement had its say. Had its say. Catalonias pro Spain Movement is emerging from its recent quiet. These are the people who want to stay inside spain. They make up around half of the population of this region, and they insist that they are both catalan and spanish. And you are catalan . I am catalan from my grandparents, my parents, and i am catalan and spanish and european. So you dont want to leave . I
The 30th of october. Welcome to bbc newsroom live. The 0scar winning Actor Kevin Spacey has apologised after he was accused of making a sexual advance towards a boy actor in the 1980s. Anthony rapp, who stars in the Star Trek Discovery series, of him after a party. In a tweet, kevin spacey said the incident which he did not remember would have been deeply inappropriate. 0ur los angeles correspondent james cook has been following the story. What we know is that the star trek Actor Anthony Rapp has accused kevin spacey Actor Anthony Rapp has accused kevin s pa cey of Actor Anthony Rapp has accused kevin spacey of this, which happened in 1986 according to mr rapp. He was a broadway star at the time, use only 14 broadway star at the time, use only 1a years old. He went back to a party at Kevin Spaceys house. He says kevin spacey carried onto his bed, climbed on top of him and made a sexual advance alsop he said he was able to squirm away and then left the house. Kevin spacey has put out as