the country s congress building and set it on fire. demonstrators in the capital, ascuncion, were angry after a secret senate vote was held to approve a bill that would allow the country s president horacio ca rtes to run for a second term. the country s constitution has prohibited re election for the past 25 years. greg dawson has the latest. flag waving and flames at paraguay‘s congress building. it was stormed by protesters hours after senators held a secret vote inside which could allow the country s president to run for another term of government. local media reports claimed some politicians who backed the plans had their offices ransacked and set alight. these people say they are defending democracy in their country, and fear the vote puts paraguay on the path to dictatorship. horacio cartes came to power in 2013. but paraguayan presidents have been banned from re election since 1992. after days of tension ahead of the vote, the stand off between police and protesters
welcome to bbc news. tensions are rising over gilbraltar‘s position during brexit, after the eu gave spain a potential veto on any future deal for the british territory. last night, the government said it would stand up for gibraltar‘s interests during negotiations. the enclave has accused spain of trying to manipulate discussions in order to further its 300 year old sovereignty claims. mark lobel reports. gibraltar has been in british hands since 1713. it shares a border with spain, but rejects any spanish claim of sovereignty. the current proposals mean a deal between the eu and uk would not apply to gibraltar without an additional agreement between the uk and spain. gibraltar‘s chief minister has fiercely rejected this as an attempt by spain to encroach on the rock s ability to control its sovereignty. it singles out gibraltar in a way that is unfair, unnecessary and clearly discriminatory, but i m very grateful that spain has been foolish enough to play this card ve