this is bbc news. i'm gavin grey. our top stories: spain imposes direct rule on catalonia, hours after its politicians vote for independence. the prime minister, mariano rajoy, sacks the catalan leader, his cabinet and chief of police, vowing to restore the rule of law. translation: this independence is very sad. it causes anguish. that is what all catalans who are not for independence felt today. but catalan separatists remain defiant, saying the independence vote means they no longer fall under spanishjurisdiction. and digging for their own water. as the taps run dry in libya's capital, people are forced to drill

this is bbc news. the latest headlines: thousands of civilians have fled the iraqi city of kirkuk — after the goverment‘s army seizes control from kurdish forces. a journalist who investigated corruption amongst politicians, officials and business people in malta has been killed by a car bomb. a bomb attack in the somali capital mogadishu on saturday is now believed to have killed more than 300 people. hundreds were injured in the explosion which destroyed hotels, government offices and restaurants. it's the deadliest attack in somalia since the islamist militant group al—shabaab began an insurgency a decade ago. 0ur diplomatic correspondent james robbins has more details. even somalia has never seen devastation on this scale before. imagine your nearest city centre ravaged by a huge bomb beside a petrol tanker. in mogadishu, as many as 165 unidentifiable bodies have apparently already been buried after the weekend attack, blamed on the extremists of al shabaab. blamed on the extremists of al—s

this is bbc news. the latest headlines: thousands of civilians have fled the iraqi city of kirkuk after the government's army seizes control from kurdish forces. a journalist who investigated corruption amongst politicians, officials and business people in malta has been killed by a car bomb. a bomb attack in the somali capital mogadishu on saturday is now believed to have killed more than 300 people. hundreds were injured in the explosion, which destroyed hotels, government offices and restaurants. it's the deadliest attack in somalia since the islamist militant group al—shabaab began an insurgency a decade ago. 0ur diplomatic correspondent james robbins has more details. even somalia has never seen devastation on this scale before. imagine your nearest city centre ravaged by a huge bomb beside a petrol tanker. in mogadishu, as many as 165 unidentifiable bodies have apparently already been buried after the weekend attack, blamed on the extremists of al—shabaab. more than 100 others were also kille

this is bbc news. i'm david eades. our top stories. fours hours and counting. a second and final deadline approaches for catalonia's devolved government to state whether it really has declared independence from spain. britain's prime minister offers more reassurance to eu citizens living in the uk about their rights after brexit, but will that persuade eu leaders to start talking about a future trade deal with britain? "you'll be held accountable." the us warns myanmar‘s army as the rohingya refugee crisis in bangladesh worsens. and i'm sally bundock. the business stories. it's a $700 billion relationship, but trade looks like it's still off the agenda in brexit talks, as the deadlock over cash continues. plus, eyes on the prize! north american cities battle to host amazon's new $5 billion headquarters. we're in a tough newjersey neighbourhood that is daring to dream. hello, and welcome to bbc news. a battle of words and of wills comes to a head in spain shortly. madrid has demanded catalonia's devol

this is bbc news. the latest headlines: civil rights groups in the us have vowed to fight the trump administration's new rules blocking access to free contraception. from nashville, tennessee, we arejoined by dr eugene gu, physician at vanderbilt university medical centre and ceo of ganogen research institute. thank you forjoining us on bbc news. we should say, you are a critical president trump and his policies, but as a physician, what did you think the impact is going to be on women? —— a critic. did you think the impact is going to be on women? -- a critic. thank you for having me on this show. i think the impact on women is going to be very severe. this is a huge attack on women's rights, especially since about 55— 60 million women currently have their birth control covered by their insurance companies. now that trump has cited" religious freedom" for non—profits and employers to ta ke for non—profits and employers to take away this birth control coverage, i think hundreds of thousands o

this is bbc news. the latest headlines: supporters of a united spain have staged a huge protest in barcelona, as prosecutors prepare criminal charges against pro—independence leaders. the president of iraq's autonomous kurdish region has resigned, after his bid for independence backfired. a year of official mourning for thailand's late king has drawn to a close after a five—day funeral. on the last day, king bhumibol‘s son and heir transported his father's ashes to two bangkok temples, where they will be housed. jonathan head reports. this was the last stage in a prolonged and, for thailand, profoundly important funeral. plenty of ordinary thais were prepared to wait outside the royal palace, to see this grand farewell out to the end. king vajiralongkorn presided, as he has throughout the ceremonies, as the cremated remains of his father, king bhumibol, the monarch credited with shaping modern thailand, were blessed. these rituals are as important in cementing the new king's legitimacy as they ar

this is bbc news. the latest headlines: the us says it holds myanmar‘s army accountable for the deepening rohingya refugee crisis in bangladesh. president trump denies claims that he was insensitive during a phone call to the widow of a soldier, sergeant la david johnson, killed in action. there are fears of food shortages in zimbabwe after it banned fruit and vegetable imports to help preserve its dwindling money reserves. the new orderfollows one injune that banned maize imports. most of the supply of groceries in the capital harare come from neighbouring south africa. andrew plant reports. fresh fruit and vegetables on sale in zimbabwe. much of this food is imported, and now there are fears the shelves here could soon run short. landlocked in southern africa, zimbabwe relies heavily on imports, mainly from south africa. traders here say cutting them out will only damage demand. "this ban will kill our business," he says, "even though we produce apples, our customers prefer imported ones, which we

paul adams, bbc news. this year the bbc‘s 100 women season is challenging female teams to tackle some of the biggest issues facing women around the world in just five days. well, we've reached the end of the first challenge in silicon valley. a little earlier, our teams revealed four new products which aim to shatter the glass ceiling. one of them is a new phone app which encourages women to speak up in meetings. nuala mcgovern caught up with two of the app's designers to see how it works. we gave a number of women a challenge to change the world in a week. we looked at the technology industry to see if women could smash through the glass ceiling. a number of inventions have been created in just five days. these two are core experts. let's look at what you have revealed in front of dozens of people who reacted well to it. shall we ta ke people who reacted well to it. shall we take a look? the application is called all.ai. we want everyone to realise that technology is for everyone. it is artificial intel

rory cellan—jones, bbc news. downing street has said any allegations of sexual harassment and abuse at westminster are "deeply concerning". it was responding to claims reported by the sun newspaper made by researchers and assistants on social media. our political correspondent ben wright is in westminster. where have these allegations come from? no complaints have been made and no mps have been named, but the prime minister's official spokeswoman was responding to a report in the sun today which claimed some female researchers working at mess —— michael westminster for members of parliament have been sharing m essa 9 es parliament have been sharing messages about allegedly sleazy and inappropriate behaviour by some mps. we do not know if this group exists but downing street did respond and the official spokeswoman for the prime minister said any reports of sexual harassment work concerning and allegations will be taken seriously and urged anyone with information to contact the authorities. that view has been

andy verity, bbc news. the trial of an army instructor accused of trying to kill his wife has been shown pictures of the parachute she was wearing which he's alleged to have tampered with. victoria cilliers suffered multiple injuries when both her main and reserve parachutes failed to open during a jump over salisbury plain. duncan kennedy reports from winchester crown court. this is the first time the parachute at the centre of this case has been seen in public, it was worn by victoria cilliers. 0ne expert said he'd never seen a main chute so tangled and said the reserve chute had ties, known as slinks, that were missing. the prosecution case is that emile cilliers, on the left here, sabotaged his wife's parachute by deliberately tangling the main chute and removing two slinks. the court heard emile cilliers wanted victoria cilliers dead so he could benefit from her life insurance policy and because he was having an affair with another woman. when mrs cilliers main and reserve chutes failed to open over sa

with me is richard burgess, the uk news editor for bbc news. welcome, we know david attenborough is an important documentary maker and his programmes area big documentary maker and his programmes are a big event but is it news?” think so, it's a significant moment not only for television that in the culture of the uk and across the world. his last series, blue planet ii —— planet earth ii, it was one of the most watched natural history programmes of all time, the iguana sequence was watched nearly 5 million times on youtube. a new series by david attenborough is a big moment in uk life and people are interested. but the top line in how the bbc reported it is "there is a new bbc tv programme on". there's no newsline. in the david attenborough interview, we got some news lines. we sent our science editor, david shukman, we could speak about ocean pollution and acidity, the bleaching of the coral reef, climate change, there was a big report about the increasing acidity of the oceans that day and it gave us an opportunity to get onto that sub

>> this is "bbc world news america." funding of this presentation is made possible by the freeman foundation, and kovler foundation, pursuing solutions for america's neglected needs. >> planning a vacation escape that is relaxing, inviting, and exciting is a lot easier than you think. you can find it here in aruba. families, couples, and friends can all find their escape on the island with warm, sunny days, cooling trade winds, and the crystal blue caribbean sea. nonstop flights are available from most major airports. more information for your vacation planning is available at aruba.com. >> and now, "bbc world news." laura: this is "bbc world news america." reporting from washington, i am laura trevelyan. donald trump's former campaign manager is charged with money laundering, as another ex-aide pleads guilty to lying to the fbi. the white house says it has nothing to do with the president. ms. sanders: we have been saying since day one there has been no evidence of trauma---trump -russia collusion, and nothing in the in

well, i'm joined now by toby castle, deputy news editor for bbc news. thank you for coming on the newswatch. let's start with that last complaint. it's clearly an important story but it's been running for two weeks, and given events like the mogadishu bombing, has the bbc gone overboard on the weinstein story? i would say no, but you would expect me to sit here and say no because of where we placed the weinstein story in the running order over the weekend. but i would draw the attention — or your attention, and the viewers‘ attention — to our coverage of somalia. i think that we did a really good job on what was a truly horrific story and so, this becomes a bit of an argument about running orders and where something might run in a running order, rather than the level of coverage. i would say that we gave both stories a really, really detailed level of coverage over the weekend, and into this week. what should sit at the top of each bulletin, i think, is open for discussion, and it is a discussion we do have on every bulletin with every story. but

dave lee, bbc news, california. stay with us on bbc news. still to come — the angler who kissed his catch and swallowed it whole thanks the fisherman‘s friend who saved his life. parts of san francisco least affected by the earthquake are returning to life. but in the marina area, where most of the damage was done, they're more conscious than ever of how much has been destroyed. in the 19 years since he was last here, he's gone from being a little—known revolutionary to an experienced and successful diplomatic operator. it was a 20 pound bomb which exploded on the fifth floor of the grand hotel, ripping a hole in the front of the building. this government will not weaken. democracy will prevail. it fills me with humility and gratitude to know that i have been chosen as the recipient of this foremost of earthly honours. this catholic nation held its breath for the men they call the 33. and then... bells toll bells tolled nationwide to announce the first rescue and chile let out an almighty roar. this is bbc news. the latest headlines: r

this is bbc news. i'm kasia madera. our top stories: spain imposes direct rule on catalonia, hours after its politicians vote for independence. the prime minister sacks the catalan leader, his cabinet and chief of police, vowing to restore the rule of law. translation: this independence is very sad. it causes anguish. that is what all catalans who are not for independence felt today. but catalan separatists remain defiant, saying the independence vote means they no longer fall under spanishjurisdiction. also on the programme: the father of an american muslim soldier killed in iraq, who lambasted donald trump at the democratic national convention, speaks about his unwavering faith in america. hello and welcome to bbc world news. spain is in a state of constitutional turmoil, with the country's prime minister, mariano rajoy, announcing that he's dissolving catalonia's parliament and calling snap regional elections. it follows a vote by the catalan parliament to declare independence from spain. mr rajoy s

this is bbc news. the headlines: the white house has welcomed backing from the powerful lobby group, the nra, for calls to regulate rapid—fire devices for guns used by the las vegas mass killer, stephen paddock. the fbi is still trying to establish his motive. tropical storm nate has killed at least 20 people in central america and it looks set to strengthen as it heads for the us. one of the most senior cardinals in the catholic church, the vatican treasurer george pell, has appeared in court in australia, charged with historical sexual offences. cardinal pell, who's 76, denies the allegations — full details have not been made public. 0ur correspondent hywel griffith is following events in melbourne. to some extent, it was a procedural matter but it drew huge amount of attention, and some protesters outside court which means he needed a police escort. he is one of the most senior catholics within the church. 0nce most senior catholics within the church. once inside, he was subject to the same secu

this is bbc news. the latest headlines: donald trump has denied being insensitive to the widow of an american serviceman. she claimed the president struggled to remember her husband's name during a condolence call. more now on our top story — a short time ago, my colleague, laura trevelyan, spoke to the former us secretary of defence and one—time white house chief of staff, leon panetta. she asked him about the controversy surrounding what president trump said — or didn't say — to myeshia johnson, whose husband was killed in action. it makes no sense to get into this tit—for—tat and all it does is it lowers the office of the presidency, when you engage in this kind of attack on a widow. i mean, she's 2a years old, she's just lost her husband and her life and, because of that, itjust would be better for the country, and for the presidency, if he could just simply move on and deal with the issues that might take the lives of other americans in battle. if we could turn to north korea, a subjec

this is bbc news. the headlines... 11 people are injured in an accident outside london's natural history museum, after a car struck pedestrians. i heard a couple of loud bangs. didn't think too much of it. i thought it was a car backfiring or something. then there were screams and a large crowd came through. police say a man has been arrested following the incident, which they are treating as a road traffic accident. the prime minister says her thoughts are with the injured. the unite union calls on the government to step up its efforts to protectjobs, after the us hikes tariffs on aircraft made by bombardier, one of northern ireland's largest employers. calls for unity in spain, as tens of thousands demonstrate in madrid following last weekend's disputed referendum for catalan independence. senior conservatives rally around the prime minister — borisjohnson tells mps to get behind theresa may and turn the fire onjeremy corbyn. lewis hamilton puts himself in the driving seat, taking pole for tomorrow

bbc news in northern iraq. spokere on this ice -- i to the middle east director of the center of strategic and international studies. thank you very much for joining us. we saw just been we may be at a turning point for the civil war. what is your take on that? >> i think everybody is trying to turn away from civil war. when i was in kurdistan and baghdad in august i got a sense that this was a game of chicken that the kurds wanted a better negotiating position. they thought the referendum would advance that. i think it has its advance. they are not trying to calibrate and go from here. >> where do we go from here? >> i think they want a lot upon -- of autonomy. they are wondering how the financial deals will work out. the prime minister is running for reelection. he wants to run as the head of a united iraq. once he gets that i think he is going to have a conversation. the united states shares that goal. they had supported him because they have not gotten a lot of help from the kurds over the years. >> you tal

phil bodmer, bbc news. to find out what's happened to house prices where you live, head to the bbc news website and you'll find an online calculator where you can put in your postcode. sainsbury‘s is to cut 2,000 jobs as pa rt sainsbury‘s is to cut 2,000 jobs as part of a wider plan to reduce costs. the roles are being lost in its human resources department. it announced plans to save costs within three years, not long after it completed its takeover of argos. a huge clear—up operation is taking place across ireland following the damage caused by storm ophelia, which killed three people. winds of around 100 miles per hour brought down power lines and trees. thousands are still without electricity, as chris buckler reports. the storm clouds have gone, but ophelia made her presence felt all along ireland's coastline, and today in county after county, they've beenle clearing the mess left behind by the extreme weather. ophelia has done her damage, but the repairs now have to be carried out and there are

goodbye from me on bbc one, wejoin the bbc news bbc news at one. goodbye from me on bbc one, we join the bbc news teams where you are. have a good afternoon. you are watching bbc news. after six yea rs you are watching bbc news. after six years together, sir mo farah has split from his american coach alberto salazar. he won former olympic gold and six world championship titles in their time together in oregon. he is returning together in oregon. he is returning to the uk with his family. he says the end of his relationship has nothing to do with the two year anti—doping investigation into alberto salazar. both men deny any wrongdoing during their time together. none of salazar‘s athletes have failed a drugs test. mo farah retired from the track this summer and gary locke, paula radcliffe's husband, will oversee his marathon career. he posted this message on social media. i want to thank each member of the project and alberto for all he's done over the years. i am coming back and my new coach will be gavin locke so i'm excited to start a new pro

this is bbc news. i'm lewis vaughan jones. thousands call for spanish unity in madrid. the sacked leader of the spanish region of catalonia, vows to resist direct rule. cricket returns to pakistan. nine yea rs cricket returns to pakistan. nine years after the national team was forced to play abroad. years after the national team was forced tc make—up ad. dancing, make—up and the first marriage. - reality for raqqa marriage. a new reality for raqqa after islamic state. welcome to the programme. the sacked leader of the spanish region of catalonia, carles puigdemont, has made a televised address for peaceful resistance to madrid imposing direct rule on the region. spain's government has dissolved the regional parliament and installed a new police chief after mr puigdemont declared independence. in madrid, several thousand people held a rally, waving spanish flags and calling for national unity. our correspondent james reynolds reports from barcelona. this is the first full day of direct rule from mad

this is bbc news. the latest headlines: the authorities in catalonia say 90% of those who voted backed independence from spain after a day of violent clashes with police. police in canada have arrested a somali refugee suspected of stabbing a police officer and injuring four pedestrians in edmonton, alberta. some breaking news in the past few minutes, the uk's fifth—largest airline, monarch, has gone into administration. it is the largest airline in the uk ever to enter administration. they had been concerned about the company's finances. so, it's happened, the worst possible outcome? yes, that statement has just come through from the civil aviation authority. monarch airlines has ceased trading with immediate effect, leaving 110,000 customers overseas and around 300,000 future bookings cancelled. the civil aviation authority also says they have chartered 30 planes from other airlines who will bring back monarch customers who are currently stranded overseas. what about passengers that booked on fligh

tim allman, bbc news. this is bbc news. hello. the weekend's looking quite chilly and blustery, particularly across northern britain. it's not going to be windy all through the weekend but saturday especially blustery across scotland and northern england, around the pennines, where we'll be touching gale force at times. and on top of that we've got a lot of cloud heading our way, certainly not looking sunny across the north. the best of the sunshine is expected further south. in the short term we've got clearer skies across southern areas where we have the high pressure. you can see quite a few isobars already there across scotland so the winds are strengthening. these are the temperatures first thing on saturday, pretty much the same right across the country, but the night, the following night, will be colder. so saturday dawns on a bright note across many southern and central as well as eastern areas but through the course of the morning into the afternoon, the clouds will be thickening, the winds will be strengthening, there wi

will gompertz, bbc news. stay with us on bbc news. tuesday saw quite a range of temperatures across the uk, even though there was a lot of cloud in the south—east and east anglia. 20 degrees here. much higher than we normally get. 12 degrees through the central belt of scotland is about normal. in between, we had this weather front. south of the weather front we have the milder air. for a while this weather front was active, bringing heavy bursts across northern england and scotland. heading southwards that weather front is weakening considerably and there's not much rain left by the time we get to morning. damp and drizzly across southern england. maybe low cloud and missed and perhaps the odd patch of your fault. further north cloud is more broken into the slightly fresher air across wales, midlands and northern england. much drier by this stage. a few showers further north in scotland, chiefly across the north—west scotland. maybe a few heavy ones. the heaviest of the showers pushed up towards the northern isles. the winds grad

hugh pym, bbc news. when it comes to dealing with the problems of mental health, it's the police who are on the front line in most of our cities. they say they're spending too much time waiting for people in crisis to be admitted for treatment, because of under—staffing in nhs services. 0ur social affairs correspondent alison holt has spent several days following the metropolitan police's rapid response unit. her report contains flashing images. a met police rapid response team heads to an emergency call that's just come in. this is our second mental health call for the night. it's our second call of the night, we haven't dealt with anything else but two mental—health calls already. we spent four shifts with front line officers as they dealt with 999 calls. this address has come back for a male who has suicidal thoughts. you don't have to spend long with the emergency response team to realise just how many of their calls involve people with mental health issues in some way or another. hello? police.

this is bbc news. i'm ben bland. our top stories... america's battle over birth control: civil rights groups vow to fight the trump administration's new rules blocking access to free contraception. catalonia's government could be just days from declaring independence from spain — but its former leader warns the region's not ready to go it alone. vigils in las vegas for the victims of the deadliest mass shooting in recent us history. police say they've chased "more than 1,000 leads" but the motive‘s still not known. a group campaigning to abolish nuclear weapons is awarded this year's nobel peace prize. and 30 years after the chernobyl disaster, sweden's wild boars are still contaminated with high levels of radiation. the trump administration has issued new rules that limit women's access to contraception under former president 0bama's affordable care act. the rule allows employers and insurers to not provide birth control if doing so violates their "religious beliefs" or "moral convictions". 55 mil

this is bbc news. the latest headlines: the girlfriend of the gunman who shot dead 58 people in las vegas has said she was unaware of the planned attack. she's flown back from the philippines to be questioned by the fbi. police have said it's unlikely stephen paddock acted alone, and it appears he intended to survive. senior members of the british government have been rallying to support the prime minister, theresa may, who was left struggling through a series of embarrassments in a major speech at her party conference. as she battled to overcome a persistent cough, she was interrupted by a comedian who'd evaded security, this report from our political editor laura kuenssberg contains flash photography. a wobble. a wave. and a long, lonely walk. her colleagues fixing those smiles for the camera. a clear of the throat... may coughs ..before what was meant to be a comeback. sorry was not the hardest word at all, but it was the first important one. we did not get the victory we wanted because our national

this is bbc news. the latest headlines: welcome to bbc news. hurricane ophelia's set to hit the south—western coast of ireland within hours. there's a potential danger to life from what could be the country's worst storm in 50 years. austria has elected 31—year—old sebastian kurz of the conservative people's party to be its next leader. the leader of the spanish region of catalonia, carles puigdemont, has just a few hours left to tell the central government in madrid whether or not he has declared independence. it follows the referendum, declared illegal by spain's courts. if mr puigdemont replies that he has declared independence, the central government says that it will begin the process of suspending self—rule in the catalan region. our europe correspondent james reynolds reports from barcelona. carles puigdemont already has some of the trappings of a head of state. now spain wants him to spell it out — has he declared independence for his region or not? at this memorial on sunday, mr puigdemont remembered a previous catalan leader

this is bbc news. the latest headlines: the white house has welcomed backing from the powerful lobby group the nra for calls to regulate rapid—fire devices for guns used by the las vegas mass killer, stephen paddock. the fbi is still trying to establish his motive. tropical storm nate has killed at least 20 people in central america and it looks set to strengthen as it heads for the us. one of the most senior cardinals in the catholic church, the vatican treasurer george pell, has appeared in court in australia, charged with historical sexual offences. cardinal pell, who's 76, denies the allegations — full details have not been made public. 0ur correspondent hywel griffith is following the case in melbourne. yes, this is a procedural matter. but it has drawn a huge amount of attention from journalists, the media, and some protesters. he needed a police escort to make his way in yet again. he was the vatican treasurer, one of the most senior catholics in the church. eventually, matters got under way

this is bbc news. our main story this hour. police investigating sunday's mass shooting in las vegas, america's worst in modern times, say they have found more weapons at the home of the man they said carried out the attack. let's stay with that story now and we can speak to our correspondent gary o'donoghue in las vegas. is used grim news. 0ne is used grim news. one thing worse mentioning is the public response, even with the history of mass shootings, the line of people queueing to give blood to the hundreds wounded is enormous. -- it's. there was a big appeal for blood earlier in the day, as you can imagine with 500 plus people injured. lines were stretching four hours and hours. we haven't had an update in the last wild, people clearly did turn out in their numbers and respond to that appeal ina way numbers and respond to that appeal in a way that communities do after these terrible events. they try and rally around. we also know that in the early evening, as we stand here, there are some vigils go

patrick geary, bbc news. victory for gloucester and in the day's other game, leicester saw off newcastle 30—13. they go up to third in the table. just before we go, an update on the grand prix, sebastian vettel is now up grand prix, sebastian vettel is now up to fifth, but of course he needs to finish at lisek and to have any chance of stopping lewis hamilton clinching his fourth world title today. hamilton is currently in 11th, after the two cars clashed in the first lap, hence they are way down the field. 15 laps to go but as it stands, the world title would go to lewis hamilton. that is all the sport for update you on sport for now. we will update you on that story throughout the night on the bbc news channel. back to you. the government is changing the rules around paying child support, so parents can no longer use a legal loophole to avoid their responsibilities. people have been able to avoid payments by putting their money in a joint account with a new partner. the department for work and pensions sa

this is bbc news. the latest headlines: rose mcgowan is the latest actress to claim she was raped by the hollywood producer, harvey weinstein. president trump has set out a new, confrontational strategy on iran, and has refused to certify the international nuclear deal. madagascar is facing its worst plague outbreak for years. 50 seven people have died and the number of cases has doubled over the last week, with another confirmed case in the neighbouring seychelles. madagascar has suffered plague outbreaks almost every year since 1980, often caused by rats fleeing forest fires. but the emergence of the pneumonic form of plague which affects the lungs and is transmitted through coughing, has raised serious concerns. sarah corker reports. madagascar accounts for most of the world's plague cases. outbreaks are common on this island nation. it is treatable. millions of doses of antibiotics arrived this week, as well as rat traps. this year's outbreak is different. both bubonic plague spread by flea bites a

>> this is "bbc world news america." funding of this presentation is made possible by the freeman foundation, and kovler foundation, pursuing solutions for america's neglected needs. >> planning a vacation escape that is relaxing, inviting, and exciting is a lot easier than you think. you can find it here in aruba. families, couples, and friends can all find their escape on the island with warm, sunny days, cooling trade winds, and the crystal blue caribbean sea. nonstop flights are available from most major airports. more information for your vacation planning is available at aruba.com. >> and now, "bbc world news." laura: this is "bbc world news america." reporting from washington, i am laura trevelyan. the worst mass shooting in modern american history. at least 58 people killed, and more than 500 injured at a music festival in las vegas. >> everybody thought it was like fireworks or something at first. and then people just started dropping around us. >> every time he stopped, he was reloading. we started making our w

frank gardner, bbc news. teams of workers have been trying to destroy a massive 130 ton fatberg that's blocking one of the biggest sewers in london. 0ur science editor david shukman has been given exclusive access to the teams doing the work. in east london this morning, chris casbolt embarks on one of the worstjobs in the world. he checks a sensor that will detect toxic gases, he's given a constant supply of fresh air. this is what's needed to fight what's called a fatberg down in a sewer. we give chris and a colleague cameras to capture what they're facing. are you 0k? yeah, i'm good. i asked to join them, but wasn't allowed. they're venturing into extremely dangerous territory. hang on, i need a hose. hose! they arrive in an alien and hostile world, a supervisor calls out to check the gas. what's the gas reading down there? in the hot fetid air, the fat releases fumes of sulphur. this narrow tunnel is the only access to the fatberg, but right now it's too deep in sewage for anyone to pass. a pump is used t

this is bbc news. the latest headlines: afghan officials say nearly 60 people have been killed in two separate suicide attacks on mosques. eu leaders have agreed to begin preparations for trade talks with the uk. but britain's prime minister, theresa may, is told there's not been enough progress to start formal talks. the white house is dispelling claims that comments made by two former presidents were criticisms of donald trump. his predecessors barack 0bama and george w bush made separate appearances yesterday, both expressing concerns over the current political climate in the us. meanwhile, president trump has drawn criticism in the uk by linking an increase in crime here to islamist terrorism, as our north america editorjon sopel reports. it was just before dawn, when most of america was still sleeping that the president suddenly tweeted about britain's crime figures. then giving the impression that this was from an official report, the president used quotation marks to say: the figures he referred

bbc news. vigils have been held in las vegas to remember the lives people who lost their lives while attending an outdoor concert on sunday. it has revived the debate on gun control, but even among survivors, opinions are split. >> ♪ amazing grace how sweet the sound that saved ♪ in their darkest hour, they have turned to their god. the massacre in las vegas struck at the heart of the christian country music community. these are patriotic americans. they are proud of their country and its freedoms, including the right to carry a gun, even after the deadliest of mass shootings. >> we lost my uncle from a head wound on tuesday afternoon. reporter: terry king is the niece of a 61-year-old. >> my uncle was the funniest fun nest, hillbilly, country music loving good old boy. though tighter gun laws may perhaps have saved his life, his niece is resolute in her beliefs. >> i believe in our right to bear arms. i believe we are the land of the free. we are free to make our choices. reporter: your un

simon jack, bbc news. theresa may has refused to say how she would vote if there was another eu referendum. the prime minister, who backed remain in last year's vote, was repeatedly asked if she would now vote for brexit in an interview on lbc radio earlier today. let's have a listen. if there was a brexit vote now, would you vote brexit, because you voted remain in the referendum. have you changed your mind? voted remain in the referendum. have you changed your mind7|j voted remain in the referendum. have you changed your mind? i do not answer those kinds of questions. you changed your mind? i do not answer those kinds of questionslj answer those kinds of questions.” would vote in the same way. i can a nswer would vote in the same way. i can answer those. i voted remain for good reasons at the time. but circumstances move on. i think the important thing now is i think we should all be focused on delivering brexit of the best deal. you are asking me how would i vote against a different background, a diff

hello and welcome to bbc news. the spanish government has taken control of catalonia, dissolved its parliament and announced new elections after the regional parliament in barcelona voted to establish an independent republic. the spanish prime minister, mariano rajoy, said his cabinet had fired the catalan leader, carles puigdemont, and ordered new elections to be held in december. mr rajoy said the unprecedented imposition of direct rule on catalonia was essential to "recover normality". earlier in the day, pro—independence supporters turned out on the streets of barcelona in their thousands to celebrate the declaration of independence. our correspondent gavin lee went there. this is the situation right now, opposite the government office in barcelona, one of the main squares, just look around right now. thousands of people with the red, yellow blue flag, the white star as well. there are pensioners, children, dogs here, these are the people who have been watching earlier today the parliament, the voting take pl

fergal keane, bbc news, kisumu. stay with us on bbc news. still to come: levelling the playing field — brazil takes the lead on challenging sexism in sport. and said, "i would be proud of it. every drop of my blood will contribute to the growth of this nation". after 46 years of unhappiness, these two countries have concluded a chapter of history. no more suspicion, no more fear, no more uncertainty of what each day might bring. booster ignition and lift—off of discovery, with a crew of six astronaut heroes and one american legend. well, enjoying the show is right — this is beautiful. a milestone in human history — born today, this girl in india is the 7 billionth person on the planet. this is bbc news. the latest headlines: catalonia's sacked leader has vowed to resist direct rule. at least 23 people have been killed in the somali capital, mogadishu, after two explosions outside a hotel and by militants who stormed then building. who stormed the building. let's go to the syrian city of raqqa which was captured by us—backed forces

we have the controller of the bbc news channelsjoining me have the controller of the bbc news channels joining me now. have the controller of the bbc news channelsjoining me now. too much time on the coughing, the attention seeker, and the letters falling. time on the coughing, the attention seeker, and the letters fallingli think there was a clear balance in terms of how the coverage had to run on wednesday afternoon. there had been a huge amount of discussion in the weeks leading up to the conservative party conference about the prime minister's authority and leadership. it was clearly stated through the morning that it would be a very important speech in terms of what she would deliver and put across in her programme. therefore the delivery and speech and the performance was as important as the policies themselves. through the course of the day, in the afternoon, on the one o'clock news, six and ten, there was plenty of analysis of the policy coverage as well. to suggest the performance over shadowed the coverage of the policy was first up what that's what a lot of viewers have said

this is bbc news. the headlines at 11pm: latest figures showed the uk economy grew faster than expected. growth was up 0.4% in three months to september, increasing the likelihood that interest rates will be raised next week. it outperformed market expectations as the uk economy has done overall since the referendum last year and what it shows is the underlying fundamental strength of this economy. the brexit department is forced to clarify remarks from david davis on when parliament will vote on leaving the eu. energy costs are too high and households aren't benefiting from falling wholesale prices — a government commissioned review has found. fats domino — one of the most influential rock and roll performers of the 1950s and 60s — has died aged 89. and on newsnight, as it heads into the busy winter season the nhs is already operating at full pelt without any slack so how will it called for the next few months? we have an inside look at queen elizabeth hospital birmingham to see just how stretch

da nley this is bbc news. the latest headlines: the girlfriend of the gunman who shot dead 58 people in las vegas has said she was unaware of the planned attack. she's flown back from the philippines to be questioned by the fbi. president donald trump has visited las vegas where he met emergency workers following sunday's mass shooting let's return now to our main story, president trump's visit to las vegas scene of the mass shooting. 0ur correspondent gary 0'donoghue is in las vegas. what is the latest? the police have been speaking and giving some very interesting new details. a couple of things that stand out — one, it is their view that stephen paddoch intended to survive this massacre. —— paddock. they were categorical that he intended not to die at the scene. we now have learnt that he did die. we do not know exactly how it happened, i his hand or as a result of the blast at the door. it puts a whole new light on potential and the range of motivation that may have driven him at that time. the polic

this is bbc news. i'm tim willcox. our top stories: the us calls for calm after iraqi government forces seize control of the oil—rich northern city of kirkuk. thousands take part in a vigil in malta for a leading investigative journalist murdered by a car bomb. three days of national mourning in portugal after at least 36 people are killed in deadly forest fires. hello, i'm sally bundall quit the business stories. —— with. drama in the high skies: european planemaker airbus takes a majority stake in bombardier‘s c seriesjets. is this enough to dodge us sanctions? video—streaming pioneer netflix has done it again: more people are paying to tune in to programmes like the latest season of narcos. the us state department has called for calm after iraqi government forces seized the northern city of kirkuk and nearby oil fields from kurdish control. the kurdish flag was pulled down in the centre of the city, where it has flown for the past three years. it comes just three weeks after iraqi kurds vo

this is bbc news. i'm kasia madera. our top stories: suicide attacks on two mosques in afghanistan have killed nearly 60 worshippers. brazilian police arrest more than 100 people, in the biggest operation ever against paedophiles in latin america. eu leaders agree to begin preparing for the next phase of brexit talks, covering trade. how much of a breakthrough is it? shocking footage showing sloths being dragged from the rainforest so they can be used in tourists‘ holiday selfies. and we get a preview of items from the ill—fated titanic, expected to reach record prices when they're auctioned off this weekend. hello, and welcome to the programme. 60 people have been killed in suicide bomb attacks on two mosques in afghanistan. the first attacker opened fire and set off explosives in kabul, so—called islamic state said it was responsible. in the second blast in ghor province, the bomber targeted a sunni mosque. anbarasan ethirajan has the latest. the massive suicide attack triggered a medical emerg

this is bbc news. the latest headlines: president trump denies a congresswoman's claims that he was insensitive during a phone call to the widow of a soldier killed in action. the us says it holds myanmar‘s army accountable for the deepening rohingya refugee crisis in bangladesh. hundreds of thousands of myanmar, where they'd faced a military offensive. there are fears of food shortages in zimbabwe after it banned fruit and vegetable imports to help preserve its dwindling money reserves. the new orderfollows one injune that banned maize imports. most of the supply of groceries in the capital harare come from neighbouring south africa. andrew plant reports. fresh fruit and vegetables on sale in zimbabwe. much of this food is imported. and there are fears the shelves could soon run short. landlocked in southern africa, zimbabwe relies heavily on imports, mainly from south africa us. they say cutting them out will damage the mind. translation: this will kill oui’ mind. translation: this will kill our