maria from barcelona. she was one of the authors of that story about the cruise ships off the coast of barcelona with police inside them. we will monitor that story. while the prime minister is focused on catalonia, most of the rest of europe's leaders are in estonia. manus: we have a coalition forming. a german government could take until december. we have macron calling for deeper european ties. we still have to talk about the details. , chief european economist at jefferies. back to the spain story. background,and looking at how i moved the markets are by what could be a begin. i think you have got a situation where we get the votes in the vote is to separate from the rest of spain and it is a big vote, and then we go into the ecb conference in october and mario draghi doesn't give a clear message and you have a situation where the market fears there is going to be a sharp reduction in bond buying. fromll get more concerns the other elections as well. anna: at the moment, politics in the proofread doesn

hello good afternoon from barcelona yesterday there were some poll distain barcelona. of spain protest against the referendum on sunday and protest in favor of spain and there were no important incidents or clashes reported also today i didn't see big. protests because we had many protests to relax point that the fans protest and today they were polling stations are staying at home there is a lot of uncertainty right now and have to learn enough about what's going to happen tomorrow you're mentioning uncertainty the police have been instructed to prevent this vote from happening at all so do we know at this time what level base is actually being enforced. is there is a strong police presence in catalonia. spanish police officers have been deployed to prevent their referendum on friday police began to close some polling stations was how did the use of force citizens in favor of the referendum. polling stations to prevent closure in five days in the centers and organize some activities to guarantee that polling stations are not sealed of bad to police said that they have

this time, the attack took place in barcelona. shocked at the horror unleashed by the attackers, the local muslim community has taken to the streets to show solidarity with the victims and their relatives. barcelona is together, for all the world and all the races, insists this woman. it was a scene eerily reminiscent of previous outrages in nice, london, and berlin. last week in barcelona, a man drove a van through crowds of pedestrians in one of the city's most popular tourist sites, las ramblas, to kill as many people as possible. barcelona, known for its warm and welcoming atmosphere, now mourns more than a dozen dead and more than 100 injured. now the local muslim population, known for being well-integrated, are worried about their future in the vibrant spanish city, as residents and businesses try to recover from the attack. reporter: it's back to work for rosmari lopez, but not back to normal. the terrorist who drove a car through the crowd here last week passed just a few meters wide of her flower stand. rosmari: suddenly

hello good afternoon from barcelona yesterday there were some poultice barcelona. of spain protest against the referendum on sunday and both just in favor of spain and there were no important incidents or clashes reported also today i didn't see big. protests because we had many protests to relax point that the fans protest and today they were polling stations are staying at home there is a lot of uncertainty right now and that's a lot about what's going to happen tomorrow you're mentioning uncertainty the police have been instructed to prevent this vote from happening at all so do we know at this time what level base is actually being enforced. is there is a strong police presence in catalonia. spanish police officers have been deployed to prevent their referendum on friday police began to close some polling stations was how did the use of force citizens in favor of the referendum. polling stations to prevent closure in five days in the centers and organize some activities to guarantee that polling stations are not sealed of bad to police said that they have to li

hello good afternoon from barcelona yesterday there were some poultice barcelona. of spain protests against the referendum on sunday and both just in favor of spain and there were no important incidents or clashes reported also today i didn't see big independence for independence protests because we had many protests to relax point that the bans protests and today they were polling stations are staying at home there is a lot of uncertainty right now and that's a lot about what's going to happen tomorrow you're mentioning uncertainty the police have been instructed to prevent this vote from happening at all so do we know at this time what level base is actually being enforced. is there is a strong police presence in catalonia. spanish police officers have been deployed to prevent their referendum on friday police began to close some polling stations is how did the use of force citizens in favor of the referendum. polling stations to prevent closure in five days in the centers and organize some activities to guarantee that polling stations are not sealed of bad to po

that barcelona is a cosmopolitan city teeming with top talent. if the city becomes less cosmopolitan as a result of the referendum that will be really difficult for us. companies have been leaving for years new businesses are arriving but not enough to compensate for the losses and baker and independence opponent who is a boy who thinks things will only get morse. if independence goes through it will unleash an exit as companies want to be in europe or in the capital . for catalonia that would mean a drop in economic output rising unemployment and higher taxes. lonia would collapse economically. i mean even so many employers support catalonian independence this company produces detergents the owner feels the region would do better on its own than as part of spain but he's nervous about the referendum. we should be concerned with what's coming but be ready to take this courageous step i think there's no way around this crisis and action needs to be taken. in an attempt to cover its bases the company has taken a more international approach to reduc

that was the professor of economics at the university of barcelona. and just to remind you this is really the biggest constitutional crisis spain has seen in dhaka gates and at the moment it really seems that neither side has ready to somehow backtrack or compromise we'll see what's going to happen tomorrow the day of the referendum on independence of catalonia. but in a question about in barcelona thank you very much indeed thank you. or me while the spanish government says the referendum is intended to break the country many spaniards are also against the idea of catalonia independence. i. think people have voted in a mock referendum in the spanish capital the question on the ballot paper was do you want catalonia to remain part of spain hundreds of people against catalan independence to polish the division in spanish society grows the country human being partners are not rushing to offer help. but they want to see them i mean if. there was a. little the necessity. for leaving that is not linear thinking about it that it. is you should call the eith

it's hard to ignore what's happening here in barcelona and across catalonia the abundance of cattle and flax isn't something new in this wealthy part of northeastern spain but their significance is taken on greater meaning the head of the unauthorized independence referendum. catalan society has long been divided over what is best for the future of this region of seven in the house million people recent polls have shown those in favor of independence stands at around forty percent but are divisions in catalonia growing deeper in order to understand knowing me and arianna servant two sisters from barcelona who run a small bar in the center of the city ariana is in favor of an independent catalonia noaimi wants catalonia to remain part of spain their national identity is central to their differing opinions. they are missing the boat that are i feel spanish and catalan i'm not embarrassed to have two different cultures and i'm in which by both of them i speak two languages and it's nice to have this option if. i only know what's going on i don't share any of the ideas or traditions or cult

barcelona paper has an immigrant -- and image of the barcelona government. a rather politically active media outlets as the government strong-arming wasn't a well-thought-out move. they argue that madrid's usage of police and judicial force have begun to turn public opinion toward supporting secession. genie: the french paper has a story about a french company that has been giving payouts to the islamic state group. >> the french daily is following up on the story they broke in june. they discovered the french cement manufacturer lafarge paid the islamic state group to keep their factory in syria open after the jihadist group took over the region. it's a very expensive factory to build. they wanted to get money out of it. the french government investigation found that the government knew about the payments to the islamic state group. lafargend point was didn't tell the government exactly how much cash they were giving to the jihadists. the investigation says around 20,000 euro's were being paid per month to the group. the work of photojournalism about chocol

sunday's independence referendum approaches police reinforcements raid to barcelona an official said the vote could be postponed if madrid agrees to compromise. take john's take center stage in the scandal in the lead russian meddling in u.s. elections as joined facebook on twitter declaring it will testifying to congress. exactly two years since russia's first airstrikes in syria we take a look at what has changed during that time. and a warm welcome my name is neil harvey and they say. the spanish region of catalonia is on the verge of what could prove to be an historic decision on this independence referendum for sunday and tensions are mounting in the region with extra police deployed on the streets and raids to prevent the counting of electronic votes. to bring some live pictures now this is the scene right now in barcelona and can tell you that we've seen crowds gathering there to actually protest the upcoming referendum would be similar demonstrations stace throughout the day right across the capital on capital. and during one such protest the man attempted to down a pro indep

barcelona and lionel messi, superb this evening. a brilliant performance. lionel messi got things under wayjust performance. lionel messi got things under way just before half—time, scoring for the first time in his career againstjan scoring for the first time in his career against jan bufon. barcelona, doing superb. a big win for paris saint—germain. 5—0 at celtic. mpabbe, cavani and neymar. there was an own goal in there as well. another team playing them off the park were chelsea. 6—0 against qarabag. no mercy. pedro on the scoresheet. many others also finding the back of the net. manchester united, they got a good win as well against basel. 3—0. marcus rashford on the scoresheet. his first ever champions league goal in his champions league goal in his champions league goal in his champions league debut. manchester united. paul pogba had an injury, possibly hamstring. he could be out for some weeks. that is worrying for manchester united on a good night for them. so, asjohn had said, there was a good win for manchester united on their return to

a compact water filter that it hopes will be a market hit barcelona has been a great place to set up business but now there are doubts and if it were from the start barcelona is a cosmopolitan city teeming with top talent. if the city becomes less cosmopolitan as a result of the referendum that will be really difficult for us on this feeling. companies have been leaving for years the arrival of new businesses can't compensate with the losses industrial banker and independence opponent shows a bow thinks it'll only get worse as it will be at the next if independence goes through it will unleash an exit as companies want to be in europe or in the capital . for catalonia that would mean a drop in economic output rising unemployment and higher taxes in order. lonia would collapse economically. i mean that still many employers support catalonian independence. this company produces detergent the owner feels things would be better without the madrid government yet he's nervous about the referendum. we should be concerned with what's coming but be ready to take this courageous step i think t

in barcelona farmers brought their tractors on to the streets to back their demand to hold the referendum. polls suggest catalans are evenly divided on how they would vote what is certain is that tensions are already running high. all right let's cross over to our correspondent pavlo foley elliot's joins us now from the spanish capital madrid probably you've just returned from barcelona how survive it are people generally i was there you're absolutely right i mean people are incredibly divided over this issue i was very interesting to speak to so many people about this on the streets of barcelona and what i felt was that people were very determined to have this referendum whether they're on you know the pro independence saw it or against this there's also a lot of concern over what could happen on october the first but what was interesting was that if you speak to people it's become in some ways a to do subject and then other ways it's not i mean people are quite happy to open up to talk about it with their friends and family but at the same time they will not really talk about it that op

those are things we did a question of in barcelona thank you very much indeed. while the spanish government says the referendum is intended to break the country many spaniards are also against the idea of cuts a leadin independence. i . know people have voted in a mock referendum in the spanish capital the question on the ballot paper was do you want catalonia to remain part of spain hundreds of people against scotland independence took part there's a division in spanish society grows the country is european partners not rushing to offer help. for the next even when i mean if. there is a problem. it's a. little bit much this is. the only one that is. going to get over. you should call the either free or not to take side for their report a referendum and they do pay their share note but doesn't say that those measures taken but. the government of madrid are not acceptable imagine if they were bruised and. over it is really a question of done the same things that will be every day nationalist gown that will come out but if you lose your squad the measures everythi

as sunday's independence referendum approaches police reinforcements raid barcelona . officials say the vote could be postponed if madrid agrees to compromise. giants take center stage in the scandal on alleged russian meddling in u.s. elections as google joined facebook and twitter in declaring it will testify to congress. has been exactly two years since the russian launched its first strikes in war torn syria we look at what has changed is not. very good evening to you my name is the harvey this is our international. spanish region of catalonia is on the verge of what could prove to be in the store a decision on this independence referendum shed for sunday tensions are mounting in the region with extra police deployed on the streets and raids to prevent the counting of electronic votes on tuesday the cultures of reports from barcelona this saturday as their last stand the crucial day before the referendum on the end dependence of cats a line i can't stop and we've seen a lot of movement in the streets of barcelona and across the region now this morning spanish civil

had a lonely is independence referendum slated to begin within hours police reinforcements raid barcelona while madrid says that its managed to shut down most of the polling stations. which. has now been two years since russia launched its first air strikes in syria we take a look at what has changed in the meantime. and agro chemical giant monsanto has been banned from the european parliament after refusing to attend the hearing questioning studies about its problems. thanks so much for joining us this hour my name's neil harvey you're watching our international. spanish region of catalonia is on the verge of what could prove to be an historic decision with this independence referendum show june fourth sunday tensions are mounting though in the region with extra police deployed on the streets race to prevent the counting of electronic votes barcelona crowds gathered throughout saturday to protest against the upcoming vote in the madrid spanish union estates the rally right in front of city hall this was seen singing young from of the fascist spanish language party a number of protesters

it's hard to ignore what's happening here in barcelona and across catalonia the abundance of cattle in flax isn't something new in this wealthy part of northeast and spain but their significance has taken on a greater meaning the head of the unauthorized independence referendum. catalan society has long been divided over what is best for the future of this region of seven and a half million people recent polls have shown those in favor of independence stands at around forty percent but are divisions in catalonia growing deeper in order to understand we met knowing me and arianna servant two sisters from barcelona who run a small bar in the center of the city ariana's in favor of an independent catalonia noaimi once kind of loan you're to remain part of spain their national identity is central to their differing opinions. they are missing the boat that i guess i feel spanish and catalan i'm not embarrassed to have two different cultures and i'm in which by both of them i speak two languages and it's nice to have this option if. i only have i don't share any of the ideas or traditions or

at barcelona's port firemen occupy catalonia is history museum unfurling a pro independence banner we have to go vote us every citizen can do it as catalans plan their defiant vote the spanish government's marshaling its in forces national police and civil defense troops in riot gear ordered to stop the referendum. the local police who until now have resisted reigning in the protests now role alongside national police in armored cars a cattle enforce under spanish control. with cattle lands determined to vote in the spanish government in madrid intent on stopping them the long tense standoff goes unbroken john hendren al-jazeera barcelona. new drone footage taken over the puerto rican capital san juan shows the devastation left behind by hurricane maria at least sixteen people were killed when maria made landfall on the u.s. territory it was the strongest hurricane to hit puerto rico for nearly ninety years i mean well the caribbean island of dominica is still reeling after hurricane maria with fears it could take years to recover eighty percent of buildings have been damaged or destr

at barcelona's port firemen occupy catalonia is history museum unfurling a pro independence banner where the fire fight this have to go and vote as every citizen can do it as catalans plan their defiant vote the spanish government's marshalling its in forces national police and civil defense troops in riot gear ordered to stop the referendum. the thought of being locked up speaking. the local moscow's police who until now have resisted reining in the protests now role alongside national police in armored cars a cattle enforce under spanish control. with catalans determined to vote in the spanish government in madrid intent on stopping them the long tense standoff goes on broken john hendren al-jazeera barcelona. u.s. president donald trump has waived shipping restrictions to puerto rico to allow more aid to be sent to the island food and water supplies are running low and three million dollars are still without power eight days after hurricane maria devastated the u.s. territory there as a boy has more now from hole. in this emergency center reagan goes about forty kilometers away from t

all that area around barcelona. you can understand, it's like people saying, hang on, i don't want to contribute to the poorer parts of the european union. why do i have to, who run their economies incompetently? this is what i think the catalan referendum is all about. the idea that the police or the authorities would go into some small town miles north of barcelona say, i will have 10 million voting papers taken away, that's not democratic. that is truly terrible. i was there over the weekend looking out for the signs and there are not many posters say m, and there are not many posters say in, yes for the referendum and pushing for it and i'm not sure they would get through a referendum as the yes for independence. the amount of effort to start the list seems to be creating this wave, we must be allowing the vote. i think there is allowing the vote. i think there is a fever there but the fact remains, you are part of an overall economy. you've got to see what happens when the plug is pulled. back to donald trump,

about barcelona's a cosmopolitan city teeming with top talent. if the city becomes less cosmopolitan as a result of the referendum that will be really difficult for us on this feel that. companies have been leaving for years new businesses horror arriving but not enough to compensate for the losses industrial baker and independence opponent who is a boy who thinks things will only get morse. if independence goes through it will unleash an exit as companies want to be in europe or in the capital . for catalonia that would mean a drop in economic output rising unemployment and higher taxes in order. to lonia would collapse economically. i can only comment that even so many employers support catalonian independence this company produces detergents the owner feels the region would do better on its own then as part of spain but he's nervous about the referendum. we should be concerned with what's coming but be ready to take this courageous step i think there's no way around this crisis and action needs to be taken. in an attempt to cover its bases the

i sundays independence referendum approaches police reinforcements raid barcelona catalan official say that the vote could be postponed if madrid agrees to compromise. and so it's been exactly two years since the first airstrikes and then the war in syria we take a look at what has changed during that time. and agro chemical giant monsanto has been banned from the european parliament that's refusing to attend the hearing questioning studies about. getting into thanks for joining us this hour here on our. spanish region of catalonia is on the verge of what could prove to be an historic decision with this independence referendum fall sunday tensions are mounting in the region with extra police deployed on the streets and raids to prevent the counting of electronic votes your latest pictures for you from barcelona where crowds have gathered to protest against the. coming site similar demonstrations in states throughout the day across the country i treat spanish unionists they used to rally against the referendum in front of the city. vis a scene singing the anthem of the fascist spanish p

language party number of protesters also gave nazi salutes and as tensions mount between madrid and barcelona officials from both sides have been trading accusations that streams. it will. clearly be. are. adopting. you know people who. are against referendum even the editor of the government has crossed a very dangerous red line he has decided to resurrect the burst of franco as. one demonstration amount attempted to actually turn down a pro independence but i know from this town hall but after trying for just over a minute to pull down the sign which read more democracy the protester eventually gave up he's been in the coach of the house more from the cataloguing capital. this saturday as their last stand the crucial day before the referendum on the end dependence of council on a can start and we've seen a lot of movement in the streets of barcelona and across the region now this morning spanish civil guard raided the center of telecommunications and technology information to switch off applications that will be used to count the votes and we do know that spanish police cordoned off the bui

massive rally on plant this spiny which is also located on their fargo barcelona we've seen thousands of people supporting the raf around the mostly young people drinking facts of consul lani n.o.c. and shouting slogans so as you can see as the date of the referendum draws near the splits within the cast line society is getting more and more and the dance with people from all stripes of society taking their views to the streets was. a few huge huge. i. was. now the polling stations are defended by so-called neighborhood watch is comprised of locals who support the vote and so times but the buildings are no standing guard there even come under physical attack one barcelona province municipality for people sustained injuries to the neck and chest after they were shot with the pellet gun activists were defending schools meant to serve as voting stations in sunday's independence vote the identity of the assailant has not yet been revealed another polling station of the secondary school was vandalized on friday night for station defenders was sleeping there at the time of the assault here'

hundreds of driving tractors have staged a show of force in barcelona backing supporters of catalonia is bid to break away from. taking place in the region to oppose measures adopted by the spanish government to stop sunday's vote which it says constitutional at least twenty two people have been killed and dozens more injured after a stampede in india's commercial capital of mumbai it happened during morning rush hour on a pedestrian bridge connecting to the railway station. government airstrikes have hit towns and villages in northern syria killing more than forty five people and wounding dozens more at least thirty people were killed in a wave of strikes on various parts of the province warplanes also targeted ham and aleppo provinces where syrian and russian troops are battling opposition fighters the united nations is going to set up a group to examine all human rights violations committed in the war in yemen the un human rights council said it hopes to identify those responsible for possible crimes yemeni delegation said it accepted the resolution that's it for now coming up next

and i was dry from the catalan capital barcelona where thirty's in the town of vic insist residents will be able to vote despite the ban from madrid. mayor says for her the issue is personal but i mean. for me the worst punishment would be to go out into the streets and not be able to give my citizens the opportunity to express their opinion and decided. in the. past i am not afraid of what the spanish government can do because we are not committing any crime. invicta hoping sunday's vote will go ahead. but the spanish government has other ideas it says the planned ballot threatens the country's very foundations. is the professional. secessionist process is illegal and it is based on illegal premises don't believe the other legation of the rule of law and if every single government is to prevent it from happening. this is a specialist initiative is only trying to destroy spain. replace. in barcelona the farmers brought their tractors on to the streets to back their demand to hold the referendum polls suggest catalans are evenly divided on how they would divert. what is the tensions alrea

decision with its independence referendum szechuan for sunday tensions are mounting between madrid and barcelona with both sides trading accusations of extremism. if there is disturbance it would. clearly be on the side of those who are a book hating the referendum that are. adopting nazi like by you know pointing out people who. are against the referendum and the end of the government over a whole you has crossed a very dangerous red law and he has decided to resurrect the past stuff frankly as . well in the meantime the spanish civil guard has raided the center of can telecommunications and information technology in barcelona this was in a bid to block catholic ations and online services designed to facilitate electronic voting in the region a helicopter hovered overhead to prevent any possible disruption or meanwhile an anti independence rally is currently underway in barcelona and our teams made it a question about reports from the cattle on capital. people that are gathered here protesting against the referendum on the independence of cuts in line at the came here holding flagships spain sh

jose miguel i used in barcelona thank you u.s. secretary of state rex tillerson has said the united states is in direct contact with north korea over its nuclear weapons program and its probing the country's willingness to talk tillerson made the comments in beijing where he's been meeting president paying and other officials he also called for calm the u.s. use china as crucial to attempts to stop developing nuclear weapons china has strong economic ties with north korea accounting for about ninety percent of its foreign trade earlier i spoke to stephen bora wake our correspondent in seoul south korea i began by asking him how important china's role is in developing channels of communication between washington and pyongyang. if u.s. and north korea are in some kind of direct contact and presumably that's a diplomatic process that's going ahead without china's direct involvement and whether or not that you site sit down to talk will depend on a variety of factors particularly the preconditions that they place on any kind of talks

we'll be closely following how the situation develops here in the city of barcelona as well as the region we expect. to see a lot of troy in and see our protests taking place and people taking it to the streets now as you can see behind my back the crowds are only becoming bigger and bigger with gods really young people holding flags so today is really the crucial last day before the vote. ok medina we appreciate you keeping on top of the situation there for us and sanjay's medina concha never from barcelona. were lured order in the region of cars alone is maintained by catalans regional police force known as most squads are now this replace the spanish police locally almost ten years ago and is controlled by the catalan government consarn forces have been tasked with preventing sunday's referendum from happening however it seems that there are fears in madrid that they may not comply the spanish government has deployed national military forces known as the civil guard to the region to ensure that the vote is stopped some six thousand civil guards have been stationed at ports in the regio

thank you like crowds of people have taken to the streets here in barcelona. raise their voice so what they think east. from the central government spain at the moment which have sinned . over to the city the majority of security forces that belong to the central government in a sort of like a club down a against the referendum that is due to happen this sunday the first of october basically what has been happening so far is the police from coming from a tree the one that belongs to the central government has been confiscating the ballots are supposed to be used this sunday for the referendum and this morning i've been reading reports and talking to people and they were saying that they like one of the our sibila cities no one has taken over the actual the airport where all the ballots were supposed to be storage and and at the moment as far as we know you can not even enter nobody can even enter these buildings so so far these boxes are also kept inside the last one of the late this up they've been here right now we are in front of so you can see the building

barcelona and lionel messi, superb this evening. a brilliant performance.

today we're joined by a panel of catalogs to discuss the independence movement in barcelona alfred is a city councilor with the republican left party and a former member of parliament a middle cut and weak martinez is an anti independence at to face and sonia thoughts is a lecturer in international politics and security at the university of boston and us good to have a guest spoke out fred i want to start with you because we're getting pictures from members of our community of an event happening right now or thursday evening this is from a.n.c. international full house for the start of the yes campaign at tara goanna that's a city in the region of catalonia it's a kick off event to launch this referendum campaign you see another picture here really excited people and it comes just a few days after september eleventh the day that the region marks its national day and where an estimated hundreds of thousands of people filled the streets of barcelona this is what mark says about that day when you can get one plus million people he says in the street your voice at least deserves to be hea

in barcelona stallings families and children have classrooms sets to be used as police stations many of them have already spent the night here but they plan to remain until sunday when the vote starts. we. think we had some visits from police but. we have you know we're. a party atmosphere for now but as police move to enforce the ban these photos could soon find themselves on a collision course. for more we have journalist jose miguel who is in barcelona the regional capital of catalonia jose government sources in madrid are now releasing details of how they plan to clamp down on this vote with huge fines for volunteers directives to remove people from polling stations now how tense is the situation with just one day to go. yes you know with us tonight actually here at first and on situation is nothing really tense maybe in the back of people's minds there is some fear or or some tension but actually it right now mr not everything is happening is high schoolers many schools are being taken by it but to keep them open to try and prevent as you said up in order to acquaint them so rig

tired is in the catalan capital of barcelona thanks for joining us jose so authorities in madrid have instructed police to close a polling stations and also to prevent the referendum but do you think the vote will take place on sunday. morning well that's really an open question but i would say that after what we saw yesterday when. they go to the school of art you know. they just informed people that they were supposed to. enforce the sort of their they have been up by they are at the head of the police not to use violence so they were only same people you shouldn't be here. if you don't close any school so as of right now i would say the vote will go ahead. where there are others police forces . all right and with this kind of tension in the air how are people feeling as they go into that into that referendum. there is this tension actually the general atmosphere and almost everyone is feeling quite well and you may see the last night's rally was. and even though there was a rally. all over the place in barcelona people are told we go ahead they are both the one who are there and th

from berlin confrontation in catalonia on the eve of the independence referendum thousands gather in barcelona and in madrid for rallies to oppose sunday's disputed vote but the catalonian government insists that the referendum will go ahead as planned. u.s. secretary of state rex tillerson says washington is in direct contact with north korea revelation comes as tillerson met with china's leaders to discuss taming north korea's nuclear ambitions. i met her welcome to the program tensions are rising as catalonia prepares to hold its independence referendum on sunday now cattle in the forty's say things are in place for the vote to go ahead but spain's central government is calling the ballot illegal and has sent thousands of police officers to the region to stop it people have occupied many schools in catalonia that would be used as polling stations to try to assure that the referendum cannot take place. ahead of sunday's planned independence votes the cavalry has well and truly arrived breaking cover after camping out on ships in the ports around four thousand extra police officers have been

jose miguel i used in barcelona thank you and now for some of the other stories making news around the world the u.n. says the number of refugees who fled into bangladesh has now topped half a million it's caused a humanitarian crisis and aid groups have warned of disease outbreaks the world health organization is shipping almost a million color of vaccines to bangladesh in the united states the environmental protection agency says an unknown amount of the dangerous chemical dioxin may have washed down a river near houston during the flooding from hurricane harvey dioxin is linked to birth defects and cancer the spillage started from a site grow government agencies stores hazardous waste. the united states is point more than half of its staff out of its cuban embassy after a series of mysterious sonic attacks in the worst cases victims have suffered mild traumatic brain injury cuba's government denies responsibility and says it does not know what is causing the incidents. to sports now bundesliga match day seven got underway on friday night when shell co-hosted leverkusen the home side

thousands of people in barcelona rally against the spanish government after attempts to quash sunday's independence referendum for catalonia. exclusive video from syria's darrow's or our correspondent takes you to the heart of the decisive battle for the country's future amid claims that some forces are exploiting the gains. plus hoping to capitalize on the quick korea crisis the japanese prime minister calls as snap election triggering protests in tokyo. kids and boy here to. police in touch with cute. right she abused right she discriminated left britain both of them for decades these are the things that didn't happen to the mosco this week and english football fans get a warm welcome in moscow for the you the f.a. champions league despite the british media's fear mongering head of the fixture as . this is our team international coming to you live from moscow with me jacqueline guga thank you for joining us this hour. we start in catalonia where thousands of students are rallying in support of the region's independence referendum scheduled for this sunday later in the program we'll c

for more on this let's cross over to journalist jose miguel collateral you would who is in barcelona was there people are occupying schools as we've seen and other places that will serve as polling stations but on the other hand we have police have been sent by the government in madrid to block the polling stations and also stop the referendum so are both sides now on a collision course. yes they this is this it certainly are and actually the police have already been to according to billy the speakers to one thousand and three hundred schools only in the barcelona anderson running on the alps and they found the vs one hundred sixty where fights was not all of them but they didn't operate any of these oh so this is because these were the companies who of course has to obey the order this coming from a much read body it's actually and then when the captain authorities have told these ponies not to use the force the question here is if the companies don't use the force with the people out we'll moderates and the other police forces that will have to wait and see riots and we're also hea

from berlin confrontation in catalonia on the eve of the independence referendum thousands gather in barcelona and in madrid for rallies to oppose sunday's disputed vote but the catalonian government insists that the referendum will go ahead as planned. also coming up clashes erupt at a neo nazi rally in sweden police in gulf of berg detained dozens amid the violence that left several people injured. when. i met her welcome to the program tensions are rising as catalonia prepares to hold its independence referendum on sunday i want to thirty say that things are in place for the vote to go ahead but spain's central government calls the ballot illegal and has sent thousands of police officers through the region to stop it the people of occupied many schools in catalonia for use as polling stations to try and ensure that the referendum can take place. ahead of sunday's planned independence votes the cavalry has well and truly arrived breaking cover after camping out on ships in the port around four thousand extra police officers have been deployed to catalonia assembled from across the country an

and and barcelona's port the ship's hired to accommodate additional police forces sent by the central government . at schools this weekend there was plenty of time for extra curricular activities as families and children occupied classrooms said to be used as polling stations. with the goal of being here is to keep the school open until sunday but the school and we believe that there are rights that must be respected but. catalonia is truly separatist coalition has vowed to make a guinea literally declaration of independence if the yes kevin wins on sunday. with catalan officials that said to the vote the regional government and spain central government in madrid are on a collision course. well journalist jose miguel. tired is in the catalan capital of barcelona thanks for joining us jose so authorities in madrid have instructed police to close the polling stations and also to prevent the referendum but do you think the vote will take place on sunday. morning well that's really an open question but i would say that after what we saw yesterday when. you go to the school of. foreign peo

for more on this let's cross over to journalist jose miguel collateral you would who is in barcelona was there people are occupying schools as we've seen and other places that will serve as polling stations but on the other hand we have police have been sent by the government in madrid to block the polling stations and also stop the referendum so are both sides now on a collision course. yesterday this is this that certainly are and actually the police have already been according to the latest figures to one thousand and three hundred it's only in the barcelona and the surrounding. and they found one hundred sixty where it's not all of them but they didn't operate any of these so this is because these were the police who of course has to obey the order this coming from but it's actually and on the cap i'm authorities have told the sunnis not to use the force the question here is if the companies don't use the force that they pull out by the roots and the other police forces that will have to wait and see right and we're also hearing reports that the spanish police raided the catalan

the journalist guy hedgecoe is in barcelona, hejoins me now. are we expecting a big turnout and what will happen after this vote? well, it is very hard to tell at the moment what the turnout will be but there is a feeling that the clamp—down by the spanish government and the courts over recent days and weeks on the preparations for the referendum is likely to galvanise people. we have seen a few polls today that have suggested that the turnout might be between 50 and 65%, but polls do not necessarily tell you the full story. and the real question is what will happen after the vote takes place? the catalan government has said after 48 hours of the results coming through, the majority has said they want independence, then there will be a declaration of independence. but many people feel that what we are more likely to see is some kind of negotiation, the start of a possible negotiation, the start of a possible negotiation but with so sides both —— so negotiation but with so sides both —— so entrenched, that is likely to be difficult. on

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today we're joined by a panel of cattle lands to discuss the independence movement in barcelona alfred both is a boss alone a city councilor with the republican left party and a former member of parliament a middle cut and weak martinez is an anti independent activists and sonia adult votes is a lecturer in international politics and security at the university of boston otis good to have a guest spoken out fred i want to start with you because we're getting pictures from members of our community of an event happening right now or thursday evening this is from amc international full house for the start of the yes campaign at terre goanna that's a city in the region of a couple lonia it's a kickoff event to launch this referendum campaign you see another picture here really excited people and it comes just a few days after september eleventh the day that the region marx's it's not tional day and where an estimated hundreds of thousands of people filled the streets of barcelona this is what mark says about that day when you can get one plus million people he says in the street your voice

now you can probably see the lights of barcelona down there below starting to twinkle it looks quite a pretty scene from up here above but down there there is a real sense that not only catalonia but all of spain is now heading in to a critical few hours what happens overnight and as we get towards dawn could define whether this referendum goes ahead or not but if it does go ahead that is not the end of the potential trouble because if there is a yes vote in favor of secession the catalan government has said that within forty eight hours it could be declaring independence from the rest of spain and that really sends the country into unchartered political waters julie called pinhole there joining me live from barcelona. now would tony berkeley who's in madrid hi there tony just going on the back of what carl was saying this just how critical a moment is this for spain. well i think as karl said it is very critical i think a lot of people here in madrid didn't realize how critical it was until today because they turned out in force for a demonstration we're told more than five thousand

thousands gather in barcelona to protest against tomorrow's referendum on catalan independence. also in the next hour, thousands flee their homes in bali after fears a nearby volcano could erupt imminently. mount agung hasn't erupted since the 1960s, but the indonesian island was put on high alert last week. and manchester united are back on top after trouncing crystal palace, who remain pointless at the foot of the premier league. good evening and welcome to bbc news. it's the eve of conservative party conference and theresa may is facing renewed pressure over her approach to brexit. the foreign secretary, borisjohnson, has intervened again on the issue, calling for a strict time limit on any transition period. could the next few days bring unity to the conservative party? probably not, if the issue of brexit dominates the agenda. as they reflect on a disappointing election result, the prime minister wants to talk about domestic issues but her foreign secretary has other ideas. in an interview with the sun, borisjohnson lays out four red lines for brexit. he says the transition

you've just returned from barcelona. how divided are people generally? >> you're absolutely right. people are incredibly divided over this issue. it was very interesting to speak to so many people about this on the streets of barcelona and what i felt was that people were very determined to have this referendum, whether they're on, you know, the pro independence side or against it. and there is also a lot of concern over what could happen on october 1. but what was interesting was that if you speak to people, it's become, in some ways it is a taboo subject and in other ways not. people are happy to talk about it with friends and family, but at the same time, they won't really talk about it that openly because they feel that maybe it is such a divisive issue with people with really strong feelings about whether catalonia should be independent or not. often it is best to leave it and just not discuss it. >> understandable people are avoiding that as kind of a touchy issue. >> exactly. >> do you think the people will be allowed to vote on sunday? the spanish government seems to be doi