what is the feeling in catalonia ? you put these parties together, won won, but the party that the most votes is against independence. the paradoxt is coming out of these elections in catalonia today. divided,remains deeply there are entrenched cap's terms of the views on independents. there are the separatist supporters who feel l emboldened now by thehese election results. they are feeling that they want to go ahead now with their dream of independence for catalan, albeit through dialogue. people are less inclined toward some kind of unilateral declaration of independence, which exacerbated this logical crisis. they feel they are in a better position going into negotiations with the government in madrid, and also on an international level. they feel they are taken more seriously by the european union and international partners. they feel emboldened. on the other side of the debate, you have got the unionists, who wanted catalonia two-state part of spain. they are feeling a bit disappointed this morning, because one o

this is the news live from in an unexpected victory for separatists in spain's catalonia region as voters hand them another slim majority in the regional assembly that linda collins pushed over the photo defeat for the spanish so what is next for catalonia. also on the program the u.n. general assembly rejects stone charms recognition of jerusalem as israel's capital but the vote isn't as one sided as expected. and run a pilot's in germany launched the first of a strike of the budget airline has the good counter crippled its own toll travelers what they need to know. hello and welcome my name is christopher spring a good to have you with us separatist parties in catalonia appear to have won a slim majority after yesterday's regional elections deepening a national crisis over whether the wealthy region should remain a part of spain spanish prime minister mariano rajoy cold the election in a bid to change the dynamics of that crisis that's often he strips catalonia of its autonomy and sacked its government following a declaration of independence in late october. long before vote counting wa

catalonia remains divided over independence the leaders of the main parties cast their ballot balance earlier today in a vote that is seen as a test for the reach of the turnout has been high but will the result be clear enough to end spain's political crisis also coming up amid accusations of bullying and being political pop its more than one hundred countries vote in favor of a u.n. resolution calling for the u.s. to reverse its recognition of jerusalem as israel's capital and that despite trump's threats to cut off funding to countries that opposed to it will go to washington for reaction. i bring coffee it's good to have you with us the polls have closed in catalonia after an election seen as a gauge of support for independence from spain the vote comes two months after the region declared independence following a referendum. by madrid spanish authorities responded to that you may recall with the crackdown arresting separatist leaders and calling today's snap of action a druid hopes that the result will put an end to the political crisis. lera son show is casting a ballot for the

this is the deputy news of live from berlin a crucial election today in catalonia the leaders of the main regional parties have cast their ballots in a vote that is testing the region's appetite for independence all seats are up for grabs after victory and sacked the government and demanded fresh holds also coming up no evidence of links to terror groups police say that it driver intentionally crashed his car into the data streams in melbourne but his motive for maine's unclear. i'm sorry kelly welcome to the program thanks for joining us voters in catalonia are casting their ballots in a hotly contested election seen as a gauge of support for independence from spain the poll comes two months after the region declared independence following a referendum opposed by madrid spanish authorities responded to that with a crackdown arresting separatist leaders and calling today's snap election madrid hopes that it will put an end to the political crisis. and correspondent lisa lewis has the very latest now from barcelona so lisa as we've just heard a tense backdrop for this election how is

news live from berlin a victory for separatists in spain's catalonia region as voters have them a majority in the regional assembly their leader promised tuesday long calls a vote to defeat for the spanish state so what is next for catalonia we'll go live to barcelona for more. ryanair pilots in germany launched the first ever strike at the budget airline has a walkout crippled service will tell travelers what they need to know. also the former german chancellor get much credit in an exclusive d.w. interview he urges his social democrats to form a coalition and put an end to the long wait for a new german government. and the origins of the man in red father christmas may be on his way but where is he from d w goes in search on santa claus. i'm sunni so misconduct good to have you with us separatist parties in catalonia have won of a slim majority after yesterday's regional elections deepening a national crisis over whether the wealthy region should remain a part of spain that opposed president carlos push to months together for catalonia party won thirty four seats along with two other pro

two days after elections in catalonia. barcelona might be forced out of la leagua, bringing out el classico to the end. >> the pressure is on for real madrid. sitting fourth in the league, the currently champions need a victory. the madrid bosses play down the importance of the title. >> is going to be the hardest game of the season. barcelona against real madrid are beautiful but difficult games. is not a decisive game, despite the points gap. it is not the time to be thinking about that. >> he has practically a full squad to choose from with the club's full-time record. he is likely to join kareem and strike on the attacking frontline. in defense, rafael returns from injury. and the captain is in the squad again following suspension. over in balsa lona, the league leaders are feeling -- barcelona, the league leaders are feeling confident. the coach has left both attackers out, despite overcoming their injuries. the barcelona boss expect a tough match. >> this game is not just any game. it is very important. we want to pl

will catalonia be able to govern? yes, i guess so. catalonia be able to govern? yes, i guess so. in past experiences, they have been able to. the new elected mps will be able to show up for the constitution of the parliament and so on. constitution of the parliament and so on. there are constitution of the parliament and so on. there are some constitution of the parliament and so on. there are some wrinkles on it, but i am pretty sure it will be solved, and we will have an independent parliament. it is unclear what plans will be as we move into the future, as part of the independence process, as they call it. ok. thank you very much for your time. for investors around the world, there may be more reason than usual for christmas cheer. as we head into the last trading day before the break, it's clear that, for many, 2017 has been the best year in almost a decade, certainly since the end of the financial crisis in 2009. let's give you an idea of some of the numbers. take the dowjones industrial average, after 70 odd record closes, it's up by around 5,000 points, or 25%, this year.

also catalonia as crucial election leaders of the main regional parties have cast their ballots in a boat that is testing the region's appetite for independence and no evidence of links to terror groups police say that a driver intentionally crashed his car and to pedestrians at melbourne but his motive means unclear. i'm sorry kelly welcome to the program thanks for joining us the united nations general assembly is holding an emergency session prompted by u.s. president donald trump's decision to recognize to roost as israel's capital the one hundred ninety three member states are set to vote on a draft resolution reaffirming that you who celeb status must be resolved through negotiation. now yesterday trying to threaten to cut funding to countries that fact the measure of the status of the holy city is one of the most thorny issues of the israeli palestinian conflict with both sides claiming it as their capital amman and . let's get more on this now we are joined by kilmer scieno he is a middle east expert for the german institute for international and security affairs welcome to t

as catalonia. the sponte is the leftist party it's not growing dependence though there are people there are leaders and certainly many of its voters who are trying to bend and this party will not vote for independence government but it will not oppose it either probably of course this is an assumption but i think it's a safe assumption that if the nationalists present a candidate for the presidency they will have to stay in and that will give the nationalists the government but it's oh yes they're you know even about a vote again even if they do win votes does that necessarily mean that that translates into seats yes it's the most likely scenario because if the polls are correct and again of course we have to be very always cautious with these because polls sometimes are wildly of the mark but if the polls are correct yes the nationalists either will have an absolute majority in that case there is no question that will form a government all that will be short of obama's your duty but not by much in

have won back control in catalonia. just to be clear, they did win a , eventy of the seats without winning a majority of the votes. 47.5%. that is the way it works in catalonia. puigdemont did address supporters. >> the most important thing now is to start a dialogue, because that is the only thing mr. rajoi never tried. if they follow the wishes of the catalan people, we will find a solution. maria, theng us now, balance was meant to reset catalan politics read hasn't done that? are we back to square one? how will this parliament function with some members not in the country? we are back to square one. it was a night of contradictions. the actual winter is the ballot vote in seats. they were vocal about staying in spain. the whole idea of unilateral independence, but despite getting a good response, they're not going to be able to form a government. the pro-independence parties did manage to cling onto its majority in parliament. that is all that matters now. the risk to markets, especially catalan banks, the idea they

ok in a device on the donor concerns over catalonia thank you very much. the brazilian government says it block boeing from taking control of embryos the brazilian owned plane maker is in talks with its bigger american rival and hughes igniting shares of if the acquisition were to go through it would help boeing expand its reach into the heavily competitive market for small regional jets. bigger is not always better for the world's largest aerospace company boeing is in talks to buy embraer a brazilian company specializing in smaller jets according to media reports boeing is hoping to acquire a controlling stake the deal would allow both companies to cut costs in their supply chain and boeing could expand its foothold in the small to mid-sized regional jet market. aircraft makers from canada china russia and japan are competing in this growing market segment boeing is also facing pressure from world number two air bus in october air bus announced a joint venture with to expand its regional jet production but boeing is already facing headwind both at home a

victory for elections for the first time in catalonia. time in catalonia. and you can form a coalition? a coalition? it is difficult but we can try. can try. told supporters she toured —— she should be the rightful leader. should be the rightful leader. independence parties that can get the majority in parliament. the majority in parliament. lies with the ex— catalan president carles puigdemont. carles puigdemont. declaration triggered independence is likely to reform. is likely to reform. the other separatist leaders are in prison. separatist leaders are in prison. restoration of democracy in catalonia. catalonia. who should not spend another minute in prison. in prison. return to the palace of the generaliitat. generaliitat. gambled but that gamble appears to have failed. have failed. coalition talks to see how the independence crisis plays out. the result sends a message. 5% of the vote in catalonia to 4%. they are down to three members of parliament. your police to beat up our voters again. with a heavy hand up to now. why did he get will be diffe

as catalonia. these party is a leftist party it's not growing dependence though there are people there are leaders and certainly many of its voters who are going to bend and this party will not vote for independence government but it will not oppose it either probably of course this is an assumption but i think it's a safe assumption that if the nationalists present a candidate for the presidency they will have to stay in and that will give the nationalists the government but it's oh yes there you know even about a vote again even if they do win votes does that necessarily mean that that translates into seats yes it's the most likely scenario because if the polls are correct and again of course we have to be very always cautious with these because polls sometimes are wildly of the mark but if the polls are correct yes the nationalists either will have an absolute majority in that case there is no question that will form a government all there will be a short obama's your duty but not by much in tha

news live from berlin a victory for separatists in spain's catalonia region as voters have the majority in the regional assembly their leader carlos bustamante calls the vote a defeat for the spanish state so what is next for catalonia will go to barcelona for more. aid groups accuse russia and syria of targeting civilians in airstrikes on rebel held enclaves that's as another round of syria peace talks gets underway in kazakhstan. plus an alternative to the olympics after being banned from the winter games for systematic doping russia says it will stage its own sports extravaganza. i'm susan was gonna good to have you with us separatist parties in catalonia how won a slim majority after yesterday's regional elections deepening a national crisis over whether the wealthy region should remain a part of spain the post president carlos posed amongst together for catalonia party one thirty four seats are now along with a pro independence parties the separatist movement now has seventy. of the one hundred thirty five seats that are in the regional parliament that's a majority of just two but

this is the news live from voting is underway in catalonia for today's crucial election. everybody pretty much you want but the pen will turn out because the political emotions are really running high here in catalonia the poll is seen as a barometer of support for independence all the regional seats are up for grabs after cattle and separatist leaders were sacked by madrid also coming out no evidence of links to terror groups police say a driver intentionally crashed his car into pedestrians and what his motive remains unclear. and the trial opens for the man charged with carrying out a bomb attack on football team bursted dortmund's bus investigators say it had nothing to do with terrorism and everything to do with money. i'm sumi so much going to thank you for joining us voters in catalonia are casting their ballots in a hotly contested election seen as a gauge of support for independence from spain the poll comes two months after the region declared independence following a referendum opposed by madrid spanish authorities responded to that with a crackdown arresting s

as catalonia. these party is a leftist party it's not growing dependence though there are people there are leaders and certainly many of its voters who are trying to bend and this party will not vote for independence government but it will not oppose it either probably of course this is an assumption but i think it's a safe assumption that if the nationalists present a candidate for the presidency they will have to stay in and that will give the nationalists the government but it's oh yes they're you know even if they still win votes may get even if they do win votes does that necessarily mean that that translates into seats yes it's the most likely scenario because if the polls are correct and again of course we have to be very always cautious with these because polls sometimes are one of the of the mog but if the polls are correct yes the nationalists either will have an absolute majority in that case there is no question that will form a government all that will be short of obama's your duty but

as catalonia. these party is a lefty spotty it's not growing dependence though there are people there are leaders and certainly many of its voters who are prone dependents and this party will not vote for independence government but it will not oppose it either probably of course this is an assumption but i think it's a safe assumption that if the nationalists present a candidate for the presidency they will have to stay in and that will give the nationalist the government but if so yes they are you know even if they do in votes may get even if they do win votes does that necessarily mean that that translates into seats yes it's the most likely scenario because if the polls are correct and again of course we have to be very always cautious with these because polls sometimes are worthy of the mark but if the polls are correct yes the nationalists either will have an absolute majority in that case there is no question that will form a government all that will be short of obama's your duty but not by

this is deja vu news live from berlin after scoring victory in regional elections catalonia as fugitive independence leader makes an offer carlos pushed him on says the time has come for dialogue with the spanish government without preconditions he says he's ready for talks anywhere except in spain where he faces arrests. also coming up aid groups accuse russia and syria of targeting civilians in airstrikes on rebel held long legs that's as another round of syria peace talks gets underway in kazakhstan. plus an alternative to the olympics after being down from the winter games for systematic don't think russia says it will stage its own sports extravaganza. i'm sumi so muskaan a thank you for joining us separatist parties in catalonia have won a slim majority after yesterday's regional elections deepening a national crisis over whether the wealthy region should remain a part of spain deposed president carlos boozer last together for catalonia party won thirty four seats along with two other pro dependents parties that. separatist movement has seventy of the one hundred thirty five seats

catalonia's pro independence parties held on to their parliamentary majority dealing a blow to prime minister mariano rajoy. with counting almost complete, the unionist party appears to have won willem, what are the next steps from hear? >> i'm outside the headquarters of the erc party last time i was here, i was talking to oriotheriol junquerae is in a prison and not able to campaign, but his party has done well, picking up 32 seats. carles puigdemont campaigning from brussels, they picked up 34 seats, that's 66, with the c.u.p. here, in favor of separatism, if they abstain or join with those two parties they will have a majority that could govern in the catalan assembly, 135 seats. they'll have 70 or with the abstention, 66 they have to between them try to hash out who would be leading that potential bloc, whether it would be carles puigdemont or junqueras, and also figure out the strategy when it comes to madrid we've seen a distinction between those three major separatist parties on their approach to pursuing independence down the road the question is what will mariano rajoy do w

they have been thinks thing wished -- been extinguished in catalonia people -- catalonia. people have said they don't want me -- they don't want to and they don't like you. they have to find a different way to move forward with the same political actors and a relationship that is credibly toxic. this a question about would have been different if we had a prime minister in madrid who had been with quite the baggage. the catalonian leader is in a silent brussels and he comes out quite well from this. what now for him? can he go back to spain? ria: we are talking about a defeaof all -- a personal t for rajoy. but it's a victory for push them mont.- puidge a great night for him. yesterday, he pulled a spectacular result. he overtook his political rivals on the poor independence front and he is saying he should be back and he is going to want to form a government. the problem is his legal situation. sedition,igation into rebellion, misuse of public funds is still going on. the minute he gets back into spain, he's going to be arrested . the legal situation still looks difficult

parliamentary committee probes and russian alleged fake news and interference in catalonia independence referendum but fails to find any evidence. m k politician you watching the latest headlines here at r.t. international thank you for joining us now america's former intelligence chief james clapper blodgett putin in his handling don't trump as an asset what a group. of them are putin you know zero to handle. and that's what he's doing with the pros. so strong was there and joining me live to discuss this is ots caleb moore queen in new york so i like how can you sum it all up for us and why is the being such a strong reaction well this was a reaction to a recent speech by u.s. president donald trump where he pointed out that that there was cooperation between u.s. intelligence and russian authorities and they were able to avert a terrorist attack in st petersburg and he said this was an example of good cooperation between the two countries this is donald trump they were able to apprehend these terrorists before the event. with no loss of life and that's a great thing and the way it's

rajoy, taking back catalonia. is that a problem for the party? does that strengthen the party across the rest of spain >> i wouldn't say especially a problem. if puigdemont says he wants to beat that party, many people for unity in spain say that's my party. >> by highlighting mr. rajoy as the enemy, does that strengthen mr. rajoy across spain, or are you sure that ciudadadonos is trying to take back control. >> it happened in the last regional elections, and ciudadanos was the first independence parties, and in the national elections, many people who voted for them, they came back to the party de popular so people are changing their vote depending on the elections. now maybe they feel we have ciudadanos and party de popular. so depending on the elections, they change their vote we don't have to extrapolate things to the national elections. >> all right thank you so much, fernando sanchez costa. there's so much complexity on a regional and national level, we are expecting record turnout today. it was 75% back in 2015. if it exceeds that it seems

the independence movement in catalonia really wants to change things for the better than people in the rest of spain don't necessarily agree with that parliament for example approved giving people the right to receive gas and electricity even if they can't afford it but the central government then overturned the law but we don't have a common future with madrid and. we are not going to do that. but the group has been plastering makeshift posters like these all across catalonia but you didn't expect to get involved in this campaign until a little while ago independence how do you thin an option for oil initially i wanted to very against independence and the referendum it was after all a united country would have had more means to improve in citizens' life but when i saw how the police were beating voters something inside me broke to pieces i couldn't help but say that he was that busy. the referendum was a turning point for many people here but that doesn't mean that they are any closer to agree with each other quite the contrary the catalans are more divided than ever . yama vivus has

and deadlock in spain a separatist parties in catalonia look to form a government in the region after earning a majority of the votes are last put demat says he's ready to talk with madrid but spanish prime minister voight won't play ball we'll find out why brussels is reluctant to intervene. and the world's greatest male. had his work cut out to seal another world cup victory under the floodlights in italy. and welcome to the program the united nations has slapped tough new sanctions on north korea in response to his mitts all the measures will restrict oil supplies needed for p.r. nuclear and missile program the sanctions were proposed by the u.s. and backed unanimously by the u.n. security council. the draft resolution. slash. slash. two peace raise. a striking display of unity all fifteen members of the u.n. security council backing another round of sanctions against north korea. the u.s. ambassador thanked members for backing the measures against what she called the most tragic example of evil in the modern world should the north korean regime conduct another nuclear or ballistic

catalonia is barely more than 6% of spain's territory. but it accounts for around a fifht of the spanish economy and almost a quarter of exports— as well as 16% of the population. last week the bank of spain cut its national economic growth forecast for next year from 2.5% to 2.4% — citing the uncertainty around catalonia as one of the main reasons. businesses aren't waiting to find out the impact. many are moving their legal headquarters out of catalonia. some reports suggest 3,000 have done so since the referendum, although politicians have been arguing over the numbers. we'll also take a look at the spanish stock market, it was rising strongly in the first half of the year, but since 0ctober‘s referendum it's been on a downward trajectory. victoria. thanks alice. our correspondent guy hedgecoe is in barcelona. guy, the separatist and pro—unity sides appear to be neck—and—neck at this stage? yes, absolutely. the polls have been suggesting it is a very tight race. perhaps the pro—independence parties have been marginally ah

this is deja vu news live from berlin after scoring victory and regional elections catalonia as fugitive independence leader makes an offer carlos pushed him on says the time has come for dialogue with the spanish government without preconditions he says he is ready for talks anywhere except in spain where he faces arrest. also coming up a group secures russia and syria are targeting civilians in airstrikes on rebel held on place that's as another round of syria peace talks gets underway in kazakhstan. plus an alternative to the olympics after being banned from the winter games for systematic doping russia says it will stage its own sports extravaganza. and setting standards for your local santa to meet an old school instructor who makes sure his students out what it takes to spread that christmas cheer. i'm sumi so it's got a good to have you with us separatist parties in catalonia one a slim majority after yesterday's regional elections deepening a national crisis over whether the wealthy region should remain a part of spain deposed president carlos pushed amongst together for cataloni

catalonia is not helped them to make it possible. rajoy has something catalonia. a legitimate government must palace,ight away to the which is our home, where our citizens want us to be. amy: we will have more on the catalan vote later in the program. in news from the middle east, the international committee of the red cross is reporting the number of suspected cholera cases in yemen has reached one million, making it the worst cholera epidemic on record. at least 2200 people have already died from the outbreak which began in april amid the u.s.-backed saudi bombing which began just over 1000 days ago. according to the red cross, more than 80% of yemenis now lack food, fuel, water, and access to healthcare. a new investigation by the associated press has found as many as 11,000 civilians were killed in the u.s.-backed battle to recapture the iraqi city of mosul from the self-proclaimed islamic state. the figure is far higher than official estimates. the u.s.-led coalition has claimed it is responsible for just 326 deaths, but the coalition never sent anyone to inv

catalonia became irreleva nt his party. catalonia became irrelevant in a catalan parliament, with only three seat, so let's see how this can bring any dialogue or negotiation from now on, what the spanish government said yesterday is that any attempt from the independence parties to try to go back to a unilateral independence will bring back again this controlled... this article 155 that is allowed to take control of the region until now. thank you for your time. a new migrant crisis is unfolding in greece, where the authorities are struggling to cope with thousands of asylum—seekers now being held on islands close to turkey. the deal reached between the european union and turkey at the height of the migrant crisis last year reduced the number of arrivals but hasn't stopped them completely. more than 50,000 have arrived since that deal was signed. 0ur europe correspondent damian grammaticas sent this special report from the moria camp on the greek island of lesbos. nestled on a greek hillside, and europe's dirty secret, m

coals for kosovo to defeat for the spanish state so what is next for catalonia will be going to. the united nations general assembly rejects donald trump's recognition of jerusalem as israel's capital but the vote isn't quite as one sided as i had been expected to be getting reaction from our correspondents in washington and jerusalem. and the all regions of the man in red father christmas may be on his way but way is coming from actually goes in search also sent to us. hello and welcome my name's christopher spring it's good to have you with us separate his policies in catalonia appear to have won a slim majority off to yesterday's crucial regional elections the result could further inflame tensions between the wealthy spanish region and central government in madrid a spanish prime minister mariano to haul called the election off the strip in catalonia if it's all told to me and sacking its government following an independence declaration in late october. long before vote counting was finished the party of former catalan leader catalyst please the moment was celebrating victory.

economic system basically is different from that of catalonia where there there. is a lot more weight of. smes. than in the names central. spain's. economy which is based on large corporations. it would take a long time to go into detail. many of our viewers might be watching in countries where there is also a very diverse a situation. in the uk for example scotland that has a very distinct feeling of of a very different culture and history but of course. backs remaining pulse of the as would remain host ofe european union verticals hassling you would not have to re apply. isn't just a very high stakes gamble for this region. well. . it's a high stakes gamble to stay in spain as well because they were going to continue i mean just imagin. if the attitude of the spanish government continues it is as it has been over the last five six years. which is why this feeling of wanting separation has as a reason. if this continues into the future we we will be justice will be worse of. as staying study so yes it's a gamble. it's a moot point whether the economically it woul

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to 4%. 5% of the vote in catalonia to 496. to 496. they are down to three members of parliament. members of parliament. your police to beat up our voters again. again. party but they have handled this with a heavy hand up to now. with a heavy hand up to now. why did he get will be different? he get will be different? this is the will of the catalan people, will make them listen. people, will make them listen. result has to be listened to, the will of the people. will of the people. spoken so now it's time to listen to them. them. it was spain who decided they wanted to have these elections. wanted to have these elections. these were illegal elections. president or dissolve the parliament. parliament. it clearly overstepped its boundaries. its boundaries. measures when it is only supposed to be temporary measures. be temporary measures. and it clearly backfired. clearly backfired. so what you think the choice is that the government? the choice is that the government? negotiating cancelling democracy. europe that they would negotiate an

catalonia is spain. translation: i want to see a government that is anti—independence because i believe that if the others win our economy will get worse. this election may reveal catalonia's divisions, but it won't bring them to an end. james reynolds, bbc news, barcelona. let's speak to the bbc‘s tim willcox who will bring us the results this evening from barcelona. 90% went for independence, but less than the electorate came out to vote. so i imagine the gain game todayis vote. so i imagine the gain game today is turnout? maybe 7596-8096. that first referendum those people who wanted to stay united with spain said — we are not making part it's an illegal referendum going along with the line that madrid took of course which led to that process of direct rule and the elections today. bearin direct rule and the elections today. bear in mind also this is the most extraordinary election. i mean, unprecedented modern european history. the two leaders of the opposition, the former president ca rles opp

news live from berlin after scoring victory in regional elections catalonia is fugitive independence fida makes an offer colace pushed him on says the time has come for dialogue with the spanish government without preconditions but spanish prime minister mariano rajoy is playing hardball he says he'll meet the leader of the biggest party and that's not pushed on. an alternative to the olympics after being banned for the from the winter games for systematic doping russia says it will stage its own sports extravaganza. and in spain the festive season is all about children singing songs and billions of euros in cash el gordo the fact one is here again the world's biggest bang lottery. i'm egypt money thank you for joining us spain's prime minister mariano rajoy has said he's open to dialogue after yesterday's regional elections in catalonia separatist thought his want to slim majority but it remains unclear who will form the next government the horse said he would talk with the new leaders as long as they don't violate the country's constitution. he said he expected a new era based on d

plus catalonia is almost a president makes an offer after winning a slim majority carlos pushed along once in dialogue with the spanish government but prime minister marianna oil is playing hardball he says he'll meet the leader of the biggest party and that he's not pushed more. staying in spain the festive season is all about children singing songs that bring billions of euros el gordo the fat one is here again the world's biggest pig water it is bringing celebrations and cash to the streets of spain. i'm sara harmon welcome to the show it's good to have you with us major power. ours in the syria conflict say they'll hold peace talks in the russian resort of sochi at the end of next month russia turkey and iran so the meeting will involve both rubbles and the government damascus has confirmed it will attend but the opposition hasn't confirmed yet of the u.n. special envoy for syria staffan de mistura so the initiative would be assessed on the contribution it made to the mandated political process by the united nations in geneva and that as rights groups warn of a fresh humanitarian

parliament declared that catalonia was an independent state within an hour of that happening madrid took some very unprecedented steps and actually took control back of the region using a piece of legislation that had never been used before in the thirty years since it has been created now the deputy prime minister was then asked to take control of the region to steer it to wards these elections on december twenty first now she has accused the cat's of land leaders the former leaders of that region of misusing public funds saying that they use public funds towards their goal of creating that independence referendum and she said by doing that there she neglected other areas such as the judiciary health and education now the spanish prime minister as we know also called back on october twenty seventh these new fresh elections which will take place on food stay at the same time the local government in catalonia was dissolved some of the separatist leaders were arrested and several other warrants would issued for the former catalan president carlos proves you want to actually travel to

news live from berlin a crucial election today in catalonia leaders of the main regional parties have cast their ballots in a vote that is testing the region's appetite for independence all seats are up for grabs after madrid sacked the government and demanded fresh polls. also coming up no evidence of links to terrorist groups police say that a driver intentionally crashed his car into the death streams in mount vernon but his motives were means on clear. and israel's benjamin netanyahu who calls the united nations a house of lies that as it prepares to vote on a motion condemning washington's decision to recognize real slim as the country's capital. plus the face of a childhood no child should ever have to indoor five year old zahra is a syrian girl and a refugee this image of her has just been named to unicef's photo of the year in a competition dominated by the migration crisis. i'm sara kelly welcome to the program thanks for joining us voters in catalonia are casting their ballots in a hotly contested election seen as a gauge of support for independence from spain the poll comes

paper. the result sends a message. 5% of the vote in catalonia to 4%. they are down to three members of parliament. your police to beat up our voters again. with a heavy hand up to now. why did he get will be different? people, will make them listen. result has to be listened to, the will of the people. the people have spoken so now it's time to listen to them. it was spain who decided they wanted to have these elections. these were illegal elections. or dissolve the parliament. it clearly overstepped its boundaries. to be temporary measures. and it clearly backfired. so what you think the choice is that the government? negotiating cancelling democracy. and listen to the people. refuses to listen. spanish government everjust said what is the matter? what is the problem? they simply say no, no, no, we don't care and shut up. we are going to beat you up with baton is. that is not the way at 21st century european democracy should act. and only problems. not for the rest of spain to decide. to his ideas about democracy. very interesting to talk to you, than

we'll cross live to barcelona to hear what's next for catalonia. one of the most economic league important regions in the whole of spain. —— economically important regions. also in the programme.... the us government avoids a christmas blackout as it passes a new funding bill. we'll be looking back at a landmark year for the world's biggest economy. also, the very latest on the markets. bitcoin took a bit of a hammering overnight. elsewhere, spanish stocks weighing down, banks leading the charge lower after separatists claimed the narrow victory. and we'll be getting the inside track with our business editor, simon jack. taking a look back on a week in which the oil giant shell faces major allegations of corruption. and, first we had the plastic bag charge, but how about the plastic bottle charge? mps are calling for a introduction of a deposit scheme in an attempt to protect the seas from plastic pollution. what do you think? just use the hashtag #bbcbizlive. hello, and welcome to business live. we start in the spanish region of catalonia, whe

ok in the device but on the dollar concerns over catalonia thank you very much. yes passengers have been spared flight chaos in germany the first of a strike to hit ryanair fizzled out the smalling no cancellations and a limited delays the no frills irish carrier scramble to bring in pilots from abroad as some of the ones based here in germany walked off the job for four hours but they aren't getting anywhere with their demands for better wages and working conditions that could be further strikes union officials are happy with the campaign saying they've shown management they willing to fight. it's a rare occurrence a pilot strike that's barely felt by passengers the reason ryan air brought in other pilots who were part of the strikes the union claims and i in. the overnight ryanair of course activated all its pilots who don't have permanent positions those who work harder the strikes it activated for pilots who are now flying the planes so they could look good in other words we would call it cosmetic but ryanair has had chaos overnight as these pilots are than m

catalonia brings in 20% of spain's entire gdp. that's more than california brings in for the entire united states. region accounts for 26% of spain's total exports mostly to the european union. >> for over two months catalonia has been rocked by an identity crisis. while politicians fight over the region's future business owners find themselves caught in the middle. anxious that they may not be covered under eu laws should catalunya secede. over 3000 have moved their headlines -- their businesses outside the disputed regions. >> we've gotten calls from clients saying that because of the instability in catalunya they would rather suspend their orders. if things carry on like this we won't be able to pay wages. a lot of people depend on the success of this business. it would be a disaster. this portuguese wine merchant also chose to relocate its headquarters. but now he faces backlash from catalan customers who bore cut -- boycott his foreign wives. as importers of portuguese wines we are also affected here and catalonia unlike the

dead last in spain a separatist parties in catalonia look to form a government in the region after earning a majority of the votes. says he's ready to talk with madrid but spanish prime minister. won't play ball we'll find out why brussels is reluctant to intervene. and the palestinian christian minority gears up to celebrate christmas and bethlehem but the mood is far from festive. and welcome to the program the united nations has slapped tough new sanctions on north korea and. spawn's to his missile tests the measures were strict oil supplies needed for pyongyang's a nuclear and missile program the sanctions were proposed by the united states and backed you met a mostly by the council including veto holders russia and north korea's main ally china nikki haley the u.s. ambassador to the u.n. said refusal to rein in its nuclear program left the international community with no other choice their arrogance and hostility to anything productive has set their country on a destructive path nine times before today we have asked the north korean regime to choose the path of peace and if they do we

there's going to a lot of spotlight on him to see on how he deals with the situation on the crisis in catalonia which is not going away anytime soon yeah especially with a vote that was meant to bring more clarity and that hasn't happened. thank you for joining us. the winter olympics are a little over a month away and alpine skiers are busy honing their skills for the flagship discipline in south korea the latest world cup event took place at the italian ski resort of madonna the company low but it was a different kind of men slalom the night race took place under floodlights. the streets jack human night race and madonna is one of the most eagerly anticipated of the ski season and it didn't disappoint switzerland's new cut and he was well placed in throughout after the first run of the men's his second run was even better. than any pollock down the course with perfect technique to grab the lead. and wasn't he happy. but austrian great mausoleum will be the man to beat at the winter olympics however a mistake halfway down the second run meant this was by no means a flaw in this race for the si

news live from berlin voting is underway in catalonia for today's crucial election everybody pretty much you want but the plan. was to put the limitations are. not so strong turnout for a vote that's testing the region's appetite for independence all seats are up for grabs after catalan separatist leaders were sacked by madrid also coming up no evidence of links to terror groups police say a driver intentionally crashed his car into. what is motive remains unclear. and the trial opens for the man charged with carrying out a bomb attack on the football team burst dortmund's bus investigators say it had nothing to do with terrorism and everything to do with money. i'm sorry so much gonna thank you for joining us voters in catalonia have been casting their ballots in a hotly contested election seen as a gauge of support for independence from spain turnout is reportedly high of polling stations and a vote that comes two months after the region declared independence. following a referendum opposed by madrid spanish authorities responded to that with a crackdown arresting separatist leaders an

catalonia is barely more than 6% of spain's territory. but it accounts for around a fifth of the spanish economy, and almost a quarter of exports, as well as 16% of the population. last week the bank of spain cut its national economic growth forecast for next year from 2.5% to 2.4%, citing the uncertainty around catalonia as one of the main reasons. businesses aren't waiting to find out the impact. many are moving their legal headquarters out of catalonia. some reports suggest 3,000 have done so since the referendum, although politicians have been arguing over the numbers. take a look at the spanish stock market. it was rising strongly in the first half of the year. since 0ctober‘s referendum it's been on a downward trajectory. let's get more on this story. 0ur correspondent guy hedgecoe is in barcelona. hejoins me via webcam. you have been living in spain for some time. do you think that what we see today will be the end of the independence question? (inaudible). u nfortu nately we independence question? (inaudible). unfortunately we s

this is the news live from berlin an unexpected victory for the separatists in spain as catalonia region is focused on them another absolute majority in the regional assembly that lead to a colleague's. colds the vote a defeat for the spanish state so what is next for catalonia we'll go live to boston from all. the united nations general assembly projects trumps recognition of jerusalem as israel's capital but the vote isn't as one sided as been expected we'll get reaction from our correspondents in washington and in jerusalem. also on the program former german chancellor speaking exclusively to oscar news he urges his social democrats to put an end to the long wait for a new german government and join a coalition of the old. to warm up its relations with russia. a strain he has great barrier reef fighting for its life at the moment experts say coral bleaching if you launched into climate change threat things the natural one does very survival. and father christmas may be on his way but way is he from actually goes in search of santa claus. hello and welcome my name is christopher spring

also coming up voting is underway in catalonia for today's crucial election it's a barometer of support for independence from spain all the region seats are up for grabs after madrid dissolved that separatist parliament and the rest of its leaders and the trial opens for the man charged with carrying out a bomb attack. investigators say it had nothing to do with terrorism and everything to do with money. thank you for joining us police in australia say a man has intentionally crashed his vehicle into a crowd during rush hour in central melbourne at least fourteen people have been injured several seriously the driver and a second man were taken into custody soon after the incident occurred around four forty five pm local time in an area packed with holiday shoppers. a tragedy in the center of melbourne a white s.u.v. barreled at high speed and to protest against just off to four thirty pm local time authorities say more than a dozen people were injured many have been taken to hospital including a toddler with serious head injuries. the driver of the car and a passenger and have been arre

become an arrival of political force in catalonia. issue is back in madrid, when it comes to overall spain, people do not want a referendum. because the overwhelming amount of spinners do not like it, it is a difficult situation for him. it is a political mass in barcelona. tom: think about the dynamic of the english and the scott and the back-and-forth of the people. forget about the elites. what do the people of the rest of spain want? are they like barcelona, be by yourself? what is the mood between the people of spain and the people of catalonia? maria: so the people of catalonia -- it is a very polarized society. they are very invested in the has been an election pretty much every three years. they are used to this very high paced el toro mode, where the hero -- electoral mode, where they hear all of these soundbites. everyone has a strong opinion about staying in spain or leaving in spain. spainct that a stay in party won the lead. think ale do not referendum just in catalonia is fair. they think everyone should vote. that is wh

translation: for the first time in catalonia, a constitutionalist party has won the election in catalonia, and for the first time, 1,100,000 cata la n and for the first time, 1,100,000 catalan men and women have picked up the orange paper. tim wilcox is in barcelona. i asked him if the results of these elections looked like they would resolve the crisis in the region. elections looked like they would resolve the crisis in the regionlj do resolve the crisis in the region.” do not think it is a good result. not at all. it shows this region is split down the middle when it comes to those who want to stay part of spain and those who want to pursue a separatist course. in the last couple of moments, we have been hearing from carlos, the former leader. he says these election results cannot be disputed at all. you will remember what started the crisis is back in october the first with the illegal referendum held when separatist groups said 90% of people voted in favour of leaving spain ona people voted in favour of leaving spain on a turnout of 48%. after that, there was a declaration of indep

to be going to a lot of spotlight on him to see on how he deals with the situation on the crisis in catalonia which is not going away anytime soon yeah especially with a vote that was meant to bring more clarity and that hasn't happened. yet thank you for joining us. the winter olympics are a little over a month away and alpine skiers are busy honing their skills for the flagship discipline in south korea the latest world cup event took place at the italian ski resort of medina become p.l.e.o. but it was a different kind of men slalom the night race took place under floodlights. calculation night race and madonna is one of the most eagerly anticipated off to ski season and it didn't disappoint switzerland's new cut and he was well placed in fear and after the first run of the men slalom his second run was even better. than any powered down the course with perfect technique to grab the lead. and it wasn't me happy. that austrian great mausoleum will be the man to beat at the winter olympics however a mistake halfway down the second run meant this was by no means a flawless race for the sixth t