Thereve been scenes of violence and chaos on the streets of catalonia as it held an independence vote that the Spanish Government has declared illegal. Catalans Regional Government says 760 people have been injured in clashes with police who had tried to stop the ballot from taking place. Well, as polls were closing, and the counting of ballots about to begin, the spanish Prime Minister, Mariano Rajoy, spoke out. His statement was uncompromising. He said people had been tricked into taking part in a band vote which was against democratic harmony, and defended the response of the authorities. Translation i want you to know that we did what we had to do. We are the Spanish Government and i am the leader of the Spanish Government, and i take my responsibility. We complied with our obligation, we acted by the principles of law, and only the law, and our democracy offers us records to defend ourselves against attacks as serious as the one they have tried to carry out with this illegal refer
America. Looms large over the workers and it is time for the British Government to step up for the british workers. We see that the British Government are being bullied. The eu must step in as they are being bullied too. It must stop and stop now. This is the plane that the americans object to, the c series, wings made and sent from belfast. But the americans claim it received 1 billion in subsidies from the canadians that allow it is to undercut bowing in bidding for contracts. This puts theresa may in a bind. He pact with the dup keeps her in power and the bombardier factory is dup heartland. Aerospace and aviation are at the forefront of globalisation. We have no tariffs on product anywhere in the world. We have an International Regulatory regime which works well. These measures threaten competition and innovation and it is bad news for the consumers wherever they are. But she knows that boeing 777 employs nearly 19,000 elsewhere in the uk and is building a factory in sheffield. The
A trip to saudi arabia criticizing iran and saying he fears for his life russian air strikes aimed at driving i saw from its last strip of land in syria killed six members of the same family. Im Andrew Simmons in hundred thirty of sucked columns pushed along ill be reporting on why drone is Political Leadership say theyre in mourning. An american moment appears in court in zimbabwe accused of insulting president mugabe on twitter and charged with subversion. Im joined in doha with your days bought season including Spanish League leaders barcelona return to the pitch box well hear from the coach on how the politics in catalonia is putting pressure on the team. But lets start the program with some breaking news we are getting reports that there has been an explosion at the king Holiday International airport in the saudi capital riyadh who the rebels say they fired a Ballistic Missile while Saudi Air Defense says it intercepted a missile bring you more on this story as and when we get fur
Well hear from the people behind that decision at 9. 15. Really keen to hear from you this morning. Also on the programme. It isnt the care that people deserve. How two relatives have described their experience of the nhs. Roses son was treated on this makeshift bed. And grahams dad who has alzheimers was left for 36 hours waiting for a bed. The nurses were fantastic, brilliant. But i would say the main adjective i would use is worrying. You cant be treated with dignity and privacy in a corridor. Thats the absolute reality. To suggest this is temporary is not true. Well bring you their full story before 10. And, when one of the chief architects of brexit met president Elect Donald Trump. I thought the uk was so smart in getting out and you were there and you guys wrote it on the front page. Yes. Trump said that brexit was going to happen. Yes. Right. And it happened. Yes. That was when it was going to lose easily, everybody thought i was crazy, 0bama said wed go to the back of the line
As the clock ticks towards the point when it is thought the Secretary Of State will call elections. And we will be taking a health check of the state of the nhs in england. Good morning. It is monday the 16th of january. I am joanna gosling. Welcome to bbc Newsroom Live. Donald trump has promised that a trade deal between britain and the United States will be a priority when he takes office on friday. He was speaking to the former Justice Secretary and prominent Brexit Campaigner michael gove for the Times Newspaper in his first british interview since becoming us President Elect. Heres our Political Correspondent vicky young. Theresa may is about to tell us more about how she thinks the uk can prosper outside of the European Union. Her critics say the economy will suffer if britain leaves the Single Market and is no longer able to trade freely with the eu. But the President Elect donald trump says he will offer britain a quick and fair trade deal with america within weeks of taking of