Official is taking regional attention to a new level. Discovering a new home thousands of refugees in greece move into their camp but there are growing concerns about conditions there. Plus the u. S. Steps up its tech war with china banning the download of tech talk and we chat. A surge in coronavirus cases has forced several governments to announce more restrictions as the fears of a 2nd wave lumen infections wild wide now top 30000000. 00 in Spain Movement in and around the capital madrid will be limited affecting 850000 people hospitals there are reaching capacity and Health Officials are making public pleas for more support and more equipment. Were saturated with people who need health care and patients that need care who are doing the best we can but we need more Health Workers we need more resources and in the u. K. Official estimates show the number of new daily cases in england has nearly doubled to around 6000 just in the past week and leaders are warning they could be another
Business, and sport. And you can be part of the conversation. Today were asking whats been the sound track to your 2017 . The New York Times says this years pop has been morbid and offensive. But do you agree . Catalan separatist parties have won an absolute majority in Regional Elections in catalonia, setting the stage for more confrontation with spains government. Turnout was at a record high and the vote hands a mandate back to the regions ousted separatist leaders, many of whom campaigned from exile or behind bars. The vote is a major setback for the spanish prime minister, who called this election in response to octobers disputed referendum. Hed stripped the previous Regional Government of its authority. The Citizens Party, which wants catalonia to remain a semi autonomous part of spain, is the biggest party, but as our correspondent gavin lee explains the catalan separatist parties are on track to win most seats in the new regional parliament. Smiling and, on the face of it, vict
Welcome to bbc news. Hundreds of thousands of people have been demonstrating in barcelona in support of spanish unity. It follows madrids decision to take direct control of catalonia after regional leaders there voted to declare independence on friday. The sacked catalan separatist leader Carles Puigdemont has called on his supporters to show democratic defiance of direct rule from madrid. But supporters of spanish unity have been calling for mr puigedemont to be jailed. Gavin lee is in barcelona. The organisers of this prounion demonstration say the silent majority are coming out. Police say there are 300,000 in the crowd, organisers say more than a million. This is what has developed over the last few hours. Claiming back their streets. Thousands of catalan protesters marching through the city of barcelona saying no to an illegal declaration of independence by their now ousted government. This is expected to be the largest demonstration yet in support of unity. Well, this is becoming
Australians in. And in half an hour, the film review looks at andy serkiss directorial debut, breathe. Good evening and welcome to bbc news. Hundreds of thousands of people have been demonstrated in barcelona today. The dismissed separatist leader, carles puigdemont, has called on his supporters to defy director of the madrid when they return to work tomorrow. Those backing a United States spain say he should go to jail. 0ur correspondent is in barcelona. This may be spains most profound crisis, but there is a order to it. The anti Independence Movement had its say today. Catalonias pro Spain Movement is emerging from its recent quiet. These are the people who want to stay inside spain. They make up around half of the population of this region, and they insist that they are both catalan and spanish. And you are catalan . I am catalan from my grandparents, my parents, and i am catalan and spanish and european. So you dont want to leave . I dont want to leave at all. Catalonia is spain,
Welcome to bbc news. Hundreds of thousands of people have been demonstrating in barcelona, in support of a united spain. It follows the National Governments decision to take direct control of catalonia, after regional leaders voted to declare independence on friday. The sacked separatist leader carlos puigdemont, has called on his supporters to defy direct rule from madrid. But those backing a united spain, say he should go to jail. Our correspondentjames reynolds is in barcelona. Catalonias pro Spain Movement is emerging from its recent quiet. The afternoon in, this anti Independence Movement had its say. Had its say. Catalonias pro Spain Movement is emerging from its recent quiet. These are the people who want to stay inside spain. They make up around half of the population of this region, and they insist that they are both catalan and spanish. And you are catalan . I am catalan from my grandparents, my parents, and i am catalan and spanish and european. So you dont want to leave . I