Condemned the Spanish Governments plans to sack the Regional Administration as a coup. Hundreds of thousands of people have turned out on the streets of barcelona to protest against the decision of the Spanish Government to take control in the region. The spanish Prime MinisterMariano Rajoy said thered be new elections to the catalan parliament. He said hed been left with no choice by an illegal independence referendum and leaders who had chosen confrontation. In the past hour, catalonias president , Carles Puigdemont compared the actions of the Spanish Government to those of the countrys former dicator, general franco translation in my latest letter to the spanish president , i asked him for dialogue, and i reminded him that. Today, the Ministry Council has shut down this claim and this petition. They have announced a series of measures that directly represent the liquidation of our Self Government and the democratic bill of the catalan, that catalan people decided at the ballot box. It has been cancelled. That is why the government, with the support of the socialist party, has given the strongest hit to our autonomy since the days of the dictatorship and franco. It seems so, after this, using Carles Puigdemonts words, it is the only way to declare ourselves a state, and have another law so that we can declare that 155 no longer applies to us. Ok, but if he does that, the response from madrid would be even more serious. Maybe viole nt, even. We saw they are capable of that. Not so much violence, but not waiting for the senate to vote on 155, instead arresting Carles Puigdemont, for rebellion. It is possible but i think the president and the cabinet are ready. You have to go along with this when People Choose you to represent them. Critics, separatists, they would say this referendum is outside the law, that it is illegal, unconstitutional, some would criticise and condemn Carles Puigdemont for being an irresponsible politician, formatting people out on the streets, when you know that he is flouting and breaking spanish constitutional law. He is aware of that, but part of the independent movement is to not by the law, as we do not agree. It has happened plenty of times, when we have not been when women were not able to vote, when black people were in slavery. The other problem you have got, the majority, certainly, the region is split between those who want to stay part of spain and those who do not, figures vary from between 75,000 to 450,000, maybe somewhere in between, they do not speak for the whole of catalonia. May be declaring to be a state and also voting, i do not know, i do not have all the answers, but i agree that we need a more democratic solution. The head of the World Health Organization has said he is rethinking the approach as outrage widened over his decision to name Zimbabwes PresidentRobert Mugabe a goodwill ambassador. A short time ago, the director general of the un health agency, Tedros Adhanom ghebreyesus, said on twitter the decision had drawn criticism from several organisations, including the british government, as zimbabwes leader has been frequently taken to task over human rights abuses. Army bomb squad specialists have been called to the Nuclear Reprocessing Plant at sellafield to deal with hazardous chemicals found in a lab. The chemicals, contained within a number of canisters, were discovered during a routine audit at a laboratory at the site in cumbria. They are industrial solvents which are potentially flammable in liquid states. And can crystallise and become unstable when exposed to air. Sellafield limited, which runs the plant, said theres no reason for People Living locally to be concerned. Police in Northern Ireland are investigating the murder of a woman in belfast. The victim, who was 51, died shortly after being found distressed and injured in the back garden of a house in fin a hee on the outskirts of the city. Two men in their twenties were arrested a short time later at an address two miles away. A local politician said the alarm was raised after neighbours heard screams at around 7 oclock this morning. Speed limits through motorway roadworks in england could be raised from 50 to 60 mph. The proposed changes follow trials which found drivers would feel safer at higher speeds. Sophie long reports roadworks. Some of them go on for mile after mile. The current speed limit is normally 50 mph, but highways england said it could be increased to 60. They conducted trials with heartrate monitors managing drivers stress levels as they pass through roadworks at different speeds. 60 recorded a decrease in their average heart rate in the 60 mph zone. In the 55 mph zone, there was a decrease in 56 . What you find at 50 mph is many trucks have their Speed Limited to 56, therefore they try to drive faster, tailgate cars a foot off their bumper, which becomes incredibly dangerous. On those stretches, if you can have 55 or 60 mph, you would get less tailgating, fewer drivers studying their speedometer, and it can really be safer. What about people working on the motorways . The unite union which represents them say these proposals ignore their safety. They say in recent years a number of motorway workers have been killed, and increasing speed limits will make their working conditions even more dangerous. Motorists have mixed views. It would make myjourney a lot shorter, because immediately i start the journey, im experiencing the 50 mph limit straight away, so 60 would be an improvement for me. I think thats too fast, especially when there are people on the roadside, men working on the road, it is too fast, that is dangerous. The speed limit should be 50, it is that for a reason. Even that is pretty fast if you go past. If a car passes you at 50 you can feel the speed of the wind from the car, i think it is too fast. Highways england says it is carrying out further tests to ensure it can be done safely, but the changes could be brought in by the end of the year. Onfora on for a special programme, one year on from Donald Trumps election to the most powerful position in the world, global questions travels to charleston, South Carolina, to hearfrom people in the south. Zeinab badawi, together with a high Profile Panel of political and public figures from South Carolina and beyond, find out what they think of his presidency, and where america stands today. This is a heated debate with strong language. South carolina, a place that harbours a difficult past, when Southern States fought for the right to keep slaves, it was here that the first shots were fired. Behind me, the two rivers of charleston, merging with the atla ntic charleston, merging with the atlantic ocean, and across these waters, slave ships ply their evil trade, making the slave capital. Today we have come to charleston to see what voters here in the American South make Donald Trumps presidency amid claims that america is divided more than ever before over issues like race, gun control, immigration and health, plus, what do they make of Donald Trumps style presidency, his polarising use of language, the unprecedented number of resignations and in his administration, that is the global question, Donald Trumps america, a nation divided . Hello, this is the bbcs global question is, welcome to all of you, wherever you are watching or listening on television, radio and online, let me tell you where we are, we are in one of the most historic Old Buildings in charleston, and in fact, this is the site where english settlers first arrived in 1670. We have a wonderful panel, an equally great audience, who have travelled from all over the state of South Carolina. Give me a chance to get onto the stage, and audience, while i and doing that, could you give the panel and yourselves a round of applause. That isa yourselves a round of applause. That is a nice southern warm welcome. Everything they say about Southern Hospitality is true. So, congressmen Marsha Blackburn. That is how you prefer Marsha Blackburn. That is how you p refer to Marsha Blackburn. That is how you prefer to be referred to. You are from neighbouring tennessee, a strong supporter of donald trump, you have one of the most conservative voting record in the house of representatives, but you 110w house of representatives, but you now have your ion a senate seat. Nice to see you. The nice king, youngest child of Martin Luther king. Bernice king. You run the king centre in atlanta, georgia, you say you want to continue news unfinished work in the fight for Racial Justice and unfinished work in the fight for racialjustice and economic equality. Mark burns is a native of South Carolina and has been described as Donald Trumps top pastor by time magazine. You preach a twin message ofjesus and trump, both in your church and your evangelical tv network. Jamie harrison, another. Wait, iwill let you have your applause. i applause you are now based in colombia, the capital of South Carolina, you are seen by many as the future of the democratic party, currently associate chairman of the Democratic National committee. From washington, we have one of americas best known political and election consultants and co nsulta nts, election consultants and consultants, also a pollster, you advise more than 50 Top Companies and ceos amongst others, you say that you can help find out what americans really want. That is very ambitious. Welcome to all our panel. First question. Caroline, you are a student. You tell someone they are a republican, they shame you and shun new, simple because of the word, likewise, you tell someone you are a democrat and you are branded as a crazy liberal. Was it really donald trump who divided america so viciously all was america split long before the election . Or was. Viciously all was america split long before the election . Or was. This question was sent in from susan, teacher here in South Carolina, on social media, she says, why does it seemed that Donald Trumps supporters are viewed with disdain and opinions vilified, cannot someone and opinions vilified, cannot someone be a trump supporter and be intelligent, well informed, have a love for this country, want all to improve their lot in life. Congressmen. How about that . Laughter i think whether someone is republican or democrat or independence, when you sit down and you talk with people, what do they want . They want their nation to be safe and secure, they want their nation to have opportunity for everyone, and they want individuals to show respect, and make certain that we have a good robust political debate. And the answer for the question, i would say, are a nation has been so well served by having several robust political debate. Civil. By having individuals in the public square, with freedom of speech, and the ability to put forward those ideas, and by the way, next week is free speech week. And this is something that we need to realise, civil discourse. Agreeing to disagree, but having conversations. It tells what has managed to keep this nation free. That is true. There has been a certain amount of vilification about Donald Trumps supporters, and you cannot be intelligent and be a supporter of donald trump. Cannot be intelligent and be a supporter of donald trumplj cannot be intelligent and be a supporter of donald trump. I live in South Carolina, the land of trump, there is vilification of democrats in this state as well. Applause bottom line, i know the congresswoman mentioned next week is going to be freedom of speech week. What does that mean . Does it mean the president is going to tell us how we can exercise that freedom . Applause the thing that is important, and there is a lot of things that have exacerbated the divisions between the parties, we are not going to agree on everything but we must have the respect for each other and understand we all come from different backgrounds and have different backgrounds and have different experiences. I expect you to have as much appreciation and respect for my background as you asi respect for my background as you as i have the yours, there does not mean that the hate and rhetoric we are seeing in washington, it is exacerbated by the president. Pastor, divisions exacerbated. This started far before donald trump, lets be clear. This country was set up lets be clear. This country was set up to be divided the moment that black people was forced to come to this country, way before donald trump ever set foot as president of the United States. As long as there is republicans and democrats there is republicans and democrats there is going to be some confrontation within the american government, that is politics in general. So politics, divisions, the rhetoric. It is ok . Without question but my concern is this, we are in a society to wear conflict sells, confrontation sells, just because i am a republican, and a black republican, does not mean i am an uncle tom, a sell out, or any of those derogatory terms, simply because i am proud to be an american. Bernice king. My father left us with something, he said, we must learn to live together as brothers, and i add sisters, or otherwise, are part we will perish as falls. At the end of the day, i think that we have got to spend some time learning each other. We all have our different opinions, perspectives, ideologies, but at the end of the day, if we do not find a way to cross over, and spends time, and fora way to cross over, and spends time, and for a moment, suspend the right to be right, so that we can learn and take in what other people think, and take in what other people think, and what they feel, before we have the opinion, then i think we will not grow as a nation, we will further polarise. We are in that season now, we have to learn, because we will destroy ourselves. The question was, is it really donald trump who is dividing america so viciously all was america split before the election . Specific date, november four, 2000, when George W Bush and al gore finished in a tie, and for the next six weeks, they fought over it in private, and for the first time in modern american history, a winner was chosen, 25 to 30 of the public felt the election was stolen, the people on the democrat side believed george bush was put into office in an illegitimate way, it was fed to them by those on the extremes. And so we had a country where the president was not all of as being legitimate, and from that division, in 2000, it has got worse. From, when. . And from that division, in 2000, it has got worse. From, when. . It and from that division, in 2000, it has got worse. From, when. . It got worse under george w. Bush, under barack obama, and it is worse today. Did you want to come back very quickly . I thought that your response was beautiful, dr king, and i completely agree that in order to stop this hate from owning rampant across the country, it is important that we learn each other, learn our background, and come to understand and love one another, we are all human, we are all american, at the end of it all. Dr king. Human, we are all american, at the end of it all. Dr king. Your question, please. Do you think donald trump is a racist . To see this president embrace some of the most negative, nasty aspects of society, makes me go to that question. I think that his actions have been racist, i really do believe that. Applause booing i think that donald trump is someone who wants the best for this nation, and for all americans. Applause very simple question, very simple answer. Donald trump wants the best for everybody in this nation, and for everybody in this nation, and for all americans. Is he a racist . No. No. Bernice king . The verdict is still out, he has a lot of work to prove otherwise, but the verdict is still out. I appreciate the question, i respect the question, but what does it solve, by asking that question. Dont question her rights to ask the question. Simple question. How many of you think that donald trump is a racist . Frank, i know that you are a pollster, but we cannot keep on doing straw polls with the audience. Do you want my answer, that question, and we heard from the people here, listened to it at home, you immediately got world cup and immediately came apart. If we really wa nt immediately came apart. If we really want to do what the five of you just said, bringing people together, that question hurts us, does not help us. You immediately got riled up. Amazing to me how the world realised donald trump was a racist only when he began to run for president. The fa ct of he began to run for president. The fact of the matter is, the man coalition, naacp, they were all happy to stand beside donald trump and give him awards, and. Organisations which advance black rights. Im a black man from the deep south, my father is in the audience, i know what real racism looks like, if donald trump is a racist, he must be the worst racist in the entire at sea of White Supremacy, because he obviously doesnt know that he should not be hanging out with black people he failed to realise that he should not