the sunshine is back today across scotland the sunshine is back today across scotland and northern ireland but england scotland and northern ireland but england and wales, more cloud. and for some, england and wales, more cloud. and for some. it england and wales, more cloud. fific for some, it will england and wales, more cloud. fific for some, it will be england and wales, more cloud. e ic for some, it will be on england and wales, more cloud. el ic for some, it will be on the wet side. it s friday, the 21st of april. our main story. the prime minister is under increasing pressure this morning to make a decision over the future of his deputy, dominic raab. rishi sunak has been accused of dithering by opposition parties, as he considers a report into bullying allegations against mr raab, which he denies. our political correspondent jonathan blake reports. have you always behaved professionally, mr raab?i dominic raab s fate is in the prime minister s hands, as rishi
Week. Hello, this is breakfast, with Naga Munchetty and charlie stayt. Motorway speed limits through roadworks could be raised to 60 Miles Per Hour. It follows trials which show motorists are less distracted and feel safer driving at higher speeds. Good morning, its saturday, 21st october. Also this morning, more tensions over the future of catalonia. Iam tim i am tim willcox live in barcelona. Over the next few hours hundreds of thousands of people here are expected to take to the streets after hearing what direct rule from madrid will mean for them. Battening down the hatches as storm brian threatens to bring flooding and winds of 70 Miles Per Hour. Storm brian is here and will give many of us a very windy and occasionally wet start to the weekend. Improving tomorrow, but still blustery. I will have all the weekend weather and the very latest on what we can expect from storm brian, in the next half an hour. In sport. The sound every football manager dreads. Booing. Boos ring out afte
Government can accept disregard for the law. Last night, spains king, firmly behind the Spanish Government. Spain of the 21st ce ntu ry government. Spain of the 21st century is a country that catalonia is, and always will become an essential part of and we should read ourselves in loyalty and solidarity. Catalonia is split over the question of independence. There is anxiety over what the future will hold. But those who want independence say dreads tactics could backfire. There will be peaceful protest, likely work to rule from Civil Servants for example, the catala ns rule from Civil Servants for example, the catalans are not going to lie down and take it easily. There is no solution going this route. But the measures announced by the Spanish Government wont come thick and fast. Expect a careful, slow running strategy and i is the risk of making a tense situation in catalonia even worse. And tom is in barcelona now so whats the latest . This has been on the cards are the days but the e
Spains Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy has confirmed that the National Government will take temporary control of the autonomous region of catalonia. Tim willcox is in barcelona. Welcome to high above barcelona, in central barcelona, one of the most famous houses by goudie the architect behind me gaudi. This isa architect behind me gaudi. This is a significant day in spanish history, the spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy has declared they have invoked article 155 after the illegal referendum and will have direct powers now from madrid after it has gone through the senate. In the next couple of hours we are expecting hundreds of thousands of people here on the streets of barcelona protesting against that direct rule from madrid. And now the latest developments. Looking relaxed, in a Cabinet Meeting like no other, because no Spanish Government has done this before, but the spanish Prime Minister is moving to exert direct control and limit catalan autonomy. Translation we apply article 155
Occasionally wet start to the weekend. Improving tomorrow, but still blustery. I will have all the weekend weather and the very latest on what we can expect from storm brian, in the next half an hour. In sport. The sound every football manager dreads. Booing. Boos ring out after west ham lose 3 0 to brighton, piling the pressure on manager slaven bilic. When youre weary. The teenager who lost her love for music after the Manchester Bombing finds her voice again. Good morning, first our main story. Speed limits through motorway roadworks could be raised from 50 to 60 Miles Per Hour. The proposed changes follow trials by highways england which showed drivers feel safer at higher speeds. Jon donnison reports. Roadworks and mile after mile of Little Orange cones are the bane of many drivers lives. The current speed limit when passing through motorway roadworks is 50 mph, but highways england says that could be increased to up to 60. It follows trials where drivers were fitted with heartrat