Welcome to bbc news. Pro unity demonstrators are gathering on the streets of barcelona, as the Spanish Government continues to take powers back from catalonia. Catalonias leadership was sacked and the regions autonomy was revoked after it declared independence on friday. But madrid has said former Catalan Leader Carles Puigdemont will be free to take part in new elections in december. Sarah corker reports. Spain is gripped by its biggest political crisis for a0 years, and the standoff is excalating. On friday, catalonia declared independence from spain. Madrid responded by imposing direct rule and sacking the entire catalan government. But its deposed leader, Carles Puigdemont, says he isnt going anywhere. Translation we do not deviate, we continue persevering in the only way that can make us winners without violence, without insults, in an inclusive way. But in madrid, thousands of people turned out on saturday calling for national unity. The Spanish Government has announced new elect
Welcome to bbc news. Pro unity demonstrators are gathering on the streets of barcelona, as the Spanish Government continues to take powers back from catalonia. Catalonias leadership was sacked and the regions autonomy was revoked after it declared independence on friday. But madrid has said former Catalan Leader Carles Puigdemont will be free to take part in new elections in december. Sarah corker reports. Spain is gripped by its biggest political crisis for a0 years, and the standoff is excalating. On friday, catalonia declared independence from spain. Madrid responded by imposing direct rule and sacking the entire catalan government. But its deposed leader, Carles Puigdemont, says he isnt going anywhere. Translation we do not deviate, we continue persevering in the only way that can make us winners without violence, without insults, in an inclusive way. But in madrid, thousands of people turned out on saturday calling for national unity. The Spanish Government has announced new elect
Congos president , as the voters give the ok for him to stay in power. France is preparing to host a meeting on how to deal with syrias complex civil war. Western and arab allies will take part in the talks. So far, diplomats from the United States, europe, arab states and turkey agreed syrian president Bashar Al Assad must leave power as a precondition for peace. The meeting will exclude syrians allies russia and iran. We are live from paris. David, tell us whats happening there. Essentially were seeing an embarrassing diplomatic situation for the French Foreign minister. Hes invited many players to the table to the dinner tonight for a working dinner on the syrian crise, but hes clearly losing diplomatic traction, because some of the main players will not be there and those who are are lower level officials, people in the Foreign Service and not the main ministers, so its very, very clear now and noted by a media commentators in france and in the press today that france seems to be l
A culture that respects life, a culture that honors the dignity of every individual and honors the values of our judeochristian elites. Theres no magic to a Free Enterprise system or democracy or even our mighty military that cannot be undone by men behaving badly. You have heard it said that liberty cannot be established without barrell established without relative normality without faith. Today thats an unfashionable symptom in our society. Many wanted to believe that a completely Secular Society is a desirable goal for america. Democracy and military might will not the countries of western europe have weakened themselves by adapting a secular worldview which pushes matter of faith to the site. Ive got no interest in seeing america go the way of europe. As for me [applause] as for me i think carville and clinton got it wrong. I think its a culture stupid. That brings me to and want to talk about today. Theres so much this president the Obama Administration has done that worries me th
Medium term. Unemployment is forecast to hit 7. 5 next year, leaving 2. 6 Million People out of work. The chancellor also announces a £4 billion levelling up fund to help local communities, supported by a uk Infrastructure Bank, based in the north of england. In other news, the duchess of sussex reveals she suffered a miscarriage in july, writing in an article of feeling an almost unbearable grief. As the covid rules are eased for christmas people are urged to be sensible. Or risk another wave of the virus also coming up closed and empty how village halls, once the heart of many communities, are being hit by covid restrictions. Good afternoon. The true scale of the economic crisis facing the country has been laid bare this afternoon. The chancellor has been delivering his Spending Review and says the coronavirus pandemic has been both a health and an economic emergency. The government says the latest figures make for a sobering read and that now is the time to protect jobs and livelih