. living in the desert, the closest mountain is in lebanon orjordan or something, you have the best instructors, you learn how to snowboard over here and any time you go to any mountain, from the alps to colorado, it's simple. the younger generation is actually crazy here in dubai. they are crazy when it comes to extreme sports, they are trying to compete more internationally. it is actually very nice to see. the vibe of the city is all about work hard, play hard. you put in so many hours at work, so the little time that you have left, you don't want to waste it just lolling around. keen to get another fix of the great outdoors, i am now heading out to the desert early in the morning to experience something new, that i am told you can only see here in dubai. it's a new twist on traditional arabian falconry — and i hear it is going to be truly breathtaking. 2,500 years ago, the bedouin relied on falcon the way you and i rely on the supermarket. the falcon was used toput food on the table. traditionally the way it worked, it still happens today, birds from europe and asia migrate ov

, in 1967, construction began on a prestigious architectural project in lebanon. but the tripoli international fair, designed by legendary brazilian architect 0scar niemeyer, was never finished due to the outbreak of the lebanese civil war. architect wassim naghi spoke to witness about the modernist masterpiece. as kids, we used to climb the framework of the concrete. 0nce finished, i still remember the dome, the experimental theatre, we used to use it as a giant slide and climb it to the top. it's like an oasis, a concrete oasis. i could see it resembling a womb, with an unborn baby inside of it. the financial comparison of lebanon to switzerland and its role as a trading hub in the middle east isa fairone. in the middle of the 20th century, all the surrounding countries, like syria and turkey and iraq, all of them had their permanent international fair. modern roads cover the country. luxury buildings and hotels have sprung up. the lebanese government, when lebanon was living its golden age, had the thought of establishing this facility as an essential economic factor. 0scar ni

mountain is in lebanon or georgia or something. you have the best instructors, you learn how to snowboard here and when you go into any mountain from the alps to colorado, it's simple. the younger generation's actually crazy here in dubai. they're crazy when it comes to extreme sports. they're trying to compete more internationally. it's actually really nice to see. the vibe of the city is all about work hard, play hard. you put in so many hours at work, so the little time you have left, you don't want to waste it just lolling around. keen to get another fix of the great outdoors, i'm now heading out to the desert early in the morning to experience something new that i'm told you can only see here in dubai. it's a new twist on traditional arabian falconry. i hear it's going to be truly breathtaking. 2,500 years ago, people relied on the falcon the way you and i rely on the supermarket. falcons put food on the table. traditionally the way it worked, birds from europe and asia migrated from the middle east to africa. on that migration they would trap them from the wild and then use them in

standards that the states have agreed to so we know for example that in countries like lebanon orjordan have limited extensions in their legislation around rape before allowed or exempted perpetration is from court trials when they marry their victim. trinidad & tobago has for example increased the legal age of marriage to 18 and the same with malawi a couple of years ago so despite the number of countries that still don't have domestic violence policies, we are seeing progress around the world and in legislation and policies. what do you think of these much is happening around the world? so many are happening as we speak. do you believe there is momentum here, especially given the theme of this year ‘s sexual harassment being such a big issue? obviously, and i think with the need to campaign and also other campaigns and movements and women go into the streets today, so is unity of the women's unit and also around the fight to end violence against women around the world. it also shows the recognition that violent exist and continues and sexual harassment, verbal harassment happens in

than they would like, one of them we believe, alleged. is the prime minister of lebanon. talk to me about this. lebanon. talk to me about this. lebanon said he was being held against his wishes. emmanuel macron flies in unannounced on thursday. he goes to paris, back to lebanon, suddenly — i'm not retiring. has macron gone to the crown prince and said you have overreached. we are the former colonial power you need to think again. i was there in november when it happened. when he announced he was stepping down. i was with government ministers, senior officials, they said it didn't sound like his language. he play may have considered he wasn'tens will his position wasn't working in the unity government or could take on hezbollah. the saudis, for months in advance, were worried that he could not control hezbollah and this unity government. the idea was, you take him out of the government, therefore you can say it's been captured by the lebanese state has been captured by hezbollah. it justifies pressure state has been captured by hezbollah. itjustifies pressure on lebanon, diplomatic

prompted a political crisis in lebanon. saad hariri had promised to come back to celebrate lebanon's independence day on wednesday. it's not clear if he intends to withdraw his resignation or reaffirm it. a federal grand jury in the us has indicted an uzbek immigrant on 22 terrorism and murder charges over last month's truck attack in new york. sayfullo saipov, who's 29, is accused of killing eight cyclists and pedestrians in lower manhattan. uk chancellor philip hammond will deliver his autumn budget today. one of his challenges will be to combat a decade of flat productivity. until 10 years ago, productivity was the motor that drove uk economic growth. not so any more. jane foley, senior fx strategist at rabo bankjoins me now. i'll be speaking to you a little later in the news briefing but first let's talk about this budget. 0n the issue of productivity, either know how much one but it can do to resolve it, but it has become an underlying infrastructure issue, hazard? it has. what we do know is that we will get a revision with respect to productivity from the office for budget resp

sudden resignation plunged lebanon into a political crisis. now saad hariri is back in beirut, his jet greeted by the security forces and facing many questions. he has spent two weeks in riyadh before trips to abu dhabi, paris and, most recently, cairo, where he remained tightlipped. translation: god willing, we have the independence holiday in lebanon. a holiday for all lebanese and, god willing, by political situation, as i said in paris, will be decided in lebanon and i am not talking about politics here. thank you. this situation began in the saudi capital, riyadh, 2.5 weeks ago. after talks with the saudis, he abruptly announced he was quitting. he said he feared an assassination. a accused saudi arabia's rival, iran, and hezbollah — a shi'a group — of meddling in his country's affairs. some in beirut believe mr haririr was being held against his will in saudi arabia — something both he and riyadh denied. the lebanese president had this warning for arab states. translation: my first message to the arab brothers, dealing with lebanon requires a lot of wisdom and rationalism a

via paris in time for lebanon's independence celebrations on wednesday. you're watching newsday on the bbc. still to come on the programme, as robert mugabe finally steps down, we look at his transformation from liberation hero to unwanted and unpopular head of state. also had on the programme, —— ahead on the programme, the search for an argentine submarine which has been missing for nearly a week. we will have the latest. benazir bhutto has claimed victory in pakistan's general election, and she has asked pakistan's president to name her as prime minister. jackson has been released on bail of $3 million after turning himself in to police in santa barbara. it was the biggest demonstration so far of the fast—growing european anti—nuclear movement. the south african government has announced that it's opening the country's remaining whites—only beaches to people of all races. this will lead to a black—majority government in this country, and the destruction of the white civilisation. part of the centuries—old windsor castle, one of the queen's residences, has been consu

fans. what have you made of it so far? some good stories. new zealand going out, lebanon doing really well. they were com pletely lebanon doing really well. they were completely unknown before this tournament. what do you think of it? a huge talking point has been new zealand dropping out. i think it was the first time in decades that new zealand haven't made a major semifinal. fiji won that game. they play australia, which will be a tough game for them. fantastic scenes watching fiji celebrate and their national song in the changing room after that big result. look at next week for the semifinals. tonga and their version of the haka. there will be 20 30,000 tongans in the crowd. they will not be many england shirts. a big test for england. the world cup is going great. we are in the semifinals. hopefully more to come. john, thank you for coming in. sleep well! what is the difference between their haka and the new zealand haka ? between their haka and the new zealand haka? i don't know. from outside, it looks like the tongans doa outside, it looks like the tongans do a lot more kneeli

international support group for lebanon". mr hariri announced he was standing down as prime minister while in saudi arabia a fortnight ago. lucy williamson reports having the president greet you at the palace sends a message. in this case, that saad hariri is still the prime minister of lebanon, not a political exile fleeing saudi arabian control. it was a show of support both political and personal. after the meeting, sources said france would continue direct contacts with the middle east key players. saad hariri said he was finally going home. translation: i will return to beirut in the coming days and will take part in our independence day celebrations. i will make my position known on all subjects after talking to our president. president macron wants france to have greater global influence. old colonial ties to lebanon no doubt played a role in his invitation to saad hariri but he is also stepping into a delicate situation between iran and saudi arabia, two regional powers with conflicting ties to lebanon. saad hariri had been in saudi arabia for two weeks since announcing his surprise r

in beirut to celebrate lebanon's independence day on wednesday. search teams say they have detected failed satellite calls from a submarine which disappeared three days ago. the sanjuan, which has a crew of 44 on board, last made contact on wednesday. international help in the form of american planes and a british research vesseljoined efforts to locate the missing submarine. the argentine defence ministry says experts are now working to try to trace the source of the calls. here's andrew plant. the san juan submarine, filmed earlier this year at its base near buenos aires. a 2000 ton, 65—metre vessel — a crucial part of the argentine navy since the 1980s. but on wednesday, it seemed to vanish somewhere in the waters of the south atlantic ocean. the submarine left the southernmost tip of south america on monday and was heading back to its base in mar del plata, just south of the capital buenos aires — a distance of around 2000km. the search has been concentrated about halfway. it is from where the sub last made contact on wednesday. it is a huge area and bad weather and high w

that we want to get in there and tell these people what we think of them. lebanon's prime minister saad hariri meets president macron in paris — and says he will go back to lebanon in the coming days. one of the key figures of the irish republican movement — gerry adams — says he's standing aside from politics. also in the programme... tributes are coming in for malcolm young, co—founder and guitarist of the australian rock band ac/dc, who died aged 64 hello and welcome to bbc world news. zimbabwe's president mugabe could be just hours away from finally losing his grip on power — with the military, who put him under house arrest earlier this week, expected to summon him to hear his fate on sunday. tens of thousands of people joined rallies across zimbabwe on saturday calling for mr mugabe to go — here, for example, in bulawayo. crowds gathered outside his official residence in harare — and his ruling zanu—pf party said it would meet on sunday to dismiss him from the party and reinstate the ousted vice—president, emmerson mnangagwa. but despite all of this, the vet

lebanon's prime minister — not, as some would have it, a political exile, fleeing saudi—arabian control. it was a show of support both political and personal. after the meeting, elysee sources said france would continue direct contacts with the middle east's key players. mr hariri said he was finally going home. translation: i will return to beirut in the coming days and will take part in our independence day celebrations. i will make my position known on all subjects, after talking to our president, monsieur aoun. president macron wants france to have greater global influence. old colonial ties to lebanon no doubt played a role in his invitation to mr hariri, but he's also stepping in to a delicate situation between saudi arabia and iran — two regional powers with conflicting ties to lebanon. mr hariri had been in saudi arabia for two weeks since announcing his surprise resignation, accusing iran and its ally, hezbollah, of threatening stability in lebanon, and saying he feared for his life. mr macron's invitation to the hariri family offered a way out of the impasse, but not a solution.

lebanese prime minister saad hariri meets president marcon in paris — and says he will go back to lebanon in the coming days. the venezuelan opposition leader, antonio ledezma, is in spain — a day after escaping from house arrest in caracas. in football, england premier league leaders manchester city brush aside leicester for their sixteenth successive win in all competitions.

resignation two weeks ago. there are reports that mr hariri has told lebanon's president michael aoun that he expects to be back in beirut by wednesday. our correspondent hugh schofield in paris has more on what's been it seems there has been successful french mediation in this crisis. mr hariri has come to france after mr macron as had intensive discussions on the telephone and in person with the saudi, and the result seems to be that mr hariri is not going directly back to beirut, which would have been seen as a bit of a climb—down, excessive climb—down by the saudis, but he is coming to paris, seen as some kind of decompression chamber in this crisis, with a view presumably what the french expect, then going back to beirut and that is what will be under discussion no doubt at this lunch. as you havejust under discussion no doubt at this lunch. as you have just said the lebanese president has said he expects mr hariri back next wednesday which is independence day in lebanon. that seems to be a growing confidence in lebanon but the resignation of mr hariri was a temporary measure, tha

lebanon, winning 2a—22. and tonga will be england's next opponents — if england beat papua new guinea tomorrow. this is rugby union. a clutch of autumn internationals against this afternoon. australia take on england at twickenham where are correspond and joe wilson is posted later date. a disappointing performance from england against argentina last week. eddiejones said it was like watching a bad movie. it is interesting because so much of the week in terms of the england build—up has been reflecting back to the game against argentina. at times the game against argentina. at times the mood and the way the rugby writers have been talking about it and the media, you would think england had lost. but of course they won quite comfortable. but it is a measure of how i eddiejones has raised the bar as england coach at that seemed like a failure. when i spoke to him in the wake said it doesn't matter how the wings as england coach as if you win. it said the whole point is that we win. it but he knows that if england play at the same level as they did against argentina today they won't wi

lebanon, winning 24—22, but they were a shadow of the side that beat new zealand in their previous game. and tonga will be england's opponents, if england beat papua new guinea tomorrow. andy murray has split with his coach ivan lendl for the second time. under his guidance, murray won three grand slam titles, two olympic golds and made it to world number one, but he's been plagued with injury all season and he'll continue to work on regaining his fitness, leading up to january's australian open. meanwhile, his brotherjamie is into the doubles semi—finals at the atp tour finals in london. he and bruno soares beat the top—ranked pairing of marcelo melo and lukasz kubot in straight sets last night. they'll play the defending champions henri kontinen and murray's former partnerjohn peers today. the battle between tommy fleetwood and justin rose to finish the year as europe's number one golfer is getting exciting. it's advantage rose, who's two shots off the pace at the dubai championship and two clear of fleetwood. they're chasing this man, defending champion matthew fitzpatrick, who's

quit the presidency as opposition continues to grow against zimba bwe‘s long—term leader. lebanon's prime minister, saad hariri, has left saudi arabia on a plane for france, after tendering his resignation two weeks ago. president trump tweets about the sexual abuse allegations surrounding democratic senator al franken, but stays silent on republican senate candidate roy moore. and the biggest ever relocation of elephants is completed in malawi as part of a major conversation project. tourist dollars have directly financed the work being done here in central malawi, and these 500 elephants now have a new home, 1800 square kilometres of pristine forest. veterans of the war against white rule in zimbabwe, who've been president mugabe's most ardent supporters for years, have said he must step down at once. their leaders have called for a mass demonstration in the capital harare on saturday. mr mugabe appeared in public for the first time, since the military takeover in zimbabwe. from there, our africa editor, fergal keane sent this report. here in harare, the sense of crisis is swellin

bwe's long—term leader. lebanon's prime minister, saad hariri, has left saudi arabia on a plane for france, after tendering his resignation two weeks ago. president trump tweets about the sexual abuse allegations surrounding democratic senator al franken, but stays silent on republican senate candidate roy moore. and the biggest ever relocation of elephants is completed in malawi as part of a major conversation project. tourist dollars have directly financed the work being done here in central malawi, and these 500 elephants now have a new home, 1800 square kilometres of pristine forest.

against zimba bwe‘s long—term leader. lebanon's prime minister, saad hariri, has left saudi arabia on a plane for france, after tendering his resignation two weeks ago. president trump tweets about the sexual abuse allegations surrounding democratic senator al franken, but stays silent on republican senate candidate roy moore. and the biggest ever relocation of elephants is completed in malawi as part of a major conversation project. tourist dollars have directly financed the work being done

continues to grow against zimba bwe‘s long—term leader. lebanon's prime minister, saad hariri, has left saudi arabia on a plane for france, after tendering his resignation two weeks ago. president trump tweets about the sexual abuse allegations surrounding democratic senator al franken, but stays silent on republican senate candidate roy moore. and the biggest ever movement of elephants is completed in malawi. veterans of the war against white rule in zimbabwe, who've been president mugabe's most ardent supporters for years, have said he must step down at once. their leaders have called for a mass demonstration in the capital harare on saturday. mr mugabe appeared in public for the first time, since the military takeover in zimbabwe. here in harare, the sense of crisis is swelling, after a day of the surprising and the surreal. it began with an appearance nobody expected. the aura is gone, robert mugabe is a man reduced, in stature and in options. in this coup unlike any other coup, he emerged today to open a graduation ceremony. the voice that once preached revolution, now recitin

presidency as opposition continues to grow against zimba bwe's long—term leader. lebanon's prime minister, saad hariri, has left saudi arabia on a plane for france, after tendering his resignation two weeks ago. president trump tweets about the sexual abuse allegations surrounding democratic senator al franken — but stays silent on republican senate candidate roy moore. and, from sleeping on the street to providing solar power. one woman talks about her story of renewal and a bright new start.

step up hostilities with iran... and the tensions in lebanon. absolutely. let's look at the sun. cocoa nuts, it says. cash to the west indies palms. yoga, eels in the philippines... money not being well spent if the subtext here. this is aid money from britain. the budget is coming up next week and i suppose this is going to the fact that money is really ring fenced for aid and they are asking if this is the right way to do it. eye—catching, isn't it? yes, when we are going through the most complex negotiations of our lives and people are questioning how every penny is spent, yes. a lot of people question whether we should spend money on it when there are a lot of problems at home but david cameron was very clear it was an important part of spending, wasn't he? when you were there? yes, it is about enhancing democracy in different parts of the world, accountability and transparency, how you spend that money, but we should not have back from that because there have been a few mistakes. it isa there have been a few mistakes. it is a good thing. it is also about engage with local

semi—final against tonga or lebanon. england cricket captainjoe root says he knows he'll be targeted by australia in the ashes series — and he's not at all bothered. england are in townsville for their final warm—up match, if which starts tomorrow — and our sports correspondent andy swiss is there too: you do you can see the credit australia 11 having their practice session. earlier on, we had heavy showers. it didn't interrupt them too much. they still had a pretty good work—out ahead of their match which begins here tomorrow. he's not feeling 100%, we are assured it is nothing to worry about. jake ball had a light work—out as he continues his recovery from an ankle injury. earlier on, we heard from the england captain joe wrote. earlier on, we heard from the england captainjoe wrote. in the usual war of words, route is the man the australians are targeting and writ says he is relishing it. they are targeting me, from our point of view we will be targeting everything one of them. to win a test match you have to take 20 wickets and you have to score more runs than men. that

against tonga or lebanon. england captainjoe root says he knows he'll be targeted by australia in the ashes series and he's not at all bothered. england are in townsville for their final warm—up match, which starts tomorrow — and our sports correspondent andy swiss is there too. welcome to the river way stadium here. behind me, you can see the ticket australia 11 having a practice session. earlier, we had some heavy showers during england's training session. it did not interrupt them much. he had a pretty good work—out ahead of the four—day match which begins here tomorrow. there is nojimmy anderson at training this morning. that is because apparently he is not feeling 100%, although we are assured that has nothing to worry about. jake ball had a light work—out on the outfield as he continues his recovery from an ankle injury. earlier, we had from england captain joe root in the usual pre—ashes one of words. he is the manliest aliens —— the man that we are is targeting. i have heard that they are targeting me in particular but you will be targeting every single one of

halabja, and was felt as far away as lebanon and turkey. richard galpin reports. ata at a big dam ata big dam in the at a big dam in the region last night, suddenly, the duty officer i’u ns night, suddenly, the duty officer runs for his life as the earthquake hits, sending huge boulders smashing into the complex. in the aftermath this morning, it seems the dam has survived. but in the western provinces of iran, there has been significant damage, with entire buildings collapsing, leaving many people trapped underneath. injust one district, at least 200 people are now known to have been killed. and the hospitals in this region are trying to cope with thousands of injured, many lucky to still be alive. translation: injured, many lucky to still be alive. translationzlj injured, many lucky to still be alive. translation: i fell from the balcony down. the earthquake was very strong. translation: the earthquake shattered the window, which fell on me and wounded my hand and face. the moment the earthquake hit was also caught live on television. this studio guest, here on the left, tried to keep

as lebanon and turkey. andrew plant has more. carried into hospital amid the chaos at this clinic in iran. victims of the earthquake on stretchers, others, walking wounded, as more and more of the injured arrived. the earthquake struck after dark. for rural villages in the affected areas, the search is beginning in torchlight for any survivors that may be buried in the fallen buildings. the shocks were felt in towns, too. people out for the evening running to safety, finding a way outside away from the danger, scared there could be more to come. the first reports are that the centre of the earthquake was near the border between iran and iraq, somewhere close to the city of halabja. the us geological survey said that the epicentre was about 20 miles south—west of the border. many people have lost their homes and don't know where to sleep in the coming days and weeks. that will lead to a huge crisis, because there are also issues with electricity in the water supply. it has all been damaged. the moment the earthquake struck was even captured on live tv. these news broadcasters feelin

—point—three, was so powerful it was felt as far away as lebanon and turkey. andrew plant reports. carried into hospital amid the chaos at this clinic in iran. victims of the earthquake on stretchers, others, walking wounded, as more and more of the injured arrived. the earthquake struck after dark. for rural villages in the affected areas, the search is beginning in torchlight for any survivors that may be buried in the fallen buildings. the shocks were felt in towns too. people out for the evening running to safety, finding a way outside away from the danger, scared there could be more to come. the first reports are that the centre of the earthquake was near the border between iran and iraq, somewhere close to the city of halabja. the us geological survey said that the epicentre was about 20 miles south—west of the border. the moment the earthquake struck was even captured on live tv. these news broadcasters feeling the tremors as their programme played out. local media is now showing emergency shelters and beds being set up outside. 15 emergency teams, they say, are now helpi

kurdistan region. the quake was so powerful, it was felt as far away as lebanon and turkey. andrew plant has more. carried into hospital amid the chaos at this clinic in iran, victims of the earthquake on stretchers, others walking wounded. as more and more of the injured arrive. the earthquake struck after dark, rural villages and the effect of areas, the search began in torchlight, for any survivors that might be buried in the fallen buildings. the shocks were felt in towns, too. people out for the evening running to safety, finding a way outside, away from the danger, scared there could be more to come. the first reports are that the centre of the earthquake was near the border between iran and iraq, somewhere close to the village of halabja. the us geological survey said the epicentre was 20 kilometres south—west of the border. the moment the earthquake struck was even captured on live tv, these news broadcasters feeling the tremors as their programme played out. local media is now showing emergency shelters and beds being set up outside. 15 emergency teams, they say, are now helpi

controversial leader of the philippines, rodrigo duterte. the former prime minister of lebanon, saad hariri, has spoken publicly for the first time since his surprise resignation. the prince of wales leads tributes to the fallen. this year, the queen watched the ceremony from a balcony for the first time. hello, and welcome to the programme. iran's media are reporting that 120 people have been killed and more than 300 injured in an earthquake with a magnitude of seven point three. the quake hit the border area between iran and iraq, around 30 kilometres south of hala bja. in iraq it has caused extensive damage with at least 16 deaths in the kurdistan region. the quake was so powerful, it was felt as far away as lebanon and turkey. andrew plant has more. the aftermath of an earthquake here, that struck after dark. for rural villages in the affected areas, the searches beginning in torchlight for any survivors that might be buried in the fallen buildings. the shocks were felt in towns, too. people out for the evening running to safety, finding a way outside, away from the danger, scared there

of the philippines, rodrigo duterte. the former prime minister of lebanon, saad hariri, has spoken publicly for the first time since his surprise resignation. the prince of wales leads tributes to the fallen. this year, the queen watched the ceremony from a balcony for the first time.

the protection of lebanon. i want to protect lebanon. i will go back to lebanon, and i will be back really soon. i will follow the constitutional process of resignation. a senior united nations official has said she will brief the international criminal court about sexual violence committed by the military in myanmar against the mainly—muslim rohingya population. pramila patten accused the armed forces of using sexual violence as a calculated tool of terror against the rohingya people. ferrari's sebastian vettel took his first victory since july at the brazilian grand prix, where lewis hamilton battled from the back to finish fourth. vettel controlled the race after taking the lead. hamilton provided much of the excitement, carving through the field in the early laps as he attempted to make up for the crash in qualifying that left him at the back of the grid. more on that later, in sport today. indonesian security forces in the eastern province of papua are preparing to storm five villages that they say are being held by an armed rebel group. around 200 police and military personn

would return to lebanon soon. in syria, an aid convoy has reached a rebel held area on the edge of damascus, that is said to be facing a catastrophic humanitarian situation. the convoy is the first to arrive in eastern ghouta for three months and delivered food and medicine for 20,000 people. 400,000 people have been living under siege from government forces for four years. a bbc panorama investigation has uncovered evidence of abuse of the government's student loan system in one of the biggest private colleges in england. each year around 66 million in taxpayer backed maintenance and tuition fee loans goes through greenwich school of management. its degrees are awarded by plymouth university. here's our education editor, bra nwen jeffreys. the glossy ad for a private college with big ambitions. university degrees backed by taxpayers. we've uncovered how vulnerable it is to fraudsters. greenwich school of management, known as gsm london, one of the largest private colleges offering degrees. tuition fees and living costs paid for by taxpayer—backed student loa ns. 0ur investigatio

will soon return to lebanon. as donald trump's tour of asia takes him to the philippines, he can't resist a dig at north korea and its leader. last post plays. people across the uk mark remembrance sunday, with prince charles, rather than the queen, taking the leading role at london's cenotaph memorial. hello and welcome to world news today. spain's prime minister says regional elections next month will help end what he called the "separatist havoc" in catalonia. mariano rajoy was addressing a campaign event during his first visit since imposing direct rule from madrid a fortnight ago. he urged those opposed to catalan independence to make sure they vote. from barcelona, the bbc‘s james reynolds sent this report. mariano rajoy came to visit the region he now runs. this was his first trip to catalonia since he deposed the local separatist administration. "your first visit for a while?" i asked him. "good," he said. this was a busy campaign stop. translation: we want to bring back the catalonia that belongs to everyone, with democracy and freedom. we will achieve this if the silent