Clashes have broken out between groups of masked men and police in Spanish cities, after hundreds of thousands of people took part in Spain’s first general strike for 14 years, called by the country’s main unions over housing and the high cost of living.

Some 120,000 people joined a demonstration in the capital Madrid and more than 50,000 turned out in Barcelona, where footage showed masked men setting fire to rubbish bins and smashing shop windows as police fired tear gas. Transport and other public services across Spain faced serious disruption.

Spaniards are due to vote in parliamentary elections on 29 November. The head of the big UGT labour union, Pepe Álvarez, said the strike was a success with “massive” participation, while Unai Sordo of the CC OO union said turnout was “very significant.”

Earlier in the day there was major disruption in the capital, Madrid. The interior ministry said dozens of people were arrested a Spanish reports said estate agencies had seen attacks on their offices.

Rental prices in the capital have risen in recent years. The monthly cost of an average-sized apartment in Madrid is an nearly half the average gross salary.

Socialist Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez called snap elections last month after parliament failed to approve his plan for housing reform, and has publicly supported the right to strike over the issue.

The conservative People’s Party (PP), by contrast, has accused the government of attempting to weaponise the strike for electoral gain. Its leader Alberto Núñez Feijóo has described the unions as “mafia” and “trash”.

Jane Hill presents BBC News at Ten reporting by Nick Beake.

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On 1 February, 2021 General Min Aung Hlaing launched his coup against the elected government of Aung San Suu Kyi in Myanmar.

Today, in the first sitting in five years, he’s been elected by the new parliament to be the new president.

But, with the new parliament made up of mostly loyalists and armed forces, questions remain over whether his appointment will be more of the same, with hope for change gone.

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The journalist Peter Bergen talks to us about meeting Osama Bin Laden before 9/11, and what happened during that interview.

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Professor Michal Pędziwiatr, one of two surgeons who treated victims on the street in the aftermath of a mass shooting in Krakow, has spoken to the BBC about his experience.

Two doctors were eating near the city’s Main Market Square on Saturday when a gunman began firing at random, killing six and injuring 15.

“We rushed into the area and started our rescue” before the emergency services arrived, Pędziwiatr said.

The pair raced to treat both the attacker and two officers shot while subduing the perpetrator.

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Michael Carrick is expected to be replaced as Manchester United’s head coach, after a dismal start to the season. 

United are 18th in the Premier League – inside the relegation zone – after winning just one of their first 10 games and none since August.

But many fans believe Michael Carrick isn’t the problem – and change needs to happen at the very top. 

In this video:
0:00 – Why is Carrick set to be replaced now?
1:18 – How many managers have come and gone? 
2:17 – Should the owners of the club take some of the blame? 
3:06 – What has gone wrong with transfers?
3:53 – Should players take more accountability?
4:44 – How valuable is the club? 
5:14 – Who is Carrick’s likely replacement Mauricio Pochettino?
6:15 – How real is the threat of relegation? 
7:01 – What impact could this have on the club’s finances? 
8:04 – What does the future hold for Manchester United? 

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