Whilst giving her speech at the Conservative Party Conference in Manchester, Prime Minister Theresa May was interupted by comedian and prankster Simon Brodkin, who decided to giver her a P45 letter. The Prime Minister quickly took the document, and then waited for the man to be escorted out of the hall.
Dozens of pro-Spain demonstrators gathered outside a hotel in the northeastern Catalan town Pineda de Mar on October where Spanish police officers were staying. Local authorities said hundreds were injured in a Spanish police crackdown on 1 October, as officers attempted to disrupt the Catalonian independence referendum Madrid had declared unconstitutional.
In a televised address to the nation, Spains King Felipe VI said on 3 October he was committed to the unity of Spain as he accused Catalan leaders, who staged a banned independence referendum, of shattering democratic principles and of dividing Catalan society.
President Trump discussed the mentality of Las Vegas shooter Stephen Paddock outside the White House where he also praised the Las Vegas police department for their handling of the deadliest mass shooting in U.S. history.
President Trump participated in a relief event in Puerto Rico during his trip to survey damage caused by Hurricane Maria.
A Spanish national football open training session finished early after Gerard Pique was taunted by fans. Pique walked off with his team mates after 25 minutes due to the crowd booing and shouting at him. The Barcelona centre back took part in the controversial Catalonia independence referendum which the government deems illegal.
The White House said now is not the time to discuss gun control in the US following the massacre in Las Vegas that left at least 59 dead and over 500 injured on 1 October.
The UK Chancellor used his speech at the Conservative Party conference in Manchester on 2 October to attack Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn and the left-wing partys economic policies.
Catalonia officials have claimed that 90 percent voted in favour of independence from Spain in the controversial referendum that took place on 1 October. They also said the voter turn out was over 40 percent despite violent clashes with police. It is reported that more than 700 people were hurt as a result of violence. The vote for independence, which has not been recognised by the Spanish Prime Minister, has caused the largest constitutional rift in decades.
Violence has erupted in Spain during the Catalonia and amp;#39;s referendum on independence from Spain on October 1. Thousands have turned up to vote after the Spanish government deemed the vote illegal. The footage shows police using riot gear and batons to keep protestors away, injuring several people. Use of rubber bullets has been reported.
South Koreas Korean Broadcasting System reports several North Korean Missiles have been moved from a rocket facility in the capital Pyongyang.South Korea and the United States are said to have detected the move.According to the report the missiles could either be intermediate range Hwansong-12 or intercontinental ballistic Hwasong-14 missiles.South Korean officials are concerned North Korea will conduct more missile launches.The predict it could happen on either near the anniversary of the founding of its community party on October 10th or when China holds its Communist Party Congress on October 18th.
The Nigel Farage-backed candidate has been elected leader of the UK Independence Party after a vote during the party conference on 29 September. Anti-Islam candidate Waters, who was favourite for the leadership, came in second place.
Hundreds of Catalan students are on strike in the Catalan city of Barcelona to support the independence referendum in Catalonia, which would make it an independent state.
Lawmakers could be seen exchanging punches and kicks in the Kampala parliament on 27 September, over a fiercely a disputed move to change the constitution and allow long serving President Yoweri Museveni to stay in power. 73-year-old Museveni will soon pass the age cap in the Ugandan constitution, but MPs are now hoping to remove that and allow him to seek re-election in the 2021 vote. This is the second day in a row that MPs have fought in parliament over the issue.
The Labour leader spoke at the conference in Brighton on September 27, entering the Brighton Centre to chants of Oh Jeremy Corbyn. The Finsbury Park MP then made a wide ranging speech, touching on the Conservative government, Brexit and US President Donald Trump.