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Spain has announced an unprecedented plan to sack Catalonia's separatist leaders led by Carles Puigdemont.

Spanish prime minister Mariano Rajoy moves dissolve the regional Catalan government and call an early election.

Spanish government rejects Catalan leader Carles Puigdemont's threat to declare independence unless talks are held.

British currency rises against major crosses for second successive session as Prime Minister Theresa May heads to Brussels.

Hurricane Ophelia's winds fanned more than 140 wildfires across northern Spain and Portugal, killing three in Galicia and six in Portugal.

Catalan president Carles Puigdemont does not declare immediate independence from Spain in landmark speech, proposing instead to engage in more dialogue with Madrid.

French government called on Spanish and Catalan government to engage in talks as tensions mount in wantaway region.

Spain's prime minister has said he will take legal measures to stop Catalonia becoming independent, despite recent ballot result.

Catalan president Carles Puigdemont has said in a Spanish documentary that on independence, if Madrid does not respond positively, "we will do what we have come here to do".

Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy has vowed that his government will not allow Catalonia to break away from the rest of the country after referendum.

"Shall We Talk?" slogan inspires mass rallies as threat of Spain splitting inspires brings thousands onto streets of Madrid and Barcelona

Spain's fifth-largest bank has triggered process to move to Alicante to ensure it stays within the ECB's framework.

Ramos and Pique are reported to have been at loggerheads over the latter's public support for the Catalan referendum.

Ratings agency S&P places region on negative credit watch as Catalan banks contemplate incorporating elsewhere in Spain.

Pro-independence parties which control the Catalan government have called for an independence vote.

Catalan regional leader Carles Puigdemont tells the BBC that his government will declare independence from Spain in a few days after the referendum result.

Prolific Spaniard appears hopeful of being ready for next top-flight fixture despite fears he could miss up to two months with a grade two myofascial injury.

Parts of Barcelona were brought to a standstill as huge crowds gathered outside Spanish government offices.

Bartomeu says Barcelona could compete in a foreign league if Catalonia gains independence from Spain.

Catalan leader Carles Puigdemont says region to declare unilateral autonomy within 48 hours of vote.

Barcelona partied into the night after provisional results of Catalonia's independence referendum indicated that 90% of voters had voted 'Yes'.

Madrid was criticised for a heavy-handed police response to the vote.

Spain's deputy prime minister praised the actions of Spanish police in cracking down on Catalonia's independence referendum.

Spanish government spokesperson, Íñigo Méndez de Vigo, insisted 'there is no referendum' as electronic voting applications are shut down.

Police have sealed off more than half of the 2,315 polling stations designated for a disputed referendum.

The Spanish government considers the referendum illegal but regional separatists have vowed to go ahead with balloting.

Catalonia's interior minister says the region's authorities are aiming to ensure that the disputed referendum will take place peacefully.

The region will hold an independence vote even though it was ruled illegal by the constitutional court.

British tourists spotted the distinctive fins at Levante Beach on the Costa Blanca last week.

Drivers were caught smuggling cocaine into the UK last year.