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Tuesday 27 October 2020
Highways were occupied by thousands of people joining five marches from inland towns.
Carles Puigdemont’s office said he rejects the warrant and opposes any attempt to send him back to Spain.
The leaders of the independence movement were found guilty on charges of sedition and misuse of public funds.
Irish MEPs Clare Daly and Mick Wallace wore t-shirts with an image of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange.
Puigdemont slammed the move in a tweet as a “legal scandal and a coup to democracy”.
The Catalan side rediscover their goalscoring mojo ahead of back-to-back Clasicos.
The rally was to pay tribute to police deployed to prevent the 2017 Catalan independence referendum – but people outraged at the rally also turned out.
Both sides are in the US for pre-season preparations.
Quim Torra said previous comments he made have been taken out of context.
A smiling Puigdemont emerged into the sunshine from the prison in Neumuenster where he has been held for nearly two weeks.
Carles Puigdemont can leave custody if he fulfils court-imposed conditions including a payment of €75,000.
German police arrested Carles Puigdemont after he crossed the border from Denmark.
Puigdemont campaigned from Brussels, where he sought self-imposed exile after he was sacked by Madrid and a Spanish court charged him with rebellion.
There was a record high turnout of over 80%.
A judge at Spain’s Supreme Court has ordered Carme Forcadell to be detained on charges of “rebellion”.
Puigdemont and four former ministers had turned themselves into authorities to face a Spanish warrant for their arrest.
The five men handed themselves in to police in Belgium this morning.
Today is another hugely significant day for the future of Catalonia.
“It is a travesty that in relation to Catalonia, this Fine Gael government ignores our country’s own history,” one MEP said.
The Spanish prime minister last night quashed the Catalan parliament and called an election for late December.
Earlier, the Catalan parliament voted overwhelmingly to declare independence from Spain and proclaim a new republic.
Carles Puigdemont said there were no “guarantees” in place “to justify calling elections today”.
All Catalans ask our international counterparts who called for dialogue, to call for the same from the Spanish government, writes Albert Royo-Mariné.
Around 200,000 people took part, a spokesman for Barcelona’s municipal police said.
The Prime Minister of Spain is said to be prepared to take the “nuclear option” and suspend the Catalan regional government.
The restive Spanish region is facing a huge week.
Regional President Carles Puigdemont said today that Catalans had voted for independence.
All eyes will be on Carles Puigdemont’s speech later today.
Madrid’s central Colon Square was transformed into a sea of Spanish flags today.
The Catalan leader had said it could declare independence after a meeting on Monday.
Angry protesters rallied outside Catalan hotels where state security forces were lodged yesterday.
Spanish police have been criticised for violent scenes during Sunday’s referendum.
Authorities seized nearly 10 million ballot papers destined for the vote.
The mayors have all been threatened with arrest.
Some 400,000 people marched through central Barcelona today.
Catalonia is currently governed by the Junts Pel Si (Together for Yes) coalition that backs breaking away from the rest of Spain.
Polish priest Krzystof Charamsa says he’s “out of the closet and very happy”.
There were some astonishing, colour-coded scenes in Barcelona today.
The September vote will act as a “plebiscite”.
The Spanish Government has rejected the result and ruled out any further vote.
LIKE ALMOST EVERYTHING this year, Halloween in 2020 will be a bit different from usual.
Large scale fancy-dress parties shouldn’t be happening under Level 5.
One thing we can still do, however, is watch some horror films.
There’s plenty to choose from ranging between the child-friendly to the very scary ones available on streaming platforms and set to be shown on TV in the coming days.
So, this morning we’re asking you: Do you plan to watch some horror films this Halloween?
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