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Catalonia To Declare Independence "Within Days" says President
Carlos Puigdemont, President of the devolved government of Catalonia, talks to the BBC
The President of Catalonia, Carlos Puigdemont tells the BBC that they plan to declare independence from Spain within days. As the crisis deepens, how far will the government in Madrid go to hang onto the region?
Also on the programme we hear from survivors of Monday's mass shooting in Las Vegas. And the UK Prime Minister, Theresa May, coughs throughout her major keynote speech at the Conservative Party Conference.
(Picture: Calos Puigdemont, Credit: Chris McGrath/Getty Images)
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