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Spain on Brink of Snap Elections
Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez's budget failed to get through parliament.
Spain's parliament has rejected Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez's budget plans after the government lost the support of Catalan separatists.
Also in the programme: UN plea to protect the rights of gay people in Chechnya; Mars mission ends after 15 years.
(Picture: Spain's Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez. Credit: REUTERS/Sergio Perez)
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