bedo you want catalonia to an independent state in the form of the republic. this is the let -- this is the question they want to ask voters. >> in exercising the legitimate right to self-determination of an ancient nation such as catalonia, we will hold a referendum on sunday, october 1 of this year. and the question will be do you want catalonia to be an independent state in the form of a republic? >> catalonia, home to the economic and cultural hub of barcelona is currently a semi-autonomous region in spain with its own language and parliament, at a strong separatist movement. in 2014, a nonbinding vote was held on independence. although voter turnout was low, 80% of voters chose to split from spain. the spain's constitutional court had ruled against the referendum before it even took place, calling it unconstitutional. a move madrid repeated february as a warning to leaders. >> they can announce the referendum as many times as they want and push it as many weeks as they want and hold as many events as they want. the referendum will not take place. >> despi

much more ahead: catalonia's independence campaign have published their manifesto to leave spain withleave spain with the help of pep guardiola. in the heart of the west german capital. the crowd packed to see the man who fought damn who has raised great hopes for the end of the division of europe. michaeljackson was not guilty on all charges. the screen is testament to his popularity and faith in his innocence. as long as they will pay to go see me, i will go out there and kick them down the hill. what does it feel like to be the first man to go across the channel?m feels marvellous really. britain's prime minister insist she will preside over a successful exit of the eu despite losing her majority. after an extremely difficult few days, theresa may says she is focused on getting on with thejob and she is focused on getting on with the job and one she is focused on getting on with thejob and one of her she is focused on getting on with the job and one of her first moves will be to visit emmanuel macron. but with brexit talks due to start within days, the uk election has emboldened th

the leader of the spanish region of catalonia, carles puigdemont, has called an independence referendumal government in madrid views as illegal. voters will be asked if they want the region to be an independent republic. catalonia has its own distinct culture and a different language to the rest of the country, but opinion polls suggest voters would narrowly reject independence. let's get more now the british general election result, and the gains made by the labour party in this poll may in part have been driven by an increased turnout of young people. 0ur correspondent elaine dunkley reports on the impact of the youth vote on the results. from grime mcs to nme, youth culture has provided the soundtrack for change in this general election. i'm here today to speak to jeremy corbyn. what's going on, man? lovely to see you, thank for coming along. thank you for having me, seriously. i went to derby north, 13,018 to 2a —year—olds live here. how excited we re —year—olds live here. how excited were you about the election results coming through last night? excited. early indications were that

in 2014, they held a symbolic vote using volunteers to help people vote around catalonia. the spanish government has already reacted. we have heard from the deputy prime minister and she said they can make as many announcements as she likes, referring to the catalan nationalists. the big question is, what will the spanish government do to stop it? could apply article 155 of the constitution that allows the spanish government to suspend the powers of an autonomous region. they could start to seek measures against civil servants that cooperate. some are always worried they they face consequences if are forced to open up schools for this vote. >> do they want to break away? how do the spaniards feel? of n -- a lot of them better ifey could do they were an independent country. shere is a lot of catalan that feel spanish. a lot of poor workers moved here to work. if you look at the opinion polls, 49% of people are against independence. catalans would vote for independence. it looks as though a majority of them would favor a vote. it looks as if the barcelona government are goin

the leader of the spanish region of catalonia has called an independence referendum for october the 1stsked if they want the region to be asked if they want the region to be an independent republic. catalonia has its own distinct culture and a different language from the rest of the country but opinion polls suggest voters would narrowly reject independence. austria has introduced a law banning islamic full face veils in public from october and anyone breaking it faces a fine of up to $160. the new legislation includes measures against distributing extremist islamist literature and obliges asylu m islamist literature and obliges asylum seekers to undergo a one year long integration course. the far right freedom party is riding high in the polls in the run—up to elections in mid—october. more on the british election result, here's clive... many thanks. welcome back to westminster, where the british prime minister, theresa may, is forming a minority government. it will be as she enters brexit negotiations in a much weaker position than before her party suffered significant losses in thurs