'Worst is still to come': Sizzling Europe battles wildfires
Wildfires raged across Catalonia and French authorities stepped up restrictions on water use and driving in cities as swathes of western Europe remained in the grip of an intense heatwave.
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How a city's waterfront can be revived
How a city's waterfront can be revived
Both Dunedin and Mumbai, India, have expressed a desire to develop their waterfronts in an attempt revitalise those parts of their cities. We look at five cities around the world who revived their waterfronts visually and economically.
Impatient passenger leaves plane via emergency exit
Impatient passenger leaves plane via emergency exit
An airline passenger was arrested after leaving a plane delayed on the tarmac at a Spanish airport via the emergency exit.
Spain sacks Catalan govt after independence move
Spain sacks Catalan govt after independence move
The Madrid government sacked Catalonia's president and dismissed its parliament, hours after the region declared itself an independent nation in Spain's gravest political crisis since the return of democracy four decades ago.
Catalonia to declare independence from Spain
Catalonia to declare independence from Spain
Late Tuesday (local time) Catalonia's leader, Carles Puigdemont, told the BBC that the region will declare independence in a matter of days.
Catalans prepare for banned independence vote
Catalans prepare for banned independence vote
Tens of thousands of Catalans are expected to defy Spanish authorities and attempt to vote in a banned independence referendum on Sunday (local time), raising fears of unrest in the wealthy...
Barcelona cell 'planned major bombings'
Barcelona cell 'planned major bombings'
An Islamist militant cell that used a van to kill 13 people in Barcelona planned one or several major bomb attacks, possibly against monuments or churches including the Sagrada Familia, it's been revealed.
Spain hunts for driver in van rampage
Spain hunts for driver in van rampage
Police were searching for the driver of a van that killed 13 people when it ploughed into a crowd in Barcelona and were trying to determine whether two other suspected Islamist militants linked to the attack had died or were at large.