Catalans 'win right to break with Spain'
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Today's Headlines October 1
Top News Stories
Catalan referendum: Catalonia has 'won right to statehood'
The regional leader says Sunday's vote, which Madrid says is illegal, paves the way to independence.
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Violence at Barcelona polling stations
Spain has declared the Catalan referendum illegal and hundreds of people were injured as police used force to block voting.
Kim Jong-nam murder suspects 'not guilty'
The half-brother of North Korea's leader Kim Jong-un was murdered with a toxic nerve agent.
Edmonton attack: Asylum-seeker arrested over 'terror' incident
A Somali-born man is held after a policeman and four pedestrians were hit by vehicles in Alberta.
 
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Monarch flights cancelled as airline ceases trading
The government says 110,000 customers currently abroad will be flown back to UK on chartered planes.
Sport
Barcelona win behind closed doors after day of unrest
Barcelona beat Las Palmas in a league game played behind closed doors as a protest after a day of unrest in Catalonia.
Joselu equaliser sees Newcastle hold Liverpool
Liverpool dominate possession but once again waste a host of chances as they are held to a draw at Newcastle.
'More than a club' - How Barca found themselves at centre of Catalan controversy
FC Barcelona, an inherently political club, find themselves at the centre of the Catalan independence debate, writes Andy West from an empty Nou Camp.
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Catalonia referendum: Violence as police block voting
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Edmonton attack: Asylum-seeker arrested over 'terror' incident
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Bull wresting for love in Madagascar
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Born stateless: Looking for a country to love me
Magazine
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Will my anorexia stop me going to university?
Every time Maya eats, she has to run off the calories - she's been ill for two years, but now she wants to go to university.
Business
Monarch flights cancelled as airline ceases trading
The government says 110,000 customers currently abroad will be flown back to UK on chartered planes.
Boeing 'unjustified' in Bombardier row
James Brokenshire criticises Boeing over Bombardier trade dispute that threatens Belfast jobs.
 
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Technology
Social media warned to crack down on hate speech
The European Commission urges tech firms to invest more to flag illegal content on social networks.
Net 'not ready' for vital security update
Millions might have been left without reliable net access if the change had not been postponed.
Capital
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The rise of the $5bn corporate campus
Enormously expensive headquarters have their roots in 1950s suburbia
 
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Why the best young workers quit
Most companies fail young workers by trying to hold on to them
Culture
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The surprising power of kneeling
The symbolic meaning of bringing the body low
 
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The man who captured the swinging 60s
The Beatles, a foam kiss – and one of London’s first strip clubs
Earth
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BBC Earth nominated for Lovie Awards
A finalist in three categories ‘honouring the best of the European internet'
 
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New BBC Earth film coming soon
Earth: One Amazing Day, the long awaited sequel to box-office hit Earth
Future
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The trains that run on wind
A grand idea that could change mass transit worldwide
 
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The best way to tackle disaster trauma
After the Mexico quake, an inspiring world-first happened
Travel
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The slang that transformed Spanish
This playful dialect was wrongly thought to have been a criminal code
 
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Europe's unlikely celebrity haunt
Visitors include Billy Idol and billionaire hotelier Vikram Oberoi
 
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