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30/09/2017 GMT

Police Seal off Catalan Polling Stations

BBC World Service - Newshour, Police Seal off Catalan Polling Stations

National police have sealed more than half of the schools designated as polling stations

Spanish national police have sealed off 1,300 of 2,315 schools in Catalonia designated as polling stations for the banned independence referendum according to the government in Madrid. The move comes as the Spanish authorities step up their attempts to stop today's referendum.

Also in the programme; President Trump hits back at the Puerto Rican who criticised the federal response to the devastation left in the wake of Hurricane Maria; and the hip hop icon Eminem is offering the public a chance to buy shares in his back catalogue royalties.

Picture: People cheer and dance at a final pro-independence rally at Plaza Espana in Barcelona, Spain. Credit: Chris McGrath/Getty Images

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