Catalan independence rally: Thousands gather in Barcelona
Craig TaylorThousands of Catalans pack the streets of Barcelona as an independence referendum looms. BBC News – Europe
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Italy flooding kills six people in Livorno
Four members of the same family died in the overnight flooding after heavy rainfalls. BBC News – Europe
Pierre Bergé, partner of Yves Saint Laurent, dies at 86
Bergé helped build the YSL brand, was a patron of the arts and a campaigner for gay rights. BBC News – Europe
French Villejuif terror suspects ‘wanted to blow up banks’
Three are held on suspicion of a terror-linked bomb plot after TATP explosives are found in a flat. BBC News – Europe
Europe migrant crisis: EU court rejects quota challenge
Hungary and Slovakia opposed measures to relocate asylum seekers across Europe, drawn up in 2015. BBC News – Europe
Azerbaijan ‘operated secret $3bn secret slush fund’
Some money was used to pay off European politicians in return for support, an investigation shows. BBC News – Europe