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00:00Good day and welcome to the gulf news update for Monday, October the 2nd.

00:06Here are the top stories at this hour.

00:09Catalonia's leader, Carles Puigdemont, said the region had won the right to break away

00:13from Spain after 90% of voters taking part in a banned referendum voted for independence.

00:20The voters defied a sometimes violent police crackdown and fierce opposition from the Spanish

00:25government.

00:27His declaration appeared to set the restive region on course for a deeper split with Madrid.

00:33Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy reiterated that the referendum was an illegal act.

00:39Isco scored twice as Real Madrid reduced the gap on LaLiga leaders Barcelona to seven points

00:45courtesy of a 2-0 win over Espanyol.

00:49The win came on a day where football was dragged into violent political clashes in Catalonia.

00:56Barca had earlier extended their perfect start in LaLiga to seven games as they beat

01:01La Palma 3-0 behind closed doors at Camp Nou.

01:06Award-winning Canadian producer and DJ Deadmau5 will headline this year's Creamfields Abu Dhabi.

01:13The annual electronic music festival will be held on December 8th at the Dew Arena on

01:18Yass Island.

01:19He will be joined by Swedish dance music duo Axwell and Ingrosso as well as regional artists.

01:26Tickets starting from 250 dirhams go on sale on Wednesday.

01:31And finally the weather.

01:32Today's high across the UAE will be 36 degrees Celsius dropping to 27 degrees at night.

01:39That's all for now.

01:40Thanks for watching.

01:41And as always, you can get the latest news at gulfnews.com.

Catalonia claims referendum victory - GN Headlines

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