A battle of words and of wills comes to a head in spain shortly. Madrid has demanded catalonias devolved government confirms whether or not it is declaring independence. The deadline kicks in four hours from now. The Spanish Government has insisted Carles Puigdemont, catalonias leader, retract a unilateral declaration of independence he made last week, even though he also suspended that declaration to allow time for negotiations, which madrid flatly rejected. Tim willcox is in the catalan capital, barcelona. Shocking images of the Spanish Police using violence to stop people voting in catalonias referendum have travelled fast since the first of october and have brought the worlds attention to this region of spain. The question was never recognised as legal by the central government, but did not stop the head of the region, Carles Puigdemont, declaring independence a week later. A declaration he suspended just a few seconds later to the disappointment of his hardline supporters. Since t
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