Spanish police officers have raided three Catalan regional government departments and arrested 12 senior officials as Madrid steps up its battle to stop an independence referendum being held in less than two weeks’ time. Thanks, we’ve registered your vote. Thanks, we’ve registered your vote. Thanks, we’ve registered your vote. 'They've called me a traitor': Catalans divided as independence vote nears Read moreA survey two months ago showed 49.4% of Catalans are against independence while 41.1% are in favour.

Source: The Guardian September 20, 2017 08:02 UTC