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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.