The Spanish government is preparing to activate a constitutional article to take control of the Catalonia region in a bid to stop a rebellion from separatist politicians.

Spanish prime minister Mariano Rajoy said his government will announce specific measures tomorrow to take control of the Catalonia region, now that an agreement has been reached with the country's main opposition parties.

A French family of five on holiday jumped off a seaside cliff in a desperate attempt to escape a raging wildfire, with the father and one of his children plummeting some 165ft (50m) to their deaths, authorities said.

Politicians from Spain's main political parties have condemned the killing of a police officer when a car bomb he was searching for went off earlier than expected.