• The Catalan Parliament will meet today to review a possible declaration of independence, a day before the Spanish Senate is expected to approve a raft of emergency measures to give Madrid direct control over the region.

Journalists have played their part in reinforcing the divergent views of the standoff, our correspondent writes, in a look at the parallel universes of supporters and opponents of Catalan independence in the Spanish media. (Above, the newsroom of TV3, the Catalan public broadcaster.)

Meanwhile, a reporter visited Llivia, a Catalan enclave in France where residents have long maintained a strong sense of independence.