Daily Mail: Madrid imposes direct rule on Catalonia just 40 minutes after the region FINALLY declared independence as Spanish Prime Minister calls for 'calm' amid fears of violence on streets
* The Catalan parliament has voted 70 to 10 - with two blank ballots - to declare its independence from Spain
* In response, the Spanish senate in Madrid has dismantled Catalonia's autonomy by invoking article 155
* Spanish PM Mariano Rajoy said he wanted to 'shut down' the Catalan regional parliament in a speech today
* Catalan MPs opposed to the region's independence stormed out of parliament before the vote in protest
* Jubilant Catalans were seen dancing in the streets of Barcelona in response to the news of the declaration
* But shares in Catalan banks fell sharply in response to the news - dragging the entire stock market with them
* Both EU and USA, meanwhile, have backed Spain after the vote - with the US also backing use of article 155
Spain is on the brink of descending into violence as Catalonia faces being imminently taken over by direct rule after the region's parliament declared independence.
Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy began a meeting with his cabinet at 5pm (BST) to discuss exactly how the national government will take control of the region.
During that meeting, article 155 of the country's constitution will be enacted - meaning the entire Catalan government will be dismissed and replaced by Spanish nominees, the regional police force will come under national control and public broadcasters will start taking their orders from Madrid.
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