Former Catalan president detained

Former leader of Catalonia, Carles Puigdemont, has been detained in Germany, according to his lawyers.

Puigdemont was held after crossing the border from Denmark to Belgium, after a European arrest warrant was recently reactivated against him.

Mr Puigdemont had been living in self-imposed exile in Belgium since last October's banned referendum that backed Catalonia's bid for secession from Spain.