Europe correspondent Seamus Kearney

The big pro-unity rallies in Spain as sacked Catalan leader calls for peaceful resistance to direct rule, with all eyes now on how supporters of Catalonia breaking away from Spain will react to the latest political developments; Britain sets a Monday deadline for talks on restoring power-sharing government in Northern Ireland, and European Union institutions grapple with the issue of sexual harassment which have also raised questions over standards in Brussels' institutions.