ON TWITTER

#CATALONIA

As Spain prepares to take direct control over the region, Catalonia’s politicians have voted in favour of independence.

@Bbckatyaadler

shared: “Old lady who says experienced Franco repression and now lives to see a #catalan republic hugging young independence supporter, both crying”

@thepileus said: “Everything that has happened in #Catalonia should remind us political power lies not with politicians nor governments but with the masses”

@Kimdotcom tweeted: “At the end the free will of the people of Catalonia will prevail and neither Spain nor the EU can stop them”

@williamsonkev offered: “The EU needs to suspend Spain if there is any attempt to install a Vichy regime by force”

#DOUGLASROSS

Conservative MP Douglas Ross, who also works as a football referee, has said he won’t undertake assignments at next year’s World Cup in Russia when Parliament is sitting.

@Stephenrw01 said: “It’s right that Douglas Ross

concentrates on being an MP, not a football referee. Now, what about the MP lawyers, company directors, etc?”

@Makeamericawait

tweeted: “I see Douglas Ross has committed to doing his day job. What a privilege his constituents have. Even if World Cup will miss out.”

@Rickblaine123 posted: “Now Douglas Ross has given up refereeing can all Two or more job mps see if being a part-time MP is good enough to serve their constituents?”

#JFK

Twenty-five minutes before President John F Kennedy was assassinated in Dallas, Texas, local newspaper the Cambridge News received an anonymous call about “some big news” in the US, according to documents.

@aljwhite enthused: “see u suckers later, I’m off to pitch Hollywood execs my film about the anonymous JFK tip off to the Cambridge News”

@2010Leehurst joked: “Do you remember where you were when JFK was shot? I remember where I was 25 minutes before. I was in a telephone box calling Cambridge News.”