UPDATE 3

The Guardian NigeriaUPDATE 3-Catalan separatists see election boost as step towards independenceReuters... * Exit polls due at 1800 GMT. * Separatists seen winning slim majority. * They plan to declare independence within 18 months. * Spanish government says secession is "a nonsense". * FACTBOX (Adds high turnout, analyst). By Julien Toyer. BARCELONA ...Exit Poll: Pro-Secession Bloc Likely to Win Catalonia VoteNew York TimesCatalan separatists eye election to defy Spain over independenceFortuneall 294 news articles »