Inside a drug den in Barcelona's Raval after a record-time eviction
Neighbors report a rise in drug flats, while city council says numbers have fallen from 100 to 10 in seven years
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Catalan and Spanish leaders welcome Gaza peace plan
Spanish Congress approves arms embargo on Israel
Students at British schools increase by 16%, 87% being Spanish-born
Spain is home to more Brit education centers than all other EU countries combined
R3 commuter line begins longest service disruption in recent history
Crucial section of Rodalies line will be suspended for 16 months between Montcada Bifurcació and La Garriga
Father accused of raping daughter reaches deal to avoid prison time after violating restraining order
Man assaulted 21-year-old in front of an 8-year-old child at 3am on the streets
Police officer shot dead by his father-in-law in Lleida
Mossos d'Esquadra arrest alleged perpetrator, man aged 78 years, investigation ongoing under secrecy
Over 1-in-4 apartments in Barcelona at risk of extreme heat
Study shows more condensed districts such as Ciutat Vella and Gràcia are exposed to more heat due to lack of ventilation
Israel intercepts second flotilla attempting to reach Gaza
Spanish crew members, Norwegian, Canadian, Australian, and American crew members on the boats
Spain's Constitutional Court agrees to hear appeals from Catalan leaders denied amnesty
Court opens separate case to consider lifting arrest warrants for Carles Puigdemont, Toni Comín, and Lluís Puig
Catalonia announces 'nationwide agreement' to build up to 214,000 new homes, half for social use
President Salvador Illa unveils ambitions at 2025 general policy debate in parliament
Emergency alert drill for Barcelona area postponed to November
Civil Protection mobile phone test rescheduled for November 3
Test scores show Catalan students perform better in spoken Spanish than Catalan
Final-year primary and secondary school pupils were orally assessed on vocabulary, pronunciation, and other communication skills
Spain approves decree regulating medical cannabis use
"Standardized preparations" legalized for conditions like chronic pain and severe epilepsy
All Catalan activists from Gaza aid flotilla return home
Only one Spanish activist remains in Israel after 21 returned on Sunday and 27 more landed at Spanish airports last night
Farmers on alert as Spain's first lumpy skin disease outbreak appears in Catalonia
The virus, which does not affect humans, leads to culling of over 120 animals and controls in 800 nearby farms
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