Catalan road tolls set to rise by 1.7% to 1.8% in 2025
Price update is lowest increase in recent years
December 30, 2024 12:06 PM
Society
Current affairs and social issues
New suburbs, new extensions: the future of Barcelona metro
Underground public transport system will have new stations opening in coming years
December 30, 2024 10:28 AM
Barcelona underground reaches 100 years approaching maximum capacity
Metro to hit 450 million annual passengers in 2024 as authorities plan more trains and new stations
December 28, 2024 12:15 PM
Barcelona public transport fares to rise 3% in 2025
New prices will be in force from January 15 with subsidized T-usual for one zone costing €22
December 27, 2024 04:43 PM
Coordinating Barcelona’s Renfe high-speed train network from Sants station
Dozens work daily to ensure smooth system across 3,000 kilometers of tracks
December 27, 2024 11:21 AM
Robberies down 6.9% between January and September in Barcelona to 2023
Police register 4,477 fewer thefts, with crime rate down 4% compared to last year
December 24, 2024 11:15 AM
Police find dead newborn baby in trash container south of Barcelona
Mossos d'Esquadra open an investigation in Cubelles
December 23, 2024 11:11 AM
23-year-old man arrested in Barcelona for homicide of partner in France
Crime in Aubervilliers took place in summer, authorities issued European arrest warrant
December 23, 2024 10:04 AM
Spain's Christmas lottery with coveted 'El Gordo' 72480 sold in La Rioja
Over 31 million euros in main prizes awarded throughout Catalonia
December 21, 2024 01:09 PM
The 'unlucky' Christmas lottery number that everyone buys but never wins
For 122 years, generations of locals in a small town in Lleida have played the 11457 without ever winning anything
December 22, 2024 09:33 AM
Three-day cleaners and garbage collectors strike in Barcelona called off
Regular service coinciding with Christmas festivities after deal reached between unions and companies
December 21, 2024 12:36 PM
Final confirmation: Public transport tickets 50% subsidized throughout 2025
Catalan government announces discount prices on T-Jove and T-Usual passes to continue next year
December 21, 2024 02:07 PM
The strangest rituals and superstitions behind Christmas lottery picks
Numbers related to the Valencia floods and 'bad luck' myths such as 13 or black cats are among the best sellers
December 21, 2024 01:09 PM
Spain's Christmas lottery - How does it work?
El Gordo is the world's largest lottery, with a total prize pool of €2.7 billion and over 70% of Spaniards participating
December 19, 2024 05:14 PM
Eleven arrested for causing €656,000 in damage to rail network
Detainees committed over 160 acts of vandalism across Catalonia
December 21, 2024 11:38 AM
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