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Barcelona: 18 evictions per day, more than any other city in Spain
Struggle for affordable housing continues despite moratorium on evictions for vulnerable people
Over a hundred Covid positives among students after trips to Balearic and Canary islands
Outbreaks after end-of-course journeys to Mallorca, Menorca, Tenerife and Catalonia as teenagers experience light or no symptoms
McAfee's lawyer says mogul 'never showed signs' of wanting to die by suicide
Ombudsman calls for investigation into death of anti-virus creator in a Catalan prison
Barcelona metro to return to run all-night service on Saturdays
From June 26 the Barcelona metro will resume its pre-pandemic timetable after 15 months of an altered service
Spanish government to cut electricity VAT from 21% to 10%
Measure comes after revised electricity tariffs cause confusion and anger among customers
Anti-virus mogul John McAfee found dead in prison cell
Facing extradition to the US for tax fraud, the 75-year-old businessman allegedly committed suicide in Catalonia’s Brians 2 prison
33 winners of Nobel Prize for economics reject professor's potential 'independence' fine
Joseph Stiglitz is among those supporting Mas-Colell, accused of irregular public spending despite retiring two years before referendum
Protests greet conference by Spanish president announcing pardons for jailed Catalan leaders
Pro-independence groups call demonstrations ahead of Pedro Sánchez’s speech in Barcelona’s Liceu opera house
Spanish police to face trial for actions during Catalan independence referendum
Girona court orders 28 officers to be prosecuted for causing "injuries" and "minor injuries"
Spain's National Court sends former president Jordi Pujol to trial
His seven children and ten businesspeople will also face court for the alleged corruption scandal affecting his whole family
Solicitor general requests 25 years in jail for former president Pujol's eldest son
Representative of Spanish government avoids accusing ex-Catalan head of government in family corruption case
Covid-19, Storm Gloria and Messi: How the world viewed Catalonia in 2020
A study of 10 newspapers in France, Germany, Italy, UK and US finds 1,021 mentions of Catalonia
Spain to challenge Catalan rent cap law in Constitutional Court
Appeal angers activists although minister says measure will not be put on hold until ruling is issued
Man in Barcelona dies by suicide just before eviction
The judge had dismissed the social services vulnerability report as the man did not meet the requirements to suspend the eviction
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