National Day protest registrations up to 400,000
Organizers of annual pro-independence demonstration call on more to sign up with verdict on jailed Catalan politicians and activists soon due
September 10, 2019 12:44 PM
Society
Current affairs and social issues
Traffic diversions and alternative routing for National Day celebrations
See all details of closed roads and public transport options for September 11 here
September 10, 2019 11:30 AM
Man affected by threat to cut off electricity believes Endesa should take on debt
“We should be able to live with dignity, with electricity and without fear,” says José Luis Jacas
September 8, 2019 08:42 PM
Montserrat’s father abbot apologizes for minor abuse but rules out stepping down
Josep Maria Soler says he is committed to improving child protection mechanisms
September 8, 2019 12:01 PM
Fire in Barcelona port under control
Blaze burns yacht-maintenance company warehouse
September 6, 2019 03:09 PM
Montserrat admits monk was a ‘sexual predator and pedophile’
Monastic committee investigating case to send findings to public prosecutor, Ombudsman, and religious authorities
September 6, 2019 02:14 PM
Back to school for over 1.5m youngsters in Catalonia
September 12 is the day parents have been longing for as schools all over the country begin the 2019-2020 academic year
September 4, 2019 07:09 PM
Funeral of last Catalan Ravensbrück concentration camp survivor held in Toulouse
Conxita Grangé was part of French Resistance and was praised for her efforts to “explain the brutality”
September 4, 2019 03:05 PM
‘Iberoenology’ - resurrecting wine practices from 3,000 years ago
The faculty of oenology has adopted Iberian production techniques from ancient times
September 4, 2019 02:44 PM
La Vuelta race aerial camera accidentally exposes marihuana farm
Police confiscate plantation in central Catalonia after footage goes viral on social media
September 4, 2019 12:47 PM
Animal rights organization reports town council over ‘correbous’ incident
AnimaNaturalis and other organizations push parliament to ban bull-related events
September 4, 2019 12:03 PM
Regeneration of woodland begins in area hit by summer wildfire
Some €2.2m to be spent on reviving key spots of Ribera d'Ebre, where 5,000 hectares went up in flames in June
September 3, 2019 05:39 PM
Animal rights group takes 14 rabbits in raid of farm in Catalan town
Town council has said that it will support the claims of the farmer should he come forward
September 2, 2019 09:07 PM
Injuries reopen debate on bull-related events in Catalonia
Traditional activities involving bulls back in the spotlight after animal escapes and wounds 19 people in northern town of Vidreres
September 2, 2019 12:41 PM
Barcelona's alleged security crisis exaggerated by media ‘echo chamber’, says expert
“These are not new problems, they have been around for a longer period of time”, says criminology lecturer Steven Kemp
September 2, 2019 12:19 PM
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