Teachers strike on first day of school to demand reversal of budget cuts
Protesters criticize education minister and privatization of sector
September 6, 2023 11:57 AM
Society
Current affairs and social issues
Footballer Hermoso files complaint against Rubiales over forced kiss during World Cup ceremony
Public prosecutors' office to also submit complaint against suspended Spanish football federation president
September 6, 2023 03:11 PM
Gender-based violence helpline receives 9,500 calls between January and August
Legal advice and initial psychological care among recent improvements to telephone service
September 6, 2023 11:03 AM
Locally acquired dengue case confirmed in Catalonia
4-year-old boy hospitalized at Sant Joan University Hospital in Reus
September 5, 2023 01:40 PM
Flight from Atlanta to Barcelona forced to turn back due to 'diarrhea all way through airplane'
Delta pilot tells air traffic controller incident is a "biohazard issue"
September 5, 2023 12:04 PM
Hundreds gather in Barcelona in support of Hermoso and against Rubiales
Now-suspended Spanish Football Federation president forcibly kissed player on lips during World Cup Final medal ceremony
September 4, 2023 07:11 PM
Police investigators see deliberate 'confusion' in Barça referee payments
Spanish newspaper El Mundo report Guardia Civil document suggests refereeing decisions were not always "impartial"
September 4, 2023 02:07 PM
Floods and travel disruption in southern Catalonia after heavy rain
Roads and railway lines closed and fire service called on to rescue people trapped in homes and cars
September 3, 2023 12:54 PM
Linguist Carme Junyent dies, aged 68
Tributes pour in for writer and professor, expert on endangered languages and defender of Catalan
September 3, 2023 02:13 PM
Barcelona mayor restores twin city ties with Tel Aviv
Collboni maintains 'unequivocal' commitment to Palestine as he reverses Colau's decision to suspend institutional relations with Israel
September 2, 2023 03:00 PM
Catalonia's lowest birth rate in 27 years: is there a risk for the Catalan population?
Fewer potential mothers born 30 years ago, among the reasons
September 2, 2023 11:17 AM
Catalonia welcomes 2.3 million visitors during July
Number of international tourists decreases by 2.5% compared to 2019
September 1, 2023 12:20 PM
Tarragona city requests 25 years of prison over 2020 chemical plant explosion
Council, acting as private prosecutor, also asks for a €9 million fine for incident that caused three deaths
September 1, 2023 11:42 AM
Flooded roads and landslides after storm hits Catalan coast
Firefighters respond to 46 calls overnight as heavy rain hit parts of Barcelona metropolitan area
August 30, 2023 01:43 PM
La Vuelta protesters planned to pour 400l of oil on roads
Spanish national police surprised group in forest and arrested them on Saturday
August 29, 2023 01:32 PM
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