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25.6% of people in Catalonia smoked in 2018, compared to 24% in 2017

Alba Vergés: "We have the responsibility to answer to the people"

Husband of late María José Carrasco successfully brings issue back into limelight

Percentage of smokers in Catalonia in 2018 up from previous years to 25.6%

Clément Lenglet’s towering first-half header and Jordi Alba’s second enough to bring Barça to within two wins of the league title

Minister of health "determined" to have new law passed after man arrested in Madrid for assisted suicide last week

Catalan authorities unveil prototype ambulance at MWC that can remotely connect with health specialists in an emergency

Pro-independence humorist suggested Inés Arrimadas go to Amsterdam, where she would have "all work rights respected"

New Madrid cabinet lifts challenge against legislation enabling migrants with no resident permit to have access to public health care

Court considers actor Toni Albà’s Twitter posts to exceed the limits of freedom of expression

Toni Albà, already investigated for slander, reiterates he “only wanted to make people laugh”

‘I will never give up my freedom of speech,’ says the actor

The victory in the Vicente Calderón strengthens FC Barcelona's position as the most successful team of recent years as they claim the Copa del Rey for the second successive season. Jordi Alba’s goal in the seventh minute of extra time capped a stunning turnaround of events and handed FC Barcelona a well-deserved 2–0 victory over Sevilla in the 2016 Copa del Rey final on Sunday night at the Vicente Calderón Stadium in Madrid. With the La Liga championship already in the bag, Sunday’s Copa del Rey win — the 28th in Club history — means Barça have emerged on top in both of this season’s national competitions, giving them the coveted domestic double and ensuring the 2015/16 season will be hailed as a success for years to come.

Pedro Rodríguez scored FC Barcelona’s fifth goal of the evening in the 115th minute as Champions League titleholders FC Barcelona hung on late in an exhilarating 5–4 extra-time triumph over a newly revamped Sevilla, the winners of last year’s Europa League, in the 2015 UEFA Super Cup Final on Tuesday night in Tbilisi, Georgia. Lionel Messi scored two free kick goals in the first half to erase an early 1–0 deficit and Rafinha, filling in superbly for the absent Neymar, started and scored to put Barça up 3–1 a minute before halftime. Messi was named man of the match. "We are delighted to start the season with this win, but it was tough," he said following the game. Only two more titles — this month’s Spanish Super Cup and this fall’s FIFA Club World Cup — stand between the Catalans and an unprecedented second sextuple. It is also FC Barcelona’s fifth UEFA Super Cup title, tying them with AC Milan for tops all-time.

Goals from Neymar, Messi and Rakitic give the blaugranes a comfortable win over AS Roma in the team's final game of the 2015/16 pre-season. Luis Enrique's team brought pre-season to its conclusion at Camp Nou with a resounding victory over Italian AS Roma in the Gamper Trophy game. First half goals from Neymar and Leo Messi and another in the second half from Rakitic served to set the blaugranes on track for when silverware will be at stake, beginning with next Tuesday's trip to Tiblisi to take on Sevilla in the European Super Cup.