More Mossos police will guarantee services in Catalan jails as prison officers' revolt goes on
Prison staff unions and justice department are at loggerheads over strike and blockades after an inmate killed a cook
Monday, 18 of march of 2024 - 20:41
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Catalonia's prison officers blockade centres in protest after inmate kills cook
Prison officers' unions says that their demands from the justice department have not been met and the action will continue
Friday, 15 of march of 2024 - 19:15
La Sagrera: Barcelona's future "station of stations" begins to take shape
Construction progress now gives a sense of the functionality of the three-level intermodal station complex
Tuesday, 12 of march of 2024 - 22:17
New development over the València fire that killed ten: police have learned where it started
Spanish government representative has announced that rather than starting on a balcony, the blaze began in a kitchen
Monday, 11 of march of 2024 - 18:28
Water use in Figueres, Roses, and Cadaqués is further reduced amid Catalonia's drought emergency
A dozen municipalities in the northern Alt Empordà county enter a Phase 2 Emergency, with tighter water restrictions
Thursday, 7 of march of 2024 - 22:15
Six decades on, Terrassa searches for children "stolen" after disastrous city flood of 1962
The great flood of 1962 caused 300 deaths in Terrassa and between 50 and 60 children went missing
Tuesday, 5 of march of 2024 - 22:58
Catalonia begins distribution of free reusable menstrual products: here's how to obtain them
Aimed at anyone who menstruates, this innovative CatSalut measure offers three reusable products: cup, panties, or pads
Monday, 4 of march of 2024 - 20:48
Seven towns in Barcelona metropolitan area reduce water pressure due to drought
Metropolian authority is to advise 24,000 people who have consumed excess water that they need to be responsible in their use
Wednesday, 28 of february of 2024 - 21:39
Short-circuit in an awning: leading hypothesis on cause of the disastrous València tower fire
Fatal apartment complex fire did not, it seems, start inside a flat, but rather in exterior electrical gear on a balcony
Monday, 26 of february of 2024 - 23:21
The tragic deaths of Marta, Ramón and their two small children, victims of the València fire
The family of four died together, suffocated by toxic smoke in the toilet of their apartment where they had taken refuge
Saturday, 24 of february of 2024 - 18:15
What is polyurethane, the cladding material used in the València tower destroyed by fire?
Some experts say that the València fire's rapid spread can be explained by a polyurethane layer in the building's cladding
Friday, 23 of february of 2024 - 23:22
Nine people confirmed dead in València tower fire as body identification begins
Firefighters have found remains of 9 people in the charred apartment complex
Friday, 23 of february of 2024 - 19:21
Four deaths confirmed and 19 missing after fire rips through 14-floor residential building in València
High winds and flammable cladding played a role as fire quickly engulfed the entire 138-flat complex
Thursday, 22 of february of 2024 - 20:53
Dani Alves avoids a sentence two years longer because of Spain's "Only yes means yes" law
Ex-Barça star, sentenced to 4 and half years' jail for sexual assault, benefits from new law's reduced minimum sentence
Thursday, 22 of february of 2024 - 20:04
Two-thirds of all Catalans either immigrated to Catalonia or have at least one parent who did
65.8% of the population are immigrants or descendants of immigrants, either from other parts of the state or internationally
Friday, 16 of february of 2024 - 01:54
Hackers break into Catalan police server and publish critical personal data
A document that the cybercriminals obtained shows all those on duty at a Catalan prison on the night of February 1st
Thursday, 15 of february of 2024 - 21:00
Dani Alves cries on the stand, and asserts that the sex was consensual: "I am not a violent man"
On third day of former Barça star's trial for alleged rape, expert witnesses appeared and the defendant took the stand
Wednesday, 7 of february of 2024 - 21:53
Three tragic deaths revealed after partial collapse of Badalona housing block
Hours after the disaster, rescuers find bodies in 3 separate flats: a solo mother, a young father, and a woman in her 50s
Wednesday, 7 of february of 2024 - 20:32
Dani Alves's night of wine, whiskey and G&Ts: the defence focuses on drunkenness as mitigating factor
Alves's wife Joana Sanz testifies that her husband arrived home at 4am, "bumping into furniture" and "smelling of alcohol"
Tuesday, 6 of february of 2024 - 21:32
Dani Alves's victim again states that he raped her in Barcelona nightclub as trial begins
Complainant testifies behind closed doors to protect her identity, while two other women with her that night also appear
Monday, 5 of february of 2024 - 19:07
Catalonia declares a drought emergency, with six million people affected
The entire Ter-Llobregat system, with 202 municipalities including Barcelona, now enters the most extreme drought level
Thursday, 1 of february of 2024 - 20:31
Catalonia's drought: internal reservoirs fall below 16%; Barcelona on edge of emergency level
The Ter-Llobregat system, which supplies drinking water to five million people, is still just above emergency level of 16%
Thursday, 25 of january of 2024 - 22:25
Barcelona residents don't want to live in Barcelona: 63% would prefer to live somewhere smaller
Only 4 out of every 10 Barcelona residents prefer life in a city as big as the Catalan capital
Wednesday, 24 of january of 2024 - 22:39
Police arrest Chaca, leader of 'narcopisos' drug business in Barcelona's El Raval
The Mossos and GU have hit 3 levels of a neighbourhood drug network in downtown Barcelona: sellers, distributors and a boss
Thursday, 18 of january of 2024 - 00:35
The 140 Catalan municipalities where housing rental prices will be capped
Most towns with stressed rental prices are in the Barcelona metropolitan area and other parts of the Catalan coast
Thursday, 11 of january of 2024 - 21:30
Eighteen people a day died trying to reach Spain in 2023: a total of 6,618 migrant deaths
The figure almost triples the total for 2022, when 2,390 migrants lost their lives in the seas around the Spanish coasts
Wednesday, 10 of january of 2024 - 23:20
What are the plastic pellets that have washed up on the coasts of Galicia?
Two decades ago it was the Prestige oil spill, now it is a more inert but also hazardous oil product on Galicia's coasts
Tuesday, 9 of january of 2024 - 22:44
Murder the two children to avenge the mother: police hypothesis over Barcelona tragedy
The Mossos police await forensic tests following the deaths of a man and his two children in Barcelona's Horta district
Tuesday, 9 of january of 2024 - 21:18
Drought level drops a notch in two Pyrenean catchments: Noguera Pallaresa and Ribagorçana
Two western Catalonia basins are at 43.21% of their capacity, but a third - the Segre basin - remains in emergency status
Monday, 8 of january of 2024 - 23:18
Face masks are now compulsory again in Catalonia's health centres
Catalan ministry imposes the measure due to the high numbers attending health centres for respiratory viruses
Friday, 5 of january of 2024 - 19:00
Police strike against puppy traffickers who had buried dead animals in Girona: 100 dogs rescued
Thursday, 4 of january of 2024 - 21:29
Leading Catalan doctor recommends using face masks on public transport and for 'Reis' gatherings
Dr Antoni Trilla warns that emergency rooms are close to capacity and only to see the doctor if a cold develops complications
Wednesday, 3 of january of 2024 - 22:30
La Rambla is preparing a new souvenir: one aimed at the people of Barcelona themselves
Amics de la Rambla launches an action plan promoting a new urban tourism model to bring locals back to the city's promenade
Wednesday, 3 of january of 2024 - 21:43
Arrested in Catalan border town: US man wanted for Florida armed robbery and murder
The Mossos police arrested Eric Charaudeau, wanted for a US bank robbery and homicide in 1999, at a hotel in La Jonquera
Tuesday, 2 of january of 2024 - 22:40
A 420,000 euro fine for Barcelona property owner who illegally rented flats to tourists
A Ciutat Vella building owner has rented out flats illegally to tourists for years, with alleged legal tenants in the middle
Tuesday, 2 of january of 2024 - 21:50
Jenni Hermoso confirms to judge: Rubiales kiss was not consensual and she suffered coercion
Footballer testifies that she was pressured constantly during flight home from the World Cup and Spanish team's stay in Ibiza
Tuesday, 2 of january of 2024 - 18:42
Top 20 most populated cities in Catalonia: Badalona overtakes Terrassa for third place
Barcelona is still the most populated city and L'Hospitalet de Llobregat remains in second place.
Wednesday, 27 of december of 2023 - 21:41
TMB fares 2024: What will public transport fares be in Barcelona?
The new agreed prices will not come into effect until the Spanish government officially enacts the contribution.
Wednesday, 27 of december of 2023 - 20:57
The 2023 news in Catalonia, as sung by Lo Pau de Ponts for El Nacional's lottery special
The news highlights - good and bad - that the Catalan singer summed up in a song for our TV special on Christmas lottery day
Friday, 22 of december of 2023 - 22:51
