Skier dies after being caught in avalanche in Spain
A Spanish skier died on Saturday after being caught in an avalanche in the Pyrenees mountains, police said, adding they were investigating whether the man
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Miners work all night to try and reach toddler
Specialist miners from the Asturias Mining Rescue Brigade have been working all night to try and reach a two-year-old boy who fell into a well in Andalusia
Taxi strikes escalate in Madrid and Barcelona
Barcelona city centre remained blocked by taxis on Tuesday as the drivers’ strike to demand tougher regulation of ride-hailing firms, such as Uber and Cabify,
Taxi strikes increase in Barcelona and Madrid
Taxi and ridesharing drivers stepped up their protests on Monday, in both Barcelona and Madrid. Cab owners continued blockading Barcelona’s major Gran Via thoroughfare with their vehicles
Jailed leaders to defend ‘legitimacy’ of referendum
The Catalan political leaders in jail are ready to defend the ‘legitimacy’ of the 1 October 2017 independence referendum and will not hide the fact
Sánchez to meet Torra today, as protests gear up
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez will hold a cabinet meeting in Barcelona on Friday amid tight security as Catalan pro-independence groups plan to hold protests
Quim Torra to join hunger strike for 48 hours
The Catalan president, Quim Torra, is to fast for 48 hours in support of the jailed leaders on hunger strike. Torra originally planned to go
Two more Catalan leaders join hunger strike
Two more former Catalan ministers, Joaquim Forn and Josep Rull, currently in pre-trial detention, have joined a hunger strike to protest against the judicial process of
Two jailed Catalan leaders to go on hunger strike
Two of the Catalan pro-independence leaders in pre-trial detention have begun a hunger strike to protest against the hearings due to start in early 2019. Jordi
Amnesty to ‘monitor’ trial of jailed Catalan leaders
Amnesty International has reiterated its commitment to continue to denounce the ‘unjustifiable’ detention of the Catalan pro-independence civic leaders, Jordi Cuixart and Jordi Sànchez, in what it
