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Barcelona unrest leaves 128 arrested as city vows to pursue compensation for damage

News Desk25th October 202629th October 2026

25th October 202629th October 20261705

Shops were looted, bins set alight and police attacked in central Barcelona on Saturday after a gathering promoted through social media descended into widespread disorder....

PSOE replaces election candidate after Mínguez quits over partner’s property dealings

News Desk17th October 202621st October 2026

17th October 202621st October 20261310

Spain’s Socialist Party (PSOE) has lost its spokesperson and prospective lead candidate in Lleida just weeks before the 29 November general election, after Montse Mínguez...

Two dead and one missing as record rainfall floods areas of Catalonia

News Desk4th October 20267th October 2026

4th October 20267th October 20262234

At least two people have died in the province of Barcelona and another remains missing after torrential rain swept across Catalonia, flooding homes and hospitals,...

Mother and 18-year-old daughter die after wall collapse during Tarragona floods

News Desk26th August 202631st August 2026

26th August 202631st August 2026828

A mother and her 18-year-old daughter have died after being critically injured when a wall collapsed on them during the torrential rain and flash flooding...

European top court rules Spain’s Catalan amnesty complies with EU law

News Desk16th July 202621st July 2026

16th July 202621st July 20261949

The European Union’s highest court has ruled that Spain’s controversial amnesty law for those involved in Catalonia’s failed independence drive is compatible with EU legislation,...

Firefighters contain much of Costa Brava wildfire after tourists evacuated and thousands confined

News Desk3rd July 20266th July 2026

3rd July 20266th July 20264865

Update: On Sunday the regional Catalan government lifted the lockdown that had confined 12,000 residents to their homes as firefighters contained the blaze that had...

Pope blesses Sagrada Familia’s Tower of Jesus after visits to prison and Montserrat

News Desk11th June 202615th June 2026

11th June 202615th June 20261806

Pope Leo XIV inaugurated the newest and tallest spire of Barcelona’s Sagrada Familia on Wednesday, blessing the Tower of Jesus Christ and helping cement Antoni...

Chaos in Catalonia as rail network suspended for second day, as train drivers insist on more safety guarantees

News Desk22nd January 202624th January 2026

22nd January 202624th January 20261544

Commuter rail services on Catalonia’s Rodalies network remained suspended on Thursday morning, despite expectations that operations would begin to restart gradually during the day. Spain’s...

Spanish authorities to investigate five laboratories in search for origin of African swine fever outbreak

News Desk7th December 202510th December 2025

7th December 202510th December 20252186

Spanish authorities confirmed on Saturday that they are examining five laboratory facilities as part of efforts to determine the origin of an outbreak of African...

Catalan pro-independence party Junts to withdraw backing for Spanish government

News Desk28th October 20256th November 2025

28th October 20256th November 20252225

The exiled former president of Catalonia, Carles Puigdemont, said on Monday that his party will withdraw its pivotal backing for Spain’s minority left-leaning coalition government...

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