April rains in Catalonia bring reservoirs in Ter-Llobregat system up to 19.3% of capacity
Calculating for all of Catalonia's internal catchment basins, reservoir levels have risen to 18.3% of their capacity
Tuesday, 30 of april of 2024 - 21:35
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Axe attack on a McDonald's in Catalonia by man "seeking revenge for Gaza war", seen as terrorism
Prosecutor believes that Pakistani man arrested for Holy Week axe attack on property committed a terrorist offence
Friday, 19 of april of 2024 - 21:45
Barcelona's Park Güell: the July 1st change for tourists that is intended to benefit residents
Online-only ticket sales are part of a mobility action plan in Barcelona's La Salut neighbourhood, home to the Gaudí park
Friday, 19 of april of 2024 - 19:07
A floating desalination plant in Barcelona port: the drought alternative to shipping in water
With this new plan, the Catalan government discards satisfying Barcelona's water needs by ship
Thursday, 18 of april of 2024 - 19:59
Climate change already "baked in" will reduce Spain's average income in 2050 by 18%, study finds
Already-unavoidable climate damage to the world economy is valued at 6 times the cost of limiting warming to 2 degrees C
Thursday, 18 of april of 2024 - 03:06
Catalonia's drought: the rule change allowing "climate shelter" swimming pools to remain in use
Catalan government introduces water use maximums for tourist accommodation that match local residents' levels
Tuesday, 16 of april of 2024 - 22:46
Catalan man murders wife and two children before dying by suicide on train tracks
In just over three months of 2024, male violence in Catalonia has claimed the lives of five women and five children
Wednesday, 10 of april of 2024 - 19:35
Tour de France legend Induráin gets his stolen bike back: Catalan police charge three teenagers
Days after the cycle was stolen from Miguel Induráin's van in La Pineda, local police spotted it in the hands of 2 teenagers
Friday, 5 of april of 2024 - 21:59
No valid visas: the 69 Bolivian cruise passengers in Barcelona disembark to begin deportation process
The MSC cruise continues its route after the Bolivians without valid visas were transferred to another ship in Barcelona port
Thursday, 4 of april of 2024 - 19:01
Luis Rubiales returns early to Spain after football corruption allegations and awaits judge's call
The ex-Spanish football head is now under investigation for alleged irregularities in transfer of Super Cup to Saudi Arabia
Wednesday, 3 of april of 2024 - 21:56
Cruise ship held in Barcelona with 1,500 on board due to presence of 69 Bolivians without valid visas
Bolivian authorities assert that the cruise company failed in duty to check documents and must provide an immediate solution
Wednesday, 3 of april of 2024 - 20:13
Gone with the wind and the waves: the beach damage from Storm Nelson along the Barcelona coast
Beaches whose widths have narrowed by up to 25 metres, erosion escarpments and damaged facilities: the ravages of the storm
Wednesday, 3 of april of 2024 - 01:10
Reservoirs serving Barcelona and Girona benefit from rain, but drought restrictions continue
Water reserves in the Ter-Llobregat system have exceeded 100hm³, the threshold level for the drought emergency phase
Thursday, 28 of march of 2024 - 20:51
The Sagrada Família, reaching the heights: the tallest tower, that of Jesus, to be finished in 2025
After 2025, the Glory Facade towers will become the main focus, with the desire to finish the work within a decade
Tuesday, 26 of march of 2024 - 21:28
Dani Alves leaves prison after 430 days behind bars: first images
Ex-footballer, granted bail while appealing sexual aggression sentence, is banned from being within 1 km of the victim
Monday, 25 of march of 2024 - 17:11
A 70-year-old Catalan takes his own life as authorities arrive at his flat to evict him
Housing action group PAHC denounces the events in the city of Sabadell, which it regards as "a murder due to class violence"
Friday, 22 of march of 2024 - 23:24
Alves, another night behind bars, having not paid the €1m bail: problems or defence propaganda?
Ex-footballer granted bail after sexual assault conviction fails to deposit the required sum
Thursday, 21 of march of 2024 - 18:08
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
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
