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Brother of former Madrid deputy mayor Begoña Villacís killed in shooting in city's Fuencarral district

Brother of former Madrid deputy mayor Begoña Villacís killed in shooting in city's Fuencarral district

Orsolya Gazdagi

Tuesday, 4 of june of 2024 - 23:29

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Video emerges of four women assaulting a Barcelona taxi driver

Video emerges of four women assaulting a Barcelona taxi driver

Four women punch a male taxi driver, bringing him to the ground, in a dramatic video but in a context that is still unclear

Guillem RS

Thursday, 30 of may of 2024 - 23:24

Axe attack on a McDonald's in Catalonia by man "seeking revenge for Gaza war", seen as terrorism

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

Guillem RS

Friday, 19 of april of 2024 - 21:45

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Catalan man murders wife and two children before dying by suicide on train tracks

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

Guillem RS

Wednesday, 10 of april of 2024 - 19:35

Tour de France legend Induráin gets his stolen bike back: Catalan police charge three teenagers

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

Julio Collado

Friday, 5 of april of 2024 - 21:59

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Dani Alves leaves prison after 430 days behind bars: first images

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

Carlos Manzano / Orsolya Gazdagi / Guillem RS

Monday, 25 of march of 2024 - 17:11

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Catalonia's prison officers blockade centres in protest after inmate kills cook

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

Guillem RS

Friday, 15 of march of 2024 - 19:15

New development over the València fire that killed ten: police have learned where it started

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

Guillem RS

Monday, 11 of march of 2024 - 18:28

Short-circuit in an awning: leading hypothesis on cause of the disastrous València tower fire

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

Guillem RS

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 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

Orsolya Gazdagi

Saturday, 24 of february of 2024 - 18:15

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Four deaths confirmed and 19 missing after fire rips through 14-floor residential building in València

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

Julio Collado / El Nacional

Thursday, 22 of february of 2024 - 20:53

Dani Alves cries on the stand, and asserts that the sex was consensual: "I am not a violent man"

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

Mayte Piulachs

Wednesday, 7 of february of 2024 - 21:53

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Three tragic deaths revealed after partial collapse of Badalona housing block

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

Guillem RS

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

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"

Mayte Piulachs / Guillem RS

Tuesday, 6 of february of 2024 - 21:32

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Dani Alves's victim again states that he raped her in Barcelona nightclub as trial begins

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

Mayte Piulachs / Guillem RS

Monday, 5 of february of 2024 - 19:07

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Police arrest Chaca, leader of 'narcopisos' drug business in Barcelona's El Raval

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

Guillem RS

Thursday, 18 of january of 2024 - 00:35

Murder the two children to avenge the mother: police hypothesis over Barcelona tragedy

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

Guillem RS

Tuesday, 9 of january of 2024 - 21:18

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Police strike against puppy traffickers who had buried dead animals in Girona: 100 dogs rescued

Police strike against puppy traffickers who had buried dead animals in Girona: 100 dogs rescued

Carlos Manzano

Thursday, 4 of january of 2024 - 21:29

Arrested in Catalan border town: US man wanted for Florida armed robbery and murder

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

Carlos Manzano / Guillem RS

Tuesday, 2 of january of 2024 - 22:40

Wave of bomb threats affects international schools across Spain: three Tarragona centres closed

Wave of bomb threats affects international schools across Spain: three Tarragona centres closed

A number of international schools across the Spanish state received email bomb alerts, but police discounted any danger

Guillem RS

Monday, 18 of december of 2023 - 22:23

Barcelona, where it's unsafe to walk with a phone in your hand: city police warn of theft danger

Barcelona, where it's unsafe to walk with a phone in your hand: city police warn of theft danger

Police warn that Barcelona thieves target people carrying phones in hands to take photos, message or use GPS functions

Guillem RS

Monday, 11 of december of 2023 - 23:22

Andrea Zanon, former World Bank consultant, arrested at Barcelona airport for massive fraud

Andrea Zanon, former World Bank consultant, arrested at Barcelona airport for massive fraud

Spanish judge asserts that the US financier used his trusted reputation to attract investors into a cryptocurrency scam

Carlos Manzano

Monday, 4 of december of 2023 - 18:39

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Fire in a shanty town near Barcelona: no casualties, but a reminder of how some live in 2023

Fire in a shanty town near Barcelona: no casualties, but a reminder of how some live in 2023

Guillem RS

Friday, 3 of november of 2023 - 21:12

Wanted, Barcelona graverobbers: 162 graves opened, with gold and jewels taken, in Montjuïc cemetery

Wanted, Barcelona graverobbers: 162 graves opened, with gold and jewels taken, in Montjuïc cemetery

Workers at the Barcelona cemetery raised the alarm after noticing that concrete slabs sealing the grave niches had moved

Orsolya Gazdagi

Thursday, 3 of august of 2023 - 22:08

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Barcelona police arrest homeless man after wildfire burns on Montjuïc mountain | VIDEOS

Barcelona police arrest homeless man after wildfire burns on Montjuïc mountain | VIDEOS

Guillem RS

Tuesday, 20 of june of 2023 - 20:05

Dani Alves "wants to refute" rape complaint, says lawyer, but prosecutors are skeptical

Dani Alves "wants to refute" rape complaint, says lawyer, but prosecutors are skeptical

For the second time, a Barcelona court hears Brazilian footballer's arguments for release from jail till sex case is heard

Mayte Piulachs

Friday, 9 of june of 2023 - 21:56

Canadian tourist dies in Barcelona after fall from bridge while being attacked by thieves

Canadian tourist dies in Barcelona after fall from bridge while being attacked by thieves

A truck driver raised the alarm at 6am after the young man fell on to the Ronda Litoral motorway

Guillem RS

Wednesday, 15 of march of 2023 - 20:15

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Firefighters recover bodies of three geologists who died in Catalonia mine

Firefighters recover bodies of three geologists who died in Catalonia mine

After a seven hour operation, firefighters recovered the bodies of three young geologists killed in a mine cave-in in Súria

Guillem RS / Julio Collado

Thursday, 9 of march of 2023 - 23:06

Catalan government apologises over Sallent twins case: "Clearly something has failed"

Catalan government apologises over Sallent twins case: "Clearly something has failed"

Government admits that the harassment suffered by the minors, to the point of suicide, is a failure of the system

Marta Lasalas

Tuesday, 28 of february of 2023 - 21:39

Tragedy in Sallent: Catalan school authorities now admit that bullying may be a factor

Tragedy in Sallent: Catalan school authorities now admit that bullying may be a factor

Fatal fall of 12-year-old girl and grave injury to her twin sister is now thought to have been a joint suicide attempt

Guillem RS

Thursday, 23 of february of 2023 - 22:43

The town of Sallent, in shock: how did 12-year-old twins come to fall from third floor?

The town of Sallent, in shock: how did 12-year-old twins come to fall from third floor?

One girl died and her sister is in a serious but stable condition after both fell from a balcony in central Catalonia town

Guillem RS

Wednesday, 22 of february of 2023 - 23:25

Dani Alves case: DNA found on woman's body contradicts footballer's third version of events

Dani Alves case: DNA found on woman's body contradicts footballer's third version of events

Brazilian sports star remains in custody in a Catalan prison while investigation of rape allegation continues

Guillem RS

Friday, 10 of february of 2023 - 23:01

Judge in Dani Alves rape case tells witness that she too could lay sexual charges

Judge in Dani Alves rape case tells witness that she too could lay sexual charges

Former Barça footballer has now spent two weeks in the Brians 2 prison since being arrested for the alleged nightclub rape

Mayte Piulachs

Friday, 3 of february of 2023 - 19:55

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Woman finds abandoned baby in Barcelona: "I thought it was a doll, but it moved its eyes"

Woman finds abandoned baby in Barcelona: "I thought it was a doll, but it moved its eyes"

On her way to work, the woman found a new-born baby peering out of a sports bag on the pavement

Guillem RS

Tuesday, 24 of january of 2023 - 21:10

Unrestrained violence

Unrestrained violence

José Antich

Friday, 30 of december of 2022 - 12:39

Spain's dark December of femicides: at least ten women murdered by men in a month

Spain's dark December of femicides: at least ten women murdered by men in a month

Country's highest monthly total of deaths from sexist violence since 2015, with two of the deaths in Catalonia

Carlos Manzano

Thursday, 29 of december of 2022 - 18:13

Security cameras reveal how Australian rugby league player died in Barcelona nightclub

Security cameras reveal how Australian rugby league player died in Barcelona nightclub

Liam Hampson died after a 10-metre fall in an outdoor area behind the Sala Apolo, but his body was not found for 30 hours

Guillem RS

Thursday, 20 of october of 2022 - 21:07

Marin Eugen Sabau, alleged "Tarragona gunman", ends his life in euthanasia case

Marin Eugen Sabau, alleged "Tarragona gunman", ends his life in euthanasia case

Man, accused of shooting five before being shot in the spine himself, was granted the right to die and did not stand trial

Alba Carnicé

Tuesday, 23 of august of 2022 - 20:25

Barça footballer Lewandowski robbed of €70,000 watch when signing autographs

Barça footballer Lewandowski robbed of €70,000 watch when signing autographs

The star striker was attending to fans when a thief ripped off his watch - but Catalan police recovered it within hours

Maria García / El Nacional

Thursday, 18 of august of 2022 - 20:44

MAP | Needle spiking in Catalonia's dance clubs: where have cases been reported?

MAP | Needle spiking in Catalonia's dance clubs: where have cases been reported?

Over 20 needle attacks have occurred in Catalonia nightclubs - but no traces of drugs or sexual attacks are reported

Guillem RS

Monday, 1 of august of 2022 - 23:45