Driver swept away in heavy rains rescued in car by firefighters
Hundreds of calls made to emergency services as intense rainfall floods Catalonia
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FIFA provisionally suspends Rubiales over forced Hermoso kiss
Sport's governing body prohibits Spanish federation president from making contact with player or her family
Spanish football federation threaten legal action against World Cup-winning team
Statement accompanied by still photographs aims to prove Hermoso hoisted Rubiales up but says nothing about forced kiss
Hermoso denies Rubiales kiss was consensual as World Cup-winning team say they won't return
"I won't tolerate my word being put in doubt and much less that they invent words I didn't say," Spain forward says in statement
'Me Too moment of Spanish football': Government aim to force dismissal of Rubiales
Football Federation president's refusal to resign draws widespread condemnation
Spanish Football Federation president refuses to resign after kiss scandal
Rubiales affirms Hermoso kiss was consensual and offers unpopular manager Vilda new four-year contract
Red Cross takes to streets to help homeless during heatwave
Volunteers provided water, caps, and sunscreen to the unhoused, while also providing information about heat shelters
Traffic resumes on all Rodalies Renfe commuter trains after incident in Barcelona
An incident in the tunnels had caused delays all morning
Barcelona records second-highest temperature ever at 38.8ºC
Temperatures expected to surpass 40ºC in western and central Catalonia this Thursday
Numerous pets left alone on balconies as owners go on holidays
Local police and firefighters saved dogs in Barcelona and Terrassa, but one died in Girona
Highs of 42ºC recorded as heatwave rages on
Barcelona actives daytime alert phase of heat plan and maintains emergency situation for tropical nights
Taxi union to protest on September 5 against anti-competition fine
Élite Taxi sanctioned €123,000 for pressuring drivers not to use ride-hailing apps such as Uber and Cabify
8-year-old dies in campsite bungalow fire in southern Catalonia
Firefighters found the girl after putting out the flames
Heatwave with over 40ºC highs to last until Friday
Extreme heat warnings issued in most Catalan counties
Daily American Airlines flights between Barcelona and Dallas from June 2024
El Prat airport offers 46 international flights
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