2023-24 school year to start on September 6
Preschool, primary, and secondary schools to start a week earlier than professional training courses
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Current affairs and social issues
Catalan High Court to publish verdict of Borràs' corruption trial at midday
Prosecutors ask for 6 year prison sentence for Junts leader for alleged irregular contracts as cultural institution head
Catalan police investigate three more sexual assaults in Badalona shopping mall
In November, Mossos opened investigation into gang rape of 11-year-old in city north of Barcelona
Catalan government to force fashion brands to offer wider range of sizes
Major clothing retailers will also have to report how sizes relate to body measurements
Amnesty International annual report criticizes use of Pegasus spyware in Spain
NGO also condemns "serious violations" of migrants' rights, gender-based violence, and evictions
Spain's defense committee meeting with EU Parliament spyware inquiry canceled again
MEPs "disappointed" because of "technical issues with the interpretation"
Footballers have higher risk of developing sleep disorders, study shows
Hospital Clínic research suggests repeated blows to the head could explain greater exposure to condition
111 trapped in tunnel after second high-speed train breakdown at Barcelona Sants
Firefighters evacuate passengers from train through emergency exits
Wild boars in Barcelona hills down by a third after nearly 1,000 hunted
Overpopulation led authorities to launch action plan and recommend consumption of wild boar meat
Highest number of new January mortgages since 2011
Average interest rate continues to grow for seventh month in a row and stands at 2.65%
More than 1,000 take part in calçotada in Barcelona's Plaça Catalunya in support of farming and food sovereignty
Organizers of mass communal lunch of over 18,000 calçots want city to "stop turning its back on the countryside"
Barcelona plans new green boulevard on Gran Via above Glòries tunnel
City Council plans to put project out to tender before end of term so work can start in 2024
PODCAST: One of a kind – Cerdanya Hospital, Europe's first cross-border health center
Managing director Xavier Conill on the Pyrenean hospital's unique challenges
Cerdanya Hospital: a unique binational health center in Europe
Opened in 2014, Cerdanya Hospital is managed by Catalan and French authorities in notable cross-border cooperation
Man detained in prison without bail over connection with woman's murder in Tarragona area
Accused is acquaintance of 25-year-old victim whose body was found with signs of violence in country estate near Móra la Nova
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