Catalonia offers 'ethical and innovative' tourism at World Travel Market London
UK remains second largest international market for Catalonia with 1,166,900 tourists visiting from January to September
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Catalan police take part in international operation leading to 382 arrests
Mossos d'Esquadra join law enforcement agencies from 17 European countries to tackle organized crime
Barcelona and Girona among Spain's most expensive for groceries, says consumers group
OCU organization gives tips on how to keep food, electricity and gas costs down
Commuters accuse train driver of intending to halt service after delay arguing end of shift
Passengers 'rebel' to force him reach destination, over three hours later than scheduled
FC Barcelona player Lewandowski, Italian PM Giorgia Meloni, Lady Gaga: new caganer figurines
Traditional poopers placed in nativity scenes will also include King Charles III, Eleven from Stranger Things, and Rishi Sunak in near future
Catalonia welcomes 1.6 million tourists in September, 17% fewer than in 2019
Two out of three visitors in Spain came to Catalonia spending €1.8 billion
Surgeons remove over 90% of 2-year-old's brain tumor
Oliver flew from Mexico to Barcelona in medicalized plane thanks to anonymous €200,000 donation
Barcelona council launches program to boost use of Catalan to revert decline
Catalan is regular language of less than half young people in every district, with Nou Barris at 5%
Warmest and driest October recorded in recent years
Sea water temperature reaches all-time high of 21.3ºC
Four reported over new alleged sexual abuse cases in Lleida theater school
Prosecutor's office receives request to investigate ten cases dating back to 2018 and 2019
Neymar's legal team accuses DIS of wanting to profit from footballer's salary improperly
Defense lawyers say pre-contract agreements are common in football to avoid other clubs from signing players
Vueling cancels 25 Barcelona flights on November 1 due to cabin crew strike
Stavla union calls strike for Mondays, Fridays, Sundays and bank holidays until January 31
Police arrest man for defacing public spots in Barcelona with Russian pro-war Z symbol
He had also graffitied swastikas and threatening messages to Ukrainians
50 km of traffic on AP-7 highway ahead of long weekend
475,000 vehicles expected to leave Barcelona area between 3 pm Friday and 3 pm Saturday
Barcelona shops switch off lights in protest electricity price increases
15-minute action highlights importance of local commerce, urging authorities to implement measures
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