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Arrest of Puigdemont, far-right Vox, Orwell's Homage to Catalonia, and Leo Messi are other topics widely commented on on social media

If approved, monthly wages would increase by €31, with annual salary set at €13,944

Far behind on renewables, Catalonia needs 18 times more green MW for carbon neutrality

Highest peak ever reached during first Covid-19 wave in 2020 with over 20% of employees working remotely

Building was used to torture Franco opponents and has been a heated point of contention for pro-independence supporters

Parents of 30 kids claim they have not been taken into account despite their children being the most affected

Catalonia overtakes Madrid as territory with highest rent prices, while Barcelona is the most expensive city to buy

Over 3,000 people take part in one of the biggest "Castellers" contests since the pandemic

Nurses gather at health department over precarious contracts, while Hospital del Mar staff say they are "at their limit"

Church agrees with Spanish government to rectify situation after review of 35,000 estates registered between 1998 and 2015

Almost half of people between 25 and 49 rely on private health system, and over a fifth overall have private pension plan

Research laboratory hired for experiment, Vivotecnia, under investigation for "gratuitous cruelty"

Wilson passed away in November aged 22

Police find duplicate invoices and 2% commission rates on truck maintenance contracts

Residents in western Catalan Pyrenees grow by 2% while Barcelona county's population drops by 1.5%