UK driving license holders can exchange permits for Spanish ones without taking test
Residents can legally drive again on UK license for six months while exchange process ongoing
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Current affairs and social issues
British businessman missing in Barcelona for over a week
47-years-old Giles Pooley was last seen on March 8
Gang rape of 11-year-old by minors reignites debate on age of criminal responsibility
Authorities divided on the issue of perpetrators under the age of 14
Fèlix Millet, mastermind of corruption scandal that shook Catalonia, dies aged 87
Former president of Palau de la Música was sentenced to almost 10 years for embezzling €23m
Sallent school director to step down at end of academic year after student's death by suicide
Education department agrees with directive to find replacement after "complex situation"
Education department confirms start of 2023/24 school year will be brought forward
Classes will take place in afternoons instead of non-compulsory leisure activities as initially planned
Protests over university's handling of sexual harassment case
Equality official steps down citing anger at UAB's delay in suspending convicted professor
Barcelona to open pet cemetery in 2024
City council expects 7,000 services each year
Prosecution requests to shelve case of soldiers raffling prostitute to raise funds
Lawyer believes lottery was fictional and there was no real intention to hire her
Firefighters stabilize wildfire in Calafell after forcing residents to evacuate
28 units continue to work on southern Catalonia blaze affecting 24 hectares
Montserrat choir to welcome female voices for first time in its 1,000-year history
New world-class group will have around 20 boys and girls aged 17 to 24
European Commission will translate EU campaign in Spanish into Catalan on social networks
MEP meets Commissioner for Culture as government launches initiative to promote use of Catalan language
Retrial of 2017 parliament bureau members gets underway
Four politicians had been disqualified from office for allowing votes on independence in chamber
Barcelona to host 2024 Michelin star award ceremony
Catalan capital is Spanish city with highest number of Michelin stars
Pro-Russia hacker group Killnet launched cyberattack against four Catalan hospitals
Catalonia's Cybersecurity Agency detected DDOS attacks on January 31
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