Bornean orangutan born in Barcelona zoo
Species is critically endangered due to deforestation in southeastern Asian island of Borneo
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Costa Brava wildfire stabilized after affecting 70 hectares
Evacuated residents return home as firefighters benefit from better weather conditions to tackle blaze at night
Ride-hailing services will still have to be booked at least 15 minutes in advance
Government and Socialists reach agreement to regulate platforms such as Uber and Cabify
Wildfire near tourist hotspot in Costa Brava forces residents to evacuate
Castell d'Aro and Santa Cristina d'Aro activate emergency response as over 60 firefighter crews work on site
Blood bank calls for donations ahead of summer slump
Catalonia's Banc de Sang i Teixits will need at least 40,000 donors in July and August
1 in 4 Catalan residents at risk of poverty or social exclusion
Over 400,000 children live in poverty despite improved indicators
New wildfire in western Catalonia declared after recent 2,700-hectare blaze in same town
130 hectares affected as firefighters and aerial units manage to "stabilize" flames within five hours
Congress definitively endorses medicinal use of cannabis in Spain
Barcelona College of Pharmacists welcomes decision and asks for dispensing permission
Sagrada Família model allows visually impaired people to discover Virgin Mary tower
Cardinal says "everyone has the right to be welcomed" and enjoy the basilica as fully as possible
Barcelona has more motorbikes than Madrid and Valencia combined
25% of overall drivers are women, more than the Spanish average
Human Rights court finds Spain guilty of leaking ID photos of Catalan pro-referendum judges to press
Strasbourg institution says magistrates' right to privacy was breached when La Razón newspaper published their pictures
Taxi drivers threaten to occupy Barcelona city center ahead of ride-hailing industry decision
Catalan government preparing decree to regulate services like Uber and Cabify as deadline approaches
Spanish cabinet approves 'trans law' allowing ID sex change without medical report
Over 16s will be able to request change freely, over 12s with judge's approval, if bill passed by Congress
Police tighten border checks ahead of NATO summit in Madrid
Officers have already made 17 arrests at points which will have 24-hour controls
Spanish national security attempted to convert independence activist into informant
Man claims he was given suggestion he could become police officer in exchange for information about youth activist groups
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