Police controls in Catalonia's borders and key public transport to help compliance with restrictions
Essential activities only justification for leaving hometowns from Friday to Monday
Current affairs and social issues
Essential activities only justification for leaving hometowns from Friday to Monday
No one outside the family allowed to enter home and child unable to go to school
Government announces further Covid-19 restrictions
First episode 'Halloween v Castanyada' available from Oct 31
Smoke bombs and firecrackers set off, eggs thrown at façade of government HQ
Josep Lluís Trapero had been accused of sedition for alleged collusion with Catalan government to make possible independence referendum
Clashes with police after demonstration officially ends, with some making barricades and burning dumpsters
School closures "not on the table," insist education department officials
Protests to bring attention to violence in Caucasus block motorway near Pyrenees as Catalan parliament supports Yerevan
Catalan police identifies 101 people but avoids imposing fines due to short notice of measures
Measure, in force from Sunday night, includes exceptions such as force majeure, work, health emergencies, and care
Catalonia’s most scarcely populated villages see “opportunity” to attract new inhabitants
All-time high of 5,400 Covid-19 cases reported by Catalan health department on Friday
Mobility restrictions not ruled out as Spain allows regions to apply measure at own discretion
Small companies already battered by larger competitors bear the brunt of downturn
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