A firefighter on the terror attack: “La Rambla empty of people is an image I'll never forget”
Memories of that day in Barcelona a year ago remain with members of the emergency services who attended the victims
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Catalonia ready to remember terror attacks one year on
Some political controversy precedes events to commemorate several incidents which killed 16 people
Number of heat stroke victims in Catalonia up to 23
High temperatures in first half of August cause deaths of 13 men and 10 women
Spain to welcome 60 migrants from the Aquarius
Six European countries agree to take in people on board of the stranded rescue ship
Catalan government offers safe harbor to rescue ship rejected by Spain
Aquarius stranded again after saving 141 people from drowning in the Mediterranean
Spain avoids offering safe port to the Aquarius
Refugee rescue ship with 141 on board rejected by Malta and Italy
Heat stroke deaths up to 11 as five new cases confirmed
Victims include two men and three women, aged between 52 and 81
Taxi driver arrested for attacking ride-hailing car
Assault part of cab protests to demand regulation against Uber and Cabify
Heavy showers expected as emergency services issue flood warning
Rain could drop up to 40 liters per square meter in half an hour
Prosecutor denies terrorist ringleader was intelligence services’ informer
Links between Es Satty and CNI contradicted
Refugee rescue ship arrives in Spain with 87 people on board
Boat from Catalan NGO Proactiva Open Arms docks in Algeciras
Harvest starts in Catalonia
Raimat winery gathers grapes manually and in the dark
Judge prosecuting Catalan vice president brings case to higher court
Aragonès could become first government prosecuted for the independence bid
Barcelona attacks ringleader talked about ‘killing infidels’ in sermons
Witnesses accuse imam Es Satty of recruiting terrorist group
Terrorist expressed remorse to family before carrying out attack on coastal town
In letter Said Aalla apologized for “inconvenience” and asked them to donate money to poor prior to rampage in Cambrils
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