Chaos in Barcelona as heavy rain hits the city at peak hour
Rainfall of more than 48mm in only half an hour in some areas of the city like the Port
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'Stolen babies' doctor walks free from Madrid court
Statute of limitations means former gynaecologist avoids prison despite being guilty of trafficking newborns
Sophia the humanoid robot visits Barcelona for first time
The Hanson Robotics creation showed off the latest in artificial intelligence at a Human Resources conference in the Catalan capital
New bus line to reach Park Güell
The iconic Barcelona landmark will be easier to reach, but with raised ticket prices
Bages winegrowers look forward to bountiful harvest
The county in central Catalonia is bringing in its grapes with production expected to rise by 40% to 1.4m kilos
Belgium to decide on rapper's extradition case November 6
The East Flanders prosecutor has appealed the Belgian court decision to deny Valtònyc's extradition
Catalan police blames 'radical groups' for violence in front of parliament
Mossos d'Esquadra general director defends police reaction to tense protests on October 1
Catalan government condemns protests outside Parliament doors
Vice president says violent scenes "must never be repeated," while opposition accuses president Torra of inciting clashes with police
Head of Lleida’s regional authority detained in anti-corruption operation
Joan Reñé arrested in relation to a kickbacks-for-contracts case involving CDC party
Tension in front of Parliament as pro-independence protesters make it to front door
Police intervene to clear the area in front of the chamber and evict protesters facing Spanish police station
180k take to Barcelona streets to remember October 1
'Self-determination is a human right' reads the banner leading the protest up to the Catalan parliament
The tale of one small town on referendum day
A year after the independence vote on October 1, locals in Sant Cebrià de Vallalta recall the violent attempts by Spanish police to stop the voting
Elna, the town that made the independence referendum possible
A small town near the border was the center of a clandestine operation to provide six million voting papers and thousands of ballot boxes for the October 1 vote
Thousands of students take to Barcelona streets to “face Spanish repression”
Striking undergraduates urge pro-independence parties to "agree on a coordinated strategy"
‘Here, we voted’: a referendum remembered
More than 800 placards put up at polling stations as politicians condemn police violence
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