Striking teachers block roads as first day of school starts with protests
Police clear demonstrators who were blocking high-speed rail lines in Lleida
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New school year begins amid fresh strikes as conflict with teachers remains open
Number of teachers increases by 1,100, with similar number of students, and record of 2,141 welcome classrooms
PISA tests: with invalid sample, Catalonia ranks above Spanish and OECD averages
Spain falls back in all three areas analyzed and achieves worst results in a decade
House prices up 10% year-on-year in second quarter
Statistics record the third highest year-on-year increase for a second quarter
Three injured, two serious, in explosion at chemistry lab in Tarragona university
Fire from chemical products has not caused significant structural damage
Watches and perfumes overtake tobacco as top contraband at Andorra border
Cash-sniffing dog Amy bolsters border controls as seizures of undeclared cash fall steadily from 2022 peak
Catalonia records 1,835 heat-related deaths this summer, nearly triple previous high
Heat continues into September as Barcelona's Fabra Observatory sets new temperature record
Thousands protest across Catalonia as Ceuta border crisis deepens
PM Sánchez says it's "absurd to think the executive was warned and did nothing"
Spain renews push for Catalan to become official EU language
Sánchez government asks EU ministers to debate official status for Catalan, Basque and Galician on September 22
Catalonia loses 59,500 jobs in August as unemployment rises
Unemployment jumps 4.6%, biggest increase in Spain, despite boost to Social Security membership from migrant regularisation
Record-hot summer: Catalonia records 20 days above 40°C
Barcelona endured 59 'torrid' nights, when temperatures remained above 25°C
Two minors arrested over murder of man in Manresa
Interior minister says alleged culprits were born in Catalonia and calls out "hate speech" over their origin
Catalan industry looks towards defense: 'Tank and car maintenance are not that different'
Companies see "opportunity" to keep jobs in sectors "threatened" by relocation
Labor Inspectorate proposes fine for Glovo for keeping couriers on streets during heat alert
Authority believes the company committed a serious offense on July 8
Chef Ferran Adrià and ALBA Synchrotron director Caterina Biscari awarded Catalonia's Gold Medal
Catalan government honours pair for "extraordinary" careers that have "projected Catalonia onto the world stage" in gastronomy and science
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