2025/26 school year: fewer students in classrooms but more with specific support needs
Department expects more than 1.6 million pupils in education system
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Current affairs and social issues
Mountain rescues down 30% this summer, but authorities still urge awareness of one's limits
Between June-August, 1,252 rescues were carried out, the lowest figure since before the pandemic
Espanyol fan accepts one year imprisonment for racist chants against Iñaki Williams
Trial avoided after defendant acknowledged events that date back to 2020 meeting between Catalan team and Athletic Bilbao
Gaza aid flotilla boats make technical stop in Balearic Islands
Organizers say around 20 boats will join the mission in the coming days
Rapes rise 22% in Catalonia in first half of 2025 while murders drop 45%
The total number of criminal offences fell by 4.5%, reaching 243,582
Activists paint Barça store with red paint to denounce links to 'genocide'
Futuro Vegetal denounce club's sponsorship with Congo and Spotify links to Israel
Five ships from Gaza aid flotilla turn back due to rough seas
Remaining 15 vessels push on toward Palestine with arrival anticipated in two to three weeks
15 people arrested for arranging fraudulent marriages to obtain residence permits
Criminals used stolen personal documents of Spanish women to register them as partners with foreign men
Aid flotilla leaves Barcelona again for Gaza after weather delay
Among the activists on board the vessels are Greta Thunberg and the former Barcelona mayor Ada Colau
Aid flotilla destined for Gaza turns back to Barcelona due to bad weather
Expedition leaders will decide Monday morning whether to set sail again in the afternoon
Climate activists stain Sagrada Familia with red tint
Group criticizes administrations' response to forest fires across Iberian Peninsula this summer
New premium visa application centre opens in Barcelona for UK-bound applicants
Facility is in addition to existing Visa Application Centre in Madrid for those looking to work or study
'I try to stay strong': A day in the life of a homeless person in Barcelona
60-year-old Tiziano experienced a drastic change in circumstances and now lives on the streets of the Catalan capital
Gaza and Palestinian cities to become Barcelona's 11th district
Mayor Collboni revives project from the 1990s aimed at supporting reconstruction of Sarajevo
Pro-Palestine protesters disrupt Israeli team at La Vuelta cycling race
Protesters waving Palestinian flags disrupted the race for two consecutive days as it passed through Catalonia
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