Barcelona's average rent hits €1,153 amid ongoing rent caps
Catalan rents rise 2.5% with Tarragona the only region to see a slight dip
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Sagrada Família reaches final height of 172.5 metres as cross is installed atop Tower of Jesus
The highest part of the basilica's structure is now finished, 144 years after Antoni Gaudí laid the first stone
One month after Gelida rail crash: Rodalies down 25%, metro up 700,000 trips, car traffic up 5%
Rail disruption lingers, with only 80% of services running
Barcelona sends off 'Caravan of Kindness' to Ukraine on fourth anniversary of war
Mayor Collboni announces he will travel to Ukraine's capital "in the coming months"
Doctors stage carnival-style protest march in Barcelona over workload in fresh strike
Medical unions demand a dedicated collective agreement and improved conditions amid burnout
Foreign buyers account for half of home purchases in Barceloneta
Experts say trend driven by Barcelona residents rather than speculative investors from abroad
Barcelona to invest €1 million to promote Catalonia and its products to tourists
Only 8.8% of visitors who stay overnight in the Catalan capital take trips outside the city
Content in Catalan booms on social media but AI poses new challenges
Accent Obert report highlights gaps in sectors from smart appliances to automatic dubbing
Congress rejects Vox's burqa ban bill as Junts files alternative
Spanish government open to "rigorous" debate while Catalan executive calls for calm and rejects "political opportunism"
In pictures: Sitges' Extermination Parade closes Carnival 2026
Council estimates that 200,000 people visited coastal town despite wind, rain and uncertainty over Rodalies
New civic by-laws to tackle incivility and impunity in Barcelona
City officials say updated ordinance aims to restore order and strengthen residents' sense of safety
Five people, aged 14-18, found dead after a fire in a block of flats in Manlleu
Fatal victims were found in a storage room on the roof of the building
Doctors in Catalonia to strike Monday and Friday amid national healthcare dispute
Calls grow across Spain for better working hours, the end of 24-hour on-call shifts, and for additional staff
New research names hundreds of International Brigades who died in the Spanish Civil War
Investigation expands list of foreign volunteers to 1,139 names
The reality of migrants' lives: An obstacle course to obtain legal status
Despite the growing perception that life is easy for irregular migrants, the reality is far more complex and challenging
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