Castellers de Vilafranca take top prize with historic nine storey performance 

Schools closed and roads blocked as downpours expected until 2 pm

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Month adds to the hottest ever recorded summer in Catalonia

Around 3,000 sheep head home after summer of record heat and scarce rainfall

Experts say a 'peak' in infection is expected and that 'it is here to stay'

Unemployment edges up to 330,072, 2.5% higher than a year earlier

Catalan pro-independence party say they will send their own housing decree proposal to Spanish executive

Police disperse protesters after bins set alight on 9th anniversary of 2017 vote

Warnings issued in Baix Ebre and Montsià advising people to stay indoors with more rain forecast

Activists, now comprising around 200 tents, call for general strike during an assembly

Top 12 groups compete Sunday for prize of up to €16,000

Walk-in appointments start November 16 as health department prepares 1.8 million flu vaccines and 1 million COVID-19 vaccines

Motorcyclists required to wear gloves, while minimum age of 15 for electric scooter riders

Pro-independence supporters gather outside Barcelona court on ninth anniversary of referendum to remember the 1,066 people injured

Teachers demand more investment as government seeks new consensus on education

Two in three incidents go unreported and 40% of women cite cases of sexual assault

Branford Marsalis, Dianne Reeves and Samara Joy among artists performing

Government to create fund to prevent evictions of vulnerable people and purchase homes of those facing eviction

Preliminary data suggest highest CPI in three and a half years

Former ERC general secretary left for Switzerland before Supreme Court could imprison her

An ES-Alert message has been sent to mobile phones in the three counties

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Spanish government requests extraordinary plenary session to ratify measures in Congress

Housing Union claims housing decree could have halted this specific case

Spanish PM Pedro Sánchez had been attending an awards ceremony at events centre where demonstration gathered

Attendance up 8,000 on last year, while turnover increased 12%   

Blood bank replaces donation point at Bellvitge Hospital which closed Friday

Spanish government expected to present "ambitious" decree with ten measures on Tuesday

Catalonia recorded 8,858 mortgages in July with average loan amount setting record

Barcelona mayor announces Mexico City as guest city for 2027 festival

Roadblocks on Avinguda Meridiana, Carrer Còrsega, and Carrer de Creu Coberta

Fees for those spending less than 12 hours in the city will rise from €5 to €24 by 2030

Catalan talent behind Javier Ambrossi and Javier Calvo's latest movie includes cinematographer Gris Jordana and composer Raül Refree

Face-covering garments would carry fines of up to €750, with exceptions for religious worship and the exercise of fundamental rights

Coordinating body rules out a "mass" rollout and hopes children will "get used to" the mask

Debate on October 6 could pave way for amnesty for Catalan independence leaders

Airline will connect Costa Brava with Liverpool and London Gatwick next summer

Exhibition at Espai Imagina seeks to bring architect's unbuilt projects to life

Five new cases take total to 396 as government says measures must remain for now

Salvador Illa says failures in interpretation, oversight and information-sharing allowed proportion of excluded pupils to rise to 23.2%, well above OECD's 5% threshold

Renfe cites rain and construction vibrations as likely cause

Essays from English author seek to offer readers 'a different way of moving through an idea'

Emergency services treat 78 people, with 13 taken to hospital

Catalan series premieres simultaneously at San Sebastian Film Festival and on 3Cat platform before Netflix release

Around 2,000 people sign up for Anthropic's first European artificial intelligence gathering

Temple says negotiations "well advanced" and it's now up to the city council to "make a move"

Seven-minute debate follows Spain's presentation of fresh arguments in favour of measure

Jaume Collboni and Zohran Mamdani discuss urban policy challenges as Barcelona prepares new scheme to improve access to affordable fresh food