News from El Punt Avui

culture

‘Tocats de l’ala’: a Catalan rock story

united states

Treasury Secretary tries to calm US banks

Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin contacted the heads of the six largest banks in America on Sunday in an unusual move to try to calm investors at this tumultuous time - as the stock market takes a dive...

france

Authorities investigate police violence in Paris

The authorities have opened an investigation into the actions of three police officers last Saturday in Paris on the sixth Saturday of “yellow vest” mobilizations in the capital. During the protests,...

society

‘The Fat One’ returns €25m to Catalonia

society

R4 rail line back in operation after Vacarisses crash

The stretch of railway on the Renfe R4 line between Manresa and Terrassa returned to normal operation this weekend, a month after a landslide derailed a train near Vacarisses. The accident caused the death...

society

Police arrest terrorist suspect in Mataró

Police arrested a suspected terrorist in Mataró on Friday, who is believed to have fought for Islamic State (ISIS) in Syria. The suspect, a 33-year-old man from Morocco, left his native country in 2014...

Environmental impact of the tourist industry

Researchers from the Institute of Environmental Science and Technology of the Autonomous University of Barcelona (ICTA-UAB) have for the first time calculated the environmental impact of tourist activity...

A case of much ado about nothing

food

Fina Puigdevall wins national gastronomy prize

Chef and owner of Les Cols restaurant in Olot, Fina Puigdevall, has won the National Gastronomy Prize for 2019. Catalonia’s Academy of Gastronomy and Nutrition awarded Puigdevall the prize in recognition...

Espanyol and Barcelona both in action today

Espanyol and Barcelona see out the year today with games against Atlético Madrid and Celta Vigo, respectively. Espanyol kick things off at 4.15pm, taking on the third-placed Atlético in the Estadio Metropolitano....