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Trump’s trade war threatens EU car makers

The historic good trade relations between the two major Western blocs, the United States and the European Union, have not been spared in the trade war declared by US President Donald Trump. Just as the...

Teacher faces 55 years for abuse of former pupil

A secondary school teacher will go before a Girona court next week accused of five counts of sexual abuse against a pupil who suffers from a disability and who at the time was 15. The prosecutor has asked...

international

New tragedy in Med leaves three survivors

Girona against Real Betis; Barça host Leganés

Two of Catalonia’s La Liga sides are in action today, beginning with Girona, who travel to Seville to take on Real Betis at 12pm. In ninth place, Girona have two points less than Betis, who are currently...

society

Barcelona opens Catalonia’s first LGBTI centre

Barcelona has opened the first LGBTI centre in Catalonia. According to the city council, the centre will be managed by the Plataforma d’Entitats LGTBI de Catalunya. The platform is a federation of groups...

Feminism takes on far right

society

Record figures for public transport in Barcelona

Barcelona’s bus and metro services registered a record number of passengers in 2018, with a joint total of 615 million, a 4% increase on the year before. At the same time, the level of passenger satisfaction...

Barcelona get Sevilla, Girona get Real Madrid in cup

Barcelona will face Sevilla in the quarter finals of the Copa del Rey after yesterday’s draw by the Spanish Football Federation. The opening leg will be at the Sánchez-Pizjuán stadium on January 23,...

society

Ombudsman calls for protocol to protect babies

The Ombudsman yesterday called for a specific protocol to protect newborn babies from possible mistreatment, after the case of a two-month old child allegedly mistreated by its father, which is currently...

Taxi driver conflict returns to Barcelona