The number of reported crimes in Catalonia in the first half of this year fell by 7.4% compared to the same period last year. This is confirmed by the statistics recently released by the Ministry of the Interior after collecting data provided by all police forces. The decrease in Catalonia is greater if only conventional crime is taken into account. In this case, the drop is 9%.

A downpour, forecasted by the orange alert, has paralyzed Valencia. The magnitude of the deluge has forced the closure of the airport in Manises due to the flooding that has occurred in the facilities. The railway network has also been affected with cuts in some sections of the metro, and the sixth round La Liga match between Levante and Athletic Bilbao, which was scheduled to be played at 9:30 p.m., has been suspended.

Two weeks ago, the owner of the historic Soriano flower shop on Gaudí Avenue received the latest offer to leave and make way for another store crowded with souvenirs. His gladioli enjoy privileged views of the Sagrada Família temple. “And this time it really was a good offer – admits Xavier Soriano himself –. The truth is that I have been holding on for a few years because of my father and my grandfather, because my father and grandfather dedicated their lives to this flower shop, because my family has been here since 1940. But it has been a long time since I made a living with other businesses, because selling flowers here makes very little sense, because on this avenue there are only problems… I would have accepted this offer, I admit it, and let them start selling souvenirs, but…”.

One month has passed since the lawyer acting on behalf of Carlos Mazón in the dana case, Ignacio Gally, gained access to the complete instruction on July 31 thanks to the Valencia Court allowing the former president of the Generalitat Valenciana to appear in the process. And on the first day of September, he sent a letter to the Catarroja court in which, first of all, he asks the judge to specify whether there is any open line of investigation or pending opening regarding a possible criminal liability for action by his client, once the TSJ ruled out the possibility of any criminal liability of Mazón for omission.