The National Police have carried out the expulsion from Spain, in application of the Immigration Law, of 21 foreign citizens with numerous police and judicial records for various serious crimes against property and persons.
Catalonia functions as the great laboratory in housing policy in Spain and, as such, is subject to greater scrutiny regarding its consequences. It happened again this Monday with the publication of the Rental Housing Price Index prepared by the National Institute of Statistics (INE). The data shows a figure that has surprised the sector: rental prices accelerated in 2024, the year in which the rent cap was introduced under the state Housing law.
José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero has several faces. The first, that of the progressive politician committed to opposing the war and to social advances such as the Equality law, the right to abortion, or same-sex marriage. The second, that of a socialist Prime Minister who led a team without major scandals for seven years, but with the questionable management of the economic crisis that cost him the mandate. The third, that of a low-profile former head of government, with approaches to countries like Venezuela or China. And since last Tuesday: a fourth, that of the first former Spanish leader investigated for allegedly leading an “organized scheme” dedicated to enriching themselves in exchange for their influence in high places.
The UN warns of the imminent formation of an El Niño episode, a natural warming with a great global impact that adds to the climate change caused by human activities. And that double factor especially justifies the alert.
Primavera Sound is closer to reaching the glory of streaming its concerts and positioning itself at Coachella’s level in terms of live viewings. For the first time, the three days of performances at the Fòrum –from June 4 to 6– which can be followed worldwide will include all the headliners of this edition, with two exceptions: Massive Attack and My Bloody Valentine who, for reasons that have not been revealed, have decided not to participate. The broadcast can be followed for the first time on ‘La Vanguardia’s website, in addition to Twitch and Amazon Prime.
What would good stories be without secondary characters? Without being the pillars of the narrative, they also support it and give it depth and texture; it is often they who lift the veil of appearances, at least a little. For that reason, they put so much effort into the castings that brought Vida privada (1932), Josep Maria de Sagarra’s great novel, to the screen.
While the tug of war continues in the peace negotiation between Washington and Tehran, the United States Central Command (Centcom) reported Monday afternoon that the US military opened fire again and “carried out self-defense attacks in southeastern Iran.”
Criminal sentences have a curious habit: they judge specific people for practices that stopped shocking almost everyone a long time ago. In the first trials for ecological crime, there was a defense known as the dead river defense. The accused could have…
Enigma solved. Angelo Savorelli betrayed the insurrectional plans of Francesc Macià in November 1926 at the French Sûreté Générale. It was the Italian informant who thwarted the attempt by the Estat Català army to invade Catalonia to free it from the dictatorship of Primo de Rivera and proclaim the Catalan republic. Until now, only suspects had been proposed, without reaching any conclusion. Macià died without knowing it.
Shock in Mexico after a new massacre by the cartels. This past Saturday, authorities in the state of Zacatecas discovered ten bodies violently murdered, some of them tied up and hung from a bridge in several municipalities.