The gang of clandestine toilets already controls 34 illegal luxury tourist rooms in Barcelona

The gang of clandestine toilets already controls 34 illegal luxury tourist rooms in Barcelona

A few inspectors and police officers from the Barcelona City Council proceed to seal one of the most prized illegal tourist accommodations of the gang known as the clandestine toilets. It is one of the crown jewels of this organization, a traditionally high-ceilinged home recently renovated and over one hundred square meters located on València street, at the height of Aribau street, in the heart of the Eixample district. All this happened a few days ago.

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The brain, on the verge of its Ozempic moment

The brain, on the verge of its Ozempic moment

Recently, a peptide has transformed medicine. Drugs based on glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1), a hormone released by the intestine after a meal, started as treatments for diabetes before proving especially effective in helping people lose weight. Since then, they have also shown benefits in treating heart, kidney, sleep apnea, and other conditions. Now, pharmaceutical companies are betting that two other peptides, orexins, could follow a similar path in various brain-related diseases.

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Beach plastic archaeology: ‘vintage’ objects without an expiration date (but with a return date)

Beach plastic archaeology: ‘vintage’ objects without an expiration date (but with a return date)

The commercial boom of pop and lovintage design can lead someone to feel nostalgia for some elements of the past. A bottle of Vernel, another of Delial, Yoplait yogurts, or the first Matutano ham-flavored chips. Faced with this reality, the nostalgic citizen can turn to collector websites to find these objects or — unfortunately — take a walk along the Spanish coasts. With a bit of luck, they might find designs from decades ago buried in the sand after being returned by the sea.

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The Portuguese caravel begins to spread across the Cantabrian Sea and 'threatens' the summer

The Portuguese caravel begins to spread across the Cantabrian Sea and ‘threatens’ the summer

The mass arrival of Portuguese man o’ war on the Cantabrian coast could become a common occurrence in the coming years. Experts point to a combination of factors such as temperature, wind, and currents due to the respective changes these phenomena are undergoing because of climate change. Faced with a situation that not only poses a risk to swimmers but also to the well-being of these organisms, two scientific studies have set to work to understand the behavior of these animals and predict their movements.

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Ferrari is the only winner in the European motor stock market storm

Ferrari is the only winner in the European motor stock market storm

The recent earnings season in the European engine sector confirms the trend. These are times of suffering, due to internal issues from wrong decisions, halted investments, and the need to cut back, as well as Chinese competition that already accounts for around 10% of the market. With declining results, doubts have long been reflected in the stock market with sharp drops. In the year’s balance sheet, only Ferrari survives, overcoming even the controversy surrounding the launch of its first electric vehicle, the Luce.

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Consumer credit before the holidays reaches a 20-year high

Consumer credit before the holidays reaches a 20-year high

The financial health of Spanish consumers suffers some setbacks when summer arrives. Consumer loans taken out in the months prior to the holiday period have grown strongly this year and have reached their highest level in two decades, only comparable to the times of the real estate bubble. The trend is an indication that a larger part of consumption is sustained by debt, despite the rise in interest rates.

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The double-edged crisis in Ceuta: sick immigrants on the street and free hospital beds

The double-edged crisis in Ceuta: sick immigrants on the street and free hospital beds

If we look at the cold figures, as the Minister of Health, Mónica García, did yesterday, Ceuta is not suffering any healthcare collapse after the latest border assault. The healthcare pressure in the autonomous city has been decreasing since the first day of the mass crossing, when 1,149 people were attended to: last Saturday, 193 were recorded. The University Hospital of Ceuta has expanded its capacity to 212 beds, about half of which are currently empty. There are 101 patients admitted, but the immigrants occupying a bed do not reach thirty.

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