A misstep by the Interior Ministry. The department, headed by Fernando Grande-Marlaska, will dismiss Commissioner Antonio José Royo Subías as head of the National Police in Lleida shortly after appointing him a week ago, on December 9, according to ministry sources. This high-ranking police official was convicted of sexual harassment two decades ago. The minister asserted on Tuesday that his department was unaware of the sexual harassment conviction because it was no longer on Royo Subías's record when he was appointed to the position, as the law requires such records to be expunged after a certain period. According to the minister's explanation in the Senate, in response to questions from ERC parliamentarian Sara Bailac, the person responsible for making these appointments (the Director General of the Police) was unaware of the conviction, but it came to light thanks to "third parties," allowing for the commissioner's immediate dismissal. After expressing the Interior Ministry's commitment "to the fight against all types of sexual assault," Marlaska acknowledged that the situation could cause "great harm" because it could affect the trust of victims of sexual or gender-based violence in policies on this matter. In fact, this is not the first time the Interior Ministry has dismissed this officer. In 2018, he was in charge of the Regional Judicial Police Brigade of Aragon, which oversaw the Family and Women's Unit. He was appointed by the previous Interior Minister, Juan Ignacio Zoido, and his successor ended up dismissing him, a move that also generated controversy at the time, according to reports. Aragon Newspaper.

Crime rates across Catalonia are down slightly, but sexual assault and other crimes linked to sexual freedom are up. This is a snapshot of the Catalan crime map for the first six months of 2025, according to the crime report released Tuesday by the Ministry of the Interior. In Catalonia, more than 50 crimes are reported every hour, and the vast majority—as has been the case in recent years—are thefts and cyber fraud: the two categories together account for almost 50% of all detected crimes. Overall, crime rates are down 4.5% compared to the first half of 2024, with notable declines in homicides (from 44 last year to 24 this year) and burglaries, which fell 15%, but drug trafficking offenses rose 8.4%.

Like so many other Barça fans, Ricard will wear the Estelada (flag) to this Saturday's Copa del Rey final in Seville against Real Madrid. "I'm going to keep it well hidden," he told ARA, aware of the precedents in this type of match. Seizing pro-independence flags is not uncommon in football stadiums, and even in the final of this competition that Barça played against Sevilla at Madrid's Metropolitano Stadium in 2018. At the height of the process, private security even took pieces of yellow flags from Barça fans. What will the Barça fans find at La Cartuja?

Serious crisis in the Spanish government between the coalition partners, PSOE and Sumar. In the disagreements with the security and defense investment plan Announced this Tuesday by Pedro Sánchez, the purchase of 15 million bullets for the Civil Guard from an Israeli company is added. An award that a few months ago the Ministry of the Interior had committed to reversing. The second vice president and leader of Sumar, Yolanda Díaz, has demanded the appearance of Fernando Grande-Marlaska to report all the details of this setback, but other sectors of the space go further and do not rule out the breakup of the coalition. The spokesperson for United Left in Congress, Enrique Santiago, has requested a meeting of the parties that make up Sumar to analyze relations with the PSOE. "All scenarios are open. Unilateral decisions taken by others are those that cause serious consequences," he stated in a press conference in the lower house.