Los domingos ('Sundays') by filmmaker Alauda Ruiz de Azúa won Golden Shell for Best Film at the San Sebastián Film Festival (19-27 September); the Voice of Hind Rajab claimed the festival’s Audience Award

Torrential rain triggered severe flooding across northeastern Spain on Sunday, leaving residents trapped in vehicles and homes in parts of Catalonia — just a day after similar downpours caused travel chaos on the island of Ibiza

Thousands of supporters flocked to the Barcelona on Sunday 31 August pier to salute the departing Global Sumud Flotilla carrying aid for Israeli-blockaded Gaza; the convoy was then forced to return to port due to storm and set sails again this week

Tomatina was celebrated in Buñol: a traditional event where people battle with over-ripe tomatoes on the last Wednesday of August; 20.000 registered participants have thrown at each other over 100 metric tons of tomatoes

Latest speed control campaign by the General Directorate of Traffic DGT took place from on 4-10 August: at 2.793 checkpoints, with 1.021.303 vehicles transiting, 68.662 drivers (6.7%) were reported for traveling at a speed exceeding the limit