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English Edition Dear readers, Catalonia is again in the headlines after Spain's public prosecution announced that it was seeking a 25-year prison sentence for Oriol Junqueras. The former regional deputy is one of 18 independence leaders facing charges for their role in the unauthorized referendum of October 1, 2017 and the unilateral independence declaration that followed. Meanwhile in Spain, the dispute over the exhumation of Francisco Franco continues to intensify with the Franco family promising legal action if the government decides to act unilaterally.  And in other news, EL PAÍS has collected testimony from abuse victims of the Spanish Catholic Church in a special series exposing decades of offenses by the clergy. We hope you enjoy this selection of articles from the EL PAÍS English Edition. Thanks for reading. Melissa Kitson Public prosecutors uphold rebellion charge against Catalan independence leaders Prosecution seeks 25-year prison term against ex-deputy premier Oriol Junqueras, but Solicitor General rules out rebellion and seeks 12 years for sedition and misuse of funds Police outside one of the raided buildings. / Albert Garcia Police launch major raid on Barcelona drug dens to combat rising crime rate More than 800 police officers took part in a coordinated crackdown on Monday in El Raval neighborhood, where 55 people were arrested Pietro Parolin and Carmen Calvo on Monday. / efe Spanish government plans radical changes to legislation covering child abuse Deputy prime minister conveys to Vatican secretary of state reforms that will see pedophilia offenses have no statute of limitations, putting them on the same level as terrorism crimes Tourists on the streets of Benidorm. / Claudio Alvarez British family found guilty of fake illness claim while on Spanish vacation Four people were suing their tour operator for €50,000, but a Liverpool court found records of them drinking alcohol and having "the best holiday ever" Two Ryanair planes were "at risk of collision" over Spain this month The aircraft, which had flown out of Santiago de Compostela and Seville on October 2, were "four kilometers apart" horizontally, and just 122 meters vertically Man daubs red paint on tomb of Spanish dictator Francisco Franco The Civil Guard detained Enrique Tenreiro, a Galician artist, after he painted a dove and wrote the words "for freedom" on the gravestone in the Valley of the Fallen monument EU could postpone abolishing clock change until 2021 Ministers have called for more time to discuss the measure, which Brussels wanted to introduce next March A Ryanair plane in Germany. / M.M. Ryanair makes second change in a year to hand-baggage rules From today, customers of the Irish airline will have to pay between €6 and €25 for certain sizes of case, and even then not all travelers will be able to take them onto the aircraft Image of the first documented migrant death in the Strait of Gibraltar. / I.S. 30 years on since first migrant death, still no end to tragedies at sea When the body of a Moroccan man washed up on a beach in Tarifa in 1988, no one knew that it would be the first of more than 6,700 fatalities Church abuse victim: "They stole my childhood. How could I make that up?" For many years, V. C. kept quiet about the assaults she suffered at the hands of a priest in Villaviciosa, Asturias. Now she is speaking out Leopoldo Martín in October 2018. / Álvaro de la Rúa Spanish Church abuse victim: "It is always there, it is always on my mind" Leopoldo Martín, now 80, still has fresh memories of the abuse he suffered at a religious boarding school in Valladolid more than 70 years ago. His testimony is one of several making up an EL PAÍS series exposing decades of offenses committed by clergy Queen Sofía. / GDG Sofía: a queen who has grown stronger in the face of adversity As she turns 80, the mother of King Felipe VI is enjoying huge popularity after incidents such as the "Corinna case" and a very public spat with her daughter-in-law Letizia Princess Leonor reads from the Spanish Constitution on Wednesday, as her mother and sister look on. / EFE Princess Leonor turns 13 and takes one step closer to the Crown The heir to the Spanish throne has made her first public speech reciting an article of the Constitution on the day of her birthday "Studying magic is fundamental to combating political manipulation" Spanish neuroscientist Susana Martínez-Conde analyzes illusions to encourage critical thinking in the era of Trump's "post-truths" Jesús Fuente and his daughter Irene in Venturada. / I. F. The rural renaissance of Madrid's Sierra Norte mountains While many villages across Spain are turning into ghost towns as depopulation bites hard, the mountainous areas north of the capital are enjoying a demographic boom British pianist and writer James Rhodes. / NurPhoto James Rhodes: "Spain has an opportunity to do something extraordinary" The Madrid-based British pianist and writer, who was abused as a child, welcomes the government's plans to abolish a statute of limitations on pedophilia offenses El Roto El Roto cartoon, October 30, 2018 Thanks readers! Sign up for more newsletters from EL PAÍS » You have received this communication because you have registered with EL PAÍS and you have subscribed to the ENGLISH EDITION editorial newsletter. If you believe you have received this message due to an error or you want to stop receiving this bulletin at the email address tworaho.mail18@blogger.com, you can unsubscribe. 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