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From Superman to Snow White: Lamine Yamal’s Barcelona mural gets a fairytale makeover after dwarf party drama

BARCELONA football sensation Lamine Yamal has gone from superhero to pantomime star after a cheeky street art prank turned his mural into a scene straight

5 Aug, 2025 @ 12:51

Barcelona·Catalunya·Lead

Sagrada Familia becomes the tallest building in Barcelona, surpassing two skyscrapers – but how does it compare to the rest of Spain?

CONSTRUCTION on Barcelona’s iconic basilica continues, with its height now reaching 155.58 metres, just edging out the city’s previous tallest buildings, the Torre Mapfre and

1 Aug, 2025 @ 13:14

Barcelona·Catalunya·Lead·Property

Game over? Spain’s multi-billion euro videogame industry is in crisis amid mass layoffs — with AI taking the blame

ACROSS the Spanish videogame industry, significant layoffs are taking place. This reflects a worldwide restructuring that many are attributing to the rise of Artificial Intelligence

1 Aug, 2025 @ 13:10

Barcelona·Business & Finance·Lead·Other News

Barcelona strike a €44m shirt deal with DR Congo — but is it a winner or own goal?

FC BARCELONA are about to wear their hearts on their backs – quite literally. From next season, the legendary La Liga giants will sport ‘DR

31 Jul, 2025 @ 15:47

Barcelona·Catalunya·Lead·Sport

Why are so many people drowning in Spain this year? Multiple factors are behind concerning death toll, say experts

Barcelona lifeguards to launch indefinite strike over working conditions

LIFEGUARDS in Barcelona city have announced an indefinite strike starting tomorrow (Friday, August 1) in response to unmet demands for improved working conditions and unfulfilled

31 Jul, 2025 @ 14:31

Barcelona·Catalunya·Health·Lead·Other News

Elderly woman loses all her money as two carers steal €524k in Spain

TWO carers have been arrested in Barcelona for clearing out an elderly woman’s bank account to the tune of €524,000. Police said two sisters, aged

30 Jul, 2025 @ 16:00

Barcelona·Crime & Law·Lead

Politicians in Spain’s Barcelona vote to DOUBLE tourist tax by 2029

BARCELONA’S crusade against tourists shows no signs of slowing down after the city council agreed to hike visitor levies over the next four years. The

29 Jul, 2025 @ 21:25

Barcelona·Business & Finance·Catalunya·Lead·Travel News

Crime drops 9% in Spain’s Barcelona – but knife attacks and sexual violence surge

HEAD to Barcelona for a holiday and the advice is almost always the same – beware of the pickpockets, hide your valuables and keep your

24 Jul, 2025 @ 13:29

Barcelona·Catalunya·Crime & Law·Lead

Brit exodus to Spain continues as Barcelona sign Manchester United and England star Marcus Rashford

MARCUS Rashford has become the latest British football star to move to Spain after the 27-year-old completed a season-long loan move to Catalan giants Barcelona.

24 Jul, 2025 @ 12:43

Barcelona·Catalunya·Lead·Sport

Spanish police recover rare modernist artwork stolen from Barcelona museum 16 years ago

SPAIN’S Policia Nacional have successfully recovered a rare artwork from a leading Catalan artist – sixteen years since the painting was snatched from a Barcelona

23 Jul, 2025 @ 10:49

Barcelona·Catalunya·Crime & Law·Lead

Barcelona delay return to Camp Nou again – just three weeks after announcing homecoming date

SUPPORTERS of FC Barcelona will have to wait even longer to roar on their side at the Camp Nou after the club suspended its return

19 Jul, 2025 @ 18:58

Barcelona·Catalunya·Lead·Sport

Prehistoric murder mystery: Arrowhead found in human remains reveals violent conflict in ancient Spain

A GRISLY discovery in the Catalan Pyrenees has unveiled the shocking reality of prehistoric violence – with a flint arrowhead embedded in a human rib

18 Jul, 2025 @ 14:39

Barcelona·Catalunya·La Cultura·Lead·Other News

Barcelona is Spain’s most expensive city to buy a home new data reveals

BARCELONA is Spain’s most expensive city for existing home prices, reaching almost €3,900 per square metre during the first half of the year. The latest

17 Jul, 2025 @ 16:22

Barcelona·Catalunya·Lead·Property

Spain’s housing crisis: Surge in 11-month rentals sees estate agents profit at tenants’ expense

SPAIN’S rental market is seeing a huge shift towards seasonal lets of just 11 months as landlords shy away from offering long-term contracts – and

17 Jul, 2025 @ 13:06

Barcelona·Lead·Property

Two missing after red alert storms cause flooding in Catalunya and shut down Barcelona

SEVERAL Spanish tourist hotspots battled severe floods and thunderstorms over the weekend, with roads turning into rivers. The military deployed a disaster relief unit to

14 Jul, 2025 @ 13:12

Barcelona·Catalunya·Lead

Lamine Yamal shocks at his ‘gangster-themed’ 18th birthday in Barcelona by hiring ‘dwarf entertainers’

FC BARCELONA winger Lamine Yamal has been slammed for hiring people with dwarfism for his 18th birthday ‘gangster’ theme party over the weekend. The Association

14 Jul, 2025 @ 12:38

Barcelona·Celebrity·Lead

Anti-drug trafficking boss at Spain’s troubled Barcelona port is arrested just days before retirement

SPANISH customs authorities have arrested a senior anti-drug trafficking official just days before his scheduled retirement, marking the latest corruption scandal to hit Barcelona’s troubled

7 Jul, 2025 @ 15:30

Barcelona·Crime & Law·Lead

How has Spain Become the EU’s Shining Light for Tech?

In recent years, Spain has repositioned itself as one of Europe’s leading tech hubs. Barcelona and Madrid are two of the nation’s most vibrant tech

6 Jul, 2025 @ 10:28

Barcelona·Business & Finance·Sponsored·Technology

Barcelona is preparing for 50C as summers get ‘hotter and hotter’

SPANISH meteorologist Mario Picazo is warning that Barcelona could reach 50 degrees Celsius in the coming days. On his El Tiempo media channel, Picazo said

4 Jul, 2025 @ 15:04

Barcelona·Catalunya·Health·Lead

Barcelona records highest-ever June temperature – as investigation launched into death of female street cleaner, 51

BARCELONA recorded its highest-ever June temperature on Monday as Spain continues to bake in a sweltering heatwave. The Fabra Observatory – an astronomical observatory that

1 Jul, 2025 @ 13:03

Barcelona·Catalunya·Lead·Weather

Both Madrid and Barcelona have had a housing bubble ‘for the past two years’ – but what’s been driving it?

SPAIN’S two largest cities have been gripped by a dangerous housing bubble since 2023, according to a new academic study that warns of ‘overheating’ in

28 Jun, 2025 @ 13:00

Barcelona·Lead·Madrid·Property