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Dream dinner guests: Springsteen, Spielberg and Obama turn up at Barcelona restaurant to amazed staff and customers

IT’S one of the few occasions in which you might accept your reservation at a top-end restaurant being usurped: when Bruce Springsteen, Steven Spielberg and

28 Apr, 2023 @ 14:26

Barcelona·Celebrity·Entertainment·Lead

Barack Obama jetting into Spain’s Barcelona for Bruce Springsteen concert

EX-US PRESIDENT Barack Obama and his wife Michelle will be flying to Barcelona this Friday to attend a concert by their good friend Bruce Springsteen.

26 Apr, 2023 @ 14:15

Barcelona·Catalunya·Celebrity·Entertainment·Lead

Spain’s Carlos Alcaraz takes apart rival Tsitsipas to win Barcelona Open

MURCIA’S Carlos Alcaraz capped a perfect week at the Barcelona Open to outplay Stefanos Tsitsipas in a high-quality display on Sunday The 19-year-old from El

24 Apr, 2023 @ 12:00

Barcelona·Lead·Murcia·Sport

Investigation into missing British rugby player Levi Davis, 25, is halted in Spain a year after he vanished from Barcelona

Missing Levi Davis may have been spotted in the water by cruise ship entering Spain’s Barcelona

THE MOTHER of Levi Davis who disappeared in Barcelona on October 29 has been told he may have been spotted in distress in the port.

20 Apr, 2023 @ 11:16

Barcelona·Catalunya·Lead

Extra summer ferries announced between Spain’s Costa Blanca and the Balearic Islands

FERRY company Balearia has announced extra summer services from Denia on the Costa Blanca to Ibiza and Palma in the Balearic islands. The Bahama Mama

19 Apr, 2023 @ 19:15

Balearic Islands·Barcelona·Costa Blanca·Ibiza·Lead·Mallorca·Valencia·Valencian Community

Robot called ‘Da Vinci’ helps carry out pioneering lung transplant in Spain’s Barcelona

A BARCELONA hospital has carried out a pioneering lung transplant operation with a robot involving a less invasive procedure for the patient. The four-pronged robot

17 Apr, 2023 @ 17:15

Barcelona·Catalunya·Health·Lead

Five young men imprisoned after allegedly raping a woman in Barcelona

Five men accused of gang raping a women in the Catalan town of Rubi were sent to prison last Thursday 14. They are believed to

14 Apr, 2023 @ 20:30

Barcelona·Catalunya·Crime & Law·Lead·National News

Man, 20, Kills Barcelona Shooting Range Instructor And Forces Hostages To Drive 600 Kilometres To Spain's Murcia

Man kills Barcelona shooting instructor and forces hostages to drive 600 kilometres to Spain’s Murcia

POLICE in Murcia have arrested a 20-year-old man who fatally shot a Barcelona shooting range instructor and then forced two women to drive him 600

10 Apr, 2023 @ 19:30

Barcelona·Crime & Law·Lead·Murcia

Cybercriminals threaten to publish 'infected' patient files from hospital in Spain's Barcelona

Cybercriminals threaten to publish ‘infected’ patient files hacked from Barcelona hospital in Spain

THE cybercriminal group calling itself Ransom House which last month stole 4.5 terabytes of personal data from Barcelona’s Hospital Clinic is threatening an online leak

6 Apr, 2023 @ 14:15

Barcelona·Catalunya·Crime & Law·Lead

Shakira jets out of Spain for ‘new home’ and sends fond farewell to Barcelona

SINGER Shakira has bid an emotional farewell to Spain and Barcelona after jetting out of the country on a private plane with sons Milan and

3 Apr, 2023 @ 13:19

Barcelona·Catalunya·Celebrity·Lead

Ricky Gervais to visit Spain on upcoming ‘Armageddon’ stand-up comedy tour

BRITISH comedian Ricky Gervais will be making a stop in Spain on his upcoming ‘Armageddon’ tour, thanks to a show in Barcelona on August 31.

29 Mar, 2023 @ 20:30

Barcelona·Catalunya·Entertainment·Lead·Other News

Barcelona museum tour guide arrested for allegedly assaulting four schoolgirls

A 26-year-old man accused of sexually assaulting four schoolgirls in Badalona´s Roman Museum has been arrested. The alleged criminal is believed to have inappropriately touched

29 Mar, 2023 @ 16:30

Barcelona·Catalunya·Lead

Spain’s Civil Guard busts clandestine bomb factory containing 500 kilos of explosive material

SPAIN’S Civil Guard has busted a clandestine bomb factory in Montmajo in Barcelona province, where they found nearly 500 kilos of materials for making explosives.

26 Mar, 2023 @ 14:52

Barcelona·Catalunya·Crime & Law·Lead

Bogus Verdejo wine bottled and labelled by scammer in Spain's Andalucia

Bogus Verdejo wine sold nationwide by scammer operating from Spain’s Andalucia

AN ANDULACIAN wine and alcohol distributor has been arrested for bottling and selling 2,250 bottles of counterfeit Verdejo wine. The detained man operated from three

24 Mar, 2023 @ 14:15

Andalucia·Barcelona·Cordoba·Crime & Law·Lead·Madrid·Valencia

Spain’s Vueling Airlines penalised for ordering female cabin staff to wear make up

BUDGET airline Vueling has been hit with a €30,000 fine in a landmark decision over discrimination between female and male cabin crews. The penalty was

23 Mar, 2023 @ 17:15

Barcelona·Catalunya·Lead·National News

Spain's government joins legal action against La Liga's Barcelona involving refereeing consultant

UEFA to investigate FC Barcelona over alleged payments to refereeing official to influence decisions

UEFA, the governing body of football in Europe, has opened an investigation into FC Barcelona over a growing scandal involving alleged multi-million-euro payments made by

23 Mar, 2023 @ 16:12

Barcelona·Catalunya·Crime & Law·Lead·Sport

Drowned 1,000-year old church re-emerges from the deep as drought rages on

The remains of a church dating back to 1062 have completely reappeared after being submerged in a reservoir as the region faces severe droughts. The

22 Mar, 2023 @ 12:00

Barcelona·Catalunya·Environment·La Cultura·Lead

One of the brothels dismantled by National Police

Sex slaves liberated as chain of brothels busted across east of Spain

The National Police have dismantled nine brothels and freed 16 Chinese citizens who were being forced into sex work. Police arrested seven people accused of

21 Mar, 2023 @ 13:30

Alicante·Barcelona·Catalunya·Crime & Law·Lead·Mallorca

Wedding photographers lead the way at Barcelona’s annual Photo Forum Fest

For the next three days Barcelona will be transformed into the photographic centre of the world as the Photo Forum Fest comes to town. The

15 Mar, 2023 @ 12:45

Barcelona·La Cultura·Lead

Police in Spain seize passport of toddler after parents seek female genital mutilation procedure

THE AUTHORITIES in Catalonia have confiscated the passport of a 17-month-old girl in a bid to prevent her parents from subjecting her to female genital

14 Mar, 2023 @ 20:30

Barcelona·Catalunya·Health·Lead

Quiet down! Spain’s ombudsman calls on major cities to do something about excessive noise levels

SPAIN’S ombudsman has called on the country’s local councils – in particular those in Barcelona, Bilbao and Madrid – to do something about the noise

13 Mar, 2023 @ 20:00

Barcelona·Lead·Madrid·National News

Spain’s government joins legal action against Barcelona over referee consultant cash

THE government’s Sports Council is to join the legal action against FC Barcelona over €8.4 million of payments made to a refereeing consulant. The cash

13 Mar, 2023 @ 14:25

Barcelona·Catalunya·Crime & Law·Lead·Sport

Retired Swedish inventor sets his sights on improving garbage handling and cutting CO₂ in Barcelona

AS THOUSANDS of Europeans do every year, Jan Arlemark has recently moved to Spain in his retirement. But the former inventor will not be sitting

11 Mar, 2023 @ 15:45

Barcelona·Catalunya·Environment·Lead

Cybercriminals demand €4.2 after ransomware attack on Clinic hospital in Spain’s Barcelona

THE CYBERCRIMINALS behind a so-called ‘ransomware’ attack on the Clinic Hospital in Barcelona are demanding a payment of €4.2 million before they will release the

10 Mar, 2023 @ 18:45

Barcelona·Catalunya·Health·Lead

Three Workers Killed In Potash Mine Accident In Spain's Catalunya

Three workers killed as mine shaft collapses in Spain’s Catalunya

THREE men died on Thursday after a mine shaft collapsed at a Barcelona province potash mine. Emergency services were alerted about an incident at the

9 Mar, 2023 @ 12:00

Barcelona·Catalunya·Lead

Flight from Johannesburg to London forced to make late night emergency landing in Barcelona due to engine problem

A Virgin Atlantic flight from Johannesburg to London Heathrow was forced to divert to Barcelona after the crew declared an emergency. The Boeing 787-9 was

8 Mar, 2023 @ 16:42

Barcelona·Lead

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