British Ambassador to Spain visits new British School of Barcelona
The British Ambassador to Spain, Hugh Elliott visited the campus of The British School of Barcelona (BSB), which recently opened in the centre of Barcelona.
Spain’s hoteliers call for more regulation of Airbnb type tourist rentals but praise Barcelona for leading the way
ON FRIDAY representatives of hotel associations from 36 countries met to demand more regulation of tourist flat rentals such as AirBnb. Didac García, a representative
Italian Judge delays decision on Spain’s extradition request for Catalan leader Carles Puigdemont
FORMER Catalan Separatist leader Carles Puigdemont walked free from an Italian court on Monday after a judge delayed a ruling on Spain’s extradition request. The
Nissan’s Barcelona plant could be saved by China’s Great Wall Motor
CHINA’S Great Wall Motor is set to ride to the rescue of workers at Nissan’s Barcelona plant which is due to shut down in December.
Popstar Shakira attacked by wild boars in Barcelona park
Singer Shakira was attacked by a pair of marauding wild boars who snatched her bag while she was walking with her son in a park
La Merce: Barcelona fiestas marred by chaotic scenes of violence and vandalism
By Rob Kiteley in Barcelona
Puigdemont: Exiled Catalan separatist leader detained by police in Sardinia faces extradition to Spain
CARLES Puigdemont, the former leader of Catalunya who fled Spain after a failed independence bid, was detained by Italian police in Sardinia on Thursday evening.
TRAVEL SPAIN: How to celebrate La Merce festival in Barcelona
By Rob Kiteley in Barcelona
Police arrest ‘most-wanted’ Italian mafia fugitive who has been hiding out in Barcelona for three years
By Rob Kiteley in Barcelona
Decomposed body of father who murdered toddler son in Barcelona hotel found in woods near airport
By Rob Kiteley in Barcelona
Devastated family still searching for answers ten years after teen’s death in Spain
A HEARTBROKEN British family has said they are still hunting for answers ten years after their teenage son plunged to his death from a fifth-floor
Council in Spain’s Catalunya hires bug exterminators to target sewers overrun by cockroaches
SIXTY feet below Sitges, a town close to Barcelona, cockroaches have taken over the sewers. The bugs are wading through a river of raw sewage
Pensions, Annuities & Tax Fraud in Spain – a ticking time bomb…
by Sam Kelly DipPFS, EFA, BA (Hons), Managing Partner, Chorus Financial. Every now and then an email lands in my inbox or a member of
Have you seen this man? Police release photo of dad on the run after killing toddler in Barcelona hotel to spite mother
POLICE in Spain have released an image of the man accused of killing his two-year-old son in a Barcelona hotel room on Tuesday evening. The
Hunt for father after toddler, 2, dies ‘violently’ in Barcelona hotel room
POLICE in Barcelona are investigating the ‘violent’ death of a two-year-old boy at a hotel in the city. Cops rushed to the Hotel Concordia on
Afghan refugees in Spain: How many will arrive and what aid is offered to them
A THIRD flight carrying evacuees fleeing the Taliban in Afghanistan arrived in Spain on Saturday night at a military airbase close to Madrid where a
Catalunya’s top court rejects curfew extension for most of the region including Spain’s second city Barcelona.
NIGHT curfews in most of Catalunya have been revoked by orders of the region’s top court. The regional government submitted an application to continue with
Firecrackers cause mass evacuation at hotel in Barcelona on eve of 2017 terror attack anniversary
PARTYGOERS let off firecrackers causing mass panic and confusion at a hotel in Barcelona on Monday. Families were quickly evacuated from the Petit Palace hotel
Mayor of Barcelona offers refuge to 50 Afghan girls and women in city
THE MAYOR of Barcelona has offered homes to 50 Afghan women and girls in the city after the Taliban have conquered the capital of Afghanistan, Kabul.
COVID in Spain : Antibodies last more than a year says new study
INFECTED people still have antibodies in their blood to fight COVID-19 over a year after recovery, regardless of how severe their case was. Researchers in
Where is the cheapest city to live in Spain? Not Madrid or Barcelona
NEW data reveals the huge differences in cost of living across Spain, with Madrid and Barcelona proving a whopping 30% more than in the cheapest
Barcelona council fines landlord €45,000 for ‘real estate racism’ after refusing to rent his apartment to a young Moroccan
BARCELONA City Council has become the first council in Spain to impose a penalty for ‘real estate racism’. City bosses fined a real estate agency
Barcelona’s People’s Olympiad: The story of the 1936 Protest Olympics that were derailed by the Spanish Civil War
BY Shannon Chaffers THE Tokyo Olympic Games will soon come to a close despite an initial rocky start under a shroud of controversy with Japan
Dutch tourist dies in Spain’s Barcelona after a car key gets stuck in his throat
A Dutch tourist died in a Barcelona hospital on Friday morning (August 6) after a car key got stuck in his throat. That was despite
Barcelona president blames La Liga salary caps for Lionel Messi leaving the Spanish club
FC BARCELONA have revealed that they could not keep star striker Lionel Messi due to La Liga’s salary limit rules. Barca president, Joan Laporta, said
