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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 La Liga's Barcelona involving refereeing consultant

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

City in Spain’s Catalonia rocked by alleged rape of 11-year-old girl by a group of minors

THE CATALAN city of Badalona has been rocked by the alleged sexual assault of an 11-year-old girl, and which only came to light when a

12 Mar, 2023 @ 12:00

Catalunya·Crime & Law·Lead

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

REVEALED: Where UK businesses are investing the most in Spain

THE Madrid region was the most popular part of Spain for British investment during the first nine months of 2022 according to figures produced by

9 Mar, 2023 @ 11:15

Balearic Islands·Business & Finance·Catalunya·Lead·Madrid·Murcia·Valencian Community

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

Hospital in Barcelona suffers cyberattack and is forced to significantly reduce healthcare services

Hospital Clinic de Barcelona, one of Barcelona’s biggest public hospitals, was victim to a ransomware attack on the morning of Sunday 5 March. The hospital

6 Mar, 2023 @ 14:15

Barcelona·Catalunya·Crime & Law·Health·Lead

Three Teenagers Die After Car Plunges Down 30 Metre Ravine And Explodes In Spain's Catalunya

Three teenagers dead after car plunges down 30-metre ravine and explodes in Spain’s Catalunya

THREE teenagers died on Sunday after a car plunged 30 metres down a ravine and caught fire in Tarragona province. Three boys aged 15 and

6 Mar, 2023 @ 11:22

Catalunya·Lead

Family of rugby player Levi Davis, who went missing in Spain, breaks ties with private investigator

THE FAMILY of missing British rugby player Levi Davis has broken ties with the private investigation firm that has been on the trail of the

5 Mar, 2023 @ 11:30

Barcelona·Catalunya·Lead

Barcelona named top destination in Europe for gluten-free food

Barcelona has been named one of the top European cities accommodating those who need to follow a strict gluten-free diet. It came in eighth place

4 Mar, 2023 @ 18:00

Barcelona·Catalunya·Lead·National News

Revealed: The areas in Spain which welcome the most immigrants, according to latest official data

Ukraine refugees in many parts of Spain have not got special payments promised last June

MANY Ukrainian families that arrived in Spain after Russia’s invasion last year still have not received a penny of their promised €400 per month payments.

3 Mar, 2023 @ 18:01

Catalunya·Lead·Madrid·Murcia·National News·Valencian Community

Spain's airports report record six-month passenger totals, surpassing 2019 figures

Spain had more foreign tourists in January than three years earlier- just before Covid pandemic

SPAIN welcomed 4.1 million foreign tourists in January to slightly beat the total three years earlier- weeks before the start of the Covid-19 pandemic. The

3 Mar, 2023 @ 15:45

Canary Islands·Catalunya·Lead·National News

Five teenagers arrested in Barcelona province after allegedly sexually assaulting classmate with teacher in the room

FOUR fourteen-year-old boys and one seventeen-year old have been arrested in Barcelona on suspicion of sexually assaulting a female classmate while their teacher was present

2 Mar, 2023 @ 19:15

Barcelona·Catalunya·Crime & Law·Lead

Foldable phones, rollable screens and augmented reality some of the highlights of this year’s Mobile World Congress in Barcelona

The latest gadgets and gizmos in the tech sector have been on display at this year’s Mobile World Congress (MWC) in Barcelona. Some of the

1 Mar, 2023 @ 15:45

Barcelona·Lead·Technology

Spain’s Catalonia region ramps up water restrictions due to ongoing severe drought

THE CATALAN government on Tuesday introduced the most severe water restrictions possible in 224 of its municipalities due to an ongoing drought. The northeastern Spanish

28 Feb, 2023 @ 19:00

Barcelona·Catalunya·Lead

King Felipe opens World Mobile Congress in Spain’s Barcelona

OVER 80,000 people are expected to attend Barcelona’s World Mobile Congress(WMC) over the next four days, after it was officially opened on Monday by King

27 Feb, 2023 @ 15:45

Barcelona·Catalunya·Lead·Technology

Famous Carnival Parade From Spain's Costa Blanca In Madrid Sneak Preview

Efforts by Carnival organisers in Spain’s Catalonia to rein in sexist songs likened to days of Franco

Carnival organisers have warned participating floats that they could lose their public subsidies if they keep playing sexist or misogynist songs during their parades. The

24 Feb, 2023 @ 12:45

Catalunya·Lead

Father of daughters slain in ‘honour killings’ is arrested in Spain’s Barcelona area

A man suspected of being involved in the ‘honour killing’ of his two daughters when they were visiting Pakistan, has been arrested in Terrassa on

22 Feb, 2023 @ 12:35

Barcelona·Catalunya·Crime & Law·Lead

Ex-Barcelona star Dani Alves stays behind bars before rape trial in Spain

Ex-Barcelona star Dani Alves remains behind bars before rape trial in Spain

FORMER Barcelona footballer Dani Alves will remain in prison ahead of his trial on alleged rape charges. Alves, 39, lost an appeal to be released

21 Feb, 2023 @ 11:02

Barcelona·Catalunya·Crime & Law·Lead

Century-old Salvador Dali artworks finally found after Barcelona burglary

Two 100-year-old Salvador Dali drawings worth 300,000 euros have been discovered after they were stolen last year in a burglary in Barcelona. Police made the

18 Feb, 2023 @ 15:00

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

House sales in Spain dropped by 4.6% in the first half of 2024, new figures show

Home property sales in Spain rose by 14.7% in 2022- biggest figure since 2007

HOME property sales in Spain reached 650,000 in 2022, the biggest total recorded since 2007 when nearly 780,000 residences were sold. The National Institute of

17 Feb, 2023 @ 15:10

Balearic Islands·Canary Islands·Catalunya·Lead·Property·Valencian Community