Prosecutor probes €1.4 million payment made to refereeing official by FC Barcelona in Spain
A prosecutor is investigating FC Barcelona over €1.4 million in fees paid to a top refereeing official between 2016 and 2019. The La Liga club
A little Gaudi glory: Discover the house that was the first designed by the Catalan Architect
ANTONI Gaudi is an architect synonymous with the Catalan city of Barcelona. By far, his most famous work is the unfinished Sagrada Familia cathedral. But
RANKED: Top five ski resorts in Spain
WE love Spain for its sun and sand (and sangria, seafood, drool…) but who goes to ski in Spain? If you’re flying to southern Spain
Spain’s Dia supermarkets hook up with Just Eat for home grocery deliveries
SPAIN’S Dia supermarket chain has gone into partnership with Just Eat to deliver its grocery and convenience goods to homes. The initiative will initially see
Home property sales in Spain rose by over 6% in 2022, but market cooled later in the year
HOME property sales grew by 6.1% during 2022 to reach 719,680 units- the biggest figure in 15 years- according to the General Council of Notaries.
Prosecutors oppose new bail bid for footballer Dani Alves accused of Barcelona nightclub rape in Spain
PROSECUTORS are opposing a fresh bail application for ex-Barcelona footballer Dani Alves after he was arrested for allegedly raping a woman at a city nightclub
Protests across Spain over animal rights law that excludes hunting dogs
PROTESTS were held in 44 cities across Spain on Sunday over hunting dogs being excluded from the new animal welfare law which Congress will vote
Date with Beyonce: Glamorous superstar will play Spain’s Barcelona in 2023
SINGING superstar Beyonce will be hitting the stage in Barcelona. The American’s Renaissance World Tour will make a stop off at the city’s Olympic Stadium
Much sought-after yacht belonging to scandal-ridden Tory peer Michelle Mone finally tracked down in Barcelona
THE infamous yacht of scandal-embroiled Baroness Michelle Mone has been tracked down near Barcelona by activists who renamed it ‘Pandemic Profiteer’. The search has been
EU court ruling may see extradition of former Catalan premier Carles Puigdemont a step closer
A COURT ruling published on Tuesday may mean that former Catalan premier Carles Puigdemont is a step closer to being extradited to Spain from Belgium,
New meaning to coca powder: Over a tonne of cocaine seized at Barcelona Port disguised as chocolate powder
Over a tonne of cocaine was discovered in the Port of Barcelona disguised in a shipment of cocoa powder. The bust was made after the
Woman in Spain’s Valencia tricked out of €30,000 by online romance scam
ROMANCE scammers conned €30,000 out of a Riola woman who thought she had developed a relationship with a soldier stationed abroad. The victim made contact
Why Spain’s Catalunya region is banning electric scooters from public transport
A TOTAL ban on taking electric scooters onto any kind of public transport in Catalunya will come into force on February 1. The prohibition comes
Glovo Spain announces cuts to 6% of its team, 250 employees face chopping block
Food delivery giant Glovo announced layoffs which will affect 6% of its staff, with the majority of workers in the Barcelona headquarters impacted. The cuts
Alleged terrorist in Girona searched online how to carry out stabbing attack day of arrest
An alleged radicalised jihadist arrested in Girona was searching online how to carry out mass stabbings just moments before police stormed his address. Police said
Five years later, 45 National Police officers could face trial for excessive force at illegal Catalan independence referendum
A TOTAL of 45 officers from Spain’s National Police force could see the inside of a courtroom for their alleged excessive use of force during
Rugby player Levi Davis, who disappeared in Spain, ‘owed £100,000’ to Somali mafia, claims private detective
THE FORMER rugby player Levi Davis, who disappeared in Barcelona in October of last year and hasn’t been heard from since, owed £100,000 to a
A youth football scout who watched children for a living has been arrested in Barcelona for uploading clips of himself abusing kids
A youth football scout who posted clips of himself abusing young children has been arrested in a town near Sitges. He gave himself away The
Baby found abandoned on the streets of Spain’s Barcelona
A BABY thought to be around one month old was found on Tuesday in a sports bag in the Sants neighbourhood of Barcelona. According to
Police in Spain’s Catalunya region call for help over gang using explosives to steal from cash machines
POLICE in Spain’s Catalunya region have put out a request for help from other forces in a bid to track down a gang that has
Security camera footage contradicts Dani Alves’s version of events over rape accusations
FORMER Barcelona FC player Dani Alves has given three different versions of the events that took place in a nightclub on December 30 of last
After 18 years, Irish promoter Stephen Garland brings down the curtain on the ‘Giggling Guiri’ comedy club
BACK in 2005, a new comedy club arrived in Madrid and Barcelona. The brainchild of Irish promoter Stephen Garland, the idea was to bring top-flight
Ex-Barcelona star Dani Alves jailed after arrest in Spain over alleged nightclub sex assault
FORMER Barcelona footballer Dani Alves has been jailed after being denied bail in a pre-trial hearing on Friday that saw him charged with sexually assaulting
Boos and jeers at pro-Catalan independence demonstration in Spain’s Barcelona show splits in the movement
SOME 6,500 people came out in Barcelona to protest on Thursday morning in support of independence for Catalunya. The demonstration coincided with a French-Spanish summit,
With death of French nun, the world’s oldest living person now resides in Spain
THE WORLD’S oldest person is now thought to be Spaniard Maria Branyas Morera, who is aged 115 and lives in Catalonia. She takes the accolade
Madonna will make a single stop in Spain during upcoming tour The Celebration
MADONNA will be making a stop in Spain on her upcoming tour, which is called The Celebration. Tickets for the visit to Barcelona by the
