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Italian gang arrested for stealing luxury watches from elderly foreign tourists in Spain’s Balearic Islands

THE Policia Nacional, in association with their Italian counterparts, have busted a Naples-based gang who made special summer trips to Mallorca and Ibiza to steal

3 Nov, 2022 @ 13:35

Balearic Islands·Barcelona·Catalunya·Crime & Law·Ibiza·Lead·Madrid·Malaga·Mallorca

Barcelona housing groups wage war against investors and speculators who they claim are causing rents and evictions to skyrocket

A NEW war is being waged in Barcelona against investors and speculators who gathered for a summit in the city as rents and evictions continue

31 Oct, 2022 @ 16:16

Barcelona·Catalunya·Lead·Property

Video footage prompts judges to rule that Catalan riot police officer invented assault by protestor

A POLICE officer from Catalonia’s Mossos d’Esquadra regional force is facing an eight-year ban from duty after being found to have invented an assault by

28 Oct, 2022 @ 15:30

Catalunya·Lead

Prosecutor drops fraud and corruption charges against former Barcelona footballer Neymar in Spain

THE Public Prosecutor has dropped corruption and fraud charges on Friday against football star Neymar and others concerning the Brazilian’s 2013 move from Santos to

28 Oct, 2022 @ 14:38

Barcelona·Catalunya·Crime & Law·Lead·Sport

Veteran rockers Iron Maiden announce three dates in Spain in 2023 including 'biggest-ever' concert for Murcia

Veteran rockers Iron Maiden playing three dates in Spain in 2023 including ‘most-important’ concert ever held in Murcia

ROCK legends Iron Maiden will play a gig in Murcia next summer- one of only three concerts by the band in Spain. The group, fronted

27 Oct, 2022 @ 14:46

Barcelona·Entertainment·Lead·Murcia

Spanish child with brain tumour flown to Barcelona for treatment thanks to anonymous donor

A SPANISH child with a brain tumour today arrived in Barcelona after an anonymous donor paid for a medical flight to transfer from Mexico. The

26 Oct, 2022 @ 17:15

Barcelona·Lead·National News

Businesses across Spain get ripped-off by Barcelona-based cybercriminals

A Barcelona-based cybercriminal gang defrauded 11 companies across Spain by intercepting business email invoices and pocketing the money. They also scammed seven individuals on ‘buy

26 Oct, 2022 @ 12:58

Alicante·Barcelona·Crime & Law·Granada·Lead·Madrid·Malaga·Murcia

Madrid, Barcelona promise to plant millions of new trees to reduce carbon emissions

A new study shows how many trees will need to be planted in two of Spain’s biggest cities if they are to reduce their carbon

25 Oct, 2022 @ 17:30

Barcelona·Catalunya·Environment·Lead·Madrid·National News

Missing Australian rugby player found dead in Spanish nightclub

An Australian rugby league player has been found dead in a nightclub in Barcelona, having fallen from a 10-metre height. The Catalan regional police, the

20 Oct, 2022 @ 15:45

Barcelona·Lead

Gibraltar’s brave sportspeople travel across Europe to try the ultimate giant-killing act

POOL and netball teams from Gibraltar are competing against international opposition in separate competitions around Europe this week. Minister for Sport Steven Linares sent the

11 Oct, 2022 @ 15:49

Catalunya·Gibraltar·Lead

Summer-like temperatures to remain in Spain’s Malaga until Saturday

Barcelona issues zero fines for smoking on beaches, despite ban being in place since July

IN April of this year, Barcelona City Hall banned smoking from all of its beaches, with €30 fines since July for anyone breaking the rules.

10 Oct, 2022 @ 17:16

Catalunya·Lead

Catalan president, Pere Aragones, among dozens of separatists hacked by specialist spyware in Spain

Catalan government left in crisis after pro-independence party withdraws its support

THE Catalan regional government has been plunged into a crisis after one of the governing parties, Junts per Catalunya, withdrew its support from its partner,

8 Oct, 2022 @ 12:09

Catalunya·Lead

Cocktail Bar In Spain's Barcelona Is Voted The Best In The World

Cocktail bar in Spain’s Barcelona is voted ‘best in the world’

PARADISO in Barcelona has been given the accolade of the world’s best cocktail bar at ‘The World’s 50 Best Bars’ awards staged in the Catalan

7 Oct, 2022 @ 12:23

Barcelona·Catalunya·Food & Drink·Lead

heatwave Risk Notice For High Or Very High Maximum Temperatures, In Madrid Along With Six Other Autonomous Communities

The best small towns to visit in Catalonia

Catalonia is a beautiful region in Spain, located on the northeast coast of the country. It’s known for its rugged coastline, diverse landscapes, and excellent

7 Oct, 2022 @ 09:13

Barcelona·Catalunya·Olive Press Travel·Travel News

Europe’s biggest producers of fake €500 notes arrested across Spain with Costa Blanca printing press seized

POLICE in Spain have smashed what has been described as Europe’s ‘most important’ criminal gang producing fake €500 notes. 12 people have been arrested including

6 Oct, 2022 @ 15:00

Alicante·Barcelona·Catalunya·Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga·Valencia·Valencian Community

Tarragona’s Human Towers Competition returns in Spain after two-year Covid break

More than 10,000 people turned out on Sunday to watch the Tarragona Human Towers Competition, which is the largest of its kind in Spain. The

3 Oct, 2022 @ 18:15

Catalunya·Lead

Villa in Barcelona up for sale at a cool €21 million

A 1,400 square metre villa in the exclusive neighborhood of Pedralbes in Barcelona is on sale for an eye watering €21 million. The main building

1 Oct, 2022 @ 15:37

Barcelona·Lead·Property

Spain crime: Alleged Italian ‘Ndrangheta mafia gangsters arrested in Ibiza

Gangsters with suspected links to one of Italy’s most notorious mafia groups have been arrested in Spain. Gangsters with suspected links to the Italian mafia

21 Sep, 2022 @ 18:08

Balearic Islands·Barcelona·Catalunya·Crime & Law·Ibiza·Lead·Malaga·Mallorca

Labour inspectors fine Glovo for employing ‘fake’ self-employed in Valencia and Barcelona

DELIVERY Company Glovo has been fined €78.9 million for hiring people under fake self-employment contracts in Barcelona and Valencia. Spanish broadcaster Cadena Ser reported that

21 Sep, 2022 @ 11:56

Barcelona·Catalunya·Lead·National News·Valencia

New cases of West Nile virus detected in Spain’s Tarragona province

The public health department in Catalonia has detected one confirmed case and one possible case of West Nile virus in Tarragona province, news agency EFE

16 Sep, 2022 @ 18:15

Catalunya·Lead

Some 150,000 people take to streets of Barcelona to support Catalan independence

Around 150,000 people took to the streets of Barcelona on Sunday September 11, to celebrate “la Diada”, often described as Catalonia’s National Day, and to

12 Sep, 2022 @ 17:59

Barcelona·Catalunya·Lead·National News·Politics

Cyclist caught on camera crashing head on into oncoming car while making dangerous mountain descent in Spain

The scene was filmed by a motorist who had just been overtaken, and the video has since gone viral A video that has been circulating

6 Sep, 2022 @ 17:45

Barcelona·Catalunya·Crime & Law·Lead

Spain detects 48 cases among children of severe acute hepatitis of unknown origin

A total of 48 cases of severe acute hepatitis have been diagnosed among children in Spain during the first eight months of the year. That’s

6 Sep, 2022 @ 17:04

Catalunya·Health·Lead·Madrid·National News

Woman rescued off coast of Spain after being swept away by current and spending six hours in the sea

A 30-year-old woman was rescued in the early hours of Monday from the sea off the coast of Barcelona, after she was swept out by

6 Sep, 2022 @ 12:25

Catalunya·Lead

Jihadist arrested in Spain’s Girona ‘had plans to carrying out terrorist attack in Catalunya’

POLICE have arrested a ‘radicalised’ terrorist who was allegedly planning a terrorist attack in Catalunya before returning to Syria. An investigation began at the end

5 Sep, 2022 @ 17:05

Catalunya·Crime & Law·Lead

Unemployment increases in August in Spain, but it is the best data for this month since 2008

SOME 40,428 people lost their jobs during August, which is 1,4% more than in July The jobless total in Spain is 2.9 million, according to

3 Sep, 2022 @ 10:00

Canary Islands·Catalunya·Lead·National News·Valencia

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