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Palm Sunday Celebration In Pamplona, Spain 28 Mar 2021

Bishop who married erotic novelist (and now sells pig semen) formally ‘defrocked’ by Spain’s Catholic Church

A CATALAN bishop who made headlines after he abandoned his calling to marry the author of saucy novels has formally been stripped of his powers

12 Dec, 2021 @ 15:00

Catalunya·Lead·Other News

Woman dies in landslide as Storm Barra hits northern Spain with ‘worst floods in decades’

STORM Barra has claimed its first life in Spain after devastating parts of northern and eastern Spain with wind, rain and snowstorms. A 49-year-old woman

10 Dec, 2021 @ 18:20

Catalunya·Lead·Weather

Fraudsters pocketed €4 million by selling fake citizenship exam diplomas across Spain

POLICE say a Barcelona-based gang netted €4 million by selling fake diplomas to Spanish citizenship applicants. The criminal organisation was broken up in simultaneous arrests

10 Dec, 2021 @ 13:48

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

Benidorm Tower Block Fire On Spain's Costa Blanca Is Kept From Spreading Beyond A Single Flat

TRAGEDY: Elderly couple die in Barcelona fire

AN elderly couple has died when a fire swept through their apartment in Vilassar de Mar (Barcelona). Investigators are searching for the cause of the

8 Dec, 2021 @ 18:45

Barcelona·Lead

Doctor in Spain reunited with the baby he helped save 24 years ago — now she’s a nurse at the same Barcelona hospital

FATE came knocking when Dr Felix Castillo was reunited with a very special patient after over two decades. On December 4, 1997, a little girl

5 Dec, 2021 @ 17:00

Barcelona·Catalunya·Health·Lead·Other News

Sagrada Familia Cross Of Virgin Mary's Spire Installed

WATCH: A new star is born as final piece placed atop tower in Gaudi’s Sagrada Familia changing the skyline of Barcelona in northeastern Spain

THE architectural masterpiece by Antoni Gaudi took another step towards completion as a giant multifaceted star was lifted into place atop one of Sagrada Familia’s

2 Dec, 2021 @ 10:58

Barcelona·Catalunya·La Cultura·Lead·Olive Press Travel

Spain orders fully-vaccinated people to quarantine if they have contact with confirmed or even suspected Omicron COVID-19 cases

FEARS about the spread of the newly-discovered Omicron COVID-19 variant has led Spanish health chiefs to toughen-up self-isolation rules for fully-vaccinated people. The Ministry of

1 Dec, 2021 @ 20:15

Barcelona·Catalunya·Coronavirus·Lead·Madrid

Thugs will be fitted with ‘rapist tags’ to monitor when they go near victims in new pilot scheme in Catalunya

ELECTRONIC ankle tags that can monitor sexual assault offenders are to be rolled out in Catalunya as part of a pilot scheme. The ‘rapist tags’ will

1 Dec, 2021 @ 18:45

Catalunya·Crime & Law·Lead·Other News

Social services in Barcelona had visited migrant family 88 times before fatal blaze

TWO children from a family of refugees were killed early Tuesday in a fire that destroyed an abandoned bank squatted by migrants in the centre

1 Dec, 2021 @ 18:04

Barcelona·Catalunya·Lead

Alexia Putellas makes history as first Spanish Ballon d’Or winner since 1960

BARCELONA captain Alexia Putellas has become the first Spain international to win the Ballon d’Or since 1960 . She was crowned the best female footballer

30 Nov, 2021 @ 15:45

Barcelona·Catalunya·Sport

Two children among four people killed in horrific Barcelona inferno

FOUR people are dead, including two children, after a horrifying fire at a property in Barcelona. The fire started at the apartment in the Plaza

30 Nov, 2021 @ 12:00

Barcelona·Catalunya·Lead

Catedral De Valencia, Plaça De L'almoina

Which two of the world’s Top 25 Coastal Relocation Destinations are in Spain?

RECENT research has revealed the Top 25 coastal destinations in the world for permanent relocation – and two are in Spain. With the top five

28 Nov, 2021 @ 13:30

Barcelona·Lead·National News·Travel News·Valencia

Poo power: Barcelona buses to run on biomethane made from sewage sludge

BOSSES of Barcelona’s transport system are looking at ways of running the city’s buses on sewage. They want to turn sewage sludge left over from

27 Nov, 2021 @ 14:15

Barcelona·Environment·Lead

Catalunya delays COVID pass requirement to bars and restaurants after download system crashes

AUTHORITIES in Spain’s northeastern region of Catalunya were forced to postpone the introduction of mandatory COVID passes at bars, restaurants and gyms on Friday after

26 Nov, 2021 @ 18:30

Catalunya·Coronavirus·Lead

Formula 1 Grand Prix race is secured in Spain through to 2026

New deal secures Formula 1 Grand Prix race in Spain through to 2026

SPAIN will continue to host a Formula 1 Grand Prix race until at least 2026 following a contract renewal with the Barcelona-Catalunya circuit. A condition

26 Nov, 2021 @ 12:45

Barcelona·Catalunya·Lead·Sport

Worker dies of carbon dioxide poisoning at Catalunya nuclear plant in Spain

A worker died at nuclear power plant in Catalunya on Wednesday after a carbon dioxide leak. Three people were also injured in the incident at

25 Nov, 2021 @ 12:32

Catalunya·Lead

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Ex-bishop marries Spanish sweetheart in Barcelona after Pope says yes to sex

A SPANISH bishop who quit to marry an erotic novel writer 14 years his junior has finally tied the knot. Xavier Novell, 52 had his

23 Nov, 2021 @ 18:45

Catalunya·Lead

Antonio Rua: ‘Protagonistas’ scriptwriter dies in Spain aged 80

Antonio Rua, who created the scripts for Spain’s seminal radio shows Protagonistas and El Jardin de los Bonsais (The Bonsai Garden), has died aged 80.

23 Nov, 2021 @ 17:20

Barcelona·Catalunya·Celebrity·Cordoba·Entertainment·Lead·Other News

Las Fabricas De Daimler Mercedes Benz Retoman Su Actividad En Europa Con Muchas Medidas De Seguridad Cordon

Car factory in Spain insists its unvaccinated workers eat separately in staff canteen

SPANISH car manufacturer SEAT has asked workers at its factory outside Barcelona to sit in a separated section if they hadn’t been vaccinated, in the

21 Nov, 2021 @ 12:45

Catalunya·Coronavirus·Lead

Spanish study finds that exposure to high pollution levels increases COVID-19 risk

PEOPLE with extended exposure to raised pollution levels may be at greater risk of catching COVID-19. Exposure to high levels of air pollution is associated

20 Nov, 2021 @ 18:30

Catalunya·Coronavirus·Health·Lead·Other News

Police in Spain's Valencia search for beggar who killed bar owner who refused to give him money

Girl, 16, loses hearing in one ear after being raped in Spain’s Igualada

A TEEN has lost hearing in one ear after being seriously sexually assaulted in Barcelona. The 16-year-old schoolgirl was attacked after leaving a nightclub in

18 Nov, 2021 @ 15:00

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

Woman saved from abusive partner in Spain’s Barcelona after using ‘secret’ help signal

A man has been arrested in Barcelona after his partner alerted authorities using a secret hand signal to indicate she was being abused. The woman

17 Nov, 2021 @ 19:15

Catalunya·Crime & Law·Lead

Cyber attack halts beer production at Barcelona’s Damm brewery

BEER production at Barcelona’s Damm brewery was brought to a standstill earlier this week after cyber hackers penetrated the companies network. Damm is Spain’s second-biggest

13 Nov, 2021 @ 17:56

Barcelona·Crime & Law·Lead·National News

Is bottled water safe? Study reveals the average litre could contain 240,000 ‘nanoplastics’ that can be carried to the heart and brain

Top of the Taps – Where is the best tap water in Spain found?

LIVE in San Sebastian? Lucky … you have the best tap water in all of Spain. Data sourced by the Organisation of Consumers and Users

11 Nov, 2021 @ 12:00

Barcelona·Catalunya·Health·Lead·National News·Other News

€40,000 bail for six accused of burning police van in Spain’s Barcelona

AFTER eight months behind bars, six suspects accused of trying to burn a police van have been released. A judge has cleared the suspects for

10 Nov, 2021 @ 20:00

Barcelona·Catalunya·Lead·National News

Eric Domingo Pushing His Mother In A Wheelchair During The Barcelona Marathon 1068x601

Amateur runner breaks world the record for pushing mum in wheelchair for 26 miles at Barcelona Marathon

A SPANISH amateur athlete has smashed an incredible world record by pushing his mother in a wheelchair for 26 miles in under three hours. Dedicated

10 Nov, 2021 @ 15:45