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NIGHT curfews in most of Catalunya have been revoked by orders of the region’s top court.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
Toddler saved and bodies of man and woman found near burning car in Barcelona
POLICE in Barcelona have launched an investigation after the bodies of a man and woman found near a burning car. Emergency services were called to
Should you move your pensions into one pot?
By Tracy Storer, Senior Partner, Chorus Financial. If you’ve had more than one job since your career begun, it’s likely you’ve got pensions with different
DRAMATIC BLAZE IN SPAIN: Over 100 firefighters battle to contain wildfires ripping through Tarragona
MORE than 100 firefighters are tackling raging forest fires in Tarragona in the north east of Spain. The blaze, which has ripped through the municipalities
Drones fly in to monitor crowding on beaches in Spain’s Catalunya as Covid-19 infections soar
As crowds head to the beach to escape the summer sun, authorities in the northeastern Spanish region of Catalunya are trialling the use of drones
It’s official: The best pizzas in Spain can be found in Barcelona
TWO pizzerias in Barcelona have been crowned winners in Spain’s first National Pizza Competition during Madrid Fusion, the annual International Gastronomy Congress. Judges awarded La
VIDEO: Wildfire blamed on tossed cigarette on Spain’s Costa Brava ravages natural park and forces 300 from their homes
FIREFIGHTERS in Catalunya have battled a wildfire that destroyed 400 hectares of forest and forced 350 people to be evacuated from their homes. The blaze
Balearic Islands invest €225K to promote Catalan language
THE Department of Political Linguistics of the Government of the Balearic Islands will invest €225,000 to promote the learning of the Catalan language. This new
Volunteers wanted to guard rare turtle eggs on beach in Spain
AS summer jobs go, this doesn’t get much easier: two hours per day, watching a patch of sand on a Spanish beach – in case
COVID SPAIN: Catalan vaccination booking site leaks people’s personal data
HEALTH bosses in Catalunya are scrambling to revise the process for booking COVID vaccinations in the region after discovering medical details of patients had leaked from
View from Spain: The ecstasy and agony of England fans watching Euro 2020 final from abroad
THE ecstasy and the agony were lived in equal measure across Spain where England fans saw their team fall at the final hurdle in an
COVID Spain: 100 positive tests among thousands who flocked to major Barcelona music festival
JUST 123 people among the first 13,000 ticketholders at a major music festival in Barcelona tested positive for COVID-19. All festival-goers heading to The Cruilla
Marine experts warn public to steer clear of fin whale migration off coast of southern Spain
OVER 200 fin whales are currently travelling down the east coast of Spain and south towards the Strait of Gibraltar on their annual migration back
Catalunya is latest region in Spain to tighten COVID-19 restrictions as fifth wave hits
Catalunya has announced it will tighten restrictions on socializing and nightlife after a surge in new coronavirus infections hit Spain. The new rules come as
Court halts efforts to remove Franco monument in Catalunya after campaign by locals
A COURT has delayed an attempt to remove a monument inaugurated by General Francisco Franco to celebrate a victory during the Spanish Civil War after
Cantabria and Catalunya regions of Spain added to Germany’s COVID-19 ‘risk list’
THE German authorities have added Catalunya and Cantabria to their list of risk areas for coronavirus. According to the Robert Koch Institute, the government agency responsible for