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WATCH: Balkan hitman arrested after four-year international manhunt ends in Spain’s Barcelona

A FUGITIVE wanted over an execution-style killing in Montenegro has been arrested by the Policia Nacional in Barcelona. The man was the subject of an

25 Aug, 2020 @ 16:22

Barcelona·Lead

Barcelona birthday bash broken up with 58 revellers fined for not wearing masks

MOSSOS d’Esquadra, the police force of Catalonia, had to break up a birthday party after neighbours complained of social distancing infractions. They identified 58 people

24 Aug, 2020 @ 11:50

Barcelona·Coronavirus·Lead

Spain among most densely populated countries in Europe, says new study

At first glance, Spain has a very sparse population, as little as 93 people per square kilometre

2 Jul, 2020 @ 16:50

Barcelona·Lead·National News

Barcelona appoint Lithuanian basketball legend, Sarunas Jasikevicius as new head coach, following Svetislav Pesic’s departure

BARCELONA basketball legend Sarunas Jasikevicius has been appointed as the Catalans’ new head coach.

2 Jul, 2020 @ 15:59

Barcelona·Lead·Sport

Primark opens its second largest store in Spain

PRIMARK has opened its second largest store in Spain.

1 Jul, 2020 @ 15:10

Barcelona·Business & Finance·Lead

Baskonia defeats Barcelona and wins first Spanish basketball league title in 10 years

BASKONIA has won the Spanish basketball league title for the first time in 10 years.

1 Jul, 2020 @ 13:13

Lead·Sport

Barcelona win court case against Neymar, Brazilian star ordered to pay €6.7 million

BARCELONA have won a court case against their former player Neymar, with the Brazilian ordered to pay the Spanish club €6.7 million.

20 Jun, 2020 @ 14:39

Lead·Sport

Brit fugitive arrested in Spain on conspiracy to murder charges remanded in custody by Manchester court

A BRITON extradited from Spain has appeared in court charged with conspiracy to murder. Jamie Rothwell, 33, was detained by Policia Nacional in Barcelona last

17 Jun, 2020 @ 14:34

Lead·National News

Barcelona train crash hospitalises 10 people with driver and children among injured

A TRAIN has crashed in Barcelona, injuring the driver and 16 passengers, including children. Some 10 people have been hospitalised after a Renfe train collided

16 Jun, 2020 @ 20:14

Lead·National News

WATCH: 100,000 ecstasy pills destined for Ibiza intercepted in Spain’s Barcelona

Investigators say the drugs were being packaged to be sent to the Balearic island to coincide with the opening of the summer season

16 Jun, 2020 @ 12:37

Barcelona·Crime & Law·Lead·Mallorca

Podemos politician calls for Columbus statue to be removed from Spain’s Barcelona amid anti-racism protests

A HIGH ranking Podemos politician in Catalunya has called for the statue of Christopher Columbus to be removed from Barcelona.

15 Jun, 2020 @ 14:19

Barcelona·Lead

Black Lives Matter protests sweep across Spain and the Costa del Sol

BLACK Lives Matter protests have swept across Spain, including on the Costa del Sol.

8 Jun, 2020 @ 14:44

Barcelona·Lead·Madrid·Malaga·National News

Spain’s La Sagrada Familia will open its doors to Barcelona front-line professionals free of charge for two weekends in July, as a thank you

LA Sagrada Familia will open its doors to Barcelona front-line professionals free of charge for the first two weekends in July, as a sign of

8 Jun, 2020 @ 13:36

Barcelona·La Cultura·Lead

Protests break out in Spain as Nissan confirms closure of Barcelona plants with loss of 3,000 jobs

THOUSANDS of workers have been protesting outside the gates of Nissan’s Barcelona plant after receiving confirmation that it will close. Around 3,000 redundancies will be

28 May, 2020 @ 14:37

Lead·National News

Nissan’s Barcelona plant ‘faces axe with production to be moved to France’

HOPES that Nissan’s plant in Barcelona may escape the axe look to have been dashed. The regional government in Catalonia had been investigating how it

22 May, 2020 @ 12:01

Business & Finance·Lead

Easyjet cabin crew in Spain reach pay deal and call off strikes

EasyJet to resume flights from June 15, but that only includes one Spanish airport

EASYJET has announced that it will resume some of its flights on June 15, ahead of a bigger resumption on July 1.

21 May, 2020 @ 13:53

Barcelona·Lead·Travel News

Lone wolf terror suspect in Spain ‘planned to bomb Barcelona-Real Madrid football match using explosive-laden drone’

A SUSPECTED ‘lone wolf’ terrorist had been plotting to bomb a Barcelona versus Real Madrid match using a drone. This is the claim of Spanish

20 May, 2020 @ 16:57

Lead·National News

EXCLUSIVE: British expat chases refund for cancelled flight to Spain, with Vueling refusing to accept it was cancelled

A BRITISH expat has been left chasing a flight refund for a cancelled flight that the airline refuses to accept was cancelled.

17 May, 2020 @ 15:00

Barcelona·Lead·Travel News

Madrid and Barcelona both rank in the bottom 10 of best cities for jobs following coronavirus crisis

MADRID and Barcelona have both ranked in the bottom 10 of the 100 best cities for jobs following the coronavirus crisis.

12 May, 2020 @ 17:47

Barcelona·Business & Finance·Lead·Madrid

COVID-19: ‘Lone wolf’ ISIS terrorist who flouted Spain’s coronavirus lockdown by ‘searching for targets’ arrested in Barcelona after FBI probe

AN ISIS ‘lone wolf’ terrorist who violated Spain’s coronavirus lockdown has been arrested in Barcelona. The Moroccan, who played a ‘critical’ role for the Islamic

8 May, 2020 @ 10:57

Crime & Law·Lead·National News