Spain hit by biblical floods AGAIN as dozens of cars are washed away near Girona
IMAGES of flood water engulfing and sweeping away cars returned to Spain on Friday after last week’s tragic scenes in Valencia. This time the town
Barcelona is placed on a red weather alert for hail and rain as it braces for worst of DANA storm
BARCELONA province has been placed on ‘red’ alert for severe weather on Monday. The warning was issued by Catalunya’s Meteorological Service(Meteocat) and Civil Protection Agency
Must visit: Spain’s very own Venice known as the ‘town of bridges’ that’s less than a two-hour drive from Barcelona
A CATALUNYA town offers a real flavour of Venice without having to fly to Italy and to pay the high prices when you get there.
British woman is hospitalised in Spain after being ‘stabbed by a masked robber’ at a major holiday resort
A BRITISH tourist was stabbed during a street robbery in Lloret de Mar on Monday. The female victim was with a group from France and
Spain’s first all-trans football team make debut in men’s regional league in historic moment
A FOOTBALL team consisting totally of transgender men is playing its first season in a lower regional Spanish league in Catalunya. It’s the first all-trans
‘Wolf pack’ in Spain accused of raping three women, including a disabled friend, face 200-year prison sentence – as twisted details emerge
MEMBERS of a so-called ‘wolf pack’ (La Manada) accused of raping three women in Spain are facing a combined prison term of just under 200
This is the most popular ‘staycation’ destination for the Spanish in 2024
THE southern Spanish region of Andalucia is still hanging on in the top spot for Spaniards as their preferred destination when enjoying a ‘staycation’. According
Man is arrested for ‘chopping off his partner’s hand’ in Spain’s Barcelona
THE Mossos d’Esquadra have arrested a man in Barcelona accused of amputating his partner’s hand in a brutal domestic attack. The incident occurred at 4.30pm
Thousands take to the streets to celebrate Catalunya’s national day – but turnout is lowest on record as support for independence dwindles
THOUSANDS took to the streets across Catalunya on Wednesday to celebrate the region’s national day, known as La Diada, but the total turnout was the
Mossos d’Esquadra admit ‘mistakes’ after Carles Puigdemont fled Spain: Leaked report reveals police drone turned away at key moment of Catalan separatist’s escape from Barcelona
THE Mossos d’Esquadra have admitted that ‘mistakes’ were made in their plan to arrest Carles Puigdemont after the former Catalan president successfully fled Spain once
America’s Cup comes to Spain: All you need to know as sailing’s premier competition kicks off in Barcelona today – as locals plan to disrupt event with anti-tourists protests
THIS August 22, six teams will descend on Barcelona to begin their bid to claim the 37th edition of the America’s Cup, the world’s premier
‘Crocodile sighting’ forces closure of major beach in Spain
A POPULAR Catalunya beach was closed off to swimmers for three hours on Wednesday after reports of a crocodile wandering on the sand. A security
Socialist leader Salvador Illa elected as President of Catalunya following investiture debate overshadowed by police manhunt for Carles Puigdemont
SALVADOR Illa, the leader of the Catalan Socialist Party (PSC), has been formally elected as the President of Catalunya this evening following a controversial investiture
Second Mossos police officer is arrested for ‘helping separatist Carles Puigdemont disappear in Spain’ following his return from exile
THE Mossos d’Esquadra have arrested a second officer over their alleged involvement in helping Carles Puigdemont, the separatist leader, to escape from Barcelona following his
Who is Carles Puigdemont and why are police hunting him in Spain? All you need to know about the exiled Catalan separatist leader
THE Mossos d’Esquadra, Catalunya’s police force, launched ‘Operation Cage’ this morning in an attempt to locate and arrest Carles Puigdemont, the separatist leader who has
Chaos in Spain’s Catalunya: Police hunt exiled former leader Carles Puigdemont after speech near parliament declaring independence referendum legal
FORMER Catalan premier and fugitive from justice Carles Puigdemont returned to Spain on Thursday, seven years after he fled the country to escape arrest for
Carles Puigdemont will return to Spain this week after seven years in exile: Former Catalan president could be arrested on arrival
CARLES Puigdemont, the former Catalan president, has revealed his intention to return to Spain this week after seven years of self-imposed exile in Belgium. In
Pedro Sanchez ally Salvador Illa is set to be named as Catalan president this week – but plans could be derailed by return of Carles Puigdemont from exile
SALVADOR Illa, a former health minister and key ally of Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez, appears set to be named as the new President of Catalunya
Police discover body of man surrounded by headless chickens in bay on Spain’s Costa Brava
THE Catalan regional police made a bizarre discovery on Sunday, when they found the body of a man in a small bay on the Costa
Socialist ally of Pedro Sanchez set to be named as new President of Catalunya after summer of negotiations with separatist parties
A KEY ally of Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez is set to be named as the new President of Catalunya after the Socialists finally struck a
Barcelona mayor defends controversial ban on tourist flats: Socialist leader says city cannot continue with ‘unbridled’ tourism
BARCELONA’S mayor, Jaume Collboni, has said the city cannot become a ‘theme park without residents’ and cannot continue with an unbridled growth in tourism. Barcelona
Huge swordfish forces beach closure in eastern Spain
A HUGE swordfish measuring some two metres in length forced the closure of a beach last Thursday in Tarragona province, Catalunya region, eastern Spain. Beachgoers
Pictured: Melia’s new €6,000-a-night penthouse suite in Spain’s Barcelona
A LUXURY Barcelona penthouse suite will start taking its first guests in September with a €6,000 per night charge. The top range accommodation branded as
Police in Spain bust gang who ‘built more than 1,000 kamikaze drones for Hezbollah’
THE Guardia Civil and German authorities have dismantled a drone logistics structure operating in Europe supplying so-called kamikaze drones to the Lebanese extremist Hezbollah group.
Thousands take to the streets of Spain’s Barcelona: Catalunya separatists rally against ‘non-implementation’ of amnesty law which vowed to protect architects of ‘illegal’ independence referendum
THOUSANDS of pro-independence supporters took to the streets of Barcelona, the Catalan capital, on Saturday in protest against the ‘non-implementation’ of the highly controversial amnesty
Fifty people left injured after coach carrying Inditex employees smashes into tunnel mouth, becoming vertically wedged in entrance
AROUND 50 people were left injured on Tuesday after a coach suffered a spectacular accident while travelling from Barcelona to Tordera in the Catalunya region.
