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Puigdemont: Exiled Catalan separatist leader detained by police in Sardinia faces extradition to Spain

CARLES Puigdemont, the former leader of Catalunya who fled Spain after a failed independence bid, was detained by Italian police in Sardinia on Thursday evening.

24 Sep, 2021 @ 10:44

Barcelona·Catalunya·Lead·Politics

Human Towers On Last Day Of Feast Of La Merce

TRAVEL SPAIN: How to celebrate La Merce festival in Barcelona

By Rob Kiteley in Barcelona

23 Sep, 2021 @ 11:30

Barcelona·Lead·Olive Press Travel

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Police arrest ‘most-wanted’ Italian mafia fugitive who has been hiding out in Barcelona for three years

By Rob Kiteley in Barcelona

20 Sep, 2021 @ 17:30

Barcelona·Catalunya·Crime & Law·Lead

Exiled Catalan leader claims to ‘have proof’ Spain used espionage to repress independence drive

THE exiled former Catalan president of Carles Puigdemont has insisted he has evidence that Spain used political espionage against him and others around him. The

19 Sep, 2021 @ 09:15

Catalunya·Lead·Politics

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Have you seen this man? Police release photo of dad on the run after killing toddler in Barcelona hotel to spite mother

POLICE in Spain have released an image of the man accused of killing his two-year-old son in a Barcelona hotel room on Tuesday evening. The

27 Aug, 2021 @ 17:45

Barcelona·Catalunya·Lead

Cistercian monk is accused of committing a sex act against a child in Catalunya region of Spain

Cistercian monk in Spain’s Catalunya region is arrested for sexually touching a child

A Cistercian monk from Catalunya has been arrested over the inappropriate sexual touching of a child. The monk, 68, is part of a thirty-strong community

26 Aug, 2021 @ 17:52

Catalunya·Crime & Law·Lead

‘Serial predator’ and evangelist is arrested in Spain’s Valencia for ‘sexually abusing eight young girls’

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NIGHT curfews in most of Catalunya have been revoked by orders of the region’s top court.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

19 Aug, 2021 @ 17:04

Barcelona·Catalunya·Coronavirus·Health·Lead

Dutch tourist dies in Spain's Barcelona after a car key got stuck in his throat

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

6 Aug, 2021 @ 16:18

Barcelona·Catalunya·Lead

Little Old Lady,79, Turns Out To Be A Mass Importer Of Cocaine Into Portugal And Spain

Little old lady, aged 79, arrested for being a drugs kingpin smuggler of cocaine into Portugal and Spain

A 79-year-old female Spanish drugs lord has been arrested in Portugal over a cocaine smuggling operation. The Guardia Civil and Policia Nacional assisted Portuguese colleagues

3 Aug, 2021 @ 18:44

Crime & Law·Lead

Shakira could go on trial and be jailed if convicted of €14 million tax fraud in Spain

Shakira faces trial and could be jailed if found guilty of €14 million tax fraud in Spain

POP star Shakira could be tried and jailed over allegedly defrauding Spanish tax authorities of over €14 million between 2011 and 2014. A three-year probe

29 Jul, 2021 @ 13:45

Celebrity·Crime & Law·Entertainment·Lead

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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

23 Jul, 2021 @ 09:15

Catalunya·Coronavirus·Lead

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

18 Jul, 2021 @ 11:21

Catalunya·Environment·Lead

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

14 Jul, 2021 @ 10:30

Barcelona·Catalunya·Environment·Lead

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

6 Jul, 2021 @ 17:11

Catalunya·Coronavirus·Health·Lead

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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

6 Jul, 2021 @ 13:30

Barcelona·Catalunya·Lead·Politics

Pedro Sanchez claims 'more than 500 people' died during latest heatwave in Spain

Pedro Sanchez will ‘never allow’ Catalunya referendum on independence from Spain

PRIME Minister Pedro Sanchez has rejected an independence referendum for the Catalunya region during a speech to Congress today(June 30). Sanchez said that his ruling

30 Jun, 2021 @ 15:11

Catalunya·Lead·National News·Politics

Spain Issues Over 2.7 Million Eu Covid Travel Certificates As Scheme Officially Launches On July 1

Spain issues over 2.7 million EU COVID-19 travel certificates as scheme officially launches on July 1

THE EU COVID-19 travel certificate officially comes into force across the European Union tomorrow(July 1) with over 2.7 million documents issued so far in Spain.

30 Jun, 2021 @ 14:02

Coronavirus·Lead·Travel News

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Pardoned Catalan separatist leaders walk out of jail… and immediately demand independence from Spain

THE nine Catalan separatist leaders who walked free from prison on Wednesday after a controversial pardon by the Spanish government appeared not to have lost

23 Jun, 2021 @ 20:01

Catalunya·Lead·Politics

Pedro Sanchez hands out pardons to nine Catalan separatists jailed by Spain over 2017 illegal independence referendum

Pedro Sanchez hands out pardons to Catalan separatists jailed by Spain over illegal independence referendum

SPAIN’S Prime Minister, Pedro Sanchez, has announced the freeing of nine Catalan separatists jailed for sedition over their involvement in an illegal independence referendum held

22 Jun, 2021 @ 16:11

Catalunya·Lead·National News

Godfather of Catalan nationalism faces trial along with seven children over ‘hidden fortune’

JORDI Pujol, the former regional president of Catalunya for 23 years, is to face trial along with his seven children over an alleged fortune which

22 Jun, 2021 @ 12:15

Catalunya·Lead·Politics

Spain stops distributing AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccines and will donate surplus to third-world countries

Over 500,000 AstraZeneca doses arrive in Spain in race to beat off Delta COVID-19 variant with second injections

SPAIN was today(June 21) scheduled to receive a shipment of 511,200 doses of the AstraZeneca vaccines as concerns grow over the possible spread of the

21 Jun, 2021 @ 19:15

Coronavirus·Health·Lead

COVID-19 digital passport to travel across EU can be downloaded in Catalunya

A DIGITAL COVID-19 passport which will allow holders to travel within the European Union can be downloaded by patients in Catalunya from June 9. If

10 Jun, 2021 @ 09:00

Catalunya·Coronavirus·Health·Lead

Inditex fashion group reports sales boom across its international network as it gets ready to close 56 shops in Spain this summer

Inditex fashion group reports international sales boom as it prepares to close 56 shops in Spain this summer

SPANISH-based fashion retailer, Inditex, is claiming that purchases are double the rate of what they were a year ago. In spite of that, the company

9 Jun, 2021 @ 15:00

Business & Finance·Lead·National News

Jailed Catalan leader admits unilateral independence route ‘no longer viable’

THE jailed Catalan leader Oriol Junqueras has said unilateral efforts to break away from Spain were no longer viable. Junqueras, who is serving a 13-year

8 Jun, 2021 @ 15:58

Barcelona·Catalunya·Lead·Politics

AGENT ORANGE: Oliviera claims stunning victory in drama-filled Barcelona MotoGP

NEW factory KTM rider Miguel Oliveira claimed his third victory in the premier class in a drama-filled Catalan grand prix on Sunday. Using chassis upgrades

7 Jun, 2021 @ 11:15

Lead·Sport

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Stop, police! Hunt for wild boars turns into two hour stake out in central Barcelona

WHEN three police cars with wailing sirens raced down the Barcelona street it had all the hall marks of a chase for an armed robber

25 May, 2021 @ 19:12

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