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Tourists will face new water restrictions in this region of Spain due to ongoing drought

THE government in the northeastern Spanish region of Catalunya has introduced more water restrictions for tourists, as it struggles to cope with the effects of an ongoing drought. The region declared an

16 Apr, 2024 @ 15:22

Barcelona·Environment·Lead

Woman Arrested For Skipping 500 Taxi Fare To Spain S Costa Blanca From Madrid

Four Irish tourists are arrested in Spain after ‘beating up a taxi driver’: Group were caught moments before catching a flight home from Barcelona

FOUR Irish tourists were arrested in Catalunya in the early hours of Monday morning after a bitter dispute with a local taxi driver turned violent. The group of friends were caught by

16 Apr, 2024 @ 13:07

Barcelona·Crime & Law·Lead

Reyes de Las Pistolas: A brief history of Spanish anarchism through the life of Buenaventura Durruti

JULY 1936. It’s the Summer of Anarchy in Barcelona, and the air smells of revolution. In a matter of days, the state system had collapsed and the economy had been almost entirely

15 Apr, 2024 @ 16:40

Barcelona·Lead·Madrid

Barcelona removes popular bus route from Google Maps to avoid tourists overcrowding the service

A BUSY bus route in Barcelona has been removed from Google Maps to prevent tourists dominating the service. It comes after years of complaints from locals. The 116 bus covers the Park

15 Apr, 2024 @ 11:54

Barcelona·Catalunya·Lead

Barcelona to ramp up flight arrivals this summer – despite wave of anti-tourist protests last year

THE Catalan government has sparked controversy after proposing a restructure of Barcelona’s main airport that would ramp up the number of flight arrivals each day during peak summer months. Pere Aragones, the

14 Apr, 2024 @ 13:30

Barcelona·Catalunya·Lead

Football TV pundit is sacked in Spain over ‘racist joke’ aimed at Barcelona’s Lamine Yamal

A LEADING football pundit has been sacked from his role at a Spanish TV station after making a ‘racist joke’ about Barcelona star Lamine Yamal live on air. German Burgos, 54, has

14 Apr, 2024 @ 09:45

Barcelona·Lead·Sport

Husband kills his wife and two children before taking his own life in Barcelona

A MAN killed his two eight-year-old children and his 43-year-old wife at their Barcelona area home on Tuesday before taking his own life. Police discovered the woman and children in El Prat

10 Apr, 2024 @ 09:15

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

Woman who sliced off her boyfriend’s penis with a kitchen knife in Spain is jailed and ordered to pay huge compensation costs

JAIL and huge compensation costs have been ordered for a woman who sliced off her boyfriend’s penis with a kitchen knife. The woman was accused of attacking her boyfriend almost three years

10 Apr, 2024 @ 08:37

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

Shrinking rental stock in Spain is blamed on ‘destructive’ new housing law as landords opt for tourist lets – sparking a tourism backlash on the Canary Islands and elsewhere

RISING rental pressures have been blamed on Spain’s new Housing Law 2023, which has seen landlords choose to take their properties off the market. This is according to a new report from

9 Apr, 2024 @ 10:00

Barcelona·Canary Islands·Catalunya·Lead·Madrid·Other News·Property

F1 row in Spain: Environmentalists blast plans to parade sports cars through the streets of Barcelona ahead of Grand Prix in June

ENVIRONMENTALIST groups have blasted plans to host a Formula One roadshow in Barcelona city centre ahead of the Spanish Grand Prix in June. F1 cars, which can reach speeds in excess of

8 Apr, 2024 @ 11:36

Barcelona·Catalunya·Lead·Sport

Spain-based NGO pulls out of Gaza after seven aid workers are killed by Israeli strike

ONE of Spain’s leading NGOs has pulled out of Gaza following the Israeli strike which killed seven aid workers on Monday night. In a message posted on X, Open Arms, a charity

5 Apr, 2024 @ 14:17

Barcelona·Catalunya·Lead

Cruise ship stranded in Barcelona with passengers confined due to set sail for Venice today, after Spain begins deportation of 69 Bolivians on board

THERE may be worse places to be confined than a luxury ship, but that was small comfort for the 1,500 passengers on an MSC cruise who were not allowed to disembark this

4 Apr, 2024 @ 13:27

Barcelona·Catalunya·Lead

Hackers who made €3million by cloning SIM cards across Spain are arrested

A MALAGA-LED cyberhacking gang swindled over €3.3 million out of victims across Spain through a phone SIM card con. Seven people have been arrested by the Guardia Civil in Malaga, Barcelona, Valencia

4 Apr, 2024 @ 11:15

Andalucia·Barcelona·Catalunya·Crime & Law·Granada·Lead·Malaga·Other News

Cruise ship nightmare in Spain: 1,500 passengers left stuck on board in Barcelona port after group of passengers ‘found with fake visas’

SOME 1,500 passengers on a luxury cruise ship were left stuck on board their vessel in Barcelona port on Tuesday, after Spanish border officials refused to let a group of 69 Bolivian

3 Apr, 2024 @ 13:14

Barcelona·Catalunya·Lead

Child thieves lead wave of racing pigeon robberies in Alicante area of Spain

The sad history of the pigeon in Spain: How the bird once deemed essential in the middle ages is now nothing but a “nuisance” taking up space in city centres

THE tragedy of the pigeon is a story of humankind’s careless relationship with another species — how a once peaceful, symbiotic connection turned to one of neglect and suffering. The rock dove,

31 Mar, 2024 @ 14:38

Andalucia·Barcelona·Cadiz·Catalunya

Major tourist city in Spain hires eagles and falcons to drive out pesky pigeon colonies

AUTHORITIES in Barcelona have turned to an unlikely ally in the fight against urban pigeons causing a nuisance in the city – eagles and falcons. A trial project is underway in a

31 Mar, 2024 @ 11:00

Animals·Barcelona·Catalunya·Lead

Dani Alves walks out of prison: Footballer is free after posting €1million bail following rape conviction

FOOTBALLER Dani Alves was released from prison on Monday afternoon after paying a €1 million bail fee. He has been freed for the duration of an appeal that he’s making after being

25 Mar, 2024 @ 17:00

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

Outrage after McDonald’s reveals it will have its annual work convention in Spain: Some 15,000 employees will descend on a major tourist city

FAST food giant McDonald’s is holding its biannual convention this April in Barcelona attracting 15,000 company executives from 135 countries- leading the city’s hospitality sector to question whether they can cope with

25 Mar, 2024 @ 15:00

Barcelona·Catalunya·Lead

Sagrada Familia Pinnacle Of Jesus Christ Tower Presented

Spain’s Sagrada Familia ‘will be completed by 2026’: Construction of iconic basilica in Barcelona will finish over a century since its genius architect died

BARCELONA’S iconic Sagrada Familia has finally been given a completion date – over 100 years since its master architect died. Antoni Gaudi’s spectacular gothic basilica, which looms high over Spain’s second largest

25 Mar, 2024 @ 12:36

Barcelona·Catalunya·La Cultura·Lead·Other News·Property

BBC comes to Spain: UK’s national broadcaster to produce ‘high-quality Spanish language content’ after striking deal with Barcelona-based production company

THE BBC is set to produce “high-quality Spanish language content” after announcing the acquisition of Brutal Media, a production company based in Barcelona. BBC Studios, the UK public broadcaster’s commercial arm, revealed

22 Mar, 2024 @ 10:58

Barcelona·Catalunya·Entertainment·La Cultura·Lead·Other News

Benidorm attraction joins anti-bullying campaign to help children on Spain's Costa Blanca

Quarter of girls aged 14 to 17 were victims of sexual assault or harassment in Spain last year, shocking figures show

ONE in four girls in Spain aged 14 to 17 says they have been a victim of sexual assault or harassment in the last year, according to a University of Barcelona report

20 Mar, 2024 @ 15:32

Barcelona·Catalunya·Lead·National News·Other News

Dani Alves begs to be freed from prison in Spain after being convicted of rape: Footballer ‘promises that he won’t flee’

FOOTBALLER Dani Alves told a Barcelona court that was not flight risk as it heard arguments for him to be bailed while an appeal is heard against his rape conviction. Alves was

19 Mar, 2024 @ 12:30

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

Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds to perform two concerts in Spain as part of ‘Wild God’ tour

LEGENDARY rock band Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds will visit Spain this year as part of their new ‘Wild God’ tour. The Australian group, known for their emotionally intense blend of

15 Mar, 2024 @ 11:11

Barcelona·Catalunya·Entertainment·Lead·Madrid·Other News

Oh la la! Iconic French fashion designer Jean-Paul Gautier is bringing stage show of his life to Barcelona

THE outrageous agent provocateur of French fashion design – and late night British 90s TV – Jean-Paul Gautier is bringing the story of his life to stage in Barcelona. The 71-year-old blazed

13 Mar, 2024 @ 17:30

Barcelona·Catalunya·La Cultura·Lead·Other News

Laboratory cooking up powerful marijuana-based drug is shut down by police in Spain’s Murcia

A clandestine laboratory concocting a cannabis extract drug called rosin has been busted by the Policia Nacional in the Murcia region. 17 people of various nationalities have been arrested in the Murcia,

13 Mar, 2024 @ 16:15

Alicante·Barcelona·Catalunya·Crime & Law·Drugs·Lead·Mar Menor·Murcia·Other News

Is there hope for Catalunya’s second largest reservoir? Heavy rains double the water levels – but from just 1% to 2% as new satellite pics reveal the extent of the drought

THE re-emergence of an 11th century church from a reservoir that feeds Barcelona was seen as a barometer of the devastating drought parching the region. Situated 80 kilometres inland from the Catalan

11 Mar, 2024 @ 11:00

Barcelona·Catalunya·Environment·Lead·Other News

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