Brilliant medical breakthrough as Barcelona hospital carries out Europe’s first single-incision robotic kidney transplant
Patients suffered less pain and recovered faster, the hospital says, after four successful operations.
Barcelona wins Pyrrhic victory over ‘seasonal’ lets but landlords continue to shun long-term market as supply crashes by a fifth
Barcelona introduced housing decrees earlier this year to stop property owners using seasonal contracts to bypass national rent controls.
Spain rocked by spate of shootings after tattoo artist gunned down in Barcelona shop and man with gunshot wound found off Costa del Sol
The string of shootings prompted a top judge to slam Spain’s government over its failure to battle organised crime.
Storm Adam heads for Spain: First named DANA of the season brings threat of torrential rain and flooding – with red alerts in Barcelona and Valencia
The north of Alicante province and parts of Valencia are expected to be hardest hit with Aemet issuing a rare red ‘danger to life’ alert.
Near-two week search near Barcelona for missing autistic boy, 12, ends in tragedy after body is found floating in the sea near Sitges
A fisherman spotted the remains in the water between the coastal towns of Sitges and Castelldefels, just south-west of Barcelona.
Mother of autistic boy, 12, who fled his home near Barcelona during violent storms 10 days ago insists he has been kidnapped
Rami has not been seen since October 4, when severe storms and heavy rain battered Granollers, a town just north of Barcelona.
Tragedy as 95-year-old man dies in Barcelona flat fire despite firefighters’ half-hour battle
Eight crews responded to the fire in the Sants-Montjuic district of the city.
Hopes fade in search for missing autistic boy who was frightened out of his home near Barcelona by torrential thunder storm
Authorities deployed 20 firefighters alongside Policia Nacional and Mossos d’Esquadra officers to aid the search.
Spain’s long-term rental home listings plunge 44% since 2018 – and 83% in Barcelona
Idealista counted 510,000 long-term rental adverts in 2025, down from 902,000 in 2018, with Barcelona losing 83% of its listings.
Desperate search for missing autistic boy, 12, who vanished during torrential storms and flooding in Barcelona province
Worried friends and family say 12-year-old Rami is 1.73m tall with dark skin, a robust build and short curly hair.
Primavera Sound Barcelona announces 2027 line-up – here’s what fans can expect as Spain’s biggest music festival turns 25
Some of the biggest names will be heading to the Catalan capital next summer, including Massive Attack, The Chemical Brothers, and FKA Twigs.
Orange weather alerts activated across the Catalunya coastline as torrential rain threatens Barcelona yet again
CATALUNYA’S weather service has issued a severe orange alert across the coastline as torrential storms threaten to dump 40mm of rain in just 30 minutes.
IN PICS: Housing protests break out into street riots in Barcelona as 28 police are injured and more than a dozen arrested
Rioters set bins on fire and built barricades around historic Plaza de Catalunya before pelting police officers with bottles and bricks on Monday.
Red alert issued during peak Barcelona rush hour as another powerful storm traps commuters in their cars and floods coastal and inland areas
AEMET issued a red alert for 'extreme risk' across the Barcelona coastline and inland areas, with storms dumping over 90mm of rain in a single
Norwegian ‘sex trafficker’ arrested in Barcelona after hopping between hotels to dodge police
The 44-year-old faces up to 28 years in prison in Norway once extradited from Spain.
WATCH: At least two dead as ‘mini-hurricane’ batters Barcelona in wettest day in 20 years – with fears key river could burst its banks
The storm has pushed several rivers and streams to dangerous levels, with authorities warning of a serious risk of further flooding as the rain continues
Red ‘danger to life’ alert as Barcelona braces for Mediterranean ‘mini-hurricane’ – torrential rain and 120km/h winds forecast
Forecasters are expecting up to 90mm of rain to fall in just an hour, with accumulated rainfall potentially exceeding 200mm in just six hours.
WATCH: Horror moment highway truck robbers aim hail of gunfire at Guardia Civil officer before dishing out savage beating near Barcelona
Footage shared on social media shows the hair-raising moment the plain-clothes pair were wounded after confronting five suspects accused of stealing lorry cargo.
IN VIDS: Barcelona hit by sudden flash flood chaos as homes are breached and firefighters rescue woman and baby
BARCELONA has been plunged into chaos by sudden flash floods that swept away a vehicle containing a woman and a baby and forced the closure
Four passengers hospitalised after Boston-bound flight from Spain fills with smoke and makes emergency landing in Portugal
14 people were treated for smoke inhalation after the Delta Airlines flight from Barcelona to Boston made an emergency landing in Porto.
Four masked men snatch driver and force him into 4×4 boot in latest broad daylight kidnapping in Barcelona
It is just the latest in a disturbing trend of broad-daylight kidnappings to take place in Barcelona province in recent weeks.
Barcelona to more than quadruple tourist tax for cruise ship day-trippers making fleeting visits to the city
Holidaymakers arriving on cruise ships who spend less than 12 hours in the city will have to stump up €24 in tourist tax from next
Barcelona wife and daughter lived with husband’s dead body ‘covered by a sheet’ for over two years
According to reports, both women said they had not left the property since the Covid-19 pandemic, instead ordering all the supplies they needed online.
Marbella and Estepona launch new daily one-ticket trip to Barcelona – but journey takes a gruelling 10 hours
THE main selling point is simplicity, with Renfe selling the bus and train together rather than requiring passengers to book each leg separately.
Thousands flood Spain’s streets in fresh anti-tourism protests – Barcelona and Balearics rally against airport plans as locals liken tourism to ‘terrorism’
THE latest protests come after Spain recorded its busiest ever month for international visitors in July.
WATCH: Horrifying moment fake police gang drag man out of car on Barcelona motorway
The incident unfolded at around 7.30pm on Saturday on the AP-7 highway as it passes through Montornes del Valles, about 30km north-east of Barcelona.