Spanish carmaker pins hopes on new €30k EV – modelled after Barcelona’s ‘edgiest’ neighbourhood
SPANISH carmaker Cupra has unveiled the Raval, a new small electric car it says will define the brand’s future. The model is named after El
Ten people injured near Barcelona after coach crashes off motorway into woodland
AT least ten people have been injured after a coach carrying over 50 passengers overturned in Catalunya. Eight ambulances, two helicopters and fourteen different fire
Gangster who ‘broke out of jail in Italy and fled to Spain’ arrested in sleepy Barcelona barrio
AN ITALIAN gangster on the run for nearly two months who faced 28 years in prison has been arrested by the Policia Nacional in Barcelona.
WATCH: Activists score own goal after defacing FC Barcelona store in protest against DR Congo sponsorship – only to unfurl flag of completely different country
TWO activists scored an embarrassing own goal after spraying an FC Barcelona store with paint in protest against a new sponsorship deal with the Democratic
Spanish climate activists linked to notorious UK eco-protest group Just Stop Oil stain Barcelona’s iconic Sagrada Familia with red powder
TWO climate activists linked to the notorious environmental protest group Just Stop Oil were arrested by Catalan police on Sunday after staining Barcelona’s iconic Sagrada
SPAIN TRAVEL: How to celebrate La Merce Festival in Barcelona
IF you want to see Barcelona at its most vibrant, then start planning your trip for the La Merce Festival. From September 23 to 28,
Lifeguards in Spain’s Barcelona call off strike action after cutting deal with city council
LIFEGUARDS in Barcelona will finally return to work following 27 days of strike action after the CGT trade union struck a deal with the city
Travel chaos in Spain: Dozens of flights cancelled as heavy rainfall batters Catalunya and Balearic Islands
THOUSANDS of holidaymakers are currently stranded at airports across Spain after AEMET, the state weather agency, issued an orange weather alert for heavy rainfall. Dozens
Gaza to become Barcelona’s symbolic 11th district – days after city mayor barred from entering Israel
GAZA and the cities of Palestine will become Barcelona’s symbolic 11th district, reviving a model first used three decades ago to help towards the recovery
Barcelona mayor gets last-minute ban from visiting Israel in revenge for suspending Tel Aviv ‘twinning’
BARCELONA’S mayor, Jaume Collboni, has got a last minute ban from entering Israel after the Catalan capital put aside its twinning arrangement with Tel Aviv
Brit arrested in Spain over £2m drug and gun supply plot
A BRITISH man has been extradited to the UK from Spain to face a string of drug and gun charges. Craig Bennett, 41, from Uxbridge,
Been robbed in Barcelona? Police finally smash pickpocket gangs – and set up database of over 1,000 stolen mobiles
FOR years, Barcelona’s reputation as Europe’s bag-snatching capital has left residents and tourists exasperated, as thieves seemed to operate with impunity – with the police
WATCH: Ruthless British crime boss Jamie Rothwell skips and dances after being arrested in Barcelona
THIS is the moment British crime lord Jamie Rothwell skips and dances as Spanish police march him away in handcuffs. Rothwell was tracked down and
WATCH: Helicopter makes emergency splash landing in front of stunned tourists on Barcelona beach
HOLIDAYMAKERS at Barcelona’s crowded Barceloneta beach watched in disbelief on Sunday as a tourist helicopter splashed down in the sea just metres from the shore.
British crime boss Jamie Rothwell who ran UK shootings from Barcelona luxury apartment jailed for 43 years
A notorious British gang leader who hid out in a Barcelona apartment with sweeping city views while directing violent attacks in the UK has been
US citizens seek refuge in ‘free and safe’ Spain to as Trump’s ‘authoritarianism takes root’
SPAIN has become a refuge for some US citizens seeking to escape President Trump’s ‘authoritarian takeover.’ Many families who have now settled in Spain have
Spain’s Barcelona bans organised bar crawls in latest anti-tourism drive
BARCELONA has voted to ban bar crawls across the city in the latest sign of the local council’s growing discontent with mass tourism. The new
‘Stop the madness’: Outrage in Spain after La Liga agrees to play league match in US
FOOTBALL supporters in Spain have launched a scathing attack on La Liga after plans to host a league match in the United States were formally
From Superman to Snow White: Lamine Yamal’s Barcelona mural gets a fairytale makeover after dwarf party drama
BARCELONA football sensation Lamine Yamal has gone from superhero to pantomime star after a cheeky street art prank turned his mural into a scene straight
Sagrada Familia becomes the tallest building in Barcelona, surpassing two skyscrapers – but how does it compare to the rest of Spain?
CONSTRUCTION on Barcelona’s iconic basilica continues, with its height now reaching 155.58 metres, just edging out the city’s previous tallest buildings, the Torre Mapfre and
Game over? Spain’s multi-billion euro videogame industry is in crisis amid mass layoffs — with AI taking the blame
ACROSS the Spanish videogame industry, significant layoffs are taking place. This reflects a worldwide restructuring that many are attributing to the rise of Artificial Intelligence
Barcelona strike a €44m shirt deal with DR Congo — but is it a winner or own goal?
FC BARCELONA are about to wear their hearts on their backs – quite literally. From next season, the legendary La Liga giants will sport ‘DR
Barcelona lifeguards to launch indefinite strike over working conditions
LIFEGUARDS in Barcelona city have announced an indefinite strike starting tomorrow (Friday, August 1) in response to unmet demands for improved working conditions and unfulfilled
Elderly woman loses all her money as two carers steal €524k in Spain
TWO carers have been arrested in Barcelona for clearing out an elderly woman’s bank account to the tune of €524,000. Police said two sisters, aged
Politicians in Spain’s Barcelona vote to DOUBLE tourist tax by 2029
BARCELONA’S crusade against tourists shows no signs of slowing down after the city council agreed to hike visitor levies over the next four years. The
Crime drops 9% in Spain’s Barcelona – but knife attacks and sexual violence surge
HEAD to Barcelona for a holiday and the advice is almost always the same – beware of the pickpockets, hide your valuables and keep your