WATCH: Outrage as Barcelona Marathon runners refuse to stop for an ambulance
CHAOS unfolded at the Barcelona Marathon this weekend as a number of runners failed to make way for an ambulance responding to an emergency. A
‘He was gutted’: Barcelona fan flies to the UK for crunch Champions League clash – but ends up at wrong stadium 589km away
A SPANISH football fan was left ‘gutted’ after travelling to the UK to watch FC Barcelona play in the Champions League – only to turn
Chinese ultra-fast fashion brand Shein takes on Zara by opening office in the heart of Barcelona
CHINESE fast-fashion giant has inaugurated its Barcelona office as part of its strategy to tap into the Spanish market. The new city-centre Barcelona office will
Barcelona mayor wants to ban non-EU residents from purchasing property – but the number they actually buy is tiny
THE Barcelona mayor’s bid to scapegoat non-EU foreigners as one of the causes of the city’s housing crisis has been met with a barrage of
Rival marches hit Madrid and Barcelona as trans row splits feminist movement on International Women’s Day
COMPETING marches have split Spain’s feminist movement for the second year running, with two separate demonstrations hitting both Madrid and Barcelona on International Women’s Day.
Revealed: Spain’s most dangerous neighbourhoods – do you live near one? Barcelona’s El Raval ranks high
DRUG trafficking, gang shootouts and gun possession galore. Spain – unfortunately – is home to a string of neighbourhoods where crime is part of daily
The battle of the festivals: How Madrid and Barcelona have conquered the summer music scene – and are now going head-to-head
SPAIN has been winning the summer festival war for decades. But this year the biggest battle will be fought between which city takes the Limp
Barcelona civic laws: 1,000 fines in first week targeting street drinkers, street sellers and street peers
BARCELONA introduced tougher civic rules in mid-February aimed at cracking down on anti-social behaviour in the city’s streets, and the first results are already in.
Costa Blanca and Barcelona brace for heavy downpours as Storm Regina arrives
RESIDENTS on the Costa Blanca and in Barcelona are being warned to keep their umbrellas handy this Thursday as a double weather system sweeps across
WATCH: Inside the takedown of a brutal Albanian gang who tortured Marbella expats in their luxury villas
AN ALBANIAN gang that executed 11 violent home robberies in Spain has been busted by the Policia Nacional. The crew acquired over €1.5 million in
Pope Leo’s first trip to Spain as pontiff confirmed – here’s where he will visit
POPE Leo XIV will visit Spain in early June, the Vatican City’s Press Office has confirmed. It was announced at the beginning of the year
What’s behind Spain’s bizarre new craze of young people dressing up as animals – and does it spell the end of western civilisation?
ALL eyes in Madrid’s Puerta del Sol were locked onto the boy – some mirthful, some scornful and some merely curious. Wearing a white wolf
Traffic on Barcelona’s Rodalies commuter rail network collapses in the wake of deadly train crash last month
ONE month on from a fatal accident near Barcelona, the Rodalies commuter rail system is still running with closed lines, speed limits and 25 per
The Olive Press slips inside Spain’s ski property hotspots: from Sierra Nevada to the Pyrenees
WHILE Spain is best known for beachside living, demand for property in the country’s ski resorts is quietly rising. From luxury chalets in the Pyrenees
WATCH: Barcelona’s iconic Sagrada Familia finally reaches maximum height after 144 years of construction with installation of crowning cross
THE Sagrada Familia, the magnificent gothic basilica that looms over the Barcelona city skyline, has finally reached its peak height after workers laid the final
How to avoid a fine under Barcelona’s new civic rules – from street boozing and public urination to dog pee and going shirtless
BARCELONA will begin issuing heavier fines under a revamped civic law targeting anti-social behaviour. Barcelona City Council’s updated Civic Ordinance since 2006, introducing new penalties
Eye-catching chalet tucked away in remote Spanish forest is confirmed as the work of Antoni Gaudi 100 years on from his death
HIDDEN in the Catalan woods, a mysterious chalet has finally been revealed as a Gaudà creation – more than a century after it was built.
Foreigners bought up nearly half of all properties sold in this Costa Blanca province in late 2025 – but Brits are falling
FOREIGN property buyers accounted for 13.52% of sales in Spain during the last quarter of 2025, with Alicante province the hotspot on overseas share of
Successful separation of Siamese twins in Barcelona hospital chalks up another impressive medical operation after historic face transplant
THE successful separation of Siamese twins in Barcelona has been labelled another impressive medical operation after another hospital in the city performed a historic face
Do price controls actually work? Madrid housing costs outstrip Barcelona’s since new regulations began, according to new report
MARKET regulation in Barcelona has pushed property prices down, a new report has shown, while Madrid continues to struggle with rising rents and purchase costs.
Five teenagers dead after fire rips through apartment building near Barcelona
CATALUNYA is in mourning today after five teenagers were killed and at least five others injured when a fire tore through an apartment building. The
Bored in Barcelona? Why not check out one of Europe’s largest photo exhibitions
BARCELONA’S Photo Forum Fest returns this week with a programme that goes beyond trade stands and camera demos, placing a strong focus on exhibitions open
Spain’s expat divide: HALF of all 30-34-year-olds in Barcelona are foreign-born – and it’s the same for over-55s in Marbella
TWO VERY different trends are reshaping Spain’s foreign-born population, with young internationals filling major cities while coastal areas remain magnets for older expats Spain now
Barcelona wind storm claims first casualty as woman, 46, dies after roof collapses on her
THE brutal wind storm that swept Barcelona off its feet on Thursday has claimed its first victim after a woman died when a roof collapsed
WATCH: Iconic Barcelona tower shakes violently as Catalunya is battered by 160km/h hurricane-force gusts
THIS is the moment an iconic Barcelona tower trembled under the force of hurricane-strength winds sweeping across Catalonia. Shocking footage showed Barcelona’s Torre de Collserola,
WATCH: The Olive Press reports live from Barcelona where six are injured and 91 flights cancelled during ‘worst windstorm in 15 years’
BARCELONA has officially declared a state of emergency as Storm Nils batters the province with hurricane-force winds that have left six people injured and grounded