Barcelona to install a floating desalination plant off its port to help fight drought
THE Generalitat de Catalunya will install a floating desalination plant in the port of Barcelona to help the fight against the region’s drought, it has
Who are the Latin Kings? The international narco gang that has terrorised Barcelona for years – as major crackdown THIS WEEK sees 30-plus members arrested and 13 properties raided
THE Guardia Civil have arrested 32 members of a notorious Barcelona street gang as part of ‘Operation Kamaleones’ as authorities look to crack down on
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
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.
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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,
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
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
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
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
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
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.
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
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
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,
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,
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,
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
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,
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