Thursday, March 28, 2024

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British Airways passengers left absolutely FUMING after Malaga flight diverts to Spain’s Barcelona, with airline offering ‘no assistance’

Passengers were left raging at BA’s lack of information and help as they were left roaming around the Catalonia airport.

Former Catalan leaders who rallied for independence in 2017 have been jailed in Spain

The government has deployed anti-riot police to Catalonia, but so far the interior ministry has refused to say how many.

WATCH: Protests at Barcelona’s airport turn violent cancelling 100 flights after Spain’s Supreme Court jails Catalunya leaders

In total 108 flights were cancelled as Barceclona’s main airport was taken over and at least 56 people were injured, with 10 hospitalised

WATCH: Barcelona police throw old lady to ground and punch man in face, while another loses eye in violent...

Shocking footage posted online appears to show police ramming protesters with vehicles, an officer throwing an old woman to the ground, as well as a man already floored being punched in the face by an officer

Tourist dies in Catalan airport chaos as riots paralyse Barcelona after Spain jails independence leaders

The airport had seen 45 flights cancelled yesterday and 100 on Monday due to violent clashes involving thousands of people

Catalan president reacts as carnage in Barcelona continues into the fourth day, with 33 more arrests made and 80...

Groups of hooded faced off against riot police by the Mossos d'Esquadra in Barcelona, the fight taking place against a backdrop of fire, burning cars, hurled stones, acid and Molotov cocktails.

WATCH: Olive Press TV live in Barcelona on 6th day of protests

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WATCH: All the footage of Policia Nacional officers during Barcelona protests Spain ‘DOES NOT want you to see’

https://twitter.com/AlbanoDante76/status/1185588967066001409 THESE are some of the scenes of alleged unprovoked police violence during protests over the Catalunya issue from the past week.  In the widely shared...

British government issues alert for tourists travelling to Spain’s Barcelona after days of violent protests

THE UK government has updated its travel advice for Barcelona following more than a week of unruly protests.  Clashes between violent and organised protesters have...

WATCH: Gota fria wreaks havoc in eastern Spain as one person killed while another four missing

https://twitter.com/marc_vi/status/1186769194169393153 A PENSIONER has been killed after being washed away during intense rainfall and flooding in Catalunya.  The 75-year-old disappeared last night after being taken by...

EL CLASICO: 3,000 troops to police Spain’s most important football fixture as HUGE Catalan protests planned for Camp Nou

Fears of civil unrest caused the fixture, which was due to be played in October, to be rescheduled for this week

Boris Johnson is up to his butt in a scatological Catalan nativity tradition, writes Belinda Beckett

This year Boris is among 40 new famous faces along with climate activist Greta Thunberg, PP President Pablo Casado and tennis ace Novak ?jokovic

Barcelona drivers to be penalised with new dirty car fines

Owners of banned vehicles who earn less than €8,000 a year will be exempt, as well as delivery vehicles

REVEALED: Spain’s three best-selling Christmas caganers, and no it’s not Boris Johnson or Greta Thunberg!

A typical caganer figurine these days features a celebrity hunched over to do their business

Barcelona’s Sagrada Familia named Europe’s top tourist attraction

The Sagrada Familia in Barcelona has been named as Europe’s top must-visit attraction.

Barcelona protesters burn containers in response to leaders loss of voting rights

Tensions rose yesterday as protesters reacted to the decision to strip the President of the Generalitat of his rights as a lawmaker

Launch of low cost €5 AVLO tickets collapses RENFE website

A second batch of low fare tickets will be launched today at 8pm

IN PICS: Spectacular 15,000-year-old carvings uncovered in Spanish cave

They are said to be extremely fragile and can be damaged by merely being touched

Child pornography gang operating across NINE Spanish provinces arrested – one with sexually explicit images of babies

NATIONAL POLICE have detained 15 people across Spain who owned and distributed child pornography through social media. One of the gang is said to have...

1.65 million doses of doping substances seized in Spain after 100 boxes of growth hormone sent to wrong address

Seven were arrested, including five Spaniards, one Pakistani and one Moroccan

Cosmetics firm in Spain launches vegan lipstick in violet for International Women’s Day

The 100% vegan lipstick has been designed for the traditional demonstrations of International Women’s Day on March 8

COVID-19: US investment giant cancels event in Spain’s Madrid but HUGE cannabis conference going ahead in Barcelona amid coronavirus...

MADRID has seen its first event cancellation over coronavirus fears.  US investment giant Blackrock has announced it will be postponing its Iberia Investment Day 2020,...

Five arrested for selling €800 fake tickets at El Clasico in Madrid

Police arrested the five for selling fake tickets at Sunday’s game between Real Madrid and FC Barcelona

Spanish coalition government to extend ban on home evictions by up to four years, affecting renters and homeowners alike

FURTHER protection for people struggling in the Spanish financial climate is to be announced today. Spain’s new government will extend the current restriction on home...

Two men arrested for driving their car into Barcelona El Prat’s Terminal 1 building

TWO men have been arrested for getting their car into Barcelona El Prat’s Terminal 1.

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