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Covid-19 case surge forces hospitals to bring back mask-wearing- barely a month after abolition in Spain's Valencia area

Face masks are made mandatory at two hospitals in Spain’s Valencia amid a surge in COVID cases

WITH a recent rise in new Covid-19 cases, two Valencia hospitals have reintroduced mandatory masks wearing in parts of their buildings. All this comes with

21 Aug, 2023 @ 21:00

Barcelona·Catalunya·Coronavirus·Health·Lead·Valencian Community

EXCLUSIVE: Brits told ‘go home, we will p**s in your beer’ as part of disturbing new anti-tourism campaign in Spain launched by fed-up locals

Dozens of offensive signs have been plastered across Barcelona in the past few days, causing distress to visiting Brits and other English speakers

16 Aug, 2023 @ 08:00

Barcelona·Catalunya·Lead

Tourists can't get enough of Spain with record July airport passenger numbers on Costa del Sol and Costa Blanca

Tourists return to Spain with a bang as passenger records for July are smashed at Costa del Sol and Costa Blanca airports

SPAIN’S airports saw the best-ever July for passenger numbers, as tourism continues to blossom following the Covid pandemic. Operator Aena said on Monday that 29.76

14 Aug, 2023 @ 15:45

Alicante·Andalucia·Barcelona·Costa Blanca·Madrid·Malaga·Mallorca·National News·Valencia·Valencian Community

REVEALED: The most expensive holiday destinations in Spain this year – and the cheapest

THE average accommodation price for the most expensive holiday destination in Spain, according to a new top 50 ranking, will make your eyes water. A

13 Aug, 2023 @ 15:00

Barcelona·Catalunya·Lead·Mallorca·Olive Press Travel·Travel News

NAKED TRUTH: Nudist group says too many nude beaches are overcrowded with swimsuit wearers in Spain's Catalunya

Naturists complain too many nude beaches are being overcrowded with clothed people in Spain’s Catalunya

A NATURIST group in Catalunya has complained to the regional government in Barcelona that nudist beaches are being invaded by clothed people. The Naturist-Nudist Federation

13 Aug, 2023 @ 10:00

Barcelona·Catalunya·Lead

Spain's tourism industry exploded in 2023 with a record-breaking 283 million passengers landing at its airports

Thieves steal carry-on case containing over €8 million of cash and jewellery from Spain’s Barcelona airport

TWO THIEVES have been arrested by the Mossos d’Esquadra after stealing a carry-on bag containing €8.5 million of cash and jewellery from a Russian family

5 Aug, 2023 @ 12:45

Barcelona·Catalunya·Crime & Law·Lead

Former Barcelona star Dani Alves set to be indicted over sex assault charges in Spain

A BARCELONA court has decided to indict Brazilian football star Dani Alves following a probe into sexual assault accusations against him. The judge’s investigation found

1 Aug, 2023 @ 12:45

Barcelona·Catalunya·Crime & Law·Lead

Director of Globix crypto exchange who ensnared Gibraltar elite in Ponzi scheme facing criminal investigation

ROYAL Gibraltar Police have finally opened a criminal investigation into the activities of Globix director Damian Carreras after his company lost €40 million in a

27 Jul, 2023 @ 17:15

Alicante·Barcelona·Crime & Law·Gibraltar·Lead

WATCH: Group of minors beat up homeless man in Barcelona

A GROUP of minors have been filmed beating up a beggar in Vilanova i la Geltru, in Barcelona province. The gut-wrenching footage shows the teenagers

27 Jul, 2023 @ 11:15

Andalucia·Barcelona·Catalunya·Crime & Law·Lead

WATCH: Mass brawl erupts in Catalunya’s Sitges after rival family clans beat each other with chairs in Spain

SIN Street in Sitges was the surprisingly apt location for a massive brawl that broke out between boozy blokes that saw bottles and chairs thrown

26 Jul, 2023 @ 15:00

Barcelona·Catalunya·Crime & Law·Lead

No place to hide: Net tightens on Globix ponzi fraudsters as liquidators target wife and line up lawyers in Madrid and Moscow

LIQUIDATORS attempting to pin down €40 million missing in a giant crypto fraud are zeroing in on the wife of one of the chief suspects

25 Jul, 2023 @ 18:00

Alicante·Barcelona·Gibraltar·Lead·Must Read

Florists in Barcelona disgruntled over weed sellers

WEED sellers in Barcelona’s old city have been registering as florists to overcome zoning rules, much to the actual florists annoyance. Around 250 outlets are

25 Jul, 2023 @ 16:30

Barcelona·Drugs·Lead

Police swoop on far-right extremists for mass bar assault against rival group in Spain's Navarre area

Police swoop on far-right football hooligans for assault on rival group in Spain’s Navarra area

THE POLICIA NACIONAL have arrested 13 members of the ultra-right Boixos Nois group who attacked a rival faction in a mass assault inside a Pamplona

20 Jul, 2023 @ 15:46

Alicante·Barcelona·Crime & Law·Football·Lead·Navarra·Valencia

Sevilla-bound flight from Barcelona aborts take-off after bird strike

A SEVILLA-bound flight from Barcelona–El Prat Airport has aborted take-off after the airplane was hit by a large bird, causing numerous delays. The incident took

18 Jul, 2023 @ 08:00

Barcelona·Lead·Sevilla

Expat Brits in Benidorm sold drugs to bar and hotel customers with express deliveries via an electric scooter

Two men enjoy holiday in Spain’s Benidorm using cloned card from unsuspecting victim

TWO SPANIARDS have been arrested by the Policia Nacional in Benidorm for using credit card details stolen from a victim in the Barcelona area. The

17 Jul, 2023 @ 15:04

Barcelona·Benidorm·Catalunya·Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Valencian Community

Two members of Europe-wide hotel safe robbery gang arrested on Spain’s Costa Blanca

THE POLICIA NACIONAL in a joint operation with the Mossos d’Esquadra, have arrested two members of a gang that stole from hotel room safes across

14 Jul, 2023 @ 11:15

Alicante·Barcelona·Catalunya·Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Valencian Community

Criminal gang stole 21,600 condoms packed into van during working holiday on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A BARCELONA area robbery gang went on holiday to Alicante province and spent their vacation stealing from businesses including thousands of condoms. Three men aged

11 Jul, 2023 @ 13:31

Alicante·Barcelona·Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Murcia·Valencia·Valencian Community

Marijuana Gang Had Drugs Worth €3 Million On Spain's Costa Blanca To Send In Boxes To Germany

Marijuana gang had drugs worth €3 million on Spain’s Costa Blanca for cardboard box delivery to Germany

A SPANISH-ALBANIAN gang that exported marijuana from Alicante province and Murcia to Germany has been busted in a joint operation between the Policia Nacional and

11 Jul, 2023 @ 12:13

Alicante·Barcelona·Costa Blanca·Lead·Murcia·Torrevieja·Valencian Community

Pizza restaurant in Spain’s Barcelona voted as best pizzeria outside Italy

IF YOU think of pizza, then thoughts inevitably turn to Italy, but Spanish pizzerias are having a lot of say over that matter these days.

4 Jul, 2023 @ 14:15

Barcelona·Catalunya·Food & Drink·Lead·Premium

DON’T MISS: The Best of What’s on in Spain

Top events in Spain for the week and month ahead from Madrid to Barcelona via Valencia and A Coruña. THIS WEEK: Tour de France (in

3 Jul, 2023 @ 14:29

Andalucia·Asturias·Barcelona·Basque Country·Granada·Lead·Olive Press Travel·Sevilla·Valencia

Extinction Rebellion fills in golf course holes in Spain in excessive water usage protest

CLIMATE activists from Extinction Rebellion(XR) said on Sunday that they had plugged holes on 10 golf courses in Spain to protest at the sport’s excessive

3 Jul, 2023 @ 12:00

Barcelona·Basque Country·Environment·Ibiza·Lead·National News·Navarra·Valencian Community

Home grocery delivery service Getir to dismiss entire workforce in Spain

HOME grocery delivery company Getir has announced that it plans to get rid of its entire workforce in Spain- barely two years after the Turkish

30 Jun, 2023 @ 13:44

Andalucia·Barcelona·Lead·Madrid·Malaga·National News·Sevilla·Valencia

Successful Sea Plane Test Carried To Show How Services Could Work In Spain's Balearic Islands

Successful sea plane test carried out with hope of services between Spain’s Balearic Islands

A SUCESSFUL test flight of a seaplane owned by Isla Air Express has given the company hope that it is one step closer to launching

28 Jun, 2023 @ 15:40

Balearic Islands·Barcelona·Ibiza·Lead·Mallorca·Menorca

Barcelona pickpockets spitting in people's hair

WATCH: The new distraction technique by Barcelona’s thieves: SPITTING IN YOUR HAIR

BARCELONA is earning its infamous reputation as the ‘city of thieves’ after a spate of new pickpocket attacks that employ a particularly disgusting modus operandi.

23 Jun, 2023 @ 18:30

Barcelona·Crime & Law·Lead

Air Europa and Iryo to launch first ever combined plane and train ticket in Spain

AIR Europa and Iryo have announced the launch of combined plane and train tickets in Spain from September. The agreement will include flights connecting Spain

22 Jun, 2023 @ 18:45

Alicante·Andalucia·Barcelona·Catalunya·Cordoba·Lead·Madrid·Malaga·Sevilla·Travel News·Valencia

Spain has three of the world’s top four restaurants following Valencia awards ceremony

SPAIN’S restaurants held their heads high in Tuesday’s ‘Best Restaurants in the World Awards 2023’ staged at Valencia’s Les Arts Opera House. The ceremony honoured

21 Jun, 2023 @ 15:00

Barcelona·Basque Country·Costa Blanca·Food & Drink·Lead·Madrid·Valencia·Valencian Community

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