Barcelona’s Sagrada Familia is nearing completion – but will it ever be truly finished?
FROM up there, the view is breathtaking. To the east, rolling waves lap a wind-swept expanse of marble-white sand; to the west, verdant hills loom
Two youngsters arrested for whacking a Barcelona metro guard with an extendable baton
TWO youngsters have been arrested for whacking a Barcelona metro security guard with an extendable baton, a hit which forced him into hospital. Prior to
Police forcibly evict 200 migrant squatters occupying abandoned school building in Spain
POLICE in Catalunya forcibly evicted around 200 migrant squatters from an abandoned school building on Wednesday. The clear out took five hours from the site
FC Barcelona denies rumours that Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman is making €10b bid for club
FC BARCELONA have rubbished rumours of a Saudi Arabian takeover of the La Liga club. There had been Spanish media reports that Saudi Crown Prince
Scientists at high-security lab in northern Spain ‘experimented with African swine fever’ when first cases appeared just metres away
A LABORATORY in northern Spain was experimenting with African swine fever just days before a severe outbreak of the disease triggered a region-wide crisis across
Brit in Spain advises against going autonomo as crackdown continues – now Bizum payments will be inspected
A BRITISH resident in Barcelona has warned expats against self-employment in Spain as millions of bank accounts nationwide face unprecedented scrutiny from the national tax
Why this villa for sale in Lloret de Mar is an ‘extremely rare find’ in luxury market
LUXURY real estate experts have highlighted an “extremely rare” villa for sale in Lloret de Mar. Demand from national and international buyers continues to rise
Spain’s mystery swine fever outbreak declared a national emergency – as finger of blame points at high-security lab undergoing building works
A CATALUNYA laboratory that’s being expanded could be ground zero for the outbreak of swine fever affecting Spain. The country this week declared a state
New virulent flu strain is ripping through Barcelona hospitals with cases ‘doubling weekly’
HOSPITALS in northern Spain have been plunged into chaos as a virulent new strain of the flu rips through the region, leaving patients sleeping in
Spain’s African swine fever outbreak ‘may have come from lab leak’, investigators say – after previously blaming half-eaten pork sandwich
INVESTIGATORS probing the cause of Spain’s African swine fever outbreak are examining whether the virus may have leaked from a nearby high-security laboratory. Previously, officials
Homeowners are starting to sell up at an alarming rate in Spain amid fears of squatters and no-pay tenants
THE rental market in some of Spain’s biggest cities has been driven to the brink of collapse by a mix of government red tape and
Spain ‘will need 140,000 more immigrants a year’ – after taking in as many as the next four EU countries combined in last three years
BUSINESSES in Catalunya have called on the government to let more foreign workers into Spain amid warnings the country would cease “to be competitive” without
Investigators find 50 dead wild boars in swine fever quarantine zone near Barcelona – as dozens of countries ban Spanish pork
AT least 50 wild boars have been found dead near Barcelona amid mounting fears that Spain’s swine flu outbreak could spread beyond the country’s borders.
Sky-high rents are driving workers out of Spain’s big cities and into commuter towns on the high-speed train lines
RISING rent is driving workers out of Spain’s big cities and into commuter towns that sit on the high-speed train train lines. Sky-high rent prices
Spain hit by first swine fever outbreak in 30 years as ‘high percentage of GDP’ at risk in multi-billion pork export sector
SPAIN has been hit by its first outbreak of African swine fever in more than 30 years, triggering fears for the country’s multi-billion euro pork
Corruption deepens in Andalucia: New ‘masks’ scandal in Almeria now linked to narco gang with Barcelona port police on the payroll
A PROBE into dodgy Covid contracts in Andalucia has exploded into a full-blown corruption storm after investigators uncovered alleged links to a narco gang using
Warning about wind gusts reaching 100 km/h in Catalunya and Valencia areas of Spain
CATALUNYA and the Valencian Community are on orange alert for strong gusts of wind until at least 5pm on Tuesday. The warning has been issued
This tiny and little-known village in Catalunya has recently been crowned ‘the world’s most beautiful’
A SMALL Catalunya municipality has again lifted an award for its tourist appeal by being recognised as the world’s ‘most beautiful’ village. The laurels go
Train journeys between Madrid and Barcelona will take UNDER two hours after Spain agrees to bump up top speeds to 350km/h
TRAVELLING by train between Spain’s two biggest cities will soon take less than two hours, according to plans unveiled by the government earlier this week.
Horror after ‘man throws his elderly mother to her death from apartment window’ near Barcelona
RESIDENTS in a Catalan neighbourhood have accused local authorities of ‘not giving a damn’ after a ‘violent’ man allegedly threw his mother out of an
Meet the 22-year-old ‘professional squatter’ who blackmails institutional owners to leave homes – and has never been to jail despite 31 arrests
On July 17 this year, a man shattered the glass of a first-floor balcony window in Cardedeu, a small town south-west of Barcelona, and slipped
British pilot jailed for chemsex murder of boyfriend in drug-fuelled stabbing frenzy near Barcelona
A BRITISH pilot who stabbed his Spanish lover to death during a drug-fuelled sex session has been jailed for 20 years. Aaron Rainbow, 50, was
New blow against squatters in Spain as proposed law will finally allow homeowners to stop paying bills
A PROPOSED law will allow homeowners to cut off utilities if their property is occupied by squatters without the landlords being deemed criminals. The Partido
British teenager fighting for life after nearly drowning during school trip to northern Spain
A BRITISH teenager is in a critical condition after getting into difficulty while swimming at sea during a school trip to northern Spain. The 14-year-old
Revealed: Over half of Barcelona’s young residents are born abroad – as Catalan separatists sound alarm over loss of cultural identity
OVER half of Barcelona’s young residents are born abroad – and Catalan separatists are concerned that this is causing a loss of cultural identity. In
‘Love hug’ robbers arrested in Barcelona after multiple thefts from elderly people on the Costa Blanca
A MAN and a woman have been arrested in the Barcelona area after committing ‘love hug’ robberies on the Valencia region coast. The couple of