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World first: Spanish woman in Barcelona receives first ever face transplant after euthanasia volunteer makes donation

A BARCELONA hospital has carried out the world’s first face transplant using a donor who chose assisted dying, marking a major medical milestone in Spain.

5 Feb, 2026 @ 18:30

Barcelona·Health·Lead

All you need to know as Barcelona’s iconic Sagrada Familia opens its doors to thousands of visitors for FREE

A TICKET will normally set you back €30, but this month one of Spain’s most famous landmarks will open its doors for free. To celebrate

3 Feb, 2026 @ 13:42

Barcelona·Lead·Travel News

More travel chaos after two software glitches paralyse rush hour service on Barcelona’s Rodalies train network

THERE is more travel chaos in Spain as two software glitches paralyse rush hour service on Barcelona’s Rodalies train network. This morning the trains were

3 Feb, 2026 @ 13:30

Barcelona·Lead·Travel News

Raising the bar: Nine of Spain’s must-visit rooftop establishments – and where to find them

SPAIN doesn’t do rooftops by halves. From urban pools and sky-high cocktails to cathedral views and sea-breeze sunsets, rooftop bars across the country have become

31 Jan, 2026 @ 12:00

Alicante·Barcelona·Benidorm·Bilbao·Food & Drink·Lead·Madrid·Malaga·Mallorca·Olive Press Travel·Property·Valencia

Vandals desecrate over 20 Jewish graves in Barcelona cemetery

VANDALS defaced dozens of Jewish graves at a Barcelona cemetery after an online map highlighted locations it described as ‘Zionist’ across the city. Catalan police

28 Jan, 2026 @ 11:20

Barcelona·Crime & Law·Lead·Politics

Travel chaos in Catalonia as ‘suspected cyber attack’ hobbles train network leaving thousands stranded amid intermittent services

CATALONIA has been plunged into travel chaos after a suspected cyberattack disrupted rail services region-wide early on Monday. All Rodalies commuter trains and Regionales services

26 Jan, 2026 @ 13:49

Barcelona·Catalunya·Lead

Barcelona’s Rodalies trains back up and running three days on from deadly crash

BARCELONA’S Rodalies commuter rail network is slowly returning to normal service three days on from a deadly crash. A train driver was killed and nearly

23 Jan, 2026 @ 10:50

Barcelona·Catalunya·Lead·Travel News

Hefty €1,000 fines for scooter users without insurance start in Spain – but who will they apply to?

ELECTRIC scooters are zipping through Spain’s streets, but starting this month, riding without insurance could cost you €1,000. From Almeria to Madrid, Malaga to Alicante,

21 Jan, 2026 @ 15:00

Almeria·Barcelona·Lead·Madrid

Revealed: The eye-watering prices Spain’s drivers are paying on country’s toll roads in 2026

DRIVERS using Spain’s toll motorways are feeling the real impact of January’s price rises, with some of the country’s busiest routes among the most expensive

21 Jan, 2026 @ 14:00

Barcelona·Bilbao·Costa del Sol·Lead·Madrid·Olive Press Travel·Travel News

Dead train driver revealed to be trainee after retaining wall crashed into his cabin in Barcelona area

IT’S BEEN revealed that the driver of a train that crashed into a retaining wall that fell onto the rail track in the Barcelona area

21 Jan, 2026 @ 13:00

Barcelona·Catalunya·Lead

Calls for train drivers to strike over safety fears after two deadly derailments in a week in Spain

A LEADING trade union representing train drivers in Spain is calling for a general strike across the entire sector after two deadly rail accidents in

21 Jan, 2026 @ 12:30

Andalucia·Catalunya·Lead·Travel News

BREAKING: Driver dead and at least 20 passengers injured after train derails near Barcelona

AT least one person has been killed after a train derailed near Barcelona on Tuesday evening. According to local reports, a train running on the

20 Jan, 2026 @ 23:48

Barcelona·Catalunya·Lead·Travel News

From Barcelona to the Costa Brava – the Spanish locations that double for Tuscany and New York in new hit Netflix film

FROM Barcelona’s buzzing streets to the sun-soaked coves of the Costa Brava, Spain is once again stealing the spotlight on Netflix. The streaming giant’s latest

20 Jan, 2026 @ 13:45

Barcelona·Costa Blanca·Lead·Olive Press Travel

BREAKING: Turkish Airlines jet makes emergency landing at Barcelona airport after bomb threat

A TURKISH Airlines passenger jet was forced to make an emergency landing in Barcelona following a mid-flight bomb alert. Spanish police and the Guardia Civil

15 Jan, 2026 @ 16:01

Barcelona·Lead

WATCH: Macabre ‘Black Axe’ cult is smashed in Spain: Police swoop on feared mafia group in Sevilla and Malaga

THE Policia Nacional have arrested 34 people in a nationwide operation against an international crime ring known as Black Axe. The detentions- carried out in

9 Jan, 2026 @ 18:00

Barcelona·Crime & Law·Lead·Madrid·Malaga·Sevilla

Pope Leo will make first trip to Spain as pontiff this year with three ‘recommended’ destinations revealed

BARCELONA, Madrid, and the Canary Islands have been suggested as possible parts of Spain that Pope Leo could visit later this year. There has been

9 Jan, 2026 @ 17:00

Barcelona·Canary Islands·Lead·Madrid·National News

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

26 Dec, 2025 @ 12:36

Barcelona·Lead

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

23 Dec, 2025 @ 11:15

Barcelona·Crime & Law·Lead

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

18 Dec, 2025 @ 08:00

Catalunya·Lead

Winter Brings New Maintenance Concerns for Costa Brava Holiday Homes

As the tourist season winds down and many holiday homes along the Costa Brava are left unoccupied, a different set of challenges begins to emerge.

17 Dec, 2025 @ 16:10

Barcelona·Catalunya·Costa Blanca

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

17 Dec, 2025 @ 10:34

Barcelona·Lead·Sport

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

12 Dec, 2025 @ 15:42

Catalunya·Environment·Lead

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

11 Dec, 2025 @ 18:53

Barcelona·Business & Finance·Lead

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

10 Dec, 2025 @ 17:04

Catalunya·Property·Sponsored Article

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

10 Dec, 2025 @ 16:00

Barcelona·Catalunya·Environment·Health·Lead

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

8 Dec, 2025 @ 13:30