Flight to Barcelona is grounded after passenger expels diarrhoea ‘all through the airplane’ creating a ‘biohazard’
A TRANSATLANTIC Delta Air Lines flight last Friday between Atlanta and Barcelona was forced to turn around after a passenger had a 'medical issue',...
No silver lining for Spain’s reservoirs as levels FALL despite a weekend of devastating torrential storms
HEAVY weekend storms which caused widespread destruction and some loss of life did not bring a silver lining as water levels in Spain's reservoirs...
Catalan separatist leader Carles Puigdemont sets out demands in exchange for supporting Pedro Sanchez
CATALAN separatist leader Carles Puigdemont on Tuesday laid out his demands in exchange for his party’s support for caretaker Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez’s bid...
Company in Spain’s Lleida province offers €700 courses for combatants in Ukraine
A COMPANY in the Catalan province of Lleida is offering courses for people who want to go and fight in Ukraine against Russian forces....
Four ‘pro-independence’ supporters released in Catalunya after reportedly planning to sabotage Vuelta a España cycle race
FOUR men were granted provisional release from custody in Catalunya on Monday, after their arrest on suspicion that they were planning on sabotaging the...
BREAKING: Flight chaos as major fault in UK air traffic control systems means passengers in Spain are stuck on...
THE UK'S air traffic control system has experienced major problems on Monday- one of the busiest travel days of the year with the late...
World’s top cyclists converge on Spain for start of La Vuelta in Barcelona
ONE OF the world's premier road cycle races, La Vuelta, begins in Barcelona this Saturday with a team time trial starting at 7.05pm.
Competitors will...
New data shows the cities in Spain oversaturated with tourists as holidaymakers outnumber locals.
A STUDY by the vacation rental search engine, Holidu, analysed the places in Europe where over-tourism is a major problem and three of Spain’s...
IN PICS: Gracia street festival, Barcelona
The Vila de Gràcia street festival is considered one of Barcelona's most arty and festive celebrations. Each year, for five days in late August, there's...
Monkeypox outbreak declared in Spain as six cases registered in Barcelona
A MONKEYPOX outbreak has been declared in Spain’s Barcelona after half a dozen cases have been detected in the city in the last month.
A...
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...
EXCLUSIVE: Brits told ‘go home, we will p**s in your beer’ as part of disturbing new anti-tourism campaign in...
Dozens of offensive signs have been plastered across Barcelona in the past few days, causing distress to visiting Brits and other English speakers
Tourists return to Spain with a bang as passenger records for July are smashed at Costa del Sol and...
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...
Heartless scammer cons dog owners by charging for fake information about ‘stolen’ pets in Spain
A MURCIA region fraudster conned lost dog owners into believing he could find the pets and even mocked them after they transferred him money.
The...
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...
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...
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...
Spain’s reservoirs have more capacity than 2022 but serious problems continue in parts of country
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SPAIN'S reservoirs were at 42.2% of total capacity at the start of August- 1.8% more than a year...
Catalan premier takes advantage of political stalemate in Spain to push for independence referendum
THE REGIONAL premier of Catalunya today took advantage of the stalemate after last week’s general elections in Spain to put pressure on the Socialist...
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...
Catalunya mass graves discovered of foreign fighters who resisted Franco’s forces in Spain’s Civil War
212 international fighters from Germany, Austria, and the Netherlands who disappeared in Catalunya during the Spanish Civil War of 1936 to 1939 have been...
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...
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...
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...
No place to hide: Net tightens on Globix ponzi fraudsters as liquidators target wife and line up lawyers in...
LIQUIDATORS attempting to pin down €40 million missing in a giant crypto fraud are zeroing in on the wife of one of the chief...
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...
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