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
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.
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
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
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
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
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
Train journeys between Madrid and Barcelona will take UNDER two hours after Spain agrees to bump up top speeds to 350km/hÂ
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
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
Was it invented by the English? New documentary delving into the history, glitz and glamour of champagne premieres in Barcelona’s cava territory
BILLED as a ‘love letter to champagne’, it may well have been penned by some of the biggest names in show business, judging by the
Travel chaos in Spain’s Barcelona: Dozens of flights cancelled and train services cut as ex-Hurricane Melissa dumps torrential rain on Catalunya
EX-HURRICANE Melissa has brought major disruption to Barcelona’s public transport network this morning after an orange weather warning was issued for torrential rain. At least
Widow, 80, facing fines or eviction as Barcelona Airbnb ban cracks down on locals renting out rooms just to surviveÂ
BARCELONA’S strict Airbnb ban is leaving residents who rent out a room simply to be able to survive in an impossible dilemma. Dozens of ordinary
Sweet shop in Barcelona ‘sold cocaine on its shelves in full reach of school children’
A BARCELONA sweet shop was found to be selling cocaine and stocking it on its shelves in full reach of children. Catalunya’s regional police, the
Barcelona’s Sagrada Familia becomes world’s tallest ever church
BARCELONA’S iconic Sagrada Familia has officially become the world’s tallest ever church – almost a century since the death of its master architect. Construction workers
Barcelona to honour legendary Queen frontman Freddie Mercury with a statue
FREDDIE Mercury, the flamboyant Queen frontman regarded as one of the greatest singers of all time, will be honoured with a statue in Barcelona, the
Barcelona council votes to restrict number of tourists visiting popular attraction every year
LOCAL politicians in Barcelona have voted to lower a cap on the number of tourists allowed to visit one of the city’s most popular attractions.
Heartbreak for owner of dog lost while being loaded onto Iberia flight to Barcelona as EU court rules it is worth the same as a suitcase
A EUROPEAN court has ruled that a dog which escaped and was never seen again while being loaded onto an Iberia flight should be treated