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Second body found after father and son, 12, swept away as they drove through torrential storms in Barcelona province

A SECOND body has been recovered in the search for a father and son who were swept away by flash floods whilst driving through Barcelona

22 Sep, 2025 @ 16:00

Barcelona·Lead

DATE FOR THE DIARY: Sagrada Familia in Barcelona will host grand ceremony to mark centenary of Gaudi’s death

IT’S taken more than 140 years, countless cranes and a mountain of scaffolding – but Barcelona’s world-famous Sagrada Familia is about to hit the heights.

22 Sep, 2025 @ 15:48

Barcelona·Catalunya·Lead·Olive Press Travel·Other News·Property·Travel News

Barcelona to open metro ‘ghost stations’ to the public this autumn – including the 1968 Gaudi stop which never saw a single passenger

BARCELONA’S metro system is set to open its mysterious ‘ghost stations’ to the public for the first time in history. Transport enthusiasts and curious visitors

22 Sep, 2025 @ 13:29

Barcelona·La Cultura·Lead

Robert Redford’s life in Spain’s Barcelona, Mallorca and Mijas revealed after Hollywood legend dies at 89

HE was one of Hollywood’s greatest stars – but Robert Redford once swapped the glitz of Los Angeles for a rustic farmhouse in Mijas with

18 Sep, 2025 @ 11:56

Balearic Islands·Barcelona·Lead·Malaga·Mallorca

Barcelona residents fight controversial Thyssen museum project over ‘property speculation’ fears

PLANS to turn one of Barcelona’s most famous cinemas into a new Thyssen museum have sparked fury among residents, who claim the project is property

10 Sep, 2025 @ 17:45

Barcelona·Lead·Property

All you need to know as Barcelona’s iconic Sagrada Familia opens its doors to 20,000 visitors for FREE

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

8 Sep, 2025 @ 20:16

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

Spanish carmaker pins hopes on new €30k EV – modelled after Barcelona’s ‘edgiest’ neighbourhood

SPANISH carmaker Cupra has unveiled the Raval, a new small electric car it says will define the brand’s future. The model is named after El

8 Sep, 2025 @ 15:23

Barcelona·Lead·Other News·Technology

Ten people injured near Barcelona after coach crashes off motorway into woodland

AT least ten people have been injured after a coach carrying over 50 passengers overturned in Catalunya. Eight ambulances, two helicopters and fourteen different fire

8 Sep, 2025 @ 14:57

Barcelona·Catalunya·Lead

Gangster who ‘broke out of jail in Italy and fled to Spain’ arrested in sleepy Barcelona barrio

AN ITALIAN gangster on the run for nearly two months who faced 28 years in prison has been arrested by the Policia Nacional in Barcelona.

3 Sep, 2025 @ 12:45

Barcelona·Crime & Law·Lead

WATCH: Activists score own goal after defacing FC Barcelona store in protest against DR Congo sponsorship – only to unfurl flag of completely different country

TWO activists scored an embarrassing own goal after spraying an FC Barcelona store with paint in protest against a new sponsorship deal with the Democratic

2 Sep, 2025 @ 16:02

Barcelona·Lead·Sport

Spanish climate activists linked to notorious UK eco-protest group Just Stop Oil stain Barcelona’s iconic Sagrada Familia with red powder

TWO climate activists linked to the notorious environmental protest group Just Stop Oil were arrested by Catalan police on Sunday after staining Barcelona’s iconic Sagrada

2 Sep, 2025 @ 15:22

Barcelona·Environment·Lead

Human Towers On Last Day Of Feast Of La Merce

SPAIN TRAVEL: How to celebrate La Merce Festival in Barcelona

IF you want to see Barcelona at its most vibrant, then start planning your trip for the La Merce Festival. From September 23 to 28,

31 Aug, 2025 @ 12:30

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

Why are so many people drowning in Spain this year? Multiple factors are behind concerning death toll, say experts

Lifeguards in Spain’s Barcelona call off strike action after cutting deal with city council

LIFEGUARDS in Barcelona will finally return to work following 27 days of strike action after the CGT trade union struck a deal with the city

28 Aug, 2025 @ 14:25

Barcelona·Lead

Travel chaos in Spain: Dozens of flights cancelled as heavy rainfall batters Catalunya and Balearic Islands

THOUSANDS of holidaymakers are currently stranded at airports across Spain after AEMET, the state weather agency, issued an orange weather alert for heavy rainfall. Dozens

28 Aug, 2025 @ 13:34

Balearic Islands·Barcelona·Lead·Travel News·Weather

Gaza to become Barcelona’s symbolic 11th district – days after city mayor barred from entering Israel

GAZA and the cities of Palestine will become Barcelona’s symbolic 11th district, reviving a model first used three decades ago to help towards the recovery

28 Aug, 2025 @ 11:26

Barcelona·Lead·Politics

Barcelona mayor gets last-minute ban from visiting Israel in revenge for suspending Tel Aviv ‘twinning’

BARCELONA’S mayor, Jaume Collboni, has got a last minute ban from entering Israel after the Catalan capital put aside its twinning arrangement with Tel Aviv

22 Aug, 2025 @ 16:00

Barcelona·Catalunya·Lead

Squatters get rent collector and 'large men' arrested for staging violent eviction in Spain

Brit arrested in Spain over £2m drug and gun supply plot

A BRITISH man has been extradited to the UK from Spain to face a string of drug and gun charges. Craig Bennett, 41, from Uxbridge,

19 Aug, 2025 @ 16:45

Andalucia·Barcelona·Catalunya·crime·Crime & Law·Lead

Been robbed in Barcelona? Police finally smash pickpocket gangs – and set up database of over 1,000 stolen mobiles

FOR years, Barcelona’s reputation as Europe’s bag-snatching capital has left residents and tourists exasperated, as thieves seemed to operate with impunity – with the police

19 Aug, 2025 @ 12:00

Barcelona·Crime & Law·Lead

WATCH: Ruthless British crime boss Jamie Rothwell skips and dances after being arrested in Barcelona

THIS is the moment British crime lord Jamie Rothwell skips and dances as Spanish police march him away in handcuffs. Rothwell was tracked down and

18 Aug, 2025 @ 12:00

Barcelona·Crime & Law·Lead

WATCH: Helicopter makes emergency splash landing in front of stunned tourists on Barcelona beach

HOLIDAYMAKERS at Barcelona’s crowded Barceloneta beach watched in disbelief on Sunday as a tourist helicopter splashed down in the sea just metres from the shore.

18 Aug, 2025 @ 11:45

Barcelona·Lead

British crime boss Jamie Rothwell who ran UK shootings from Barcelona luxury apartment jailed for 43 years

A notorious British gang leader who hid out in a Barcelona apartment with sweeping city views while directing violent attacks in the UK has been

15 Aug, 2025 @ 12:07

Barcelona·Catalunya·crime·Crime & Law·Lead·Other News

Donald Trump slams Spain for not spending enough on defence- ahead of key NATO summit

US citizens seek refuge in ‘free and safe’ Spain to as Trump’s ‘authoritarianism takes root’

SPAIN has become a refuge for some US citizens seeking to escape President Trump’s ‘authoritarian takeover.’ Many families who have now settled in Spain have

12 Aug, 2025 @ 16:08

Barcelona·Lead

Spain’s Barcelona bans organised bar crawls in latest anti-tourism drive

BARCELONA has voted to ban bar crawls across the city in the latest sign of the local council’s growing discontent with mass tourism. The new

12 Aug, 2025 @ 15:06

Barcelona·Lead

‘Stop the madness’: Outrage in Spain after La Liga agrees to play league match in US

FOOTBALL supporters in Spain have launched a scathing attack on La Liga after plans to host a league match in the United States were formally

12 Aug, 2025 @ 13:19

Barcelona·Lead·Sport

From Superman to Snow White: Lamine Yamal’s Barcelona mural gets a fairytale makeover after dwarf party drama

BARCELONA football sensation Lamine Yamal has gone from superhero to pantomime star after a cheeky street art prank turned his mural into a scene straight

5 Aug, 2025 @ 12:51

Barcelona·Catalunya·Lead

Sagrada Familia becomes the tallest building in Barcelona, surpassing two skyscrapers – but how does it compare to the rest of Spain?

CONSTRUCTION on Barcelona’s iconic basilica continues, with its height now reaching 155.58 metres, just edging out the city’s previous tallest buildings, the Torre Mapfre and

1 Aug, 2025 @ 13:14

Barcelona·Catalunya·Lead·Property