Ricky Gervais to visit Spain on upcoming ‘Armageddon’ stand-up comedy tour
BRITISH comedian Ricky Gervais will be making a stop in Spain on his upcoming ‘Armageddon’ tour, thanks to a show in Barcelona on August...
Sevilla-bound flight from Barcelona aborts take-off after bird strike
A SEVILLA-bound flight from Barcelona–El Prat Airport has aborted take-off after the airplane was hit by a large bird, causing numerous delays.
The incident took...
British Airways passengers left absolutely FUMING after Malaga flight diverts to Spain’s Barcelona, with airline offering ‘no assistance’
Passengers were left raging at BA’s lack of information and help as they were left roaming around the Catalonia airport.
Carles Puigdemont set for key speech on independence crisis to Catalan parliament
Catalan leader urged not to split from Spain as fears grow over economy
Fugitive rapist of 84-year-old woman snared by EU-funded task force in Spain’s Barcelona
ONE OF Europe’s most-wanted men has been arrested this week for the rape of an 84-year-old woman in 2009.
National Police Forces of Spain and...
Spain’s high-speed train war intensifies this week as Iryo joins fight for passengers
A third train operator joins Spain's big battle for customers on Friday with the launch of Iryo's low-cost service between Madrid and Barcelona.
Iryo joins...
Fascist vandals paint Nazi swastikas on cultural centre in northern Spain
"We will continue to be profoundly antifascist and committed to the rights and freedoms"
Extra summer ferries announced between Spain’s Costa Blanca and the Balearic Islands
FERRY company Balearia has announced extra summer services from Denia on the Costa Blanca to Ibiza and Palma in the Balearic islands.
The Bahama Mama...
WATCH: Barcelona police throw old lady to ground and punch man in face, while another loses eye in violent...
Shocking footage posted online appears to show police ramming protesters with vehicles, an officer throwing an old woman to the ground, as well as a man already floored being punched in the face by an officer
SORRY, WE’RE CLOSED: Coronavirus spells the end of historic restaurants in Barcelona
FOUR historic restaurants in Barcelona city have been the latest high-profile victims of the coronavirus pandemic.
Cal Pinxo was a hugely popular seafood eatery in...
Retired Swedish inventor sets his sights on improving garbage handling and cutting CO2 in Barcelona
AS THOUSANDS of Europeans do every year, Jan Arlemark has recently moved to Spain in his retirement. But the former inventor will not be...
Barack Obama jetting into Spain’s Barcelona for Bruce Springsteen concert
EX-US PRESIDENT Barack Obama and his wife Michelle will be flying to Barcelona this Friday to attend a concert by their good friend Bruce...
Leading energy company in Spain is facing court action over electrocuted birds in Barcelona area
ENERGY company Endesa is being prosecuted in Barcelona over hundreds of birds dying after making contact with the firm's high voltage power lines and...
Shock discovery in search for missing X-Factor star Levi Davis in Barcelona
POLICE searching for X-Factor star Levi Davis who went missing in Barcelona three weeks ago have found his passport.
Davis’ mother Julie confirmed to the...
Home robbery gang involving family clan steal over €1 million of items from Costa Blanca and Valencia area in...
THE GUARDIA CIVIL has broken up an East European gang who stole over a €1 million of items in home break-ins across the Valencian...
Six Catalan police officers convicted of racist attack in which they spat at young black man, called him ‘monkey’,...
SIX officers from Catalunya’s Mossos d'Esquadra police have been sentenced to a year in prison for beating, spitting on and verbally abusing a young...
Devastated family still searching for answers ten years after teen’s death in Spain
A HEARTBROKEN British family has said they are still hunting for answers ten years after their teenage son plunged to his death from a...
Barcelona to become first city in Spain to levy ‘Amazon tax’ in bid to empty streets of delivery vans
BARCELONA is to become the first Spanish city to implement a so-called ‘Amazon tax’, which will target online sellers such as the American e-commerce...
SPAIN BURNS: Protests against the imprisonment of rapper Pablo Hasel spiral into violence
Meanwhile, the issue is sending shockwaves through the Spanish political system.
Abramovich yacht sets sail from Barcelona to avoid seizure under sanctions against Russian oligarchs
The world’s most expensive yacht, which belongs to Russian oligarch Roman Abramovich, has sailed from a Barcelona dockyard to avoid being seized under threatened...
A little Gaudi glory: Discover the house that was the first designed by the Catalan Architect
ANTONI Gaudi is an architect synonymous with the Catalan city of Barcelona.
By far, his most famous work is the unfinished Sagrada Familia cathedral.
But the...
In last-minute twist, Socialists take power in Barcelona City Hall
THANKS TO A last-minute deal, the Socialists took power in Barcelona City Hall on Saturday, despite a pro-independence candidate having won the most seats...
Europe’s biggest producers of fake €500 notes arrested across Spain with Costa Blanca printing press seized
POLICE in Spain have smashed what has been described as Europe's 'most important' criminal gang producing fake €500 notes.
12 people have been arrested including...
Police in Spain’s Catalunya seize 1,681 litres of a cleaning product falsely sold as hand gel, even though it’s...
THE police have seized 1,681 litres of a cleaning product falsely sold as hand sanitiser in Catalunya.
Could you be paying less for your investments and pensions in Spain?
Tracy Storer
Senior Partner
Chorus Financial
I’ve just come out of a regular review with one of my clients, and top of the agenda was an analysis...
Watch as daredevil skydiver from Spain snaps up can while skimming ground at 60mph
FALLING from the sky can be thirsty work.
A daredevil skydiver in Spain has gone viral after jumping 12,000 feet to reach his favourite...
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