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BREAKING: Body of missing American student James Gracey found in water off Barcelona beach

THE desperate search for missing American spring breaker James ‘Jimmy’ Gracey has ended in tragedy after officers from the Mossos d’Esquadra police force discovered his

19 Mar, 2026 @ 20:13

Barcelona·Crime & Law·Lead

Cocaine traces in Barcelona’s wastewater nearly triple as four Spanish cities come in the European top 15 – while another refused to join study after years of topping Spain’s charts

COCAINE use in Barcelona has surged dramatically, with wastewater data from 2025 showing levels nearly tripled compared to the previous year, according to a Europe-wide

19 Mar, 2026 @ 18:45

Barcelona·Health·Lead

The disappearance of American spring breaker James Gracey in Barcelona as his wallet is found – a timeline of what we know

MYSTERY surrounds the timeline of events leading up to the vanishing of a 20-year-old American university student in Spain. James ‘Jimmy’ Gracey has not been

19 Mar, 2026 @ 17:20

Barcelona·Crime & Law·Lead

Divers and drones deployed in search for missing American tourist – as police reveal he didn’t leave Barcelona night club alone

UPDATE: Divers have found Gracy’s wallet in the sea THE search for a missing American university student in Barcelona has taken a dark turn after

19 Mar, 2026 @ 13:58

Barcelona·Lead

Fears mount for missing American tourist who vanished from a Barcelona nightclub while on spring break

Have you seen Jimmy, or know something about his whereabouts? Get in touch newsdesk@theolivepress.es MYSTERY surrounds the disappearance of a American university student who vanished

19 Mar, 2026 @ 10:03

Barcelona·Lead

Family worried sick over missing American who vanished on night out to Barcelona nightclub

THE Olive Press is launching an urgent appeal to readers in Barcelona and beyond as the search for an American college student who vanished on

18 Mar, 2026 @ 15:30

Barcelona·Lead

WATCH: Outrage as Barcelona Marathon runners refuse to stop for an ambulance

CHAOS unfolded at the Barcelona Marathon this weekend as a number of runners failed to make way for an ambulance responding to an emergency. A

18 Mar, 2026 @ 10:24

Barcelona·Lead·Sport

‘He was gutted’: Barcelona fan flies to the UK for crunch Champions League clash – but ends up at wrong stadium 589km away

A SPANISH football fan was left ‘gutted’ after travelling to the UK to watch FC Barcelona play in the Champions League – only to turn

15 Mar, 2026 @ 14:54

Barcelona·Lead·Sport

Chinese ultra-fast fashion brand Shein takes on Zara by opening office in the heart of Barcelona

CHINESE fast-fashion giant has inaugurated its Barcelona office as part of its strategy to tap into the Spanish market. The new city-centre Barcelona office will

13 Mar, 2026 @ 14:30

Barcelona·Business & Finance·Catalunya·Lead

Barcelona mayor wants to ban non-EU residents from purchasing property – but the number they actually buy is tiny

THE Barcelona mayor’s bid to scapegoat non-EU foreigners as one of the causes of the city’s housing crisis has been met with a barrage of

9 Mar, 2026 @ 17:00

Barcelona·Lead·Property

Rival marches hit Madrid and Barcelona as trans row splits feminist movement on International Women’s Day

COMPETING marches have split Spain’s feminist movement for the second year running, with two separate demonstrations hitting both Madrid and Barcelona on International Women’s Day.

8 Mar, 2026 @ 14:21

Barcelona·Lead·Madrid·Other News

Revealed: Spain’s most dangerous neighbourhoods – do you live near one? Barcelona’s El Raval ranks high

DRUG trafficking, gang shootouts and gun possession galore. Spain – unfortunately – is home to a string of neighbourhoods where crime is part of daily

7 Mar, 2026 @ 16:00

Andalucia·Barcelona·Catalunya·crime·Crime & Law·Granada·Lead·Malaga·Murcia·Sevilla

The battle of the festivals: How Madrid and Barcelona have conquered the summer music scene – and are now going head-to-head

SPAIN has been winning the summer festival war for decades. But this year the biggest battle will be fought between which city takes the Limp

7 Mar, 2026 @ 14:40

Barcelona·Entertainment·La Cultura·Lead·Madrid

Barcelona civic laws: 1,000 fines in first week targeting street drinkers, street sellers and street peers

BARCELONA introduced tougher civic rules in mid-February aimed at cracking down on anti-social behaviour in the city’s streets, and the first results are already in.

5 Mar, 2026 @ 14:45

Barcelona·Crime & Law

Costa Blanca and Barcelona brace for heavy downpours as Storm Regina arrives

RESIDENTS on the Costa Blanca and in Barcelona are being warned to keep their umbrellas handy this Thursday as a double weather system sweeps across

3 Mar, 2026 @ 14:17

Barcelona·Costa Blanca·Lead·Weather

Marbella villa robberies: Spanish police bust Albanian gang

WATCH: Inside the takedown of a brutal Albanian gang who tortured Marbella expats in their luxury villas

AN ALBANIAN gang that executed 11 violent home robberies in Spain has been busted by the Policia Nacional. The crew acquired over €1.5 million in

27 Feb, 2026 @ 11:57

Andalucia·Barcelona·Benidorm·Crime & Law·Lead·Marbella

Pope Leo’s first trip to Spain as pontiff confirmed – here’s where he will visit

POPE Leo XIV will visit Spain in early June, the Vatican City’s Press Office has confirmed. It was announced at the beginning of the year

26 Feb, 2026 @ 11:14

Barcelona·Canary Islands·Lead·Madrid·National News·Tenerife

What’s behind Spain’s bizarre new craze of young people dressing up as animals – and does it spell the end of western civilisation?

ALL eyes in Madrid’s Puerta del Sol were locked onto the boy – some mirthful, some scornful and some merely curious. Wearing a white wolf

25 Feb, 2026 @ 18:15

Animals·Barcelona·La Cultura·Lead·Madrid·Other News

Traffic on Barcelona’s Rodalies commuter rail network collapses in the wake of deadly train crash last month

ONE month on from a fatal accident near Barcelona, the Rodalies commuter rail system is still running with closed lines, speed limits and 25 per

24 Feb, 2026 @ 14:33

Barcelona·Business & Finance·Catalunya·Lead·Travel News

The Olive Press slips inside Spain’s ski property hotspots: from Sierra Nevada to the Pyrenees

WHILE Spain is best known for beachside living, demand for property in the country’s ski resorts is quietly rising. From luxury chalets in the Pyrenees

22 Feb, 2026 @ 16:00

Barcelona·Basque Country·Catalunya·Lead·Madrid·Property·Sport·Travel News

WATCH: Barcelona’s iconic Sagrada Familia finally reaches maximum height after 144 years of construction with installation of crowning cross

THE Sagrada Familia, the magnificent gothic basilica that looms over the Barcelona city skyline, has finally reached its peak height after workers laid the final

20 Feb, 2026 @ 18:35

Barcelona·La Cultura·Lead

How to avoid a fine under Barcelona’s new civic rules – from street boozing and public urination to dog pee and going shirtless

BARCELONA will begin issuing heavier fines under a revamped civic law targeting anti-social behaviour. Barcelona City Council’s updated Civic Ordinance since 2006, introducing new penalties

20 Feb, 2026 @ 18:15

Barcelona·Lead

Eye-catching chalet tucked away in remote Spanish forest is confirmed as the work of Antoni Gaudi 100 years on from his death

HIDDEN in the Catalan woods, a mysterious chalet has finally been revealed as a Gaudí creation – more than a century after it was built.

20 Feb, 2026 @ 17:30

Barcelona·La Cultura·Lead

Spain's Costa Blanca dominated foreign property sales in late 2025

Foreigners bought up nearly half of all properties sold in this Costa Blanca province in late 2025 – but Brits are falling

FOREIGN property buyers accounted for 13.52% of sales in Spain during the last quarter of 2025, with Alicante province the hotspot on overseas share of

17 Feb, 2026 @ 17:45

Alicante·Barcelona·Costa Blanca·Lead·Madrid·Malaga·Property

Successful separation of Siamese twins in Barcelona hospital chalks up another impressive medical operation after historic face transplant

THE successful separation of Siamese twins in Barcelona has been labelled another impressive medical operation after another hospital in the city performed a historic face

17 Feb, 2026 @ 15:15

Barcelona·Health·Lead

Do price controls actually work? Madrid housing costs outstrip Barcelona’s since new regulations began, according to new report

MARKET regulation in Barcelona has pushed property prices down, a new report has shown, while Madrid continues to struggle with rising rents and purchase costs.

17 Feb, 2026 @ 15:11

Barcelona·Lead·Madrid·Property

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BREAKING: Body of missing American student James Gracey found in water off Barcelona beach

Cocaine traces in Barcelona’s wastewater nearly triple as four Spanish cities come in the European top 15 – while another refused to join study after years of topping Spain’s charts

The disappearance of American spring breaker James Gracey in Barcelona as his wallet is found – a timeline of what we know

Divers and drones deployed in search for missing American tourist – as police reveal he didn’t leave Barcelona night club alone

Fears mount for missing American tourist who vanished from a Barcelona nightclub while on spring break

Family worried sick over missing American who vanished on night out to Barcelona nightclub

WATCH: Outrage as Barcelona Marathon runners refuse to stop for an ambulance

‘He was gutted’: Barcelona fan flies to the UK for crunch Champions League clash – but ends up at wrong stadium 589km away

Chinese ultra-fast fashion brand Shein takes on Zara by opening office in the heart of Barcelona

Barcelona mayor wants to ban non-EU residents from purchasing property – but the number they actually buy is tiny

Rival marches hit Madrid and Barcelona as trans row splits feminist movement on International Women’s Day

Revealed: Spain’s most dangerous neighbourhoods – do you live near one? Barcelona’s El Raval ranks high

The battle of the festivals: How Madrid and Barcelona have conquered the summer music scene – and are now going head-to-head

Barcelona civic laws: 1,000 fines in first week targeting street drinkers, street sellers and street peers

Costa Blanca and Barcelona brace for heavy downpours as Storm Regina arrives

WATCH: Inside the takedown of a brutal Albanian gang who tortured Marbella expats in their luxury villas

Pope Leo’s first trip to Spain as pontiff confirmed – here’s where he will visit

What’s behind Spain’s bizarre new craze of young people dressing up as animals – and does it spell the end of western civilisation?

Traffic on Barcelona’s Rodalies commuter rail network collapses in the wake of deadly train crash last month

The Olive Press slips inside Spain’s ski property hotspots: from Sierra Nevada to the Pyrenees

WATCH: Barcelona’s iconic Sagrada Familia finally reaches maximum height after 144 years of construction with installation of crowning cross

How to avoid a fine under Barcelona’s new civic rules – from street boozing and public urination to dog pee and going shirtless

Eye-catching chalet tucked away in remote Spanish forest is confirmed as the work of Antoni Gaudi 100 years on from his death

Foreigners bought up nearly half of all properties sold in this Costa Blanca province in late 2025 – but Brits are falling

Successful separation of Siamese twins in Barcelona hospital chalks up another impressive medical operation after historic face transplant

Do price controls actually work? Madrid housing costs outstrip Barcelona’s since new regulations began, according to new report

BREAKING: One dead and dozens injured after bus carrying British tourists crashes into ravine in Canary Islands

Divers scouring the sea off the coast of southern Spain discover 34 underwater wreckages – including remains of boat from 5th century BC

PICTURED: Dozens evacuated from Costa del Sol tourist hotspot as fire torches shops and cars

VIDEO: ‘It’s like the Middle Ages’: Horrifying scenes in Jerez as young horse collapses three times from pulling carriages

Estepona details plans to complete last three segments of its Costa del Sol coastal path