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Mayor of Barcelona calls for end to the strict lockdown rules and urges Spanish Government to allow children to go out

THE Mayor of Barcelona has called for an end to the strict lockdown rules, urging the Government to allow children to be able to go

16 Apr, 2020 @ 13:43

Barcelona·Lead

Police in Spain’s Barcelona file denuncia against ten people for breaking lockdown rules by going into a forest and performing satanic rituals

THE police in Barcelona have filed a denuncia against ten people for breaking lockdown rules and going into a forest to perform satanic rituals.

13 Apr, 2020 @ 15:22

Barcelona·Lead

An Airbus A340 300 Of Iranian Airline Mahan Air Takes Off From Duesseldorf Airport

Spain cancels Mahan Air flights between Barcelona and Tehran, with the airline now no longer operating any flights between the Iranian capital and any EU destinations

SPAIN has cancelled the Mahan Air flights between Barcelona and Tehran.

10 Apr, 2020 @ 17:53

Barcelona·Lead·Travel News

WATCH: British boy, 5, receives heartwarming happy birthday surprise from police during Spain’s coronavirus lockdown

THIS is the moment police in Spain arranged a heartwarming happy birthday message for a British boy amid the coronavirus lockdown. Three police vehicles can

8 Apr, 2020 @ 08:00

Barcelona·Lead

Parking lot in Spain’s Catalunya turned into coffin depot to deal with huge number of deaths due to coronavirus crisis

A PARKING lot in Catalunya has been turned into a coffin depot due to the coronavirus crisis.

2 Apr, 2020 @ 19:10

Barcelona·Lead

European Space Agency proves lock-down leads to significant drop in pollution above Spain’s major cities

A BAN on non-essential travel has led to a drastic drop in pollution across Spain. The European Space Agency (ESA) published images on Friday, March

30 Mar, 2020 @ 14:48

Barcelona·Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Environment·Lead·Madrid·Sevilla

Police in Spain’s Catalunya seize 1,681 litres of a cleaning product falsely sold as hand gel, even though it’s not meant to come into contact with skin

THE police have seized 1,681 litres of a cleaning product falsely sold as hand sanitiser in Catalunya.

28 Mar, 2020 @ 19:15

Barcelona·Crime & Law·Health·Lead

Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola and Barcelona forward Lionel Messi each donate €1 million to fight against coronavirus

Barcelona FC has also offered up its facilities to Catalunya’s regional government, the Generalitat

25 Mar, 2020 @ 11:27

Barcelona·Lead

8 men arrested for hosting drug-fuelled orgy during coronavirus lockdown in Spain

EIGHT men have been arrested on drug-related charges after being busted having a cocaine-fuelled orgy in a Barcelona flat. The accused were caught red-handed by

22 Mar, 2020 @ 08:00

Barcelona·Costa Blanca·Lead·Mallorca·National News

Two men arrested for driving their car into Barcelona El Prat’s Terminal 1 building

TWO men have been arrested for getting their car into Barcelona El Prat’s Terminal 1.

20 Mar, 2020 @ 13:01

Barcelona·Crime & Law·Lead

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Spanish coalition government to extend ban on home evictions by up to four years, affecting renters and homeowners alike

FURTHER protection for people struggling in the Spanish financial climate is to be announced today. Spain’s new government will extend the current restriction on home

10 Mar, 2020 @ 07:06

Barcelona·Costa Blanca·Lead·Madrid·Politics·Property

Five arrested for selling €800 fake tickets at El Clasico in Madrid

Police arrested the five for selling fake tickets at Sunday’s game between Real Madrid and FC Barcelona

4 Mar, 2020 @ 12:43

Barcelona·Lead·Madrid·Sport

COVID-19: US investment giant cancels event in Spain’s Madrid but HUGE cannabis conference going ahead in Barcelona amid coronavirus fears

MADRID has seen its first event cancellation over coronavirus fears. US investment giant Blackrock has announced it will be postponing its Iberia Investment Day 2020,

2 Mar, 2020 @ 17:24

Barcelona·Health·Madrid

Cosmetics firm in Spain launches vegan lipstick in violet for International Women’s Day

The 100% vegan lipstick has been designed for the traditional demonstrations of International Women’s Day on March 8

2 Mar, 2020 @ 13:54

Barcelona·Environment·Lead

1.65 million doses of doping substances seized in Spain after 100 boxes of growth hormone sent to wrong address

Seven were arrested, including five Spaniards, one Pakistani and one Moroccan

28 Feb, 2020 @ 16:05

Barcelona·Crime & Law·Lead

Child pornography gang operating across NINE Spanish provinces arrested – one with sexually explicit images of babies

NATIONAL POLICE have detained 15 people across Spain who owned and distributed child pornography through social media. One of the gang is said to have

28 Feb, 2020 @ 15:16

Barcelona·Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Madrid

IN PICS: Spectacular 15,000-year-old carvings uncovered in Spanish cave

They are said to be extremely fragile and can be damaged by merely being touched

22 Feb, 2020 @ 13:00

Barcelona·La Cultura·Lead

PAPER TRAIL: Clumsy office clerk drops box of ‘A4 sheets’ full of cocaine, leading police in Spain to 1.5-tonne haul of the drug

The boxes had originally come from Brazil

11 Feb, 2020 @ 14:54

Barcelona·Crime & Law·Lead

Renfe launches new high-speed rail route in Spain connecting Madrid with Alicante and Murcia

Launch of low cost €5 AVLO tickets collapses RENFE website

A second batch of low fare tickets will be launched today at 8pm

28 Jan, 2020 @ 14:52

Barcelona·Lead·Madrid·Travel News

Barcelona protesters burn containers in response to leaders loss of voting rights

Tensions rose yesterday as protesters reacted to the decision to strip the President of the Generalitat of his rights as a lawmaker

28 Jan, 2020 @ 13:22

Barcelona·Politics

Barcelona’s Sagrada Familia named Europe’s top tourist attraction

The Sagrada Familia in Barcelona has been named as Europe’s top must-visit attraction.

17 Jan, 2020 @ 11:46

Barcelona·Lead·Travel News

REVEALED: Spain’s three best-selling Christmas caganers, and no it’s not Boris Johnson or Greta Thunberg!

A typical caganer figurine these days features a celebrity hunched over to do their business

15 Jan, 2020 @ 19:15

Barcelona·La Cultura·Lead

Barcelona drivers to be penalised with new dirty car fines

Owners of banned vehicles who earn less than €8,000 a year will be exempt, as well as delivery vehicles

12 Jan, 2020 @ 10:00

Barcelona·Environment·Lead

Boris Johnson is up to his butt in a scatological Catalan nativity tradition, writes Belinda Beckett

This year Boris is among 40 new famous faces along with climate activist Greta Thunberg, PP President Pablo Casado and tennis ace Novak ?jokovic

23 Dec, 2019 @ 10:03

Barcelona·Belinda Beckett: Mistress of Sizzle·Politics

EL CLASICO: 3,000 troops to police Spain’s most important football fixture as HUGE Catalan protests planned for Camp Nou

Fears of civil unrest caused the fixture, which was due to be played in October, to be rescheduled for this week

16 Dec, 2019 @ 09:05

Barcelona·Lead

WATCH: Gota fria wreaks havoc in eastern Spain as one person killed while another four missing

Sempre que plou fort al Raval, el mateix panorama. L’any passat dos cops. Causa pèrdues i perjudicis a veïns i comerciants. Fins quan? @bcn_ajuntament #Barcelona

23 Oct, 2019 @ 15:09

Barcelona·Environment·Lead

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Mayor of Barcelona calls for end to the strict lockdown rules and urges Spanish Government to allow children to go out

Police in Spain’s Barcelona file denuncia against ten people for breaking lockdown rules by going into a forest and performing satanic rituals

Spain cancels Mahan Air flights between Barcelona and Tehran, with the airline now no longer operating any flights between the Iranian capital and any EU destinations

WATCH: British boy, 5, receives heartwarming happy birthday surprise from police during Spain’s coronavirus lockdown

Parking lot in Spain’s Catalunya turned into coffin depot to deal with huge number of deaths due to coronavirus crisis

European Space Agency proves lock-down leads to significant drop in pollution above Spain’s major cities

Police in Spain’s Catalunya seize 1,681 litres of a cleaning product falsely sold as hand gel, even though it’s not meant to come into contact with skin

Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola and Barcelona forward Lionel Messi each donate €1 million to fight against coronavirus

8 men arrested for hosting drug-fuelled orgy during coronavirus lockdown in Spain

Two men arrested for driving their car into Barcelona El Prat’s Terminal 1 building

Spanish coalition government to extend ban on home evictions by up to four years, affecting renters and homeowners alike

Five arrested for selling €800 fake tickets at El Clasico in Madrid

COVID-19: US investment giant cancels event in Spain’s Madrid but HUGE cannabis conference going ahead in Barcelona amid coronavirus fears

Cosmetics firm in Spain launches vegan lipstick in violet for International Women’s Day

1.65 million doses of doping substances seized in Spain after 100 boxes of growth hormone sent to wrong address

Child pornography gang operating across NINE Spanish provinces arrested – one with sexually explicit images of babies

IN PICS: Spectacular 15,000-year-old carvings uncovered in Spanish cave

PAPER TRAIL: Clumsy office clerk drops box of ‘A4 sheets’ full of cocaine, leading police in Spain to 1.5-tonne haul of the drug

Launch of low cost €5 AVLO tickets collapses RENFE website

Barcelona protesters burn containers in response to leaders loss of voting rights

Barcelona’s Sagrada Familia named Europe’s top tourist attraction

REVEALED: Spain’s three best-selling Christmas caganers, and no it’s not Boris Johnson or Greta Thunberg!

Barcelona drivers to be penalised with new dirty car fines

Boris Johnson is up to his butt in a scatological Catalan nativity tradition, writes Belinda Beckett

EL CLASICO: 3,000 troops to police Spain’s most important football fixture as HUGE Catalan protests planned for Camp Nou

WATCH: Gota fria wreaks havoc in eastern Spain as one person killed while another four missing

Algeciras rampage killer is cleared of terrorism charges after court rules he suffered ‘psychotic break’

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