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Woman who sliced off her boyfriend’s penis with a kitchen knife in Spain is jailed and ordered to pay huge compensation costs

JAIL and huge compensation costs have been ordered for a woman who sliced off her boyfriend’s penis with a kitchen knife. The woman was accused

10 Apr, 2024 @ 08:37

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

Shrinking rental stock in Spain is blamed on ‘destructive’ new housing law as landords opt for tourist lets – sparking a tourism backlash on the Canary Islands and elsewhere

RISING rental pressures have been blamed on Spain’s new Housing Law 2023, which has seen landlords choose to take their properties off the market. This

9 Apr, 2024 @ 10:00

Barcelona·Canary Islands·Catalunya·Lead·Madrid·Other News·Property

Catalan president says an independence referendum is ‘inevitable’ during speech in Spanish parliament

CATALAN President Pere Aragones warned his political rivals that a new independence referendum was ‘inevitable’ during a speech in Spain’s parliament on Monday. Addressing the

9 Apr, 2024 @ 09:52

Catalunya·Lead·Politics

F1 row in Spain: Environmentalists blast plans to parade sports cars through the streets of Barcelona ahead of Grand Prix in June

ENVIRONMENTALIST groups have blasted plans to host a Formula One roadshow in Barcelona city centre ahead of the Spanish Grand Prix in June. F1 cars,

8 Apr, 2024 @ 11:36

Barcelona·Catalunya·Lead·Sport

Worried UK buyers ask if they can back out of deals to buy Costa Blanca homes due to proposed 100% tax on non-EU buyers

Foreign buyers accounted for 15% of homes bought in Spain last year – the highest figure ever

FOREIGN house buyers are continuing to target the Spanish real estate market as domestic purchases continue to fall. Figures from the country’s notaries for 2023

8 Apr, 2024 @ 11:15

Andalucia·Balearic Islands·Canary Islands·Catalunya·Lead·Other News·Property·Valencian Community

Spain-based NGO pulls out of Gaza after seven aid workers are killed by Israeli strike

ONE of Spain’s leading NGOs has pulled out of Gaza following the Israeli strike which killed seven aid workers on Monday night. In a message

5 Apr, 2024 @ 14:17

Barcelona·Catalunya·Lead

Drought latest in Spain: Catalunya will keep restrictions in place over summer despite recent rain

WATER restrictions will remain in place over the summer despite recent rainfall, the Catalan government have announced. While increased rainfall over recent weeks has staved

5 Apr, 2024 @ 13:42

Catalunya·Lead·Other News·Weather

Cruise ship stranded in Barcelona with passengers confined due to set sail for Venice today, after Spain begins deportation of 69 Bolivians on board

THERE may be worse places to be confined than a luxury ship, but that was small comfort for the 1,500 passengers on an MSC cruise

4 Apr, 2024 @ 13:27

Barcelona·Catalunya·Lead

Hackers who made €3million by cloning SIM cards across Spain are arrested

A MALAGA-LED cyberhacking gang swindled over €3.3 million out of victims across Spain through a phone SIM card con. Seven people have been arrested by

4 Apr, 2024 @ 11:15

Andalucia·Barcelona·Catalunya·Crime & Law·Granada·Lead·Malaga·Other News

Cruise ship nightmare in Spain: 1,500 passengers left stuck on board in Barcelona port after group of passengers ‘found with fake visas’

SOME 1,500 passengers on a luxury cruise ship were left stuck on board their vessel in Barcelona port on Tuesday, after Spanish border officials refused

3 Apr, 2024 @ 13:14

Barcelona·Catalunya·Lead

Protests For The Visit Of King Felipe And President Pedro Sanchez In Barcelona

Boy, 5, is stabbed to death in Spain: Mother is taken to hospital while a man is arrested

POLICE in Catalunya have arrested a man alleged to have stabbed his son and wife in a brutal domestic violence incident in the early hours

3 Apr, 2024 @ 10:40

Catalunya·Crime & Law·Lead·Other News

Drought latest in Spain: Reservoir levels surge in certain regions following days of rain – while others remain at risk

RAIN over the Easter holiday period has boosted water reserves to an average national capacity of 63.1% compared to 57.2% last week. The reserves stand

2 Apr, 2024 @ 16:00

Andalucia·Catalunya·Environment·Lead·National News·Other News·Weather

Warning for tourists in Tenerife as seemingly harmless activity can bring €1,500 fine

The sad history of the pigeon in Spain: How the bird once deemed essential in the middle ages is now nothing but a “nuisance” taking up space in city centres

THE tragedy of the pigeon is a story of humankind’s careless relationship with another species — how a once peaceful, symbiotic connection turned to one

31 Mar, 2024 @ 14:38

Andalucia·Barcelona·Cadiz·Catalunya

Major tourist city in Spain hires eagles and falcons to drive out pesky pigeon colonies

AUTHORITIES in Barcelona have turned to an unlikely ally in the fight against urban pigeons causing a nuisance in the city – eagles and falcons.

31 Mar, 2024 @ 11:00

Animals·Barcelona·Catalunya·Lead

Dani Alves walks out of prison: Footballer is free after posting €1million bail following rape conviction

FOOTBALLER Dani Alves was released from prison on Monday afternoon after paying a €1 million bail fee. He has been freed for the duration of

25 Mar, 2024 @ 17:00

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

Outrage after McDonald’s reveals it will have its annual work convention in Spain: Some 15,000 employees will descend on a major tourist city

FAST food giant McDonald’s is holding its biannual convention this April in Barcelona attracting 15,000 company executives from 135 countries- leading the city’s hospitality sector

25 Mar, 2024 @ 15:00

Barcelona·Catalunya·Lead

Sagrada Familia Pinnacle Of Jesus Christ Tower Presented

Spain’s Sagrada Familia ‘will be completed by 2026’: Construction of iconic basilica in Barcelona will finish over a century since its genius architect died

BARCELONA’S iconic Sagrada Familia has finally been given a completion date – over 100 years since its master architect died. Antoni Gaudi’s spectacular gothic basilica,

25 Mar, 2024 @ 12:36

Barcelona·Catalunya·La Cultura·Lead·Other News·Property

BBC comes to Spain: UK’s national broadcaster to produce ‘high-quality Spanish language content’ after striking deal with Barcelona-based production company

THE BBC is set to produce “high-quality Spanish language content” after announcing the acquisition of Brutal Media, a production company based in Barcelona. BBC Studios,

22 Mar, 2024 @ 10:58

Barcelona·Catalunya·Entertainment·La Cultura·Lead·Other News

Drought fight back: 150 hotels in Spain’s Catalunya stump up €1.5m cash for desalination plant to avoid having no swimming pools this summer

HOTELS in Catalunya’s famous Lloret de Mar beach resort are clubbing together to get their own desalination plant which means swimming pools will be open

21 Mar, 2024 @ 17:29

Catalunya·Lead

Tennis tragedy: Spain’s Paula Badosa must battle against ‘best friend’ Aryna Sabalenka – who lost her boyfriend to suicide this week

SPANISH tennis star Paula Badosa has admitted that she will play the most difficult match of her career this week when she meets her best

20 Mar, 2024 @ 15:57

Catalunya·Lead·Sport

Gender violence surges in Spain: Number of young victims increased by 32% last year, figures show

Quarter of girls aged 14 to 17 were victims of sexual assault or harassment in Spain last year, shocking figures show

ONE in four girls in Spain aged 14 to 17 says they have been a victim of sexual assault or harassment in the last year,

20 Mar, 2024 @ 15:32

Barcelona·Catalunya·Lead·National News·Other News

WATCH: Shocking moment up to 60 youths launch rocks at police in Spain after their marijuana farm is rumbled

FIVE police officers have been injured in Catalunya following a clash with a gang of youths after their secret marijuana farm was uncovered. A shocking

20 Mar, 2024 @ 12:37

Catalunya·Crime & Law·Lead·Other News

Dani Alves begs to be freed from prison in Spain after being convicted of rape: Footballer ‘promises that he won’t flee’

FOOTBALLER Dani Alves told a Barcelona court that was not flight risk as it heard arguments for him to be bailed while an appeal is

19 Mar, 2024 @ 12:30

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

Prison workers in Spain’s Catalunya region stage unprecedented protests after female chef killed by inmate

PRISON workers in Spain’s Catalunya region staged an unprecedented protest on Friday, to demand better working conditions in the wake of the shocking murder of

16 Mar, 2024 @ 11:43

Catalunya·Crime & Law·Lead·Other News

Carles Puigdemont ‘is ready to return to Spain and be arrested’: Exiled former Catalan leader will run for parliament, his lawyer says

THE lawyer of exiled ex-Catalunya president Carles Puigdemont says he will return to Spain once the new Amnesty Law hits the statute books- even at

15 Mar, 2024 @ 13:15

Catalunya·Crime & Law·Lead·Other News·Politics

Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds to perform two concerts in Spain as part of ‘Wild God’ tour

LEGENDARY rock band Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds will visit Spain this year as part of their new ‘Wild God’ tour. The Australian group,

15 Mar, 2024 @ 11:11

Barcelona·Catalunya·Entertainment·Lead·Madrid·Other News

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Woman who sliced off her boyfriend’s penis with a kitchen knife in Spain is jailed and ordered to pay huge compensation costs

Shrinking rental stock in Spain is blamed on ‘destructive’ new housing law as landords opt for tourist lets – sparking a tourism backlash on the Canary Islands and elsewhere

Catalan president says an independence referendum is ‘inevitable’ during speech in Spanish parliament

F1 row in Spain: Environmentalists blast plans to parade sports cars through the streets of Barcelona ahead of Grand Prix in June

Foreign buyers accounted for 15% of homes bought in Spain last year – the highest figure ever

Spain-based NGO pulls out of Gaza after seven aid workers are killed by Israeli strike

Drought latest in Spain: Catalunya will keep restrictions in place over summer despite recent rain

Cruise ship stranded in Barcelona with passengers confined due to set sail for Venice today, after Spain begins deportation of 69 Bolivians on board

Hackers who made €3million by cloning SIM cards across Spain are arrested

Cruise ship nightmare in Spain: 1,500 passengers left stuck on board in Barcelona port after group of passengers ‘found with fake visas’

Boy, 5, is stabbed to death in Spain: Mother is taken to hospital while a man is arrested

Drought latest in Spain: Reservoir levels surge in certain regions following days of rain – while others remain at risk

The sad history of the pigeon in Spain: How the bird once deemed essential in the middle ages is now nothing but a “nuisance” taking up space in city centres

Major tourist city in Spain hires eagles and falcons to drive out pesky pigeon colonies

Dani Alves walks out of prison: Footballer is free after posting €1million bail following rape conviction

Outrage after McDonald’s reveals it will have its annual work convention in Spain: Some 15,000 employees will descend on a major tourist city

Spain’s Sagrada Familia ‘will be completed by 2026’: Construction of iconic basilica in Barcelona will finish over a century since its genius architect died

BBC comes to Spain: UK’s national broadcaster to produce ‘high-quality Spanish language content’ after striking deal with Barcelona-based production company

Drought fight back: 150 hotels in Spain’s Catalunya stump up €1.5m cash for desalination plant to avoid having no swimming pools this summer

Tennis tragedy: Spain’s Paula Badosa must battle against ‘best friend’ Aryna Sabalenka – who lost her boyfriend to suicide this week

Quarter of girls aged 14 to 17 were victims of sexual assault or harassment in Spain last year, shocking figures show

WATCH: Shocking moment up to 60 youths launch rocks at police in Spain after their marijuana farm is rumbled

Dani Alves begs to be freed from prison in Spain after being convicted of rape: Footballer ‘promises that he won’t flee’

Prison workers in Spain’s Catalunya region stage unprecedented protests after female chef killed by inmate

Carles Puigdemont ‘is ready to return to Spain and be arrested’: Exiled former Catalan leader will run for parliament, his lawyer says

Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds to perform two concerts in Spain as part of ‘Wild God’ tour

British ‘kamikaze’ motorist, 76, lucky to be alive after driving for 17kms on wrong side of Costa Blanca motorway

Travel chaos in Spain’s Barcelona: Dozens of flights cancelled and train services cut as ex-Hurricane Melissa dumps torrential rain on Catalunya

Valencian president Carlos Mazon quits after blonde lunch scandal erupted over floods which killed 229

Gibraltar’s long-awaited McGrail report shining a light into the Rock’s behind-the-scenes machinations is delivered today: Govt to publish it ‘in its entirety’

IN PICS: The world’s largest aircraft carrier cruises past the Rock as it navigates the Strait of Gibraltar – to join Trump’s war party threatening Venezuela