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Three young jihadists planning to detonate a ‘mother of Satan’ bomb in Spain are arrested

THREE ‘highly radicalised’ teenagers have been arrested in Madrid and Barcelona over plans to make a massive bomb. The suspects, aged between 14 and 18

20 Dec, 2023 @ 12:15

Barcelona·Lead·Madrid

Police in Spain’s Barcelona seek thieves who stole watch worth €500,000 from tourist

POLICE in Barcelona are seeking a pair of thieves who made off with a watch worth €500,000 on Friday. One of the duo ripped the

14 Dec, 2023 @ 13:09

Barcelona·Crime & Law·Lead

Spain’s controversial amnesty law for Catalan separatists passes first hurdle in Congress after bitter debate

THE CONTROVERSIAL plan to grant amnesty to anyone involved in the Catalan independence drive passed its first hurdle on Tuesday, after it was approved by

13 Dec, 2023 @ 10:21

Catalunya·Lead·Politics

Ramon, 94, pushes his wife's wheelchair due to lack of ambulances

Husband, 94, goes viral in Spain after being forced to push his sick wife on a wheelchair from hospital due to a lack of ambulances

THE PLIGHT of a 94-year-old man from Spain has gone viral on social media after a photo was widely shared of him pushing his wife

5 Dec, 2023 @ 14:46

Catalunya·Health·Lead

Young squatter in Spain faces losing her ARM after sticking it in a barrel of cement to avoid being kicked out during huge police raid on ‘okupa’ building

A FEMALE squatter could lose her arm after putting it into a barrel of cement during a police raid in Catalunya. Mossos d’Esquadra officers entered

1 Dec, 2023 @ 19:15

Barcelona·Catalunya·Crime & Law·Lead

Live music boost as concert ticket sales rise by 48% in Spain with UK fans amongst the mix

Live music boost as concert ticket sales rise by 48% in Spain with UK fans in the mix

TICKET SALES for live music events in Spain this year soared by 48% compared to 2022, despite the state of the economy. The ‘IV Live

25 Nov, 2023 @ 11:00

Andalucia·Catalunya·Entertainment·Lead·Madrid

World’s first museum of ‘forbidden’ art opens in Spain – and it’s not for the faint-hearted

A PAINTING of the Virgin Mary masturbating and a model of Spanish dictator General Franco in a fridge are just a couple of the bizarre

24 Nov, 2023 @ 13:33

Barcelona·Catalunya·La Cultura·Lead

James Rhodes and Blanca evicted from Barcelona apartment

Outrage as woman, 78, faces being kicked out of her home in Spain ‘over an €88 debt’: Landlord refuses offer from Brit pianist James Rhodes to pay her rent for two years

BRITISH pianist James Rhodes has offered to pay an elderly woman’s rent for two years after an €88 debt left her at risk of homelessness.

23 Nov, 2023 @ 12:09

Barcelona·Catalunya·Lead

These 3 cities in Spain are among the best in the WORLD to live in, according to Forbes

SPAIN is the country to be in for a high standard of city living and quality of lifestyle, according to InterNations—the largest global community for

20 Nov, 2023 @ 15:45

Andalucia·Barcelona·Lead·Madrid·Malaga·Olive Press Travel·Valencia

WATCH: Moment young tourist is placed in a chokehold and robbed while streaming live in Spain’s Barcelona

THIS is the moment a young tourist was attacked while streaming live in Barcelona at the weekend. Video footage shared online shows a Japanese man

20 Nov, 2023 @ 15:28

Barcelona·Lead

Shakira reaches a deal with prosecutors in Spain on the first day of her €14.5million tax fraud trial

POP STAR Shakira has cut a deal with prosecutors at the start of day one of her tax fraud trial in Barcelona on Monday. The

20 Nov, 2023 @ 11:19

Barcelona·Celebrity·Crime & Law·Entertainment·Lead

EXCLUSIVE: Australian couple call in police after paying a popular dog breeder in Spain €24,000 for American Bully puppies which never arrived

AN Australian couple have called in police after splashing €24,000 on a trio of Spanish pedigree dogs that were never delivered. Melissa and Jamie Tucker,

20 Nov, 2023 @ 11:10

Barcelona·EXCLUSIVE·Lead

Pret A Manger lands in Spain! Coffee shop chain loved in Britain to open 70 stores across the Iberian Peninsula

THE BRITISH sandwich and organic coffee retailer Pret A Manger is to open its first Spanish outlet at Barcelona Airport. Pret- founded more than 30

17 Nov, 2023 @ 14:15

Barcelona·Food & Drink·Lead·National News

Stunning photo of Mallorca taken from Barcelona defies science – just how did the photographer do it?

AN INCREDIBLE photo of Mallorca taken from Barcelona a full 200km distant has wowed viewers and delivered a rare lesson in atmospheric refraction. Catalan photographer

15 Nov, 2023 @ 15:15

Balearic Islands·Barcelona·Catalunya·Lead·Mallorca

New ‘luxurious’ high-speed train between Spain and Paris is expected to launch in 2024 – just in time for the Olympics

A LUXURY high-speed train has been announced between a popular Spanish tourist spot and Paris just in time for the 2024 Olympics. An Italian company

15 Nov, 2023 @ 13:30

Barcelona·Catalunya·Lead·Olive Press Travel

Former Barcelona footballer Dani Alves to stand trial in Spain on nightclub sex assault charges

THE FORMER Barcelona and Brazil footballer Dani Alves will face trial on charges of sexual assault of a woman in a Barcelona nightclub last December,

14 Nov, 2023 @ 18:15

Barcelona·Catalunya·Crime & Law·Lead

Low-cost chain of self-service petrol stations brought out by oil giant in Spain

Oil giant Cepsa to buy up HUNDREDS of ‘low-cost’ petrol stations across Spain

CEPSA, Spain’s second largest oil company, said on Monday that it had agreed to buy 220 automated low-cost petrol stations in Spain from Ballenoil for

13 Nov, 2023 @ 17:15

Andalucia·Business & Finance·Catalunya·Costa Blanca·Lead·Madrid·Málaga·Valencian Community

Pedro Sanchez challenges opposition parties to bring down Spain's government

Spain set to finally have a government as Pedro Sanchez secures 179 votes ahead of investiture vote next week

SPAIN’S acting Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez appears to have secured another term in office on Friday after getting the support of two more regional parties.

10 Nov, 2023 @ 18:30

Basque Country·Canary Islands·Catalunya·Lead·National News·Politics

Doctors in Spain perform the world’s first EVER ‘perfect’ reconstruction of the abdominal wall

A TEAM at Barcelona’s Sant Pau Hospital has performed the first ‘perfect’ reconstruction of the abdominal wall, so that it recovers all its functionality. The

8 Nov, 2023 @ 17:04

Barcelona·Catalunya·Health·Lead

WATCH: Two pickpockets attack ‘foreign tourist’ in Spain’s Barcelona as people walk by and do nothing to help

THIS is the shocking moment a tourist was attacked by two pickpockets in the centre of Barcelona at the weekend. In video footage shared online,

6 Nov, 2023 @ 14:45

Barcelona·Lead

The Socialists’ Catalunya deal explained: The price Pedro Sanchez will pay to return to power

SPAIN’S Socialist Party and the Catalan Republican Left (ERC) announced on Thursday that they had reached a much-awaited deal, one that will see the pro-independence

3 Nov, 2023 @ 11:22

Catalunya·Lead·Politics

Bomb threat in Spain’s Barcelona forces evacuation of far-right party Vox’s office

THE HEADQUARTERS in Barcelona of Spain’s far-right political party Vox had to be evacuated on Thursday, after a bomb threat was made via telephone. According

2 Nov, 2023 @ 18:10

Barcelona·Crime & Law·Lead·Politics

Revealed: The regions in Spain which take in the highest number of boat migrants

THE ANDALUCIA region has the largest number of foreign immigrants housed by Spain’s central government, accounting for 9,874 people. That’s followed by the Canary Islands

1 Nov, 2023 @ 16:30

Andalucia·Canary Islands·Catalunya·Lead·National News

Spain’s women continue conquer: FC Barcelona midfielder Aitana Bonmati claims Women’s Ballon d’Or

ANOTHER Spaniard has conquered the world – this time it was a Catalan ascending the stage to collect her prize. Like men’s winner Lionel Messi,

1 Nov, 2023 @ 14:00

Barcelona·Lead·Sport

Barcelona museum throws open its doors to naked visitors: Nudist club admires treasures in the buff

THE exhibits in Barcelona’s Museum of Archaeology of Catalonia were treated to quite the sight when it played host to a 90 minute nudist tour.

30 Oct, 2023 @ 16:48

Barcelona·La Cultura·Lead

Burger from Spain which has DOUGHNUT buns is named the best in Europe – but could YOU stomach it?

A VALENCIA restaurant chain has been named as offering the best hamburger in Europe at the ‘Champions Burger’ event held in Barcelona. Jenkin’s has three

30 Oct, 2023 @ 14:03

Barcelona·Food & Drink·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

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