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New cases of West Nile virus detected in Spain’s Tarragona province 

The public health department in Catalonia has detected one confirmed case and one possible case of West Nile virus in Tarragona province, news agency...

Some 150,000 people take to streets of Barcelona to support Catalan independence

Around 150,000 people took to the streets of Barcelona on Sunday September 11, to celebrate “la Diada”, often described as Catalonia’s National Day, and...

Cyclist caught on camera crashing head on into oncoming car while making dangerous mountain descent in Spain

The scene was filmed by a motorist who had just been overtaken, and the video has since gone viral  https://twitter.com/jucilnacional/status/1566896954935746560 A video that has been circulating...

Spain detects 48 cases among children of severe acute hepatitis of unknown origin 

A total of 48 cases of severe acute hepatitis have been diagnosed among children in Spain during the first eight months of the year....

Woman rescued off coast of Spain after being swept away by current and spending six hours in the sea

A 30-year-old woman was rescued in the early hours of Monday from the sea off the coast of Barcelona, after she was swept out...

Jihadist arrested in Spain’s Girona ‘had plans to carrying out  terrorist attack in Catalunya’

POLICE have arrested a ‘radicalised’ terrorist who was allegedly planning a terrorist attack in Catalunya before returning to Syria. An investigation began at the end...

Unemployment increases in August in Spain, but it is the best data for this month since 2008

SOME 40,428 people lost their jobs during August, which is 1,4% more than in July The jobless total in Spain is 2.9 million, according to...

Toddler killed by giant hailstone as storm strikes Catalunya in northeastern Spain

A toddler has been killed after being struck on the head by a hailstone when storms hit Catalunya on Tuesday evening. The 20-month old died...

Mallorca has Spain’s most expensive area for property rentals

CALVIA on Mallorca has overhauled long-time leader Barcelona as the costliest municipality in Spain for property rentals. The Balearic Islands as a whole are also...

Barcelona’s Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang attacked during brutal home invasion in Spain

A masked gang robbed and assaulted Barcelona forward Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang at his home on Monday morning. It was the second robbery at the player's house...

Coldplay return to Spain announcing three tour dates in Barcelona in May 2023

BRITISH band Coldplay have announced they will play three dates at the Olympic Stadium in Barcelona next spring after a seven year break from...

Spain’s tourism rejoices with hotels filling up to 2019 levels

TOURISM in July returned to almost the same levels seen before the Covid pandemic in 2019. Figures from the National Statistics Institute show overnight hotel...

Outrage in Spain after paralysed gunslinger accused of wounding four people euthanised in prison while awaiting trial

A GUNMAN who shot three of his colleagues and wounded a police officer has been euthanised in a Spanish prison before he could face...

Homesick Ukraine teenage refugee intercepted after starting long coach journey in Spain’s Valencia

A homesick teenage Ukrainian refugee was intercepted on a long-distance coach after his worried mother contacted police in Valencia. The boy, 16, ran away from...

Spain passes 6,000 mark in confirmed monkeypox cases

SPAIN has surpassed 6,000 confirmed cases of monkeypox according to Ministry of Health figures. Up to last Friday, 6,119 infections were recorded- two-thirds of them...

Barcelona’s Robert Lewandowski has watch stolen outside training ground in Spain

BARCELONA player Robert Lewandowski had a €70,000 watch ripped off his arm when arriving for a training session on Thursday. The Polish star drove up...

Thief in big supermarket sweep across 13 stores on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A man with an endless list of thefts to his name has been arrested in Alicante Province. His latest robbing spree saw him steal €4,000...

Barcelona marks five years since jihadist terror attack on Las Ramblas

A CEREMONY took place on La Rambla on Wednesday morning to commceremonia antentadoemorate the victims of the jihadist attack that took place on the...

New Catalan body will buy coastal areas to save them from property developers in Spain

CATALUNYA is taking a leaf out of the French book by creating an institute to buy natural coastal areas to free them from speculating...

CAUGHT ON CAMERA: Thief steals bag on beach during TV interview with tourist on ‘delights’ of Barcelona

IT isn’t quite the publicity Barcelona was hoping for. A television interview with tourists about what they love about visiting the Catalan capital demonstrated...

Spain’s national train operator testing freight route to bring Ukrainian grain to Barcelona

SPAIN'S train operator, Renfe, is running an experimental freight train across Europe to import grain from the Ukraine. Grain exports had until recently come to...

Easyjet pilots in Spain to start series of weekend strikes

EASYJET pilots in Spain will start a series of weekend strikes on Friday in a row over pay and conditions. Unions want a return to...

WARNING: Spain braced for heavy storms in several regions as heatwave ends with sudden temperature drop

SPAIN’S meteorological agency has warned that storms are expected to hit in several regions of the peninsula towards the end of the week when...

Ryanair cancels ten flights as new weekly cabin crew strikes start in Spain

A new set of four-day weekly strikes by Ryanair cabin crew staff in Spain led to ten flight cancellations on Monday. The most affected airport...

Police investigate spate of ‘needle spike’ attacks on women in clubs across Spain

SPANISH police are investigating a spate of recent attacks across Spain on women who believe they were spiked with needles at nightclubs.  Police forces across...

Scientists date ancient art engravings found in Spain’s Barcelona

NEWLY discovered art engravings found just outside Barcelona have been dated at 14,000 years old.  Archaeologists from the Autonomous University of Barcelona made the discovery...

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