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Barcelona removes popular bus route from Google Maps to avoid tourists overcrowding the service

A BUSY bus route in Barcelona has been removed from Google Maps to prevent tourists dominating the service. It comes after years of complaints from

15 Apr, 2024 @ 11:54

Barcelona·Catalunya·Lead

British girl, 15, is in a serious condition after falling from a balcony in Spain’s Mallorca

Tourist killed in freak accident in Spain’s Tarragona after being struck on the head by a bell at village fiestas

A THIRTY-year-old Spaniard was killed in Spain’s Catalonia region on Saturday in a freak accident, after he was hit on the head by a church

14 Apr, 2024 @ 14:39

Catalunya·Lead

Barcelona to ramp up flight arrivals this summer – despite wave of anti-tourist protests last year

THE Catalan government has sparked controversy after proposing a restructure of Barcelona’s main airport that would ramp up the number of flight arrivals each day

14 Apr, 2024 @ 13:30

Barcelona·Catalunya·Lead

Football TV pundit is sacked in Spain over ‘racist joke’ aimed at Barcelona’s Lamine Yamal

A LEADING football pundit has been sacked from his role at a Spanish TV station after making a ‘racist joke’ about Barcelona star Lamine Yamal

14 Apr, 2024 @ 09:45

Barcelona·Lead·Sport

Husband kills his wife and two children before taking his own life in Barcelona

A MAN killed his two eight-year-old children and his 43-year-old wife at their Barcelona area home on Tuesday before taking his own life. Police discovered

10 Apr, 2024 @ 09:15

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

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

Children convicted for sex assault offences doubles over seven years in Alicante area

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

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Barcelona removes popular bus route from Google Maps to avoid tourists overcrowding the service

Tourist killed in freak accident in Spain’s Tarragona after being struck on the head by a bell at village fiestas

Barcelona to ramp up flight arrivals this summer – despite wave of anti-tourist protests last year

Football TV pundit is sacked in Spain over ‘racist joke’ aimed at Barcelona’s Lamine Yamal

Husband kills his wife and two children before taking his own life in Barcelona

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

Grieving mother’s distress as video of son’s lifeless body goes viral after he was killed in a crash on the Costa del Sol

Andalucia launches ‘one-stop’ breast cancer testing to fast-track diagnosis across the region

Property scam leads police to find woman, 28, hiding out in Estepona apartment after shooting dead a ‘business partner’ in Turkey

Off the beaten track: Spain’s 10 quietest and most peaceful beaches – and how to find them

Real Madrid ‘sack’ coach Xabi Alonso and replace him with reserve team boss Alvaro Arbeloa