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Drug gateway to Europe: Four tonnes of cocaine are found hidden in rice shipments during major raid at Barcelona port in Spain

FOUR tonnes of cocaine hidden among sacks of rice have been seized in the Port of Barcelona, setting a new record. The bust was part

29 Jul, 2024 @ 16:00

Barcelona·Crime & Law·Lead

Most wanted Italian mafia boss is arrested in Spain: ‘Dangerous’ and high-ranking member of the Camorra cartel will be jailed over cocaine empire

A NOTORIOUS Italian mafia don has been arrested in Barcelona on a European Arrest Warrant. Thought to be a high-ranking member of Naples’ feared Camorra

29 Jul, 2024 @ 12:30

Barcelona·Crime & Law·Lead

Katy Perry, 39, takes Barcelona nightclub by storm and orders free shots all round

WHEN pop princess Katy Perry decided to let her hair down in Barcelona after shooting a music video, she transformed a nightclub into her own

26 Jul, 2024 @ 17:02

Barcelona·Catalunya·Celebrity·La Cultura·Lead

New Barcelona coach Hansi Flick praises youngsters including new sensation Lamine Yamal at official Nou Camp presentation

HANSI Flick was officially presented as Barcelona coach on Thursday at a news conference alongside Barca president, Joan Laporta. The former Germany and Bayern Munich

25 Jul, 2024 @ 20:00

Barcelona·Lead

Barcelona mayor defends controversial ban on tourist flats: Socialist leader says city cannot continue with ‘unbridled’ tourism

BARCELONA’S mayor, Jaume Collboni, has said the city cannot become a ‘theme park without residents’ and cannot continue with an unbridled growth in tourism. Barcelona

25 Jul, 2024 @ 18:00

Barcelona·Catalunya·Lead

Just Stop Oil comes to Spain: Five activists linked to notorious UK eco-protest group are intercepted while ‘attempting to glue themselves to runway’ at Barcelona’s El-Prat airport

FIVE activists linked to the notorious environmental protest group Just Stop Oil were intercepted at Barcelona El-Prat Airport on Wednesday morning after attempting to glue

25 Jul, 2024 @ 11:30

Barcelona·Catalunya·Crime & Law·Environment·Lead

The swordfish that washed up on a beach in Tarragona

Huge swordfish forces beach closure in eastern Spain

A HUGE swordfish measuring some two metres in length forced the closure of a beach last Thursday in Tarragona province, Catalunya region, eastern Spain. Beachgoers

23 Jul, 2024 @ 16:58

Catalunya

Jet2 boss admits some Brits are worried about tourist protests in Spain

US tourists change their holiday plans in Spain after seeing anti-tourism protests and ‘feeling guilty’

THE recent wave of anti-tourism protests in Spain is beginning to take its toll, with visitors to the country admitting that they are starting to

20 Jul, 2024 @ 14:21

Barcelona·Lead·Travel News

Anti-tourism protests will ‘absolutely’ spread in Spain and Europe unless local concerns are addressed, warns UNESCO official

ANTI-TOURISM protests in Spain and Europe will spread if politicians don’t address the negative effects felt by residents, according to a UNESCO official. Peter Debrine,

19 Jul, 2024 @ 16:00

Barcelona·Lead·National News

Pictured: Melia’s new €6,000-a-night penthouse suite in Spain’s Barcelona

A LUXURY Barcelona penthouse suite will start taking its first guests in September with a €6,000 per night charge. The top range accommodation branded as

19 Jul, 2024 @ 15:00

Barcelona·Catalunya·Olive Press Travel

Thousands take to the streets of Spain’s Barcelona: Catalunya separatists rally against ‘non-implementation’ of amnesty law which vowed to protect architects of ‘illegal’ independence referendum

THOUSANDS of pro-independence supporters took to the streets of Barcelona, the Catalan capital, on Saturday in protest against the ‘non-implementation’ of the highly controversial amnesty

18 Jul, 2024 @ 12:17

Barcelona·Catalunya·Lead·Politics

These areas of Spain will be uninhabitable by 2050 due to extreme heat and rising sea levels, NASA warns – unless urgent action reverses climate change trends

SKY-HIGH temperatures, long periods of drought and coastal cities swamped by rising sea levels. That will be the future of Spain, at least according to

18 Jul, 2024 @ 12:12

Barcelona·Catalunya·Environment·Lead·Madrid

Fifty people left injured after coach carrying Inditex employees smashes into tunnel mouth, becoming vertically wedged in entrance

AROUND 50 people were left injured on Tuesday after a coach suffered a spectacular accident while travelling from Barcelona to Tordera in the Catalunya region.

16 Jul, 2024 @ 13:16

Catalunya·Lead

Tourist Minister calls out Barcelona protestors as ‘reprehensible’ for spraying foreign holidaymakers with water

SPAIN’S Tourism Minister has slammed protestors who sprayed visitors to Barcelona with water pistols last weekend, saying that they did not represent the country’s culture

11 Jul, 2024 @ 17:00

Barcelona·Lead·Politics

WATCH: Angry protesters spray tourists in Barcelona with water pistols during Spain’s latest march against ‘overtourism’

Were you a tourist affected by the protests in Barcelona over the weekend? Get in touch: newsdesk@theolivepress.es ANGRY anti-tourism protesters in Barcelona targeted foreigners with

8 Jul, 2024 @ 12:15

Barcelona·Lead

Anti-tourism protests reach Barcelona: Thousands of locals take to the streets while ‘sealing off’ hotels and restaurants

THE ongoing protests against tourism in Spain reached Barcelona on Saturday, as thousands of locals took to the streets of the Catalan capital to demand

7 Jul, 2024 @ 12:47

Barcelona·Lead·Travel News

LET OFF: The 46 police officers charged for excessive force at Catalunya’s 2017 illegal independence referendum are absolved under new amnesty law

A TOTAL of 46 police officers who had been charged for their excessive use of force on civilians at the October 2017 illegal referendum on

2 Jul, 2024 @ 12:31

Catalunya·Lead·Politics

Spain’s Supreme Court rejects amnesty for Carles Puigdemont: Arrest warrant remains for ex-President of Catalunya

SPAIN’S Supreme Court has ruled that the controversial amnesty law approved last month will not apply to Carles Puigdemont, the separatist leader and fugitive from

1 Jul, 2024 @ 14:11

Catalunya·Lead·Politics

WATCH: Shocking moment taxi driver reverses into tourists in Spain’s Barcelona before fleeing the scene

Do you know more about this incident? Email tips@theolivepress.es THIS is the moment a taxi driver was filmed reversing into tourists in Barcelona last week.

1 Jul, 2024 @ 12:58

Barcelona·Crime & Law·Lead

This popular city in Spain is set to raise its tourist tax by over 20% – and local officials want to go even further

TOURISTS visiting Barcelona are set to be hit by a rise in charges after the city council agreed to increase visitor levies by over 20%.

30 Jun, 2024 @ 10:30

Barcelona·Catalunya·Lead

Could England and Spain meet in the Euro 2024 final? All you need to know ahead of the knockout stages

ENGLAND and Spain could clash in a mouth-watering Euro 2024 final after each team’s potential route to the July 14 showpiece in Berlin was revealed.

29 Jun, 2024 @ 16:45

Barcelona·Lead·Sport

Catalan parliament supports motion allowing exiled MPs to vote remotely – in huge boost for separatist leader Carles Puigdemont

THE Socialists have united with pro-independence parties in Catalunya’s regional chamber to support a motion allowing exiled MPs, including the controversial separatist leader and regional

29 Jun, 2024 @ 14:50

Catalunya·Lead

Spain’s teenage football sensation Lamine Yamal, 16, passes his school exams while playing at Euro 2024

HE may be one of the standout stars of Euro 2024, but Lamine Yamal’s prodigious footballing talent can’t excuse him from the rigour and pressure

29 Jun, 2024 @ 12:06

Barcelona·Lead

Police in Spain’s Barcelona dismantle child sex abuse ring: 16 arrests made following two-year investigation

POLICE in Barcelona have made 16 arrests as part of a two-year investigation into members of a sickening paedophile sex abuse gang who targeted minors

29 Jun, 2024 @ 09:25

Barcelona·Catalunya

Eric Lopez Martinez, who was stabbed to death in Barcelona

Pictured: Tourist, 26, whose throat was slit while protecting his sister from being robbed in Spain’s Barcelona – as tributes pour in for budding sportsman

TRIBUTES have poured in for a young Colombian sportsman who suffered a fatal stab wound to the neck in Spain’s Barcelona, reportedly when he was

28 Jun, 2024 @ 16:35

Barcelona·Lead

Mother of missing US tourist to fly to Spain: Family launch GoFundMe to help find Ryan and ‘get him the help he needs’

THE family of a missing tourist have launched a GoFundMe in a bid to find him and ‘get him the help he needs.’ Ryan Anthony

28 Jun, 2024 @ 15:30

Barcelona·Lead

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Drug gateway to Europe: Four tonnes of cocaine are found hidden in rice shipments during major raid at Barcelona port in Spain

Most wanted Italian mafia boss is arrested in Spain: ‘Dangerous’ and high-ranking member of the Camorra cartel will be jailed over cocaine empire

Katy Perry, 39, takes Barcelona nightclub by storm and orders free shots all round

New Barcelona coach Hansi Flick praises youngsters including new sensation Lamine Yamal at official Nou Camp presentation

Barcelona mayor defends controversial ban on tourist flats: Socialist leader says city cannot continue with ‘unbridled’ tourism

Just Stop Oil comes to Spain: Five activists linked to notorious UK eco-protest group are intercepted while ‘attempting to glue themselves to runway’ at Barcelona’s El-Prat airport

Huge swordfish forces beach closure in eastern Spain

US tourists change their holiday plans in Spain after seeing anti-tourism protests and ‘feeling guilty’

Anti-tourism protests will ‘absolutely’ spread in Spain and Europe unless local concerns are addressed, warns UNESCO official

Pictured: Melia’s new €6,000-a-night penthouse suite in Spain’s Barcelona

Thousands take to the streets of Spain’s Barcelona: Catalunya separatists rally against ‘non-implementation’ of amnesty law which vowed to protect architects of ‘illegal’ independence referendum

These areas of Spain will be uninhabitable by 2050 due to extreme heat and rising sea levels, NASA warns – unless urgent action reverses climate change trends

Fifty people left injured after coach carrying Inditex employees smashes into tunnel mouth, becoming vertically wedged in entrance

Tourist Minister calls out Barcelona protestors as ‘reprehensible’ for spraying foreign holidaymakers with water

WATCH: Angry protesters spray tourists in Barcelona with water pistols during Spain’s latest march against ‘overtourism’

Anti-tourism protests reach Barcelona: Thousands of locals take to the streets while ‘sealing off’ hotels and restaurants

LET OFF: The 46 police officers charged for excessive force at Catalunya’s 2017 illegal independence referendum are absolved under new amnesty law

Spain’s Supreme Court rejects amnesty for Carles Puigdemont: Arrest warrant remains for ex-President of Catalunya

WATCH: Shocking moment taxi driver reverses into tourists in Spain’s Barcelona before fleeing the scene

This popular city in Spain is set to raise its tourist tax by over 20% – and local officials want to go even further

Could England and Spain meet in the Euro 2024 final? All you need to know ahead of the knockout stages

Catalan parliament supports motion allowing exiled MPs to vote remotely – in huge boost for separatist leader Carles Puigdemont

Spain’s teenage football sensation Lamine Yamal, 16, passes his school exams while playing at Euro 2024

Pictured: Tourist, 26, whose throat was slit while protecting his sister from being robbed in Spain’s Barcelona – as tributes pour in for budding sportsman

Mother of missing US tourist to fly to Spain: Family launch GoFundMe to help find Ryan and ‘get him the help he needs’

Traffic on Spain’s high-speed train network collapses by a third in wake of Adamuz rail disaster

Spanish court upholds community ban on keeping pets at home – even if you own your apartment

Fancy a free house? This tiny Spanish village is offering refurbished homes without rent in a desperate bid to survive

Who is Ian Hollis, the former Costa del Sol bar owner arrested by Spanish police in operation to take down Scotland’s feared Lyons crime gang?

A glimpse into the life of Costa Blanca expat as he prepares to win prestigious Paris-Roubaix cycle race for the fourth time in a row