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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·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

Investigation into missing British rugby player Levi Davis, 25, is halted in Spain a year after he vanished from Barcelona

POLICE in Barcelona have suspended an investigation into missing former Bath rugby player and X Factor: Celebrity contestant Levi Davis, who was last seen on

27 Oct, 2023 @ 17:20

Barcelona·Catalunya·Lead·National News

Female baker fired for peeing into kitchen bowls and putting them back on the shelves wins €25k in compensation

A BAKERY employee who was fired for urinating into containers and placing them back into the kitchen drawers has won an unfair dismissal tribunal. The

26 Oct, 2023 @ 15:30

Barcelona·Lead

Intimacy director oversees passionate live performance scenes for first time in Spain

‘Intimacy coach’ is hired by major opera house in Spain to make actors more comfortable with passionate scenes

AN OPERA production in Barcelona has hired an experienced ‘intimacy director’ to ensure performers are comfortable taking part in passionate scenes- a first for Spain

24 Oct, 2023 @ 18:06

Barcelona·Catalunya·Entertainment·Lead·National News

Police in Spain’s Barcelona province arrest minor for allegedly using artificial intelligence to create child pornography

A MINOR has been arrested in Barcelona province on suspicion of using artificial intelligence to create child pornography. The youngster is thought to have been

24 Oct, 2023 @ 15:45

Barcelona·Crime & Law·Technology

Revealed: This bar in Spain has just been voted best in the WORLD

THREE Spanish bars were amongst the 50 best bars in the world, revealed today. Sips, Barcelona, has won first place in the fifteenth edition of

21 Oct, 2023 @ 08:30

Barcelona·Food & Drink·Lead

Ibiza’s biggest drug cartel is busted: How Colombian-led gang introduced 10kg of Nazi-branded cocaine into the Balearics each week from network of drug labs in Barcelona

A SPRAWLING Colombian-led narcotics ring that flooded the Balearics with cocaine from its base in Barcelona for the past six years has been brought down.

20 Oct, 2023 @ 14:57

Balearic Islands·Barcelona·Crime & Law·Lead

Trafficking ring which illegally transported more than 400 animals from Eastern Europe to Spain is busted

OVER 400 animals, mainly high-value young cats and dogs, have been rescued from an illegal trading gang in Spain. The Policia Nacional, Guardia Civil, the

19 Oct, 2023 @ 12:04

Animals·Barcelona·Catalunya·Crime & Law·Lead

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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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Investigation into missing British rugby player Levi Davis, 25, is halted in Spain a year after he vanished from Barcelona

Female baker fired for peeing into kitchen bowls and putting them back on the shelves wins €25k in compensation

‘Intimacy coach’ is hired by major opera house in Spain to make actors more comfortable with passionate scenes

Revealed: This bar in Spain has just been voted best in the WORLD

Ibiza’s biggest drug cartel is busted: How Colombian-led gang introduced 10kg of Nazi-branded cocaine into the Balearics each week from network of drug labs in Barcelona

Trafficking ring which illegally transported more than 400 animals from Eastern Europe to Spain is busted

Spain’s Pedro Sanchez vows to release all top-secret files related to failed coup d’état attempt made 45 years ago today

WATCH: Father and daughter rescued in dramatic operation after being swept to sea from same Tenerife rock pool where four tourists died late last year

A mysterious joker calling himself the ‘Son of Cervantes’ is leaving bizarre anti-foreigner poems on statues around Malaga’s Ronda

Massive €15m shopping and leisure complex set to open this summer on the Gibraltar border bringing Aldi, Fitness Park and 400 new jobs

Man convicted of animal cruelty after cameras caught him spraying acid at neighbour’s barking dog in Spain