Madrid students join a growing number of protest camps across Spain calling for an end to the conflict in Gaza
STUDENTS in Madrid have become the latest to set up a protest camp to call for an end to the conflict in Gaza. The tents
Good news for Shakira as prosecutor calls for second tax fraud case in Spain to be shelved
BACK in November of last year, Colombian singing superstar Shakira reached a deal with Spain’s authorities and the public prosecutor that saw her avoid jail
Drought latest in Spain: Major tourist destination lifts emergency measures
THE Catalan government has lifted emergency drought measures after recent heavy rainfall provided a sufficient boost to the region’s reservoir levels. Previously, over 200 municipalities
Catalunya would vote to remain a part of Spain by a comfortable margin if an independence referendum were held today, new poll shows
A NEW poll has shown that if a new Catalan independence referendum was held today, the region would REMAIN part of Spain by a comfortable
Drought latest in Spain: Major tourist region could lift emergency measures next week due to recent rainfall
CATALUNYA could lift its drought emergency order next week in the Ter-Llobregat basin, which supplies the metropolitan area of Barcelona and parts of Girona. The
Thousands take to the streets of Barcelona to demand a 37.5 hour work week: Protest is attended by leading candidates for this month’s Catalan elections
THOUSANDS took to the streets of Barcelona on International Workers’ Day to demand a 37.5 hour working week ahead of this month’s pivotal Catalan elections.
Spain’s Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez heckled on surprise visit to Barcelona: ‘Are you going to work or are you going to sleep in again?’
SPANISH Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez is back at work after having taken an unprecedented five-day break last week while he considered whether or not to
IN PICS: Why were giant statues paraded through Barcelona at the weekend? Bizarre tradition dates back centuries
HUNDREDS of giant effigies were paraded through Barcelona’s famous streets over the weekend in a bizarre, wacky and unique Catalunyan tradition that dates back 600
Horror in Barcelona: Body of man, 50, is found floating off the beach of Sitges, sparking police investigation
THE body of a man has been found floating off the shores of Barcelona. The 50-year-old was seen in the waters off the popular resort
Rent control in Spain: Catalunya cracks down on landlord ‘loophole’ amid surging prices – all you need to know
THE Catalan regional government has approved an amendment to its housing law which will close a key ‘loophole’ that allowed landlords to evade the introduction
British police officers enjoying a stag do in Barcelona chase down thief who tried to rob a restaurant
AN opportunistic thief intent on robbing a Barcelona restaurant was apprehended by an unlikely obstacle – a stag do of British police officers. Sergeant Eren
Drought latest in Spain: Wine giant Freixenet to furlough 615 workers due to lack of water in Catalunya
THE Freixenet Group, which is one of Spain’s biggest wine producers, announced on Monday that it is going to temporarily lay off more than 600
Horror in Almeria: Headless body is found next to a huge pool of blood in British holiday hotspot in southern Spain
A HEADLESS body has been discovered by police in a British holiday hotspot in Spain. The corpse, belonging to a man, was found by the
What is Dia de Sant Jordi? How the Catalunya region in Spain will celebrate its patron saint this week – from traditional gifts to street parties
DIA de Sant Jordi – or St George’s Day – will see some of Barcelona’s most famous streets packed with bookstores and florists this Tuesday
Trafficked into Spain and exploited in restaurants: Police and Guardia Civil bust network that was paying a pittance to Colombian nationals in four Tarragona eateries
A JOINT operation between the Policia Nacional and the Guardia Civil has busted a network in Spain’s Catalunya region that was trafficking Colombian nationals into
Barcelona to install a floating desalination plant off its port to help fight drought
THE Generalitat de Catalunya will install a floating desalination plant in the port of Barcelona to help the fight against the region’s drought, it has
Who are the Latin Kings? The international narco gang that has terrorised Barcelona for years – as major crackdown THIS WEEK sees 30-plus members arrested and 13 properties raided
THE Guardia Civil have arrested 32 members of a notorious Barcelona street gang as part of ‘Operation Kamaleones’ as authorities look to crack down on
Pakistani national attacked McDonald’s in Spain’s Catalunya with an axe after ‘seeing a video where they were killing Palestinian children’. The suspected Jihadist said he hoped he would be killed by police
A PAKISTANI national who attacked a McDonald’s restaurant in Catalunya with an axe on March 27 said that he did so after having seen a
Tourists will face new water restrictions in this region of Spain due to ongoing drought
THE government in the northeastern Spanish region of Catalunya has introduced more water restrictions for tourists, as it struggles to cope with the effects of
Four Irish tourists are arrested in Spain after ‘beating up a taxi driver’: Group were caught moments before catching a flight home from Barcelona
FOUR Irish tourists were arrested in Catalunya in the early hours of Monday morning after a bitter dispute with a local taxi driver turned violent.
Reyes de Las Pistolas: A brief history of Spanish anarchism through the life of Buenaventura Durruti
JULY 1936. It’s the Summer of Anarchy in Barcelona, and the air smells of revolution. In a matter of days, the state system had collapsed
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
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
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
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
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