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.
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
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
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,
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,
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
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
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,
WATCH: Shocking moment up to 60 youths launch rocks at police in Spain after their marijuana farm is rumbled
FIVE police officers have been injured in Catalunya following a clash with a gang of youths after their secret marijuana farm was uncovered. A shocking
Dani Alves begs to be freed from prison in Spain after being convicted of rape: Footballer ‘promises that he won’t flee’
FOOTBALLER Dani Alves told a Barcelona court that was not flight risk as it heard arguments for him to be bailed while an appeal is
Prison workers in Spain’s Catalunya region stage unprecedented protests after female chef killed by inmate
PRISON workers in Spain’s Catalunya region staged an unprecedented protest on Friday, to demand better working conditions in the wake of the shocking murder of
Carles Puigdemont ‘is ready to return to Spain and be arrested’: Exiled former Catalan leader will run for parliament, his lawyer says
THE lawyer of exiled ex-Catalunya president Carles Puigdemont says he will return to Spain once the new Amnesty Law hits the statute books- even at
Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds to perform two concerts in Spain as part of ‘Wild God’ tour
LEGENDARY rock band Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds will visit Spain this year as part of their new ‘Wild God’ tour. The Australian group,
Crucial victory for Pedro Sanchez as controversial amnesty law for Catalan separatists gets parliamentary backing in Spain
CONGRESS in Madrid on Thursday backed an amnesty bill for Catalan separatists by 178 votes to 172. The lower house of parliament result is good
Snap election called in Spain’s Catalunya region after parliament rejects budget proposal
VOTERS in Spain’s Catalunya region will be going to the polls on May 12, after regional premier Pere Aragones yesterday called a snap election. The
Oh la la! Iconic French fashion designer Jean-Paul Gautier is bringing stage show of his life to Barcelona
THE outrageous agent provocateur of French fashion design – and late night British 90s TV – Jean-Paul Gautier is bringing the story of his life
Laboratory cooking up powerful marijuana-based drug is shut down by police in Spain’s Murcia
A clandestine laboratory concocting a cannabis extract drug called rosin has been busted by the Policia Nacional in the Murcia region. 17 people of various
Is there hope for Catalunya’s second largest reservoir? Heavy rains double the water levels – but from just 1% to 2% as new satellite pics reveal the extent of the drought
THE re-emergence of an 11th century church from a reservoir that feeds Barcelona was seen as a barometer of the devastating drought parching the region.
Powerful winter storm brings snow, wind, and rain across Spain TODAY
WINTER storm Monica will have blanketed much of the peninsula with snowfall, rain and hail by the time it dissipates late Sunday, with weather advisories
Home viewers of pirated La Liga soccer matches can now be fined individually in Spain
A LANDMARK ruling by a Barcelona judge means that home viewers of pirated feeds of La Liga football matches could be fined. The order of
Spain’s ruling Socialists reach controversial deal with Catalan separatist parties over amnesty law
SPAIN’S governing Socialist Party (PSOE) has finally reached an agreement with Catalan separatist parties over a future amnesty law, which, if passed, will see anyone
The oldest woman in Spain – and the world – celebrates her 117th birthday today
THE world’s oldest living person, Maria Branyas, has turned 117 years old. Maria, who was born on March 4, 1907, is celebrating her record-breaking birthday
Church in Spain that was submerged in the 1950s emerges from a dried up reservoir in Catalunya amid severe drought
THE extreme drought wracking Catalonia has seen an ancient church dating from the 11th century re-emerge from a reservoir. The town of Sant Romà de
Spain’s Catalunya region begins pioneering scheme to give out free, reusable menstrual products at pharmacies
THE regional equality chief in Spain’s northeastern Catalunya region launched a pioneering scheme on Monday that will see free, reusable menstrual products made available at
Ryanair to add seven new destinations from Alicante this summer
BUDGET airline Ryanair will add a total of nine new routes to the Alicante-Elche Miguel Hernandez airport, connecting the Costa Blanca tourist hotspot to cities
Prosecutors to challenge ‘lenient’ punishment given to convicted rapist Dani Alves by court in Spain
PROSECUTORS are to appeal a four and a half year jail sentence handed down to ex-Barcelona footballer Dani Alves after he was convicted of raping