Barcelona bans ALL cruise liners from docking at main port to reduce city centre pollution
BARCELONA has banned all cruise ships from docking at the city’s most central port from October 22 in a bid to reduce emissions in the
Revealed: The 25 richest and poorest towns in Spain
SPAIN’S Tax Agency has released figures that show which are the richest and poorest municipalities with populations of over a thousand people, based on income
Six Catalan police officers convicted of racist attack in which they spat at young black man, called him ‘monkey’, ‘human garbage’ and named him after a fictional slave character
SIX officers from Catalunya’s Mossos d’Esquadra police have been sentenced to a year in prison for beating, spitting on and verbally abusing a young black
Barcelona pizzeria breaks through Italian dominance to take 3rd place for the ‘50 Top Pizza World 2023’ Award
BARCELONA’S Sartoria Panatieri pizzeria, owned by Rafa Panatieri and Jorge Sastre, has been awarded a prestigious third place at the “50 Top Pizza World 2023”
E-scooter rider, 33, is killed by a TRAIN after ‘crossing the tracks while talking on his phone’ in Barcelona
AN e-scooter rider has died after being hit by a train in Barcelona. The 33-year-old allegedly crossed the train tracks in the town of Calella
Policeman in Spain reports woman for ‘non-consensual kiss’ she planted on him as he brands alleged act ‘disgusting’ amid ‘extreme violence’ of Catalan referendum
A MALE riot officer from Spain’s National Police force has filed a lawsuit after he was kissed on the mouth by a woman during the
Four young people are killed by a train in Barcelona: Three others taken to hospital after accident near popular Circuit music festival
FOUR YOUNGSTERS were killed in Barcelona on Sunday after they were hit by a Rodalies commuter train as they tried to cross the tracks. A
Flight to Barcelona is grounded after passenger expels diarrhoea ‘all through the airplane’ creating a ‘biohazard’
A TRANSATLANTIC Delta Air Lines flight last Friday between Atlanta and Barcelona was forced to turn around after a passenger had a ‘medical issue’, which
No silver lining for Spain’s reservoirs as levels FALL despite a weekend of devastating torrential storms
HEAVY weekend storms which caused widespread destruction and some loss of life did not bring a silver lining as water levels in Spain’s reservoirs continuing
Catalan separatist leader Carles Puigdemont sets out demands in exchange for supporting Pedro Sanchez
CATALAN separatist leader Carles Puigdemont on Tuesday laid out his demands in exchange for his party’s support for caretaker Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez’s bid to
Company in Spain’s Lleida province offers €700 courses for combatants in Ukraine
A COMPANY in the Catalan province of Lleida is offering courses for people who want to go and fight in Ukraine against Russian forces. The
Four ‘pro-independence’ supporters released in Catalunya after reportedly planning to sabotage Vuelta a España cycle race
FOUR men were granted provisional release from custody in Catalunya on Monday, after their arrest on suspicion that they were planning on sabotaging the Vuelta
BREAKING: Flight chaos as major fault in UK air traffic control systems means passengers in Spain are stuck on planes on runaways with nowhere to go
THE UK’S air traffic control system has experienced major problems on Monday- one of the busiest travel days of the year with the late August
World’s top cyclists converge on Spain for start of La Vuelta in Barcelona
ONE OF the world’s premier road cycle races, La Vuelta, begins in Barcelona this Saturday with a team time trial starting at 7.05pm. Competitors will
New data shows the cities in Spain oversaturated with tourists as holidaymakers outnumber locals.
A STUDY by the vacation rental search engine, Holidu, analysed the places in Europe where over-tourism is a major problem and three of Spain’s cities
IN PICS: Gracia street festival, Barcelona
The Vila de Gràcia street festival is considered one of Barcelona’s most arty and festive celebrations. Each year, for five days in late August, there’s a
Monkeypox outbreak declared in Spain as six cases registered in Barcelona
A MONKEYPOX outbreak has been declared in Spain’s Barcelona after half a dozen cases have been detected in the city in the last month. A
Face masks are made mandatory at two hospitals in Spain’s Valencia amid a surge in COVID cases
WITH a recent rise in new Covid-19 cases, two Valencia hospitals have reintroduced mandatory masks wearing in parts of their buildings. All this comes with
EXCLUSIVE: Brits told ‘go home, we will p**s in your beer’ as part of disturbing new anti-tourism campaign in Spain launched by fed-up locals
Dozens of offensive signs have been plastered across Barcelona in the past few days, causing distress to visiting Brits and other English speakers
Tourists return to Spain with a bang as passenger records for July are smashed at Costa del Sol and Costa Blanca airports
SPAIN’S airports saw the best-ever July for passenger numbers, as tourism continues to blossom following the Covid pandemic. Operator Aena said on Monday that 29.76
Heartless scammer cons dog owners by charging for fake information about ‘stolen’ pets in Spain
A MURCIA region fraudster conned lost dog owners into believing he could find the pets and even mocked them after they transferred him money. The
REVEALED: The most expensive holiday destinations in Spain this year – and the cheapest
THE average accommodation price for the most expensive holiday destination in Spain, according to a new top 50 ranking, will make your eyes water. A
Naturists complain too many nude beaches are being overcrowded with clothed people in Spain’s Catalunya
A NATURIST group in Catalunya has complained to the regional government in Barcelona that nudist beaches are being invaded by clothed people. The Naturist-Nudist Federation
Thieves steal carry-on case containing over €8 million of cash and jewellery from Spain’s Barcelona airport
TWO THIEVES have been arrested by the Mossos d’Esquadra after stealing a carry-on bag containing €8.5 million of cash and jewellery from a Russian family
Spain’s reservoirs have more capacity than 2022 but serious problems continue in parts of country
GOT A STORY? Email us at tips@theolivepress.es SPAIN’S reservoirs were at 42.2% of total capacity at the start of August- 1.8% more than a year
Catalan premier takes advantage of political stalemate in Spain to push for independence referendum
THE REGIONAL premier of Catalunya today took advantage of the stalemate after last week’s general elections in Spain to put pressure on the Socialist Party