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Riots In Barcelona Against Covid 19 Mesures

Barcelona riots erupt with 700 anti-lockdown protestors in clashes with police as new infections reach record levels

BRICKS and flares have been thrown at police, bins have been set alight and protestors arrested as Barcelona protests descended into violence. Protests started as

31 Oct, 2020 @ 12:45

Barcelona·Coronavirus·Lead·National News

Family drama filmed in Mallorca destined for international success

A BARCELONA-based film studio has just acquired the world rights to the exciting drama Pan de Limon con Semillas de Amapola. Translated to Lemon and

28 Oct, 2020 @ 19:15

Barcelona·La Cultura·Mallorca

Catalan government to spend €2.5m on NASA inspired space agency in Spain

Catalan digital policy minister Jordi Puignero has announced the Catalan government will spend €2.5m on the region’s own space agency. It comes after the region

28 Oct, 2020 @ 17:45

Barcelona·Lead

REVEALED: Barcelona is second most innovative city in the world

AT a time of financial uncertainty, innovation is a valuable attribute in any business or city. New research has revealed that Spain is home to

28 Oct, 2020 @ 14:15

Barcelona·Business & Finance

Jet2 suspends flights to Spain until early 2021

JET2 HAVE released the latest information for customers hoping to travel to a number of major European destinations – and it’s bad news for anyone

28 Oct, 2020 @ 10:00

Alicante·Barcelona·Lead·Malaga

Latest haul means almost 100 tonnes of marijuana now seized by police on Spain’s Costa Blanca

ALICANTE Guardia Civil recently arrested drug traffickers with 100Kg of marijuana, bringing the total seized to 98,700 kilos. At nearly 100 tonnes, that’s the equivalent

22 Oct, 2020 @ 10:30

Alicante·Barcelona·Costa Blanca·Lead

Defiant Restaurant Boss Defies Closure Order And Gets Fined 60 000 Spain S Catalunya Region

Restaurant boss defies COVID-19 closure order and gets fined €60,000 in Spain’s Catalunya region

A RESTAURANT owner in Catalunya is defying new COVID-19 restrictions by keeping his business open in spite of being fined €60,000. A two week shutdown

21 Oct, 2020 @ 08:45

Barcelona·Lead·National News

Ryanair pulls out of two airports and scraps a million seats in row over taxes in Spain

Ryanair introduces four new services as it claims ‘big domestic demand’ in Spain

LOW COST carrier Ryanair is launching four new domestic routes in Spain this December while cutting back its pan-European services due to the pandemic. The

20 Oct, 2020 @ 20:00

Alicante·Barcelona·Costa Blanca·Malaga·Mallorca·Travel News·Valencia

400 dogs to sniff out COVID-19 in Spain’s Barcelona

Canine handlers ensure that the dogs' reliability is up to PCR. It takes about one minute for the animals to smell the samples and another

19 Oct, 2020 @ 17:00

Barcelona·Lead·National News

Masked-up Joe Biden and Donald Trump feature in new release of defecating caricatures in bizarre Spain Christmas tradition

In the tradition of Catalan cribs, the caganer is seen as an endearing, inescapable and respected figure

14 Oct, 2020 @ 15:00

Barcelona·Lead·National News

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Esquerra De L’Eixample in Barcelona voted coolest neighbourhood in the world

THE Barcelona neighbourhood secured the top spot thanks to the ‘incredible community spirit’ A neighbourhood in Barcelona has been named the coolest in the world

8 Oct, 2020 @ 17:00

Barcelona·Other News·Property

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Barcelona named in list of top most cultural cities in the world

BARCELONA has been named as one of the ten most cultural cities in the world, climbing the rankings thanks to its architectural flare. The Catalan

7 Oct, 2020 @ 16:15

Barcelona·Lead·Property

Pervert sexually assaults boy,3, and videos abuse in Spain's Valencia

Spain’s Policia Nacional arrest four youngsters for sharing child sex abuse videos on Portugal-based site

A DOZEN people, including four children, have been arrested in Spain for being part of a paedophile internet ring that shared child sex abuse videos

6 Oct, 2020 @ 15:00

Barcelona·Lead·Malaga·National News

Spain’s Supreme Court confirms 18-month removal of Catalunya’s president

SPAIN’S Supreme Court judges have unanimously ruled that Catalunya president, Quim Torra, should be removed from his position. They upheld last December’s Catalunya court verdict

28 Sep, 2020 @ 16:20

Barcelona·Lead·National News·Politics

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MotoGP Barcelona preview: Leaders begin push for title in Marquez-less championship

AFTER last weeks spectacular display from factory Yamaha rider Maverick Vinales gave the 2020 MotoGP Championship its sixth winner, this weekends Spanish GP promises to

25 Sep, 2020 @ 13:30

Barcelona·Sport

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International mystery of Spanish rebel’s €10,000 artwork that was ‘lost in the post’ then found at UK auction house

SPANISH police have tracked down a valuable piece or art by renowned Spanish artist Joan Miro that had been missing since in got ‘lost in

6 Sep, 2020 @ 11:35

Barcelona·Lead·Mallorca

WATCH: Balkan hitman arrested after four-year international manhunt ends in Spain’s Barcelona

A FUGITIVE wanted over an execution-style killing in Montenegro has been arrested by the Policia Nacional in Barcelona. The man was the subject of an

25 Aug, 2020 @ 16:22

Barcelona·Lead

Barcelona birthday bash broken up with 58 revellers fined for not wearing masks

MOSSOS d’Esquadra, the police force of Catalonia, had to break up a birthday party after neighbours complained of social distancing infractions. They identified 58 people

24 Aug, 2020 @ 11:50

Barcelona·Coronavirus·Lead

Hamilton rewrites record books in dominant win at Spanish Formula 1 Grand Prix

LEWIS Hamilton made Formula 1 history with a lights to flag victory at the Spanish Grand Prix in Barcelona. Starting from pole, the Brit made

17 Aug, 2020 @ 14:49

Barcelona·Sport

Spain among most densely populated countries in Europe, says new study

At first glance, Spain has a very sparse population, as little as 93 people per square kilometre

2 Jul, 2020 @ 16:50

Barcelona·Lead·National News

Barcelona appoint Lithuanian basketball legend, Sarunas Jasikevicius as new head coach, following Svetislav Pesic’s departure

BARCELONA basketball legend Sarunas Jasikevicius has been appointed as the Catalans’ new head coach.

2 Jul, 2020 @ 15:59

Barcelona·Lead·Sport

Primark opens its second largest store in Spain

PRIMARK has opened its second largest store in Spain.

1 Jul, 2020 @ 15:10

Barcelona·Business & Finance·Lead

Two railway staff struck off for hurling passenger down stairs at Spanish train station after he refused to wear mask

A PAIR of station guards have been struck off for throwing a commuter down some stairs after he wouldn’t put a mask on. The unidentified

22 Jun, 2020 @ 19:13

Barcelona·Crime & Law·Lead·National News

WATCH: Rail passenger thrown down stairs at Spanish train station after refusing to wear mask

A COMMUTER has been thrown down a set of stairs at a Spanish train station for not wearing a mask. Brutal footage shows rail staff

22 Jun, 2020 @ 17:44

Barcelona·Lead·National News·Travel News

Spain’s Catalunya will lift state of alarm and enter ‘new normal’ tomorrow

CATALUNYA has announced that it will lift the state of alarm at midnight tonight and enter the ‘new normal’.

18 Jun, 2020 @ 17:59

Barcelona·Lead

WATCH: 100,000 ecstasy pills destined for Ibiza intercepted in Spain’s Barcelona

Investigators say the drugs were being packaged to be sent to the Balearic island to coincide with the opening of the summer season

16 Jun, 2020 @ 12:37

Barcelona·Crime & Law·Lead·Mallorca

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Barcelona riots erupt with 700 anti-lockdown protestors in clashes with police as new infections reach record levels

Family drama filmed in Mallorca destined for international success

Catalan government to spend €2.5m on NASA inspired space agency in Spain

REVEALED: Barcelona is second most innovative city in the world

Jet2 suspends flights to Spain until early 2021

Latest haul means almost 100 tonnes of marijuana now seized by police on Spain’s Costa Blanca

Restaurant boss defies COVID-19 closure order and gets fined €60,000 in Spain’s Catalunya region

Ryanair introduces four new services as it claims ‘big domestic demand’ in Spain

400 dogs to sniff out COVID-19 in Spain’s Barcelona

Masked-up Joe Biden and Donald Trump feature in new release of defecating caricatures in bizarre Spain Christmas tradition

Esquerra De L’Eixample in Barcelona voted coolest neighbourhood in the world

Barcelona named in list of top most cultural cities in the world

Spain’s Policia Nacional arrest four youngsters for sharing child sex abuse videos on Portugal-based site

Spain’s Supreme Court confirms 18-month removal of Catalunya’s president

MotoGP Barcelona preview: Leaders begin push for title in Marquez-less championship

International mystery of Spanish rebel’s €10,000 artwork that was ‘lost in the post’ then found at UK auction house

WATCH: Balkan hitman arrested after four-year international manhunt ends in Spain’s Barcelona

Barcelona birthday bash broken up with 58 revellers fined for not wearing masks

Hamilton rewrites record books in dominant win at Spanish Formula 1 Grand Prix

Spain among most densely populated countries in Europe, says new study

Barcelona appoint Lithuanian basketball legend, Sarunas Jasikevicius as new head coach, following Svetislav Pesic’s departure

Primark opens its second largest store in Spain

Two railway staff struck off for hurling passenger down stairs at Spanish train station after he refused to wear mask

WATCH: Rail passenger thrown down stairs at Spanish train station after refusing to wear mask

Spain’s Catalunya will lift state of alarm and enter ‘new normal’ tomorrow

WATCH: 100,000 ecstasy pills destined for Ibiza intercepted in Spain’s Barcelona

Spain’s corrupt police chief ‘helped smuggle 58 tonnes of cocaine into Spain worth €2 billion’ while head of the Economic Crimes unit

World first: Spanish woman in Barcelona receives first ever face transplant after euthanasia volunteer makes donation

Home demolished ‘with cat still inside’ at the Costa del Sol’s controversial Plan Larios – 80 under threat families seek answers from Nerja town hall

WATCH: Entire town of Grazalema is evacuated as residents hear ‘ground groaning’ amid fears subterranean pressure could ‘liquify the soil’

Raging flooding and swelling river banks force further evacuations in Granada and cut off entire towns completely