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One in three people in Spain cannot afford to take a week-long holiday, shocking new data reveals

SHOCKING new figures have shone a light on Spain’s cost-of-living crisis with over one-in-three Spaniards admitting they cannot afford to go on holiday. According to

21 Jul, 2025 @ 17:49

Lead·National News·Olive Press Travel

Barcelona delay return to Camp Nou again – just three weeks after announcing homecoming date

SUPPORTERS of FC Barcelona will have to wait even longer to roar on their side at the Camp Nou after the club suspended its return

19 Jul, 2025 @ 18:58

Barcelona·Catalunya·Lead·Sport

Barcelona is Spain’s most expensive city to buy a home new data reveals

BARCELONA is Spain’s most expensive city for existing home prices, reaching almost €3,900 per square metre during the first half of the year. The latest

17 Jul, 2025 @ 16:22

Barcelona·Catalunya·Lead·Property

Lamine Yamal shocks at his ‘gangster-themed’ 18th birthday in Barcelona by hiring ‘dwarf entertainers’

FC BARCELONA winger Lamine Yamal has been slammed for hiring people with dwarfism for his 18th birthday ‘gangster’ theme party over the weekend. The Association

14 Jul, 2025 @ 12:38

Barcelona·Celebrity·Lead

Yamal, Rashford and Haaland: Which footy stars have flocked to Marbella this summer?

RENOWNED for its scorching sunshine, crystal-blue sea and golden sands, Marbella has long been a fan favourite for those seeking some R&R. But with world-class

12 Jul, 2025 @ 10:00

Costa del Sol·Lead·Marbella·Sport

Barcelona is preparing for 50C as summers get ‘hotter and hotter’

SPANISH meteorologist Mario Picazo is warning that Barcelona could reach 50 degrees Celsius in the coming days. On his El Tiempo media channel, Picazo said

4 Jul, 2025 @ 15:04

Barcelona·Catalunya·Health·Lead

Barcelona records highest-ever June temperature – as investigation launched into death of female street cleaner, 51

BARCELONA recorded its highest-ever June temperature on Monday as Spain continues to bake in a sweltering heatwave. The Fabra Observatory – an astronomical observatory that

1 Jul, 2025 @ 13:03

Barcelona·Catalunya·Lead·Weather

Stadium plans revealed: Barcelona announce date for return to Camp Nou – as Valencia secure €322m financing for new ground

FC BARCELONA have announced the date for their long-awaited return to the Camp Nou after more than two years away – even though renovations remain

28 Jun, 2025 @ 10:30

Barcelona·Catalunya·Lead·Sport·Valencia

EasyJet to launch five new routes between the UK and Spain

Travel misery in Spain with 60 flights cancelled on second day of easyJet cabin crew strike

Have you been impacted by easyJet strike action? If so, the Olive Press wants to hear from you: please email ben@theolivepress.es to get in touch

26 Jun, 2025 @ 19:00

Alicante·Barcelona·Lead·Malaga·Mallorca·Travel News

Flights cancelled across Spain as EasyJet cabin crew begin three days of strike action

DOZENS of flights have been cancelled across Spain today as EasyJet cabin crew began a three-day strike. Over 650 workers belonging to the USO trade

25 Jun, 2025 @ 16:33

Alicante·Barcelona·Lead·Malaga·Mallorca·Travel News

One dead after fire rips through homeless shelter in Spain’s Barcelona

ONE person has died after a fire ripped through a homeless shelter in Barcelona on Tuesday morning. Some 87 others were forced to evacuate after

25 Jun, 2025 @ 13:27

Barcelona·Catalunya·Lead

Spain’s Supreme Court upholds law stating employers who pay staff late must cough up 10% interest

IT is an all-too-common problem for many employees: waiting an age to finally receive your monthly salary – or perhaps never receiving it at all.

25 Jun, 2025 @ 13:10

Barcelona·Business & Finance·Catalunya·Crime & Law·Lead

5 bedroom Townhouse for sale in Vilassar de Dalt with garage – € 543,000

Discover this charming semi-detached house in Vilassar de Dalt, combining spaciousness, sea views, and a prime location close to the city center and green areas.

25 Jun, 2025 @ 13:05

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IN PICS: How English side Arsenal stunned Spain’s Barcelona to win Women’s Champions League – with exclusive snaps taken by Gibraltar photographer

THESE stunning pictures snapped by ace Gibraltar photographer Brandon Avellano show how Arsenal Women shocked Spanish rivals Barcelona to win their first Champions League title

25 Jun, 2025 @ 12:00

Gibraltar·Lead·Sport

Police rescue trafficked women who were sexually exploited in brothels across Eastern Spain

A JOINT Guardia Civil and Policia Nacional operation has dismantled a gang that trafficked and sexually exploited South American woman in Eastern Spain. Flats and

18 Jun, 2025 @ 12:06

Crime & Law·Lead·Valencia

Return of the water pistols: Anti-tourism protests grip Barcelona, Mallorca and other cities

MIRRORING the scenes that marred the summer of 2024, thousands of protestors took to the streets across Spain over the weekend to call for a

16 Jun, 2025 @ 12:18

Barcelona·Catalunya·Lead

Airbnb fights back and blames hotels for mass tourism in cities across Spain and the EU

THE Airbnb tourist rental portal says hotels are mainly behind an explosion in mass tourism in cities and has used EU statistics to back up

13 Jun, 2025 @ 12:19

Lead·National News

Chinese nationals arrested for importing €6m of fake goods to sell in Spain

THE Guardia Civil has seized counterfeit items valued at around €6 million stored in warehouses around Spain. The goods were foreign-made fake clothes, toys, electrical

6 Jun, 2025 @ 13:15

Crime & Law·Lead·Valencia

Housing crisis deepens: Seasonal rentals surge by 25% as long-term options disappear

THE Spanish housing crisis has intensified as seasonal rentals surged by a staggering 25% in the first quarter of 2025, according to property portal Idealista.

20 May, 2025 @ 16:30

Barcelona·Lead·Property

Barcelona temperature ‘will rise 3.7C by 2100’ unless carbon emissions ‘substantially reduced’, study warns

THE average temperature in Barcelona could rise by up to 3.7 degrees Celsius by the end of the century unless greenhouse gas emissions are ‘substantially

18 May, 2025 @ 09:00

Barcelona·Environment·Lead·Weather

WATCH: Car ploughs through crowd of football fans in Barcelona – at least 15 injured

AT least 15 football supporters have been injured after a car drove through a crowd prior to last night’s crunch Catalan derby between Espanyol and

16 May, 2025 @ 07:00

Crime & Law·Lead·Sport

Brazil appoint Real Madrid boss Carlo Ancelotti as new national coach: Xabi Alonso lined up as replacement

CARLO Ancelotti will leave Real Madrid at the end of the season after agreeing a deal to become the new national head coach of Brazil.

12 May, 2025 @ 16:18

Lead·Madrid·Sport

WATCH: Clueless French tourists ask football superstar Lamine Yamal to take their photo

AS one of the best football players in the world, 17-year-old Spanish sensation Lamine Yamal is no stranger to posing for photos with fans. What

12 May, 2025 @ 15:40

Barcelona·Catalunya·Celebrity·Lead·Sport

Alert in Catalunya as toxic cloud confines thousands in their homes

MORE than 160,000 residents in Catalunya were told to stay indoors over the weekend after a fire at an industrial warehouse released a toxic cloud

12 May, 2025 @ 13:17

Barcelona·Catalunya·Environment·Lead

Football furore as Spanish press labels Ceuta a ‘Moroccan team’

A SPANISH sports newspaper has sparked outrage after describing Ceuta’s football team as ‘of Moroccan origin’ following their historic promotion to Spain’s second tier. The

12 May, 2025 @ 11:28

Barcelona·Lead·Sport

Barcelona’s Museum of Eroticism launches Spain’s first festival celebrating female private parts

WARNING: This news story contains graphic imagery. BARCELONA’S Museum of Eroticism (Museu de l’Erotica de Barcelona, MEB) is launching the first-ever Festival of the Vulva, Vagina

7 May, 2025 @ 10:49

Barcelona·La Cultura·Lead