Travel misery in Spain with 60 flights cancelled on second day of easyJet cabin crew strike
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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
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
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.
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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
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
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
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
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
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.
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
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
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.
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
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
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
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
WATCH: Three more terror arrests in Catalunya bring the total to 20 this year
THREE suspected jihadists accused of supporting terrorist groups like Daesh have been arrested in Barcelona province. A joint operation between the Policia Nacional and the
WATCH: Chinese tourist chokes out thief in Barcelona
THIS is the moment a Chinese tourist became an unlikely hero in Barcelona after subduing a would-be thief with a martial arts-style chokehold. The incident
The El Salvadoran group feared by Donald Trump comes to Spain: 27 arrests of notorious MS-13 gang
A VIOLENT gang from El Salvador that has expanded into Spain has suffered a major blow with the Policia Nacional arresting 27 members. Mara Salvatrucha,
New direct high-speed train line between Sevilla and Barcelona opens in Spain
A NEW high-speed rail network has been launched, linking Sevilla and Barcelona – two of the country’s most iconic cities – without requiring a change
FROM THE ARCHIVES: ‘I saw how Catalunya celebrates St George’s Day… I wish England would take a page out of their book!’
ALTHOUGH England and Catalunya have the same patron saint, attitudes towards celebrating the historic tale of St George could not be more different. For many
Barcelona planning designated ‘selfie spot’ to ease tourist congestion around the Sagrada Familia
THE Sagrada Familia is one of Spain’s most famous tourist destinations. Tickets must be booked in advance, with spots to walk through the largest (unfinished)
Migrants in Spain claim Barcelona is paying for their train tickets to Valencia as homelessness rises
MIGRANTS have been found sleeping rough in Valencia after arriving from Barcelona with their bus and train fares paid by the Catalan capital’s council. Valencia
New drug from Spain’s University of Barcelona offers hope for Alzheimer’s sufferers
RESEARCHERS from the University of Barcelona have made a breakthrough in producing a drug for Alzheimer’s disease sufferers after testing it on mice. Though the