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Barcelona mayor gets last-minute ban from visiting Israel in revenge for suspending Tel Aviv ‘twinning’

BARCELONA’S mayor, Jaume Collboni, has got a last minute ban from entering Israel after the Catalan capital put aside its twinning arrangement with Tel Aviv

22 Aug, 2025 @ 16:00

Barcelona·Catalunya·Lead

Serbian gangster laying low in Spanish party town for years rumbled by false passport fail

A SERBIAN drug trafficker sentenced to four years in prison has been arrested in Spain after being caught with a fake passport. The man was

19 Aug, 2025 @ 17:45

Catalunya·Crime & Law·Lead

WATCH: Suspected jihadists including Islamic State terror group recruiter are arrested in Spain

TWO suspected jihadists have been arrested in Catalunya following an 18-month Policia Nacional investigation. The men were detained last Thursday in Vallfogona de Balaguer(Lleida province)

19 Aug, 2025 @ 07:00

Catalunya·Crime & Law·Lead

Catalunya’s government comes under fire over police contracts signed with Israeli firm

LEFT-WING regional politicians have criticised Catalunya’s government for doing deals with an Israeli firm to supply gear to the police. The former ERC-led separatist administration-

9 Aug, 2025 @ 08:01

Catalunya·Lead·Politics

Public health officials in Spain’s Catalunya push to ban smoking on beaches

PUBLIC health officials in Catalunya are pushing for a ban on smoking at beaches ahead of an upcoming nationwide tobacco control law. Currently in its

7 Aug, 2025 @ 08:00

Catalunya·Health·Lead

Popular town in Spain’s Catalunya to use sensors to track movement of tourists

A POPULAR town in northern Spain has embarked on a novel way of monitoring tourist numbers: a network of sensors that track mobile phone signals.

5 Aug, 2025 @ 18:30

Catalunya·Lead·Travel News

Police chief says two British children drowned due to ‘dangerous’ conditions at beach in Spain’s Catalunya

TWO British children from Birmingham who drowned at Salou’s Llarga beach on Tuesday evening died because of the strong current and ‘dangerous’ conditions. Sister and

1 Aug, 2025 @ 17:36

Catalunya·Lead

PICTURED: Heartbreaking final photo of Brit brother and sister, aged 11 and 13, who drowned off Spain’s Catalunya coast

THIS is the heartbreaking final photo of two British siblings who drowned off the Catalan coast on Tuesday. Ameiya, 13, and Ricardo Junior, 11 –

31 Jul, 2025 @ 21:56

Catalunya·Lead

Crooked carer steals €30k from dead client by using her bank account and cash cards in Valencia

Elderly woman loses all her money as two carers steal €524k in Spain

TWO carers have been arrested in Barcelona for clearing out an elderly woman’s bank account to the tune of €524,000. Police said two sisters, aged

30 Jul, 2025 @ 16:00

Barcelona·Crime & Law·Lead

Tragedy as two British siblings, aged 11 and 13, drown off Catalunya coast

TWO young British siblings tragically died in Spain on Tuesday after getting into trouble while swimming off the Catalunya coast. The brother and sister, aged

30 Jul, 2025 @ 13:38

Catalunya·Lead

Ex-British soldier gets 15 years in jail for murdering girlfriend Kirsty Ward at hotel in Spain

A TARRAGONA judge has jailed Irishman Keith Byrne for 15 years for killing his girlfriend Kirsty Ward at a Salou hotel in July 2023. Mother-of-two

24 Jul, 2025 @ 11:45

Catalunya·Crime & Law·Lead

Spain to host golf’s Ryder Cup for the second-time ever in 2031

SPAIN’S Costa Brava will host golf’s Ryder Cup team competition between Europe and the United States in 2031. The Camiral Resort Golf & Wellness course

18 Jul, 2025 @ 18:00

Catalunya·Lead·Sport

Leader of gang that instigated Spain’s race riots is jailed – but who are ‘Deport Them Now’?

THE alleged leader of the far-right ‘Deport Them Now’ group has been denied bail by a Catalunya court. He’s been charged with hate crimes, illegal

18 Jul, 2025 @ 15:00

Crime & Law·Lead·Murcia

Red weather warning in Spain’s Catalunya: Emergency phone alert issued with DANA set to bring torrential rain

RESIDENTS in Catalunya have been sent an emergency alert on their mobile phones as the region braces for a torrential DANA to make landfall. The

12 Jul, 2025 @ 15:59

Catalunya·Lead·Weather

One firefighter dies as blaze rips through over 3,000 hectares in Spain’s Catalunya

A FIREFIGHTER has died as emergency services continue to battle a wildfire in southern Catalunya equivalent to the size of over 4,500 football pitches. Antonio

11 Jul, 2025 @ 09:00

Catalunya·Environment·Lead

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

Spain approves law to pardon Catalan independence leaders in boost for PM Pedro Sanchez

EMBATTLED prime minister Pedro Sanchez has received a welcome boost after Spain’s Constitutional Court voted to approve a highly contentious amnesty law designed to withdraw

26 Jun, 2025 @ 14:50

Catalunya·Lead·Politics

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

Nuclear power plant in Spain temporarily shut down after ‘leak in cooling system’ identified

A TARRAGONA nuclear power plant has said an onsite incident does not endanger its staff, the nearby town or surrounding environment. The Ascó I nuclear

6 Jun, 2025 @ 15:00

Catalunya·Lead

Pedro Sanchez announces €14b support package as Spain fights 'unprecedented' Donald Trump US tariffs

BREAKING: EU vote to recognise Catalan, Basque and Galician postponed in blow to Spain’s PM Pedro Sanchez – at least 10 countries expressed doubts

A VOTE on a proposal that would officially recognise Catalan, Basque and Galician as European Union languages has been postponed in a blow for Spain’s

27 May, 2025 @ 14:10

Basque Country·Catalunya·Galicia·Lead·Politics

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

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

Boyfriend convicted of strangling Kirsty Ward with cord during holiday in Spain

A TARRAGONA jury has convicted Irishman Keith Byrne of killing his Dublin-based girlfriend Kirsty Ward at a Salou hotel in July 2023. Prosecutors want the

8 May, 2025 @ 13:48

Catalunya·Crime & Law·Lead

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

2 May, 2025 @ 17:00

Barcelona·Crime & Law·Lead

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

24 Apr, 2025 @ 11:08

Barcelona·Catalunya·Lead·Olive Press Travel

Spain trialling new AI-driven 150kmh ‘dynamic speed limit’ that adapts to road conditions – amid huge crackdown on speeding

SPAIN has begun testing dynamic speed limits of up to 150 km/h on motorways, as a campaign against speeding has commenced all over the country.The

10 Apr, 2025 @ 11:42

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