Clashes between police and pro-Catalan independence protesters in Barcelona

WATCH: Clashes erupt between left-wing protesters and police on eve of Catalunya’s National Day amid anger over far-right rally

CLASHES erupted in Barcelona on Thursday evening as riot police charged at left-wing pro-independence protesters on the eve of Catalunya’s National Day.

11 Sep, 2026 @ 16:55

Barcelona·Catalunya·Lead·Politics

WATCH: Teachers block roads and high-speed rail lines in Barcelona as new school year begins with strikes

UNIONS demand better pay and working conditions as they denounce what they describe as a 'crisis' in Catalunya's public education.

8 Sep, 2026 @ 16:38

Barcelona·Catalunya·Lead

British holidaymaker becomes latest drowning victim on Catalunya’s beaches after ‘drunkenly leaping off ferry to swim to beach bar’

A BRITISH holidaymaker has become the latest victim to drown off the coast of Catalunya after jumping from a tourist ferry to swim to a

6 Sep, 2026 @ 13:30

Catalunya·Lead

WATCH: Horror as female tourist, 64, is gored to death in street during running of the bulls festival in southern Spain

A 64-YEAR-OLD woman was gored to death by a bull in southern Spain on Saturday morning after becoming trapped on the street.

6 Sep, 2026 @ 12:40

Catalunya·Lead·Other News

WATCH: Fugitive leader of notorious Colombian ‘El Mesa’ narco-gang with €70,000 bounty is arrested by police in Spanish holiday resort

A NOTORIOUS Colombian gangster wanted over the killing of seven people has been arrested in a popular Spanish seaside resort.

4 Sep, 2026 @ 12:19

Catalunya·Crime & Law·Lead

This tiny seaside town on the Costa Brava has a 5,000-year-old dolmen, a Roman wine press and celebrity sprinkling

THERE was a time, back in the 1950s, when celebrities called it ‘Spain’s Saint-Tropez’. For around a decade, the glitzy holiday resort of Llafranc drew

1 Sep, 2026 @ 11:25

Catalunya·Lead·Olive Press Travel

Storm warning: Atlantic low-pressure system set to sweep across Spain with strong winds, torrential rain and thunderstorms

SPAIN is braced for a stormy blast as a rare August depression brings torrential rain, hail and powerful winds across the country.

24 Aug, 2026 @ 11:43

Andalucia·Catalunya·Lead·Valencia·Weather

‘Dangerous’ British fugitive arrested in Spain after fleeing UK high-security hospital where he seriously injured fellow patient

The 34-year-old fugitive was also wanted by authorities in the UK.

21 Aug, 2026 @ 12:33

Catalunya·Crime & Law·Lead

‘Fake couples’ gang busted in Spain after arranging bogus relationships to regularise migrants

A GANG has been busted in Spain for making over €30 million from fixing up fake relationships for illegal migrants so that they could get

19 Aug, 2026 @ 12:46

Catalunya·Crime & Law·Jaen·Lead·Malaga·Tenerife

Promotional shot for La Vida Barcelona TV show

‘Emily in Paris’ style TV show being filmed in Barcelona sparks fury for romanticising the digital nomad lifestyle

THE new show has sparked a wave of negative reactions by locals who claim it will contribute to the gentrification of the city.

19 Aug, 2026 @ 09:00

Barcelona·Catalunya·Entertainment·Lead·Other News

WATCH: Barcelona police arrest six violent chain snatchers – but leave 54 repeat offenders with nearly 900 police records free to roam the streets

CATALAN police have arrested six violent chain snatchers during a targeted crackdown in Barcelona. But 54 other repeat offenders with almost 900 combined police records

18 Aug, 2026 @ 14:42

Barcelona·Catalunya·Crime & Law·Lead·National News

From fake receipts to artificial insects – AI is making it easier for unscrupulous customers to do a runner in restaurants across Spain

DISHONEST customers across Spain are increasingly using AI to do a runner in restaurants. One of the cases was reported in 2025, when a couple

17 Aug, 2026 @ 12:01

Food & Drink·Lead·Other News

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

16 Aug, 2026 @ 10:00

Barcelona·Catalunya·Lead·Olive Press Travel

The Spanish army corrals migrants on a Ceuta beach

Catalunya must be excluded from taking in Ceuta migrant minors, right-wing separatist party demands

CATALAN separatist party Junts has demanded that the region be excluded from receiving migrant minors who arrived in Ceuta on July 30. Catalunya ‘cannot be

11 Aug, 2026 @ 11:56

Barcelona·Catalunya·Lead

Holiday chaos fears as Barcelona airport staff call indefinite strike before August getaway rush

STAFF handling baggage, check-in, and boarding at Barcelona Airport are set to walk out on indefinite strike from Tuesday. This is the second time in

31 Jul, 2026 @ 11:00

Barcelona·Catalunya·Lead·Travel News

Fly-tipping gang busted by police after crossing French border to dump 46,000 tonnes of rubbish on Spanish soil

SPANISH police have detained four people after finally foiling a fly-tipping gang who smuggled more than 46,000 tonnes of rubbish across the border from France.

19 Jul, 2026 @ 13:00

Crime & Law·Environment·Lead

Catalan scientists recruit 5,000 volunteers for world-first study into how a total solar eclipse affects the human body – here’s how to take part

SCIENTISTS in Catalunya have launched a massive citizen science experiment to study for the first time how a total solar eclipse affects the human body.

18 Jul, 2026 @ 12:00

Catalunya·Environment·Health·Lead

Catalunya wildfire alert: Firefighters brace for ‘highest risk’ as third heatwave sends temperatures soaring

CATALAN firefighters are preparing for the ‘highest risk’ of wildfires on Wednesday as the region faces its third heatwave of the summer. A spokeswoman for

14 Jul, 2026 @ 15:15

Catalunya·Lead·Weather

Catalunya braces for another heatwave with warning issued for 40C highs – as 76 municipalities placed under extreme alert for wildfire risk

CATALUNYA is bracing for the third heatwave of the summer as forecasts warn of 40C highs and extreme wildfire risk. The heatwave began on Sunday

13 Jul, 2026 @ 13:40

Catalunya·Lead·Weather

Catalunya presses ahead with plan to ban ‘property speculation’ in attempt to alleviate region’s housing crisis

CATALUNYA is pressing ahead with a plan to ban the speculative purchase of homes after a proposed law took its first steps in the regional

12 Jul, 2026 @ 19:27

Catalunya·Lead·Property

Andalucia on fresh weather alerts as AEMET warns of 40C temperatures and extreme wildfire risk

ANDALUCIA is bracing for temperatures above 40C on Tuesday as Spain’s second heatwave of the summer places much of the country under fresh weather and

7 Jul, 2026 @ 10:23

Andalucia·Catalunya·Lead·Valencia·Weather

Red weather alert: Catalunya braces for ‘life-threatening’ 44C heatwave just days after huge wildfire trapped 12,000 residents indoors

RESIDENTS in Catalunya are bracing for another bout of extreme heat, just days after a massive wildfire confined more than 12,000 of them to their

5 Jul, 2026 @ 19:31

Catalunya·Lead·Weather

Stay-at-home order lifted for 12,000 residents near Costa Brava wildfire – as firefighters declare blaze that injured 10 and scorched 2,300 hectares ‘stable’

AROUND 12,000 residents living on the Costa Brava are now free to leave their homes after firefighters said they had ‘stabilised’ a devastating wildfire that

5 Jul, 2026 @ 15:19

Catalunya·Environment·Lead·Weather

Tour de France comes to Spain: The best places to catch the peloton in action as Barcelona hosts the Grand Depart

CYCLING’S most prestigious race has landed in Spain after the 2026 edition of the Tour de France officially began on the streets of Barcelona. The

4 Jul, 2026 @ 18:24

Barcelona·Catalunya·Lead·Sport

WATCH: Huge wildfire erupts near Spanish tourist hotspot – more than 12,000 residents ordered indoors on Costa Brava with 30,000 hectares at ‘severe’ risk

MORE than 12,000 residents have been placed under stay-at-home orders as a huge wildfire threatens an idyllic stretch of coastline loved by Brits. Around 440

4 Jul, 2026 @ 17:59

Catalunya·Environment·Lead

PICTURED: Shock crash leaves 46 injured after bus hits building in Catalunya

AT least 46 people were injured, four of them critically, after a bus crashed into a city-centre building in Catalunya. Emergency services rushed to the

1 Jul, 2026 @ 14:07

Catalunya·Lead

Catalunya

WATCH: Clashes erupt between left-wing protesters and police on eve of Catalunya’s National Day amid anger over far-right rally

WATCH: Teachers block roads and high-speed rail lines in Barcelona as new school year begins with strikes

British holidaymaker becomes latest drowning victim on Catalunya’s beaches after ‘drunkenly leaping off ferry to swim to beach bar’

WATCH: Horror as female tourist, 64, is gored to death in street during running of the bulls festival in southern Spain

WATCH: Fugitive leader of notorious Colombian ‘El Mesa’ narco-gang with €70,000 bounty is arrested by police in Spanish holiday resort

This tiny seaside town on the Costa Brava has a 5,000-year-old dolmen, a Roman wine press and celebrity sprinkling

Storm warning: Atlantic low-pressure system set to sweep across Spain with strong winds, torrential rain and thunderstorms

‘Dangerous’ British fugitive arrested in Spain after fleeing UK high-security hospital where he seriously injured fellow patient

‘Fake couples’ gang busted in Spain after arranging bogus relationships to regularise migrants

WATCH: Barcelona police arrest six violent chain snatchers – but leave 54 repeat offenders with nearly 900 police records free to roam the streets

From fake receipts to artificial insects – AI is making it easier for unscrupulous customers to do a runner in restaurants across Spain

FROM THE ARCHIVES: ‘I saw how Catalunya celebrates St George’s Day… I wish England would take a page out of their book!’

Catalunya must be excluded from taking in Ceuta migrant minors, right-wing separatist party demands

Holiday chaos fears as Barcelona airport staff call indefinite strike before August getaway rush

Fly-tipping gang busted by police after crossing French border to dump 46,000 tonnes of rubbish on Spanish soil

Catalan scientists recruit 5,000 volunteers for world-first study into how a total solar eclipse affects the human body – here’s how to take part

Catalunya wildfire alert: Firefighters brace for ‘highest risk’ as third heatwave sends temperatures soaring

Catalunya braces for another heatwave with warning issued for 40C highs – as 76 municipalities placed under extreme alert for wildfire risk

Catalunya presses ahead with plan to ban ‘property speculation’ in attempt to alleviate region’s housing crisis

Andalucia on fresh weather alerts as AEMET warns of 40C temperatures and extreme wildfire risk

Red weather alert: Catalunya braces for ‘life-threatening’ 44C heatwave just days after huge wildfire trapped 12,000 residents indoors

Stay-at-home order lifted for 12,000 residents near Costa Brava wildfire – as firefighters declare blaze that injured 10 and scorched 2,300 hectares ‘stable’

Tour de France comes to Spain: The best places to catch the peloton in action as Barcelona hosts the Grand Depart

WATCH: Huge wildfire erupts near Spanish tourist hotspot – more than 12,000 residents ordered indoors on Costa Brava with 30,000 hectares at ‘severe’ risk

PICTURED: Shock crash leaves 46 injured after bus hits building in Catalunya

British tourist found ‘safe and sound’ after missing flight home from Benidorm lads holiday

WATCH: Clashes erupt between left-wing protesters and police on eve of Catalunya’s National Day amid anger over far-right rally

Jihadist terror convict arrested in Ceuta despite Spain entry ban as tensions simmer over ongoing migrant crisis

New STEM school on the Costa del Sol aims to create Spain’s next generation of scientists and tech entrepreneurs

EXCLUSIVE: ‘More dangerous than fascism’ – why national populism is putting Europe’s future risk, according to acclaimed Spanish author Javier Cercas

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