Tag: Catalunya
Young squatter in Spain faces losing her ARM after sticking it in a barrel of cement to avoid being...
A FEMALE squatter could lose her arm after putting it into a barrel of cement during a police raid in Catalunya.
Mossos d'Esquadra officers entered...
Live music boost as concert ticket sales rise by 48% in Spain with UK fans in the mix
TICKET SALES for live music events in Spain this year soared by 48% compared to 2022, despite the state of the economy.
The ‘IV Live...
Former Barcelona footballer Dani Alves to stand trial in Spain on nightclub sex assault charges
THE FORMER Barcelona and Brazil footballer Dani Alves will face trial on charges of sexual assault of a woman in a Barcelona nightclub last...
Explainer: Why are people across Spain protesting against Pedro Sanchez’s Catalan amnesty deal?
MASS demonstrations were held across Spain on Sunday in rejection of deals struck by the caretaker prime minister, Socialist Party leader Pedro Sanchez, and...
Thousands take to streets of Spain to protest against Socialist Party’s Catalan amnesty deal
Protestors took to the streets of Spain on Sunday to voice their rejection of an amnesty deal between the Socialist Party (PSOE) and Catalan...
Doctors in Spain perform the world’s first EVER ‘perfect’ reconstruction of the abdominal wall
A TEAM at Barcelona's Sant Pau Hospital has performed the first 'perfect' reconstruction of the abdominal wall, so that it recovers all its functionality.
The...
The Socialists’ Catalunya deal explained: The price Pedro Sanchez will pay to return to power
SPAIN’S Socialist Party and the Catalan Republican Left (ERC) announced on Thursday that they had reached a much-awaited deal, one that will see the...
Investigation into missing British rugby player Levi Davis, 25, is halted in Spain a year after he vanished from...
POLICE in Barcelona have suspended an investigation into missing former Bath rugby player and X Factor: Celebrity contestant Levi Davis, who was last seen...
‘Intimacy coach’ is hired by major opera house in Spain to make actors more comfortable with passionate scenes
AN OPERA production in Barcelona has hired an experienced 'intimacy director' to ensure performers are comfortable taking part in passionate scenes- a first for...
Trafficking ring which illegally transported more than 400 animals from Eastern Europe to Spain is busted
OVER 400 animals, mainly high-value young cats and dogs, have been rescued from an illegal trading gang in Spain.
The Policia Nacional, Guardia Civil, the...
Predator, 45, ‘sexually abuses Ukrainian children’ in Spain ‘after taking in their families’ following Russia’s invasion
A 45-year-old Ukrainian has been arrested for alleged sexual assaults on Ukraine refugee children in Cartagena, Murcia.
He was detained in Catalunya as he planned...
Barcelona bans ALL cruise liners from docking at main port to reduce city centre pollution
BARCELONA has banned all cruise ships from docking at the city's most central port from October 22 in a bid to reduce emissions in...
Revealed: The 25 richest and poorest towns in Spain
SPAIN'S Tax Agency has released figures that show which are the richest and poorest municipalities with populations of over a thousand people, based on...
Spain’s Congress takes historic step to allow use of other languages in parliamentary debates
SPAIN’S lower house of parliament, the Congress of Deputies, took an historic step this week by allowing for the use of three extra languages...
Four young people are killed by a train in Barcelona: Three others taken to hospital after accident near popular...
FOUR YOUNGSTERS were killed in Barcelona on Sunday after they were hit by a Rodalies commuter train as they tried to cross the tracks....
No silver lining for Spain’s reservoirs as levels FALL despite a weekend of devastating torrential storms
HEAVY weekend storms which caused widespread destruction and some loss of life did not bring a silver lining as water levels in Spain's reservoirs...
Catalan separatist leader Carles Puigdemont sets out demands in exchange for supporting Pedro Sanchez
CATALAN separatist leader Carles Puigdemont on Tuesday laid out his demands in exchange for his party’s support for caretaker Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez’s bid...
Spain’s deputy prime minister slammed for meeting with Catalan independence leader Carles Puigdemont
SPAIN’S caretaker Deputy Prime Minister Yolanda Diaz has been slammed by the opposition for meeting with Catalan independence leader Carles Puigdemont. The politician has...
Two hikers ‘are killed by extreme weather in Spain’: Roads and parks are closed and trains cancelled as deadly...
TWO hikers are feared to have been killed as a result of the 'historic' DANA weather front currently wreaking havoc across Spain.
A 34-year-old...
Company in Spain’s Lleida province offers €700 courses for combatants in Ukraine
A COMPANY in the Catalan province of Lleida is offering courses for people who want to go and fight in Ukraine against Russian forces....
Four ‘pro-independence’ supporters released in Catalunya after reportedly planning to sabotage Vuelta a España cycle race
FOUR men were granted provisional release from custody in Catalunya on Monday, after their arrest on suspicion that they were planning on sabotaging the...
Monkeypox outbreak declared in Spain as six cases registered in Barcelona
A MONKEYPOX outbreak has been declared in Spain’s Barcelona after half a dozen cases have been detected in the city in the last month.
A...
Face masks are made mandatory at two hospitals in Spain’s Valencia amid a surge in COVID cases
WITH a recent rise in new Covid-19 cases, two Valencia hospitals have reintroduced mandatory masks wearing in parts of their buildings.
All this comes with...
Naturists complain too many nude beaches are being overcrowded with clothed people in Spain’s Catalunya
A NATURIST group in Catalunya has complained to the regional government in Barcelona that nudist beaches are being invaded by clothed people.
The Naturist-Nudist Federation...
Thieves steal carry-on case containing over €8 million of cash and jewellery from Spain’s Barcelona airport
TWO THIEVES have been arrested by the Mossos d'Esquadra after stealing a carry-on bag containing €8.5 million of cash and jewellery from a Russian...
Spain’s reservoirs have more capacity than 2022 but serious problems continue in parts of country
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SPAIN'S reservoirs were at 42.2% of total capacity at the start of August- 1.8% more than a year...
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