Home property sales in Spain rose by 14.7% in 2022- biggest figure since 2007
HOME property sales in Spain reached 650,000 in 2022, the biggest total recorded since 2007 when nearly 780,000 residences were sold. The National Institute of
Man’s best friend helps children with mental health problems in Spain’s Barcelona
A two-year study has shown the benefits of dog therapy for children with mental health issues. 23 youngsters aged under 13 from the Day Hospital
Prosecutor probes €1.4 million payment made to refereeing official by FC Barcelona in Spain
A prosecutor is investigating FC Barcelona over €1.4 million in fees paid to a top refereeing official between 2016 and 2019. The La Liga club
Home property sales in Spain rose by over 6% in 2022, but market cooled later in the year
HOME property sales grew by 6.1% during 2022 to reach 719,680 units- the biggest figure in 15 years- according to the General Council of Notaries.
Prosecutors oppose new bail bid for footballer Dani Alves accused of Barcelona nightclub rape in Spain
PROSECUTORS are opposing a fresh bail application for ex-Barcelona footballer Dani Alves after he was arrested for allegedly raping a woman at a city nightclub
EU court ruling may see extradition of former Catalan premier Carles Puigdemont a step closerÂ
A COURT ruling published on Tuesday may mean that former Catalan premier Carles Puigdemont is a step closer to being extradited to Spain from Belgium,
Why Spain’s Catalunya region is banning electric scooters from public transport
A TOTAL ban on taking electric scooters onto any kind of public transport in Catalunya will come into force on February 1. The prohibition comes
Five years later, 45 National Police officers could face trial for excessive force at illegal Catalan independence referendumÂ
A TOTAL of 45 officers from Spain’s National Police force could see the inside of a courtroom for their alleged excessive use of force during
Baby found abandoned on the streets of Spain’s Barcelona
A BABY thought to be around one month old was found on Tuesday in a sports bag in the Sants neighbourhood of Barcelona. According to
Security camera footage contradicts Dani Alves’s version of events over rape accusationsÂ
FORMER Barcelona FC player Dani Alves has given three different versions of the events that took place in a nightclub on December 30 of last
Ex-Barcelona star Dani Alves jailed after arrest in Spain over alleged nightclub sex assault
FORMER Barcelona footballer Dani Alves has been jailed after being denied bail in a pre-trial hearing on Friday that saw him charged with sexually assaulting
Boos and jeers at pro-Catalan independence demonstration in Spain’s Barcelona show splits in the movementÂ
SOME 6,500 people came out in Barcelona to protest on Thursday morning in support of independence for Catalunya. The demonstration coincided with a French-Spanish summit,
With death of French nun, the world’s oldest living person now resides in Spain
THE WORLD’S oldest person is now thought to be Spaniard Maria Branyas Morera, who is aged 115 and lives in Catalonia. She takes the accolade
Sedition charges dropped by Spain’s Supreme Court against ex-Catalunya president Carles Puigdemont
SPAIN’S Supreme Court has dropped a sedition charge against the exiled former Catalunya president Carles Puigdemont, but a new move will be made to extradite
Barcelona’s famous Las Ramblas named top European tourist spot for pick-pocketing
Barcelona’s Las Ramblas has beaten iconic tourist sites such as the Eiffel Tower and Italy’s Trevi Fountain to be named the worst spot for pickpockets
Soccer star Dani Alves quizzed over Barcelona nightclub sex assault in Spain
BRAZILIAN footballer Dani Alves is being investigated by the Mossos d’Esquadra for an alleged sex assault in a Barcelona nightclub. A woman has accused the
After making concessions to Catalan politicians, Spain’s prime minister rules out more talks
FOR THE government of Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez, the proces, as the Catalan independence drive is commonly known, is now the past. There will, for
Spain passes controversial changes to sedition and misuse of funds laws in midst of constitutional crisis
THE SPANISH government’s controversial changes to the laws covering sedition and the misuse of public funds were approved by the Senate on Thursday, in the
Key figure in multi-billion euro cryptocurrency scam arrested at Spain’s Barcelona airport
THE Guardia Civil and Mossos d’Esquadra have arrested a key player in a multi-billion euro cryptocurrency scam that swindled hundreds of thousands of investors. 33-year-old
Neymar and co-defendants cleared of fraud over 2013 transfer to Spain’s Barcelona
A court has cleared footballer Neymar and his co-defendants in a fraud trial linked to his 2013 transfer from Brazilian club Santos to Barcelona. The
Spain’s Interior Ministry orders police to step up security and counter-terrorism measures over Christmas
SPAIN’S Interior Ministry is to step up security measures over Christmas, in particular in areas where large crowds are expected such as shopping centres, transport
EXCLUSIVE: Private investigator in Levi Davis search worked with Prince Harry and Meghan Markle
A top-tier private investigator hired to track down missing X-Factor star Levi Davis has previously worked with a string of celebrities, including Prince Harry and
Human jawbone unearthed in Spain’s Catalunya may be earliest example of Homo sapiens found in Europe
A jawbone dug up in the Banyoles area of Catalunya in 1887 might just be the earliest example found of Homo sapiens in Europe-and it
Man arrested for attempted murder after setting fire to sleeping wife at their Catalunya flat in Spain
A man poured flammable liquid over his sleeping wife at their Catalunya region flat on Monday and fled the scene. He was arrested three hours
The region of Spain where 9% of adolescents say they want to die
Almost 9% of adolescents in one Spanish region express daily desires to die, according to an alarming new study. Almost 9% of Catalans express a
Spanish government to study more changes to Criminal Code that could benefit Catalan independence leaders
THE SPANISH government is to study changes to the law covering the misappropriation of public funds, barely a week after proposing scrapping the sedition law.