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Spain’s Catalunya region begins pioneering scheme to give out free, reusable menstrual products at pharmacies

THE regional equality chief in Spain’s northeastern Catalunya region launched a pioneering scheme on Monday that will see free, reusable menstrual products made available at

4 Mar, 2024 @ 12:48

Catalunya·Health·Lead·Other News

Prosecutors to challenge ‘lenient’ punishment given to convicted rapist Dani Alves by court in Spain

PROSECUTORS are to appeal a four and a half year jail sentence handed down to ex-Barcelona footballer Dani Alves after he was convicted of raping

1 Mar, 2024 @ 14:58

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

Spain’s top court opens ‘terrorism probe’ into exiled Catalan ex-president Carles Puigdemont

SPAIN’S Supreme Court has started a terrorism investigation into former Catalunya President Carles Puigdemont over protests linked to the region’s failed and illegally-organised 2017 independence

1 Mar, 2024 @ 10:04

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

Brits account for 40% of non-resident mortgages in Spain: These are the most popular locations according to new figures

DESPITE fears of a post-Brexit slowdown and the negative effects of interest rate rises, UK buyers dominated mortgage application requests for home purchases in Spain

28 Feb, 2024 @ 16:45

Andalucia·Catalunya·Lead·Madrid·National News·Other News·Property·Valencian Community

Ronnie Wood’s family day out in Spain: Rolling Stones legend, 76, takes in a football match in Barcelona

ROLLING Stones veteran Ronnie Wood has been in Spain enjoying a La Liga match with his family, at the invitation of FC Barcelona. Wood, 76,

27 Feb, 2024 @ 15:30

Barcelona·Catalunya·Celebrity·Football·Lead·Other News·Sport

This tiny village in Spain with 40 volcanoes and a secret waterfall is a must visit for 2024 – according to the Sun

READ MORE: Huge ‘crystal lagoon’ is coming to this major city in Spain’s Andalucia – featuring artificial beaches and water sports The Sun has praised

20 Feb, 2024 @ 12:29

Lead·Olive Press Travel·Travel: Catalunya

Farmer strikes enter third week in Spain: Andalucia, Catalunya and the Balearics are among the targets for tractor road blocks

FARMER protests in Spain have entered their third week with roadblocks continuing to cause chaos on the nation’s roads. Protests show no sign of slowing

19 Feb, 2024 @ 14:23

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Fit for a king: Stunning 130-year-old CASTLE in Spain is on sale for €3.49 million – boasting 19 bedrooms, gorgeous mountain views and a swimming pool

EVER fancied living like a king? Now’s your chance as an impressive 19th century castle has just gone up for sale in Spain. The French

16 Feb, 2024 @ 09:00

Lead·Other News·Property

EXCLUSIVE: Terrifying moment expat brothers are arrested inside their own flat in Spain after the SQUATTERS they kicked out called in police

TWO expat brothers claim they have been let down by Spanish police as a horrifying two-month ordeal with violent squatters remains unresolved. Siarhei and Aleh

15 Feb, 2024 @ 15:09

Barcelona·Catalunya·Crime & Law·EXCLUSIVE·Lead·Must Read·Other News

‘Gay white Jesus and a Roman orgy’: Posters for two religious events in Spain spark fury among locals

A GAY white Jesus and a Roman orgy. That’s the verdict of some furious locals after seeing the posters for two hugely traditional festivals in

13 Feb, 2024 @ 11:57

Andalucia·Catalunya·Lead

Farmer strikes in Spain enter their eighth day: Tractors block roads from Andalucia to Catalunya and will today target the border with France

FARMERS have entered their eighth day of protests across Spain by shutting down yet more major roads with their tractors. In Andalucia, the A-4 near

13 Feb, 2024 @ 10:00

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Brussels: Russia's Pm Vladimir Putin And European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso Meeting

Revealed: How 7 Russian spies who were ‘experts in sabotage and assassinations’ travelled to Spain’s Catalunya during the height of the independence movement

SEVEN spies from Russia’s elite intelligence service wing travelled to Barcelona between 2014 and 2019 during the Catalan independence crisis, it has emerged. At least

12 Feb, 2024 @ 14:33

Catalunya·Lead·Politics

At least 14 people injured – two critically – after a TREE falls on the Tomahawk rollercoaster at Spain’s PortAventura theme park

A ROLLERCOASTER has been struck by a tree at the PortAventura theme park in Catalunya, causing more than a dozen injuries. At least 14 people

11 Feb, 2024 @ 14:33

Catalunya·Lead

Dani Alves sobs in court: Footballer, 40, denies raping a woman in Spain

FORMER Barcelona and Brazil footballer Dani Alves has denied raping a young woman in an exclusive Spanish nightclub after testifying on the final day of

8 Feb, 2024 @ 10:23

Crime & Law·Lead·Other News·Sport

Warning over holiday rental scams in southern Spain: Three are arrested for 'defrauding unsuspecting tourists out of tens of thousands of euros'

Spain’s police make 65 arrests in bust of cybercrime gang using the ’Hi Mum!” scam

IT is a scam that is being used around the world, and that can catch out even the most vigilant citizen. Known as “Hi Mum!”,

7 Feb, 2024 @ 10:20

Andalucia·Crime & Law·Lead·Other News

Three killed after interior of apartment block collapses in Spain

THREE people were left dead in Badalona on Tuesday after the interior of their building collapsed on top of them. Firecrews in the Catalan city,

7 Feb, 2024 @ 09:00

Catalunya·Lead

Farmer strikes in Spain: Chaos to continue today with tractors blocking roads and ports from Malaga to Barcelona and Valencia

FARMERS are continuing to cause chaos across Spain today as they enter a second day of strikes and protests. Fed-up agricultural workers plan to ‘collapse’

7 Feb, 2024 @ 07:49

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Is a serial killer at work in Spain? Three farmers are found dead in very similar circumstances over a three-month period

THE mysterious deaths of three farmers in the Spanish countryside has raised suspicions among police investigators that there may be a serial killer at work

6 Feb, 2024 @ 14:34

Catalunya·Crime & Law·Lead·Navarra·Other News

Drought latest in Spain: Water brought in by ships risks being contaminated, expert warns

A LEADING expert has warned that water brought to drought-hit areas by ship runs the risk of becoming contaminated. Jaime Lora Garcia, the deputy director

6 Feb, 2024 @ 12:42

Andalucia·Catalunya·Lead·Other News·Weather

Trial for ex-Barcelona star Dani Alves begins in Spain: Footballer is accused of raping a woman, 23, in a nightclub

FORMER Barcelona and Brazil footballer Dani Alves has appeared in court this Monday, January 5, charged with the rape of a woman, 23, in a

5 Feb, 2024 @ 16:08

Crime & Law·Lead·Other News·Sport

Spain’s Catalonia to split cost of bringing in water by boat with central government, in desperate bid to combat ongoing drought

THE Catalan regional government agreed the terms of a deal on Monday with the central administration in Madrid that will see water brought to Barcelona

5 Feb, 2024 @ 15:18

Barcelona·Catalunya·Environment·Lead·Other News

Ayuso President Of The Community Of Madrid Speaks About Accusations Of The Pp

Madrid’s conservative premier blames drought in Spain’s Barcelona on bizarre reason: the closure of their bullring

SINCE the coronavirus pandemic, when she forged a reputation for opposing the pandemic policies of the central government, the regional premier of Madrid, Isabel Diaz

4 Feb, 2024 @ 10:58

Barcelona·Catalunya·Environment·Lead·Madrid·Other News

‘We will die of heat without swimming pools!’ Residents in Spain fear the consequences of water restrictions as drought takes hold

WITH Andaucia suffering its longest drought in 50 years and Catalunya announcing a state of emergency, residents across Spain are increasingly fearful that draconian water

2 Feb, 2024 @ 12:44

Andalucia·Catalunya·Lead·Other News·Weather

Water emergency: Here are the new rules in Spain’s Catalunya region as drought crisis deepens

THE Catalan regional government is expected today to declare an emergency due to extreme drought, imposing water restrictions that will affect six million people living

1 Feb, 2024 @ 09:41

Barcelona·Catalunya·Environment·Lead·Other News

Former La Liga player faces sexual assault trial in Spain for ‘inappropriately touching a mascot wearing a parakeet costume’

FORMER La Liga player Hugo Mallo will go on trial this summer after being charged with inappropriately touching a female mascot before a match in

31 Jan, 2024 @ 17:08

Catalunya·Crime & Law·Football·Lead·National News·Other News·Sport·Vigo

Phones are now banned in schools across NINE regions in Spain – after two more join the crackdown

SPAIN’S Murcia region has banned schoolchildren from switching on their mobile phones in classrooms with other areas of the country only allowing them for emergency

31 Jan, 2024 @ 16:12

Catalunya·Lead·Murcia·National News·Other News

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