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‘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·Lead·National News·Other News·Sport

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·National News·Other News

Children aged 12 and above could soon challenge parents who refuse to let them change their gender: Trans Law amendment is being proposed in Spain’s Catalunya

A UPDATE to the Trans Law in Catalunya could see children able to challenge parents who refuse to let them change their gender. The draft

22 Jan, 2024 @ 14:42

Catalunya·Lead

Tap water warning in Spain: Supplies are 'not fit for human consumption' in these areas on the Costa Blanca

Drought latest: Region in Spain declares emergency as it brings ban on public showers, filling swimming pools and more

SPAIN’S Catalunya region is to ramp up water restrictions from February 1 due to the ongoing drought with up to 202 municipalities being forced to

16 Jan, 2024 @ 18:00

Barcelona·Catalunya·Environment·Lead

Revealed: The areas in Spain which welcome the most immigrants, according to latest official data

THE VALENCIAN COMMUNITY, Catalunya, and the Madrid region received the largest number of foreign immigrants in 2022 according to figures released by the National Institute

15 Jan, 2024 @ 16:30

Alicante·Catalunya·Costa Blanca·Lead·Madrid·National News·Torrevieja·Valencia·Valencian Community

Spain continues to set new foreign tourist records with UK visitors dominating

Brits flocked to Spain in November with almost 1 million visiting the country in new record: These were the most popular destinations

SPAIN welcomed a record 5.1 million foreign tourists in November, with nearly a million of them coming from the United Kingdom. Figures published on Wednesday

3 Jan, 2024 @ 14:07

Andalucia·Canary Islands·Catalunya·Lead·National News

Barcelona landlord who was caught advertising 14 unlicensed holiday flats is fined €420,000

A BARCELONA property owner has been given a record fine for renting out unlicensed tourist apartments ‘for years’ in the Old City area. The man

2 Jan, 2024 @ 16:45

Barcelona·Catalunya·Crime & Law·Lead·Property

Crypto-fraudsters stole €19m from over 200 victims lured by AI-generated celebrity endorsements in Spain

Cyber criminals swindle victim out of €237k over property purchase on Spain’s Costa Blanca

THE GUARDIA CIVIL have arrested 16 people for defrauding a woman out of €237,622 by intercepting and altering emails to trick her during a Costa

29 Dec, 2023 @ 12:45

Barcelona·Catalunya·Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Valencian Community

Footballer Dani Alves is cleared of rape after winning court appeal in Spain

Dani Alves’s sexual assault trial date is confirmed: Footballer is accused of attacking young woman in Spain’s Barcelona

THE TRIAL of former Barcelona footballer Dani Alves on sex assault charges will begin on February 5. Alves is accused of assaulting a 23-year-old woman

20 Dec, 2023 @ 15:45

Barcelona·Catalunya·Crime & Law·Lead

REVIEW: Does el Celler de can Roca still deserve to be in the world’s ‘best’ restaurant list? Maybe if it sorts out its wine

El Celler de Can Roca had just been crowned the world’s best restaurant by TripAdvisor in 2014. But how did it stand up to the

20 Dec, 2023 @ 12:52

Food & Drink·Lead·Olive Press Travel·Other News

Ramon, 94, pushes his wife's wheelchair due to lack of ambulances

Husband, 94, goes viral in Spain after being forced to push his sick wife on a wheelchair from hospital due to a lack of ambulances

THE PLIGHT of a 94-year-old man from Spain has gone viral on social media after a photo was widely shared of him pushing his wife

5 Dec, 2023 @ 14:46

Catalunya·Health·Lead

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

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

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

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

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

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

Three killed after interior of apartment block collapses in Spain

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Children aged 12 and above could soon challenge parents who refuse to let them change their gender: Trans Law amendment is being proposed in Spain’s Catalunya

Drought latest: Region in Spain declares emergency as it brings ban on public showers, filling swimming pools and more

Revealed: The areas in Spain which welcome the most immigrants, according to latest official data

Brits flocked to Spain in November with almost 1 million visiting the country in new record: These were the most popular destinations

Barcelona landlord who was caught advertising 14 unlicensed holiday flats is fined €420,000

Cyber criminals swindle victim out of €237k over property purchase on Spain’s Costa Blanca

Dani Alves’s sexual assault trial date is confirmed: Footballer is accused of attacking young woman in Spain’s Barcelona

REVIEW: Does el Celler de can Roca still deserve to be in the world’s ‘best’ restaurant list? Maybe if it sorts out its wine

Husband, 94, goes viral in Spain after being forced to push his sick wife on a wheelchair from hospital due to a lack of ambulances

Archaeological gems and a historic sugar cane rum-making link make El Ingenio in Marbella province well worth a visit

How Spain’s priciest barber rose from poverty, hustle and heartache to the heady heights of the Golden Mile of Marbella

LIFE IN SPAIN: A work of art that offers a glimpse into some ancient Spanish traditions.

Andalucia has the highest rate of deaths from cardiovascular diseases – Spain’s biggest killer

MULLINS IT OVER: Learning to tango with Spanish bureaucrats… and when that fails, get back to work