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Toddler killed by giant hailstone as storm strikes Catalunya in northeastern Spain

A toddler has been killed after being struck on the head by a hailstone when storms hit Catalunya on Tuesday evening. The 20-month old died from injuries sustained during the hailstorm after

31 Aug, 2022 @ 13:30

Catalunya·Lead·Weather

Mallorca has the most expensive area of Spain to rent a property

Mallorca has Spain’s most expensive area for property rentals

CALVIA on Mallorca has overhauled long-time leader Barcelona as the costliest municipality in Spain for property rentals. The Balearic Islands as a whole are also getting pricier for tenants according to a

30 Aug, 2022 @ 18:52

Balearic Islands·Barcelona·Catalunya·Costa Blanca·Lead·Madrid·Mallorca·Property·Valencian Community

Barcelona’s Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang attacked during brutal home invasion in Spain

A masked gang robbed and assaulted Barcelona forward Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang at his home on Monday morning. It was the second robbery at the player’s house in two months. The first break-in saw

29 Aug, 2022 @ 12:00

Barcelona·Catalunya·Crime & Law·Football·Lead

Tourism injected €187 BILLION into Spain’s economy last year, new figures show

Spain’s tourism rejoices with hotels filling up to 2019 levels

TOURISM in July returned to almost the same levels seen before the Covid pandemic in 2019. Figures from the National Statistics Institute show overnight hotel stays exceeded 42.3 million last month with

24 Aug, 2022 @ 14:30

Balearic Islands·Canary Islands·Catalunya·Lead·National News·Premium·Valencian Community

Homesick Ukraine teenage refugee intercepted after starting long coach journey in Spain’s Valencia

A homesick teenage Ukrainian refugee was intercepted on a long-distance coach after his worried mother contacted police in Valencia. The boy, 16, ran away from home and sent a text message to

24 Aug, 2022 @ 12:16

Catalunya·Lead·Ukraine·Valencia·Valencian Community

Spain Surpasses 6,000 Confirmed Monkeypox Cases

Spain passes 6,000 mark in confirmed monkeypox cases

SPAIN has surpassed 6,000 confirmed cases of monkeypox according to Ministry of Health figures. Up to last Friday, 6,119 infections were recorded- two-thirds of them in the Catalunya and Madrid regions. Madrid

22 Aug, 2022 @ 12:00

Balearic Islands·Catalunya·Health·Lead·Madrid·Murcia·Valencian Community

Barcelona star Robert Lewandowski has watch stolen outside training ground in Spain

Barcelona’s Robert Lewandowski has watch stolen outside training ground in Spain

BARCELONA player Robert Lewandowski had a €70,000 watch ripped off his arm when arriving for a training session on Thursday. The Polish star drove up outside the Ciutat Esportiva de Sant Joan

19 Aug, 2022 @ 11:25

Barcelona·Catalunya·Crime & Law·Lead

Shakira faces eight years in prison if convicted of tax dodging in Spain

POP star Shakira could be jailed for eight years if she’s convicted of tax dodging. Barcelona prosecutors also want her to be fined almost €24 million for defrauding the Tax Agency out

29 Jul, 2022 @ 12:49

Barcelona·Catalunya·Celebrity·Crime & Law·Lead

Woman in Spain's Valencia tricked out of €30,000 by online romance scam

Benidorm and Pamplona romance scammers in Spain conned money out of women looking for love

TWO romance scammers have been arrested by the Policia Nacional and charged with defrauding victims across Europe of over €20,000. The men, of Nigerian nationality, were detained in Benidorm and Pamplona. The

28 Jul, 2022 @ 14:15

Barcelona·Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Premium

Spain reports 800 registered monkeypox cases- with over half in Madrid area

SPAIN’S Health Ministry says 800 cases of monkeypox have been registered in the country, with over half coming in the Madrid region. The figures have been compiled by the National Epidemiological Surveillance

29 Jun, 2022 @ 11:47

Catalunya·Health·Lead·Madrid

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‘Historic day for aviation’: Fully electric plane flies in Spain for the first time

SPAIN’s first electric plane has made its inaugural flight after taking off from Sabadell Airport, near Barcelona on the morning of Wednesday, June 22. The eco-friendly plane, weighing just 500kg has space

25 Jun, 2022 @ 09:00

Catalunya·Environment·Lead·Travel News

Sleeping homeless couple get flammable liquid thrown over faces in street in Spain’s Barcelona

A homeless Barcelona couple have been treated for minor facial burns after flammable liquid was thrown at them while they were sleeping in the street. Police have arrested a homeless man over

24 Jun, 2022 @ 16:45

Barcelona·Catalunya·Crime & Law·Lead

Baby Angel born on Barcelona Metro

A BABY boy made a dramatic entrance into the world when he was born at a Barcelona metro station. When Cristina felt the first pangs of labour she thought she had plenty

23 Jun, 2022 @ 17:45

Barcelona·Catalunya·Lead

Italian mafia boss mistakenly released in 2020 is arrested in Spain’s Catalunya region

AN Italian mafia boss mistakenly released from a Barcelona jail in October 2020, has been arrested by police at a routine checkpoint in Catalunya. Vittorio Raso was detained on Tuesday after presenting

22 Jun, 2022 @ 16:42

Barcelona·Catalunya·Crime & Law·Lead

Ex-Barcelona star Eto’o gets massive fine and suspended jail term over unpaid tax in Spain

FORMER Cameroon striker Samuel Eto’o was given a 22-month suspended prison sentence on Monday after admitting tax fraud of €3.8 million while he was playing for Barcelona. Four-time African footballer of the

21 Jun, 2022 @ 10:45

Barcelona·Catalunya·Crime & Law·Lead

Lower temperatures in Spain help to bring massive wildfire blaze under control

Cooler temperatures in Spain help fight against record-breaking wildfire blaze

A respite in unseasonably high temperatures has helped fire crews stabilise a massive wildfire in north-west Spain. Over 650 firefighters have been dealing with the blaze at Sierra de la Culebra in

20 Jun, 2022 @ 16:40

Lead·National News

Tourist visiting Spain’s Barcelona has €800,000 gold watch ripped off him

A tourist had a Barcelona trip to forget after thieves tore off his €800,000 wrist watch in the street. The theft happened on Tuesday in the Ciutat Vella area of the Catalunya

9 Jun, 2022 @ 16:40

Barcelona·Catalunya·Crime & Law·Lead·Premium

Mobile phone company duped by €240,000 credit card con in Spain

A nationwide scam left an unnamed mobile phone operator in Spain out of pocket by over €240,000. The firm was tricked by a gang using fake bank and credit cards. 40 people

8 Jun, 2022 @ 16:30

Barcelona·Cadiz·Catalunya·Crime & Law·Huelva·Lead·Madrid·Premium·Sevilla

Okupas: Spain’s lawmakers consider measure that would see squatters evicted within 48 hours

A PROPOSAL has been put forward in the Spanish Parliament that could see squatters evicted within 48 hours. The motion argues for a change in the law to make it possible to

7 Jun, 2022 @ 16:15

Catalunya·Crime & Law·Lead·National News·Politics·Property

A BUTT TIME: Cigarettes don’t just poison smokers – they poison the environment too

I’VE never understood smoking. My father died when I was 14 of throat cancer caused by smoking. I could not see what was big, clever, or attractive about poisoning yourself. I accept

5 Jun, 2022 @ 16:15

Columnists·Environment·Health

CONGRATS! Four British expats named in Queen’s Birthday Honours list for community work in Spain

FOUR British expats in Spain have been awarded gongs in the 2022 Queen’s Birthday Honours list for their work serving the British community in Spain. An editor of an expat newspaper in

1 Jun, 2022 @ 23:31

Balearic Islands·Canary Islands·Catalunya·Lead·Mallorca·Murcia·Must Read·National News

Foreign Tourists Flood Back To Spain With Spending Almost The Same As Before Covid 19 Pandemic

Foreign tourists flooding back to Spain with spending close to pre-pandemic levels

SPAIN welcomed 6.1 million international tourists in April who spent €6.9 billion on their holidays. Figures published on Wednesday by the National Statistics Institute show tourism recovering after over two years of

1 Jun, 2022 @ 12:45

Lead·National News·Premium

Spain’s most ‘smokiest’ regions revealed on ‘World No Tobacco Day’

EXTREMADURA and Murcia have the highest percentage of daily smokers in Spain’s regions according to figures released on ‘World No Tobacco Day’. Statistics compiled for Spain’s AECC cancer charity show 25% of

31 May, 2022 @ 13:58

Balearic Islands·Canary Islands·Catalunya·Health·Lead·Murcia·Premium·Valencian Community

Two sisters in Spain's Barcelona reject arranged marriages in Bangladesh and get government protection

Two sisters in Spain’s Barcelona in ‘safe houses’ after refusing arranged marriages in Bangladesh

TWO Bangladeshi-born sisters are under protection in Barcelona after complaining of being forced into arranged marriages. Catalunya’s General Directorate of Attention to Children and Adolescents (DGAIA) has removed guardianship rights from their

27 May, 2022 @ 19:45

Barcelona·Catalunya·Crime & Law·Lead·Premium

€1.1 million bank swindle uncovered after single customer complaint from Spain’s Costa Blanca

A single complaint from a Costa Blanca bank customer over €11,648 stolen from his account has exposed a nationwide €1.1 million swindle. The Guardia Civil in Alicante acted on what the Santa

27 May, 2022 @ 12:00

Alicante·Catalunya·Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Premium

How quickly can I sell my house in Spain? Study reveals it’ll take longer than you think

Home property sales in Spain record highest March figures in 15 years

HOME property sales in Spain soared to their highest March level since 2007 according to official figures. The National Statistics Institute reported 59,272 registered sales in March 2022, with two-thirds of the

25 May, 2022 @ 17:15

Catalunya·Lead·Property·Valencian Community

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