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Where to catch Pope Leo XIV in Barcelona today: Prison, Montserrat and a historic Sagrada Familia mass on the centenary of Gaudi’s death

POPE Leo XIV will tonight hold his first mass at Barcelona’s Sagrada Familia, blessing the basilica’s towering new spire on the 100th anniversary of Antoni

10 Jun, 2026 @ 11:44

Barcelona·Lead

Popular Costa Blanca street market raided with 12 traders arrested for selling fake football shirts ahead of the World Cup

12 PEOPLE have been arrested for selling fake goods at the weekly Torrecremada Park street market in Denia. The Policia Nacional and Denia’s Policia Local

10 Jun, 2026 @ 11:32

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

WATCH: Spain’s biggest fire of 2026 devastates an area five times the size of Gibraltar in Andalucia — and summer hasn’t even started

SPAIN’S biggest wildfire of 2026 has torn through Andalucia, burning more than 36 square kilometres — an area five times the size of Gibraltar —

10 Jun, 2026 @ 10:43

Andalucia·Environment·Huelva·Lead

Nine out of eleven drivers fail drug tests in Costa del Sol town during weekend police blitz

NINE OUT OF 11 drivers stopped for roadside drug testing in Fuengirola last weekend have tested positive. It makes for a remarkable 82% positive rate

10 Jun, 2026 @ 10:19

Costa del Sol·Lead

The awe-inspiring genius of Sagrada Familia architect Antoni Gaudi, 100 years on from his tragic death

THE month of June is inextricably linked with Barcelona’s Antoni Gaudi. This year will be extra special as a host of VIPs – including Pope

10 Jun, 2026 @ 10:00

Barcelona·La Cultura·Lead·On This Day in Spain

Right-wing Vox-PP coalition in Castilla y Leon rules foreigners must live in Spain for 10 years to buy subsidised housing

A RIGHT-WING coalition expected to take power in Castilla y Leon has vowed to introduce strict residency requirements for access to key public services, mirroring

10 Jun, 2026 @ 09:15

Lead·Politics·Property

Brussels rules Spain’s tourist data grab is too intrusive – including handing payment data to police

THE way Spain collects personal data about foreign tourists has come under scrutiny after officials in Brussels suggested that legislation introduced less than two years

10 Jun, 2026 @ 08:15

Business & Finance·Lead

Andalucia’s rampant narco activity moves closer to Gibraltar after nearly two tonnes of petrol are found stashed in caves high up on the Rock

POLICE in Gibraltar have seized nearly two tonnes of petrol used to fuel notorious ‘narcolancha’ boats funnelling drugs into southern Spain in the latest sign

10 Jun, 2026 @ 07:30

Crime & Law·Gibraltar·Lead

Spain rolls out free condoms for youngsters as officials push to make protection the norm

SPAIN is rolling out free condoms for 16-22 year olds in pharmacies across the country in a bid to make protection the norm. Spain’s Director

9 Jun, 2026 @ 17:15

Health·Lead

British and American tourists heading to Spain must be able to prove they have at least €1,099 or face being turned away under tough new entry requirements

HOLIDAYMAKERS from non-EU countries arriving in Spain must be able to prove they have at least €1,099 to enter Spain under border rules. Under Spanish

9 Jun, 2026 @ 17:00

Lead·Travel News

Tourist projects in the Balearics, Barcelona and Tenerife among the finalists in Spain’s top architecture awards

A STRATEGIC renovation of a Balearic tourist zone and a Barcelona food market are amid the finalists of Spain’s top architecture awards The eye-opening Playa

9 Jun, 2026 @ 15:53

Lead·Property

The Pope’s Barcelona visit: How will the water pistol brigade take to this latest American visitor driving up prices, wonders comic James Regal

In a new regular column by stand-up comic and Barcelona resident James Regal (@baarelyregal), he wonders how Chicagoan pontiff will be treated by the Catalan

9 Jun, 2026 @ 15:37

Barcelona·Columnists·Lead

Dog walker has ear half bitten off after ‘dangerous breed’ goes on attack rampage biting four people – including four-year-old boy – in Alicante

FOUR people were victim to a hazardous dog attack in Costa Blanca that ended with a 51-year-old woman losing part of her ear. A violent

9 Jun, 2026 @ 15:35

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Other News·Valencian Community

A survivor’s guide to Barcelona’s ‘bad barrios’: The best (and worst) of El Raval and La Barceloneta

THE true jewel of the Mediterranean, it comes as a surprise that two of Barcelona’s best-known barrios also have the worst reputations. While full of

9 Jun, 2026 @ 14:04

Barcelona·Lead·Olive Press Travel

Warning for tourists in Ibiza as American, 19, breaks back and hip after falling 12 metres from hotel balcony – and medical insurance won’t pay out ‘if drink or drugs involved’

An AMERICAN tourist is the second person facing serious injuries after falling off the veranda of his Ibiza hotel, an act not covered by insurance

9 Jun, 2026 @ 14:02

Balearic Islands·Ibiza·Lead·Travel News

Inside tennis star Novak Djokovic’s €11m Marbella mansion where he relaxes after training at Puente Romano

WHEN he’s not training in pursuit of a 25th Grand Slam title at Puente Romano, Novak Djokovic kicks back in a €11 million Marbella mansion

9 Jun, 2026 @ 13:45

Celebrity·Lead·Marbella·Property

Bars and restaurants in Spain will soon charge customers €0.10 extra for every plastic bottle and can – here’s how to get it back

PUNTERS will soon have to pay more for bottles and cans across Spain’s bars and restaurants thanks to the incoming implementation of an EU-backed recycling

9 Jun, 2026 @ 13:45

Business & Finance·Environment·Lead

WATCH: Horror moment man dangling from seven-storey balcony in Ibiza lets go just as help arrives

A TRAUMATIC scene is circling online of a man plummeting off the side of a Balearic Island building. A man fell from seven floors up

9 Jun, 2026 @ 13:27

Balearic Islands·Ibiza·Lead

Torrevieja man who created uproar by bludgeoning cat to death is arrested again to execute his deportation from Spain

A MAN who clubbed his ex-partner’s cat to death in a Torrevieja street has been arrested again- this time to execute his deportation to Colombia.

9 Jun, 2026 @ 13:07

Animals·Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Torrevieja

Why does Madrid’s tap water suddenly taste different – and should residents be concerned?

RESIDENTS across Madrid have reported a strange taste in their tap water over the past few days, but the city’s water authority insists it’s still

9 Jun, 2026 @ 12:45

Lead·Madrid

Paddleboarders make grim discovery of body floating near Torrevieja on the Costa Blanca

TWO paddleboarders made a gruesome discovery of a body on a Torrevieja area beach on Monday. They spotted the male corpse floating in the water

9 Jun, 2026 @ 11:42

Costa Blanca·Lead·Torrevieja

Marbella to get €7 million facelift with resurfaced roads, a new recycling hub and a San Pedro street revamp

MARBELLA is set for a €7.23 million facelift after the town hall approved a raft of new projects. The planned works involve resurfacing roads, upgrading

9 Jun, 2026 @ 11:35

Lead·Malaga·Marbella

Barcelona goes into lockdown with 70,000 expected to hit the streets to welcome Pope Leo as he inaugurates Sagrada Familia’s tallest tower

RESIDENTS in Barcelona are being warned to expect severe travel disruption over the coming days as the city prepares for the arrival of Pope Leo

9 Jun, 2026 @ 10:52

Barcelona·International Affairs·Lead·Travel News

Chants of ‘viva el Papa’ to Pope’s speech in Spanish Parliament – in which he called for migrants’ dignity and warned against European rearmament

POPE Leo XIV has asked for newfound respect for the rights of migrants and international law during a historic speech at a joint session of

9 Jun, 2026 @ 10:44

Lead·Madrid·National News

Five of Spain’s most spectacular tourist train journeys — from Andalucia to the Pyrenees

EXTENDED rail trips offer visitors idealistic views of Spain’s expansive cultural scenery. The nag of airport queues and motorway traffic can be left behind with

8 Jun, 2026 @ 17:13

Andalucia·Basque Country·Catalunya·Cordoba·Galicia·Lead·Madrid·Olive Press Travel·Travel News

Spain and Gibraltar in fresh row after raw sewage discharge closes Spanish beach for over a week – with ‘burst pipe’ in La Linea to blame

A FRESH row has erupted between Spain and Gibraltar over raw sewage contamination in the Strait – with both sides pointing the finger across the

8 Jun, 2026 @ 17:08

Andalucia·Environment·Gibraltar·Lead

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