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Police probe Islamophobic chants as Spain–Egypt friendly sparks outrage

News Desk1st April 20264th April 2026

1st April 20264th April 2026673

Spanish police have opened an investigation after Islamophobic and xenophobic chanting marred Spain’s goalless friendly against Egypt in Barcelona, in an incident that has drawn...

Large Civil War air-raid shelter uncovered beneath Barcelona street works

News Desk26th March 202631st March 2026

26th March 202631st March 2026730

Police and archaeologists in Barcelona have uncovered a large Civil War-era air-raid shelter in the Sants–Montjuïc district, after three access points were found during recent...

Body of 20-year-old American student who went missing in Barcelona has been found

News Desk19th March 202623rd March 2026

19th March 202623rd March 20261241

The body of James ‘Jimmy’ Gracey, a college student from Illinois, USA, who disappeared while on a spring break trip to Spain, was recovered on...

Huge counterfeit perfume factory supplying EU dismantled in Catalonia, 1.2 million items seized

News Desk18th February 202623rd February 2026

18th February 202623rd February 2026848

Spanish authorities have dismantled a major industrial operation in Catalonia that was producing tens of thousands of litres of counterfeit perfume, mimicking around 50 luxury...

Apartment building fire in Catalonia kills 5 young people and injures another 5

News Desk17th February 202623rd February 2026

17th February 202623rd February 2026801

Five young people have died and five others suffered light injuries after a fire broke out late Monday in a five-storey apartment building in Manlleu,...

Spanish police search laboratory near Barcelona in African swine fever outbreak investigation

News Desk18th December 202526th December 2025

18th December 202526th December 20251189

Spanish police carried out a search on Thursday morning at the IRTA-CReSA state-funded laboratory near Barcelona, as part of an investigation into the origin of...

Catalan police evict hundreds of migrants from Badalona squat deemed a safety hazard

News Desk17th December 202522nd December 2025

17th December 202522nd December 20251256

Police in Catalonia carried out court-ordered evictions on Wednesday to empty an abandoned school building north of Barcelona that had been occupied by hundreds of...

Catalonia’s former political giant Jordi Pujol, 95, goes on trial for alleged corruption

News Desk24th November 20251st December 2025

24th November 20251st December 20251537

Spain’s highest criminal court on Monday began hearing a major corruption case involving Jordi Pujol (main image), the frail Catalan nationalist elder statesman who dominated regional...

Family of Mango founder insists on son’s innocence amid Spanish media reports of homicide probe

News Desk17th October 202523rd October 2025

17th October 202523rd October 20251551

The family of Isak Andic (main image), founder of the fashion retailer Mango, has defended his son’s innocence following reports in Spanish media suggesting he...

Man, 24, detained after dismembered body found in suitcase in Catalan coastal town

News Desk21st September 202523rd September 2025

21st September 202523rd September 20251880

Workers from the municipal cleaning service in Vilanova i la Geltrú, a Catalan coastal town approximately 50 kilometres south of Barcelona, made a grim discovery...

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