'Top Manta' street sellers unveil migration-focused t-shirts inspired by FC Barcelona colors
Vendors use moto 'Barça or barzakh' (Barcelona or death) to remember migrants crossing Mediterranean
July 1, 2024 01:08 PM
Society
Current affairs and social issues
Barcelona rent prices register new record in first quarter of 2024: €1,193.41
Average price increased by 9.8% compared to previous year
July 1, 2024 10:14 AM
Police break up child sex abuse ring in Barcelona
Mossos d'Esquadra make 16 arrests after two-year investigation
June 28, 2024 07:44 PM
Taxi drivers issue warning over queues at Barcelona Airport
Drivers stage symbolic 15-minute protest to highlight lack of staff
June 28, 2024 02:13 PM
Barcelona set to increase tourist tax to €4 per night
City council asks Catalan government to amend law to allow further rises
June 28, 2024 06:44 PM
Catalonia marks International LGBT Pride Day amid warning of rise of far right
Government and Barcelona City Council hang flags from respective headquarters in Plaça Sant Jaume
June 28, 2024 11:19 AM
Campsite evacuated after bus fire spreads to forest
2,000 campers safely returned to site after blaze stabilized by firefighters
June 27, 2024 06:38 PM
Prosecutors ask Catalan High Court to grant amnesty to former senior pro-independence officials
Spain's National Court's prosecutor's office asks for amnesty for CDR activists accused of terrorism
June 27, 2024 05:57 PM
Spain to report French low-cost rail company Ouigo to European Commission for price dumping
Transport minister says Renfe's complaint is response to anti-competitive practices from SNCF subsidiary
June 27, 2024 12:25 PM
Police find AK-47 gun used in fatal shooting in Girona on Sant Joan Eve
Burned car owned by alleged perpetrator located in Baix Empordà county, while shooter still on the run
June 26, 2024 01:41 PM
Artists grapple with a changing La Rambla Boulevard
Street performers find it difficult to sustain lifestyles due to changes in famous site
June 24, 2024 01:14 PM
Barcelona, most expensive city in Spain to rent a room
Average price of €625 in Catalan capital's old town, according to rental platform Idealista
June 26, 2024 11:26 AM
Contentious court strikes out Barcelona's Via Laietana reform works
Magistrate considers such works should be made through government office as opposed to city council
June 26, 2024 10:56 AM
Three killed, one drowned and 55 arrests in Catalonia during Sant Joan festivities
Two deaths in Girona, one by stabbing in Barcelona, and drowned one in Sitges, while 70,000 people celebrate solstice in Catalan capital beaches
June 24, 2024 10:57 AM
Construction work begins on Barcelona metro, with partial closures on several lines
L5, L2, L4 and L10 Nord affected by €25 million upgrade ahead of America's Cup sailing competition
June 25, 2024 09:22 AM
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