Barcelona News & Information

THE first-ever direct flight from Barcelona to China was unveiled today (Sunday) at El Prat airport and will replace the existing route which stops for refuelling in Vienna, Austria.

A TEENAGE girl hanging from a concrete beam eight floors up so her friend could take a photo of her had to be rescued from a Barcelona block of flats, Catalunya regional police reported yesterday (Monday).

A HOSPITAL in Barcelona has successfully carried out two kidney transplants without involving blood transfusions, meaning the process would not be rejected on religious grounds by patients who are Jehovah's...

BARCELONA'S Mobile World Congress (MWC) opened with an atmosphere of tension after the city's mayoress Ada Colau and Catalunya Parliamentary chairman Roger Torrent announced they would refuse to greet King...

MANCHESTER City FC trainer Pep Guardiola's family's aeroplane was searched when they travelled to Barcelona yesterday (Thursday) and also the previous Sunday as the Guardia Civil wanted to check deposed...

A GROUP of West Bromwich Albion FC players are accused of stealing a taxi in Barcelona and have been quizzed by the Mossos d'Esquadra before being released with charges.

AUSTRALIAN pop legend Kylie Minogue will be in Barcelona for a one-night-only concert as part of her Golden Tour in Europe to promote her eagerly-awaited new album of the same name.

TWO Spanish scientists have managed to cure pulmonary fibrosis in rats – a preliminary stage in extrapolating the methods used to humans.

OLYMPIC synchronised swimmer Ona Carbonell has shown she has another string to her bow – that of a catwalk model at the prestigious international 080 Barcelona Fashion Week.

A BARCELONA couple has left over €1.55 million to the city's Biomedical Research Institute (IRB) to help them in their ongoing investigations into cancer.

AN ECLECTIC array of international artists from the past and present have been confirmed for Barcelona's massive Primavera Sound Festival this coming spring.

A FERRY and a cruise-liner crashed into each other in Barcelona port yesterday (Friday) afternoon, but nobody was hurt and no major damage reported.