Barcelona News & Information

THE LINES between life and work sometimes become blurred, but rarely to such an extent as at Barcelona's Vall d'Hebron hospital: seven nurses in the neo-natal unit are all pregnant.

TWO-THIRDS of the podium at yesterday's (Tuesday's) Best Chef Awards was made up of Spaniards, and the three owners of a Barcelona-based restaurant came joint fifth, sealing Spain's place as one of the top...

A SPANISH pensioner has just recovered a photograph of herself as a child which was confiscated from her father when he was captured by the Nazis and placed in the Mauthausen concentration camp.

A MAN whose hairstyle aroused suspicion when he landed at Barcelona airport turned out to be carrying half a kilo of cocaine underneath his toupée.

IBERIA ground staff at Barcelona airport have announced a two-day strike for the weekend of July 27 and 28, which could have a knock-on effect on other airlines.

A COLONOSCOPY may no longer mean needing to starve for days and stick to clear liquids in the final 24 hours thanks to the 'Barcelona Diet Plan', devised by researchers at the north-eastern city's Hospital...

LOW-COST airline Norwegian has announced a direct route from Barcelona to Chicago (USA) which will run eight times a week from now until October 26.

FC BARCELONA'S Lionel 'Leo' Messi has teamed up with internationally-famous tenor José ('Josep') Carreras to fund a huge research project into a rare strain of childhood leukaemia.

FOR the majority of us, 'maths' conjures up images of grappling with sums in exercise books of squared paper, being shouted at for not using a ruler, and stabbing compass points into rubbers when you got bored,...

POP-ROCKER Shakira appeared in court today (Thursday) for a hearing concerning her alleged tax irregularities, facing an accusation of 'defrauding' the authorities of around €14.5 million between 2011 and 2014.

SLIDING doors on Barcelona's underground trains may be abolished if a pilot with a newer version proves to be a success.

WHEN local elections lead to a draw and inconclusive results – as is often the case – highly-technical negotiations are usually necessary to work out which party or parties will govern and who will become mayor.