The Latest Breaking News from Barcelona

Six London bars named among the 50 best in Europe - see the full list

London is well represented on the Europe’s 50 Best Bars List, with more entries than any other destination in Europe

Evening Standard · Jul 17

Spain is turning millions of discarded olive pits into road material that could store carbon for decades and cut asphalt emissions by up to 75%

Barcelona is testing olive pit biochar for sustainable road construction. This innovative asphalt mixture reduces emissions by approximately seventy-five percent. Olive pits are converted into biochar through a process called pyrolysis. This material locks carbon within the road infrastructure for decades. The project aims to create long-term carbon storage assets…

The Times of India · Jul 16

Lamine Yamal is the third-youngest World Cup finalist—and he was scouted from his working-class neighborhood at just 6 years old

World Cup star Lamine Yamal was raised by immigrant parents in Spain—now, he is earning $21.5 million from his day job alone.

Fortune · Jul 16

France Stars Bite Back at Lamine Yamal Ahead of World Cup Semifinal

Recent comments from the Barcelona forward reignited an old feud.

Sports Illustrated · Jul 14

77 Perfectly Timed Street Photos Where People And Their Surroundings Line Up Brilliantly

Barcelona-based photographer Frank J. Llamas has a remarkable eye for the fleeting coincidences most people would never notice. By combining pedestrians with murals, advertisements, animals, signs, and colorful urban details, he turns ordinary street scenes into clever visual jokes and playful illusions. Many of his photographs take a second look…

Bored Panda · Jul 14

How Casa Batlló is using digital technology to unlock the hidden details of Gaudí, Miró and Gomis

A fascinating modern look at three Catalan visionaries, 'Gaudí–Miró–Gomis: Deconstructed' combines historic works with digital innovation to explore the artists' shared creative language.

Euronews · Jul 14

Did Barcelona need the Tour de France? Ned Boulting on the Catalan Grand Départ

"I always favour lower key Grand Départs", says the podcaster

Cycling Weekly · Jul 13

F1 2026 qualifying head-to-head so far

Here's how things stand in the 2026 team-mate duels following qualifying at Formula 1's British Grand Prix

Motorsport · Jul 13

"This is not how I imagined it would end": Ubisoft to lay off Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced devs at its Barcelona studio, with one calling the remake's release "bittersweet"

Resynced is the fourth highest rated game in the series and had the biggest Steam launch in the series

GamesRadar · Jul 10

'I believed he could do it, I just never thought it would happen' – why a rider making his Tour de France debut is a family affair

Three riders, three families, all brought together by the dream of riding the Tour de France

Cycling Weekly · Jul 10