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Spain rolls out free condoms for youngsters as officials push to make protection the norm

SPAIN is rolling out free condoms for 16-22 year olds in pharmacies across the country in a bid to make protection the norm. Spain’s Director of Public Health, Pedro Gullon,

British and American tourists heading to Spain must be able to prove they have at least €1,099 or face being turned away under tough new entry requirements

HOLIDAYMAKERS from non-EU countries arriving in Spain must be able to prove they have at least €1,099 to enter Spain under border rules. Under Spanish implementation of long-standing

Tourist projects in the Balearics, Barcelona and Tenerife among the finalists in Spain’s top architecture awards

A STRATEGIC renovation of a Balearic tourist zone and a Barcelona food market are amid the finalists of Spain’s top architecture awards The eye-opening Playa de Palma scheme

The Pope’s Barcelona visit: How will the water pistol brigade take to this latest American visitor driving up prices, wonders comic James Regal

In a new regular column by stand-up comic and Barcelona resident James Regal (@baarelyregal), he wonders how Chicagoan pontiff will be treated by the Catalan capital’s love-hate relationship

Dog walker has ear half bitten off after ‘dangerous breed’ goes on attack rampage biting four people – including four-year-old boy – in Alicante

FOUR people were victim to a hazardous dog attack in Costa Blanca that ended with a 51-year-old woman losing part of her ear. A violent outburst from a

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A survivor’s guide to Barcelona’s ‘bad barrios’: The best (and worst) of El Raval and La Barceloneta

Warning for tourists in Ibiza as American, 19, breaks back and hip after falling 12 metres from hotel balcony – and medical insurance won’t pay out ‘if drink or drugs involved’

Inside tennis star Novak Djokovic’s €11m Marbella mansion where he relaxes after training at Puente Romano

Bars and restaurants in Spain will soon charge customers €0.10 extra for every plastic bottle and can – here’s how to get it back

WATCH: Horror moment man dangling from seven-storey balcony in Ibiza lets go just as help arrives

Torrevieja man who created uproar by bludgeoning cat to death is arrested again to execute his deportation from Spain

Why does Madrid’s tap water suddenly taste different – and should residents be concerned?

Paddleboarders make grim discovery of body floating near Torrevieja on the Costa Blanca

Marbella to get €7 million facelift with resurfaced roads, a new recycling hub and a San Pedro street revamp

Travel

Five of Spain’s most spectacular tourist train journeys — from Andalucia to the Pyrenees

EXTENDED rail trips offer visitors idealistic views of Spain’s expansive cultural scenery. The nag of airport queues and motorway traffic can be left behind

Why Vejer de la Frontera has become the food capital of Spain’s Cadiz

Forget Benidorm: Discover Altea, the Costa Blanca’s beautiful white-washed and blue-domed secret

Eat like a king for less than a night in a British pub: Five Michelin starred restaurants in Spain that do not break the bank

Spain’s secret stunners: Skip the crowds and discover 12 incredible hidden gems you’ve (probably) never heard of

Property

Renting in Spain in 2026: What the market won’t tell you and what every foreigner needs to know before signing

Malaga’s housing crunch drives growing number of residents into life in motorhomes

Malaga rents overtake Madrid to become Spain’s second most expensive province

Property prices finally start falling across parts of Spain – while even the major cities now seeing slow down

Andalucia property market cools as unrealistic sellers continue to seek nearly 50% over final sale price

HEALTH

Alcohol consumption collapses by 60% among young people in Spain – with fewer than one in five drinking every week

Spain’s confidence crisis: Nine in 10 people suffer from ‘imposter syndrome’, new study reveals

World Cup warm-up match in Spanish border town cancelled over Ebola outbreak fears

Unprecedented May heatwave caused record-breaking number of deaths in Spain

Scorching May heatwave caused record-breaking number of deaths in Spain

FOOD & DRINK

The world’s most expensive fish is being carved up into the perfect freshest sushi in Marbella this week – here’s how to see it with your own eyes

World famous chef Gordon Ramsay hails Spanish wine as hidden gem: ‘I spend a lot of time in the United States and some of the most sought-after wines are from Spain’

Where to find the best delicious Espeto de Sardinas on Spain’s Costa del Sol as the summer heat rolls in

Barcelona beer giant Damm expands its UK empire after buying legendary British ale brand

Business & Finance

Spanish hotel giant Melia quits over a dozen hotels in Cuba as Trump sanctions deadline bites

Spain second best country in the world for prospective American expats

US expats in Spain warned over ‘passive foreign investment’ double tax trap from Hacienda and IRS

Spain basks in lowest May jobless total for 19 years, boosted by hospitality sector

Spain's foreign tourist numbers continue to grow with UK visitors rising to nearly five million in early part of 2026

Spain’s foreign tourist numbers continue to grow with UK visitors at nearly five million so far in 2026

ANDALUCIA

8 Jun, 2026 @ 17:08

Spain and Gibraltar in fresh row after raw sewage discharge closes Spanish beach for over a week – with ‘burst pipe’ in La Linea to blame

8 Jun, 2026 @ 14:30

Spain’s fiery weekend: Smoke billows from Honda factory in Barcelona – before two wildfires break out in Andalucia near expat hotspots

8 Jun, 2026 @ 10:52

Spain’s weather divide: Andalucia to bake in 38C highs – as temperatures dip in the north with arrival of polar air front

5 Jun, 2026 @ 12:00

Mystery in Malaga after two people found dead inside flat with gunshot wounds

3 Jun, 2026 @ 15:00

Warning for tourists as hard-to-spot venomous fish found to be lurking in sand on Andalucia holiday coast

3 Jun, 2026 @ 11:15

Spain to install €12 million anti-narco barriers across Sevilla’s Guadalquivir river in desperate bid to stop rampant drug smuggling

COSTA BLANCA

Russian jailed for intimidating and scaring Torrevieja shopkeepers with gang violence if they didn't pay 'protection' money

8 Jun, 2026 @ 15:00

Russian man jailed for threatening Torrevieja shopkeepers with gang violence if they didn’t pay ‘protection’ money

8 Jun, 2026 @ 10:38

British couple arrested at Costa Blanca airport for gunning down fellow-national outside his Spanish home

British tourist in Benidorm tried to kill two people at popular beach and then tried to take his life in police cells

8 Jun, 2026 @ 09:50

British tourist in Benidorm ‘tried to kill two people at popular beach before attempting to take own life in custody’

5 Jun, 2026 @ 11:37

Benidorm launches major security operation ahead of World Cup – with extra riot police drafted in to deal with surge in boozy Brits

4 Jun, 2026 @ 12:54

Owner of fake Ferrari luxury car is arrested in Spain after police spot ‘bargain price’ online advert

3 Jun, 2026 @ 16:00

Opening date revealed for €61m shopping centre after four years of construction in Torrevieja’s port area

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WATCH: War zone in Sevilla as knife fight breaks out in broad daylight

WATCH: Firefighters cut woman out of car after dramatic crossroads smash up involving police car and taxi in Madrid

WATCH: Inside the crime spree of a team of highly-skilled Ocean’s Eleven-style bank robbers who hit small town lenders across Spain

WATCH: Spain’s most famous bullfighter in ‘very serious’ condition after suffering 10cm gore wound to bottom at Sevilla’s Feria de Abril

BARCELONA

9 Jun, 2026 @ 10:52

Barcelona goes into lockdown with 70,000 expected to hit the streets to welcome Pope Leo as he inaugurates Sagrada Familia’s tallest tower

8 Jun, 2026 @ 13:23

Another daylight shooting rocks Barcelona as man is gunned down on same street where victim was killed last month

6 Jun, 2026 @ 11:45

Barcelona’s iconic Sagrada Familia celebrated with LEGO’s biggest-ever set – including 12,000 pieces and hefty €750 price tag

6 Jun, 2026 @ 10:30

WATCH: Five things you should NOT do when visiting Barcelona, according to British expat living in the city

5 Jun, 2026 @ 11:15

Spain’s top music festival Primavera Sound cancels headline sets including Massive Attack after Barcelona lashed by thunderstorms and heavy rain

2 Jun, 2026 @ 17:56

Inside the shocking crime wave that has exploded on the streets of Barcelona – with 44 stabbings and 12 shootings in just one month

MADRID

9 Jun, 2026 @ 10:44

Chants of ‘viva el Papa’ to Pope’s speech in Spanish Parliament – in which he called for migrants’ dignity and warned against European rearmament

7 Jun, 2026 @ 18:38

WATCH: Millions flood streets of Madrid as Pope Leo begins historic Spain tour – with pontiff waving to crowds from iconic ‘popemobile’

5 Jun, 2026 @ 14:00

Scammer poses as rental company worker to steal hire cars from Spain’s Valencia airport

4 Jun, 2026 @ 16:34

Manchester City threaten to sue Real Madrid over presidential candidate’s Erling Haaland signing claim

4 Jun, 2026 @ 12:01

Drones, helicopters and 15,000 police officers: Inside the huge operation to keep Pope Leo safe during historic Spain visit

1 Jun, 2026 @ 16:04

British digital banking giant Monzo launches in Spain – and takes on Revolut

OTHER NEWS

Fugitive drug lord ‘the Messi of hashish’ who vanished seven years ago named as mastermind behind narco tunnel network connecting Spain with Morocco

Crime & Law·Gibraltar

8 Jun, 2026 @ 16:29

A FUGITIVE drug kingpin known as the ‘Messi of hashish’ has been identified by Spanish investigators as the alleged mastermind behind a network of

Spain PM Pedro Sanchez slammed for partying at Barcelona’s Primavera Sound festival during first day of historic Pope Leo visit

Entertainment·Lead·Politics

8 Jun, 2026 @ 15:30

Pedro Sanchez has come under fire after partying at Barcelona’s Primavera Sound festival on the same day Pope Leo XIV began a historic visit

Put the street beer down: What Brits and other tourists must know before heading to Spain this summer to avoid €3,000 on-the-spot fines

Lead·Other News·Travel News

8 Jun, 2026 @ 15:30

DRINKING on the street in Spain is illegal across large parts of the country — and this summer, authorities are making clear that anyone

Spanish football club faces prosecution after strippers perform at youth team’s title-winning celebrations

Lead·Other News·Valencia·Valencian Community

8 Jun, 2026 @ 14:33

An INVESTIGATION into a Horta Nord football club opened surrounding rumors of the teenage team’s victory party hosting strippers and alcohol. A football club

Police catch woman who snatched €35,000 watch off wrist of British man in violent grab-and-run at hotel car park in northern Spain

Crime & Law·Lead·Northern Spain

8 Jun, 2026 @ 13:05

A WOMAN has been arrested for ripping a €35,000 luxury watch from the wrist of a British man in a violent attack at a

Horror on the Costa del Sol: ‘British’ man killed by partner in La Alcaidesa – before aggressor attempts to take own life

Costa del Sol·Crime & Law·Lead

8 Jun, 2026 @ 10:45

A ‘BRITISH’ man has been killed on the Costa del Sol, with police suspecting his partner, who later attempted to take his own life.

The oldest of Spain: A tour through centuries of history – including theatres, bullrings and delicious age-old recipes

La Cultura·Lead

8 Jun, 2026 @ 08:56

HERE is part two of our series celebrating Spain’s oldest things. SPAIN’S OLDEST CHEMIST – ESTEVE Sixteenth-century blue ceramic jars (alborellos), nineteenth-century glass, boxes