Death by poncho
A British expat, 23, has been strangled to death by his own poncho in Mallorca after it became entangled in an electric generator.
Visitor numbers to Spain soar – and will continue to rise in 2012
Tourism figures for Spain are up by 10 per cent, while one in 10 British holidaymakers are planning a Spanish holiday next year
Europe to follow UK in banning ‘rip off’ credit card fees
Airlines hit as Europe follows the UK to ban the unpopular charges
The nightmare before Christmas
Watching your life flash before your eyes, is rarely a pleasurable experience. Like when a doctor tells you "it's serious" - and to cancel that
Money certainly grows on trees in isolated Spanish region of Monegros, which lands 700million El Gordo windfall
In Andalucia, Sevilla continued its winning streak of landing a top prize – while unlucky Huelva, once again, won nothing, writes Jon Clarke
Rajoy gets sworn in, then names cabinet
The new PM was sworn in by King Juan Carlos, then named his cabinet
Canadian Rummy, Tuesday Golf and Eric McMordie
What do they have in common? My natural inclination would be to say that there is nothing to connect these three things
Ruth and Jose: Police search grandparents’ finca once more
An sad Christmas for relatives of Ruth and Jose, who have been missing for over two months
Granada giveaway
In a bid to clear the streets of cigarette butts, Granada is set to give away 10,000 pocket ashtrays.
Enrique Morente: 1942 – 2010
During his life the singer took Flamenco around the world without ever forgetting his roots
No half measure for Sierra Nevada snowboarders
The Sierra Nevada is fast becoming one of Europe’s top resorts for snowboarding
Caught in the act in Spain
A pensioner was targeted by thieves while out shopping
Own goal for Sevilla FC President
Jose Maria Del Nido jailed for perverting the course of justice
Basque drug club
The Basque Country could be set to legalise cannabis. The Socialist government wants to establish regulated clubs where people can smoke the drug grown by
Perfect potatoes – tips
The roast potatoes are almost everyone's favourite part of Christmas lunch
Junta to regulate thousands of illegal Andalucia properties
President Grinan said decree will 'probably' be passed on January 10
Vanishing almonds, but not in Spain
Almonds are a cook's best friend - but we appear to have forgotten
A taste of Navidad
Wendy Williams examines the differences between England and Spain when it comes to Christmas dining and gives some ideas...
Cook off
Ailing package holiday giant Thomas Cook has sold its stake in Spanish hotel chain HCV to Iberostar for 72 million euros, in a bid to
Bethlehem and wine bottles
An exhibition of The Asociación de Belenistas de Pamplona, an association of nativity scene artists, brought a little traditional Christmas cheer
Rajoy promises deep public spending cuts as Spain’s economic outlook ‘couldn’t be darker’
In first address to new parliament PP leader reveals plans to introduce a freeze on public-sector jobs, move public holidays to Mondays, stop early retirements
Tight squeeze for Three Kings in Spain
Benalup town hall will be fitting all the kings into the same carriage this year
Scaling back in Campo de Gibraltar
The number of fishermen in the Campo de Gibraltar dropped by 327 in just a year. This comes despite fleets in Algeciras and Tarifa seeing
Rescue plan for British expats in Spain
The British Foreign Office considers ways of evacuating expats if they are suddenly denied access to their funds
Christmas train strikes in Spain
The CGT union has announced three strikes over the holiday period
Kind corruption
King Juan Carlos has excluded his son-in-law Inaki Urdangarin from official activities over a corruption scandal involving a company formerly run by the Duke of