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What Spain’s ‘Tourism Strategy 2030’ really means — from a new tourist rental watchdog to billions for small businesses

SPAIN’s ‘golden goose’ tourism sector – which fuels one in eight jobs and more than a tenth of the economy – is about to face

18 Oct, 2025 @ 10:00

EXPLAINER·Lead·National News·Travel News

‘War is better than socialism’: One in five Spaniards believe the Franco era was either ‘good or very good’, according to new poll

ONE in five Spaniards believe the 36-year Franco dictatorship was either ‘good or very good’ for the country, according to a shocking new national survey.

15 Oct, 2025 @ 18:30

Lead·National News·Politics

Spain's jobless total dips below 2.5m for first time since 2008

Mental health overtakes cancer as Spain’s biggest health worry, study finds

MENTAL wellbeing has surpassed cancer as Spain’s top health concern, a study has found. Ipsos’ 2025 Health Service Report, an annual survey of more than

10 Oct, 2025 @ 14:15

Health·Lead·National News

Spain and Portugal's late April electricity blackout caused by excessive voltage

Spain has just ‘five days’ to rescue wobbling power grid – or face risk of fresh nationwide blackout, regulator warns

SPAIN’S energy regulator has sounded the alarm over the state of the country’s energy grid – almost six months after the country was plunged into

9 Oct, 2025 @ 09:30

Green·Lead·National News

Former Sanchez right-hand man in fresh corruption probe over missing €95k

SPAIN’s left-wing PSOE, the ruling party in government, faces fresh scrutiny after investigators found that Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez’s former right-hand man racked up €95,000

6 Oct, 2025 @ 09:30

Lead·Madrid·National News·Politics

Spain a ‘champion of multilateralism’ at the UN: Sanchez backs Ukraine and Gaza aid as King Felipe hails Gibraltar accord

SPAIN went to lengths to present itself as a defender of multilateralism, cooperation and dialogue at the 80th United Nations General Assembly in New York

25 Sep, 2025 @ 11:05

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Angelina Jolie breaks silence on US Politics at Spain’s San Sebastian Film Festival

ANGELINA Jolie has made her mark at the San Sebastian Film Festival, not just for her role in Couture, but for offering a rare, candid

22 Sep, 2025 @ 15:00

Basque Country·La Cultura·Lead·National News·National News·Olive Press Travel·Other News·Travel News

Pedro Sanchez vows to remove 53,000 tourist flats and convert them into ‘permanent rentals’ for young people during Malaga visit

SPANISH Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez has announced plans to remove 53,000 tourist apartments from rental platforms across Spain – with 6,000 of them located in

14 Sep, 2025 @ 13:54

Lead·Malaga·National News·Property

US demands the EU stop buying Russian oil in exchange for sanctions tightening – but why is Spain still importing Putin’s gas?

SPAIN’S role in importing Russian gas has come under the spotlight once again after Washington issued a blunt ultimatum to the EU to stop buying

14 Sep, 2025 @ 12:58

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LIFE IN SPAIN: I Finally Got My Spanish Pension – But What a Long, Sad Tale…

September 2025 marks a personal landmark: after literally years of chasing it, I’ve finally secured my Spanish retirement pension. If you’re hoping your journey will

13 Sep, 2025 @ 13:42

National News

Ibiza closing parties 2025: Dates, DJs & the most epic farewell bashes

IBIZA’S summer season is gearing up for an unforgettable finale as the Closing Parties take over the island, promising more than 30 massive bashes to

11 Sep, 2025 @ 12:00

National News

Gibraltar faces possible hard border with Spain for months as frontier removal date penciled in for 2026

GIBRALTAR is facing the prospect of a hard border with Spain for a number of months while the agreement to remove the border awaits ratification.

25 Aug, 2025 @ 16:15

Gibraltar·Lead·National News

Former ECB head Mario Draghi receives rapturous applause as he calls for a ‘United States of Europe’ to counter superpower threat of the US and China

FORMER head of the European Central Bank Mario Draghi has declared that the European nation-state is ‘obsolete’ and that only a United States of Europe

25 Aug, 2025 @ 12:45

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The matador and the movie king: How Orson Welles swapped Beverly Hills for bullrings – and chose Ronda as his eternal home

WHEN Cayetano Ordoñez (‘El Niño de la Palma’) hit the big time as a bullfighter, he bought himself a finca. Cayetano was a gypsy, and

24 Aug, 2025 @ 15:31

National News

WATCH: Police bust gang selling weight-loss drug Ozempic and anabolic steroids in Spain

European watchdog warns miracle weight-loss drug Ozempic might make you go blind

WEIGHT-LOSS seekers have been warned that one possible side effect of drugs such as Ozempic could be a sudden loss of vision. The European Medicines

23 Aug, 2025 @ 09:44

Health·Lead·National News

The unprecedented scale of wildfire destruction in Spain – nearly 4,000km2 have gone up in flames

SPAIN’S wildfires have already destroyed nearly 4,000 square kilometres of land this year – an unprecedented figure six times higher than the national average. According

20 Aug, 2025 @ 10:45

Lead·National News

Spain’s allies ride in: Germany, Italy and even Slovakia send firefighters, planes and helicopters – as flames reach Picos de Europa beauty spot

SPAIN’S European allies have been pouring in help and resources as the country battles unprecedented wildfires during an exceptional heatwave. Firefighters, helicopters and water?bombing aircraft

18 Aug, 2025 @ 11:00

Lead·National News

The US axes Spain’s busiest port from key Asia trade route as tit-for-tat diplomatic war heats up

THE United States has expelled Spain’s largest port from a crucial shipping route connecting America with Asia. The Port of Algeciras, Spain’s busiest cargo hub

17 Aug, 2025 @ 09:00

Algeciras·Lead·National News

PICTURED: Volunteer firefighter, 35, perishes trying to save his village as record-breaking forest fires devastate Spain

A VOLUNTEER firefighter has lost his life to the wildfires sweeping across Leon and Zamora provinces after being engulfed by flames whilst battling to save

14 Aug, 2025 @ 09:25

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Royal Navy thanks crew of Spanish frigate for role in British carrier strike group as Spain proves its military credentials

THE Royal Navy has praised the crew of Spanish frigate Mendez Nuñez following the completion of a four-month joint operation with the UK’s Carrier Strike

13 Aug, 2025 @ 16:00

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Spain’s suspicious blazes: Fires at Tarifa and UNESCO site Las Medulas declared ‘intentional’ while firefighter started separate inferno ‘to give himself more work’

SPAIN is currently grappling with a series of devastating forest fires across the country that appear to have increasingly suspicious origins. Around eight major fires

13 Aug, 2025 @ 13:00

Andalucia·Cadiz·Lead·National News

Rafael Nadal’s long-time tennis mentor joins Emma Raducanu’s coaching team

AHEAD of this month’s US Open, the Spanish tennis player’s former coach, Francisco Roig, has joined Emma Raducanu’s team on a full-time basis. The British

5 Aug, 2025 @ 14:55

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Pleno ordinario del mes de julio de la Diputación SER

Town in northern Spain votes to revoke honours handed to fascist dictator Franco – despite opposition from far-right Vox

A FULL provincial council meeting in Palencia has approved the proposal to withdraw all honours and recognitions given to Francisco Franco and his associates. All

1 Aug, 2025 @ 16:53

Lead·National News

Palestinian Children Arriving in Spain Video: Ministry of Health Spain

Over a dozen injured Palestinian children arrive in Spain for urgent medical care

SPAIN’S Ministry of Health has led a humanitarian mission to evacuate children with heart conditions from the conflict zone to hospitals in the Basque Country,

1 Aug, 2025 @ 11:13

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Costa del Sol faces growing concern over unreported spiking and assaults

NATIONAL Police officers in Malaga are awaiting toxicology results for an alleged spiking and sexual assault of a foreign tourist. The incident took place at

30 Jul, 2025 @ 16:03

National News

Airbnb begins removing holiday rentals in Spain without a rental registration number

SPAIN’S Airbnb crackdown has officially begun, with a July directive from government officials ordering the removal of all unregistered holiday rentals. The American rental giant

30 Jul, 2025 @ 10:32

Business & Finance·Lead·National News·Property

National News

What Spain’s ‘Tourism Strategy 2030’ really means — from a new tourist rental watchdog to billions for small businesses

‘War is better than socialism’: One in five Spaniards believe the Franco era was either ‘good or very good’, according to new poll

Mental health overtakes cancer as Spain’s biggest health worry, study finds

Spain has just ‘five days’ to rescue wobbling power grid – or face risk of fresh nationwide blackout, regulator warns

Former Sanchez right-hand man in fresh corruption probe over missing €95k

Spain a ‘champion of multilateralism’ at the UN: Sanchez backs Ukraine and Gaza aid as King Felipe hails Gibraltar accord

Angelina Jolie breaks silence on US Politics at Spain’s San Sebastian Film Festival

Pedro Sanchez vows to remove 53,000 tourist flats and convert them into ‘permanent rentals’ for young people during Malaga visit

US demands the EU stop buying Russian oil in exchange for sanctions tightening – but why is Spain still importing Putin’s gas?

LIFE IN SPAIN: I Finally Got My Spanish Pension – But What a Long, Sad Tale…

Ibiza closing parties 2025: Dates, DJs & the most epic farewell bashes

Gibraltar faces possible hard border with Spain for months as frontier removal date penciled in for 2026

Former ECB head Mario Draghi receives rapturous applause as he calls for a ‘United States of Europe’ to counter superpower threat of the US and China

The matador and the movie king: How Orson Welles swapped Beverly Hills for bullrings – and chose Ronda as his eternal home

European watchdog warns miracle weight-loss drug Ozempic might make you go blind

The unprecedented scale of wildfire destruction in Spain – nearly 4,000km2 have gone up in flames

Spain’s allies ride in: Germany, Italy and even Slovakia send firefighters, planes and helicopters – as flames reach Picos de Europa beauty spot

The US axes Spain’s busiest port from key Asia trade route as tit-for-tat diplomatic war heats up

PICTURED: Volunteer firefighter, 35, perishes trying to save his village as record-breaking forest fires devastate Spain

Royal Navy thanks crew of Spanish frigate for role in British carrier strike group as Spain proves its military credentials

Spain’s suspicious blazes: Fires at Tarifa and UNESCO site Las Medulas declared ‘intentional’ while firefighter started separate inferno ‘to give himself more work’

Rafael Nadal’s long-time tennis mentor joins Emma Raducanu’s coaching team

Town in northern Spain votes to revoke honours handed to fascist dictator Franco – despite opposition from far-right Vox

Over a dozen injured Palestinian children arrive in Spain for urgent medical care

Costa del Sol faces growing concern over unreported spiking and assaults

Airbnb begins removing holiday rentals in Spain without a rental registration number

Spanish city bans adoption of black cats over fears of ‘sinister Halloween rituals’

Spain’s Costa Blanca set to sizzle in record late October temperatures

Body of ex-mayor’s husband is found inside waste bin before being ‘compressed’ by rubbish truck in Spain

PM Pedro Sanchez makes Mar Menor look like ‘Third World’ with 100,000 residents still without drinking water after nine days

Spain wants to fine music festival bosses who ban fans from bringing their own food and drink