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Disturbing trend in number of bodies being found by Spanish authorities

The number of bodies being found in Spain is on the increase, disturbing figures show.  According to the Ministry of the Interior, state security services...

Chelsea Clinton condemns Hazte Oir anti-transgender bus heading to Malaga

She took to Twitter to urge Catholic group Hazte Oir not to 'bring these buses to the U.S. (or anywhere)' as it revealed a new bus to tour the country next week

Extra time for Spain vote registration

Deadline extended for foreign residents wanting to vote in May elections

Spain’s Emeritus King Juan Carlos coughs up another massive chunk of his tax bill

Spain’s former King Juan Carlos, who quit the country last August with financial scandals hanging over him, has paid a €4.4 million tax bill. It...

UPDATED: Where in Spain COVID passports are required and for what activities

SPAIN'S central government has not introduced a nationwide policy concerning COVID health passes and whether they should be required to enter certain establishments or...

EU migrant quota in doubt as Spain joins opposition

Spain has rejected the plan to share the migrant burden

Cancellations and delays: How Spain’s Ryanair strike is affecting passengers on Tuesday

PASSENGERS flying with Ryanair on Tuesday could face cancellations or delays on flights to and from Spanish airports. The Spanish trade union USO confirmed that...

Famous Robert Capa photograph was not staged

In a sensational recently rediscovered radio interview from 1947, Capa actually explained the chronology of the events that led up to the death

Mercadona in wage boost bonanza

Mercadona staff to receive minimum 1,260 euros a month

Rail services cut throughout Spain

Austerity measures see a third of medium distance train services slashed with 1.6m passengers affected

Former police boss Jose Villarejo facing jail term for ‘running 20 year spying and corruption operation’ that implicated Spain’s...

WITH a network of crooked politicians, dirty cops, wiretaps and secret bank accounts, it might be the plot of a blockbuster Hollywood crime thriller. But...

ARREST: Police in Spain detain suspect in shocking murder of Dutch investigative reporter Peter R. de Vries

A MAN has been arrested in Spain in connection with the slaying of Dutch investigative reporter Peter R. de Vries. Another man has been held...

Everybody in Spain can get a fourth Covid-19 vaccine dose this autumn

A new round of Covid-19 booster jabs will be available to everybody in Spain from this autumn, Health Minister, Carolina Darias, made the announcement on...

BREAKING: Spain officially has a new prime minister

Some 180 MPs voted against Rajoy at this morning's no-confidence vote, making PSOE leader Pedro Sanchez, the new prime minister

Spain raises age of marriage and consent

The changes come after pressure from children’s rights organisations

Spain’s more than 220 new ‘super’ roadside cameras can detect seat belt offenders – with fines of €200

SPAIN is to roll out more than 220 roadside cameras that can detect whether or not drivers are wearing seatbelts or using their phones. Some...

Restaurants and bars across Spain are now required by law to offer free tap water 

FOR years campaigners have been calling for Spain to make it a legal obligation to provide free tap water on demand at bars and...

RAJOY: Spain’s economy would add 500,000 jobs and grow a third faster if Catalunya returned to ‘normality’

PRIME Minister Mariano Rajoy has said 500,000 jobs would be created if the Catalunya region returns to 'normality'. He added that the country's economy would...

Free unlimited WiFi set for all Spain’s airports

AENA will also be quadrupling the current speed of the internet service available to passengers

British expats allowed to stay if no deal is reached, says foreign minister Alfonso Dastis

Speaking on the BBC 1 Andrew Marr show Spain's foreign minister Alfonso Dastis has ensured the lives of British expats are 'not disrupted' in the event of a 'no deal' split from the EU.

Spain passes animal rights bill, but excludes hunting dogs from new protections

A CONTROVERSIAL new animal rights law has passed the Spanish parliament, but with an important exception: it will not cover hunting dogs or other...

Cerveza por favor? How to order a beer in different regions of Spain

FOR many English speakers, the very first thing they learn how to do after landing in Spain is to order a beer. While ‘una cerveza,...

Spain passes controversial changes to sedition and misuse of funds laws in midst of constitutional crisis

THE SPANISH government’s controversial changes to the laws covering sedition and the misuse of public funds were approved by the Senate on Thursday, in...

EU leaders say UK will have to remain in EU until 2022 and pay for its ‘liabilities’

Theresa May signed the letter to trigger article 50 late last night

Grant to dig up Francoist mass graves throughout Spain approved by the government

NEW government grants totalling €750,000 were announced this week to complete the retrieval of bodies from mass graves dug during the Spanish Civil War.This...

Women’s Day marches in Spain marred by splits in feminist movement and political infighting

FOR THE first time, in 2022 there were two separate marches in Spain for International Women’s Day. This year the scene will be repeated,...

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