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Revealed: This is the ‘happiest city’ in Spain – and it has the shortest flight time from the UK

SPAIN’s happiest city has been revealed and it’s just a quick flight from Britain.  READ MORE: This is the best all-inclusive hotel in Spain –...

BMW dealership drops ad campaign with actress from Spain’s hit show ‘Money Heist’ after she joins protest for the...

A BMW dealership in Spain’s northern Basque Country region has dropped an ad campaign featuring ‘Money Heist’ actress Itziar Ituño, after she took part...

Level 2 emergency is declared over millions of pellets of PLASTIC washing up on beaches in Spain

THE GALICIA region has followed its neighbour Asturias on Tuesday by activating a level 2 emergency alert following the washing up of millions of...

Woman in Spain’s Basque Country killed in home by stray bullet from boar hunter’s gun

A 75-YEAR-OLD woman died in hospital in Spain’s Basque Country region this weekend after apparently being accidentally shot in the head by a hunter...

This city in Spain is a MUST visit for 2024 – according to Forbes

FORBES has revealed the ‘24 best places to travel in 2024’ and a Northern Spanish city has made the top ten.  The list, compiled by...

Israel confirms Spaniard and his wife were killed by Hamas on same day as attack: Couple were found burned...

SPANIARD Ivan Illarramendi and his Chilean wife, Loren Garcovich, were killed by Hamas terrorists in the October 7 attack where over 1,400 people died. Their...

Pictured: Soldier, 19, from Sevilla is among two missing Spaniards in Israel following deadly Hamas attack

THE NAMES of two Spaniards who went missing after Hamas' weekend air and ground attack in Israel have been revealed. One is a teenage soldier...

Young woman is fined €500 for leaving her dog tied up outside a pharmacy in Spain as new animal...

A YOUNG woman has become the first known person in Spain to be fined for breaking the new Animal Welfare law, but she ended...

Malaga is named as one of the top five food destinations in the world thanks to THESE dishes

MALAGA has been named as the world's fifth-best gastronomic destination according to the 'Readers Choice Awards' from the Conde Nast Traveller magazine. Skewered sardines, gazpachuelo...

New offshore wind turbine off Spain’s Basque coast could power about 2,000 homes

A FLOATING wind turbine capable of powering about 2,000 homes has been set up off the Basque coast to make it Spain’s first offshore...

Hundreds of sightings of Portuguese Man O’War lead to close several beaches in Spain

HUNDREDS of sightings of Portuguese Man O’War have led to a number of beaches in northern Spain to be closed for swimmers. Basque Country and...

Top sommelier gets prison sentence for the misappropriation of high-end wine bottles in the Basque Country 

A TOP sommelier has been given a two-year prison sentence for the misappropriation of luxury wine bottles in Spain’s Basque Country.  Guillermo Cruz, who was...

Extinction Rebellion fills in golf course holes in Spain in excessive water usage protest

CLIMATE activists from Extinction Rebellion(XR) said on Sunday that they had plugged holes on 10 golf courses in Spain to protest at the sport's...

Cyber-scammer caught after avoiding arrest for years on Spain’s Costa Blanca

THE GUARDIA CIVIL have arrested a major cyber-scammer in Alicante who avoided been caught by authorities for over a decade. Operation Zenigata was launched in...

ETA victims call on Spain’s Congress to ban convicted terrorists from public office

TERRORISM victims have called on Spain’s Congress of Deputies to ensure that convicted members of now-defunct Basque terrorist group ETA cannot hold public office.  Speaking...

Spain has three of the world’s top four restaurants following Valencia awards ceremony

SPAIN'S restaurants held their heads high in Tuesday's 'Best Restaurants in the World Awards 2023' staged at Valencia's Les Arts Opera House. The ceremony honoured...

Young man arrested for allegedly murdering his 89-year-old great aunt in the Basque Country

A YOUNG man accused of murdering his 89-year-old great aunt has been arrested in Bilbao (Basque Country).  The 28-year-old reportedly walked to a police patrol...

Chief inspector in Spain’s Basque Country offers extra days off for officers who arrest immigrants

A PROBE has been opened in the Basque Country after it emerged that a chief inspector from the National Police offered his officers days...

No dope: Man absolved of cannabis possession in Spain because the drugs ‘were to be shared with friends’

A MAN who was arrested in Spain in March 2020 in possession of more than two kilos of cannabis has been absolved of his...

Woman admitted to hospital in Spain with Ebola symptoms

A WOMAN is in a special unit of a Basque Country hospital with symptoms compatible with an Ebola infection. She is currently awaiting test results...

Woman pregnant with twins allegedly killed by ex-boyfriend from Spain’s Valencia area

A 33-YEAR-OLD Valencia man has been jailed after being accused of murdering his ex-partner who was pregnant with twins. The man named as Jaime R.N....

Seven former terrorists convicted for involvement in murder pull out of elections in Spain’s Basque Country

SEVEN former ETA terrorists, all convicted for their involvement in murders, announced on Tuesday that they were withdrawing their names from standing in Basque...

Rally driver killed in accident during event in Spain’s Basque Country

A RALLY driver who was taking part in the Azpeitia Rallysprint race in Spain’s Basque Country was killed on Saturday as the result of...

Spain’s prime minister calls plan to include 44 convicted members of ETA terror group on election lists ‘indecent’

SPANISH Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez has slammed a decision by Basque political party EH Bildu to include 44 convicted members of now-defunct terrorist organisation...

Costa Blanca’s Alicante enters Top 10 city list in Spain

ALICANTE has made it into the top ten list of the most populated cities in Spain, replacing Basque Country capital Bilbao. Figures from the National...

British resident of Spain ‘makes history’ by becoming first UK national to run as a candidate in a Basque...

A BRITISH resident of Madrid is ‘making history’ by becoming the first UK national to ever run in an election in the northern Basque...

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