Basque Country·Food & Drink·Lead Spain comes top again as rural Basque restaurant is voted Best in the World by prestigious culinary list Asador Etxebarri in Spain’s Basque Country has been named the world’s best restaurant.
EXCLUSIVE: Marbella butt-lift king’s plastic surgery clinic is refusing patient refunds totalling nearly €100,000 after his brutal murder The clinic owned and operated by slain surgeon Dr Alex Aslani is refusing to return deposits to patients.
Six in 10 Spaniards no longer trust Spain’s high-speed train network after Toledo disaster Public confidence in the country's vast rail network has slumped after a second fatal crash this year.
No water, no power, no phone signal: The EU wants us ready for the first 72 hours of a crisis – but how prepared are we? New EU emergency preparedness guidance aims to help families cope during the first 72 hours of crises, when water, electricity and phone services could fail.
Spain’s new submarine sinks a decommissioned navy ship with a single torpedo in a live-fire exercise off the Canary Islands The S-81 'Isaac Peral' is undergoing sea trials.
Malaga rallies around evicted pensioner sleeping in doorways with an oxygen mask as stranger buys her furniture for new council home
Kinahan ‘hitman’ arrested in Marbella amid claims he is linked to disappearance of Premier League footballer’s brother
More than 200 artworks from legendary Spanish painter Joaquin Sorolla to return home to Valencia after a century in New York
Umbrellas on the Costa del Sol today as Andalucia braces for heavy autumn storm lined up for next week
Valencia slashes size of tourist bike tours to 10 people following resident complaints they clog up streets
The end is nigh for British ‘troublemaker’ in Gibraltar given expulsion order – but he insists he won’t leave ‘voluntarily’
Brits are flocking to this lesser-known Costa del Sol resort town that boasts ‘the only marine-origin cave open to visitors in Europe’
Gibraltar treaty faces make-or-break month as EU summit, Spanish election and European Parliament vote loom
Sanchez suffers fresh polling blow as PP and Vox forecast to win landslide majority in wake of Toledo train disaster
Political round-up: How riots and the horror Toledo train disaster derailed Spain’s snap election campaign
Brits lead Spain’s record tourism boom as visitors spend €114 billion in nine months Spain tourist spending reached a record €114.38 billion in the first nine months of 2026, with British visitors accounting for the biggest share. Read More
Spain’s Bilbao named the world’s best value travel destination for 2027 after flight and hotel prices plummet by two thirds
Must-visit: These 5 ‘low-cost’ escapes all within an hour from Madrid – according to a leading Spanish newspaper
Spain’s most famous farmhouse beloved of Lorca and Clint Eastwood is saved at last after 20 years of decay
Foreign buyers are pulling back from Spain’s property market – but there are signs of a soft landing on the Costa del Sol, writes Mark Stucklin
Madrid woman awarded €35,000 in landmark case after partner’s botched vasectomy leaves her unexpectedly pregnant
Hard-pressed Spanish farmers call for one-fifth of olive oil to be hauled off the market as bumper harvest sends prices tumbling
A perfect Autumn escape: The Wine Route of Jumilla is waiting for you with free wine tasting and festivities
Costa del Sol tech firm leads EU online fraud charge to tackle tech giants such as Meta, X and Booking.com
Ryanair reports 15% profit drop due to rising fuel prices as Michael O’Leary predicts high costs ‘well into 2027’
Spain’s economy keeps outpacing Europe with 2.7% annual growth – but summer slowdown sends unemployment back above 10%
4 Nov, 2026 @ 12:15 Andalucia to Madrid high-speed line set to reopen with fewer trains after Toledo disaster
3 Nov, 2026 @ 11:50 WATCH: Man plunges 10 metres after climbing up onto roof at Malaga Airport as police close in on him
3 Nov, 2026 @ 11:33 Police hailed as heroes after reviving driver who suffered heart attack and crashed head-on in Marbella’s San Pedro
3 Nov, 2026 @ 09:09 Costa del Sol takes €1 million charm offensive to London in push to attract more Brits
2 Nov, 2026 @ 12:39 Warning for drivers in the Campo de Gibraltar as new A-7 average-speed zone comes online months after scrapping fines at a nearby one
4 Nov, 2026 @ 11:38 Over three million British tourists expected to visit Costa Blanca during record 2026
3 Nov, 2026 @ 12:57 Benidorm iconic towers raided by police who find seven illegal holiday rental flats
2 Nov, 2026 @ 10:00 Mystery caiman subject of months-long hunt with drones and night-vision goggles is finally caught in Costa Blanca river
30 Oct, 2026 @ 10:20 Liverpool gangster who survived ‘hail of bullets’ Costa Blanca hit attempt is extradited back to Spain over cannabis club heist
29 Oct, 2026 @ 15:00 ‘Cowardly’ former Brookside star who ran €16m modelling scam from the Costa Blanca is extradited to the UK and jailed for nine years
28 Oct, 2026 @ 13:14 Action stepped up over a hundred ‘illegal’ open-air car parks near Alicante airport
Red alert issued during peak Barcelona rush hour as another powerful storm traps commuters in their cars and floods coastal and inland areas
IN VIDS: Barcelona hit by sudden flash flood chaos as homes are breached and firefighters rescue woman and baby
WATCH: The secret gem just one hour from Madrid in the Spanish heartlands that you should visit because it’s ‘untouched by tourism’
3 Nov, 2026 @ 15:38 Heading to Barcelona or Madrid? Get 10GB of mobile data for under €5 with this Spain eSIM
1 Nov, 2026 @ 08:01 No-show for Blocus: Barcelona avoids repeat of riots as 700 police identify more than 1,400 young people
30 Oct, 2026 @ 15:15 Barcelona’s Joan Miro museum is loaned 37 works from master Catalan artist from private Japanese collector
30 Oct, 2026 @ 13:00 Catalan police officers face eight years behind bars after ‘pair tortured young man and hurled racist and homophobic abuse’
27 Oct, 2026 @ 12:00 What is Blocus, the mysterious TikTok craze sparking French-style riots in Barcelona – with huge demonstrations planned for Halloween?
26 Oct, 2026 @ 13:12 Barcelona adds just 2,400 homes a year as more than a million Catalans hunt for somewhere to live
2 Nov, 2026 @ 07:30 Airlines join forces to lay on extra flights between Madrid and Andalucia after Toledo train disaster shuts high-speed line
1 Nov, 2026 @ 08:38 Tiger of hashish’ caught in Tangier: alleged drug kingpin who lived in luxury in Madrid arrested after fleeing to Morocco
30 Oct, 2026 @ 15:30 Remarkable tale of passenger who walked away unhurt from both Adamuz and Toledo train disasters
29 Oct, 2026 @ 15:36 Madrid to get its own white-sand beach 300km from the coast as work finally begins on €29m artificial lagoon
29 Oct, 2026 @ 13:12 ‘Madrid-Andalucia AVE is not safe’: Junta president promises review of all train tracks in Andalucia after ‘114 people lose their lives’ on them in 2026
29 Oct, 2026 @ 12:37 Pet dog found alive in wreckage of Toledo train disaster as family’s desperate search for missing owner goes on
Police open probe into death of Tenerife striker Jesus de Miguel as distraught goalkeeper shuts down social media after abuse Canary Islands·Crime & Law·Lead·Sport 3 Nov, 2026 @ 19:35 The Canary Islands High Court (TSJC) explained that any death not resulting from natural causes automatically triggers a judicial investigation. Read More
Police stumble across €100m worth of cocaine after pallet falls off forklift and workers flee warehouses on Murcia coast Crime & Law·Lead·Murcia 3 Nov, 2026 @ 14:05 Workers fled after a pallet of drugs crashed to the floor in Aguilas, and the Guardia Civil suspects an Albanian gang. Read More
British pensioner cleared of murdering wife in southern Spain but found guilty of manslaughter Crime & Law·Lead·Murcia 3 Nov, 2026 @ 11:49 Michael Carter, 72, had been tried for the murder of Vanessa Christofferson, 56, who lived together for years on popular expat urbanisation in Murcia. Read More
Two Blocus members arrested in Fuengirola over plot to unleash Halloween chaos on Costa del Sol Crime & Law·Lead·Marbella 2 Nov, 2026 @ 09:51 The youngsters allegedly used messaging apps to encourage looting and attacks on businesses in Fuengirola and Marbella over Halloween weekend. Read More
British brothers arrested over ‘attack on ambulance crew’ in Almeria after demanding relative be taken to hospital Almeria·Crime & Law·Lead 1 Nov, 2026 @ 15:38 According to reports, the brothers had aggressively demanded that their relative be taken to hospital immediately before launching the attack. Read More
Worth the trip from Gibraltar? Algeciras promises a 10-metre musical angel and walk-through Christmas tree to draw in visitors Andalucia·Cadiz·La Cultura·Lead 1 Nov, 2026 @ 10:15 The city hopes the giant attraction will boost spending during the holiday season. Read More
Princess Leonor turns 21: how a Welsh castle gave Spain’s future queen her first taste of freedom International Affairs·Lead·Other News 1 Nov, 2026 @ 08:30 Spain's crown princess turned 21 this weekend, and says that it was her time at a Welsh boarding school that made her who she Read More
IN VIDS: Tenerife football player dies aged 30 after on-pitch collision in Segunda Division match against Andorra
Mourinho does it again: Mbappe’s late winner stuns Barcelona as Real Madrid blow La Liga title race wide open
Police investigate string of burglaries targeting football stars in Sevilla after Irish striker Troy Parrott’s home is raided
Moroccans overtake Brits as biggest foreign home buyers in Spain – snapping up homes in Murcia and north east Moroccan citizens have overtaken British nationals as Spain's biggest foreign property buyers Read More
The Quirónsalud Marbella Hospital is expanding the range of neurosurgical options on the Costa del Sol with new spinal techniques and advanced cranial surgery
Tu voz cuenta: Calpe Town Hall urges residents to register on the padron and have a say in local and European elections
Brits moving to Spain beware of unexpected UK tax bills on rent, property sales and pensions if strict HMRC deadlines are missed