Spain finally hits NATO target to spend 2% of GDP on defence, data reveals
SPAIN has spent 2% of its GDP on defence so far this year, finally meeting NATO’s long-standing target eleven years after the goal was set.
Lifeguards in Spain’s Barcelona call off strike action after cutting deal with city council
LIFEGUARDS in Barcelona will finally return to work following 27 days of strike action after the CGT trade union struck a deal with the city
Travel chaos in Spain: Dozens of flights cancelled as heavy rainfall batters Catalunya and Balearic Islands
THOUSANDS of holidaymakers are currently stranded at airports across Spain after AEMET, the state weather agency, issued an orange weather alert for heavy rainfall. Dozens
Irish tourist left in serious condition after brutal bottle attack in Spanish party hotspot Magaluf
A YOUNG Irish tourist is fighting for his life after falling victim to a brutal late-night bottle attack on the streets of party hotspot Magaluf.
Gaza to become Barcelona’s symbolic 11th district – days after city mayor barred from entering Israel
GAZA and the cities of Palestine will become Barcelona’s symbolic 11th district, reviving a model first used three decades ago to help towards the recovery
BREAKING: High-speed trains between Madrid and Barcelona resume normal service after forest fire near track brought traffic to standstill
TRAVEL on the Madrid-Barcelona high-speed rail line has resumed after a forest fire near the tracks left hundreds of passengers stranded onboard. The blaze, located
Man seriously injured in Spain’s Canary Islands after being knocked over by barrels of beer
A MAN has been seriously injured in the Canary Islands after a pallet of beer barrels fell on top of him. The nasty incident occurred
Tragedy as promising Costa del Sol-born cyclist, 17, dies in horror race crash in Spain after stepping in for injured teammate
TRIBUTES have poured in for a promising teenage cyclist from Malaga who died while participating in a junior race in northern Spain. Ivan Melendez Luque,
‘Too many foreigners in the UK’: British expat mocked after revealing ironic reason for moving to Benidorm
A BRITISH expat has been accused of hypocrisy after stating she moved to Spain because ‘there’s too many foreigners in the UK’. The comments, made
Flood alert issued in Spain’s Catalunya: Violent storms set to bring up to 40mm of rain in just one hour
AUTHORITIES in Catalunya have activated a flood alert with violent thunderstorms forecast to dump up to 40mm of rain per hour in the region. Catalunya’s
El Corte Ingles, Carrefour and Ikea among companies in Spain calling for migrants to fill 16,000 vacancies
A LEADING employers’ association representing retail giants including El Corte Ingles has called on the Spanish government to launch an urgent immigration plan designed to
Spanish Oscar-winning actor Javier Bardem sparks controversy after calling Israeli soldiers ‘Nazis’
JAVIER Bardem, one of the leading Spanish actors of his generation, has provoked a storm of controversy after calling Israeli soldiers ‘Nazis’ in a post
Tarifa wildfires update: Lighter found in ashes of devastating blaze that forced evacuation of over 2,000 people from campsites and beach resorts
AN investigation into the wildfires that devastated swathes of forestland in Tarifa last week has identified a used lighter among the burnt ashes left by
Judge who summoned Pedro Sanchez’s wife to court over corruption allegations faces own investigation by Spain’s legal watchdog
THE judge who charged Pedro Sanchez’s wife with the embezzlement of public funds earlier this week will now face his own investigation after Spain’s legal
‘The worst place I’ve ever been to’: Jeremy Clarkson stuns Spaniards with savage attack on city in northern Spain
FOR many visitors it is one of Spain’s best hidden gems, renowned for its medieval old town, the world’s oldest functioning Roman lighthouse and jaw-dropping
Worrying fall trend continues as Brit, 22, plunges from Ibiza balcony – becoming seventh UK tourist victim in Spain this year
A YOUNG British tourist has been left seriously injured after falling from a hotel balcony in Ibiza, the latest case in a worrying trend of
Spain’s Barcelona bans organised bar crawls in latest anti-tourism drive
BARCELONA has voted to ban bar crawls across the city in the latest sign of the local council’s growing discontent with mass tourism. The new
Spanish film stars including Javier Bardem slam British Oscar-winning director for filming new blockbuster in occupied Western Sahara
THE acclaimed British film director Sir Christopher Nolan has come under fire over his decision to shoot part of his latest blockbuster in a city
‘Stop the madness’: Outrage in Spain after La Liga agrees to play league match in US
FOOTBALL supporters in Spain have launched a scathing attack on La Liga after plans to host a league match in the United States were formally
Alert for holidaymakers in Spain’s Canary Islands: Rare red weather warning issued for extreme heat – with temperatures surpassing 40C
AUTHORITIES in Spain have issued a rare red weather alert for the Canary Islands as a heatwave brings sky-high temperatures to the archipelago. The red
British girl, 11, dies after drowning in 30cm deep kids swimming pool in Spanish tourist hotspot
AN 11-YEAR-OLD British girl has tragically died after drowning in a children’s swimming pool while holidaying in the Canary Islands. The unnamed youngster was pulled
IN PICS: Heartbreaking scenes as fire breaks out at Spain’s iconic Mezquita de Cordoba
A LARGE fire broke out at Cordoba’s iconic mosque-turned-cathedral on Friday evening in harrowing scenes reminiscent of the blaze that tore through Notre Dame in
Spain trump US to regain No.1 spot in latest FIFA Women’s World Rankings
THEY may have lost out to England in this summer’s Euro 2025 final, but Spain are now officially the best women’s national team in the
Former Arsenal midfielder Thomas Partey signs for Spain’s Villarreal – despite UK court appearance over sexual offence charges
FORMER Arsenal midfielder Thomas Partey has signed for La Liga club Villarreal – despite a UK court appearance this week over sexual offences allegedly committed
Entertainment giants Disney set to stream Spanish football matches in UK
AMERICAN media giants Disney are in advanced talks to broadcast Spanish top-flight football matches in the UK and Ireland. Currently, pay-television company Premier Sports are
Brit tourist, 16, arrested in Spain’s Tenerife over ‘attempted hotel sex attack’
A 16-YEAR-OLD British tourist has been arrested by police in Tenerife on suspicion of typing to rape a fellow Brit holidaymaker. The male teenager is