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Spain pushes ahead with rural 5G internet rollout – with public cash funding new masts to close the ‘digital divide’

A NEW 5G rollout is underway in Spain in a bid to boost internet coverage in rural areas. The scheme, named 5G Very Rural Networks,

3 Apr, 2026 @ 17:00

Business & Finance·Lead·Technology

One in three applicants set to be turned away from Spain’s controversial migrant amnesty scheme

ONE in three migrants applying for Spain’s migration amnesty scheme is expected to be refused, as authorities brace for up to 750,000 applications. According to

2 Apr, 2026 @ 16:15

International Affairs·Politics

Controversial tourist tax hike comes into force for popular Spanish region – this is how much visitors will now have to pay

BAD news has arrived for Catalunya’s holidaymakers as the region doubles its tourist tax. From April 1, Catalonia’s new law doubling the tourist tax across

2 Apr, 2026 @ 12:02

Barcelona·Catalunya·Lead·Travel News

Removal of hard border between Spain and Gibraltar pushed back three months – but Rock residents will NOT be subject to the EU’s new Entry/Exit system

PLANS to remove the hard border between Spain and Gibraltar have been delayed by three months, with the new target date set for July 15

2 Apr, 2026 @ 11:02

Brexit·Gibraltar·Lead

Israeli prime minister backs down in latest spat with Spain’s Pedro Sanchez after Catholic cardinal is barred from Palm Sunday Mass in Jerusalem

SPAIN’S Prime Minister has had another blowout with his Israeli counterpart after a senior Catholic clergy member was prevented from celebrating Palm Sunday Mass in

30 Mar, 2026 @ 13:30

International Affairs·Lead·Politics

Spain cuts working week to just 35 hours for public sector employees – new rules to kick in from mid-April

THE Spanish government has approved the implementation of a 35-hour workweek for public sector employees, marking a reduction from the current 37.5 hour working week.

30 Mar, 2026 @ 11:00

Health·Lead

Schools shut, weak economic growth and labour shortages: Here’s what Spain would look like without immigration

UNLIKE many of its European neighbours, Spain is taking a different approach to immigration. In January, Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez unveiled a plan to regularise

28 Mar, 2026 @ 14:00

Business & Finance·Lead

Iran war latest: Algeria ‘rewards’ Spain with increased LNG flows while Tehran grants Spanish ships safe passage in Hormuz Strait

AS the Iran war disrupts global energy flows and shipping routes, Spain is boosting LNG imports from Algeria while receiving rare safe passage assurances from

26 Mar, 2026 @ 12:50

International Affairs·Lead

Photo of young Iberian lynx playing with a mouse in Spain’s Ciudad Real catches top prize in wildlife competition

A PHOTO of a young Iberian lynx playing with a flying mouse taken in Spain’s Ciudad Real has one Wildlife Photograph of the Year. The

26 Mar, 2026 @ 11:22

Environment·Lead·Nature

US beauty giant Estee Lauder in merger talks with Spanish owner of Jean Paul Gaultier to create €35 billion mega-group

US beauty powerhouse Estée Lauder is in talks with Spanish company Puig, the group behind Jean Paul Gaultier and Carolina Herrera’s iconic fragrances. Shares in

25 Mar, 2026 @ 16:45

Barcelona·Business & Finance·Lead

Weather warning in Spain: More storm chaos on the way as orange alerts issued for gale-force 100km/h winds

ORANGE weather warnings for strong winds have been issued across much of southern Catalunya, with gusts of up to 120km/h forecast. Gale-force winds are expected

25 Mar, 2026 @ 13:11

Castellon·Catalunya·Lead·Weather

Malaga hospital at breaking point: Patients are waiting 65 hours and being treated in corridors, staff claim

THE emergency department at Virgen de la Victoria University Hospital in Malaga is at breaking point, staff warn, as patients endure overcrowding and waits of

25 Mar, 2026 @ 12:15

Andalucia·Health·Lead·Malaga

Ecuadorean drug lord and ‘narcoterrorist’ lives free in Catalonia’s Costa Dorada after judicial blunder

ONE of Latin America’s most-wanted drug kingpins lives freely on Spain’s Costa Dorada after Spanish authorities released him from custody. William Joffre Alcivar Bautista, known

24 Mar, 2026 @ 17:00

Catalunya·Crime & Law·Lead

Spain holds its breath for Semana Santa weather forecast – chill predicted but will it rain in Malaga?

SPAIN is bracing for a cooler start to Semana Santa, with temperatures set to drop sharply from Thursday – but will rain disrupt Malaga’s famed

24 Mar, 2026 @ 14:00

Andalucia·Lead·Malaga·Weather

Juanma Moreno dissolves parliament and announces Junta election date – this is when Andalucia will head to the polls

ANDALUCIAN president, Juanma Morena, has announced that the province will head to the polls on Sunday 17 May. Speaking at Sevilla’s San Telmo Palace, the

24 Mar, 2026 @ 11:55

Andalucia·Lead·Politics

Revealed: Anti-drug police chief among 100 corrupt ‘narco-cops’ arrested in Spain over last five years

THE government has revealed that 106 Spanish police officers have been arrested for drug-related offences since 2021. Among them is Luis Fernandez Rafael, the former

23 Mar, 2026 @ 18:15

Crime & Law·Lead·National News

German tourists blow up Valencia hotel room with high-grade fireworks on Night of Fire during Fallas celebrations

THREE German tourists have been arrested after allegedly setting off powerful fireworks inside their hotel room, in the hallways, and out of a window during

23 Mar, 2026 @ 17:00

Crime & Law·Lead·Valencia

Businesses and locals in Palma de Mallorca declare war on tourists who block the way by sitting down to eat ice-cream

AS the tourist season gets underway in Mallorca, residents and businesses are taking steps to discourage visitors from lingering in the streets to sit and

23 Mar, 2026 @ 15:15

Balearic Islands·Lead·Mallorca

Revealed: Foreign nationals now make up the majority of daily arrests by Spanish police

FOREIGN nationals account for 51 per cent of daily arrests in Spain, according to new police data. Internal police figures obtained by The Objective show

23 Mar, 2026 @ 13:50

Catalunya·Crime & Law·Lead·Madrid

Icy polar blast set to blanket Spain in wintery conditions ahead of next week’s Semana Santa celebrations – these are the affected areas

A BLAST of polar air is set to sweep across Spain, bringing a sharp drop in temperatures along with widespread rain, strong winds and snowfall

23 Mar, 2026 @ 12:25

Basque Country·Catalunya·Lead·Weather

New Louis Theroux Netflix documentary exposes how Marbella has become the favourite hangout for notorious ‘manosphere’ influencers

IT is famous for its superyachts, designer boutiques and VIP beach clubs. But beneath the sun-drenched glamour of the Costa del Sol, a toxic new

21 Mar, 2026 @ 10:00

Costa del Sol·Lead·Marbella

UK Chancellor Rachel Reeves rolls into Madrid to sign series of deals including €20bn investment plan

BRITISH Chancellor Rachel Reeves has travelled to Madrid as part of an economic push to strengthen ties with Spain and the broader European Union. The

19 Mar, 2026 @ 13:15

Business & Finance·Lead

Spain named third worst in EU for train track maintenance as spending per passenger falls by over a quarter

SPAIN has become one of the EU’s lowest spenders on railway maintenance, with investment per passenger falling by more than 25 per cent since 2019.

19 Mar, 2026 @ 11:20

Lead·Travel News

Storm Therese hits Spanish holiday hotspot just as Trump’s Iran war drives a surge in tourist bookings

EXPATS and tourists in the Canary Islands are on high alert as Storm Therese makes landfall today. AEMET has issued yellow warnings for wind and

18 Mar, 2026 @ 11:50

Canary Islands·Lead·Weather

Serbian kidnap-and-torture bid foiled as Canadian crypto-millionaire is pepper-sprayed and bundled into van while leaving trendy Madrid restaurant

A CANADIAN cryptocurrency millionaire was bundled into a van on one of Madrid’s most exclusive streets in a brazen kidnap attempt. The victim was leaving

18 Mar, 2026 @ 10:50

Crime & Law·Lead·Madrid

New Sevilla exhibition uncovers the wealth and fabulous empire of estates, palaces and castles belonging to the late Duquesa de Alba

WITH an estimated wealth of €3.5 billion and more than 40 official titles, she was the world’s most noble aristocrat and one of Spain’s wealthiest.

17 Mar, 2026 @ 18:00

La Cultura·Lead·Olive Press Travel·Sevilla