Arrival of August to bring unusual falls in temperature to parts of Spain
AFTER several heatwaves and an unusually wet month of May, the weather in Spain will continue to be unusual from the start of August onwards,
Police arrest parents in Spain’s Estepona after baby tests positive for cocaine
THE PARENTS of a baby have been arrested in Estepona after the child was admitted to hospital with a broken leg, among other injuries, and
Tourist coach carrying 49 people, most of them children, crashes in Spain’s Picos de Europa National Park
A TOURIST coach that was carrying 49 people, many of them children, was involved in a dramatic accident on Monday as it was ascending a
Madrid man faces 18 months in jail after killing partner’s dog in order to ‘do her harm’
A MADRID man is facing an 18-month jail term after he killed his partner’s dog in order to ‘do her harm’. He is being charged
Cops in Spain’s Tenerife arrest three after SMS bank phishing scam nets them €200,000
THE CIVIL GUARD has made three arrests in Tenerife after detecting an SMS phishing scam that conned as many as 170 people across Spain. A
Explainer: How the vote count from Spaniards living abroad just made Pedro Sanchez’s life a little bit more difficult
THE TASK ahead of Socialist Party leader Pedro Sanchez to be voted back in as prime minister became even more complicated this weekend, as the
Eight people drown in Spain in the space of just 24 hours
EIGHT people drowned in Spain this week in the space of just 24 hours, raising alarms that this year could be a particularly black one
It’s not over yet: How the votes from Spaniards abroad could alter the general election result
THE CONSERVATIVE Popular Party was the winner of Sunday’s general election, albeit falling short of a majority and leaving the country in a stalemate. But
Spain’s job market breaks new records as number of people in work exceeds 21-million mark for first time
SPAIN posted record employment figures in the second quarter of 2023, exceeding the 21-million mark for people in work for the first time ever. Meanwhile,
Madrid regional government to dismantle monument to 2004 train bombings to make way for new one
THE MADRID regional government will next month begin work to dismantle the monument in Atocha station commemorating the victims of the 2004 terrorist attacks in
Explainer: Why the winner of Sunday’s general election in Spain has done a U-turn to court the Socialists
THE LEADER of Spain’s conservative Popular Party (PP), Alberto Nuñez Feijoo, did a serious about face on Tuesday, as he continued to seek support for
Construction worker killed, two more injured, as school building collapses in Logroño
A CONSTRUCTION WORKER was killed and two others injured on Tuesday after a school building in the northern Spanish city of Logroño collapsed. The accident
Spain’s disgraced former king Juan Carlos I due to make third visit home after going into self-imposed exile
SPAIN’S disgraced former king Juan Carlos I will be making another visit to Spain today, some three years after he went into self-imposed exile in
Spain’s caretaker prime minister insists repeat election won’t be necessary despite apparent stalemate
DESPITE the inconclusive result of Sunday’s general elections in Spain, and the difficult if not impossible task ahead for political parties of reaching a deal
Spanish prime minister celebrates the ‘failure’ of the right at July 23 general elections
ACTING Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez celebrated what he described as the ‘failure’ of the right at Sunday’s general elections, and suggested that a new progressive
After inconvenience of summer elections in Spain, repeat polls could fall at Christmas
THE DECISION by Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez to hold a general election in Spain’s summer months was a controversial one. After the inconclusive result of
Leader of Spain’s far-right Vox party rails at media and Popular Party leader for poor showing at elections
THE LEADER of the far-right Vox party, Santiago Abascal, went on the attack on Sunday in the wake of his group’s poor showing at the
Analysis: Popular Party falls short of expectations at Spain’s general election but improves on 2019 result
THE RESULT of Sunday’s snap general election was a major upset for the conservative Popular Party (PP), which had been predicted by the polls to
Spain’s general election campaign comes to a close amid scorching temperatures
THE CAMPAIGN ahead of Spain’s snap general election on Sunday will officially come to a close today as the country swelters in high summer temperatures,
Employment in Spain’s tourism sector hits record high in June
THE NUMBER of workers from the tourism sector signed up to the Social Security system hit a record high in June, in line with predictions
Environmental activists glue themselves to runway at Madrid’s Barajas Airport
ENVIRONMENTAL activists managed to get past security at Madrid’s Barajas Airport early on Friday morning and glue themselves to a runway in the latest of
Man arrested in Spain’s Malaga after allegedly killing his ex-partner
A MAN has been arrested in Malaga province after the violent death of a 54-year-old woman. The suspect is thought to have been in, or
Popular Party candidate for prime minister pledges to prohibit summer elections if he wins office
THE POPULAR PARTY’S candidate for prime minister, Alberto Nuñez Feijoo, on Thursday pledged to prohibit general elections from taking place in the summer months of
Food company in Spain pulls Spanish omelettes off the shelves after they were linked to several cases of botulism
FOOD company Grupo Palacios has decided to withdraw its Spanish omelettes from the market after they were connected with several cases of botulism. Spain’s AESAN
Reggaeton Beach Festival cancelled by Madrid City Hall just three days before first night
THE REGGAETON Beach Festival, which was due to take place this weekend in Madrid, will not be going ahead after City Hall refused to grant
Debate ahead of Sunday’s general election in Spain marked by absence of Popular Party candidate
THREE of the prime ministerial candidates ahead of this weekend’s general election in Spain slugged it out during a live TV debate on Wednesday night,