Defiant expat in Lanzarote collects second €500 traffic fine as driving licence debacle enters eighth month
DECEMBER 1 marks a full seven months since residents of Spain who hold a UK driving licence have been unable to legally take to the
Spain’s Equality Minister sparks outrage in Congress, accusing PP of ‘promoting rape culture’
SPAIN’S Congress of Deputies was once again witness to scenes of extreme political tension on Wednesday, as Equality Minister Irene Montero went on the attack
Supreme Court rules that man who squatted for nearly 10 years in a Granada property must be removed
SPAIN’S Supreme Court has finally ruled on a squatter in Granada province who has been illegally occupying a property by a reservoir for nearly 10
Spain’s former king Juan Carlos strikes new deal with taxman over flights to hunting trips
FORMER Spanish king Juan Carlos I has reached a new deal with Spain’s Tax Agency over hunting trips he enjoyed after he abdicated in 2014.
Police fail to find dead body of escort in Madrid apartment where her client committed suicide
SPAIN’S National Police were called on Saturday to an apartment in the centre of Madrid, where they discovered a man had hung himself in his
Member of notorious ‘wolfpack’ gang of rapists will not get reduced sentence under Spain’s new ‘only yes means yes’ law
ONE OF the members of the notorious ‘wolfpack’ gang, responsible for the rape of a young woman at the Running of the Bulls fiestas in
Schoolteacher in Spain’s Mallorca gets death threats after demanding students remove Spain flag from classroom
A SCHOOLTEACHER in the Balearic island of Mallorca has been receiving death threats after she ordered a class of students to remove a Spain flag
‘We cannot stay in this situation forever,’ warns Spanish foreign minister on Gibraltar negotiations
SPAIN’S Foreign Minister José Manuel Albares gave an update on Friday about the ongoing negotiations on the future of Gibraltar post-Brexit. Talks ‘are in a
Quick-thinking Spanish doctor uses Apple Watch to diagnose heart attack
AS OWNERS of the Apple Watch will know, the manufacturer goes to great lengths to inform users that the device cannot be used to detect
Three sex offenders who raped minors see sentences cut under Spain’s new ‘only yes means yes’ law
THREE more sex offenders in Spain have had their prison sentences reduced under the country’s controversial new ‘only yes means yes’ sexual assault law. A
Thieves caught on camera in Spain’s Málaga using ‘lion killer’ choking method to steal from female victim
A HOTEL security camera in Málaga has captured a violent robbery attempt where the attacker left his female victim temporarily unconscious by strangling her. The
Spain’s most famous football supporter has drum but no travel
HE’S been Spain’s most famous football supporter for more than 40 years, but it looks like Manolo ‘el del bombo’ won’t be going to the
Spain’s equality minister left in tears after sexist comments made in Congress by far-right Vox
SPAIN’S Equality Minister Irene Montero was left in tears on Wednesday after once again being attacked in the Congress of Deputies by opposition politicians. This
Two Spaniards chosen among new crop of European astronauts
THE EUROPEAN Space Agency (ESA) announced on Wednesday that two Spaniards will be among the next group of astronauts who could be sent on missions
With new opening, Netflix’s biggest European studio is now in Spain
GLOBAL streaming giant Netflix on Tuesday unveiled its expanded studios in Madrid, which are now the biggest that the company counts on in the entire
Junior partner in Spain’s coalition government slams King Felipe VI’s decision to travel to Qatar World Cup
SPAIN’S leftist Unidas Podemos party has slammed King Felipe VI for travelling to Qatar for the group stages of the World Cup, calling the decision
Lawyer for member of ‘wolfpack’ gang of convicted rapists to request lower sentence for client under ‘only yes means yes’ law
THE LAWYER for a member of the notorious ‘wolfpack’ gang, five men who were convicted for a 2016 rape at the Running of the Bulls
Spanish TV crew claims to have been beaten up by crime family in Barcelona
AN INVESTIGATIVE television crew from Spanish TV channel La Sexta claims to have been attacked by an alleged drug clan in Barcelona while preparing a
New probe opened at Spain’s Complutense University after video of more sexist chants goes viral
MADRID’S Complutense University has opened a new investigation into sexist chants after a video emerged of shocking language being used during a rugby match. In
Spain’s hospitals see unusual spike in bronchiolitis cases among young children
SPANISH hospitals are currently experiencing an unexpected spike in bronchiolitis cases among children, due to the spread of the respiratory syncytial virus (hRSV). The early
Weather alerts for most of Spain’s regions as Storm Denise arrives from the Atlantic
NEARLY all of Spain’s regions have weather alerts today, thanks to the arrival of Storm Denise from the Atlantic. The weather front is forecast to
‘Two outstanding issues’ on driving licences have been resolved, says UK ambassador to Spain
THE NEAR SEVEN-MONTH nightmare being suffered by residents of Spain who hold UK driving licences might nearly be over, according to the latest statement released
EXPLAINER: Why podcast ‘Corinna and the King’ is causing so much embarrassment for Spain’s Juan Carlos I
As anyone watching the most recent series of The Crown will have been reminded, Queen Elizabeth II famously suffered an ‘annus horribilis’ in 1992 as
Explainer: Why Spain’s ‘only yes means yes’ consent law is seeing convicted sex abusers freed from jail
THIS week it emerged that Spain’s new ‘only yes means yes’ law, which is aimed at putting consent at the centre of sexual abuse cases,
Spanish government to study more changes to Criminal Code that could benefit Catalan independence leaders
THE SPANISH government is to study changes to the law covering the misappropriation of public funds, barely a week after proposing scrapping the sedition law.
Prosecutor in Málaga court calling for three-year jail term for Spanish neonazi Pedro Varela
A WELL-KNOWN neonazi who claims there is a plan to “destroy the white race” and that Europe is going to be “invaded” by immigrants is