Man accused of stealing €1.6m worth of wine from restaurant in Spain appears in court over whisky theft
A man accused of stealing 45 bottles of wine with a value of €1.6 million made an appearance on Tuesday in a Madrid court for
Members of ‘Invade British Embassy’ Facebook group meet with ambassador to discuss driving licence debacle
REPRESENTATIVES from a Facebook group that brings together victims of the driving licence debacle in Spain today travelled to Madrid for a meeting at the
Spain’s Civil Guard launches armed air marshal unit for flights deemed high risk
SPAIN’S Civil Guard is launching a new unit of air marshals who will travel armed and in plain clothes on national and international flights, with
Teacher in Spain’s Madrid area investigated after pendrive containing images of schoolgirls changing found on street
A court in the Madrid city of Móstoles is investigating a schoolteacher for allegedly filming around a dozen 12-year-old girls as they got changed for
Murcia man in Spain emerges from coffin dressed as Darth Vader to ask woman to marry him
IN what has to be one of the most original marriage proposals ever, a man in Murcia was filmed emerging from a coffin, dressed as
Joint operation between Spain, France and Latvia sees 31 arrested for high-tech car thefts
A joint operation between Spanish, French and Latvian authorities has seen the arrest of 31 people suspected of using fraudulent software to break into and
Brazilian football star Neymar returns to Barcelona for start of corruption trial
BRAZILIAN football star Neymar arrived in Barcelona on Monday for the first day of his corruption trial, related to his 2013 transfer from Brazilian club
British embassy issues new update on driving licence negotiations but offers no timeframe for solution
THE British embassy in Spain has released another update on ongoing negotiations between the UK and Spanish authorities on driving licences, but once again failed
Virtual Spanish Civil War museum launched online in bid to plug a gap in collective memory
WITH little fanfare, the Virtual Museum of the Spanish Civil War was launched online in September. The free website is aimed at educating anyone who
Explainer: How much is Spain’s prime minister paid, and how does it compare to other politicians’ pay?
THE current coalition government is run by the Socialist Party and junior partner Unidas Podemos. Next year, according to the 2023 budget, the politicians that
Spain’s prime minister announces more measures aimed at combating energy crisis
SPANISH Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez on Thursday announced more measures aimed at easing the burden of energy bills, a move that is due to benefit
Hospital in Spain carries out pioneering intestine transplant on one-year-old girl
A Madrid hospital has successfully performed the world’s first asystole intestine transplant. The recipient was a one-year-old girl who had been diagnosed with intestinal failure
Explainer: What will be the effects of Spain’s new Democratic Memory Law?
EARLIER this month, the Socialist Party-led central government approved a new piece of legislation: the Democratic Memory Law. The legislation passed with 128 votes in
Spain’s National Police force scraps minimum-height requirement in bid to attract more women
A lack of height will no longer be an obstacle to budding recruits for Spain’s National Police force. In a bid to attract more women
Founder of Spain’s fascist Falange party to be exhumed from Valley of the Fallen by family
THE family of José Antonio Primo de Rivera, the founder of Spain’s fascist Falange party, has announced that it will privately exhume the politician’s remains
Taxi driver spots brown bear wandering the streets of Ponferrada in Castilla y León
A taxi driver in the city of Ponferrada managed to capture an unusual sight in the early hours of Tuesday morning: an adult brown bear
Nine-month-old baby dies in Madrid after being caught in a fire
A nine-month-old baby has died in Madrid after inhaling smoke from a fire that broke out last Thursday in a commercial property under the family
Barcelona issues zero fines for smoking on beaches, despite ban being in place since July
IN April of this year, Barcelona City Hall banned smoking from all of its beaches, with €30 fines since July for anyone breaking the rules.
Donald Trump among foreign politicians to send message of support to Spain’s far-right Vox
FORMER US president Donald Trump was among the foreign politicians to send messages of support this weekend to Vox, the far-right Spanish party that has
Former Spain goalkeeper Iker Casillas keeps quiet on alleged ‘hack’ of Twitter account after message posted saying he was gay
FORMER Real Madrid and Spain goalkeeper Iker Casillas was today keeping quiet about a controversial tweet he posted and then deleted on Sunday in which
Hollywood actress Amber Heard rents luxury villa on Spain’s island of Mallorca
HOLLYWOOD actress Amber Heard is reportedly living in a luxury mansion on the Balearic Island of Mallorca and is using a pseudonym. The municipality of
Catalan government left in crisis after pro-independence party withdraws its support
THE Catalan regional government has been plunged into a crisis after one of the governing parties, Junts per Catalunya, withdrew its support from its partner,
Spain’s Civil Guard arrests three neo-Nazis on suspicion of antisemitic hate crimes in Burgos and Madrid
THE Spanish Civil Guard this week arrested three neo-Nazis on suspicion that they had committed antisemitic hate crimes. The two men and a woman are
UK licence holders left unable to drive in Spain organise to ‘invade the British embassy’
HUNDREDS of UK driving licence holders are threatening to ‘invade’ the British embassy in Madrid next week. They are organising via social media in a
Train driver on trial for 2013 Alvia crash, which killed 80, gives first tearful statements in court
THE train driver at the centre of a trial over the 2013 Alvia 730 crash in Spain’s Galicia region made his first statements in court
Madrid halls of residence takes action in wake of obscene sexist chants directed at girls’ college
A university halls of residence in Madrid has expelled at least one student after a video of sexist chants directed from the building to a