Grandson of Republican colonel embarks on quest to recover paintings stolen by Franco regime
IN the wake of the Spanish Civil War, Republican Colonel José Sicardo Jiménez- Córdova and his wife Mariana Carderera had little choice but to flee
Spain’s solicitor general takes legal action against Franco family in bid to take ownership of assets in summer home
SPAIN’S solicitor general’s office is taking legal action against the family of Francisco Franco in a bid to take ownership of 564 items that are
Police seek man who ran over own mother-in-law after family dispute in Valencia
SPAIN’S National Police were on Wednesday seeking a man accused of running over his own mother-in-law with a car in Valencia, after a family row
Spain’s interior minister defends actions of border police during June incident that saw dozens killed
A video released by the NGO AMDH Nador after the migrants rushed the border SPAIN’S interior minister, Fernando Grande-Marlaska, on Wednesday sought to defend the
Police to investigate circumstances of viral video where bulls charge a human wall at Peñiscola fiestas
THE video from Peñiscola, Valencia region, quickly went viral. In it, a large group of people are seen from above crowded into an archway on
Transport sector calls on government to finally scrap masks on Spain’s trains, buses and taxis
Spain’s transport sector is calling on the Spanish government to scrap obligatory masks on trains, buses and taxis and instead simply recommend the use of
Spain’s rail operator forced to change booking system after passengers game the system and leave trains half empty
Spain’s state rail operator Renfe is being forced to modify its booking policy after passengers started taking advantage of an oversight in a government plan
“Letizia was an abrasive princess but as Spain’s queen she is doing better”
WHEN journalist Mábel Galaz started writing her book about Spain’s Queen Letizia, the idea was to have it in the shops to coincide with the
King Felipe VI will try to avoid photo with father ‘at all costs’ at Queen Elizabeth II’s funeral, say sources
WHILE the whole world will have its eyes fixed on Queen Elizabeth II’s funeral on Monday, in Spain there will be an entertaining sideshow that
Hay Festival in Segovia welcomes special guests to 2022 edition: 400 sheep
SOME 400 sheep were the special guests at Segovia’s famous Aqueduct on Friday, as part of the ongoing Hay Festival in the historical city in
New cases of West Nile virus detected in Spain’s Tarragona province
The public health department in Catalonia has detected one confirmed case and one possible case of West Nile virus in Tarragona province, news agency EFE
Valencia city could get four-day work week trial in spring 2023
FOR anyone in the city of Valencia who hates getting up to go to work on a Monday morning, there is good news awaiting in
Spain’s monarch Felipe will coincide with father Juan Carlos at Buckingham Palace reception and Queen Elizabeth’s funeral
SPAIN’S King Felipe VI will coincide with his father, disgraced emeritus king Juan Carlos, at a reception in Buckingham Palace on Sunday. The pair, along
Spain’s Health Ministry estimates three times more heat-related deaths this summer than last
The Carlos III Institute has estimated that so far this year there have been 30,861 excess deaths in Spain, of which 3,833 are attributable to
President of Spain’s Football Federation accused of using official funds to pay for orgies
The president of Spain’s Football Federation, Luis Rubiales, has been accused by his uncle of using funds from the organisation to pay for private parties
Bull-running fiestas in Spain’s Valencia region claim an eighth victim for the year so far
THE bous al carrer bull-running festivals in the Valencia region have claimed their eighth victim this year so far, after an 80-year-old man was gored
Spain’s Civil Guard arrests lorry driver who was seven times over the legal alcohol limit
The Spanish Civil Guard has arrested a lorry driver who was found to be seven times over the legal limit for alcohol. The man was
Controversial Toro de la Vega bull run goes ahead, but with no violence toward bull
Spain’s notorious bull-spearing fiesta in the town of Tordesillas went ahead today, despite a legal battle in which even the central government had got involved.
Madrid Socialists propose opening schools 12 hours a day, 11 months a year, to help working parents
The Madrid branch of the Spanish Socialist Party (PSOE) has come up with a novel idea to help working parents should it get into power
Some 150,000 people take to streets of Barcelona to support Catalan independence
Around 150,000 people took to the streets of Barcelona on Sunday September 11, to celebrate “la Diada”, often described as Catalonia’s National Day, and to
One journalist’s quest to explain to Spain’s media just why Queen Elizabeth meant so much
On the day that Liz Truss became the United Kingdom’s new prime minister, I was expecting a call from Spanish TV channel La Sexta. Their
Canary Islands report more than a thousand migrant deaths in year so far
Spain’s Canary Islands have calculated that more than a thousand would-be migrants have either died or disappeared at sea while trying to reach land in
Spain’s government takes action to stop controversial fiesta where bull is stabbed with spikes and hooks
The Spanish government has called on the public prosecutor’s office to take action in a bid to stop the controversial Toro de la Vega bull
Ryanair expects record passenger numbers in Spain, announces 52 new routes
For signs that the travel industry is finally emerging from the slump caused by the coronavirus pandemic, look no further than the latest data released
Could the days of wearing masks on Spain’s public transport be coming to an end?
While the use of facemasks as a means of preventing the spread of Covid-19 has long been abandoned in the United Kingdom, in Spain it
Cyclist caught on camera crashing head on into oncoming car while making dangerous mountain descent in Spain
The scene was filmed by a motorist who had just been overtaken, and the video has since gone viral A video that has been circulating