Fears over venomous violin spider in Spain after first victim is recorded in the Basque Country
THE venomous violin spider has bitten its first recorded victim in Spain – and not once, but a total of three times. A 42-year-old resident
Gipuzkoa genius: How Spain’s smallest province is dominating English football – with over half of the Premier League’s top-ranked managers hailing from the sport-mad region
SANDWICHED between the Bay of Biscay and the French border in the Basque Country’s northeasternmost corner, the province of Gipuzkoa may not appear familiar to
Revealed: The world’s best restaurant is in Spain
DISFRUTAR, located in the heart of Barcelona’s thriving Eixample district, has been crowned the World’s Best Restaurant. Offering tasting menus that celebrate avant-garde Mediterranean cuisine
Basque elections in Spain: Socialist-PNV coalition remains in power in huge relief for PM Pedro Sanchez – but support for separatists has grown
THE Socialist-PNV coalition that has ruled the Basque Country since 2016 is set to remain in power in a huge relief for Prime Minister Pedro
Basque elections in Spain: All you need to know as separatist descendants from ETA lead the polls in potential headache for PM Pedro Sanchez
THE Basque Country will head to the polls this Sunday for a crucial regional election that could prove to be a political headache for incumbent
Spain’s far-right Vox party unfurls a 50-metre long flag on a beach in San Sebastian: Stunt coincides with this weekend’s regional Basque elections
THE candidate for the far-right Vox party at this weekend’s regional elections in the northern Pais Vasco took part in a stunt on Friday that
Candidate for upcoming elections in Spain’s Basque Country region attacked with pepper spray
ONE of the candidates running in the upcoming elections in Spain’s northern Pais Vasco (Basque Country) region was attacked last night by a man with
Powerful winter storm brings snow, wind, and rain across Spain TODAY
WINTER storm Monica will have blanketed much of the peninsula with snowfall, rain and hail by the time it dissipates late Sunday, with weather advisories
Revealed: This is the ‘happiest city’ in Spain – and it has the shortest flight time from the UK
SPAIN’s happiest city has been revealed and it’s just a quick flight from Britain. READ MORE: This is the best all-inclusive hotel in Spain –
STIs are soaring in Spain: Cases of gonorrhea, chlamydia and syphilis are on the rise, experts warn
A NEW study has revealed skyrocketing STI infections across Spain, with rates of gonorrhoea more than quadrupling between 1995 and 2022. The report looked at
These two cities in Spain’s Andalucia saw record-high costs of buying and renting property in 2023
LIKE much of Europe, Spain’s real estate market ended 2023 with record-high prices throughout the country, with the Andalucian cities of Malaga and Cadiz registering
Where do they speak the best English in Spain? The answer WILL surprise you
AN ANNUAL study by Swedish language learning company Education First found that the Galician city of Vigo had the highest English proficiency in Spain in
Level 2 emergency is declared over millions of pellets of PLASTIC washing up on beaches in Spain
THE GALICIA region has followed its neighbour Asturias on Tuesday by activating a level 2 emergency alert following the washing up of millions of plastic
Woman in Spain’s Basque Country killed in home by stray bullet from boar hunter’s gun
A 75-YEAR-OLD woman died in hospital in Spain’s Basque Country region this weekend after apparently being accidentally shot in the head by a hunter while
Spain set to finally have a government as Pedro Sanchez secures 179 votes ahead of investiture vote next week
SPAIN’S acting Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez appears to have secured another term in office on Friday after getting the support of two more regional parties.
Israel confirms Spaniard and his wife were killed by Hamas on same day as attack: Couple were found burned in their home
SPANIARD Ivan Illarramendi and his Chilean wife, Loren Garcovich, were killed by Hamas terrorists in the October 7 attack where over 1,400 people died. Their
Spaniard is killed by Hamas: Ivan Illarramendi, 46, was taken hostage alongside his wife during savage attack on Israel last month
A SPANISH man kidnapped by Hamas militia during the October 7 attacks on Israel, has died, according to diplomatic sources speaking to the El Pais
Extreme weather warnings in the south open up Spain’s north to summer tourism: Visitor numbers jump by half
NORTHERN Spain has seen a massive increase in tourism this year as scorching temperatures in the south put off visitors. In August, the regions of
Pictured: Soldier, 19, from Sevilla is among two missing Spaniards in Israel following deadly Hamas attack
THE NAMES of two Spaniards who went missing after Hamas’ weekend air and ground attack in Israel have been revealed. One is a teenage soldier
Young woman is fined €500 for leaving her dog tied up outside a pharmacy in Spain as new animal laws take effect
A YOUNG woman has become the first known person in Spain to be fined for breaking the new Animal Welfare law, but she ended up
New offshore wind turbine off Spain’s Basque coast could power about 2,000 homes
A FLOATING wind turbine capable of powering about 2,000 homes has been set up off the Basque coast to make it Spain’s first offshore wind
Bull’s revenge: Bullfighter suffers horrific goring while rescuing fellow fighter in Spain’s Santander
EVERY bullfighter’s nightmare came to pass as one risked his own life and suffered a goring to distract a raging bull that had his fellow
Hundreds of sightings of Portuguese Man O’War lead to close several beaches in Spain
HUNDREDS of sightings of Portuguese Man O’War have led to a number of beaches in northern Spain to be closed for swimmers. Basque Country and
Top sommelier gets prison sentence for the misappropriation of high-end wine bottles in the Basque CountryÂ
A TOP sommelier has been given a two-year prison sentence for the misappropriation of luxury wine bottles in Spain’s Basque Country. Guillermo Cruz, who was
DON’T MISS: The Best of What’s on in Spain
Top events in Spain for the week and month ahead from Madrid to Barcelona via Valencia and A Coruña. THIS WEEK: Tour de France (in
Extinction Rebellion fills in golf course holes in Spain in excessive water usage protest
CLIMATE activists from Extinction Rebellion(XR) said on Sunday that they had plugged holes on 10 golf courses in Spain to protest at the sport’s excessive