Spanish Registration & Qualifications, Why are they so important?
We all love living here in Spain, it’s a fantastic country to live in. As we know it has a great balance in terms...
Bogus stock market brokers fleeced €6 million out of unsuspecting clients in Spain
A group of swindlers offering big returns on stock market investments have been arrested by the Policia Nacional.
The gang made €6 million out of...
Three men die in suspected arson attack on Barcelona area apartment block in Spain
THREE men died in an Barcelona area apartment fire on Wednesday with police believing it was an arson attack.
A fourth person suffered serious injuries...
CHOOSING THE RIGHT INVESTMENT/PENSION ADVISER IN SPAIN
There are many Financial Advisers operating in Spain and a multitude of options when it comes to making potentially life-changing financial decisions.
However, a...
Antonio Banderas and Benedict Cumberbatch scoop awards in Spain’s Sant Jordi Cinema Awards 2022
ACTOR Antonio Banderas has scooped a Lifetime Achievement Award at the RNE Sant Jordi Cinema Awards 2022.
The 61-year-old made the trip to Barcelona from...
Lust for life: Iggy Pop turns 75 and announces tour dates in Spain
VETERAN rocker Iggy Pop has announced his first European tour dates in years, playing nine gigs in Spain over the summer.
His first appearance will...
Judge in Spain says Real Madrid and Barcelona can be punished for trying to set up aborted European Super...
A Madrid judge has lifted restrictions that stopped footballing bodies UEFA and FIFA penalising clubs who signed up to the rebel European Super League.
Sofia...
Catalan president, Pere Aragones, among dozens of separatists hacked by specialist spyware in Spain
A cybersecurity rights group claims dozens of phones belonging to prominent Catalunya independence politicians were hacked by sophisticated spyware.
The software is normally available at...
SOMETHING TO CHEW ON: Sheep and goats brought in to help protect Collserola Natural Park in Spain’s Barcelona against...
ARE the old ways the best? Barcelona’s city council is hoping to find out by bringing in a flock of sheep and goats to...
Neighbours accuse Chinese restaurant owner of starting fire that ravaged building in Barcelona injuring four people
A FIRE that tore through a building in Barcelona’s upmarket Eixample district on Monday night leaving four injured and dozens of others suffering from...
REVEALED: The cities in Spain which are the most popular Easter destinations among Brits, French, Dutch, Germans and Italians
BARCELONA, Malaga, Alicante and Palma are the most popular Easter destinations in Spain, according to new research, but not all nationalities favour the same...
British girl, 14, sexually assaulted in Barcelona area hotel during family holiday in Spain
A 14-year-old British girl was sexually assaulted last Thursday while on holiday with her parents in Callela on the Costa del Maresme- 50 kilometres...
Pedro Sanchez gives brand new estimate of Ukraine refugee numbers in Spain
AN estimated 110,000 Ukrainian refugees have arrived in Spain since February's Russian invasion, according to Prime Minister, Pedro Sanchez.
Visiting a specially set-up reception centre...
Barcelona in Spain bans smoking on all beaches from July to boost health and environment
BARCELONA'S beaches will become 'no-smoking' areas from this summer.
The permanent ban on lighting up follows a successful pilot on four beaches in the Catalan...
Spain’s low cost high-speed train war hots up as new operator Iryo brings forward launch.
SPAIN'S low cost high-speed train war goes up an extra gear in November as Italian-Spanish owned firm Ilsa launches its service.
The company, under the...
Spain’s Barcelona picked to host yachting’s America’s Cup in 2024
THE oldest trophy in international sport, the America's Cup, will be fought for in the waters off Barcelona in autumn 2024.
The yachting team event...
EasyJet announce new flights three times a week from Spain’s Barcelona to Scotland’s biggest city
BUDGET airline EasyJet have announced new Barcelona flights to Glasgow that will take to the skies three times a week.
The airline revealed the new...
The Sagrada Familia: how Gaudi’s masterpiece became a myth and a divisive political tool
Barcelona’s fabled basilica recently celebrated the completion of its first tower with a giant star. But as at every stage in its history, not everyone is pleased. By Josep-Maria Garcia Fuentes, Newcastle University
Zack Zadek: Meet the American singer-songwriter as he makes his debut in Spain’s Barcelona
FOR the first time ever, songwriter and musician Zack Zadek is performing in Barcelona.
If you don’t know who he is, now’s the time...
Franco fan who plotted to kill Spain’s PM over exhumation of dictator goes on trial in Barcelona
AN admirer of Franco who plotted to kill Spain’s Prime Minister over plans to exhume the fascist dictator, is facing 18 years in jail...
How Barcelona’s Sants station became the gateway for Ukrainian refugees in Spain
CATALUNYA has become Spain’s gateway for Ukrainian refugees.
Barcelona's Sants station is the first port of call for refugees arriving in Spain by rail.
Around 200...
Spain seizes Russian oligarch superyachts in Barcelona and Mallorca
A €140 million superyacht owned by an oligarch friend of Russian leader Vladamir Putin has been seized by authorities in Barcelona.
Another craft has also...
Abramovich yacht sets sail from Barcelona to avoid seizure under sanctions against Russian oligarchs
The world’s most expensive yacht, which belongs to Russian oligarch Roman Abramovich, has sailed from a Barcelona dockyard to avoid being seized under threatened...
Cybercriminals in Spain’s Barcelona steal €1.6 million of broadcasting cash from Italian football club Florentina
THE Policia Nacional have arrested 11 people in the Barcelona area over a €1.6 million fraud against Italian Serie A football club, Florentina.
They sent...
WATCH: This is the moment Britain’s most wanted woman was caught by police while walking her dogs in Spain
SHE was once Britain’s most wanted woman for her part in a €1 billion VAT scam.
She escaped the reach of British police and evaded...
Wife-killer in Spain’s Barcelona who slashed partner over 100 times with knives and scissors is jailed
A Barcelona area man has been jailed for 24 years and ordered to pay €550,000 in compensation after stabbing his wife 102 times at...
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