Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds to perform two concerts in Spain as part of ‘Wild God’ tour
LEGENDARY rock band Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds will visit Spain this year as part of their new ‘Wild God’ tour. The Australian group,
Crucial victory for Pedro Sanchez as controversial amnesty law for Catalan separatists gets parliamentary backing in Spain
CONGRESS in Madrid on Thursday backed an amnesty bill for Catalan separatists by 178 votes to 172. The lower house of parliament result is good
Snap election called in Spain’s Catalunya region after parliament rejects budget proposal
VOTERS in Spain’s Catalunya region will be going to the polls on May 12, after regional premier Pere Aragones yesterday called a snap election. The
Oh la la! Iconic French fashion designer Jean-Paul Gautier is bringing stage show of his life to Barcelona
THE outrageous agent provocateur of French fashion design – and late night British 90s TV – Jean-Paul Gautier is bringing the story of his life
Laboratory cooking up powerful marijuana-based drug is shut down by police in Spain’s Murcia
A clandestine laboratory concocting a cannabis extract drug called rosin has been busted by the Policia Nacional in the Murcia region. 17 people of various
Is there hope for Catalunya’s second largest reservoir? Heavy rains double the water levels – but from just 1% to 2% as new satellite pics reveal the extent of the drought
THE re-emergence of an 11th century church from a reservoir that feeds Barcelona was seen as a barometer of the devastating drought parching the region.
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
Home viewers of pirated La Liga soccer matches can now be fined individually in Spain
A LANDMARK ruling by a Barcelona judge means that home viewers of pirated feeds of La Liga football matches could be fined. The order of
Spain’s ruling Socialists reach controversial deal with Catalan separatist parties over amnesty law
SPAIN’S governing Socialist Party (PSOE) has finally reached an agreement with Catalan separatist parties over a future amnesty law, which, if passed, will see anyone
The oldest woman in Spain – and the world – celebrates her 117th birthday today
THE world’s oldest living person, Maria Branyas, has turned 117 years old. Maria, who was born on March 4, 1907, is celebrating her record-breaking birthday
Church in Spain that was submerged in the 1950s emerges from a dried up reservoir in Catalunya amid severe drought
THE extreme drought wracking Catalonia has seen an ancient church dating from the 11th century re-emerge from a reservoir. The town of Sant Romà de
Spain’s Catalunya region begins pioneering scheme to give out free, reusable menstrual products at pharmacies
THE regional equality chief in Spain’s northeastern Catalunya region launched a pioneering scheme on Monday that will see free, reusable menstrual products made available at
Ryanair to add seven new destinations from Alicante this summer
BUDGET airline Ryanair will add a total of nine new routes to the Alicante-Elche Miguel Hernandez airport, connecting the Costa Blanca tourist hotspot to cities
Prosecutors to challenge ‘lenient’ punishment given to convicted rapist Dani Alves by court in Spain
PROSECUTORS are to appeal a four and a half year jail sentence handed down to ex-Barcelona footballer Dani Alves after he was convicted of raping
Spain’s top court opens ‘terrorism probe’ into exiled Catalan ex-president Carles Puigdemont
SPAIN’S Supreme Court has started a terrorism investigation into former Catalunya President Carles Puigdemont over protests linked to the region’s failed and illegally-organised 2017 independence
Brits account for 40% of non-resident mortgages in Spain: These are the most popular locations according to new figures
DESPITE fears of a post-Brexit slowdown and the negative effects of interest rate rises, UK buyers dominated mortgage application requests for home purchases in Spain
Ronnie Wood’s family day out in Spain: Rolling Stones legend, 76, takes in a football match in Barcelona
ROLLING Stones veteran Ronnie Wood has been in Spain enjoying a La Liga match with his family, at the invitation of FC Barcelona. Wood, 76,
BREAKING: Major airport in Spain cordons off terminal after ‘radioactive package’ is found on a passenger plane
EMERGENCY protocols were put into action on Tuesday at Barcelona’s El Prat airport after a possible leak of radioactive material was detected on a Swiss
Monkey is freed after being held captive for 35 YEARS in Spain: Little Linito lived in ‘terrible conditions’ in a woman’s flat in Barcelona
AN animal rights association in Spain has managed to rescue a capuchin monkey that had been kept in an apartment by its owner for more
EXCLUSIVE: Terrifying moment expat brothers are arrested inside their own flat in Spain after the SQUATTERS they kicked out called in police
TWO expat brothers claim they have been let down by Spanish police as a horrifying two-month ordeal with violent squatters remains unresolved. Siarhei and Aleh
‘Gay white Jesus and a Roman orgy’: Posters for two religious events in Spain spark fury among locals
A GAY white Jesus and a Roman orgy. That’s the verdict of some furious locals after seeing the posters for two hugely traditional festivals in
Revealed: How 7 Russian spies who were ‘experts in sabotage and assassinations’ travelled to Spain’s Catalunya during the height of the independence movement
SEVEN spies from Russia’s elite intelligence service wing travelled to Barcelona between 2014 and 2019 during the Catalan independence crisis, it has emerged. At least
At least 14 people injured – two critically – after a TREE falls on the Tomahawk rollercoaster at Spain’s PortAventura theme park
A ROLLERCOASTER has been struck by a tree at the PortAventura theme park in Catalunya, causing more than a dozen injuries. At least 14 people
WATCH: Thug beats multiple random women on a train platform in Spain before being arrested for a hate crime
A 30-YEAR-OLD man has been arrested after assaulting 10 women in a Barcelona metro station on Friday, in what police are investigating as a possible
Want to visit the US? These are the direct routes from Spain in 2024 – including the Costa del Sol
IN our increasingly globalised world, cities separated by oceans are never more than a flight or two away. With numerous direct flights across the Atlantic
Three killed after interior of apartment block collapses in Spain
THREE people were left dead in Badalona on Tuesday after the interior of their building collapsed on top of them. Firecrews in the Catalan city,