WATCH: Hundreds of passengers evacuated after high-speed train travelling from Madrid bursts into flames
Train services on Madrid to Barcelona continued to be disrupted on Tuesday as charred carriage was removed by authorities.
Spain cleans up at Green Cities award: Benidorm beats mass-tourism image to be crowned Europe’s greenest town
The holiday resort secured the European Green Leaf 2028 title for successfully balancing its massive tourism industry with environmental protection.
Spain’s 2027 public holidays confirmed: Nine national days off, with 1 May and Christmas Day both landing on a Saturday
Every region gets at least four long weekends, but May Day and Christmas Day both fall on a Saturday
Algeciras’ famously anti-Gibraltar mayor is facing calls to resign by his own party after two new sexual assault allegations emerge
PP Cadiz has asked mayor Jose Ignacio Landaluce to resign 'immediately' after two party members filed complaints against him.
The IMF bumps up Spain’s 2026 growth forecast to 2.5% above even the US in boost for Pedro Sanchez ahead of elections
The fund says Spain will outpace every major advanced economy in 2026, but warns the global outlook remains fragile
Renfe reveals its top destinations in Spain you should visit by train this October – with one rogue outlierÂ
SPAIN’s national rail operator Renfe has unveiled its top destinations for October train travel, offering a mix of cultural hotspots and culinary experiences across the
Why does the day of bad luck and misfortune fall on Tuesday 13 in Spain?
The myth of Tuesday the 13th haunts Spaniards just as Friday the 13th looms over the rest of us
Urgent health alert in Spain after more than a dozen people struck down with salmonella from contaminated eggs
The European Union's Rapid Alert System for Food and Feed (RASFF) has classified the outbreak as 'serious', with a batch of eggs withdrawn from sale.
Spain to bask in an ‘Indian summer’ with pleasant 32C highs – before a potential DANA threatens to unleash torrential rain and weekend storms
Temperatures are expected to remain higher than normal for this time of year across the board, before a weekend drop with the arrival of a
Exclusive: Madeleine suspect back in court today – and facing a string of new charges including injuring police officers
Christian Brueckner is facing at least six new charges, the Olive Press can reveal.
Thieves ‘ask to borrow man’s mobile phone for urgent call’ before snatching his gold necklace on the Costa del Sol
One suspect was later arrested by police, who also managed to recover the stolen jewellery.
EXCLUSIVE: Inside the Orihuela Costa independence movement led by expats bidding to break away from Costa Blanca town
Hundreds of expats in a sun-kissed Costa Blanca town are leading a bid to gain independence from a town hall that has looked down on
Ceuta roars into the spotlight again after Pedro Sanchez admits Moroccan warships entered Spanish waters during July’s mass migrant crossing
At least one Moroccan frigate and several patrol boats entered waters claimed by Spain without authorisation on July 30 and 31, it has been revealed.
New compulsory helmet law puts escooter hire firms across Alicante in a quandary
Popular operators such as Hoopy and Vamoz have displayed a prominent helmet warning the moment their apps are opened since October 1.
Can banks in Spain refuse to open accounts for expats if they have a passport but no NIE?
Foreigners in Spain are being turned away by some banks when trying to open an account with just a passport.
British Olympic champion Scott Brash ‘was driver and PSG coach Luis Enrique’s daughter a passenger’ in fatal crash near Valencia that killed motorcyclist, 20
Sources say the British rider was formally placed under investigation for reckless homicide; drink and drug tests were negative.
PICTURED: Millionaire German pizza mogul who died in famous Mallorca rally after his Porsche careened into a ravine at ‘bumpy bend’
THE co-founder of one of Germany’s best-known restaurant chains has died after his car left a mountain road and plunged into a ravine during a
Vox leader Abascal tells Estepona rally Sanchez is ‘willing to lie and to kill’ as he opens Spain election campaign on the Costa del Sol
The Vox leader urged supporters not to vote by post and warned of a violent campaign, with party sources putting the Estepona crowd at 1,500.
Audacious Hollywood-style helicopter escape bid for French drug lord is foiled at Costa del Sol prison home to Scottish mafia boss Stephen Lyons
A HOLLYWOOD-style plot to break a French drug cartel boss out of a Costa del Sol prison using a helicopter has been foiled by heavily
Warning for drivers as Alicante adds three new speed cameras to six already switched on this year
The new cameras come as cops try to curb speeds on some of the busiest motorways in the area.
Spain’s National Day – Why do the Spanish celebrate it on October 12?
EACH October 12, Spain marks its National Day or Dia de la Hispanidad with a public holiday. The day coincides with the celebration of Christopher
British tourist dies after falling down stairwell at Tarragona hostel in the early hours
The man lost his balance while climbing the stairs before falling from a height equivalent to three storeys, according to media reports.
WATCH: Shock as wild boar family descends on Mijas with 13 youngsters in tow as sightings surge amid health warnings
Video shows the animals rummaging through bins opposite a supermarket on Sunday, with the sighting drawing both sympathy and concern from residents.
Nine in ten drivers in Spain would fail the current Spanish theory test if they had to take it today, study finds
More than 26 million current motorists would fail the exam by making too many mistakes, according to research published by the Linea Directa Foundation.
Brazen gang raids Sotogrande luxury watch shop and holds workers at gunpoint in five-minute ordeal
The thieves copped 30 high-end watches from brands including Rolex, Patek Philippe and Audemars Piguet, plus four designer handbags.
Wife of former British deputy PM Nick Clegg launches new centrist political party in Spain to contest next month’s snap election
Miriam Gonzalez, an international trade lawyer who married the ex-Liberal Democrats leader in 2000, unveiled Democracia 21 at a rally in Madrid.