May 1 and 2: Spain’s public holidays explained
IF YOU didn’t know already, this weekend will last three days, thanks to International Workers’ Day falling on May 1. That means a bank holiday,
Two climate activists swim naked in front of the Royal Palace in MadridÂ
Two activists of climate group Futuro Vegetal swam naked in a fountain just outside the Royal Palace in Madrid on Thursday evening. The two women,
Despite exhumation from war monument, Franco and his new resting place are still costing the Spanish state €10,000 a year
IN OCTOBER 2019, the Spanish government finally moved the body of former dictator Francisco Franco from the Valley of the Fallen monument, transferring the remains
Driver accused of killing two people in Madrid city centre hands himself in
A 31 YEAR-OLD MAN accused of running over and killing two people aged 72 and 81 in Madrid city centre last Thursday has handed himself
British resident of Spain ‘makes history’ by becoming first UK national to run as a candidate in a Basque Country election
A BRITISH resident of Madrid is ‘making history’ by becoming the first UK national to ever run in an election in the northern Basque Country
UPDATE: Two dead in Madrid after being hit by a car escaping Guardia Civil in high-speed pursuit
Two people aged 72 and 88 have died after being hit by a car that was being chased by Guardia Civil at Madrid city centre
Statue of Former King pointing at Madrid’s symbolic bear with a rifle generates controversy
A STATUE of Spanish Former King Juan Carlos I holding a hunting rifle has been erected without permission in Madrid’s Puerta del Sol. The polyurethane
Consumer group calls for restaurant inspections across Spain after deadly fire in MadridÂ
THE BILBAO branch of a franchise of Italian restaurants has removed plastic plants used for decoration from the ceiling, after a blaze broke out in
Drugs in plane sight: Ex-airport worker at Spain’s Barajas thought to have earned €24m from drug trafficking
SPAIN’S High Court is investigating a former employee at Madrid’s Barajas Airport who is alleged to have amassed a €24 million fortune from trafficking drugs
Spain expected to record sizzling high April temperatures to break 12-year record
FORECASTERS are predicting record-high April temperatures this week as the drought continues to bite across Spain. The current April record stands at 37.4 degrees logged
Nazi salutes and fascist chants: Clashes and arrests break out during exhumation of Falange founder in Spain’s Madrid
CLASHES broke out between police and far-right supporters over the controversial exhumation of Falange founder José Antonio Primo de Rivera. The remains of the father
Flambee pizza causes fatal blaze at Madrid restaurant in Spain
TWO PEOPLE have died in a Madrid restaurant after a waiter flambeed a pizza dish, accidentally setting alight plastic plants that were hanging on the
Madrid observatory detects spike in Covid-19 infections in wake of Easter holidaysÂ
THE NUMBER of Covid-19 cases in Spain has spiked after Easter week, bringing the 14-day incidence to 2,000 cases per 100,000 inhabitants compared to an
Tourists to Madrid lookout: New tax on top of incoming ETIAS fee for visitors could be on the cards according to mayoral candidate
MADRID could be edging its way to a new tourist tax after one of the mayoral candidates flip-flopped on the issue. The cost would be
Ed Sheeran shares new songs for tiny audience of 400 people at Madrid gig
ED SHEERAN shared new songs from his upcoming album with a tiny audience at an intimate gig in Madrid on Saturday night. The English singer-songwriter
Man accused of sending letter bombs to political and military targets in Spain gets bailed
THE National Court in Madrid has bailed an Ebro province man arrested in January for sending six letter bombs to political and military targets. Pompeyo
Spain’s food safety agency raises alert over contaminated cinnamon
THE SPANISH food safety agency has issued an alert about the possible presence of bacteria in a particular brand of ground cinnamon. According to Aesan,
Spain’s National Police seize 50 kilograms of heroin during drug deal in Madrid car park
SPAIN’S National Police force has seized 50 kilograms of heroin during a drug deal in a Madrid car park, as the result of a joint
Police officer in Spain faces sexual abuse charge for grabbing breasts of Femen protestor
AN OFFICER from Spain’s National Police force has been called to appear in court to face accusations of sexual abuse after he grabbed the breasts
Colombian cafe chain opening ‘flagship’ store in Madrid with more outlets coming to Spain
COLOMBIAN cafe chain Juan Valdez will be opening a ‘flagship’ shop in Madrid as part of its plans to open over 100 outlets across Spain
First ever Avlo tickets to travel from Madrid to Andalucia go on sale tomorrow from 7 euros
Renfe will launch this Wednesday April 12 the ticket sale of the first Avlos travelling between Madrid and Andalucia. The low-cost version of AVE high
Man arrested for allegedly locking his wife up for three months in Madrid flat and raping her
A 45-year-old Honduran man has been arrested in the district of Vallecas in Madrid for allegedly locking up his wife in their home for three
Costa Blanca capital roars past Barcelona in Spain’s tourist apartment bookings for 2022
ALICANTE has overhauled Barcelona in the number of people staying in tourist apartments during 2022. A University of Zaragoza study shows there were 155,726 stays
Young Mallorcan who began misogynistic chant on university campus is let off the hook
A Mallorcan student who began a sexist chant at a top college has had his case shelved by the Madrid Prosecutor’s Office which found that
Spain’s foreign tourist revival continues with bigger spending than in 2019
SPAIN welcomed 4.3 million foreign tourists in February, 35.9% more than in the same month last year. Data from the National Institute of Statistics (INE)
Did this Olive Press reporter just pull off the best April Fool’s prank on Spanish Twitter ever?
AS JAMIE Oliver found out when he put chorizo in paella, or The Times journalist Chris Haslam when he wrote a tongue-in-cheek column about how