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Here are all the museums in Spain you can visit for free this summer as part of exciting new cultural programme

A HANDFUL of museums across Spain can be visited free of charge from today until September 30, thanks to the cultural campaign carried out by

15 Jul, 2021 @ 20:00

La Cultura·Lead·Madrid·Other News

King pays tribute to COVID victims as he says ‘Spain will never forget them’

THE KING of Spain paid tribute to the victims of the pandemic during a touching speech on Wednesday. Speaking from the Royal Palace in Madrid,

15 Jul, 2021 @ 17:30

Lead·Madrid·National News·Other News

Car salesman threatened with knife during test drive as customer steals car in Valencia area of Spain

Car hire firms defrauded by gang who sub-leased vehicles to criminals in the Costa Blanca and Costa del Sol areas of Spain

A gang defrauded Spanish car rental companies by hiring vehicles and then leasing them out to criminals who wanted to stay anonymous. 12 people have

14 Jul, 2021 @ 13:30

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Madrid·Murcia

Farmers head for Madrid in tractor convey to protest lack of support over storm damage

SPAIN’S farmers are bringing their agricultural woes to the capital with a protest over the lack of state support in the wake of Storm Filomena.

13 Jul, 2021 @ 14:26

Lead·Madrid·National News

Dogfighting gang who bred and abused animals for organised illegal fights to the death across Spain to go on trial in Madrid

POLICE have uncovered a network of 23 people across Spain, including a vet and members of the security forces, accused of breeding and abusing animals

13 Jul, 2021 @ 12:45

Crime & Law·Lead·Madrid·National News

Tourist Ollie Getting Into The Spirit With His New Friends (1)

View from Spain: The ecstasy and agony of England fans watching Euro 2020 final from abroad

THE ecstasy and the agony were lived in equal measure across Spain where England fans saw their team fall at the final hurdle in an

12 Jul, 2021 @ 18:20

Catalunya·Ibiza·Lead·Madrid·Sport

Pedro Sanchez says Johnson & Johnson vaccine delay will not derail 70% of Spain getting injections by late August

Ministry of health suffers data breach exposing details of 100,000 people in Madrid – ‘including king and Sanchez’

THE Ministry of Health is blaming a coding error for 100,000 people in Madrid being involved in a data breach which included exposing the personal

9 Jul, 2021 @ 09:30

Madrid·Politics

Spain’s COVID-19 vaccination drive: How to register for a jab if you’re over 30 and live in Madrid

People aged over 30 in Spain are now being invited to register for the COVID-19 vaccine. People in this age bracket can now self-register to

7 Jul, 2021 @ 14:15

Health·Madrid·Other News

Police bring down criminal gang that scammed tourists in Spain with fake holiday accomodation

TEN people have been arrested for ripping off 300 tourists to the tune of €4 million in a series of accommodation and credit card scams.

6 Jul, 2021 @ 18:45

Cadiz·Crime & Law·Lead·Madrid·Malaga

Protests across Spain call for justice for Samuel Luiz Muñiz, murdered for being gay

THOUSANDS of people gathered across Spain on Monday to protest the killing of Samuel Luiz Muñiz. The 24-year-old from A Coruña was savagely beaten to

6 Jul, 2021 @ 11:15

Crime & Law·Lead·Madrid·Other News·Valencia

El Corte Ingles, Acciona and the Santander Group: new vaccination centers in Madrid

THREE new mass Covid vaccination hubs across Madrid are set to open this week. El Corte Inglés, Acciona and Grupo Santander will all start to

5 Jul, 2021 @ 12:00

Coronavirus·Health·Lead·Madrid·Other News

Spain’s Queen Letizia dazzles in floral dress for UN luncheon at Royal Palace in Madrid

QUEEN Letitia of Spain is known for her stylish dress collection, and the royal made no exception when she stepped out in a stunning floral

4 Jul, 2021 @ 19:32

Lead·Madrid

Landlord blasted over €750 rent for tiny flat with a staircase for a countertop in Spain’s Madrid

AN APARTMENT in Madrid with a staircase on top of the kitchen countertop is being advertised for an eye-watering €750 a month in a clear

4 Jul, 2021 @ 15:45

Lead·Madrid·Property

The Gay Pride March 2021 Takes Madrid With The Trans Law As The Protagonist

Madrid’s Pride celebrations end with huge street party and complaints over lack of mask wearing or social distancing

Thousands of people crowded into the streets of the capital to join in gay pride celebrations on Saturday in the biggest public event held in

4 Jul, 2021 @ 13:57

Lead·Madrid·Other News

OPINION: Why Spain should bring back ‘botellon’ (and let young people meet in groups to drink outside)

Leah Pattem argues that the Spanish tradition of botellon, a practice that has become much maligned by authorities across Spain, is actually a really good

3 Jul, 2021 @ 12:00

Lead·Madrid·Opinion

Did you sign up with a Financial Adviser in Spain?

Sam Kelly DipPFS, EFA, BA (Hons) Managing Partner Chorus Financial Looking back, it’s obvious I was fairly naïve when I first moved to Spain in

2 Jul, 2021 @ 18:15

Alicante·Asturias·Barcelona·Benidorm·Business & Finance·Costa Blanca·Lead·Madrid·Mallorca·Mar Menor·Murcia·National News·Torrevieja·Valencia·Valencian Community

British passport photo by UK in Spain/Flickr

British sex offenders could have danger warnings stamped on passports to prevent travel abroad

The British government is being asked to place danger warnings on the passports and driving licences of convicted sex offenders to close the loop hole

1 Jul, 2021 @ 12:00

Crime & Law·Lead·Madrid·Must Read·National News

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Expat Dad discovers his vintage Petrus (wine worth €3,000) was used to make sangria by daughter’s friends at house party in Spain

PETE Jones is one hell of an understanding father. When he woke up last Saturday morning to discover that his daughter and her friends had

26 Jun, 2021 @ 08:00

Lead·Madrid·Other News

Cold called about your pensions and investments in Spain?

by Sam Kelly DipPFS, EFA, BA (Hons), Managing Partner, Chorus Financial. Within the last 24 hours both myself and my colleague working from our Costa

25 Jun, 2021 @ 18:20

‘No more trips!’ Students asked to cancel summer holidays to Mallorca after nearly 400 kids test positive for COVID-19 in Spain

Spain’s government has urged students to cancel celebratory trips to Mallorca after nearly 400 pupils returned from the party island and tested positive for COVID.

25 Jun, 2021 @ 18:00

Education·Health·Lead·Madrid·Mallorca·Other News

Spain to begin project to exhume civil war victims at Valley of the Fallen

SPAIN’S €650,000 project to exhume and identify victims of the country’s Civil War that were buried at the Valley of the Fallen site outside Madrid

25 Jun, 2021 @ 17:15

Lead·Madrid

Low-cost bullet train price war breaks out on Madrid-Barcelona commuter corridor in Spain

A PRICE war began on Wednesday between the Spanish train operator AVLO and the French Ouigo rail service for business along one of Europe’s busiest

23 Jun, 2021 @ 13:42

Barcelona·Catalunya·Lead·Madrid·Travel News

Could the reopening of nightlife in Spain lead to a surge in COVID-19 infections?

MADRID takes another step towards normality on Monday, with nightclubs allowed to remain open until 3am for the first time in months. The capital follows

21 Jun, 2021 @ 20:00

Health·Lead·Madrid·Other News·Politics

COVID-19: Pedro Sanchez receives first dose of coronavirus vaccine in Spain

PEDRO Sanchez has had the coronavirus vaccine. The prime minister, who is aged 49, received his first jab at Puerta de Hierro Hospital in the

19 Jun, 2021 @ 15:00

Coronavirus·Health·Lead·Madrid·Politics

Living in Spain but still have a UK based financial adviser?

by Sam Kelly DipPFS, EFA, BA (Hons), Managing Partner, Chorus Financial. Chorus Financial are receiving an increasing number of enquiries from those of you living

18 Jun, 2021 @ 18:30

Alicante·Asturias·Barcelona·Benidorm·Brexit·Business & Finance·Canary Islands·Castellon·Costa Blanca·Featured·Madrid·Mallorca·Mar Menor·Murcia·National News·Torrevieja·Valencia·Valencian Community

Pensioner, 84, bludgeons wife to death with hammer in Madrid

A PENSIONER in Madrid was bludgeoned to death in a jealous rage by her husband of 40 years. Police were called to the Moratalaz district

18 Jun, 2021 @ 11:15

Crime & Law·Madrid·Other News

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