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Mandatory face mask regulations in Spain could be relaxed ‘very soon’ health chief says

THE use of masks outdoors in Spain could be relaxed in the coming days says government’s Chief of Health Emergencies Fernando Simon. As Spain’s vaccination

19 May, 2021 @ 09:15

Health·Lead·National News·Other News

Spain deploys army in Ceuta after migrants swim across to enclave from Morocco border in record numbers

Spain has deployed troops to Ceuta to patrol the border with Morocco after at least 6,000 migrants swam around fences to reach the north African

18 May, 2021 @ 15:05

Lead·National News

EXPLAINED: The latest rules on people from the UK travelling to and from Spain

EXPLAINED: The latest ‘must read’ rules for travelling between the UK and Spain

SPAIN’S tourist board has launched a new ‘one-click’ feature on its website to allow foreign tourists to check on COVID-19 travel restrictions. UPDATE: Spain removes

18 May, 2021 @ 12:15

Lead·Must Read·National News·Travel News

EU-funded law agency helps smash complex Spanish VAT fraud scheme that netted €26 million

EUROPOL, the EU’s international law enforcement agency, worked with authorities across five countries to arrest 22 suspects belonging to an organised crime group which swindled

18 May, 2021 @ 11:30

Crime & Law·Lead·National News

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PRIME SUSPECT: Paw of blame pointed at bear for string of grizzly livestock slaughters in the Spanish Pyrenees

HE looks as cuddly as Rupert, Paddington or Winnie-the-Pooh. But Goiat the bear is no marmalade sandwich-eating vegetarian. He is on the wanted list, suspected

14 May, 2021 @ 17:14

Lead·National News

Rising temperatures caused by climate change is behind an increase in suicides, claims scientific study

Spain gets burnt in hottest year ever with warnings over further temperature hikes

SPAIN had the hottest year on record last year according to a report published today(May 14) by the state meteorological agency, Aemet. The news comes

14 May, 2021 @ 17:10

Lead·National News·Weather

Spain’s climate change law is passed in Madrid to make country ‘carbon-neutral’ by 2050

SPAIN’S new climate change and energy law was passed by Congress in Madrid today(May 13). It aims to make Spain a carbon-neutral country by 2050.

13 May, 2021 @ 19:15

Environment·Lead·National News·Politics

Ouigo, the French 'low-cost' AVE to link Spain’s Madrid and Andalucia with five daily frequencies

TRAIN BATTLE as Ouigo launches in Spain with cheaper fares and on-board entertainment services

SPAIN’S state train company RENFE’s 80-year-monopoly has ended with French operator, Ouigo, launching services between Madrid and Barcelona. Ouigo Spain is owned by France’s SNCF

13 May, 2021 @ 12:59

Barcelona·Lead·Madrid·National News·Travel News

Spain Will Spend €8 Million On Three Month Social Media Campaign To Win Back Uk And European Tourists

SPAIN spends €8 million on social media campaign to win back UK and European tourists

SPAIN’S tourist board has unveiled an €8 million campaign to woo back international visitors. Turespaña will target social media sites between May and July with

12 May, 2021 @ 16:45

National News·Travel News

Body found of Irish woman missing for days on Spain’s Costa Blanca

THE body of an Irish mother missing since Saturday has been found in the Marina Alta region of Costa Blanca North, yesterday. Sources have revealed

12 May, 2021 @ 13:15

Costa Blanca·Lead·National News

Spain’s Government continues to cut road tolls before 2024 reform, insists plan needs opposition support

THE Minister of Transport Jose Luis Abalos has responded to widespread criticism for his proposal to introduce tolls on all of Spain’s road networks insisting

12 May, 2021 @ 11:15

Lead·National News

‘Virus threat still real’ warns Spain’s government after weekend of parties as restrictions end

SPAIN’S government has called for people to behave “responsibility” after a weekend marked by people celebrating the end to the state of alarm without masks

11 May, 2021 @ 13:10

Coronavirus·Lead·National News

Pedro Sanchez claims ‘herd immunity’ against COVID-19 within 100 days in Spain

PRIME Minister, Pedro Sanchez, has claimed that Spain’s population will reach herd immunity levels against the coronavirus by mid-August. Speaking on a visit to Greece

10 May, 2021 @ 17:50

Coronavirus·Health·Lead·National News

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EUROPOL call for public help in finding child abusers with release of carefully-cropped images

FRESH LEADS are needed in historic child abuse cases that EUROPOL are investigating. The EU Law Enforcement Agency have published images in a hope that

10 May, 2021 @ 15:45

Crime & Law·Lead·National News

Fiestas Sin Medidas De Seguridad En El Barrio De Gracia De Barcelona Tras El Levantamiento Del Estado De Alarma En España

PARTY TIME: Revellers take to streets in Spain’s Madrid and Barcelona as COVID-19 restrictions end

AS COVID restrictions in Spain came to an end, exhilarated people partied – seemingly thinking that social distancing and masks are no longer necessary even

9 May, 2021 @ 12:41

Barcelona·Lead·National News

Band of plucky Zapatistas set sail for Spain to begin peaceful invasion of Europe

ON the anniversary of the fall of Tenochtitlan and the start of Spain’s rule in Mexico, a group of indigenous Zapatistas have set sail from

8 May, 2021 @ 15:45

Lead·National News

EXPLAINER: What Spain’s ‘amber’ classification on UK travel list means for travellers

THE UK government has introduced a “traffic light” system categorising travel rules for destinations across the world by assigning a level of red, amber or

8 May, 2021 @ 10:58

Lead·Must Read·National News·Travel News

Saffron Rip Off As Police Smash Gang In Spain That Imported Cheap Iranian Substitute Which They Rebranded

SAFFRON RIP-OFF in Spain as crooks put new labels on ‘bulked-out’ cheap Iranian imports

A massive saffron con has been busted which involved cheap Iranian imports of the expensive spice being rebranded as coming from the Castilla La Mancha

7 May, 2021 @ 15:45

Crime & Law·Lead·National News

Plans to place tolls on ALL motorways in Spain are delayed in huge relief for motorists

EXPLAINER: What we know about Spain’s plan to turn all its highways into toll roads

SPAIN is planning to turn all public-managed highways into toll roads during 2024, with a view to making drivers pay depending on their usage of

7 May, 2021 @ 08:45

Lead·National News·Other News

How to celebrate ‘Europe Day’ this Sunday (Brits welcome despite Brexit!)

PEACE AND UNITY across the continent is being celebrated this Sunday, as Europe Day is held online. Commemorated on May 9 every year, the Schuman

7 May, 2021 @ 08:00

Brexit·La Cultura·Lead·National News

PUPPY LOVE: New study from Spain proves dogs really do make a home a happier place

Every dogowner already knows it, but now there is official scientific proof: a dog makes a home a happier place and is good for your

6 May, 2021 @ 17:54

Lead·National News

Armed gang of drug smugglers that laundered three million euros across Spain via 50 other criminal groups is arrested

A SPECIALISED gang of 21 criminals has been dismantled after an investigation revealed they laundered €3m via 50 other organizations dedicated to crime. The group

6 May, 2021 @ 17:45

Crime & Law·Lead·National News

Car import con as gang is arrested over €7 million tax scam in Spain

EIGHT people have been arrested over a second-hand car scam that defrauded Spanish tax authorities of €7.3 million over four years. A joint operation between

5 May, 2021 @ 13:45

Crime & Law·Lead·National News

UK child protection group calls on Spain to close ‘dangerous loophole’ exploited by British sex offenders to gain teaching work in schools

THE UK’s leading child protection group is calling for Spain to tighten the recruitment process of English teachers. The plea by The Safeguarding Alliance aims

5 May, 2021 @ 12:11

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

Court rules that last year's lockdown travel rules in Spain were unconstitutional

Spain to let regions decide Covid-19 restrictions when State of Alarm lifts on May 9

SPAIN’S government will pass responsibility for coronavirus restrictions on to the country’s 17 autonomous regions when the State of Alarm expires next week, Deputy Prime

4 May, 2021 @ 19:30

Coronavirus·Lead·National News

BREXIT: Brits unite in fight to extend 90-day allowance in Spain

BRITS living in homes in Spain between 3 and 6 months have launched a campaign asking the Spanish government to reconsider the post-Brexit rules. Since

4 May, 2021 @ 13:00

Brexit·Lead·National News·Other News

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Mandatory face mask regulations in Spain could be relaxed ‘very soon’ health chief says

Spain deploys army in Ceuta after migrants swim across to enclave from Morocco border in record numbers

EXPLAINED: The latest ‘must read’ rules for travelling between the UK and Spain

EU-funded law agency helps smash complex Spanish VAT fraud scheme that netted €26 million

PRIME SUSPECT: Paw of blame pointed at bear for string of grizzly livestock slaughters in the Spanish Pyrenees

Spain gets burnt in hottest year ever with warnings over further temperature hikes

Spain’s climate change law is passed in Madrid to make country ‘carbon-neutral’ by 2050

TRAIN BATTLE as Ouigo launches in Spain with cheaper fares and on-board entertainment services

Body found of Irish woman missing for days on Spain’s Costa Blanca

Spain’s Government continues to cut road tolls before 2024 reform, insists plan needs opposition support

‘Virus threat still real’ warns Spain’s government after weekend of parties as restrictions end

Pedro Sanchez claims ‘herd immunity’ against COVID-19 within 100 days in Spain

EUROPOL call for public help in finding child abusers with release of carefully-cropped images

PARTY TIME: Revellers take to streets in Spain’s Madrid and Barcelona as COVID-19 restrictions end

Band of plucky Zapatistas set sail for Spain to begin peaceful invasion of Europe

EXPLAINER: What Spain’s ‘amber’ classification on UK travel list means for travellers

SAFFRON RIP-OFF in Spain as crooks put new labels on ‘bulked-out’ cheap Iranian imports

EXPLAINER: What we know about Spain’s plan to turn all its highways into toll roads

How to celebrate ‘Europe Day’ this Sunday (Brits welcome despite Brexit!)

PUPPY LOVE: New study from Spain proves dogs really do make a home a happier place

Armed gang of drug smugglers that laundered three million euros across Spain via 50 other criminal groups is arrested

Car import con as gang is arrested over €7 million tax scam in Spain

UK child protection group calls on Spain to close ‘dangerous loophole’ exploited by British sex offenders to gain teaching work in schools

Spain to let regions decide Covid-19 restrictions when State of Alarm lifts on May 9

BREXIT: Brits unite in fight to extend 90-day allowance in Spain

Itinerary confirmed for Pope Leo’s visit to Spain – including meeting with immigrants, visit to Barcelona prison and historic parliament address

Passengers on hantavirus-ridden cruise ship to be flown home ‘immediately’ once vessel docks in Spain’s Canary Islands

Mystery after British tourist, 26, found dead in Mallorca apartment with ‘glass shards from door stuck in head’

Hantavirus case confirmed in Switzerland as two people evacuated in ‘serious condition’ from virus-stricken cruise ship heading for Spain

Malaga bullring boss investigated for workplace negligence following fatal goring of retired matador