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Survivor of capsized migrant boat transferred to hospital in Spain

A SURVIVOR from a capsized migrant boat has been transferred to a hospital in Spain, alongside the bodies of a toddler and a woman....

EXCLUSIVE: Expats defend right to fly back to UK for two-week stints as live-in carers

A report said Brits have been driven to the work by a crippling downturn in the Spanish economy

WATCH: Embarrassing moment Miss Universe Spain contestant falls into pool while attempting catwalk twirl

Pilar Magro attempts an elegant pool-side twirl but the effect is ruined when she spins herself off the edge

‘The Pirate’ returns to the bullring

Spanish matador Juan Jose Padilla has come back fighting

Tourists warned over car rental shortage over Easter holidays in Spain

RENTAL companies may not have enough cars to meet demand during Semana Santa, industry chiefs have warned. Feneval, the association of car rental companies in...

Spain paying €300m a year in pensions to people who are dead

The monthly payment to the dead totalled €25.3 million last year

BREAKING: Spain’s coronavirus death rate drops but infections rise by more than 5,000 in a single day

THE number of COVID-19 cases in Spain has risen to 177,633 as of this morning.  It means 5,092 new infections were recorded between Tuesday and...

Poverty risk in Spain

Report shows that fifth of the country is living in 'extreme poverty'

WATCH: TERRIFYING moment brave Spanish woman attacks GUNMAN with handbag in Andalucia store

A SPANISH woman has defended a store and its customers from a gunman in Sevilla. The unbelievable 1.5 minute clip shows a man in red...

ICU admissions double in one month in Spain

ICU patients have more than doubled in the last month, according to data from the Ministry of Health. On August 28, 751 patients were...

Spain refuses to comment on reports that imam behind Barcelona terror attack was an informer for government

THE government has refused to comment on reports that the imam behind the Barcelona terror attacks was once an intelligence agency informer. El Pais reported...

Spanish festive traditions: Do you know your Nochebuena from your Nochevieja?

Christmas is a little bit different in Spain.

Spain’s Equality Minister Irene Montero shares personal snaps to celebrate Breastfeeding Week

IRENE Montero has shared an intimate snap of herself breastfeeding youngest daughter Aitana as she marked World Breastfeeding Week on Saturday.  The Minister of Equality,...

Rajoy turns down King’s invitation to form a new Spanish government

Socialist PSOE leader Pedro Sanchez will now be given the opportunity to form a coalition of other left-wing parties

CAUGHT ON CAMERA: Marbella beauty ‘sexually assaulted’ on Big Brother, on-screen boyfriend kicked off show in tears

A BIG Brother contestant has been kicked off the show after allegations he sexually assaulted one of his female co-stars. Programme bosses called in the...

Celebrating women: British expat charity worker rewarded with MBE for care and compassion during Covid crisis

Pamela Twissell-Cross had never imagined her life would take such a turn after retiring to Spain. After a long career saving lives in the NHS,...

Spain warned to brace for Arctic front bringing snow and -10C temperatures

SPANIARDS have been warned to prepare for the Arctic front bringing snow and sub-zero temperatures to much of the country today and tomorrow.  The worst...

Fly art: Passenger caught smuggling original Picasso into Ibiza airport

SPANISH authorities have announced that they seized a stolen Picassso painting at Ibiza airport earlier this month. Airport workers discovered a sketch attributed to the...

Rail bosses sacked after new train fleet was too tall for tunnels in northern Spain

TWO people who ordered 31 new trains for the Asturias to Cantabria commuter rail line have been sacked after the rolling stock were too...

Spain officially the world leader in organ transplants after another record-breaking year

SPAIN is officially the world leader in organ transplants. There were 5,259 transplants carried out in the country last year, breaking the 2016 record of...

Wife of Spain’s Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez tests positive for coronavirus, Donald Trump tests negative, plus other latest updates

It comes after the Vox leader Santiago Abascal and his number two, Javier Ortega Smith both tested positive for coronavirus

Land Grab Scuppered

Despite hard-hitting Junta report rejecting “unsustainable” Parchite Golf, Ronda mayor Antonio Marin Lara insists the scheme is legal and still goes ahead THE Junta has...

Consumers’ rights group Which? hits out at airlines for failing to refund passengers in Spain and UK for cancelled...

CONSUMERS’ group Which? has demanded action to make airlines speed up refunds for coronavirus cancelled flights. It claims that people, including many expats in Spain,...

Spain among most welcoming countries for refugees

SPAIN is officially one of the most welcoming countries for refugees. According to a new study by the Pew Research Centre, 86% of Spaniards...

Spain backs fresh cash boost to revitalise and modernise tourism hit by COVID-19 pandemic

A new €720 million package to help Spain's pandemic-hit tourist sector has been approved this Tuesday by the Council of Ministers. An extra €109 million...

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