Mystery as two dead and burned bodies found in abandoned home in Spain TWO dead bodies have been found in an abandoned home in central Spain. The gruesome discovery was made in a property in Quintanar de la 6 Nov, 2019 @ 11:08 Crime & Law·Lead·National News
Spain’s moderate Ciudadanos party in CRISIS as its voters leave in droves to support far right Vox in snap election Vox is set to gain 14% of the overall vote, after the PP in second place (21.2% and 91 seats) and the left wing PSOE 3 Nov, 2019 @ 14:55 Lead·National News·Politics
Shakespeare, bonsai trees, fish suppers…how Spain’s politicians wind down in the run-up to the elections Game of Thrones is also a popular choice... 2 Nov, 2019 @ 09:01 Lead·National News·Politics
Gang accused of raping ‘unconscious’ 14-year-old in Spain’s Barcelona CLEARED of most serious charge because victim was drunk The men were convicted of the lesser crime of sexual abuse of a minor and sentenced to between 10 and 12 years in prison. 1 Nov, 2019 @ 12:35 Crime & Law·Lead·National News
Number of mortgages registered in Spain takes 30% nosedive due to new law, which affects expats The poor mortgage data has been blamed on Spain’s new property law, which was implemented this summer 1 Nov, 2019 @ 09:10 Lead·National News·Property
Suspicions abound after young university graduate spends €40,000 on Facebook adverts aggressively targeting all rivals of conservative Partido Popular ahead of snap election in Spain A SLEW of fake Facebook pages have spent tens of thousands of euros bashing the rivals of the conservative Partido Popular. An investigation by El 31 Oct, 2019 @ 11:00 Costa Blanca·Lead·Mallorca·National News·Politics
Real Madrid star Gareth Bale has ‘no idea’ who British Prime Minister is and is unaware of ’99 per cent of Brexit’ after six years in Spain “Well, there we go. I didn't know that. I thought he was the mayor?” 29 Oct, 2019 @ 20:15 Celebrity·Lead·National News
Britain’s new ambassador to Spain Hugh Elliott talks cricket, Brexit and his Costa del Sol holidays in an exclusive interview As well as dispelling Brexit fears around tourism, Elliott also revealed his own Spanish holiday habits, in a wide-ranging conversation 29 Oct, 2019 @ 16:09 Lead·National News·Politics
Spain’s 30 million caged egg-laying hens mean it is worst in EU for animal welfare The EU average stands at just 52%, while other countries in the 28-member bloc, like Germany and the Netherlands have just 10% of their total 29 Oct, 2019 @ 13:14 Food & Drink·Lead·National News
Brexit stalled again as EU approves extension until January 2020 The extension means the UK will no longer leave on Boris Johnson's 'do or die' Brexit deadline of October 31. 28 Oct, 2019 @ 15:46 Lead·National News
People living in Andalucia are second most unhappy with their lives in Spain People in Spain recorded a 7.3 life satisfaction rating on average. 28 Oct, 2019 @ 10:38 Lead·National News
Mummified body of pensioner found in bathroom in Spain 15 YEARS after her death THE mummified body of a pensioner has been found in a home in Spain. The grisly find was made by Policia Nacional on Tuesday after 25 Oct, 2019 @ 12:57 Costa Blanca·Lead·Mallorca·National News
Cocaine is Spain and Britain’s drug of choice new study finds – but which Spanish city is the European capital of coke? The drug habits of 60 million people were analysed between 2011 and 2017. 24 Oct, 2019 @ 20:32 Health·Lead·National News
Franco sympathisers gather at Valley of the Fallen amid tight security as Spain’s former dictator Francisco Franco is exhumed The exhumation has been fiercely criticised by Franco sympathisers and far-right party Vox. 24 Oct, 2019 @ 10:23 Lead·National News
Top bosses at Spain’s 35 biggest companies earn whopping 123 times more than average worker Steel company ArcelorMittal, Spanish airline IAG Iberia and insurance company Mapfre were the most unequal paying companies of the IBEX 35. 23 Oct, 2019 @ 13:28 Business & Finance·Lead·National News
Ultra violent Catalan separatists were ‘high on MDMA and ecstasy’ and like ‘enraged hyenas’ as they threw acid and shot police with lead balls in ‘unprecedented’ violence in Spain’s Barcelona According to police sources, the Class A drugs were found in the backpacks, pockets and fanny packs of a significant portion of the 400 separatists 20 Oct, 2019 @ 12:36 Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Mallorca·National News
Spain’s transport chief says government has ‘made a mistake’ in supporting electric cars Navarro criticised the lack of ‘adequate’ charging points across Spain, with the last estimate putting the number at 5,000. 19 Oct, 2019 @ 11:00 Lead·National News·Politics
IT’S ‘WAR’: Barcelona erupts with violence as 400 ‘organised’ radical separatists injure 207 cops, one seriously Un @policia herido de gravedad en la calle de Junqueres. Sus compañeros le sacan de la primera línea. No dejan de tirarles de todo https://t.co/jCjQEGxIPA 18 Oct, 2019 @ 22:28 Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Mallorca·National News
Police in Spain’s Ibiza step up search efforts to find expat who has been missing for nearly two weeks The 33 year old expat has failed to return her Fiat 500 rental car. 18 Oct, 2019 @ 09:50 Lead·National News
Children’s factor 50 sun cream banned in Spain after test reveals it is only SPF 15 The Government agency had previously given the creams the green light, declaring them ‘not a risk’ 17 Oct, 2019 @ 14:13 Health·Lead·National News
Matador boyfriend of the King of Spain’s niece has groin SAVAGELY pierced by a bull in Spain The bullfighter suffered wounds some 25cm - 30cm deep. 14 Oct, 2019 @ 11:53 Lead·National News
Spain is still THE place to go following a successful January to July season – after all, 78 million tourists can’t be wrong! Tourists in July were on average spending €150 a day, 4.9% more than they were at the same time last year 13 Oct, 2019 @ 10:30 Lead·National News·Travel News
Driving, residency, passports… everything British expats in Spain need to know to prepare for Brexit “Most important for Brits living in Spain are the standard things like getting the residencia and driving license.” 12 Oct, 2019 @ 10:00 Lead·National News
House sales down 20% in Spain’s Andalucia but it’s still the most popular region to sell a house 7,278 properties changed hands in the eighth month of the year, compared to 8,733 in August last year. 10 Oct, 2019 @ 14:03 Lead·National News·Property
Spain’s ‘Hannibal Lecter’ mysteriously found dead on floor of isolated cell The inmate, originally from Guinea Bissau, was in isolation due to the threat he posed to other prisoners and guards 10 Oct, 2019 @ 09:47 Crime & Law·Lead·National News
Twitter Spain paid just over €100,000 in taxes despite spending MILLIONS on salaries after shifting profits to Ireland Much like Microsoft, Google and Facebook, the company opts to base its European operations on the green isle to benefit from its low corporate tax 10 Oct, 2019 @ 08:27 Business & Finance·Lead·National News