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How to save money on your monthly electricity bills under Spain’s new tariffs from June 1

SPAIN is introducing new voltage tariffs from June 1 that will significantly affect households and could reduce your monthly bill. You may have noticed that...

330-year-old skull flown from Spain to Guam

The skull of a 17th century Spanish priest is being flown back to his place of death

Massive bust sees arrest of corrupt police officers who helped gangs smuggle drugs into Spain

A HUGE investigation into drug trafficking has led to sixty arrests including a network of police officers who helped gangs smuggle their illicit wares...

‘World’s biggest marijuana bust’ is not what it seems, claims Spanish businessman at centre of case

THE Civil Guard billed it as not just the biggest marijuana bust ever seen in Spain, but also in the whole world. Operation Gardens,...

‘Fury’ at Spain’s Alicante Airport as 40 Brits deported back to UK after flight from Manchester

DOZENS of Brits arriving at Alicante-Elche airport yesterday were refused entry to Spain and sent back to Manchester on the SAME PLANE. Border guards had...

‘SHAME ON YOU’: Over 45,000 pro-Catalan independence protesters march outside EU institutions in Brussels

AT least 45,000 pro-Catalan independence protesters have taken to the streets of Brussels to support the controversial cause. The march is a show of...

Spanish Prime Minister Rajoy says no to free English lessons

The prime minister stands his ground in his refusal to learn english

TRAGIC: Young Irish tourist dies after being hit by car on Spain’s Costa del Sol

The Dubliner, named as Josh Begley-Taylor, was struck in the early hours of Monday morning along with a friend, who suffered a broken leg

Nearly half of Spain’s families pay for children to get private lessons

ALMOST half of families in Spain paid for private lessons for their children between 2019 and 2020 according to a study from the Esade...

EXCLUSIVE: British expats demand urgent local investment after discovering Costa del Sol town hall sitting on €64 MILLION

EXPATS are demanding urgent local investment after they discovered that Mijas town hall has been sitting on a cash mountain worth €64 million. In particular,...

Anti-bullfighting protesters battle for a total ban after first corrida in Spain following coronavirus lockdown

ANIMAL welfare groups are campaigning to get bullfighting banned for good after the sport returned from a lockdown suspension. The first bullfight after lockdown happened...

British boy reunited with mother in time for Christmas after police rescue him from Andalucian dad-turned-kidnapper in Spain

The boy's father has been detained under the terms of a European Arrest Warrant

€200k effigy of King Felipe VI of Spain that buyer ‘must burn within a year’ on sale in Madrid...

The towering statue features the Spanish monarch in a blue suit and gallery staff even periodically spray it with Hugo Boss ‘Dark Blue’ cologne

Scandal-hit Princess Cristina of Spain splits from husband Iñaki Urdangarin days after female co-worker photos appear

KING Felipe's sister, Cristina, has split from husband Iñaki Urdangarin by 'mutual agreement' just days after photos were published of him with another woman. A...

ADVICE: What British citizens need to know if they’re getting a divorce in Spain

Victoria Wright of ALBA Consultas explains why it can be easier to divorce in the UK using a good advisor based in Spain

British yachting champ and green campaigner Ellen MacArthur scoops top Spanish prize

THE woman who sailed in to the record book with the fastest solo circumnavigation of the globe in a yacht in 2005 has been...

Tourists are pouring back to Spain but still fall short of pre-Covid pandemic numbers

SPAIN welcomed four million foreign tourists in March- a number that's eight times higher than a year earlier, but still below pre-Covid pandemic levels. Figures...

Can British expats get the COVID-19 vaccine in Spain?

AS the coronavirus vaccine continues to be rolled out across Spain, many British expats have been left wondering whether or not they will receive...

Former FC Barcelona president arrested in police corruption probe over La Liga club in Spain

CATALAN police raided FC Barcelona's Nou Camp headquarters and various homes this morning(March 1) to arrest several people including ex-club president, Josep Maria Bartomeu. The...

Pretty Woman actor Richard Gere in talks with Spain’s Pedro Sanchez in bid to save 147 migrants on Spanish...

Gere also revealed that he didn’t mince his words with the Spanish PM

Zara shopping carts and Lidl trainers the must have items of Spain’s coronavirus crisis with the latter going for...

Both have flown off the shelves and are now out of stock after going viral online

Foo Fighters cancel Spain gigs in Madrid and Valencia after death of drummer

FOO FIGHTERS have cancelled their 2022 tour following the death of drummer Taylor Hawkins.  It means the band will no longer be playing two planned...

Volvo self-drive technology hits top gear in Spain

Convoy of vehicles drive themselves down Spanish motorway in groundbreaking trial

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