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Six arrested after big brawl between 15 employees of two Indian minimarkets in Mallorca 

SIX INDIAN NATIONALS have been arrested after a street fight between employees from two Indian fruit minimarkets in Can Pastilla (Palma).  A total of 15...

Police stops 7-years-old from jumping off school roof in Valencia 

POLICE saved the life of a 7-year-old who planned on jumping off his school roof in Valencia on Friday April 28.  The kid had climbed...

Inflation is what people worry about most in Spain- says survey

THE regular monthly 40dB barometer public opinion survey conducted for the El Pais newspaper and SER radio puts inflation as the biggest concern for...

Osteopath accused of sexually abusing 23 women in Barcelona could face lengthy jail sentence 

AN OSTEOPATH alleged to have sexually abused 23 women in Barcelona between 2014 and 2016 could be jailed for over 100 years.  He is accused...

Workers in Spain spend on average 43% of their salary on rent 

People in Spain spent on average 43% of their gross salary on rent in 2022, according to a Fotocasa real estate portal study.  This is...

Guardia Civil captain suspended for working as a pilot for Spain’s Vueling Airlines without permission

A Guardia Civil captain has been suspended after getting caught working as a pilot for Vueling Airlines.  The high ranking officer was employed from April...

One woman dies and almost 40 injured in bus accident in Spain’s Huelva 

A MOROCCAN WOMAN has lost her life after a bus taking seasonal workers to a field overturned in Almonte (Huelva) this morning (Monday May...

A quarter of children in Spain say bullying went on at schools in previous academic year

A REPORT into bullying at schools in Spain reported 24.4% of students believing it went on at their institution in the 2021-22 academic year. The...

Spain’s far-right Vox party offers identical election manifesto for municipalities

AS THE May 28 local and regional elections approach, many Spanish voters will no doubt be seeking out the election manifestos of the various...

Falangists give fascist salutes as they pay homage to Primo de Rivera in Madrid

WITH THEIR arms raised in fascist salutes, around 200 people paid homage on Saturday to the founder of Spain’s Falange party, Jose Antonio Primo...

May 1 and 2: Spain’s public holidays explained

IF YOU didn’t know already, this weekend will last three days, thanks to International Workers’ Day falling on May 1.  That means a bank holiday,...

Spain’s former king Juan Carlos publicly denies claims he has a secret daughter 

SPAIN’S disgraced former king Juan Carlos I has publicly denied press reports published this week claiming that he has a secret daughter. The self-styled emeritus...

Record temperatures, ongoing drought and Doñana’s wetlands: Why water is the word on everyone’s lips this week

WITH 27% of Spain currently either in a drought ‘emergency’ or ‘alert’, record temperatures being registered for the month of April, and an ongoing...

Two climate activists swim naked in front of the Royal Palace in Madrid 

Two activists of climate group Futuro Vegetal swam naked in a fountain just outside the Royal Palace in Madrid on Thursday evening. The two women,...

Spain swelters: New record temperature for April as crops fail, wildfires spread and long-term fears sets in

FEARS are rising over what the summer has in store for Spain after an unseasonably early heatwave broke the temperature record for April on...

Despite exhumation from war monument, Franco and his new resting place are still costing the Spanish state €10,000 a...

IN OCTOBER 2019, the Spanish government finally moved the body of former dictator Francisco Franco from the Valley of the Fallen monument, transferring the...

Juan Carlos I is thinking about buying a house in Sanxenxo 

FORMER KING of Spain - and Abu Dhabi resident -  Juan Carlos I is reportedly thinking of acquiring a property in Sanxenxo (Galicia).  The father...

Spain’s judges and prosecutors to go on indefinite strike over pay

SPAIN’S judges and public prosecutors on Friday formally convened an indefinite strike from May 16 onwards, a period that coincides with the run up...

Spain’s state train operator Renfe faces EU probe over refusing to supply content to rival online ticket platforms

THE European Commission has opened a formal investigation to assess whether Spain's state rail operator Renfe has abused its dominant position in the country's...

Driver accused of killing two people in Madrid city centre hands himself in

A 31 YEAR-OLD MAN accused of running over and killing two people aged 72 and 81 in Madrid city centre last Thursday has handed...

Spain records its hottest-ever April day as country swelters under the unseasonal heat

SPAIN'S blistering late April heatwave has brought the highest-ever recorded temperature for the month- 38.7 degrees. The figure was logged on Thursday at 5.00pm at...

Approved: Spain’s Congress passes new housing law that will control rents and put limits on evictions

A NEW housing law that will see rents controlled and new limits on evictions today passed Spain’s lower house of parliament, the Congress...

British resident of Spain ‘makes history’ by becoming first UK national to run as a candidate in a Basque...

A BRITISH resident of Madrid is ‘making history’ by becoming the first UK national to ever run in an election in the northern Basque...

Spain’s Emeritus King Juan Carlos fathered ‘secret’ daughter according to new book

A NEW book about Emeritus King Juan Carlos claims that he fathered a daughter during an extra-marital relationship in the late 1970's and early...

UPDATE: Two dead in Madrid after being hit by a car escaping Guardia Civil in high-speed pursuit

Two people aged 72 and 88 have died after being hit by a car that was being chased by Guardia Civil at Madrid city...

Politician from Spain’s Popular Party caught driving at 215km/h in official car

A POLITICIAN from the conservative Popular Party is facing prosecution after the Spanish Civil Guard caught him driving an official car at 215km/h on...

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