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...
Three ‘dirtiest’ cities in Spain revealed in street cleaning consumer survey
SPAIN'S dirtiest cities have been named in an OCU consumer group survey that quizzed 6,863 residents in 69 locations.
Mallorca's Palma, Alicante, and Sevilla got...
Netflix Spain loses 1 million users in only three months after cancelling shared accounts
NETFLIX has lost a whopping one million users in Spain since it decided to put an end to account sharing last February.
The figures come...
Statue of Former King pointing at Madrid’s symbolic bear with a rifle generates controversy
A STATUE of Spanish Former King Juan Carlos I holding a hunting rifle has been erected without permission in Madrid’s Puerta del Sol.
The polyurethane...
Consumer group calls for restaurant inspections across Spain after deadly fire in Madrid
THE BILBAO branch of a franchise of Italian restaurants has removed plastic plants used for decoration from the ceiling, after a blaze broke out...
Spain is largest ‘eurozone’ country with biggest ‘real wage’ fall in 2022
SPANISH workers suffered the most of any large Eurozone country as their real wages got hit by high inflation in 2022.
The Organisation for Economic...
Percentage of Spaniards at risk of poverty or social exclusion falls two points to 26%
THE PERCENTAGE of Spain’s population that is at risk of poverty or social exclusion fell by nearly two points in 2022 to 26%. That’s...
Wanted by Spain’s Interior Ministry: Companies to help incinerate the police’s record drug hauls
SPAIN is one of the main hubs in Europe for the import of cocaine and hashish, meaning that the country’s authorities are constantly making...
Spanish sports journalist pretended to have cancer to scam co-workers
SPANISH sports journalist Guillermo Valades, also known as Willy, allegedly asked for donations from his workmates to treat a made up terminal cancer.
The 55-year-old...
Free Renfe four-month passes are now available across Spain
FOUR-MONTH season tickets offering free train travel on Renfe services between May 1 and August 31 have gone on sale around Spain- but there...
Spain’s disgraced ex-king Juan Carlos I extends visit to country to undergo medical tests
DISGRACED former king Juan Carlos I has extended his current visit to Spain so that he can undergo medical checks. The father of current...
Nazi salutes and fascist chants: Clashes and arrests break out during exhumation of Falange founder in Spain’s Madrid
CLASHES broke out between police and far-right supporters over the controversial exhumation of Falange founder José Antonio Primo de Rivera.
The remains of the father...
UK and EU ride their luck in the 13th round of Gibraltar post-Brexit deal negotiations in London
THE UK will try to thrash out a deal in the 13th round of talks on Gibraltar’s relationship with the EU this April 24-25...
British ambassador suggested Spanish police operate Gibraltar border entry points, UK newspaper claims
THE UK’s ambassador to Spain said Spanish officers could be allowed to police airport arrivals in Gibraltar, a British national daily newspaper claimed.
The Telegraph...
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