UPDATED: This August was the hottest in Spain since records began, figures reveal
SPAIN sweltered its way to its hottest August since records began, with average temperatures of 25C. It was 2C above the 1991-2020 average and even
Why has Spain seen far fewer forest fires this year?
SPAIN has seen a big fall in land destroyed by forest fires in the first eight months of 2023- around half the average for the
Spain wants to attract more Chinese, American and Swedish tourists because they spend far more than the ‘low cost’ British and French, report suggests
RECORD foreign tourist numbers are good news for the Spanish economy but visitors from some countries spend a lot more than others. The biggest number
At least 435 boat migrants arrive to Spain’s Canary Islands in less than 48 hours, including women and children
AT least 435 boat migrants on have arrived to the Canary Islands in Spain this weekend. A boat carrying 75 people from sub-Saharan Africa, one
Angela Rayner, UK’s Deputy PM, steals the show on DJ decks in Ibiza
ANGELA Rayner, the British Deputy Prime Minister, swapped parliament for partying this week as she hit the Ibiza club scene. The political powerhouse becae the
Revealed: The secret codes for cruising for love in Mercadona as TikTok trend explodes – from an upside down pineapple, jingling keys and lettuce
IT’S been days since the trend of looking for love in Mercadona first began appearing online. It has now exploded into a social media craze,
Spain records its lowest inflation rate in 14 months
SPAIN’S annual inflation rate fell to 2.2% in August- the lowest figure since June 2023 when it stood at 1.9%. The National Institute of Statistics
Autumn arrives early in Spain: Temperatures to plummet by up to 10C today amid storms, rain and hail
TEMPERATURES will fall by up to 10C in parts of Spain on Thursday as a trough of cold air sweeps in from the Atlantic Ocean.
Brit, 70, collapses and dies on popular hiking route in Spain
A BRITISH pensioner has died while hiking in a popular beauty spot in Spain. The unnamed 70-year-old was walking the Cares Route in the northwestern
British expat defends leading an ‘anti-tourism’ campaign in Spain’s Tenerife after being branded a ‘hypocrite’
A BRITISH immigrant living in Tenerife has ignited controversy by leading an anti-tourism campaign that calls for a tax on holidaymakers visiting the popular Spanish
‘Our paradise is now a nightmare’: Locals in Malaga fume after their luxury tower blocks become home to 110 tourist flats
RESIDENTS in a pair of tower blocks in Malaga are up in arms over the proliferation of tourist apartments that they claim create a ‘living
Weather warnings are issued for storms, rain and hail across Spain this week, even in Andalucia – these are the areas on alert
A SERIES of weather alerts have been issued across much of Spain this week as August looks set for a stormy finale. According to state
Number of US tourists visiting Spain is higher than ever, figures show – and they’re spending a lot more than before the pandemic
AMERICAN tourist numbers in Spain are rising and visitors are also spending big. Spain’s Institute of Tourism- Turespaña- says spending by trans-Atlantic tourists is up
Spain’s Princess Leonor makes surprise visit to humble chiringuito on the Costa del Sol
PRINCESS Leonor of Spain has made a surprise visit to the Costa del Sol where she visited a humble chiringuito. Spain’s beloved Princess Leonor dined
EasyJet to launch five new routes between the UK and Spain
BUDGET airline EasyJet has announced it will run five new routes between the United Kingdom and Spain. The services will be launched next winter and
Brits will have to pay extra to visit Spain and other EU countries next summer – here’s why
BRITISH tourists travelling to Spain and other European Union countries next summer will have to pay €7 to get a ‘visa waiver’. It’s part of
Huge fish capable of eating DOGS is discovered in a swimming lake in Spain
A GIANT catfish capable of eating a small dog has been caught in a reservoir in north-west Spain. A 31-year-old fisherman, Aitor Garcia, netted the
New cockroach species arrives in Europe – and this is where it has been detected in Spain
A NEW cockroach species has been identified by scientists at the University of Oviedo which is giving pest control experts a cause for concern since
Who is Mike Lynch? The ‘British Bill Gates’ killed in yacht sinking mystery off the coast of Italy
TRIBUTES have been paid to Mike Lynch, a tech tycoon known as the ‘British Bill Gates’, after the 59-year-old enterepreneur’s body was finally found after
Spain’s birth rate has plummeted by 25% over the last decade, figures reveal – so why are fewer people having babies?
SPAIN’S birth rate has fallen by 25% over a decade with 156,202 births in the first half of this year- 52,000 down on the same
Man in Spain loses his pension after working for 46 years because of this error
A 69-YEAR-OLD Spaniard has lost his entitlement to a state pension because he did not make social security payments for three years. The man named
Two Spanish mountain climbers, aged 26 and 27, are killed while descending from peak of Mont Blanc
TWO Spanish mountaineers, aged 26 and 27, died on Wednesday on Mont Blanc in the French Alps. The deceased climbers came from Lezo and Oiartzun
Spain sees olive oil price war as supermarkets FINALLY lower the cost of ‘liquid gold’
AN olive oil price war has ignited in Spanish supermarkets with the Mercadona chain on Wednesday lowering the cost of a litre of the so-called
Spain’s oldest woman in the world dies at 117 after leaving final message: Family of Maria Branyas says she ‘left us the way she wanted to’
THE oldest woman in the world has died at 117. The family of Maria Branyas announced her death via social media on Tuesday. In a
How far-right forces in Spain used the brutal killing of an 11-year-old boy to stir up racial tensions
THE news of the brutal murder of an 11-year-old boy in Spain has been used by the far-right to stir up racial tensions. Young Mateo
Mocejon stabbing latest: ‘Killer’ says ‘his other self’ carried out fatal stabbing of boy, 11 – and that he showered at his grandparents’ house afterwards
THE 20-year-old suspect accused of stabbing an 11-year-old boy to death in Spain told police it was his ‘other self’ who carried out the killing.