Anti-vaxxers thought to be behind bomb threat at school in Spain’s Tenerife
ANTI-vaxxers are thought to be responsible for a bomb threat at a school in Tenerife. The threat was called in at CEIP Isaac de Vega
Catalan Queralt Castellet wins Spain’s first medal at the Beijing Winter Olympics in women’s snowboarding halfpipe
THE first medal awarded to Team Spain at the Beijing Olympics has gone to an athlete from Catalunya. Someone had to be the first, and
EXPLAINED: What are the new rules for face mask use outdoors in Spain?
AS of today, Thursday February 10, face masks will no longer be compulsory outdoors in Spain. The royal decree order that ends the general obligation
Spain’s new national minimum wage rises to exactly €14,000 per year
THE national minimum wage in Spain has gone up to €1,000 per month, with the rise backdated to January 1. An agreement was reached between
BREAKING NEWS: Major failure for Movistar and Telefonica phone customers in Spain
THOUSANDS of Telefonica subscribers have been unable to use their phones since around 11.00 am on Wednesday. The outage has occurred in Movistar’s 4G network,
Children will no longer have to wear a face mask in the school playground as of this Thursday
THE Council of Ministers has agreed to eliminate the use of face masks outdoors from Thursday, and put an end to their use in school
REVEALED: The most popular and iconic Spanish location for movies
FILM FANS have favourite actors and genres, but which locations prove to be the top go-to destinations in Europe for film-makers themselves? Research shows that
Spain’s fat cats under renewed investigation over corporate spying
SEVERAL of Spain’s most powerful businessmen are once again implicated in a far-reaching spying scandal. On Monday Spain’s High Court has placed Antonio Brufau, chairman
Spanish government proposes raising minimum wage to €13,944 per year
THE Spanish government has proposed increasing the minimum salary to €13,944 a year, or €996 per month if paid in the traditional 14 installments. The
Spain set to probe church sex abuse with independent commission
SPAIN’S prime minister wants to launch the first nationwide official investigation into the full extent of sexual abuse committed by Roman Catholic clergy. Pedro Sanchez
COVID-free: Just 76 of Spain’s 8,131 municipalities had no reported cases since the pandemic’s onset
TWO years and ten million infections after the first case of coronavirus in Spain, there are still some municipalities that can boast to being the
Given the bird: How falcons are used to protect Spain’s airports from the dangers of bird strikes
BIRD strikes, (airplane engines and/or landing gear colliding with birds), are a growing problem as they have become frequent, very expensive and sometimes fatal. In
Spain’s construction boom sees cement usage top pre-pandemic levels
CEMENT usage in Spain increased by 11% in 2021, to a level not seen in a decade as construction boomed. The recovery of the construction
Why Spain’s Eurovision choice has caused a political storm and demands for a revote
AS political issues go, the matter of who represents Spain in this Eurovision competition hardly seemed likely to spark a furore amongst all but the
Rising number of ‘unsafe’ cars causing serious accidents on roads in Spain
NEARLY one in five cars on Spanish roads involved in serious accidents in 2020 did not have a current ITV safety certificate. Figures from the
Parallel Mothers: Almodovar’s latest drama tackling Spanish Civil War disappeared nominated for Bafta
SPAIN’s most acclaimed film director Pedro Almodovar could soon add another statue to his already heaving awards cabinet. His latest film Parallel Mothers, starring one
UPDATE: Spain to ditch outdoor face mask rule from February 10
THE Spanish government will lift the requirement for people to wear masks outdoors, Health Minister Carolina Darias said on Friday in an unexpected U-turn. The
Spain passes labour reform in knife-edge vote thanks to opposition MP error
AN opposition MP accidentally voted ‘yes’ instead of ‘no’ thereby allowing a controversial labour reforms to pass into law. Spain’s left-wing coalition government succeeded in
Spain and Italy, only European countries to maintain outdoor face mask rule
SPAIN will be one of the last European countries to eliminate the mandatory outdoor face mask rule. On Tuesday night, February 1, the Spanish Parliament
Spain’s CaixaBank warns customers about fake phone messages known as ‘smishing’
CaixaBank is warning customers to ignore bogus text messages that try to hijack their banking details. The so-called ‘smishing’ con sends out SMS messages asking
If only this fugitive Brit was on the run in Spain: Women swoon over ‘hot’ burglar in police mugshot
JUST days after expats were asked to keep an eye out for British fugitives thought to be on the run in Spain, the mugshot of
Errant owner who failed to pick up after her dog on Spain’s Costa del Sol tracked down to home 650km away
THE owner of a bull terrier in the Valencian town of Paterna received a nasty surprise when she received a fine of €500 for failing
Foreign tourism in Spain rebounds by over 64% in 2021 but visitor numbers show massive shortfall on pre-pandemic levels
THE number of foreign tourists visiting Spain went up by 64.4% last year compared to 2020 levels, but the total was still nearly 60% below
YouTuber from Spain scoops €90K in competition inspired by Netflix series Squid Game
A SPANISH YouTuber has won almost €90,000 in a virtual competition inspired by Netflix’s Squid Game that has broken viewing records. The six day event
COVID latest: Spain upholds compulsory face mask rule in outdoor public spaces
SPAIN’S parliament has voted to maintain the requirement to wear face masks even when outdoors in a decision that sparked immediate backlash. The vote on
EXPLAINED: Five things you need to know about Spain’s new Housing Law for 2022
SPAIN’S cabinet approved entrance of the Ley de Vivienda (Housing Law) into parliamentary debate with ministers hoping to make new measures permanent within months. Plans