Police in Spain bring down Chinese prostitution network that pocketed €5 million
A Bilbao-based Chinese prostitution gang that banked an estimated €5 million has been smashed by the Policia Nacional. 63 people have been arrested- 61 of
Madrid court acquits artist of desecrating Spanish dictator General Franco’s tomb with red paint
AN artist who painted a dove and a slogan on top of dictator General Franco’s tomb has been acquitted of desecration. Madrid’s Provincial Court also
Ten very good reasons to be happy you live in Spain
JANUARY 17, 2022 has been identified as the most depressing day of the year, aptly named Blue Monday. But rather than focus on what makes
Spain announces crackdown on cryptocurrency adverts that ignore investor risks
SPAIN is clamping down on the advertising of unregulated cryptocurrency investments. Concerns about investors being ripped-off by bogus claims have prompted a new rule that
Police detonate bomb dating from Spanish Civil War after neighbour remembers seeing it drop and fail to go off more than 80 years ago
POLICE in Spain revealed how they discovered an unexploded bomb more than 80 years after it was dropped by fascist bombers during the Spanish Civil
Actors, TV channels and 30,000 social media users join search for man’s lost scarf in Spain’s Albacete
HAVE you seen an orange scarf with holes at each end in Albacete? You will have made thousands of people’s day after social media joined
TAKE CARE: Tips for a healthier lifestyle after the excesses of Christmas in Spain
EXPERTS are urging people to take care when they bid to return to a more healthy lifestyle following the festive excesses. According to specialists, suddenly
Back of the net! Spain tops the tables with the best football managers in the world
SPAIN produces the most successful football managers in the world, a new study has revealed. Results have been analysed from the top ten club leagues
REVEALED: How living in Spain or the UK is far more stressful than Germany or Iceland
SPAIN and the UK are officially two of the most stressed countries in Europe. Indeed, a life in Germany or Iceland would have you sleeping
A Wasted Decade: How political corruption robbed Spain of success with renewable energies
Martin Tye of Mariposa Energia explores what's gone wrong with renewable energies in Spain.
PROPERTY: Malaga is the city in Spain where house prices are rising the fastest
MALAGA, Sevilla and Valencia are the Spanish cities where house prices have risen the most in 2021. This is according to a study by UK
Chewing gum that kills COVID to go on sale in Spain from February
SURELY there must be something good to come out the COVID-19 pandemic. A worldwide realisation that all of us – governments, anti-vaxxers and Bill Gates
Fact-check: Eight times Spain’s far-right VOX party was caught out lying in 2021
WE’RE not saying that left-wing politicians in Spain never lie, just their lies tended to be less satisfying to unpick. Lefty lies in 2021 were
Fake Iberian hams with €1 million retail price are seized during meat firm raids in Spain
THOUSANDS of falsely-labelled Iberian ham shoulders have been seized in a probe over a €1 million food fraud. Seven meat firms are been investigated by
‘Jack’ ‘Audrey’ ‘Max’ – Why are English words so popular as dog names in Spain?
TO ENGLISH ears the names ‘Jack’ or ‘Audrey’ or ‘Max’ do not typically sound like names we’d call our dogs. They sound more like name
Could Spain’s restaurant industry be the answer to its refugee crisis?
AS bombs rained down from the sky in Syria, all 38-year-old Wesal could think of were her children. In terror, she fled the civil war-torn
PICTURED: Fireball streaks across the sky in southern Spain
AN impressive fireball was spotted streaking across the sky over Andalucia during Saturday night. It was pictured appearing in the sky above the province of
Spain says adios to the public phone booth
SPAIN’S 16,000 public phone booths have been inoperative since January 1, 2022 after the government declared it was no longer necessary to provide them as
Illegal helicopter flights, car chases and police raids – armed gang of 11 drug smugglers arrested on Spain’s Costa del Sol
CRIMINAL GANGS have taken to the skies in order to get their drugs into Spain. A multi-operational team combining Guardia Civil, OFAST and Europol have
¿Que? Eight of the strangest laws in Spain
SPANISH law says new rules affecting business can only come into effect in January or July – which makes a lot of sense, right? But
Leonardo DiCaprio outbid as new record reached for Mona Lisa Bullfighting painting by Spanish artist Domingo Zapata
A PAINTING by Spanish artist Domingo Zapata depicting Mona Lisa as a bullfighter has sold at auction for more than $1million. Among those bidding on
Property of the week: Buy a 19th century mansion in northern Spain for less than a townhouse in Fulham
FOR those looking for a property investment, a very special mansion house is being offered for sale in Spain’s northwestern region of Galicia that costs
High increase in tax collections suggests that Spain is recovering quicker from Covid than expected
THE COVID pandemic and associated lockdowns suffered throughout have had a devastating effect on all industries in Spain. In the aftermath, however, voluntary tax payments
SHOPPING: What you need to know about January sales across Spain in 2022
JANUARY and July are the two most exciting times of the year for clothes shoppers in Spain. As soon as the Three Kings festivities are
Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez says Spain has to ‘learn to live’ with COVID-19
SPAIN’S Prime Minister, Pedro Sanchez, has told a political gathering that the country is ‘better prepared to deal with COVID-19’ than a year ago. He
Energy costs soar in Spain for the sixth day in a row amid warning to expect leap of €475 per household during 2022
ENERGY costs in Spain will increase by €475 this year, due to the high cost of natural gas and an increase of CO2 emission charges