Spain and the Olympic Games: Full schedule for Tokyo 2020
THE delayed Olympic Games are edging ever closer, a year later than planned due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. There will be no fans present due to
Poisoned vodka and fake honey: 15,000 tonnes of illegal food & drink seized as 42 smuggling gangs busted in Spain and across Europe
EUROPOL and Interpol have just concluded an 18-month long operation which targeted the trafficking of fake and substandard food and drink. The tenth operation of
Man threatened fire-fighting helicopter pilot with shotgun for ‘stealing’ water from his lake in central Spain as wildfire raged nearby
A 63-year-old Spaniard is under investigation for threatening a pilot of a forest fire-fighting helicopter with a shotgun. The man threatened the pilot, who worked
WHERE ARE THE WORKERS? Spanish companies having trouble filling specialised vacancies
OFFICIAL post-COVID employment predictions for Spain over the next couple of years are not looking too great, with something approaching normality not expected until 2023.
Spain’s ministers back law to fine people up to €140,000 for publicly supporting ex-dictator General Franco
A draft ‘Law on Democratic Memory’ that bans public expressions of support for the ex-dictator, General Francisco Franco, has been backed by the Spanish cabinet.
Electricity prices hit two decade high in Spain – pushing average price to €101 MWh
ELECTRICITY prices have jumped to their highest level in nearly two decades, with the average megawatt per hour costing over €100 today. It means today’s
Spanish companies investigated over industrial waste crimes
The incorrect treatment of the dangerous substances found in these devices is said to have caused the emission of more than 35,000 tonnes of carbon
Boyfriend of British hiker missing in Spanish Pyrenees says he cannot rule out foul play
ESTHER Dingley may have been the victim of an “opportunistic crime”, her boyfriend has said. Police last month resumed the search for Dingley, who disappeared
WARNING: Some of Spain’s most beautiful beaches and coastal towns could be lost as sea levels rise
DOZENS of Spain’s most beautiful beaches are in danger of disappearing due to rising sea levels. Hundreds of thousands of coastal homes could also be
King pays tribute to COVID victims as he says ‘Spain will never forget them’
THE KING of Spain paid tribute to the victims of the pandemic during a touching speech on Wednesday. Speaking from the Royal Palace in Madrid,
Government responds as Spain’s first state of alarm declared unconstitutional
THE government has hit back after Spain’s top court ruled that last year’s strict coronavirus lockdown was unconstitutional. In a statement, the Minister of Justice
British tourists rush to book holidays to Spain in wake of new rules
Brits have rushed to book holidays in Spain in the first five days after the UK dropped quarantine rules for NHS fully vaccinated Brits returning
Court says last year’s strict emergency COVID-19 lockdown that forced people to stay indoors in Spain was illegal
SPAIN’S Constitutional Court has ruled that last year’s pandemic lockdown with its tough travel curbs was illegal and unconstitutional. The split decision saw six judges
Farmers head for Madrid in tractor convey to protest lack of support over storm damage
SPAIN’S farmers are bringing their agricultural woes to the capital with a protest over the lack of state support in the wake of Storm Filomena.
Dogfighting gang who bred and abused animals for organised illegal fights to the death across Spain to go on trial in Madrid
POLICE have uncovered a network of 23 people across Spain, including a vet and members of the security forces, accused of breeding and abusing animals
Why Tuesday 13 is a day of bad luck and misfortune in Spain
The myth of Tuesday the 13th haunts Spaniards just as Friday the 13th looms over the rest of us
Pedro Sanchez announces €4.3 billion boost to electric car production in Spain
SPAIN’S government is to spend €4.3 billion in a massive revamp of its car production industry in a switch to making electric vehicles. Prime Minister,
Eye in the sky: Spain launches new fleet of traffic drones to patrol roads this summer
THE General-Directorate for Traffic (DGT) now has a fleet of 39 drones for traffic monitoring across Spain. They finished distributing the drones to all parts
Spain’s cabinet reshuffle sees more women appointed to key roles
SPANISH Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez announced a cabinet reshuffle on Saturday promoting more women into ministerial positions. The new appointments include a new deputy prime
LESS MEAT, MORE LIFE: Spanish minister’s campaign to eat less meat receives a mixed response
HEALTH minister Alberto Garzon has launched a campaign encouraging Spaniards to eat less meat, after research revealed Spain chomps its way through more meat than
Two teenagers arrested over brutal killing of gay man Samuel Luiz outside a nightclub in Spain
TWO underage teenagers have been arrested over the suspected homophobic killing of a 24-year-old man in A Coruña last Saturday(July 3). Samuel Luiz was beaten
IN PICS: EU task force rescues 25 victims of sexual exploitation during raids in Spain and Romania
EU FUNDING helped a task force of Spanish and Romanian police rescue 25 victims of sexual exploitation in both countries. All had been lured into
French holidaymakers told to ‘avoid Spain’ this summer as coronavirus cases rise
THE FRENCH have been advised to ‘avoid Spain and Portugal’ this summer as Delta variant becomes dominant and infections rise. “To those who have not
Spain proposes legal reform that could see adults ‘drafted’ and assets seized if crisis hits
SPAIN’S Socialist government is proposing new legislation that gives the state extraordinary powers if and when a state of crisis is declared. The changes to
Pedro Sanchez will not bring back a national curfew to stop rising COVID-19 cases in Spain
SPAIN’S Prime Minister, Pedro Sanchez, has rebuffed calls to reimpose night curfews to fight rising COVID-19 infections. Case rates are approaching late February levels in
‘Only yes means yes’: Spain’s cabinet approves bill to classify ‘non-consensual’ sex as rape
SPAIN’S cabinet has backed a bill which would classify all ‘non-consensual’ sex as rape. The Council of Ministers approval today(July 6) will see the measure