British and German tourism plummets in Spain but continues to rise in Balearics
SPAIN and the Balearics have always attracted both British and German tourists.
Yet, issues such as economic conditions, higher prices of holidays, the heat, and...
Pedro Sanchez tests positive for Covid: Spain’s caretaker PM, 51, is forced to skip G-20 summit
SPAIN'S acting Prime Minister, Pedro Sanchez, will not attend this weekend's G-20 summit in New Delhi because he has contracted Covid-19.
Sanchez made the announcement...
No silver lining for Spain’s reservoirs as levels FALL despite a weekend of devastating torrential storms
HEAVY weekend storms which caused widespread destruction and some loss of life did not bring a silver lining as water levels in Spain's reservoirs...
Head coach of Spain’s women’s football team Jorge Vilda is sacked after supporting Luis Rubiales
SPAIN'S women's World Cup winning coach Jorge Vilda has been sacked by the Spanish FA- the RFEF.
The news came on Tuesday, just over a...
Got a dog in Spain? Comply with new laws coming into effect THIS MONTH to avoid fines of up...
OVER NINE MILLION dog owners in Spain will have to take out liability insurance from September 29 when the country's new animal welfare law...
Roads across Spain will be extremely busy this weekend – here’s why
THE END of the summer holiday season this weekend will lead to busy roads and a projected 6.8 million long-distance journeys according to Spain's...
Warnings of ‘historic and extraordinary’ DANA weather front: Spain to be rocked by torrential rain, lightning and HAIL from...
AUTUMN weather will hit Spain this weekend with storms hitting nearly all of the country caused by an Atlantic front that is approaching the...
Autumn-style storms known as ‘Gota Frias’ predicted to bring torrential rain to large areas of Spain this weekend
GOTA FRIA storms more typical of October and November will hit mainland Spain and the Balearic Islands this weekend.
The early arrival of bad weather...
Fuel prices pump up inflation rate to 2.6% in Spain
AUGUST'S inflation rate in Spain reported an annual rise of 2.6%, according to preliminary figures from the National Statistics Institute (INE) published on Wednesday.
The...
REVEALED: The luxury villa overlooking Spain’s Costa Tropical where Spanish football boss Luis Rubiales allegedly held sordid sex parties
By Laurence Dollimore in Motril and Walter Finch
THIS stunning villa on the Costa Tropical of Granada boasts breathtaking sea and mountain views, an infinity...
Car thieves took orders from overseas clients to steal luxury vehicles throughout Spain
FOUR PEOPLE have been arrested in the Gandia area of Valencia province for stealing luxury cars that were specially ordered by overseas clients.
Three vehicles...
Falling birth rate means Spain’s kindergartens and primary schools have over 300,000 fewer children in them compared to five...
FALLING birth rates are said to be having a 'profound' impact on Spain's public education system with over 304,000 fewer children in kindergartens and...
The sordid and sleazy story behind the rise of Spanish Football Federation chief Luis Rubiales
WITH his very own mother locking herself in a church and declaring that she would go on indefinite hunger strike until the ‘inhuman witch...
BREAKING: Flight chaos as major fault in UK air traffic control systems means passengers in Spain are stuck on...
THE UK'S air traffic control system has experienced major problems on Monday- one of the busiest travel days of the year with the late...
Motorists feel the pinch as petrol pump prices soar to highest level for a year in Spain
PETROL PUMP prices have soared to their highest level in a year in Spain exceeding €1.70 a litre for unleaded fuel in parts of...
Dates revealed for parliamentary votes that could make Partido Popular’s Alberto Nuñez Feijoo new prime minister of Spain
THE NEW Congress speaker, Francina Armengol, has announced September 26 and 27 as the dates of investiture debates and votes for the Partido Popular's...
Travelling robbers used threads of glue stuck on front doors to work out if homes were empty across different...
A TRAVELLING gang of home robbers has been arrested after a joint operation between Policia Nacional units in Alicante and Antequera(Malaga).
Three men- all of...
Pedro Sanchez says apologies are ‘insufficient’ over Spanish FA chief kissing World Cup winning player Jenni Hermoso on lips
SPAIN'S acting Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez has branded an apology for an inappropriate kiss by a top football official as 'insufficient'.
The chairman of Spain's...
Brits on the offensive: UK holidaymakers turn tables on Germans in Spain’s sunbed wars but who are the bad...
BRITS have long mocked Germans for going to extreme lengths to ‘reserve’ the best spots by the pool but now the tables have been...
EXPLAINER: The role of Spain’s King Felipe in forming new government with political parties seeing monarch next week
KING FELIPE will have two days of discussions next week with the leaders of Spain's political parties elected to Congress in July's inconclusive general...
Ryanair blasts Spain’s airport operator for scrapping five-year charge freeze
RYANAIR has lodged a formal appeal against plans by Spain's airport operator Aena to end a five year freeze on airport charges.
The cap was...
Pedro Sanchez scores important victory with Catalan separatist backing as he tries to remain Spain’s Prime Minister
ACTING Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez pulled off a big win on Thursday in his bid to keep his job and form a new government,...
Pedro Sanchez vows to form new government in Spain as he promises to promote Catalan and other regional languages...
SPAIN'S acting Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez said on Wednesday that he will go for a Congress investiture vote to form a new government after...
Three wanted paedophiles arrested in Spain after fleeing the US and hiding among expat communities: One fugitive, 23, was...
THREE wanted paedophiles have been arrested in Spain after fleeing the US and hiding out among the expat community, it emerged today.
A 71-year-old, a...
Why does Spain have a national bank holiday on August 15?
THE ASSUMPTION of the Virgin Mary is a public holiday in Spain celebrated every August 15 alongside other the world's other major Catholic countries.
It...
Fake bank notes totting up to millions of Euros seized from scamming brothers ripping-off sellers in Spain’s Madrid and...
THREE Croatian-Italian brothers who used counterfeit euro notes to con sellers of high-value items have been arrested by the Policia Nacional.
The siblings led a...
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