Luis Rubiales and his long-awaited trial begins
THIS Monday, Luis Rubiales faces the heat in court as his trial over the Jenni Hermoso kiss begins. The incident happened after Spain’s female national
Visiting Spain in 2025? Be aware of these nine big changes
AS Spain anticipates another bustling year for tourism in 2025, several significant changes are set to impact visitors, particularly those from the UK. Last year
Brussels to investigate Spain’s historic fines against airlines for ‘abusive’ hand luggage rules
THE European Commission will investigate fines of €179 million imposed on five budget airlines, including Ryanair, for abusive practices. The penalties were announced last November
Spain has the highest number of school drop outs in the EU after Romania, figures reveal
SPAIN continues to have some of the worst school drop out figures in the European Union- only beaten by Romania. But the latest numbers from
Inflation rate in Spain climbs to 3% due to higher fuel and electricity prices
SPAIN’S annual inflation rate rose to 3% in January- up 0.2% on December- according to preliminary figures published by the National Statistics Institute (INE) on
Chinese state-led social media impersonators wanted overthrow of Spain’s government over slow response to Valencia floods
AN AMERICAN online analyst company says the Chinese spearheaded a social media campaign that called for the overthrow of Spain’s government. The postings involved impersonating
Ryanair boss O’Leary says Spain’s Consumer Affairs minister is a ‘crazy communist’ for fining company €107m over abusive practices
RYANAIR chairman Michael O’Leary has branded Spain’s Consumer Affairs minister, Pablo Bustinduy as a ‘crazy communist minister’. The outburst came over fines totalling €179 million
Spain basks in impressive economic growth during 2024- easily beating eurozone countries
SPAIN’S economy grew by 3.2% in 2024- much higher than other eurozone countries- according to preliminary figures published by the National Statistics Institute on Wednesday.
Taxi drivers go on strike across Spain today – this is why
TAXI drivers across Spain are staging a three-hour strike between 11am and 2pm on Wednesday in protest over spiralling insurance costs. Driver associations like Elite
Spain’s unemployment rate falls to lowest total for over 16 years as more women find jobs
SPAIN’S unemployment rate fell to its lowest figure since 2008 according to fourth-quarter details from last year. The National Statistics Institute(INE) released data on Tuesday
Spanish court makes landmark ruling on parental leave entitlement for single mothers
MURCIA’S High Court has ruled that single women are entitled to the same 32-week parental leave as couples- rather than just 16 weeks. The court
Storm Herminia brings warnings of strong winds and widespread rain for most of Spain
MOST of Spain is under a weather warning for strong gales and widespread rain, plus snow in mountain areas- all down to Storm Herminia. The
King and Queen of Spain open major international tourism fair as hundreds of thousands pour into Madrid
THE King and Queen of Spain officially opened the country’s prestigious tourism fair (Fitur) in Madrid on Wednesday. It’s the 45th staging of the event
Oldest person in Spain- aged 111- reveals there’s no great or special secret to her long life
SPAIN’S oldest person has revealed there’s no big secret about her living a long life. She admitted though to enjoying a simple breakfast of a
Notorious narco leader in the Strait of Gibraltar claims Netflix documentary violated his right to a fair trial
THE leader of one of Spain’s most notorious drug trafficking groups has claimed that a Netflix documentary about his activities violated his rights in an
Pedro Sanchez now wants TOTAL ban on non-EU home purchases in Spain with two exceptions
PRIME MINISTER Pedro Sanchez is proposing to get even tougher on potential homebuyers from outside the EU with a total ban unless they live there
Two teenagers remain in intensive care after ski lift collapses in Spain’s Pyrenees
TWO 18-year-old women remain in intensive care at Zaragoza’s Miguel Servet Hospital after Saturday’s ski lift collapse at the Astun resort in the Pyrenees. Meanwhile,
Mobile phone school in Spain for mum & dad – no, seriously!
By Michael Coy SPAIN is waking up to the true size of the mobile phone ‘problem’. The average age at which a child acquires a
Why buying the home you want is getting harder in Spain
THE number of homes in Spain for sale dropped by a significant 15% in the last quarter of 2024, compared to the same quarter of
Spain’s economy will grow more than early forecasts expected in 2025 according to the IMF
THE International Monetary Fund (IMF) has raised its prediction of how far Spain’s economy will grow this year by 0.2% to 2.3%. The eurozone in
Spain’s PM Pedro Sanchez gets rebuffed by Catalan separatist party over support for new budget
THE minority Pedro Sanchez government has suffered a setback with the right-wing Catalan separatist party, Junts per Catalunya, suspending its ‘relationship’ with the administration. Sanchez’s
Ryanair scraps flights to two airports in Spain and cuts services to several others over ‘excessive fees’
RYANAIR says its cutting flights at seven airports in Spain this summer and blamed ‘excessive fees’ charged by airport operator Aena. The budget carrier has
Spain’s inflation rate closed 2024 on 2.8% due to rising energy costs, but still 0.8% down over 12 months
SPAIN’S December inflation rate was confirmed as 2.8% on Wednesday by the National Statistics Institute- up by 0.4% on November’s figure, but down 0.8% on
Spain welcomed record number of foreign tourists in 2024
A RECORD 94 million foreign tourists visited Spain last year- 10% more than in 2023. Tourism accounts for 13% of the country’s GDP with Spain
Revealed: Forbes magazine’s choice as the world’s best retirement city is in Spain
AMERICA’S Forbes magazine has picked Valencia as the world’s best city to retire to. It’s the second-such recommendation for Valencia after the ‘Live and Invest
Ryanair urges airports to enforce alcohol limits before flights
BUDGET airline Ryanair has urged airports to introduce alcohol limits to prevent drunk passengers boarding flights. They claim inebriated passengers cause chaos for the company,