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Marbella favourite Conor McGregor announces he’s running for President of Ireland – and has Musk’s backing

CONTROVERSIAL fighter Conor McGregor has announced he is running for President of Ireland – and has the backing of the world’s richest man Elon Musk.

5 Sep, 2025 @ 14:00

Celebrity·Lead·Marbella·Politics

Poorer Andalucia leads charge against €83bn debt relief for wealthy Catalunya as Spain’s historical internal wounds reopen

SPAIN’S age-old regional tensions have once again reared their head as historically poorer Andalucia leads a rebellion against plans to forgive the debt of wealthier

3 Sep, 2025 @ 15:00

Lead·Politics

President Pedro Sanchez and Sir Keir Starmer, Chris Ratcliffe:EPA

UK’s Keir Starmer and Spain’s Pedro Sanchez meet in London today as Gibraltar deal paves way to sign historic partnership

BRITISH Prime Minister Keir Starmer and Spanish PM Pedro Sanchez are meeting in London today to sign the first major bilateral agreement between the two

3 Sep, 2025 @ 10:43

Lead·Politics

Spain’s PM Pedro Sanchez slams judges for being ‘political’ over corruption probes ‘driven by far-right groups’

PRIME Minister, Pedro Sanchez, has accused some judges of ‘practising politics’ as corruption probes affecting close colleagues as well as his wife and brother mount

2 Sep, 2025 @ 12:30

Lead·National News·Politics

Spain’s €45 BILLION submarine contract snubbed as Canada opts for German shipbuilder

SPAIN’S economy has been dealt a blow after an offer from a Spanish manufacturer to secure a €45 billion contract to rebuild Canada’s submarine fleet

1 Sep, 2025 @ 13:36

Business & Finance·Lead·Politics

Catalan independence issue rears its head again with high-level meeting between regional president and fugitive leader in Brussels

SALVADOR Illa, the Catalan president and key Socialist ally of Spanish prime minister Pedro Sanchez, will meet with Carles Puigdemont, the exiled separatist leader and

1 Sep, 2025 @ 11:53

Catalunya·Lead·Politics

Up to 80% of new jobs in Spain may be replacement roles as the ‘baby boomer’ generation starts to retire

SPAIN is entering a decade of unprecedented retirements that will reshape its labour market and test the resilience of its economy. Data from the Public

31 Aug, 2025 @ 09:00

Business & Finance·Lead·National News·Other News·Politics

Spain to meet with allies over new European fighter jet: France ‘blocking project by demanding sole leadership’

SPAIN’S defence minister will meet with her colleagues from Germany and France in October in an attempt to revive a joint fighter jet programme beset

29 Aug, 2025 @ 15:21

Lead·Politics

Trump excludes Spain from new coalition against ‘state-sponsored Venezuelan drug cartel’

WASHINGTON has ramped up its military push against Venezuela’s narco regime – and Spain has been left out in the cold. US Secretary of State

29 Aug, 2025 @ 13:45

Lead·National News·Other News·Politics

Spain abandons €10 million defence contract with Huawei: Madrid fears China could use equipment to spy on critical infrastructure

SPANISH officials have made the last-minute decision to pull the plug on a €10 million defence contract set to be awarded to Huawei, the Chinese

29 Aug, 2025 @ 13:39

Business & Finance·Lead·Politics

WATCH: Pro-Palestine protesters block Israeli cycling team during time-trial stage of Vuelta a España in Catalunya

THE race director of the Vuelta a España – Spain’s equivalent of the Tour de France – has vowed to file a legal complaint after

29 Aug, 2025 @ 08:30

Catalunya·Lead·Politics·Sport

Spain's Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez responds to Donald Trump's threat to raise tariffs

Spain finally hits NATO target to spend 2% of GDP on defence, data reveals

SPAIN has spent 2% of its GDP on defence so far this year, finally meeting NATO’s long-standing target eleven years after the goal was set.

28 Aug, 2025 @ 16:19

Lead·Politics

Gaza to become Barcelona’s symbolic 11th district – days after city mayor barred from entering Israel

GAZA and the cities of Palestine will become Barcelona’s symbolic 11th district, reviving a model first used three decades ago to help towards the recovery

28 Aug, 2025 @ 11:26

Barcelona·Lead·Politics

Former ECB head Mario Draghi receives rapturous applause as he calls for a ‘United States of Europe’ to counter superpower threat of the US and China

FORMER head of the European Central Bank Mario Draghi has declared that the European nation-state is ‘obsolete’ and that only a United States of Europe

25 Aug, 2025 @ 12:45

Lead·National News·Politics

Judge who summoned Pedro Sanchez’s wife to court over corruption allegations faces own investigation by Spain’s legal watchdog

THE judge who charged Pedro Sanchez’s wife with the embezzlement of public funds earlier this week will now face his own investigation after Spain’s legal

22 Aug, 2025 @ 14:26

Lead·Politics

NATO in action: French air tanker refuels Spanish jets over Scotland on return from Iceland – as Russia-Ukraine ceasefire talks hit snag

SIX Spanish F-18 fighter jets have returned home after completing a NATO mission in northern Europe – making a pit stop in the skies above

20 Aug, 2025 @ 18:45

Lead·Other News·Politics

Spain’s absence from White House showdown ‘not example of international isolation’

SPAIN’S absence from the high-level meeting in Washington on the war in Ukraine should not be seen as a sign of isolation, according to former

20 Aug, 2025 @ 11:45

Lead·National News·Other News·Politics

Franco’s family forced to open 18th-century mansion to the public after years of resistance

THE 18th-century mansion of Spain’s fascist dictator Francisco Franco has finally opened to the public for the first time in six decades, despite the dictator’s

10 Aug, 2025 @ 09:30

Galicia·Lead·Politics·Property

Catalunya’s government comes under fire over police contracts signed with Israeli firm

LEFT-WING regional politicians have criticised Catalunya’s government for doing deals with an Israeli firm to supply gear to the police. The former ERC-led separatist administration-

9 Aug, 2025 @ 08:01

Catalunya·Lead·Politics

Spain to receive €23 billion in fifth round of EU funds

THE European Commission has approved a new payment of €23.1 billion to Spain as part of the EU recovery plan. The money comes from the

8 Aug, 2025 @ 16:31

Business & Finance·Lead·National News·Politics

Spain criticises Israel for stepping up military offensive in Gaza and repeats backing for two-state Palestine solution

Spain criticises Israel for escalating military offensive in Gaza

SPAIN’S Foreign Minister Jose Manuel Albares has slammed Friday’s decision by the Israeli government to escalate their military operations in Gaza. Israeli forces are getting

8 Aug, 2025 @ 16:00

Lead·Politics

EXPLAINED: Spain’s fake CV scandal – why politicians keep getting away with lying about their credentials

NUMEROUS resignations and résumé revisions have gripped Spanish politics this summer, exposing a systemic lack of oversight when it comes to verifying elected officials’ education

7 Aug, 2025 @ 11:51

EXPLAINER·Lead·Politics

New ‘co-paternity’ company helps prospective parents in Spain find friends to raise a baby with

All you need to know as Spain approves extension to paid parental leave

NEW parents in Spain will now be able to enjoy 17 weeks of paid leave each after the government approved an extension to maternity and

2 Aug, 2025 @ 16:20

Education·Lead·Politics

WATCH: Remarkable moment Spanish Air Force plane drops 12 tonnes of food into war-torn Gaza

THIS is the moment twelve tonnes of much-needed food were dropped into war-torn Gaza by a Spanish military transport aircraft. Video footage posted on social

1 Aug, 2025 @ 15:07

Lead·Politics

Spain criticised for failing to act on anti-corruption reforms, says European watchdog

Spain has failed to fully implement a single one of the 19 anti-corruption reforms recommended by the Council of Europe’s anti-corruption body in 2019, a

1 Aug, 2025 @ 11:45

Business & Finance·Lead·National News·Politics

Spanish minister embroiled in anti-Semitism row after calling French Jewish children kicked off Vueling flight ‘Israeli brats’

SPAIN’S transport minister has sparked a diplomatic row after slamming a group of French Jewish children kicked off a flight in Valencia as ‘Israeli brats’.

31 Jul, 2025 @ 17:38

Lead·Politics·Travel News·Valencia

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Marbella favourite Conor McGregor announces he’s running for President of Ireland – and has Musk’s backing

Poorer Andalucia leads charge against €83bn debt relief for wealthy Catalunya as Spain’s historical internal wounds reopen

UK’s Keir Starmer and Spain’s Pedro Sanchez meet in London today as Gibraltar deal paves way to sign historic partnership

Spain’s PM Pedro Sanchez slams judges for being ‘political’ over corruption probes ‘driven by far-right groups’

Spain’s €45 BILLION submarine contract snubbed as Canada opts for German shipbuilder

Catalan independence issue rears its head again with high-level meeting between regional president and fugitive leader in Brussels

Up to 80% of new jobs in Spain may be replacement roles as the ‘baby boomer’ generation starts to retire

Spain to meet with allies over new European fighter jet: France ‘blocking project by demanding sole leadership’

Trump excludes Spain from new coalition against ‘state-sponsored Venezuelan drug cartel’

Spain abandons €10 million defence contract with Huawei: Madrid fears China could use equipment to spy on critical infrastructure

WATCH: Pro-Palestine protesters block Israeli cycling team during time-trial stage of Vuelta a España in Catalunya

Spain finally hits NATO target to spend 2% of GDP on defence, data reveals

Gaza to become Barcelona’s symbolic 11th district – days after city mayor barred from entering Israel

Former ECB head Mario Draghi receives rapturous applause as he calls for a ‘United States of Europe’ to counter superpower threat of the US and China

Judge who summoned Pedro Sanchez’s wife to court over corruption allegations faces own investigation by Spain’s legal watchdog

NATO in action: French air tanker refuels Spanish jets over Scotland on return from Iceland – as Russia-Ukraine ceasefire talks hit snag

Spain’s absence from White House showdown ‘not example of international isolation’

Franco’s family forced to open 18th-century mansion to the public after years of resistance

Catalunya’s government comes under fire over police contracts signed with Israeli firm

Spain to receive €23 billion in fifth round of EU funds

Spain criticises Israel for escalating military offensive in Gaza

EXPLAINED: Spain’s fake CV scandal – why politicians keep getting away with lying about their credentials

All you need to know as Spain approves extension to paid parental leave

WATCH: Remarkable moment Spanish Air Force plane drops 12 tonnes of food into war-torn Gaza

Spain criticised for failing to act on anti-corruption reforms, says European watchdog

Spanish minister embroiled in anti-Semitism row after calling French Jewish children kicked off Vueling flight ‘Israeli brats’

Costa del crime: The inside tale of how a 2am trip to a Marbella strip club led to the arrest of one of the UK’s most wanted cocaine dealers

Three women killed in northern Spain house fire ‘deliberately set alight by victim’s ex-partner’

Narco petrol runners are arrested while attempting to flee Estepona beach in a taxi

Spain grants free on-the-spot healthcare to all undocumented migrants