Who is the Spanish citizen appointed to a plum role in the new Trump administration?
AS Trump is sworn in today, the new US President has appointed a Spaniard to his government. Murcian Dario Gil has been appointed Undersecretary of
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
Donald Trump chooses 80-year-old millionaire Cuban businessman as his ambassador to Spain
INCOMING US president Donald Trump has named an 80-year-old Cuban-American businessman as the country’s new ambassador to Spain. Benjamin Leon will take over the post
Death of African street seller sparks protests in southern Spain: Father drowned after ‘jumping off bridge’ during police chase in Sevilla
TENSIONS are mounting in Sevilla following the death of an African street seller at the weekend. Mamour Bakhoum (pictured above), 43, from Senegal, drowned after
Spain to enshrine gay marriage and abortion rights into its constitution so ‘they cannot be undone in the future’
PRIME Minister Pedro Sanchez today vowed to add abortion rights and gay marriage to Spain’s constitution so they ‘can never be undone’. The left-wing PSOE
Estepona mayor’s troubles deepen: Embattled leader ‘handed €60k-a-year job to unqualified wife of his alleged victim’, court hears
THE woes of Estepona’s mayor could be set to deepen after a court heard he handed a plum €60,000-a-year position to the partner of the
Valencia president Carlos Mazon gets stern warning from party boss over ‘no more room for mistakes’ in handling of flood disaster aftermath
UNDERFIRE Valencia president, Carlos Mazon, has been warned by his party boss that ‘there’s no more room for mistakes’ in his handling of the region’s
Former minister faces corruption probe over Covid-19 mask contract scandal and ‘kick-back gift’ of a house in Spain’s Andalucia
A CORRUPTION investigation was announced on Thursday into a key ally of Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez over contracts for the purchase of face masks during
Spain’s Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez congratulates Donald Trump on his US election win
SPAIN’S socialist-led government under Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez has congratulated Donald Trump on his US presidential election victory. Though there will be private disappointment in
Leading figure of the far-left in Spain is accused of multiple sexual assaults
A SPANISH politician has been accused of multiple sexual assaults, forcing him to quit his post in the far-left party, Sumar. Iñigo Errejon, a former
EU’s Entry/Exit System that will scan British passports could be delayed yet again
THE EU’s seemingly cursed Entry/Exit System (EES) could be delayed yet again, officials have warned. The system will see the stamping of passports for ‘third
Spain-Mexico row erupts: King Felipe VI is shunned from president-elect’s inauguration after refusing to apologise for colonialism
A DIPLOMATIC row between Mexico and Spain has erupted after the Latin American nation’s left-wing president-elect refused to invite King Felipe VI to her upcoming
Spain-Venezuela row latest: Spain denies ‘complicity’ after Venezuelan opposition leader claims he was forced to sign letter accepting Maduro election victory
THE Spanish government has denied allegedly facilitating the exile of Edmundo Gonzalez after the Venezuela opposition leader, who arrived in Madrid over a fortnight ago,
Chaos on the Rock: Gibraltar-Spain border temporarily closed after suspicious package found at airport
THERE was chaos in Gibraltar on Monday evening after the border with Spain was shut following the discovery of a suspicious package at the tiny
Disgraced ex-mayor of Marbella Julian Muñoz dead at 76: How the once waiter became a leading figure in the notoriously corrupt Jesus Gil regime
THE former mayor of Marbella Julian Muñoz has died aged 76 following a long battle with cancer and other health problems. The disgraced politician passed
Spain’s Pedro Sanchez is compared to dictator Franco amid row over his ‘fake news’ crackdown
PEDRO Sanchez has been likened to the fascist dictator General Franco amid a row over his controversial media transparency plan designed to crack down on
There is no link between the number of migrants and crime levels in Spain, study by leading conservative newspaper finds
“SPANIARDS are fed up with being victims of assaults, machete attacks, robberies and rapes. Almost always at the hands of the same people; illegal immigrants
Immigration is the number one concern for voters in Spain, poll shows
SPANISH voters have named immigration as the number one issue of concern. According to the latest poll by the Centre for Sociological Research (CIS), the
Spanish tourists are arrested in Venezuela over ‘assassination plot’ against Maduro: Spain denies they are spies as families say they were on holiday
TWO Spanish nationals have been arrested in Venezuela over an alleged plot to ‘destabilise’ the South American nation and assassinate senior politicians. The pair, named
Spanish region to pay €300 to families of newborn babies from January 2025
THE parents of babies born in Valencia after January 1, 2025, will receive €300 from the city council, it has been revealed. Maria Jose Catala,
Watch: Vox spokesperson mocks Gibraltar and Fabian Picardo as he declares British territory ‘Spanish whether you like it or not’
A SPOKESPERSON for the far-right Vox party has mocked Gibraltar and its chief minister Fabian Picardo in a video filmed on a boat near the
Chaos in Ceuta: Man drowns and police fire shots into the air as hundreds of migrants attempt to cross Spain’s border with Africa
HUNDREDS of migrants have tried to cross Spain’s border with Africa in an attempt to enter Europe. There were chaotic scenes near the fence separating
Spain-Venezuela relations reach new low after ‘dictatorship’ comment made by Spanish minister
DIPLOMATIC relations between Spain and Venezuela have plummeted to a new low after a government minister branded the South American nation as a ‘dictatorship’. The
Thousands take to the streets to celebrate Catalunya’s national day – but turnout is lowest on record as support for independence dwindles
THOUSANDS took to the streets across Catalunya on Wednesday to celebrate the region’s national day, known as La Diada, but the total turnout was the
Spain’s Pedro Sanchez visits China in hopes of easing EU trade dispute
SPANISH prime minister Pedro Sanchez has called on the EU to ‘reconsider’ its position on tariffs of Chinese goods in an attempt to ease a
British plumbing tycoon makes permanent move to Marbella: Charlie Mullins ‘is selling up’ in the UK amid fears of a Labour tax raid on the rich
BRITAIN’S richest plumber has revealed he is making a permanent move to the Costa del Sol amid fears of a tax raid on the rich