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Nine dead and dozens injured in Portugal and Spain wildfires, two burned to death trapped in car

AT least nine people have died following the outbreak of wildfires in Portugal and Spain over the weekend. Hundreds of fires, which were made deliberately

16 Oct, 2017 @ 11:22

Environment·Lead·National News

BREAKING: Two dead, 500 military deployed after sick arsonists DELIBERATELY start more than 100 fires in Galicia

AT least two are dead following the outbreak of an estimated 146 fires in Galicia. Some 500 military personnel have been rushed to scenes in

16 Oct, 2017 @ 01:18

Crime & Law·Lead·National News

Zara owner Inditex’s record-breaking year rakes in more than €23 billion

Owner Amancio Ortega raked in more than €1 billion

25 Mar, 2017 @ 08:32

Business & Finance·Lead·National News

Spanish teacher among those killed in London terrorist attack

She was walking across Westminster bridge after a day's work

23 Mar, 2017 @ 10:51

Crime & Law·Lead·National News

Repentant Spanish priest apologises after dressing as Hugh Hefner and simulating ‘erotic acts’ during carnival

He has been ordered to attend a spiritual retreat to reflect on the incident

16 Mar, 2017 @ 18:17

La Cultura·Other News

A gruesome legacy: The history of shooting in Spain

Graphic content warning: Following the shocking massacre of a landowner's dogs by alleged hunters upset over a hunting ban, we trace the Spanish roots of

4 Feb, 2017 @ 12:30

Granada·La Cultura·Lead

EU condemns Spain for violating human rights in a planning dispute

The European Court of Human Rights judged that Spanish courts denied apartment owners in Galicia the right to defend their interests by not informing them

29 Jan, 2017 @ 21:50

Lead·Property

Spanish police arrest four suspected ISIS terrorists linked with Paris attacks

The men are believed to be Algerian and Moroccan nationals with links to ISIS

29 Nov, 2016 @ 15:15

Almeria·Crime & Law·Lead

Harry Potter fan vandalises 2,000-year-old dolmen in Spain

Police hunt Potter-inspired graffitist for defacing historic dolmen

16 Nov, 2016 @ 14:57

Crime & Law·La Cultura·Lead·National News

Non-smoker in Spain to sue hospital authorities after pre-op photo of him used on cigarette packets

He said that many of his neighbours had recognised him on the packets

15 Nov, 2016 @ 12:34

Health·Lead·National News

12th century Galician castle denied permission to be used as a Parador

Parador inside medieval castle closed down after 18 months of protests

20 Oct, 2016 @ 11:31

Lead·Property

Man dies as fierce storms wreak havoc across Spain

He reportedly ignored a cordon and drove into an 'at risk' area

13 Oct, 2016 @ 17:11

Environment·Lead·National News

UPDATE: Death toll up to four in train crash in Spain

Emergency services are currently at the scene

9 Sep, 2016 @ 10:27

Lead·National News

VIDEO: Drone racing debuts in Spain at National Open race

The sport continues to grow worldwide

6 Jun, 2016 @ 14:15

Lead·Sport

Dead body washed up on Spanish beach

Local police were called to the scene at around 9 am today

3 May, 2016 @ 13:09

Lead

End of the line for Spain’s most notorious illegal fishing family

A brave pursuit by ecologists could finally spell the end of one of Spain’s top fishing gangs, writes Joe Duggan

4 Apr, 2016 @ 15:19

Crime & Law·Environment·Lead·National News

Secret Spanish getaways

There is more to Spain than visiting cathedrals in Barcelona, going to Plaza Mayor in Madrid, enjoying Las Fallas in Valencia, or lying on Empuriabrava

18 Mar, 2016 @ 18:35

Travel News

Santiago de Compostela: To the end of the earth or Word in your shell-like

It's home to Spain's most stunning cathedral, best seafood, Albarino wine and thousands of pilgrims

7 Mar, 2016 @ 12:42

Lead·Travel News

Two years’ jail for captain of Prestige tanker which created huge oil spill

Supreme Court sentences Prestige tanker captain to two years in jail for negligence

29 Jan, 2016 @ 11:39

Environment·Lead·National News

Accused British lynchpin behind 3,000kg cocaine shipment in Spain claims he was in the ‘wrong place at the wrong time’

The seizure was the biggest onshore seizure of drugs for nearly two decades

20 Jan, 2016 @ 15:30

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

Eight Brits arrested in Malaga as €681 million cocaine shipment is seized

Worth €681 million, the Class A drug load was seized in Galicia

5 Jan, 2016 @ 12:05

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

Richard Gere offers helping hand to homeless during Spain trip

Gere and his Spanish girlfriend Alejandra Silva have been in Madrid to help highlight the plight of homeless people

25 Nov, 2015 @ 13:10

National News

Spanish couple found guilty of murdering their adopted child

Jury declares Galician couple killed their Chinese adopted daughter

30 Oct, 2015 @ 18:14

Lead·National News

71% of Spaniards believe they are healthy but who is the fittest?

71% of Spanish adults believe they are in good health

30 Oct, 2015 @ 16:03

Health·Lead

Barack Obama invites Spanish winemaker to White House dinner

A DINNER invitation from Barack Obama is hard to turn do, but a Spanish winemaker nearly did just that. Cesar Enriquez’s Galician red, Peza do

24 Oct, 2015 @ 11:46

Food & Drink·National News

Court case over Europe’s ‘worst environmental disaster’ goes to Spain’s Supreme Court

The decision to acquit three Greek sailors over the 2002 Prestige tanker spill has been met with widespread criticism

23 Oct, 2015 @ 14:43

Environment·Lead·National News

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Nine dead and dozens injured in Portugal and Spain wildfires, two burned to death trapped in car

BREAKING: Two dead, 500 military deployed after sick arsonists DELIBERATELY start more than 100 fires in Galicia

Zara owner Inditex’s record-breaking year rakes in more than €23 billion

Spanish teacher among those killed in London terrorist attack

Repentant Spanish priest apologises after dressing as Hugh Hefner and simulating ‘erotic acts’ during carnival

A gruesome legacy: The history of shooting in Spain

EU condemns Spain for violating human rights in a planning dispute

Spanish police arrest four suspected ISIS terrorists linked with Paris attacks

Harry Potter fan vandalises 2,000-year-old dolmen in Spain

Non-smoker in Spain to sue hospital authorities after pre-op photo of him used on cigarette packets

12th century Galician castle denied permission to be used as a Parador

Man dies as fierce storms wreak havoc across Spain

UPDATE: Death toll up to four in train crash in Spain

VIDEO: Drone racing debuts in Spain at National Open race

Dead body washed up on Spanish beach

End of the line for Spain’s most notorious illegal fishing family

Secret Spanish getaways

Santiago de Compostela: To the end of the earth or Word in your shell-like

Two years’ jail for captain of Prestige tanker which created huge oil spill

Accused British lynchpin behind 3,000kg cocaine shipment in Spain claims he was in the ‘wrong place at the wrong time’

Eight Brits arrested in Malaga as €681 million cocaine shipment is seized

Richard Gere offers helping hand to homeless during Spain trip

Spanish couple found guilty of murdering their adopted child

71% of Spaniards believe they are healthy but who is the fittest?

Barack Obama invites Spanish winemaker to White House dinner

Court case over Europe’s ‘worst environmental disaster’ goes to Spain’s Supreme Court

Send your child to Spanish state schools or British international? Here’s everything parents need to know

Tenerife president insists island is ‘more prepared than ever’ for possible Mount Teide eruption after 6,000 earthquakes registered in just three weeks

Erasmus returns to the UK allowing students to study in Europe once again – but how does it work?

Hiker, 72, is bitten by snake and goes into anaphylactic shock – helicopter airlifts him to hospital in Spain

Feared Campo de Gibraltar hitman ‘El Pastilla’ is spectacularly cleared of murder on appeal after police botch identification