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Carles Puigdemont ‘is ready to return to Spain and be arrested’: Exiled former Catalan leader will run for parliament,...

THE lawyer of exiled ex-Catalunya president Carles Puigdemont says he will return to Spain once the new Amnesty Law hits the statute books- even...

German expat Matthias Kuhn wins almost €100m in compensation from the Balearic government in Spain – this is why

THE Balearic Islands government will have to pay €96 million in compensation over breaching an urban planning deal with a German-owed developer. The ruling from...

What is the Beckham Law in Spain? How expats can make BIG savings on income tax

TAXES are complicated enough in your home country, but when you’re working abroad they can get even stickier. Fortunately, foreigners working in Spain can...

‘Stop complaining about chemtrails!’ Prosecutor in Spain insists the visible vapor from planes is NOT toxic after being inundated...

A SENIOR prosecutor says increasing numbers of people are filing denuncias about 'chemtrails'- the white trails left by planes in the sky due to...

Spain to ban porn for minors: Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez brands children’s access to explicit content online a “real...

SPAIN will soon pass sweeping legislation to limit minors’ access to internet pornography, as governments throughout Europe look to punish providers for failing to...

Far-right activist jailed for ‘offensive’ language while claiming gay people caused monkey pox virus in Spain

A VALENCIA court has sentenced a man to 32 months in prison for a hate crime after he published an article on a far-right...

Judge pauses exhumations of Franco victims from controversial mausoleum in Spain

A MADRID court has ordered a pause to the exhumations of Civil War victims from a Francoist mausoleum after the granddaughter of a victim...

Why are Spain’s biggest newspapers filing a €550m lawsuit against Meta’s Facebook?

A GROUP representing 83 newspapers in Spain has filed a €550 million lawsuit against Facebook owner Meta Platforms, claiming that its breaching advertising competition...

Former King Juan Carlos of Spain WINS his legal battle against ex-lover in a London High Court

SPAIN'S former monarch, Juan Carlos, has won a bid to throw out a £126 million London lawsuit brought by his ex-lover, who accused him...

Drink driver is ACQUITTED of killing British expat, 39, in hit-and-run in Spain’s Mallorca – despite being TWICE over...

A PALMA court has backed a lower court verdict that cleared a motorist of running over a British expat at a pedestrian crossing- despite...

Former Venezuelan spy chief extradited from Spain to face drug trafficking charges in United States

A FORMER Venezuelan military intelligence chief was extradited on Wednesday from Spain to the United States, where he is wanted on drug trafficking charges. His...

Spain’s Emeritus King Juan Carlos asks London court to throw out damages claim from ex-lover

THE BARRISTER acting for Emeritus King Juan Carlos has asked a London High Court judge to throw out a €126 million damages claim by...

British fugitive sent back to UK after arrest in Spain’s Marbella

A FUGITIVE from Leeds wanted by the UK's National Crime Agency (NCA) for trafficking guns and ammunition has been sent back to the UK...

Drinking alcohol is no grounds for work dismissal says top Murcia court in landmark ruling in Spain

MURCIA'S Supreme Court has ruled that drinking three litres of beer in a day is not sufficient grounds on its own for dismissing an...

Resident kept awake at night by barking dog loses €60,000 compensation bid in Spain’s Valencia region

THE Valencian Superior Court(TSJCV) has rejected a €60,000 compensation bid by an Antella resident for being kept awake at night by a barking dog. The...

EU tightening up on drafty homes may cause problems in Spain

EU’s plans to clamp down on drafty homes may cause grief for Spanish property owners where many buildings are poorly insulated.  Under proposed new EU...

Spain’s crime rate drops and is better than UK

Security forces reported a total of 2,325,358 crimes in 2022 of which 83.9% fell under the category of ‘conventional crime’. This figure represents a...

Spain passes new gender parity law on eve of International Women’s Day

A new law will make it mandatory for corporate boards to be composed of at least 40% women. Spain’s Parliament passed the ‘gender parity law’...

Judge in Spain’s Malaga puts a price on a woman’s work

A JUDGE in Malaga has just answered a question that all parents will have asked themselves at one time or another: how much money...

Ex-Barcelona star Dani Alves remains behind bars before rape trial in Spain

FORMER Barcelona footballer Dani Alves will remain in prison ahead of his trial on alleged rape charges. Alves, 39, lost an appeal to be released...

Protect yourself against the rising wave of petty theft in rural Spain

SPANISH law-making is currently under the spotlight. The controversial ‘Solo Si es Si’ legislation, designed to improve the sentencing of sex offenders, based on...

Pedro Sanchez says court veto over appointing judges is ‘unprecedented’ in Spain’s democratic history

A crisis has erupted in Spain after the Constitutional Court(CGPJ) blocked the Senate from voting on a bill to change the way that judges...

Neymar and co-defendants cleared of fraud over 2013 transfer to Spain’s Barcelona

A court has cleared footballer Neymar and his co-defendants in a fraud trial linked to his 2013 transfer from Brazilian club Santos to Barcelona. The...

Sex assault victim tricked out of €10,000 compensation by attacker declaring bankruptcy in Spain’s Valencia

A former Valencia area councillor has declared himself bankrupt to avoid paying €10,000 in compensation to a female employee he sexually abused. The woman's solicitor,...

Former King of Spain Juan Carlos frets over British court’s appeal hearing on whether to grant him immunity in...

THE Spanish royal family finds itself washing its dirty laundry in public as a British court will rule on a dispute between former King...

Police officer becomes first person in Spain with criminal conviction for spreading ‘fake news’ on social media

A Guardia Civil officer has become the first person criminally convicted in Spain of spreading 'fake news'. He used a social media account to falsely...

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