World’s top cyclists converge on Spain for start of La Vuelta in Barcelona
ONE OF the world’s premier road cycle races, La Vuelta, begins in Barcelona this Saturday with a team time trial starting at 7.05pm. Competitors will
New data shows the cities in Spain oversaturated with tourists as holidaymakers outnumber locals.
A STUDY by the vacation rental search engine, Holidu, analysed the places in Europe where over-tourism is a major problem and three of Spain’s cities
DON’T MISS: The best of what’s on in Spain
TOP events for the week and month ahead from Marbella to Javea, via San Sebastian. See dancing horses, flying acrobats, Pompeii and Spain’s top models
EXPLAINER: The role of Spain’s King Felipe in forming new government with political parties seeing monarch next week
KING FELIPE will have two days of discussions next week with the leaders of Spain’s political parties elected to Congress in July’s inconclusive general election.
Architects from Spain’s Madrid selected to reimagine Dallas Museum of Art campus
FOLLOWING an international design competition, Madrid-based firm Nieto Sobejano Arquitectos was chosen by the Dallas Museum of Art in Texas to redesign its campus. Six
Fraudster arrested on Spain’s Costa Blanca for running fake property website and pocketing money from victims
A MAN who scammed €90,000 in just over six months from people using his fake real estate website has been arrested in Alicante Province. The
Pedro Sanchez vows to form new government in Spain as he promises to promote Catalan and other regional languages in the EU in a bid to win support of the separatists
SPAIN’S acting Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez said on Wednesday that he will go for a Congress investiture vote to form a new government after July’s
Three wanted paedophiles arrested in Spain after fleeing the US and hiding among expat communities: One fugitive, 23, was even studying at a university
THREE wanted paedophiles have been arrested in Spain after fleeing the US and hiding out among the expat community, it emerged today. A 71-year-old, a
Spain chases UK boat before ‘illegally’ detaining crew member: Row brewing after the Ultimate Predator was boarded in British waters off Gibraltar despite Spain having no jurisdiction
THE UK will lodge a formal complaint with Madrid on Wednesday after a Spanish patrol boat pursued a UK-flagged vessel in British waters – before
Why does Spain have a national bank holiday on August 15?
THE ASSUMPTION of the Virgin Mary is a public holiday in Spain celebrated every August 15 alongside other the world’s other major Catholic countries. It
Fake bank notes totting up to millions of Euros seized from scamming brothers ripping-off sellers in Spain’s Madrid and Valencia
THREE Croatian-Italian brothers who used counterfeit euro notes to con sellers of high-value items have been arrested by the Policia Nacional. The siblings led a
Tourists return to Spain with a bang as passenger records for July are smashed at Costa del Sol and Costa Blanca airports
SPAIN’S airports saw the best-ever July for passenger numbers, as tourism continues to blossom following the Covid pandemic. Operator Aena said on Monday that 29.76
Spain to get it’s first large-scale Jewish museum based in Madrid
SPAIN will get its first large-scale Jewish museum which is scheduled to open in Madrid in 2025. The Hispanic-Jewish Museum will aim ‘to unearth the
Madrid man faces 18 months in jail after killing partner’s dog in order to ‘do her harm’Â
A MADRID man is facing an 18-month jail term after he killed his partner’s dog in order to ‘do her harm’. He is being charged
SAVE OUR TREES: Residents of central Madrid neighbourhood protest against the felling of thousands of trees in their streetsÂ
HUNDREDS of residents are protesting every week against the felling of thousands of trees in a central Madrid neighbourhood. ‘Metro si pero no asi’ (Yes
Reggaeton Beach Festival cancelled by Madrid City Hall just three days before first night
THE REGGAETON Beach Festival, which was due to take place this weekend in Madrid, will not be going ahead after City Hall refused to grant
Two arrests on Spain’s Costa Blanca for swapping 100,000 fake US dollars at money exchanges
TWO PEOPLE have been arrested by the Policia Nacional in Alicante province for using fake US dollar bills at money exchanges around Spain. The detainees
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
Boost in Americans buying properties in Spain according to notaries report
MORE AMERICANS are coming to Spain for longer, whether as digital nomads or simply to retire. The number of Americans living in Spain grew by
Motor racing fans flock to Spanish capital to see Formula 1 star Sergio PerezÂ
THOUSANDS of people flocked to the centre of Madrid on Saturday night to enjoy an exhibition by Formula 1 driver Sergio Perez in two Red
Off-duty policeman arrests a man who was strangling his partner at a park in MadridÂ
A YOUNG man who was strangling his partner has been arrested by an off-duty officer in Madrid. A Policia Nacional agent who was not in
Spain’s airports report record total of passengers for first half of 2023
SPAIN’S airports operated by Aena closed the first six months of 2023 with 129,447,124 travellers, a total which represents an increase of 23.4% compared with
Madrid regional premier Isabel Diaz Ayuso undergoes surgery after suffering miscarriage
THE REGIONAL premier of Madrid, Isabel Diaz Ayuso, was taken to hospital and underwent surgery on Tuesday after suffering a miscarriage. A brief statement about
‘Newsweek’ magazine includes six Spanish hospitals on its list of the world’s 100 best
PRESTIGIOUS US magazine Newsweek has just published its fifth annual list of the world’s best hospitals, and six Spanish healthcare centres are featured among the
Off-duty civil guard saves woman who was being attacked by a man with a drill
A TRAINEE member of Spain’s Civil Guard on Sunday saved a woman from a man who was allegedly trying to kill her with a drill.
Spain’s far-right Vox party and eviction company Desokupa stoke anti-immigrant sentiment with fake news about murder in Madrid
FAR-RIGHT party Vox and an eviction company called Desokupa have been making use of a murder in Madrid to stoke anti-immigrant sentiment, despite the fact