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REVEALED: The richest Spaniards in 2025 according to Forbes with just one entertainer making the top 100 list

THE founder of the Inditex fashion group, Amancio Ortega, has been named as the richest Spaniard for the 12th successive year by Forbes magazine. The

4 Nov, 2025 @ 14:00

Business & Finance·Lead·National News

Amazon slashes up 1,200 jobs in Spain to 'optimise' resources as part of worldwide cutbacks

Amazon sacks up to 1,200 people in Spain to ‘optimise’ resources as part of worldwide cutbacks

AMAZON is going to make up to 1,200 staff redundant at its corporate offices in Barcelona and Madrid. The worldwide giant employs 28,000 people within

31 Oct, 2025 @ 17:15

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Spain’s government launches formal action to scrap controversial foundation promoting legacy of dictator General Franco

SPAIN’S government started formal proceedings on Friday to dissolve an organisation promoting the legacy of the dictator, General Francisco Franco, who died in November 1975.

31 Oct, 2025 @ 15:45

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Spain's inflation rate climbs to highest figure since June 2024 due to electricity prices

Spain’s inflation rate hits highest level since June 2024 due to costlier electricity

INFLATION in Spain has reached its highest level in 16 months due to hikes in electricity prices. The provisional October figure released by the National

30 Oct, 2025 @ 12:45

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Spanish overtaken by Hindi as world’s second most-used native language

SPANISH is no longer the world’s second native language after being overtaken by Hindi, with Mandarin Chinese remaining on top. The Cervantes Institute in its

29 Oct, 2025 @ 17:50

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Spain’s Emeritus King, Juan Carlos, says he gave the ‘people democracy, it is my legacy’

EXILED Emeritus King, Juan Carlos, has said that democracy is the ‘legacy he left to Spain’ in his memoir to be published in France next

29 Oct, 2025 @ 13:45

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Steel company bosses in Spain to be investigated by court for supplying material to Israel to make weapons

A NATIONAL Court judge has launched a probe into the president of Spanish steelmaker Sidenor and other company bosses over the alleged illegal export of

24 Oct, 2025 @ 17:28

Crime & Law·Lead·National News

WATCH: Drugs gang arrested after using specially-designed 'hidden' car compartments to hide narcotic transfers around Spain

WATCH: Drugs gang arrested after using special ‘hidden’ car compartments for transfers around Spain

A DRUGS gang distributed narcotics across Spain in cars with sophisticated systems to hide what they were transporting. 31 people have been arrested by the

21 Oct, 2025 @ 11:08

Crime & Law·Lead·National News

Spain wants to fine music festival bosses who ban fans from having their own food and drink

Spain wants to fine music festival bosses who ban fans from bringing their own food and drink

AN UNNAMED ‘major’ music festival promoter’ in Spain could be fined up to €1 million for not allowing people to bring in their own food

20 Oct, 2025 @ 13:59

Entertainment·Lead·National News

Spain wants EU to stop twice-yearly clock changes because it ‘no longer makes sense’

SPAIN’S government will propose that the European Union abolishes the twice-yearly ritual of turning the clocks back and forward. Prime Minister, Pedro Sanchez, posted a

20 Oct, 2025 @ 11:05

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Love-hug gang stole jewellery and watches from victims across Spain with items sent in parcels to Romania

POLICE in Spain and Romania in association with Europol have busted a ‘love-hug’ robbery gang that stole items from people in streets across Spain. The

16 Oct, 2025 @ 11:24

Crime & Law·Lead·National News

IMF says Spain’s economic growth in 2025 will be higher than expected- way above eurozone average

THE International Monetary Fund (IMF) has raised its forecast for economic growth this year in Spain to 2.9%. That’s 0.4% higher than its prediction earlier

14 Oct, 2025 @ 18:00

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Spain and Portugal's late April electricity blackout caused by excessive voltage

Spain and Portugal’s April power blackout caused by excessive voltage

SPAIN and Portugal’s April 28 electricity blackout was caused by excessive voltage according a report published by the European network of electricity transmission system operators(ENTSO-E).

3 Oct, 2025 @ 15:15

Green·Lead·National News

Sun-seeking Brits made up a fifth of record monthly total for foreign tourists in Spain

SPAIN recorded its busiest-ever single month for foreign tourists in August, welcoming 11.3 million people. That was a 2.9% increase on August last year with

2 Oct, 2025 @ 16:00

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Greenhouse gases generated by Spain’s power sector fell by 16.8% in 2024

GREENHOUSE gas emissions from Spain’s power sector fell by 16.8% in 2024, compared to the previous year- a reduction of 1.5 million tonnes. The Ministry

2 Oct, 2025 @ 14:15

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Spain’s unemployment rate has surprise September fall with lowest total for 18 years

SPAIN’S September jobless total recorded an unexpected fall of 4,846 compared to August. Forecasters had predicted a rise of around 15,000 which normally occurs after

2 Oct, 2025 @ 11:34

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REVEALED: The richest and poorest areas of Spain based on income tax returns

POZUELO de Alarcon in the Madrid region has kept its decade-long ranking as the wealthiest municipality in Spain- based on Tax Agency figures. The latest

1 Oct, 2025 @ 17:15

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BBVA suffers spectacular failure in massive rejection of hostile takeover bid for Sabadell Bank in Spain

BBVA can offer to buy Sabadell Bank shares from Monday as hostile bid moves into decisive stage in Spain

SPAIN’S stock market regulator, the CNMV, gave the green light on Friday to BBVA to attempt to get the majority of voting shares in Banco

5 Sep, 2025 @ 18:00

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Pedro Sanchez says Spain will buy arms from US for Ukraine after fresh criticism from Donald Trump

Spanish PM Sanchez forced to turn around mid-flight to Ukraine summit in Paris due to fault in rickety official plane

PRIME Minister Pedro Sanchez cancelled his visit to Paris on Thursday after his official plane was forced to return to Madrid due to a ‘technical’

4 Sep, 2025 @ 13:02

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Stunning blood moon and total eclipse to darken Spanish skies this month – all you need to know

A LAST chance to witness a total lunar eclipse in Spain for over three years takes place this Saturday. The eclipse is known as a

4 Sep, 2025 @ 11:22

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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

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Two in five new jobs in Spain go to foreigners as unemployment falls to lowest level in 16 years

Spain’s August jobless total is lowest for the month since 2007

SPAIN’S jobless total rose by 22,000 in August to stand at 2.4 million- the lowest August figure since 2007. The end of the high summer

2 Sep, 2025 @ 11:05

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Record number of heat-related deaths in Spain during August

A RECORD number of 2,177 people in Spain died from heat-related causes in August. That’s a 71.3% increase on the same month in 2024 according

1 Sep, 2025 @ 18:45

Health·Lead·National News

July foreign tourist record broken in Spain as UK visitors rise but Germans fall

SPAIN has broken the 11 million mark for the first time for foreign tourists in July- an increase of 1.6% compared to a year earlier.

1 Sep, 2025 @ 10:33

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Rising electricity bills keep Spain’s inflation rate at 2.7% in August

SPAIN’S inflation rate was unchanged in August at 2.7%- the same as July- according to figures published on Friday by the National Institute of Statistics.

29 Aug, 2025 @ 12:00

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Spain will not bring back compulsory National Service, says Defence Minister Robles

SPAIN’S Defence Minister, Margarita Robles, has said the government will not be bringing back National Service. Compulsory military service lasting nine months was abolished in

29 Aug, 2025 @ 10:00

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REVEALED: The richest Spaniards in 2025 according to Forbes with just one entertainer making the top 100 list

Amazon sacks up to 1,200 people in Spain to ‘optimise’ resources as part of worldwide cutbacks

Spain’s government launches formal action to scrap controversial foundation promoting legacy of dictator General Franco

Spain’s inflation rate hits highest level since June 2024 due to costlier electricity

Spanish overtaken by Hindi as world’s second most-used native language

Spain’s Emeritus King, Juan Carlos, says he gave the ‘people democracy, it is my legacy’

Steel company bosses in Spain to be investigated by court for supplying material to Israel to make weapons

WATCH: Drugs gang arrested after using special ‘hidden’ car compartments for transfers around Spain

Spain wants to fine music festival bosses who ban fans from bringing their own food and drink

Spain wants EU to stop twice-yearly clock changes because it ‘no longer makes sense’

Love-hug gang stole jewellery and watches from victims across Spain with items sent in parcels to Romania

IMF says Spain’s economic growth in 2025 will be higher than expected- way above eurozone average

Spain and Portugal’s April power blackout caused by excessive voltage

Sun-seeking Brits made up a fifth of record monthly total for foreign tourists in Spain

Greenhouse gases generated by Spain’s power sector fell by 16.8% in 2024

Spain’s unemployment rate has surprise September fall with lowest total for 18 years

REVEALED: The richest and poorest areas of Spain based on income tax returns

Spanish PM Sanchez forced to turn around mid-flight to Ukraine summit in Paris due to fault in rickety official plane

Stunning blood moon and total eclipse to darken Spanish skies this month – all you need to know

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

Spain’s August jobless total is lowest for the month since 2007

Record number of heat-related deaths in Spain during August

July foreign tourist record broken in Spain as UK visitors rise but Germans fall

Rising electricity bills keep Spain’s inflation rate at 2.7% in August

Spain will not bring back compulsory National Service, says Defence Minister Robles

‘The McGrail Report is Gibraltar as you have never seen it before’ – Catharsis under the shadow of the Dragon Tree, writes F Oliva

‘If released he’d just do it again’: Costa del Sol karate coach accused of abusing children as young as six is refused bail

New shooting in Marbella as Costa del Sol is rocked by wave of violence amid mafia crackdowns

Father and son kidnapped man in Malaga and sent photos to the family with a ham knife against his neck over €50 cocaine debt

This is the most dangerous road on the Costa del Sol – which has claimed four casualties in four years