PM Pedro Sanchez ends Spain’s national emergency with forest fires ‘stabilised’
PRIME Minister Pedro Sanchez has ended Spain’s national emergency after the forest fires in the Madrid and Avila areas were said to have been ‘stabilised’.
Filling up a car in Spain to cost €5-€10 more within weeks as Middle East oil crisis reignites
PETROL prices are rising significantly again in Spain as the government phases out temporary tax cuts introduced in the wake of the Iran conflict. Direct
Spain clocks up lowest quarterly jobless total for 18 years as unemployment rate falls below 10%
SPAIN’S quarterly jobless figures have fallen below 10% for the first time since 2008, according to data produced by the National Statistics Institute (INE) on
Fire crews continue to battle forest blazes in Spain with concern over start of a new heatwave
WORK on battling three forest fires in Spain is continuing on Wednesday with the blaze in Vall d’Uixo in Castellon entering its fifth day and
Mapped: Spain’s extreme wildfire risk ahead of scorching 42C heatwave – is your area at risk?
SPAIN’S State Meteorological Agency (Aemet) has activated aspecial warning for a new heat wave- starting on Wednesday and lasting until at least Sunday. The latest
Spain’s hospitality sector rages against proposed smoking ban – claiming 30,000 bars could close if customers can’t light up on terraces
HOSPITALITY associations in Spain have ramped up their campaign against the proposed smoking ban for terraces- claiming that over 30,000 bars could close. The Council
Train strikes called across Spain on eve of August getaway after failed air-con turns trains ‘into saunas’
THE train drivers union in Spain has called a day-long strike on the eve of the big August getaway over breakdowns in air conditioning equipment
IN PICS: Millions line the streets of Madrid to welcome back Spain’s World Cup heroes with jubilant parade
SPAIN’S World Cup-winning football team returned home on Monday with an estimated 1.8 million people greeting the squad on the streets of Madrid. The 26
Child, 13, dies after fountain collapses during Spain World Cup celebrations
A YOUNG teenager died and several others were injured when a fountain collapsed during early Monday morning celebrations of Spain’s World Cup final victory over
Spain’s Royal Family plus PM Pedro Sanchez will go to Sunday’s World Cup final
SPAIN’S Royal Family will attend Sunday’s World Cup final in the United States, along with Prime Minister, Pedro Sanchez, who will join them in the
Brussels rules out suspending new EES border controls at Spain’s airports – and blames local management for bottlenecks
THE European Union has refused to pause the use of new biometric border checks, despite pleas from airport and airlines for a pause during the
Spain is chasing the magic 100 million tourists mark this year – minister calls the milestone ‘probable’
SPAIN’S Tourism Minister, Jordi Hereu, has said that the country is ‘likely’ to attract 100 million foreign tourists this year- boosted in the summer peak
Spain’s economic growth slows down in first quarter of 2026 due to lower exports and people spending less
SPAIN’S economy grew by 0.6% in the first quarter of the year, according to the National Institute of Statistics (INE) on Thursday. That was 0.2%
Spain’s Supreme Court rules parents can legally block children’s euthanasia requests after harrowing Noelia Castillo case
SPAIN’S Supreme Court has ruled that parents of a person wanting to be euthanised can make a legal challenge to the procedure. This follows the
Europe’s airports chief tells politicians to ‘stop pretending EES is working’ and warns of ‘complete collapse’ as tourists face summer queues to enter Spain
A LEADING European airport figure says that passengers could face huge queues at airports this summer due to the EU’s Entry-Exit System (EES) and has
More than one home is squatted every day in Malaga province as PP calls for 24-hour evictions and bill cut offs
THE conservative Partido Popular(PP) has claimed that Malaga’s rental housing supply is drying up because owners are worried about squatters. Malaga’s PP president, Patricia Navarro,
Spain’s housing shortfall grows by 150,000 in a single year while tourist flats continue to boom, new report warns
SPAIN’S shortage of available homes to buy is continuing to rise according to figures published by the Bank of Spain. It has calculated a shortage
EXPLAINER: What is behind Spain’s big San Juan celebrations as traditional beach bonfires are banned in some areas
SPAIN’S San Juan festival has its roots in a pagan celebration that takes place every year to mark the start of summer. Fire and water,
Former Spanish Prime Minister Zapatero in two-day corruption quiz over €53M airline bailout plus high-value jewellery stashed in office safe
SPAIN’S ex-Prime Minister Jose Luis RodrÃguez Zapatero is appearing before a judge in Madrid on Wednesday in a corruption probe. He will be quizzed for
Chants of ‘viva el Papa’ to Pope’s speech in Spanish Parliament – in which he called for migrants’ dignity and warned against European rearmament
POPE Leo XIV has asked for newfound respect for the rights of migrants and international law during a historic speech at a joint session of
Spain basks in lowest May jobless total for 19 years, boosted by hospitality sector
SPAIN recorded its lowest May jobless total for 19 years, according to data published on Tuesday by the Ministry of Labour and Social Economy. Unemployment
How to avoid mosquito bites in Spain this summer – and why the bloodsuckers target some more than others
IT will soon be the prime season for mosquitoes in Spain. But did you know the bloodsuckers affect people to different degrees, with a host
Spain emerges as Europe’s jet fuel lifeline as Middle East conflict sends aviation costs soaring
SPAIN is continuing to guarantee jet fuel supplies to air carriers despite the Iran war, with European operators looking at copying their measures in the
Rescue teams search for British mountaineer, 61, missing overnight in stunning Picos de Europa natural park during blizzard
EMERGENCY services in Castilla y Leon are trying to find a 61-year-old British mountaineer who became lost in the Picos de Europa. The man contacted
Bad news for electricity and natural gas users in Spain as temporary tax cuts on bills will end soon
LOWER VAT rates on electricity and natural gas in Spain to counter the effects of the Iran war will be scrapped on June 1. The
Pedro Sanchez to visit Pope Leo at the Vatican this month before historic papal visit to Spain
PRIME Minister Pedro Sanchez will meet Pope Leo at the Vatican on May 27- just days before the pontiff’s official visit to Spain in early