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Pedro Sanchez tests positive for Covid: Spain’s caretaker PM, 51, is forced to skip G-20 summit
SPAIN'S acting Prime Minister, Pedro Sanchez, will not attend this weekend's G-20 summit in New Delhi because he has contracted Covid-19.
Sanchez made the announcement...
No silver lining for Spain’s reservoirs as levels FALL despite a weekend of devastating torrential storms
HEAVY weekend storms which caused widespread destruction and some loss of life did not bring a silver lining as water levels in Spain's reservoirs...
Got a dog in Spain? Comply with new laws coming into effect THIS MONTH to avoid fines of up...
OVER NINE MILLION dog owners in Spain will have to take out liability insurance from September 29 when the country's new animal welfare law...
Roads across Spain will be extremely busy this weekend – here’s why
THE END of the summer holiday season this weekend will lead to busy roads and a projected 6.8 million long-distance journeys according to Spain's...
Warnings of ‘historic and extraordinary’ DANA weather front: Spain to be rocked by torrential rain, lightning and HAIL from...
AUTUMN weather will hit Spain this weekend with storms hitting nearly all of the country caused by an Atlantic front that is approaching the...
Autumn-style storms known as ‘Gota Frias’ predicted to bring torrential rain to large areas of Spain this weekend
GOTA FRIA storms more typical of October and November will hit mainland Spain and the Balearic Islands this weekend.
The early arrival of bad weather...
Fuel prices pump up inflation rate to 2.6% in Spain
AUGUST'S inflation rate in Spain reported an annual rise of 2.6%, according to preliminary figures from the National Statistics Institute (INE) published on Wednesday.
The...
Falling birth rate means Spain’s kindergartens and primary schools have over 300,000 fewer children in them compared to five...
FALLING birth rates are said to be having a 'profound' impact on Spain's public education system with over 304,000 fewer children in kindergartens and...
Embattled ‘kisser’ Luis Rubiales could face sex assault charges as top prosecutors in Spain open probe
NATIONAL COURT prosecutors in Madrid have announced a preliminary investigation into suspended RFEF president Luis Rubiales' forced kiss on World Cup star player Jenni...
BREAKING: Flight chaos as major fault in UK air traffic control systems means passengers in Spain are stuck on...
THE UK'S air traffic control system has experienced major problems on Monday- one of the busiest travel days of the year with the late...
Motorists feel the pinch as petrol pump prices soar to highest level for a year in Spain
PETROL PUMP prices have soared to their highest level in a year in Spain exceeding €1.70 a litre for unleaded fuel in parts of...
Dates revealed for parliamentary votes that could make Partido Popular’s Alberto Nuñez Feijoo new prime minister of Spain
THE NEW Congress speaker, Francina Armengol, has announced September 26 and 27 as the dates of investiture debates and votes for the Partido Popular's...
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...
Ryanair blasts Spain’s airport operator for scrapping five-year charge freeze
RYANAIR has lodged a formal appeal against plans by Spain's airport operator Aena to end a five year freeze on airport charges.
The cap was...
Pedro Sanchez scores important victory with Catalan separatist backing as he tries to remain Spain’s Prime Minister
ACTING Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez pulled off a big win on Thursday in his bid to keep his job and form a new government,...
Pedro Sanchez vows to form new government in Spain as he promises to promote Catalan and other regional languages...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Drink drive crackdown launched on Costa del Sol this week as police ramp up patrols nationwide and warn of...
AN 'INTENSIVE' week-long campaign has kicked off to crack down on drunk and drugged-up drivers in Andalucia and across Spain.
Officers from the Guardia Civil's...
Spain’s big long weekend getaway sees busy roads with bank holiday this Tuesday
A BIG weekend getaway started on Friday with 8.5 million car journeys predicted by Spain's DGT traffic authority over the next five days.
Tuesday is...
Olive oil prices rocket to sky-high levels as olive harvests get ravaged by drought across Spain
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OLIVE OIL price rises are showing no sign of slowing down in Spain with the cost of a...
Airlines face punishment for lack of toll-free customer phone numbers in Spain
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THE MINISTRY of Consumer Affairs has started to initiate disciplinary action against several unspecified airlines for not having...
Far-right Vox offers Partido Popular’s Feijoo ‘no-strings’ backing to form new minority government in Spain
SPAIN'S far-right Vox party has offered the conservative Partido Popular a 'no-strings' deal where it would back a PP minority government without demanding a...
MUST READ: Spain moves against low-cost airlines charging travellers for hand luggage
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SPAIN'S Ministry of Consumer Affairs(Consumo) has opened disciplinary proceedings against several low-cost airlines for charging passengers for hand...
Spain records its lowest level of unemployment since 2008 as nearly 22,000 jobs were created in July
UNEMPLOYMENT in Spain is at its lowest level since 2008, just before the financial crash, according to the Ministry of Labour and Social Economy.
In...
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Man charged with drugging and sexually assaulting his female friends while on trips throughout Spain’s Andalucia
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