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Spain braces for new tourism boom as holidaymakers shun other destinations over Middle East conflict fears

EUROPE’S biggest tour operator, Tui, says that Spain could be the beneficiary of holiday-makers switching their vacations from the war-torn Middle East. Companies are reporting

6 Mar, 2026 @ 12:40

Business & Finance·Canary Islands·Lead·National News·Olive Press Travel·Travel News

UK visitors boost January foreign tourist numbers to new record in Spain

SPAIN clocked up a record number of 5.1 million foreign tourists in January 2026- beating the previous high by 1.2% set a year earlier. The

4 Mar, 2026 @ 12:42

Lead·National News

Spain’s job market rallies after miserable January thanks to boosts in hospitality and construction

SPAIN’S job market is improving after a miserable January thanks to boosts in hospitality and construction. There has been an increase of 97,000 jobs in

3 Mar, 2026 @ 13:30

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Spain's government will try to 'minimise' impact of fuel prices rises caused by Iran war

Spain’s government will try to ‘minimise’ impact of fuel price rises caused by Iran war

SPAIN’S Economy Minister, Carlos Cuerpo, says that the government will try to ‘minimise’ the impact of energy price hikes on ‘citizens and companies’ as a

3 Mar, 2026 @ 11:19

Business & Finance·Lead·National News

Amazon announces new €18 billion investment in Spain- creating 30,000 jobs

AMAZON is to invest an extra €18 billion in Spain to expand its data centres and boost AI innovation. It means the tech giant’s total

2 Mar, 2026 @ 15:24

Business & Finance·Lead·National News

Spanish colonel who led failed 1981 coup attempt dies on day top-secret documents related to the plot are declassified

Spanish officer who led failed 1981 coup attempt dies on day top-secret documents related to the plot are declassified

ANTONIO Tejero, who led a failed coup attempt in Spain in 1981 has died at the age of 93. The former Guardia Civil officer supported

26 Feb, 2026 @ 12:45

La Cultura·Lead·National News·Valencia

Pope Leo’s first trip to Spain as pontiff confirmed – here’s where he will visit

POPE Leo XIV will visit Spain in early June, the Vatican City’s Press Office has confirmed. It was announced at the beginning of the year

26 Feb, 2026 @ 11:14

Barcelona·Canary Islands·Lead·Madrid·National News·Tenerife

Court blocks jury trial for Begoña Gomez- wife of Spain's PM Pedro Sanchez- who is accused of embezzling public money

Court blocks jury trial for Spanish PM’s wife Begoña Gomez who is accused of embezzling public money

A MADRID court has blocked a judge’s decision to order Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez’s wife, Begoña Gomez, to go through a jury trial over the

24 Feb, 2026 @ 11:17

Crime & Law·Lead·Madrid·National News·Politics

The biggest challenge facing Spain today? That would be the rise of the far-right, Pope Leo warns the country’s bishops

SPAIN’S bishops have been warned by Pope Leo XIV that his greatest concern about the country was the rise of ultra-right ideology. The comments came

23 Feb, 2026 @ 10:30

Lead·National News

Hallelujah! Spain’s shockingly low birth rate rises for the first time in a decade – but one in ten new mothers are now over 40

SPAIN’S birth rate has gone up for the first time in a decade according to the National Institute of Statistics coupled with a rise in

18 Feb, 2026 @ 17:00

Health·Lead·National News

Spain’s new sovereign wealth fund will pay for up to 15,000 new affordable rental homes each year

SPAIN’S new sovereign wealth fund will help to pay for the building of up to 15,000 affordable rental homes per annum. Prime Minister, Pedro Sanchez,

16 Feb, 2026 @ 17:00

Lead·National News·Property

Nationwide doctors’ strike begins TODAY in Spain: Here’s how it could affect you

DOCTORS in Spain are staging the first of a series of nationwide, five-day strikes from Monday with dates announced through to June. Medical unions are

16 Feb, 2026 @ 10:28

Health·Lead·National News

Spain is selling six houses a second - a third in cash - despite prices soaring by double digits

Spain is selling six houses a minute – one in three in cash – despite prices soaring by double digits

A BOOM in house prices is not putting off buyers according to figures for last year compiled by Spain’s registrars. Six properties were bought every

13 Feb, 2026 @ 13:00

Lead·National News·Property

Benidorm and Torremolinos among eight Spanish towns up in arms over lack of state support for the millions of tourists they receive each year

A FEDERATION of eight Spanish tourist resorts are complaining that they don’t get enough help from the government to pay for basic services. The Alliance

13 Feb, 2026 @ 12:05

Benidorm·Canary Islands·Catalunya·Costa del Sol·Mallorca·National News·Tenerife

Spain wants to hand out €2,400 to families in a bid to combat extreme child poverty – what you need to know

SPAIN’S government plans to boost family incomes with a universal child-rearing benefit worth €2,400 per year per child. The Ministry of Social Rights- which is

12 Feb, 2026 @ 14:30

Lead·National News

Extraordinary’ red alert issued with Storm Oriana to lash Spain with 9m monster waves – but could this finally be winter's last hurrah?

‘Extraordinary’ red alert issued with Storm Oriana to lash Spain with 10m monster waves – but could this finally be winter’s last hurrah?

THE Basque Country in northern Spain is on red alert on Thursday for sea waves of up to 10 metres coupled with a yellow warning

12 Feb, 2026 @ 12:31

Lead·National News·Weather

Spain’s competition watchdog whacks oil giant Repsol with €20 million fine over ‘abusive practices’

REPSOL has said it will appeal against a €20.5 million fine imposed by Spain’s competition watchdog for squeezing the margins of low-cost service stations when

4 Feb, 2026 @ 17:00

Business & Finance·Lead·National News

Elon Musk calls Spain’s PM Pedro Sanchez a ‘tyrant’ and ‘fascist’ over proposed social media ban for children aged under 16

BILLIONAIRE and social media platform owner, Elon Musk, has called Prime Minister, Pedro Sanchez, a ‘tyrant and traitor to the people of Spain’ over plans

4 Feb, 2026 @ 16:00

Lead·National News

Spain moves back into double-digit unemployment rate after losing 170,000 jobs in first three months of 2026

Spain sheds more than 270,000 jobs after ‘worst January employment fall in 14 years’

SPAIN’S unemployment figures increased sharply in January according to official figures released on Tuesday. The number of registered unemployed rose by 30,392 to 2.44 million

3 Feb, 2026 @ 14:00

Lead·National News

Spain will ban social media for children aged under 16 to protect them from ‘digital Wild West’

PRIME Minister Pedro Sanchez says his government will ban social media access for children aged under 16 in Spain and will order platforms to introduce

3 Feb, 2026 @ 12:30

Health·Lead·National News

Good news for Spain's economy as budget deficit falls to lowest level in 18 years - here's what it means for your wallet

Confirmed: Spain ends 2025 as the world’s fastest-growing advanced economy for second year running

SPAIN’S economy grew faster in the final quarter of 2025, resulting in an estimated 2.8% growth last year, according to preliminary figures from National Statistics

30 Jan, 2026 @ 13:00

Business & Finance·Lead·National News

Mercadona remains the shoppers favourite in Spain with almost a third of all supermarket sales

Mercadona remains the shoppers favourite in Spain with a third of all supermarket sales

MERCADONA maintained its massive lead over its supermarket rivals in Spain in 2025 with a market share of 29.5%. The percentage was the same as

27 Jan, 2026 @ 16:00

Business & Finance·Lead·National News

Paro falls below 10% for first time since 2008 as Spain’s booming economy slowly crushes persistent unemployment

SPAIN’S unemployment rate fell to below 10% last year for the first time since 2008 when the recession was starting to bite. A record number

27 Jan, 2026 @ 11:15

Lead·National News

Winery worker dies after inhaling toxic gas and falling into tank in Spain

Tragedy as winery worker inhales deadly toxic gas and falls into tank in central Spain

A WORKER died at a winery after inhaling toxic gas and falling into an empty silo in Spain. The incident happened on Thursday evening at

23 Jan, 2026 @ 15:15

Lead·National News

Spain sets new foreign tourist record with 97 million visitors in 2025

A RECORD 97 million foreign tourists visited Spain in 2025 according to the country’s tourism minister, Jordi Hereu. Last year’s total was 3.5% up on

16 Jan, 2026 @ 18:00

Business & Finance·Lead·National News·Olive Press Travel·Travel News

Spain to launch €120 billion sovereign wealth fund to boost sectors such as housing and national security

PRIME Minister Pedro Sanchez has announced the setting-up of a state-owned sovereign wealth fund to boost sectors including housing and national security. Sanchez said the

16 Jan, 2026 @ 12:25

Business & Finance·Lead·National News

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Spain braces for new tourism boom as holidaymakers shun other destinations over Middle East conflict fears

UK visitors boost January foreign tourist numbers to new record in Spain

Spain’s job market rallies after miserable January thanks to boosts in hospitality and construction

Spain’s government will try to ‘minimise’ impact of fuel price rises caused by Iran war

Amazon announces new €18 billion investment in Spain- creating 30,000 jobs

Spanish officer who led failed 1981 coup attempt dies on day top-secret documents related to the plot are declassified

Pope Leo’s first trip to Spain as pontiff confirmed – here’s where he will visit

Court blocks jury trial for Spanish PM’s wife Begoña Gomez who is accused of embezzling public money

The biggest challenge facing Spain today? That would be the rise of the far-right, Pope Leo warns the country’s bishops

Hallelujah! Spain’s shockingly low birth rate rises for the first time in a decade – but one in ten new mothers are now over 40

Spain’s new sovereign wealth fund will pay for up to 15,000 new affordable rental homes each year

Nationwide doctors’ strike begins TODAY in Spain: Here’s how it could affect you

Spain is selling six houses a minute – one in three in cash – despite prices soaring by double digits

Benidorm and Torremolinos among eight Spanish towns up in arms over lack of state support for the millions of tourists they receive each year

‘Extraordinary’ red alert issued with Storm Oriana to lash Spain with 10m monster waves – but could this finally be winter’s last hurrah?

Spain’s competition watchdog whacks oil giant Repsol with €20 million fine over ‘abusive practices’

Confirmed: Spain ends 2025 as the world’s fastest-growing advanced economy for second year running

Mercadona remains the shoppers favourite in Spain with a third of all supermarket sales

Paro falls below 10% for first time since 2008 as Spain’s booming economy slowly crushes persistent unemployment

Tragedy as winery worker inhales deadly toxic gas and falls into tank in central Spain

Spain sets new foreign tourist record with 97 million visitors in 2025

Spain to launch €120 billion sovereign wealth fund to boost sectors such as housing and national security

Two disruptive passengers who forced Ryanair flight from London Stansted Airport to Ibiza to divert fined thousands

Spain’s only nuclear manufacturer misses out on global boom due to crippling brain drain of Spanish engineering talent

Malaga city finally breaks 600,000 population milestone – after adding just 30,000 people in 10 years

Rosalia takes Zendaya to the cleaners in HBO swear-off – but is Spanish really so superior to English when it comes to dishing out insults?

Spain’s most famous matador will return to the bullring in Andalucia this month – just weeks after brutal 10cm rectum goring left him in hospital