Spain helps motorists over soaring diesel prices by boosting tax discount
MOTORISTS facing ever-rising diesel prices at filling stations across Spain will get extra help from the government. As from September, forecourt tax cuts on a
Spain placed on alert for extreme weather including high temperatures, rain, and storms
MOST of Spain has been placed under yellow and orange warnings for extreme weather on Thursday.
Millions enjoy total eclipse of the sun in Spain- not witnessed in the country for over 100 years
MILLIONS of people gathered across Spain on Wednesday to watch a total solar eclipse- something not seen in the country for over a century. The
Social media giants Meta and TikTok to fact-check coverage of border crossings into Spain following ‘mass rush’ to Ceuta
SOCIAL media networks Meta and TikTok have agreed to EU demands to fact-check content on border crossings into Spain following last month’s massive rush to
Spain’s soaring July temperatures tie for hottest month ever since modern records started
JULY was mainland Spain’s joint-hottest month since modern records began in 1961, according to the State Meteorological Agency(Aemet). In a statement, Aemet revealed the average
Spain’s ‘biggest’ cyber-fraudster scammed hundreds of victims out of over €667k via fake shopping websites
SPAIN’S National Court has convicted and jailed a scammer for defrauding 732 people around the country via bogus online shopping sites. Jordi Arias- nicknamed Lupin
WATCH: Human trafficking cartel brought down after charging €12,000 per person to smuggle 2,000 migrants from North Africa into Spain
A SPANISH-led probe in association with Europol has dismantled a large criminal gang that trafficked people in addition to smuggling cannabis, synthetic drugs, and weapons.
Spain’s jobless total falls to lowest July figure for 19 years with record number of registered workers
SPAIN’S unemployment total for July stood at 2,311,499- the lowest figure for the month since 2007. The number of jobless actually rose by 0.85%- 19,517
Spain records more than 3,000 heat-related deaths in just three months as brutal summer takes its toll
DEATHS caused by excessive heat in Spain could reach a decade-high annual level with 3,096 fatalities recorded between May and July. 3,102 deaths were attributed
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