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COVID-19 pandemic and lockdowns in Spain cut household spending by over 10% in 2020

COVID-19 pandemic and lockdowns slashed household spending in Spain by over 10% in 2020

HOUSEHOLD spending in Spain fell by 10.7% last year compared to 2019 figures. Average expenditure dropped to an average of €26,996 per household according to

29 Jun, 2021 @ 14:17

Business & Finance·Lead·National News

Far-right Vox party wants ban on LGBT rainbow flags on public buildings in Spain

Far-right Vox party wants ban on LGBT rainbow flags on public buildings as Spain celebrates International Pride Day

SPAIN’S far-right Vox party says it wants to stop the ‘rainbow’ gay pride flag being flown on public buildings because it allegedly breaks the 1981

28 Jun, 2021 @ 15:45

Lead·National News

Cat killer behind at least 100 feline poisonings is arrested in Spain

Cats feast on eating part of their dead owner in her Madrid area apartment in Spain

MADRID firefighters made a gruesome find of a woman’s body partially eaten by her pet cats. Residents in the Fuencarral district reported a foul stench

28 May, 2021 @ 12:04

Lead·Madrid·National News

Gloria Steinem, an iconic American fighter for women's rights and equality, wins one of Spain's top awards

GLORIA STEINEM, an iconic fighter for women’s rights and equality, wins one of Spain’s top awards

GLORIA STEINEM, a massive figure within the American feminist movement, has won the 2021 Princess of Asturias Award for communication and humanities. The awards are

19 May, 2021 @ 19:00

Celebrity·National News·Politics

EROSKI supermarket chain benefits from last year’s pandemic lockdown in Spain

EROSKI supermarkets have seen a big pandemic boost of a 30% rise in operating income which hit €252 million last year. The company’s sales rose

19 May, 2021 @ 16:15

Business & Finance·Lead·National News

Saffron Rip Off As Police Smash Gang In Spain That Imported Cheap Iranian Substitute Which They Rebranded

SAFFRON RIP-OFF in Spain as crooks put new labels on ‘bulked-out’ cheap Iranian imports

A massive saffron con has been busted which involved cheap Iranian imports of the expensive spice being rebranded as coming from the Castilla La Mancha

7 May, 2021 @ 15:45

Crime & Law·Lead·National News

Car import con as gang is arrested over €7 million tax scam in Spain

EIGHT people have been arrested over a second-hand car scam that defrauded Spanish tax authorities of €7.3 million over four years. A joint operation between

5 May, 2021 @ 13:45

Crime & Law·Lead·National News

Spain's ex-Prime Minister Zapatero gets two bullets mailed to him in latest threat to politicians

Two bullets mailed to Spain’s ex-Prime Minister Zapatero in latest threat to politicians

FORMER Prime Minister, Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero, has become the latest politician to be sent a threatening letter, accompanied by two bullets. Correos staff at

28 Apr, 2021 @ 20:00

Crime & Law·Lead·National News·Politics

Spain’s world-famous Pamplona bull runs are cancelled for a second year due to COVID-19

SPAIN’S famous Pamplona bull runs have been scrapped for a second successive year due to the COVID pandemic. The official confirmation came today(April 26) from

26 Apr, 2021 @ 17:00

La Cultura·Lead·National News·Travel News

Pyromaniac Turned Firefighter Lit Up A Forest Blaze In Spain's Cantabria Region

Pyromaniac firefighter used petrol to start a forest blaze in Spain’s Cantabria region

A volunteer firefighter has been jailed for three and half years for starting a forest fire in Cantabria in 2019. Luis Trueba was also fined

17 Apr, 2021 @ 10:30

Crime & Law·National News

Driving licence scam causes Spain to scrap all exchanges with Venezuelan nationals

802 people have been arrested since the start of 2020 for trying to swap forged Venezuelan driving licences for legitimate Spanish documents. The Policia Nacional

13 Apr, 2021 @ 15:20

National News

Spain is given ultimatum by the EU for failing to 'fully implement' its renewable energy directive

GOING GREEN as Spain’s politicians give thumbs up to radical climate bill

SPAIN’S new climate bill should become law next month once it is ratified by the country’s Senate. Congress in Madrid yesterday(April 8) backed the measure

9 Apr, 2021 @ 18:30

Environment·National News

Two-year home imprisonment ordeal ends for Madrid woman abused by her husband in Spain

A Madrid woman was rescued by the Policia Nacional after her husband refused to let her out of their home for two years. The 23-year-old

6 Apr, 2021 @ 20:30

National News

Greenpeace warns beaches along Spain's Andalucia are disappearing due to rising sea levels - these are the most at risk areas

‘THE MASKED BACKLASH’ as controversial new rules for Spain’s beaches are being reviewed within hours of starting

A new rule that orders mask wearing on Spain’s beaches ‘until the end of the pandemic’ is to be reviewed just hours after it came

31 Mar, 2021 @ 20:00

Lead·National News

Less drinking in Spain due to bar lockdowns and restrictions

Spain’s lockdown bar closures produce less boozing but people have turned to other vices

SPAIN’S lockdowns have seen people turn away from alcohol but replace it with online gambling and the taking of drugs. That’s the conclusion of a

26 Mar, 2021 @ 20:30

Health·Lead·National News

Spain's efforts to 'rebrand' world's tallest cross and Franco-era monument in Madrid meet howls of protest from the far-right

Spain set to exhume Franco victims from controversial Valley of the Fallen and return them to relatives for burial

SPAIN’S government is set to approve an immediate €650,000 of funding to exhume and identify victims of the country’s Civil War that were buried at

26 Mar, 2021 @ 12:00

La Cultura·Lead·National News

Top Muslim In Spain Is Arrested And Questioned Over Funding Terror Groups In Syria And The Middle East

Top Muslim in Spain is arrested and questioned over the funding of terror groups in Syria and the Middle East

SPAIN’S leading Muslim figure has been arrested and released by the Policia Nacional after he was quizzed over terrorist group funding. Ayman Adlbi is in

24 Mar, 2021 @ 17:00

Lead·National News

Caixabank takeover of Bankia clears hurdle in move to become Spain's biggest retail banki

CaixaBank takeover of Bankia to create Spain’s biggest bank set to be done by this Friday

PLANS to create Spain’s largest retail bank through CaixaBank buying out Bankia have cleared a major legal hurdle and should be sealed by this Friday(March

24 Mar, 2021 @ 16:15

Business & Finance·Lead·National News

Costa Blanca residents in Spain waiting for their second AstraZeneca injection will start getting jab dates from Friday

AstraZeneca-Oxford vaccinations to be suspended by Spain for 15 days after blood clot concerns

SPAIN has suspended the use of AstraZeneca-Oxford vaccines for the next 15 days after fatal blood clots were reported by people getting the COVID-19 jab

15 Mar, 2021 @ 18:34

Coronavirus·Lead

Former Catalunya separatist president Carles Puigdemont faces Spanish extradition after losing EU immunity

EXILED former Catalunya president Carles Puigdemont who organised an illegal independence referendum in 2017 has had his immunity from prosecution stripped by the European Parliament.

9 Mar, 2021 @ 14:40

Lead·National News

Over 9,000 COVID-19 deaths recorded since start of pandemic in Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain

Health chiefs in Spain propose tough Easter COVID-19 curbs across whole country including the Costa del Sol and Costa Blanca

SPAIN’S Ministry of Health is proposing a tough package of measures to stop a new wave of COVID-19 cases being created over the Easter holiday

4 Mar, 2021 @ 11:34

Coronavirus·Lead·National News

Fresh Hint That Spain Could Do Travel Corridor Deal With Uk If Vaccine Passports Are Not Introduced In The European Union

Fresh hint that Spain could reach travel deal with UK if vaccine passports are not introduced in the European Union

TOURISM Secretary, Fernando Valdes, has hinted that Spain would consider bilateral travel deals and corridors with ‘third party countries’ if the European Union does not

1 Mar, 2021 @ 18:10

Lead·National News·Travel News

King Emeritus Don Juan Carlos Announces His Retirement From Public Life

Spain’s Emeritus King Juan Carlos coughs up another massive chunk of his tax bill

Spain’s former King Juan Carlos, who quit the country last August with financial scandals hanging over him, has paid a €4.4 million tax bill. It

26 Feb, 2021 @ 20:00

Lead·National News

Sibling Plot As Children Get Jailed For Killing Elderly Mother And Stealing Her Pension In Spain S Aragon Region

SIBLING SHOCKER as children are jailed for killing their infirm mother and stealing her pension in Spain’s Aragon region

TWO siblings have been jailed after killing their mother, stuffing her body into a closet, and continuing to collect her state pension for two years.

24 Feb, 2021 @ 19:15

Crime & Law·Lead·National News

Graffiti Day For The Freedom Of Rapper Pablo Hasel In Barcelona Spain 07 Feb 2021

Rapper in controversial free-speech jailing is forcibly removed from university campus in Spain’s Catalunya

SPANISH rapper Pablo Hasel was detained in Catalunya this morning(February 16) after a day-long stand off with police involving himself and dozens of his supporters

16 Feb, 2021 @ 12:00

Crime & Law·Lead·National News

Benidorm-based British paedophile given 133 year prison term by court in Spain

Catalunya judge orders insurance pay-out over enforced restaurant closure during Spain’s first State of Alarm

A court in Spain’s Catalunya region has ordered an insurance company to pay €6,000 in compensation to a restaurant forced to close during the country’s

11 Feb, 2021 @ 12:45

Lead·National News

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COVID-19 pandemic and lockdowns slashed household spending in Spain by over 10% in 2020

Far-right Vox party wants ban on LGBT rainbow flags on public buildings as Spain celebrates International Pride Day

Cats feast on eating part of their dead owner in her Madrid area apartment in Spain

GLORIA STEINEM, an iconic fighter for women’s rights and equality, wins one of Spain’s top awards

EROSKI supermarket chain benefits from last year’s pandemic lockdown in Spain

SAFFRON RIP-OFF in Spain as crooks put new labels on ‘bulked-out’ cheap Iranian imports

Car import con as gang is arrested over €7 million tax scam in Spain

Two bullets mailed to Spain’s ex-Prime Minister Zapatero in latest threat to politicians

Spain’s world-famous Pamplona bull runs are cancelled for a second year due to COVID-19

Pyromaniac firefighter used petrol to start a forest blaze in Spain’s Cantabria region

Driving licence scam causes Spain to scrap all exchanges with Venezuelan nationals

GOING GREEN as Spain’s politicians give thumbs up to radical climate bill

Two-year home imprisonment ordeal ends for Madrid woman abused by her husband in Spain

‘THE MASKED BACKLASH’ as controversial new rules for Spain’s beaches are being reviewed within hours of starting

Spain’s lockdown bar closures produce less boozing but people have turned to other vices

Spain set to exhume Franco victims from controversial Valley of the Fallen and return them to relatives for burial

Top Muslim in Spain is arrested and questioned over the funding of terror groups in Syria and the Middle East

CaixaBank takeover of Bankia to create Spain’s biggest bank set to be done by this Friday

AstraZeneca-Oxford vaccinations to be suspended by Spain for 15 days after blood clot concerns

Former Catalunya separatist president Carles Puigdemont faces Spanish extradition after losing EU immunity

Health chiefs in Spain propose tough Easter COVID-19 curbs across whole country including the Costa del Sol and Costa Blanca

Fresh hint that Spain could reach travel deal with UK if vaccine passports are not introduced in the European Union

Spain’s Emeritus King Juan Carlos coughs up another massive chunk of his tax bill

SIBLING SHOCKER as children are jailed for killing their infirm mother and stealing her pension in Spain’s Aragon region

Rapper in controversial free-speech jailing is forcibly removed from university campus in Spain’s Catalunya

Catalunya judge orders insurance pay-out over enforced restaurant closure during Spain’s first State of Alarm

UPDATED: At least TEN dead and dozens injured after two high-speed trains derail in horror crash in southern Spain

Spain watches on closely as neighbouring Portugal heads to the polls for crunch presidential election

ON THIS DAY: Pep’s birthday, Julio Iglesias’ randy dad, a Spanish playwright was born and a Nobel laureate died

It’s already the home of sherry – but Jerez de la Frontera now begins its reign as Spain’s culinary capital for 2026

Good news for Brits heading to Spain: Brussel’s new ETIAS permit pushed back once again