Hotel in Spain used as HQ for massive international credit card scam totalling €12 million
A Spanish-led criminal group who scammed over €12 million in a credit card con has been broken up in a joint operation between the Policia
Douglas perfume chain in Spain to close 103 shops as online sales rise
DOUGLAS Perfumes are to shut 103 stores across Spain which will see up to 600 people lose their jobs. The company says that the move
BRA ROW sparked transgender attack on lingerie shop assistant in Spain’s Valladolid
A transgender customer has been given a six month prison sentence after hitting a shop assistant who would not let her put on a bra
Spain names successor to Salvador Illa in key Health Minister post
CAROLINA Darias has been named as Spain’s new Health Minister, replacing Salvador Illa, who will be standing for the PSOE Socialists in next month’s Catalunya
TOURIST PAINS as Spain tots up massive cost of 2020 holiday collapse
SPAIN’S tourism sector lost €106 billion last year due to the coronavirus pandemic. The calculation has been made by Exceltur, a national body made up
Spanish security firm in court for spying on Julian Assange in London under orders from US intelligence
The case is currently being tried at the Audiencia Nacional court in Madrid
UK travel ban to Spain gets a 14-day extension
SPAIN has extended its ban on most travellers from the UK for an additional fortnight through to mid-January. The measure was due to expire on
MERCEDES MADNESS as ex-car plant worker bulldozes 69 new vans in Spain’s Basque Country
AN ex-Mercedes car factory worker got delayed revenge over losing his job by destroying 69 brand-new vans with a stolen bulldozer this morning(December 31). The
BLANK SCREENS as pirate TV supplier of ‘pay’ channels is arrested in Spain’s Murcia region
A pirate TV operation has been smashed by the Policia Nacional that supplied copyrighted channels via the internet to at least 15,000 viewers in Spain.
Boy in Spain’s Barcelona ran a Euro note forgery business via social media platform
A Barcelona area youngster has been arrested for making forged Euro notes and selling them online to customers in the UK, Spain and Portugal. The
Mask fraudsters arrested as Moldovan gang sell non-existent PPE gear around Spain
A Moldovan gang have been arrested on 265 fraud charges including 81 scams involving selling non-existent COVID-19 protection gear. Six people were detained in Catalunya
BREAKING: Spain to suspend most air travellers from United Kingdom
SPAIN is to severely curtail air travel from the United Kingdom from tomorrow(December 22). Spanish citizens and residents will be exempted from the ban which
Lions catch COVID-19 at Barcelona Zoo in Spain but respond well to treatment
FOUR lions at Barcelona Zoo have tested positive for COVID-19 and are recovering well. It’s only the second-recorded case of coronavirus amongst large felines following
Spain’s health minister warns that Xmas relaxations could be partially-reversed if new COVID-19 cases rise too quickly
SPAIN’S health minister, Salvador Illa, has issued a blunt warning that relaxations of curfew and travel rules for Christmas could be changed if coronavirus cases
Glasses raised as Spain’s biggest brewery pumps in millions to keep bar terraces warm this winter
SPAIN’S biggest brewer, Mahou San Miguel, is to pump in €20 million to keep bar terraces as warm and comfortable as possible this winter. Indoor
Spain’s government extend monitoring measures to counter ‘fake’ news on the internet
SPAIN has extended a law which continues to see the government monitoring the internet in a bid to cut down on ‘fake’ news stories. The
Banking giants BBVA and Sabadell launch formal merger talks in Spain
TWO of Spain’s largest banks, the BBVA and Banco Sabadell have opened formal merger talks. Informal discussions have taken place in recent months but now
‘Majority’ of Spain to get COVID-19 vaccines from Pfizer and other companies by next May says Health Minister
SPAIN’S Health Minister, Salvador Illa, has predicted that the majority of the country will have received coronavirus vaccines from companies like Pfizer by next May.
No national home lockdown ‘imminent’ in Spain as COVID-19 case count continues to race upwards
SPAIN’S Health Minister has ruled out any imminent national home confinement orders as new COVID-19 cases continue to climb across the country. Speaking today(November 2),
Restaurant boss defies COVID-19 closure order and gets fined €60,000 in Spain’s Catalunya region
A RESTAURANT owner in Catalunya is defying new COVID-19 restrictions by keeping his business open in spite of being fined €60,000. A two week shutdown
European court raps Spain over police attack on peaceful protestors in 2014
SPAIN has been found guilty of flouting the right to protest during a violent police intervention at an anti-austerity demonstration in Valladolid in February 2014.
Spain’s Policia Nacional arrest four youngsters for sharing child sex abuse videos on Portugal-based site
A DOZEN people, including four children, have been arrested in Spain for being part of a paedophile internet ring that shared child sex abuse videos
Spain’s Supreme Court confirms 18-month removal of Catalunya’s president
SPAIN’S Supreme Court judges have unanimously ruled that Catalunya president, Quim Torra, should be removed from his position. They upheld last December’s Catalunya court verdict
Drunk trucker phones police to get arrested in Spain’s La Rioja because he wanted the sack to claim state benefits
A DRUNK lorry driver rang the Guardia Civil to say that he was intoxicated and asked to be arrested. The 56-year-old man from the Barcelona
Decomposing woman’s body found in a car boot in Spain’s Valencia City
THE BODY of a 33-year-old woman was discovered in the boot of her car in Valencia City, a week after she was reported missing The
Students call for a three-day school strike across Spain over classroom concerns
STUDENT leaders in Spain have announced a three-day strike to voice their concern over problems for teachers and pupils alike, ahead of the new school