Spain’s biggest trade unions call for general strike over housing and wages
Spain's two largest trade unions are calling for a 24-hour general strike over inadequate wages and a demand for improved access to affordable housing.
IN PICS: Housing protests break out into street riots in Barcelona as 28 police are injured and more than a dozen arrested
Rioters set bins on fire and built barricades around historic Plaza de Catalunya before pelting police officers with bottles and bricks on Monday.
Murcia’s troubled Corvera airport finally passes six million passengers – and more routes are coming
Brits make up almost a third of all foreign tourists to the region, with numbers up 15.5% this year.
EXCLUSIVE: Costa Blanca fraudster Jody Smart is finally behind bars after losing appeals in both Valencia and the Supreme Court
The former boss of the disgraced Continental Wealth Management (CWM), Smart handed herself in voluntarily.
Lanzarote suffers total blackout across entire island as government demands answers from grid firms
Authorities says the substation at fault is still waiting on long-planned works to shore up the island's grid.
Sanchez revives defeated housing reform after calling snap election – but can he get it approved this time?
The cabinet is set to approve a fresh set of decrees on Tuesday, just 24 hours after the Socialist leader announced he would dissolve parliament.
Spanish police seize nearly one tonne of cocaine at Valencia port – investigators believe drugs were ‘hoisted’ on board while at sea
When officers opened the container, on September 27, they found 862 ‘bricks’ of cocaine, each weighing approximately one kilo, packed into 32 bundles.
Bar roof collapses on revellers in enjoying a late night lock-in in Spain’s wine capital
AT LEAST 12 people were injured after a bar partially collapsed in northern Spain, leaving more than 25 revellers trapped inside. The Bar Tempranillo in
Five ‘housing crisis’ protestors arrested after violent clashes with police in Valencia
FIve people will appear in court on Monday after being arrested during a 'right to housing' protest in Valencia.
Sanchez calls snap election for November 29 ‘to bring the elites to heel’ after housing reform defeat
The Spanish prime minister made the announcement on Monday morning as public anger grows over Spain's ongoing housing emergency.
Who will win Spain’s snap election on November 29 – and what do the five main parties stand for?
With elections taking place this month, who stands the best chance of winning this unexpected contest?
Red alert issued during peak Barcelona rush hour as another powerful storm traps commuters in their cars and floods coastal and inland areas
AEMET issued a red alert for 'extreme risk' across the Barcelona coastline and inland areas, with storms dumping over 90mm of rain in a single
Man bludgeons his elderly parents to death with a dumbbell at their Madrid home
A man has been arrested in Madrid by the Policia Nacional for killing his elderly mother and father in a frenzied attack using a dumbbell.
Norwegian ‘sex trafficker’ arrested in Barcelona after hopping between hotels to dodge police
The 44-year-old faces up to 28 years in prison in Norway once extradited from Spain.
Costa Blanca beach tragedy as young couple drown due to strong currents
A Ukrainian couple- both aged 25- drowned at a Guardamar del Segura beach on Saturday.
These two surprise Spanish tourist experiences are among the 10 most sought-after in the world, according to new report
The Neocave and Museum of Altamira and the ferry to the Cies Islands from Vigo were both among the world’s top ten best-selling paid tourist
Malaga keeps on fining drivers in its low-emission zone even after a court struck down the rules in June
Around 11,105 fines were recorded in the period after June’s court ruling, which said the law was unfair and contrary to principles of freedom of
Malaga village thrown into chaos after ‘British man goes on knife rampage and threatens residents’
The Brit, understood to be in his 40s, was taking to a Malaga hospital for a mental health evaluation before a court appearance.
Pedro Sanchez leads a new generation of progressive Spanish politicians that can actually speak EnglishÂ
Pedro Sanchez is the first prime minister of Spain who can actually speak English, as he showed off at last week's UN General Assembly in
Spanish police launch operation to clear migrant camp on beach in Ceuta ahead of King Felipe’s historic visit
Around 100 officers descended on El Trampolin beach early on Sunday morning, backed by armoured vehicles, military trucks and Guardia Civil boats.
Costa del Sol hit by another shooting as gunman opens fire from moving car on AP-7 near Estepona
Shots were fired at around 12.40am from an Audi car in the early hours of Sunday morning, according to the 112 emergency hotline
WATCH: At least two dead as ‘mini-hurricane’ batters Barcelona in wettest day in 20 years – with fears key river could burst its banks
The storm has pushed several rivers and streams to dangerous levels, with authorities warning of a serious risk of further flooding as the rain continues
FROM THE ARCHIVES: These areas of Spain will be uninhabitable by 2050 due to extreme heat and rising sea levels, NASA warns
One of the key regions at risk is the Meseta Central, the greater interior plateau of central Spain that holds Madrid, the Spanish capital, at
EXCLUSIVE: Meet the Magaluf mayor vowing to banish the resort’s boozy past – and take on the ‘anti-tourism guerrillas’ hounding visitors
In an exclusive interview with the Olive Press, the mayor of Calvia reveals his plans to rid tourist hotspot Magaluf of its reputation for booze-fuelled
WATCH: Hundreds of thousands flood Madrid streets in general strike protest after Pedro Sanchez’s housing reforms blocked in Congress
Around 50 cities across Spain held simultaneous demonstrations calling for a general strike after Pedro Sanchez's housing reforms were blocked.
Red ‘danger to life’ alert as Barcelona braces for Mediterranean ‘mini-hurricane’ – torrential rain and 120km/h winds forecast
Forecasters are expecting up to 90mm of rain to fall in just an hour, with accumulated rainfall potentially exceeding 200mm in just six hours.