Five tons of hashish seized from British-flagged luxury yacht on Spain’s Costa Blanca
A BRITISH-FLAGGED luxury yacht called ‘Getaway of London’ was intercepted by the Guardia Civil in Santa Pola while a consignment of nearly five tons of
Scrapping wealth tax, no commitment to pension rises, and an end to the ‘Iberian exception’: The Popular Party lays out its policies should it win power
The conservative Popular Party (PP), which is predicted in the polls to win the upcoming general election on July 23, has this week made its
Spain’s Maritime Rescue service pulls 187 migrants from waters off the Canary Islands’ coasts
SPAIN’S Maritime Rescue service last night pulled around 187 migrants out of the waters off the coasts of Canary Islands of Tenerife and El Hierro,
Spain’s far-right Vox party and eviction company Desokupa stoke anti-immigrant sentiment with fake news about murder in Madrid
FAR-RIGHT party Vox and an eviction company called Desokupa have been making use of a murder in Madrid to stoke anti-immigrant sentiment, despite the fact
Pizza restaurant in Spain’s Barcelona voted as best pizzeria outside Italy
IF YOU think of pizza, then thoughts inevitably turn to Italy, but Spanish pizzerias are having a lot of say over that matter these days.
Cops in Spain arrest man who was grooming underage girls online
THE NATIONAL POLICE have arrested a 41-year-old man accused of grooming young girls aged between nine and 17. The suspect, who was detained in Asturias,
Man arrested in Madrid after killing female friend with a chokehold
A 25-year-old man has been arrested in the Madrid city of Alcala de Henares after allegedly killing a 53-year-old female friend using a chokehold. The
Spain’s Interior Ministry tries to crack down on racism in sport with new guidelines
SPAIN’S Interior Ministry has established a protocol in the case of racist incidents at sports matches, and which will be applied not just inside stadiums
‘Get Txapote to vote for you’: The slogan about ETA that is plaguing the prime minister and victims alike in Spain
“QUE TE vote Txapote.” Roughly translated: Get Txapote to vote for you. This seemingly innocent Spanish phrase, which is nice and catchy thanks to its
Spain assumes the rotating presidency of the Council of the European Union as general elections loom
TODAY sees Spain take over the rotating presidency of the Council of the European Union, the fifth time it has done so since joining the
Thirty years later, Supreme Court finally quashes rape conviction against Moroccan bricklayer
THE SUPREME COURT has quashed a rape conviction passed down to a Moroccan bricklayer for a sexual assault that took place more than 30 years
Popular Party in Extremadura does complete U-turn and will enter into government with far-right Vox
THE LEADER of the conservative Popular Party in Extremadura, Maria Guardiola, did a complete U-turn on Friday and signed a coalition deal with far-right Vox
Unions call off H&M strikes across Spain after Swedish company makes preliminary offer to improve conditions
MAJOR strike action in Spain by employees of clothing retailer H&M has come to an end after the Swedish company made a preliminary offer to
Watch: Video of veteran rockers Kiss arriving at gig on Alsa minibus goes viral in Spain
VETERAN ROCKERS Kiss have been playing to adoring crowds since 1973, but while their on-stage attire may still include black-and-white face paint and outlandish costumes,
After two agricultural workers die from extreme heat, Spain’s ombudsman calls for greater controls
THE SPANISH ombudsman has called for more controls to protect people from the heat after two agricultural workers died over the last week, apparently from
Spain’s speaker in Congress forced to back down after claiming ‘most of population has no problem paying rent’
THE SPEAKER in Spain’s Congress of Deputies has been forced to apologise after she controversially stated that ‘most of the population has no problem paying
Spain’s conservative Popular Party slips in the polls ahead of the July 23 general election
AFTER right-wing parties made major gains at the May 28 local and regional elections, it seemed like a government led by the conservative Popular Party
ETA victims call on Spain’s Congress to ban convicted terrorists from public office
TERRORISM victims have called on Spain’s Congress of Deputies to ensure that convicted members of now-defunct Basque terrorist group ETA cannot hold public office. Speaking
Spain’s Civil Guard busts gang who stole from football players while they were training
SPAIN’S Civil Guard has arrested four people on suspicion of stealing at least 123 cellphones for a value of €60,000 from an unusual target: football
Spanish Cabinet extends raft of measures put in place to help ease cost-of-living crisis
THE SPANISH Cabinet on Tuesday approved an extension to a raft of measures that were put in place to help combat the cost-of-living crisis caused
Police rescue elderly woman after three-day ordeal lying on house floor in Spain’s Costa Blanca
A 78-year-old Torrevieja woman has been rescued by the Guardia Civil after she fell out of bed and spent three days lying on the floor.
Popular bathing area at Costa Blanca beach in Spain cleared due to pollution scare
A COSTA BLANCA beach has been closed to bathers for the second time in less than a year after tests showed the water had been
Spain to launch department to study effects of climate change on health
WHILE SPAIN swelters in its first summer heatwave of the year- expected to run until Thursday- the government has announced plans for a a new
British hacker arrested in Spain for taking control of Obama’s Twitter account given five years by a New York court
A BRITISH hacker who was arrested in Spain’s Estepona in July 2021 after he managed to take control of high-profile Twitter accounts, including that of
Spain’s June heatwave to last until at least Thursday, with 44ºC temperatures likely
THIS WEEKEND saw Spain officially enter a heatwave, the eighth since the year 2011 to fall within the month of June. The extreme weather is
Former Andalusian premier convicted in so-called ERE case escapes jail due to cancer diagnosis
THE FORMER regional premier of the Andalusia region, Jose Antonio Griñan, will escape jail for now after he was diagnosed with prostate cancer. The politician
