Man in Spain’s Tenerife arrested after killing ex-wife and injuring child who was defending her
A 44-YEAR-OLD man has been arrested on the Canary Island of Tenerife after allegedly stabbing to death his ex-wife, who was 44. One of the
Barcelona bus company opens probe after driver verbally abuses man in wheelchair
AN INTERNAL investigation has been opened after a Barcelona bus driver was caught on camera directing an expletive-filled rant toward a man in a wheelchair.
Motorists in Spain rush to filling stations as government’s fuel discount comes to an end
PEOPLE from all over Spain reported on Saturday long queues at petrol stations as motorists sought to take advantage of the last days of the
Spain’s government strips notorious police torturer of medals
THE SPANISH government has ordered all of the medals and other decorations received by Franco-era police officers to be revised, including those of the notorious
How government scrooges in 1882 accidentally created Spain’s obsession with gobbling 12 grapes on New Year’s Eve
THE minute hand on Madrid’s Puerta de Sol clock tower nears midnight. Millions of Spaniards already have a grape in their mouth. Millions of others
After 34 years of legal wrangling, a spinster’s multi-million inheritance is finally given to good causes in Spain
A SPINSTER who died in Spain’s Valencia region at the age of 100 on October 1, 1988 left behind no will, but a considerable inheritance.
New Year’s celebrations in Madrid’s iconic Puerta del Sol to be limited due to building work
MADRID City Hall will be putting a strict limit on the number of people who will be permitted to enter the central Puerta del Sol
Number of sex offenders whose sentences have been reduced thanks to new law in Spain hits 129
A TOTAL OF 129 convicted sex offenders have now benefitted from the Spanish government’s ‘only yes means yes’ law, which was aimed at putting consent
Man arrested in Spain’s Benidorm after partner plunges to death from sixth-floor window
THE NATIONAL Police have detained a 22-year-old man in Benidorm after his partner fell to her death on Thursday from the window of a sixth-floor
Petition calls for ‘broke-neck bear’ to return to Spain’s Cadiz for Kings’ Day parade
IT WAS an image that not only prompted the laughter of the television commentators narrating the 2022 Kings’ Day parade in Cadiz, but also became
Series of domestic violence killings set to turn December into one of the worst months on record in Spain
A SERIES of domestic violence murders of women in Spain has turned December into the month with the highest number of such deaths this year,
Parents in Spain’s Barcelona province file police report after sex video of underage daughter goes viral
A COUPLE in Barcelona province has filed a police report after a video of their underage daughter performing a sex act in a nightclub went
Nephew of Spain’s King Felipe denies press reports of involvement in nightclub brawl
KING FELIPE’S nephew has made a statement to categorically deny a series of news stories that have emerged in recent days. According to online daily
Blaze that incinerated electricity cables in central Madrid likely caused by surge in demand
A FIRE that broke out in central Madrid in the early hours of December 26 was likely caused by a surge in power consumption, sources
Spain at worst risk of climate-related home damage, new study finds
DROUGHTS, flash floods, forest fires, torrential rain… This year has seen a series of extreme weather events not just in Spain, but in many other
After making concessions to Catalan politicians, Spain’s prime minister rules out more talks
FOR THE government of Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez, the proces, as the Catalan independence drive is commonly known, is now the past. There will, for
Taxi drivers in Spain’s Pamplona to restart free trips for pensioners to see the Christmas lights
AFTER a two-year break due to Covid-19, today the taxi drivers of Pamplona will be volunteering their time to take 90 or so residents of
Spain’s new family law will let fathers-to-be take 10 days of paternity leave to look after pregnant partner
FATHERS in Spain should soon be able to use 10 days of their paternity leave before the birth, so that they can take care of
Spanish government will not remove the name of disgraced former monarch Juan Carlos I from warship
THE SPANISH government will not, for now, be removing the name of disgraced former monarch Juan Carlos I from any official institution, event or object.
Spain’s public prosecutor shelves probe into Melilla migrant tragedy that claimed 23 victims
SPAIN’S public prosecutor has shelved a probe into the migrant tragedy that occurred at the border fence separating the Spanish exclave city of Melilla in
Vodafone Spain to pay out €6,000 to man who received marketing calls at all hours
SINCE January 1 2022, it has been illegal in Spain for telephone operators to make sales calls to customers during ‘siesta time’. But despite this
Spain’s King Felipe loses 1.1 million viewers for traditional Christmas speech
KING Felipe VI’s traditional Christmas Eve speech attracted a million fewer television viewers than the year before, and had the third-worst audience since he came
¡Feliz Navidad! These are the strangest Christmas traditions celebrated in Spain
CHRISTMAS traditions in Spain are in essence no different from any other nation – people hold on to strange customs, eat and drink a lot
Explainer: What will change in Madrid from 2023 for owners of older cars?
OWNERS OF older vehicles will not be able to drive into the centre of Madrid from January 1, 2023, as the local council tightens the
Madrid doctors and paediatricians temporarily halt indefinite strike to evaluate offer from regional government
AN INDEFINITE strike by doctors in Madrid has been suspended temporarily while union representatives consider an offer from the regional government to improve their conditions.
Spain’s National Police arrest one of the FBI’s 10 Most Wanted Criminals in Madrid
SPAIN’S National Police force has detained one of the FBI’s Ten Most Wanted Fugitives, Michael J. Pratt. The suspect, a 40-year-old from New Zealand, was