Fears Valencia will be hit by ‘Blocus’-style rioting and looting this Halloween
Valencia mayor Maria Jose Catala calls for more police amid fears of possible Halloween riots
Bilbao erupts into chaos as masked rioters torch cars and clash with police, leaving 19 arrested
Hundreds took to the streets in Bilbao on Monday evening, turning the Basque city into a battleground as groups looted shops and set cars ablaze.
Three quarters of Spaniards want the state to intervene in Spain’s housing market ‘as necessary’ to guarantee access to homes
Around 76% believe the state should intervene ‘as much as necessary’ to ensure people can access housing, according to a new survey.
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.
Pedro Sanchez’s radical housing reform faces defeat in Parliament after his Catalan separatist allies refuse to back it
Junts announced on Thursday it would not back the measures, meaning the reform is now expected to be defeated by 172 votes to 171 on
Spain’s new flagship housing measures will go before Parliament this week – but the vote is far from certain
The housing decree will be submitted for urgent ratification in Congress this Friday without enough votes guaranteed to pass.
Cheap flights and mass tourism are adding €3,800 to the cost of the average Spanish home, new report warns
CHEAP flights and mass tourism are making homes more expensive to buy and rent across Spain, a new report has warned. Tourism growth added €3,800
Spain moves to clamp down on tourist flats by jacking up VAT by more than double
SPAIN is moving to more than double taxes on tourist flats as it seeks to bring a deepening housing crisis under control. The government is
Tourism minister furious after airport banner promises German visitors ‘what happens in Mallorca stays in Mallorca’
A POLITICAL storm has erupted in Mallorca after officials blasted a controversial airport billboard accused of turning the holiday island into a ‘playground for excess.’
Striking teachers, doctors and farmers block AP-7 motorway in Catalunya amid furious row over pay and conditions
THE AP-7 motorway was cut off for almost three hours on Thursday as hundreds of striking teachers, doctors and farmers staged a joint-protest over pay
Summer holiday chaos for Brits as hotel workers in Tenerife to strike ‘every Friday’
HOSPITALITY workers are planning to strike in Tenerife every Friday in July and August after union negotiations on a pay increase failed to reach an
‘Historic’ anti-tourism marches see hundreds of thousands protest across Spain
TOURISTS were hiding in their hotels after the Canary Islands saw more 100,000 residents protesting against tourism. Protests took place in Tenerife, Fuerteventura, El Hierro,
‘We want tourists to feel fear’: Warnings in Spain ahead of summer season of discontent
FOREIGN media outlets have been reminding tourists to beware of Spain’s ‘tourismophobia’ ahead of its busiest season of the year heating up; summer. Drawn to
‘Guiris go home’: High school in Spain’s Barcelona files police reports for hate crimes over offensive graffiti messages
A HIGH school in Barcelona has taken legal action after offensive graffiti against foreigners and ‘posh’ people has repeatedly appeared on its walls. The Barcelona
Anti-tourism protests reach Barcelona: Thousands of locals take to the streets while ‘sealing off’ hotels and restaurants
THE ongoing protests against tourism in Spain reached Barcelona on Saturday, as thousands of locals took to the streets of the Catalan capital to demand
Tourism will damage Spain’s heritage and culture if no action is taken, researchers warn
A NEW report has warned that urgent action needs to be taken in Spain to prevent the country’s historic city centres from suffering damage due
Analysis: Spain to beat all tourism records this year as visitors spend more than ever – but that might not be good news for locals
NEW data from Caixabank suggests the Spanish tourism industry is growing at nearly twice the rate of the rest of the economy, bringing in unprecedented
WATCH: Nurse in Spain breaks down in tears after being forced to leave Ibiza due to surging rent on the island – where police and lifeguards have admitted sleeping in their CARS after being ‘priced out’
A NURSE on Ibiza broke down in tears as she explained to Spanish television reporters how she was going to have to leave the Balearic
Judge in Spain shelves case against riot police officers who fired projectile that caused a young woman to lose an eye: ‘She must bear the consequences,’ he rules
A JUDGE in Spain has shelved a case that had been brought against three riot police officers in Barcelona, after they fired projectiles during disturbances
Anti-tourism tactics escalate in Spain: Bicycle wheels in a holiday hotspot are punctured with pins carrying ‘tourist go home’ message
BIKE tour companies in the eastern Spanish city of Valencia have denounced the fact that their two-wheeled transports are being targeted by anti-tourism protesters. The
Madrid students join a growing number of protest camps across Spain calling for an end to the conflict in Gaza
STUDENTS in Madrid have become the latest to set up a protest camp to call for an end to the conflict in Gaza. The tents
British expat taking part in ‘anti-tourism’ protest in Spain insists there’s ‘no beef’ with holidaymakers but rather the ‘excessive number’ of visitors
A BRITISH expat has insisted anti-tourism protests in Spain are not against individuals but rather the ‘excessive’ nature of the industry itself. Brian Harrison has
Nine farmers arrested in Spain’s Almeria after they set fire to a warehouse with 25 workers inside in protest at their fruit imports from Morocco
SPAIN’S Policia Nacional has arrested nine farmers in Spain’s Almeria province, after they allegedly set fire to an agriculture warehouse despite knowing that there were
Prison workers in Spain’s Catalunya region stage unprecedented protests after female chef killed by inmate
PRISON workers in Spain’s Catalunya region staged an unprecedented protest on Friday, to demand better working conditions in the wake of the shocking murder of
Paella no more? Farmers in Spain warn rice used to make the iconic dish could ‘disappear’ due to EU rules
AN iconic Spanish dish could be under threat as farmers warn paella rice could ‘disappear’ due to EU regulations. READ MORE: Why are farmers striking
WATCH: Farmers in Spain destroy a truck load of tomatoes from Morocco as protests enter their FOURTH day: Tractors to ‘shut down’ major cities and roads after clashes with police
FARMERS are today protesting for the fourth day in a row as they plan to block motorways and roads across Spain. Dozens of tractors entered