Have you seen him? Family appeal for missing Canadian man last seen in Madrid
THE family of a Canadian man missing in Spain since July 15 have issued a desperate appeal for help to find him. Scott Graham, 67,
Milking it: The varied and contradictory uses of ‘leche’ in Spanish phrases
Despite the fact that Spaniards have a much lower consumption-per-capita than the UK they are, idiomatically at least, obsessed with milk
EXPLAINED: What is the thick brown sludge clogging up beaches in Spain?
SCIENTISTS have warned over the damaging environmental effects of a thick brown algae which is invading Spanish beaches. Known as rugulopterix okamurae, it arrived on
Spain sees 7.5 million tourists visit in June, three times more than in 2021
SOME 7.5 million tourists visited Spain in June, three times more than in 2021, recent data reveals. According to the National Statistics Institute (INE) in
Why a village in Spain’s Galicia is about to be invaded by marauding vikings
SPAIN has more than its fair share of bizarre festivals, but the one that takes place on the first Sunday each August, in a town
Spain’s microchip plan struggling to attract businesses
THE Spanish government’s plan to invest €12 billion euros is struggling to get off the ground thanks to a lack of chipmakers willing to take
Official guide to keeping cool as Spain suffers in third heatwave of the summer
SPAIN is been in the grip of yet another heatwave with temperatures predicted to hit over 40ºC once again. But while the ‘ola de calor’
Spain sizzles in third heatwave of the summer
IT has only been the briefest of respites, but Spain is set to sizzle once again as the third heatwave of the summer reaches its
Scorchio! These are officially the hottest towns in Spain
SPAIN is sizzling in what is the first official heatwave of the year, sending the mercury soaring across much of the peninsula, to temperatures considered
‘They edited out my prosthetic leg’: How Spain’s disastrous ‘body positive’ beach campaign went from bad to worse…And then even worse
EACH day has brought a further twist to the disastrous campaign launched by Spain’s Equality Ministry last week to promote body positivity on the beach.
Spain confirms second monkeypox-related death
SPAIN’S health authorities have reported the second death related to monkeypox within two days. Both fatalities were young men, confirmed the Health Ministry in Madrid
Common scams: Whistle blower reveals dirty tricks used to fleece customers at low-cost rental car firm in Spain
FEW transactions are as stressful as renting a car while on holiday. You’re braindead, running on aeroplane peanuts, with either the kids screaming or your
Swimming pools, slides, cemeteries… Are these the weirdest roundabouts in Spain?
IT’S no surprise the rule-loving Brits were the first to invent the roundabout but Spain’s has transformed them into some examples of the truly bizarre.
From booming basslines to valleys of sound: How the Alpujarras in Spain became known for its dub reggae scene
AT a time when many popular forms of music are bland and formulaic, those who want to be lost in music will be spoilt for
FOCUS: How Spain is on track for the most devastating summer of fires on record
BLACKENED earth, smouldering trees, the charred corpses of wild animals barbecued to a crisp. The pungent tang of smoked pine and eucalyptus lingers in the
LISTED: The most common reasons drivers are fined in Spain over the summer including driving in flip-flops, barefoot or without a t-shirt
Driving with flip-flops, barefoot or without a t-shirt behind the steering wheel could land drivers with fines, warns Spain’s Department of Traffic (DGT). According to
‘Purple Points’ reach public transport in Spain
SPANISH train stations, airports and ports will soon have purple points to ensure that they are safe spaces for women. The ‘Puntos Violeta’ will seek
EXPLAINER: How €680 million of Junta de Andalucia cash was embezzled in ERE scandal, Spain’s biggest EVER public money corruption case
OVER €25,000 per month on cocaine, €400,000 for a fake chicken farm and thousands on bottomless gin and tonics
EXPLAINED: When and how to make a ‘denuncia’ in Spain
Victoria Wright of ALBA Consultas explains what you need to know about filing a denuncia in Spain
EXPLAINED: A guide to the different police forces in Spain
YOU may have noticed just how many police officers there are patrolling the streets in Spain but who is in charge of what and who
MAP: Images from space show in real time where wildfires raging in Spain
WILDFIRES are raging across Spain in what is already the worst year for blaze devastation in at least a decade. A map produced by Nasa
Spain’s royal family turnout to celebrate Santiago festivities
SPAIN’S Queen Letizia and her two daughters looked a picture of glamour as they attended festivities to celebrate the St James in Santiago de Compostela
Spain now has two restaurants ranked in world’s top five
TWO restaurants in Spain have won coveted places in the top five of the list of the World’s Best 50 Restaurants in 2022. The awards
Shaggy dog stories: Surviving the heatwave and how sausages are proving the secret weapon to win over rescue dogs at Costa del Sol’s ADANA
SUMMER has landed on the hills, around ADANA. The streams have ceased to flow and the ground has been baked a hard, golden-brown. Not that
Autonomo: What you need to know about being self-employed in Spain
SPAIN has around 3.2 million self-employed people, known as ‘autonomos’, accounting for 16% of the population. The country taxes these workers excessively, leading to a