Spain rolls out free condoms for youngsters as officials push to make protection the norm
SPAIN is rolling out free condoms for 16-22 year olds in pharmacies across the country in a bid to make protection the norm. Spain’s Director
British and American tourists heading to Spain must be able to prove they have at least €1,099 or face being turned away under tough new entry requirements
HOLIDAYMAKERS from non-EU countries arriving in Spain must be able to prove they have at least €1,099 to enter Spain under border rules. Under Spanish
Tourist projects in the Balearics, Barcelona and Tenerife among the finalists in Spain’s top architecture awards
A STRATEGIC renovation of a Balearic tourist zone and a Barcelona food market are amid the finalists of Spain’s top architecture awards The eye-opening Playa
The Pope’s Barcelona visit: How will the water pistol brigade take to this latest American visitor driving up prices, wonders comic James Regal
In a new regular column by stand-up comic and Barcelona resident James Regal (@baarelyregal), he wonders how Chicagoan pontiff will be treated by the Catalan
Dog walker has ear half bitten off after ‘dangerous breed’ goes on attack rampage biting four people – including four-year-old boy – in Alicante
FOUR people were victim to a hazardous dog attack in Costa Blanca that ended with a 51-year-old woman losing part of her ear. A violent
A survivor’s guide to Barcelona’s ‘bad barrios’: The best (and worst) of El Raval and La Barceloneta
THE true jewel of the Mediterranean, it comes as a surprise that two of Barcelona’s best-known barrios also have the worst reputations. While full of
Warning for tourists in Ibiza as American, 19, breaks back and hip after falling 12 metres from hotel balcony – and medical insurance won’t pay out ‘if drink or drugs involved’
An AMERICAN tourist is the second person facing serious injuries after falling off the veranda of his Ibiza hotel, an act not covered by insurance
Inside tennis star Novak Djokovic’s €11m Marbella mansion where he relaxes after training at Puente Romano
WHEN he’s not training in pursuit of a 25th Grand Slam title at Puente Romano, Novak Djokovic kicks back in a €11 million Marbella mansion
Bars and restaurants in Spain will soon charge customers €0.10 extra for every plastic bottle and can – here’s how to get it back
PUNTERS will soon have to pay more for bottles and cans across Spain’s bars and restaurants thanks to the incoming implementation of an EU-backed recycling
WATCH: Horror moment man dangling from seven-storey balcony in Ibiza lets go just as help arrives
A TRAUMATIC scene is circling online of a man plummeting off the side of a Balearic Island building. A man fell from seven floors up
Torrevieja man who created uproar by bludgeoning cat to death is arrested again to execute his deportation from Spain
A MAN who clubbed his ex-partner’s cat to death in a Torrevieja street has been arrested again- this time to execute his deportation to Colombia.
Why does Madrid’s tap water suddenly taste different – and should residents be concerned?
RESIDENTS across Madrid have reported a strange taste in their tap water over the past few days, but the city’s water authority insists it’s still
Paddleboarders make grim discovery of body floating near Torrevieja on the Costa Blanca
TWO paddleboarders made a gruesome discovery of a body on a Torrevieja area beach on Monday. They spotted the male corpse floating in the water
Marbella to get €7 million facelift with resurfaced roads, a new recycling hub and a San Pedro street revamp
MARBELLA is set for a €7.23 million facelift after the town hall approved a raft of new projects. The planned works involve resurfacing roads, upgrading
Barcelona goes into lockdown with 70,000 expected to hit the streets to welcome Pope Leo as he inaugurates Sagrada Familia’s tallest tower
RESIDENTS in Barcelona are being warned to expect severe travel disruption over the coming days as the city prepares for the arrival of Pope Leo
Chants of ‘viva el Papa’ to Pope’s speech in Spanish Parliament – in which he called for migrants’ dignity and warned against European rearmament
POPE Leo XIV has asked for newfound respect for the rights of migrants and international law during a historic speech at a joint session of
Five of Spain’s most spectacular tourist train journeys — from Andalucia to the Pyrenees
EXTENDED rail trips offer visitors idealistic views of Spain’s expansive cultural scenery. The nag of airport queues and motorway traffic can be left behind with
Spain and Gibraltar in fresh row after raw sewage discharge closes Spanish beach for over a week – with ‘burst pipe’ in La Linea to blame
A FRESH row has erupted between Spain and Gibraltar over raw sewage contamination in the Strait – with both sides pointing the finger across the
Fugitive drug lord ‘the Messi of hashish’ who vanished seven years ago named as mastermind behind narco tunnel network connecting Spain with Morocco
A FUGITIVE drug kingpin known as the ‘Messi of hashish’ has been identified by Spanish investigators as the alleged mastermind behind a network of tunnels
Spain PM Pedro Sanchez slammed for partying at Barcelona’s Primavera Sound festival during first day of historic Pope Leo visit
Pedro Sanchez has come under fire after partying at Barcelona’s Primavera Sound festival on the same day Pope Leo XIV began a historic visit to
Put the street beer down: What Brits and other tourists must know before heading to Spain this summer to avoid €3,000 on-the-spot fines
DRINKING on the street in Spain is illegal across large parts of the country — and this summer, authorities are making clear that anyone who
Russian man jailed for threatening Torrevieja shopkeepers with gang violence if they didn’t pay ‘protection’ money
A 21-YEAR-OLD Russian man has been arrested by the Guardia Civil for running a ‘protection racket’ involving various shop owners in the Torrevieja area. He
Spanish football club faces prosecution after strippers perform at youth team’s title-winning celebrations
An INVESTIGATION into a Horta Nord football club opened surrounding rumors of the teenage team’s victory party hosting strippers and alcohol. A football club in
Spain’s fiery weekend: Smoke billows from Honda factory in Barcelona – before two wildfires break out in Andalucia near expat hotspots
SPAIN endured a fiery weekend as a major blaze destroyed a Honda factory near Barcelona, before two separate wildfires broke out in Andalucia close to
Mallorca protesters to ‘collapse’ the island this July as anti-tourism activists target upcoming total solar eclipse
ANTI-TOURISM activists in Mallorca have announced a mass march through Palma on July 26 vowing an ‘historic turnout’ that will bring the city to a
Alcohol consumption collapses by 60% among young people in Spain – with fewer than one in five drinking every week
YOUNG people in Spain are drinking significantly less alcohol than previous generations, with consumption down by 60% and just one in three drinking each week.