Protests over glacial valley cable car plan
A large protest took place in the town of Jaca in Aragón region on Saturday to defend a Pyrenees valley – the Canal Roya...
Prolific ‘hugger mugger’ held by police
A woman wanted for so-called ‘hugger muggings’ all over the country has finally been arrested in Alicante, reported the National Police.
Courts the length and...
Emergency tax announced on energy companies and banks
PM Pedro Sánchez has unveiled emergency taxes which will be levied on energy and oil companies and banks to help the country face up...
Islands lead the way to phase 3
Four islands (La Graciosa, El Hierro and La Gomera in the Canaries, and Formentera in the Balearics) will be the first areas in Spain...
Sevilla suspends Feria de Abril
One of the most popular events in Southern Spain, the Feria de Abril in Sevilla, has been suspended by the city authorities due to...
Royals tested negative for Covid-19
The results of Covid-19 tests carried out on the Spanish royal family yesterday are all negative. The test were carried out after Queen Letizia...
Barcelona van attack could have been ‘Plan B’
Investigators now believe the running over of pedestrians with a van in Barcelona's Las Ramblas may have been the terrorists' 'Plan B' after a...
Green light for electric car subsidies
Purchasers can claim up to €9,000 off the price of an electric vehicle with the government’s new Plan MOVES III scheme.
The initiative – which...
Giant shark freed by fishermen
Fishermen who accidentally caught a two-and-a-half-tonne basking shark (Cetorhinus maximus) managed to release it unharmed after several hours of unravelling their nets.
The Jávea-based crew...
Dating site scam shut down
A gang that allegedly made over a million euros by extorting people using dating websites has been disbanded by the Guardia Civil, with all...
Shining a light on lobbying
A draft of a new law to regulate the activities of lobbying groups in order to ensure their transparency has been approved by the...
Lockdown ruled unconstitutional
THE CONSTITUTIONAL Court (TS) has partially upheld an appeal by far-right party Vox against the manner in which the government ordered people to stay...
Train fit for a king
King Felipe VI joined PM Pedro Sánchez on the inaugural voyage of the high-speed train (AVE) from Madrid to Murcia on Monday, the day...
Super sub enters into service
The first of the new S-80 generation of military submarines, the S-81 ‘Isaac Peral’, has been put into service by the Spanish navy in...
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Benidorm locks-up again
To avoid residents from other regions breaking the lockdown and trying to reach holiday apartments in Benidorm this May 1 holiday weekend, local authorities...
Deep snow in Alicante province
With the north of Alicante province still on red alert for snow today (Monday), around half a metre has fallen in Banyeres de Mariola...
Brexit passport rule changes
BRITISH people travelling within the European Union should be aware passport validity rules will change after December 31 because of Brexit.
During the current transition...
