Sexual health law guarantees right to abortion
The government has reformed the 2010 law on sexual and reproductive health to ‘guarantee and increase’ rights, and remove obstacles that were preventing some...
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...
Government’s new move in tax battle
The national government has moved to stymie a regional Partido Popular (PP) initiative to reduce taxes for the wealthy.
Minister for the treasury María Jesús...
Energy giant in price fixing trial
Energy company Iberdrola is on trial at the High Court in Madrid for price fixing.
Iberdrola Generación is accused of artificially increasing tariffs back in...
Sánchez aims to end state of emergency next month
The government is planning to end the state of emergency (estado de alarma) in Spain on May 9 – when the current stage runs...
Electricity prices keep breaking records
The price of electricity hit its third consecutive record high on Wednesday.
The highest daily prices in history were recorded on the first three days...
Eruption continues unabated
The eruption of the Cumbre Vieja volcano on the Canary Island of La Palma has continues – combining mild explosive phases producing pyroclastic deposits...
Murcia teenager on top of the world
Murcia’s Carlos Alcaraz is the new world number one after defeating Casper Ruud in the final of the US Open Tennis.
The 19-year-old is the...
‘Incredible’ employment figures hailed
Unemployment in Spain fell by the largest ever number for a month of November, 74,381, and the number of workers making social security contributors...
Bid to find out more about bears
A GPS tracking collar has been successfully fitted to another Iberian brown bear living in the mountains of Castilla y León region.
A spokesman for...
The right to a decent home
A national law enshrining the right to housing has now been definitively approved and will come into force as soon as it is published...
Spain helps international fight against organised crime
By Alex Watkins
Spain has played a leading role in the EU’s fight against organised crime this year, an operation called Blue Amber which has...
Law to cut food waste
A law to prevent food waste has been drafted in order to drastically reduce the amount being thrown away, and enable use to be...
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...
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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...
