Protests after Catalan leaders’ jail sentences announced
Supreme Court judges have sentenced nine Catalan separatist leaders to between nine and 13 years in prison for sedition and misuse of public funds.
Former...
Ground-breaking sentence for child killer
ANA Julia Quezada, the confessed killer of eight-year-old Gabriel Cruz in February last year has been sentenced to permanent reviewable imprisonment.
This is the first...
Islands hit by Thomas Cook bombshell
THE SUDDEN disappearance of Thomas Cook will have a huge negative impact on the Canary and Balearic Islands’ tourism trade.
Figures released by both regional...
Spain to hold fourth general election in four years
SPAIN will hold its fourth general election in so many years after parties have been unable to negotiate a working coalition government.
King Felipe held...
Missing Olympic medallist found dead
SPAIN is mourning the death of Olympic skiing medallist Blanca Fernández Ochoa, whose body was found on Wednesday in a mountainous area outside Madrid...
Listeriosis: Briton is first foreigner to be infected
A British man has become the first confirmed case of a foreigner to be infected with Listeriosis after eating contaminated processed pork (Carne mechada)...
‘No Way Pedro’
CHANCES of Spain having to hold a new general election in November increased considerably this week after caretaker PM Pedro Sánchez twice failed to...
Bulls run through Pamplona
You can be in favour of or against it, but there's no questioning Pamplona's world-famous San Fermin fiestas provide some spectacular images such as...
Fatal flooding
ONE man died when his car was washed away in flash floods reported in the Tafalla area in Navarra on Monday evening.
Firefighters found the...
High-speed train to Granada
THE new AVE high-speed railway link between Madrid and Granada was officially opened by acting PM Pedro Sánchez on Tuesday.
The final stretch linking Granada...
Elton John in Madrid
ELTON John delighted 12,000 fans at Madrid's WiZink centre on Wednesday evening in his only concert in Spain scheduled in his farewell 2018-2021 tour.
The...
IS ‘financier’ arrested in Madrid
NATIONAL Police have arrested a Syrian man alleging he was financing the return of jihadist fighters from the Middle East after the collapse of...
From jail to Parliament
JAILED Catalan politicians have taken their seats in Spain's parliament after being released from pre-trial detention for the occasion.
Two dozen MPs from upstart far-right...
British population on the rise
FIGURES released by the national statistics office (INE) show that the number of Britons living legally in Spain is on the rise again –...
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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...
