Airport ‘chaos’ complaint hits Spain following disarray in the UK
Complaints over long waits at passport checkpoints in Spain – principally at Madrid’s Barajas airport – have been voiced by the airline Iberia and...
PM investiture fails
The first vote for the investiture of a new PM in Parliament at yesterday (Wednesday) failed as the PP-Ciudadanos-CC agreement only had 170 votes...
DGT tips for summer road trips
A total of 95 million car journeys are due to take place in Spain over the summer.
According to the national traffic department (DGT), more...
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...
Bid to halt vast industrial farm
A protest against intensive farming practices in Spain was held in the small village of Noviercas in the province of Soria at the weekend,...
Spain set to record worst year ever for forest fires
A total of 11,000 people have been evacuated from their homes over the last 10 days due to the wave of forest fires which...
Theresa May ‘will not acknowledge’ Catalan independence
British PM Theresa May told her Spanish counterpart Mariano Rajoy today (Tuesday) that she 'will not acknowledge'' an independent Cataluña. A statement released this...
Two kings celebrate 40th anniversary of Spanish Constitution
A unique moment in history was snapped yesterday (Thursday) when two Spanish kings stood together (reigning King Felipe VI and his father King Juan...
Energy market shake-up to bring down bills
The EU is poised to take action over soaring energy costs as the wholesale price of electricity hits one of the highest levels of...
Taxing time
FIGURES released this week by the tax office (Agencia Tributaria) show that it will be handing back €10,858 million to taxpayers who filed their...
Spain eyes UK pain caused by the break with Europe
A report from Spain’s national broadcaster – RTVE – has found that Brexit has been ‘bad business’ for the UK.
Economics professor at Bristol University,...
Regions ordered to provide better response to forest fires
The rampant forest fires this year, which are expected to be the worst on record, have highlighted vast differences between the means and methods...
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...
Spain tightens security
SPAIN has maintained its terror alert at Level 4 of 5, but has stepped up surveillance in sensitive areas following last week’s atrocity 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...
