Fairer tax for property sellers
A revised law for the municipal capital gains tax known as the ‘plusvalía’ – paid when someone sells, is given or inherits a home...
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...
United against terror
King Felipe IV, PM Mariano Rajoy, regional president Carles Puigdemont and deputy-PM Soraya Saez de Santamaría led the minute of silence gathering at Barcelona's...
May in Madrid
BRITISH PM Theresa May arrived in Madrid today (Thursday) to meet to Spanish acting PM Mariano Rajoy and discuss matters of mutual interest including...
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)...
King begins investiture meetings
King Felipe VI has this morning held the first meetings with parliamentary political party leaders ahead of a new investiture vote - which now...
Unemployment surge
After several months of improvement, employment in Spain suffered an overall reduction of 46,400 people in August according to figure released this morning (Monday)....
Former Deputy PM abandons politics
Soraya Sáez de Santamaría, former deputy PM under the PP government led by Mariano Rajoy has announced she is abandoning her political career. She...
Putting an end to throw-away culture
The draft of a law designed to prevent food waste has been approved by the Cabinet.
The coalition attempted to pass the legislation at the...
Spain’s big players say ‘No’ to Brexit
SPAIN'S leading companies have joined a European call for the UK to reject the Brexit. They say that Britain’s departure would “reduce prosperity”.
The open...
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...
Inferno strikes old people’s home
Six people have died and 18 have been injured – including members of the emergency services – in a fire at an old people’s...
Spying scandal hits the government
After it was revealed at the end of April that more than 60 separatist politicians and their supporters had been spied on using the...
“Spain is not a safe haven,” says the NCA
A new appeal has been launched to trace and bring to justice 12 of the UK’s most wanted fugitives believed to be hiding in...
POPULAR NEWS
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...
