Madrid’s Retiro Park and Paseo del Prado awarded UNESCO World Heritage Status
THE CITY of Madrid will appear on the list of world heritage sites for the first time after its Retiro Park and Paseo del Prado
Spanish 14-year-old junior motorcycle racer dies after crash during championship race
A 14-year-old motorcycle racer died during a junior championship race in northeastern Spain on Sunday after being hit by another rider. Hugo Millán was involved
Power cuts: Electrical blackout in more than a million homes across Spain after plane hit supply cable
A POWER outage stuck across Spain leaving more than a million homes without electricity for an hour on Saturday afternoon. The black-out was blamed on
Family of Esther Dingley face agonising wait for DNA comparison and dental record check on skull found on Pyrenees mountain path
THE mother of Esther Dingley, the British hiker who disappeared in Pyrenees last November, faces an agonising wait while police analyse bones found on a
Madrid plans ‘urban forest’ to reduce pollution and combat climate change
MADRID has unveiled plans to create a ‘green belt’ of forest around Spain’s capital in a bid to combat climate change and reduce pollution. The
Spain’s top selling white wine celebrates 200 years with cash prizes
ANDALUCIA’S most famous white wine label is celebrating its 200 year anniversary this summer and offering a host of prizes to those with winning numbers
Bones found on mountain path could be remains of missing British hiker Esther Dingley
POLICE are analysing bones discovered on a mountain path on the French/Spanish border in the Pyrenees to determine whether they might be the remains of missing
Germany downgrades Spain to ‘high incidence area’ in another blow for tourism industry
The German government has downgraded Spain on its travel list, categorising it as a ‘high incidence area’ amid rising infection rates across the peninsula and
ANALYSIS: Brexit has serious consequences for vulnerable Brits in Spain with untold numbers falling through the gaps
Sue Wilson of Bremain in Spain analyses the first report from the House of Lords European Affairs Committee which explores the issues surrounding the rights
ANALYSIS: Is Spain next for the UK’s ‘amber plus’ travel list?
NEW rules were brought in on Monday that means Brits vaccinated on the NHS can avoid quarantine when returning from Spain as it is currently
RATS! Watch the moment rodent causes mayhem and sends Vox MP fleeing chamber during vote in Spain’s Andalucia
LAWMAKERS in Andalucia’s regional parliament had an unusual visitor during a debate on Wednesday when a rat entered the chamber and caused a disruption. The
British hacker, 22, arrested on Spain’s Costa del Sol over massive Twitter hack of high-profile accounts
A 22-year-old Briton was arrested in Estepona on Tuesday for his role in a July 2020 Twitter hack which compromised dozens of Twitter accounts including
Spanish chef conquers London art scene with two new restaurants opening at the Royal Academy
ACCLAIMED Spanish chef Jose Pizarro will open not one but two new restaurants in the hallowed grounds within London’s Royal Academy of Arts in Piccadilly.
New study reveals the number of children orphaned by COVID-19 in Spain
MORE than 2,300 children in Spain lost a parent during the first 14 months of the coronavirus pandemic, a new study has revealed. The figures
Brexit agreement over Gibraltar derailed as EU told to ‘think again’ over rules at border with Spain
THE British government has rejected the latest plan from the EU in post-Brexit treaty negotiations over the future of Gibraltar insisting that the bloc “think
Seven British fugitives nabbed in Spain within fortnight proving Costa del Sol is still favoured hangout for criminals on the run
SEVEN British fugitives have been tracked down and arrested in Spain within a fortnight, the UK’s National Crime Agency (NCA) has revealed. The fugitives, all
IN PICS: Madrid’s Gran Via metro station reopens with retro look and state-of-art technology
After a three year refurb and delays caused by archaeological discoveries as well as a pandemic, Madrid’s Gran Via metro station has reopened to much
VIDEO: Wildfire blamed on tossed cigarette on Spain’s Costa Brava ravages natural park and forces 300 from their homes
FIREFIGHTERS in Catalunya have battled a wildfire that destroyed 400 hectares of forest and forced 350 people to be evacuated from their homes. The blaze
EXCLUSIVE: British expat loses home in southern Spain after 13-year legal battle with builder neighbour over dodgy wall
A BRITISH pensioner has lost her dream home in the sun over a decade-long legal dispute over a boundary wall. Margaret Townley, 75, claims she
Residents plan fiesta fundraiser in battle to stop unwanted solar parks in Andalucia valley
RESIDENTS are joining forces to raise money in a campaign to stop one of Andalucia’s most beautiful valleys from being destroyed by solar panel farms.
Local knitters create beautiful crochet screen to keep sun off the streets in town inland from Spain’s Costa del Sol
WOMEN in the town of Alhaurin de la Torre have come up with a decorative way to provide shade during the hottest hours this summer.
LATEST: Spain’s Balearic Islands downgraded to amber on UK travel list
BRITISH Transport Minister Grant Shapps confirmed that the islands of Ibiza, Mallorca, Menorca and Formentera would be downgraded to amber from Monday at 4am BST.
British tourists rush to book holidays to Spain in wake of new rules
Brits have rushed to book holidays in Spain in the first five days after the UK dropped quarantine rules for NHS fully vaccinated Brits returning
Farmers head for Madrid in tractor convey to protest lack of support over storm damage
SPAIN’S farmers are bringing their agricultural woes to the capital with a protest over the lack of state support in the wake of Storm Filomena.
Fifth wave puts Spain back among top COVID-19 infection zones in Europe
Spain is in the grip of a fifth wave of infections that have placed it among the top three danger zones in the European Union.
View from Spain: The ecstasy and agony of England fans watching Euro 2020 final from abroad
THE ecstasy and the agony were lived in equal measure across Spain where England fans saw their team fall at the final hurdle in an