Lucia and Hugo: The most popular baby names in Spain
THE most recent data from new births registered in 2020 reveals Spain’s most popular baby names. Hugo is the favourite name for boys, while Lucia
Spain’s mortality rate hits record high and birth rate falls as nation faces biggest demographic crisis since Spanish Civil War
MORE people died in Spain during 2020 than in any year since records began in 1941. The mortality rate across Spain hit its highest annual
CANNIBAL JAILED: Madrid man who killed his mother, chopped her into pieces and stored her in tupperware, sentenced to 15 years
A SPANIARD who murdered his mother, chopped her into little pieces and stored her in plastic containers which he ate from and fed to his
Gibraltar: Referendum on The Rock set to overturn abortion law that threatens women with life in jail
With just over one week to go until the Rock goes to the polls to vote on whether or not to update abortion, the Olive
Residents vow to stop mega solar park that will ruin environment and spoil views in most desirable corner of southern Spain
The celebrated green valleys and whitewashed village route around Andalucia are being lined up for a giant industrial makeover, writes Fiona Govan in Gaucin
CONGRATS! Queen honours campaigners who fought Brexit and provide support to Brits in Spain
FOUR Britons behind leading citizens’ rights campaigns in Spain have been awarded MBEs in the Queen’s Birthday Honours list this year. The British Embassy in
Nudist hippies at free love Rainbow gathering in Spain’s La Rioja fall foul of the law
POLICE have issued dozens of fines to a group of naked hippies who have gathered from across Europe to set up camp in a remote
EXPLAINED: Spain’s new entry rules for vaccinated or COVID-19 immune travellers
Americans are among those who can now travel to Spain if they have had a vaccine.
Madrid man on trial in Spain for murdering girlfriend and keeping dismembered body in freezer for more than a year
A MAN is accused of stabbing his girlfriend to death before chopping her up and storing her body parts in a freezer in his bedroom
British woman found dead beside Spanish pilot ex-husband in suspected murder-suicide in Madrid suburb
POLICE are investigating the death of a British woman and her Spanish husband after the couple were found dead lying next to each other at
Zara to open its biggest ever shop in Madrid’s Plaza de España
THE clothes chain Zara has announced plans for a flagship store that promises to be the world’s biggest in the newly renovated Edificio España on
Police in Spain bust drug smuggling gang who disguised cocaine as charcoal
SPANISH police seized 300kg of cocaine smuggled into Europe by a drug trafficking gang who disguised it as charcoal. In a joint investigation by Spain’s
What we know about Spain’s plan to welcome all vaccinated tourists from June 7
THE rules concerning the arrival of vaccinated tourists to Spain from anywhere in the world should hopefully be cleared up this weekend when the government
How to save money on your monthly electricity bills under Spain’s new tariffs from June 1
SPAIN is introducing new voltage tariffs from June 1 that will significantly affect households and could reduce your monthly bill. You may have noticed that
CONFIRMED: Spain fails to make it onto UK travel green list while Portugal downgraded to amber
SPAIN failed to make it onto the UK’s quarantine-free travel list on Thursday, dashing hopes that British holidaymakers could kickstart the tourism sector this June.
NEW NORMAL: What we know about Spain’s new Covid-19 restrictions in place until 70 percent of population vaccinated
SPAIN’S government has introduced a new traffic light system that will determine restrictions in place based on the infection rates in each territory. The traffic
Two dead in Ibiza resort in first balcony falls of the season
POLICE are investigating the deaths of two tourists who fell from a fourth floor balcony at a hotel in Ibiza’s Platja d’en Bossa. The couple,
LAND AHOY! Spain welcomes back cruise ships from June 7
SPAIN will allow cruise ships to dock in its ports from June 7, the government said on Saturday, in another boost for the stricken tourism
REUNITED: “It’s wonderful to be home” say Brits returning to Spain as restrictions lift
AN EXPAT couple who spent months stuck in England unable to return to their villa in Spain and collect their beloved rescue dog from kennels
Iberian lynx: How Spain brought the world’s most endangered cat back from the brink of extinction
JUST two decades ago, the Iberian lynx was identified as the world’s most endangered cat, teetering on the verge of extinction with less than 100
What you need to know about new speed limits coming into force across Spain
FROM the middle of May new speed limits will apply on many roads across Spain and it’s important to know about them as those caught
BREXIT: British driving licence exchange scheme extended until end of 2021
IN news that will come as a huge relief to all those British drivers resident in Spain who are in the process of exchanging their
CONFIRMED: Spain to trial EU’s ‘COVID-19 passport’ from June 7
SPAIN will participate in trials of the European Union’s digital COVID-19 certificate from June 7, the Prime Minister announced on Friday. The involvement in the
Spain’s post office sells skin-tone postal stamps in ‘disaster’ anti-racism campaign
SPAIN’S postal service is under fire after unveiling a new set of stamps representing skin-tone with the highest value placed on the whitest. A stamp
Mad about Madinat: How the ruined Moorish city outside Spain’s Cordoba inspired a trilogy
Novelist Joan Fallon guides us around the ruined city that proved to be an inspiration...
15-year rule scrapped: Long-term Brits in Spain move step closer to gain right to ‘votes for life’ in UK elections
British citizens who have moved abroad will be given ‘votes for life’ as the UK Government scraps the arbitrary 15-year limit on the voting rights.