Simon Hunter

Simon Hunter has been living in Madrid since the year 2000 and has worked as a journalist and translator practically since he arrived. For 16 years he was at the English Edition of Spanish daily EL PAÍS, editing the site from 2014 to 2022, and is currently one of the Spain reporters at The Times. He is also a voice actor, and can be heard telling passengers to "mind the gap" on Spain's AVLO high-speed trains.

Twitter user in US receives thousands of responses after posting pictures of ‘Spanish-style homes’

ONCE AGAIN, an unsuspecting Twitter user has waded into a storm of controversy in Spain, merely by tweeting out pictures of what she described as

14 Jun, 2023 @ 10:15

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Inflation falls in Spain in May, but remains stubbornly high for foodstuffs

INFLATION in Spain fell to 3.2% in May according to the country’s National Statistics Institute (INE), but the rate for foodstuffs remains stubbornly high at

13 Jun, 2023 @ 20:00

Business & Finance·Lead

Left with nowhere to bury their dead, Madrid’s Muslim community turns to ombudsman for help

THE MUSLIM community of Madrid has turned to the ombudsman in a bid to be granted cemeteries where they can bury their dead. The so-called

13 Jun, 2023 @ 19:30

Lead·Madrid

Video: Five-story building containing 21 homes suddenly collapses in Spain’s Teruel

A FIVE-STORY residential building containing 21 homes collapsed on Tuesday in the city of Teruel. Fortunately, no one was hurt in the incident. The caretaker

13 Jun, 2023 @ 15:31

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National Police officer in Jaen may have received fatal bullet wound from colleague’s firearm

A NATIONAL POLICE officer who died in Jaen on Sunday while attending a disagreement between neighbours was accidentally shot by a colleague and not stabbed

13 Jun, 2023 @ 12:00

Andalucia·Crime & Law·Lead

Podemos unites with leftist alliance Sumar, but fate of Equality Minster Irene Montero still hangs in balance

AFTER SOME tense negotiations, a new leftist bloc called Sumar (Unite) was submitted to electoral authorities on Friday just hours before a deadline to register

12 Jun, 2023 @ 18:45

Lead·Politics

Spain’s government to keep VAT reduction on essential foodstuffs in place

SPAIN’S economic affairs minister announced on Monday that the government would keep in place a current VAT reduction on essential foodstuffs, until prices have fallen

12 Jun, 2023 @ 10:15

Business & Finance·Lead

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Bull gores 21-year-old man to death at local fiestas in Toledo province

A 21-YEAR-OLD Moroccan national was killed on Saturday by a bull during local fiestas in the municipality of Cedillo del Condado, in Toledo province. The

11 Jun, 2023 @ 18:00

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Four young women killed in traffic accident in Spain’s Madrid region

FOUR young women were killed on Sunday in a traffic accident that took place on a road near the Collado Villalba municipality in the northwest

11 Jun, 2023 @ 17:15

Lead·Madrid

British Tourist In Benidorm Seriously Injured After Motorbike Knocks Him Over In Spain's Costa Blanca

Police arrest 22 in bust of Benidorm-based ring dealing drugs and ripping off rivals

THE SPANISH authorities have arrested 22 people suspected of forming part of a drug-trafficking ring in Benidorm that was also ripping off rivals. A major

11 Jun, 2023 @ 16:30

Benidorm·Crime & Law·Lead

Police officer killed in Andalusia after quarrel between neighbours turns violent

A NATIONAL POLICE officer died on Sunday in the Jaen municipality of Andujar, Andalusia region, after he was stabbed by a man involved in a

11 Jun, 2023 @ 13:13

Andalucia·Crime & Law·Lead

Couple accused of buying young boy as mother in Spain's Madrid says husband ordered sale to distant relatives

Madrid police discover ‘dark room’ for orgies in the back of a local cafeteria

FROM THE outside, it looked like just another of Madrid’s many cafés. But inside this venue in the working-class neighbourhood of Usera, in the south

9 Jun, 2023 @ 12:00

Crime & Law·Lead·Madrid

Rainy weather in Madrid forces cancellation of first night of Primavera Sound festival

THE FIRST-EVER MADRID edition of the Primavera Sound festival was plunged into chaos on Wednesday, as organisers had to cancel concerts scheduled for tonight due

8 Jun, 2023 @ 15:26

Entertainment·Lead·Madrid

Chief inspector in Spain’s Basque Country offers extra days off for officers who arrest immigrants

A PROBE has been opened in the Basque Country after it emerged that a chief inspector from the National Police offered his officers days off

8 Jun, 2023 @ 15:00

Crime & Law

As deadline approaches, Podemos turns to grassroots members before deciding whether to join Spain’s new leftist bloc Sumar

LEFTIST POLITICAL party Podemos (We Can) is going to make a last-minute consultation of its grassroots members before deciding whether or not to join forces

8 Jun, 2023 @ 14:56

Lead·Politics

Spain's Postal Service Correos Raises Domestic Mail Charges In New Year

Spain’s post office to boost staff by 10,000 workers to cope with summer general elections

SPAIN’S post office is reportedly finalising a deal to hire around 10,000 extra members of staff so that the system can cope with the expected

8 Jun, 2023 @ 12:45

Lead·Politics

Spain’s Supreme Court backs sentence reductions for sex offenders under ‘only yes means yes’ law

THE SUPREME COURT has ratified the decisions of lower tribunals to reduce the prison sentences of some convicted sex offenders after the Spanish government’s so-called

8 Jun, 2023 @ 09:15

Crime & Law·Lead·Politics

Clandestine cannbis club goes to pot on Spain's Costa Blanca

No dope: Man absolved of cannabis possession in Spain because the drugs ‘were to be shared with friends’

A MAN who was arrested in Spain in March 2020 in possession of more than two kilos of cannabis has been absolved of his crime

7 Jun, 2023 @ 12:45

Crime & Law·Lead

Changes to Spain’s trans, euthanasia and education laws: Popular Party candidate hints at policies should he become prime minister

SCRAPPING the Equality Ministry altogether, overturning Spain’s ‘trans law’ and its Democratic Memory Law, and making changes to the euthanasia and education laws. Those are

6 Jun, 2023 @ 18:00

Lead·Politics

Ham luggage: Ryanair settles row over extra charges for Mallorcan pork-fat pastry

AN UNLIKELY row involving budget airline Ryanair, the Balearic Islands government and a traditional pastry called an ensaimada has been settled, and passengers flying out

6 Jun, 2023 @ 16:30

Balearic Islands·Lead·Travel News

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Snap elections prompt German lawmakers to cancel trip to Spain’s Doñana National Park

THE SNAP general election that has been called for July 23 continues to have unexpected consequences. On Monday, a group of German lawmakers opted to

5 Jun, 2023 @ 19:00

Andalucia·Environment·Lead·Politics

Opinion poll reveals revitalised Partido Popular under new leader Feijoo could form new Spanish government after December's general election

Explainer: What do the polls say ahead of July’s snap election in Spain?

THE LATEST survey carried out for Spanish newspaper El Pais by pollster 40dB predicts that the outcome of the upcoming general election will depend on

5 Jun, 2023 @ 18:45

Lead·Politics

Spain’s PM challenges conservative opponent to six face-to-face debates before snap elections

AHEAD OF THE July 23 snap general election, Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez on Monday challenged his main opponent to six face-to-face debates. But the Popular

5 Jun, 2023 @ 18:00

Lead·Politics

Speaking English is still a pending subject for many of Spain’s politicians

PRIME MINISTERIAL hopeful Alberto Nuñez Feijoo of the conservative Popular Party (PP) made a candid confession on live television this week: with around 50 days

3 Jun, 2023 @ 16:30

Lead·Opinion·Politics

Spain’s Civil Guard busts gang who stole €1m thanks to identity theft

THE CIVIL GUARD has busted a gang who was using stolen ID cards to fraudulently apply for credit, racking up €1 million of ill-gotten gains

3 Jun, 2023 @ 13:30

Crime & Law·Lead

EU to delay presentation of Spain’s rotating presidency until after snap elections in July

THE SURPRISE decision of Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez to call snap elections for July 23 continued to have knock-on effects on Friday, after the

3 Jun, 2023 @ 09:15

Lead·Politics

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