Spain takes top TWO places in the list of world’s best places for a frugal first foray into love
ST VALENTINE’S DAY is looming and many singletons will be left wondering, “where in the world is the best place to find love?” If those
Serial sex offender who posed as teenager to groom kids on social media faces ‘1,000 year jail sentence’
A FOOTBALL coach labelled as one of the most prolific sexual predators in Spain is facing a ‘thousand years’ prison sentence over the abuse of
Sorolla exhibition In Spain’s capital of Madrid brings to light private collection artworks for first time
A MAJOR new exhibition by Valencia-born artist Joaquin Sorolla has been launched. Held at Madrid’s Sorolla Museum it features 44 children and family paintings by
Antonio Resines: Spanish actor with COVID discharged from intensive care after 45 days in hospital
SPANISH actor Antonio Resines has been released from hospital after spending 45 days in Intensive Care following complications with COVID-19. The 67-year-old was hospitalised in
IN PICS: Madrid apartment shoots up in value by €200K after renovation
IN many cases, it pays to spend a bit of money on home improvement. A property located in the center of Madrid has increased in
Chinese New Year: How Spain’s Chinese community is fighting back against stereotypes
COVID-19 snuffs out Madrid celebrations but ignites tiger-like rebellion, writes Heather Galloway.
Serial paedophile who posed as teenager to groom kids on social media in Spain faces ‘1,000 year jail sentence’.
ONE of the most prolific sexual predators in Spain is facing a ‘thousand year’ prison sentence over the abuse of at least 98 children. Prosecutors
Yana Rose case: American wanted over wife’s brutal murder flies back to Spain to turn himself in to police
AN American man accused of killing his wife while the pair were on holiday in Cadiz, then driving her corpse across Spain to bury her
Amnesty International slams Spain over failure to investigate nursing home deaths during COVID pandemic
AMNESTY International slammed Spanish prosecutors for their failure to launch proper investigations into the deaths of tens of thousands of elderly residents in nursing homes
Man kidnaps ex-girlfriend and stuffs her in bed drawer to fool police in Madrid area of Spain
A Madrid man imprisoned his ex-girlfriend and forced her to hide in a bed drawer when police visited his home. The 31-year-old man has been
Violent far-right hate group arrests after using social media as recruiting tool in Spain
SEVEN members of a violent ultra-right group that co-ordinated hate crimes via social media have been arrested by the Policia Nacional. One of those detained
Red-handed: Police nab bank robber who wore red gloves and twice targeted same branch in Spain’s Madrid
A THIEF who twice targeted the same Madrid bank wearing bright red gloves and threatened staff with a hunting knife, has been arrested. The 58-year-old
Arturo Arribas, actor famous for TV and stage roles in Spain, dies in Madrid house blaze
AN ACTOR famous for his roles on the stage and in TV dramas in Spain has died after a fire broke out at his property
Spain by train: Tickets now on sale for new low-cost high speed rail journeys between Madrid and Valencia
TICKETS are now on sale for a new high-speed ‘low-cost’ rail service between Valencia and Madrid. The Avlo service, starting on February 21, is being
Fraudsters charge anti-vaxxers in Spain up to €1,000 for bogus COVID-19 passports and PCR test results
SEVEN members of a gang who sold fake COVID-19 passports to anti-vaxxers have been arrested by the Policia Nacional in Spain. The Spanish branch of
IN PICS: Farmers take over Madrid streets to protest Spain’s agricultural policy
THE countryside came to Spain’s capital on Sunday when thousands of farmers marched through Madrid’s main thoroughfares in a protest against the government’s agricultural policy.
Young Madrid thieves made special journeys to rob elderly women on the streets of Spain’s Costa Blanca
TWO people from Madrid aged, 18 and 21, have been arrested in Alicante after travelling there just to violently rob elderly women in the street.
‘He could be your neighbour’: Hunt for 12 most wanted British fugitives believed to be hiding out in Spain
AUTHORITIES have launched a new appeal to find 12 of the UK’s most wanted criminals thought to be hiding out in Spain. Among those on
Madrid court acquits artist of desecrating Spanish dictator General Franco’s tomb with red paint
AN artist who painted a dove and a slogan on top of dictator General Franco’s tomb has been acquitted of desecration. Madrid’s Provincial Court also
Death of legendary footballer, Paco Gento of Real Madrid and Spain, at 88
REAL Madrid and Spanish footballing great, Paco Gento, has died aged 88. The winger was part of the record-breaking Madrid side of the mid-fifties that
Bless you! The day animals are welcomed at a Madrid church to celebrate San Anton
ONCE a year, on January 17, a strange crowd gathers on a street in Madrid’s fashionable Chueca district as Spain marks the feast day of
‘Drug kingpin’ known as Pablo Escobar of Spain arrested
POLICE in Spain have arrested an alleged drug kingpin in one of the major heroin busts in recent years. Known as the Pablo Escobar of
Fact-check: Eight times Spain’s far-right VOX party was caught out lying in 2021
WE’RE not saying that left-wing politicians in Spain never lie, just their lies tended to be less satisfying to unpick. Lefty lies in 2021 were
Fake Iberian hams with €1 million retail price are seized during meat firm raids in Spain
THOUSANDS of falsely-labelled Iberian ham shoulders have been seized in a probe over a €1 million food fraud. Seven meat firms are been investigated by
Exotic cat found in house in Spain’s Madrid
AN African savannah serval, a protected feline, has been recently located in a house in Madrid. The Jungle cat was rescued by officers of the
Free IVF up to age 45: Madrid’s Isabel Ayuso unveils grand plans to encourage motherhood as birth rates fall across Spain
MADRID’S regional premier has unveiled ambitious new plans to encourage more women to have children in a bid to reverse Spain’s falling birth rates. Isabel
