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Guardia Civil captain suspended for working as a pilot for Spain’s Vueling Airlines without permission

A Guardia Civil captain has been suspended after getting caught working as a pilot for Vueling Airlines. The high ranking officer was employed from April

1 May, 2023 @ 20:00

Barcelona·Lead·National News·Travel News

Bus Accident Almonte Photo By Ayuntamineto De Almonte

One woman dies and almost 40 injured in bus accident in Spain’s Huelva

A MOROCCAN WOMAN has lost her life after a bus taking seasonal workers to a field overturned in Almonte (Huelva) this morning (Monday May 1).

1 May, 2023 @ 19:30

Huelva·Lead·National News

Gender violence surges in Spain: Number of young victims increased by 32% last year, figures show

A quarter of children in Spain say bullying went on at schools in previous academic year

A REPORT into bullying at schools in Spain reported 24.4% of students believing it went on at their institution in the 2021-22 academic year. The

1 May, 2023 @ 18:30

Crime & Law·Lead·National News

Santiago Abascal, Vox leader. Photo by Cordon Press

Spain’s far-right Vox party offers identical election manifesto for municipalities

AS THE May 28 local and regional elections approach, many Spanish voters will no doubt be seeking out the election manifestos of the various parties

1 May, 2023 @ 13:30

Lead·National News·Politics

Judge pauses exhumations of Franco victims from controversial mausoleum in Spain

Falangists give fascist salutes as they pay homage to Primo de Rivera in Madrid

WITH THEIR arms raised in fascist salutes, around 200 people paid homage on Saturday to the founder of Spain’s Falange party, Jose Antonio Primo de

30 Apr, 2023 @ 14:30

Lead·Madrid·National News·Politics

May 1 and 2: Spain’s public holidays explained

IF YOU didn’t know already, this weekend will last three days, thanks to International Workers’ Day falling on May 1. That means a bank holiday,

30 Apr, 2023 @ 12:00

Lead·Madrid·National News

El Rey Emerito, Juan Carlos Disfruta De La Primera Jornada De Las Regats De La Copa Del Rey En Sanxenxo

Spain’s former king Juan Carlos publicly denies claims he has a secret daughter

SPAIN’S disgraced former king Juan Carlos I has publicly denied press reports published this week claiming that he has a secret daughter. The self-styled emeritus

30 Apr, 2023 @ 11:15

Celebrity·Lead·National News

Reservoirs continue drying up despite heavy weekend storms bringing torrential rain across Spain

Record temperatures, ongoing drought and Doñana’s wetlands: Why water is the word on everyone’s lips this week

WITH 27% of Spain currently either in a drought ‘emergency’ or ‘alert’, record temperatures being registered for the month of April, and an ongoing row

29 Apr, 2023 @ 16:30

Lead·National News·Weather

Two climate activists swim naked in front of the Royal Palace in Madrid

Two activists of climate group Futuro Vegetal swam naked in a fountain just outside the Royal Palace in Madrid on Thursday evening. The two women,

28 Apr, 2023 @ 18:30

Environment·Lead·Madrid·National News

First heatwave of the summer coming to Spain with temperatures soaring to 42 degrees

Spain swelters: New record temperature for April as crops fail, wildfires spread and long-term fears sets in

FEARS are rising over what the summer has in store for Spain after an unseasonably early heatwave broke the temperature record for April on Thursday.

28 Apr, 2023 @ 18:00

Lead·National News·Weather

Despite exhumation from war monument, Franco and his new resting place are still costing the Spanish state €10,000 a year

IN OCTOBER 2019, the Spanish government finally moved the body of former dictator Francisco Franco from the Valley of the Fallen monument, transferring the remains

28 Apr, 2023 @ 17:15

Lead·Madrid·National News

Spain's Emeritus King Juan Carlos fathered 'secret' daughter according to new book

Juan Carlos I is thinking about buying a house in Sanxenxo

FORMER KING of Spain – and Abu Dhabi resident – Juan Carlos I is reportedly thinking of acquiring a property in Sanxenxo (Galicia). The father

28 Apr, 2023 @ 16:30

Lead·National News

Farce of Costa Blanca kidnap plot leader surrendering to police in Spain's Cadiz but gets bail from local judge

Spain’s judges and prosecutors to go on indefinite strike over pay

SPAIN’S judges and public prosecutors on Friday formally convened an indefinite strike from May 16 onwards, a period that coincides with the run up to

28 Apr, 2023 @ 15:45

Lead·National News

Spain’s state train operator Renfe faces EU probe over refusing to supply content to rival online ticket platforms

THE European Commission has opened a formal investigation to assess whether Spain’s state rail operator Renfe has abused its dominant position in the country’s rail

28 Apr, 2023 @ 14:15

Business & Finance·Lead·National News

Driver accused of killing two people in Madrid city centre hands himself in

A 31 YEAR-OLD MAN accused of running over and killing two people aged 72 and 81 in Madrid city centre last Thursday has handed himself

28 Apr, 2023 @ 12:00

Crime & Law·Lead·Madrid·National News

Valencia region to bask in summer-like sun today as temperatures to reach 25C

Spain records its hottest-ever April day as country swelters under the unseasonal heat

SPAIN’S blistering late April heatwave has brought the highest-ever recorded temperature for the month- 38.7 degrees. The figure was logged on Thursday at 5.00pm at

27 Apr, 2023 @ 19:30

Cordoba·Lead·National News·Weather

Approved: Spain’s Congress passes new housing law that will control rents and put limits on evictions

A NEW housing law that will see rents controlled and new limits on evictions today passed Spain’s lower house of parliament, the Congress of Deputies.

27 Apr, 2023 @ 18:00

Business & Finance·Lead·National News·Politics

Richard Lewington Outside Oñati Town Hall

British resident of Spain ‘makes history’ by becoming first UK national to run as a candidate in a Basque Country election

A BRITISH resident of Madrid is ‘making history’ by becoming the first UK national to ever run in an election in the northern Basque Country

27 Apr, 2023 @ 17:15

Lead·Madrid·National News·Politics

Spain’s Emeritus King Juan Carlos fathered ‘secret’ daughter according to new book

A NEW book about Emeritus King Juan Carlos claims that he fathered a daughter during an extra-marital relationship in the late 1970’s and early 1980’s.

27 Apr, 2023 @ 15:45

Celebrity·Lead·National News

UPDATE: Two dead in Madrid after being hit by a car escaping Guardia Civil in high-speed pursuit

Two people aged 72 and 88 have died after being hit by a car that was being chased by Guardia Civil at Madrid city centre

27 Apr, 2023 @ 14:39

Crime & Law·Lead·Madrid·National News

Politician from Spain’s Popular Party caught driving at 215km/h in official car

A POLITICIAN from the conservative Popular Party is facing prosecution after the Spanish Civil Guard caught him driving an official car at 215km/h on a

27 Apr, 2023 @ 12:00

Lead·National News·Politics

OCU consumer group awards lowest marks to Palma, Alicante, and Sevilla

Three ‘dirtiest’ cities in Spain revealed in street cleaning consumer survey

SPAIN’S dirtiest cities have been named in an OCU consumer group survey that quizzed 6,863 residents in 69 locations. Mallorca’s Palma, Alicante, and Sevilla got

27 Apr, 2023 @ 11:15

Alicante·Lead·Mallorca·National News·Sevilla

Netflix Spain loses 1 million users in only three months after cancelling shared accounts

NETFLIX has lost a whopping one million users in Spain since it decided to put an end to account sharing last February. The figures come

26 Apr, 2023 @ 15:45

Business & Finance·La Cultura·National News·Other News

Statue of Former King pointing at Madrid’s symbolic bear with a rifle generates controversy

A STATUE of Spanish Former King Juan Carlos I holding a hunting rifle has been erected without permission in Madrid’s Puerta del Sol. The polyurethane

26 Apr, 2023 @ 13:30

La Cultura·Lead·Madrid·National News