Spain passes animal rights bill, but excludes hunting dogs from new protections
A CONTROVERSIAL new animal rights law has passed the Spanish parliament, but with an important exception: it will not cover hunting dogs or other animals
Spain offers citizenship to more than 200 political prisoners freed from jail in Nicaragua
SPAIN’S Foreign Minister Jose Manuel Albares announced on Friday that the country is offering citizenship to the more than 200 political prisoners who were freed
Movie ‘As Bestas’ cleans up at Spain’s 37th Goya Awards
THE MOVIE As Bestas (The Beasts) was the big winner at the 37th Goya Awards, which took place on Saturday night in the Andalusian city
Doing just Fine!: Family-owned firm takes on prestigious Fine & Country ‘master licence’ in Spain
EXPAT Chris Hara is shooting for the stars alongside his wife Jacqueline and Spain-born son Cristian. Chris and Jacqueline, who moved to the Costa Blanca
Largest number of companies in Spain for 27 years ceased trading in 2022
THE state of the economy in the wake of the Ukraine war and the post-pandemic period contributed to the highest number of Spanish companies folding
The Spanish town looking for someone to run a bar for 20 euros per month
The council of Cumbres de Enmedio in Andalucia, with 50 inhabitants, wants someone to rent the town’s only bar for €20 per month. The Huelva
Case of mad cow disease detected on farm in northern Spain
Spain has detected a case of mad cow disease in the country’s north on Friday. The atypical bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) was detected in a
Palma gang forged vital medical documents for anti-anxiety pills
A gang in Palma has been sentenced to a combined seven years and 10 months in prison for falsifying vital medical documents used to prescribe
Petrol thief stole 2000 litres of diesel from trucks, transport vans in Mallorca
A Mallorca man accused of stealing 2000 litres of petrol on 13 separate occasions has been arrested. The 35-year-old allegedly targeted trucks and transport vans
Spain’s top banks are rolling in cash after bumper 2022 profits
SPAIN’S biggest banks- Santander, BBVA, CaixaBank, Sabadell, Unicaja Banco and Bankinter- clocked up record profits in 2022 according to a survey from the Noevantas consultancy.
Student investigated over viral sexist video at Madrid uni hall reveals why it happened
A Mallorcan student investigated over a viral video which showed other males chanting sexist abuse at young women says it was ‘just a joke’. The
Forget the Camino de Santiago: Spanish cousins go on 2,500km pilgrimage to DERBY to watch football team they fell in love with playing FIFA
A football-mad Spanish family went on a bonkers 2,500km voyage to watch a football club from a provincial English town after falling in love with
Mallorca landslide forces closure of popular cycling, tourist track
One of the most famous routes for cyclists and tourists in Mallorca has been closed after a landslide. A section of the Sa Calobra road
‘Hidden’ assets such as superyachts, mansions could be taxed in Balearic islands
The super rich trying to hide luxury assets such as superyachts and mansions in company shells could soon have a bumper tax bill in the
Spotlight on Mallorca properties amid major Swedish money laundering case
Properties in Palma have been linked to money laundering allegations that have dragged in the husband and stepson of Marbella Mayor Angeles Muñoz. Joakim Peter
After 13 years, Spain’s Constitutional Court finally strikes down legal challenge to abortion law
THIRTEEN years later, Spain’s Constitutional Court has finally rejected an appeal filed against the current abortion law by the conservative Popular Party. The legislation covering
Why Netflix users in Spain will no longer be able to share their passwords with friends and family
THE DAYS of sharing your Netflix account with friends and family outside your own household are over in Spain. The streaming giant has just launched
People smuggler jailed for taking Moroccans in UK who ‘didn’t like Britain’ back out
A man who tried to smuggle 15 Moroccan migrants back out of the UK to Spain because they ‘didn’t like Britain’ has been jailed. The
Mallorca fans in Spain racially abuse Real Madrid star Vinicius Jr for the second time in 12 months
Real Mallorca fans shamefully subjected Real Madrid football player Vinicius Jr to racist abuse for the second time in a year during their 1-0 victory
Daytime TV show in Spain’s Andalusia under fire for debating photo of minister with nipples visible through shirt
A DAYTIME television debate show in Andalusia has drawn widespread criticism, even among its own staff, after it dedicated a segment on Tuesday to debating
Lawmaker from Spain’s Popular Party accused of aiming death threat at prime minister in Congress
A LAWMAKER from the conservative Popular Party has been accused by his Socialist colleagues of making a death threat against Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez during
Poll: 22% of women in Spain say they have been sexually assaultedÂ
NEARLY 22% of women in Spain say they have suffered some kind of sexual assault during their lives. That’s a total of 3.5 million female
Cybercrime accounts for 20% of reported offences in Spain
CYBERCRIME is now accounting for 20% of reported offences in Spain according to Interior Minister, Fernando Grande-Marlaska. Speaking in Madrid on Wednesday, Grande-Marlaska said there
British embassy: driving licence agreement will be put before Spanish Cabinet ‘very soon’
THE BRITISH embassy in Spain has posted an update on driving licence negotiations, claiming that the agreement that will let UK licence holders legally get
Rail bosses sacked after new train fleet was too tall for tunnels in northern Spain
TWO people who ordered 31 new trains for the Asturias to Cantabria commuter rail line have been sacked after the rolling stock were too high
Police arrest six British contract killers after ‘Mr Flashy pal’ shot in Marbella
An ‘extremely violent’ British murder squad armed with ‘military grade weaponry’ have been arrested for the attempted hit on three Irishmen in Marbella, which included