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Former minister faces corruption probe over Covid-19 mask contract scandal and ‘kick-back gift’ of a house in Spain’s Andalucia

A CORRUPTION investigation was announced on Thursday into a key ally of Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez over contracts for the purchase of face masks during

7 Nov, 2024 @ 18:07

Crime & Law·Lead·Politics

Spain's Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez congratulates Donald Trump on his US presidential win

Spain’s Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez congratulates Donald Trump on his US election win

SPAIN’S socialist-led government under Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez has congratulated Donald Trump on his US presidential election victory. Though there will be private disappointment in

6 Nov, 2024 @ 15:21

Lead·Politics

Leading figure of the far-left in Spain is accused of multiple sexual assaults

A SPANISH politician has been accused of multiple sexual assaults, forcing him to quit his post in the far-left party, Sumar. Iñigo Errejon, a former

28 Oct, 2024 @ 12:46

Lead·Politics

Passport control mayhem with drunk British tourist attacking police at Costa Blanca airport in Spain

EU’s Entry/Exit System that will scan British passports could be delayed yet again

THE EU’s seemingly cursed Entry/Exit System (EES) could be delayed yet again, officials have warned. The system will see the stamping of passports for ‘third

2 Oct, 2024 @ 21:35

Lead·Politics·Travel News

Spain-Mexico row erupts: King Felipe VI is shunned from president-elect’s inauguration after refusing to apologise for colonialism

A DIPLOMATIC row between Mexico and Spain has erupted after the Latin American nation’s left-wing president-elect refused to invite King Felipe VI to her upcoming

26 Sep, 2024 @ 11:57

Lead·Politics

Spain-Venezuela row latest: Spain denies ‘complicity’ after Venezuelan opposition leader claims he was forced to sign letter accepting Maduro election victory

THE Spanish government has denied allegedly facilitating the exile of Edmundo Gonzalez after the Venezuela opposition leader, who arrived in Madrid over a fortnight ago,

24 Sep, 2024 @ 16:38

Lead·Politics

Chaos on the Rock: Gibraltar-Spain border temporarily closed after suspicious package found at airport

THERE was chaos in Gibraltar on Monday evening after the border with Spain was shut following the discovery of a suspicious package at the tiny

24 Sep, 2024 @ 13:50

Gibraltar·Lead·Politics

Disgraced ex-mayor of Marbella Julian Muñoz dead at 76: How the once waiter became a leading figure in the notoriously corrupt Jesus Gil regime

THE former mayor of Marbella Julian Muñoz has died aged 76 following a long battle with cancer and other health problems. The disgraced politician passed

24 Sep, 2024 @ 11:29

Lead·Marbella·Politics

Spain’s Pedro Sanchez is compared to dictator Franco amid row over his ‘fake news’ crackdown

PEDRO Sanchez has been likened to the fascist dictator General Franco amid a row over his controversial media transparency plan designed to crack down on

23 Sep, 2024 @ 10:50

Lead·Politics

There is no link between the number of migrants and crime levels in Spain, study by leading conservative newspaper finds

“SPANIARDS are fed up with being victims of assaults, machete attacks, robberies and rapes. Almost always at the hands of the same people; illegal immigrants

21 Sep, 2024 @ 08:00

Crime & Law·Lead·Politics

Immigration is the number one concern for voters in Spain, poll shows

SPANISH voters have named immigration as the number one issue of concern. According to the latest poll by the Centre for Sociological Research (CIS), the

18 Sep, 2024 @ 15:13

Lead·National News·Politics

Spanish tourists are arrested in Venezuela over ‘assassination plot’ against Maduro: Spain denies they are spies as families say they were on holiday

TWO Spanish nationals have been arrested in Venezuela over an alleged plot to ‘destabilise’ the South American nation and assassinate senior politicians. The pair, named

16 Sep, 2024 @ 17:14

Basque Country·Lead·Politics

Spanish region to pay €300 to families of newborn babies from January 2025

THE parents of babies born in Valencia after January 1, 2025, will receive €300 from the city council, it has been revealed. Maria Jose Catala,

16 Sep, 2024 @ 16:21

Lead·Politics·Valencia·Valencian Community

Watch: Vox spokesperson mocks Gibraltar and Fabian Picardo as he declares British territory ‘Spanish whether you like it or not’

A SPOKESPERSON for the far-right Vox party has mocked Gibraltar and its chief minister Fabian Picardo in a video filmed on a boat near the

16 Sep, 2024 @ 15:33

Gibraltar·Lead·Politics·Video

Chaos in Ceuta: Man drowns and police fire shots into the air as hundreds of migrants attempt to cross Spain’s border with Africa

HUNDREDS of migrants have tried to cross Spain’s border with Africa in an attempt to enter Europe. There were chaotic scenes near the fence separating

16 Sep, 2024 @ 13:44

Lead·National News·Politics

Spain-Venezuela relations reach new low after ‘dictatorship’ comment made by Spanish minister

DIPLOMATIC relations between Spain and Venezuela have plummeted to a new low after a government minister branded the South American nation as a ‘dictatorship’. The

13 Sep, 2024 @ 16:51

Lead·Politics

Thousands take to the streets to celebrate Catalunya’s national day – but turnout is lowest on record as support for independence dwindles

THOUSANDS took to the streets across Catalunya on Wednesday to celebrate the region’s national day, known as La Diada, but the total turnout was the

13 Sep, 2024 @ 15:43

Catalunya·Lead·Politics

Spain’s Pedro Sanchez visits China in hopes of easing EU trade dispute

SPANISH prime minister Pedro Sanchez has called on the EU to ‘reconsider’ its position on tariffs of Chinese goods in an attempt to ease a

11 Sep, 2024 @ 12:34

Lead·Politics

British plumbing tycoon makes permanent move to Marbella: Charlie Mullins ‘is selling up’ in the UK amid fears of a Labour tax raid on the rich

BRITAIN’S richest plumber has revealed he is making a permanent move to the Costa del Sol amid fears of a tax raid on the rich

10 Sep, 2024 @ 13:13

Andalucia·Lead·Malaga·Marbella·Politics·Property

Meet the new British Ambassador to Spain: Sir Alex Ellis arrives in Madrid to take over from Hugh Elliott

SIR Alex Ellis has arrived in Madrid to replace Hugh Elliot as the British Ambassador to Spain. Britain has a new man in Madrid as

9 Sep, 2024 @ 15:26

Lead·Madrid·Politics

Spain’s foreign minister on Venezuelan elections: ‘We do not recognise Nicolas Maduro’s victory’

SPANISH Foreign Minister Jose Manuel Albares has made his government’s position clear on the recent elections in Venezuela: “We do not recognise the victory of

9 Sep, 2024 @ 13:26

Lead·Politics

Spain grants political asylum to Venezuelan opposition politician Edmundo González

THE Spanish government has accepted a political asylum request from Venezuelan opposition politician Edmundo Gonzalez, who is allegedly being persecuted by the administration of President

8 Sep, 2024 @ 13:17

Lead·Politics

Departing British ambassador to Spain bids farewell: Hugh Elliott releases goodbye video message after five years in the role

AFTER five years as the British ambassador to Spain and Andorra, Hugh Elliott has bid farewell in an emotional goodbye video message as he prepares

5 Sep, 2024 @ 13:51

Lead·Politics

Gibraltar’s Fabian Picardo meets with new Labour government in the UK

CHIEF Minister Fabian Picardo has returned to Gibraltar following his first face-to-face meeting with the UK’s new Labour government. Picardo, accompanied by deputy chief minister

5 Sep, 2024 @ 12:37

Gibraltar·Lead·Politics

Spanish PM Pedro Sanchez is under fire after appointing government minister and ally as new Bank of Spain chief

PEDRO Sanchez has been accused of ‘colonising’ the independent Bank of Spain after reports emerged that a government minister is set to be announced as

4 Sep, 2024 @ 14:40

Lead·Politics

Israel urges Spain to ‘reverse’ its recognition of Palestine as a nation state

ISRAEL has called on Spain to renege its recognition of Palestine as a nation state in the wake of the murder of six Israeli hostages

4 Sep, 2024 @ 07:30

Lead·Politics