Europe’s biggest cocaine lab closed down by police in Spain’s Pontevedra region
THE POLICIA NACIONAL has dismantled what it has described as the biggest cocaine laboratory in Europe, with 18 people arrested. The lab in Pontevedra had
Record high numbers of people waiting for public hospital operations in Spain
WAITING lists for a non-emergency public hospital operation in Spain reached 793,521 last December 31- the highest figure on record. The Ministry of Health said
The true-life Galician tragedy that inspired hit Spanish movie ‘The Beasts’
THE 2022 Spanish film As Bestas, known in English as The Beasts, is a taught, almost unbearably tense thriller. It tells the story of a
Blue Flag beach winners in Spain’s Costa Blanca and Valencia areas pick up special honour
CULLERA castle in Valencia province hosted a 36th anniversary celebration on Friday for Blue Flag winners in Europe. Blue Flags acknowledge beach quality and are
Authorities in Spain’s Galicia discover ‘narco-submarine’ off coast
AUTHORITIES in the northwestern Spanish region of Galicia have discovered a home-made semi-submersible vessel – a craft that is more commonly known as a ‘narco-submarine’.
Judge in Spain’s Malaga puts a price on a woman’s work
A JUDGE in Malaga has just answered a question that all parents will have asked themselves at one time or another: how much money are
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
Two Nazi looted paintings displayed in Spain are returned to Poland
TWO 15th century paintings looted from Poland during World War II that ended up in Spain’s Galicia region, have been sent back after 79 years.
Waitress in Spain’s A Coruña finds €4,000 pearl in plate of clams
NATALIA Freire had a ‘huge craving’ for a plate of clams when she went out to eat with her boyfriend. That hankering proved to be
Spain battered by first winter storms of 2023 which are due to last until Friday
SWATHES of Spain have battened down the hatches as storms Fien and Gerard has swept the country bringing strong winds, heavy snow, rain and rough
Spain’s disgraced former monarch Juan Carlos I due to reunite with family at relative’s funeral
ANOTHER uncomfortable family photo is likely to emerge tomorrow at the funeral of Constantine II, who was the last king of Greece. The reason? His
Seven people die after coach careers off bridge into river in Spain’s Galicia region
SEVEN people died and two were injured after a coach travelling between Lugo and Vigo in northern Spain spun off a bridge and tumbled into
Woman gets 15 years behind bars in Spain for killing boyfriend and putting his head in cardboard box
A woman who killed her boyfriend to spend his money has been jailed for 15 years by a Santander court. Mari Carmen Merino, 66, fatally
Digging for the truth: ‘Cousin’ of Christopher Columbus in Spain’s Galicia exhumed in DNA bid to prove explorer was Spanish
THE bones of a 15th century cleric from Galicia have been exhumed in a bid to prove that Christopher Columbus was not Italian but in
Spain will get two green fuel plants in massive deal with shipping company Maersk
DANISH shipping company Maersk will build two major green hydrogen production centres in Spain as it looks to decarbonise its fleet. The freight transporter has
Spain’s solicitor general takes legal action against Franco family in bid to take ownership of assets in summer home
SPAIN’S solicitor general’s office is taking legal action against the family of Francisco Franco in a bid to take ownership of 564 items that are
Flying comeback: UK Conservation Without Borders: Missing Osprey lands on Galicia beach near A Coruña
A CLOSELY monitored Osprey has surprised its trackers and landed on the shores of Spain after it vanished out at sea for more than two
Spain detects 48 cases among children of severe acute hepatitis of unknown origin
A total of 48 cases of severe acute hepatitis have been diagnosed among children in Spain during the first eight months of the year. That’s
Man dies from electric shock after sailing into power cable off coast of northern Spain
A 24-year-old man was electrocuted while sailing on the Ria del Eo on the border between Galicia and Asturias on Sunday, when his boat collided
WATCH: Beautiful encounter between dog and dolphin in Galician port, northwestern Spain
AN owner has captured the extraordinary encounter between his dog and a dolphin as they played together in waters off Spain’s northwestern region of Galicia.
IN PICS: Drought reveals full extent of Roman camp as reservoir waters recede in Galicia, northwestern Spain
THE archaeological remains of a Roman camp in northwestern Spain have been revealed in their entirety as water levels at the reservoir in Galicia drop
Alcampo supermarket chain buys 235 stores and warehouse from struggling DIA in Spain
FRENCH retailer Auchan says its Spanish subsidiary Alcampo will buy 235 supermarkets and a warehouse from the struggling DIA group Subject to clearances from competition
Why a village in Spain’s Galicia is about to be invaded by marauding vikings
SPAIN has more than its fair share of bizarre festivals, but the one that takes place on the first Sunday each August, in a town
Spanish trade union says seven Ryanair cabin crew staff have been sacked since strikes were announced
The USO union, which represents Ryanair’s cabin crew in Spain, has condemned the decision to lay off seven cabin crew members. According to the union,
Tic-Tac-Woah! Calls to preserve Spain’s Santiago de Compostela noughts and crosses carvings
A HISTORICAL association has called for the preservation of Santiago de Compostela’s historical carvings of noughts and crosses. The association first published findings of the