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Husband charged with kidnapping and murdering Ana Knezevich after she disappeared from her Madrid apartment in February

A FLORIDA man has been charged with kidnapping and murdering his wife in Spain after she disappeared in February. Ana Knezevich went missing from her

15 Nov, 2024 @ 13:00

Crime & Law·Lead·Madrid

Money laundering police chief accused of stashing away ‘several million’ euros at his home and office in Spain

A SENIOR Policia Nacional officer who investigates money launderers has been accused of hiding a stash of up to ‘several million’ euros. The force’s Internal

8 Nov, 2024 @ 18:20

Crime & Law·Lead·Madrid

Hollywood star Richard Gere is moving to Spain so that his wife can be closer to her family

RICHARD Gere is selling his €10 million US home and moving to Spain to be closer to his in-laws. The Pretty Woman star, 75, and

7 Nov, 2024 @ 16:18

Celebrity·Lead·Madrid

Revealed: These are the richest and poorest towns in Spain

THE richest municipalities in Spain based on average income are in the Barcelona and Madrid areas while the five poorest are all in the Andalucia

29 Oct, 2024 @ 16:00

Lead·National News

Lawyer takes Vueling to court in Spain and wins after airline charged him €60 for hand luggage in what judge branded an ‘abusive practice’

‘Drunk’ passenger forces already delayed flight from London to Malaga to be diverted to Madrid

BRITS heading to Malaga at the weekend suffered a flight from hell after an unruly passenger forced a diversion. The flight from London Gatwick was

28 Oct, 2024 @ 16:44

Lead·Malaga

Madrid bans e-scooters after companies and users ‘fail to follow the rules’

RENTAL e-scooters were banned from Madrid streets on Friday after three companies were accused of flouting agreements. Madrid’s mayor, Jose Luis Martinez-Almeida, said the authorisation

25 Oct, 2024 @ 16:00

Lead·Madrid

Railway worker in Spain ‘purposefully derailed a train’ that was ‘moments away from causing a disaster’ in Madrid

A QUICK decision by a rail control worker to avoid a disaster was the reason behind a train derailment in Madrid’s Atocha railway station tunnel.

22 Oct, 2024 @ 17:00

Lead·Madrid·National News

Watch: Wild boar goes on rampage in Spain’s Madrid as it charges at locals and bites a police officer

A WILD boar was shot dead on Saturday after rampaging around the Madrid district of Entrevias. Emergency services received calls from 10.30am from ‘very scared’

21 Oct, 2024 @ 17:30

Lead·Madrid

Travel chaos in Spain: Dozens of trains are cancelled after incident in Madrid

DOZENS of trains have been cancelled today following a train derailment in Madrid. The affected routes include those between the capital and Valencia and Murcia,

20 Oct, 2024 @ 12:15

Lead·Madrid·Travel News

Rent strike movement spreads across Spain with multiple protests planned for this weekend

PROTESTS are taking place this weekend in two cities as part of a nationwide campaign against high property rents amidst calls for tenants to stage

18 Oct, 2024 @ 17:00

Lead·National News·Property

Watch: Horror crash in Spain’s Madrid involving two trucks, a bus and a car sparks major response

TWO people are fighting for their lives following a horror pile-up in Spain. A bus, two trucks and a car were involved in a multi-vehicle

11 Oct, 2024 @ 09:31

Lead·Madrid

Marks & Spencer is opening a new store in Madrid after leaving the Spanish capital 23 years ago

BRITISH retailer Marks & Spencer is returning to Madrid- 23 years on from closing its shop in the Spanish capital. It will open an outlet

7 Oct, 2024 @ 12:12

Business & Finance·Lead·Madrid

Cristiano Ronaldo is hiring staff for his hotel in Spain – these are the salaries and perks

IF YOU ever fancied working for international football superstar Cristiano Ronaldo, then his Madrid hotel could be the place to go for- so long as

2 Oct, 2024 @ 17:00

Lead·Madrid

This is the only hotel in Spain to make the prestigious ‘World’s Top 50’ ranking

EACH year, some 600 travel journalists and industry leaders vote on the best hotels in the world. Dubbed The World’s Best 50 Hotels, the list

30 Sep, 2024 @ 16:41

Madrid·Olive Press Travel

This is the most popular ‘staycation’ destination for the Spanish in 2024

THE southern Spanish region of Andalucia is still hanging on in the top spot for Spaniards as their preferred destination when enjoying a ‘staycation’. According

29 Sep, 2024 @ 09:01

Andalucia·Lead·Travel News

Half of people in Spain say they would not pay to get their vehicle into a Low Emissions Zone

Madrid’s low emission zone is ANNULLED after court rules it is unfair to force low-income residents to buy greener vehicles

A MADRID low emission zone designed to improve air quality in the centre of Spain’s capital has been annulled after a leading court stated that

21 Sep, 2024 @ 12:59

Environment·Lead·Madrid

Man accused of kidnapping his missing wife Ana Knezevich in Spain is kept behind bars in the US after a Florida judge declared him a ‘serious flight risk’

A JUDGE in the American state of Florida has denied bail to David Knezevich for a second time, as the court proceedings against the Serbian

11 Sep, 2024 @ 12:52

Crime & Law·Lead·Madrid

Ancient footprints of humans, rhinos and other animals dating back 26,000 years are discovered on a €1billion building site in Spain’s Madrid

HUMAN and animal remains dating back 26,000 years have been discovered during the construction of a €1 billion housing development in the Mendez Alvaro district

6 Sep, 2024 @ 16:00

La Cultura·Lead·Madrid

Ryanair reveals its new Spain routes but blasts the country’s airport taxes for ‘limiting’ growth

RYANAIR unveiled a growth plan on Thursday to invest €3 billion to expand its operations in Spain through to 2030 but threatened it will only

5 Sep, 2024 @ 17:00

Business & Finance·Lead·National News

Kim Kardashian and her son Saint at the Real Madrid stadium

‘Madrid Soccer Mom Tour 2024’: Reality star Kim Kardashian shows off snaps at Real stadium after making visit to Spain with son Saint West

REALITY star Kim Kardashian was in the Spanish capital last week, on what she described via her Instagram account as her ‘Madrid Soccer Mom Tour

2 Sep, 2024 @ 13:22

Celebrity·Lead·Madrid·Sport

Exclusive: Why do Spaniards live so long? Health expert reveals what could be behind Spain’s superior longevity

SET to surpass Japan as the country with world’s longest life expectancy by 2040, Spain, it seems, may hold the key to human longevity. At

31 Aug, 2024 @ 17:47

EXCLUSIVE·Lead·Madrid

‘Fodechinchos’: The bizarre nickname locals in northern Spain give tourists from Madrid – but what does it mean?

IN a summer overshadowed by anti-tourism protests across Spain, no one appears to be safe from ridicule – not even Spaniards themselves. Disgruntled locals in

23 Aug, 2024 @ 09:30

Galicia·Lead

High-speed rail links to Valencia are expected to return from Thursday

‘Direct’ seven-hour train from Murcia to Malaga that passes through Madrid ‘is a waste of time and should be scrapped’, says consumer group

SPAIN’S rail operator Renfe has been told to scrap its direct AVE fast train service from Murcia and Alicante through to Malaga because it is

19 Aug, 2024 @ 23:00

Lead·Malaga·Murcia

Spain’s squatter problem is growing – and these are the most at-risk areas for homeowners

SQUATTING is most prominent in Spain’s big city-based provinces according to figures published by the Ministry of the Interior. Statistics from 2023 show there were

12 Aug, 2024 @ 15:45

Lead·National News

Suspected salmonella outbreak declared in Madrid: Two people are hospitalised and 15 others affected after eating contaminated truffle sauce at award-winning burger restaurant

SEVENTEEN people have gone down with food poisoning after eating at two restaurants operated by the ‘gourmet’ Hundred Burgers chain in Madrid. Two people are

9 Aug, 2024 @ 15:00

Health·Lead·Madrid

Pickpocket gang from Spain is arrested over plan to target tourists at the Paris Olympics

A GANG of Spanish-based Bosnian pickpockets who were going to the Olympic Games in Paris has been arrested in Madrid and Valencia by the Policia

7 Aug, 2024 @ 14:00

Crime & Law·Lead