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Former Catalunya separatist president Carles Puigdemont faces Spanish extradition after losing EU immunity

EXILED former Catalunya president Carles Puigdemont who organised an illegal independence referendum in 2017 has had his immunity from prosecution stripped by the European Parliament.

9 Mar, 2021 @ 14:40

Lead·National News

Over 9,000 COVID-19 deaths recorded since start of pandemic in Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain

Health chiefs in Spain propose tough Easter COVID-19 curbs across whole country including the Costa del Sol and Costa Blanca

SPAIN’S Ministry of Health is proposing a tough package of measures to stop a new wave of COVID-19 cases being created over the Easter holiday

4 Mar, 2021 @ 11:34

Coronavirus·Lead·National News

Fresh Hint That Spain Could Do Travel Corridor Deal With Uk If Vaccine Passports Are Not Introduced In The European Union

Fresh hint that Spain could reach travel deal with UK if vaccine passports are not introduced in the European Union

TOURISM Secretary, Fernando Valdes, has hinted that Spain would consider bilateral travel deals and corridors with ‘third party countries’ if the European Union does not

1 Mar, 2021 @ 18:10

Lead·National News·Travel News

King Emeritus Don Juan Carlos Announces His Retirement From Public Life

Spain’s Emeritus King Juan Carlos coughs up another massive chunk of his tax bill

Spain’s former King Juan Carlos, who quit the country last August with financial scandals hanging over him, has paid a €4.4 million tax bill. It

26 Feb, 2021 @ 20:00

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Sibling Plot As Children Get Jailed For Killing Elderly Mother And Stealing Her Pension In Spain S Aragon Region

SIBLING SHOCKER as children are jailed for killing their infirm mother and stealing her pension in Spain’s Aragon region

TWO siblings have been jailed after killing their mother, stuffing her body into a closet, and continuing to collect her state pension for two years.

24 Feb, 2021 @ 19:15

Crime & Law·Lead·National News

Graffiti Day For The Freedom Of Rapper Pablo Hasel In Barcelona Spain 07 Feb 2021

Rapper in controversial free-speech jailing is forcibly removed from university campus in Spain’s Catalunya

SPANISH rapper Pablo Hasel was detained in Catalunya this morning(February 16) after a day-long stand off with police involving himself and dozens of his supporters

16 Feb, 2021 @ 12:00

Crime & Law·Lead·National News

Benidorm-based British paedophile given 133 year prison term by court in Spain

Catalunya judge orders insurance pay-out over enforced restaurant closure during Spain’s first State of Alarm

A court in Spain’s Catalunya region has ordered an insurance company to pay €6,000 in compensation to a restaurant forced to close during the country’s

11 Feb, 2021 @ 12:45

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FRENCH CONNECTION as young people head south to Spain’s Madrid for bar and restaurant life

YOUNG French people chasing an open bar or restaurant are travelling to Madrid, where COVID-19 restrictions are less restrictive. The Madrid regional government has been

9 Feb, 2021 @ 12:45

Lead·Madrid·National News

Judge in Spain’s Santander rules that shop worker was rightly sacked over half-wearing her mask

A supermarket worker was ‘rightfully sacked’ for not wearing her protective mask properly, according to a judge in the northern city of Santander. The ruling

5 Feb, 2021 @ 17:45

National News

Hotel In Spain Used As Headquarters For Massive International Credit Card Scam Totalling 12 Million

Hotel in Spain used as HQ for massive international credit card scam totalling €12 million

A Spanish-led criminal group who scammed over €12 million in a credit card con has been broken up in a joint operation between the Policia

3 Feb, 2021 @ 20:00

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Douglas Perfume Chain In Spain Announces 103 Store Closures Prompted By Move To Online Sales

Douglas perfume chain in Spain to close 103 shops as online sales rise

DOUGLAS Perfumes are to shut 103 stores across Spain which will see up to 600 people lose their jobs. The company says that the move

28 Jan, 2021 @ 14:15

Business & Finance·Lead·National News

Transsexual Sentenced For Attacking Shop Worker In Bra Row In Spain S Valladolid

BRA ROW sparked transgender attack on lingerie shop assistant in Spain’s Valladolid

A transgender customer has been given a six month prison sentence after hitting a shop assistant who would not let her put on a bra

27 Jan, 2021 @ 16:15

Crime & Law·Lead·National News

Madrid Spain 04 01 2021 The Spanish Minister Of Health Salvador Illa

Spain names successor to Salvador Illa in key Health Minister post

CAROLINA Darias has been named as Spain’s new Health Minister, replacing Salvador Illa, who will be standing for the PSOE Socialists in next month’s Catalunya

26 Jan, 2021 @ 18:39

Coronavirus·Lead·National News

TOURIST PAINS as Spain tots up massive cost of 2020 holiday collapse

SPAIN’S tourism sector lost €106 billion last year due to the coronavirus pandemic. The calculation has been made by Exceltur, a national body made up

20 Jan, 2021 @ 19:15

Lead·National News·Travel News

Julian Assange outside the Ecuadorian embassy in London

Spanish security firm in court for spying on Julian Assange in London under orders from US intelligence

The case is currently being tried at the Audiencia Nacional court in Madrid

10 Jan, 2021 @ 12:00

Cadiz·National News

UK travel ban to Spain gets a 14-day extension

SPAIN has extended its ban on most travellers from the UK for an additional fortnight through to mid-January. The measure was due to expire on

2 Jan, 2021 @ 12:10

Lead·National News·Travel News

MERCEDES MADNESS as ex-car plant worker bulldozes 69 new vans in Spain’s Basque Country

AN ex-Mercedes car factory worker got delayed revenge over losing his job by destroying 69 brand-new vans with a stolen bulldozer this morning(December 31). The

31 Dec, 2020 @ 18:11

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Blank Screens As Pirate Tv Supplier Of Pay Channels Arrested In Spain S Murcia Region

BLANK SCREENS as pirate TV supplier of ‘pay’ channels is arrested in Spain’s Murcia region

A pirate TV operation has been smashed by the Policia Nacional that supplied copyrighted channels via the internet to at least 15,000 viewers in Spain.

29 Dec, 2020 @ 12:06

Crime & Law·Lead·National News·Technology

Boy In Spain S Barcelona Arrested For Running Euro Note Forgery Business Via Social Media Platform

Boy in Spain’s Barcelona ran a Euro note forgery business via social media platform

A Barcelona area youngster has been arrested for making forged Euro notes and selling them online to customers in the UK, Spain and Portugal. The

22 Dec, 2020 @ 17:45

Barcelona·Crime & Law·Lead·National News

Mask fraudsters arrested as Moldovan gang sell non-existent PPE gear around Spain

A Moldovan gang have been arrested on 265 fraud charges including 81 scams involving selling non-existent COVID-19 protection gear. Six people were detained in Catalunya

21 Dec, 2020 @ 19:15

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BREAKING: Spain to suspend most air travellers from United Kingdom

SPAIN is to severely curtail air travel from the United Kingdom from tomorrow(December 22). Spanish citizens and residents will be exempted from the ban which

21 Dec, 2020 @ 15:39

Coronavirus·Lead·National News

Lions catch COVID-19 at Barcelona Zoo in Spain but respond well to treatment

FOUR lions at Barcelona Zoo have tested positive for COVID-19 and are recovering well. It’s only the second-recorded case of coronavirus amongst large felines following

8 Dec, 2020 @ 15:02

Barcelona·Coronavirus·Lead·National News

Spain’s health minister warns that Xmas relaxations could be partially-reversed if new COVID-19 cases rise too quickly

SPAIN’S health minister, Salvador Illa, has issued a blunt warning that relaxations of curfew and travel rules for Christmas could be changed if coronavirus cases

7 Dec, 2020 @ 15:45

Coronavirus·Lead·National News

Glasses raised as Spain’s biggest brewery pumps in millions to keep bar terraces warm this winter

SPAIN’S biggest brewer, Mahou San Miguel, is to pump in €20 million to keep bar terraces as warm and comfortable as possible this winter. Indoor

18 Nov, 2020 @ 20:00

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Spain’s government extend monitoring measures to counter ‘fake’ news on the internet

SPAIN has extended a law which continues to see the government monitoring the internet in a bid to cut down on ‘fake’ news stories. The

17 Nov, 2020 @ 21:00

Lead·National News

Bank Giants Bbva And Sabadell Launch Formal Merger Talks In Spain

Banking giants BBVA and Sabadell launch formal merger talks in Spain

TWO of Spain’s largest banks, the BBVA and Banco Sabadell have opened formal merger talks. Informal discussions have taken place in recent months but now

16 Nov, 2020 @ 18:46

Business & Finance·Lead·National News

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