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Spain passes controversial ‘amnesty law’: Architects of illegal Catalan independence referendum are granted freedom from prosecution

SPAIN’S Congress voted on Thursday to finally approve a controversial amnesty law for hundreds of Catalan separatists involved in an illegal bid for independence in

30 May, 2024 @ 12:58

Catalunya·Lead·Politics

Inflation rises in Spain due to higher electricity prices and tourist-related services

SPAIN’S annual inflation rate went up by 0.3% to 3.6% in May, mainly due to higher electricity prices and increased costs for tourism services. The

30 May, 2024 @ 10:15

Lead·National News

Spain's PM Pedro Sanchez to meet Zelensky in Kyiv next week in show of support after Trump 'dictator' comments

Zelensky WILL visit Spain: Ukraine president will land in Madrid within days after cancelling trip ‘over troubling Russian advances in the war’

UKRAINE president Volodymyr Zelensky will visit Spain on Monday for talks with Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez and King Felipe VI. Zelensky’s original trip for May

24 May, 2024 @ 18:00

Lead·National News

ISpain's PM Pedro Sanchez gets rebuffed by Catalan separatist party over support for new budget

Israel’s foreign minister warns Spain and Ireland of ‘grave consequences’ after they agreed to recognise Palestine as a nation state

PRIME Minister Pedro Sanchez announced on Wednesday that Spain will recognise the state of Palestine with borders prior to the 1967 Six-Day War- i.e. including

22 May, 2024 @ 10:53

Lead·National News·Politics

New ‘DANA’ to bring storms to parts of Spain this week, including Andalucia - these are the affected areas

Weather warning for Spain: New DANA system will bring heavy rainfall this week – these are the affected areas

HEAVY rain and storms winds are predicted for parts of Spain over the next two days- caused by a trough of low pressure above the

20 May, 2024 @ 15:00

Lead·National News·Weather

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

OVER half of people in Spain would not pay to take their vehicle into a city centre Low Emission Zone(LBE), according to a survey. Cities

18 May, 2024 @ 09:00

Environment·Lead·National News

British expat ‘is robbed of €50,000’ by a local female carer on Spain’s Costa Blanca

UK Money Carer foundation helping vulnerable people recruits first team member in Spain and will launch biometric cash card for carers

BARELY a week passes by without a horrific report of an elderly person in Spain being deceived by a trusted carer or a supposedly-close friend.

18 May, 2024 @ 07:00

National News·Sponsored

Gender violence surges in Spain: Number of young victims increased by 32% last year, figures show

THE number of child victims in reported cases of gender-based violence rose by 32% last year in Spain, according to the National Statistics Institute(INE). A

17 May, 2024 @ 15:48

Crime & Law·Lead·National News

Property sales in Spain soared by 20% in July, new figures show - while prices jumped by almost 3%

Property sales in Spain plummeted by 20% year-on-year in March, new figures show

HOME property sales in Spain collapsed by almost 20% in March compared to a year earlier, according to figures released on Thursday by National Institute

16 May, 2024 @ 17:15

Lead·National News·Property

Brits are named among victims of €1million ‘man in the middle’ scam in Spain: Police make 30 arrests

A MASS scam that netted over €1 million by sending bogus invoices via emails has been busted by the Guardia Civil. The con is known

7 May, 2024 @ 13:47

Crime & Law·Lead·National News

Spain issues €81million worth of fines to 17 online gambling sites – this is why

SPAIN’S gambling regulator has dished out fines totalling over €81 million to 17 online betting websites in the second half of 2023. The DGOJ said

3 May, 2024 @ 18:00

Lead·National News

Spain breaks all-time tourism record in the first quarter of 2024

FOREIGN holidaymakers in Spain reached a record high for the first quarter of a year with UK arrivals accounting for 18.4% of the market. The

3 May, 2024 @ 17:15

Lead·National News

All phones, tablets and other devices in Spain MUST be sold with the same type of charger from this date

AN EU directive that demands the supply of a single-sized charger for all mobile phones, phones, tablets, and cameras will be imposed by Spain in

1 May, 2024 @ 17:15

Lead·National News·Technology

What is Labour Day? All you need to know about the May 1 holiday in Spain

SPAIN is enjoying the Labour Day bank holiday on Wednesday- a May 1 celebration dating back to 1889 that was banned for decades under the

1 May, 2024 @ 12:00

Lead·National News

Text fraud warning in Spain: How hundreds of parents sent €850,000 to scammers posing as their children in distress

THE Guardia Civil has arrested 102 people across Spain for a phone app scam asking victims to make bank transfers of between €800 and €55,000

1 May, 2024 @ 11:00

Crime & Law·Lead·National News

BBVA and Sabadell banks to discuss huge potential merger in Spain

TWO of Spain’s leading banks- BBVA and Banco Sabadell- could merge, subject to successful talks. The initiative has come from BBVA, the country’s second-largest bank.

30 Apr, 2024 @ 15:43

Business & Finance·Lead

Valencia CF shelter from the rain at a recent match

Cold weather, rain and storms: What the weather in Spain has in store for the May bank holiday week

THE bad weather that many parts of Spain have seen this weekend is forecast to continue, putting a damper on the travel plans of many

28 Apr, 2024 @ 13:56

Lead·Weather

Wife of Spain's Prime Minister proclaims innocence as she testifies in corruption and influence peddling case

Spain’s Prosecutor’s Office calls for investigation into Pedro Sanchez’s wife to be scrapped

THE Madrid Provincial Prosecutor’s Office has asked a judge to drop the investigation into the wife of Prime Minister, Pedro Sanchez, for peddling influence and

25 Apr, 2024 @ 14:35

Lead·Madrid·Politics

Is your cash FAKE? Police in Spain issue warning about counterfeit Euro coins – this is how you spot them

A GANG making fake two-euro coins has been brought down by the Policia Nacional in a joint operation with Europol and Catalunya’s Mossos d’Esquadra. It

25 Apr, 2024 @ 11:37

Crime & Law·Lead·National News

Cold snap will bring rain and snow to Spain this weekend: Storm will blow in from Greenland – these are the affected areas

A LATE blast of winter will hit Spain this weekend with rain and low temperatures forecast for most of the country. The appearance of an

24 Apr, 2024 @ 10:56

Lead·National News·Weather

House sales in Spain dropped by 4.6% in the first half of 2024, new figures show

Is the north of Spain the next property goldmine? Figures from February show sales in Galicia and Navarra are soaring – while Andalucia and the Canaries suffered a year-on-year decrease

NORTHERN Spain led an important turn round for February property sales in the country- after a year of monthly declines in real estate deals. The

22 Apr, 2024 @ 17:15

Lead·National News·Property

Where do people work the most and least hours in Spain? Eye-opening figures disprove the stereotype of ‘lazy’ Andalucians

ANDALUCIA is among the hardest-working regions in Spain, based on hours spent at work according to BBVA Research which analysed figures from 2022. It shows

21 Apr, 2024 @ 08:00

Andalucia·Lead

Will Spain ban SMOKING? Health minister ‘does not rule out’ bringing in similar laws to the UK – where people born after 2009 can no longer buy tobacco

SPAIN could follow in the UK’s footsteps by introducing a tobacco sales ban on anyone born after 2009. As the country gets ready to roll

17 Apr, 2024 @ 16:30

Health·Lead·National News

Spain’s economy will grow at more than double the rate of other European countries this year, according to the IMF

SPAIN’S economic growth this year has been predicted to be better than its European neighbours according to the International Monetary Fund(IMF). The IMF has raised

17 Apr, 2024 @ 11:14

Lead·National News

Public hospital operation waiting lists reach new high- only beaten once during Covid pandemic in Spain

Waiting list shame in Spain: 850,000 people are awaiting vital surgery in the public health system – the worst figure since records began

OPERATION waiting lists in Spain’s public hospital system have reached a record high of 849,535 as of December 31, 2023. Twice-yearly figures are released by

16 Apr, 2024 @ 18:00

Health·Lead·National News

More than HALF of people in Spain perform no exercise, new study finds

OVER half of people in Spain don’t do any kind of sport or physical exercise, according to a CIS survey published on Tuesday. The study

9 Apr, 2024 @ 16:00

Health·Lead·National News·Other News

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