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Fury after mayor of cash-strapped village in Spain uses public funds to pay for €400 ‘feast’ – featuring oysters, jamon and king prawns

A SPANISH mayor is facing calls to step down after it emerged he used public funds to wine and dine himself and friends. Partido Popular

1 Mar, 2025 @ 12:41

Lead·Politics

At least four people are poisoned after eating tortilla at a restaurant in Spain

A DODGY tortilla at a Zaragoza restaurant caused four people to go down with food poisoning. The incident reported by Aragon’s Epidemiological Bulletin confirmed that

21 Feb, 2025 @ 17:30

Health·Lead

€4 billion electric car battery factory to be built in Spain- promising to cut costs for vehicle owners

A JOINT venture will see €4.1 billion spent on a new electric car battery factory in Zaragoza with an opening date of late 2026. Stellantis

10 Dec, 2024 @ 12:05

Business & Finance·Lead·National News

The three towns you should visit in Spain during the autumn, according to The Times

AN EXPERIENCED travel journalist has recommended three places in Spain to visit this autumn that normally don’t come automatically at the top of ‘must do’

28 Oct, 2024 @ 17:56

National News·Olive Press Travel

This is the best city in Spain for an October getaway, according to The Times

ZARAGOZA in northern Spain has received the seal of approval by The Times newspaper as a city to visit in October. The paper said Zaragoza’s

10 Oct, 2024 @ 16:10

National News·Olive Press Travel

Santiago Apostle Day in Spain: Why and where the religious holiday is celebrated today – as centuries-old mantra is adopted by far-right movements

MILLIONS of Spaniards will enjoy a public holiday today as regions across the nation unite to celebrate the Day of Santiago Apostol. Santiago – better

25 Jul, 2024 @ 17:12

Galicia·Lead·Politics

Microsoft joins Amazon in multi-billion euro cloud data centre revolution in north-east Spain

MICROSOFT is planning to pump in a massive €6.6 billion to set up new data centres in the Aragon region of Spain. The regional government

14 Jun, 2024 @ 15:45

Lead·Technology

‘Rock star priest’ dies in Spain after his robe was set on fire by a candle

A MUCH-LOVED ‘rockstar priest’ who published his own musical records has died after a candle set his robe on fire. Javier Sanchez, the priest for

4 Apr, 2024 @ 11:55

Lead

Must-visit: The Spanish waterfalls that will transport you to Costa Rica

EVER dreamt of going to Costa Rica? These waterfalls will transport you to the tropical paradise without leaving the country. READ MORE: Town in Spain

10 Mar, 2024 @ 09:00

Lead·Olive Press Travel

Dancer is ‘devoured’ by bedbugs in Spain: Young woman is forced to seek hospital treatment as number of pests surge following ‘plague’ in Paris

A YOUNG woman has been left with ‘wounds’ after being ‘devoured’ by bedbugs in Spain. In comes as the French government has had to take

17 Oct, 2023 @ 10:52

Health·Lead·National News

Man screams in support for Hamas before sexually assaulting two women on train in Spain

A TRAIN passenger who shouted he was from the Palestinian-based terrorist group Hamas and then sexually assaulted two women, has been arrested by the Guardia

16 Oct, 2023 @ 18:06

Crime & Law·Lead

The epicenter of the earthquake has been located in Purujosa (Zaragoza) IGN.

Magnitude 4.1 earthquake shakes northern Spain

A 4.1 magnitude earthquake has rumbled the provinces of Soria and Zaragoza. The National Geographic Institute (IGN) recorded the quake at 3:15 pm yesterday, Tuesday

27 Sep, 2023 @ 09:15

Lead·Other News

Home grocery delivery service Getir to dismiss entire workforce in Spain

HOME grocery delivery company Getir has announced that it plans to get rid of its entire workforce in Spain- barely two years after the Turkish

30 Jun, 2023 @ 13:44

Andalucia·Barcelona·Lead·Madrid·Malaga·National News·Sevilla·Valencia

Air Europa and Iryo to launch first ever combined plane and train ticket in Spain

AIR Europa and Iryo have announced the launch of combined plane and train tickets in Spain from September. The agreement will include flights connecting Spain

22 Jun, 2023 @ 18:45

Alicante·Andalucia·Barcelona·Catalunya·Cordoba·Lead·Madrid·Malaga·Sevilla·Travel News·Valencia

Spain’s top court upholds massive jail sentence for British paedophile teacher who changed name by deed poll

SPAIN’S Supreme Court has upheld a 135-year prison sentence for a British teacher and nanny who created and distributed pornography of children in his care

12 May, 2023 @ 18:00

Crime & Law·Lead·National News

Dramatic Scene Of Plaza España In Seville At Sunset

Political row breaks out as Zaragoza and Seville vie to be proclaimed the fourth-biggest city in Spain

A WAR OF WORDS has broken out between politicians in Seville and Zaragoza over which of the Spanish cities is the fourth-largest in the country.

3 May, 2023 @ 17:15

Lead·Politics·Sevilla

Spain expected to record temperature highs for April to break 12-year record

Spain expected to record sizzling high April temperatures to break 12-year record

FORECASTERS are predicting record-high April temperatures this week as the drought continues to bite across Spain. The current April record stands at 37.4 degrees logged

25 Apr, 2023 @ 14:15

Lead·Madrid·Murcia·Weather

Spain’s Defence Ministry evacuated after two suspicious packages detected

THE SPANISH Defence Ministry in Madrid was evacuated on Wednesday after two suspicious packages were detected. Official sources told online daily El Confidencial that on

1 Feb, 2023 @ 16:30

Lead·National News

Pensioner who sent letter bombs to Pedro Sanchez and the Ukrainian embassy in Spain is jailed

Spain’s recent letter bomb attacks were organised by extremist group in Russia

SIX letter bombs sent to targets in Spain late last year were posted by a Russian white supremacist militant group, according to US and European

23 Jan, 2023 @ 10:51

Crime & Law·Lead·Madrid·National News

Spain's National Train Operator Is Testing Freight Route To Bring Ukrainian Grain To Barcelona

Spain to get new rail superhighway aimed at taking 48,000 lorries off the roads

IN SPAIN, just 5% of goods are moved by freight train, compared to the European average of 20%. But that is set to change from

12 Jan, 2023 @ 14:15

Business & Finance·Lead·National News

Spain strikes deal with Portugal and France in Alicante for green hydrogen pipeline

THE leaders of Spain, Portugal, and France have agreed on a €2.5 billion plan for a green hydrogen pipeline that should become operational by 2030.

9 Dec, 2022 @ 15:45

Alicante·Environment·Lead·National News

New letter bombs discovered in Spain at arms factory in Zaragoza and Madrid area air force base

A third suspected letter bomb has been found in less than 24 hours in Spain. The latest incident involves a device mailed to a European

1 Dec, 2022 @ 11:38

Crime & Law·Lead·Madrid·National News

Woman dopes separated husband with drugged croquette to steal €27,000 from his bank account in Spain

Woman dopes separated husband with drugged croquette to clear out his bank account in Spain

A wife going through a divorce with her husband put a knock-out drug in a croquette so that she could steal €27,000 from his bank

16 Nov, 2022 @ 15:45

Crime & Law·Lead

Elderly driver in Spain’s Zaragoza area flees fatal motorbike crash but dies weeks later after being hit by a bike

A Zaragoza area motorist fled a fatal crash scene after colliding with a motorbike, only to die a month later in a motorbike accident. The

4 Nov, 2022 @ 11:56

Crime & Law·Lead·National News

WATCH: Heartwarming moment firefighters help a deer caught in wildfire in northeastern Spain

A TEAM of firefighters battling flames in Aragon have shared a video of them giving water to a roe deer and soothing its burns, providing

18 Aug, 2022 @ 11:45

Environment·Lead·Nature

WATCH: Panic-stricken passengers break train window to escape as wildfire engulfs tracks in eastern Spain

AROUND a dozen passengers on a train travelling through a wildfire zone in Castellon province of eastern Spain suffered burns after they feared the carriage

17 Aug, 2022 @ 16:30

Castellon·Environment·Lead·Valencian Community