Cult

Madrid leader, Cristina Cifuentes, resigns after theft video emerges

Cristina Cifuentes, has stepped down following the emergence of video footage suggesting that she may have been shoplifting. It follows claims that documents surrounding her master's programme may have been forged

25/04/2018

Spain

Palma bans holiday apartment owners renting to tourists

Local authorities in the popular Spanish holiday resort have taken the measure to try and tackle overcrowding and noise complaints.

24/04/2018

Spain

Palma bans apartment owners from renting to tourists

Holiday rentals have pushed up prices for locals and one Spanish city has had enough.

24/04/2018

Spain

Trapped farm animals die in Spanish floods

According to Spanish media, more than a thousand pigs were trapped in their pens during strong floods in northeastern Spain.

18/04/2018

Spain

Euroviews. Catalonia's crisis, Europe's wake up call | View

European intervention in the Catalan crisis is unavoidable amid a systematic bias against secession in the interpretation of Spanish law, says an advisor to the European Parliament.

18/04/2018

World News

Spaniards troll politician online as she renounces 'fraudulent degree'

Can you give up something you’ve never even had? Spanish social media users are giving up their claim to the Narnia throne or the Austro-Hungarian crown to poke fun at a local politician who renounced her master degree after fraud allegations surfaced.

17/04/2018

Spain

Whale dies after eating 29 kilos of plastic in trashed waters

A sperm whale that washed up on the Murcia coast in February died because it could not digest the 29 kilos of plastic found in its stomach.

12/04/2018

Spain

Spanish rappers 'defend freedom of expression' with new music video

After three Spanish rappers were given prison sentences for "insulting the Spanish crown and praising terrorism," a collective of musicians is fighting back to "defend their freedom of expression."

11/04/2018

Spain

Spain beats Italy, France as world's biggest wine exporter

Spain exported the most wine of any country in 2017, beating its main competitors France and Italy.

09/04/2018

Spain

A Spanish town has come up with a clever way to fight depopulation

The town of Portell in eastern Spain offered families with young children work and housing to fight depopulation.

08/04/2018

Germany

German court rejects Puigdemont extradition to Spain for rebellion

Former Catalan premier Carles Puigdemont can be freed on bail and cannot be extradited to Spain for rebellion, although corruption charges remain possible, German judges have ruled.

05/04/2018

Spain

Spain stunned by video of tense scene between Queens Letizia and Sofia

The "duel of queens" has prompted social media to compare the Spanish royal family to Game of Thrones

04/04/2018

Spain

Spanish primary schools to teach lessons on military

After watching a video of a military parade, pupils might be asked to make a model of their favourite tank.

03/04/2018

Earth News

Inside the workshop of the most respected name in Spanish menswear

How to choose a bespoke luxury suit with iconic tailoring brand Jaime Gallo

30/03/2018

Spain

I am his legs and he is my heart

Father and son team defy cerebral palsy to complete marathons

28/03/2018

Spain

Finnish police receive arrest warrant for Puigdemont

Fugitive Catalan leader Puigdemont arrived in Finland on Thursday for a series of meetings, an arrest warrant was issued for him a day later.

24/03/2018

Spain

Space pictures show how Spanish reservoirs are shriking

Spanish reservoirs are having a hard time staying completely full. Despite the heavy rainfall in March, the reservoirs are only at 53% of their capacity.

24/03/2018

Spain

Spanish court detains leading Catalan separatists on rebellion charges

25 pro-Catalan independence leaders face trial for rebellion, misuse of public funds and disobedience as the Supreme Court in Madrid steps up legal action following last year’s illegal referendum and independence declaration.

23/03/2018

Spain

Deadlock continues as Catalan separatists fail to elect new leader

Mainstream candidate Jordi Turull was denied victory by far-left CUP party

23/03/2018

World News

Thousands of Spanish pensioners protest over pensions

They're complaining that the 0.25 percent increase is insufficient.

17/03/2018