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Spain had its hottest June on record last month, with an average temperature of 23.6 degrees Celsius (74.5 degrees Fahrenheit) "pulverising" the previous high, the Aemet national weather service said Tuesday.

France and Spain are leading an international ‘coalition’ in efforts to impose and increase taxes on private jets and premium class air travel.

In a move resembling policies pushed by US President Donald Trump, far-right party Vox has added to its political programme the deportation of all previously undocumented migrants and the potential citizenship revocation of naturalised foreigners in Spain.

Traditional, locally-owned shops and businesses in Madrid are closing at a worrying rate, with over 7,000 disappearing from the high street in the last year alone. The Spanish capital is losing the essence of its 'barrios' to rampant gentrification.

Valencian authorities have been accused of spending €112,000 of public money to attract digital nomads, even though their own research points to the fact that the arrival of these international workers is inflating rents and housing costs for locals.

UN Conference in Seville causes travel chaos for locals, fake beaches promoted in Mallorca to catch out tourists, Spain's heatwave continues but in fewer regions and more news on Tuesday July 1st.

Spanish authorities on Monday detained former top Socialist party official Santos Cerdán in a corruption case that is a new blow for left-wing Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez, judicial sources said.

A village in southern Spain experienced 46C this weekend, the highest temperature for a month of June since records began in the country. So when will we finally get some respite from the current heatwave?

It has been 20 years since Spain legalised gay marriage, so to mark the occasion, we've produced a guide for same-sex couples who want to tie the knot here, covering everything from paperwork to the rules for foreigners.

Twenty years since Spain legalised gay marriage, rubbish collector dies in Barcelona during heatwave, metro service returns to Valencia’s flood affected areas and more news from Spain on Monday June 30th.

Authorities across Southern Europe urged people to seek shelter and protect the most vulnerable on Sunday, as punishing temperatures from Spain to Portugal, Italy and France climbed higher in the summer's first major heatwave.

In this week’s Inside Spain, we look at how devoutly Catholic Seville is up in arms about a restoration of a Virgin Mary effigy which has left her looking more like Kim Kardashian, and how unlicenced holiday lets on Booking.com are now also being taken down.

Targeted tariffs or hot air? Following US President Donald Trump's pledge to punish Spain with trade measures for not committing to 5 percent defence spending, what does it actually mean for Spain?

Many foreigners are struggling to register their tourist apartments or temporary rentals on the Spanish government's new platform before the July 1st 2025 deadline. Here's our step-by-step guide on how to complete the compulsory registration.

As part of Spain’s new Immigration Law, which came into force on May 20th, the government has clarified several new financial documentation rules for the Non-Lucrative Visa or NLV.

The end of free train tickets, new road signs for drivers, summer sales kick off, tourist numbers to grow exponentially and more. These are the most important changes to life in Spain in July 2025.

After more than three years, Spain's free train and bus offer is finally coming to an end. Here are what prices you can expect from July 1st onwards, as well as some new public transport discounts.

The deadline to file Spain's annual tax return is today (June 30th). The Spanish tax office has a range of penalties it can impose if you fail to file your "declaración de la renta". Here's what you need to know and if you are exempt.

The scorching weather Spain gets in summer means Spaniards are well equipped with a colourful variety of expressions to complain about the heat, from 'sweating like a chicken' to 'it’s so hot that even the frogs carry water bottles'.

Reuters photographer Jon Nazca has traveled to Ronda in the southern Spanish city of Málaga to compare this year’s empty streets to the festivities seen in 2019 and 2018

In a surprise institutional statement, Quim Torra said the date will not be set until the regional budget is passed in parliament

El Roto cartoon, January 29, 2020

Spain is planning to repatriate citizens who are trapped in the Chinese city due to a coronavirus outbreak, but for Dácil Sánchez that means leaving her partner behind

The picturesque spot in Mallorca is home to just over 600 people, but the high number of visitors in the summer is putting a strain on resources

China has recommended that foreigners stay put in the quarantined city, but added that it will not prevent them from leaving

Oriol Junqueras, who is serving a 13-year sentence for his role in the 2017 breakaway bid, appeared at an investigation commission into the suspension of the Catalan government’s regional powers

Quim Torra got his Together for Catalonia party to abstain from the day’s voting after the speaker warned him that his own vote would not be counted

The female employee discovered a pen drive that had been used to record her when she got changed at the Madrid clinic where she worked. The victim has also won compensation

Diego Pérez de los Cobos tells court he would have removed Josep Lluís Trapero from his role as head of the regional police force for his leadership in 2017

Despite soaring rent prices, there are still a few lucky residents on old Franco-era contracts. Real estate trusts are buying these properties as they wait for the occupants to pass away