Spain

Wreckage from Spain’s worst natural disaster this century may have been cleared but life for many remains in disarrayThe warm Valencia air, still thick with dust and carrying a residual note of mud and damp concrete, begins to reek on the approach to the roadside dump where diggers toil, gulls scavenge and the detritus of countless everyday lives rises in […]

Spanish star of films by Pedro Almodóvar, Guillermo del Toro and Roberto Benigni, and a champion of leftwing causesThe actor Marisa Paredes, who has died suddenly aged 78, was renowned for her elegance and “calm grace, that gentle cheerfulness that she ignited with one look of her pale eyes”, in the words of Gilles Jacob, former president of the Cannes […]

A Madrid court sentenced ex-IMF chief and Spanish economy minister Rodrigo Rato to more than four years in prison for tax crimes, money laundering and corruption, it said Friday.

The Spanish government has agreed to extend the aid for public transport for a further six months until June 30th 2025.

The Spanish Ministry of Labour has announced an agreement to cut the maximum weekly working time to 37.5 hours by December 31st, 2025.

From a new rubbish tax and rising house prices to changes for property taxes, here's what second-home owners in Spain need to know for the year ahead.

Torrential rainfall driven by north-east monsoon displaces thousands of people as buildings collapseSouthern Thailand is grappling with severe flooding as torrential rainfall, driven by the north-east monsoon, continues to affect the region. During the north-east monsoon, which runs from November to March, winds from the north-east pick up moisture from the […]

Spanish government seeks ban on sugary drinks in schools, four migrants die trying to reach the Canary Islands and more news from Spain on Friday.

There's a lot to consider when moving to a new country, particularly when it comes to moving your personal belongings. What should you bring with you and what are the rules for bringing items like furniture into Spain?

Northern Ireland secretary hails rescue deal reached with Spanish state-owned company that secures all four shipyardsA Spanish state-owned shipbuilder will buy Belfast-based Harland & Wolff in a rescue deal that will secure all four of its shipyards and save about 1,000 jobs.Navantia is to acquire H&W’s Belfast shipyard, where the Titanic was […]

The government of Catalonia announced recently that it would start to fine those who raise the price of the rent above the limits set out in the housing law.

Spain's leftist government on Wednesday opened an investigation into holiday rental platform Airbnb for allegedly failing to take down adverts for thousands of apartments without a tourist licence.

Image of man leaning into boot of a car on a street in northern Spain helps lead police to make two arrestsOn a nearly deserted street in northern Spain, the images appeared to show a man hunched over the back of a red Rover car, gingerly loading a bulky white sack into the boot.A passing Google Maps camera car happened to snap the suspicious moment as it […]

Balcony solar panels can save 30% on a typical household’s electricity bill and, with vertical surface area in cities larger than roof space, the appeal is clearThey are easy to install, and knock chunks off electricity bills. It may not be Romeo and Juliet, but Spain’s balcony scene is heating up as the country embraces what has hitherto been a mainly […]

Several Spanish cities have been awarded new titles and accolades for 2025, being recognised for their commitment to gastronomy and sustainability.

There are lots of changes for drivers in Spain in the new year, from new low emission zones to a new Sustainable Mobility Law and amendments to rules on overtaking on motorways.

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez is grappling with a series of legal probes involving his inner circle, including his wife, brother and former transport minister, that have tainted his leftist government.

You will need to make a 'Denuncia' to the police if you have been a victim of a crime in Spain. Find out all the steps you need to take and what information to bring with you.

Tourist apartment owners in Barcelona are demanding more than €4.2 billion in compensation over plans to scrap such accommodation by 2029, a sector body said on Tuesday.

Minister calls bill demanding digital platforms publicly correct false information ‘good news for democracy’Spain’s leftwing government has announced a bill extending a requirement to publish corrections to posts by digital platforms and social media influencers in an attempt to fight disinformation.The explosion of social media in recent years has […]

Roles in All About My Mother and Life is Beautiful cemented her status as one of Spain’s ‘most iconic’ actorsThe award-winning Spanish actor Marisa Paredes, best known to international audiences for her work with directors such as Pedro Almodóvar, Guillermo del Toro and Roberto Benigni, has died at the age of 78.Announcing her death on Tuesday, […]

Claus in the costas | Rewearing your clothes | Squid sacrifice | The voice of the eft | Come back, KenReading your article about the Santa Claus debacle (‘Kids were in tears’: visitors complain of Santa ‘shambles’ at Hampshire grotto, 10 December), one summer my husband (big white beard) and I were sipping a glass of wine in a Spanish cafe. A […]

Spanish PM praises Andic’s ‘great work and entrepreneurial vision’ after his death in hiking accident in CataloniaTributes have been paid to Isak Andic, the billionaire founder of the Spanish high-street fashion chain Mango, after his death in a hiking accident in Catalonia on Saturday.According to media reports, Andic, who was 71, died after slipping […]

Spain’s culture ministry has returned the first of more than 5,000 items taken by the dictator 84 years agoSpain’s culture ministry has begun to fulfil its promise to return more than 5,000 works of art that were taken by the Franco regime after restoring a painting seized by the dictatorship 84 years ago to its rightful owners.In June, the ministry […]

Billionaire slipped and fell from a 150-metre cliff while hiking with relatives near Barcelona, according to reportsIsak Andic, the founder of high street fashion chain Mango, has died after a hiking accident in Spain on Saturday, the company said.The 71-year-old billionaire slipped and fell from a 150-metre cliff while hiking with relatives in the […]

Four men given almost 75 years each for attempted murder of Aurora Intxausti, Juan Palomo and infant son in 2000Four former members of the Basque terrorist group Eta have been jailed for almost 75 years each for attempting to murder two journalists and their toddler son by stuffing a plant pot outside the family’s home with explosives and shrapnel.Aurora […]

Harnessing wind, hydro and maybe geothermal power, the tiny Canary Island of El Hierro is blazing a trail for sustainable energy – and the secret is all in the mixWords and photographs by Ofelia de Pablo and Javier ZuritaA vertiginous outcrop with more than 500 volcanoes, El Hierro, the most westerly of the Canary Islands, is less than 12 miles (20km) […]

Nigel Richards has also been champion in English and – after memorising dictionary in nine weeks – FrenchMore than 150 competitors representing 20 countries descended on a hotel on the outskirts of Granada last month to battle it out at the Spanish World Scrabble Championships.Now, weeks after the letter tiles were meticulously placed and the points […]

Residential building attacked by Franco’s aircraft in 1936 may not become memorial, rightwing council suggestsCampaigners are urging Madrid city council not to abandon plans to ­create a museum on a site ­immortalised in a Robert Capa photograph that captured the aftermath of a fascist bombing raid in the early days of the Spanish civil war.On his […]

Report by committee of experts also calls for doctors to ask about screen time during checkupsSmartphones sold in Spain should carry a label warning users about their potential health impacts, experts have told the Spanish government, in a report that calls for doctors to ask about screen time during checkups.As Spain pushes forward with a draft law to […]