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Autopsy reveals James ‘Jimmy’ Gracey’s injuries consistent with repeatedly hitting breakwater’s rocks, Spanish media reportSign up for the Breaking News US email to get newsletter alerts in your inboxA University of Alabama student who was found dead in Barcelona after going missing while vacationing evidently fell into the sea by accident in view […]

In this month's Americans in Spain newsletter Barcelona-based journalist Jennifer Lutz speaks to US nationals who've made the move to 'España' about what other Americans should expect if they relocate here, from advice, preconceptions and experiences.

In this week’s Inside Spain, we look at how foreign troublemakers are using "extreme pyrotechnics" at Valencia's Fallas festival, and why the UK and Spain's strengthened business ties could be the start of dismantling Brexit.

This live blog is now closed, you can read more of our European news coverage hereMeanwhile, French president Emmanuel Macron has confirmed the seizure of the tanker, which he said belonged to the Russian shadow fleet.In a strongly worded post on X, he said:“The French navy boarded this morning in the Mediterranean a new vessel from the shadow fleet, the […]

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez announced Friday a sweeping package worth €5 billion ($5.8 billion) aimed at cushioning the economic impact of the Middle East war, including a "drastic reduction" in energy-related taxes.

More British dual nationals have been stranded abroad after being refused entry on return flights under new UK border rules.

Amid ongoing geopolitical uncertainty in the Middle East and soaring jet fuel prices, European airlines have cancelled hundreds of flights this spring. The impact on flight services could last for months.

Did you know that Spain's current king also holds the title of King of Jerusalem? Here's the fascinating story as to why.

Last year's paralysing blackout in Spain and Portugal was caused by a "perfect storm of multiple factors", according to a final report by an expert panel published Friday.

A recent interview on British podcast "The Rest is Politics" has revealed what Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez thinks of the UK rejoining the EU, the upcoming Gibraltar deal and what the future holds for the Spain-UK alliance.

James ‘Jimmy’ Gracey was at nightclub in Spanish city for spring break when he separated from friends at about 3am TuesdayThe body of James “Jimmy” Gracey, a 20-year-old college student from Illinois, was found Thursday in the water off a Barcelona beach, police in Spain said.Gracey’s body was found by police divers and positively identified, the […]

Several Spanish political parties have rejected a proposal to lower the drink-driving limit in Spain, with the ruling Socialists accusing the PP and Vox of "bowing to the beer and wine lobbies".

As Spanish and British authorities strengthen their post-Brexit business ties, the standout news is that of a visa exemption for some UK workers heading to Spain. The deal will cut red tape and increase business opportunities for international workers.

As part of wider legal reforms to target repeat offenders such as pickpockets, Spain's upper chamber has proposed a law that would tighten residency requirements for foreigners who commit crimes.

Despite Vox's outspoken anti-immigration rhetoric, a surprising amount of the party's top brass have non-Spanish surnames and foreign ancestry.

Sánchez announces €1 billion for Ukraine, train delays in Spain triple since 2019, one in three Spanish tenants fear rent rises in near future and more news from Spain on Thursday 19th March.

The ex-king has been stranded in Abu Dhabi after a series of scandals. Now newly released files support his claim to have saved Spanish democracy When Spain’s King Juan Carlos fell over and broke his hip while on an elephant hunt with a former girlfriend in Botswana in 2012, he probably thought that Spaniards would accept this as a minor gaffe after a […]

Far from being a metaphor for racial tension, chess reveals world where people could engage as equalsOn the chessboard, black and white pieces are lined up against each other for an unrelenting battle.But in the middle ages, the game was not a metaphor for racial tension – but often a vehicle for equality and mutual respect, research has found. Continue […]

Gibraltar-Spain free movement, full rollout of EES, regularisation of 500,000+ undocumented migrants to kick off, tax season begins, prices forecast to increase, Easter and more - this is what to expect from April 2026 in Spain.

Producer, musician and record label executive who worked with artists such as John Mayall, Eric Clapton and Fleetwood MacFor the young generation that grew up in Britain in the 1940s and 50s, a country of grey skies and mostly grey music, to hear the voices of original African-American R&B artists such as Chuck Berry, Bo Diddley, Little Richard and […]

It may seem like the ongoing conflict between Iran and the US and Israel is happening far away, but it’s already starting to affect life in Spain, including the property market.

Paying by card in Spain is becoming increasingly common, particularly in big cities. In fact most transactions are now paid electronically, rather than in cash, but can places force you to pay by card?

Madrid-based journalist Guy Hedgecoe explains why Pedro Sánchez has been one of the few European leaders to challenge the US president on IranWhen the US and Israel launched their attack on Iran two weeks ago, the response from European leaders was muted and ambiguous. Uneasy about the strikes but unwilling to condemn Donald Trump outright.There was one […]

Supporter mistakenly travelled to St James Park ground instead of Newcastle namesake (save for an apostrophe)The two stadiums are 366 miles apart. One holds more than 50,000 people, the other less than 10,000. The buzz as you walk up to the two grounds is a little different.But nevertheless, one Barcelona fan appeared not to have realised that he was at the […]

After latest concert cancellation, singer also describes Valencia hotel as ‘indescribable hell’ that will require ‘one year to recover’ fromBritish singer Morrissey has cancelled a concert in Valencia after being left sleep-deprived during the city’s notoriously noisy Las Fallas festival.A statement on his website said: “Having travelled for two […]

Payment for Inditex founder, the world’s 15 richest person, tops last year’s dividend of €3.1bnThe billionaire founder of Zara is to receive a company record €3.23bn (£2.8bn) dividend this year from the world’s biggest fashion retailer.Amancio Ortega, who still controls 59% of Spain’s Inditex and whose daughter Marta Ortega Pérez is now chair, […]

Military officer who led an armed assault on the Spanish parliament in an attempted coup in 1981Lt Col Antonio Tejero, who has died aged 93, terrorised much of Spain on 23 February 1981 when he led an armed assault on the Spanish parliament, the Cortes, in Madrid.At 6.23pm, some 250 civil guards burst into the semi-circular chamber of the lower house during […]

Thousands of girls were locked up by Board for the Protection of Women for ‘rehabilitation’ Spain is to formally pardon a group of 53 women who are among thousands who were incarcerated by the Franco regime on the grounds that they were supposedly “fallen or in danger of falling”.The women were locked up as adolescents by the Board for the […]

Canine chums | Guardian stirs things up | Bravo, Pedro | Eurovision switch-offWhen Lowry, my 14-year-old black labrador, died last July, fellow dog walkers gave me flowers, plants and even portraits of him. I was particularly pleased when they also gave me sympathy cards, because at last I knew their names (Letters, 8 March). Since then, when I have been […]

City council accused of sidelining Peironcely 10 campaigners who have tried for years to turn building into centre celebrating the war photographer’s workOne winter’s day almost 90 years ago, the Hungarian-American photojournalist Robert Capa paused on a street in southeast Madrid to take a picture that would echo around the world and down through the […]