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Spanish police said Sunday they had dismantled a human trafficking ring that they said had exploited more than 1,000 women in the past year, mainly Colombians and Venezuelans.

Spain international Jenni Hermoso said Saturday the ordeal sparked by the forcible kiss from disgraced former Spanish football federation president Luis Rubiales is finally "over".

In this week’s Inside Spain, we look at how a small rural Spanish village which “was dying” has been revived by the opening of a refugee centre that has filled its streets with families and children again.

The number of 'arraigo' residence permits given to migrants to regularise their legal status in Spain has shot up by 500 percent in the last decade, official figures show.

New rules for tour groups on the Spanish island have led the British tabloids to claim holidaymakers are being "treated like animals", attributing the words to a local tourism boss. But is Mallorca really being so harsh with tourists?

Spain’s Consumer Affairs Ministry has started fining tourist accommodation companies that deceive guests by pretending to be individual landlords, using endearing family photos and first names on their profiles to win customers over.

An agreement allowing free circulation of goods and people between Gibraltar and Spain following Britain's exit from the European Union is "very close", the head of the British territory said Thursday.

A Spanish court on Thursday convicted and fined former football chief Luis Rubiales of sexual assault over the forced kiss he gave star forward Jenni Hermoso but acquitted him of the charge of coercion.

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez said he will visit Kyiv on Monday to "reaffirm Spain's support for Ukrainian democracy and president" Volodymyr Zelensky.

Former president of Spanish football federation kissed player after team won women’s World Cup in 2023The former president of the Spanish Football Federation Luis Rubiales has been found guilty of sexually assaulting the footballer Jenni Hermoso by kissing her on the lips against her will after Spain’s women’s team won the 2023 World Cup.A judge at […]

Thousands of Americans have moved to Spain in the last couple of years. If you are one of them please take a minute to tell us why you moved and what the challenges involved were.

The Trump White House's 'anti-woke agenda' has landed on Spanish shores, with the US Embassy in Madrid demanding that its Spanish suppliers prove they don't implement company diversity or DEI policies.

A new tourism law pushed by the government of the southern Spanish region proposes hefty new sanctions for illegal tourist accommodation as part of wider sectoral reforms.

The Spanish government is preparing legislation which will force gym staff who want to work as personal trainers or fitness coaches to have a university degree in Sports Science to be able to do so.

Another sex scandal involving Spain’s former king, Spain’s birth rate up for first time in a decade and more news on Thursday February 20th.

Buying and renovating an abandoned Spanish hamlet or village can revive depopulated areas of the country, at a time when foreigners buying property in Spain is a contentious subject. Here's how to find 'pueblos' on sale and what else to consider.

With Spanish GDP growth leading Europe last year, diversity is making us richer – not only financially but culturally, tooThe world’s fastest growing major advanced economy last year was most likely Spain. According to preliminary official data for 2024, Spain’s GDP grew by 3.2%, almost five times the eurozone average and more than the US, which did […]

In 2024, Spain rejected a record number of foreigners for Spanish citizenship. If your application is denied, there are a several options you can choose from to challenge the decision.

Spain's allegedly rock-bottom defence spending has been repeatedly questioned internationally, and now more than ever as the EU realises it can't rely on Trump's US to defend Ukraine and Europe. But is Spain really the military “laggard” it’s portrayed to be?

As immigration has increased, GDP has surged and unemployment has fallen to lowest level since 2008From Madrid to Barcelona, restaurants and bars are brimming with people, and reservations have become essential for everything from fine dining to high-end hotels.It’s a glimpse of how Spain has become Europe’s buzziest economy – named the world’s best […]

In the days after flash floods killed more than 200 people in Valencia last year, volunteers and students sifted through the wreckage for photos belonging to families who had survived the disaster to see what could be saved Continue reading...

Recipes for offal and spice-heavy dishes in Book of Sent Sovi show how transatlantic travel reshaped cuisineForget gazpacho, patatas bravas or the tang of paprika in your chorizo. Such dishes may be considered staples of the Mediterranean diet but a new exhibition celebrating Spain’s oldest surviving cookbook suggests medieval Spanish cuisine was nothing […]

Prosecutor tells sexual assault trial that Spanish player has no reason not to tell the truth about what happenedThere is no doubt the kiss Luis Rubiales gave Jenni Hermoso after her triumph with Spain at the 2023 Women’s World Cup was non-consensual, a court has been told.Rubiales is standing trial for sexual assault in Spain after being forced to resign […]

The former Spanish football federation boss Luis Rubiales has told a court that he asked the footballer Jenni Hermoso if he could kiss her before doing so after the Women’s World Cup final in 2023.Rubiales is accused of sexual assault and then attempting to coerce Hermoso, with the help of three other former football federation officials, into publicly […]

Former Spanish football federation boss is accused of sexual assault after kissing player at Women’s World CupThe former Spanish football federation boss Luis Rubiales has told a court that he asked the player Jenni Hermoso if he could kiss her before doing so after the Women’s World Cup victory in 2023.“I am absolutely sure that she gave me her […]

Best European film at Goya awards goes to musical at centre of storm over past social media posts written by its starThe multi-Oscar-nominated narco-musical Emilia Pérez, whose success has been overshadowed by the emergence of a series of racist and Islamophobic social media posts written by its star, Karla Sofía Gascón, won best European film at […]

Karla Sofía Gascón’s precipitous fall from Oscars frontrunner to industry pariah has left many in Hollywood rethinking their tactics – and questioning their ethicsThe dramatic cancellation of Karla Sofía Gascón, star of multi-Oscar-nominated Emilia Pérez, has left publicists frantically struggling to keep the film in contention with just a week […]

The high drama of José Carlos Montoya’s meltdown after watching his girlfriend cheat with another man is breathtaking, if ethically horrific. And it’s just raised the stakes for its entire genreIt’s alarming to see just how quickly your sense of superiority can be undone. Just a few weeks ago, British viewers were quietly congratulating themselves on […]

The actor was due to attend the Goya awards on Saturday but has pulled out and has also been dropped by publishersKarla Sofía Gascón will not attend this weekend’s prestigious Goya awards as the fallout from the Spanish actor’s racist and Islamophobic social media posts continues with her being dropped by her publisher and criticised by prominent […]

Alexia Putellas and Irene Paredes give evidence to trialBoth say Jenni Hermoso was in tears on flight homeTeammates of Jenni Hermoso corroborated her account of being distraught and angered by the forced World Cup kiss from the former Spanish federation president Luis Rubiales when they testified at his sexual assault trial on Thursday.Rubiales, who has yet […]