Temperatures reach 44ºC in some parts of Spain, as first summer heatwave arrives
Spain was seeing its first official heatwave of the year on Thursday, with temperatures forecast to reach 40C in large parts of the country –...
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Updated: Body found in Tenerife is that of Jay Slater, autopsy confirms
#UPDATED at 14.45 on Tues 16 July: An autopsy has confirmed that the body found on the island of Tenerife in the Canary Islands on Monday is...
Three critically injured after bus accident outside tunnel in Catalonia
A dramatic bus accident at the mouth of a highway tunnel in Catalonia has left nine people injured, three of them critically, another with serious injuries,...
Spanish team sing ‘Gibraltar is Spanish’ during Euro 2024 celebrations in Madrid
Tens of thousands of fans in Madrid welcomed Spain’s national football team back from Germany on Monday, triumphant after beating England in the Euro 2024...
Spain’s Supreme Court drops Puigdemont ‘terrorism’ probe due to ‘procedural error’
Spanish Supreme Court judge Susana Polo has closed a ‘terrorism’ investigation into the Catalan pro-independence leader Carles Puigdemont, who fled to Belgium in 2017 to avoid prosecution...
Sánchez hails France’s ‘rejection of far right’ – and Labour’s victory in the UK
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez has hailed France’s ‘rejection of the far right’ after a left-wing coalition was projected to form the largest group in...
Tourists in Barcelona sprayed with water pistols, as 2,800 protest against mass tourism
Around 3,000 protesters marched on Saturday in Barcelona to denounce mass tourism and its effect on Spain’s most visited city, with some angry locals even...
Corruption investigation testimony of Spanish PM’s wife, Begoña Gómez, suspended
Begoña Gómez, wife of Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez, arrived at a Madrid court to testify before a judge on Friday as part of a preliminary...
Microsoft to invest €2.2 billion in huge data centre project in Aragón
Tech giant Microsoft is to invest 2.2 billion euros in a huge data centre project in northeastern Spain, regional authorities said on Wednesday as the...
Spanish government to limit short-term rentals and tourist flats to address housing crisis
The Spanish government has announced its intention to modify the country’s existing housing law to put more limits on both short-term and tourist lettings, amid rising...
