King Felipe instructs Feijóo to try and form government, yet without guaranteed support
King Felipe VI has instructed the leader of the right-wing People’s Party (PP), Alberto Núñez Feijóo, to try and form a government, despite not having...
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Spain finds record 9.5 tonnes of cocaine hidden in banana freight from Ecuador
Spanish customs agents and the National Police said on Friday that they had confiscated the country’s biggest cocaine haul to date of 9.5 tonnes hidden...
‘Harassment, assault … denigrating Spanish sport’ – pressure grows on Rubiales to resign
The Spanish government has demanded transparency and urgent action from the country’s Football Federation (RFEF) against its president, Luis Rubiales, over his forced kiss on...
Calls for Spain’s football chief to resign after kissing player on lips
The president of the Spanish Football Federation (RFEF), Luis Rubiales, has been heavily criticised on social media for kissing player Jenni Hermoso on the lips...
Socialist candidate Armengol elected as parliament speaker – seen as step to Sánchez securing re-election
Francina Armengol, the candidate proposed by Spain’s PSOE socialist party, was elected by MPs as the parliament’s new speaker on Thursday morning, which has been...
Firefighters and military personnel battle ‘out of control’ wildfire in Tenerife
Around 250 firefighters and personnel from Spain’s special military emergency unit (UME) are battling a wildfire raging ‘out of control’ on the island of Tenerife...
Six tourists arrested over alleged gang rape of British woman in Mallorca
Spanish police said on Wednesday that they had arrested five French tourists and a Swiss holidaymaker on suspicion of gang rape of an 18-year-old British...
Barcelona City Council increases fines for graffiti, public drinking & urination
Barcelona City Council, now led by socialist (PSC) mayor Jaume Collboni, is increasing the fines for graffiti, as well as drinking or urinating in public...
Spain’s Constitutional Court rejects hearing Puigdemont’s appeal against arrest warrant
Spain’s Constitutional Court has rejected hearing an appeal lodged by the former Catalan president Carles Puigdemont and ex-health minister Toni Comín against the warrants for...
UK licence holders urged to exchange licences before 15 September cut-off
On 15 March 2023, the UK and Spain reached an agreement on driving licence exchange, which enabled UK licence holders living in Spain to swap...
