New high-speed train linking Madrid & Lisbon will cut journey time from 10 hours to three
A new high-speed rail link between Madrid and Lisbon is set to become operational by 2030, coinciding with the year Spain and Portugal are scheduled...
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Spanish PM’s brother David Sánchez quits state role after judge suggests it was ‘created for him’
Spain’s Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez’s brother has stepped down from his government role following a judge’s suggestion that the position may have been created specifically...
Spanish government slams ‘trumped-up’ charge against PM’s brother
The Spanish government has lashed out over a new ‘trumped-up charge’ by a far-right linked group, this time targeting David Sánchez (left in main image),...
Heatwave shatters Spain’s temperature records for early October
The start of October in Spain this year has been the warmest since records began, the country’s meteorological agency AEMET said on Monday, with nearly...
Spain on wildfire alert as another heatwave begins, with forecast up to 47C
Although three wildfires that scorched more than 1,000 hectares in Spain over the weekend are now under control, the country remains on high alert for...
Spain’s Aragón becomes 4th region to be jointly governed by PP & far-right Vox
Spain’s right-wing People’s Party (PP) and the far-right Vox group agreed on Friday to form a coalition in the region of Aragón, following the 28...
Extremadura becomes third region of Spain to be jointly governed by PP & Vox
Spain’s right-wing People’s Party (PP) and the far-right Vox group said on Friday that they had reached a deal to jointly govern the Extremadura region...
Gender violence becomes key issue in PP-Vox pacts ahead of 23 July election
Gender violence, and whether it even exists, has become the key issue in the possible pacts between the right-wing People’s Party (PP) and far-right Vox...
Spain’s right-wing make significant gains in local and regional elections
LATEST: Pedro Sánchez announces General Election for Sunday 23 July. Spain’s People’s Party (PP), the main right-wing opposition group, made significant gains in Sunday’s local and regional...
Wildfire, ‘intentionally started’ in Extremadura, forces hundreds to evacuate
Firefighters supported by special units of soldiers continued to battle a wildfire in the region of Extremadura on Friday, that has already forced hundreds of...
