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British climber, 28, dies after 60-metre fall near summit of Spain’s highest Picos de Europa peak

News Desk25th September 202629th September 2026

25th September 202629th September 2026967

A 28-year-old British climber has died after plunging up to 60 metres while descending from the summit of Torrecerredo, the highest mountain in Spain’s Picos...

British and French scientists share Spain’s top science prize for Covid-era DNA breakthroughs

News Desk13th May 202617th May 2026

13th May 202617th May 20261618

British chemists David Klenerman and Shankar Balasubramanian shared Spain’s leading science prize on Wednesday with French biophysicist Pascal Mayer for pioneering DNA sequencing research that...

US-German couple jailed in Spain after keeping children locked indoors for over 3 years

News Desk12th May 202618th May 2026

12th May 202618th May 20261644

A US-German couple were sentenced in Spain on Monday to almost three years in prison after keeping their three children confined inside their home for...

Ryanair cuts 1 million seats and 36 routes in Spain amid fee dispute

News Desk3rd September 202510th September 2025

3rd September 202510th September 20256878

Ryanair has followed through on its threat from last week and will withdraw one million seats from its winter schedule in Spain, cutting 36 direct...

Pedro Sánchez visits wildfire-hit Galicia and pledges ‘national pact’ to address climate emergency

News Desk17th August 202519th August 2025

17th August 202519th August 20255053

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez pledged on Sunday to forge a ‘national pact’ to confront the climate crisis during a visit to the wildfire-ravaged region...

Catalonia will collect its own taxes in new financial model agreed with central government

News Desk15th July 202521st July 2025

15th July 202521st July 20259815

Catalonia is set to begin collecting personal income tax (IRPF) from January 2026, following a landmark meeting on Monday between Spain’s central government and the...

Couple arrested in Asturias on suspicion of confining their kids to home for three years

News Desk2nd May 20256th May 2025

2nd May 20256th May 20252391

Spanish police said on Wednesday that they had arrested a German couple accused of keeping their three young children confined in appalling conditions for over...

Five dead, four injured in mining accident in Asturias

News Desk31st March 20257th April 2025

31st March 20257th April 20252416

Five people have died and four others were injured after an accident occurred on Monday at a coal mine in the northern region of Asturias....

Spain reverses ban on hunting wolves in the north of the country

News Desk21st March 202525th March 2025

21st March 202525th March 20252753

Spanish MPs voted on Thursday to lift a ban on hunting wolves in the northern part of the country, reversing a policy introduced three years...

At least 18 injured after gas explosion at residential property in Asturias

News Desk4th March 202510th March 2025

4th March 202510th March 20253617

An explosion in the town of Mieres in the northwestern region of Asturias on Monday afternoon has left at least 18 people injured, three of...

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