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...
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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...
Couple jailed for 4 years in Spain over ‘meticulously planned’ €1.6m wine theft
A court in Cáceres (Extremadura) on Monday jailed a couple for stealing 45 bottles of wine worth over €1.6 million from a hotel restaurant, in...
After waiting for 20 years, Murcia finally has a high-speed train to Madrid
A high-speed AVE train link has been inaugurated this week between the Spanish region of Murcia and Madrid, after waiting 19 years and four months for...
The Jarramplas Festival: why in Cáceres it’s an honour to be pelted with turnips
Today is a day you’ve dreamt of for years. It’s a cold winter morning. Your neighbours are outside waiting, armed with turnips. It’s time for...
Mexican beauty queen & partner arrested for theft of wine worth €1.6m from Spanish restaurant
A former Mexican beauty queen and her Dutch-Romanian boyfriend were arrested this week in Croatia for allegedly stealing over €1.6 million worth of wine from...
Wildfires rage in Spain, with over 3,000 evacuated from homes in Andalusia
Wildfires raged in Spain and south west France on Saturday, forcing thousands of people to be evacuated from their homes as blistering summer temperatures put...
Court orders demolition of Extremadura’s ‘rural Marbella’ luxury resort
A luxury resort on an island in a reservoir near Cáceres in the Extramadura region, known locally as ‘rural Marbella’, is to be demolished to...
Leonardo DiCaprio, conflict-free diamonds, and a new factory in Extremadura
A Silicon Valley based lab-grown diamond company, that has Hollywood actor and environmentalist Leonardo DiCaprio amongst its investors, has confirmed its plans to build a...
