Spanish Football Match Fixing Probe Leaves 23 Behind Bars
Twenty-three people, including players, have been arrested as part of an investigation into match-fixing in lower-division football matches in Spain,
Read moreTwenty-three people, including players, have been arrested as part of an investigation into match-fixing in lower-division football matches in Spain,
Read moreThis week the Spanish government has unveiled an 8% rise in the minimum wage, as part of the package to
Read moreThe Spanish Minister of Health, Carolina Darias, announced that the country’s obligatory use of face masks on public transport will
Read moreThe Spanish Minister of Defence, Margarita Robles, confirmed yesterday, Wednesday 25th January that Spain “ was open to providing Ukraine
Read moreMadrid´s Adolfo Suárez–Madrid Barajas was the scene of an FBI led arrest of a British national accused of facilitating a
Read moreSpanish Prime Minister, Pedro Sanchez was in Davos last week to plead the global elites to play their parts to
Read moreA 115-year-old Spanish woman has become the world’s oldest person following the death of French nun Lucile Randon. Maria Branyas
Read moreReal Madrid head the Spanish contingent in the latest Deloitte Most Valuable Football Clubs List, published today, 19th January. Real
Read moreJanuary 1st saw the implementation of the new Spanish DGT (Dirección General de Tráfico) environmental ECO car sticker which is
Read moreThe Spanish tax agency, Agencia Tributaria has now opened the online applictation web page for the 200 EUR grant which
Read moreAs the first day of Spain’s Rebajas Season starts, shoppers are also making savings on every-day food items thanks to
Read moreA young Spanish woman who spent four years documenting the fight against cancer has died. The news of the death
Read moreThe Madrid region is leading Spain in job recovery according to the latest unemployment figures released today, Tuesday 3rd January.
Read moreMadrileños will be enjoying a bumper year for public holidays in 2023. The official list has been published and whilst
Read moreTwo British residents have been given awards in the first honours list since King Charles came to the throne following
Read moreThe announcement that the Madrid mayor, José Luis Martínez-Almeda, is planning to convert the Plaza de Cibeles into an open
Read moreA stewardess on a flight of the Spanish airline Iberia Express got a surprise after an impromptu performance of “All
Read moreKing Felipe VI has used the traditional Christmas Eve speech to the nation to deliver a very politically charged address
Read moreA migrant who nearly died crossing the Mediterranean Sea twice to get to Europe has won a fortune on the
Read moreThe world’s oldest and most famous lottery delivered big to day with some 2.5 billion Euros won across Spain today.
Read moreThe notorious Spanish killer who was convicted for kidnapping, raping and then killing three schoolgirls in what became known as
Read moreThe ordeal of the Madrid football fan who was arrested in Iran on his way on foot to the World
Read moreSpanish National Police working with Europol have seized 75 properties worth over EUR 25 million in a money-laundering bust that
Read morePolice in Dubai have arrested ‘The Tiger’ – the most-wanted Spanish cocaine trafficker – as a crackdown on drug traffickers
Read moreA man has been arrested for shooting at a school and a nursery from his home using a sniper rifle.
Read moreDespite the plunging temperatures, Madrileños have been taking advantage of no school and two bank holidays to escape to pueblos
Read moreForget Lego, Barbie or even teddy bears, the world’s first-ever kids’ toy craze was actually carved slate owls covered with
Read moreThe British Embassy in Madrid has been instrumental in taking down a British drug lord who fled the Costa del
Read moreA nun who won the Italian version of The Voice has quit serving God and moved to Spain to work
Read moreA Love Island host has been torn off a strip for posting a saucy naked snap of herself from her
Read moreArchaeologists have discovered a bronze hand dating back 2,100 years and sporting the oldest known inscription in the Basque language
Read moreThis shocking video shows a terrified bull as it is pinned down and has flaming balls attached to its head
Read moreA Spanish fast-food cook has confessed to murdering his girlfriend, who went missing nearly 20 years ago, and then burying
Read moreThe family of missing British rugby player Levi Davis, 24, who was last seen on a night out over a
Read moreOne of Spain’s leading private healthcare providers HM Hospitals has announced the opening of 4 hospitals in and around the
Read moreThis week the Spanish government is set to test its disaster alert system by sending messages to mobile phones over
Read moreAn ex-paratrooper and Real Madrid football fan who was walking from Spain to Qatar to watch the World Cup has
Read moreSpanish experts have unveiled this lifelike Jesus Christ made of latex and silicon – and real human hair – based
Read moreJust days after the Spanish Senate passed the Democratic Memory Law, to finally “settle Spanish democracy’s debt to its past”,
Read moreThe Spanish Civil Guard working with Britain’s NCA say they have dismantled an Albanian crime gang that had been trafficking
Read moreHeading to Mallorca during the autumn months is the perfect choice for travellers seeking to avoid the peak-summer crowds and
Read moreA dancer dressed as a giant in a horned bull headdress and a bloody apron caused terror when they fell
Read moreCops in Tenerife have arrested a woman who staged her own violent kidnapping to demand 45,000 Euros from her own
Read moreA Spanish teacher who draws these amazing whiteboard history portraits like that of the late Queen Elizabeth II says that
Read moreSpain has officially eliminated strict Covid controls and checkpoints at its ports and airports in a bid to “favour international
Read moreAll four Spanish monarchs, the present King Felipe and Queen Leticia as well as the King Emeritus Juan Carlos and
Read moreA suspect accused of multiple rapes has been seized in Madrid after a British woman reported him to police in
Read moreThe Spanish National Police have busted a huge money laundering operation linked to Ireland’s once mighty Kinahan Cartel. Footage of
Read moreThe Spanish Royal Family will be fully represented at the funeral of Queen Elizabeth, due to be held at Westminster
Read moreThis is the moment a huge hot air balloon taking part in a race caused chaos with an emergency landing
Read moreThe supermarket chain Carrefour has been the first off the mark in response to the governments appeal to large retailers
Read moreThe King of Spain, Felipe VI has led the country in paying respects to Queen Elizabeth, who died yesterday, Thursday
Read moreThe legendary nightclub Pacha is going up for sale with several other properties for a breathtaking EUR 500 million price
Read moreA new mineral with a creamy white colour has been discovered on a mountain peak in northern Spain. Dubbed ‘Ermeloita’
Read moreThe bodies of a female bear and two cubs have been recovered from a 100-foot-deep cave after a fight to
Read moreAn archaeological site listed as a UNESCO World Heritage could be one of the oldest Neanderthal excavation sites in Spain
Read moreThis footage shows a bull apparently “sobbing” in terror as it is pinned to a post with a rope before
Read moreA newly unearthed Neanderthal skull has revealed how our ancient cousins could have been around for thousands of years longer
Read moreThis is the nail-biting moment a brave Spanish emergency services soldier drives a coach through a wall of flames in
Read moreThe parents of an adorable toddler who suffers from a rare syndrome with no known cure that leaves him crippled
Read moreA notorious drug trafficker known as the Queen of Ronda has been busted in Madrid with 24 lbs of cocaine.
Read moreThe recent eye raising incident of King Felipe not standing during a part of the inauguration ceremony when the sword
Read moreBreastfeeding for longer could reduce the risks of of infants developing obesity later in life, a new study has revealed.
Read moreThe Spanish economy is one of the largest in the world, with an overall Gross Domestic Product that stands at
Read moreThe Spanish government’s controversial energy saving measures which come into force today, 10th August, is raising temperatures as a heated
Read moreSpanish scientists have discovered an ultra-bright phenomenon in the distant universe that could have come from a star destroyed by
Read moreKing Felipe has been giving out the winning prizes this weekend at the conclusion of the 40th Kings Cup Saling
Read moreAnother daredevil bullrunner had a terrifying close call when his manhood was almost speared by a raging beast’s horns. Miguel
Read moreUp to 6,000 Spaniards from across the country are believed to have been scammed by a company claiming to be
Read moreA camerman found hanged a year after he married a well-known Spanish TV host was murdered and did not commit
Read moreA woman who developed a flesh-eating disease after an apparently botched cosmetic op has died in hospital. Stunning Silvia Idalia
Read moreSpain’s unemployment rate fell in the second quarter of 2022, according to the latest government data released last week. The
Read moreAn international police operation has led to the arrest of a former Mexican beauty queen and her Dutch-Romanian boyfriend in
Read moreThis is the heart-lifting moment when a firefighter gives much-needed water to a parched deer after it was saved from
Read moreSpain has marked the 25th anniversary of the kidnapping and murder of Partido Popular local councillor Miguel Ángel Blanco. Both
Read moreThe heatwave that has affected much of Spain and now spreading to northern Europe, is leaving a scorched Spanish landscape
Read moreCommuters in Madrid are set to enjoy four months of free train travel from September after the government announced a
Read moreSpain has taken another step in dealing with its troubled relationship with the regime of General Franco. The Spanish Congress
Read moreThe visit last week to Madrid of the American Jewish Committee, which included being received by both King Felipe VI
Read moreA stunning model and football WAG has told how she lost the urge for sex while she battled against depression.
Read moreA hero Civil Guard officer has donated his organs for use in transplants after he was shot in a senseless
Read moreThe Spanish Prime Minister, Pedro Sanchez, has pushed through an immediate billion Euro increase in defence spending in the wake
Read moreIn the week of Madrid Pride, the Spanish Government has announced that it will be introducing a bill named the
Read moreMadrid’s Barajas Airport has had some unique new arrivals this week in the form of white-tailed eagles which are part
Read moreSome 44 world leaders who are attending the 32nd NATO Summit in Madrid, enjoyed a unique dinner at the capital’s
Read moreThe Spanish government is under international pressure to launch an urgent enquiry into the border stampede that left at least
Read moreThe President of the United States, Joe Biden, landed today on Air Force One as one of the first western
Read moreThe Spanish Prime Minister, Pedro Sánchez, has unveiled a 9 billion Euro emergency package of financial measures to try to
Read moreMadrid takes centre stage in the coming week as heads of governments from across the western world descend on the
Read moreA breakthrough of sorts in the never-ending saga of Brexit related issues still be resolved – this time the exchange
Read moreA cynical crook who bled cats and dogs to death to sell their blood to scientists and vets is facing
Read moreSpain´s increasing appetite for British-style sandwiches looks set to continue with the announcement that UK market leader Pret A Manger
Read moreThe blinds are firmly down and the aircon on as the Spanish capital swelters in an early summer heatwave as
Read moreSpanish officials have confirmed that a female bear still alive after she was filmed being attacked by a male while
Read moreRestaurants in Spain could be required to offer customers free “doggy bags” as part of a new draft law aimed
Read moreOne of the most common bugbears of modern life is being challenged by the Spanish government as long telephone waiting
Read moreThe High Court in London has today, Monday 6th June, published its ruling concerning why the former king of Spain
Read moreThe long shadow of General Franco´s Valley of The Fallen shows no sign of abetting some 3 years after his
Read moreWelsh striker, Gareth Bale, has confirmed that he is leaving Real Madrid in a statement released today, Wednesday, 1st June.
Read moreThe 40th anniversary of Spain’s entry into the NATO military alliance has been marked today, Monday 30th May, at an
Read moreThe Spanish government have announced that unvaccinated travellers from outside the EU are now allowed to visit Spain, provided they
Read moreSpain’s former King, Juan Carlos I, has been spending time in his home country for the first time in nearly
Read moreThe visit of the Emir of Qatar, Shekih Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani to Madrid has brought rich rewards for Spain.
Read moreThe Spanish Cabinet has approved the first tranche of a line of guarantees for self-employed workers and small companies with
Read moreIt has been reported in Spanish media that the government has sacked the country’s spy chief, Paz Esteban, following revelations
Read moreQueen Leticia of Spain got the giggles and a royal flush when a guest turned up wearing the identical dress
Read moreThe Spanish government has lowered its GDP growth forecast due to the impact of the war in Ukraine. According to
Read moreIn an unprecedented move, the Spanish royal house has published the net wealth of the king, Felipe VI. According to
Read moreMadrid´s latest export to the rest of the country is illegal road racing. What started in the Madrid districts of
Read moreThe Spanish Prime Minister, Pedro Sánchez, has arrived in the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv this morning, Thursday 21st April. The
Read moreAfter 700 days the obligatory wearing of face masks indoors has finally come to an end today Wednesday 20th April.
Read moreThe Spanish Prime Minister, Pedro Sánchez, has visited one the country´s reception centres for Ukrainian refugees in Barcelona, where he
Read moreThe Spanish Prime Minister, Pedro Sánchez visited Rabat on Thursday 8th April for a meeting with the Moroccan King, Mohammed
Read moreAstonished church leaders are celebrating the miraculous return of 16th-century panels of saints stolen from an altar more than 40
Read moreThe Spanish Ministry of Health has announced a further easing on the wearing of face masks from Tuesday 19th April.
Read moreThe Ukrainian President, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, received a standing ovation at the Spanish Cortes yesterday, Tuesday 5th April, as he compared
Read moreTwo Ukrainian sisters separated for 20 years have had an astonishing reunion when one took the other in as a
Read moreThe Spanish film set used for Spaghetti Western movies by director Sergio Leone has been put up for sale. Eight
Read moreThe Spanish government has unveiled a package of emergency economic measures worth 6 billion euros in direct aid and 10
Read moreThe former king Juan Carlos´s troubles continue as the High Court in London has ruled that he could face trial
Read moreThese incredible images show how a baby girl is born via caesarean section with the amniotic sac still intact in
Read moreOver 20,000 National Police and Civil Guard officers have been mobilised by the Spanish government to guarantee supplies from
Read moreSpanish Prime Minister, Pedro Sanchez, has paid a flying visit to Latvia to visit Spanish troops in the NATO country
Read moreThe decision last week by Spain’s State Prosecutor to shelve the investigation into the finances of the late king, Juan
Read moreThe Spanish Prime Minister, Pedro Sanchez, has placed Spain in forefront of the European Union’s response to the Russian invasion
Read moreA brave 12-year-old girl has left war-torn Ukraine alone to try to reach her foster family in Spain, to escape
Read moreBritain’s most wanted woman who allegedly laundered over GBP 1 billion (1.2 billion Euros) in a mobile phone tax scam
Read moreThe Spanish government have ramped up their response to the Russian invasion of Ukraine by announcing a series of further
Read moreThe Cibeles Palace and Fountain lit up central Madrid last night, Friday 25th February, in support of Ukraine as Russian
Read moreThe Spanish Government has issued a strongly worded communique condeming the Russian attack on Ukraine, which began this morning, Thursday
Read moreA long-deserted ghost village has emerged from a once deep reservoir in north-western Spain and made headlines around the world
Read moreA luxury residential development and favourite of Madrid’s well heeled – the Marina Isla de Valdecañas – has been given
Read moreThe simmering tensions within Spain’s main opposition conservative Partido Popular has erupted into full blown open warfare between the party´s
Read moreThe Spanish Health Minister, Carolina Darias, announced yesterday Wednesday 16th February that sporting and football stadiums can return to full
Read moreThe Madrid regional premier, Isabel Diaz Ayuso, has been meeting some of the winners of the Spanish Film Academy´s 2021
Read moreThe ghosts of the past have returned to haunt Spanish – Latin American relations, after Mexican president, Andres Manuel Lopez
Read moreThe Spanish government has relaxed restrictions on travellers arriving in the country from non Schengen Zone countries who are between
Read moreDespite considerable opposition from employers and business associations, the left-wing coalition government of Pedro Sanchez, have succeeded in raising the
Read moreKing Felipe VI, who has just celebrated his 54th birthday, has tested positive for covid-19 after experiencing mild symptoms since
Read moreThe Spanish government have announced that the obligatory wearing of facemasks outdoors will cease from Thursday 10th February. The announcement
Read moreSpanish mega bank, Banco Santander has announced a post pandemic bounce back recovery, posting a 8.1 billion Euro profit for
Read moreThe latest figures from the Spanish statistical agency INE show that the Spanish economy continued to recover in the final quarter of
Read morePets, including cats, dogs and even goldfish, are now considered family members under new laws in Spain with implications regarding
Read moreSpain’s reputation as a refuge for on the run has been further dented with a new appeal to trace and
Read moreAn alleged drugs overlord dubbed the ‘Spanish Pablo Escobar of Heroin’ because he is believed to be the biggest trafficker
Read moreThe Madrid regional government has launched legal proceedings against the central government, in order to reverse an alleged exclusion of
Read moreThe latest passenger figures from the Spanish airport operator AENA, released yesterday, Tuesday 11th January, show that passenger traffic through
Read moreDespite record numbers from the latest government Covid-19 infection rate figures, released yesterday 10th January, the Spanish Prime Minister Pedro
Read moreThe Madrid regional premier, Isabel Diaz Ayuso, has announced a series of financial incentives in order to encourage births and
Read moreSpain’s Supreme Constitutional Court in Madrid has rejected a woman’s appeal against a sentence that did not consider it a
Read moreThe British Embassy have announced another extension to the validity of UK licences in Spain past the December 31st deadline,
Read moreThe Spanish Health Minister, Carolina Darias,has confirmed that the Inter-Territorial Council of the National Health System (CISNS), which co-ordinates the
Read moreKing Felipe VI has delivered his annual seasonal address to the Spanish nation which was broadcast on Christmas Eve. The
Read moreThe Spanish Prime Minister, Pedro Sanchez, has announced that the Cabinet will meet tomorow Thursday, 23rd December, in order to
Read moreThe winning number for El Gordo ( the fat one) prize in Spain’s world-famous lottery is 86148. The draw which
Read moreNearly 30 years after the murders of Miriam García Iborra, Antonia “Toñi” Gómez Rodríguez and Desirée Hernández Folch, Europe´s top
Read moreBoth the UK and Spanish governments have announced an immediate tightening of travel restrictions due to the Omicron variant whose
Read moreThe first winter storms have arrived this week with plummeting temperatures, high winds, rain and snow lashing the peninsula. Madrid’s
Read moreKing Felipe and Doña Leticia made what for them was an unusual journey, yesterday, Monday 15th November – on a
Read moreSpain’s national haulage association announced last week a three day lorry strike which if goes ahead is likely to lead
Read moreThe Madrid Metropolitan has welcomed the announcement by news aggregator, Google News, that it will be returning following a 7-year
Read moreVickie Scullard reports on how administrative confusion between Spain and the UK over vaccination requirements for travel is causing Britons
Read moreSpanish multinational electricity utility company Iberdrola has carried out the destruction of a huge cooling tower which was captured on
Read moreJust over a year since the Withdrawal Agreement TIE (Tarjeta Identidad de Extranjero) was launched, the latest figures published by the
Read moreThe Spanish Government is set to introduce a series of new pet laws aimed at controling the industry, increasing owner
Read moreThe Spanish Prime Minister, Pedro Sánchez, has vowed to “implement” a series of laws aimed at ending the “enslavement” of
Read moreKing Felipe VI, took the royal salute at the military parade marking Spain’s national day, El Dia de Hispanidad, in
Read moreSpain’s most important Archbishop has apologised after a raunchy music video for a song called ‘Atheist’ that featured a naked
Read moreThe latest figures released by the National Statistics Institute (INE) show that the post pandemic recovery in Spain´s all important
Read moreThe NATO Secretary-General, Jens Stoltenberg, visited Madrid yesterday Friday 8th October, where he met the prime minister, Pedro Sanchez, at
Read moreThe latest Covid-19 infection figures from the Spanish Ministry of Health show a continuing fall in the incidence rate over the
Read moreThe publication by the Washington based International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ) of a huge cache of confidential data, named the
Read moreThe Spanish Prime Minister, Pedro Sanchez, yesterday, Sunday 3rd October, flew back to the Canary Island of La Palma, pledging
Read moreThe English sense of humour has been quite the talk of Galicia after a recent tweet from Her Majesty´s Ambassador
Read moreKing Felipe VI and Queen Leticia yesterday visited the Canary Island of La Palma, to meet emergency workers and residents
Read moreSpanish Prime Minister, Pedro Sanchez, cancelled his trip to the United Nations General Assembly in New York and flown instead
Read moreThe Spanish tourism sector, which has been struggling to recover from the pandemic enduced contraction, is hopeful that the UK”s
Read moreThe Spanish Prime Minister, Pedro Sanchez, has announced an “historic” investment into Spanish sports in to build on the success
Read moreThe government´s latest official figures for the number of Covid-19 infections show a continuing drop reaching a post summer low of just
Read moreThe Spanish National Police have announced the arrest of General Hugo Armando Carvajal Barrios, the former Venezuelan spymaster, wanted by
Read moreThe Spanish tourist industry is breathing a sigh of relief as the numbers of tourist arrivals enjoys a late summer
Read moreNew driving regulations are due to take force for UK registered cars for travellers to Spain and across the European
Read moreThe government has announced that it has passed the 70% milestone that was set by the Prime Minister, Pedro Sanchez
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