Court
Spain court confirms sexual assault sentence in "wolf pack" case
A Spanish regional court this morning confirmed a controversial ruling that cleared five men of gang-raping a young woman during Pamplona's San Fermin fesitval in the so-called "Wolf Pack" case, which caused protests across Spain.
Politics
Budget woes for Spanish Prime Minister
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez said his government was planning to put forward a proposal for the 2019 budget in January, changing strategy after an electoral setback on Sunday in a Socialist stronghold.
Health
Hospital waiting times are down in the Balearics
Patients wait an average of 93 days for surgery at a public hospital in Spain, and one in every eight people wait over six months, according to new data released yesterday by the Health Ministry.
Traffice laws
Speed limits for electric scooters to be introduced
Electric or E-scooters are becoming increasingly popular in cities across Spain.
Heritage
Dry-stone walls named UNESCO heritage
Spain has been added to UNESCO's list of world's intangilbe heritage of humanity.
Letters to the Editor
Our readers have sent letters about unemployment in Spain and Scotland Independence.
World Cup
Spain shocked after penalty shoot-out exit
The Spanish team deserved more from the 120 minutes, they controlled the game from start to finish but hard work by the Russian rearguard made their job incredibly difficult.
Letters to the Editor
“Please can you start a campaign to get Spain to enable those Brits who live and work here to obtain Spanish passports and thus remain European citizens....”
Weather
The heat wave has come to an end
The highest temperature in Majorca so far this year has been 40.3C.
Property
Spain ‘the preferred move’ for Britons seeking property abroad
Spain is the most popular European country for Britons looking to relocate or buy a second home, figures from a property website suggest.
Nautical
Local nautical sector is second largest in Spain
The improvement of the nation’s economy and consumer confidence has been witnessed in the country’s nautical sector.
Tourism
28 million tourists have come to Spain so far this year
Spain’s important tourism industry has returned better than expected figures so far in 2017 as holidaymakers appeared to have rediscovered the country’s attractions amid turmoil and safety concerns in other once-popular destinations, statistics compiled by an industry monitoring agency revealed yesterday.
Population
There are twice as many Britons in Spain than Spaniards in Britain
With much of the Brexit talk focusing on rights for EU citizens living in the UK and UK citizens living in the European Union, it has been revealed that there are more than double the number of British people in Spain than Spanish people in the UK, according to the Office for National Statistics (ONS).
Terrorism
Spain arrests "highly radicalised" Moroccan with suicide bomb manual
Spanish police arrested a 32-year-old Moroccan in a dawn raid in central Madrid on Tuesday.
Law
Hoteliers getting tough with tour operators over false claims
The Spanish hoteliers federation has denounced the "organised criminal network" behind the claims.
Industrial relations
Dockworkers call off Wednesday strike
The dispute has been over legislative reform that will bring an end to the closed shops operated by workers' stevedore companies at Spain's ports.
Politics
Gibraltar says EU boss like ‘cuckolded husband’; Spain bullying
Gibraltarians are British citizens and rejected by 99% to 1% the idea of the UK sharing sovereignty with Spain in a vote in 2002 and in a previous referendum in 1967.
- Spain wants Britons to show they have 113.40 euros, £97, per day for their holidays
- Over two hours for Britons to get through Palma airport queues
- Palma Airport passport control "collapse" put down to unscheduled flights
- Living in a motorhome in Palma: "It'll only get worse"
- Watch those prices in Mallorca
Comment
Europe
“Expats should be offered the possibility of retaining their old status...”
Jason Moore08/12/2018 09:27