A body recovered off the coast in Tenerife has been confirmed as that of missing British woman Amy Gerard. The 28-year-old, originally from Cleethorpes, was last seen outside an Irish bar in the resort town of Puerto de la Cruz early on 30 November. She had been working at the […]
Spanish police on Saturday announced the arrest of three men they said ran the Spanish section of “one of the most influential neo-nazi websites” in the world. The arrests were in Barcelona, Tarragona and Saragossa, all in the northeast of the country, said a police statement. The aim of the […]
A ROUTINE blood test led to a father in Bilbao finding out his children were not his own due to a mix-up at the fertility clinic, leading to the family getting nearly a quarter of a million euros in compensation. The couple underwent IVF in 2015 and the mother gave […]
Scottish champions Celtic have been drawn to face Spanish side Valencia in the last 32 of the Europa League. Valencia are 14th in La Liga and finished third in their Champions League group, behind Juventus and Manchester United. Premier League side Arsenal play Bate Borisov of Belarus, while Chelsea – […]
A jailed Catalan separatist leader on hunger strike for two weeks has been hospitalised in the prison where he is held on rebellion charges, his doctor said on Friday. Jordi Turull, former spokesman for the regional Catalan government of Carles Puigdemont, began a hunger strike on December 1 in Lledoners […]
Spanish law will be toughened to define any non-consensual sexual act as “assault” or “rape” instead of “sexual abuse”, experts have decided. A panel of legal experts was set up by the government after protests when five men were cleared of raping a teenage woman. Judges ruled that the so-called […]
Spain’s Socialist government on Friday gave the green light for a 7.3-billion-euro renewal of military equipment which it portrayed as “social spending” that will create thousands of jobs. “The defence ministry will launch three military programmes with an investment of 7.33 billion euros ($8.2 billion),” the ministry said in a […]
The Colombian star denies the prosecutors’ claim that she listed the Bahamas as her official address while living in Spain. Shakira has been charged with tax evasion in Spain with prosecutors claiming she failed to pay more than €14.5m (£13m) between 2012 and 2014. The popstar’s representatives have denied wrongdoing. […]
During an ill-tempered session led by a Popular Party senator, Pablo Iglesias denied any irregularities but admitted he “didn’t agree with some things I said in the past” The leader of the anti-austerity party Podemos, Pablo Iglesias, appeared on Thursday before a Senate committee investigating party financing. The session, which was […]
Ministers will gather in the Catalan capital on December 21, triggering concern about street protests December 21 has become a key date for the future of Catalonia, and the relationship between the regional and central Spanish government. Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez has decided to hold his weekly Cabinet meeting on that day […]
Tremors could be felt across Spain’s south coast yesterday (Thursday) after a 3.5 mbLg earthquake was recorded in Lorca, Murcia at around 9am. According to Spain’s National Geographical Institute, classrooms in schools in Lorca were evacuated as a precaution as the earthquake struck. Furniture reportedly shook and buildings vibrated after […]
