A British couple on holiday in Palma de Mallorca has been arrested after leaving their young children alone for two days in their hotel while they went off on a drinking spree. Security staff at the hotel in the beach area of the Balearic city alerted authorities. According to sources […]
A British man has been sentenced to 13 years in Spanish prison for stabbing to death an army medic in a bar. The owner was also jailed for trying to cover up crime Benjamin Da Costa, 30, was found guilty of killing dad-of-one Scott Waring Former army medic died within […]
The number of holidays and short breaks carried out by residents in Spain has risen 5.7% in the last quarter of 2017, compared to the year before, according to figures released yesterday by the National Statistics Insitute – INE. Over 90% of breaks are taken inside the country, whilst 9.2% […]
Policia Nacional and Guardia Civil have discovered a large part of the infrastructure used in a drug traficking operation acorss the south coast of Spain. Five semi-rigid boats, thousands of litres of fuel, 15 engines and navigation equipment, as well as off road vehicles were discovered in the raid carried […]
Spain overtook Italy in terms of per-capita GDP in 2017, the Financial Times has reported, quoting IMF data. It said Spain will become 7% richer than Italy in the next five years. Italy was 10% richer 10 years ago.
After decades of avoiding responsibility for its victims’ pain, Friday’s statement expresses contrition. The Spanish government on Friday reacted positively to ETA’s apology to victims of its decades-long terror campaign. “It is good for the terrorist group to apologize to the victims, because the victims, their memory and their dignity […]
Podemos members are among 15 MEPs who have signed a petition calling for Spain not to extradite HSBC whistleblower Hervè Falciani, saying that thanks to his actions, the European Union has recovered €3 billion in unpaid taxes. Monaco-born Falciani leaked the database of HSBC’s Swiss holding, where he had been working […]
Diplomatic relations between Spain and Venezuela have seen tentative improvements after both countries agreed to reinstate their ambassadors. In a joint communication, the two nations’ foreign affairs ministries announced the start of a ‘process of normalisation’ in order to ‘benefit citizens’ of Spain and Venezuela, who are ‘united by close […]
Spain’s High Court on Thursday placed Caixabank under formal investigation over allegations that the Spanish bank was involved in laundering almost 100 million euros ($123.80 million) for alleged Chinese criminals. The court said in a written ruling that the investigation stemmed from a separate investigation into China’s largest bank, ICBC, […]
Investigating judge asks Finance Minister Cristóbal Montoro to explain statements to the contrary The Spanish Civil Guard has placed at €1.9 million the amount of public funds that former Catalan officials allegedly misused to finance the October 1, 2017 independence referendum. This is higher than a previous estimate of €1.6 […]
The Duchess of Cambridge has given birth to her third child on St George’s Day, Kensington Palace announced today. Kate was earlier taken by car before 6am this morning to the private Lindo wing of St Mary’s Hospital in Paddington, London , and the birth appears to have taken place […]
The governor of the Bank of England has said that an interest rate rise is “likely” this year, but any increases will be gradual. Mark Carney said major decisions had to be taken on Brexit, including on the detail of the implementation period and the shape of a final deal. […]
