Some 1,000 people are protesting at the tomb of former Spanish dictator Gen Francisco Franco against plans to move his body, reports say. A far right group had called for a “pilgrimage” to the controversial Valley of the Fallen monument near Madrid. Spain’s new socialist government wants to exhume his […]
Thousands of Catalans protested Saturday in Barcelona for the release of separatist leaders held over their role in the region’s secession bid and the return of those who fled abroad into self-exile. Catalonia’s pro-independence president Quim Torra took part in the march just a day after he met Spanish prime […]
LOW-COST airline Ryanair has reportedly fired four flight attendants who said they had flown more than the legal maximum number of hours, and allegedly sent a memo to the rest of its cabin crew warning similar attitudes would lead to disciplinaries. The staff members, based in Mallorca, said they were […]
HEALTHCARE reforms on the cards will include a gradual return to free prescriptions for State pensioners – including those whose pension comes from another country, such as retired expats, announces minister Carmen Montón (pictured). Pensioners always used to get free prescriptions irrespective of their income until around 2012 when the […]
FRIENDS and family members of the three British tourists who died in falls from the same aparthotel in Magaluf have shed light on the tragedies – and say there was no ‘balconing’ or other reckless practices involved. The latest victim, 18-year-old Thomas Channon, tripped over a wall of less than […]
New chief of the traffic authority says the time has come to revamp the point-based driving license From now on, using a cellphone while behind the wheel will carry bigger sanctions in Spain. Pere Navarro, the new head of the national traffic authority (DGT), on Thursday announced plans to stiffen […]
SPANISH State pensioners will be paid their arrears from the agreed annual increase effective from January within the next few days, confirms minister for work Magdalena Valerio. Retirees had been protesting for months about only having received a 0.25% annual rise in their pay every January for the previous six […]
Spain’s main workers unions said on Friday they have called a strike of more than 60,000 baggage-handling and airport staff across all Spanish airports for the beginning of August after more than two years of failed negotiations. Talks between unions and company representatives have failed to reach accords on pay […]
Members of Spain’s conservative party want the country to leave the EU’s Schengen Area if they “aren’t respected” by Germany, following their refusal to extradite separatist Catalan leader Puigdemont to Spain on grounds of treason. Two members of Spain’s former ruling party have told socialist Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez he […]
The holidaymaker miraculously survived the fall from the seventh-floor balcony when he landed on a BMW’s bonnet. A holidaymaker from Britain miraculously survived a fall from a seventh floor balcony when he landed on a BMW’s bonnet. The car, parked outside the hotel in Mallorca, broke the man’s fall […]
Low-cost airline Ryanair has cancelled 30 flights on Thursday after talks with pilots ended without an agreement. Scheduled flights between Ireland and the UK will face the brunt of the action, as Ryanair faces its second strike since recognising unions for the first time in December. The Irish carrier blamed […]
Spain is introducing a series of measures to strengthen legal protection for people who rent their homes, and temper rising prices in bigger cities, Development Minister Jose Luis Abalos said on Thursday. Home-building, buoyed by foreign investment, is thriving in Spain 10 years after a property bubble burst, and the […]
