Lionel Messi scored his 400th La Liga goal yesterday, a total his coach Ernesto Valverde described as “monstrous”, as Barcelona terrorised Eibar to reclaim their five-point cushion at the top of the table. Messi scored after being teed up by Luis Suarez, who added two goals to his own tally […]
President Pedro Sánchez and his cabinet presented their 2019 budget today (Friday) in Parliament, although as yet they do not have sufficient support from non-ruling parties to push it through. Backing from left-wing Podemos is likely as long as the socialist government agrees to its requests to reduce the cost […]
Spanish president Pedro Sánchez reveals he has been working since November on contingency plans for four key areas in case of a ‘hard Brexit’, in which the UK leaves the European Union without a deal on March 29 this year. Now the issue of Gibraltar has been largely agreed and […]
Far-right Vox, whose support is required to eject the PSOE from power, is already clashing with Ciudadanos Disputes have already broken out within the new political alliance that is working to end 36 years of rule by the Socialist Party (PSOE) in Spain’s southern region of Andalusia. Just hours after […]
Former brother-in-law of Paul Hollywood is killed in Spanish plane crash alongside British passenger after their light aircraft smashed into mist-covered mountain. Simon Moores, 62, of Westgate-on-Sea, Kent died in a place crash in Spain Mr Moores was the brother-in-law of celebrity chef Paul Hollywood, 52 Aircraft took off from […]
Hotel owners confirm drastic decrease in the number of British tourists that stay at hotels in Benidorm. Although Benidorm is known for being one of the most popular holiday destinations for British tourists, an eight per cent fall in the number of them staying in the resort has been reported […]
A Japanse passport grants access to the most countries in 2019, according to the Henley Passport Index — its citizens can travel without a visa to 190 nations worldwide. Tied in second place were two other Asian nations, Singapore and South Korea, citizens from which can visit 189 destinations visa-free. Germany and […]
Michy Batshuayi is set to return to Chelsea this month after Valencia confirmed they are in talks to cut his loan short. The Spanish club’s sporting director Mateu Alemany confirmed Batshuayi would be heading back to Stamford Bridge at a press conference on Thursday. Alemany said negotiations over the termination […]
Central banks in Eurozone countries will start to withdraw €500 notes from circulation from January the 27th, except in Germany and Austria. They’ll remain legal tender, even though the European Central Bank stopped producing them from the end of 2018, but if high street banks receive any, they’re required to […]
Spending by tourists rose on average 2.8% in 2018, whilst the number of arrivals climbed 0.7% compared to 2017. Tourism has generated nearly €85 billion for the Spanish economy, with 78 million tourists arriving in the country last year. Data suggests that more records will be broken, whilst visitor numbers […]
Spanish police are investigating 28 professional tennis players for match-fixing, including one who participated in last year’s U.S. Open. Authorities didn’t immediately disclose any of the names of those implicated in the operation that dismantled an Armenian organized group that allegedly bribed athletes for betting purposes. Police say 15 people […]
Vodafone has announced plans to cut up to 1,200 jobs in Spain as it streamlines its organisation to cope with a drop in revenue and profits in a fiercely competitive telecommunications market. In a statement, the group said it would kick off consultations with worker representatives at the end of […]
