‘STORM Hugo’ has already claimed a life in Spain, and 72 B-roads are closed whilst another 29 require snow chains as the whole of the country is under weather alerts for rain, high winds, snow and tidal surges. A four-year-old boy was killed outright at 13.30 today (Saturday) after a […]
Catalonia’s ex-leader Carles Puigdemont has been detained by German police acting on a European arrest warrant. Mr Puigdemont, who is wanted in Spain for sedition and rebellion, was held crossing from Denmark on the way to Belgium, his lawyer said. Mr Puigdemont will appear before a German judge on Monday. […]
Catalan separatist leader Carles Puigdemont left Finland before authorities could act on a Spanish arrest warrant, a Finnish MP says. Mikko Karna said Mr Puigdemont had confirmed he had arrived in Belgium.The warrant was issued on Friday, a day after Mr Puigdemont arrived in Finland. He was due to leave on […]
The parents of murdered eight-year-old Gabriel Cruz, Angel and Patricia, have appeared as witnesses in the pre-trial hearing of the woman accused of killing the boy. They were in court to deliver their testimonies in connection with the ongoing investigation. Other family members are due to make statements today. Defence […]
The 15.5 million car journeys that will take place in the next 10 days could be complicated this weekend by the arrival of the “Hugo” depression. Ahead of Easter next week, today will see the first big exodus of cars from Spanish cities, with the DGT traffic authority expecting a […]
A Spanish Supreme Court judge on Friday said he would try 13 Catalan separatist leaders for rebellion, a crime punishable by up to 25 years in jail, after they enabled Catalonia’s banned independence drive last year. In total, 25 separatist politicians will be tried for rebellion, embezzlement or disobedience, the […]
Spain are one of the “top favourites” to win this year’s World Cup in Russia, according to Joachim Low, manager of defending champions Germany. Four-time winners Germany face Spain, whose sole World Cup win came in 2010, in a friendly in Dusseldorf on Friday. Germany won all 10 of their […]
Spain has been hit by a number of anti-tourism demonstrations and marches due to the increasing number of tourists visiting the country. Two campaign groups have warned that more are to hit the country this summer. Spain is one of the most popular travel destinations for British travellers, reporting 75.3 million […]
An avalanche in the Aran Valley, not far from the popular ski resort of Baqueira-Beret caused the death of two men and has left a third fighting for is life. An avalanche in the Aran Valley in the Pyrenees mountains in Spain northeastern region of Catalonia killed two people and left […]
Small radical CUP group withholds its four votes at the investiture session that was meant to vote in the separatist candidate Jordi Turull In a new twist to the ongoing political crisis in Catalonia, a small but pivotal party made a last-minute decision to withhold its support for Jordi Turull, […]
The European Union is set to explicitly warn Britain that Spain has the right to veto any Brexit deal over the question of Gibraltar in negotiating guidelines which have been leaked to Business Insider prior to publication. The EU will on Friday publish its negotiating guidelines for the next stage of […]
Two intruders dressed as Guardia Civil officers from Spain managed to get into Carles Puigdemont’s rented house in Waterloo, Belgium, according to police in the northern European country. Authorities caught the two men and ordered them to remove their fake uniforms and leave the complex. They are said to have […]
