Mayor of La Bañeza says winning El Gordo Christmas lottery ‘is something that has fallen from the heavens’ When the village of La Bañeza in Castilla y León was engulfed in one of the worst forest fires in Spanish history, the rain came too late to save it. But now the Christmas lottery has showered … Read more
The group were at a popular seawater pool when the wave struck, prompting a major rescue operation Four people are dead and one is missing after a powerful wave dragged a group of swimmers out to sea while they were in a popular seawater pool along the rocky, western coastline of the Spanish island of … Read more
Three people are accused of belonging to the Base, an ‘accelerationist’ white power organisation founded in the US Police in Spain have arrested three people on suspicion of belonging to the Base, a global neo-Nazi terrorist group that incites and trains members in techniques to overthrow governments and bring about a race war. The group, … Read more
Pressure grows on Pedro Sánchez amid series of claims involving his family, party and administration Tens of thousands of people have attended an anti-government demonstration in Madrid to demand a snap general election as the country’s socialist prime minister, Pedro Sánchez, tries to weather a series of corruption allegations involving his family, his party and … Read more
Frank-Walter Steinmeier travels to Basque town for remembrance ceremony marking ‘terrible crimes’ of 1937 Eighty-eight years after Luftwaffe pilots took part in the most infamous atrocity of the Spanish civil war, Germany’s president has visited the Basque town of Guernica to honour the victims of the Nazi bombing and to urge that the “terrible crimes” … Read more
Blow to leftist coalition government of PM Pedro Sánchez, who appointed Álvaro García Ortiz in 2022 Spain’s chief prosecutor has announced his resignation after the supreme court found him guilty last week of leaking confidential information in a case involving a leading opposition figure’s partner. The unprecedented case is a blow to the leftist coalition … Read more
Events to mark the 50th anniversary of dictator’s death are intended to remind Spaniards, particularly the young, of the dangers of fascism Mingorrubio municipal cemetery, which sits where the suburbs of north-west Madrid fade out into the countryside, must have been something of a comedown for a man who was originally laid to rest with … Read more
Heavy rainfall hit Galicia region first before slowly moving across western parts of the Iberian peninsula Portugal and Spain are again recovering from flooding after Storm Claudia brought heavy rain and strong winds last week. The storm developed from an area of low pressure that had earlier driven early season cold and snowy conditions through … Read more
Two men and a woman died in separate incidents after sudden sea surges battered the Spanish island Three people have died and at least 15 were injured in separate incidents linked to rough seas battering the Spanish island of Tenerife pulling several people into the ocean, emergency services said. A rescue helicopter airlifted a man … Read more
Severe conditions caused by deep area of low pressure to north-west of Spain in the Atlantic Ocean Severe thunderstorms developed across the Iberian peninsula on Wednesday, with Aemet, the Spanish meteorological service, issuing an orange weather warning across much of the country. These thunderstorms were triggered by a cold front passing eastward across Iberia, due … Read more