All news on the topic: Spain

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A British tourist who had gone missing in Spain has been found dead by specialist police search teams
A British hiker, from London, has been found lifeless in the Spanish Pyrenees - emergency services had been searching for the 70-year-old since he disappeared on Monday
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Jay Slater: Specialist search dogs deployed to find missing teenager
The 19-year-old has been missing for nine days after he tried to make his way back from the northwestern Tenerife village of Masca to his hotel accommodation on the south of the island.
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Barcelona to ban apartment rentals to tourists in effort to reduce housing costs
Spanish city is one of Europe’s top destinations but its popularity has made housing increasingly unaffordable for residents
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Spanish king snubs Argentina’s Milei amid diplomatic tensions
The royal affront has a history, with President Milei having previously insulted Spanish PM Pedro Sánchez and his wife.
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Mystery deepens as smoking torso without head or limbs is discovered in British tourist hotspot
A charred torso with no arms or legs was discovered dumped at a Spanish holiday hotspot popular with Brits.
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Europol dismantles Balkan cartel trafficking drugs from South America
Eight tonnes of cocaine seized and 40 people arrested after four-year investigation led by Spain’s Guardia Civil
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Spanish drivers hired to deliver Amazon parcels in UK take legal action over pay
Some of the drivers say they were not paid in full and in some cases billed thousands for vehicle damage
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Europe’s £8.1 billion high-speed train that puts the UK to shame
A luxury high-speed train between two major European cities puts the UK’s creaking rail network to shame.
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Grain stealing quotas: The Russian scheme to export Ukraine’s crops and the hidden ties to Putin’s Palace
Agricultural products from the occupied territories can be exported at a reduced price with the permission of the Russian administration.
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The Spanish Prime Minister’s wife has been summoned to court over corruption allegations
“What we have here is a mudslinging campaign by the right and the far right,” a government spokesperson said.
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UK tourists could face hefty fines for buying bargains in Spain
If exploring the local shopping scene is your first go-to when holidaying abroad, you’ll know that there’s nothing better than snapping up a bargain or two.
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Eight stag do Brits arrested over mass fight at Majorcan restaurant
This is the disturbing moment a group of British tourists on a stag do in the Spanish island of Majorca started a melee at a restaurant.
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Spain’s parliament passes disputed Catalan amnesty law
Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez’s coalition government pushes through controversial legislation.
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A (not so) brief ‘criminal’ history of the ECB
From political witch-hunts and nobbling bank mergers to hacking Covid regulations, the ECB’s brushes with the law are varied and plentiful.
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Ukraine gets €1B in arms and security pact with Spain
Kyiv is signing security deals with its allies while it waits to join NATO.
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Four people killed and 21 injured after bar collapse in Majorca
At least four people have been killed and as many as 21 injured when a two-storey building crumbled on an island in Spain.
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Spain investigates Equatoguinean minister for bribery and money laundering
Spain is investigating the son of Equatorial Guinea’s ruler, Teodoro Obiang, for his alleged involvement in a money laundering and tax fraud network that has whitewashed millions of dollars from bribes paid by a Portuguese company to which he awarded a construction contract in the African country.
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Ireland, Spain and Norway to recognise Palestinian state
Irish leader declares ‘unequivocal support’ for two-state solution, as Israel recalls ambassadors from Dublin, Madrid and Oslo
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Banksy spotted in unseen photos painting his biggest ever work before he was famous
The Turbozone Truck is thought to be the largest-ever work created by Banksy and the images show how the artist was far less secretive in the past than he is now
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Spain dismisses Argentina’s accusation of its PM causing ’poverty and death’
Diplomatic tension sparked by Spanish minister’s insinuation about Javier Milei’s campaign.
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Dutch woman arrested over shooting of Spanish former politician
Woman detained in Netherlands for alleged role in non-fatal shooting of Alejo Vidal-Quadras in Madrid last year
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Madrid prosecutors have requested that a judge dismiss the investigation into the Spanish Prime Minister’s wife
Pressure group accusing Begoña Gómez of corruption admits media reports allegations were based on may not be true
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A warning is issued following the emergence of deadly pink cocaine drug detected in Ibiza and the UK
As the summer and party season hits soon, police have issued a warning about pink cocaine being used in places like Ibiza and the UK.
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Dani Alves orders burgers to his £4.5m mansion on first night of freedom after paying €1m bail weeks into rape sentence
The convicted rapist’s release had been postponed for five days after he failed to raise his bail bond