POLITICIANS involved in the disputed independence referendum in Catalunya on October 1, 2017 have been formally pardoned – although in practice, they have been granted a suspended sentence and a ban on holding public office, even if elected, until ...

ELECTRICITY bills will attract value-added tax (IVA) at 10% rather than 21% from this coming Thursday (June 24) as a temporary measure to keep them down – although government coalition partners Unidas Podemos is pushing to make it permanent.

A PICTURE of a woman turning up for her Covid vaccine in the Huelva-province village of Lepe has gone viral due to her unusual mode of transport – or rather, a mode that was once very typical, but has not now been seen in most parts for generations...

NATIONAL post office firm Correos has revealed that a number of motoring-related transactions can be carried out over the counter in any local branch, rather than having to travel to the nearest ministry of traffic centre – usually only found in pr...

WHIZZ-KID on two wheels Marc Márquez has won his first MotoGP in 581 days – his last victory being the end-of-season date in Cheste, Valencia in 2019. 

SECONDARY school pupils including sixth-formers will be given at least their first dose of the Covid-19 vaccine before the autumn term starts, president Pedro Sánchez has confirmed. 

KING Felipe VI has awarded the Order of Civil Merit medals to 24 individuals based all over Spain in recognition of their work on the front line during the Covid-19 pandemic. 

NATIONAL government coalition partners Unidas Podemos has started to negotiate a cut in value-added tax (IVA) on electricity in a bid to reduce bills for householders and businesses.

MADRID and Barcelona jointly 'lost' 60,000 inhabitants in 2020, whilst the provinces of Valencia and Sevilla saw a significant rise as city-dwellers rethought their life plans during the long months of restrictions on movement and the increase in wor...

WEARING masks outdoors will cease to be compulsory from Saturday, June 26, meaning the next two days will be the last weekend of obligatory face-coverings in the street in a year.

THE EUROPEAN Commission has approved Spain's 'recovery plan' post-pandemic, meaning it is now entitled to funding from the bloc which all member States who applied in time are able to access.

NAMES of Europe's 150 best restaurants have been released – and Spain hogs half the list.

WHITE House officials have confirmed Spain's president Pedro Sánchez did in fact 'have a separate conversation' with his US counterpart Joe Biden, 'briefly' and 'on a range of issues'.

THE ONLY known portrait held in Spain painted by Renaissance master Sandro Botticelli is now on display in Valencia after having been loaned by the family which has owned it since 1929.

NATIONAL health authorities have approved the final leg of the Covid vaccine calendar with the last three age groups set to go – although regional governments may overlap these if the need arises.