MASKS will cease to be compulsory from tomorrow (Saturday, June 26) outdoors, but some exceptions apply and national health authorities have attempted to clarify a number of queries that have arisen from the general public since the move was announce...

THE LOW-COST express rail service known as AVLO has finally launched in Spain, making its 'maiden voyage' on Wednesday – although its routes remain limited for the moment.

THE BALEARIC Islands have been taken off the UK's 'amber list' and moved onto 'green', meaning anyone travelling between the region and Britain will not have to quarantine for 10 days in the latter.

THIS year's San Sebastián Film Festival is set to be a game-changer and could influence the entire world of silver-screen awards: For the first time, the gender of the winners will no longer be mentioned.

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.