A MAJOR restructure in Spain's government means new faces on the scene and sideways moves for some of its ministers, whilst others will be relegated to 'mere' MPs rather than heading up a department of their own.

ONCE again, 'staycations' are set to make up the bulk of Spain's tourism this summer, especially as Spanish residents themselves are not planning on heading abroad just yet – a study shows that 91% of those intending to take a holiday before the st...

TRAVELLING to another European country from Spain, either for a holiday or to visit family, or returning home from Spain if you live elsewhere in Europe remains subject to certain procedures which differ from nation to nation. 

A NEW 'sleeper train' will link Spain with Switzerland in less than three years, making it the sixth overnight rail connection in the country, unless others launch between now and 2021.

ANYONE travelling to the UK from one of its 'amber list' countries will not have to quarantine from July 19 onwards – provided they have had their complete Covid vaccine, says British transport secretary Grant Schapps.

A 'NEW' species of dinosaur thought to have lived over 130 million years ago has been discovered in a remote rural area of the province of Castellón on Spain's east coast.

LOW-COST carrier Ryanair has scheduled over 70 routes to and from Alicante-Elche airport this summer and is promoting special offers and cut-price seats to get people travelling again.

RENTING a property in most of Spain's largest cities has become cheaper, largely due to the 'urban exodus' following the pandemic and the switch to working from home, according to market sources. 

FORMER Real Madrid ace Cristiano Ronaldo is on a mission to open a string of hair transplant clinics, with more in the pipeline after the one in Spain's capital and the second branch in Marbella.

WHALES have made themselves at home off the coast of Catalunya – a total of 222 have been spotted this spring alone, nearly double the number seen in the sea-mammal 'feeding zones' identified by conservationists since they started off the 'Rorqual ...

A TRILINGUAL school in a Costa del Sol town will be open to pupils by next September, part-funded by a loan from the European urban development pot, or FEDER.

A LOTTERY shop on the Costa del Sol is urgently seeking the owner of a ticket worth nearly €78 million.

ASTROPHYSICISTS in Spain have discovered two new planetary systems circulating around red dwarf stars, made up of 'Earths' and 'Super-Earths'.

PRINCESS Leonor's presentation of a key awards ceremony in Barcelona was given in fluent catalán and stressed the need for young adults to be given opportunities in life – and, in fact, will probably be the last Royal speech she will give before s...

AFTER a relatively dry, warm month of June, the first full month of summer in Spain is set to start with a sweltering weekend – the mercury could bust the 40ºC ceiling in the eastern half of the mainland, particularly in inland and pre-coastal are...