Madrid's request for delayed LaLiga start denied

Alex Kirkland Rodrigo Faez Jul 31, 2025, 09:53 PM Real Madrid's request to have their opening LaLiga game of the season postponed due to their involvement in the Club World Cup has been rejected by a Spanish football federation judge. Madrid...

Q&A: How does Spain's new extended parental leave work?

Spain's generous parental leave scheme has been further extended. Here's what you need to know about who can benefit, for how long, when it comes into force and much more. The Spanish government this week outlined plans to extend paid parental...

What are the rules for reserving a spot at the beach in Spain?

The early bird catches the sun lounger, many British and German tourists would have us believe. But is it actually allowed to reserve a place on the beach or at the hotel pool with your towels and umbrellas in Spain? Spanish local news recently...

Airbnb scraps 65,000 listings as Spain flags 55,000 more

Airbnb has taken down 65,000 listings as promised just as the Spanish government flagged a further 55,000 tourist lets which have not been properly registered, meaning thousands more could soon be deleted from the platform. Spain's Ministry of...

Could a tsunami ever hit Spain?

Following an earthquake off the coast of Russia that caused tsunamis fears this week, some in Spain have wondered whether something similar could happen on one of the country's many coastlines. A massive earthquake measuring 8.8 struck the east...

Transfer: Real Madrid confirm deal for Jacobo as Sancho decides on joining ex-club

Real Madrid have announced that they have reached an agreement with Como 1907 for the transfer of their player Jacobo Ramón. In a post on Thursday, Los Blancos also thanked Ramón for his work, commitment, and dedication during his time at the...

Spanish Town truck driver freed of larceny charge

Forty-seven-year-old truck driver, Andrew Amos, who was accused of stealing over $300,000 worth of goods from his employer, was freed in the St Catherine Parish Court on Wednesday after the Crown offered no evidence against him. Amos was answering...

Bojangles makes ordering easier for Spanish-speaking customers

Bojangles is expanding its Spanish-language ordering capabilities across digital and in-store platforms. The chain is rolling out a Spanish-language support for online ordering, the mobile app, in-store kiosks and drive-through artificial...

Adam Silver meets with Real Madrid to discuss NBA’s Europe league venture

NBA commissioner Adam Silver and his chief deputies met with leaders from Spanish conglomerate Real Madrid on Thursday in Paris about the possibility of the club signing on with Silver’s planned European league. Membership from the soccer and...

NBA commissioner Adam Silver meets with Real Madrid about potential European league membership, per report

NBA commissioner Adam Silver met with Real Madrid leaders about potential membership in NBA Europe as he continues his quest to build a league overseas, according to The Athletic. Along with deputy commissioner Mark Tatum and the league's European...

Brazilian Real Madrid winger braces for club departure

With new manager Xabi Alonso in charge of the Real Madrid squad, the Los Blancos side will look remarkably different once the 2025-26 season kicks off– potentially without winger Rodrygo. If the 2025 Club World Cup was any clue, Rodrygo does not...

Spain’s Viscofan reports US$44M second-quarter profit

SPAIN – Spanish meat-packaging company Viscofan is reporting a net profit of about US$44.08 million (€38.4 million) in the second quarter, up 3.1% from the same period last year. The increase comes as the company reduced operational costs and grew...

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The secret cove on Spain's Costa Tropical with turquoise waters, no crowds and where 'you will find paradise'

Thursday, 31 July 2025, 22:55 Share Many people are of the opinion that the beaches of Granada province are not worthwhile and are not up to the standards of other beaches in Andalucía in southern Spain. Most of the time it's because they are...

PICTURED: Heartbreaking final photo of Brit brother and sister, aged 11 and 13, who drowned off Spain’s Catalunya coast 

THIS is the heartbreaking final photo of two British siblings who drowned off the Catalan coast on Tuesday. Ameiya, 13, and Ricardo Junior, 11 – known to friends and family as Maya and Jubs – tragically died off Llarga beach in Salou, Tarragona,...

Mourinho asks Fenerbahce to sign out-of-reach Real Madrid star

Jose Mourinho has reportedly asked Fenerbahce to try and sign Real Madrid attacker Brahim Diaz - but that pursuit is likely to end in failure. Real Madrid expected to sell a first-teamer Mourinho wants Diaz at Fenerbahce Moroccan unlikely to leave...

84-year-old man arrested at nursing home in Spain on suspicion of killing another resident

Thursday, 31 July 2025, 19:20 Share An 84-year-old resident of a nursing home in Cascante (Navarra) in Spain has been provisionally imprisoned, without bail, on suspicion of killing another resident, 67, on Monday, 28 July. According to the judge,...

First picture of brother, 11, and sister, 13, swept to their deaths off Spanish beach

Ameiya, 13, and her 11-year-old brother, Ricardo Junior,died out at sea in Spain (Picture: GoFundMe) The family of an 11-year-old brother and his 13-year-old sister swept away in the sea off Spain have spoken of their nightmare. Ameiya and Ricardo...

Real Madrid Fails In Legal Battle To Delay Start Of League Season

Real Madrid's campaign will start on August 19th against Osasuna. Getty Images Despite their usual success on the field, Real Madrid has encountered a rare defeat off it as it has been beaten by LaLiga itself in a legal battle with the Spanish...

The Spanish health workers who are trying to save the children of Gaza

Amputations, trauma, burns, severe malnutrition, preventable conditions that cannot be cured, chronic diseases such as cancer, for which treatment has stopped; patients in Gaza have no medical care. The very few who manage to travel to the...