Spanish royals to embark on State Visit to the United Kingdom
The State Visit will take place in March 2016, Buckingham Palace has confirmed.
Day: December 3, 2015
The startup revolutionizing the Spanish banking experience
A German startup is offering Spaniards the chance to avoid the hassle of long queues and awkward opening hours of Spanish banks and do everything on a smartphone - and in English.
Thirty-five Basque activists accused of links to Eta go on trial in Spain
A trial of 35 members of Basque separatist parties including Batasuna, the banned political wing of the armed Eta group, got underway on Thursday in Spain after being repeatedly postponed.
10 unbelievable questions I’ve been asked as a Black woman in Spain
As a Black woman from the USA living in Spain, Danni Roseman regularly has to field awkward and sometimes downright offensive questions on the matter of her skin colour. Here are some of the most unbelievable.
We all love Spain! 2015 sets new tourism record with 60m visitors
Tourist numbers were up 4.4 percent on last year, as experts predict another record-breaking year for Spain’s tourism industry.
Inditex pulls ‘anorexic mannequins’ after tens of thousands sign petition
A campaign to banish "anorexic mannequins" from Inditex stores because they promote "an impossible beauty ideal" has garnered huge support in Spain and forced the fashion giant to act.
Protestor fined €5,000 for chaining himself to road sign at bull event
A man who chained himself on a roundabout at the controversial bull lancing event in Tordesillas last September has been fined for causing a public disturbance under Spain’s ‘gag law’.
Woman’s attempted suicide jump kills pensioner seated on bench
A man died on Wednesday after a woman who seemed to be attempting suicide by jumping from a seventh floor balcony in Alicante landed on top of him. The woman survived.
Spain’s fishermen have a new catch of the day with fashion for plastic
A Spanish company is turning waste plastic fished out of the Mediterranean into high-end fashion and has signed up Valenica fishermen to act as scavengers.