A retired businessman in Huesca was part of a team from his old school whose numbers won 1st prize, the Gordo, in this year's Christmas lottery. But tragedy struck the man soon after.
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From the truly sublime to the downright bizarre, the festive season in Spain is an amazing experience.
Read on to check out The Local's guide to the very best the country has to offer.
Spanish railway workers will stage a nationwide strike on December 21st and January 7th during the busy Christmas holiday period over job cuts and working conditions, a union said Tuesday.
Christmas advertising these days is all about creating the ultimate tear-jerker, and those behind a Galician liqueur commercial have managed to nail it with a campaign that sends a powerful message about what’s important in life.
A sales assistant has lost her job at the Spanish department store after a complaint that she deliberately revealed the big Christmas secret to a seven-year-old girl.
Stuck in a Spain-sized rut? Need to add some sparkle to your life in 2018? The Local offers you ten easy-to-achieve resolutions that will make the coming year in Spain one to remember.
Traditionalists are furious after it emerged that one of the ‘Three Wise Men’ in the January 5th Epiphany parade would in fact be played by a drag queen.
Spain's annual Christmas lottery on Friday showered over 10 million euros on employees of a nursing home in a struggling town where one in five people is out of work.
If you're puzzled by all the long queues on streets around Spain in the lead-up to Christmas, then wonder no more. Welcome to Spain's unique 'El Gordo' (the Fat one) lottery, the richest in the world.
Iberia staff at Barcelona’s El Prat airport have announced a strike for the four days leading up to Christmas, threatening to bring delays and travel misery for hundreds of travellers on their way home for the holidays.
