The number of people refused entry to the EU and Schengen area has risen dramatically, according to new statistics, while thousands of US, UK and Indian nationals have been found to be illegally present in EU/Schengen countries.

Teachers and other educators in Valencia, Catalonia and Aragón have been staging a series of walkouts in recent days, protesting everything from class sizes to salary and working conditions. Here's what you need to know about the situation this week.

A Spanish court has ordered the tax authority to refund Colombian pop star Shakira more than €55 million ($64 million) improperly collected in a dispute over her 2011 taxes, according to a ruling seen Monday.

If you live in Spain on the Non-Lucrative Visa (NLV), it’s important to be aware that you’ll be taxed here and will have to fill out the annual income tax return.

This week is set to be the hottest of the year so far across much of Spain, the country's weather agency has announced.

The Bank of Spain is considering imposing stricter rules for securing a mortgage, while acknowledging this could have an impact on young and lower-income buyers in the country.

Bizum app to work for payments in shops in Spain, Canadian cops arrested for sexual assault in Barcelona, Spain says Ebola risk 'very low' amid DRC and Uganda outbreak and more news on Monday May 18th.

Bulgaria won the Eurovision Song Contest on Sunday with Dara's catchy floor-filler "Bangaranga" sweeping the 70th edition of the world's biggest live televised music event and pushing into second place Israel, whose participation had triggered a major boycott.

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez's Socialists appeared headed for another setback as a key regional election in Andalusia began on Sunday, a possible dress rehearsal for next year's national vote.

Spanish emergency services on Saturday recovered the body of a missing British mountaineer whose appeal for rescue from a freezing high-altitude route went in vain due to fierce blizzards.

In this week’s Inside Spain, we look at how the country's small neighbourhood stores are struggling to survive against the likes of Amazon, and why this matters so much for the Spanish lifestyle we all appreciate.

Spain's boycott of the Eurovision song contest over Israel's war in Gaza puts it "on the right side of history", Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez said on Friday, ahead of the final in Austria.

The challenge of moving to a new country, or even a new city, is how to make new friends and connections. Here are some of the best ways to meet people in Spain.

The head of the World Health Organisation on Thursday published an open letter thanking the people of Tenerife for showing "moral courage" in accepting to help those aboard a cruise ship hit by a deadly hantavirus outbreak to evacuate.

The world's biggest sporting spectacle kicks off on June 11th, but unfortunately getting to watch all the matches on TV while in Spain is going to be more complicated and expensive than ever. These are your options and the games airing for free.

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez's Socialists seek to avoid a drubbing in the key region of Andalusia on Sunday, following a string of electoral losses ahead of next year's national vote.

Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez on Thursday said Barcelona star Lamine Yamal had made Spain "proud" for waving a Palestinian flag at a victory parade that sparked Israeli accusations of "inciting hatred".

Spanish police on Thursday said they had arrested one of Britain's most-wanted fugitives after snuffing out a drug trafficking and forgery group concealed in the famed beach resort of Benidorm.

Spanish patient infected with hantavirus recovering in hospital, Spain's VAT cut on electricity and gas bills will end on June 1st, man arrested for sexual assault on tourist in Palma and more news on Friday May 15th.

Watching Spanish TV can often feel like it's all just ads, and the actual programmes are the fillers. Why is it that ad breaks in Spain often run for more than 12 minutes?

Voters in Spain's most populous region are set to head to the polls this weekend. But who's running, what do the polls say, and what could the results of Andalusia's regional election mean for national politics?

Several posts circling online claim that Spain will soon introduce halal menus in its school canteens. Is there any truth to this?

Many in Spain have pointed to the growing migrant population as a solution to the country's ageing population. But a new study from an influential think tank has cast doubt over that belief.

We all know that Spanish bureaucracy can be difficult to deal with, but these apps can make it just that little bit easier.

Pollen levels soar in Spain, 80 percent of Spaniards blame accommodation aimed at foreigners for rent rises, reforms to pharmaceutical co-payment system, and more news from Spain on Thursday 14th May.

British chemists David Klenerman and Shankar Balasubramanian joined French biophysicist Pascal Mayer in winning Spain's top science award on Wednesday for DNA sequencing research that helped combat coronavirus.

Had too much to drink? Then you probably have 'resaca'.

The EU plans to force railway companies operating across the bloc to sell rivals’ tickets on their websites and share data with booking platforms, under new rules that are intended to boost train travel.

Have you ever wondered what those small cabins are on many street corners in Spain, and why there are people inside them selling tickets? Here's what you need to know about 'La ONCE'.

The Spanish government has launched a raft of new aid packages to help property owners put their empty homes back on the rental market, from an extra €600 a month for renting them out at affordable prices, to €35,000 for renovation work.

Filling out your Spanish income tax return can be daunting and mistakes can be made, so what happens if you submit your form with an error? Will you always have to pay a fine and how much will it be? Is there are a way of correcting the mistake in time?

Are you the type of person who only pays by card or via mobile app these days? Here's why you should consider keeping some cash at home and how much the Bank of Spain believes you should have stashed away.

Madrid leader accuses Spanish government of ‘abandoning’ her in 'violent' Mexico, Greggs to open branch in Spain, hospital admissions for zoonotic diseases have tripled in Spain in 15 years, and more news from Spain this Wednesday May 13th.

Ever wondered who has the highest tax burden in Spain? We find out if you ultimately pay more as a salaried employee, a self employed worker, an investor or a landlord.

The head of Spain's DGT has defended the compulsory yet highly controversial V-16 emergency lights, saying that “they are here to stay and there's no going back” for these devices that cost €30 to €50 and are meant to replace warning triangles.

A Spanish man who tested positive for hantavirus after being evacuated from a cruise ship struck by a deadly outbreak of the illness is showing symptoms, the health ministry said Tuesday.

World Health Organisation chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus told journalists in Madrid on Tuesday that their "work is not over" to contain the hantavirus after new positive cases followed the evacuation of the cruise ship in Spain's Canary Islands.

Monday marked the first day of an indefinite walkout among teachers in the eastern Spanish region, and there's more protests to come this week. Here's what parents in Valencia, Alicante and Castellón need to know about the teachers' strikes.

Spain is still a rather religious country, so why isn't Ascension Day a public holiday here?

Conservative PP on track to win Andalusia elections, 1.8 million more people get private healthcare in Spain, the latest data on Spanish rent increases and more news on Tuesday May 12th.

For the last few years, residents of the Balearic Islands of Mallorca, Menorca, Ibiza and Formentera have been fighting against overtourism and there have been several mass protests. Now, however, a radical new plan has been put forward.

The public broadcasters for Spain, Ireland and Slovenia said Monday they will not show the 70th anniversary Eurovision Song Contest this week, as they boycott the TV extravaganza over Israel's participation.

For people from the Spanish capital, May 15th is one of the biggest and most important days in the calendar. And with good reason.

Spanish authorities on Monday said they took "all measures" to prevent hantavirus spreading from evacuees on a cruise ship hit by the virus, after French and US nationals tested positive.

If you bought a property in Spain last year and you're a tax resident, it's mandatory to declare this on your income tax return. Here's how.

Six years after registering Spain's first Covid case, locals in the Canary Islands are both worried and angry about the arrival of a cruise ship struck by a deadly hantavirus outbreak, reviving painful memories.

and more news on Monday, May 11th.

The operation to repatriate passengers of the cruise ship at the centre of a deadly hantavirus outbreak continued into Monday, as US officials said an American had tested positive for the virus.

A cruise ship hit by a deadly hantavirus outbreak has arrived in Spain's Canary Islands, where most of the nearly 150 people on board will be evacuated and flown home after weeks at sea.

Spain's Civil Guard said two of its officers were killed on Friday after their boats collided while chasing suspected drug traffickers in the Atlantic.