The city of Valencia is soon going to be doing a lot more to promote the installation of photovoltaic solar panels on the roofs of houses and commercial buildings with a dual aim: to help residents lower the cost of electricity bills at a time when t...

Spanish singer Rosalía's interpretation of the 'American Independence' theme at last night's MET Gala raised a few eyebrows as she took to the famous red carpet in a giant Manila shawl in tribute to fellow Iberian songstress Lola Flores.

The Council of Ministers will approve new measures today to try to stop the rise in electricity bills due to the record prices that electricity has been reaching in the wholesale market for weeks now.

Autumn is going to bring about big changes for the youngsters of Seville this year, as the city council launches a new programme aimed at addressing the weekend "botellones" - kids gathering in the streets and parks of the city to drink and party unt...

With the third dose of the Covid-19 vaccine approved for immunocompromised people, most of Spain's regional health authorities have already begun to administer the additional jab to some 100,000 affected people. The objective of the third dose is to ...

HOME prices rose faster than the national average in several of Spain's key coastal hotspots in the second quarter of this year, with the Canary Islands leading the field.

HOLLYWOOD legend and veteran Almodóvar actress Penélope Cruz had a busy time at this year's Venice Film Festival, with two of her most recent silver-screen productions being showcased and taking home one of the top awards.

MOST of Spain's Paralympic competitors arrived home this week after the long flight from the Japanese capital, many to a hero's welcome, although silver medallist Teresa Perales is still in hospital in Tokyo after suffering from an anxiety attack.

A DIOCESE in Catalunya is in uproar after a Bishop of the Catholic Church announced he had given up his vocation to marry an author of erotic novels.

“I GAVE YOU my heart, but the very next day you threw it away,” was the beyond-the-grave reproach Scotland's King Robert I never made to his right-hand man, Sir James Douglas, as far as we know – but who, in a roundabout way, did exactly that.

NOW that Germany has become the first European country to tackle 'programmed obsolescence' head on, neighbouring countries look set to follow suit – and Spain has already started, albeit tentatively.

GREAT Gatsby star Leonardo di Caprio was so moved by the plight of child miners in Africa when he filmed Blood Diamond that he started up his own company producing synthetic versions – and he now plans to open a branch in the land-locked western Sp...

A GRANT system to help with the costs of buying low-emissions cars has been renewed, and all bar five regional governments in Spain have released details.

AFTER being called off last year, Sevilla's 'Nights in the Garden' music festival at the Royal Alcázar are now well under way and the programme of events stretches through until October 10.

SUMMER is far from over in most of Spain in meteorological terms – it does not officially end until the autumn equinox on September 21 – and the temperatures forecast for the coming week confirm this.