EASTERN and southern cities will soon be connected by high-speed rail now that the express AVE service is due to restart between Sevilla and Valencia, with one return journey every day.

A MÁLAGA woman has just scaled nearly 6,000 metres to the peak of Mount Kilimanjaro to raise money for meningitis research – and handed over a healthy sum to help scientists in their mission to wipe out the condition by the year 2030.

BRITISH pop-rocker Ed Sheeran has been partying in Ibiza – with a fluffy friend – just as his latest single bursts onto the scene.

COLOMBIAN rock legend Shakira has been interviewed for the first time since her rumoured split from long-term partner, FC Barcelona's Gerard Piqué, giving a frank and emotionally-open account of her life since Spain's first-ever FIFA World Cup win i...

NON-SPANISH buyers are snapping up 133 homes a day in the Comunidad Valenciana, and sales shot up by 50% of pre-pandemic figures this spring.

A RANKING of the world's best hospitals released by Newsweek includes 15 from Spain in the top 250.

IT'S THE Cannes of Spain, a shop window on what's to come in the world of entertainment, and its awards are named after the venue city's favourite beach – San Sebastián Film Festival has wrapped up for another year and the latest batch of Conchas,...

SOMETIMES the breathtaking beauty of Spain's landscape and beaches makes you feel as though you must have stepped onto another world. And sometimes, you'd be right to think so.

ONE of south-eastern Spain's most unusual and popular coastal enclaves is the first to be given 'legal personality' in history – meaning it automatically has 'rights' at law.

TOP-END high-street fashion chain Adolfo Domínguez is expanding its empire outside of its home country after reporting a rise in sales abroad of nearly 30% in spring.

ELECTRIC car charging points across Spain have increased by around two-thirds in the last year, with over 100 new ones set up somewhere in the country every month.

HIGH-SPEED rail operator Ouigo is just weeks away from launching its Valencia-Madrid connection, with around 35,600 slots a week for passengers.

BARS, restaurants and similar businesses have reported a full recovery in their income for the first time since before the pandemic – their turnover is now 2% higher than in the last 'normal' year, 2019.

MORE vinyl records than CDs are sold in Spain nowadays – something not seen since 1991 when the former was falling out of fashion and the latter still a luxury to many.

HOLLYWOOD legend Keanu Reeves managed to remain almost undetected during a trip to southern Spain's 'cradle of sherry' with some friends – although the Canadian actor happily posed for some selfies when a small handful of locals recognised him.