Today, 30 May, is World Multiple Sclerosis Day
It is known as the illness with 1,000 faces because it affects everyone differently, but specialists say there have been major advances in treatment in recent years
Teresa R. Del Sol
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Some common traffic offences in Spain can lead to 500-euro fines and the loss of six points from the driving licence
With the summer season coming up and the roads at their busiest, it is best to bear in mind that controls will be stepped up and the new Traffic Law has cracked down on certain infringements
Antonio Távora | -
Recovery of Spain's bar and restaurant sector is threatened by a lack of staff
The number of vacancies could be as high as 100,000 but employers refute claims that the pay is too low. The average pay is 17,000 euros gross a year, although it can vary from province to province
Lucía Palacios | -
A four-day working week in Spain is debated at a week-long conference
The original idea was for 200 companies to trial a 32-hour working week last year, but the Spanish government postponed the plan
SUR | -
Spanish roads average some type of significant defect every ten kilometres, claims a recent study
The 'road safety traffic light' is stuck on red in Spain, due to the state of the surface and crash barriers, driver and pedestrian behaviour and vehicles in poor condition according to the report
Patxi Fernández |
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Discos in Spain trial lids on drinks to stop them being spiked
This is a new initiative to improve safety and about 20 establishments in Catalonia are taking part at present although others are welcome to join in with the scheme
EUROPA PRESS | -
Shoppers in Spain will fork out 200 euros more on food this year due to rising prices
A general rise in fuel, electricity and fertiliser costs in the agricultural sector caused first by the pandemic and then by the war in Ukraine is being blamed
Edurne Martínez | -
A guide to staying on track in the midst of a 'cryptocrash' panic
The plummet of virtual currencies makes insight essential into a market which remains out of the control of regulators
C. ALBA / E. MARTÍNEZ | -
No deal reached yet for UK driving licence holders to swap to a Spanish permit
No agreement has been made between British and Spanish governments for people to change licences
SUR |
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In pictures: The Rolling Stones fly into Madrid
The iconic British band has arrived in Spain's capital for a gig at the city's Wanda Metropolitano stadium on 1 June
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Two workers killed in explosion at biodiesel fuel plant in La Rioja
The victims are believed to be welders, who were working for a subcontracted company at the site in Calahorra
ISABEL ÁLVAREZ | -
Spain’s Ministry of Health confirms 84 positive cases of monkeypox virus
Andalucía has recorded its first confirmed case while the first positive infection in a woman has been reported in Madrid
ÁLVARO SOTO | -
The government ban on wolf hunting in Spain is to continue
Parliament has rejected an attempt by the Partido Popular and farming organisations to overturn the regulations which came into force last September
Alfonso Torices |
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Spain's DGT warns of new cyberattacks in which ‘crackers’ can take control of your car from a distance
Component manufacturers are working to prevent criminals modifying a vehicle's software and accessing personal information, or deliberately causing an accident
Susana Zamora | -
WHO is set to decide when to end the Covid state of emergency and how to be better prepared for future pandemics
The international organisation will be discussing the matters during its 75th annual assembly, which is taking place in Geneva this week
Susana Zamora |