- Aug 27
Thieves steal 3,000-year-old gold Treasure of Villena in four-minute Spanish museum heist
Burglars breached the Museum of Villena in Alicante early Thursday, taking most of the 66-piece Bronze Age Treasure of Villena in a four-minute raid after creating a distraction at a nearby sports centre.
- Aug 25
Spain proposes strict green and sovereignty rules for data centers to curb 12 GW permit surge
A draft royal decree requires Spanish data centers over 1 MW to match 80% hourly power with renewables and meet EU Category A efficiency ratings.
- Aug 24
Spain Transport Minister Backs Tourist Levies and Rebuffs Ryanair Demands on Airport Charges
Transport Minister Óscar Puente supported municipal tourist taxes in high-density destinations and accused Ryanair of deflecting aircraft delivery shortages by demanding cuts to airport fees.
- Aug 23
Spain checks 7,696 non-EU passengers from Italy as Ceuta migration dispute strains Schengen
Spanish police have screened 696 flights and 1,144 officers have taken part in airport checks set to run until 7 September following a reciprocal border row with Italy.
- Aug 23
Spanish police dismantle Elche drug point and seize 895 grams of cocaine
National Police in Alicante arrested a 65-year-old man who sold cocaine and hashish from his garage in Elche following multiple neighborhood complaints. A duty court judge ordered the suspect remanded to prison.
- Aug 18
Valencia Storms Bring 149 km/h Winds and Collapse Church Roof in Alzira
Wet downbursts and wind gusts reaching 149 km/h swept through Valencia's La Ribera region on Thursday, tearing off the roof of a 500-year-old church in Alzira and disrupting rail lines.
- Aug 16
Italy keeps Schengen suspension with Spain, Tajani says Madrid should focus on Morocco
Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani says Rome will only lift its Schengen suspension with Spain when migration risks at Ceuta subside, urging Madrid to address Morocco as the source of the crisis.
- Aug 13
AEMET forecasts Atlantic front bringing temperature drops across interior Spain on 27 August
An Atlantic air mass will sweep across mainland Spain on 27 August 2026, lowering inland temperatures to 24 degrees in Cáceres while eastern coastal regions remain near 35 degrees.
- Aug 12
Spanish airports set record July with 34.4 million passengers, Barcelona-El Prat nears 5.9 million
Aena's Spanish airport network handled 34.4 million passengers in July 2026, up 5% year-on-year, with Barcelona-El Prat posting its best-ever July at 5.87 million and Bilbao jumping 16.8%.
- Aug 9
Stray firework casing injures 27 at Castell de l'Olla show in Altea, Alicante
A firework casing veered off course and struck the crowd at the Castell de l'Olla pyrotechnic show in Altea, Alicante, injuring 27 people and sending 11 to a burn unit.
- Aug 8
Spanish police dismantle Mediterranean smuggling network, 78 arrested in Spain and Algeria
Spanish authorities, working with Europol and police in France, Portugal and Poland, announced on 7 August the dismantling of a network that smuggled over 2,000 migrants and synthetic drugs between Spain and Algeria, arresting 78 people and seizing 18 high-speed boats.
- Aug 7
Spain and Italy trade border controls as migration dispute escalates through August
Spain has checked over 1,000 travelers from Italy since Saturday in retaliation for Italy's suspension of Schengen controls, as both governments clash over migration policy ahead of an August 15 deadline.
- Aug 5
Spanish police arrest UK most-wanted fugitive John Rocks in Madrid, identified by tattoos
Spanish National Police arrested 37-year-old British fugitive John Rocks on August 1 in central Madrid, ending a four-year manhunt for one of the UK's most wanted sex crime suspects. He was identified by visible tattoos after providing false information to officers.
- Aug 5
Seven Spanish regions on alert for extreme heat, storms and 90 km/h winds on Wednesday
Seven autonomous communities face weather warnings on Wednesday as intense heat, thunderstorms, strong winds and rough seas converge across Spain. Gran Canaria and La Gomera are under an orange alert for temperatures up to 37°C, while the northeast braces for locally heavy storms with hail.
- Aug 2
Murcia earthquake: 3.9 magnitude tremor near Librilla felt across region, no injuries
A magnitude 3.9 earthquake struck near Librilla in Spain's Murcia region at 11:59 a.m. on Sunday, prompting over 90 emergency calls and the activation of the regional seismic protection plan, though no injuries or structural damage have been reported.
- Jul 24
Spain's Morant likens PP and Vox to Hitler, PP demands her resignation
Science Minister Diana Morant said the PP's drift toward the far right resembles Hitler's path, drawing immediate backlash from the PP, which called for her resignation.
- Jul 15
Spain issues red alert for Valencia and Zaragoza as temperatures set to exceed 42 °C on Wednesday
Aemet has activated an extraordinary-danger red warning for Wednesday 15 July across parts of Valencia province and the Ribera del Ebro in Zaragoza, where thermometers may surpass 42 °C during the afternoon hours.
- Jul 11
Body of man with stab wounds found in luxury Torrevieja complex; homeowner discovers corpse, one arrested
Spain’s Guardia Civil investigates a homicide after the owner of a La Veleta chalet in Torrevieja found a bloody man’s body in the yard on Friday. One person was arrested the same day.
- Jul 10
Police recover newborn abducted from Gandia hospital after positive cocaine test; parents and sister arrested
A seven-day-old girl taken from the Francesc de Borja Hospital in Gandia, Valencia, was located by National Police on Thursday evening, hours after her father allegedly removed her to evade social services.
- Jul 10
Barcelona shatters 112-year heat record as study reveals stark cooling inequality between rich and poor
Barcelona hit 40.9°C this week, its highest temperature in 112 years, while a new IDRA report shows only 39% of low-income households have air conditioning, compared to 71% of high-income ones.
