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School phone ban proposed

Spain's Education Ministry is proposing to ban the use of mobile phones in classrooms.

New plans for smoking bans

The Spanish Health Minister has announced that her department will continue drafting a law that will ban smoking on outdoor terraces, beaches, and in private cars.

National public holiday tomorrow

Tomorrow, December 8th, is the Day of the Immaculate Conception, a national public holiday in Spain.

Calls for Nolotil ban

Concerns about a widely prescribed painkiller in Spain are increasing after recent reports in the British press about a demand for a total ban on the drug.

A gleam of hope for the 90-day rule

A French law could provide hope for British non-resident homeowners in Spain who have been tied by the 90-day law since Brexit.

Bizum collapse causes chaos

The collapse of the support system for Bizum, a digital payment method that is extremely popular in Spain and the Canaries, caused chaos yesterday.

CC support Sánchez

Coalición Canaria (CC), the main regional Canarian political party, have pledged to support the investiture of Socialist Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez “with head but not heart”.

National holiday today

Today is a national holiday in Spain, and many shops and businesses will be closed for the day.

In search of a majority

Alberto Nuñez Feijóo, the leader of the PP party which won most votes in May's Spanish general election, will try once more to win enough support to form a government today.

New animal welfare law introduced

The Spanish government's new animal welfare law, which comes into force on the 29th of September this year, requires all dog owners to insure their animals for third party damages.