After a Madrid Court threw out AIRBNB’s appeal, 65,000 listings for unlicensed holiday flats in Spain could be removed. In recent months, the Ministry of Consumer Affairs has sent three orders demanding that online advertisements be removed because accommodation violates tourist housing regulations. The Madrid High Court has backed the Ministry over its first submission, which results in a ban …

Spain rolls out new smart red-light cameras to catch drivers who ignore traffic signals — fines can reach €200 and cost 4 licence points. Credit: Around the World Photo, Shutterstock A new traffic camera will soon go live in Pamplona  and drivers who jump the lights could face a €200 fine and four penalty points Pamplona is stepping up its …

THE king and queen of Spain attended Pope Leo XIV’s inaugural mass at the Vatican on Sunday as the new pontiff declared that he wanted the Catholic church to be a ‘small leaven of unity’ in a time of ‘too much discord and too many wounds’. King Felipe, Queen Letizia and a number of other world leaders attended the ceremony …