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Getting your nails done at a secret brothel: The rise of Asian ‘falangmei’ in Madrid
Authorities in the Spanish capital are having a hard time cracking down on the dozens of beauty parlors that offer sex services on the side
Authorities in the Spanish capital are having a hard time cracking down on the dozens of beauty parlors that offer sex services on the side
A retired couple in Spain who rented out part of their home on Airbnb now can’t get rid of Felipe Turover, a guest who won’t pay and who has ties to Russia’s Vladimir Putin
The latter have found an unusual place to enjoy their pre-match beers at Akelarre, an establishment that’s packed with memorabilia from their rival but happens to be located close to Atleti’s new stadium
An ageing industrial park in the capital is the unlikely location for the data centers that host servers for digital giants such as Facebook, Google and Netflix. Could a rebranding help the area get a new lease of life?
Those short on time and with low budgets are opting for organized bus trips that whisk them to the coast in the early hours of the morning and return them to the capital within 24 hours
Centers in wealthy areas of the Spanish capital have not seen the same rise in numbers, with residents preferring to cool off in their private swimming pools
Regional data shows that during the first wave most Covid-19 patients from senior residences died in their care home, not in a medical center as claimed by premier Isabel Díaz Ayuso
Twitter personality Luis “Alvise” Pérez discusses the importance of high-impact campaign messages, and how the political right is now ready to take on the savvier left in the new media ecosystem
In the wake of Storm Filomena, volunteers with four-wheel-drive vehicles use Telegram to organize teams that go where the overwhelmed emergency services cannot
Just 6% of weekly doses were administered in the Madrid region in the first seven days of the vaccination program, with a similar story seen in Catalonia
While many European countries have closed bars and nightclubs in a bid to contain the coronavirus, the regional government says such a measure is “unthinkable”
Seven months on since the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic, 200 visitors from Venezuela remain trapped in the country, with many surviving thanks to the kindness of strangers
The no-frills business of selling fresh produce has provided a direct route to prosperity for people who came to the country with very little
Madrileños are increasingly opting to use digital money in the ‘new normality,’ a trend that also applies for the musicians on the corners of the capital
Based on documents, messages and audio recordings, EL PAÍS has reconstructed how the regional government put the lives of elderly care home residents in the hands of an inexperienced company chief during the peak of the coronavirus crisis in Spain
The Spanish Health Ministry has still not updated the total number of victims, which stands at 27,136 for the fifth day running
Regional and central government officials have warned of legal consequences after EL PAÍS revealed that internal protocols excluded some coronavirus patients from hospital admission
In internal emails seen by EL PAÍS, the head of social policy said that the decision to deny certain coronavirus patients medical attention would have “serious legal consequences”
One luxury hotel in Madrid plans to test guests for Covid-19, while restaurant owners in the southern province of Cádiz say they do not know whether they can survive the fallout from the crisis
Hundreds of foreign doctors and nurses in Spain are eager to help fight the coronavirus, but are unable to contribute because they lack the necessary paperwork
EL PAÍS has received numerous emails and phone calls about the critical situation facing the elderly in residences, from the shortage of staff to ambulances refusing to transfer patients
More people are probably going to die, says a healthcare source familiar with the situation at the center
The neighborhood is undergoing a gentifrication process, forcing out many Asian and African immigrants who have made their home here
Guest books from 11 facilities show that 60% of residents received no visitors in summer, and only 16% were taken out for the festive season
Despite soaring rent prices, there are still a few lucky residents on old Franco-era contracts. Real estate trusts are buying these properties as they wait for the occupants to pass away
No other influx of immigrants has been this intense in Spain’s recent history, with more than 20,000 people from Venezuela arriving every year since 2018
The Swedish campaigner uses her celebrity status to draw attention to other young activists at the UN summit in Madrid