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Revealed: These are the most popular supermarkets in Spain, according to sales figures

SUPERMARKETS continued their stranglehold on Spain’s grocery and fresh produce purchases in 2023, accounting for 74.9% of sales- up 1.3% on the previous year. A

15 Feb, 2024 @ 16:29

‘Blood rain’ latest: These are the 5 best methods for removing the red stains caused by the ‘calima’ – as weather phenomenon blows into Spain TODAY

CALIMA- known as blood rain- has been sweeping across parts of Spain on Thursday with the Madrid region recommending that vulnerable people with respiratory issues

15 Feb, 2024 @ 15:49

Lead·National News·Other News·Weather

EXCLUSIVE: Terrifying moment expat brothers are arrested inside their own flat in Spain after the SQUATTERS they kicked out called in police

TWO expat brothers claim they have been let down by Spanish police as a horrifying two-month ordeal with violent squatters remains unresolved. Siarhei and Aleh

15 Feb, 2024 @ 15:09

Barcelona·Catalunya·Crime & Law·EXCLUSIVE·Lead·Must Read·Other News

WATCH: Gibraltar monkey dubbed ‘Sir Kingsway’ is returned to his home on the Rock after ‘invading’ Spain

THE Barbary macaque who ‘invaded’ Spain last week has been returned to his home on the iconic Rock of Gibraltar. The male monkey, newly christened

15 Feb, 2024 @ 14:20

Gibraltar·Lead

This city in eastern Spain is the first in Europe to approve a Google parking app for disabled drivers

VALENCIA will be the first European city to utilise a phone app that helps people with reduced mobility locate car parking spaces. The pilot project

15 Feb, 2024 @ 14:00

Lead·Other News·Technology·Valencia·Valencian Community

EXCLUSIVE: Why did a building in Spain’s Estepona collapse and are other properties at risk?

A SOUVENIR shop in central Estepona is set to be demolished completely after the building suddenly collapsed on Wednesday. The property, located on Avenida de

15 Feb, 2024 @ 13:42

Andalucia·Costa del Sol·Estepona·EXCLUSIVE·Lead

Tensions between narcos and police reach new heights in southern Spain: Guardia Civil car is rammed by tobacco smuggler in Cadiz – just days after the ‘murder’ of two officers in Barbate

A MAN has been arrested at Punte Mayorga beach in San Roque(Cadiz province) after ramming a camouflaged Guardia Civil car after he was caught with

15 Feb, 2024 @ 13:30

Andalucia·Cadiz·Crime & Law·Lead·Other News

EXPLOSION IM HAFEN VON BENALMADENA: ZWEI MENSCHEN WERDEN INS KRANKENHAUS GEBRACHT, NACHDEM EIN BOOT IN FLAMMEN AUFGEGANGEN IST

von Lawrence Dollimore Nach Angaben des Rathauses ging gestern gegen 17.50 Uhr (15 Februar 2024) in Puerto Marina ein Schiff in Flammen auf. Die Explosion

15 Feb, 2024 @ 12:52

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British tourist arrested over sex assault on UK holidaymaker at party-resort Magaluf hotel on Spain's Mallorca

Revealed: The cheapest weeks for Brits to book a holiday to Spain and elsewhere this summer – according to Which?

AS winter nears its much-anticipated end, millions of parents across the UK will begin planning for their annual family summer holiday. A new study by

15 Feb, 2024 @ 12:28

Lead·Olive Press Travel·OP Money Tree

Revealed: Ryanair to launch direct flights from Malaga to these 5 European cities this year – including a seaside resort in Italy dubbed ‘Paris with a beach’

RYANAIR is launching five new routes from Malaga Airport this year, it has been announced. The budget carrier said new destinations in Europe will be

15 Feb, 2024 @ 12:20

Lead·Olive Press Travel

Spain will host the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2024: Exact location still to be decided as regions put themselves forward

SPAIN’S national public broadcaster RTVE will host this year’s Junior Eurovision Song Contest for the very first time. The country won the second-ever competition in

15 Feb, 2024 @ 11:45

Entertainment·Lead·National News·Other News·Valencian Community

Drought latest in Spain: Reservoir levels remain precariously low in Andalucia – these are the most at risk provinces

ANDALUCIA reservoirs remain in a precarious position despite recent bouts of rain, figures published today reveal. It comes as the southernmost region continues to suffer

15 Feb, 2024 @ 11:32

Andalucia·Environment·Lead·Other News

3 bedroom Villa for sale in Alhaurin el Grande with pool – € 449,950

Villa Alhaurín el Grande, Málaga 3 beds 2 baths € 449,950 Welcome to your dream retreat – a spacious 2-storey detached villa, just

15 Feb, 2024 @ 11:05

Featured Property by ThinkSPAIN

Wie THIRDHOME den Besitz von Zweitwohnungen verändert

THIRDHOME wurde 2010 gegründet und hat sich als renommierter Luxusimmobilien- und Reiseclub für Zweitwohnungsbesitzer etabliert, der seinen Mitgliedern Zugang zu über 16.000 weiteren exquisiten Ferienhäusern,

15 Feb, 2024 @ 11:00

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These 150-year-old baths in Spain have been branded the best in Europe by wellness experts

THE province of Pontevedra, in the northwestern Galicia region, is home to a 150-year-old hotel and spa that has just been named as the best

15 Feb, 2024 @ 10:51

Galicia·Lead·Travel News

‘This is what guiris think Spain is’: Hilarious video of a BULL eating paella goes viral

ASK any foreigner outside Spain what they most associate with the country, and they will no doubt cite sun, sea, sand, flamenco, sangria, paella and

15 Feb, 2024 @ 10:26

Entertainment·Food & Drink·Lead·Other News

Drinking alcohol is the leading cause of liver cancer even if you only do it on the weekends, warn scientists in Spain

AN IMPORTANT part of the Mediterranean diet has traditionally been the belief that one or two glasses of red wine a day are a healthy

15 Feb, 2024 @ 10:05

Health·Lead·Other News

Suspect in triple murder of siblings in Spain’s Madrid kills his cellmate while in pre-trial custody

THE self-confessed killer of three elderly siblings in a village in the Madrid region has taken another life. Police and prison sources have confirmed to

15 Feb, 2024 @ 09:25

Crime & Law·Lead·Madrid·Other News

Explosion in Benalmadena port: Two people are rushed to hospital after a boat bursts into flames before sinking

TWO people are in hospital following a boat explosion in Benalmadena port on Wednesday. According to the town hall, a vessel erupted into flames in

15 Feb, 2024 @ 09:17

Andalucia·Lead·Malaga

WATCH: Rafael Nadal is branded ‘sexist’ after saying female tennis players should not automatically earn the same as men – but others applaud his ‘common sense’

RAFAEL Nadal has sparked a debate after making his thoughts known on the topic of feminism and equal pay. The Grand Slam champion, 37, was

15 Feb, 2024 @ 09:04

Lead·Sport

Save hundreds on perfumes in Spain: These are the Mercadona ‘clones’ of big name brands starting from just €2.35

DESIGNER perfumes are alluring but expensive. Fortunately, supermarket chain Mercadona carries a line of budget perfumes, many of which imitate designer scents. At least, this

15 Feb, 2024 @ 08:13

Lead·National News·OP Money Tree·Other News

Top anti-drug cop set to be judged in bribery trial: Decorated officer had ‘dangerous friendships with hashish smugglers’ in Spain’s Cadiz

A TOP counternarcotics officer on trial over allegations he bribed a fellow officer is set to learn his fate tomorrow. Lieutenant Colonel David Oliva, the

14 Feb, 2024 @ 17:30

Algeciras·Andalucia·Cadiz·Crime & Law·Other News

Spain and Ireland demand Brussels investigate Israel for potential human rights abuses in Gaza

THE leaders of Spain and Ireland have asked the European Commission to urgently review whether Israel is complying with its human rights obligations in Gaza.

14 Feb, 2024 @ 17:04

Lead

Check your change! These rare €2 coins are now worth THOUSANDS to collectors

CHECKING your loose change might just be to your advantage because its possible that you might have a commemorative euro coin that is worth lot

14 Feb, 2024 @ 16:32

Lead·OP Money Tree

Marijuana plant seizures in Spain quadruple over five years in 'worrying' trend

Cannabis is set to be made LEGAL in Spain for medicinal purposes – but not everyone is happy with the new law

SPAIN is on track to legalise cannabis for medicinal purposes, it emerged today. The Ministry of Health has kickstarted the process of passing a new

14 Feb, 2024 @ 15:22