Vertical x-ray scanner being used for first time in Spain at a public hospital
A REVOLUTIONARY new x-ray scanner that cuts radioactive emissions by up to 85% is being used for the first time in a Spanish public hospital.
Beer consumption reaches all-time high in Spain
BEER drinking reached a record-high in Spain in 2022 helped by hospitality recovering after the pandemic and larger number of tourists. Figures released by the
Bank of Spain improves its economic forecast for remainder of 2023
THE BANK OF SPAIN has raised its economic growth forecast for 2023 to 2.3% from 1.6% in March as activity picked up more than expected
Spain’s banks told to pay out more to savers as interest rates climb
BANKS in Spain have been told to start paying clients better rates for their savings as interest rates continue to climb. The call has come
One of Finland’s ‘Most Wanted’ is caught on Spain’s Costa Blanca
A 44-YEAR-OLD fugitive from Finnish justice has been arrested by the Policia Nacional in Torrevieja. The man was branded as one of Finland’s ‘Most Wanted’
Man suffers 11-day kidnapping ordeal as gang demands €350,000 ransom on Spain’s Costa Blanca
A 27-year-old Villajoyosa man suffered a kidnapping and hostage ordeal for 11 days as his captors demanded €350,000 ransom from his family in Algeria He
IN PICS: Benidorm wildlife park in Spain welcomes baby flamingo- second birth in three years
BENIDORM’S Mundomar wildlife park has a new resident- a baby flamingo born on June 8. It’s the second flamingo birth at the park since it
Full blown Sunday shopping returns to tourist areas of Spain’s Costa Blanca and Valencia
SUNDAY shopping returns this weekend to large stores and commercial centres in designated tourist areas of the Valencian Community. Prior to 2018, stores in tourist
Major retailer in Spain- El Corte Ingles Group- reports massive rise in net profits
SPAIN’S El Corte Ingles Group closed the 2022 financial year with global revenues of €15.3 billion- up 22.5% compared to the previous year with net
Charity worker in Spain’s Costa Blanca recognised in King’s Birthday Honours
ALICANTE PROVINCE resident Sylvia Gallimore has been awarded a British Empire Medal in the King’s Birthday Honours in recognition of her 50 year involvement in
IN PICS: African Lynx surprises police trying to arrest robber in Spain’s Valencia
GUARDIA CIVIL officers were taken aback during a visit to a Valencia area home when they were greeted by an African Lynx as they sought
Sandy beach in Spain’s Mallorca named as ‘best in the world’ in online survey
MALLORCA’S Playa de Muro has been voted the world’s best beach in an online survey from nautical retailer Rightboat. Over 300,000 people gave their opinions
Six black flags handed out to ‘problem’ beaches in Spain’s Costa Blanca and Valencia areas
ENVIRONMENTAL group Ecologists in Action have announced their annual ‘black flag’ awards to beaches they say have suffered from pollution and poor management in Spain.
British nationals lose ‘long-shot’ appeal over loss of EU rights following Brexit
THE European Union’s top court on Thursday dismissed legal actions from three British nationals who had challenged their loss of EU citizens’ rights as a
Italian mafia fugitive arrested on Spain’s Costa Blanca
THE POLICIA NACIONAL in association with their Italian counterparts have arrested a fugitive who belonged to the Calabrian mafia known as the ‘Ndranghueta’. The man
Shark sighting forces bathers out of water at Costa Blanca beach in Spain
BATHERS were ordered to get out of the water at a popular Orihuela Costa beach on Thursday morning after the sighting of a two-metre long
Retired police chief arrested on Spain’s Mallorca after child pornography is found in his former office
THE FORMER head of the Policia Local in Palma has been arrested by the Policia Nacional after child pornography was found in an office previously
Scottish food charity helping needy children worldwide wins Spain’s Princess of Asturias award
A SCOTTISH charity has won a Princess of Asturias award for ‘its exemplary dedication to helping resolve some of the world’s most pressing problems’. The
Fake prescriptions created by drug dealers allow pharmacy drugs to be sold via social media from Spain’s Costa Blanca
AN ALICANTE couple have been arrested by the Policia Nacional for using bogus prescriptions to get barbiturates from pharmacies. The drugs were then sold online
Police in Spain offer tips to stop holiday rental booking scams
THE POLICIA NACIONAL has issued a scam warning to tourists ahead of the summer season looking to book vacation homes in Spain. There have been
Body of homeless man found floating in port waters of Spain’s Valencia
THE BODY of a homeless man was recovered on Wednesday from the waters of the Marina Sur area at the port of Valencia. A worker
Female victims of gender violence in Spain up by nearly 18% in early months of 2023
THE NUMBER OF female victims suffering domestic violence in Spain has shown a big rise in the first quarter of the year, reaching 40,481 -17.85%
Partido Popular leader Feijoo says deal with Vox in Spain’s Valencia region was only way to avoid new elections
THE LEADER of the conservative Partido Popular, Alberto Nuñez Feijoo, has said that fresh elections would have been called in the Valencian Community if a
Police in Spain arrest and investigate over 100 online buyers of fake university degrees
THE POLICIA NACIONAL has arrested 20 people and are investigating another hundred in Spain for online purchases of bogus degrees from approximately 30 Spanish universities.
Spain will play Brazil in ‘anti-racism’ football friendly in support of abused Vinicius Jr
SPAIN will welcome Brazil next March to play an ‘anti-racism’ football friendly in support of Real Madrid player Vincius Jr who was racially abused by
Spraying boost to stop mass hatching of mosquitoes on Spain’s Costa Blanca
A COMBINATION of stagnant water areas caused by recent heavy rain and higher temperatures are providing perfect hatching grounds for mosquitoes across Alicante province. That’s