What is turron? All you need to know about the Spanish Christmas treat
MANY a Spaniard enjoys tucking into the festive treat of turron which can challenge the strongest teeth – and best dentures! Turrons are a nougat-like
Revealed: The biggest cash-earning speed cameras in Spain – with one issuing over 118,000 fines alone
A MADRID area speed trap is the most lucrative in Spain catching out 118,149 motorists in 2023. Figures have been published by Spain’s Directorate General
Spain takes major step towards four-day work week as trade unions give seal of approval – but will it become law?
SPAIN’S government and the country’s two biggest unions have struck a deal on a shorter working week with the same pay. The agreement still has
Radioactive clouds regularly form above Spain because of something France did 60 years ago, studies find
EPISODES of calima or the so-called ‘blood rain’ consisting of Saharan dust that happens over Spain contain radioactive particles according to French researchers. It is
Spain’s former Economy Minister and ex-IMF chief gets five years in prison and €2m fine for tax dodging and corruption
THE former head of the International Monetary Fund and ex-Economy Minister, Rodrigo Rato, has been sentenced to nearly five years in prison for corruption offences.
This British expat hotspot on the Costa Blanca is the fastest growing city in Spain, figures suggest
TORREVIEJA on the Costa Blanca had the highest percentage population growth of any Spanish city in 2023, according to the National Institute of Statistics(INE). The
Arab fund buys La Zagaleta: Gated Costa del Sol community where villas sell for over €30m is among the most exclusive in Europe
AN ABU Dhabi company has bought one of Europe’s biggest luxury housing developments- La Zagaleta on the Costa del Sol. Modon Holding now owns the
Former British ambassador to Spain joins Iberdrola: Hugh Elliot is named as a director for the Spanish energy giant
HUGH Elliott, the former British Ambassador to Spain, has been appointed as Executive Chairman of Iberdrola Energia Internacional which oversees the Spanish company’s assets in
The Bank of Spain tells shoppers what to do over preventing costly mistakes when using bank and credit cards
THE Bank of Spain has warned shoppers to keep their bank and credit card receipts in case a mistake is discovered later on. A rising
Chef Jose Andres’ World Central Kitchen charity passes five million meal landmark for Valencia DANA victims
THE World Central Kitchen(WCK) charity founded and led by chef Jose Andres has distributed over five million meals to victims of the Valencia flood disaster.
Airbnb crackdown in Alicante: Local government approves two-year ban on new tourist flat licences
ALICANTE City Council will not grant new licences for tourist flats for up to two years. Councillors voted overwhelmingly for the moratorium with just two
Spain is Europe’s favourite destination this Christmas as two holiday hotspots top official ranking by Mastercard
TENERIFE and Alicante have taken the top two places in a survey of European tourist favourites for a Christmas getaway. The findings come in the
Benidorm set for major changes: Plans for 20 hotels, 2,300 homes and three shopping centres await final approval
THE final stage of getting approval for Benidorm’s biggest-ever urban development will begin next week. The city council’s governing board will put the plans for
Wife of Spain’s Prime Minister proclaims her innocence as she testifies in corruption and influence peddling case
BEGOÑA Gomez, the wife of Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez, has denied allegations of corruption and influence-peddling linked to her teaching business during her first testimony
Spain will become the number one tourist destination in the world by this date, according to report by Google and Deloitte
SPAIN will welcome 110 million foreign tourists annually by 2040 and become the world’s biggest holiday destination according to a study by Google and Deloitte.
Watch: This Mercadona wine for less than €2 is flying off the shelves across Spain
LOVERS of good quality red wine looking for a bargain might have hit the jackpot for a little gem being sold in the Mercadona supermarket
Man planning to steal from marijuana farm villa is shot dead in expat area of Costa Blanca
A LITHUANIAN man was gunned down at the front door of a Quesada villa on Tuesday night with the perpetrator fleeing the scene. The property
‘Murderer’ in Spain is caught on Google Street View stuffing body into car boot: Police make two arrests
GOOGLE Street View images proved to be crucial in identifying two murder suspects in Spain’s Castilla y Leon region. A woman and her current partner
Saharan dust cloud blows into Spain: Here’s how to prepare for the ‘calima’ phenomenon
A MASS of air full of dust from the Sahara has enveloped the Canary Islands after the passage of the Atlantic storm Dorothea. It may
What is El Gordo? Spain’s national Christmas lottery takes place this weekend
SPAIN will be holding its breath this Sunday morning as numbers are drawn for the festive lottery El Gordo(the Fat One). It’s the world’s second-longest
Spain prepares to fine Airbnb for ‘allowing illegal tourist flats’ on its platform
SPAIN’S Consumer Affairs ministry could heavily fine a major tourist apartment rental platform after it failed to remove thousands of adverts promoting illegal holiday accommodation.
Spain ups its growth forecasts for 2024 and 2025 despite devastating DANA floods
THE Bank of Spain has raised this year’s economic growth forecast and also upgraded its prediction for 2025. That’s in spite of the Valencia flood
‘Traumatised’ dog walker in Mallorca discovers bludgeoned body of a man in a ditch: Police arrest his boyfriend
A DOG walker was left traumatised after her pet discovered a male body in a remote part of Mallorca. A man named as Sebastian, 31,
Fears that spiralling €3 billion debt could ‘collapse’ health spending in flood-hit Valencia if Sanchez government does not help
HEALTH spending in the Valencian Community ‘could collapse’ if the central government does not help, according to regional president Carlos Mazon. The stark warning comes
Bizarre fossil of dog-like sabre-toothed creature dating back 270 million years is found in Spain
THE fossil of a pre-dinosaur carnivore dating back 270 million years has been discovered in Mallorca’s Tramuntana mountains. The appearance of the gorgonopsio named since
Brussels gives Spain an ultimatum over its toll roads: EU wants less eco-friendly cars to be charged more
SPAIN has been given an ultimatum by the European Union to introduce new toll road charges based on vehicle emissions or face legal action. Seven