Costa Blanca capital roars past Barcelona in Spain’s tourist apartment bookings for 2022
ALICANTE has overhauled Barcelona in the number of people staying in tourist apartments during 2022.
A University of Zaragoza study shows there were 155,726 stays...
Top Spanish beer Cruzcampo launches in UK as Iberian brands continue British invasion
ONE of Spain's top draught beers is launching in Britain with Heineken UK bringing over Cruzcampo to the country.
The lager will be available exclusively...
Low cost high-speed train connecting Costa del Sol with Madrid has arrived in Málaga
A new trainline from private operator Iryo became last Friday the first ever high-speed train not operated by Renfe to arrive in Málaga.
The three...
Renfe launches sale of AVE tickets for this summer
Spanish railway company Renfe has started selling AVE tickets connecting Málaga, Sevilla, Córdoba and Granada with the rest of Spain for the period between...
Avant-garde poets of the robotic age Kraftwerk to perform at Sevilla’s Iconic Fest in July
KRAFTWERK, the German grandfathers of electronica beloved by young grandfathers, are set to dazzle a new generation of music lovers in Sevilla’s Iconica festival.
Having...
Decomposed body found in rio Guadalquivir in Spain’s Sevilla
THE decomposed corpse of a man, whose identity and age have not been revealed, has been found in Coria del Rio (Sevilla).
As reported by...
LISTED: All the destinations to fly from Spain’s Sevilla this summer 2023
IN what promises to be historic summer of flights to and from the Capital of Andalucia, Sevilla airport will have 78 direct routes, 18...
Spain’s Sevilla airport expects a historic summer of flights this 2023
SEVILLA Airport’s summer season kicks-off on March 26, with a historic schedule that will remain in force until the last weekend of October.
In order...
Spain’s Civil Guard arrests man accused of stealing more than €11,000 from dead pensioner he used to care for
THE SPANISH Civil Guard has arrested a man in Seville on allegations that he spent more than €11,000 using the credit card of a...
Adult Iberian lynx run over and killed in Spain’s Doñana
AN endangered Iberian lynx has been killed in a car accident near Doñana National Park in southern Spain.
The tragic incident took place this Monday,...
Andalucian Hymn to be sung by David Bisbal during Andalucia Day celebrations
DAVID Bisbal, the Almerian singer, will sing the Himno de Andalucia in commemoration of Andalucia day.
Bisbal will perform at the Teatro de la...
Spain’s Andalucia to host Latin Grammy awards in November
THE prestigious Latin Grammy awards are leaving the United States for the first time and will be staged in Andalucia this November in a...
British architect Norman Foster designs this year’s poster for the new bullfighting season in Sevilla
World-renowned British architect Norman Foster has designed the poster to announce the new bullfighting season in Sevilla.
He was commissioned by the Real Maestranza to...
Man arrested in Spain’s Sevilla after stealing high-end vehicle with two children inside
POLICE have arrested a man accused of stealing a car with two minors inside, aged 10 and 13 years, after the owner left the...
Spain’s Mar Menor lagoon lost €54 million of European funding to fight pollution
SPAIN'S government says that €54 million of European money allocated in 2019 to fight pollution in the Mar Menor lagoon was switched elsewhere.
The admission...
Spain’s big film awards night- the Goyas- celebrates Juliette Binoche this Saturday
SPAIN'S equivalent of the Oscars- the Goyas- will celebrate the top movies of the last year this Saturday evening.
The 37th staging of the event...
Ryanair unveils new summer routes as it celebrates 20 years at Sevilla airport base in Spain
RYANAIR has unveiled five new routes for the summer season out of the Sevilla-San Pablo Airport as it gears up to celebrate 20 years...
Spain’s Dia supermarkets hook up with Just Eat for home grocery deliveries
SPAIN'S Dia supermarket chain has gone into partnership with Just Eat to deliver its grocery and convenience goods to homes.
The initiative will initially see...
Spain’s Andalucia contemplates reactivating works on high-speed rail track Malaga-Sevilla—which would connect the two cities in less than an...
THE JUNTA is studying the possible reactivation of works on the high-speed rail track Malaga-Sevilla abandoned in 2013.
PP chief, Juan Manuel Moreno, has informed...
WATCH: Choke hold bandit: Police hunt violent mugger in Spain’s Sevilla after choking woman out and robbing her
A violent mugger who robbed a woman by putting her in a choke hold until she lost consciousness is on the run in Sevilla.
Security...
HARD TO SWALLOW: Seven gold-covered sex toys valued at €80,000 are stolen from factory in Spain’s Sevilla
POLICE are hunting thieves who stole gold-covered sex toys worth €80,000 from the largest distributor of erotic toys in Spain, Dreamlove, located in an...
WATCH: Have you visited Andalucia’s very own ‘Petra’ yet, just a stone’s throw from Osuna?
Nestled near Osuna in Sevilla is a remarkable quarry dating from the fifth century BCE that has been dubbed the ‘Petra of Andalucia’ after...
Illegal cigarette factories in Spain exploit Ukrainian refugees as Andalucia gang leaders lived in luxury
THREE clandestine cigarette factories have been closed down by the Guardia Civil and Europol with products with a retail value of €37.5 million seized.
27...
FAIR COP: Policeman in Spain’s Sevilla suspended for moonlighting as a porn actor
A POLICEMAN has been suspended for moonlighting as a porn actor.
The cop in Spain’s Sevilla had appealed against the six month unpaid suspension to...
725 complaints to Ombudsman for alleged medical negligence in Malaga
There were more than 700 reports of medical negligence in the Malaga province last year, new figures show.
According to a new report the Patient...
Doctors warn about ‘collapse’ of hospital emergency units in Spain due to increased demand
DOCTORS are claiming that hospital emergency units are 'saturated', with patient demand up by over 40% in some parts of the country.
The Spanish Society...
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SCIENTISTS have revealed the healthiest bread options, with results that may surprise you.
Although the World Health Organisation recommends just 250 grams of bread per...
