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Hero Irish firefighter team save the life of dying motorcyclist whilst on their way to Malaga airport

A TEAM of firefighters from the Dublin Fire Brigade missed their flight home in order to save the life of a severely injured motorcyclist...

Fights break out in ‘communist utopia’ of Marinaleda as Vox holds party rally

SCUFFLES broke out in the so-called ‘communist utopia’ of Marinaleda on Friday when far-right Vox held a party rally in the Andalusian municipality.  Ahead of...

LISTED: 15 cities with the best quality of life in Spain—includes Malaga, Cordoba and Sevilla

THREE Andalucian cities have made the cut as cities with the best quality of life in Spain according to Forbes. The capital of the Costa...

12-year-old who has family and town ‘in despair’ involved in knife-point robbery in Sevilla 

A 12-YEAR-OLD boy allegedly collaborated with an adult in a knife-point hold-up of a shop in Brenes (Sevilla).  It is alleged they entered a Chinese...

Political row breaks out as Zaragoza and Seville vie to be proclaimed the fourth-biggest city in Spain

A WAR OF WORDS has broken out between politicians in Seville and Zaragoza over which of the Spanish cities is the fourth-largest in the...

Spain’s Sevilla closes 2023 April Feria with record figures

THE Sevilla Fair has closed with record figures that exceed €930 million in impact. Sevilla has closed its Feria with an initial balance that speaks...

Newborn found dead inside a backpack in Sevilla 

A newborn has been found dead inside a backpack by Policia Nacional officers in Sevilla.  The baby’s mother, who is aged 38 and has a...

Three ‘dirtiest’ cities in Spain revealed in street cleaning consumer survey

SPAIN'S dirtiest cities have been named in an OCU consumer group survey that quizzed 6,863 residents in 69 locations. Mallorca's Palma, Alicante, and Sevilla got...

Fake marriages busted in Seville

NATIONAL Police have arrested 145 people who were involved in marriages of convenience and false documents in Seville.  The perpetrators are charged with arranging marriages...

First ever Avlo tickets to travel from Madrid to Andalucia go on sale tomorrow from 7 euros

Renfe will launch this Wednesday April 12 the ticket sale of the first Avlos travelling between Madrid and Andalucia.  The low-cost version of AVE high...

Tasty tattoo: Sevilla man has shocked the internet with a Serranito tattoo

A man from Sevilla has gone viral after having a tattoo of a sandwich inked onto his leg. And it’s not just any old sandwich...

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...

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