Spain tempts Brits to book long-stay winter holidays to beat energy bill crisis
SPAIN is hoping to capitalise on cold winters and energy bills elsewhere in Europe, including the UK, by promoting its warmer weather as winter approaches.
Canary Islands report more than a thousand migrant deaths in year so far
Spain’s Canary Islands have calculated that more than a thousand would-be migrants have either died or disappeared at sea while trying to reach land in
Woman in bogus kidnapping shoots dramatic video to extort €50,000 from mother on Spain’s Canary Islands
A woman in her thirties has been arrested in Tenerife for faking her own kidnapping and trying to extort €50,000 from her mother. Four people
Unemployment increases in August in Spain, but it is the best data for this month since 2008
SOME 40,428 people lost their jobs during August, which is 1,4% more than in July The jobless total in Spain is 2.9 million, according to
Does Spain really have a bed bug problem?
HEADLINES warning holidaymakers about a plague of bloodsucking bed bugs at hotels across Spain appeared this weekend in British tabloids. The reports claimed that popular
Iberia Express cancels 92 flights ahead of cabin crew strike in Spain
AIRLINE Iberia Express has cancelled 92 flights ahead of a ten-day crew strike that starts on Sunday. Among the scrapped services are connections from Madrid
Spain’s tourism rejoices with hotels filling up to 2019 levels
TOURISM in July returned to almost the same levels seen before the Covid pandemic in 2019. Figures from the National Statistics Institute show overnight hotel
Wizz Air closing down routes to Spain from Cardiff from mid-September
BUDGET carrier Wizz Air is closing its summer season early on four routes linking Cardiff and Spain. The airline says it will stop flying from
Scammer pretends to be professional footballer to con new girlfriend out of cash in Spain’s Valencia
A man who pretended to be a professional footballer to con his new girlfriend out of money has been given a two-year-jail term by Valencia’s
Swarm of low-magnitude earthquakes registered in Spain’s El Teide
THE Canarian Seismic Network—operated by the Canary Islands Volcanological Institute (INVOLCAN)—has registered a swarm of very low-magnitude earthquakes under Mount Teide. According to INVOLCAN the
CONGRATS! Four British expats named in Queen’s Birthday Honours list for community work in Spain
FOUR British expats in Spain have been awarded gongs in the 2022 Queen’s Birthday Honours list for their work serving the British community in Spain.
Spain’s most ‘smokiest’ regions revealed on ‘World No Tobacco Day’
EXTREMADURA and Murcia have the highest percentage of daily smokers in Spain’s regions according to figures released on ‘World No Tobacco Day’. Statistics compiled for
CO2 concentration in a village on La Palma is ‘incompatible with life’ following volcano eruption in Spain’s Canary Islands
THE village of La Bombilla in Spain’s isla bonita has carbon-dioxide (CO2) levels so high that the area poses a risk to life and health.
Police investigate Brits using fake documents to gain Spanish residency post-Brexit in Canary Islands
AT least four Brits are being investigated in the Canary Islands over applications to gain residency in Spain using forged ‘padron’ documents. The foreigners’ office
Sextorsion warning on Spain’s Gran Canaria after spate of cases
GUARDIA Civil in Gran Canaria have issued a warning over the ‘worrying’ increase in crimes of ‘sextorsion’ on the Spanish island. In 12 recent reports
Weekly Market Roundup
Weekly Market News – 16/05/2022 Stock markets had another rough week with some very choppy moves on concerns over monetary tightening to combat high inflation
Sudden arrival: Woman gives birth in Gran Canaria pharmacy after waters broke in the street
A WOMAN has given birth in a pharmacy on the Spanish island of Gran Canaria after her waters broke in the street. Anna Maria Lodoño
Police hunt British estate agent wanted over defrauding client in Canary Islands
COURTS in the Canary Islands have issued an arrest warrant for a British woman who is accused of stealing €67,000 in a fraudulent property sale
CHOOSING THE RIGHT INVESTMENT/PENSION ADVISER IN SPAIN
There are many Financial Advisers operating in Spain and a multitude of options when it comes to making potentially life-changing financial decisions. However, a large
WATCH: Motorway racers nabbed in Spain with police seizing 40 vehicles that raced on the public road in illegal events
SPANISH police have seized 40 vehicles as they cracked down on an illegal road racing ring that used motorways for highly dangerous races. Officers from
27 migrants die after overloaded inflatable boat capsizes south of Canary Islands in Spain
AN inflatable boat crammed with sub-Saharan migrants capsized 244 kilometres south of Gran Canaria, with 27 people believed to have drowned. 61 people were packed
Massive drugs busts sees Spanish police seize three tonnes of cocaine on fishing boat off Canary Islands
POLICE in Spain seized nearly 2.9 tonnes of cocaine in a raid on a fishing boat south of the Canary Islands. The 20-meter-long AKT 1
Why Spain’s Canary Island of La Gomera has been ranked among the best destinations for winter sun
THE Canary island of La Gomera has been ranked number seven on The Times’ list of the 15 best destinations for winter sun. The second
Spain calculates enormous tourism losses during Covid-19 pandemic
SPAIN lost €155 billion in tourist revenue due to the Covid-19 pandemic, according to the National Statistics Institute(INE). Easter tourism seems to be bouncing back
FOR SALE: Home where Jennifer Lopez took refuge with Ben Affleck while filming in Spain’s Canary Islands
THE romantic bolthole where Hollywood superstar J Lo hid out with actor heart-throb Ben Affleck in Gran Canaria is up for a sale with a