Ryanair extends flight change fee waiver for flights to and from Spain
Budget airline giant Ryanair have announced they will extend their exemption for flight change fees for passengers booking who book European this October and November.
Leading train operator RENFE faces stiff new competition as French rival enters Spain
SPAIN’S number one train operator Renfe is to face fresh competition as a French company has announced its intentions to enter the market in 2021.
Andalucia announces grants to cover rental costs for self-employed workers affected by COVID-19
It is expected to benefit some 9,400 self-employed workers; with nightclub owners and child care businesses being the principal recipients of the aid.
Modern Fagins use teenager as beggar to pocket almost €2,000 in Spain’s Murcia City
A TEENAGER was forced to beg on the streets of Murcia City by two men who used him to raise money from sympathetic passers-by. The
Yachts banned after Orca attacks off Spain’s northern coast
YACHTS have been banned along a 100 kilometre stretch of Spain’s northern coast after a series of attacks by Orcas. Also known as Killer Whales,
Spain’s Andalucia registers 1,551 COVID-19 cases in 24 hours, with Malaga counting over 500
It is the second-largest daily increase since the start of the pandemic, surpassing yesterday's 1,536
15 boats carrying more than 230 migrants arrive in Spain’s Balearic Islands
The Guardia Civil and Policia Nacional have so far reported the discovery of 232 people, including seven children
UK ambassador pledges expats’ rights in Spain are safeguarded
THE UK’s Ambassador to Spain has sought to reassure British expats that their rights to live and work in the country have been protected. Speaking
Junta President does not rule out travel restrictions in Spain’s Andalucia
After six months, COVID-19 has ‘turned our model of society upside down’.
UK’s Poet Laureate Simon Armitage arrives in Spain to pick up butt of sherry
THE UK’s Poet Laureate Simon Armitage, has been in Spain to pick up a butt of sherry. The poet, playwright and novelist, appointed last year,
Tourists recognised for contribution towards ‘positive’ results after summer season closes on Spain’s Costa Blanca
ORIHUELA Council closed the 2020 Summer Season this week and looked back over a very challenging time. The Councillor for Beaches, Ramon Lopez, joined with
BIG IN JAPAN: Jamon from Spain’s Andalucia sells for world record price of €11,881
It was sold by the Sierra Mayor Jabugo company, which breeds its pigs in the heart of the Sierra de Aracena, in the Picos de
Spain’s Andalucia ‘will monitor’ second homes of Madrid residents as it prepares ‘contingency plan’ to partially lockdown hardest hit COVID-19 areas like Malaga and Sevilla
Large parts of Madrid are currently back under lockdown-like measures, meaning they cannot leave their neighbourhoods unless they have a justified reason to do so
CHEERS: Spanish beers judged best in the world
THE best beers in the world are Spanish. This is the conclusion of the British-run World Beer Challenge where the best brews are ranked according
EXCLUSIVE: New child sex probe launched against Maddie suspect Brueckner as it emerges he ‘confessed at music festival’ in Spain’s Andalucia in 2008
The German paedophile, who lived in Praia da Luz, where Maddie was snatched in May, 2007, allegedly came clean while negotiating a big drug deal
Gang on Spain’s Costa Blanca use smishing scam to con bank customers
EIGHT PEOPLE had €20,000 stolen from their bank accounts after being conned by a Costa Blanca-based smishing scam. Three Moroccan men, aged in their 20s,
Drones roped into search for ‘black panther’ almost two weeks after first sighting in Spain’s Andalucia
The flying devices have been gifted by a farmer from Cordoba, who hopes they will finally bring the mystery to a close
Scottish men stabbed in alcohol-fuelled row at golf holiday area of Spain’s Murcia region
A DRUNKEN BRAWL between three Scottish men saw two of them being stabbed at the Mar Menor golf resort in Torre Pacheco, Murcia. It’s not
Opera in Madrid abruptly ends after crowd becomes infuriated by lack of social distancing measures
The venue was forced to interrupt a performance of Giuseppe Verdi's Un ballo in maschera on Sunday night after safety concerns caused a protest among
Dog and owner caught by illegal trap in Spain’s Murcia
A DOG and its owner were hurt by an illegal spring trap in Murcia. The animal had stumbled into the dangerous mechanism and its owner
Spanish business could be asked to pay for expenses incurred by employees forced to work from home
By now, the initial excitement of working from home has officially faded. The two-minute commute from bed to desk has lost its appeal, the PJs
LG on verge of saving Nissan’s doomed Barcelona factory
WORKERS at the doomed Nissan factory in Barcelona are waiting to see if their jobs have been saved by LG. The Korean giant is considering
130,000 TONNES of rubbish removed from Malaga beaches this summer – 40% LESS than last year, while lifeguard interventions increase
MALAGA beaches close the 2020 summer season with 3,884 lifeguard interventions compared to 2,976 in 2019. The Mayor of Malaga, Francisco de la Torre, accompanied
Boy, 12, fighting for life against COVID-19 in Spain despite no previous health conditions
The child has been transferred from the Arnau de VIlanova hospital in Lleida to the Vall d'Hebron Hospital in Barcelona
Third Westside School COVID-19 case sends more home in Gibraltar
A SECOND person has tested positive for COVID-19 at Westside School, putting 11 staff members and 11 students in self-isolation.
Penelope Cruz and Antonio Banderas restart shooting Spain’s biggest film of the year
PENELOPE Cruz has joined up with fellow Spanish superstar Antonio Banderas to resume shooting of one of the year’s biggest Spanish productions. The cameras have