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Gibraltar deputy leader talks with UK Europe minister about ‘alternative’ plans to EU deal

GIBRALTAR’S Deputy Chief Minister Joseph Garcia said he is looking at ‘alternative’ plans in case EU treaty talks fail. Garcia was speaking after he met

26 Apr, 2023 @ 08:30

Gibraltar·Lead

Spain’s Malaga Port witnesses busy September with increased cruise ship activity

Cruise quintet call at Spain’s Malaga Port

A QUINTET of cruise ships have called at Malaga Port this past Monday, April 24, making it the first great cruise gathering in Malaga this

26 Apr, 2023 @ 08:00

Lead·Malaga·Travel News

Hotel Image For Andalucia Hotel Stays Increase Story Wikimedia

Hotel stays in Andalucia increase by almost 25% compared to last year’s first quarter

Hotels in Andalucia welcomed a total of 3,508,896 travellers during this year’s first quarter, according to the Junta. This is a 23,9% increase compared to

25 Apr, 2023 @ 19:00

Lead·Travel News

Two men killed in ‘kamikaze’ crash on busy motorway on Spain’s Costa Blanca

TWO MEN died on Tuesday morning in a ‘head-on’ collision on the AP-7 motorway close to the Murcia-Valencia regional border. The accident happened at around

25 Apr, 2023 @ 18:45

Costa Blanca·Lead·Murcia·Valencian Community

Skyrunning comes to the Costa del Sol: Gruelling Calamorro mountain race takes place this weekend in Spain’s Benalmadena

THE slightly bonkers mountain-running Calamorro Skyrace returns to the Sierra de Benalmadena this weekend to open the Skyrunner World Series. One of the first Skyrunning

25 Apr, 2023 @ 18:30

Lead·Malaga·Sport

Chronic pain in Spain affects over nine million people – a quarter of the adult population

OVER NINE MILLION people in Spain- some 25.9% of the adult population- suffer from some form of chronic pain. The biggest issue is lower back

25 Apr, 2023 @ 18:00

Health·Lead

Health Story Andalucia Murcia And Comunidad Valenciana Photo Of Andalucia President Flickr

Andalucia, Murcia and Comunidad Valenciana reported to have Spain’s worst health services

ANDALUCIA, MURCIA and COMUNIDAD VALENCIANA have been identified as the autonomous communities with the worst public health services. These results are according to a study

25 Apr, 2023 @ 17:15

Andalucia·Health·Lead·Murcia·Valencian Community

Spain is largest ‘eurozone’ country with biggest ‘real wage’ fall in 2022

SPANISH workers suffered the most of any large Eurozone country as their real wages got hit by high inflation in 2022. The Organisation for Economic

25 Apr, 2023 @ 16:30

Business & Finance·Lead·National News

Spain Banishes Old Image Of 'killer' Roads To Lead The European Union In Cutting Fatal Accidents

Happy in Spain? You’re probably a man under 29 with a high income, according to latest stats

IF you are Spanish and happy then you are statistically most likely to be a man under 29 with money to burn. The findings, from

25 Apr, 2023 @ 15:45

Health·Lead

Percentage of Spaniards at risk of poverty or social exclusion falls two points to 26%

THE PERCENTAGE of Spain’s population that is at risk of poverty or social exclusion fell by nearly two points in 2022 to 26%. That’s according

25 Apr, 2023 @ 15:00

Lead·National News

Spain expected to record temperature highs for April to break 12-year record

Spain expected to record sizzling high April temperatures to break 12-year record

FORECASTERS are predicting record-high April temperatures this week as the drought continues to bite across Spain. The current April record stands at 37.4 degrees logged

25 Apr, 2023 @ 14:15

Lead·Madrid·Murcia·Weather

Gibraltar man promises ‘bigger and better’ for local athletes as he is elected to European Athletics Council

TINY Gibraltar is now represented at the highest level in sports after one of its own got elected onto the European Athletics Council last weekend.

25 Apr, 2023 @ 13:54

Gibraltar·Lead

Mayoral hopeful on Spain’s Tenerife struggles to shake off sex shop photo controversy

TIME WAS when politicians on the campaign trail would resort to ‘handshaking and baby kissing’ in order to garner public support and get themselves voted

25 Apr, 2023 @ 13:30

Canary Islands·Lead·Politics

Drinking alcohol is no grounds for work dismissal says top Murcia court in landmark ruling in Spain

MURCIA’S Supreme Court has ruled that drinking three litres of beer in a day is not sufficient grounds on its own for dismissing an employee.

25 Apr, 2023 @ 12:45

Crime & Law·Lead·Murcia

Wanted by Spain’s Interior Ministry: Companies to help incinerate the police’s record drug hauls

SPAIN is one of the main hubs in Europe for the import of cocaine and hashish, meaning that the country’s authorities are constantly making narcotics

25 Apr, 2023 @ 12:00

Crime & Law·Lead·National News

Willy Valades Sports Jopurnalist Scammer Photo Facebook.

Spanish sports journalist pretended to have cancer to scam co-workers

SPANISH sports journalist Guillermo Valades, also known as Willy, allegedly asked for donations from his workmates to treat a made up terminal cancer. The 55-year-old

25 Apr, 2023 @ 11:15

Celebrity·Lead·National News

New car park coming to popular tourist beach on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A CONTRACT has been advertised to build a new car park serving Guardamar del Segura’s Playa La Roqueta. The tender cost comes in at just

25 Apr, 2023 @ 10:30

Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencian Community

Almost all of Spain at ‘extreme’ or ‘very high’ risk of forest fires

THE unprecedented hot weather for this time of the year has placed practically the whole of Spain at a very high level of fire risk.

25 Apr, 2023 @ 10:00

Environment·Lead·Other News

Restaurant in Malaga considered to have one of the best views in Spain

DINING at a restaurant with a wonderful panorama will always enhance the senses and Malaga can boast to having one of the restaurants in Spain

25 Apr, 2023 @ 09:15

Food & Drink·Lead·Malaga·Travel News

Spain’s Renfe to Expand AVE train services between Malaga and Madrid in October

Free Renfe four-month passes are now available across Spain

FOUR-MONTH season tickets offering free train travel on Renfe services between May 1 and August 31 have gone on sale around Spain– but there are

25 Apr, 2023 @ 08:45

Lead·National News·Travel News

Spain could end mandatory face mask requirement in hospitals, pharmacies and nursing homes ‘soon’

FACE masks in Spain continue to be a requirement in hospitals, pharmacies as well as for care home staff and visitors, but not residents. However, this

25 Apr, 2023 @ 08:00

Health·Lead·Other News

‘Very violent’ Ceuta drug lord arrested in remote Costa del Sol town of Manilva

ONE of Ceuta’s most notorious narco kings has been arrested in the sleepy Costa del Sol town of Manilva. Piolin, the leader of one of

24 Apr, 2023 @ 20:00

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

Expat Pupil Adrianna Rose Morton, 6, And Pal With What’s Left Of Their Gourmet Pudding

CULINARY ‘BOOM’: Exciting event sees Spain’s leading Michelin-starred chefs visit Andalucia for cooking extravaganza for kids charity

OVER three dozen of Spain’s leading Michelin-starred chefs have gathered together to support underprivileged children around Spain. The 37 culinary stars were joined by 150

24 Apr, 2023 @ 18:47

Andalucia·Lead·Must Read

El Rey Emerito, Juan Carlos Disfruta De La Primera Jornada De Las Regats De La Copa Del Rey En Sanxenxo

Spain’s disgraced ex-king Juan Carlos I extends visit to country to undergo medical tests

DISGRACED former king Juan Carlos I has extended his current visit to Spain so that he can undergo medical checks. The father of current monarch

24 Apr, 2023 @ 18:45

Lead·National News

Spain probing whether electricity companies with cheaper power hiked up prices for French sales

Spain probes electricity companies over hiking up low prices for French buyers

SPAIN is investigating 35 electricity companies over allegedly selling cheap power at hiked prices to French buyers. The probe has been launched by Spain’s competition

24 Apr, 2023 @ 18:30

Business & Finance·Lead

Leader of giant international crypto scam who scammed ‘many’ Brits and other northern Europeans’ arrested in Palma, Mallorca

A FRAUDSTER has been arrested in Palma de Mallorca accused of the misappropriation of over €100 million through a crypto scam. The Spaniard, 60, is

24 Apr, 2023 @ 18:00

Balearic Islands·Crime & Law·Lead·Mallorca

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