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Spain announces crackdown on cryptocurrency adverts that ignore investor risks

SPAIN is clamping down on the advertising of unregulated cryptocurrency investments. Concerns about investors being ripped-off by bogus claims have prompted a new rule that

17 Jan, 2022 @ 16:44

Business & Finance·Lead·National News

Horses jump through ‘purification’ bonfires during Las Luminarias ceremony in Spain

A traditional ceremony involving horses jumping through bonfires returned on Sunday to the Avila area of central Spain. Las Luminarias celebrates Spain’s patron saint of

17 Jan, 2022 @ 15:45

La Cultura·Lead

Police issue warning over trick burglars are using to break into your home in Spain

FAMILIES in Spain have been warned to be on their guard, as burglars have found a new technique to get into people’s homes. The thieves

17 Jan, 2022 @ 15:00

Crime & Law·Lead·Other News

‘Drug kingpin’ known as Pablo Escobar of Spain arrested

POLICE in Spain have arrested an alleged drug kingpin in one of the major heroin busts in recent years. Known as the Pablo Escobar of

17 Jan, 2022 @ 14:15

Crime & Law·Lead·Madrid·Other News

Alicante boy, 16, uses multiple female social media profiles in sex blackmail plot in Spain

Alicante boy uses female social media profiles in sex blackmail plot in Spain

AN Alicante area teenage boy has been arrested by the Policia Nacional over online sextortion. The boy, 17, from Alcoy used eight bogus social media

17 Jan, 2022 @ 14:00

Alicante·Crime & Law·Lead

New and updated map produced to encourage more people on to tourist trails on Spain’s Costa Blanca

THOUSANDS of new and updated maps of the Sierra de Orihuela have been produced by the local city council. Previously uncharted trails, ravines, climbing areas

17 Jan, 2022 @ 13:30

Costa Blanca·Lead

Bogus gas inspector tricks and robs elderly expats in Costa Blanca area of Spain

Fresh warning as bogus gas inspector tricks elderly expats in Costa Blanca area of Spain

A bogus gas inspector has been caught in Denia with police warning residents to be careful over who they let into their homes. The fraudster

17 Jan, 2022 @ 12:54

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Briton, 43, accused of raping his son's friend at a hotel in Spain's Mallorca faces up to nine years in jail if convicted

Luck runs out for female thief with 20 arrests and releases in Costa Blanca area of Spain

A thief with 20 previous arrests has been detained by the Policia Nacional in Alicante. The 33-year-old woman has eight court warrants out against her.

17 Jan, 2022 @ 12:00

Alicante·Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Torrevieja

Police warn drivers in Spain to take extra care to make sure cats are not hiding under hood during cold winter

WHEN you open a car bonnet you expect to see the usual things – the engine, battery, wires and windscreen fluid tank. Perhaps the only

17 Jan, 2022 @ 09:03

Crime & Law·Lead·Other News

Spain’s Andalucia set on prohibiting by law the mutilations of animals for ‘cosmetic purposes’; animal fighting and ‘cruel’ use of animals in cinema—with sanctions of up to €35,000

Spain’s Andalucia poised to ban the mutilations of animals for ‘cosmetic purposes’; animal fighting and ‘cruel’ use of animals in cinema

THE Junta aims to prohibit by law various acts of animal cruelty in its Animal Welfare Law. The preliminary draft of the Andalucian Animal Welfare

17 Jan, 2022 @ 08:45

Lead·Other News

Los Tedax Acordonaron Un Radio De 1 000 Metros Para Detonar Sin Riegos Bomba De Aviacion De La Guerra Civil Hallada En Maella

Police detonate bomb dating from Spanish Civil War after neighbour remembers seeing it drop and fail to go off more than 80 years ago

POLICE in Spain revealed how they discovered an unexploded bomb more than 80 years after it was dropped by fascist bombers during the Spanish Civil

16 Jan, 2022 @ 18:47

Lead·National News

Mallorca’s most secretive council revealed in transparency survey comparing town halls across Spain

MANACOR city council is one of the most secretive councils in Mallorca according to a nationwide survey of hundreds of councils. The list names and

16 Jan, 2022 @ 17:45

Balearic Islands·Lead·Mallorca

Actors, TV channels and 30,000 social media users join search for man’s lost scarf in Spain’s Albacete

HAVE you seen an orange scarf with holes at each end in Albacete? You will have made thousands of people’s day after social media joined

16 Jan, 2022 @ 17:00

Costa Blanca·Lead·National News·Other News

TAKE CARE: Tips for a healthier lifestyle after the excesses of Christmas in Spain

EXPERTS are urging people to take care when they bid to return to a more healthy lifestyle following the festive excesses. According to specialists, suddenly

16 Jan, 2022 @ 16:15

Health·Lead·National News

Mallorca politician demands end to environmentally damaging ‘ghost flights’ by airlines saving their slots

THE practice of airlines flying empty planes to keep coveted flight slots has been slammed by a Mallorcan politician. The deputy for MES in Mallorca,

16 Jan, 2022 @ 14:15

Balearic Islands·Environment·Lead·Mallorca

Back of the net! Spain tops the tables with the best football managers in the world

SPAIN produces the most successful football managers in the world, a new study has revealed. Results have been analysed from the top ten club leagues

16 Jan, 2022 @ 13:30

Lead·National News·Sport

GOING POTTY: Website for Valencian potters provides gateway to the world of ceramics

A CERAMICS search engine has been created by potter Ana Illueca for Valencian potters so they can be more easily found online. All 106 potters

16 Jan, 2022 @ 12:46

Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

REVEALED: How living in Spain or the UK is far more stressful than Germany or Iceland

SPAIN and the UK are officially two of the most stressed countries in Europe. Indeed, a life in Germany or Iceland would have you sleeping

16 Jan, 2022 @ 12:00

Health·Lead·National News

Popular Tourist Walkway In Benidorm On Spain's Costa Blanca To Get Multi Euro Lighting Revamp

Benidorm ranked as best socially distanced weekend party city in Europe

A NEW year is finally here and whilst European travel is opening up again, many travellers are still cautious and want to find a safe

16 Jan, 2022 @ 10:45

Benidorm·Entertainment·Lead·Other News

Electricity Pylon Near Burbage, Leicestershire, United Kingdom

A Wasted Decade: How political corruption robbed Spain of success with renewable energies

Martin Tye of Mariposa Energia explores what's gone wrong with renewable energies in Spain.

16 Jan, 2022 @ 10:00

Lead·National News·Opinion

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Spain is European country with most species at risk of extinction

SPAIN is the European country with the most plants and animals at risk of extinction, according to a new analysis. Data from the IUCN Red

15 Jan, 2022 @ 17:45

Environment·Lead·Nature·Other News

OPINION: It’s about time town halls in Spain’s Valencia region opened up to public scrutiny

IT’S perhaps no surprise that a town hall in the Valencia region should be among the most secretive in Spain. This is the region, after

15 Jan, 2022 @ 16:15

Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

Calls for ‘urgent’ blood donations needed amid shortage of all blood types in Spain’s Andalucia

THE Andalucian Network of Transfusion Medicine is urgently seeking blood donors to come forward amid ‘shortages’ following the festive period. The ANTM said a recent

15 Jan, 2022 @ 15:00

Health·Lead·Other News

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PROPERTY: Malaga is the city in Spain where house prices are rising the fastest

MALAGA, Sevilla and Valencia are the Spanish cities where house prices have risen the most in 2021. This is according to a study by UK

15 Jan, 2022 @ 13:00

Lead·National News·Property

The Christmas clear out – How Olive Press columnist Giles Brown spent the festive season

I HAVE always been keen on maintaining my Christmas traditions. Once again, I spent most of the Christmas and New Year period at the radio

15 Jan, 2022 @ 12:00

Columnists·Giles Brown: Loud and Clear·Lead·Opinion

Chewing gum that kills COVID to go on sale in Spain from February

SURELY there must be something good to come out the COVID-19 pandemic. A worldwide realisation that all of us – governments, anti-vaxxers and Bill Gates

15 Jan, 2022 @ 11:15

Canary Islands·Coronavirus·Health·Lead·National News

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