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Brit actor Andrew Shim tries pawning Mercedes van to Spanish police over unpaid drugs fine

THIS is England star Andrew Shim has pleaded with Spanish police to sell off his Mercedes Sprinter and avoid jail following a €88,655 fine for drugs trafficking. Shim was running a business

17 Dec, 2021 @ 12:00

Crime & Law·Lead

Parents sentenced for ‘ritual’ murder of young children at farm in Valencia region in horror case that shocked Spain

Father jailed and mother committed to psychiatric institution for ‘ritual’ murder of their two young children in Spain’s Valencia region

17 Dec, 2021 @ 11:15

Castellon·Crime & Law·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

Magical markets to visit in Spain this Christmas

CHRISTMAS markets in Spain might not boast the snow of more northern climes, but the crafts and delicacies will still sprinkle your December with a little winter magic. With so much to

17 Dec, 2021 @ 10:30

La Cultura·Lead·National News

Two arrested over sex attack on teenager girl in Spain’s Jaen

TWO people, including one minor, have been arrested after a teenage girl was attacked and sexually assaulted in an olive grove in Jaen. Police said the girl was subjected to a serious

17 Dec, 2021 @ 10:30

Crime & Law·Jaen·Lead·Other News

Andalucia calls on Spain’s government to make face masks compulsory outdoors again in bid to halt surge of new COVID-19 infections

DUE to the significant increase in COVID-19 infections in Spain, the Junta has asked the Ministry of Health to reintroduce the mandatory use of face masks in outdoor places. The request was

17 Dec, 2021 @ 08:45

Coronavirus·Health·Lead

Spain’s Sevilla hit by murder-suicide as man, 50, shoots dead his brother-in-law and then himself over inheritance battle

A MAN allegedly fatally shot his brother-in-law before killing himself at home in Sevilla as the pair battled over inheritance. The 50-year-old aimed a gun at his brother-in-law, 60, at

16 Dec, 2021 @ 21:00

Crime & Law·Lead·Other News·Sevilla

Two fugitives arrested in Spain’s Malaga airport accused of attempted murder and stealing over €5billion

TWO fugitives have been arrested at Malaga airport on suspicion of attempted murder and stealing over €5billion. Police cuffed two men, aged 30 and 47, at the airport on the Costa del

16 Dec, 2021 @ 20:45

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga·Other News

Coronavirus outbreak at hospital in Spain’s Malaga hits patients in neurosurgical ward

SEVERAL patients at a hospital in Spain have tested positive for coronavirus following an outbreak on a Malaga hospital ward. The new cases involving patients at Malaga Regional Hospital were reported earlier

16 Dec, 2021 @ 20:00

Health·Lead·Malaga·Other News

Spain confirms total of 40 Omicron variant COVID-19 cases in the country

Spain confirms 40 Omicron variant COVID-19 cases so far

40 cases of the Omicron COVID-19 variant have been confirmed in Spain, according to Health Minister, Carolina Darias. Speaking in Congress this Thursday, she said that ‘there could be some community transmission’

16 Dec, 2021 @ 18:18

Coronavirus·Health·Lead·National News

Benidorm faces quiet Christmas as hotels close due to UK booking cancellations across Spain's Costa Blanca

Benidorm faces quiet Christmas as UK cancellations force hotel closures on Spain’s Costa Blanca

BENIDORM faces one of its quietest-ever Christmas tourist holiday seasons as British people cancel bookings due to costly PCR tests and full vaccination requirements for older children. The HOSBEC hotel association says

16 Dec, 2021 @ 17:27

Benidorm·Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Lead·Travel News·Valencian Community

Costa Blanca people smuggling gang charged €5,000 for dangerous boat journey to Spain

ANALYSIS: How 2021 became the deadliest year on record for migrants crossing from west Africa to Spain’s Canary Islands

A RECORD number of people have died whilst trying to cross from West Africa to the Canary Islands during 2021. Data suggests that the route through the Atlantic to the Spanish Islands

16 Dec, 2021 @ 16:15

Canary Islands·Lead·National News

Spain extends COVID-19 vaccine booster shots to people in their 40s and 50s

BOOSTER doses of COVID-19 vaccines are to be rolled to people in Spain aged between 40 and 59 years. The injections will follow six months after the second shots of the Moderna

16 Dec, 2021 @ 15:45

Coronavirus·Health·Lead·National News

Royal family in Spain release charming 2021 Christmas card photo

SPAIN’S royal family have released their 2021 Christmas card photograph. The image was taken in their Zarzuela Palace garden in Madrid. King Felipe and Queen Letizia are featured standing behind daughters Leonor

16 Dec, 2021 @ 15:00

Lead·Madrid·National News

COVID-19 passports set to end as health situation improves in Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain

Restaurant on Spain’s Costa Blanca suffers police raid for not following COVID-19 passport rules

POLICE in a Costa Blanca city moved on a restaurant after getting reports that it was not requesting to see COVID-19 passports from indoor diners. Elche Policia Local officers acted on a

16 Dec, 2021 @ 14:15

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencian Community

Only 1 in 50 drivers breathalyzed are over the limit in town popular with expats on Spain’s Costa Blanca

ROJALES Local Police performed 473 roadside breathalyzer and drug tests during one week in December. Checkpoints were set up in various locations around the centre, districts and urbanisations of the town, including

16 Dec, 2021 @ 13:30

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Police Rescue Abused Unconcious Woman Hanging From A Curtain At Her Costa Blanca Home In Spain

Malaga pensioner beaten and robbed in terrifying late night incident in Spain

A PENSIONER was brutally assaulted in a late night attack by two middle aged men in a terrifying incident in Malaga. The 76-year-old man was left ‘shaken’ and ‘bloody’ after two men

16 Dec, 2021 @ 12:45

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga·Other News

Dish at VORO restaurant Mallorca Photo:https://vororestaurant.com/

Mallorca restaurant awarded two-Michelin stars as Spain’s Balearic Islands gain ground as foodie destination

MALLORCA once again has a two-Michelin starred restaurant, putting the island firmly on the haute-cuisine map. Voro, the restaurant run by chef Alvaro Salazar at the Cap Vermell Gran Hotel, near Canyamel

16 Dec, 2021 @ 12:30

Food & Drink·Lead·Olive Press Travel·Travel: Balearic Islands·Travel: Ibiza·Travel: Mallorca·Where to eat

Holiday hotspots in Spain like Balearic Islands and Costa Blanca feature in new low-cost flights out of London's Gatwick airport

New budget flights will serve holiday hotspots in Spain like the Balearic Islands and Costa Blanca

BRITISH Airways will start operating ‘low-cost’ flights to eight Spanish destinations this spring out of Gatwick airport. BA is relaunching its budget short-haul division which was mothballed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

16 Dec, 2021 @ 12:00

Alicante·Balearic Islands·Canary Islands·Costa Blanca·Lead·Madrid·Sevilla·Travel News·Valencian Community

EXECUTED: Freedom fighters from Spain’s Franco era exhumed in Costa Blanca town revealing bullet wounds to the head

SEVEN bodies out of 14 exhumed from in Alicante are believed to be of freedom fighters that were executed during the height of Franco’s Spanish repression in the 1940s. Careful exhumations of

16 Dec, 2021 @ 11:15

Costa Blanca·La Cultura·Lead

Mental health problems among youth on the rise in Spain’s Valencia region

THE Valencian Community has registered 308 suicides among young people aged under-30 in the past 10 years. According to Save The Children, in 2020 one in 10 deaths in this age group

16 Dec, 2021 @ 11:00

Health·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

How Spain’s Valencia region became the leader in organic farming

ORGANIC farming in Valencia has grown 81.2% in the past five years, more than anywhere else in Spain and exceeding Spain’s average which is only at 20.7%. The region has seen a

16 Dec, 2021 @ 10:15

Environment·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

UK Foreign Secretary Liz Truss flies in to Madrid to boost ties with Spain and “support 400K British expats”

THE UK’s Foreign Secretary Liz Truss arrived in Madrid for a two day trip designed to build “closer economic, tech and security ties” with Spain. Truss met with Spanish counterpart Jose Manuel

16 Dec, 2021 @ 10:00

Brexit·Gibraltar·Lead·Politics

Hazardous Weather Warning: Large Swell, Strong Winds and 4-metre high waves to hit Spain’s Costa del Sol

A YELLOW weather warning has been issued in Malaga due to intense storms, with sea swells up to four metres forecast and damaging winds in some locations. According to Spanish weather agency

16 Dec, 2021 @ 08:45

Lead·Malaga·Weather

Auxiliares: English teaching assistants in Spain’s Valencia region complain they are ‘working for nothing’ after late payment shambles

NATIVE English speakers employed as language assistants by education authorities in the Valencia region will stage a protest on Friday over repeated delays in payments. A campaign group calling themselves ‘Auxiliares de

15 Dec, 2021 @ 18:57

Alicante·Castellon·Education·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

Football war in Spain as Barcelona and Real Madrid go to court over La Liga’s €2 billion investment deal

BARCELONA and Real Madrid have been joined by Athletic Bilbao in launching a legal fight against La Liga’s recently approved deal with a private equity fund. La Liga clubs overwhelmingly voted last

15 Dec, 2021 @ 18:31

Football·Lead·Sport

Elderly man suffers arm amputation after being trapped in overturned ambulance on a Mar Menor roundabout in Spain's Murcia region

Elderly man loses arm after being trapped in overturned ambulance in Mar Menor area of Spain

A Mar Menor man, 79, had to have an arm amputated after getting trapped in an overturned ambulance that was taking him to hospital. The vehicle was struck by a van while

15 Dec, 2021 @ 17:17

Lead·Mar Menor·Murcia

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