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Spain’s Queen Sofia, 85, admitted into Madrid hospital to treat infection

SPAIN’S Queen Sofia, who is 85 years old, has been admitted into a Madrid hospital, the Royal Household reported. She is being treated for a urinary infection, but her condition is progressing

10 Apr, 2024 @ 12:23

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Spain’s PM Pedro Sanchez denounces a ‘waterfall of mud’ and ‘Trump-style tactics’ from the opposition, and vows to see out his term

SPAIN’S Socialist Party Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez used an appearance in Congress today to defend his government’s record, and attack what he called a ‘waterfall of sludge’ and ‘Trump-style’ techniques from the

10 Apr, 2024 @ 12:12

Lead·Politics

Good Samaritan returns little boy’s lost pocket money in Estepona port

A GOOD samaritan has sparked joy online after returning a little boy’s pocket money after it was found in Estepona. Do you remember waiting all week for your allowance to buy a

10 Apr, 2024 @ 10:51

Andalucia·Lead·Malaga

Spain will be the fastest growing economy out of the EU's 'big four' over the next two years, says Brussels - outpacing Germany, France and Italy

Households became wealthier in 2023 despite economic situation, according to Bank of Spain

FAMILIES in Spain became over 9% wealthier last year despite high inflation and interest rates, according to a Bank of Spain study. The conclusion is reached by measuring the difference between savings

10 Apr, 2024 @ 10:45

Economy·Lead·National News·Other News

Drought latest: Cataluña region prepares to declare an official emergency following Spain’s driest year on record

Andalucia remains in drought and with low water supplies despite recent rainfall, warn experts

AN ANDALULCIA group has warned against getting too excited about recent rain easing the on-going drought since there is still a serious problem as large parts of the region have seen no

10 Apr, 2024 @ 10:00

Andalucia·Lead

Husband kills his wife and two children before taking his own life in Barcelona

A MAN killed his two eight-year-old children and his 43-year-old wife at their Barcelona area home on Tuesday before taking his own life. Police discovered the woman and children in El Prat

10 Apr, 2024 @ 09:15

Barcelona·Catalunya·Crime & Law·Lead·Other News

Taking Nolotil for extended periods ‘is harmful and potentially deadly’, warn experts in Spain

EXPERTS in Spain have warned taking Nolotil for ‘extended periods’ can be ‘harmful and potentially deadly.’ It comes after an interview with the president of Gipuzkoa Pharmaceutical School, Miguel Angel Gastelurrutia. Speaking

10 Apr, 2024 @ 09:09

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Woman who sliced off her boyfriend’s penis with a kitchen knife in Spain is jailed and ordered to pay huge compensation costs

JAIL and huge compensation costs have been ordered for a woman who sliced off her boyfriend’s penis with a kitchen knife. The woman was accused of attacking her boyfriend almost three years

10 Apr, 2024 @ 08:37

Barcelona·Catalunya·Crime & Law·Lead·Other News

Police force launches rapid response unit to deal with violent incidents on Spain’s Costa Blanca

JAVEA’S Policia Local has created a specialist unit called ERIS (Esquadra Rapida d’Intervencio i Suport) to deal with violent incidents that need an immediate response. The new rapid response unit will consist

10 Apr, 2024 @ 05:00

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Other News·Valencian Community

More than HALF of people in Spain perform no exercise, new study finds

OVER half of people in Spain don’t do any kind of sport or physical exercise, according to a CIS survey published on Tuesday. The study showed that 52% of those surveyed didn’t

9 Apr, 2024 @ 16:00

Health·Lead·National News·Other News

Ukrainian refugees bound and gagged in Benidorm house robbery on Spain's Costa Blanca

Benidorm population reaches a record high: Real figure may be much higher as many foreign residents fail to re-register

BENIDORM has logged its biggest registered population with 74,588 residents- surpassing its previous best in 2013. It is now within touching distance of reaching the 75,000 mark which would give it ‘big

9 Apr, 2024 @ 15:15

Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencian Community

Frenchman, 35, who ‘stole €450,000 worth of windsurfing equipment’ from the Mar Menor in Spain is arrested

A THIEF took €450,000 of windsurfing gear from a European championship event on the Mar Menor and drove his haul to an Alicante province warehouse, over 100 kilometres away. The French national,

9 Apr, 2024 @ 14:43

Alicante·Crime & Law·Lead·Mar Menor·Murcia·Other News

Passport control overhaul begins in Spain: Airport in holiday hotspot makes way for the EU’s upcoming Entry/Exit System

MURCIA’S Corvera Airport will have a fully-automated passport control area completed by May 1. The upcoming EES system logs people entering and leaving Spain including UK travellers that do not have Spanish

9 Apr, 2024 @ 13:40

Lead·Murcia

WATCH: Youths laugh and joke as they launch rocks at cars on a busy road in Spain

A GROUP of young Spaniards have filmed themselves throwing rocks at passing vehicles on a motorway, later posting the footage of their incredibly dangerous and reckless actions on social media. In the

9 Apr, 2024 @ 12:45

Crime & Law·Lead·Other News

Scorchio: Blast of hot African air will bring ‘exceptionally high’ temperatures to Spain this weekend, warn weather experts

THE ROLLERCOASTER that is the Spanish weather so far this year will take another turn this weekend, as ‘exceptionally high temperatures’ are set to hit the peninsula, with the hot weather arriving

9 Apr, 2024 @ 12:25

Lead·Other News·Weather

US tourist death latest: Husband will be investigated for ‘gender violence’ after wife died ‘during or after sex’ in a tourist flat in Spain’s Malaga

POLICE in Malaga will be investigating the death of a US tourist last week as a gender violence crime, despite original reports that the 43-year-old woman had died during a ‘risky sexual

9 Apr, 2024 @ 11:48

Andalucia·Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga·Other News

'Love Hug' robber with eight year trail of crime is arrested yet again on Spain's Costa Blanca

Warning over ‘love hugging’ scam in Murcia after string of elderly people are targeted by gang

TWO members of a ‘love-hug’ gang that travelled around Spain robbing elderly people have been jailed. Four Romanians- aged between 28 and 31- rented a house in the Murcia region to act

9 Apr, 2024 @ 11:30

Alicante·Crime & Law·Lead·Murcia·Other News

EXCLUSIVE: Ending the golden visa in Spain is a ‘big blow’ to British and US buyers, say property experts – as political leaders brand it ‘senseless’ and ‘anti-business’

THE ending of the golden visa scheme in Spain has been met with a wave of criticism, particularly in high-value areas like the Costa del Sol. Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez announced yesterday

9 Apr, 2024 @ 11:20

EXCLUSIVE·Lead·Must Read·Other News·Property

WATCH: MotoGP driver Aleix Espargaro shows off €20,000-a-day villa in Ibiza complete with private chef and massage therapists

WHILE many an Easter vacation was ruined in Spain this year thanks to widespread rain showers, there were some who still managed to have a pretty good time. Take Spanish MotoGP star

9 Apr, 2024 @ 10:41

Balearic Islands·Ibiza·Lead·Sport

Spain and the UK ‘are days away’ from signing a post-Brexit Gibraltar deal as negotiations enter ‘sensitive phase’, claim sources

THE UK and Spain are on the verge of signing a post-Brexit agreement over the future of Gibraltar, according to sources close to the negotiations. An article published by The Times of

9 Apr, 2024 @ 10:21

Gibraltar·Lead·Politics

Islamic terrorists threaten to attack the Champions League quarter finals in Spain

SPAIN’S Champions League quarter finals are under threat after Islamic terrorists hint at an attack. READ MORE: How the 2004 terror attack changed Spain – as country marks 20th anniversary of its

9 Apr, 2024 @ 10:12

Crime & Law·Lead·Other News·Sport

Shrinking rental stock in Spain is blamed on ‘destructive’ new housing law as landords opt for tourist lets – sparking a tourism backlash on the Canary Islands and elsewhere

RISING rental pressures have been blamed on Spain’s new Housing Law 2023, which has seen landlords choose to take their properties off the market. This is according to a new report from

9 Apr, 2024 @ 10:00

Barcelona·Canary Islands·Catalunya·Lead·Madrid·Other News·Property

Catalan president says an independence referendum is ‘inevitable’ during speech in Spanish parliament

CATALAN President Pere Aragones warned his political rivals that a new independence referendum was ‘inevitable’ during a speech in Spain’s parliament on Monday. Addressing the Spanish senate for the first time in

9 Apr, 2024 @ 09:52

Catalunya·Lead·Politics

This resort in northern Spain is the perfect alternative to overcrowded Ibiza – according to the Sun

THE Sun has named this resort in northern Spain the perfect alternative to overcrowded Ibiza. The ‘overlooked, cheaper and less crowded alternative’ was highlighted by the British newspaper as a quiet alternative

9 Apr, 2024 @ 09:10

Lead·Olive Press Travel·Travel: Galicia

Day one of Gibraltar’s corruption inquiry into the retirement of police chief Ian McGrail: Search warrant against high-ranking legal figure under the spotlight

THE first day of the McGrail hearings were dominated by the circumstances surrounding the issuing of a search warrant against a key Gibraltar legal figure. Former Police Commissioner Ian McGrail was in

8 Apr, 2024 @ 17:43

Gibraltar·Lead

Ryanair loses Supreme Court battle in Spain after cutting staff’s wages during the Covid pandemic

BUDGET airline Ryanair has been told by Spain’s Supreme Court that staff pay cuts and working condition changes imposed during the Covid-19 pandemic in July 2020 were unlawful. The judges threw out

8 Apr, 2024 @ 16:26

Galicia·Lead·National News·Other News

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