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Spain’s Andalucia postpones COVID-19 de-escalation meeting due to rises in cases

THE meeting scheduled for tomorrow by the Andalucian Expert Committee to discuss its COVID-19 de-escalation plan has been postponed as they monitor a rise...

‘JILTED LOVER’ sexually assaults girlfriend’s new partner after kidnapping him from the Costa Blanca in Spain

A Murcia gang kidnapped and sexually assaulted a man in a vicious revenge attack over a woman. Five men, all of Bulgarian nationality, have been...

PURE GOLD: Immersive Klimt art exhibition in Valencia offers fans the chance to experience the paintings from within

ART fans in Valencia are in for a treat. From now and until August 15, the Ateneo Mercantil in Valencia city centre (Plaza del Ayuntamiento,...

New fines for cyclists in Spain to be introduced very soon warns National Traffic Authority

WITH ever increasing bike utilization rates in Spain, new guidelines for cyclists are on the cards. The director general of the DGT (Spanish Traffic Authority),...

COVID-19 cases continue to fall in the Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain

NEW coronavirus cases have dropped again on both a daily and week-to week basis in the Valencian Community. The Tuesday(May 25) report from the regional...

Photo of Red Cross woman hugging migrant sparks far-right row in Spain

By Nickacia Forrester A YOUNG Red Cross volunteer who became a social media sensation when a photo of her hugging a frightened and distraught immigrant...

CLEANING UP: Spain set to spend €1.55 billion to kickstart clean hydrogen production

SPAIN is to splash €1.55 billion on clean hydrogen production in a bid to become European leader in the new technology. It has earmarked EU...

SET TO SURGE: Property sales in Spain and Europe on verge of booming

SPAIN remains top of the list when it comes to Brits looking to buy a home in the sun – and it looks like...

PFIZER BONANZA for Spain with 94 million COVID vaccine booster shots coming over the next two years

SPAIN will get 94 million doses of the Pfizer coronavirus vaccine between December 2021 and June 2023. The figure will be Spain's allocation of a...

Digging for Franco’s victims: British team from Cranfield University join search for Spain’s Civil War dead

A TEAM of British archaeologists have started to exhume and identify victims executed by the Franco regime after the Spanish Civil War. Several bodies with...

GRANNY BASHER on Spain’s Costa Blanca in horrific catalogue of abuse as she ‘freely’ spent her nan’s money

AN Alicante woman violently and mentally abused her 88-year-old grandmother in degrading and unsanitary conditions at her home that stank to high heaven. The Policia...

One of Spain’s top tourist attractions, Barcelona’s iconic Sagrada Familia, suffers another completion setback

THE COVID pandemic has dashed hopes for completing Antoni Gaudi's unfinished iconic Sagrada Familia basilica in Barcelona in time for the centenary of his...

Spain’s Malaga reaches green milestone in reduction of greenhouse gases

THE Malaga province has become the first region in Spain to be accredited for its reduction of its carbon footprint according to new figures....

Part-time football club on the Costa Blanca becomes the first to be listed on Spain’s stock exchange

AN Alicante area football club will be the first in Spain to be listed on the national stock exchange. The news came after Sant Joan-based...

Madrid welcomes Hollywood director Wes Anderson as work begins on set of new movie

HOLLYWOOD director Wes Anderson is heading for Madrid this year as work begins on the set of his newest creation. Elaborate sets have been spotted...

Spain fully expects to be included on UK travel ‘green list’ by June 7

SPAIN has said it expects to be included as a green country on the UK’s travel list in the upcoming review in June. The tourist minister insisted...

Spain’s Costa del Sol to add three new tourist attractions to boost inland tourism

TURISMO Costa del Sol reinforces the promotion of its inland tourism by adding three new tourist attractions. The Costa del Sol’s coastal strip, with its...

DON’T BELIEVE A WORD: Spanish police warn of new scam involving conmen posing as Microsoft technicians

The person targeted is given a set of instructions to follow in order to install what is claimed to be a safety programme, but which is really a virus that enables the fraudsters to access the device remotely

NEW INFECTIONS tumble over the weekend in latest COVID-19 report from the Costa Blanca area of Spain

WEEKEND COVID-19 case totals fell to their lowest level this month, according to the Valencian health ministry. Figures released today(May 24), combined with a Saturday...

GREEN LIST plea made for Costa Blanca tourism to UK Ambassador to Spain

THE United Kingdom has been asked to put the Costa Blanca and the Valencian Community onto the 'Green' travel list. The call came today(May 24)...

STUB IT OUT! Calls for nationwide ban on cigarette smoking at Spain’s beaches

283,000 people have signed a petition calling for a smoking ban on all of Spain's beaches. Environment minister, Teresa Ribera, received the petition organised by...

COVID-19 cases rise by 30% in a week in the Murcia region of Spain

CURRENT health restrictions in the Murcia region will not be relaxed after a 30% rise in COVID-19 infections over the last week. Health Minister, Juan...

Old salt nabbed: Royal Navy veteran ‘mastermind’ behind drugs gang in Spain’s Andalucia

A ROYAL NAVY veteran has been arrested as the alleged kingpin of an international drugs smuggling gang. More than  one-and-a-half tonnes of hashish, three boats,...

MYSTERY: Police in Spain investigate death of man found trapped inside dinosaur statue

POLICE in Catalunya are baffled after the body of a 39-year-old man was found inside a dinosaur statue in a suburb of Barcelona. The alarm...

BRIT’S LUCKY ESCAPE as his plane crashes into lemon trees on the Costa Blanca in Spain

A British man walked away unscathed after his plane crashed into an orchard outside Bigastro on the southern Costa Blanca. The unnamed pilot, said to...

AND NOW FOR SOMETHING COMPLETELY DIFFERENT: Spain’s Valencian government relaunches green agenda now COVID is stabilised

THE Valencian regional government is hoping to relaunch its green agenda now that the COVID situation is stabilised. Valencia was one of the first areas...

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