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Cadiz politician calls for ‘courage’ to clinch EU treaty ‘utopia’ on Gibraltar as Spain digs in on demands

A LEADING politician from Andalucia has called for ‘more courage’ from Spain, the UK and the EU to reach agreement on Gibraltar’s post-Brexit future. Juan

29 Dec, 2022 @ 09:00

Cadiz·Gibraltar·Lead

Concierto De Manuel Carrasco En El Starlite De Marbella

Nephew of Spain’s King Felipe denies press reports of involvement in nightclub brawl

KING FELIPE’S nephew has made a statement to categorically deny a series of news stories that have emerged in recent days. According to online daily

29 Dec, 2022 @ 08:45

Lead·Madrid·National News

SWEET MUSIC: the village of Cáñar, in Spain’s Andalucia, has an annual fiesta where men serenade the women overnight

THE small mountain village of Cáñar, in the Alpujarra of Granada, has an unusual festive tradition that takes place on the morning of 28 December

28 Dec, 2022 @ 17:46

Andalucia·Granada·Lead·Other News

Online seller of endangered toads is punished in Spain’s Costa Blanca

AN Alicante man has been fined €1,080 for selling natterjack toads on the internet. He’s also been banned from breeding or trading wild animals for

28 Dec, 2022 @ 17:00

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Nature·Valencian Community

Son Abused Father, 80, For Years By Hitting Him In House Full Of Excrement In Spain's Valencia

Son abused elderly father for years in house full of excrement in Spain’s Valencia

A 51-year-old Betera man has been arrested after neighbours claimed he systematically abused his 80-year-old father. They said the elderly resident suffered harassment, beatings, and

28 Dec, 2022 @ 16:30

Crime & Law·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

Animal shelters in Spain’s Malaga alarmed by increase in number of abandoned animals due to soaring inflation

RISING inflation means people are having to give up pets they can’t afford, animal shelters say. According to local animal shelters, everything related to products

28 Dec, 2022 @ 15:45

Lead·Malaga·Other News

New stretch of Spain’s Estepona coastal path is put to tender

ESTEPONA City council has put out to tender the works for the construction of a new stretch of coastal corridor in the area of Cristo

28 Dec, 2022 @ 15:00

Lead·Malaga·Other News

Blaze that incinerated electricity cables in central Madrid likely caused by surge in demand

A FIRE that broke out in central Madrid in the early hours of December 26 was likely caused by a surge in power consumption, sources

28 Dec, 2022 @ 14:15

Lead·Madrid

Massive Investment Planned To Stop Repeat Of Disastrous 2019 Floods In Southern Costa Blanca Area Of Spain

Spain at worst risk of climate-related home damage, new study finds

DROUGHTS, flash floods, forest fires, torrential rain… This year has seen a series of extreme weather events not just in Spain, but in many other

28 Dec, 2022 @ 13:30

Environment·Lead·National News

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All Fools’ Day: How Spain marks Dia de los Santos Inocentes

DECEMBER 28, Spain marks the Dia de los Santos Inocentes (Holy Innocents’ Day) which is somewhat similar to April Fools’ Day. It’s the day to

28 Dec, 2022 @ 13:14

La Cultura·Lead·National News·Other News

Spain has three airports ranked among the world’s best for shopping and eating

THREE airports in Spain have been named in the world’s top 100 for shops and restaurants according to the AirHelp Score 2022 rankings. Madrid came

28 Dec, 2022 @ 12:45

Alicante·Barcelona·Lead·Madrid·National News

Guacin Zipline Rescue Diputacion De Malaga

WATCH: Firefighters rescue woman from zipline after she got stuck 40 metres in the air in Andalucia’s Gaucin

THIS footage shows the spectacular rescue of a hiker who had got stuck on a zipline in Gaucin. Malaga province firefighters from Manilva and Algatocin

28 Dec, 2022 @ 12:06

Andalucia·Lead

Pedro Sanchez announces windfall and temporary taxes on banks and energy companies in Spain

After making concessions to Catalan politicians, Spain’s prime minister rules out more talks

FOR THE government of Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez, the proces, as the Catalan independence drive is commonly known, is now the past. There will, for

28 Dec, 2022 @ 12:00

Catalunya·Lead·Politics

Benidorm's main promenade to celebrate New Year twice with Big Ben and Puerta del Sol chimes

Benidorm’s main promenade to celebrate New Year twice with Big Ben and Spain’s Puerta del Sol chimes from Madrid

A big party to celebrate the New Year will run for over seven hours on Saturday on Benidorm’s Paseo de Levante. An estimated 5,000 people

28 Dec, 2022 @ 11:15

Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencian Community

Hotels on Spain's Costa Blanca look forward to bumper New Year's Eve

Hotels on Spain’s Costa Blanca looking forward to bumper New Year’s Eve

HOTELIERS on the Costa Blanca are looking forward to a busy New Year’s Eve after two years of heavily reduced trade caused by Covid-19 restrictions.

28 Dec, 2022 @ 10:30

Alicante·Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencian Community

Taxi drivers in Spain’s Pamplona to restart free trips for pensioners to see the Christmas lights

AFTER a two-year break due to Covid-19, today the taxi drivers of Pamplona will be volunteering their time to take 90 or so residents of

28 Dec, 2022 @ 10:00

Lead·National News

Thousands visit one of Spain’s most well-preserved Roman villas in Malaga during first week

ALMOST 2,500 people have visited one of the most well-preserved Roman villas in Spain at the city of Rincon de la Victoria just a week

28 Dec, 2022 @ 09:30

Lead·Malaga

Two Brits Caught Out During Storm When Sailing With Over Four Tonnes Of Hashish Off Spain's Anadalucia Coast

Stormy weather catches out two Brits off Spain’s Andalucia coast with South America-bound drugs stash

TWO British men crewing a boat packed with drugs have been arrested by the Policia Nacional off the Andalucia coast. The 16-metre-long and five-metre-wide vessel,

28 Dec, 2022 @ 09:15

Cadiz·Crime & Law·Lead

Police open fire on man as he tries to attack officers with a large machete in Spain’s Malaga

POLICE shot a man in the leg as he allegedly tried to attack an officer with a large machete in Spain’s city of Malaga. National

28 Dec, 2022 @ 09:15

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga·Other News

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Twenty-four marine animal strandings recorded along Spain’s Doñana coasts this year—including endangered green turtle

THIS year, 2022, has seen multiple marine animals stranded on the coasts of Doñana. The annual Doñana Natural Area Management Report on observations and strandings

28 Dec, 2022 @ 08:45

Environment·Lead·Nature

Got a dog in Spain? Comply with new laws coming into effect THIS MONTH to avoid fines of up to €10,000

DOGGONE IT!: New law makes 10km a day walks for dogs compulsory

DOG owners will have to take their pets for at least 10 kilometres of walks daily from today under a controversial new animal welfare law

28 Dec, 2022 @ 08:00

Lead·National News

Man falls 60 metres to his death as he climbed at El Chorro in Spain’s Andalucia

MOUNTAIN rescue teams recovered the body of a man who fell 60 metres to his death while rock climbing in Spain’s Andalucia. The Greim mountain

27 Dec, 2022 @ 16:41

Andalucia·Lead·Malaga

Pedro Sanchez scraps tax on essential food products in Spain's latest anti-inflation package

Pedro Sanchez suspends taxes on essential food products in Spain’s latest anti-inflation package

PRIME Minister Pedro Sanchez has announced details of Spain’s latest ‘anti-crisis’ package to fight inflation in 2023. The measures were agreed at Tuesday’s meeting of

27 Dec, 2022 @ 16:30

Lead·National News

SOff-duty policeman chase supermarket thief around car park after leaving with €400 of unpaid goods in Spain's Costa Blanca

Off-duty policeman chases supermarket robber around car park on Spain’s Costa Blanca

AN Elche supermarket thief was caught by two off-duty policemen doing their shopping at the same time. They restrained him after he ran off with

27 Dec, 2022 @ 15:45

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Valencian Community

Spain’s new family law will let fathers-to-be take 10 days of paternity leave to look after pregnant partner

FATHERS in Spain should soon be able to use 10 days of their paternity leave before the birth, so that they can take care of

27 Dec, 2022 @ 15:00

Health·Lead·National News·Politics

Teenager's Excavator Prank Goes Wrong As Church Wall Gets Damaged On Spain's Mallorca

Teenager’s excavator prank backfires as church wall gets damaged on Spain’s Mallorca

A teenage boy damaged a church wall in the centre of Pollenca after starting up an excavator as a prank. The machine started to spin

27 Dec, 2022 @ 14:15

Balearic Islands·Crime & Law·Lead·Mallorca

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Cadiz politician calls for ‘courage’ to clinch EU treaty ‘utopia’ on Gibraltar as Spain digs in on demands

Nephew of Spain’s King Felipe denies press reports of involvement in nightclub brawl

SWEET MUSIC: the village of Cáñar, in Spain’s Andalucia, has an annual fiesta where men serenade the women overnight

Online seller of endangered toads is punished in Spain’s Costa Blanca

Animal shelters in Spain’s Malaga alarmed by increase in number of abandoned animals due to soaring inflation

New stretch of Spain’s Estepona coastal path is put to tender

Blaze that incinerated electricity cables in central Madrid likely caused by surge in demand

Spain at worst risk of climate-related home damage, new study finds

All Fools’ Day: How Spain marks Dia de los Santos Inocentes

Spain has three airports ranked among the world’s best for shopping and eating

WATCH: Firefighters rescue woman from zipline after she got stuck 40 metres in the air in Andalucia’s Gaucin

After making concessions to Catalan politicians, Spain’s prime minister rules out more talks

Benidorm’s main promenade to celebrate New Year twice with Big Ben and Spain’s Puerta del Sol chimes from Madrid

Hotels on Spain’s Costa Blanca looking forward to bumper New Year’s Eve

Taxi drivers in Spain’s Pamplona to restart free trips for pensioners to see the Christmas lights

Thousands visit one of Spain’s most well-preserved Roman villas in Malaga during first week

Stormy weather catches out two Brits off Spain’s Andalucia coast with South America-bound drugs stash

Police open fire on man as he tries to attack officers with a large machete in Spain’s Malaga

Twenty-four marine animal strandings recorded along Spain’s Doñana coasts this year—including endangered green turtle

DOGGONE IT!: New law makes 10km a day walks for dogs compulsory

Man falls 60 metres to his death as he climbed at El Chorro in Spain’s Andalucia

Pedro Sanchez suspends taxes on essential food products in Spain’s latest anti-inflation package

Off-duty policeman chases supermarket robber around car park on Spain’s Costa Blanca

Spain’s new family law will let fathers-to-be take 10 days of paternity leave to look after pregnant partner

Teenager’s excavator prank backfires as church wall gets damaged on Spain’s Mallorca

Where Spanish forces are deployed across the globe in 2026 – as Sanchez says ‘no’ to war in a spiralling Middle East

Police in northern Spain ‘ignored complaints about wobbly wooden bridge’ just 24 hours before tragic collapse that killed six young students

Japanese shoppers clear shelves of jamon and Spanish wine in touching display of solidarity after Trump trade threats

Traffic through vital Strait of Hormuz grinds to near-total halt: Is Spain prepared to handle the economic blowback?

The internet’s meme army rallies around Spain in its battle with Trump – here are some of the funniest