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Spain approves law allowing 16 and 17-year-old girls to have an abortion without parental permission

SPAIN’S Congress approved a new sexual and reproductive law on Thursday which allows girls aged 16 and 17 to have an abortion without parental consent.

15 Dec, 2022 @ 18:00

Health·Lead·National News

EU treaty talks on Gibraltar likely to roll into 2023 as disagreements continue between UK, EU and Spain

THE latest round of talks held December 14 in Brussels on Gibraltar’s EU treaty between the UK and Spain has failed to reach a final

15 Dec, 2022 @ 17:28

Gibraltar·Lead

Madrid brought to a standstill as heavy rain floods Metro system, causes traffic jams and halts trains

A DAY of sustained rainfall in Madrid caused travel chaos on Wednesday evening, including severe flooding in the Metro de Madrid underground rail system. Around

15 Dec, 2022 @ 17:15

Lead·Madrid·Travel News

Businessmen In Spain's Costa Blanca And Valencia Are Arrested For Helping Counterfeiter Who Printed Eight Million Fake 500 Euro Bills

Businessmen arrested in Spain’s Costa Blanca and Valencia for helping counterfeiter to print eight million euros

POLICE have arrested two men in the Costa Blanca and Valencia areas for assisting in the production of counterfeit 500-euro bills. A La Nucia printing

15 Dec, 2022 @ 16:45

Barcelona·Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

Denys Shmyhal Meet With Manuel Albarez Bueno

Post-Brexit deal on Gibraltar a step closer after successful talks between Spanish and UK foreign ministers

A POST-BREXIT deal on Gibraltar appeared to take a step closer to becoming a reality this week, after a hastily arranged meeting in Madrid on

15 Dec, 2022 @ 16:07

Gibraltar·Lead·National News·Politics

Guardia Civil Officer Shoots Her Two Daughters Dead Before Pulling Gun On Herself In Cuenca Area Of Spain

Guardia Civil officer kills her two daughters before pulling gun on herself in Cuenca area of Spain

A Guardia Civil officer shot dead her two daughters, aged 9 and 11, in their home at the Guardia barracks in Quintanar del Rey in

15 Dec, 2022 @ 15:45

Lead·National News

Fases De Vaciado Del Puente De Mando Del Os35 (4)

Wreck removal tugs head to Gibraltar as OS 35 shipwreck gets stripped down to bare metal structure

SALVAGE crews are continuing to strip down the bulk carrier beached in Gibraltar waters as the machinery needed to remove it gets ready to sail

15 Dec, 2022 @ 15:07

Gibraltar·Lead

Dutch narco boss accused of shipping cocaine worth €228 million is arrested on Costa Blanca

Policeman shoots himself dead at Castellon courthouse in Spain’s Valencia region

A Policia Nacional officer fatally shot himself on Thursday while on duty in a Castellon city courthouse in the Valencia region. The man was in

15 Dec, 2022 @ 14:48

Castellon·Lead·Valencian Community

Angry passenger head-butted and broke teeth of female Ryanair worker during excess luggage dispute at airport in Spain

Holiday flight relief as airport workers strike in Spain is called off

SIX days of strikes by airport workers has been called off after the CC OO union sealed a pay agreement with the Ministry of Transport.

15 Dec, 2022 @ 14:16

Lead·National News

Strep A Cases Above Normal Levels Among Children On Spain's Mallorca

Strep A cases rise above normal levels among children on Spain’s Mallorca

THREE children with serious cases of the invasive streptococcal A infection are currently in Palma’s Son Espases Hospital. Six infections have been confirmed since November

15 Dec, 2022 @ 11:32

Balearic Islands·Health·Lead·Mallorca

Alleged mastermind behind Mallorca’s biggest real estate scam gets bailed in Spain

THE alleged mastermind of Mallorca’s biggest real estate scam has been bailed after spending nearly four years behind bars ahead of his trial. Carlos García

15 Dec, 2022 @ 10:51

Balearic Islands·Crime & Law·Lead·Mallorca

Spain’s Caminito del Rey remains closed due to recent landslides caused by heavy rain—with dozen climbing specialists and technicians called in aid with repair works

MALAGA’S famous gorge walkway remains closed following recent landslides caused by heavy rain, and it’s still unclear when the tourist attraction will reopen. Heavy rains

15 Dec, 2022 @ 09:15

Environment·Lead·Malaga

Spain’s Malaga sees accumulated rainfall of 5,420 litres in 13 days

THE first thirteen days of December has left an accumulated rainfall of 5,420 litres in Malaga province. Following a disastrous start to the hydrological year

15 Dec, 2022 @ 08:45

Lead·Malaga·Weather

Storm Efrain: Mallorca to experience tropical Christmas weather experts say

It will be the opposite of a white wintry Christmas in Mallorca, forecasters say. Mallorca is set to experience a tropical Christmas with a string

14 Dec, 2022 @ 19:15

Balearic Islands·Lead·Mallorca·National News·Weather

WEATHER WARNING: Government advises of gale force winds and ‘torrential rain’ in Gibraltar at least until Thursday

MORE ‘torrential and thundery downpours’ pushed by gale force southerly wind will continue to smash into Gibraltar until at least 4pm on Thursday, the government

14 Dec, 2022 @ 18:24

Gibraltar·Lead

Masks are made mandatory in Spain's Valencia region: This is where you must cover your face from TODAY amid spike in Covid and flu cases

Spanish travel sector slams government for maintaining mask requirement on flights

REPRESENTATIVES from Spain’s travel industry have railed against the government for keeping in place the obligatory use of masks on public transport, including on planes.

14 Dec, 2022 @ 18:00

Lead·National News·Travel News

EXPLAINER: Why Spain's 20 cents per litre fuel discount is nearing the end of the rood

EXPLAINER: Why Spain’s 20 cents per litre fuel discount is nearing the end of the road

SPAIN’S 20 cents per litre fuel bonus- introduced in April- is likely to be scrapped on December 31. The measure was brought in to counter

14 Dec, 2022 @ 17:15

Lead·National News

Bad weather from Storm Efrain kills one in Spain’s Salamanca province, sweeps away road in Extremadura

TORRENTIAL rain in Spain’s Extremadura region from Storm Efrain caused chaos on Tuesday, sweeping away part of a road in Caceres province due to the

14 Dec, 2022 @ 16:30

Lead·National News

Toddler who went missing with grandfather in Spain’s Huelva province dies in hospital

A FAMILY in Spain’s Huelva province has suffered two tragic losses in the space of just five days. Last Wednesday Antonio Blanco Gil, 55, went

14 Dec, 2022 @ 15:45

Huelva·Lead

Serial Thief Behind 90 Costa Blanca Robberies Starts Stealing Again Days After Prison Release In Spain

Serial thief behind 90 Costa Blanca robberies steals again days after prison release in Spain

A serial stealer with 90 Calpe area robberies to his name returned to his old ways just days after he finished serving a prison sentence.

14 Dec, 2022 @ 15:30

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Valencian Community

Dozens Of Properties In Spain Worth €25 Million Seized And Member Of Russian Money Laundering Gang Arrested In Canary Islands

Dozens of properties in Spain seized with Russian money laundering gang member arrested in Canary Islands

A woman has been arrested in Tenerife as part of a probe into a crime gang suspected of laundering dirty money linked to the €219

14 Dec, 2022 @ 14:15

Canary Islands·Crime & Law·Lead·National News

EXCLUSIVE: Legendary Gibraltar striker Lee Casciaro opens up about the new stadium, playing on and the World Cup

GIBRALTAR and Lincoln Red Imps striker Lee Casciaro, who still plays against top international opposition at the age of 41-years-old, has given the new national

14 Dec, 2022 @ 13:32

Gibraltar·Lead

Amnesty International slams Spain and Morocco for migrant death disaster in Melilla

AMNESTY International has accused Spain and Morocco of trying to cover up what happened in the enclave of Melilla on June 24 when dozens of

14 Dec, 2022 @ 12:51

Lead·National News

Energy companies probed in Spain over anti-competitive practices

SPAIN’S anti-trust watchdog, the CNMC, says it has opened an investigation into various energy companies over possible anti-competitive practices. The CNMC did not specify the

14 Dec, 2022 @ 12:26

Business & Finance·Lead·National News

Earthquake rattles Sevilla in southern Spain as locals report feeling tremors

A 3.5 magnitude earthquake rumbles Spain’s Sevilla

SPAIN’s National Geographic Institute (IGN) has registered an earthquake with a magnitude 3.5 yesterday morning, December 13, with its epicentre in the Sevilla town of

14 Dec, 2022 @ 09:30

Environment·Lead·Sevilla

‘Da Vinci Code’ author Dan Brown spotted in Spain’s Ronda

THRILLER writer Dan Brown has been spotted strolling through the beautiful Andalucian town of Ronda. The 58-year-old bestselling author then posted a selfie on the

14 Dec, 2022 @ 08:45

Celebrity·Lead·Malaga

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Spain approves law allowing 16 and 17-year-old girls to have an abortion without parental permission

EU treaty talks on Gibraltar likely to roll into 2023 as disagreements continue between UK, EU and Spain

Madrid brought to a standstill as heavy rain floods Metro system, causes traffic jams and halts trains

Businessmen arrested in Spain’s Costa Blanca and Valencia for helping counterfeiter to print eight million euros

Post-Brexit deal on Gibraltar a step closer after successful talks between Spanish and UK foreign ministers

Guardia Civil officer kills her two daughters before pulling gun on herself in Cuenca area of Spain

Wreck removal tugs head to Gibraltar as OS 35 shipwreck gets stripped down to bare metal structure

Policeman shoots himself dead at Castellon courthouse in Spain’s Valencia region

Holiday flight relief as airport workers strike in Spain is called off

Strep A cases rise above normal levels among children on Spain’s Mallorca

Alleged mastermind behind Mallorca’s biggest real estate scam gets bailed in Spain

Spain’s Caminito del Rey remains closed due to recent landslides caused by heavy rain—with dozen climbing specialists and technicians called in aid with repair works

Spain’s Malaga sees accumulated rainfall of 5,420 litres in 13 days

Storm Efrain: Mallorca to experience tropical Christmas weather experts say

WEATHER WARNING: Government advises of gale force winds and ‘torrential rain’ in Gibraltar at least until Thursday

Spanish travel sector slams government for maintaining mask requirement on flights

EXPLAINER: Why Spain’s 20 cents per litre fuel discount is nearing the end of the road

Bad weather from Storm Efrain kills one in Spain’s Salamanca province, sweeps away road in Extremadura

Toddler who went missing with grandfather in Spain’s Huelva province dies in hospital

Serial thief behind 90 Costa Blanca robberies steals again days after prison release in Spain

Dozens of properties in Spain seized with Russian money laundering gang member arrested in Canary Islands

EXCLUSIVE: Legendary Gibraltar striker Lee Casciaro opens up about the new stadium, playing on and the World Cup

Amnesty International slams Spain and Morocco for migrant death disaster in Melilla

Energy companies probed in Spain over anti-competitive practices

A 3.5 magnitude earthquake rumbles Spain’s Sevilla

‘Da Vinci Code’ author Dan Brown spotted in Spain’s Ronda

What’s behind Spain’s bizarre new craze of young people dressing up as animals – and does it spell the end of western civilisation?

The Dutch have now moved into the top five for property purchases in Spain – here is where they are snapping up homes

Malaga will be cut off from high-speed trains to Madrid and beyond for at least another month

Spain’s controversial V16 traffic beacon has now fully arrived and fines are already being dished out – but is the EU about to kibosh it?

Is Spain’s caña dying? Changing beer habits could spell last orders for the iconic glass size