TRAVEL UPDATE: Do I need a COVID-19 booster shot to travel to Spain?
NEW rules come into play from February 1 in Spain that mean vaccination certificates are only valid if you have received a jab against COVID
Spain’s fat cats under renewed investigation over corporate spying
SEVERAL of Spain’s most powerful businessmen are once again implicated in a far-reaching spying scandal. On Monday Spain’s High Court has placed Antonio Brufau, chairman
Police raid illegal Vietnamese Pig farm and seize 12 animals in Murcia area of Spain
A dozen Vietnamese pigs have been seized from an illegal breeding farm in Aguilas, Murcia. Officers from the Guardia Civil’s environment division, Seprona, raided the
Cheap Benidorm accommodation offer to tempt bar and restaurant workers from around Spain into filling vacancies
BENIDORM is wooing new hospitality workers from around Spain by offering somewhere cheap to stay in the resort. The hospitality industry’s biggest-ever crisis caused by
Drunk man urinates inside taxi on Spain’s Costa Blanca and then posts social media footage of cab driver’s reaction
A drunk man who urinated in an Alicante taxi and posted social media footage of the driver’s reaction, may face legal action over his behaviour.
Estrella Damned? How Boris birthday bash is proving great publicity for Catalan lager brand
THEY say that no publicity is bad publicity and while a photograph showing Boris Johnson clutching a beer during a lockdown event at Downing Street
What happens in Elche, stays in Elche: Vegas-style ‘weddings’ in shopping centre on Spain’s Costa Blanca
THE MONTH of love has brought mock Las Vegas-style weddings to Elche on Spain’s Costa Blanca. L’Aljib Shopping Centre, on the outskirts of the city,
Jellyfish population surge on southern Spanish beaches as rising sea pollution kills predators
MALAGA’S beaches could soon be inundated with record numbers of jellyfish, marine experts have warned. Climate change, water conditions, the urbanisation of the Mediterranean coast
Valentine invitation to ‘fall in love’ with local business from city council on Spain’s Costa Blanca
A BUSINESS boost for commerce and hospitality in an area popular with expats has been launched. Orihuela City Council launched the Saint Valentine-themed initiative in
Dog falls six metres down Costa Blanca well in Spain followed by man who tries to rescue it
A man fell six metres down a Torrevieja well on Monday after he tried to rescue a dog. Both were both rescued within an hour.
EXCLUSIVE: ‘Like normal tourists’ Dutch King and Queen make incognito visit to romantic Ronda in Spain’s Andalucia to celebrate wedding anniversary
RONDA has had a royal visit. The King and Queen of the Netherlands, Willem-Alexander and Maxima, visited the iconic Andalucian town to celebrate their 20th
Guns under the hammer in bumper weapons auction in Costa Blanca area of Spain
A bumper public auction of seized weapons is being organised by the Guardia Civil in Alicante Province. It’s the first sale since November 2019, when
Spanish government proposes raising minimum wage to €13,944 per year
THE Spanish government has proposed increasing the minimum salary to €13,944 a year, or €996 per month if paid in the traditional 14 installments. The
Spain set to probe church sex abuse with independent commission
SPAIN’S prime minister wants to launch the first nationwide official investigation into the full extent of sexual abuse committed by Roman Catholic clergy. Pedro Sanchez
Dance floors reopening next week if COVID-19 cases continue falling in Spain’s Murcia region
DANCE floors in Murcia region nightclubs and concert venues are likely to reopen next week if COVID-19 case rates continue to fall. Infection rates have
Serial burglar breaks into dozens of homes within a few weeks in Murcia area of Spain
A serial burglar targeting Murcia City homes has been hit with 70 robbery charges. The Policia Nacional have also thrown in three fraud charges against
Woman loses €44,000 after man uses her phone to steal personal banking details on Spain’s Costa Blanca
A man tricked a woman out of €44,000 after arranging to meet her at the Finestrat Shopping Centre on the Costa Blanca. The fraudster, 20,
British man steals dozens of gas cylinders from stores and petrol stations across Costa Blanca area of Spain
A British resident from Javea has been arrested for stealing 150 butano cylinders from northern Costa Blanca retailers. The thefts started in late October 2021
Underage trafficker charged over 12 deaths after migrant boat sinks off Spain’s Costa Blanca
AN Algerian minor has been charged with 12 counts of reckless homicide after a dinghy transporting migrants sank off the Alicante Province coast. Only five
Police seize elephant feet stools being sold online from Costa Blanca area of Spain
FOUR stools made from African elephant feet have been seized by the Guardia Civil in the Alicante area. Two Spaniards, 39 and 67, are being
LATEST: Everything you need to know about updated COVID rules for travel between Spain and the UK
IMPORTANT new rules came into force on February 1 that affect travellers between Spain and the UK. For several months now, Spain has only allowed
COVID-free: Just 76 of Spain’s 8,131 municipalities had no reported cases since the pandemic’s onset
TWO years and ten million infections after the first case of coronavirus in Spain, there are still some municipalities that can boast to being the
EasyJet warning for people travelling to Spain’s Balearic Islands
A MAJOR airline has warned holidaymakers of new alcohol laws in place at some areas of the Balearic Islands. EasyJet has urged customers to take note
Spain’s La Sagrada FamÃlia is the most reviewed tourist attraction in the world
WHAT comes to mind if you were to guess what the most popular tourist attraction in the world is? If you guessed the Eiffel Tower,
Given the bird: How falcons are used to protect Spain’s airports from the dangers of bird strikes
BIRD strikes, (airplane engines and/or landing gear colliding with birds), are a growing problem as they have become frequent, very expensive and sometimes fatal. In
‘AND IT WAS ALL DONE IN THE WORST POSSIBLE TASTE’: Controversial comic Jimmy Carr sets Gibraltar dates after Holocaust joke storm
COMEDIAN Jimmy Carr, who has recently caused a storm over a routine about the Holocaust on a Netflix special, is bringing his controversial brand of