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Alicante Martial Arts Tobacco Store Thief

Violent teenage robber floors tobacco shop owner with martial arts kicks on Spain’s Costa Blanca

AN Alicante tobacco shop owner was subjected to martial arts-style kicks on her body after confronting a teenage thief. The 19-year-old youth was caught by

23 Aug, 2021 @ 12:00

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Couple who offered ‘spirtual healing’ retreats with toad venom and ayahuasca arrested in southern Spain

A COUPLE have been arrested in Callosa de Segura, inland from the Costa Blanca in Spain’s Alicante province after posting videos of their weekend retreats

23 Aug, 2021 @ 11:05

Alicante·Crime & Law·Lead·Valencian Community

Four arrested in Spain’s Malaga for distributing 10,000 antigen tests without complying with health regulations

POLICIA NACIONAL, in coordination with the Provincial Inspection of Health Services of the Junta have dismantled a criminal organisation dedicated to the distribution of unregulated

23 Aug, 2021 @ 10:15

Crime & Law·Lead

Andalucia’s health districts are set to be given the green light to transition into Alert Level 0.

LISTED: 416 municipalities in Spain’s Andalucia at extreme risk of COVID-19—including the eight provincial capitals

416 MUNICIPALITIES in Spain’s Andalucia, out of a total of 778, are at extreme risk of COVID-19 for exceeding a 14-day cumulative incidence rate of

23 Aug, 2021 @ 09:15

Health·Lead

MALLORCA: The Island of reinvention

MALLORCA forces you to re-evaluate who you are and what you want in life. After moving here at the start of the COVID crisis I

22 Aug, 2021 @ 18:32

Balearic Islands·Lead·Mallorca·Terenia Taras: Telling it like it is

10 things you should know about Federico Garcia Lorca, killed 85 years ago during Spanish Civil War

THE playwright and poet Federico García Lorca was arrested and killed on the orders of rightwing military authorities led by General Francisco Franco in the early weeks

22 Aug, 2021 @ 18:30

Granada·La Cultura·Lead·Other News

IN PICS: Keepers hand-rear orphaned newborn gazelle from critically-endangered species at zoo in Spain’s Valencia

A CALF of an incredibly rare gazelle species is being hand reared by keepers at Valencia’s BioParc in eastern Spain after its mother died while

22 Aug, 2021 @ 15:00

Lead·Nature·Valencia·Valencian Community

Property prices rose by 8.4% last year in Spain in biggest increase since 2007

Spain’s property sales post-pandemic reach boom peak of 2007

PROPERTY sales across Spain have surged to levels not reached since before the crisis – and we are not talking about the pandemic but since

22 Aug, 2021 @ 13:27

Alicante·Lead·Property

Spain Begins Airlifting Embassy Officials And Afghan Staff Out Of Kabul On Flight To Dubai

Afghan refugees in Spain: How many will arrive and what aid is offered to them

A THIRD flight carrying evacuees fleeing the Taliban in Afghanistan arrived in Spain on Saturday night at a military airbase close to Madrid where a

22 Aug, 2021 @ 12:45

Barcelona·Catalunya·Lead·Madrid·National News

International and National Dog Show Exhibition to be held in Spain’s Sevilla this September

THE Alamillo Park in Sevilla will welcome the 26th International Dog Show and 44th National Dog Show this September. The event is organised by the

22 Aug, 2021 @ 10:30

Lead·Other News·Sevilla

Walls of ancient farmhouse are discovered at archaeological dig site on Spain's Costa Blanca

Walls of ancient farmhouse are discovered at archaeological dig on Spain’s Costa Blanca

AN archaeological dig in the Puca area of Petrer has uncovered two walls of a farm house dating back to the Middle Ages. The farmhouse,

22 Aug, 2021 @ 09:15

Costa Blanca·La Cultura·Lead

Motorcyclist, 51, dies in road traffic crash on AP-7 on Spain’s Costa del Sol

POLICE in Spain are appealing for witnesses following a fatal road traffic crash on AP-7 on the Costa del Sol. The incident happened around 9.10pm

21 Aug, 2021 @ 20:00

Lead·Malaga·Other News

Family demand answers over sudden death of woman, 20, at Costa del Sol Hospital in Spain

THE devastated family of a young woman are determined to find out why she died suddenly at a hospital in Spain. The 20-year-old repeatedly visited

21 Aug, 2021 @ 19:45

Health·Lead·Malaga·Other News

Spanish artist Mariangeles Lazaro Guil unveils incredible tree scultpure in Granada natural park

IF you are a tree-hugger, then hurry along. You will probably like this show. The Spanish sculptor Mariángeles Lazaro Guil is obsessed with the natural

21 Aug, 2021 @ 16:38

Entertainment·Granada·La Cultura·Lead·Other News

Norwegian to operate 10 routes to Spain’s Malaga during the 2022 summer season

NORWEGIAN has announced its flight schedule for the next summer season, which will run from March 27 to October 29, 2022. Nine airports in the

21 Aug, 2021 @ 10:00

Lead·Malaga·Travel News

EXCLUSIVE: British expat mum, 33, sent home to die in agony after being refused treatment in 14 hour wait at A&E on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A YOUNG British expat woman died hours after being dismissed by doctors and told to go home after waiting 14 hours at a Torrevieja Hospital

21 Aug, 2021 @ 09:15

Costa Blanca·Lead·National News

Police raid a cryptocurrency farm in Toledo area of central Spain powered by illegal electricity supply

A cryptocurrency farm that illegally syphoned vast amounts of electricity has been raided by the Policia Nacional. The high use of power at a Toledo

20 Aug, 2021 @ 19:50

Crime & Law·Lead·National News

Downward trend continues for new COVID-19 cases in Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain

COVID-19 infections have recorded another week-to-week fall in the Valencian Community. Figures today(August 20) show 1,119 new cases compared to 1,439 on August 13. A

20 Aug, 2021 @ 18:49

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Health·Lead·Valencia

Spain welcomes first Afghan refugees at temporary camp set up on Madrid airbase

THE first flights carrying evacuees fleeing the Taliban in Afghanistan arrived at a military airbase outside Madrid where a temporary camp has been set up

20 Aug, 2021 @ 17:02

Lead·Madrid·National News

Nearly 20 million EU COVID-19 certificates are issued in Spain since early June

Nearly 20 million EU COVID-19 travel certificates issued in Spain since early June

SPAIN has issued nearly 20 million EU COVID-19 digital travel certificates, according to the Ministry of Health. 19,901,957 documents have been downloaded as of August

20 Aug, 2021 @ 16:15

Health·Lead·National News·Travel News

Domestic travellers overtake British users of Costa Blanca's Alicante-Elche airport in Spain

ANALYSIS: How likely is Spain to avoid red list in next UK travel revision?

CONSTANT changes to travel rules have caused uncertainty and a loss of confidence for those looking to book summer holidays in Spain. Many are wary

20 Aug, 2021 @ 15:36

Coronavirus·Lead·National News·Travel News

Gold shop owner melted down stolen loot for home robbers in Costa Blanca and Murcia areas of Spain

Gold shop owner melted stolen loot for home robbers in Costa Blanca and Murcia areas of Spain

A home robbery gang operating across Costa Blanca and Murcia has been arrested by the Guardia Civil and Policia Nacional. The six detainees included a

20 Aug, 2021 @ 15:15

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Murcia

migrant rescue Photo: Salvamento Maritimo

Sole survivor found floating off Spain’s Canary Islands after migrant boat carrying 50 people overturns

A 30-year-old woman was found clinging to an overturned dinghy 135 miles off the coast of the Canary Islands and airlifted to safety. The woman,

20 Aug, 2021 @ 14:41

Canary Islands·Lead

New Flyr Airline Starts Up Flights From Norway To The Costa Blanca And Costa Del Sol Areas Of Spain

New Flyr airline starts flying from Norway to the Costa Blanca and Costa del Sol areas of Spain

A new budget airline based in Norway is launching services this weekend between Oslo and two Spanish airports. Flyr began operating in August 2020 with

20 Aug, 2021 @ 13:59

Costa Blanca·Lead·Malaga·Travel News

Benidorm’s Intempo building has sold its most expensive homes for €2 million each on Spain’s Costa Blanca

TWO luxury apartments at Benidorm’s Intempo building have been sold for €2 million each. The 204.5 metre-high structure is Europe’s tallest residential block and was

20 Aug, 2021 @ 13:08

Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Lead·Property

Power Firm Iberdrola To Be Investigated Over Virtually Draining A Reservoir In Zamora Province Area Of Spain

Power firm Iberdrola is being probed over draining a reservoir in Zamora Province area of Spain

IBERDROLA is to be investigated over the controversial draining of a reservoir in western Spain. The power company has been accused of breaking rules at

20 Aug, 2021 @ 12:05

Environment·Lead·National News

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