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Over a third of a BILLION euros lost in business between UK and Spain during Boris Johnson’s post-Brexit trade slump

SINCE the first of 2019, the value of Spanish exports to the UK has dropped £200 million, according to the UK Food & Drink Exporters

3 Sep, 2021 @ 15:45

Brexit·Lead·National News

Fraudsters Scammed Bank Customers To Get Pin Numbers For Atm Withdrawals In Costa Blanca Area Of Spain

Fraudsters scammed bank customers to steal PIN numbers for ATM withdrawals in Costa Blanca area of Spain

TWO men have been arrested in Dolores on 25 counts of bank fraud. They illegally obtained PIN numbers which were used in ATMs across Alicante

3 Sep, 2021 @ 15:06

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Firefighters Get An Overweight Man Out Of His First Floor Costa Blanca Apartment Window In Spain

Fire crew hoist overweight man out of Costa Blanca apartment window in Spain

FIREFIGHTERS had to call in a special crane to rescue an overweight man trapped in his Torrevieja home. The 185 kilo(27 stone) resident lives in

3 Sep, 2021 @ 14:15

Costa Blanca·Lead·Torrevieja

The most dangerous roundabout is revealed in Costa Blanca area of Spain

ROUNDABOUTS in Alicante Province are responsible for 14.65% of the region’s accidents that lead to death and injuries, according to a new report. Alicante City’s

3 Sep, 2021 @ 13:30

Costa Blanca·Lead

Three people seriously injured after yacht crashes into islet as Spain’s Ibiza suffers THIRD major boating incident in weeks

Just after 10pm yesterday, Salvamento Maritimo answered a distress call from a 12-metre yacht that hit the islet of Es Farallons with four people onboard

3 Sep, 2021 @ 12:45

Balearic Islands·Ibiza·Lead·Mallorca

Nearly half of people in Spain favour compulsory COVID-19 vaccinations

Third dose of COVID vaccine coming up for thousands of residents in Spain’s Valencia region

AN estimated 32,000 residents in the Valencia region are in line to receive a third dose of the COVID vaccine. The debate about whether or

3 Sep, 2021 @ 12:00

Alicante·Castellon·Coronavirus·Health·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

Police in Spain arrest yet another British fugitive hiding out on Costa del Sol

SPANISH police have arrested yet another British fugitive who fled to southern Spain to hide out on the Costa del Sol. The man, indentified as

3 Sep, 2021 @ 11:15

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

Post-Brexit UK government forces British drivers in Spain to make changes to show “unity as a nation”

BEFORE Brexit, British number plates would feature the circle of EU stars with the letters ‘GB’ underneath it, simplifying and standardising travel abroad with a

3 Sep, 2021 @ 10:45

Brexit·Lead·National News

Beer-tastic! Sixth edition of Oktoberfest returns to Spain’s Torremolinos

THE popular Oktoberfest beer festival, an event that was cancelled in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, returns to tourism hotspot Torremolinos. The councillor for

3 Sep, 2021 @ 09:15

La Cultura·Lead·Malaga

EXCLUSIVE: Grieving expat son starts pressure group with fellow victims of ‘criminal neglect’ at hospital on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A BRITISH expat whose mother died after weeks of ‘criminal neglect’ and ‘abuse’ by staff at Torrevieja Hospital is convinced she’s one of many more

3 Sep, 2021 @ 08:00

Costa Blanca·Lead·National News

COVID-19 case numbers continue dropping in Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain

COVID-19 infection totals have notched up another weekly and daily fall in the Valencian Community. 702 new cases were reported today, compared to 836 infections

2 Sep, 2021 @ 20:30

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Health·Lead·Valencia

Spain’s Balearic Islands record drop in coronavirus cases

THE regional health ministry on Spain’s Balearic Islands has reported 119 new positive cases of coronavirus on Thursday, down 56 from the 75 recorded the day

2 Sep, 2021 @ 20:11

Balearic Islands·Coronavirus·Lead·Mallorca

Pedro Sanchez sets 90% COVID-19 full vaccination target for Spain

SPAIN’S Prime Minister, Pedro Sanchez, has raised the stakes over the country’s vaccination programme by announcing that he wants 90% of the population fully immunised.

2 Sep, 2021 @ 20:00

Coronavirus·Health·Lead

Sad milestone as Covid-19 deaths hit 10,000 mark in Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain

British company open 13 new COVID-19 testing clinics across Spain as part of global expansion

A BRITISH COVID-19 testing group is expanding across the world after ‘a surge in demand for PCR tests’. DAM Health recently opened 13 new coronavirus testing clinics

2 Sep, 2021 @ 19:06

Alicante·Health·Lead·Other News

Balearic Islands welcomes more international tourists than any other region in Spain for fourth consecutive month

According to the National Institute of Statistics, the Balearics were also where international tourists spent the most money in the country

2 Sep, 2021 @ 18:30

Balearic Islands·Business & Finance·Ibiza·Lead·Mallorca

Council in Spain’s Catalunya hires bug exterminators to target sewers overrun by cockroaches

SIXTY feet below Sitges, a town close to Barcelona, cockroaches have taken over the sewers. The bugs are wading through a river of raw sewage

2 Sep, 2021 @ 17:10

Barcelona·Catalunya·Health·Lead·Other News

Appeal Over Kidnapped Uk Toddler Flown Into The Costa Blanca Area Of Spain

Father arrested in UK following international hunt after daughter Gracie-May, 2, was abducted to Spain

A FATHER has been arrested at Glasgow Airport in connection with allegedly abducting his own daughter and jetting off to Spain. Lee Rogers was being

2 Sep, 2021 @ 16:39

Alicante·Crime & Law·Lead·Other News

Girl, 10. falls to death from eighth-floor of Valencia apartment block in Spain

Man seriously injured after angry roommates throw him out of apartment window on Spain’s Costa Blanca

FOUR Alicante housemates got into an argument which saw one of them thrown out of a second-floor apartment window. Three Algerian men, two aged 21

2 Sep, 2021 @ 14:45

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Major blow inflicted to Albanian drug mafia in Spain’s Castellon

THE Spanish National Police this week dealt a deadly blow to an Albanian drug-trafficking network with 107 suspected members arrested in Castellon and Catalunya. In

2 Sep, 2021 @ 14:00

Castellon·Crime & Law·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

Robbery Gang Used 'military Tactics' To Rob Tourists At Costa Blanca Airport In Spain

Robbers used ‘military tactics’ to steal from foreign tourists at Costa Blanca airport in Spain

THREE men donned disguises and deployed military-style tactics to steal from foreign tourists arriving at Alicante-Elche airport. The Kosovo-Albanian trio used their past military training

2 Sep, 2021 @ 13:25

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

supermarket Photo by Viki Mohamad / Unsplash

Food prices rise alongside soaring electricity costs in Spain’s Balearic Islands

THE rise in electricity costs is responsible for an increase on average of 1.5% in food prices throughout the Balearic Islands. According to Consumer Price

2 Sep, 2021 @ 13:00

Balearic Islands·Lead·Mallorca

Record summer for hospitality trade in Spain’s Gandia

But even more impressive is the fact that, as well as being a prime destination for domestic tourism once again, Gandia was one of only

2 Sep, 2021 @ 12:45

Business & Finance·Lead·Travel News·Valencia·Valencian Community

WATCH: This is the moment 32 passengers were rescued from doomed ferry in Spain’s Ibiza

In the dramatic footage, released by the Guardia Civil, it shows passengers arriving to Ibiza Port after being taken off the crashed vessel

2 Sep, 2021 @ 12:00

Ibiza·Lead·Mallorca

Spain’s Andalucia plans to vaccinate children aged 0-11 against COVID-19 by end of October

THE Junta is working on a vaccination plan for children aged 0-11 years, expected to begin at the end of October. The campaign would be

2 Sep, 2021 @ 10:00

Health·Lead

Ryanair will fine disruptive passengers €500 if they are kicked off a flight

Ryanair reveals new routes from London to Spain’s Malaga this winter

RYANAIR has announced it will operate 14 new routes from London’s Gatwick (LGW), Luton (LTN) and Stansted (STN) airports. The Dublin-based company announced it will

2 Sep, 2021 @ 09:15

Lead·Malaga·Travel News

Back to school: Start dates, holidays and COVID-19 measures in Spain

WITH summer winding to an end, the kids’ batteries are recharged and ready to head back to the classrooms. And with vaccination for pupils in

1 Sep, 2021 @ 20:33

Alicante·Balearic Islands·Canary Islands·Catalunya·Education·Lead·Northern Spain·Other News

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Over a third of a BILLION euros lost in business between UK and Spain during Boris Johnson’s post-Brexit trade slump

Fraudsters scammed bank customers to steal PIN numbers for ATM withdrawals in Costa Blanca area of Spain

Fire crew hoist overweight man out of Costa Blanca apartment window in Spain

The most dangerous roundabout is revealed in Costa Blanca area of Spain

Three people seriously injured after yacht crashes into islet as Spain’s Ibiza suffers THIRD major boating incident in weeks

Third dose of COVID vaccine coming up for thousands of residents in Spain’s Valencia region

Police in Spain arrest yet another British fugitive hiding out on Costa del Sol

Post-Brexit UK government forces British drivers in Spain to make changes to show “unity as a nation”

Beer-tastic! Sixth edition of Oktoberfest returns to Spain’s Torremolinos

EXCLUSIVE: Grieving expat son starts pressure group with fellow victims of ‘criminal neglect’ at hospital on Spain’s Costa Blanca

COVID-19 case numbers continue dropping in Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain

Spain’s Balearic Islands record drop in coronavirus cases

Pedro Sanchez sets 90% COVID-19 full vaccination target for Spain

British company open 13 new COVID-19 testing clinics across Spain as part of global expansion

Balearic Islands welcomes more international tourists than any other region in Spain for fourth consecutive month

Council in Spain’s Catalunya hires bug exterminators to target sewers overrun by cockroaches

Father arrested in UK following international hunt after daughter Gracie-May, 2, was abducted to Spain

Man seriously injured after angry roommates throw him out of apartment window on Spain’s Costa Blanca

Major blow inflicted to Albanian drug mafia in Spain’s Castellon

Robbers used ‘military tactics’ to steal from foreign tourists at Costa Blanca airport in Spain

Food prices rise alongside soaring electricity costs in Spain’s Balearic Islands

Record summer for hospitality trade in Spain’s Gandia

WATCH: This is the moment 32 passengers were rescued from doomed ferry in Spain’s Ibiza

Spain’s Andalucia plans to vaccinate children aged 0-11 against COVID-19 by end of October

Ryanair reveals new routes from London to Spain’s Malaga this winter

Back to school: Start dates, holidays and COVID-19 measures in Spain

Spain to see 10C temperature drop tomorrow — but Costa Blanca and east coast will have to wait

Spectacular lunar eclipse is coming to Spain just a fortnight after total solar eclipse – here’s everything you need to know

Malaga reopens final four beaches to swimming as water quality returns to normal

Tenerife taxi driver jailed after German holidaymaker, 22, sexually assaulted following night out

Ceuta scabies outbreak located to military barracks in the Spanish enclave and ‘not linked to recent migrant crisis’

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