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Animal welfare groups call for nationwide ban on all animals in circuses in Spain

THE Parliamentary Association for the defence of animal rights (APPDA) has called on the Government to pass a state law banning circuses with animals throughout

10 Apr, 2021 @ 10:30

Environment·National News·Other News

Spain is given ultimatum by the EU for failing to 'fully implement' its renewable energy directive

GOING GREEN as Spain’s politicians give thumbs up to radical climate bill

SPAIN’S new climate bill should become law next month once it is ratified by the country’s Senate. Congress in Madrid yesterday(April 8) backed the measure

9 Apr, 2021 @ 18:30

Environment·National News

Charity in “full panic mode” as funds run dry and animals suffer on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A DESPERATE plea for help has gone out from one of Costa Blanca’s well-known charities, Big Reds Animals. The owner has admitted that animals may

9 Apr, 2021 @ 17:45

Costa Blanca·Lead·National News

Covid 19 Situation In Malaga, Spain 22 Jan 2020

Coronavirus impact on Spain’s economy is worse than we feared

SPAIN’S government has slashed its forecast for economic recovery during 2021 blaming a COVID-induced contraction in the first quarter and delays to the arrival of

9 Apr, 2021 @ 16:15

Business & Finance·Coronavirus·Lead·National News·Other News

MIRROR MIRROR: Coronavirus pandemic causes surge in eating disorders among teenagers

Psychologists insist on the importance of a correct education to help prevent the appearance of these conditions among kids and teenagers

9 Apr, 2021 @ 12:45

Coronavirus·Food & Drink·Health·Lead·Must Read·National News

Details of Spain’s new ‘Rhodes Law’ revealed ahead of final vote in major victory for sex abuse victims

THE implementation of the revolutionary ‘Rhodes Law’ in Spain has reached another milestone as the draft report of the bill has been approved by Congress.

8 Apr, 2021 @ 19:15

Lead·National News

Spain’s vaccine strategy takes U-turn on AstraZeneca with jabs now limited to over 60s

SPAIN’S vaccine strategy takes a U-turn, going forward the AstraZeneca vaccine will only be administered to people aged 60 and over. The decision was made

8 Apr, 2021 @ 09:15

Coronavirus·Lead·National News·Other News

A sanitary worker preparing a dose of the AstraZeneca COVID vaccine

AstraZeneca: Castilla y Leon region suspends vaccine even as Spain’s govt insists it’s safe

REGIONAL health authorities in Castilla y Leon will suspend use of AstraZeneca vaccine, even as Spain’s central government insisted that they consider the jabs to

7 Apr, 2021 @ 17:36

Coronavirus·Lead·National News

Spain's pension time bomb keeps on ticking: Number of retirees grew by 35% in 2024 thanks to the 'baby boomer' generation

BREXIT: More help promised for Brits applying for residency in Spain

THE UK Government is extending Spanish residencia support for potentially at-risk groups including pensioners, disabled people and those with language difficulties. Those Brits who need

7 Apr, 2021 @ 13:45

Brexit·Lead·Must Read·National News

Spain refunds fines imposed on thousands of people who broke 2020 lockdown rules

CURFEWS AND CLOSURES: How the end of Spain’s State of Alarm will change COVID-19 rules

SPAIN’S second State of Alarm is set to finish on May 9 if Prime Minister, Pedro Sanchez, has his way. The measure was introduced on

7 Apr, 2021 @ 12:45

Coronavirus·Lead·Must Read·National News

Spanish government to scrap list of dangerous dogs and increase punishment for mistreatment

A national register will be set up to ensure that owners convicted of animal mistreatment will be unable to inscribe any more pets under their

7 Apr, 2021 @ 11:15

Crime & Law·Lead·Must Read·National News

Three quarters of car accidents caused by driver error e

Road deaths in Spain, in the midst of the pandemic, returns to 2016 levels

DESPITE significant reductions in mobility due to COVID-19 restrictions, 32 people have lost their lives on Spanish roads this Easter. According to official data released

7 Apr, 2021 @ 09:15

Lead·National News·Other News

Two-year home imprisonment ordeal ends for Madrid woman abused by her husband in Spain

A Madrid woman was rescued by the Policia Nacional after her husband refused to let her out of their home for two years. The 23-year-old

6 Apr, 2021 @ 20:30

National News

BORDER REOPENS as Portugal lifts January closure at 18 land crossings with Spain

Madrid tops arrests for breaking border restrictions in Spain over Easter

SPAIN’S Holy Week ended with almost 8,600 fines for people breaking border restrictions and 99 arrests, more than half in Madrid. National Police and Guardia

6 Apr, 2021 @ 15:45

Coronavirus·Lead·Madrid·National News

Pedro Sanchez wants Spain's State of Alarm to end in May and pledges that 25 million people will have been fully vaccinated by late July

MUST READ: Pedro Sanchez does not plan to extend Spain’s State of Alarm and predicts 25 million people to be fully vaccinated by late July

SPAIN’S Prime Minister, Pedro Sanchez, has told reporters today(April 6) that he has no plans to ask Congress to extend the country’s second State of

6 Apr, 2021 @ 15:30

Coronavirus·Health·Lead·Must Read·National News

Absent UK visitors contribute to February hammering for Spain's foreign tourist figures

Absent UK visitors contribute to Spain’s foreign tourist figures taking a big February hammering

FOREIGN visitor numbers to Spain collapsed by 93.6% in February compared to a year earlier, according to figures from the National Statistics Institute(INE) published today(April

6 Apr, 2021 @ 14:35

Lead·National News·Travel News

REVEALED: The contrasts between UK and Spanish rules for foreign travel and who has the final say

AMIDST dozens of Brits being flown back to the UK and others being refused journeys by UK airline staff, the Olive Press can report on

5 Apr, 2021 @ 16:30

Brexit·Coronavirus·Lead·Must Read·National News

EXCLUSIVE: Another Brit denied flight speaks of anguish at not seeing sons at Easter due to ‘rude and abrupt’ Ryanair staff

ANOTHER travelling Brit refused travel by Ryanair at Manchester Airport today has told the Olive Press of his anguish. With all the appropriate documentation, John

5 Apr, 2021 @ 15:30

Coronavirus·Lead·National News·Travel News

EXCLUSIVE: Brits turned away at UK boarding gate by staff “acting on behalf of Spain”

BRITS travelling from one UK airport are now being subject to “arbitrary rules made up on behalf of another country”, according to one Olive Press

5 Apr, 2021 @ 12:00

Brexit·Costa Blanca·Lead·National News·Travel News

EXCLUSIVE: Brit involved in “living nightmare” of mass deportation from Spain’s Alicante Airport speaks out

THE BRITISH expat told by Ryanair that he fulfilled “legitimate requirements” to enter Spain but was put on a plane back to the UK has

1 Apr, 2021 @ 16:55

Brexit·Lead·National News

Why the bunq Travel Card will be your next top travel item

AFTER more than a year of changing travel restrictions, global lockdowns have boosted, more than ever, the desire to travel. After all, travel is one

1 Apr, 2021 @ 16:14

National News·Other News·Sponsored·Travel News

Greenpeace warns beaches along Spain's Andalucia are disappearing due to rising sea levels - these are the most at risk areas

‘THE MASKED BACKLASH’ as controversial new rules for Spain’s beaches are being reviewed within hours of starting

A new rule that orders mask wearing on Spain’s beaches ‘until the end of the pandemic’ is to be reviewed just hours after it came

31 Mar, 2021 @ 20:00

Lead·National News

Spain’s job centre cyber attack the work of Russian criminals says investigation, but no Kremlin ties found

THE Ransomware attack on Spain’s employment office (SEPE) has been found to be the work of Russian cyber criminals according to results from an official

31 Mar, 2021 @ 16:15

Lead·National News

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“No plans to deport British citizens”: Authorities in Spain urge calm over 90-day rule

SPANISH authorities have said they will take “a pragmatic approach” to those who overstay 90-day rule. Thanks to Brexit, March 31 marks an important deadline

31 Mar, 2021 @ 12:57

Brexit·Lead·Must Read·National News·Other News

Masks now mandatory on beaches and at swimming pools throughout Spain

A NEW law establishes stricter face mask rules in Spain, making coverings mandatory in all public spaces regardless of distance. The Government of Spain, led

31 Mar, 2021 @ 10:00

Health·Lead·Must Read·National News·Other News

Emergency Procedure For Ryanair Bristol Flight Landing At Spain S Alicante Elche Airport

‘Fury’ at Spain’s Alicante Airport as 40 Brits deported back to UK after flight from Manchester

DOZENS of Brits arriving at Alicante-Elche airport yesterday were refused entry to Spain and sent back to Manchester on the SAME PLANE. Border guards had

30 Mar, 2021 @ 14:31

Brexit·Lead·Must Read·National News·Travel News

National News - Page 105

Animal welfare groups call for nationwide ban on all animals in circuses in Spain

GOING GREEN as Spain’s politicians give thumbs up to radical climate bill

Charity in “full panic mode” as funds run dry and animals suffer on Spain’s Costa Blanca

Coronavirus impact on Spain’s economy is worse than we feared

MIRROR MIRROR: Coronavirus pandemic causes surge in eating disorders among teenagers

Details of Spain’s new ‘Rhodes Law’ revealed ahead of final vote in major victory for sex abuse victims

Spain’s vaccine strategy takes U-turn on AstraZeneca with jabs now limited to over 60s

AstraZeneca: Castilla y Leon region suspends vaccine even as Spain’s govt insists it’s safe

BREXIT: More help promised for Brits applying for residency in Spain

CURFEWS AND CLOSURES: How the end of Spain’s State of Alarm will change COVID-19 rules

Spanish government to scrap list of dangerous dogs and increase punishment for mistreatment

Road deaths in Spain, in the midst of the pandemic, returns to 2016 levels

Two-year home imprisonment ordeal ends for Madrid woman abused by her husband in Spain

Madrid tops arrests for breaking border restrictions in Spain over Easter

MUST READ: Pedro Sanchez does not plan to extend Spain’s State of Alarm and predicts 25 million people to be fully vaccinated by late July

Absent UK visitors contribute to Spain’s foreign tourist figures taking a big February hammering

REVEALED: The contrasts between UK and Spanish rules for foreign travel and who has the final say

EXCLUSIVE: Another Brit denied flight speaks of anguish at not seeing sons at Easter due to ‘rude and abrupt’ Ryanair staff

EXCLUSIVE: Brits turned away at UK boarding gate by staff “acting on behalf of Spain”

EXCLUSIVE: Brit involved in “living nightmare” of mass deportation from Spain’s Alicante Airport speaks out

Why the bunq Travel Card will be your next top travel item

‘THE MASKED BACKLASH’ as controversial new rules for Spain’s beaches are being reviewed within hours of starting

Spain’s job centre cyber attack the work of Russian criminals says investigation, but no Kremlin ties found

“No plans to deport British citizens”: Authorities in Spain urge calm over 90-day rule

Masks now mandatory on beaches and at swimming pools throughout Spain

‘Fury’ at Spain’s Alicante Airport as 40 Brits deported back to UK after flight from Manchester

Donald Trump Jr holes up with new squeeze in Marbella for rainy weekend after business trip to Gibraltar

Huge Andalucia tsunami drill to send phone alerts to EVERYONE in coastal risk zones – as region prepares for catastrophic ‘Lisbon-style’ earthquake scenario

What is the mysterious ‘bridge ship’ creeping along the horizon from the Costa del Sol?

Prosecutors to get complaint about Carlos Mazon ‘lying to Congress’ during Valencia flood inquiry hearing

Child horror as ruthless Swedish mafia bosses treat teenagers as ‘disposable contract killers’ for hits on the Costa del Sol