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Catalunya’s dominant democratic party slapped with conviction charges in court ruling

In the widely anticipated case, former treasurer, Daniel Osacar has been handed a jail term of four years and fined €3.7 million as well as former director of the Palau, Felix Millet,

17 Jan, 2018 @ 13:30

Crime & Law·Lead·Mallorca·National News·Politics

Photos emerge of suspected body of missing British expat being removed from beach in Spain

THIS is the tragic moment the suspected body of missing British expat Rebecca Muldoon was removed from a Costa del Sol beach. The body was found near Oasis Beach in Marbella on

16 Jan, 2018 @ 13:04

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga·National News

Remainers in Spain respond to Nigel Farage’s call for second referendum on Brexit

A GROUP campaigning for the UK to remain in the EU has responded to Nigel Farage’s suggestion of holding a second referendum. Bremain in Spain, who are also partnered with Britain for

16 Jan, 2018 @ 11:00

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ALL ABOARD: First EVER ferry link between Ireland and Spain announced

THE first ever ferry link between Ireland and Spain has been announced by Brittany Ferries. The company presented its new route from Cork to northern Spain today. It will begin at the

16 Jan, 2018 @ 10:54

Business & Finance·Lead·National News·Travel News

First pictures of tragic British expat Rebecca Muldoon’s husband as he is extradited from Spain to the UK

THIS is the first picture to have surfaced of Paul Muldoon as he is extradited from Spain to the UK. It comes two days after the suspected body of his wife Rebecca

16 Jan, 2018 @ 10:32

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga·National News

Moroccan women trampled to death at Spain border

TWO Moroccan women have been trampled to death during a ‘crush’ at Spain’s border with Morocco. The pair, around 40 years of age, were reportedly working as porters, carrying goods into Ceuta,

15 Jan, 2018 @ 17:31

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Spain to send more troops to Iraq ‘despite ISIS defeat’

SPAIN will not withdraw its troops from Iraq despite the recent ‘victory’ over ISIS. According to head Spanish military trainer Luis Zaldumbide, the time has not yet come to remove the more

15 Jan, 2018 @ 14:07

National News·Politics

Five Brits may face further questioning in Spain after woman plunged 100ft to her death from their hotel balcony

FIVE British men are facing further questioning in Spain after a 27-year-old woman plunged to her death from their hotel room last year. Kirsty Maxwell, from West Lothian, was 27-years-old when she

15 Jan, 2018 @ 13:29

Crime & Law·Lead·National News

British girl, 4, who disappeared with schizophrenic mother last summer found in Spain

A FOUR-year-old British girl who went missing with her schizophrenic mother has been found in Spain. Elliana Shand disappeared with her mum Jessica Richards, aged in her mid 20s, last summer. The

13 Jan, 2018 @ 16:32

Crime & Law·Lead·National News

Catalunya’s parliamentary speaker is latest casualty of independence crisis

It is not known who will fill her shoes after her supposed successor, Carles Mundo, the former regional justice minister, is also being probed on the same charges.

12 Jan, 2018 @ 14:13

Crime & Law·Lead·National News·Politics

WATCH: Moment ‘drunk’ Irish couple dragged off flight from southern Spain to Dublin

THIS is the moment a ‘drunk’ Irish couple were kicked off a flight from southern Spain to Dublin. The FR7063 flight from Alicante to Dublin was diverted to Santander on Wednesday morning.

12 Jan, 2018 @ 11:58

Lead·National News·Travel News

Odds slashed on second Brexit referendum

IN ANOTHER twist to the Brexit saga, Nigel Farage is now calling for a second referendum. The former UKIP leader announced on Thursday that he would back another vote on the UK’s

12 Jan, 2018 @ 11:33

Lead·National News·Politics

CLIMATE WARNING: Spain had its hottest year EVER in 2017 and climate change is ‘now noticeable’

SPAIN had its hottest year on record last year and climate change is ‘now noticeable’, weather agency AEMET has said. Some seven areas in Andalucia and the south – Badajoz, Jaén, Granada,

12 Jan, 2018 @ 11:03

Environment·Lead·Malaga·National News

Spain officially the world leader in organ transplants after another record-breaking year

SPAIN is officially the world leader in organ transplants. There were 5,259 transplants carried out in the country last year, breaking the 2016 record of 4,818, according to figures from the National

11 Jan, 2018 @ 17:33

Health·Lead·National News

Spain trumps US to become world’s second-most visited country

SPAIN has trumped the US to become the world’s second-most visited country. Speaking in Italy late last night, Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy said 82 million people visited Spain last year, a 9%

11 Jan, 2018 @ 12:00

Business & Finance·Lead·Malaga·Mallorca·National News·Travel News

Apple store evacuated in Spain after iPhone explodes and fire fills floor with smoke

AN Apple store in Spain has been evacuated after an iPhone exploded while being repaired. The battery exploded and started a fire in Valencia’s Calle Colon store yesterday, filling the top floor

11 Jan, 2018 @ 11:12

Business & Finance·Lead·National News

PSOE push for 8% ‘social justice’ tax on Spain’s banks to save failing pension system

THE PSOE have called for an 8% ‘social justice’ tax on Spain’s banks in a bid to rescue the country’s faltering pensions system. Party leader Pedro Sánchez announced the €1 billion measure—which

10 Jan, 2018 @ 14:29

Lead·National News·Politics

Miracle as Spanish grandmother run over by bus and dragged for a kilometre and SURVIVES

A SPANISH grandmother has said she is ‘born again’ after surviving a horrific bus accident. Adela, 63, was hit by a bus in Aldaia before being dragged for a kilometre without the

10 Jan, 2018 @ 13:15

Lead·National News

AWKWARD: Catalunya to re-elect exiled Carles Puigdemont as president

CATALUNYA’S seperatist parties have agreed to re-elect exiled Carles Puigdemont as president of the region later this month. How they will do it within the parameters of the law, however, is still

10 Jan, 2018 @ 12:49

Lead·Mallorca·National News

Spain’s property market moves past UK’s to be ranked fourth best investment opportunity in the world

SPAIN’S property market has been ranked the fourth most rewarding investment opportunity in the world. In the new 2018 ranking by Afire, the holiday hotspot moved from sixth in the ranking last

10 Jan, 2018 @ 11:51

Business & Finance·Lead·Malaga·National News·Property

Missing British expat filed denuncia against husband for violence the day before disappearing from Marbella

A BRITISH expat who has been missing from Marbella for more than a week had filed a denuncia against her husband the day before she disappeared, it has been revealed. Rebecca Muldoon,

10 Jan, 2018 @ 10:43

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga·National News

Andalucia asks EU for post-Brexit fund to counter potential tourism losses and Gibraltar border woes

ANDALUCIA has called for the EU to create a fund for European regions especially affected by Brexit. Officials have raised fears of the impact on tourism and Spanish workers who travel across

10 Jan, 2018 @ 10:31

Business & Finance·Lead·National News·Politics

British mother-of-12 dubbed ‘Queen of Benefits’ avoids jail after paying for luxury holidays to Spain with stolen cash

A BRITISH mother-of-12 has avoided jail after using stolen cash to pay for luxury holidays to Spain. ‘Queen of Benefits’ Cheryl Prudham spent more than €2,500 on an all-inclusive trip to the

9 Jan, 2018 @ 16:10

Crime & Law·Lead·Mallorca·National News

Manchego cheese row between Spain and Mexico blocking huge EU trade deal

AN argument over the origins of Manchego cheese is hindering the completion of a trade deal between the EU and Mexico. It comes as the Latin American country resumed talks with the

9 Jan, 2018 @ 15:45

Business & Finance·Food & Drink·Lead·National News·Politics

Spain raises economic growth forecast for 2018

SPAIN has announced that it will raise its economic growth forecast for 2018 to at least above 2.5% from the current prediction of 2.3%. “The projections that will accompany the next budget

9 Jan, 2018 @ 15:08

Business & Finance·Lead·National News

Fears growing for missing British expat in Marbella as new details of mystery disappearance emerge

FEARS are growing for missing British expat Rebecca Muldoon who disappeared from Marbella on January 2. Friends and family are asking anyone who may have seen the mother-of-two to contact police. The

9 Jan, 2018 @ 10:52

Lead·Malaga·National News

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