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Spain given €1 million by Europol to fight international organised crime

SPANISH police have been handed €1million by Europol to continue its fight against international organised crime until 2025. The European police organisation’s EMPACT unit is...

Spain registers 11,016 COVID-19 cases Wednesday as coronavirus patients in Madrid take up 41% of hospital beds

At the national level, 9.28% of beds are being taken up by COVID-19 patients, rising to 17.93% in intensive care units

Holiday motorists will pay

Tourists targeted in speeding clampdown

British expat launches appeal to unplug WiFi in her town

She was diagnosed with electromagnetic sensitivity four years ago

Weather in Spain to take a U-turn with rain and snow expected

THE unseasonal hot and dry spring weather of the past few weeks will give way to colder temperatures along with rain, sleet and snow...

‘WE MISS YOU’: Family of Amy Fitzpatrick who vanished in Spain mark birthday with heartbreaking picture of her as...

Accompanying the picture was a message: “27 today…… We miss you with all our hearts”

Inflation rate busts 10% mark in Spain for first time since 1980s

INFLATION in Spain has broken the 10% barrier for the first time since April 1985, according to figures published on Wednesday by the National...

Douglas perfume chain in Spain to close 103 shops as online sales rise

DOUGLAS Perfumes are to shut 103 stores across Spain which will see up to 600 people lose their jobs. The company says that the move...

BREAKING: Mallorca rapper Valtonyc has fled Spain to avoid prison sentence for controversial lyrics

The rapper has gone into exile to fight for freedom of expression in Europe

Partido Popular in Spain to annoint Alberto Nuñez Feijoo as new leader at Sevilla conference this weekend

SPAIN'S main opposition party, the conservative Partido Popular(PP) will crown ex-Galicia region president, Alberto Nuñez Feijoo as its new leader at a special party...

New suspect arrested in Agnese Klavina case as cops believe he helped bundle her into prime suspects’ car

Klavina's family have also voiced their suspicions that the porter was involved

Children’s factor 50 sun cream banned in Spain after test reveals it is only SPF 15

The Government agency had previously given the creams the green light, declaring them ‘not a risk’

Spain’s inflation rate was 5.7% in December

SPAIN'S inflation rate for December was 5.7%- a tenth lower than in provisional figures announced a fortnight ago by the National Institute of Statistics. The...

Easyjet pilots in Spain to start series of weekend strikes

EASYJET pilots in Spain will start a series of weekend strikes on Friday in a row over pay and conditions. Unions want a return to...

Surgeon in Asturias speaks out for homeopathy

Doctors and specialists come together to share thoughts on the controversial treatment

Got any family who died in Spain? You could inherit thousands from unclaimed estates

WAS winning the lottery or striking gold on your list of goals for 2022? Well we may have found an easier way of finding...

BREAKING: Malaga, Granada and whole of Valencia WILL pass into Phase 2 of Spain’s coronavirus de-escalation plan on Monday

THE whole of Andalucia and Valencia will be in Phase 2 of the coronavirus de-escalation plan on Monday.  It comes after the Government announced today...

EXCLUSIVE: Expats’ €14,000 medical bill because insurance company ‘wouldn’t answer phone’ after accident in Spain

A BRITISH couple have a huge medical bill for hospital care, despite being fully covered by their private health insurance company. The expats have been...

REVEALED: The provinces in Spain with the most car collisions – and Malaga is one of them

THE areas in Spain which had the most traffic incidents last year have been revealed. There were 1.91 million minor traffic accidents in the country...

Spanish golfer Rafael Cabrera-Bello eyes up Ryder Cup place

Cabrera-Bello now wants to secure a place on Europe’s Ryder Cup team

18 injured after octogenarian wife of infamous drug trafficker loses control of her car in Galicia 

EIGHTEEN people have been injured after the octogenarian wife of a notorious drug boss lost control of her car, crashing into a marquee in...

Prefabricated craze hits Spain with homes for as little as just €5,000

HOME and garden giant Leroy Merlin are the latest to jump onto a new craze for prefabricated houses in Spain. The perks are clear: for...

Pedro Sanchez pledges Spain’s continued support in phone call with Ukraine’s Zelensky

SPAIN'S Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez has promised Ukraine the 'total support of the country until peace is reached'. The pledge came in the latest telephone...

Alleged mafia boss arrested on bicycle on Spain’s Costa del Sol

One of the main leaders of a fierce Italian mafia gang was casually cycling away from his Costa del Sol home this morning until...

Barcelona bar only hiring waiters over 50

Entrepanes Diaz, a trendy bar in the heart of the Catalan capital, is now only hiring waiters over 50

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