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Watch: Father of missing Belfast man pleads for help with search in Spain ‘before it’s too late’ – as relatives spend Christmas Day scouring a field

THE father of a missing Belfast man became emotional today as he shared footage of a field he and five others were searching in Spain.

25 Dec, 2024 @ 18:38

Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Lead·National News

Spain’s unique Christmas traditions: Defecating figurines, a day of pranks and a grape-eating frenzy

EVER wondered what strange traditions Spaniards love to celebrate at Christmas time? Here’s our ultimate guide to the 11 craziest customs. While Brits pin stockings

25 Dec, 2024 @ 09:00

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Pictured: Three Brits missing in Spain as families launch desperate appeals to get them home for Christmas

THREE British nationals have disappeared in Spain just days before they were due to celebrate Christmas with family and friends. Among the missing are Belfast

23 Dec, 2024 @ 15:14

Benidorm·Canary Islands·Costa Blanca·Lead·National News·Tenerife

Winter escapes in Spain: This snow-capped medieval village of just 500 people makes for the perfect Christmas getaway

SPAIN’S perfect Christmas getaway is a snow-capped village of just 500 people. The north of Spain is full of enchanting winter enclaves, with cobbled streets,

21 Dec, 2024 @ 12:00

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‘Shut up foreigner!’ Locals in Spain clash over ‘anti-guiri’ artwork as graffiti in Sevilla vows to ‘vomit out tourists’

ARTWORK demanding ‘guiris‘ to ‘get out of our neighbourhoods’ has sparked debate on social media in Spain. Guiri is a word used to describe tourists

17 Dec, 2024 @ 19:28

Andalucia·Lead·National News·Travel News

Exclusive: Real reason why Brits’ favourite bacon disappeared from supermarket shelves in Spain – and if it will return

THE manufacturer behind one of the few bacon rasher products in Spain has revealed why it disappeared from shelves a couple of months ago. It

13 Dec, 2024 @ 15:21

Food & Drink·Lead·National News

Snow Mallorca Mountains Credit The Helicopter Centre

BRACE YOURSELVES!: Snow on the way in Mallorca as temperatures plunge

AS temperatures plummet there is a strong chance of snow on the Serra de Tramuntana. Maria Jose Guerrero, the spokesperson for the State Meteorological Agency

9 Dec, 2024 @ 15:37

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Spain passes controversial 'amnesty law': Architects of illegal Catalan independence referendum are granted freedom from prosecution

Spain to enshrine gay marriage and abortion rights into its constitution so ‘they cannot be undone in the future’

PRIME Minister Pedro Sanchez today vowed to add abortion rights and gay marriage to Spain’s constitution so they ‘can never be undone’. The left-wing PSOE

6 Dec, 2024 @ 17:07

Lead·National News·Politics

Good news for homeowners in Spain as property prices surge by 8.1% – this is where they grew the most

PROPERTY prices in Spain have increased by 8.1% year-on-year, latest figures show. The surge came in the third quarter of this year. It is the

5 Dec, 2024 @ 16:01

Lead·National News·Property

Driver’s nightmare in Spain after receiving a €905,000 parking fine

A DRIVER has been left stunned after being ordered to pay a parking fine of more than €905,000. Speaking to the Y Ahora Sonsoles television

5 Dec, 2024 @ 13:54

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Where will it SNOW in Spain this weekend? All you need to know as alerts are activated for the white stuff

THE first winter storm of the year will bring a cold snap and snow to multiple areas of Spain, meteorologists have said. According to weather

5 Dec, 2024 @ 13:39

Lead·National News·Weather

Revealed: The 42 questions Brits and other tourists will be asked under Spain’s ‘Big Brother Law’

THE exhaustive list of data Brits and other tourists will need to provide when visiting Spain has been revealed. Since the controversial ‘Big Brother Law’

5 Dec, 2024 @ 12:51

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Brits threaten to boycott Spain over ‘Big Brother Law’ for tourists that ‘bites the hand that feeds’

BRITISH holidaymakers have threatened to boycott Spain after it introduced controversial new travel rules. Since December 2, hotels and car rental companies have been ordered

3 Dec, 2024 @ 14:11

Lead·National News·Travel News

Where can I legally build a prefabricated home in Spain?

PREFABRICATED homes are surging in popularity in Spain amid a continuous rise in property rental and purchasing prices. The so-called ‘prefab’ structures are mass produced

3 Dec, 2024 @ 13:40

Lead·National News·Property

Pictured: The incredible prefabricated home in Spain that comes with a swimming pool

THE quality of prefabricated homes in Spain continues to soar. One company is offering a two-bedroom home with a swimming pool for just €54,000. READ

3 Dec, 2024 @ 13:23

Lead·National News·Property

Ryanair gets court to suspend hefty €107m fine for abusive practices in Spain

Ryanair agrees to pay €1.5million in latest claim against its check-in rules

RYANAIR must pay at least €1.5million in compensation following an investigation by authorities in Italy. The Italian Competition and Market Authority found that countless consumers

3 Dec, 2024 @ 11:40

Business & Finance·Lead·National News·Travel News

Two killed and 28 injured after Spanish bus crashes on mountain road in southern France

AT least two people have died following a horror bus crash in the south of France. The Spanish bus was returning to Barcelona when it

2 Dec, 2024 @ 18:07

Barcelona·Catalunya·Lead·National News

Dorf der Liebe

Das warmherzige, unabhängige Arriate liegt inmitten einer atemberaubenden Berglandschaft und ist bekannt für seine freundlichen Einheimischen und deren Vorliebe fürs Feiern. von Jon Clarke Von

2 Dec, 2024 @ 17:11

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‘Shameless’ squatter in Spain takes over six-bed home and rents out FIVE of the rooms: Widow owner, 78, faces financial ruin

A ‘SHAMELESS’ squatter has outraged Spain after taking over a six-bedroom home renting out five of the rooms – all the while refusing to pay

2 Dec, 2024 @ 17:00

Lead·National News·Property

Spain’s new ‘anti-squatter law’ will NOT protect the most vulnerable homeowners, warns property expert

HOMEOWNERS across Spain rejoiced last month when a law change seemed to spell the end for widely-criticised squatter rights. But an expert in property law

2 Dec, 2024 @ 15:44

Lead·National News·Property

Exclusive: Inside the world’s most expensive afternoon tea in Marbella – featuring diamonds, swag bags and Brigitte Nielsen

THIS is the world’s most expensive afternoon tea featuring diamonds, celebrities and Willy Wonka style treats. When the world’s most expensive afternoon tea sailed into

2 Dec, 2024 @ 13:00

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