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Spain Wants Working Parents To Get More Paid Leave To Spend With Children

Spain announces extended holiday leave for working parents to spend more time with their children

Spain’s government has announced details of a wide-ranging family bill which will allow working parents more time off to spend with their children. The package

13 Dec, 2022 @ 18:30

Lead·Madrid·National News·Politics

Air Nostrum pilots in Spain to strike during festive holiday period

THE main union representing pilots working for Air Nostrum has announced eight strike days over the festive holiday period. The pilots union Sepla has 70%

13 Dec, 2022 @ 14:15

Lead·National News

‘Don’t take psychophysical aptitude test too soon’, driving licence debacle victims in Spain warned

VICTIMS of the ongoing UK driving licence debacle have been warned not to take their ‘psychophysical aptitude test’ too early, given that the results are

13 Dec, 2022 @ 10:00

Lead·National News

Private detective searching in Spain for missing rugby player Levi Davis says there are ‘significant leads’ in case

A PRIVATE detective who is searching for missing rugby player Levi Davis in Barcelona has said that he has found ‘significant leads’ in the case.

12 Dec, 2022 @ 21:00

Catalunya·Lead·National News

Child Playing With Colorful Toy Blocks Kids Play

Child gender stereotyping in the sights of the Spanish government this Christmas

THE Spanish government is cracking down hard this Christmas on a new offence: gender stereotyping among children. A study commissioned in 2020 into children’s toy

12 Dec, 2022 @ 20:15

Lead·National News

Merce Jurado Moreno Injured Foot In Barcelona Train Smash

‘People fell on top of each other’: Passenger tells of Barcelona train horror

A passenger involved in last week’s train collision in Barcelona has spoken of the terrifying moment their carriage was smashed into. The two trains collided

12 Dec, 2022 @ 19:30

Barcelona·Catalunya·Lead·National News

Spain’s Interior Ministry orders police to step up security and counter-terrorism measures over Christmas

SPAIN’S Interior Ministry is to step up security measures over Christmas, in particular in areas where large crowds are expected such as shopping centres, transport

12 Dec, 2022 @ 18:30

Crime & Law·Lead·National News

Spanish police intercept mega 56kg MDMA haul on yacht bound for Argentina

Rather than busting drugs brought to the shores of Spain’s crooked Costa del Sol, from South America, Spanish police have this time uncovered a massive

12 Dec, 2022 @ 18:27

Cadiz·Crime & Law·Lead·National News

British man left stranded at Valencia airport after dog ate his passport

We’ve all used the ‘my dog ate my homework’ excuse before. But I don’t think this British man ever thought he’d need to pull that

12 Dec, 2022 @ 15:00

Alicante·Lead·National News·Valencia·Valencian Community

Holiday flights face disruption as 10,000 airport workers are set to strike in Spain

SPAIN’S airports face serious problems over the festive season after the CC OO union representing 10,000 airport staff announced six days of strikes. The CC

12 Dec, 2022 @ 12:00

Lead·National News

Missing in Alicante: Have you seen Cody?

The family of a 22-year-old American called Cody have lost touch with the youngster and are trying to get in contact with him. Cody is

11 Dec, 2022 @ 12:28

Alicante·Lead·National News

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Snow billowing down across Sierra Nevada as cold snap brings storms, rain

Snow is billowing down in Spain’s Sierra Nevada as a cold front sweeps across the country. The Monachil fire station shared footage online of its

9 Dec, 2022 @ 17:32

Granada·Lead·National News·Weather

Spain strikes deal with Portugal and France in Alicante for green hydrogen pipeline

THE leaders of Spain, Portugal, and France have agreed on a €2.5 billion plan for a green hydrogen pipeline that should become operational by 2030.

9 Dec, 2022 @ 15:45

Alicante·Environment·Lead·National News

Neo-Nazi football hooligans in Spain attempted to take to the streets to do battle with celebrating Morocco fans after World Cup match

Spain’s crumbling defeat to Morocco in the World Cup on Tuesday prompted the country’s extremist elements to crawl out and ‘defend Spain’ ahead of the

9 Dec, 2022 @ 14:15

Lead·National News·World Cup 2022

EXCLUSIVE: Private investigator in Levi Davis search worked with Prince Harry and Meghan Markle

A top-tier private investigator hired to track down missing X-Factor star Levi Davis has previously worked with a string of celebrities, including Prince Harry and

9 Dec, 2022 @ 11:25

Barcelona·Catalunya·Lead·Must Read·National News

Convicted sex offenders who have seen sentences reduced under Spain’s ‘only yes means yes’ law now number 50

SOME 50 convicted sex offenders have had their sentences reduced under Spain’s controversial ‘only yes means yes’ law, which was designed to put consent at

8 Dec, 2022 @ 18:15

Lead·National News·Politics

Environmental activists spray children’s nativity scene with paint at Spain’s El Corte Ingles department store

ENVIRONMENTAL activists from the Futuro Vegetal (Vegetable Future) group on Thursday sprayed black and red paint on part of the children’s nativity scene outside El

8 Dec, 2022 @ 16:30

Environment·Lead·Madrid·National News

Spain’s PM Pedro Sanchez considering measures to cut basic food prices

PRIME Minister Pedro Sanchez says he’s looking at containing food price rises as part of a new anti-crisis package to be implemented at the end

8 Dec, 2022 @ 14:15

Lead·National News

Family offering €11,000 euros for clues on missing Levi Davis, private investigator hired

The family of missing X-Factor star Levi Davis is offering €11,000 for any clues that could help track down the 24-year-old. Levi’s mother Julie Davis

8 Dec, 2022 @ 14:09

Barcelona·Catalunya·Lead·National News

Child helpline says not even half of 'suicidal callers' get proper treatment in Spain

Child helpline says over half of its ‘suicidal callers’ don’t get proper treatment in Spain

A national helpline for children says only 44% of depressed callers aged between 13 and 17 get proper psychological care. That’s the conclusion of a

8 Dec, 2022 @ 12:45

Health·Lead·National News

CHRISTMAS IN SPAIN: A guide to what to expect in the festive season

Spain has a no shortage of festive traditions that differ regionally. Starting at the beginning of December and ending in January there are plenty of

7 Dec, 2022 @ 19:30

La Cultura·Lead·National News

Spain’s Olympic swimming star Ona Carbonell makes BBC’s 100 Women List

SPANISH swimmer Ona Carbonell has made it onto the BBC’s 2022 100 Women list, which highlights ‘inspiring and influential women from around the world’. She

7 Dec, 2022 @ 18:45

Lead·National News·Sport

Would-be migrants flee plane at Barcelona airport after fake medical emergency forces landing

TWENTY-EIGHT people fled an aeroplane travelling from Casablanca (Morocco) to Turkey on Wednesday morning, after an apparently faked medical emergency forced the aircraft to make

7 Dec, 2022 @ 17:15

Barcelona·Lead·National News

Spain’s bars and restaurants expecting bumper post-Covid Christmas

AROUND this time last year, the emergence of the omicron variant of the coronavirus dashed the hopes of Spain’s bars and restaurants of any kind

7 Dec, 2022 @ 14:15

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

LEAVE THE CAR AT HOME: Anti drink drive campaign in Spain targets Christmas parties

WITH the double bank holiday week upon us, the DGT traffic department has launched an anti-drink driving campaign. The ‘puente’ week is popular amongst businesses

6 Dec, 2022 @ 17:30

Lead·National News

Disgraced ex-King of Spain, Juan Carlos, celebrates his 87th birthday this weekend with lavish party and concert at luxury Abu Dhabi mansion

Spain’s ex-king Juan Carlos wins immunity ruling in civil case battle with former mistress

THREE judges at the Appeal Court in London have ruled that the former mistress of Spain’s ex-king Juan Carlos cannot sue him for harassment during

6 Dec, 2022 @ 15:45

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