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This tapas bar on Spain’s Costa del Sol offers discounts to customers who ‘smile’ or show ‘patience’ and ‘generosity’

IT pays to be happy on Spain’s Costa del Sol, where one bar offers discounts for customers who ‘smile’ or show ‘patience’ and ‘generosity’. A

14 Nov, 2023 @ 11:40

National News

When will Spain have a new government? All you need to know as Pedro Sanchez faces investiture vote THIS week

THE INVESTITURE debate for acting Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez will take place this Wednesday and Thursday in Madrid’s Congress. The Congress president, Francina Armengol, made

13 Nov, 2023 @ 14:00

Lead·Madrid·Must Read·National News·Politics

Police arrest 121 users of same online platform distributing and uploading child pornography in Spain

Child pornography sting in Spain sees 121 arrests: Police describe mammoth operation as one of the biggest crackdowns in recent history

A MAJOR operation against child pornography distribution and production in Spain has seen 121 people arrested – all of whom used the same digital platform

13 Nov, 2023 @ 11:46

Alicante·Crime & Law·Lead·Madrid·Murcia·National News·Valencian Community

Pedro Sanchez challenges opposition parties to bring down Spain's government

Spain set to finally have a government as Pedro Sanchez secures 179 votes ahead of investiture vote next week

SPAIN’S acting Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez appears to have secured another term in office on Friday after getting the support of two more regional parties.

10 Nov, 2023 @ 18:30

Basque Country·Canary Islands·Catalunya·Lead·National News·Politics

These stunning inland towns in Spain’s Andalucia are launching a plan to attract remote workers over fears of becoming abandoned

TOWNS in Andalucia’s Alpujarra mountain range are hoping to attract remote workers in measures designed to combat depopulation. The Alpujarra de la Granada municipality is

10 Nov, 2023 @ 16:50

National News

Israel confirms Spaniard and his wife were killed by Hamas on same day as attack: Couple were found burned in their home

SPANIARD Ivan Illarramendi and his Chilean wife, Loren Garcovich, were killed by Hamas terrorists in the October 7 attack where over 1,400 people died. Their

9 Nov, 2023 @ 10:41

Basque Country·Lead·National News

Spain will give young people €250 per month help pay for rapidly rising rents - but move divides opinion

Why are young people struggling to get on the property ladder in Spain?

SPAIN’S housing problem has been featured in the latest OECD Economic Survey on the country and especially problems for buyers aged under 30. There’s been

8 Nov, 2023 @ 16:30

Lead·National News·Property

Spaniard is killed by Hamas: Ivan Illarramendi, 46, was taken hostage alongside his wife during savage attack on Israel last month

A SPANISH man kidnapped by Hamas militia during the October 7 attacks on Israel, has died, according to diplomatic sources speaking to the El Pais

8 Nov, 2023 @ 15:00

Basque Country·Lead·National News

Outrage after 80 passengers are kicked off a flight in Spain to make room for Sevilla football team

AIR NOSTRUM has been slammed for turfing passengers off a Vigo to Madrid flight at the last minute to make way for a bunch of

8 Nov, 2023 @ 14:15

Lead·Madrid·National News·Sevilla

Spain's leading supermarket Mercadona continues to win more customers leaving its rivals floundering|

Mercadona to enjoy a record year with more than €30bn in sales predicted

MERCADONA is enjoying rapid growth in Spain, while the rest of the supermarket sector is stagnating- according to figures published by online portal El Economista.

7 Nov, 2023 @ 11:20

Business & Finance·Lead·National News

Spain is chasing the magic 100 million tourists mark this year - minister calls the milestone 'probable'

Hundreds of British and Irish tourists are infected by a parasite found lurking in swimming pools in Spain

HUNDREDS of British and Irish tourists returning from recent holidays in Spain are suffering from cryptosporidium- a parasite of the digestive system- which Spanish experts

6 Nov, 2023 @ 16:00

Health·Lead·National News

Spain’s Zara founder Amancio Ortega, 88, is wealthier than ever as he tops rich list yet again

Revealed: The 10 richest people in Spain as Zara founder Amancio Ortega reigns supreme with €81bn fortune

THE WEALTHIEST people in Spain got richer by 37% last year despite the Ukraine war and inflation according to the latest Forbes list. Inditex fashion

6 Nov, 2023 @ 13:34

Business & Finance·Celebrity·Lead·National News

Over 60 in Spain? Get a Renfe ‘Gold Card’ and enjoy up to 40% discounts on train journeys across the country and even to France

ANYONE AGED 60 and over- and of any nationality- can buy a Renfe ‘Gold Card'(Tarjeta Dorada) at any Renfe station in Spain to enjoy rail

1 Nov, 2023 @ 17:15

Lead·National News·Olive Press Travel·Travel News

Revealed: The regions in Spain which take in the highest number of boat migrants

THE ANDALUCIA region has the largest number of foreign immigrants housed by Spain’s central government, accounting for 9,874 people. That’s followed by the Canary Islands

1 Nov, 2023 @ 16:30

Andalucia·Canary Islands·Catalunya·Lead·National News

Brits who have lived in Spain for over 15 years will likely be able to vote in the next UK election

BRITISH citizens living overseas in countries like Spain for more than 15 years are set to be able to vote in the next UK general

1 Nov, 2023 @ 11:22

Lead·National News·Politics

Vodafone Spain is sold to British firm for £4.4billion

VODAFONE SPAIN has been sold to UK telecoms investor Zegona Communications in a deal valued at up to €5 billion. Zegona will pay at least

31 Oct, 2023 @ 14:47

Business & Finance·Lead·National News

Investigation into missing British rugby player Levi Davis, 25, is halted in Spain a year after he vanished from Barcelona

POLICE in Barcelona have suspended an investigation into missing former Bath rugby player and X Factor: Celebrity contestant Levi Davis, who was last seen on

27 Oct, 2023 @ 17:20

Barcelona·Catalunya·Lead·National News

Clocks go back in Spain this weekend: But do YOU know the origin of the measure?

THE clocks will go back in Spain this weekend, despite EU officials being in favour of scrapping the measure. On Sunday, October 29, at 3am,

27 Oct, 2023 @ 12:22

National News

Spain to cut back on short-haul flights: THESE will be the most affected routes if the socialist coalition forms a government

A DEAL struck between the socialist PSOE and the far-left Sumar party to form Spain’s next government includes environmental plans that would cut domestic flights

25 Oct, 2023 @ 11:24

Environment·Lead·Madrid·Must Read·National News·Politics·Travel News

Touris raus?! Warum Anti-Tourismus-Kampagnen in Spanien zunehmen und die neue politische Partei in Sevilla harte Kontrollen durchführen will

von Laurence Dollimore SPANIEN befindet sich zunehmend in einer Zwickmühle, wenn es um den Tourismus geht. Die spanische Wirtschaft ist in hohem Maße von dieser

25 Oct, 2023 @ 10:45

National News

Intimacy director oversees passionate live performance scenes for first time in Spain

‘Intimacy coach’ is hired by major opera house in Spain to make actors more comfortable with passionate scenes

AN OPERA production in Barcelona has hired an experienced ‘intimacy director’ to ensure performers are comfortable taking part in passionate scenes- a first for Spain

24 Oct, 2023 @ 18:06

Barcelona·Catalunya·Entertainment·Lead·National News

Conservative leader Alberto Feijoo calls for English to be prioritised in schools across Spain

THE LEADER of the conservative Partido Popular, Alberto Nuñez Feijoo, called on Monday for English language lessons to be prioritised in Spain’s schools. He said

23 Oct, 2023 @ 17:15

Lead·National News·Politics

Stolen jewels worth €60 million are discovered in Spain after vanishing from Ukraine museum

THE Policia Nacional have arrested five people in Madrid and recovered 11 gold items of jewellery valued at over €60 million taken from a Ukraine museum

23 Oct, 2023 @ 15:00

Crime & Law·Madrid·National News

Pavements across Spain are too narrow and offer poor accessibility, study finds

MANY pavements in Spain’s cities are too narrow and don’t meet accessibility rules according to a study published by the Network of Walking Cities. The

23 Oct, 2023 @ 14:15

National News

Pro-Palestine protesters screaming ‘murderous Israel!’ try to storm synagogue in Spain: Tensions mount in Melilla as hundreds take to the streets and police are forced to intervene

SEVERAL hundred people demonstrated on Wednesday night in Spain’s North African enclave of Melilla in support of Palestine over Israel’s military action against the Hamas

19 Oct, 2023 @ 17:06

Lead·National News

Israel reveals Spanish man, 46, is among the hundreds of hostages taken by Hamas

ISRAEL’S Foreign Ministry has confirmed that missing Spaniard Ivan Illarramendi Saizar is being held hostage by Hamas terrorists following their attack on Israel on October

18 Oct, 2023 @ 12:07

Lead·National News

National News- Page 56

This tapas bar on Spain’s Costa del Sol offers discounts to customers who ‘smile’ or show ‘patience’ and ‘generosity’

When will Spain have a new government? All you need to know as Pedro Sanchez faces investiture vote THIS week

Child pornography sting in Spain sees 121 arrests: Police describe mammoth operation as one of the biggest crackdowns in recent history

Spain set to finally have a government as Pedro Sanchez secures 179 votes ahead of investiture vote next week

These stunning inland towns in Spain’s Andalucia are launching a plan to attract remote workers over fears of becoming abandoned

Israel confirms Spaniard and his wife were killed by Hamas on same day as attack: Couple were found burned in their home

Spaniard is killed by Hamas: Ivan Illarramendi, 46, was taken hostage alongside his wife during savage attack on Israel last month

Outrage after 80 passengers are kicked off a flight in Spain to make room for Sevilla football team

Hundreds of British and Irish tourists are infected by a parasite found lurking in swimming pools in Spain

Revealed: The 10 richest people in Spain as Zara founder Amancio Ortega reigns supreme with €81bn fortune

Over 60 in Spain? Get a Renfe ‘Gold Card’ and enjoy up to 40% discounts on train journeys across the country and even to France

Revealed: The regions in Spain which take in the highest number of boat migrants

Brits who have lived in Spain for over 15 years will likely be able to vote in the next UK election

Vodafone Spain is sold to British firm for £4.4billion

Investigation into missing British rugby player Levi Davis, 25, is halted in Spain a year after he vanished from Barcelona

Clocks go back in Spain this weekend: But do YOU know the origin of the measure?

Spain to cut back on short-haul flights: THESE will be the most affected routes if the socialist coalition forms a government

Touris raus?! Warum Anti-Tourismus-Kampagnen in Spanien zunehmen und die neue politische Partei in Sevilla harte Kontrollen durchführen will

‘Intimacy coach’ is hired by major opera house in Spain to make actors more comfortable with passionate scenes

Conservative leader Alberto Feijoo calls for English to be prioritised in schools across Spain

Stolen jewels worth €60 million are discovered in Spain after vanishing from Ukraine museum

Pavements across Spain are too narrow and offer poor accessibility, study finds

Pro-Palestine protesters screaming ‘murderous Israel!’ try to storm synagogue in Spain: Tensions mount in Melilla as hundreds take to the streets and police are forced to intervene

Israel reveals Spanish man, 46, is among the hundreds of hostages taken by Hamas

What is the new travel trend of ‘dusking’ and why has Tenerife been named among the world’s top destinations for it?

Spain to transfer 500 migrant girls from Ceuta to mainland amid welfare concerns

These are the three most affordable holiday destinations across Spain for a quick August getaway

FROM THE ARCHIVES: Nowhere to Lorca, everything to me: A personal journey through the Sierra Nevada mountains in Spain’s Granada

SUNDAY LONG-READ: Who are the human traffickers dropping migrants onto busy beaches in Spain – and what happens to the new arrivals once they land?

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