Spain’s economy grew faster than expected in 2022 to beat recession fears
SPAIN’S gross domestic product grew by 5.5% in 2022 despite the global economic crisis which has caused rocketing prices. Figures released on Friday by the
Green campaigners to protest against CEPSA solar project in central Malaga
Green campaigners will protest in central Malaga as oil giant CEPSA rolls ahead with its massive solar panel project for the Ronda area. CEPSA is
Spain’s Cabinet to do away with coronavirus masks on public transport on February 7
THE SPANISH government announced today that face masks will no longer be obligatory on public transport some time from February 7 onward. The Cabinet will
EXCLUSIVE: ‘Author’ of tweet that predicted horror Algeciras machete attack comes forward
A man claiming to be the ‘author’ of a shock tweet that predicted a fatal machete attack in Algeciras in southern Spain hours before it
Twitter hate page predicted horror machete attack in Algeciras with mystery tweet
Security forces are investigating an Algeciras hate page on Twitter after it shockingly published a tweet which pre-empted the horrific machete attack that occurred in
Man who threatened to blow up Spanish PP party headquarters in Palma sentenced
A man who threatened to blow up the conservative Partido Popular political party headquarters in Palma has been sentenced.The 23-year-old pleaded guilty on Wednesday to
Man arrested after shocking act in front of schoolchildren in Mallorca
Police have arrested a man after he allegedly wandered out onto a busy street in Mallorca, dropped his pants and exposed his private parts in
Spain’s leader of health emergencies Fernando Simón announces imminent farewell to obligatory masks in public transport
THE leader of the Coordination Centre for Health Alerts and Emergencies Fernando Simon has announced that the end of masks in transport will come ‘shortly.’
Party islands turn white as largest snowfall in five years hits Mallorca, Ibiza
Mallorca has been hit by its largest dumping of snow in more than five years as a freezing polar front sweeps over Spain. About 7cm
Spain to join EU plan to send Leopard tanks to Ukraine
THE SPANISH government announced on Wednesday that it will send Leopard tanks to Ukraine to assist in its defence against Russia, now that Germany has
Rugby player Levi Davis, who disappeared in Spain, ‘owed £100,000’ to Somali mafia, claims private detectiveÂ
THE FORMER rugby player Levi Davis, who disappeared in Barcelona in October of last year and hasn’t been heard from since, owed £100,000 to a
Massive truck tips on A-7 motorway towards Marbella causing traffic chaos
A massive truck tipped on the A-7 motorway just before Marbella on Tuesday night sparking long traffic queues. The concrete pump truck tipped in slippery
EXCLUSIVE: Mystery Cuban man arrested in case of decapitated woman washed up in Marbella
By Anthony Piovesan and Walter Finch A Mystery Cuban called Michael has been arrested alongside a man who murdered and decapitated a Colombian expat and
Elderly ‘lone wolf’ arrested for sending letter bombs in Spain
THE Policia Nacional have arrested a former Vitoria City Council official for sending six letter bombs late last year. The 74-year-old Spaniard was detained on
Cold snap due to continue in Spain, as temperatures fall as low as -18C in parts
SPAIN is due to see several days of even lower temperatures than those it is already experiencing, as a weather front moves in from the
Overnight hotel stays in Spain were just 6.5% down last year on record 2019 numbers
OVERNIGHT hotel stays in Spain reached 320.7 million last year- up by 85.6% on 2021, according to the National Institute of Statistics(INE). Stays were just
Leader of Spain’s opposition calls for changes so that most-voted party takes power
SPAIN’S national political system used to be a two-party one, with the Socialists and the conservative Popular Party taking it in turns to govern since
Home delivery company Glovo fined €56.7 million for breaking Spain’s employment laws
Home delivery firm Glovo has been fined €56.7 million for breaking employment laws in Spain The Labour Inspectorate said the penalties were for taking on
‘I was horrified’: Man’s desperate attempt to rescue neglected dog near Marbella
Dog-lover Adi Jain needed to stop and help as soon as he heard the desperate yelps of a dog trapped in a mangled metal fence
Experienced expat accountant: How to navigate Spanish pensions, social security
By Peter Sanderson At the end of last year the Spanish government announced that the 2023 contributory pensions would be increased by 8.1%. This larger
Former Hells Angels bikie gang leader Frank Hanebuth to face trial in Spain
The former leader of a notorious bikie gang is set to face trial in Spain. German national Frank Hanebuth is being tried alongside 46 alleged
Mallorca-based Brit arrested at Madrid airport over scheme to help Russian oligarch evade sanctions
A Mallorca-based British CEO was arrested at Madrid airport on a US extradition warrant for allegedly helping a sanctioned Russian oligarch hide his ownership of
Global study finds 91% of Spanish respondents feel confident, happy about their health
More than 90% of Spanish people feel healthy, according to a new global survey. The international poll of 8000 respondents from Spain, Australia, Brazil, Germany,
Spain’s recent letter bomb attacks were organised by extremist group in Russia
SIX letter bombs sent to targets in Spain late last year were posted by a Russian white supremacist militant group, according to US and European
Financial incentives offered to landlords to help people searching for long-term rentals
Benalmadena council has launched a financial aid package to help promote long-term residential rentals, instead of short term options for tourists. It comes amid a
Number of bankers in Spain earning over a million euros grew from 128 to 221 in 2021
THE NUMBER of bankers in Spain who earn more than €1 million a year grew considerably in 2021, to a total of 221. This is