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‘He could be your neighbour’: Hunt for 12 most wanted British fugitives believed to be hiding out in Spain

AUTHORITIES have launched a new appeal to find 12 of the UK’s most wanted criminals thought to be hiding out in Spain. Among those on

19 Jan, 2022 @ 18:56

Alicante·Balearic Islands·Lead·Madrid·Must Read·National News

Complaints about attacks on health workers rose by 26% in Spain during 2025.

COVID UPDATE: Has Spain reached its peak in omicron wave of infections?

SPAIN has been in the grip of the sixth wave of coronavirus infections with the number of cases soaring in the run up to Christmas

19 Jan, 2022 @ 18:55

Coronavirus·Health·Lead·National News

Lidl wins legal battle over its much cheaper version of Thermomix kitchen gadget

BUDGET supermarket Lidl has won a legal battle brought against it for selling its own cheap version of the kitchen appliance Thermomix. An appeals court

19 Jan, 2022 @ 18:00

Food & Drink·Lead·National News

Juicio Por El Caso Noos En Palma De Mallorca

Iñaki Urdangarin: Disgraced brother-in-law of Spanish king pictured holding hands with mystery woman

THE disgraced brother-in-law of Spain’s king is again making headlines but this time not over his dodgy financial dealings. Iñaki Urdangarin, who was jailed for

19 Jan, 2022 @ 15:00

Celebrity·Lead·National News

Spain introduces new rent benefit to encourage under-35s to leave home

THE Spanish government has given the green light to a new housing benefit to encourage young people to cut the apron strings and move out

19 Jan, 2022 @ 13:30

Lead·National News·Politics·Property

World’s oldest man, Saturnino de la Fuente Garcia, dies in Spain aged 112—three weeks shy of his 113th birthday

THE world’s oldest man, Saturnino de la Fuente Garcia, from northwestern Spain, has died at his home in Leon this Tuesday, January 18, at the

19 Jan, 2022 @ 08:45

Lead·National News·Other News

Police In Spain Bring Down Big Chinese Prostitution Network That Pocketed €5 Million

Police in Spain bring down Chinese prostitution network that pocketed €5 million

A Bilbao-based Chinese prostitution gang that banked an estimated €5 million has been smashed by the Policia Nacional. 63 people have been arrested- 61 of

18 Jan, 2022 @ 16:55

Crime & Law·Lead·National News

Madrid Judges Say Dove Painting Artist Did Not Desecrate Tomb Of Spanish Dictator General Franco

Madrid court acquits artist of desecrating Spanish dictator General Franco’s tomb with red paint

AN artist who painted a dove and a slogan on top of dictator General Franco’s tomb has been acquitted of desecration. Madrid’s Provincial Court also

18 Jan, 2022 @ 16:00

Crime & Law·La Cultura·Lead·Madrid·National News

Ten very good reasons to be happy you live in Spain

JANUARY 17, 2022 has been identified as the most depressing day of the year, aptly named Blue Monday. But rather than focus on what makes

17 Jan, 2022 @ 18:55

Lead·National News

Spain announces crackdown on cryptocurrency adverts that ignore investor risks

SPAIN is clamping down on the advertising of unregulated cryptocurrency investments. Concerns about investors being ripped-off by bogus claims have prompted a new rule that

17 Jan, 2022 @ 16:44

Business & Finance·Lead·National News

Los Tedax Acordonaron Un Radio De 1 000 Metros Para Detonar Sin Riegos Bomba De Aviacion De La Guerra Civil Hallada En Maella

Police detonate bomb dating from Spanish Civil War after neighbour remembers seeing it drop and fail to go off more than 80 years ago

POLICE in Spain revealed how they discovered an unexploded bomb more than 80 years after it was dropped by fascist bombers during the Spanish Civil

16 Jan, 2022 @ 18:47

Lead·National News

Actors, TV channels and 30,000 social media users join search for man’s lost scarf in Spain’s Albacete

HAVE you seen an orange scarf with holes at each end in Albacete? You will have made thousands of people’s day after social media joined

16 Jan, 2022 @ 17:00

Costa Blanca·Lead·National News·Other News

TAKE CARE: Tips for a healthier lifestyle after the excesses of Christmas in Spain

EXPERTS are urging people to take care when they bid to return to a more healthy lifestyle following the festive excesses. According to specialists, suddenly

16 Jan, 2022 @ 16:15

Health·Lead·National News

Back of the net! Spain tops the tables with the best football managers in the world

SPAIN produces the most successful football managers in the world, a new study has revealed. Results have been analysed from the top ten club leagues

16 Jan, 2022 @ 13:30

Lead·National News·Sport

REVEALED: How living in Spain or the UK is far more stressful than Germany or Iceland

SPAIN and the UK are officially two of the most stressed countries in Europe. Indeed, a life in Germany or Iceland would have you sleeping

16 Jan, 2022 @ 12:00

Health·Lead·National News

Electricity Pylon Near Burbage, Leicestershire, United Kingdom

A Wasted Decade: How political corruption robbed Spain of success with renewable energies

Martin Tye of Mariposa Energia explores what's gone wrong with renewable energies in Spain.

16 Jan, 2022 @ 10:00

Lead·National News·Opinion

Malaga Photo by Tabea Schimpf on Unsplash

PROPERTY: Malaga is the city in Spain where house prices are rising the fastest

MALAGA, Sevilla and Valencia are the Spanish cities where house prices have risen the most in 2021. This is according to a study by UK

15 Jan, 2022 @ 13:00

Lead·National News·Property

Chewing gum that kills COVID to go on sale in Spain from February

SURELY there must be something good to come out the COVID-19 pandemic. A worldwide realisation that all of us – governments, anti-vaxxers and Bill Gates

15 Jan, 2022 @ 11:15

Canary Islands·Coronavirus·Health·Lead·National News

Demonstrations For The National Day Of Spain Or Hispanic Day

Fact-check: Eight times Spain’s far-right VOX party was caught out lying in 2021

WE’RE not saying that left-wing politicians in Spain never lie, just their lies tended to be less satisfying to unpick. Lefty lies in 2021 were

14 Jan, 2022 @ 18:45

Lead·Madrid·Must Read·National News·Politics

Bogus Iberian Hams Worth Over €1 Million Are Seized During Meat Firm Raids In Spain

Fake Iberian hams with €1 million retail price are seized during meat firm raids in Spain

THOUSANDS of falsely-labelled Iberian ham shoulders have been seized in a probe over a €1 million food fraud. Seven meat firms are been investigated by

12 Jan, 2022 @ 17:45

Crime & Law·Lead·Madrid·Murcia·National News

‘Jack’ ‘Audrey’ ‘Max’ – Why are English words so popular as dog names in Spain?

TO ENGLISH ears the names ‘Jack’ or ‘Audrey’ or ‘Max’ do not typically sound like names we’d call our dogs. They sound more like name

11 Jan, 2022 @ 21:00

National News·Other News

Refugee Wesal In The Kitchen Credit Jane Mitchell

Could Spain’s restaurant industry be the answer to its refugee crisis?

AS bombs rained down from the sky in Syria, all 38-year-old Wesal could think of were her children. In terror, she fled the civil war-torn

11 Jan, 2022 @ 19:45

Food & Drink·Lead·National News

PICTURED: Fireball streaks across the sky in southern Spain

AN impressive fireball was spotted streaking across the sky over Andalucia during Saturday night. It was pictured appearing in the sky above the province of

10 Jan, 2022 @ 17:45

Cadiz·Malaga·National News·Sevilla

Spain says adios to the public phone booth

SPAIN’S 16,000 public phone booths have been inoperative since January 1, 2022 after the government declared it was no longer necessary to provide them as

10 Jan, 2022 @ 15:45

Lead·National News

Illegal helicopter flights, car chases and police raids – armed gang of 11 drug smugglers arrested on Spain’s Costa del Sol

CRIMINAL GANGS have taken to the skies in order to get their drugs into Spain. A multi-operational team combining Guardia Civil, OFAST and Europol have

9 Jan, 2022 @ 18:00

Crime & Law·Lead·National News

¿Que? Eight of the strangest laws in Spain

SPANISH law says new rules affecting business can only come into effect in January or July – which makes a lot of sense, right? But

9 Jan, 2022 @ 10:00

Lead·Must Read·National News·Other News

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‘He could be your neighbour’: Hunt for 12 most wanted British fugitives believed to be hiding out in Spain

COVID UPDATE: Has Spain reached its peak in omicron wave of infections?

Lidl wins legal battle over its much cheaper version of Thermomix kitchen gadget

Iñaki Urdangarin: Disgraced brother-in-law of Spanish king pictured holding hands with mystery woman

Spain introduces new rent benefit to encourage under-35s to leave home

World’s oldest man, Saturnino de la Fuente Garcia, dies in Spain aged 112—three weeks shy of his 113th birthday

Police in Spain bring down Chinese prostitution network that pocketed €5 million

Madrid court acquits artist of desecrating Spanish dictator General Franco’s tomb with red paint

Ten very good reasons to be happy you live in Spain

Police detonate bomb dating from Spanish Civil War after neighbour remembers seeing it drop and fail to go off more than 80 years ago

Actors, TV channels and 30,000 social media users join search for man’s lost scarf in Spain’s Albacete

TAKE CARE: Tips for a healthier lifestyle after the excesses of Christmas in Spain

Back of the net! Spain tops the tables with the best football managers in the world

REVEALED: How living in Spain or the UK is far more stressful than Germany or Iceland

A Wasted Decade: How political corruption robbed Spain of success with renewable energies

PROPERTY: Malaga is the city in Spain where house prices are rising the fastest

Chewing gum that kills COVID to go on sale in Spain from February

Fact-check: Eight times Spain’s far-right VOX party was caught out lying in 2021

Fake Iberian hams with €1 million retail price are seized during meat firm raids in Spain

‘Jack’ ‘Audrey’ ‘Max’ – Why are English words so popular as dog names in Spain?

Could Spain’s restaurant industry be the answer to its refugee crisis?

PICTURED: Fireball streaks across the sky in southern Spain

Spain says adios to the public phone booth

Illegal helicopter flights, car chases and police raids – armed gang of 11 drug smugglers arrested on Spain’s Costa del Sol

¿Que? Eight of the strangest laws in Spain

Two disruptive passengers who forced Ryanair flight from London Stansted Airport to Ibiza to divert fined thousands

Spain’s only nuclear manufacturer misses out on global boom due to crippling brain drain of Spanish engineering talent

Malaga city finally breaks 600,000 population milestone – after adding just 30,000 people in 10 years

Rosalia takes Zendaya to the cleaners in HBO swear-off – but is Spanish really so superior to English when it comes to dishing out insults?

Spain’s most famous matador will return to the bullring in Andalucia this month – just weeks after brutal 10cm rectum goring left him in hospital