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Spain launches extradition bid for Britain’s most notorious conman Mark Acklom ahead of early release from UK jail

SPAIN is making an extradition bid for serial fraudster Mark Acklom that could scupper his early release from prison later this month. Acklom is due

12 Aug, 2021 @ 16:00

Crime & Law·Lead·National News

HEATWAVE: Weather warnings issued across most of Spain as temperatures soar to 44ºC

SPAIN’S meteorological agency AEMET has issued weather warnings in fourteen regions across Spain as a heatwave, dubbed Lucifer, takes its stifling grip on the peninsula.

12 Aug, 2021 @ 09:54

Alicante·Lead·Must Read·National News·Valencia·Valencian Community·Weather

ESSENTIAL: Ten top tips to protect your pooch during Spain’s heatwave

Spain is in the grip of the first heatwave of the summer as temperatures soar over 40ºC in many parts of the country. However much

12 Aug, 2021 @ 08:45

Lead·National News

Spain’s Equality Minister Irene Montero shares personal snaps to celebrate Breastfeeding Week

IRENE Montero has shared an intimate snap of herself breastfeeding youngest daughter Aitana as she marked World Breastfeeding Week on Saturday. The Minister of Equality,

10 Aug, 2021 @ 17:15

Lead·National News·Other News·Politics

Polisario Front threatens Spanish airline with legal action over flights to the Sahara

THE NATIONALIST group Polisario Front has threatened to take legal action against Spanish airline company Binter Canarias after they resumed flights between Laâyoune and Gran

10 Aug, 2021 @ 17:00

Canary Islands·Crime & Law·Lead·National News·Other News

Boyfriend finds body of missing hiker Esther Dingley in Pyrenees close to path where skull was discovered

THE boyfriend of Esther Dingley found the remains of her body and belongings near the mountain pass where a skull was discovered two weeks ago.

10 Aug, 2021 @ 16:03

Lead·National News·Other News

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Snickers forced to pull homophobic ice cream advert amid widespread outrage across Spain

SNICKERS has found itself in a sticky situation after an advert for its ice-cream was branded homophobic. The prime-time ad starred Aless Gibaja, a flamboyant

10 Aug, 2021 @ 11:12

Lead·National News

Where is the cheapest city to live in Spain? Not Madrid or Barcelona

NEW data reveals the huge differences in cost of living across Spain, with Madrid and Barcelona proving a whopping 30% more than in the cheapest

8 Aug, 2021 @ 12:00

Barcelona·Lead·Madrid·National News·Property

What you need to know about Spain’s ban on cash payments over €1,000

SPAIN introduced a new rule in July that outlawed cash payments of over €1,000 for registered companies and professionals in part of a clampdown on

7 Aug, 2021 @ 12:30

Business & Finance·Lead·National News·Other News

REMINDER: These are the rules for travel to the UK from ‘amber list’ Spain

SPAIN’S tourism industry welcomed the British government decision to maintain the amber list status across Spanish territory, allowing those who are fully vaccinated to enter

5 Aug, 2021 @ 19:16

Lead·National News·Travel News

IN PICS: Is this the tackiest hotel in Spain?

There are awards for the best boutique hotel, the most luxurious and the most elegantly designed, but if there was a gong for the most

5 Aug, 2021 @ 15:33

Lead·National News·Olive Press Travel

Spain Banishes Old Image Of 'killer' Roads To Lead The European Union In Cutting Fatal Accidents

Spain banishes old image of ‘killer’ roads to be an EU leader in cutting fatal traffic accidents

SPAIN is joint top in the European Union for countries cutting road deaths over the last two decades. The European Transport Safety Council says that

4 Aug, 2021 @ 19:26

European Union·Lead·National News

Explainer: This is the new European DNI that comes into force today

THE first of the new National Identity Documents, known as DNI 4.0, have been handed out today. The ID card, which will be mandatory throughout

3 Aug, 2021 @ 19:31

Lead·National News·Politics

IN PICS: Criminal gang busted smuggling Algerians into France via coastal provinces of Spain

A COMPLEX operation involving trafficking people from Algeria to France has been busted by Spain’s Guardia Civil. Vulnerable people were taken from Algeria and promised

3 Aug, 2021 @ 16:30

Crime & Law·Lead·National News

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Spain’s strong economic growth helps Eurozone out of Covid-related double-dip recession

SPAIN’S own economic growth after the worst of the Covid-19 pandemic has helped the eurozone out of a recession. The EU group of 19 countries

2 Aug, 2021 @ 14:15

Business & Finance·Lead·National News

DON’T LET YOURSELF BE CONNED: Consumers’ union publishes advice to avoid falling prey to holiday rental fraud in Spain this summer

THE Spanish Organisation of Consumers and Users (OCU) is warning holidaymakers to be careful when renting an apartment for the summer in order to avoid

1 Aug, 2021 @ 16:15

Lead·Must Read·National News·Property·Travel News

Devastated father of young man attacked in north of Spain: ‘If he does not recover this week they will disconnect him’

THE devastated family of a young man savagely beaten by a gang of 12 has spoken out about their heartache. Their 23-year-old son was left

1 Aug, 2021 @ 13:21

Crime & Law·National News·Other News

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Death of the Tax Return: UK tax is going digital

IF, like us, you’re obsessed with keeping up with the latest news and regulatory changes from HMRC, you’ll know all about Making Tax Digital (MTD)

31 Jul, 2021 @ 17:45

Business & Finance·National News·Other News·Sponsored

Should you move your pensions into one pot?

By Tracy Storer, Senior Partner, Chorus Financial. If you’ve had more than one job since your career begun, it’s likely you’ve got pensions with different

30 Jul, 2021 @ 17:48

Pilgrims become litter pickers as they walk in bid to clean up Spain’s Camino de Santiago

PILGRIMS walking the Camino de Santiago are being asked to do more than just purify their souls, but to take on another form of cleansing

30 Jul, 2021 @ 17:30

Environment·Lead·National News

Criminal gang caught red-handed smuggling 15 tonnes of drugs into Spain on boat named ‘SEEFUCHS’

EIGHT members of an organised criminal gang were arrested after their boat, SEEFUCHS, was boarded 100 miles off the Spanish coast. Five drug smugglers were

30 Jul, 2021 @ 16:30

Crime & Law·Lead·National News

Deliveroo is quitting Spain as new delivery employee rules start soon

Deliveroo set to pull out of Spain as new delivery rider employment rules start soon

HOME food delivery company Deliveroo is set to close down in Spain. The news comes two months after Spain passed a new law forcing delivery

30 Jul, 2021 @ 14:15

Business & Finance·Lead·National News

EU-funded task force seizes counterfeit items of clothing and luxury goods worth €16.5m in Spain

FAKE GOODS including clothing, footwear and luxury goods have been seized in an cross-country operation in Spain and Portugal. The haul, worth some €16.5 million,

29 Jul, 2021 @ 17:00

Crime & Law·Lead·National News

Double-jabbed in Spain? Yes, you CAN travel to England without quarantine from August 2

FULLY-VACCINATED travellers from the EU will be able to avoid quarantining when they arrive in England, the government announced on Wednesday, July 28. EU citizens

28 Jul, 2021 @ 16:09

Coronavirus·Lead·National News·Travel News

EXPLAINER: What you need to know about new post-Brexit rules on UK passport validity

AMID all the other travel confusion and chaos caused by the Covid-19 pandemic and Brexit, UK authorities have just published a new notice of changes

28 Jul, 2021 @ 14:00

Lead·National News·Travel News

Ex-lover of Spain’s disgraced King Juan Carlos sues him for damages

THE ex-lover of Spain’s scandal-hit former-King Juan Carlos is suing him in the High Court in London for damages accusing the old monarch and the

27 Jul, 2021 @ 16:55

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