Spain looking at new ideas to reduce sky-high electricity prices
SPAIN’S government is looking at fresh moves to reduce sky-rocketing electricity prices. It’s expected to announce targeted help for vulnerable customers and make attempts to
Spain’s coronavirus infection rate just dropped below ‘200’ for the first time in over two months
SPAIN’S Covid-19 contagion rate dropped below 200 cases per 100,000 inhabitants for the first time in over two months, according to the latest health ministry
WATCH: Spain clears up after devastating week of storms, torrential rain and flash floods
Spain has been dealing with the aftermath of some of the worst summer rain storms to hit the peninsula in decades. The big clear up
Over a third of a BILLION euros lost in business between UK and Spain during Boris Johnson’s post-Brexit trade slump
SINCE the first of 2019, the value of Spanish exports to the UK has dropped £200 million, according to the UK Food & Drink Exporters
Post-Brexit UK government forces British drivers in Spain to make changes to show “unity as a nation”
BEFORE Brexit, British number plates would feature the circle of EU stars with the letters ‘GB’ underneath it, simplifying and standardising travel abroad with a
EXCLUSIVE: Grieving expat son starts pressure group with fellow victims of ‘criminal neglect’ at hospital on Spain’s Costa Blanca
A BRITISH expat whose mother died after weeks of ‘criminal neglect’ and ‘abuse’ by staff at Torrevieja Hospital is convinced she’s one of many more
Irene Montero compares violence against women in Afghanistan with what is happening in Spain
SPAIN’S Equality Minister has compared the oppression faced by women in Afghanistan with violence against women in Spain. Irene Montero called for ‘alliances’ to be
Pedro Sanchez promises ‘immediate’ minimum wage rise for workers in Spain
SPAIN’S government is looking for an ‘immediate’ increase in the minimum wage to protect workers from rises in inflation. Prime Minister, Pedro Sanchez, made the
EXCLUSIVE: British pensioner handcuffed to hospital bed and ‘abused’ in her final days, say expat family on Spain’s Costa Blanca
AN ELDERLY expat was needlessly tied to her bed before enduring a ‘humiliating and agonising death’ in Torrevieja Hospital, her family claim. Kathleen Marshall was
Galician captain of fishing boat on way home to Spain after almost a year held in Yemen
THE captain of a fishing boat has been released after almost a year of detention in Yemen The release of Pablo Costas, 54, has been
IN PICS: Spain’s heir to the throne Princess Leonor heads off to ‘hippie Hogwarts’ boarding school in Wales
PRINCESS Leonor of Spain bade an emotional goodbye to her parents and sister at Madrid’s Barajas airport on Monday as she headed off to start
Fresh job losses expected at Sabadell Bank as Spain’s banking sector continues cost cutting
SABADELL Bank is set to announce a fresh round of redundancies this week, according to reports from the Reuters news agency. An internal memo sent
Poo Fighters! Catalan town brings in superhero to fight a smelly problem
A CATALAN town has created a unique crime fighter to tackle the scourge of dog poo. Superhero SAC – Super Anti-Caques – visits schools and
MADDIE MCCANN: From Portugal to Spain and Germany, the search goes on
OLIVE Press editor Jon Clarke is publishing an explosive new book on the Madeleine McCann case. His investigation is the most comprehensive look at the
No more faking it: Action needed over Spain’s fake holiday lets cons
SPAIN’S National court has taken over the investigation of a long-term holiday rental scam. At least 300 tourists have been conned by the phantom rentals
Madrid’s Retiro park just won UNESCO status but it hides a shameful secret for Spain
CAMPAIGNERS are calling for recognition of a shameful period in the history of Madrid’s Retiro park when people would come to stare wide-eyed at live
Pensions, Annuities & Tax Fraud in Spain – a ticking time bomb…
by Sam Kelly DipPFS, EFA, BA (Hons), Managing Partner, Chorus Financial. Every now and then an email lands in my inbox or a member of
Spain completes final dash to leave Afghanistan as thousands face being left behind
SPANISH troops have completed a frantic countdown to rescue people from Afghanistan as the airlift looks set to end this afternoon. Just hours of evacuation
Electricity wholesale prices to reach another new record high in Spain
WHOLESALE electricity prices in Spain will hit a new record figure tomorrow(August 26). The news comes as three small political parties in Congress- Mas Pais,
‘Source of pride’ Junta confirms Andalucia is on track to receive 4000 Afghan refugees
THE president of the Junta de Andalucia has confirmed the region is on track to receive thousands of Afghan refugees. Juanma Moreno said that it
Let us entertain you: Spain’s dwarf bullfighters prepare battle against ban on ‘degrading spectacle’
DRESSED in gaudy clothes and a face full of make-up, they dart about the ring leaping out of the path of a charging bull as
Oldest man alive is a Spanish shoemaker who survived two pandemics and a plane crashing into the ceiling of his home
A SPANISH shoemaker who has survived two pandemics and a close brush with death during the Spanish Civil War is now thought to be the
Two military bases in southern Spain will receive Afghan refugees who worked for US government
SPAIN’S Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez has struck an agreement with President Joe Biden to allow two military bases in southern Spain to receive Afghan refugees
Afghan refugees in Spain: How many will arrive and what aid is offered to them
A THIRD flight carrying evacuees fleeing the Taliban in Afghanistan arrived in Spain on Saturday night at a military airbase close to Madrid where a
EXCLUSIVE: British expat mum, 33, sent home to die in agony after being refused treatment in 14 hour wait at A&E on Spain’s Costa Blanca
A YOUNG British expat woman died hours after being dismissed by doctors and told to go home after waiting 14 hours at a Torrevieja Hospital
Police raid a cryptocurrency farm in Toledo area of central Spain powered by illegal electricity supply
A cryptocurrency farm that illegally syphoned vast amounts of electricity has been raided by the Policia Nacional. The high use of power at a Toledo