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Warnings against ‘complacency’ among young people ahead of major crackdown on parties

FERNANDO Onega warned against “complacency” about COVID-19 among young people today ahead of a major crackdown on people holding parties in defiance of social distancing. The

5 Jul, 2021 @ 10:15

Coronavirus·Education·Health·Lead·National News·Other News

Did you sign up with a Financial Adviser in Spain?

Sam Kelly DipPFS, EFA, BA (Hons) Managing Partner Chorus Financial Looking back, it’s obvious I was fairly naïve when I first moved to Spain in

2 Jul, 2021 @ 18:15

Alicante·Asturias·Barcelona·Benidorm·Business & Finance·Costa Blanca·Lead·Madrid·Mallorca·Mar Menor·Murcia·National News·Torrevieja·Valencia·Valencian Community

Campaign to get Spanish legal status for hero migrant who saved pensioner from drowning

CAMPAIGNERS are calling for officials to regularise the immigration status of a Senegalese man who saved the life of a pensioner who fell into a

2 Jul, 2021 @ 14:15

Lead·National News

Operation Salida: What you need to know about driving on Spain’s roads this summer

SPAIN’s transport agency, the DGT, has launched a new awareness campaign and special traffic device operation for the supervision of road trips this summer. In

2 Jul, 2021 @ 11:15

Lead·National News·Other News

LATEST: How many people in Spain have been vaccinated against Covid-19?

MORE than 17million people in Spain are now fully vaccinated as hopes grow of a return to normal life after coronavirus. Figures released on Wednesday

1 Jul, 2021 @ 19:45

Coronavirus·Health·Lead·National News

Bank Robbing Gang Stole Nearly €1.3 Million From 33 Banks Across Spain

Bank-robbing gang steal €1.3 million from 33 branches in Spain and even replace front-door locks

A robbery gang that looted 33 banks across Spain and stole nearly €1.3 million have been arrested by the Guardia Civil. The crooks used a

1 Jul, 2021 @ 15:30

Crime & Law·Lead·National News

British passport photo by UK in Spain/Flickr

British sex offenders could have danger warnings stamped on passports to prevent travel abroad

The British government is being asked to place danger warnings on the passports and driving licences of convicted sex offenders to close the loop hole

1 Jul, 2021 @ 12:00

Crime & Law·Lead·Madrid·Must Read·National News

Migrant girl, 5, dies during rescue off Spain’s Canary Islands after 17 days at sea

A GIRL died during a helicopter flight to hospital after dozens of African migrants were rescued from a boat off the Canary Islands. The five-year-old,

30 Jun, 2021 @ 16:52

Canary Islands·Lead·National News

Pedro Sanchez claims 'more than 500 people' died during latest heatwave in Spain

Pedro Sanchez will ‘never allow’ Catalunya referendum on independence from Spain

PRIME Minister Pedro Sanchez has rejected an independence referendum for the Catalunya region during a speech to Congress today(June 30). Sanchez said that his ruling

30 Jun, 2021 @ 15:11

Catalunya·Lead·National News·Politics

Spain only has one university ranked among the world’s top 200

By Shannon Chaffers NOT a single Spanish university appears in the rankings of the global top 100 in the world and only one is recognized

30 Jun, 2021 @ 09:15

Education·Lead·National News

Trans Community Activists Protest Outside The Congress Of Deputies In Madrid, Spain 18 May 2021

Spain approves pioneering transgender bill that puts it at forefront of LGTBI rights

SPAIN has approved a draft bill on LGBTI rights that will allow transgender people over 14 to change their legal gender without medical diagnosis or

29 Jun, 2021 @ 19:15

Lead·National News·Politics

COVID-19 pandemic and lockdowns in Spain cut household spending by over 10% in 2020

COVID-19 pandemic and lockdowns slashed household spending in Spain by over 10% in 2020

HOUSEHOLD spending in Spain fell by 10.7% last year compared to 2019 figures. Average expenditure dropped to an average of €26,996 per household according to

29 Jun, 2021 @ 14:17

Business & Finance·Lead·National News

COVID-19 outbreak in Spain’s Mallorca: What we know so far about the student super spreader event

A SPATE of new coronavirus outbreaks across Spain have been blamed on student trips to the Balearic Island of Mallorca. What happened? Groups of students

29 Jun, 2021 @ 12:58

Balearic Islands·Coronavirus·Lead·Mallorca·National News

British Ambassador to Spain speaks of his pride of being country’s Patron of Royal British Legion

HUGH Elliott has been the UK’s Ambassador to Spain since 2019. Previous to this, he was Director for Communications at the Department for Exiting the

29 Jun, 2021 @ 12:45

Lead·National News

Celebracion Del Día Internacional Del Orgullo Lgtbi En Málaga

Thousands march in Spain’s Valencia for transgender rights

YESTERDAY’S (Monday June 28) Gay Pride march in Valencia drew thousands of people in a festive demonstration that demanded more rights for transgender people. “Trans

29 Jun, 2021 @ 12:30

Lead·National News·Valencia·Valencian Community

Far-right Vox party wants ban on LGBT rainbow flags on public buildings in Spain

Far-right Vox party wants ban on LGBT rainbow flags on public buildings as Spain celebrates International Pride Day

SPAIN’S far-right Vox party says it wants to stop the ‘rainbow’ gay pride flag being flown on public buildings because it allegedly breaks the 1981

28 Jun, 2021 @ 15:45

Lead·National News

#Orgullo: How Gay Pride is being celebrated across Spain

CELEBRATIONS for Gay Pride are taking place across Spain this year, although events will be on a smaller scale to allow for coronavirus restrictions on

28 Jun, 2021 @ 13:30

Lead·National News

Explainer: Euthanasia law in Spain comes into force

A NEW assisted suicide law came into effect on Friday, making Spain the fourth country in the European Union to legalise euthanasia. Parliament gave final

27 Jun, 2021 @ 16:59

Health·Lead·National News·Other News·Politics

Enough tobacco to make 11 million cigarettes seized as smuggling gang arrested in raids throughout Spain and Portugal

A CRIMINAL gang exporting illegal tobacco and cigarettes from Spain to Portugal has been thwarted by Europol and a cross-border team of customs and Guardia

27 Jun, 2021 @ 12:00

Crime & Law·Lead·National News

Hundreds Of Maskless People Get Fined In Just Four Days In Costa Blanca City

Everything you need to know about Spain’s new face mask rules

SPAIN’S government has brought in a decree law that outlines the new rules for face mask wearing in public spaces that comes into force from

26 Jun, 2021 @ 10:30

Coronavirus·Health·Lead·Must Read·National News

Cold called about your pensions and investments in Spain?

by Sam Kelly DipPFS, EFA, BA (Hons), Managing Partner, Chorus Financial. Within the last 24 hours both myself and my colleague working from our Costa

25 Jun, 2021 @ 18:20

SPAIN has scrapped post-Brexit visa requirements for UK artists on short-term tours in what some industry leaders are calling a "big victory".

BREAKING NEWS: Movistar report phone and internet service breakdowns in parts of Spain

TELECOMS company Movistar has confirmed a failure in its phone and internet services in parts of Spain. Problems started appearing from around noon today(June 25).

25 Jun, 2021 @ 15:34

Lead·National News·Technology

OFFICIAL: Roaming charges for holiday-makers to shoot up this summer due to Brexit deal

BORIS JOHNSON’S rushed Brexit deal announced on Christmas Eve, now means many thousands of travellers will have higher phone bills when travelling in the EU.

25 Jun, 2021 @ 12:45

Brexit·Lead·National News·Travel News

Police search team in Spain hope snow melt will help solve mystery of missing British hiker Esther Dingley

THE OFFICER leading a specialised mountain search team hopes that when snow melts on the highest peaks in the Spanish Pyrenees it may help the

25 Jun, 2021 @ 08:45

Lead·National News·Other News

‘Strawberry Moon’ visible tonight with clear skies forecast across southern Spain

TONIGHT (June 24th) should see the astronomical phenomena known as “The Strawberry Moon” in Spain’s skies. The rare ‘supermoon’ has an eerie rose-coloured tint that

24 Jun, 2021 @ 14:30

Lead·National News

BREXIT: Spain extends validity of UK driving licences until October 31

SPAIN has extended the deadline requiring British drivers living in Spain to have a Spanish licence from June 30 to October 31. The last minute

23 Jun, 2021 @ 19:39

Brexit·Lead·National News

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Warnings against ‘complacency’ among young people ahead of major crackdown on parties

Did you sign up with a Financial Adviser in Spain?

Campaign to get Spanish legal status for hero migrant who saved pensioner from drowning

Operation Salida: What you need to know about driving on Spain’s roads this summer

LATEST: How many people in Spain have been vaccinated against Covid-19?

Bank-robbing gang steal €1.3 million from 33 branches in Spain and even replace front-door locks

British sex offenders could have danger warnings stamped on passports to prevent travel abroad

Migrant girl, 5, dies during rescue off Spain’s Canary Islands after 17 days at sea

Pedro Sanchez will ‘never allow’ Catalunya referendum on independence from Spain

Spain only has one university ranked among the world’s top 200

Spain approves pioneering transgender bill that puts it at forefront of LGTBI rights

COVID-19 pandemic and lockdowns slashed household spending in Spain by over 10% in 2020

COVID-19 outbreak in Spain’s Mallorca: What we know so far about the student super spreader event

British Ambassador to Spain speaks of his pride of being country’s Patron of Royal British Legion

Thousands march in Spain’s Valencia for transgender rights

Far-right Vox party wants ban on LGBT rainbow flags on public buildings as Spain celebrates International Pride Day

#Orgullo: How Gay Pride is being celebrated across Spain

Explainer: Euthanasia law in Spain comes into force

Enough tobacco to make 11 million cigarettes seized as smuggling gang arrested in raids throughout Spain and Portugal

Everything you need to know about Spain’s new face mask rules

Cold called about your pensions and investments in Spain?

BREAKING NEWS: Movistar report phone and internet service breakdowns in parts of Spain

OFFICIAL: Roaming charges for holiday-makers to shoot up this summer due to Brexit deal

Police search team in Spain hope snow melt will help solve mystery of missing British hiker Esther Dingley

‘Strawberry Moon’ visible tonight with clear skies forecast across southern Spain

BREXIT: Spain extends validity of UK driving licences until October 31

Foreign driver ‘high on drugs’ flees scene after killing 18-year-old motorcyclist on Costa del Sol road

Acting Valencia president Carlos Mazon ‘roasted’ by Spain’s parliamentarians over his response to 2024 flood disaster

Wealthy Arab travellers to Marbella warned against ‘jumping the queue by visa shopping around the EU’

The notorious ‘ant roundabout’ between Estepona and Sabinillas – where crashes now happen almost daily

One solution to building the impossible Costa del Sol train? Dig a tunnel under the A7 motorway