Spain’s high-speed Renfe train to offer ‘low cost’ tickets
RENFE will launch a new ‘low cost’ service from 2019. The high-speed train, which travels from Malaga to Barcelona, Madrid and elsewhere, will be selling
COIN PICAFORT: Property in Mallorca goes on the market in bitcoin, one of six in Spain
A HOUSE in Can Picafort has been put on the market with the option to buy in Bitcoin. The property is being sold on idealista.com
Expat couple in Spain arrested for €700,000 ‘fake sportswear website’ on Costa del Sol
AN expat couple have been arrested over a €700,000 internet scam on the Costa del Sol. The French duo are suspecting of selling sportswear online
BOOMING HOTELS: Hotel sector a growing industry in the Balearics
THE hotel sector in Mallorca remains one of Spain’s most profitable, despite its seasonal nature. Over the last seven years, the average price of a
Couple who quit jobs ‘to get paid to travel around the world having sex’ visit Spain and beyond
A COUPLE who quit their jobs to sell videos of themselves having sex have visited Spain, most of Europe and South America thanks to the
Zara among most valuable brands in the world, according to new rankings
Zara reigned supreme in 82 position with a value of $17.5 billion and Santander was close behind in 92 with a value of $16.2 billion.
Bilbao is all hooked up to be the world’s internet hub
Today, there are over 420 submarine cables in service around the world, stretching a length of over 700,000 miles.
Estepona signs off on land for Russian Orthodox church
Decked out in traditional onion-domed architecture, the building will also have a cultural centre next to it in the Arroyo de las Canas area.
NO MORE bar licences and music crackdown for more than 100 Malaga streets
MALAGA will not grant any more licences for bars and will crackdown on music-playing hours. More than 100 streets will be affected by the new
Scientists create computer model to predict corruption in Spanish provinces
Interestingly, other risk factors for shady shenanigans include real estate tax, a housing price increase, bank openings and the creation of new companies, according to
Formula One scrap grid girls for being at ‘odds with societal norms’
Former F1 boss Bernie Ecclestone says he cannot see why a ‘good looking’ woman standing next to a driver at the start of a race
EXCLUSIVE: British expat accused of animal mistreatment in Spain opens new refuge in Sevilla
A BRITISH expat accused of mistreating animals has opened another refuge after dodging a court date over animal abuse, it can be revealed. Kim
Dubai and Florida up to 60% CHEAPER than Spain hotspots for early summer holidays including Costa del Sol and Ibiza
IT is up to 59% cheaper for British families to have a holiday in Orlando, Abu Dhabi or Dubai than in Spain favourites like Menorca,
Junta drafts up plans to overhaul transport network along Costa del Sol
The draft plan called Plan de Ordenación del Territorio (POT), is part of a 20-year scheme to ease mobility along the coast and is more
Ryanair announce ‘lowest price promise’ which will give customers the difference and more if cheaper fare found
RYANAIR will launch a lowest price promise as part of its five year ‘Always Improving’ plan. The low cost carrier announced today that customers will
Brits wanting to live in Spain could have until Dec 2020, pre-Brexit
This would be mean a nineteen-month extension from the current March 2019 deadline after the EU said a little more time will help ease Britain's
British expats are not registering on the padron and Costa del Sol towns are worried
COSTA del Sol towns popular with British expats are concerned at the rising number of unregistered residents. It comes after new figures revealed at least
Reduction in Spain’s economy forecast following political unrest
SPAIN is the only developed economy to have its growth prospects for 2018 reduced by the International Monetary Fund. The forecast cut back, announced during
Spain pledges to boost defence spending to €18 billion by 2024
Cospedal said the increase was in line with the governments plans to increase military spending to ‘around 1.53 percent of GDP’ as it currently spends
King Felipe VI assures business leaders Spain’s economy is still strong
Speaking to leaders at the World Economic Forum, Felipe encouraged business leaders to keep investing in Spain because it is a ‘great country’, despite the
Wine prices to increase in Spain following 20% drop in harvest thanks to soaring temperatures
SPAIN’S production of wine for 2017 was down 20% compared to the year before, figures have shown. The agriculture ministry has reported the total production
Jeff Koon sculptures being sold for half the price in Vertigo Marbella
Vertigo Marbella inside Marbella Club Hotel is the only place in Spain where you can pick up one of these sculptures for a fraction of
Russian hacking operations could intensify in Catalunya, according to new report
Robot accounts have been traced to a ‘troll farm’ near St Petersburg and have helped push social media traffic by 2,000% in Catalunya since the
UK seeks closer military ties with Spain post-Brexit
THE UK wants to secure military ties with Spain post-Brexit. As part of a charm offensive on the continent, British officials in Spain have vowed
