Madonna will make a single stop in Spain during upcoming tour The Celebration
MADONNA will be making a stop in Spain on her upcoming tour, which is called The Celebration. Tickets for the visit to Barcelona by the ‘queen of pop’ will go on sale
Birthday tears flow for Lisa Brown feared murdered in Spain, prime suspect still at large
Lisa Brown, feared murdered in Spain, would have celebrated her 40th birthday on Friday. Instead, tears flowed for the mother-of-one at the grave site of her mother in Alexandria, northwest of Glasgow,
Spain’s Marbella exceeds official figure of 150,000 inhabitants for first time
GLITZY Marbella has exceeded the threshold of 150,000 inhabitants for the first time—new figures reveal. According to data from the National Statistics Institute (INE) recently published, as of December 31 2022, Marbella
‘Big cat’ terrorising residents in Spain’s Cadiz is just that—a big cat
THE story of a ‘ferocious feline’ stalking the quiet Cadiz municipality of Los Barrios made headlines across the country several weeks ago, with images of the ‘big cat’ going viral. The wild
The first Kraken case in Andalucia is registered as the junta prepares for most contagious strain of Covid to take hold
Andalusia has registered its first case of the ‘kraken’ variant of the Covid-19 coronavirus that has been sweeping across the USA. The announcement was made by Catalina García, the Minister of Health
Spanish doctor extradited to Uruguay amid shocking allegations of torture
A Spanish doctor will be extradited over accusations he helped the military torture prisoners during a right-wing dictatorship movement in the 1970s. The country’s High Court approved that the doctor, Carlos Americo
Power firm Iberdrola fined €68,000 after griffon vulture is electrocuted in Spain’s Valencia
IBERDROLA’S power distribution division has been fined €68,667 after a griffon vulture was electrocuted on a Valencia Province power line. The penalty was imposed by the Valencian Community’s Ministry of Agriculture. The
BLESSED ANIMALS: San Anton Church in Madrid is centre of attraction for pets
ONCE a year, on January 17, a strange crowd gathers on a street in Madrid’s fashionable Chueca district. For several hours, unusual pilgrims gather at the door of the Church of San
ABSOLUTELY FAB FRESCOS: Spain has some of the best, plus one or two ‘unfortunate’ examples!
FROM cave paintings to church frescos to modern murals of epic scale, countless artists have left their brush marks on Spanish architecture down the centuries for visitors to enjoy today. They’re not
THE FRENCH CONNECTION: Cocaine gang based in Marbella and Paris busted
AN international criminal gang that shipped cocaine to Europe using sailing boats has been broken up. The organisation was based in Marbella and Paris, and the drugs were distributed in the Spanish
78.8% of ‘second’ home buyers in Spain’s Valencia region during 2022 were foreigners
78.8% of people who bought a second home through Valencian Community real estate agencies in 2022 were foreigners while 70.1% of those who acquired a property for investment purposes were also non-Spaniards.
Spain’s central government takes action after region promises anti-abortion measures
A BIZARRE row over abortion measures has sparked a crisis in the Castilla y Leon regional government, and has also dragged in the central administration in Madrid. It all started last Thursday,
Gay couple arrested for domestic violence after one month of living together in Spain’s Alicante area
A gay couple came to blows in their Petrer home with both men arrested for domestic violence. One of them was taken to hospital with several police patrols drafted in following the
Spain’s Vueling Airlines becomes first European budget carrier to accept cryptocurrency
SPAIN’S Vueling Airlines will allow cryptocurrencies as payment for fares later this year. The low-cost carrier says it will be the first budget airline in Europe to accept crypto, having initially announced
Forget 5G… 25G is coming to Spain with speeds of 20gbps – around 60 times faster than current high-speed internet
The first ultra speedy 25G PON technology has successfully been trialled in Spain on Telefonica’s existing fibre network, Nokia announced. The trial demonstrated nose-bleed-inducing speeds of 20 gigabits per second – around
IN PICTURES: The festival in Spain where horses are ridden through flames
A TRADITION where horses are spurred to leap through 20 flaming bonfires has been revived after a COVID break – and not everyone is happy. Las Luminarias, which celebrates Spain’s patron saint
Elderly bank customers hit by distraction robbery gang in Spain’s Valencia and Murcia areas
A distraction robbery gang that stole from elderly people who made bank withdrawals in the Valencia and Murcia regions has been arrested by the Guardia Civil. Operation Mugger was launched after a
Hello winter as icy winds rip through Spain’s Andalucia in first storm of the season—predicted to last until next week
WINTER is making its presence felt this week across Andalucia as temperatures plummet and icy winds cause havoc. The arrival of an Arctic air mass is seeing gale-force winds of up to
Gale-force winds down trees and injure two in Spain’s Malaga
MALAGA province has taken a battering from severe winds over the last 48 hours. Gale-force winds exceeding 60 kilometres per hour have wreaked havoc in the province, especially in the Capital of
Surprise inspections for Big Four accounting firms accused of running sweatshop practices in their Spain offices
ACCUSATIONS that they were making their Spanish employees work 84 hour weeks triggered simultaneous surprise inspections for the big four accounting firms by Spain’s labour ministry. The Madrid offices of PwC, KPMG,
New sexual allegations emerge against Placido Domingo during performance in Spain in 2000s
LEGENDARY opera singer Placido Domingo is facing new historical sexual harassment charges three years after the the first accusations derailed his career. An anonymous singer on La Sexta’s La Salvados TV show
Wheel of fortune with drilled hole in roulette machine netting fraudsters €50,000 in Spain’s Murcia
A roulette wheel game in a Aguilas gambling saloon was sabotaged to pay out €50,000 in five days. The ringleader of the fraudsters smuggled in a battery drill in a shoulder bag
Police simultaneously raid six indoor marijuana farms in Spain’s Costa Blanca and Murcia
AN investigation spanning several months has culminated in simultaneous raids on six indoor marijuana farms in Alicante Province and Murcia. 2,181 plants were removed by the Policia Nacional. 13 people of Albanian
725 complaints to Ombudsman for alleged medical negligence in Malaga
There were more than 700 reports of medical negligence in the Malaga province last year, new figures show. According to a new report the Patient Ombudsman received 725 claims for alleged medical
Storm Gerald causes severe orange weather alert to parts of Spain’s Valencia region
A yellow extreme weather was activated on Monday for the Valencian Community with westerly winds caused by Storm Gerald bringing gusts in excess of 100 kilometres per hour. State meteorological agency Aemet
Mother viciously assaults son, 10, with toy just because he was doing homework in Spain’s Valencia
A 33-year-old Valencia woman has been arrested for family ill-treatment after hitting her son, 10, with a toy. The boy had bruises all over his body and told his father that he