Ben Affleck gushes over Jennifer Lopez in fluent Spanish as old interview clip resurfaces amid rumours that the pair...
BEN Affleck gushed over former finance Jennifer Lopez in fluent Spanish in an interview last year. In the unearthed clip from a Spanish TV...
Mental health issues and drug use on the rise in Spain
MENTAL health problems and drug use have seen an incline across Spain as people struggle to deal with economic stresses and loneliness brought on...
Investigation launched after prominent works by Galileo Galilei worth thousands disappear from Madrid library
NEARLY ten 17th-century works by Galileo Galilei are believed to have been stolen from the National Library of Spain. A report, initiated by the Ministry...
Latin sensation Maluma to perform in Spain’s Mallorca this summer in Balearics’ FIRST ‘COVID-19’ free concert
The Columbian born star will headline Palma's iconic Plaza de Toros on July 11 where all ticket holders must undergo a PCR test to be granted entry
Scotland confirms ‘traffic light system’ for international travel – but Spain fails to make green list
SCOTLAND will join with the rest of the UK in implementing a ‘traffic light system’ for international travel from next week. From Monday, May 17,...
Staying safe from COVID in Spain
THE Junta de Andalucía has given an official response to the big question: ‘How to get the COVID Vaccination while having private insurance’. As you...
Better Hearing, Happier Life? Absolutely!
Here is a fact that might surprise you: you hear with your brain - not your ears. Your ears receive sounds and send them...
VILE EXPLOITERS: Disabled people were forced into begging and beaten up if they did not get enough cash on...
A Romanian couple have been accused of bringing over struggling fellow nationals to Spain and forcing them to beg for up to 14 hours...
New age group to start receiving COVID-19 jabs this week in Spain’s Andalucia
ANDALUCIA to begin vaccinations in new age groups this week. The Junta has said that the vaccination programme is now focused on immunising the over-fifties—the...
Spain’s Andalucia considering return to nighttime curfew
JUNTA chief, Juanma Moreno, has announced that a return to night curfew is on the cards. Following a weekend where thousands of young people have...
SIGHT FOR SORE EYES: Specsavers Opticas Marbella donate meals to the vulnerable
VULNERABLE people in Marbella enjoyed a decent meal thanks to the generosity of Specsavers Ópticas. The city’s branch of the opticians donated 100 hot meals,...
Calling all adventurers: ‘Zarajos’ and ‘entresijos’ – tried the weird Spanish food from Madrid?
Jon Clarke tests his tastebuds with a few of the culinary oddities of Madrid
COVID-19 numbers for the Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain continue to tumble over the weekend
NEW coronavirus case totals for the Valencian Community have recorded another significant weekend fall today(May 10). 286 additional COVID-19 cases were reported since last Friday...
Spain hopes to follow UK Government’s footsteps and introduce Help to Buy scheme for youngsters looking to climb property...
THE Construction Confederation has unveiled proposals to use European funds to help youngsters in Spain buy their first homes. The employers association has urged...
REVIEW: We track down the true home of the Andalucian vernacular, where vegetables are the stars and your wallet...
Jon Clarke tracks down the hidden gem of Meson Sabor Andaluz in the heart of inland Cadiz an hour inland from the Costa Del Sol
Pedro Sanchez claims ‘herd immunity’ against COVID-19 within 100 days in Spain
PRIME Minister, Pedro Sanchez, has claimed that Spain's population will reach herd immunity levels against the coronavirus by mid-August. Speaking on a visit to Greece...
British stabbing victim on Spain’s Costa Blanca says trial delay and COVID rules mean she has no money to...
THE victim of a 2017 stabbing says that she's trapped at her Costa Blanca holiday home because she cannot afford to return to Scotland. 60-year-old...
Oyster harvesting returns to Spain’s Santoña after red tide outbreak
OYSTER farming has returned to the area of Santoña today (Monday, May 10) after the Spanish Government halted a temporary ban. The Regional Ministry...
EUROPOL call for public help in finding child abusers with release of carefully-cropped images
FRESH LEADS are needed in historic child abuse cases that EUROPOL are investigating. The EU Law Enforcement Agency have published images in a hope that...
AstraZeneca hitch causes 100,000 fewer vaccinations this week in Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain
COVID vaccinations will drop by a third this week in the Valencian Community because AstraZeneca supplies have dried up. 325,000 doses were administered last week...
TIME TO SELL: Land prices double in Spain’s Valencia province due to surge in demand for holiday homes
THE price of land to build holiday homes in Valencia Province has doubled due to a spike in demand. Real estate analysts have revealed that...
WHAT A MESS: Plastic invades the beaches of Spain’s Valencia region
Other common objects include cigarette ends, construction materials, cotton earbuds, crisp packets and bottles.
SERIAL STEALER: Costa Blanca car thief with 125 arrests is jailed in Spain’s Alicante
A serial robber who targeted cars around Alicante has been sent to jail after 125 arrests for the same crime. The 45-year old man is...
Night visits to the Alhambra in Spain’s Granada to resume this week
NIGHT visits to the Nasrid Palaces and the Generalife will open up to visitors this week. With the lifting of curfew, the Managing Board of...
DINING REVOLUTION: Where to eat in Estepona on the Costa del Sol
JUST take a sniff around the centre these days and, please, whisper it quietly: The most upwardly-mobile resort on the Costa del Sol is...
VILLA PARADISO can help you to stop your ‘social media addiction’
CHECKING and scrolling through social media sites has become an increasingly popular activity over the last decade. That has risen dramatically further since the start...
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