FROM THE ARCHIVES: Superstition emptied a Spanish village in the 14th century before turning it into a must-visit festival
There is live music, falconry demonstrations, sword fights, hypnosis and magical shows
Big criminal gang staged 30 shop robberies in Spain’s Mar Menor area
THE Guardia Civil have arrested 15 members of a gang that staged 30 shop robberies in San Javier and Los Alcazares. Four of the gang
Spanish social media influencer Elena Huelva dies after years-long battle with bone cancer
Spanish social media influencer Elena Huelva who rose to fame after detailing her years-long battle with cancer has died at just 20 years of age.
Free bike loan program offered by Spain’s University of Malaga in drive to go green
The University of Malaga is leading the way in sustainable transportation with the launch of a free bike loan program. Dubbed the ‘go green’ initiative,
The problem with Andrew Tate, the “king of toxic masculinity”, and adolescent males in Spain
RECENTLY, a British teenager showed me a YouTube video of a “kickboxer and influencer” called Andrew Tate. Apparently, the man – a butch type –
Half the sweets used for Three Kings Parade in Spain’s Andalucian were from Ukraine
FOLLOWING a two-year absence due to the pandemic, the much anticipated tradition of throwing sweets to the crowds returned. Tonnes of sweets were hurled into
Spain’s main rail operator Renfe announces big investment in its freight operation
SPAIN’S national rail operator Renfe will spend €122.7 million on improvements to its freight network system over the next three years. The money will be
Spanish employee who fell at home while teleworking wins appeal to deem it as ‘workplace accident’
A Spanish employee has won their appeal to have a fall they suffered in their kitchen while teleworking at home deemed as a workplace incident.
Your Engineering Job Can Directly Impact a Business – Here’s How
Having an engineering degree can give you a competitive edge in the job market, but it also has the potential to directly benefit businesses. With
Health experts in Spain want EU-wide approach over possible new Covid-19 strain from China
TWO of Spain’s leading immunology and epidemiology experts want coordinated European Union action to reduce the chances of a new Covid-19 strain being imported from
Police arrest 43 people who allegedly exploited illegal migrants for cheap labour in Spain’s Andalucia
POLICE arrested 43 people as they busted a group of criminals that allegedly exploited illegal migrants for cheap labour in the Malaga province. The criminals
Three Kings Parade tragedy with one dead and four injured after being crushed by float in Spain’s Sevilla
A 72-year-old woman and four other people have been injured after a tractor lost control during a Three Kings parade in the municipality of Marchena
Huge figure of travellers who used Spain Travel Health (SpTH) app during Covid-19 revealed
More than 50 million people who travelled to Spain during the Covid-19 pandemic used the government’s health app to help ensure the disease was kept
Teenagers in Valencia region start drinking alcohol and smoking earlier than in other parts of Spain
THE youngest alcohol drinkers and tobacco smokers in Spain are in the Valencian Community according to a Health Ministry study. No reason has been given
Tobacco companies in Spain to pay for cleaning millions of cigarette butts under new laws
New laws that force tobacco companies to pay the cost for cleaning up millions of cigarettes will come into effect across Spain on Friday. The
PAW FOR HELP: Exclusive on Ukrainian pets looking for help in Spain
THE horrific war in Ukraine has turned into a disaster at an unprecedented scale and has caused untold suffering for humans as well as for
Jobless down: Spain ended 2022 with lowest level of unemployment for 15 years
SPAIN closed 2022 with its lowest level of unemployment since 2007. The Labour Ministry revealed that the jobless total now stands at 2.83 million, down
Man shot after cars collide on Costa Blanca roundabout in Spain
THE Guardia Civil is looking for two men after shots were fired in an extreme road rage incident in the Catral area of Alicante Province.
BIG DATA: Microsoft follows Amazon in massive investments in Spain
TECH giant Microsoft is to build a massive data centre near Madrid. The company has contracted Ferrovial to construct the facility. The cost has not
The Picasso Museum in Spain’s Malaga closes 2022 with more than 640,000 visitors—close to record pre-pandemic numbers
THE Picasso Museum Málaga (MPM), the flagship of Malaga’s cultural offering, has received a total of 641,216 visitors throughout 2022. The figure is just shy
More than 200 police officers to control security during the Three Wise Men parade in Spain’s Malaga
THE Malaga City Council, through the Department of Security, will implement a security device, for today’s ‘Cabalgata de Reyes’. A total of 207 local police
Controversial solar farm plans rejected in ‘protected area’ of Spain’s Costa Blanca
PLANS for two solar farms have been scuppered over concerns about their environmental impact on a ‘protected’ Alicante Province area. The proposals envisaged taking up
Man in Spain’s Valencia threatens to blow up flat with female house-mate inside
A man threatened to blow up his flat after police were called about a domestic assault in the Barrio de la Torre area of Valencia.
Golf buggy thief tried to park vehicle at Costa Blanca airport in Spain
A 22-year-old American man has been arrested for stealing a golf buggy and driving nearly six kilometres to park it at Alicante-Elche airport. Security guards
Masked robber steals chocolate bar from petrol station before shoot out in Spain’s Alicante area
POLICE in Novelda have arrested a masked thief who robbed two petrol stations on Wednesday. Shots were fired from a stolen van before he was
Why have Chinese stocks performed so poorly in 2022?
Chinese stocks have really had a disastrous year. The value of the country’s biggest companies, such as Alibaba and Tencent, have been reduced by billions