WATCH: Magical sunset over Spain’s Costa del Sol
IT’S been another beautiful day in southern Spain. With the sun shining and temperatures nudging 20° ex-pats and tourist didn’t think it could get any
Police hunt for man after six-year-old boy stabbed outside British school in Madrid
POLICE in Spain are appealing for information after the stabbing of a six-year-old boy walking to his school in Madrid. Officers have launched a probe
ANALYSIS: What we know about COVID situation in Spain as infection rate soars
SPAIN is currently in the grip of what it calls the sixth wave and for the third time since the pandemic started the infection rate
Woman dies in landslide as Storm Barra hits northern Spain with ‘worst floods in decades’
STORM Barra has claimed its first life in Spain after devastating parts of northern and eastern Spain with wind, rain and snowstorms. A 49-year-old woman
Supermarket sweep: How prices compare on a weekly shop in Spain?
Sizing up the best choice for our weekly shop is a tedious exercise that never seems to pass its sell-by-date. But there’s more to it
Police raid 24-hour drugs ‘supermarket’ operating in Costa Blanca area of Spain
THE Policia Nacional have closed down an Alicante drugs ‘supermarket’ that welcomed clients at any time of the day or night. Five Spaniards, three men
COVID-19 passports for nightlife are approved in Murcia area of Spain
COVID passports have been approved for use in Murcia’s nightlife venues by the regional Superior Court. The green light was given this Friday after the
Banco Santander ordered to pay banker €68 million just months after big staff cuts and branch closures in Spain
A Madrid court has ordered Banco Santander to pay €68 million to Italian banker Andrea Orcel for reneging on an offer to make him CEO
What you need to know about Covid passports: Are foreign vaccination certificates accepted in Spain?
DIGITAL COVID certificates proving vaccination status are now required to enter many bars, restaurants and venues in Spain. You’ll be asked to present your COVID
Petrol station worker stabbed by couple who filled up at Murcia forecourts in Spain and didn’t pay
A Murcia couple have been arrested after a spree of petrol station visits that saw them fill up their car without paying. The man, 47,
Fraudsters pocketed €4 million by selling fake citizenship exam diplomas across Spain
POLICE say a Barcelona-based gang netted €4 million by selling fake diplomas to Spanish citizenship applicants. The criminal organisation was broken up in simultaneous arrests
Spain corrects citizenship test handbook after discovering it is peppered with embarrassing basic errors
AUTHORITIES have been forced to amend the handbook for those aspiring to pass the test needed to qualify for Spanish citizen after it including embarrassing
Christmas bonus for every Benidorm resident on Spain’s Costa Blanca
BENIDORM residents can get a €50 discount on city shopping until the end of the year. The ‘BenidormTeDaMas’ scheme allows anybody aged 18 and over
Orihuela Costa to have its own Christmas Light switch-on, separate from main city on Spain’s Costa Blanca
ORIHUELA CITY Council has responded to calls from citizens on the coast who perceive the area as being ignored, by arranging its own Christmas Light
Fossilized footsteps discovered in northern Spain reveal the Usain Bolt of dinosaur world
PALEONTOLOGISTS studying a series of fossilized footsteps unearthed in Spain’s La Rioja have discovered more about a meat-eating dinosaur that was pretty fast on its
70s favourite Scalextric forms part of Christmas fair in town popular with expats on Spain’s Costa Blanca
SAN FULGENCIO will be enjoying their Christmas light switch-on this Saturday, December 11, but the highlight for many of a certain age will be the
Spain’s Andalucia seeks to make COVID passports mandatory to access bars, restaurants, and clubs
THE JUNTA has proposed the use of COVID passports for nightlife venues and the hospitality sector. In a frantic attempt to halt the sixth wave
UN says Spain must give abused children better protection and stop court bias against mothers
A United Nations report says Spain’s government must do more to protect children from domestic violence and sexual abuse. It believes courts need to overcome
Damning figures reveal almost 3000 calls this year to report child abuse in Andalucia
ALMOST 3000 calls were made to the Junta’s child abuse line this year and helpline organisers believe the true figure could be much higher. A
Mercadona supermarkets in Spain to pay staff an inflation-matching wage increase
THE Mercadona supermarket chain is set to give its entire workforce a 5% pay rise on January 1. Spain’s biggest private company is the first
Quick COVID-19 passport U-turn over legal fears in Murcia area of Spain
THE Murcia government has done a fast flip-flop over its COVID passport plans by reversing a decision to use it for hospitality venues. On Tuesday,
Only one area of Spain’s Costa Blanca has property sales back to pre-Covid levels – which one?
PROPERTY sales have rebounded back to near pre-pandemic levels across Alicante province, but one area has seen investment AHEAD of 2019 levels. Some 34,000 homes
Four jailed after man survives kidnap, torture and blackmail horror on Costa del Sol
A CRIMINAL gang who covered their victim in ice packs and placed him in front of an electric fan before torturing him for five days
Violent street robber puts woman into strangle hold and punches her face to steal cash in Alicante area of Spain
A man used a strangle hold on a woman during a robbery in the middle of a Petrer street. Police used security camera footage to
Benidorm on Spain’s Costa Blanca is an ‘extreme risk’ area for COVID-19 infections
BENIDORM is among a list of Alicante Province cities and towns branded as ‘extreme risk’ for people catching COVID-19. The resort recorded 647 coronavirus cases
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