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Irish Ryanair pilots strike in Spain ruled out by judge citing short timescales

“Over a year’s worth of meetings at official Spanish institutions at which they routinely displayed a mocking attitude does not give us the slightest hope of reaching any kind of understanding”

Moroccan art exhibition comes to Gibraltar as the Rock forges closer ties with its African neighbour

A NEW exhibition will showcase revealing Moroccan art in Gibraltar as the Rock continues to extend contacts with its southern neighbour. Gibraltar Cultural Services teamed...

Red carpet floods at San Sebastian Film Festival as 90km winds batter celebrities

MATT Dillon and Johnny Depp better wear their wellies this weekend in San Sebastian as the red carpet has been saturated by biblical rain.  Event...

Two men attempt kidnap of boy, 8, outside school in Spain’s Mallorca

According to Policia Nacional, two men approached the child at approximately 12pm on Friday, November 13

Boy, 15, shocks police with ‘cold-hearted’ account of how he killed his family on Spain’s Costa Blanca

EXPERIENCED Policia Nacional officers have been shocked by the lack of remorse shown by an Elche teenager, who shot his parents and younger brother...

Fresh job losses expected at Sabadell Bank as Spain’s banking sector continues cost cutting

SABADELL Bank is set to announce a fresh round of redundancies this week, according to reports from the Reuters news agency. An internal memo sent...

Six-year-old boy dies in Spain’s first diphtheria case since 1987

The boy’s parents’ decision to not vaccinate him has sparked renewed debate

Immigrant workers are ‘sexually abused and exploited’ at strawberry-picking farms in Spain’s Andalucia

There have been repeated reports of labour and sexual exploitation in Huelva's strawberry fields for years

Optician launches campaign to leave no child without glasses throughout Mallorca

SPECSAVERS Ópticas in Santa Ponça is committed to supporting their local community during these difficult times.  As well as being involved with collecting food for...

Expert predicts new Aldi-Lidl price war in fresh challenge to Mercadona’s place as Spain’s leading supermarket

A fresh supermarket price war between Aldi and Lidl has been predicted by one of Spain's major retail market research analysts. Florencio Garcia from Kantar...

The 20 billion euro man

The head of Zara has just entered the world’s Top Ten thanks to new online stores

Costa del Sol forest fire stabilised

THE forest fire which broke out on the A-7 near Torremolinos has been stabilised. https://twitter.com/Plan_INFOCA/status/1027566377249513472 According to INFOCA, firefighters are still working to control some of...

Booming pound hits seven year high against euro

Last year, the pound was worth just €1.18...

17.6% of people aged 15 years and over smoke in Spain’s Costa Blanca and Valencia areas

THE VALENCIAN Health Ministry says that 17.6% of people aged 15 years and over classify themselves as regular smokers in the Valencian Community. 2.6% of...

Trump settles lawsuit against Spanish chef who refused to open restaurant over President’s comments on Mexicans

Celebrity chef Jose Andres decided not to open a restaurant in Trump's new International Hotel in Washington DC due to the president's comments on Mexicans

Has Spain boycotted Russian salad in protest at the invasion of Ukraine?

IT is a staple on menus across Spain and often appears as a free tapas alongside a caña or glass of wine but something...

Mass gatherings in Spain linked to monkeypox, new research shows

Monkeypox patients reported attending two major public events in Spain before being struck down with symptoms of the painful disease.  A major mass gathering on...

Young woman stabbed in the chest during night out at club on Spain’s Costa del Sol: Police make one...

A 19-YEAR-OLD boy has been arrested after a woman was stabbed in the chest in Fuengirola this Sunday, October 29.  The incident occurred at around...

Brexit means old General Franco law could delay British house buys on Spain’s Costa Blanca

BREXIT will make some property purchases more complicated for British people in some parts of the Costa Blanca due to an old law dating...

British comedian Dave Thompson heads up a series of British stand-up comedy shows coming to Costa del Sol over...

Some of the UK’s top alternative stand-up comedians are heading to the Costa del Sol for a series of festive shows in the lead...

Benidorm Optician brings international hearing service to Spain

Residents and tourists in Benidorm can now access audiology services from global hearing provider Specsavers. The company supplied more than 530,000 hearing aids in...

Spain’s fashion giant Inditex- owners of Zara- reports record profits in 2023

FASHION chain Inditex- owners of branded stores like Zara- reported record profits last year. The Spanish company achieved a net profit of €5.3 billion- up...

‘Best chef in the world’ Dabiz Muñoz opens food truck in Marbella on Spain’s Costa del Sol

THE chef acclaimed as the ‘best in the world’ has just opened a new venture in Puerto Banus on Spain’s Costa del Sol. Dabiz Muñoz...

WATCH: Giant ‘bastard snake’ captured by police in Spain’s Malaga

A HUGE snake measuring more than 1.5 metres has been captured in Malaga city. Agents of the Nature Protection Group (GRUPONA) of Malaga's Policia Local...

WATCH: Alicante wildlife expert films himself swimming through ‘horrible’ microplastic soup beneath stunning Cala de Ali beach

A VIDEO showing plastic pollution beneath one of Alicante’s most stunning beaches has gone viral with over 140,000 views in just four days. Wildlife expert...

Jonathan Holdaway recounts Harry Enfield’s shaky lesson in finance, while offering his rather better advice on a balanced investment...

‘Buy high sell low’, he confidently exclaimed, then adding ‘or have I got that the wrong way round? Course I have …sell low, buy high’

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