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Friends and family speak out over Hilaria Baldwin Spanish controversy

FRIENDS and family of Hilaria Baldwin, wife of Hollywood star Alec Baldwin, have spoken out over last weeks allegations surrounding the mum-of-five’s Spanish heritage. Allegations

4 Jan, 2021 @ 16:15

Celebrity·Lead

Spain’s Malaga and Torremolinos see noticeable drop in rental property price—while rent in Marbella remains high

MALAGA City and Torremolinos lead the way in the annual drop in the price of housing rent in the whole of the province. Renting a

4 Jan, 2021 @ 15:00

Malaga·Property

Miki Nunez reveals he ‘grew like a beast’ during Eurovision days and shares fitness routine that kept him sane during the pandemic

MIKI Nunez has shared how his fitness schedule saved him from going ‘crazy’ during lockdown. The Eurovision star, who represented Spain in the 2019 competition,

4 Jan, 2021 @ 13:30

Barcelona·Celebrity·Lead·Other News

Green energy sparks lowest electricity prices in Spain for 17 years

Spanish society is also increasingly energy-efficient, as part of a general consciousness regarding the environment

2 Jan, 2021 @ 15:45

Environment·National News·Technology·Valencian Community

BRRR! Winter lands with a bang in Spain’s Valencia region

Today (January 2), the mercury was expected to continue falling throughout the region

2 Jan, 2021 @ 13:30

Alicante·Environment·Nature·Valencia·Valencian Community

New year new you! Seven ways living in Spain’s Andalucia will improve your health

TRADITIONALLY a time for detoxing and gruelling health regimens, those beginning the new year in Spain are luckier than most. The Mediterranean diet is frequently

1 Jan, 2021 @ 08:45

Health·Lead

Police dismantle German pensioner run, large scale arms network with links to Hitler on Spain’s Costa del Sol

A LARGE scale arms network that supplied weapons to some of the Costa del Sol’s most violent criminals has been dismantled by the Policia Nacional.

31 Dec, 2020 @ 15:00

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

Paedophile coach in Valencia convicted to 223 years in prison

A 24-YEAR-OLD football coach in Valencia has been sentenced to 223 years in prison for sexually abusing 26 children aged 11 to 14. This is

31 Dec, 2020 @ 12:45

Crime & Law·Valencia·Valencian Community

Father jailed in Spain’s Mallorca for repeatedly raping his two underage daughters over a decade

The man received a 24 year sentence after being found guilty of sexually abusing his two children from 2008 to 2017

30 Dec, 2020 @ 17:45

Crime & Law·Lead·Mallorca

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British pianist and sexual abuse activist James Rhodes gains Spanish citizenship

PABLO Iglesias, Spain’s Deputy Prime Minister, announced yesterday via Twitter that English pianist and rights activist James Rhodes has been officially granted Spanish nationality. The

30 Dec, 2020 @ 15:00

La Cultura·Lead·National News

Vineyards were the most abandoned crop in 2020

DARLING BUDS OF NAY: Valencia region heads ranking of abandoned farmland in Spain

There are currently 162,902 hectares of crops standing empty and unused

30 Dec, 2020 @ 13:30

Environment·Food & Drink·Valencia·Valencian Community

A nurse who vaccinated against COVID-19 at a nursing home in Spain’s Lleida tests positive for coronavirus

A NURSE from the vaccination team who began administering immunisations on Sunday at the Balafia I residence in Lleida has tested positive for coronavirus. The

30 Dec, 2020 @ 10:30

Lead·Other News

Spanish people are happiest in Europe according to recent study

ACCORDING to a recent survey, Spaniards lead the list of happiness in the European Union. The ‘End of the Year Global Happiness and Hope Index’,

30 Dec, 2020 @ 10:00

Lead·Other News

More than 80% of bars and restaurants in Spain’s Mallorca close under tougher COVID-19 restrictions

That’s the stark figure made by the Association of Small to Medium Sized Businesses after surveying how many of its members would remain open under

29 Dec, 2020 @ 18:30

Business & Finance·Lead·Mallorca

Why do locals in Spain eat 12 grapes to ring in the New Year?

GRAPES OF WRATH as hotels and restaurants fume over midnight New Year’s Eve ban on Spain’s Costa Blanca

THE Costa Blanca hospitality sector has issued a ‘last-minute’ plea for the planned midnight curfew start-time on New Year’s Eve to be pushed back. Hospitality

29 Dec, 2020 @ 16:15

Costa Blanca·Food & Drink·Lead·Valencian Community

More than 300 foster families needed in Spain’s Malaga

MORE than 300 new foster parents are needed to cope with rising numbers of children trapped in long-term care in Malaga. The Regional Ministry of

29 Dec, 2020 @ 15:45

Malaga·Other News

Man with links to Daesh arrested in Valencia’s Castellon after threatening passers-by with a large machete

A search of his home revealed many electronic devices that are being analysed by anti-terrorist experts.

29 Dec, 2020 @ 14:15

Crime & Law·Valencian Community

Blank Screens As Pirate Tv Supplier Of Pay Channels Arrested In Spain S Murcia Region

BLANK SCREENS as pirate TV supplier of ‘pay’ channels is arrested in Spain’s Murcia region

A pirate TV operation has been smashed by the Policia Nacional that supplied copyrighted channels via the internet to at least 15,000 viewers in Spain.

29 Dec, 2020 @ 12:06

Crime & Law·Lead·National News·Technology

Drunken Men Face Religious Crime Charges After Church Altar Tirade At Priest In Spain S Murcia City

Drunkards face religious crime charges after church altar tirade in Spain’s Murcia City

TWO drunks have been charged after they burst into a Murcia city church and launched a verbal tirade at the altar. They could each get

28 Dec, 2020 @ 20:30

Crime & Law·Lead

Bars and restaurants must close at 6pm in Spain’s Mallorca as COVID-19 infections continue to rise

President Francina Armengol said the island will remain on Level 4 of the COVID-19 tier system but under harsher restrictions

28 Dec, 2020 @ 17:45

Crime & Law·Lead·Mallorca

Valencia police fine 56 people for breaking Christmas Eve COVID curfew

Local Citizen Protection councillor Aarón Cano highlighted the ‘exemplary’ behaviour of the vast majority of residents

28 Dec, 2020 @ 17:00

Crime & Law·Valencia·Valencian Community

GOING GREEN: Valencia region to pass law forcing shops to sell and collect reusable drinks containers

By the end of 2023, at least 10% of cans and bottles on sale at stores must be apt for their reintroduction into circulation

28 Dec, 2020 @ 15:00

Environment·Valencia·Valencian Community

EU expected to help fund eco-friendly underground highway between Spanish coast and inland Costa Blanca

A MULTI-MILLION euro underground highway linking Torrevieja and Orihuela is to be discussed this week, with important funding from the EU. Speedy transport links have

28 Dec, 2020 @ 12:45

Costa Blanca·Environment

Teleworking? Make sure you check the tax implications of working remotely In Valencia

REMOTE working has increased considerably during the COVID-19 crisis. Aided by new technology, it is presented as a good way to reduce the costs of

27 Dec, 2020 @ 19:32

Business & Finance·Lead·National News·Other News·Sponsored·Sponsored Article·Valencia·Valencian Community

SORE LOSERS: Gallery in Spain banishes popular painting that shows moment Spanish ship is defeated by English privateers

IT seems that some people can’t take defeat – even hundreds of years after the fact. A painting depicting the brave but ultimately doomed final

27 Dec, 2020 @ 19:21

La Cultura·Lead·National News·Other News

Araceli Una Anciana De 96 A Os Recibe En Guadalajara La Primera Vacuna Contra La Covid En Espa A

96 year old woman first in Spain to get COVID-19 vaccination

A 96-year-old woman has become the first person in Spain to be given a COVID-19 vaccination. Araceli is the oldest resident of the Los Olmos

27 Dec, 2020 @ 15:28

Coronavirus·Health·Lead·National News·Other News

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