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Leading chocolate maker Valor based outside Benidorm on Spain’s Costa Blanca celebrates its 140th anniversary

SPAIN’S leading chocolate manufacturer, Valor, has celebrated its 140th anniversary by announcing profits of €10.6 million. The company had a turnover of €128 million in the last 12 months as it made

24 Nov, 2021 @ 15:11

Benidorm·Business & Finance·Costa Blanca·Lead

EUTHANASIA DEBATE: Woman ‘ignored’ after asking to be painlessly killed in Spain’s Zaragoza takes own life

AN elderly woman crippled by a painful hip condition that left her bedridden in constant pain, has killed herself after her pleas for euthanasia were ignored. She had spent four months ‘desperately’

9 Nov, 2021 @ 19:30

Crime & Law·Health·Lead

Limits to Brits travelling abroad ‘considered for those who fail to take booster jabs’

LIMITS to Britains travelling abroad that are eligible but do not take a third booster jab are being considered by UK ministers. If the proposal is agreed upon it would see quarantine

8 Nov, 2021 @ 11:04

Lead·Travel News

Famous wine and sherry producer known for Tio Pepe is voted the decade's best winery in Spain

Famous wine and sherry producer known for Tio Pepe is voted decade’s best winery in Spain

ONE of Spain’s most famous sherry and wine producers has been voted ‘Best Spanish Winery of the Decade’. The AEPEV association of wine journalists gave the accolade to Jerez-based Gonzalez Byass who

28 Oct, 2021 @ 14:45

Food & Drink·Lead

Police search team in Spain hope snow melt will help solve mystery of missing British hiker Esther Dingley

THE OFFICER leading a specialised mountain search team hopes that when snow melts on the highest peaks in the Spanish Pyrenees it may help the hunt for missing hiker Esther Dingley. Dingley

25 Jun, 2021 @ 08:45

Lead·National News·Other News

Notorious killer branded as ‘Igor the Russian’ gets life sentence for three murders in Aragon area of Spain

A Serbian killer nicknamed ‘Igor the Russian’ has been given a life sentence after murdering three people in the Aragon region in December 2017. Norbert Feher was convicted last week of the

29 Apr, 2021 @ 12:28

Crime & Law·Lead·National News

Sibling Plot As Children Get Jailed For Killing Elderly Mother And Stealing Her Pension In Spain S Aragon Region

SIBLING SHOCKER as children are jailed for killing their infirm mother and stealing her pension in Spain’s Aragon region

TWO siblings have been jailed after killing their mother, stuffing her body into a closet, and continuing to collect her state pension for two years. The brother and sister were sentenced after

24 Feb, 2021 @ 19:15

Crime & Law·Lead·National News

Family of four under house arrest in Spain after testing positive for COVID-19 and refusing to quarantine at home

Aragon health authorities felt there was no other option but to request around-the-clock surveillance from a judge

21 Jul, 2020 @ 08:10

Coronavirus·Lead·National News

Coronavirus lockdown reintroduced in Aragon just a day after Spain entered its ‘new normality’

JUST a day after Spain entered the ‘new normality’ three comarcas have reverted to Phase 2 of lockdown after a new coronavirus outbreak. Monday’s move affects 67,700 people in the comarcas –

23 Jun, 2020 @ 14:43

Lead·National News

Mayor in Spain forced to apologise after celebrating during COVID-19 street party

THE Deputy Mayor of Alcorisa in Aragon has been forced to apologise after a video emerged of him partying with residents in an unauthorised street carnival. The video, taken by fellow neighbours,

7 May, 2020 @ 15:36

Lead

WATCH: 100-year-old Spanish woman with multiple conditions returns home after winning battle against coronavirus

Amidst cheers and applause, Carmen, who turns 101 in August, was received like a hero at her residency.

16 Apr, 2020 @ 12:09

Health·Lead·National News

How you can buy your own pueblo in Spain

Would you like to own your own village? Spain has a few to spare. They are the forgotten pueblos – once thriving rural communities, now devoid of life, their stone buildings crumbling,

24 Feb, 2019 @ 18:02

Lead·Property

IN PICS: Donald Trump Jr visits mountains in Spain as divorce proceedings begin in US

THE eldest son of US president Donald Trump has been seeking solace in Spain as his divorce proceedings get underway back home. Donald Trump Jr posted pics from his trip to the

9 Apr, 2018 @ 11:06

Celebrity·Lead

Violence erupts as Madrid seizes medieval treasures from Catalunya in heated culture dispute

CLASHES have erupted after cops in Catalunya began removing medieval artefacts in an ownership battle with neighbouring Aragon. The operation, which started at 4 am, is seizing 44 items stored in the

11 Dec, 2017 @ 11:12

Crime & Law·La Cultura·Lead·National News

Catalonia leaders accused of frustrating attempts to return priceless Romanesque artworks

Catalan leaders are being accused of undermining attempts to repatriate priceless Romanesque frescoes

22 Jan, 2017 @ 11:00

La Cultura·Lead

Spanish bullfighter Victor Barrio gored to death by bull on live TV

The bullfighter was rushed to hospital but doctors were unable to save his life

10 Jul, 2016 @ 16:01

Lead·National News

Two Spanish retreats make list of top 10 mountain cabins in Europe

Two Spanish pads in Europe’s 10 best mountain hideaways

28 Jun, 2016 @ 16:02

Lead·Travel News

VIDEO: Explosive fireball crash at Moto2 race in Spain

Four riders were involved in the crash

30 May, 2016 @ 13:45

Lead·Sport

British actors Rob Brydon and Steve Coogan to film The Trip in Spain

For the third course of their TV comedy The Trip they are set to visit Andalucia

18 Feb, 2016 @ 14:26

Celebrity·Lead

Podemos fights to make a Catholic cathedral public property

Political party have asked that another 30 cemeteries and churches in Aragon be 'given back'

20 Oct, 2015 @ 12:12

National News·Politics

Hotel prices in Andalucia rocket

The price of a hotel room in Andalucia rose 22% in the last 12 months

21 Aug, 2015 @ 16:08

Property·Travel News

Ricky Gervais slams bullfighting as seven people are gored to death this summer

Gervais is not the only one, as a Spanish activist jumped into the Malaga bullring to comfort a dying bull last week

20 Aug, 2015 @ 14:00

Celebrity·Featured·National News

VIDEO: ‘David Beckham of bullfighting’ Rivera Ordonez fighting for life after being gored in Aragon

Ordonez's father, Paquirri Ordonez, died in the ring after being gored in ‘almost identical’ fashion 30 years ago

11 Aug, 2015 @ 12:24

Lead·National News

Tastebud tour around Spain: Who eats what, where?

Take your tastebuds on a virtual gastro tour as Iona Napier whets your appetite with a regional rundown of famous foodie favourites

18 Apr, 2015 @ 13:46

Food & Drink·National News

Erotic videos at police training course cause outrage

The aim of using 'humour' to inspire learning backfires dramatically

3 Mar, 2014 @ 13:35

National News

Sat navs lead drivers down Teruel steps

A number of motorists have been left in a sticky situation after following their sat navs down pedestrian-only street

8 Jun, 2013 @ 09:30

National News

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