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IN PICS: Bizarre and beautiful ‘bear man’ festival wards off winter’s evil spirits in Spain’s Basque Country

FORGET the Three Kings, this tiny town in the Basque Country has something better – the simultaneously fun and frightening pagan celebration that takes place

23 Jan, 2022 @ 10:37

La Cultura·Lead·Other News

How the pandemic and strict lockdown in Spain caused a mental health crisis

DURING the year 2020, when in spring Spaniards suffered the strictest lockdown in Europe, unable to leave their homes except to seek medical treatment or

22 Jan, 2022 @ 12:00

Lead·National News

Police In Spain Bring Down Big Chinese Prostitution Network That Pocketed €5 Million

Police in Spain bring down Chinese prostitution network that pocketed €5 million

A Bilbao-based Chinese prostitution gang that banked an estimated €5 million has been smashed by the Policia Nacional. 63 people have been arrested- 61 of

18 Jan, 2022 @ 16:55

Crime & Law·Lead·National News

Overnight Rescue Of Trapped Climbers On Famous Costa Blanca Peak In Spain

Trapped climbers in overnight rescue drama on famous Costa Blanca peak in Spain

FIVE climbers trapped on Monte Ponoig in Alicante Province have been rescued after an overnight operation by regional firefighters Monte Ponoig, overlooking Polop, is nicknamed

30 Dec, 2021 @ 13:02

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencian Community

Two Brits cleared of Benidorm group sex attack after languishing in Spanish jail for 20 months

Judges veto COVID-19 passport plans for nightlife and restaurants in Basque Country of Spain

PLANS to use COVID-19 passports in Basque Country nightlife businesses and larger restaurants have been squashed by the region’s Supreme Court. The judges, on two-one

22 Nov, 2021 @ 16:30

Coronavirus·Health·Lead

Man arrested after firing shots at windows at university campus in northern Spain

PANIC spread at a university campus in Spain’s Basque Country on Wednesday afternoon after a man fired shots at the window of a building full

14 Oct, 2021 @ 13:45

Crime & Law·Lead

High Electricity Prices Force A Steelmaker In Spain To Suspend 'special Steels' Production For 20 Days

High electricity prices force major steelmaker in Spain to suspend production for 20 days

A leading Spanish steelmaker has slashed production at one of its factories due to the big hike in electricity prices. They say that power costs

11 Oct, 2021 @ 15:29

Business & Finance·Lead

Police bring down criminal gang that scammed tourists in Spain with fake holiday accomodation

TEN people have been arrested for ripping off 300 tourists to the tune of €4 million in a series of accommodation and credit card scams.

6 Jul, 2021 @ 18:45

Cadiz·Crime & Law·Lead·Madrid·Malaga

A renovated 16th century church is up for sale in Spain’s Basque Country

WHEN designer Tas Careaga found his ‘dream home’ he certainly had more vision than most. Many people would have seen the crumbling walls and collapsed

4 Jul, 2021 @ 10:00

Lead·Property

Sculpture transforms disused lighthouse on island off San Sebastian in northern Spain

ACCLAIMED Spanish sculptor Cristina Iglesias unveiled Hondalea, a site-specific bronze piece which transforms a disused lighthouse on the island of Santa Clara in the Bay

18 Jun, 2021 @ 08:45

La Cultura·Lead

'SAFETY FIRST' as nursing group in Spain's Valencia region appeals Johnson & Johnson vaccine recipients to see their doctor if they get serious side-effects

Coronavirus in Spain: COVID-19 vaccines for over-40s in Basque Country and Navarra

ADULTS over 40 in Basque Country and Navarra can now receive their coronavirus vaccine. The Basque Country and Navarra today invite all residents aged between 40 and

7 Jun, 2021 @ 08:35

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