Tag: France
Terrorist rabble-rousers arrested in Spain’s Granada for using social media to encourage outrages against France
THREE men have been arrested in southern Spain for using social media to encourage terrorist attacks against France. The men were detained by the Policia...
Absent UK visitors contribute to Spain’s foreign tourist figures taking a big February hammering
FOREIGN visitor numbers to Spain collapsed by 93.6% in February compared to a year earlier, according to figures from the National Statistics Institute(INE) published...
BREAKING: France advises against travel to Catalunya while Norway imposes 10 day quarantine on all travellers arriving from Spain...
French Prime Minister Jean Castex made the recommendation on Friday afternoon
France considers closing borders with Spain as COVID-19 outbreaks soar across peninsula
France to examine possible coronavirus border closure on Friday.
French mob savagely assault and rob man of more than €50,000 in elaborate luxury car scam on Spain’s Costa...
The 40-year-old victim had travelled from France to Marbella with €45,000 cash to buy a luxury motor
Terrorist ring across Spain, Italy and France dismantled by the police
A TERRORIST ring across Spain, Italy and France has been dismantled.
Spanish Government goes back on decision to open land borders with France and Portugal on June 22
SPAIN’S Government has gone back on its statement that land borders with France and Portugal will open on June 22, but has instead clarified that they will open on July 1.
BREAKING: Spain will open its land borders with France and Portugal on June 22
SPAIN will begin to open up its land borders with its two closest neighbours from June 22, it has been announced. Tourism minister Reyes Maroto...
Drug ring that used courier company to transport narcotics to France from Spain’s Costa del Sol is dismantled
THE Policia Nacional have successfully dismantled a drug ring on the Costa del Sol that used a courier service to transport its drugs to France.
Government extends controls at land borders with both France and Portugal until April 25, due to coronavirus
THE Government has extended the controls at the land borders with both France and Portugal for another two weeks.
France forced to return face masks it confiscated from Spain a few weeks ago after pressure from the Swedish...
FRANCE has been forced to return the face masks they confiscated from Spain a few weeks ago.
Cannes Film Festival postponed due to coronavirus, Spain’s Antonio Banderas keeps Best Actor award a little while longer
CANNES Film Festival has been postponed due to coronavirus.
Rabies warning issued in Spain and France after ‘illegal’ puppy in Andalucia ‘suspected’ of carrying disease
A spokesperson called on ‘any person or animal that has been bitten, scratched or licked by this dog’ to contact the health authorities
Gay couple from France savagely attacked in LGBTQ hotspot on Spain’s Costa del Sol
The men, one of them a doctor, had come to Torremolinos for a few days break
Tourist dies in Catalan airport chaos as riots paralyse Barcelona after Spain jails independence leaders
The airport had seen 45 flights cancelled yesterday and 100 on Monday due to violent clashes involving thousands of people
Spain’s government will investigate soldiers caught drinking beer in public with guns at their feet
Normal procedure would have been for them to leave their weapons inside the guarded vehicle while they took their break.
As World Tourism Day approaches we explore why Spain brings in the most foreign cash, despite a lower footfall...
The WTO has said many visitors are now choosing Spain for its sports and gastronomic offerings, particularly in the Basque region
British gang among 85 arrests for ‘explosives and murder’ in HUGE drugs bust that seized AK-47, five tonnes of...
The gang of four Brits operated from a house in Istan and are believed to have trafficked hash to the UK
Spain dominates World’s Best 50 Restaurants list with three Spanish kitchens in top 10
Since its inception in 2002 the illustrious parade of global gastronomy has put a Spanish restaurant top seven times
WATCH: Spain’s Women’s World Cup dreams end as two penalties hand USA 2-1 victory in France
Spain felt aggrieved after Jill Ellis’ side were awarded a ‘soft’ second penalty via VAR, after Rose Lavelle went down in the box
Spain pledges support for Paris in wake of Notre Dame inferno
The 12th-century cathedral was left disfigured by the blaze, which consumed part of the roof and destroyed the ancient spire
Autopsy reveals Marbella shooting victim had more than 20 bullet wounds from AK-47
The killer, believed to be hired by a criminal gang, dumped the weapon in a bin, before speeding away from police on a motorbike
WATCH: Police in Malaga dismantle ‘Breaking Bad’ style meth lab and prevent 1,000kg of MDMA and amphetamine flooding the...
The revealing police footage shows officers intercepting chemical products and the various paraphernalia used to synthesise drugs, including tanks, cooking units and even recipes with scientific diagrams
EXCLUSIVE: Alleged serial expat fraudster Paula Neale ‘still scamming tourists’ despite recent arrest
She had managed to evade police for a number of months by hiding in Girona and even in France
Give war a chance – a Spanish village at war with France
How a 100-year ‘war’ between an Andalucian village and France forged lifelong friendships
Scottish expat in Spain campaigns for MPs to represent Brits living abroad
The Almeria-based teacher has launched a petition which already boasts over 1,000 signatures
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COVID-19 hospital admissions fall to July 2020 levels in Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain
HOSPITAL admissions attributed to COVID-19 have fallen below the 200 mark for the first time since last July across the Valencian Community. The regional health...
