Tag: France
Warning over deodorant sold in Spain as users report developing cysts
ALARM has been raised over a popular French deodorant sold in Spain as a number of users have reported the appearance of cysts in...
French air traffic controller strikes cause mass flight cancellations disrupting travel to Spain
A 36-hour strike by French air traffic controllers has caused the cancellations of dozens of flights to and from Spain.
Starting from Monday 6pm, affected...
In hot water: Viral tweet sparks fierce debate about how much Spaniards, and Europeans, shower
A VIRAL tweet has sparked lively online debate about how often Spaniards shower compared to their European counterparts. The answer? Less than the Italians...
French woman kept prisoner for weeks inside run-down rural shack in Spain’s Valencia
A FRENCH woman escaped from a dilapidated shed where she was imprisoned for weeks after moving to Spain with her new boyfriend.
The victim ran...
Top Spanish fashion designer Paco Rabanne dies, aged 88
SPANISH fashion designer Paco Rabanne, known for his eccentric clothing designs and for founding one of the world's best-known fragrance brands, died on Friday,...
Number of bankers in Spain earning over a million euros grew from 128 to 221 in 2021
THE NUMBER of bankers in Spain who earn more than €1 million a year grew considerably in 2021, to a total of 221. This...
With death of French nun, the world’s oldest living person now resides in Spain
THE WORLD’S oldest person is now thought to be Spaniard Maria Branyas Morera, who is aged 115 and lives in Catalonia. She takes the...
Costa Blanca gang stole high-end cars to export out of Spain
POLICE have busted an Alicante Province gang that exported stolen cars to France following two-and-a-half years of investigations.
15 people have been arrested in a...
Easyjet expands routes between Spain’s Malaga and France
EASYJET has announced a new route that will connect Malaga with the French city of Lyon from next summer, 2023.
The new route that will...
Spain strikes deal with Portugal and France in Alicante for green hydrogen pipeline
THE leaders of Spain, Portugal, and France have agreed on a €2.5 billion plan for a green hydrogen pipeline that should become operational by...
Joint operation between Spain, France and Latvia sees 31 arrested for high-tech car thefts
A joint operation between Spanish, French and Latvian authorities has seen the arrest of 31 people suspected of using fraudulent software to break into...
Travelling robbery gang strikes across Spain and sells off stolen goods to foreign buyers
A highly-specialised travelling band of robbers operating in five provinces have been caught red-handed after breaking into a Castellon area home.
The three Georgian nationals...
Homesick Ukraine teenage refugee intercepted after starting long coach journey in Spain’s Valencia
A homesick teenage Ukrainian refugee was intercepted on a long-distance coach after his worried mother contacted police in Valencia.
The boy, 16, ran away from...
Spain says vital new gas pipeline link to France could be working by next summer
A new gas pipeline connecting Spain and France could be ready in less than a year.
Ecological Transition Minister, Teresa Ribera, told TVE on Friday...
Spain’s Rugby World Cup expulsion appeal fails
SPAIN has lost its appeal over its exclusion from the 2023 Rugby World Cup for twice fielding the same ineligible player in qualifying matches.
An...
Spain lodges appeal against Rugby World Cup expulsion for fielding ineligible player
SPAIN has lodged a formal appeal against the country being thrown out of the 2023 Rugby World Cup for fielding an ineligible player in...
Burkini swimsuits get big ‘thumbs up’ for public swimming pools in Costa Blanca city in Spain
BURKINI swimsuits have been backed as legal bathing attire for Elche's public swimming pools in updated regulations that start on June 18.
New rules over...
Refrigerated lorries had special hidden compartments to conceal drugs exported from Spain’s Valencia to France
A Valencia Province gang ran a major drugs export business taking supplies to France on refrigerated lorries owned by one their group members.
11 people...
Spain booted out of 2023 Rugby World Cup in France for playing an ineligible player twice
SPAIN has been thrown out of the 2023 Rugby World Cup in France after fielding an ineligible player in two qualifying matches.
The decision was...
Reduced power bills coming to Spain after it makes EU deal to slash wholesale electricity prices
WHOLESALE electricity prices in Spain will be capped for a year starting from May.
Based on current wholesale rates, the move would produce an estimated...
People smuggling boat service between Spain’s Murcia and Algeria intercepted before picking up first passengers
FOUR Algerian men have been arrested in Murcia after plans to smuggle in people on boats from North Africa were rumbled by the Policia...
Fraudsters charge anti-vaxxers in Spain up to €1,000 for bogus COVID-19 passports and PCR test results
SEVEN members of a gang who sold fake COVID-19 passports to anti-vaxxers have been arrested by the Policia Nacional in Spain.
The Spanish branch of...
Scandal-hit Princess Cristina of Spain splits from husband Iñaki Urdangarin days after female co-worker photos appear
KING Felipe's sister, Cristina, has split from husband Iñaki Urdangarin by 'mutual agreement' just days after photos were published of him with another woman.
A...
Biggest-ever drug pill seizure in Spain with arrests in Alicante and Catalunya
A Spanish drug trafficking gang has been arrested for exporting benzenoid pills to Morocco to make a narcotic called Karkubi.
The Police Nacional detained the...
Stolen items from Costa Blanca beach goers despatched on people smuggling route between Spain and Algeria
AN Alicante-based people-trafficking gang has been arrested in a joint Policia Nacional-Europol operation.
The criminal crew ran a route between Spain and Algeria and also...
Illegal helicopter flights, car chases and police raids – armed gang of 11 drug smugglers arrested on Spain’s Costa...
CRIMINAL GANGS have taken to the skies in order to get their drugs into Spain.
A multi-operational team combining Guardia Civil, OFAST and Europol have...
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Spain’s King Felipe nominates Pedro Sanchez for prime ministerial investiture vote
SPAIN’S King Felipe VI today proposed the Socialist Party’s Pedro Sanchez as candidate for prime minister, after the failed attempt of the Popular Party’s...
