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‘Tirelessly researched’ new book on missing Madeleine McCann is a deep dive into murky world of Spanish and Portuguese...
AN-DEPTH study of the Madeleine McCann case and its links to a German convict has been released this week by the Olive Press editor. Jon...
Make a splash: Hundreds of private swimming pools across Spain now available to rent by the hour
IF your property in Spain has a private swimming pool you could earn up to €1,200 a month by renting it out to those...
Spain says its safe for tourists but France and Germany think differently as COVID-19 numbers rise
SPAIN'S Tourism Minister, Reyes Maroto, has said that the country is a 'safe destination' for holiday-makers. Her comments today(July 9) in a radio interview with...
Bank-robbing gang steal €1.3 million from 33 branches in Spain and even replace front-door locks
A robbery gang that looted 33 banks across Spain and stole nearly €1.3 million have been arrested by the Guardia Civil. The crooks used a...
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...
CAUGHT ON CAMERA: Investigative TV series shows doctor in Spain’s Mallorca issuing fake PCR certificates to German tourists
In a investigative TV series with reporter Sascha Wintel and aired on German television, the doctor is seen issuing negative certificates to tourists that have not been tested for coronavirus
Entry into Spain’s Balearic Islands restricted BUT residents can enjoy inter-island travel
This means that from March 26, entry into and out of the Balearic Islands will be prohibited unless for a justified
Thousands of German tourists arrive in Spain’s Balearic Islands
Despite the German government advising against all non-essential travel, its removal of the Balearics from their list of 'at risk areas' caused an avalanche in bookings to the archipelago
Balearic Islands among regions of Spain removed from coronavirus risk list by Germany
GERMAN travellers will now be able to visit some regions of Spain without the need for quarantine on their return, authorities in Berlin announced...
Expats destroyed vital DNA clues as Maddie suspect linked to more sex crimes and potentially a child rape in...
One expat questioned whether he could have been involved in a child rape during the Dragon Festival in Granada in 2007
German flights scheduled to fly into Spain’s Mallorca for pilot tourism test CANCELLED after failing to obtain government approval
More than 200 holidaymakers were set to land at Son Sant Joan airport on Wednesday to partake in the pilot tourism test
WATCH: First of 11,000 German tourists touch down in Spain’s Mallorca in pilot tourism test
The Balearic Islands has become the first destination in Spain to allow the entry of tourists since the state of alarm was enforced in March
Germany to lift advice against travel throughout Europe – but will still warn against visiting Spain
Tourism bosses in Spain fear there is still a lack of planning to prepare for the reopening of the vital industry
Crisis-hit hotels in Spain’s Mallorca plead for airport to reopen on JULY 1 amid fears tourists will choose holidays...
The president of the Hotel Chains Association said: "Both Germans and Britons are still interested in travelling to the Balearic Islands this summer."
Police arrest Spanish ‘gang’ after British CEOs hacked in €10 million email scam
The scam affected firms from 12 countries, including Germany, Luxembourg, Portugal, Chile, Belgium, Venezuela, Bulgaria, Norway and the US
Spain’s FIRST boutique hotel with craft beer microbrewery opens on Costa del Sol
The factory, which cost €1 million, will employ 25 staff, pump out 300,000 litres of beer a year, and even has a deal with the German University of Deomens to support its master brewers
Spain take revenge over Germany with a 2-1 win to claim a fifth European Under-21 Championship
Spain took revenge with the win, after the same fixture in the 2017 final ended in victory for Germany
ON THE CHEAP The Germans in Madrid wishing for Champions League final success
Wishing and hoping - they spend just 300 euros each for flights and hotel
In the latest round of the Design World Cup – Clinical vs Colour
IT seems all Europeans have their own unique DNA when it comes to interior styles, like stripes that never go away. In our last property...
Boat propeller hacks off arm and leg of two young tourists in Spain
The German holidaymakers were testing an underwater scooter in Mallorca when the speeding vessel rammed through them and left them for dead
Former Catalan leader Carles Puigdemont to be extradited back to Spain
A COURT in Germany has decided to extradite Carles Puigdemont to Spain to face charges of misuse of public funds. Back in March of this...
Spanish journalist slams sexual harassment against female sports reporters after football fan grabs and kisses her on air
Maria Gomez was reporting from Moscow ahead of Spain’s shocking defeat against Russia when the incident occurred
German judges cast doubt over second charge against former Catalan leader Carles Puigdemont
German authorities have requested further information from the Spanish Supreme Court to decide if they can extradite Puigdemont on the charge of misuse of public funds
Former Catalan leader Carles Puigdemont released on bail by German court
The separatist leader will be released with a €75,000 bail after German courts ruled the charge of rebellion as 'inadmissable'
German prosecutors ask courts to extradite former Catalan leader Carles Puigdemont to Spain
After being detained in Germany last week, regional courts must decide whether to send the former president to Madrid where he faces charges of rebellion
Spain’s property market moves past UK’s to be ranked fourth best investment opportunity in the world
SPAIN'S property market has been ranked the fourth most rewarding investment opportunity in the world. In the new 2018 ranking by Afire, the holiday hotspot...
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SPAIN'S DGT have issued a new plea to drivers in Spain to learn how to navigate around roundabouts safely after it emerged one in...
