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EXPLAINED: What are the new rules for face mask use outdoors in Spain?

AS of today, Thursday February 10, face masks will no longer be compulsory outdoors in Spain. The royal decree order that ends the general obligation to wear a face mask in outdoor

10 Feb, 2022 @ 08:45

Coronavirus·Health·Lead·Must Read·National News·Other News

Major new road link will cut journey times to Costa Blanca hospital in Spain

Benidorm area hospital doubling its size to match rising population on Spain’s Costa Blanca

WORK on a massive expansion of Villajoyosa’s Marina Baixa Hospital could get under way as soon as April. That follows the announcement of a €47 million contract award to constructors FCC Construccion

9 Feb, 2022 @ 20:45

Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Health·Lead

Spain's new national minimum wage rate is exactly €14,000 per year

Spain’s new national minimum wage rises to exactly €14,000 per year

THE national minimum wage in Spain has gone up to €1,000 per month, with the rise backdated to January 1. An agreement was reached between the government and the major trade unions-

9 Feb, 2022 @ 20:15

Business & Finance·Lead·National News

Benidorm Politician Denies Money Laundering And Corruption Involving Russian Mafia Gang On Spain's Costa Blanca

Benidorm politician claims innocence over Russian mafia gang money laundering charge on Spain’s Costa Blanca

BENIDORM councillor, Lorenzo Martinez Sola, says he is confident of being cleared of any illegal involvement with a Russian mafia gang. 23 people, including politicians and police officers, were arrested in December

9 Feb, 2022 @ 19:30

Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

European Cricket League Round-up: French shock English at Cartama Oval as cricket tournament action gets into full swing

THERE was a huge upset in the European Cricket League today as French side Dreux thrashed Tunbridge Wells. The English side hit 86 runs all out with Dreux, who went into the

9 Feb, 2022 @ 19:03

Lead·Sport

Thieves grab victim round neck to steal €30,000 watch on Valencia street in Spain

Disabled teen seriously injured after being viciously battered by thugs in Spain’s Cadiz

COWARDLY thugs viciously beat a disabled teen in a terrifying attack in Cadiz. The 19-year-old, who has not been named, lost consciousness during the brutal assault in Jerez de la Frontera. Four

9 Feb, 2022 @ 18:15

Cadiz·Crime & Law·Lead

Police Rescue Abused Unconcious Woman Hanging From A Curtain At Her Costa Blanca Home In Spain

Man who shot two people with high-powered hunting gun in Spain’s Sevilla arrested for attempted murder

A MAN who allegedly used a high-powered hunting gun to shoot and injure two people in random and unprovoked attacks in Sevilla has been arrested in connection with attempted murder. The 37-year-old

9 Feb, 2022 @ 17:45

Crime & Law·Lead·Other News·Sevilla

Five arrested in Malaga, Cadiz and Ceuta in an operation against money laundering from drug trafficking in Spain

POLICE in Spain have tracked down and arrested five people for their involvement in the laundering of drug trafficking proceeds in the south of Spain. The group are suspected of heading up

9 Feb, 2022 @ 17:00

Cadiz·Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

Spain refunds fines imposed on thousands of people who broke 2020 lockdown rules

Man charged after ‘driving car wrong way’ down treacherous A7 in southern Spain

A CAR was reportedly spotted ‘driving the wrong way’ down one of Spain’s most treacherous roads before a man was traced and charged by road cops. The incident occurred on January 11

9 Feb, 2022 @ 16:30

Crime & Law·Granada·Lead·Other News

Pregnant woman, 26, saved from blazing block of flats in Spain’s Almeria

A PREGNANT woman was led to safety from a blazing block of flats in Almeria on Wednesday morning (February 9). Firefighters guided her down to the exit of the Roquetas de Mar

9 Feb, 2022 @ 15:45

Almeria·Lead·Other News

Spain's top court orders end of height discrimination against female police force recruits

SCHOOLGIRL FOUND DEAD IN SPAIN: Body is found in storage just 24 hours after 17-year-old reported missing

THE lifeless body of a missing 17-year-old was found stashed in a storage room just one day after her disappearance was reported to police. The schoolgirl named Claudia from the Murcian town

9 Feb, 2022 @ 15:00

Crime & Law·Lead·Murcia·Other News

Andalucia records coldest morning of winter so far as temperatures plunge to -2C

ANDALUCIA has recorded its coldest morning of the winter so far as temperatures plummeted to -2C. Spaniards in the south of Spain woke up to a cold and bitter fog yesterday, some of

9 Feb, 2022 @ 14:15

Almeria·Granada·Lead·Other News·Weather

Spain gets ready to watch King Felipe's annual Christmas Eve speech

Spain’s King Felipe VI tests positive with COVID-19

THE KING of Spain has tested positive for COVID-19. After presenting the first mild symptoms last night, King Felipe VI tested positive for the disease this morning, confirmed Casa Real in a statement. The

9 Feb, 2022 @ 13:57

Celebrity·Entertainment·Health·Lead·Other News

BREAKING NEWS: Major failure for Movistar and Telefonica phone customers in Spain

THOUSANDS of Telefonica subscribers have been unable to use their phones since around 11.00 am on Wednesday. The outage has occurred in Movistar’s 4G network, affecting numerous lines, mainly among companies but

9 Feb, 2022 @ 13:53

Lead·National News·Technology

€3.3 million rip-off as Mallorca's biggest-ever real estate fraud case is going to trial in Spain

Mallorca’s biggest-ever real estate fraud case involving over €3 million goes to trial in Spain

A Palma judge has ruled there’s plenty of evidence to prosecute nine people over a €3.3 million fraud in the biggest recorded case of real estate fraud in Mallorca. 235 victims were

9 Feb, 2022 @ 13:10

Balearic Islands·Crime & Law·Lead·Mallorca

2 bedroom Villa for sale in Aspe with pool – € 285,000

Villa Aspe, Alicante 2 beds 2 baths € 285,000 Independent house with modern finishes, 5 minutes from Aspe. In one of the most sought-after areas of Aspe, we find this

9 Feb, 2022 @ 12:06

Featured Property

Elderly tyre slasher vandalises dozens of cars on the same Costa Blanca street in Spain

A 71-year-old man has been charged with 28 counts of criminal damage after slashing car tyres on the same street in Los Montesinos, Alicante Province. Police believe that the final tally of

9 Feb, 2022 @ 12:04

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Champions League of Cricket gets under in Malaga on Spain’s Costa del Sol

THE European Cricket Network, dubbed the ‘Champions League of cricket’ is underway in Malaga. The tournament sees 30 European nations battle it out in fast-paced 90 minute cricket matches at the Cartama

9 Feb, 2022 @ 11:00

Lead·Malaga·Sport

deer laid out after the hunt. Photo: Ecologistas en accion

‘Orgy of blood and death’: Outrage over mass slaughter of trapped animals during hunt in southern Spain

THEY each paid €1000 to participate in the shoot which took place on a huge private estate in Andalucia. The 70 hunters dispatched half a dozen boars or deer each which were

9 Feb, 2022 @ 10:15

Environment·Lead·Nature

Schools in Spain’s Andalucia await instructions on the end of face masks in classrooms

Children will no longer have to wear a face mask in the school playground as of this Thursday

THE Council of Ministers has agreed to eliminate the use of face masks outdoors from Thursday, and put an end to their use in school playgrounds. “This time, yes, children will be

9 Feb, 2022 @ 08:45

Health·Lead·National News·Other News

REVEALED: The most popular and iconic Spanish location for movies

FILM FANS have favourite actors and genres, but which locations prove to be the top go-to destinations in Europe for film-makers themselves? Research shows that The Cabo de Gata nature reserve in

9 Feb, 2022 @ 08:00

Entertainment·Lead·National News

Ryanair blasts Spain's airport operator for scrapping five-year charge freeze

Unruly drunk passenger drops his trousers on Ryanair plane at Costa Blanca airport in Spain before police eject him

A Ryanair flight from Alicante-Elche airport to Dublin was delayed by 40 minutes on Monday after an intoxicated passenger dropped his trousers and verbally abused the cabin crew. Authorities were contacted and

8 Feb, 2022 @ 19:30

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Lead

EXPLAINER: The areas of Spain that still use COVID-19 passports and where you have to show it

EXPLAINER: The areas of Spain that still use COVID-19 passports and where you have to show them

EIGHT areas of Spain are still running COVID-19 passport schemes while other regions have stopped the measure as ‘sixth wave’ coronavirus infections fall. Passport will be used in eight regions until at

8 Feb, 2022 @ 19:00

Coronavirus·Health·Lead

Penelope Cruz And Javier Bardem Walk The Red Carpet Ahead Of The 'loving Pablo' Screening During The 74th Venice Film Festiva

Javier Bardem and Penelope Cruz: Spain’s golden couple both nominated for Oscars as 2022 Academy Awards list revealed

THEY already each have an Oscar to their name and now Spain’s golden couple are both among those nominated for another at this year’s Academy Awards. Javier Bardem has been nominated in

8 Feb, 2022 @ 18:30

Celebrity·La Cultura·Lead

Seit über Zwei Monaten Aktiv: Der Vulkan Cumbre Vieja Auf La Palma

Funding pledge to encourage tourism on volcano-ravaged La Palma in Spain’s Canary Islands

Spain’s government has announced a 9.5-million-euro plan to boost tourism to La Palma in Spain’s Canary Islands in the hope of rebuilding livelihoods in the wake of a devastating volcano. La Palma

8 Feb, 2022 @ 17:30

Canary Islands·Lead

Drought Fears In Spain After Low Winter Rainfall Takes Reservoirs Down To 44% Capacity

Dry January raises drought fears in not-so rainy Spain as reservoir capacity goes down to 44%

THE second-driest January of the 21st century has sparked fresh fears of a drought in Spain. The government conceded this Tuesday that it was monitoring the situation ‘very closely’. January’s rain levels

8 Feb, 2022 @ 17:00

Environment·Lead

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