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Winter flu and Covid vaccinations to start in Valencia this month

Spain’s health minister announces arrival of 10m Covid-19 vaccines adapted to variants

SPAIN’S health minister Carolina Darias today announced that 10 million doses of Covid-19 vaccines would be arriving in Spain over September, adding that these shots

5 Sep, 2022 @ 16:15

Health·Lead

Thief on Spain's Costa Blanca on attempted murder charge after stabbing pedestrian over packet of cigarettes

Cigarette thief on Spain’s Costa Blanca on attempted murder charge after stabbing pedestrian

A Denia man, 38, has been arrested for attempted murder after stealing a packet of cigarettes and meeting strong resistance from his victim. A man

5 Sep, 2022 @ 15:11

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Valencian Community

Cyclist Pretends To Be 'knocked Over' To Steal Expensive Watch From Motorist On Spain's Costa Blanca

Cyclist fakes accident to steal expensive watch from motorist on Spain’s Costa Blanca

AN Alicante motorist had an expensive watch stolen after trying to help a cyclist who pretended he was an accident victim. The incident happened on

5 Sep, 2022 @ 13:49

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Valencian Community

3 bedroom Apartment for sale in Benahavis with pool – € 469,000

Apartment Benahavís, Málaga 3 beds 2 baths € 469,000 Dúplex with 176 m² built, 3 Bedrooms, 2 Bathrooms, 0 Toilets, Good condition, Outward,

5 Sep, 2022 @ 13:05

Featured Property by ThinkSPAIN

Pumping of oil from Gibraltar shipwreck continues after busy weekend cleaning up spill after-effects

SALVAGE crews continue to remove all oil and chemicals from the stricken ship off the Gibraltar coast on Monday, the government reported. Strong winds have

5 Sep, 2022 @ 12:57

Gibraltar·Lead

British Expats Face Nightmare Bills To Link Up Services To Illegally Built Properties In Murcia Area Of Spain

British expats face nightmare bills to link up services to illegally built homes in Murcia area of Spain

HOMEOWNERS in Gea y Truyois, south of Murcia City, are locked in a battle over unforeseen payment demands of up to €15,000 to finish off

5 Sep, 2022 @ 12:30

Lead·Murcia·Property

Young victim in viral bullying video overwhelmed with support and birthday wishes from celebrities in Spain

A boy in Mallorca who was bullied by classmates during a summer camp has been inundated with messages of support from celebrities and sports stars

5 Sep, 2022 @ 10:19

Lead·Mallorca

Private jet from Spain’s Jerez de la Frontera crashes in the Baltic Sea

A PRIVATE Cessna plane from Jerez de la Frontera airport has reportedly crashed in the Baltic Sea near Ventspils, Latvia. According to the flight tracking

5 Sep, 2022 @ 10:00

Lead·National News·Travel News

Mass of warm African air to bake Spain’s Malaga this weekend

Spain’s Met Office issues yellow alert for high temperatures and terral this Monday in Malaga

TERRAL wind is expected to blow hot air into Malaga province and weather warnings will be in place from 1pm today, Monday September 5. The

5 Sep, 2022 @ 09:15

Lead·Malaga·Weather

National Geographic selects Pompidou as one of the ‘must-see’ museums in Spain

THE brightly coloured Centre Pompidou, home to the Georges Pompidou National Centre of Art and Culture of France, located on Malaga’s Muelle 1, has been

5 Sep, 2022 @ 08:45

La Cultura·Lead·Malaga

Travel: Exploring Spain’s buried treasures – cool caves

WHEN Spain’s peak summer temperatures start nudging 40 in parts of the country, visiting a cool, dark, damp cave sounds pretty good. The fact these

4 Sep, 2022 @ 15:00

Exploring Spain·Olive Press Travel

2 bedroom Apartment for sale in Guardamar del Segura with pool – € 149,000

Apartment Guardamar del Segura, Alicante 2 beds 1 baths € 149,000 We are pleased to offer this ground floor apartment for sale Pinar

4 Sep, 2022 @ 13:05

Featured Property by ThinkSPAIN

What do King Solomon, Andalucia’s Rio Tinto mines, NASA and Mars have in common?

One of the most common reactions to visiting the Rio Tinto mining complex is a comparison to a Martian landscape - and that’s not so

4 Sep, 2022 @ 11:00

Jack Gaioni: Jack's Corner·La Cultura·Lead

Huelva home to the best-preserved rural mosque in Spain

BUILT on the site of a fifth-century Visigoth basilica, the Almonaster Mosque in Huelva, is one of few surviving rural mosques in Spain, considered the best

4 Sep, 2022 @ 10:30

Huelva·La Cultura·Lead

Policia Nacional arresting a man in Seviilla

Seven people arrested and two million euros scammed by cybercriminals in Spain’s Sevilla

POLICE has arrested seven people from Sevilla for allegedly scamming companies and freelancers using the technique “man in the middle”. This technique is described as

3 Sep, 2022 @ 16:11

Crime & Law·Lead·Sevilla

Andalucia’s suicide rate is higher than Spain’s average

ONE person killed themselves every 14 hours in Andalucia during 2020, according to the Junta. Some 793 people died as a consequence of suicide in

3 Sep, 2022 @ 14:15

Health·Lead·National News

1 bedroom Apartment for sale in Nerja with pool – € 195,000

Apartment Nerja, Málaga 1 beds 1 baths € 195,000 South-facing one-bedroom apartment in popular Capistrano Village Exclusive with HusmanHagberg. Here is an opportunity

3 Sep, 2022 @ 13:05

Featured Property by ThinkSPAIN

Spain’s Andalucia expects to reach 30 million tourists this year

Tourist spending in Spain finally returns to pre-pandemic levels

SPENDING by international tourists in Spain has finally returned to pre-pandemic levels, with the latest figures published by the National Statistics Institute (INE) showing visitors

3 Sep, 2022 @ 11:00

Travel News

Spanish reservoirs fall by a further 0.9% in the last week to a sinking 35.9% capacity

SPANISH reservoirs have lost 528 cubic hectometres of water in the last week—representing a 0.9% of their total capacity. According to recent data from the

3 Sep, 2022 @ 10:30

Environment·Lead·National News

Unemployment increases in August in Spain, but it is the best data for this month since 2008

SOME 40,428 people lost their jobs during August, which is 1,4% more than in July The jobless total in Spain is 2.9 million, according to

3 Sep, 2022 @ 10:00

Canary Islands·Catalunya·Lead·National News·Valencia

BEWITCHING: How a small white village in southern Spain conjured up a wizard of an idea to pull in thousands of tourists each week

GRAB your broomstick, don your witches hat, it’s time to fly up to the bewitching mountain village of Soportujar. The village, in the heart of

3 Sep, 2022 @ 09:00

Granada·Lead

WATCH: Most diesel oil now removed from beached OS 35 bulker as barges focus on pumping out fuel oil

BARGES set about pumping out fuel oil after most of the diesel was finally pumped clear from the beached OS 35 bulk carrier at Catalan

2 Sep, 2022 @ 19:05

Gibraltar·Lead

SPAIN’S ROBIN HOODS: Retracing the steps of famous Andalucian bandits who took from the rich and gave to the poor

In Andalucia during the 18th and 19th centuries, bandits were flamenco dancers, bull-fighters, smugglers and travellers, writes Diana Tang and Grace Lee

2 Sep, 2022 @ 19:00

Andalucia·Exploring Spain·La Cultura·Olive Press Travel

Sad milestone as Covid-19 deaths hit 10,000 mark in Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain

30 MONTHS on from the start of the Covid-19 pandemic, the unwanted landmark of 10,000 coronavirus deaths has been reached in the Valencian Community. Figures

2 Sep, 2022 @ 18:30

Castellon·Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Health·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

LONG READ: Jack Gaioni reveals the fascinating story of Lola Montez, the fake Spanish dirty dancer who captured a king’s heart

Lola mimed the crushing of spiders that had invaded her undergarments

2 Sep, 2022 @ 17:55

Jack Gaioni: Jack's Corner·La Cultura·Lead

British man nearly dies after getting stabbed in his intestines in Spain’s Valencia area

A British man needed two emergency operations after being attacked in his car outside a gaming room in Oliva. The assault happened in late July

2 Sep, 2022 @ 17:15

Crime & Law·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

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Spain’s health minister announces arrival of 10m Covid-19 vaccines adapted to variants

Cigarette thief on Spain’s Costa Blanca on attempted murder charge after stabbing pedestrian

Cyclist fakes accident to steal expensive watch from motorist on Spain’s Costa Blanca

3 bedroom Apartment for sale in Benahavis with pool – € 469,000

Pumping of oil from Gibraltar shipwreck continues after busy weekend cleaning up spill after-effects

British expats face nightmare bills to link up services to illegally built homes in Murcia area of Spain

Young victim in viral bullying video overwhelmed with support and birthday wishes from celebrities in Spain

Private jet from Spain’s Jerez de la Frontera crashes in the Baltic Sea

Spain’s Met Office issues yellow alert for high temperatures and terral this Monday in Malaga

National Geographic selects Pompidou as one of the ‘must-see’ museums in Spain

Travel: Exploring Spain’s buried treasures – cool caves

2 bedroom Apartment for sale in Guardamar del Segura with pool – € 149,000

What do King Solomon, Andalucia’s Rio Tinto mines, NASA and Mars have in common?

Huelva home to the best-preserved rural mosque in Spain

Seven people arrested and two million euros scammed by cybercriminals in Spain’s Sevilla

Andalucia’s suicide rate is higher than Spain’s average

1 bedroom Apartment for sale in Nerja with pool – € 195,000

Tourist spending in Spain finally returns to pre-pandemic levels

Spanish reservoirs fall by a further 0.9% in the last week to a sinking 35.9% capacity

Unemployment increases in August in Spain, but it is the best data for this month since 2008

BEWITCHING: How a small white village in southern Spain conjured up a wizard of an idea to pull in thousands of tourists each week

WATCH: Most diesel oil now removed from beached OS 35 bulker as barges focus on pumping out fuel oil

SPAIN’S ROBIN HOODS: Retracing the steps of famous Andalucian bandits who took from the rich and gave to the poor

Sad milestone as Covid-19 deaths hit 10,000 mark in Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain

LONG READ: Jack Gaioni reveals the fascinating story of Lola Montez, the fake Spanish dirty dancer who captured a king’s heart

British man nearly dies after getting stabbed in his intestines in Spain’s Valencia area

Remarkable archeological find in Estepona: A dozen 13th century Muslim tombs during works on new central boulevard

Elon Musk claims ‘emptied Spain’ could generate enough solar power to supply all of Europe – but politics and investment are holding it back

Spain is now the world’s second most visited country – ahead even of Italy and the US, new data shows

The ghostly history of Malaga’s ‘useless’ Montejaque dam – now a ticking timebomb as subterranean tremors force evacuations

Spain’s plan to legalise half a million irregular migrants sees huge queues at Algerian consulate in Alicante