€40,000 bail for six accused of burning police van in Spain’s Barcelona
AFTER eight months behind bars, six suspects accused of trying to burn a police van have been released. A judge has cleared the suspects for
Cocaine smuggler who bought Mallorca yacht for £60m smuggling operation forced to hand over £300,000 cash
A JAILED Liverpool man who thought a £60 million cocaine smuggling plot would make him rich has been ordered to hand over more than £300,000.
Billionaire who smuggled Picasso painting out of Spain avoids prison because of ‘serious incurable disease’
ONE of Spain’s richest men will not go to prison for smuggling a Picasso painting out of the country because he’s dying. Ex-Santander Bank vice-president,
Dragon flags hoisted by city in western Spain to celebrate filming of Game of Thrones’ prequel
A Spanish city is literally flying the flag for a major TV production that has just finished location shooting in the area. Caceres in the
Rare and endangered plant species discovered beside housing development on Spain’s Costa Blanca
ENDANGERED PLANTS have just been discovered on the front line at Orihuela Costa, directly between housing and the sea. The flora was being considered for
Woman in Murcia attacks medical inspector after being told benefits would stop
POLICE in the region Murcia Spain were called out to a disturbance at the San Andres Health Centre in Murcia, on Tuesday, November 9 after
Madrid discards nearly 118,000 vaccines against coronavirus
A STAGGERING number of coronavirus vaccines has been discarded by the Community of Madrid since the vaccination campaign began in Spain. Council chiefs have admitted
Tips para mantener tu piel joven y saludable
¿Sabías que la piel es el órgano más grande del cuerpo? Es por esto que requiere de una alimentación saludable, hidratación y otros cuidados para
Amateur runner breaks world the record for pushing mum in wheelchair for 26 miles at Barcelona Marathon
A SPANISH amateur athlete has smashed an incredible world record by pushing his mother in a wheelchair for 26 miles in under three hours. Dedicated
Spain’s oldest piece of fabric found near Cordoba dates back 5,400 years
AN ancient piece of fabric found inside a small cave hidden in the Sierra Morena hills, near Cordoba in southern Spain, is the oldest evidence
Bishop who quit Catholic Church for love of erotic novelist gets new job with pig semen exporter in Spain
A Catholic bishop who fell in love with an erotic novel writer has joined a Barcelona-based pig semen exporter. Xavier Novell hit the headlines in
Spain’s capital gains tax reform comes into force
SPAIN’S capital gains tax reform comes into force on Wednesday, November 10. THE royal decree-law with which the municipal capital gains tax is calculated came
Pedro Sanchez says Christmas in Spain will be ‘better than last year’ due to high vaccination rate
PRIME Minister, Pedro Sanchez, has predicted a much-better Christmas this year due to the country’s high COVID-19 vaccination rate. Spain has 88.7% of the target
4 bedroom Villa for sale in Villena with pool garage – € 150,000
Villa Villena, Alicante 4 beds 2 baths € 150,000 Now reduced to just less than 150,000€ This really is remarkable value and only
Conman in holiday rental scam tricks unsuspecting customers in Mar Menor area of Spain
A holiday rental home scammer pocketed deposits for Mar Menor apartments that were not available to let. The man has been arrested by the Guardia
La Palma air quality improvement allows schools to reopen
THE air quality over La Palma has improved so much over the last few days that a resumption of classes on the island has been
Spain extends pensionable retirement age
SPAIN has extended the pensionable retirement age due to pressure from the EU. The pension system has been the focus of a large portion of
Spain’s Malaga among best Christmas destinations in Europe
CHRISTMAS is one of the most celebrated festivals of the year and Malaga is among the must-see places to visit over the festive season. Just
Free nursery places announced in education budget
VICENT MARZA, the Minister of Education, Culture and Sports, announced on Tuesday that all children aged 2-3 would receive free nursery places in both public
EUTHANASIA DEBATE: Woman ‘ignored’ after asking to be painlessly killed in Spain’s Zaragoza takes own life
AN elderly woman crippled by a painful hip condition that left her bedridden in constant pain, has killed herself after her pleas for euthanasia were
Chef Jose Andres tells rival politicians to join forces to stop pollution in the Mar Menor in Spain
INTERNATIONAL chef and philanthropist, Jose Andres, has told rival Spanish political leaders to come together to stop pollution in the Mar Menor. Asturias-born Andres won
Bankia and CaixaBanks will be unable to transfer cash through Bizum for several days
CUSTOMERS will be unable to make cash transfers through Bizum for several days ahead of a scheduled cut in services. The hault in services –
Jail for 12 Moroccans who forced the landing in Palma
A JUDGE in Palma has issued a provisional prison sentence to 12 young Moroccans who fled onto the runway at Palma de Mallorca airport on Friday night, causing
DRAW: Teams for European Cricket League finals at Spain’s Cartama Oval
ALL eyes of European cricket lovers will turn to Cartama near Spain’s Malaga next February. The 2022 Bet2Ball European Cricket League draw has been made
Star buys: Man charged with sending meteorite prices into orbit
AN out of this world meteorite has been sold – and it’s value is astronomical. The fragment – that spent 4,500 of years passing through
Guardia Civil in Spain gets protective over uniform replicas
FILM, television, and theatre companies in Spain will have to get Guardia Civil permission to use exact replicas of their uniforms. A Royal Decree published