40-year-old Irishman drowns off Costa Blanca beach in Spain’s Alicante
A MAN, confirmed as Irish by local police, drowned whilst swimming off the coast of Alicante at around 5.30pm on Thursday. The man got into
Commuter misery: Rail strikes cause travel chaos across Spain as hundreds of trains cancelled
RAILWAY strikes have caused chaos and misery for travellers across Spain for the second consecutive day as hundreds of trains are cancelled, leaving thousands in
Man ‘kills’ father for abusing his nine-year-old son in Spain’s Valencia – but is acquitted of murder
A MAN who beat his 75-year-old father to death after discovering he had been abusing his nine-year-old son has been cleared of murder in Torrent,
Madrid to lift all COVID-19 restrictions at bars, clubs, restaurants and entertainment venues but masks still required indoors
RESTRICTIONS at hospitality and entertainment venues will be lifted in the Madrid region from Monday October 4. For the first time since the pandemic began
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Protestors battle against massive solar farms that threaten to destroy most beautiful countryside in Spain’s Andalucia
HUNDREDS of people gathered outside the regional parliament in Sevilla on Thursday to protest against plans for massive solar farms that threaten to ruin some
LISTED: 17 health districts in Spain’s Andalucia given green light to transition to Alert Level 0—and will see all restrictions lifted
SEVENTEEN health districts in Andalucia have dropped down into Alert Level 0 and will see a return to ‘normality’. Following a meeting by the territorial
EXCLUSIVE: Meet the Brexit refugees who fled Britain for a new life in Spain
BRITISH expats living in Spain watching events unfold in the UK in recent days may be forgiven for feeling a certain Schadenfreude as critics of
BREXIT: New rules means Spanish travellers to UK must show passport not ID card to enter from Oct 1
EUROPEAN travellers visiting the UK will no longer be allowed entry by showing an ID card and from October 1 must present a valid passport.
Popstar Shakira attacked by wild boars in Barcelona park
Singer Shakira was attacked by a pair of marauding wild boars who snatched her bag while she was walking with her son in a park
Illegal exotic animals seized at fair in Madrid
POLICE have had to turn zookeepers after they seized 30 fruit bats, a boa constrictor and a python from an animal fair in Madrid. Officers
Busy bees! Spain tops list as Europe’s biggest honey producer
SPANISH beekeepers care for an astonishing 3 million hives, making it the leading EU nation for honey production. A survey by EU Agriculture designed to show
Alicante nougat maker sets new record for biggest ever turron in Spain
LOVERS of Spanish nougat ‘turron’ had a treat at Alicante’s Gastronomy Fair 2021 – they had the chance to tuck into the biggest turron bar
Outrage: Phone company threatens fine over missing router lost in house collapse that killed two in Spain’s Castellon
A MAN whose partner and son were killed when his house collapsed has been threatened with a fine by telecommunications company MasMovil for not returning
Spain to ban plastic packaging for fruit and veg
THE sale of fruit and veg in plastic packaging is to be banned in Spain from 2023. A royal decree is in the process of
Debate rages in Spain’s Valencia region over introduction of tourist tax
THE controversy over the introduction of a tourist tax in the region of Valencia rumbles on in the region’s parliament after a debate which lasted
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LA PALMA VOLCANO: Animals suffer and change behaviour as eruptions continue
WILDLIFE on the island of La Palma is facing a crisis as its volcano continues to erupt. Manuel Nogales from the The Spanish National Research
Rare classics celebrated with Open Day at Premier Bodyshop on Costa del Sol
VEHICLE repair specialist, Premier Bodyshops, celebrated a classic car open day on Saturday, September 25. Aiden Hammond, the company director said that the ‘whole street
EXPLAINER: These are the new COVID-19 measures—including face mask rules—in Spain’s Andalucia from Friday
HALF of Andalucia’s health districts are set to be given the green light to transition into Alert Level 0. Following a meeting by the territorial
Unsettling statue of ‘drowning girl’ disturbs onlookers in the north of Spain
ALMOST imperceptible against the glassy waters of Bilbao’s River Nervion, an eerie human face stares out from the tide. But the unsettling lifelike body –
Thank you for the music: Clock in Spain pays moving musical tribute to Paco de Lucia
IT is seven years since flamenco guitarist and songwriter Paco de Lucia died suddenly from a heart attack while on a family holiday in Mexico.
Cheers to that! HEINEKEN opens the way to green distribution in Spain with fleet of eco trucks
HEINEKEN’S pints are becoming greener than ever thanks to a new fleet of eco delivery trucks launched in Sevilla. Specially designed for the most sustainable
Deepika Padukone set to jet into Spain’s Mallorca to shoot new Bollywood film
As well as a 20 day stop on the Balearic island, the crew is also set to make pit-stops in Cadiz and Vejer De La
Spain braced for travel chaos over October puente as eight days of rail strike called
SPAIN’S train drivers and railway workers have called an eight days of strike beginning Thursday September 30 and lasting into the bank holiday weekend. The
Vaccination centre closes its doors with 90% of local teenagers jabbed against Covid-19 on Spain’s Costa Blanca
ORIHUELA’S El Escorratel social centre has now packed away vaccination equipment and returned to its traditional function, after immunising 90% of local people aged 12