Dutch football fans who humiliated Roma beggars in Madrid ordered to pay €1,500 damages
DUTCH football fans who humiliated and goaded four Roma women begging for money in Madrid’s iconic Plaza Mayor have been ordered to pay €1,500 in
Ryanair extends flight change fee waiver for flights to and from Spain
Budget airline giant Ryanair have announced they will extend their exemption for flight change fees for passengers booking who book European this October and November.
Leading train operator RENFE faces stiff new competition as French rival enters Spain
SPAIN’S number one train operator Renfe is to face fresh competition as a French company has announced its intentions to enter the market in 2021.
Andalucia announces grants to cover rental costs for self-employed workers affected by COVID-19
It is expected to benefit some 9,400 self-employed workers; with nightclub owners and child care businesses being the principal recipients of the aid.
Gibraltar Campo narcos are surrounded, says Spain Interior Minister
DRUG traffickers in the Gibraltar Campo do not have anywhere to go, said the Spanish Interior Minister in La Moncloa.
Modern Fagins use teenager as beggar to pocket almost €2,000 in Spain’s Murcia City
A TEENAGER was forced to beg on the streets of Murcia City by two men who used him to raise money from sympathetic passers-by. The
Spain excluded disabled child from mainstream school and violated inclusive education right says UN
A disabled child from Leon has been discriminated against by the Spanish authorities, a UN human rights committee has concluded. Because of his Down’s syndrome,
Yachts banned after Orca attacks off Spain’s northern coast
YACHTS have been banned along a 100 kilometre stretch of Spain’s northern coast after a series of attacks by Orcas. Also known as Killer Whales,
CASA AMOR: Brace yourselves for a Spanish version of Love Island
LOVE Island, the seismically popular dating reality TV show, has been filmed for the last six seasons in Mallorca. But only now have ITV execs
Spain’s Andalucia registers 1,551 COVID-19 cases in 24 hours, with Malaga counting over 500
It is the second-largest daily increase since the start of the pandemic, surpassing yesterday's 1,536
15 boats carrying more than 230 migrants arrive in Spain’s Balearic Islands
The Guardia Civil and Policia Nacional have so far reported the discovery of 232 people, including seven children
Fraudsters pocketed over €600,000 meant for animal charities during two years on Spain’s Costa Blanca
NATIONAL POLICE have arrested the administrators of a charity in Paterna (Valencia) for allegedly defrauding contributors out of over €600,000. During the last two years,
UK ambassador pledges expats’ rights in Spain are safeguarded
THE UK’s Ambassador to Spain has sought to reassure British expats that their rights to live and work in the country have been protected. Speaking
Junta President does not rule out travel restrictions in Spain’s Andalucia
After six months, COVID-19 has ‘turned our model of society upside down’.
UK’s Poet Laureate Simon Armitage arrives in Spain to pick up butt of sherry
THE UK’s Poet Laureate Simon Armitage, has been in Spain to pick up a butt of sherry. The poet, playwright and novelist, appointed last year,
Tourists recognised for contribution towards ‘positive’ results after summer season closes on Spain’s Costa Blanca
ORIHUELA Council closed the 2020 Summer Season this week and looked back over a very challenging time. The Councillor for Beaches, Ramon Lopez, joined with
Home delivery biker kills woman on pedestrian crossing on Spain’s Costa Blanca
A 56-YEAR-OLD women died in Alicante on Tuesday night(September 22) when she was hit by a motorcycle delivering takeaway food. The incident happened in the
BIG IN JAPAN: Jamon from Spain’s Andalucia sells for world record price of €11,881
It was sold by the Sierra Mayor Jabugo company, which breeds its pigs in the heart of the Sierra de Aracena, in the Picos de
European beach handball tournament returns to resort popular with expats on Spain’s Costa Blanca
ORIHUELA COSTA is to host the “Arena 1000” beach handball tournament for the next three years. The Spanish Federation of Handball visited the region yesterday,
Spain’s Andalucia ‘will monitor’ second homes of Madrid residents as it prepares ‘contingency plan’ to partially lockdown hardest hit COVID-19 areas like Malaga and Sevilla
Large parts of Madrid are currently back under lockdown-like measures, meaning they cannot leave their neighbourhoods unless they have a justified reason to do so
German student completes Spain to Scotland trek with her trusty Shetland Pony
A GERMAN student is on the verge of completing a mammoth trek across Europe to help raise awareness for climate change. Johanna Maria Wurtz is
CHEERS: Spanish beers judged best in the world
THE best beers in the world are Spanish. This is the conclusion of the British-run World Beer Challenge where the best brews are ranked according
EXCLUSIVE: New child sex probe launched against Maddie suspect Brueckner as it emerges he ‘confessed at music festival’ in Spain’s Andalucia in 2008
The German paedophile, who lived in Praia da Luz, where Maddie was snatched in May, 2007, allegedly came clean while negotiating a big drug deal
Opposition party told to ‘supervise, not paralyse’ after ‘continuing complaints’ and fraud accusations on Spain’s Costa Blanca
ROJALES City Council have accused an opposition party of trying to paralyse them with continuous complaints relating to administration. The Democratic Party of Rojales (Pader)
Gang on Spain’s Costa Blanca use smishing scam to con bank customers
EIGHT PEOPLE had €20,000 stolen from their bank accounts after being conned by a Costa Blanca-based smishing scam. Three Moroccan men, aged in their 20s,
Drones roped into search for ‘black panther’ almost two weeks after first sighting in Spain’s Andalucia
The flying devices have been gifted by a farmer from Cordoba, who hopes they will finally bring the mystery to a close