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Revealed: The bullfighting capitals of Spain’s Andalucia – which hosted more than 600 events last year

STATISTICS released by the Junta have revealed that Spain’s emblematic but highly controversial sport is alive and well in Andalucia. There were 682 bullfighting events

7 Feb, 2024 @ 07:23

Andalucia·Cadiz·Cordoba·Granada·Huelva·Jaen·Lead·Sevilla

What a Caulker! Malaga City scores first victory since former England defender took the reins last month

JUST a month after a former England defender took the helm, Malaga City have secured their first win. They defeated Rincon 1-0 at their home

6 Feb, 2024 @ 17:16

Andalucia·Lead·Malaga·Sport

Norovirus outbreak in Spain: Health chiefs investigate after 40 people are infected at a school in Andalucia

ANDALUCIA health officials are investigating a norovirus outbreak that affected around 40 people at an Almeria province school. The outbreak was reported at the CEIP

6 Feb, 2024 @ 17:00

Almeria·Andalucia·Health·Lead·Other News

Feline at home: Visit the adorable ‘cat mansion’ in Spain’s Valencia

VALENCIA truly is a cat friendly city, with its very own mansion dedicated to our furry friends. When mediaeval warrior El Cid conquered Valencia in

6 Feb, 2024 @ 15:55

Animals·Olive Press Travel·Valencia·Valencian Community

Is a serial killer at work in Spain? Three farmers are found dead in very similar circumstances over a three-month period

THE mysterious deaths of three farmers in the Spanish countryside has raised suspicions among police investigators that there may be a serial killer at work

6 Feb, 2024 @ 14:34

Catalunya·Crime & Law·Lead·Navarra·Other News

Spain is largest 'eurozone' country with biggest 'real wage' fall in 2022

Spanish government gives green light to 5% increase in minimum wage

SPAIN’S Socialist-led Cabinet gave the green light on Tuesday to a 5% increase in the country’s minimum wage for 2024, increasing it from €1,080 a

6 Feb, 2024 @ 13:51

Lead·Politics

Live-in care: The preferred care option offering a personalised service

IT’S a difficult enough time when you realise an elderly parent or close relative needs care. Let alone arranging this when you live overseas. With a

6 Feb, 2024 @ 13:28

Business & Finance·Health·Other News·Sponsored

Sigourney Weaver is coming to Spain: Alien star, 74, will receive a prestigious Goya award

THE star of the Alien and Avatar movies, Sigourney Weaver, has been announced on Tuesday as the winner of the 2024 International Goya Award. Weaver,

6 Feb, 2024 @ 13:25

Celebrity·Entertainment·La Cultura·Lead·Other News

Drought latest in Spain: Water brought in by ships risks being contaminated, expert warns

A LEADING expert has warned that water brought to drought-hit areas by ship runs the risk of becoming contaminated. Jaime Lora Garcia, the deputy director

6 Feb, 2024 @ 12:42

Andalucia·Catalunya·Lead·Other News·Weather

Farmer protests in Spain arrive to the Costa del Sol: Roads and ports are blocked by tractors

FARMERS are blocking access to Malaga port as part of a Europe wide protest against agricultural policies established in Brussels. READ MORE: Farmers in Spain

6 Feb, 2024 @ 12:29

Andalucia·Lead·Malaga·Must Read

‘Heaviest rains since 2022’ finally predicted to soak Spain’s Costa del Sol this week

WEATHER experts are finally predicting a drought-smashing torrential downpour will hit Malaga this week. After an alarmingly dry rainy season, it was beginning to look

6 Feb, 2024 @ 12:14

Andalucia·Lead·Malaga·Other News·Weather

3 bedroom Finca/Country House for sale in Felanitx with pool garage – € 1,400,000

Finca/Country House Felanitx, Majorca 3 beds 3 baths € 1,400,000 Lost in the nature of the highest part, between S'Horta and Felanitx, built

6 Feb, 2024 @ 11:05

Featured Property

Real Betis midfielder William Carvalho the latest La Liga footballer accused of rape: Portugal midfielder ‘grabbed her by the head and forced her to perform a sexual act’

REAL Betis star William Carvalho is the latest La Liga footballer to be accused of a sex crime after he allegedly forced a girl to

6 Feb, 2024 @ 10:30

Andalucia·Lead·Sevilla·Sport

The long-term growth of Spanish horse racing has created several prestigious race tracks

Horse Racing is typically most prevalent in nations such as the United Kingdom and the United States of America. In the former, it has for

6 Feb, 2024 @ 10:29

Footballer in Spain is poked in the bottom by a fan: La Liga star demands action over ‘sexual assault’ and suggests the reaction would be different if he was a woman

SEVILLA star Lucas Ocampos is calling on La Liga authorities to take action after a Rayo Vallecano supporter appeared to stick his finger up the

6 Feb, 2024 @ 10:12

Lead·Sport

Farmer protests cause chaos in Spain: Roads are completely blocked by tractors in Valencia

HUNDREDS of Valencia farmers took to their tractors on Tuesday morning to travel along main roads around the city to call for a better deal

6 Feb, 2024 @ 10:10

Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

British expat turns 103 in Spain: Ivy Rhodes says ‘chocolate and whisky’ are her ‘secret’ to a long life

‘CHOCOLATE and whisky’ are the ‘secret’ to a long life, says 102 year-old British expat. READ MORE: Want to live to 116? Top tips from

6 Feb, 2024 @ 09:55

Andalucia·Lead·Malaga·Must Read

WATCH: Gibraltar monkey goes viral after ‘invading’ Spain and enjoying a day out in La Linea

THE border between Spain and Gibraltar is infamous for its stringent checks and lengthy queues. But one nimble creature has managed to avoid the tribulations

6 Feb, 2024 @ 09:30

Animals·Gibraltar·Lead

British Holidaymaker Dies After Plunging From Seventh Floor Magaluf Hotel Balcony On Spain's Mallorca

British tourist who confessed to raping his son’s friend in Spain’s Mallorca is jailed

A BRITISH man who raped a woman his son had chatted up at the hotel pool in his in Mallorca has been sent to jail

6 Feb, 2024 @ 07:00

Balearic Islands·Lead·Mallorca

Ayuso President Of The Community Of Madrid Speaks About Accusations Of The Pp

Madrid premier raises ire of Rayo Vallecano fans: Isabel Ayuso suggests stadium should be moved out of the working-class district of Spain’s capital

FIRST-TIME visitors to the Campo de Futbol de Vallecas stadium will no doubt be surprised by what they see when they go to watch La

5 Feb, 2024 @ 17:01

Lead·Madrid·Politics·Sport

Property ‘scam’ in Spain’s Andalucia: HUNDREDS of buyers pay up to €55,000 each for homes that will NEVER be built

This province in eastern Spain has just had its biggest year for building homes since 2007

ALICANTE province has clocked the highest number of new houses built in a year since the property boom of 2007. The number of new properties

5 Feb, 2024 @ 16:59

Alicante·Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Lead·Other News·Property·Torrevieja·Valencian Community

Gone in 60 seconds: Spain’s National Police bust Bulgarian gang that could steal cars in less than a minute

IT may sound like the plot of a Nicolas Cage movie, but Spain’s National Police have managed to bust a real-life gang of Bulgarian origin

5 Feb, 2024 @ 16:27

Crime & Law·Other News

PICTURED: British expat and urbanisation president who ‘paid himself more than the deputy PM of SPAIN’ – as neighbours on the Costa del Sol defend his character

THIS is the British expat who has gone viral in Spain after allegedly giving himself a salary of more than €86,000 – for a job

5 Feb, 2024 @ 16:22

Estepona·EXCLUSIVE·Lead·Must Read

Trial for ex-Barcelona star Dani Alves begins in Spain: Footballer is accused of raping a woman, 23, in a nightclub

FORMER Barcelona and Brazil footballer Dani Alves has appeared in court this Monday, January 5, charged with the rape of a woman, 23, in a

5 Feb, 2024 @ 16:08

Crime & Law·Lead·Other News·Sport

Banco Santander ordered to pay banker €68 million just months after big staff cuts and branch closures in Spain

Santander bank plummets by 5% on Spain’s stock exchange amid reports it was used by Iran to avoid international sanctions

SPAIN’S largest bank, Banco Santander, saw 5% of its value wiped off in the Spanish stock market on Monday, after the Financial Times reported that

5 Feb, 2024 @ 15:46

Business & Finance·Lead·Other News

Spain’s Catalonia to split cost of bringing in water by boat with central government, in desperate bid to combat ongoing drought

THE Catalan regional government agreed the terms of a deal on Monday with the central administration in Madrid that will see water brought to Barcelona

5 Feb, 2024 @ 15:18

Barcelona·Catalunya·Environment·Lead·Other News

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