Vulnerable families in Spain have until March 31 to request government’s €200 benefit cheque
FROM today, vulnerable families in Spain can apply for a one-off €200 cheque introduced by the government in a bid to help them with the
New study: Increased diabetes risk for people previously hit with Covid-19
People who have previously been infected with Covid-19 could stand at increased risk for diabetes, according to a new study. Doctors at Cedars-Sinai Medical Centre
Spain’s declining birth rate hits a new historic low in 2022
THE DECLINING trend for Spain’s birth rate has been confirmed once more by the latest figures from the National Statistics Institute (INE). According to an
‘It’s a miracle’: How all 17 siblings of Turkish expat living in Spain survived horror earthquake
Turkish expat Refik Agri waited in quiet dread for five hours as he got nothing but radio silence from his family after a 7.8 magnitude
Construction work starts on new €50 million data centre in Spain’s Valencia region
MEXICAN information technology company Kio will open the Valencian Community’s biggest data centre before the end of the year. The centre costing €50 million will
Teacher in Spain’s Cordoba province slammed for using blackface and exaggerated accent in video about Africa
A TEACHER at a school in the Andalusian province of Cordoba has been widely criticised online after a video circulated in which she appeared in
Spain’s government planning to offer temporary residency to illegal migrants who take vocational trainingÂ
THE SPANISH government is planning on granting temporary residence permits to illegal migrants in the country if they sign up for vocational training, which is
Parents get €1.2 million after baby’s birth was mishandled in Spain’s Mar Menor
A SAN JAVIER couple will get €1.2 million in compensation after the birth of their baby boy left him with a permanent disability. The award
New blood donors in 2022 rose by 20% in Spain’s Costa Blanca and Valencia areas
PEOPLE donating blood for the first time went up by 20% last year in the Valencian Community. The regional Transfusion Centre said 16,223 people responded
Find your paradise in Spain
NEW real estate agency Alison Norton Properties specialises in property relocation, with the business owner herself moving to Spain from Cape Town in South Africa.Â
Woman tries to extort money from her mother in bogus kidnap plot on Spain’s Costa Blanca
A 45-year-old woman has been arrested along with two men after trying to extort money out of her Alicante mother by lying about a fake
Food inflation remains at over 15% in Spain despite January tax cut
FOOD inflation in Spain stayed at over 15% in January despite an IVA tax cut on some basic products. The National Institute of Statistics(INE) on
2 bedroom Terraced Villa for sale in Torrox Park with pool – € 220,000
Torrox Park, Málaga 2 beds 1 baths € 220,000 2-Bedroom terraced house with communal pool And sea views in Torrox Park Interesting 2-bedroom
Spanish government agrees to increase minimum wage by 8% for 2023
The Spanish government has decided to increase the minimum wage by 8% for 2023. The raise will mean about 2.5 million low/salary workers will receive
Prolific home robber arrested on Spain’s Costa Blanca after special police operation
THE GUARDIA CIVIL have arrested a prolific burglar and charged him with 23 home robberies in the Vega Baja area of Alicante Province- half of
Gibraltar police and fire service to move to new residential and park development at Rooke site
GIBRALTAR’S police and fire service will move their headquarters to a new development at the old Rooke site which will include residential buildings and parks.
Crooked cop who tries to steal €6,200 watch from arrested man banned from the force in Spain’s Andalucia
A POLICEMAN who tried to steal a €6,200 watch from an arrested man in Spain’s Estepona lost his job and got a two-year suspended prison
MSC Cruises to bring more than 100,000 tourists to Spain’s Malaga this summer
MSC CRUISES, the third largest cruise company in the world by number of passengers, expects to bring more than 100,000 cruise passengers to the port
Elderly pensioner on moped smashes into pram at Gibraltar zebra crossing, gets month-long driving ban
A COURT banned an elderly pensioner from driving in Gibraltar after she mowed down a pram with a baby in it at a zebra crossing.
McArthurGlen to invest €75 million to expand designer outlet in Spain’s Malaga
THE McArthurGlen group, owner, developer and manager of designer outlet stores in Europe, will invest €75 million euros to expand its outlet mall in Malaga.
Criminal gang providing fake residency cards to Nigerian migrants busted by Spain’s National Police
SPAIN’S National Police force has busted a criminal ring that was forging residency cards for migrants in an irregular situation, thus allowing them to work.
Torremolinos police chase: Thieves caught after robbing 195,000 euros worth of jewelry
Crooks who stole 195,000 euros worth of jewelry have been chased through the streets of Torremolinos after a brazen robbery during broad daylight. Police spotted
Student groups claim ‘Israeli officer’ pulled out gun during protest at university in the Spanish capital
OFFICERS from Spain’s National Police force are investigating allegations that an Israeli officer brandished a firearm during a protest last week in Madrid’s Complutense University.
Sunny year ahead for Spain’s real estate market
THE property market finally exploded in 2022. After two years of relative stasis, it picked up massively as Covid restrictions came to an end. Almost
While Spanish victims are forced to wait for justice, Portugal publishes report on abuses in the Catholic Church
A DEVASTATING report published this week has revealed that at least 4,815 children were sexually abused by members of the Catholic Church in Portugal over
Costa Blanca fire rescue team return home to Spain with moving tales of Turkey earthquake devastation
ALICANTE’S specialist fire rescue team has returned home after going out to Turkey to assist in rescuing survivors of the devastating earthquakes that struck the