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Fresh job losses expected at Sabadell Bank as Spain's banking sector continues staff purges

Spain announces €100 support package for every low income family in 2022

THE Spanish Government has announced additional funding that the minister of Social Rights hopes will help tackle child poverty in Spain. The support package includes a direct

14 Oct, 2021 @ 17:44

Lead·National News

Power prices take inflation in Spain to 13-year-high as government is unhappy with the EU

Electricity price hikes take inflation in Spain to 13-year-high as government criticises the EU

SPAIN’S inflation rate has hit its highest mark since September 2008 due mainly to rising power prices. The National Statistics Institute(INE) said this Thursday that

14 Oct, 2021 @ 17:00

Business & Finance·Lead

Pedestrian, 20, dies on Costa del Sol after early morning road crash horror

A 20-YEAR-OLD has died after being hit by a car on a motorway on the Costa del Sol. The youngster was killed on the A-7

14 Oct, 2021 @ 16:15

Lead·Malaga

Warning issued over scam targeting Gibraltar International Bank with fake messages used to steal account data

FRAUDSTERS are targeting Gibraltar’s International Bank by sending out fake text messages to trick clients into revealing account information. The Royal Gibraltar Police have warned

14 Oct, 2021 @ 15:30

Gibraltar·Lead

Twin Girls Suffer Serious Injuries In Head On Car Crash On The Costa Blanca In Spain

Twin girls seriously injured in ‘head-on’ car crash on the Costa Blanca in Spain

TWIN nine-year-old girls were seriously injured in a car crash on an Elche area road on the Costa Blanca on Wednesday(October 13). Two cars collided

14 Oct, 2021 @ 14:45

Costa Blanca·Lead

Imminent terror strike stopped in Spain as five jihadists detained in Barcelona and Madrid

SPANISH National Police, with the support of EUROPOL, stopped an imminent terror attack on Wednesday after detaining five suspected terrorists in Barcelona and Madrid. Police

14 Oct, 2021 @ 14:00

Barcelona·Catalunya·Crime & Law·Lead·Madrid·National News

Man arrested after firing shots at windows at university campus in northern Spain

PANIC spread at a university campus in Spain’s Basque Country on Wednesday afternoon after a man fired shots at the window of a building full

14 Oct, 2021 @ 13:45

Crime & Law·Lead

Gibraltar hails return of cruise tourism as Fred Olsen’s Borealis docks on maiden voyage to the Rock

GIBRALTAR gave a warm welcome to new cruise ship MS Borealis on its maiden voyage to the Rock with its arrival hailed as a sign

14 Oct, 2021 @ 13:15

Gibraltar·Lead

2 bedroom Apartment for sale in Estepona with pool – € 218,000

Apartment Estepona, Málaga 2 beds 2 baths € 218,000 Located in the sought after area of La Resina Golf & Country Club,Estepona,a desirable

14 Oct, 2021 @ 13:07

Featured Property

Gibraltar police officers awarded Spain’s Order of Merit for cross-border police cooperation against criminal gangs

Two officers from Gibraltar’s police force have been honoured for their work with Spain’s Guardia Civil in tackling money laundering and drug trafficking crimes. In

14 Oct, 2021 @ 13:00

Gibraltar·Lead

Alicante Area Factory Owner Ran Sweatshop In Spain Which Exploited Workers With Low Wages

Alicante area sweatshop owner in Spain ‘locked up’ workers for poorly paid 12 hour shifts with no COVID-19 protection

A textile factory owner has been arrested in Alicante Province for running a sweatshop that exploited employees. The businessman, 44, was detained by the Policia

14 Oct, 2021 @ 12:45

Alicante·Crime & Law·Lead·Valencian Community

Eruption Du Volcan Cumbe Vieja Sur L Ile De La Palma Aux Canaries Espagne Le 03/10/2021 News : Eruption Du Volcan Cumb

VIDEO: Watch rivers of lava carry huge boulders from Spain’s La Palma volcano as experts warn no sign of end to eruption

DRAMATIC footage captured by drone shows the red hot lava flows carrying huge boulders surging towards the sea on the island of La Palma. The

14 Oct, 2021 @ 10:37

Canary Islands·Lead

Load of bull! Instagram removes Isabel Diaz Ayuso’s bullfighting photo in Las Ventas for ‘extreme violence’ breach

ISABEL Diaz Ayuso’s Instagram post has been taken down from the Community of Madrid Instagram after she shared photos of herself in the Las Ventas

13 Oct, 2021 @ 20:30

Lead·Politics

Villarejo Screenshot La Sexta Tv Documentary

Former police boss Jose Villarejo facing jail term for ‘running 20 year spying and corruption operation’ that implicated Spain’s great and good

WITH a network of crooked politicians, dirty cops, wiretaps and secret bank accounts, it might be the plot of a blockbuster Hollywood crime thriller. But

13 Oct, 2021 @ 19:55

Lead·National News·Politics

Iceland do it first and Spanish men at 19…according to world map showing average age people lose their virginity

MOST Spanish men lose their virginity at 19 according to a study that has pinpointed the average age for first-time sex in 35 countries. Icelandic

13 Oct, 2021 @ 19:30

Entertainment·Lead·National News·Other News

Far-right writer gets prison time for using offensive language to say that gay people caused monkeypox virus in Spain

Developers of unfinished Trampolin Hills urbanisation in Spain’s Murcia go on trial for defrauding overseas home buyers

TWO men accused of conning foreign property buyers at a Murcia development have gone on trial and blamed each other. One of them claimed to

13 Oct, 2021 @ 19:00

Crime & Law·Lead·Murcia

TAKING IT EASEL: Boris Johnson relaxes on Costa del Sol break but gets slammed by UK papers

A RELAXED Boris Johnson has been spotted channeling his inner Winston Chrchill while on holiday on the Costa del Sol. The Prime Minister is staying

13 Oct, 2021 @ 18:46

Lead

Christopher Columbus statue splattered in red paint in Spain’s Granada in ‘colonization’ protest

TWO women have been arrested in Granada accused of vandalising a statue of Christopher Columbus. The suspects, aged 29 and 24, were cuffed for allegedly

13 Oct, 2021 @ 18:30

Crime & Law·Granada·La Cultura·Lead·Other News·Politics

BULLS OFF THE MENU: Spain’s €400 ‘culture vulture’ voucher for 18-year-olds will exclude bullfights

A ROW has broken out after it was revealed a €400 ‘gift voucher’ birthday present to 18-year-olds to spend on ‘cultural’ activities will not have

13 Oct, 2021 @ 17:45

La Cultura·Lead·National News

Work begins to repair Barcelona’s famous Las Ramblas after cracks appear on touristy avenue

BARCELONA City Council has begun work to repair the pavement of the city’s famous ‘Rambla’, the poor condition of which has sparked complaints from local

13 Oct, 2021 @ 17:00

Barcelona·Catalunya·Lead

Costa Blanca airport suffers 40% fall in travellers to Spain compared to September 2019

PASSENGER numbers at Alicante-Elche airport still have a long way to go in order to match pre-pandemic figures. Figures for September from airport operator Aena

13 Oct, 2021 @ 16:30

Costa Blanca·Lead·Travel News

cocaine found in wig barcelona: photo Policia urbana

Woman arrested for smuggling cocaine into Spain’s Barcelona hidden beneath her wig

A WOMAN has been arrested in Barcelona after police found 760 grams of cocaine, distributed among 58 packages, under her “bulky” wig. Police in Barcelona

13 Oct, 2021 @ 16:00

Barcelona·Catalunya·Crime & Law·Lead

Investigation suggests rising pig slurry discharges might be causing Mar Menor lagoon pollution in Spain

Pig farm slurry discharges may be causing Mar Menor lagoon pollution in Spain

A big rise in intensive pig farming may have played a significant role in pollution suffered by the Mar Menor lagoon in recent years. Environmentalists

13 Oct, 2021 @ 14:44

Environment·Lead·Mar Menor·Murcia

Estate agent predicts ‘record year’ for Brits buying property on Spain’s Costa del Sol

SPAIN’S property market is booming and in contradiction to tabloid reports that Brits are leaving in droves, British buyers are in fact back in full

13 Oct, 2021 @ 13:30

Brexit·Lead·Property

2 bedroom Apartment for sale in Los Monteros with pool garage – € 295,000

Apartment Los Monteros, Málaga 2 beds 2 baths € 295,000 Turnkey flats, duplexes and triplexes with large terraces. Elements Marbella offers different types

13 Oct, 2021 @ 13:07

Featured Property

Computer hacking accusations at Torrevieja Hospital in Spain as private company says regional government stole files

Computer hacking accusations at Torrevieja Hospital on Spain’s Costa Blanca as private company says regional government ‘stole files’

THE private company that manages Torrevieja Hospital has complained to the Guardia Civil about a computer hack allegedly committed by the Valencian Health Ministry. The

13 Oct, 2021 @ 12:47

Costa Blanca·Health·Lead·Torrevieja·Valencian Community

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