Tag: Portugal
QUICK APOLOGY as Spain flip-flops over COVID-19 tests for visitors crossing over from Portugal
SPAIN has apologised to Portugal and will scrap new land border rules tomorrow(June 9), just two days after introducing them. It's a very quick U-turn...
SNUBBED! Spain is omitted from UK ‘Green’ travel list but neighbours Gibraltar and Portugal make it
SPAIN has been passed over for inclusion on the new UK 'Green' travel list because its overall COVID infection rate is too high. The details...
Spain-Portugal border closure extended until after Easter holidays
SPAIN’S government has yet again extended the ban on crossing the Portuguese border for all but justified journeys. Police checks at the border with Portugal...
BUSTED: Police in Spain arrest 46 involved in huge trafficking gang importing drugs from Morocco
A NETWORK of warehouses from Gibraltar to Barcelona have been raided, revealing a large scale and ‘perfectly-structured’ drug trafficking operation led by a man...
Spain’s leader of health emergencies Fernando Simon pictured surfing in Portugal days after advising against travel between provinces
Fernando Simon caught surfing in Portugal amid a surge of COVID-19 outbreaks.
REVEALED: ‘Child therapist’ tracked down by Olive Press was Maddie McCann suspect’s ‘partner in crime’ in Portugal as more...
In an explosive documentary on Portugal’s national RTP TV station, the attractive German from Wurzburg, has been accused of pinpointing ‘good properties to rob’ for the pair
Expats destroyed vital DNA clues as Maddie suspect linked to more sex crimes and potentially a child rape in...
One expat questioned whether he could have been involved in a child rape during the Dragon Festival in Granada in 2007
Spain and Portugal reopen border after coronavirus lockdown
SPAIN reopened its border with Portugal yesterday after a three month closure to prevent the spread of COVID-19. Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez and his...
EXCLUSIVE: Footage of property where paedophile and suspect Christian Brueckner lived in the months after Madeleine McCann disappeared from...
The extensive property sits in the sleepy village of Foral, around 50 minutes drive inland from Praia de Luz, where three-year-old Maddie vanished in 2007
Name and picture of German man suspected of kidnapping Madeleine McCann released
THE German man suspected of kidnapping Madeleine McCann has been named and his picture has been released for the first time.
Spanish Government goes back on decision to open land borders with France and Portugal on June 22
SPAIN’S Government has gone back on its statement that land borders with France and Portugal will open on June 22, but has instead clarified that they will open on July 1.
Father and stepmother arrested in Portugal after body of girl, 9, found in forest
A FATHER and stepmother in Portugal have been arrested for their alleged involvement in the death their nine-year-old daughter. Judicial Police cuffed the pair in...
New invention solves ‘corked wine’ problem and will help Spain and Portugal’s huge cork estates grow and thrive
The discovery comes as it emerged that the number of wines using corks has risen by 600,000 bottles a year, while plastic stopper use has fallen by four million units
‘MY HEROES’: How a British cyclist was taken in by Spanish farmers in Andalucia after becoming stuck in southern...
A BRITISH cyclist says he has been left ‘overwhelmed’ by the help he has received after becoming trapped in southern Spain during the nationwide...
Police arrest Spanish ‘gang’ after British CEOs hacked in €10 million email scam
The scam affected firms from 12 countries, including Germany, Luxembourg, Portugal, Chile, Belgium, Venezuela, Bulgaria, Norway and the US
Drunk British mum ‘high on cannabis’ arrested after screaming ‘you can’t f*****g stop me’ on Birthday flight to Spain
She was dragged off the plane by Portuguese police, before being summoned to court in the UK
Don’t let a low budget stop you looking for a home in Spain or Portugal – the hillside option
Do you ever dream about buying a home in Spain or Portugal, but believe that it must be far too expensive? If you take a...
Netflix announces in-depth Maddie McCann documentary, featuring the Olive Press and ‘never before heard’ testimonies
The Disappearance of Madeleine McCann will be available to stream on March 15
DOUBLE TROUBLE: Ronaldo gets 23-month jail sentence and €18.8m fine for tax evasion in Spain as Alonso maintains innocence
Unlike Ronaldo, Alonso did not accept a deal put forward by prosecutors
British ‘gang boss’ arrested for murder in Spain is wanted for 29 crimes and could face 100 years in...
POLICE in Tenerife have arrested a man wanted by Scottish authorities for 29 crimes, including murder. Authorities think the 35-year-old fugitive, thought to be from...
Spain rocked by earthquake as 2 million feel houses ‘shaking’
The 'strong' 3.7 magnitude quake affected mostly residents in Galicia
WATCH: Police in Malaga seize 6,000kg cocaine hidden in bananas and recover guns and €300,000 in cash
Drug traffickers had hidden the cocaine, believed to have originated from Ecuador, underneath bananas in cardboard boxes
Hurricane Leslie could be heading towards southern Spain bringing winds of more than 70km/hr
A TROPICAL storm could be heading towards southern Spain. Hurricane Leslie is currently on a trajectory towards the gulf of Cadiz, according to the Miami...
EXCLUSIVE: British expats in Spain lose MILLIONS following mysterious collapse of foreign exchange firm
Victims have now formed an action group with nearly 200 members
HELL ON EARTH: One dead as killer heatwave will see temperatures reach 48C in southern Spain TODAY
RED alerts have been issued across Spain as a killer heatwave continues to spread across the country. Thanks to a hot air blast from the...
Ryanair strikes begin in Spain as unions and bosses fail to reach agreement
RYANAIR strikes have begun in Spain after last-minute talks between unions and management failed. Some 600 flights have been cancelled as cabin crew in Portugal,...
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COVID-19 hospital cases fall to double figures for the first time since July 2020 in the Costa Blanca area...
HOSPITAL admissions caused by COVID-19 have fallen into double figures for the first time since July 2020 in the Valencian Community. Today's(June 23) figures show...
