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Spain's Golden Visa is officially no more: Housing crisis and money laundering blamed for closing the door

End of the Golden Visa in Spain: Government moves to annul law that grants residency to wealthy foreigners who invest €500,000 in property

THE Socialist-led Spanish government will take the first step today toward scrapping the country’s ‘golden visa’ scheme, which was introduced in the midst of a

24 Jul, 2024 @ 09:53

Lead·Politics·Property

The swordfish that washed up on a beach in Tarragona

Huge swordfish forces beach closure in eastern Spain

A HUGE swordfish measuring some two metres in length forced the closure of a beach last Thursday in Tarragona province, Catalunya region, eastern Spain. Beachgoers

23 Jul, 2024 @ 16:58

Catalunya

Health authorities in Spain call for calm after detecting possible case of tick-borne Crimean-Congo virus in Sevilla

Health alert in Spain after major city detects a new case of deadly tick-borne disease

A 74-year-old man in Madrid has been confirmed to have been infected with the deadly Crimean–Congo hemorrhagic fever (CCHF) viral disease. The patient went to

23 Jul, 2024 @ 16:24

Health·Lead·Madrid

Michael Douglas at a local fiesta in Mallorca for 80 year olds

Michael Douglas goes native in Spain: Hollywood legend enjoys traditional festival and local food in Mallorca ahead of his 80th birthday

HOLLYWOOD legend Michael Douglas will turn 80 this coming September 25, but judging by the latest video he shared via his Instagram account, he is

23 Jul, 2024 @ 16:00

Celebrity·Lead·Mallorca

Missing British tourist is found alive in Spain after vanishing from Mallorca almost two weeks ago

A BRITISH trainee barrister who went missing 12 days ago on the Balearic island of Mallorca has been found alive and well, although he has

23 Jul, 2024 @ 10:21

Lead·Mallorca

Pedro Sanchez cancels engagements due to death of wife Begoña Gomez's father

Spain’s Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez called to testify in court as part of judicial probe into wife’s business activities

THE Spanish prime minister, Pedro Sanchez, has been notified by a judge that he will have to testify as a witness in an ongoing judicial

22 Jul, 2024 @ 17:17

Crime & Law·Lead·Politics

Spain extends pensionable retirement age

Life expectancy reaches new heights in Spain’s Andalucia – this is why

SPAIN’S average life expectancy is famously high, consistently coming in above neighbouring France or the United States, for example. But in the southern region of

22 Jul, 2024 @ 16:55

Lead

Ana Knezevich latest: Search for body of missing US expat continues in Spain while police in Serbia examine car used by husband

POLICE in Spain are still searching for the body of missing American expat Ana Knezevich, 40, who disappeared from her apartment in Madrid on February

22 Jul, 2024 @ 16:00

Crime & Law·Lead·Madrid

July 18, 2024, Madrid, Madrid, SPAIN: Extreme heat wave reaches Madrid. The thermometers on the bus shelters skyrocket (Credit Image: © Richard Zubelzu/ZUMA Press Wire)

What constitutes a heatwave in Spain? This is the criteria that must be met – as the country braces for another scorcher next week

THE first official heatwave of the Spanish summer so far came to an end on Saturday, as rain arrived in the north of the peninsula.

21 Jul, 2024 @ 13:25

Lead·Weather

Pelagia Noctiluca Purple Striped Jellyfish

Malaga beach with ‘glow in the dark’ waves becomes a hit with influencers – but what’s behind the fluorescent phenomenon?

ONLINE influencers are always looking for interesting content that will make its way to your timeline, and if that content happens to be a beautiful,

21 Jul, 2024 @ 12:17

Lead·Malaga·Nature

Jet2 boss admits some Brits are worried about tourist protests in Spain

US tourists change their holiday plans in Spain after seeing anti-tourism protests and ‘feeling guilty’

THE recent wave of anti-tourism protests in Spain is beginning to take its toll, with visitors to the country admitting that they are starting to

20 Jul, 2024 @ 14:21

Barcelona·Lead·Travel News

Record number of heat-related deaths in Spain during August

Heat-related workplace accidents rose by 24% in Spain last year

THERE were a total of 199 workplace accidents that required time off in 2023 related to extreme heat or sunstroke, a 27% rise on the

17 Jul, 2024 @ 11:55

Business & Finance·Environment·Lead

Body of swimmer in his 50s is found floating off popular beach on Spain’s Costa Blanca

THE body of a man thought to be aged between 50 and 60 was discovered yesterday floating off the coast of Alicante, on Spain’s Costa

17 Jul, 2024 @ 11:37

Alicante·Lead

Magaluf nightclub bouncer arrested for assaulting two British tourists- one of whom could lose their sight in one eye

Brits are warned against ‘modern slavery’ in Spain: UK government says people in Ibiza ‘work many hours for low pay’ while the cost of renting has soared

THE UK government has been warning young people travelling to holiday destinations such as Ibiza, Mallorca and Menorca that they run the risk of being

17 Jul, 2024 @ 11:17

Balearic Islands·Lead·Travel News

Euro 2024: Before the final between Spain and England

Big screens, extra security measures and the promise of a major party in Madrid: Spain and England fans prepare for the Euro 2024 final

THOUSANDS of Spain and England fans were preparing for the Euro 2024 final on Sunday, both in the streets of Berlin and on Spanish shores.

14 Jul, 2024 @ 14:00

Benidorm·Lead·Sport

Ryanair bumps up the number of seats to Spain it is slashing next summer to 1.2m - and kills off Asturias completely

Six arrests as fight breaks out on tarmac as Ryanair flight arrives Spain’s Tenerife from London Stansted

A MAJOR fight broke out on a Ryanair flight that had arrived at the Tenerife Sur-Reina Sofia Airport in the Canary Islands, after departing from

13 Jul, 2024 @ 13:46

Tenerife

Benidorm tourist watches bank app in horror as nine charges are made on stolen card within minutes

Police in this Spanish city warn that late-night thefts are on the rise as thieves take advantage of drunk revellers

POLICE and a citizen patrol are warning residents of Madrid that late-night thefts are on the rise, as thieves take advantage of revellers who are

12 Jul, 2024 @ 17:55

Crime & Law·Lead·Madrid

Santiago Abascal, Vox leader. Photo by Cordon Press

Migration policy sees Spain’s far-right Vox ditch coalition agreements with conservative Partido Popular across Spain, including Valencia, the Balearics and Murcia

SPAIN’S far-right Vox party last night dropped a political bombshell, as it announced it would be walking away from its coalition governments with the conservative

12 Jul, 2024 @ 10:40

Lead·Politics

Pablo Iglesias, Alberto Garzón Y Miren Gorrotxategi En El Acto De Unidas Podemos Para Las Elecciones Vascas En Bilbao

Spain’s police ‘searched for information about Podemos politicians’ nearly 7,000 times as part of so-called ‘dirty war’ against leftist party under Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy

OFFICERS from Spain’s Policia Nacional searched for information about politicians from Podemos some 6,903 times as part of a so-called ‘dirty war’ against the new

11 Jul, 2024 @ 15:44

Lead·Politics

Watch: Hollywood star Will Smith shocks festival-goers at Madrid’s Mad Cool as he turns up to watch Dua Lipa

HOLLYWOOD royalty made an unexpected visit to Madrid on Wednesday, as actor and rapper Will Smith turned up at the first night of the Mad

11 Jul, 2024 @ 14:23

Celebrity·Entertainment·Lead·Madrid

Wife of Spain's Prime Minister proclaims innocence as she testifies in corruption and influence peddling case

Second report absolves Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez’s wife from any wrongdoing in influence peddling case

A SECOND report put together by Spain’s Guardia Civil has not found any wrongdoing by the Spanish prime minister’s wife, Begoña Gomez, as part of

11 Jul, 2024 @ 11:55

Crime & Law·Lead·Politics

Spain's war on tourist apartments continues with new law set to come into effect this week

Spain’s junior coalition party Sumar proposes VAT hike for tourist lets in bid to push landlords to offer longer-term contracts

SPAIN’S leftist alliance Sumar, which is the junior partner in the Socialist-led coalition government, has come up with a range of proposals for tax rises

10 Jul, 2024 @ 17:08

Lead·Politics·Property

One of the Barbary macaque monkeys found in a garden in Granada

Spain’s Guardia Civil opens investigation after two Gibraltar monkeys found caged in terrible conditions inside garden of Granada resident

SPAIN’S Guardia Civil has opened an investigation after two of Gibraltar’s famous Barbary macaques were located caged in the garden of a resident of Granada.

10 Jul, 2024 @ 15:13

Animals·Gibraltar·Granada·Lead

Elephant calves play in Addo Elephant National Park, South Africa, in a file photo from 2021. Credit: Charmaine Joubert/Cover-Images.com

Spanish tourist killed by stampeding elephant in South Africa after trying to take photos of herd

A SPANISH man aged 43 died on Sunday afternoon in South Africa, after he was attacked by an elephant while he tried to take photos

9 Jul, 2024 @ 15:19

Lead·National News

Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman gatecrash Spain's Euro 2024 coverage

‘I’m supporting Spain all the way!’ Two of Hollywood’s biggest stars make surprise appearance during Spanish Euro 2024 coverage to pledge their support for the national team

THE presenter of Spain’s Euro 2024 coverage received two surprise visitors on Sunday, when major Hollywood stars Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman crashed the set

9 Jul, 2024 @ 14:55

Entertainment·Lead·Sport

Begoña Gomez- wife of Spain's PM, Pedro Sanchez- ordered to testify over alleged embezzlement of public money

Wife of Spain’s prime minister threatened with arrest if she fails to attend court when witness in her influence peddling probe gives evidence

A MADRID judge has warned Begoña Gomez, the wife of Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez, that she could be arrested if she does not turn

9 Jul, 2024 @ 14:18

Crime & Law·Lead·Madrid·Politics

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