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Spain's government approves BBVA takeover of Sabadell Bank but with massive strings attached

The EU warns Spain not to block €11 billion BBVA-Sabadell mega-merger

The European Union has cautioned the Spanish government against blocking the controversial proposed €11 billion mega-merger of two of the country’s largest banks. Spain’s economy

28 May, 2025 @ 16:24

Business & Finance·Catalunya·Lead

Cyberattack at Santander bank in Spain after company detects ‘unauthorised access’ to client database

BANCO Santander has suffered a cyberattack after detecting an ‘unauthorised access’ to a client database. The breach affects its operations in Spain, Chile and Uruguay,

14 May, 2024 @ 12:52

Business & Finance·Lead·National News

Two violent bullies viciously attack younger children at the same Alicante school in Spain

School bullies ordered by court to pay €4,000 to boy who suffered appalling campaign of verbal abuse and physical attacks in Spain

A SYSTEMATIC bullying campaign against a Santander schoolboy has resulted in a court awarding him €4,000 in compensation. Four children and their parents have been

1 Mar, 2024 @ 16:15

Cantabria·Crime & Law·Lead·Other News

Property prices in Spain will increase more than previously expected this year, says Bankinter in latest report

Can I get a 100% mortgage in Spain if I’m British or from the USA? All you need to know about the new ICO scheme

BUYING property can be inaccessible for many, with the financial burden of putting down a deposit too heavy for some would-be-buyers to bear. However, thanks

14 Feb, 2024 @ 14:00

Lead·OP Money Tree·Other News·Property

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

‘I spent less than £100 on a three-day trip to an amazing city in Spain, including return flights – here’s how I did it’

A SAVVY Brit was able to enjoy a three-day holiday in Spain with his friend for less than £100 (€114). TikToker Callum Ryan, 22, booked

14 Oct, 2023 @ 17:00

Lead·Olive Press Travel

1 Caravanas Viajar Covid 19 Autocaravanas Alicante Elche

Spain’s Civil Guard nabs British holidaymaker at Santander ferry port over unpaid hotel bill

HE NEARLY got away with it… A 64-year-old British holidaymaker was arrested by the Spanish Civil Guard as he was about to board a ferry

4 Aug, 2023 @ 12:00

Crime & Law·Lead·Travel News

SNOWFALL: Boat with British flag carrying 2,000 kg of cocaine worth €70 million intercepted in northern Spain

A BOAT waving a British flag that was transporting 2,000 kg of cocaine worth €70 million has been intercepted in northern Spain. The white sailing

3 Aug, 2023 @ 19:00

Cantabria·Crime & Law·Lead·Must Read

Consumer group calls for restaurant inspections across Spain after deadly fire in Madrid

THE BILBAO branch of a franchise of Italian restaurants has removed plastic plants used for decoration from the ceiling, after a blaze broke out in

26 Apr, 2023 @ 12:45

Lead·Madrid·National News

Two fishermen die and one missing after boat sinks off coast of Spain’s Cantabria

TWO FISHERMEN died and one is missing after their boat sank off the coast of Cantabria on Monday morning. The two deceased men came from

3 Apr, 2023 @ 12:32

Lead·National News

Police In Spain's Valencia Discover Three 'classic' Fake Paintings Being Sold For €45 Million

Police in Spain’s Valencia recover three ‘classic’ fake paintings being sold for €45 million

VALENCIAN regional police have seized two fake paintings that had been sold for €33 million as well as a third item that was being marketed

10 Nov, 2022 @ 11:37

Crime & Law·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

Bogus Companies Across Spain Used As Window Dressing Cut Price Waste Disposal Scam

Bogus companies across Spain used as window-dressing in waste disposal scam

THREE people are being probed by the Guardia Civil for illegally storing 700 tonnes of industrial waste via a network of bogus companies. The Guardia’s

7 Mar, 2022 @ 19:53

Crime & Law·Environment·Lead

Gay killer gets 25 years in jail with four murder trials still pending in Spain

Luck runs out for female thief with 20 arrests and releases in Costa Blanca area of Spain

A thief with 20 previous arrests has been detained by the Policia Nacional in Alicante. The 33-year-old woman has eight court warrants out against her.

17 Jan, 2022 @ 12:00

Alicante·Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Torrevieja

Ana Patricia Botin presidenta del Banco Santander

Only one Spaniard made the Forbes list of the world’s 100 most powerful women

ONLY one Spaniard has made it into the Forbes list of the world’s 100 most powerful women and it isn’t Queen Letizia or Penelope Cruz

14 Dec, 2021 @ 19:02

Business & Finance·Lead

These are officially the 10 best tortillas served in Spain

With onions or without? Runny or well done? These are the questions that continue to divide Spanish society when it comes to Spain’s unofficial national

11 Oct, 2021 @ 18:00

Food & Drink·Lead·Olive Press Travel

Police free 260 kilos of live octopus caught in illegal traps in Santoña, northern Spain

THE Civil Guard has managed to free 265 kilos of octopus caught in illegal traps owned by three poachers on the coast of Santoña. Operation

2 Oct, 2021 @ 18:30

Crime & Law·Lead·National News

Expat despairs at insurance company demanding receipts for 100 year old jewellery after robbery on Spain’s Costa Blanca

AN Expat has slammed his insurance company after it demanded receipts for stolen jewellery that had been in the family for 100 years. Brian Snell,

13 Aug, 2021 @ 11:30

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Banks in Spain continue to shed jobs and close branches

THE six main Spanish banks have shed 2,176 jobs and closed 1,188 offices so far during the coronavirus pandemic – with worse to come in

6 Feb, 2021 @ 14:22

Business & Finance·Lead·Other News

Land ahoy! New ferry for British holidaymakers arrives into Portsmouth for first time

BRITTANY Ferries’ new vessel Galicia arrived into Portsmouth International Port yesterday morning, ready for berthing trials before she begins ferrying British sun seekers to Spain

14 Oct, 2020 @ 11:12

EXCLUSIVE: British expat fears losing his home on Spain’s Costa del Sol after being unable to transfer money to his Spanish account to pay off mortgage

A BRITISH expat is worrying he might lose his house, as he has been unable to send money from his British bank account to his

26 Apr, 2020 @ 15:00

Lead·Malaga

Spain’s biggest bank, Santander sees profits plunge a record 35% amid Brexit uncertainty

The bank has added six million customers in the last twelve months and already serves 144 million people worldwide

2 Nov, 2019 @ 10:03

Business & Finance·Lead

PANE-FUL TO WATCH: Photos of ‘crazy’ woman cleaning windows in Spain go viral

The shocking images show the resident climbing out and around the windows of her apartment

11 May, 2018 @ 16:51

Lead·Other News

Ireland’s first EVER direct ferry to Spain sets sail this week

The first trip will depart on Sunday May 6, which will mark the first link between the two countries

1 May, 2018 @ 12:19

Lead·Travel News

Ryanair has just announced three new routes from Spain

PASSENGERS will now be able to fly between Palma and Santander, Valladolid and Zaragoza. The new routes will operate during June to September this year and

24 Apr, 2018 @ 15:38

Lead·Other News