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As World Tourism Day approaches we explore why Spain brings in the most foreign cash, despite a lower footfall...
The WTO has said many visitors are now choosing Spain for its sports and gastronomic offerings, particularly in the Basque region
Ground staff at Spain’s national airline Iberia will stage eight-week walkout
The Union General de Trabajadores (UGT) has called for strikes every Monday from September 30 until November 18.
BRA-ZILLIONS: Defect €2 coin advertised at €2.5 million on Ebay for depicting goddess Europa ‘wearing a bra’
PAUSE for a moment before purchasing your next pint or pincho de tortilla - the €2 coin in your hand could be...
Investigation must be launched into death of expat who became trapped in car under tunnel during last week’s gota...
A LEGAL association has demanded an investigation in the death of an expat who drowned during the recent gota fria floods.Almeria Acoge says it...
Temperatures will be ‘higher than average’ throughout autumn in Spain’s Andalucia and Costa del Sol
The news will be welcomed by residents in Malaga, who are forecast to receive a downpour today and tomorrow
Marbella struggling to come up with tourism strategy in face of Brexit uncertainty
MARBELLA mayor Angeles Munoz has called for Malaga to resume its tourism promotion in the UK.The Partido Popular leader said it was essential the...
Mystery as dead body found on side of A-7 on Spain’s Costa del Sol
AN investigation has been launched after a dead body was found on the side of A-7 motorway yesterday. The corpse of the 44-year-old man was...
Woman arrested after FAKING gang rape by group of black men to ‘get her boyfriend’s attention’ on Spain’s Costa...
A WOMAN has been arrested after falsely claiming she was raped by a group of black men on the Costa del Sol.Police almost arrested...
Rain and temperature drop for Spain’s Malaga this weekend
MALAGA is expected to experience a temperature drop and rain this weekend. According to weather agency AEMET, the probability of rain throughout much of the...
15 factory workers SACKED as listeria outbreak in Spain’s Malaga threatens sales ahead of vital Christmas period
Other companies are now also considering layoffs at a time when they should be hiring more people to cope with the vital Christmas campaign.
Businesses on Spain’s border with Gibraltar asked to shut down in solidarity with Spanish workers in planned Brexit protest
BUSINESSES which operate on Spain's border with Gibraltar have been asked to remain closed during a planned protest against Brexit. The Asctecg group, which represents...
Spain beat Argentina 95-75 in Basketball World Cup final in Beijing to claim first title for 13 years
It comes after a talented Spain side hosted the competition in 2014, but failed to lift the title, dramatically crashing out against France
Jack Gaioni explores the horrors of a Civil War concentration camp and Franco’s grip on the Spanish press
IF you were hoping for a ‘feel good’ article, read no further.If you were hoping for some logical,...
Parents in Spain advised to check that poor eye sight is not holding their children back, says Specsavers Opticas
Conditions such as squint and amblyopia (lazy eye) can be treated more effectively if they are picked up earlier
Report reveals dangerous flooding in Spain will become MORE frequent in Valencia, Cadiz and Alicante thanks to climate change...
It comes as Alicante and the Costa Blanca have seen biblical flooding this week
WARNING: Listeria outbreak reaches Spain’s Malaga after family served infected meat product in RESTAURANT before flying back to UK
Seven people from the same family went to the Costa del Sol Hospital in Marbella with symptoms of food poisoning
Pedro Sanchez’s PSOE would increase majority if general election held tomorrow, new poll shows
THE PSOE would win a majority of seats if a general election was held tomorrow, a poll has found. The party of caretaker prime minister...
Spain edge Australia 95-88 to reach second-ever Basketball World Cup final after TWO periods of overtime
Spain will now bid to win their second-ever title, taking on the winner of the Argentina-France semifinal, which is to be played later today
Spain ropes in almost 1,000 civil servants to battle Brexit fallout as 400,000 ‘hidden’ Brits expected to officially register
The preparation efforts have mainly focused on customs, trade, border control and document workers
WATCH: Tornadoes, huge hail stones and gushing rapids as gota fria goes biblical on Spain’s Mallorca and Balearics and...
School has been cancelled in 19 municipalities until further notice
HUGE Primark coming to Spain’s Andalucia will be ‘one of the biggest in the country’
The sweeping store will have a commercial area of 7,000sqm spread across two floors
Venezuela regime flouting US sanctions thanks to Bank of Spain
VENEZUELA'S President Nicolas Maduro is flouting US sanctions thanks to the Bank of Spain. According to Bloomberg, the failing state's central bank is increasingly relying...
British holidaymakers face flight chaos as Malaga closes airspace over medical emergency
At least one flight from the UK was diverted after Malaga air traffic control closed the airspace at short notice
Millenial in Spain tries to sue parents into paying for his upkeep SIX YEARS after moving out – the...
A SPANISH man has lost a civil case against his parents in which he tried to force them to pay him financial support some...
Andalucia FUMING after map of Spain’s favourite beers labels them ‘Cruzcampo-drinkers’
Many of the southern Spaniards took to social media to vent their fury at the findings.
Woman’s body found in search for missing Olympic skier Blanca Ochoa in Spain
The 1992 Winter Olympics bronze medallist had been last seen at a shopping centre in Madrid on August 24
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