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Owners of meat company behind deadly listeria outbreak distributed 110,000 kilos of product AFTER becoming aware of killer bacteria in DECEMBER

MEAT company Magrudis distributed 110,000 kilos of product AFTER becoming aware of listeria contamination in December 2018. That is the accusation of Facua consumer association,

30 Sep, 2019 @ 17:55

Crime & Law·Health·Lead·Sevilla

Luggage Hero is the cheap, safe and easy way to store your bags while you explore Spain’s top destinations

One hour of storage priced at just €1 and a whole day at a maximum of €8

30 Sep, 2019 @ 15:07

Travel News

REVEALED: The shockingly low salaries of doctors in Spain compared to UK, US and France

DOCTORS in Spain earn five times less than their counterparts in the US, a new study has revealed. The latest International Report on Doctor’s Salaries,

30 Sep, 2019 @ 14:34

Costa Blanca·Health·Lead·Mallorca·National News

Wanted British ‘paedo’ caged in Spain after trying to hide among expat community in popular hotspot

A WANTED Brit has been arrested in Spain after fleeing the UK on charges of sexual activity with a minor. According to eldia.es, the 53-year-old

28 Sep, 2019 @ 09:59

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Mallorca·National News

Terrorism fears in Spain after Catalan separatists caught testing BOMBS and ‘planning acts of violence’

Officers seized sulphuric acid, paraffin, aluminium powder, industrial paint stripper, gasoline and thermite

28 Sep, 2019 @ 00:47

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·National News·Politics

Thousands of teenagers march for action on climate change in solidarity with Greta Thunberg across Spain’s Andalucia

The young people held up signs saying 'change you life, not the climate' and 'rescue the planet NOW!'

27 Sep, 2019 @ 23:52

Environment·Lead·Malaga·Sevilla

Young Irish man dies in freak accident during famous holy pilgrimage in Spain

AN Irish man has died following a freak swimming accident while on a pilgrimage in Spain. Timothy Kelleher, who was in his 30s, drowned late

27 Sep, 2019 @ 23:31

Costa Blanca·Lead·Mallorca·National News

West Nile virus threat level is raised to four in several areas of Malaga province - including the capital

Up to a BILLION ‘aggressive’ tiger mosquitoes ‘set to swarm Spain’s Costa Blanca’ after devastating gota fria floods create perfect breeding environment

The worst flooding in 140 years has left scores of muddy lagoons, the perfect breeding ground for the blood-sucking pests

26 Sep, 2019 @ 12:28

Costa Blanca·Environment·Lead

‘Grandfather of cocaine’ arrested with his wife and daughter on Spain’s Costa Blanca as notorious drug trafficking family FINALLY caged

The family clan had more than 100 clients, of all ages, who would buy from them daily, according to police

26 Sep, 2019 @ 10:00

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

British expat found dead on popular hiking trail on Spain’s Costa Blanca

The corpse of the unnamed expat was found between a shooting range and the Montgo Mountain at about 7pm following a short search by land

26 Sep, 2019 @ 09:10

Costa Blanca·Lead

British expats to be awarded up to €150,000 EACH some 12 YEARS after dream homes in southern Spain were declared illegal

Judge Marta Ines Sierra also gave promoters six months to proceed with the demolition of the buildings

25 Sep, 2019 @ 10:12

Lead·Property

August was best month IN HISTORY for tourism in Spain’s Andalucia, but which province grew the most?

Junta vice president Juan Marin said it was 'a historic month for tourism in Andalucia'

25 Sep, 2019 @ 09:52

Cordoba·Lead·Malaga·Sevilla

Rip-off flights, hotel evictions and 120,000 tourists still stranded as Thomas Cook collapses

Replacement flight rip offs, evictions from hotels, anxiety among thousands of tourists as Thomas Cook folds.

24 Sep, 2019 @ 21:42

Lead·National News·Travel News

Temperatures to surpass 30C on Spain’s Costa del Sol this week as ‘warmer than average’ autumn begins

It comes after AEMET announced that the whole of Andalucia will experience a 'warmer than average' autumn this year

24 Sep, 2019 @ 10:04

Lead·Malaga

Body found on side of AP-7 on Spain’s Costa del Sol ‘may have been dumped there’ as police find ‘signs of violence’

The 39-year-old man's corpse, which was found in an advanced state of decomposition, was found last Monday between Mijas and Marbella

24 Sep, 2019 @ 09:43

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

Shocking moment ‘porn star’ filmed pleasuring herself metres from children’s playground in Spain’s Marbella (WARNING: Explicit imagery)

It comes after new laws were passed forbidding tourists from walking around pedestrian areas without a t-shirt on last year

24 Sep, 2019 @ 09:18

Lead·Malaga

Brits living in Spain will LOSE their rights if UK fails to give Spanish citizens better protection says Spain’s government

The future of the 365,967 Brits living in Spain will now depend on how the 180,000 Spaniards living in the UK are treated by the

23 Sep, 2019 @ 12:57

Lead·Politics

THOMAS COOK: UK Government to rescue 150,000 stranded holidaymakers in Spain and elsewhere as travel firm collapses

Thomas Cook's chief executive, Peter Fankhauser, said it was a ‘matter of profound regret’ that the holiday company had gone under

23 Sep, 2019 @ 10:59

Business & Finance·Lead·National News·Travel News

Virgin olive oil exports soar by almost 25% in Spain’s Andalucia thanks to reliable EU market

ANDALUCIAN exports of virgin olive oil have increased by 24%, new figures have revealed. The value of the ‘liquid gold’ also increased by 5% year-on-year

23 Sep, 2019 @ 10:25

Food & Drink·Lead

PSOE would INCREASE its majority if general election held in Spain tomorrow

THE PSOE would win a majority if Spain held a general election tomorrow. That’s the forecast being made by a 40dB survey, which showed current

23 Sep, 2019 @ 08:46

Lead·Politics

Expat drowns after becoming trapped in garage as it filled up with water in heavy rainfall in Spain

The victim was 30-years-old and was described as 'foreign'

23 Sep, 2019 @ 07:04

Lead·National News

As World Tourism Day approaches we explore why Spain brings in the most foreign cash, despite a lower footfall than France

The WTO has said many visitors are now choosing Spain for its sports and gastronomic offerings, particularly in the Basque region

22 Sep, 2019 @ 09:01

Lead·National News·Travel News

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.

21 Sep, 2019 @ 11:00

Business & Finance·Lead·National News

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 worth €2.5 million.

20 Sep, 2019 @ 18:00

Lead

Investigation must be launched into death of expat who became trapped in car under tunnel during last week’s gota fria floods, claims legal group in Spain’s Almeria

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

20 Sep, 2019 @ 10:04